First, my home network configuration. My home network starts with a Comcast RG(Modem/Wi-Fi/Router). It is not in Bridge Mode, but Wi-Fi is turned off and I use a Netgear Wi-Fi Router. All three TVs are connected via hard wired Ethernet and Wi-Fi is used only for non-Ethernet devices like phones, door locks, garage doors, security cams, etc. Comcast does not allow me to assign different SSIDs to the 2.4 and 5 Gig bands and some Wi-Fi connected devices like single band door locks seem to get confused by this - separate SSIDs solved that problem so I use the Netgear router for all Wi-Fi and it does an excellent job. Putting the Comcast RG in Bridge mode turns off its internal ethernet switch. For reasons I never figured out, the Comcast set top boxes behave much better when connected to the Comcast internal switch than the Netgear Router switch. In other words, All three TV ethernet feeds are connected to the router switch so the Comcast STBs play well and all other ethernet feeds are fed from the Netgear router. My concern that follows is enhanced by the fact that the Comcast router is not in Bridge mode, and it probably handles some of the security functions, along with the Netgear router.
I have a 12 year old Synology DS212 unused NAS I want to connect via Ethernet. It is important the files to be stored on it (backups) remain secure. How safe is this NAS and what can I do to make it even more secure? I intend to use my backup software to encrypt the backups, but I still would like to better understand my exposure.
I have a 12 year old Synology DS212 unused NAS I want to connect via Ethernet. It is important the files to be stored on it (backups) remain secure. How safe is this NAS and what can I do to make it even more secure? I intend to use my backup software to encrypt the backups, but I still would like to better understand my exposure.