Difference Between Managed and Unmanaged Switch
filed in Network Hardware on Dec.17, 2008
In short Managed switches have more capability than unmanageable switches
Managed switches have remotely accessible console (CLI or Web interface)
Managed switches Offer SNMP(Simple Network Management Protocol) for monitoring the status of connections or Ports
Managed switches Offer features like STP, VLANs. QoS ,Port Security
Managed switches are also quite a bit more expensive
A Managed switch has its own [...]