Industrial Network - What are the difference between Unmanaged Switch and Manged switch?

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

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Nice post. Can you please explain in detail about Managed and Unmanaged switching.

Thanks in advance.