#How to set up synology vpn plus install#
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#How to set up synology vpn plus license#

In order to use your NAS as a VPN server, you first need to install a VPN Server package from the Package Center. There are steps in DSM Help section on this matter. This article will not focus on DDNS configuration.

Some Internet providers change their user's IP addresses on a daily basis, so having a DDNS is a must. If you wanna connect to your home or business you will have to have a static IP address (that you will later on use) or configure a DDNS service if your IP address changes from time to time. One thing to mention here before I continue. You can use any open vpn app that you find fit instead. Any mention of open vpn clients such as Tunnebrick, Viscosity, etc, are only in the interest of demonstration. NAS as a VPN serverД«efore we continue, I will focus both scenarios on a OpenVPN protocol.

We will start with using your NAS as a VPN server in order to connect to your home or business and access your resources that are not otherwise accessible via the Internet, and then, we will see a scenario where you can use that same NAS as a VPN client in order to protect your whole local network (and devices) and block any tracking from ISP side (also this will allow you to get certain content that might be inaccessible otherwise). In this article, I will explain both cases. In order to make this work, there are steps that need to be configured (one time) and followed. Now, why would you wanna use that? In case you wanna use specific services that are not available to you in your country or simply wanna block ISP tracking your Internet usage, you could use VPN to 'cover your tracks'. Make no mistake your NAS (just like any other mentioned device) can also be a VPN client that's connecting to a remote VPN provider. So for example, your NAS can be a VPN server (just as much as your router or any other device in your network that can run a VPN server can), and your phone, tablet, remote computer, etc, are clients. Now, whats a VPN server and client in all of this? Server is a device that will coordinate and maintain your private connection via VPN protocol, and a client is a device that will initiate a remote connection to the server. So why is this better than just simply accessing your data via the Internet on an exposed port? Well, the big difference is that VPN traffic is encrypted and best of all you can access your resources the same way as you would if you have a local connection. This means that it will allow you to connect from a remote location to your home or business and use any services, data or devices like you never left. What confuses most people is the difference between vpn server and client. Having your NAS open to the Internet is always a risky situation and using a VPN to get to your local data without the need to expose your NAS via a number of ports to the Internet is nothing new. One is a VPN server, and the other is a VPN client. There are two ways you can set up a VPN service on your NAS. In this article, I will talk about setting up a VPN service on your NAS.

#How to set up synology vpn plus update#

UPDATE - Today, Synology announced that they will be allowing VPN Plus users (Synology feature on their router lineup running SRM OS) free VPN Plus licenses from April 6th 2020 till September 30th 2020, due to COVID-19 (#workfromhome) global situation.

#How to set up synology vpn plus license#

UPDATE - Synology has prolonged claiming VPN Plus license from April 6th 2020 till September 30th 2021 due to an ongoing COVID-19 situation. Under the new program, new and existing owners of Synology's RT1900ac, RT2600ac, and MR2200ac wireless routers can activate perpetual Client VPN Access and Site-to-Site VPN licenses at no additional cost, forever. That is why we are announcing forever free licenses for all previously paid features of our premier VPN server solution, Synology VPN Plus.'

#How to set up synology vpn plus full#

'We think our users should continue to enjoy full free access to all the best VPN technologies that Synology has to offer. Working from home has become the new normal,' said Rebecca Lin, Product Manager for VPN Plus at Synology Inc.

Fast forward 18 months and the trend is now irreversible. 'We first launched this program to support businesses worldwide during the initial phase of the COVID-19 crisis. Taipei, Taiwan-September 22, 2021-Synology announced today that its VPN server solution for Synology Routers, VPN Plus, has transitioned to a permanently free licensing program. UPDATE - Synology has announced that VPN Plus package (on SRM OS) has transitioned to a permanently free licensing program.