What are some differences among Unmanaged, Web-Smart, and Managed Switch Product Families?

Answer:

The comparison of different types of switch management functions provided by these product families along with common network topologies are presented in the following table for your reference.

-	Managed Switches	Web-Smart Switches	Unmanaged Switches
Plug and Play	V	V	V
Management Access	WEB GUI, CLI, SNMPv1/v2c/v3	WEB GUI	N/A
Basic Management: VLAN, QoS, Firmware Upgrade	V	V	N/A
Layer 2 Redundancy: STP, RSTP, MSTP, Alpha-Ring, Alpha-Chain	V	N/A	N/A
Advanced Security: RADIUS, TACACS+	V	N/A	N/A
Network Topology	Ring, Mesh	Star	Star