She is setting up this in my home.
She is setting up this in my home.
It's essentially a central point for all your Ethernet cables, offering a more secure and quicker link. (I tend to simplify things a bit)
They may wish to connect it straight to your cable/DSL modem or fiber ONT, swapping your own router. This could influence other devices in the house. More commonly, they’ll connect it to your current network, allowing external devices to plug in and send data through it.
Consensus reached. Based on the setup I have, it operates behind all other devices. However, they provide an option to configure it as the primary router with designated ports for work and others using passthrough without 802.1x authentication. It establishes a VPN connection back to the office, enabling users to connect securely, typically using 802.1x when needed. I own a Cisco 1111 router that supports both wired and wireless access.
It’s her responsibility to set it up. You should handle the installation yourself. (dad joke)
Exactly what occurred was I had to switch my Comcast router into bridged mode, which turned off all Wi-Fi features. The extra Ethernet ports now have a new router coming in that will compensate for the issue, but it needs to connect through the CISO process, which upset me because I didn’t want it to impact my latency or bandwidth. Also, it seems I might have to keep running my PIA VPN constantly to maintain privacy.
I’ll need to examine this carefully. I’d like to discover a method to skip the rest of the household network traffic, since VPNs often reduce performance.
It varies based on the configuration. For me, it's a particular list of ports that pass through the VPN, while everything else is removed from the connected interface. I haven't adjusted mine much since it's already tailored to allow only my work-related traffic through.