What is the difference between "Unmanaged" and "Unmanaged +"? Would one be more preferable for home networking over the other one?
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Unmanaged + According to Netgear: "On top of the plug-N-play Gigabit Ethernet connectivity, these switches also offer essential networking features such as VLAN, QoS, IGMP Snooping, Link Aggregation (LAG), rate limiting and traffic monitoring. NETGEAR ProSAFE Plus Switches are an exceptional value for businesses looking to add intelligence to their network beyond what unmanaged switches can provide." Unmanaged According to Netgear: Plug and Play Gigabit - "The GS108P supports PoE for low-cost PoE solution. These switches are energy efficient, built to last, and rigorously tested to provide the reliability businesses need. 802.1p traffic prioritization and jumbo frame support allow for seamless integration with more sophisticated networks."
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It is a little hard to give a general recommendation not knowing your network needs. I feel that the best home networks rely on unmanaged switches to connect all internal devices and the router as the access point to the internet that you control. So only one cat 5e or 6 patch cable between an unmanaged giga switch and the router. If seven ports will serve the needs in that area to connect devices great. You can daisy chain switches or put them in parallel to the router if you have more than two accessing the internet at one time. Say watching netflix on one and iptv on another computer or TV in the house but you find having a third doing a high use item slows down everyone then maybe that would help but typically you should be able to have 5 Netflix accounts running at one time easily I would think on one gig speed. I keep wireless to a minimum by the use of powerline adapters or MoCA. My need is for streaming TV signals around 5 or 6 devices in the home and internet access. Edit - switches should be connected to each other in the home not through the router if possible so you will lose a port to the next one.
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If you go to the net 10 site it will tell you which one you need. I really like net 10.
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we are still using one at work and the one at home. works fine. I don't have a todays router to compare.
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Yes as this is an unmanaged switch just think of it as an ethernet splitter
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Yes networking is the same not matter the operating system. Have windows, apple and some other brands all running on it
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Hello Hamada,Yes you can choose between running two WAN simultaneously with auto load balancing or one active and the other is backup
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This is a modem and wireless router built in. This would be redundant. what is the point?
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I'm not a networking person and I don't know if 6a is something I've never heard of, but Cat6 is recommended I believe. It's what I use.
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This is an "unmanaged" switch so each desktop you wire into this switch will each get their own fair share of the upstream bandwidth depending on what each Desktop is doing. To do Quality of Service (QoS) which is what you are asking about you'll need a more advanced "managed" switch (or router/switch) that costs quite a bit more money and allows you to limit a given port's bandwidth.
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You should dump all your other AP and use the UniFi as the primary unit connected to your main router. It comes with excellent wireless controller software that is very full featured and one unit per floor should cover an average home. The units load balance and self update automatically.
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I was wondering too. I found a comparison at http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/content/view/30520/79/
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This is a router not an AP. You will not need a managed switch. Keep in mind that this router is very powerful and with that comes some complexity in mgmt. So far though it has been worth a little extra time. Excellent product.
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I bought this but never bothered installing it -- things worked fine for me. But without it your internal network is capable of being tapped by your neighbors if they have the right equipment. So it's probably a good idea to install it. (And for me to do so too!)
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No. But it is not a big deal, the Ubiquiti coverage is so strong that (in my case) I simply turned off the wireless on the existing router and just used the Ubiquiti units. Much simpler, much cleaner.
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I believe it's because the D model has better construction, maybe a fan to keep it cool. Since you're going to be keeping it in a wiring closet, the noise of a fan is immaterial. I think the key difference is that the 1016D seems to be able to deliver a guaranteed 1GB to each port whereas the 1016A is sharing in such a way that the load may be spread equally or in a less efficient way? I know you realize that both are unmanaged switches, which with your lack of networking background and short temper, that's obviously the only correct choice. I think we'd get by with the 1016A...
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You can't use both so just install one at a time and choose whichever seems better to you. HTH