{"id":582,"date":"2022-01-12T15:20:13","date_gmt":"2022-01-12T15:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ux.co.uk\/gb\/?page_id=582"},"modified":"2022-03-17T12:19:56","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T12:19:56","slug":"choosing-network-switch","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ux.co.uk\/gb\/buying-guides\/choosing-network-switch\/","title":{"rendered":"Network switch buying guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"582\" class=\"elementor elementor-582\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6cf22305 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6cf22305\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e6e856c\" data-id=\"3e6e856c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b3a935f elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-breadcrumbs\" data-id=\"2b3a935f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"breadcrumbs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<nav aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"rank-math-breadcrumb\"><p><span class=\"last\">Home<\/span><\/p><\/nav>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-676c7ea7 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"676c7ea7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e3732b7\" data-id=\"6e3732b7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4772fcb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4772fcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Network Switches Buying Guide<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-56dcc907 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"56dcc907\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-37d34184\" data-id=\"37d34184\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-515fa53c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"515fa53c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>A network switch, also called a switching hub, PoE Switch, bridging hub, and MAC bridge, is a computer networking device which can connect devices together on a computer network by using packet switching to receive, process, and forward data to the destination device<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-686f4fcc elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"686f4fcc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b1bdea1\" data-id=\"3b1bdea1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e46f962 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e46f962\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ethernet Port Count<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28b1640a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"28b1640a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The number of ports is a big factor to consider when purchasing a network switch. Typically ranging from 4 to 48 ports, it is important to consider the number of devices that you wish to connect to the network.<\/p><p><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">It is also important to consider how much data flows through the switch \u2013for example, for high-bandwidth connections (like inter-switch connections) you may need to aggregate several switch ports to handle the throughput required.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f1d5a06\" data-id=\"1f1d5a06\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9af69d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9af69d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"460\" height=\"282\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ux.co.uk\/gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Ethernet-ports.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3415\" alt=\"Ethernet Port Count\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ux.co.uk\/gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Ethernet-ports.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.ux.co.uk\/gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Ethernet-ports-300x184.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-38b5d815 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"38b5d815\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a1671e4\" data-id=\"7a1671e4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6815736 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6815736\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"460\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ux.co.uk\/gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/poe-requirments.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3416\" alt=\"PoE Requirements\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ux.co.uk\/gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/poe-requirments.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.ux.co.uk\/gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/poe-requirments-300x189.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-76585af0\" data-id=\"76585af0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-511ff910 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"511ff910\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PoE Requirements<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-776c0c69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"776c0c69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Many switches can also provide Power Over Ethernet (PoE) capability. There are several different types of PoE, including standardised (IEEE 802.3af\/at) and passive. Switches may provide PoE-enabled ports on all, or a selection of the available ethernet ports. For example, if you have 8 ethernet ports, of which 4 are PoE enabled, this means that power can be delivered to PoE compatible devices, as well as data, from the PoE-enabled ports only. This is known as \u201cpartial PoE\u201d.<\/p><p>It is also important to consider what standards of PoE need to be supported. Lower power devices may be powered by 802.3af standard, while high power devices may require 802.3at, which can provide higher outputs. Not all PoE switches support all standards.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-53af17e9 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"53af17e9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-36db5deb\" data-id=\"36db5deb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30dc2228 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"30dc2228\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Manageability<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ce91b72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ce91b72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Many switches can also provide Power Over Ethernet (PoE) capability. There are several different types of PoE, including standardised (IEEE 802.3af\/at) and passive. Switches may provide PoE-enabled ports on all, or a selection of the available ethernet ports. For example, if you have 8 ethernet ports, of which 4 are PoE enabled, this means that power can be delivered to PoE compatible devices, as well as data, from the PoE-enabled ports only. This is known as \u201cpartial PoE\u201d.<\/p><p>It is also important to consider what standards of PoE need to be supported. Lower power devices may be powered by 802.3af standard, while high power devices may require 802.3at, which can provide higher outputs. Not all PoE switches support all standards.<\/p><p>Or why not both! Many IP cameras on the market tend to combine both outdoor and indoor features, providing you with an affordable surveillance solution that you can place anywhere, at anytime!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-57c54cee\" data-id=\"57c54cee\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c8c90c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2c8c90c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"460\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ux.co.uk\/gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ap-Management.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3398\" alt=\"Manageability\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ux.co.uk\/gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ap-Management.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.ux.co.uk\/gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ap-Management-300x280.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-78f659bc elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"78f659bc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f08dda\" data-id=\"3f08dda\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53234ffe elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"53234ffe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"460\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ux.co.uk\/gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/power-output.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3417\" alt=\"Power Output Capacity\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ux.co.uk\/gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/power-output.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.ux.co.uk\/gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/power-output-300x253.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a0b668e\" data-id=\"6a0b668e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-784384a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"784384a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h3 style=\"overflow-wrap: break-word; padding-bottom: 10px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 500; line-height: 1em; font-size: 22px; margin-bottom: 0.5rem; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(243, 245, 249); font-family: arimo, sans-serif !important;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\">Power Output Capacity<\/span><\/span><\/h3><\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5840b90c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5840b90c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Measured in wattage, the maximum power output capacity of a switch, also known as maximum power consumption, generally determines how many PoE devices that you can have connected to your switch. However, as some devices have a higher power consumption than others, you will need to do basic math to calculate the total power consumption of devices in relation to the switches maximum power consumption.<\/p><p>For example, the Ubiquiti UAP-AC-LITE has a maximum power consumption of 6.5W, whereas the Ubiquiti UAP-AC-EDU has a maximum power consumption of 20W. If you wanted to connect 24 X UAP-AC-LITEs to a 24 port switch, 24 X 6.5W = 150W, meaning you can use a 24 port switch with the output capacity of 250W. On the other hand, 24 X UAP-AC-EDUs to a 24 port switch, 24 X 20W = 480W, meaning that a switch with higher output capacity such as 500W is required to support these devices<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-30b91839 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"30b91839\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-14730f11\" data-id=\"14730f11\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-408cfffb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"408cfffb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Layer 2 and Layer 3<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99eab59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"99eab59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Network layers refer to conceptual communication functions described by the OSI Model, where Layer 1 is the lowest (physical transport medium) and Layer 7 is the highest (Application Layer)<\/p><p>Most switches typically interact with layer 2. Being layer 2, they restrict packets in a way that means broadcasts can still go to all devices connected to the switch, however, individually-addressed packets only go to the device that requested them (on the same subnet, known as a broadcast domain).<\/p><p>Layer 3 switches differ from layer 2 switches in that they can have multiple broadcast domains, and can also be configured to send packets to devices in other subnets that are available across the switch. Simply put, a layer 3 switch is like a router without a WAN port.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-53750463\" data-id=\"53750463\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e23f82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e23f82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"460\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ux.co.uk\/gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ubnt-switches-md.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3419\" alt=\"Layer 2 and Layer 3\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ux.co.uk\/gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ubnt-switches-md.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.ux.co.uk\/gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ubnt-switches-md-294x300.jpg 294w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4ec4288f elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4ec4288f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-193549af\" data-id=\"193549af\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c9e9ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9c9e9ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ready to buy a network switch?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-126168dd elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"126168dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-push\" href=\"https:\/\/ux.co.uk\/switches\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Shop now<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Network Switches Buying Guide A network switch, also called a switching hub, PoE Switch, bridging hub, and MAC bridge, is a computer networking device which can connect devices together on<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":463,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":{"1":"page","2":"type-page","3":"status-publish","4":"hentry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ux.co.uk\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/582","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ux.co.uk\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ux.co.uk\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ux.co.uk\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ux.co.uk\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=582"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.ux.co.uk\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/582\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3422,"href":"https:\/\/www.ux.co.uk\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/582\/revisions\/3422"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ux.co.uk\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/463"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ux.co.uk\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=582"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}