Question Managed or unmanaged switch?

[axlrose]

I am looking for a new 16 port 10/100/1000 switch to organize some cables. I am looking at two routers right now (though open to suggestions). One is unmanaged, which is what I'm used to, but there is a second that is a little more but is managed. I'm not sure what that means, or what that gets me for a few dollars more.

Thanks for any info.

Unmanaged

Managed

 

[USAFRet]

I am looking for a new 16 port 10/100/1000 switch to organize some cables. I am looking at two routers right now (though open to suggestions). One is unmanaged, which is what I'm used to, but there is a second that is a little more but is managed. I'm not sure what that means, or what that gets me for a few dollars more.

Thanks for any info.

Unmanaged

Managed

If you don't know that you need a managed switch and why...simple unmanaged is what you want.

 

[axlrose]

Sounds like I need an unmanaged switch then.

Is there a simple answer to what a managed switch will get me? Or is that getting out of the typical realm of a home network?

 

[axlrose]

Sounds like I need an unmanaged switch then.

Is there a simple answer to what a managed switch will get me? Or is that getting out of the typical realm of a home network?

Maybe this gets into the level of confusion I've found having ubiquiti ap's? I struggle with them constantly and find that when I find helpful people that are genuinely trying to help, they speak a level of network tech jargon I can't follow.

 

[USAFRet]

Sounds like I need an unmanaged switch then.

Is there a simple answer to what a managed switch will get me? Or is that getting out of the typical realm of a home network?

Read here:
https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/switches/what-is-a-managed-switch.html

https://www.techtarget.com/searchne...erence-between-a-managed-and-unmanaged-switch

 

[bill001g]

A managed switch is outside what most home networks need. It get complex fast because it is used for business usage.

Even trying to define what a managed switch is gets complex since there are multiple levels and no real standard method to define these. Then you get companies like tplink calling things smart switches which are also a form of managed switch.

In general the only feature you see a home user need is vlans. Some people like keep a completely separate camera network or guest network but do not want to run multiple cables.

Other features that switches can do make your brain hurt with all the letter acronyms you have to learn. There are many managed switches that run in the core of large ISP networks.