#Synology vpn plus client mac how to#
#Synology vpn plus client mac install#
#Synology vpn plus client mac mac#

# This is useful when you are connecting to a peer which holds a dynamic address # not only the address which was specified in the -remote option. # The 'float' tells OpenVPN to accept authenticated packets from any address,

The end result of your openvpn.ovpn file should look something like this:.

Now open the file ca.crt with an editor and copy the key inside the section in openvpn.ovpn, do the same for the server.crt but copy the key inside section and server.key into the section.

Now open the openvpn.ovpn file with an editor, such as NotePad++ and edit line 4, replacing YOUR_SERVER_IP with your Synology DDNS or (other DDNS) name, add a # in front of вЂњ ca ca.crtвЂќ to comment out the line as weвЂ™ll be embedding the cert into our openvpn.ovpn file.

Now extract the openvpn.ovpn file from openvpn.zip as well as the files from archive.zip somewhere on your computer.

So open Control Panel > Security > and click on the Certificate tab and click on вЂњ Export certificateвЂќ and save the file. YouвЂ™ll want to do this regardless if itвЂ™s a self-signed cert or a paid SSL certificate.

Before we get started editing config files we need to first export the Synology certificate.

How to configure the OpenVPN configuration files Then create a firewall rule to allow the VPN Server (OpenVPN) access.

Go to Control Panel > Security > click on the Firewall tab.

How to open the Synology firewall to allow VPN connections Such as open the port on the Synology firewall (you ARE running the firewall arenвЂ™t you?) as well as setup the OpenVPN configuration files. There are still a few more steps needed to be completed before we are completely finished.

Finally, on the left side click on вЂњ OpenVPNвЂќ and then click on вЂњ Export configurationвЂќ and save the openvpn.zip file, such as to your desktop as weвЂ™ll be using this soon.ДЄt this point the Synology VPN server is running and user(s) have been granted access to log into the Synology VPN.

In this case click on Privilege, then uncheck all the check boxes expect the OpenVPN box for the user(s) you want to have access, then click on Save. I would suggest changing the privilege to only the user(s) you want to be able to connect to the VPN.

The default setting is to allow every user VPN access.

That said, on the left side click on вЂњ OpenVPNвЂќ and then check вЂњ Enable OpenVPN serverвЂќ on the right side, then click Apply.

#Synology vpn plus client mac mac#

If youвЂ™re a MAC user, there is also a MAC client). I went with OpenVPN due to being considered very secure, fast, and there is an OpenVPN client available for all my devices (Windows and Android.

The Synology VPN server can be configured to use PPTP, OpenVPN, and L2TP/IPSec.

After the package has been installed, open the VPN Server app.

#Synology vpn plus client mac install#

Log into your Synology NAS then open the Package Center and install the Synology VPN Server under Utilities.

#Synology vpn plus client mac how to#

How to setup a Synology VPN server on a Synology NASД«efore we get started installing the Synology VPN Server you will want to make sure you already have DDNS configured on your Synology NAS and familiar with how to do port forwarding on your home router. There are plenty of VPN services available such as NordVPN (which I also use), but you can also setup your own VPN server on your Synology NAS. So even if someone is attempting to hack the public WiFi, your traffic becomes useless to them and thus your emails, chats, web browsing and file transfers are now secure and out of other peoples sight. The solution would be to use a VPN which will encrypt your traffic between you and the VPN server. In fact itвЂ™s so easy for people to eavesdrop and hack a public WiFi that even a 7 year old girl can do it, in under 11 minutes! Public WiFi is something many of use enjoy while weвЂ™re at the coffee shop, hotels, airports, libraries and so on, but one thing everyone should or needs to know is that public WiFi is NOT secure.