Does a click switch need a router

[GraySenshi]

I picked up a click switch and I was wondering if I I can plug it directly into the modem

 

[USAFRet]

I picked up a click switch and I was wondering if I I can plug it directly into the modem

1. What is a "click switch"?
2. Make/model of this 'modem'? How many LAN ports are on the back?

 

[GraySenshi]

Netgear Gss116e and click switch is what they call it o and 16 ports

 

[Solandri]

Unless your ISP has assigned you multiple IP addresses to use with your modem (you'd know because you'd have paid extra for it), you need a router to plug multiple devices into a modem. If you try to connect multiple devices to the modem via a switch, the first device will get Internet access, the rest will not (in fact the rest probably won't even get LAN access).

 

[USAFRet]

Netgear Gss116e and click switch is what they call it o and 16 ports

OK..so it's a 'click switch', because it can click into a wall mounted bracket.
Other than that, it is a normal 16 port switch.

Now, to your "modem".
Is this a modem, or a modem/router?
Make/model of this, and how many ports are on the back of this?