4 Reasons the Synology DS1520+ Stands Out With Its Ethernet Ports
Regarding the Synology: 1. Four Gigabit ports instead of two Most NAS units in this class give you two Ethernet ports. The DS1520+ includes four 1GbE RJ-45 LAN ports.
Link aggregation for higher throughput Bond the ports together to push up to 4GbE aggregate throughput. This helps when multiple people access the NAS at the same time.
Failover support keeps you online If one port fails, traffic automatically switches to another. This reduces downtime.
No single connection breaks 1GbE Even with bonding, each individual connection is still capped at 1GbE. The benefit is for simultaneous use, not faster single transfers.