{"id":976,"date":"2021-02-11T02:16:08","date_gmt":"2021-02-11T02:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bullyrooks.com\/?p=976"},"modified":"2021-02-11T02:16:08","modified_gmt":"2021-02-11T02:16:08","slug":"synology-first-steps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bullyrooks.com\/index.php\/2021\/02\/11\/synology-first-steps\/","title":{"rendered":"Synology First Steps"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The applications and configuration you should setup first thing out of the box.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Community Packages<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

My page here<\/a> explains how to integrate synology community packages into the Package center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Control Panel Advanced Mode<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In the top right corner of the Control Panel click Advanced Mode to allow you to see all of the Control Panel options at a glance<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Disable the Admin and Guest Account<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Once you login, you should create a new account for yourself, set the password and give yourself the admin role. After that, open Control Panel\/User and disable the default admin and guest account. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Its not a good idea to leave default accounts enabled. If default accounts are enabled, attackers only need to hack the password since they already have the user names.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enable QuickConnect<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I’m not sure how much of a security concern this is, but it is super convenient to access your NAS from outside. From Control Panel\/QuickConnect check the Enable QuickConnect box. I don’t remember the exact process, but you’ll need to associate it to an external user account, create an id and I believe you may need to create a default certificate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

One the Advanced tab, I also allow relay and port forwarding and allow access to all of the applications since I do use some of the mobile applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Configure DNS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In Control Panel\/Network, I like to set DNS server manually. Here I like to use cloudflare DNS servers (1.1.1.1\/1.0.0.1). I also set the server name because this can make it easier to find on your home network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the network interface tab, I have created a bonded connection. I hooked two different ethernet cables into the NAS. I don’t remember the exact process for creating a bonded connection (I will have to cover that in a different section). I don’t think this does much<\/em> unless you have a computer that has a bonded connection on the client side. It might<\/em> help if you have two clients that are accessing the NAS at the same time. I’m sure someone in the comments will tell me when this is a useful feature. I had an extra open port on my switch, so I thought I might try this out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the DSM Settings tab, I select automatically redirect http to https (and I think you may need a certificate for this).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Theme<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Always enable dark theme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regional Options<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Set your timezone and allow NTP service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hardware and Power<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

IMPORTANT: allow Restart automatically after a power failure. If you do not allow this your NAS will NOT restart if it gets powered off. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have my NAS in a closet, so I enable Cool mode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Application Portal<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I do setup Reverse Proxy. I describe that here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enable SSH<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In Terminal & SNMP, enable SSH.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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