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Connecting Nighthawk AD7200 to External NAS
I just received my first NAS, a Synology DS224 with the two Ethernet ports that can be aggregated. Not something that I have ever done or really understand. I also have a Nighthawk 9000 with a 10G port that is not in use. On the Nighthawk I have only one regular port open which I had planned to use for the NAS, but the thought of being able to aggregate the two DS224 ports together and plug them into the 10G on the Nighthawk caught my eye. Is this how that works? I have done some looking around and I keep seeing things about aggregating but nothing that can walk me though the steps. What’s involved? Could this be as easy as plugging the two DS224 Ethernet outputs into a reverse splitter and then into the 10G Nighthawk port?
No. The SPF port needs a adapter that converts the SFP port to ethernet connection. The SPF port doesn't support LAG. The SPF port supports LAN side connection of a 1 to 10Gb connection rate or and WAN side connection to a ISP modem or ONT. 1 thru 10Gb connection rate supporting.
There is LAG on ports 1 and 2 on the LAN side so you can connect a LAG supporting device here on these two ports for LAG support. I would presume the NAS that supports LAG here would connect to ports 1 and 2 if you enabled LAG on the R9000 router.
Best to contact the NAS mfr for more help and support information regarding there product and LAG support.
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No. The SPF port needs a adapter that converts the SFP port to ethernet connection. The SPF port doesn't support LAG. The SPF port supports LAN side connection of a 1 to 10Gb connection rate or and WAN side connection to a ISP modem or ONT. 1 thru 10Gb connection rate supporting.
There is LAG on ports 1 and 2 on the LAN side so you can connect a LAG supporting device here on these two ports for LAG support. I would presume the NAS that supports LAG here would connect to ports 1 and 2 if you enabled LAG on the R9000 router.
Best to contact the NAS mfr for more help and support information regarding there product and LAG support.
Thank you for your response. I think I am starting to understand this a little better. While doing my own research I did find that the manual is very clear in that only LAN ports 1 and 2 are to be used for aggregation. Now I need to do some thinking about what gets moved around and if the 10G port can be pressed into service with a SFP module.
Three additional questions if I may. If I get the right device will the 10G port work as a regular Ethernet port? ie., Use it as my hard wire connection on my PC to the network.
In looking for SFP modules, I have seen a variety but the T-link 10Gbps one looks like what I need? I think the answer to both is yes but I wanted to make sure before purchasing, maybe this can help others too.
My last question is broader. Are there any Nighthawk settings, manuals or tutorials for setting up a small NAS that would be useful? I did find one 2 hour video on setting up the DS224 but it focused more on the NAS and not the router. Here is the link to that: https://www.youtube.com/live/rk0HILwlPHM?si=9p_WrWp3vtWsyrVQ. I have the nighthawk user manual but many times a little verification of what I think it said really goes a long way. Thanks again.
edchristopher wrote:
Thank you for your response. I think I am starting to understand this a little better. While doing my own research I did find that the manual is very clear in that only LAN ports 1 and 2 are to be used for aggregation. Now I need to do some thinking about what gets moved around and if the 10G port can be pressed into service with a SFP module.
Three additional questions if I may. If I get the right device will the 10G port work as a regular Ethernet port? ie., Use it as my hard wire connection on my PC to the network.
Yes.
In looking for SFP modules, I have seen a variety but the T-link 10Gbps one looks like what I need? I think the answer to both is yes but I wanted to make sure before purchasing, maybe this can help others too.
This is the one I got for my R9000 that works well:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B085RJ4ZBB
My last question is broader. Are there any Nighthawk settings, manuals or tutorials for setting up a small NAS that would be useful? I did find one 2 hour video on setting up the DS224 but it focused more on the NAS and not the router. Here is the link to that: https://www.youtube.com/live/rk0HILwlPHM?si=9p_WrWp3vtWsyrVQ. I have the nighthawk user manual but many times a little verification of what I think it said really goes a long way. Thanks again.
Most router manuals don't have any thing relating to NAS and there configurations. Most NAS configurations and support information will be and should be held by the Mfr of there devices on there support sites or forums. NG has a NAS forum for there branded NAS that they used to produce and is still up and running:
https://community.netgear.com/t5/ReadyNAS-Network-Storage/ct-p/readynas
I'd first check with the Mfrs support site and forums for help on configuring your NAS. My NAS are D-Link and were configured years ago. Just using single ethernet as we don't have a need for high speed xfers and backups are done in the middle of the might. I can use round robin for LAG testing with one of the NAS but haven't need to test that out in a while.