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?Even though unmanaged switches come with more limited options, unmanaged switches can o�er redundant power inputs, extended operating temperatures, and a nearly noise-free operation among other hardware features.

CLITelnet

Secure Shell

VLAN

Port Mirroring

LAN Tra�c Control

SNMP

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Campus networksEnterprises

Public InfrastructuresMedium to Large Scale Networks

HomeSoho

Small businesses

More expertise needed

SNMP

Plug and Play Relatively Inexpensive

Desktop orrack mounted

Communicateswith all devices

QoS

VLAN

No tra�c control

Poor Security Features

No SNMP Communication

Susceptible to loops

No (QoS) Quality of Service support

No VLAN support

No Link Aggregationor Trunking

More costly

Bridging table reveals Mac addresses and port associations

Error statisticsfor each port

Packet transmit / receive statistics for each port

Set duplex / speed negotiation ona per-port basis

PoE status and current draw for each port

unmanaged vs managed?Which one should I use?

unmanaged managed

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