This series will focus on helping out 1st time Synology users that are willing to dive into the NAS universe and not sure how to and what to do 1st. The series is divided into 5 sections with one intro topic. Part 1: DSM INSTALLATION & RAID ARRAY type Click to expand... From powering on your NAS all the way to DSM OS install and RAID configuration Click to expand... Part 2: USER ACCOUNTS Click to expand... User and group management and how to setup 2FA Click to expand... Part 3: SHARED FOLDERS Click to expand... Shared folder creation, permissions, remote mapping, and file/folder access. Click to expand... Part 4: SERVICES Click to expand... List of the most common apps and services that you should start with divided into categories: Productivity, Backup, Multimedia, Utilities Click to expand... Part 5: SECURITY & ACCESS Click to expand... The final part of this series covering a lot of option: GENERAL HARDENING OPTIONS DSM and app updates Port configuration QuickConnect, DDNS, custom domain SSL certificates Firewall USER HARDENING AND SECURE ACCESS Hardening your user account 2FA Trusted/untrusted client settings (former AutoBlock) Password manager App and data permissions Secure SignIN (DSM 7 only) SECURE METHODS OF ACCESS VIA THE INTERNET VPN Reverse Proxy Click to expand... Join the discussion