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Network Infrastructure Devices and Icons used in network diagrams

Network Infrastructure devices are the physical components used to build the computer network. Depending on the size of the enterprise network, different models of different capacity and quantity of network infrastructure devices are used in the network.

It is necessary to understand and perceive below network device icons, because network topology diagrams use these icons to represent network devices. These icons were originally designed by Cisco Systems, but accepted globally as standard network topology device icons today.

Please note that below list is not the complete list of network topology diagram icons. Below devices and their icons are only the important icons used in network topology diagrams. Please click following link if you want to download complete network device icons used in network topology diagrams from Cisco website.

Following table lists important devices in a computer network. If you are a beginner, some devices may not be familiar. We will discuss about those unfamiliar devices in future lessons.

 

Device

 

Icon
Hub Ethernet Hub
Modem Modem
Cable Modem Cable Modem
Fax Fax
Bridge Bridge
Wireless Bridge Wireless Bridge
Layer 2 Switch Layer 2 Switch
Voice Switch Voice Switch
Multi-layer Switch Multi-layer Switch
Layer 3 Switch Layer 3 Switch
Router Router
Router with Firewall Router with Firewall
Netflow Router Netflow Router
Storage Router Storage Router
Wireless Routers Wireless Router
Voice Router Voice Router
PC PC
PC Software PC Software
Workstation Workstation
Laptop Laptop
Directory Server Directory Server
File Server File Server
Web Server Web Server
Web Browser Web Browser
Cellular Phone Cellular phone
Phone Phone
IP Phone IP Phone
Tower Server Tower Server
Firewall (General) Firewall
Cisco IOS Firewall Cisco IOS Firewall
Cisco PIX Firewall Cisco PIX Firewall
Cisco ASA Firewall Cisco ASA Firewall
Cisco Secure ACS Cisco Secure ACS
Cisco ISE Cisco ISE
Ethernet Network Segment Ethernet LAN Segment
WAN Link WAN Link
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Differences between STP and UTP twisted pair cables
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