02-28-2023, 11:00 PM
I am upgrading my 15+ year old home network. The planned setup:
RT6600ax router, Synology NAS (most likely DS1522+), 16-port managed switch. In the 2nd step I will add an 8-port unmanaged PoE switch with a set of security cameras and Surveillance Station on the NAS.
Currently, everything is wired with Cat5e and I plan to only upgrade a few cables to Cat6 if needed.
I wondered whether you can advise on a 16-port managed switch for this setup. It will connect to all LAN points in the house (7x), plus printer (1x), TV and the PoE switch. I plan to connect the NAS directly to the RT6600ax (potentially 2.5 GbE or 2 x 1 GbE aggregated). I want to reserve one 1 GbE port of the router for a potential ethernet backhaul as I may need a Mesh router. Does this sound reasonable? Any suggestion for a 16-port managed switch?
You are doing great work! Love the videos. THANKS – Peter (Liverpool)
RT6600ax router, Synology NAS (most likely DS1522+), 16-port managed switch. In the 2nd step I will add an 8-port unmanaged PoE switch with a set of security cameras and Surveillance Station on the NAS.
Currently, everything is wired with Cat5e and I plan to only upgrade a few cables to Cat6 if needed.
I wondered whether you can advise on a 16-port managed switch for this setup. It will connect to all LAN points in the house (7x), plus printer (1x), TV and the PoE switch. I plan to connect the NAS directly to the RT6600ax (potentially 2.5 GbE or 2 x 1 GbE aggregated). I want to reserve one 1 GbE port of the router for a potential ethernet backhaul as I may need a Mesh router. Does this sound reasonable? Any suggestion for a 16-port managed switch?
You are doing great work! Love the videos. THANKS – Peter (Liverpool)