Differences between Unmanaged Switch and Managed Switch -
Unmanaged Switch -
Position - Simple Data Switching
Application - Small scale network P2P communication
Hardware - Packet switching: Entry level switch AISC
Software - Plug and play
No configuration required
Managed Switch -
Position - Powerful performance for network management
Application - Mid to large scale network mission critical network with remote monitoring
Software - Web/CLI Setting
-Network Security
-Network redundancy
-Network management
-Traffic prioritization