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  1. philthedoc

    Mesh, VLANs and Firewall Rules

    I have an Epson ET-8550 printer connected to a VLAN called IoT. Our PCs and laptops connect to their own secured VLAN ("PCPN"). I have firewall rules set up in SRM 1.3.2 that allows devices on PCPN to print to the printer on IoT - and it works fine. However there's an issue. The printer is in...
  2. R

    Firewall Rules DSM & SRM

    Hi. Unless I have completely mis-interpreted how Synology SRM & DSM firewall rules work, can anyone give me a heads up on this. I have a mail server setup, getting a lot of malicious attempts at getting in..... SMTP port 25 has to be open world wide, as we get emails from all over the world...
  3. SynoMan

    Info Terms and rules updated (2025, May 29)

    Dear members, we have updated our Terms and rules: Available here: https://www.synoforum.com/help/terms/
  4. Jan Janowski

    So I was asked a question, from a neighbor

    Sometimes an un-knowledgeable person cuts through the weeds to suggest a fantastic idea. I was showing the router firewall rules to a neighbor, and he looked and listened…….. And he commented: “ The DENY ALL” rules at the bottom of list are important, but totally vague”… “Why don’t they at...
  5. LeeH

    Firewall Not Working As Expected

    I'm trying to route all traffic apart from PLEX through a VPN, but I cannot even block plex on LAN 1 or 2 (rules applied to both) With the firewall active and rules applies my app still loads up OK. What is this novice missing?
  6. Jan Janowski

    Firewall Rules Question for NON VLAN Systems

    When creating rules in router Firewall, You Can create illegal rules.... System will not tell you it's illegal... It just sits there, doing nothing.... (No hits on rule over time is an indication of this, if you go out of the way to try and test this).... Love Hits! My question is: regarding...
  7. S

    SHR to SHR2 migration and 1 or 2 empty disk rules

    I have DS1522+ (5 bay) with 4 disks. 2 x 18TB and 2 x 20TB, they are all in a single SHR1 volume right now. I am considering moving to SHR2 by buying a new disk but this note is fairly confusing to understand and Synology hasn't provided any examples: In a RAID array comprising three or more...
  8. R

    Rules for mail labels?

    Hi, Is there a way to have mail come in automatically labelled? For example, I have some automated emails that come in daily and just want the tag applied to the subject line since it is the same everytime. Seems pretty simple, but I don't see a way to do that in MailPlus client.
  9. H

    Cloudflare tunnel firewall rules

    Hello all, I am trying to configurecloudflare tunnel to work with my syno firewall but I have not been able to figure out how to enter in the rules pictured below correctly, is anyone able to point me in the right direction? The part I cant figure out is how to add the destination on Syno...
  10. A_Bullish_Crab

    Rules of Thumb for Determining Cache NVMe Drive Sizes?

    Does anyone have some good rules of thumb for how big the read/write NVMe SSDs should be for a home NAS with basic usage? (cache per volume size ratios?) I have a 4 bay DS 423+... Was thinking of two Crucial 500 GB NVMes Cheers, Crab
  11. Jan Janowski

    Extended SMART test in Notification Rules not there, can it be edited in?

    When I didn't get an email indicating that The Scheduled Extended SMART Drive Test had completed, I checked Notification Rules after sending test email (Worked)... and found only QUICK SMART TEST is in list..... (Quick SMART Test is set to email--awaiting results)....So I quickly changed rule to...
  12. Nicolas FR

    Basic firewall rules for beginners

    Regarding this thread: https://www.synoforum.com/threads/impossible-to-connect-a-ds218-to-w10.10548/post-52807&ref=Y6wJO Is there a resource somewhere that offers basic rules to configure on a NAS? Thanks guys.
  13. NAS Compares

    NAS Compares Tailscale on a Synology NAS - Secure Remote Connection without Port Forwarding or Firewall Rules

    Welcome to NASCompares YouTube channel! Check out our next video below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVHp1j2dcLA - - - Check out FREE NAS advice section on nascompares.com
  14. Jan Janowski

    More in depth firewall rules

    I’ve been using this for the firewall rules of what’s legal or not to make a firewall rule: https://kb.synology.com/en-global/DSM/help/DSM/AdminCenter/connection_security_firewall?version=7 Does any other document exist that delves into more detail of what is legal or not in firewall rules...
  15. A

    Can't Login (IP Blocked) After I Turned On Security Rules

    I am brand new to Synology and NASs in general. I have a DS1821+ on a local network. There are 2 ethernet switches between my computer (PC) and the NAS. I have not saved anything 'important' to the NAS yet, because I didn't want to screw things up before learning the system. So I have been...
  16. Jan Janowski

    RT2600ac Crazy question (Router Firewall rules)

    Crazy idea: Is it possible (legal) that a firewall rule like this could exist and work? TCP/UDP, all ports, IP RANGE:192.168.1.160-.255, TCP/UDP, all ports, IP RANGE: 192.168.1.2-.159 DENY Not near it to test. Thank you
  17. N

    Stubborn IP camera and firewall rules.

    Morning lads I'm having some issues with with an IP camera I recently bought (Reolink e1 pro), I've connected it up to Synology surveillance. I set up some firewall rules to ensure only the NAS can access it as I don't trust it's Chinese software. I want Synology to manage everything security...
  18. Jan Janowski

    Rules added to firewall as a Test or 'Make Damn Sure'

    I've 13 Hikvision Cameras that have the latest firmware in them, but firmware pre-dates Last September's Hikvision Security issues.... I do not have remote access turned on any cameras.. and even went so far as to enter an incorrect gateway.... With all this, the cameras work perfectly...
  19. roogirl99

    firewall rules no longer blocking properly

    Ok, I thought I finally had things set up securely but now firewall isn’t blocking properly. Using SRM 1.2.5 (This post ties to @rkruz3 do firewall prevent IPs from reaching TP and firewall blocks still reach TP re: IP range block including @fredbert reference to The Other Place post specific to...
  20. M

    Firewall rules to prevent hacking attempts

    Hi All, I've got a ds218+ setup running Plex/Sab/Sonarr/Radarr in Docker, in the last week I've had someone trying to access DSM using the default admin account. This will not work as the admin account is disabled, however it's annoying as I can see them trying this pretty frequently so I'm...
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