What Router with a NAS hard drive ?

cem

I currently have the standard Wireless sky router.

Now I am getting the QNAP TS-110 Turbo kit to act as a file server and for video streaming.

Not sure if the router is going to be able handle the demand so wondered if folks on here had any suggestions for a better alternative ?

Many thanks:)

DevCoder

If its Wireless connections to your NAS then consider a dual channel bonded 802.11N 5Ghz router (Netgear Rangemax WNDR* for example).

The issue with N networks is that they have far less penetrating range compared to G 2.4Ghz connections, however the 5Ghz range is less saturated.

On a good day I can get 300Mb/s from my N 5Ghz network, whilst a G 2.4Ghz network is limited to 54Mb/s

DevCoder

if you can, then I would go for EoP (Ethernet over power) connections (should be good for everything except laptops which need to be taken anywhere).

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=ethernet+over+power&!!!!!googhydr-21&index=aps&hvadid=9509363945&hvpos=1t1&hvexid=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=1476910248264578334&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=e&ref=pd_sl_407c5c801a_e

banger9365

the router should be fine for your needs but you will have to read up on how to configure it,port forwarding and that ,
this is a good place to give you some off the settings you might need for port forwarding (not all routers are on this site )http://portforward.com/

the best thing for a NAS is wire ,just get a Cat5e cable or make one,plug it in to the router and NAS and put the NAS where you will not see it ,with some power and use the router's wifi like normal and you can access it through the router (if you set it up right),just use a static IP for the NAS ,job done,now play time starts with configuring the nas,
and remember to set the power setting right so it wakes up when you need it

they are not plug and play like most pc things

Ive been running synology NAS's for years,Qnap are similar for the price

spannerzone

Another thing to note is that Sky broadband terms and conditions state you must use the supplied Sky modem router.

While it's possible to find out the username and password (not the one to access your Sky account which is different) so you can use a non Sky modem, it's may not work if/when change the way their modems log onto the ADSL. Someone else may be better at explaining that bit.

Notmyrealname

spannerzone wrote: »

Another thing to note is that Sky broadband terms and conditions state you must use the supplied Sky modem router.

While it's possible to find out the username and password (not the one to access your Sky account which is different) so you can use a non Sky modem, it's may not work if/when change the way their modems log onto the ADSL. Someone else may be better at explaining that bit.

It works absolutely fine and they've not complained in the year I've been doing it.