Back to basics. Is there a device handing out IP addresses on your network ?
If there is, then you should be able to find the switch(es) IP addresses.
What setting is there in the Airport Utility for Network ? It should be DHCP and NAT if the modem is only a modem (i.e not also acting as a Router). Is your config as suggested by Altemose ? It should be.
If you have changed your config layout then you should turn everything off and then restart everything in the order :
1. Modem.
2. AE Router
3. Switch
4. Any LAN device
5. Any WiFi device
When you come to do the Link Aggregation, in my experience do the NAS first then the switch (as far as I remember).
Thanks.
For assigning i.p. Addresses... today i will look for a better understanding. Since I have never had to deal with i.p.'s I am clueless.
Right now the AE is giving out addresses.
Settings>Network:
Router Mode: DHCP and NAT;
DHCP Range: 10.0.1.2 to 10.0.1.200;
DHCP Reservations: - ;
Port Settings: - ;
Enable Access Control: (unchecked).
Settings>Network> Network Options:
DHCP Day: 1; IPv4 DHCP Range: 10.0 .1 .2 to 200;
Guest IPv4 DHCP Range: 172.16 .42 .2 to 200;
Enable NAT port mapping protocol: (checked);
Block incoming IPv4: (checked);
Allow incoming IPSec Auth: (checked)
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What exactly do you want to do with the managed switch? You simply want to link aggregate to the NAS? If so then that is fine! You do need the AirPort to be functioning as the DHCP and NAT server for this according to my method. However, devices can be given static addresses with reservations.
By that I mean, say the DHCP range is 10.0.1.1 - 10.0.1.150. You can assign any of your devices to 10.0.1.151 - 10.0.1.199. You can also assign them within the DHCP range, but DHCP reservations must be set then. Also, please ensure your AirPort is at least one of the wireless-n models for ample performance.
I bought the switch to enable link aggregation. I don't have the NAS unit yet. I wanted to see if I could get this going first.