Tag: Synology 1511+

Setting up Link Aggregation for Synology DS 1511+ and TP-Link TL-SG3109 | Hardware & Software | IT Gadgets

In my earlier posts, I have shared about the benefits of enabling Link Aggregation for compatible network devices such as my Synology DS 1511+ network access storage (NAS) and TP-Link TL-SG3109 9 ports Gigabit Managed Switch. The installations may not be so straightforward for a novice but I will still attempt to share the whole process in the most simplistic…

Typical home / SOHO server farm setup with Fibre Broadband service | Hardware Review | IT Gadgets

Finally I have spent some moments to tidy up my own home ‘server farm’ after the arrival of my latest piece of hardware shipped from Taiwan – Managed enterprise switch TL-SG3109. For those who are interested to maximise your Fibre Home Broadband, you can refer to my setup as a straightforward guide: 1) Make sure all the connected devices are Gigabit…

TP-LINK 9 Port Managed Switch TL-SG3109 | Hardware Review | IT Gadgets

When I first had my hands on the Synology DS1511+ NAS (Network Access Storage), it is already one of the fastest enterprise class NAS out there to host my own blog portal. Added the fact that I have also subscribed to M1 Fibre Optics Broadband service, I should be able to maximise the downlink and uplink of the connection of…

Seagate 2TB Green Hard Disk HDD for Synology 1511+ DSM 3.0 | Gadget Review | PC Accessories

Finally got my hands on the Seagate 2TB Green HDD SATA3 (ST2000DL003) with whooping 6Gbps transfer speed. This has been my recommendation after researching on a few types of latest Green HDD in the market. As it is, I have 3 types of green HDD in my new Synology 1511+ and they are running well unlike those horror stories rumored…

Western Digital WD vs Seagate Green hard disks – PC Accessories Review

Ever since I started using Network Access Storage (NAS), I have switched to use Green hard disks, in line with an aim to save energy consumption. TO me there is no great difference in performance, at least observable for now when primarily the traffic to my blog is still growing and video streaming is not my key activity. However, there…