{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Prepaway.net","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.prepaway.net\/certification-training","author_name":"admin","author_url":"https:\/\/www.prepaway.net\/certification-training\/author\/admin\/","title":"Understanding Network Hardware Devices - Prepaway.net","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"uraMrk3Y8x\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prepaway.net\/certification-training\/understanding-network-hardware-devices\/\">Understanding Network Hardware Devices<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prepaway.net\/certification-training\/understanding-network-hardware-devices\/embed\/#?secret=uraMrk3Y8x\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Understanding Network Hardware Devices&#8221; &#8212; Prepaway.net\" data-secret=\"uraMrk3Y8x\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.prepaway.net\/certification-training\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"Modern digital communication relies on an ecosystem of hardware that facilitates seamless data transfer between users, devices, and networks. These pieces of hardware serve specific roles to enable connectivity, control traffic, enhance performance, and ensure security. Among these, routers, hubs, and switches are foundational devices used in both small-scale and enterprise-level networking environments. Each one functions differently, contributes to different layers of the network model, and serves distinct use cases. This article focuses first on routers\u2014how they operate, what types exist, and why they are so essential in today\u2019s interconnected..."}