Setting up Synology VPN Server on Diskstation 415+, with remote file system access
I am a total noob at this networking stuff. Thanks to Synology Disk Station Management (DSM) GUI it seems fairly reasonable, despite the learning curve. My goals are: to create a VPN that I can access from abroad and use to browse the internet. to create a mapped network drive on a remote laptop that will save backups to the server at home. It all seems fairly straight forward. DSM allows you to install 'packages', such as Proxy Server, VPN Server, Easy-Internet, etc... The first thing I did was create a 'Quickconnect' Account. This allowed me to access the DSM remotely through a browser outside of my LAN. I set up an L2TP/IPSec type VPN in VPN Server package, and after some fiddling with Android, was able to connect while on my WiFi. I figured I needed some DDNS service to log in remotely, but it didn't make sense to have to find a 3rd party service. I then finally found this blog entry: Secure Public Internet with Synology VPN and Proxy - Travis ...