I am ready to turn on mt TS-464 for the first time but before I do I want to make sure I have the network connections correct.
The quick Installation Guide shows the an ethernet cable out of my internet providers router connecting to the ethernet pot 2 on the back of my TS-464. It then shows an ethernet cable coming out of the ethernet port 1 on my TS-464 and plugging into a device that resembles a network switch ( no written directions in guide). Then the diagram shows an ethernet cable coming out of the box that looks like a network switch plugging into my Mac Studio ethernet port.
Since I only have one computer, can I plug the ethernet cable in port 1 on my TS-464 directly into Mac Studio ethernet port? Do I need the switch in this scenario,
I have not found any videos showing all the scenarios for connecting TS-464 to the internet and computers
I’m pretty sure the switch passes the same connection that would be passed if I plugged the ethernet cable directly into my Mac Studio from the TS-464.
So that one computer that you have has no internet ?
You need the NAS on your general network for update checks, DHCP (if no static IP is used) and other computers in your LAN to have access (or phones etc)
If you do not connect your NAS to your general network, then you have to setup static IP’s on both ends to access the NAS as the network port otherwise will not be configured.
I was following the diagram in the Quick Installation Guide. Which is what confused me (my LAN Administration skills are very limited)
It appears I do not need to use ethernet port 1 on my TS-464 since I can plug both the TS-464 and Mac Studio devices into my Internet provider’s modem/router.
The Quick Install Guide diagram just illustrated the one scenario showing ethernet Ports 1&2 on the TS-464 and what appears to be a network switch being utilized.
It’s basically just a picture outlining a rough scenario, they have a switch (built into your router or somewhere in the network) where those two devices are connected to. If you want to be nit picky you could say that you will have no DHCP unless it’s a managed switch and so on and so forth.
Plugging NAS and Mac into your router would be the way to go for you, correct.
