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CompTIA A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide

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NOTE Your BIOS might also have settings for controlling Wake-on-LAN

functions. Check your CMOS System Configuration tool to find out.

Configuring IP Addressing

This one’s easy. All operating systems by default will be set for DHCP and

acquire IP addressing settings automatically. This is true for both IPv4 and

IPv6 configuration options. On the off-chance scenario where you need to

configure a client to use a static IP address, you can readily do so.

Connecting to a Switch

Every wired computer connects to a switch, enabling communication with

other computers on the network. Networks feature two types of switches,

unmanaged and managed. An unmanaged switch is a smart, automatic

device. Plug devices into it and they will communicate via MAC addresses

with no configuration needed by techs. An unmanaged switch doesn’t do

much more than connecting devices.

A managed switch offers a lot of extra features that modern networks use

to provide added security and efficiency. Managed switches have an IP

address that you can use to configure the options. Figure 19-23 shows a

managed switch interface. Dealing with managed switches falls into the

realm of CompTIA Network+ and CompTIA Security+ techs, but if you run

into a scenario where you need to access such a switch, know that you’ll

access them via IP address and some network app.

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