A technician wants to monitor network statistics for devices communicating with one another on the local subnet Which of the following devices should the technician install.

The correct answer is A. Managed switch. A managed switch provides visibility into network traffic at the local subnet (Layer 2) level. It supports features like port mirroring (SPAN), VLAN management, traffic statistics, and SNMP monitoring, allowing a technician to capture and analyze device-to-device communication. A

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AManaged switch
BRouter
CAccess point
DFirewall

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C
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Explanation

A managed switch provides visibility into network traffic at the local subnet (Layer 2) level. It supports features like port mirroring (SPAN), VLAN management, traffic statistics, and SNMP monitoring, allowing a technician to capture and analyze device-to-device communication. An unmanaged switch has none of these features. A router operates between subnets (Layer 3) and wouldn't see intra-subnet traffic. An access point handles wireless connectivity. A firewall filters traffic at network boundaries, not within a subnet.

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