Routers and network switches aren't the same hardware—depending on your setup, you may need both.

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Network devices control how traffic can travel across the network and have security monitoring features. Refine and preserve your settings by managing network device configurations. Network devices ...

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Uptime and fast problem resolution are top priorities in enterprise networks. But purchasing dedicated monitoring devices for hundreds of network points is impractical, but you can use a matrix switch ...

A network device that cross-connects clients, servers and network devices. Also known as a "frame switch," stand-alone LAN switches are common in Ethernet networks. A switch with four or more ports is ...

Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, announced its new Serval-T™ Ethernet switch product ...

Some of the network gear is named simply ‘router’, ‘switch’, etc. You can also tell where a particular device is located just by its IP address. Is there a recommended way to name the equipment? The ...