A router's wide area network (WAN) port acts as its gateway to other networks, providing an interface for the router to send outgoing traffic over. Computers should not be connected to a router's WAN ...

AN uplink port is just a normal switch port that basically makes a normal cable into a crossover cable (what is usually needed to connect one swtich to a 2nd switch.) A WAN port is a pysically ...

The uplink port on a router is used to expand the network. Routers can use the uplink port to connect to other routers, switches and hubs to increase the maximum number of wired devices connected to ...

With Aerohive's SD-WAN solution, customers now have a single console for managing wired networks, Wi-Fi and the enterprise WAN. Most people think of Aerohive Networks as a Wi-Fi vendor, which makes ...

I already have a 1G unmanaged switch and I am getting a new cable modem which is arriving next week. My new router has a 2.5gb port which will be connected to the 2.5 WAN/Internet port on the router.

WAN or Wide Area Network plays a major role in enabling communication in a large organization. If a user receives a WAN Connection Error on their computer, they will ...

As our network continues to grow, we are trying have standards as to reserving certain port numbers for access points, certain ones for printers, etc. Another challenge is to prevent ports from being ...