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I need more ports than my router has
I have a NETGEAR Smart WiFi Router with Dual Band Gigabit for Amazon Echo/Alexa - AC1750 (R6400-100NAS). I am building a new home and I would like to add more ports for future use. Which switch...
Thats correct.
Can you please explain your suggestion to use patch panels? I ahve no idea what they are or how they are used
A patch panel is just what you terminate the ends of your ethernet cables in a single location. Cleans things up nice and allows you to label them.
This video goes over pros/cons. He does use a rack mount but I've just wall mounted them at my place. Makes it look nice. you can usually get them for fairly cheap.
thank you very much !
Like my original post said I run out of ethernet ports on my router. I've decided easiest and best way is just to add a switch the one I've chose is the
NETGEAR 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Unmanaged Switch (GS308) - Desktop, Sturdy Metal Fanless Housing
My original thought would be that I could run an ethernet cable from my router to the switch then I would have the remaining ports on my router plus all the extra ports on the switch to plug all my wired ethernet cables into for whatever devices I need them for. But when I look at the picture of this Switch I only see eight ports on the front There are no inputs so I'm confused as where I would run the ethernet cable from my router into the switch so that it would power the rest of the ports on the switch?
One of the 8 ports is used for the input.
So just to be clear because I'm not familiar with how a switch actually works as of yet. I would run an ethernet cable from my router to most likely port number one of the switch and then that would give me seven other Ports to use on the switch with the remaining ports on my router as well. Is that correct?