LESSON 1 Understanding Network Devices
LESSON 1 Understanding Network Devices
Understanding Network
Devices
Network Devices
• Router
A device that forwards data packets along
networks. A router is connected to at least
two networks, commonly
two LANs or WANs or a LAN and
its ISP's network. Routers are located
at gateways, the places where two or more
networks connect.
Switch
A device that filters and forwards
packets between LAN segments.
Switches operate at the data link
layer (layer 2) and sometimes the
network layer (layer 3) of the OSI
Reference Model and therefore
support any packet protocol. LANs
that use switches to
join segments are called switched
LANs or, in the case of Ethernet
networks, switched Ethernet LANs.
Hub
• LAN Settings
These are specific IP settings for the
LAN interface.
– The default IP Address is
192.168.0.1.
– The default Subnet Mask is
255.255.255.0.
Local Area Connection Properties
• DHCP Server
– Stands for Dynamic Host Control
Protocol. This gives the IP
Addresses when a device starts and
requests an IP address from the
network. It can be set to obtain IP
address automatically.
Different Network Location Types
• Home Network
– This type is ideal for home
networks where you trust all
the people and the devices
using the network. By
default, network discovery is
turned on, allowing you to
see other computers and
devices, and others can see
you as well.
Different Network Location Types
• Work Network
– This type is used in small
office or other workplace
networks. By default,
network discovery is enabled
allowing other computers on
a network. However, you
cannot join or create a
homegroup.
Different Network Location Types
• Public Network
– This type is the safest. This is
designed to keep your
computer from being visible to
others and helps protect your
computer from malicious
software from the Internet.
However, network discovery is
turned off and homegroup is
not available on this network.
Different Network Location Types
• Domain Network
– This is used for domains and
at enterprise networks. This is
controlled by the network
administrator.
Wide Area Network
• Dynamic IP Address
– This is to obtain an IP address
automatically from the ISP.
• Host Name
–This is optional. Usually, this
is the model number of the
device.
Dynamic IP Address
• MAC Address
– This is optional. MAC stands for
Media Access Control. The MAC
Address is set by default to the
MAC Address of the WAN
interface in the device.
Dynamic IP Address
• Auto-Reconnect
– This feature allows the router to
reconnect to the ISP automatically
if connections is disconnected.
Static IP Address
• Stands for Point-to-Point
Protocol over Ethernet. Only
used if the ISP uses this
protocol. The ISP provides the
username and password.
IP Addressing
• IP Address, or the Internet Protocol
Address, is a numerical label assigned to
a device within a computer network that
uses the Internet Protocol. It has two
functions: (1) network hosting ; and (2)
location addressing.