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As lots of things these days now require to be connected to the internet, and a lot of these do not have wifi connectivity (i.e. security camera hubs, home heating/lighting hubs, powerlines etc), I have now run out of available ports on the back of my SH3. I am looking to get an Ethernet Switch. I am not yet sure whether to get a managed or unmanaged one (I suspect a managed one but I haven't read up enough about this yet - advice on this also greatly appreciated).
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I have many things on my router and switches but the switches are unmanaged. Unless you want some specific feature of the managed one then a dumb one is cheaper. Much like an adaptor on a mains socket.
You might like to consider getting one with POE (power Over Ethernet) support on some of the ways. Handy for VOIP devices and cameras. Avoids extra plug-top PSUs
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However, I have a question about using a switch with the SH3. If I connect a switch to the SH3, do I have to remove ALL other ethernet cables from the SH3 and connect them to the switch? Or can I just remove one, plug the switch into it and then just connect all future ethernet cables to the switch? Is there a best ethernet port to connect the switch to or are they all the same?
Thanks in advance...
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Just plug any port on the switch into any of the ports on the SH3 and the cable that was in there plugs into any port on the switch.
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