6K EDITING on a 10 GIGABIT NAS Network | Setup Tutorial

Building the ultimate 10 Gigabit Home Network for my 4K & 6K Video Editing Setup using the QNAP QSW-2104-2T & QSW-M1208-8C 10GbE Switches! Getting 10x faster read & write speeds to your NAS is possible with a 10Gig network, so in today's video I'm going to show you how!

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Timecodes:
00:00 Intro
00:19 What is a 10GbE Network
01:35 Why upgrade to 10GbE
02:03 My current 1GbE setup
03:48 Setting up QNAPs QSW-2104-2T
07:18 Setting up QNAPs QSW-M1208-8C
10:27 Unmanaged vs Managed Switches
12:21 My 10GbE Network Setup
13:55 10GbE Speed Tests
21:57 Editing over 10GbE NAS
22:51 Round Up
23:14 Got A Question?

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[AlexPettitt]

I really hope you enjoyed this 10 Gigabit Networking video! Let me if you have any questions on this video or ideas for future 10GbE related content you want to see on my channel in the future :)

[lm]

This is one of the clearest 10gb network setup videos I have ever seen - well done!

[idjmic]

You either have deep pockets, or get a ton of sponsored product for review. “So cool!” Dream job reviewing gadgets!!

[ContentMonsters]

FANTASTIC!! Love those plates too! What's for dinner?!

[mrwashur]

The other plus side to spf+ ports and fiber is that you can run the fiber between buildings and still meet electrical code for grounding and bonding since fiber doesn't use electricity (at least in the U.S.).

[RomanianTechGuy]

Hi Alex,
Let me give you some hints which may help you achieve higher read/write and iperf3 speeds.

1. Set up your NICs jumbo frames to 9000 MTU to all of your 10gbit devices in your network, otherwise the processors on both ends will work harder to process all of your data transfer.
2. iperf3 tests, you can use -P 8 to use simultaneous transfers:

iperf3 -c 192.168.x.x -P 8 -t 120
Reverse (download) iperf3 -c 192.168.x.x -P 8 -R -t 120

Nice video btw
Have fun :)

[chuan-kangshih]

Hi Alex, why don’t you just connect your NAS to the Qnap Rj45 to thunderbolt adapter and save the two switches? Why are the two switches necessary in your setup?

[PVT_MaYhEm]

Most people don't have $3000+ to drop on a 10GbE Home Network. It can be done for less than $1000.

While functional, it's entirely overcomplicated for your use case imho.

[CSquare]

Thanks so much for sharing! I am a video editor in Tampa Florida and have hundreds of TB on several external hard drives. I have recently taken on the lead role as video director as our last director got a new job. I have been trying to upload all of our files onto a Synology NAS because that is what we have, a DS920+. It gets the job done but it is no QNAP TS-h973AX-32G as you showed in your other video. The hard drives we have are super old and slow so getting all the external drives backed up to the NAS is going to take days to complete.

[ScottBalkum]

How did you get the Blackmagic Disk Speed test to have files bigger than 5 GB as a stress test? I only get up to 5...

[miloplacas]

Watching this naturday night fever! Thanks for the walkthrough.

[mkbean]

Great stuff. I stumbled upon your channel and love it already. Ironically enough I have the same NAS and smaller switch. Keep it up.

[aledwidge]

Alex, could you make a tutorial video on how to set up your NAS and computer to check network and file transfer speeds? I am new to this and need help figuring out what software/s to install on my WIN 11 desktop/laptop.

[RetroBoxRoom]

Did you ever set things to use Jumbo Frames, and you replace that flat Ethernet cable? I’ve only ever found them to be useless for strong signals down them. Far too much CRC happening.

[raphaelongoogle-zujl]

You proved to me that I definitely don’t need it😂🤣😂 Some informations about Prices would have been informative as well…

[larsgregersen]

Great demonstration. I would like to see how much power the QSW-1208-8C draws. It is rated for 50 W which I think is a lot. I would perhaps have gone for a single QSW-M2106-4C (rated for 36 W) instead of your two new switches.

[doveshouse]

17:42 are your "editing folders" on SSDs per your directive, or does the os move them to the SSDs because it identies them as frequently used? Are your editing folders part of the raid, a separate raid, or not part of raid at all?

[canko]

Does I need a 10gb switch to get 10gb speed? My Nas has two 10gbe port and I connect one of them direct to my computer.

[ruojautuma]

Recently got the other version of that switch where the 10GbE ports are SFP+ instead of RJ45. Absolutely fantastic for home use: you can get (silent) 10 gig connection between workstation and server and then use the 2.5GbE ports for things like fast Wifi 6 AP which do make use of 2.5Gb and maybe media/guest room PC and still have em connected to the server with plenty fast link.

[artsdigitalmedia]

Any thoughts about what NAS you may be thinking of upgrading to in the future? Great vids, great work!!!