June 2018
Legrand PDU User Guide 313
Configuring the Cascading Mode
This command determines the cascading mode.
config:# network <mode> enabled <option1>
Variables:
<mode> is one of the following cascading modes.
Mode Description
bridge The Bridging mode, where each cascaded
device is assigned a unique IP address.
portForwarding The Port Forwarding mode, where every
cascaded device in the chain shares the
same IP address, with diverse port
numbers assigned.
Important: When enabling either cascading mode, you must make sure the other cascading mode is disabled, or
the preferred cascading mode may not be enabled successfully.
<option1> is one of the following options:
Option Description
true The selected cascading mode is enabled.
false The selected cascading mode is disabled.
If Port Forwarding mode is enabled, you must configure two more settings to finish the
configuration:
On ALL cascaded devices, you must configure the 'role' setting one by one.
config:# network portForwarding role <option2>
On the master device, you must configure the 'downstream interface' setting.
config:# network portForwarding
masterDownstreamInterface <option3>
Variables:
<option2> is one of the following cascading roles:
Role Description
master The device is a master device.
slave The device is a slave device.
<option3> is one of the following options:
Option Description
ETH1, ETH2 ETH1, ETH2 port is the port where the 1st
slave device is connected.
Usb USB port is the port where the 1st slave
device is connected.