

- Synology drive remote access how to#
- Synology drive remote access install#
- Synology drive remote access update#
A $9.00 /year SSL cert from NameCheap is all you need.īe sure to read: Secure your Synology NAS, install a SSL certificateīy default the Synology firewall is setup to allow everyone and their brother access. If your Synology NAS is going to be accessible via the internet, then you should also install a valid SSL certificate and stop using the default self-signed cert that can be forged. The Synology has a plethora of wonder features and many of those features become even better (or only possible) with the Synology NAS accessible on the internet.

The best way to prevent an attacker from the outside from reaching your NAS is to not even make it available online.
Synology drive remote access update#
Update your stuff man! I know in DSM 5.0 you can actually make the NAS look for updates and notify you when there are updates available. That’s NOT counting the newer DSM 5.0 builds and updates.

So far, in both the dogecoin malware and Synolocker ransonware attacks it seems attackers were able to use known exploits in the DSM 4.3-3810 builds – a build that’s nearly 9 months old and has seen 6 updates to the DSM 4.3 builds alone. Securing and Protecting your Synology NASįirst and foremost would be to keep your Synology updated.

Below I’m going to list several ways to help protect your NAS, I’ll be using my Synology DS412+ for demo. That was before the Dogecoin malware were found infecting Synology NAS boxes early this summer or now the “SynoLocker” ransomware that encrypts all the data on your NAS and forces you to pay $350 to decrypt the data.
Synology drive remote access how to#
You should be fine after that, though.Earlier this year I posted instructions on how to install an SSL certificate on your Synology NAS. That’s something you cannot expect from Synology, particularly at the initial setup stage. All you need is a Gmail account (which pretty much anyone using the internet has) and can get started in seconds. Synology Drive can’t even come close to Google’s ubiquity and general acceptance across various third-party tools and services - and not to forget its own services used by billions of users.Ĭonvenience is Google Drive’s strongest suit. Thanks to that, you certainly won’t be missing any individual feature in Synology Drive, but it’s the whole tightly-knit character of Google services that you’ll wish for. Synology has done a decent job of bringing over most of the essential features of Google Drive. What you’ll miss when switching from Google Drive In short, Synology Office is good for basic work, almost as much as Google Docs is, but it isn’t trying to replace more sophisticated tools like MS Office. And you have the option to export your files in. The good thing is that you have your basic formatting tools right where they belong, so you’ll feel at home. The editor screen is unsurprisingly also similar to Google Docs. But we’ll go further to set up sync and backup for the files on your computer. At this stage, you can start using Drive's web app and move files in other directories to it. Doing this will install the Drive app itself along with the admin console. Hit the install button under it and let it run until the process is done.
