Install a 1G aggregation switch
Install, connect and power up the device as specified in its installation guide. An Aggregation or "Top-of-Rack" switch is designed to connect everything in a rack at high speeds, then have an even bigger pipe out to the rest of the network. Core switches set up a CSS that functions as the core of the entire campus network to implement high network reliability and forwarding of a large amount of data. An aggregation switch is a network device that consolidates traffic from multiple access switches, wireless access points, or other edge devices and forwards it to core switches or routers. By bundling multiple network connections into a single high-bandwidth link, aggregation switches help. If I connect both 10Gbe NICs to the Zyxel switch as well as my TV, someone can watch something on the TV streaming from the NAS.
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