Building an Office Network
Switches and routers are important when building an office network, they are the two most essential pieces of equipment you will need. Switches allow you the ability to share resources by connecting all the devices on the network. You can share your computers, printers, and servers so that any user on the network can access any device on the network.
Similar to a switch you can connect multiple devices in order to create a network, a router connects multiple switches, and their respective networks, to form an even larger network. These networks may be in a single location or across multiple locations.