How certain are you that your Synology NAS administrator password is a strong enough password to withstand a Brute Force Attack? A Brute-Force Attack consists of an attacker submitting many passwords or passphrases with the hope of eventually guessing correctly. The attacker systematically checks all possible passwords and passphrases until the correct one is found. … Read more about Synology: How to Choose A Strong Password
The concept of file transferring in computer networks is probably as old as email itself, if not older. There are many ways and protocols used for file transferring in Synology NAS and technologies have evolved over the last few years. One file transfer protocol, which became a standard since 16 April 1971, is FTP (File … Read more about Synology: Difference Between FTP and SFTP
Secure Shell (SSH) is a cryptographic network protocol for operating network services securely over an unsecured network. Typical applications include remote command-line, login, and remote command execution, but any network service can be secured with SSH. SSH provides a secure channel over an unsecured network by using a client. Connecting an SSH client application with … Read more about How to SSH into a Synology NAS
Many people contacted me asking what the difference between AdGuard and Pi-Hole is and which one to use on their Synology NAS. As we well know, compared to AdGuard, Pi-Hole is very popular and is installed by millions of people on Synology devices. But this is not the case with AdGuard home. Personally, I prefer … Read more about Synology: AdGuard VS Pi-Hole
Can you access your Synology NAS via DDNS address from outside your local network, but can’t access it from within your own network? Many users face this very common issue: they are unable to connect to their NAS-hosted website, their DDNS, directly from their local network, but they can easily connect from outside their local … Read more about Synology: I Can’t Access My DDNS Address From Within Network
SRM 1.3.1 is the current operating system of the Synology RT6600ax, WRX560, RT2600ac and MR2200ac routers. Version 1.3.1-9346 Update 8 is the eighth official update released after the first Official Release 1.3.1-9346, and was released today, November 21, 2023. Unfortunately, the new SRM 1.3.1-9346 Update 8 version maintains the outdated PHP 5.5.25 version, an issue … Read more about Synology: SRM Version 1.3.1-9346 Update 8