How To Set Up a Network Switch?
There are different kinds of switches that work according to the tasks defined. For a small network LAN, or for a home network, a network switch is used by plugging into a port of the router. Below mentioned are the steps which are used in setting up network switches.
Step 1: Switch has to be bought as per the requirement of the network.
Step 2: The switch port has to be connected directly to the router using the cable. Generally, if there is an uplink port present in the switch, the wire should be connected to that port, if the uplink power is not present, then the wire has to be connected to any port of the router.
Step 3: After proper connection, the IP addresses of devices are configured.
What is a network switch, and how does it work?
The Switch is a network device that is used to segment the networks into different subnetworks called subnets or LAN segments. It is responsible for filtering and forwarding the packets between LAN segments based on MAC address.
Switches have many ports, and when data arrives at any port, the destination address is examined first and some checks are also done and then it is processed to the devices. Different types of communication are supported here like unicast, multicast, and broadcast communication.