In Wi-Fi Connect > Wireless, you can configure and fine-tune your Wi-Fi settings, or set the security level of your network with WPS. You can also use MAC filter to specify which MAC addresses are permitted to access the wireless network, allowing you to block or grant access to specific devices.
This section explains how to enable and manage Wi-Fi settings of your Synology Router. You can also enable a wireless network schedule which allows you to control when the wireless network of your Synology Router is active and accessible.
To set up Smart Connect for your Synology Router:
With Synology Smart Connect powered by SRM, you can connect your devices to the combined SSID with the shared Wi-Fi settings for 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands. SRM will determine whether to switch between the two bands according to your specified conditions to ensure the best wireless connectivity for your devices.
Go to Wi-Fi Connect > Wireless > Wi-Fi.
Under the Smart Connect section, switch on 2.4GHz/5GHz auto selection.
Tick the Enable wireless radio checkbox.
Manage the following settings:
Scheme: Determine the conditions to switch between the 2.4GHz and 5GHz Wi-Fi bands. For detailed steps, please refer to the Smart Connect Settings section below.
Name (SSID): Enter a name for the Synology Smart Connect wireless network. You can choose to show/hide your SSID from the drop-down menu on the right.
Security Level: Select one of the following security protocols from the Security Level drop-down menu:
None
WEP: A basic security protocol that requires users to enter a password to access the wireless network, but provides minimal protection.
WPA/WPA2-Personal: Requires users to enter a password to access the wireless network, and is more secure than WEP.
WPA/WPA2-Enterprise: A security protocol designed for enterprises, which requires authenticating users with an external authentication server.
Opportunistic Wireless Encryption (OWE): Does not require a password but provides better protection.
WPA3-Personal: Requires users to enter a password to access the wireless network, and is more secure than WPA2.
WPA3-Enterprise: A security protocol designed for enterprises, which requires user authentication with an external server.
WPA2/WPA3-Personal: Configure the client automatically for the correct security encryption. Requires users to enter a password to access the wireless network, and is more secure than WPA2.
Password:Enter the password for your wireless network.
5GHz Channel/2.4GHz Channel: Select a frequency for each Wi-Fi band. For better perfomance, try to select a frequency different from the ones used by nearby networks.
Smart Connect Settings
Select one of the following schemes from the Scheme drop-down list:
Auto: Select this option to automatically determine whether to switch to another Wi-Fi band according to the overall status of the bands to which the devices have connected.
Custom: Select this option to customize the conditions for the connected devices to switch to another Wi-Fi band. If you select this option, you can click Edit on the right to launch the Edit Smart Connect Settings window, in which you can specify the conditions to trigger the automatic switch of Wi-Fi bands:
Enable signal strength-oriented scheme: Tick this checkbox to configure the conditions for auto-determining whether to switch to another Wi-Fi band according to the signal strength (RSSI) of the bands to which the devices have connected. If the signal strength of the band to which a device is connected goes beyond or below your specified values, the device will be automatically switched to the other band.
Enable network balance-oriented scheme: Tick this checkbox to configure the conditions for auto-determining whether to switch to another Wi-Fi band according to the network usage of the bands to which the devices have connected. If the network usage of the band to which a device is connected goes beyond your specified percentage, the device will be automatically switched to the other band to balance the network traffic.
Note: The default settings are the same as the Auto scheme option. You can quickly reset your settings to default by clicking Restore Defaults.
Note:
When the Smart Connect feature is switched on, the individual settings of 2.4GHz and 5GHz Wi-Fi bands will not be configurable.
To configure Wi-Fi settings for your Synology Router:
Aside from Synology Smart Connect, you can also set up your Wi-Fi network with separate SSIDs for each band (2.4GHz/5GHz).
Go to Wi-Fi Connect > Wireless > Wi-Fi.
Tick Enable wireless radio under any of 5GHz and 2.4GHz sections.
5GHz: This band is less likely to encounter interference from other wireless devices but its network range is shorter than that of 2.4GHz. Also, some wireless devices do not support this band.
2.4GHz: This is the band that most wireless devices use, and is therefore subject to more interference. However, its network range is broader than that of 5GHz and devices can be connected at a greater distance.
Manage the following settings:
Name (SSID): Enter a name for the wireless network. You can choose to show/hide your SSID from the drop-down menu on the right.
Security Level: Select one of the following security protocols from the Security Level drop-down menu:
None
WEP: A basic security protocol that requires users to enter a password to access the wireless network, but provides minimal protection.
WPA/WPA2-Personal: Requires users to enter a password to access the wireless network, and is more secure than WEP.
WPA/WPA2-Enterprise: A security protocol designed for enterprises, which requires authenticating users with an external authentication server.
Opportunistic Wireless Encryption (OWE): Does not require a password but provides better protection.
WPA3-Personal: Requires users to enter a password to access the wireless network, and is more secure than WPA2.
WPA3-Enterprise: A security protocol designed for enterprises, which requires user authentication with an external server.
WPA2/WPA3-Personal: Configure the client automatically for the correct security encryption. Requires users to enter a password to access the wireless network, and is more secure than WPA2.
Password:Enter the password for your wireless network.
Wireless mode: Select a wireless standard. Each standard supports various bandwidths and frequencies.
Channel: Select a frequency for this Wi-Fi band. For better performance, try to select a frequency different from the ones used by nearby networks.
Note:
When selecting a mixed security level (e.g., WPA/WPA2-Personal and WPA/WPA2-Enterprise), you cannot set up a fixed Wireless mode such as n (for 2.4GHz) or ac (for 5GHz).
A virtual 5GHz wireless band will display on RT2600ac when a mesh network is established.
When Synology Router is reset to default, the SSID will become "Synology_[serial number]".
To configure advanced Wi-Fi settings for your Synology Router:
Key rotation: Enter the number of seconds between each key rotation.
Channel width: Select a channel width. Note: This option will become individual ones for different wireless bands when the Smart Connect feature is in use.
PMF support: Choose from Disabled, Enabled - Optional, or Enabled - Required to provide your device with the ability to modify internal settings to address configuration conditions.
Transmit power: Choose a signal strength of the wireless network. Note: This option is always set as High when the Synology product joins a mesh network.
DTIM: Specify the interval of synchronization between Synology Router and Wi-Fi clients.
AMPDU: Enable this option so that multiple data to the same destination will be packed together. This helps enhance performance when there are many small packets.
Extended NSS: Enable this option to allow devices that support NSS to maintain stable connection when the channel width is 160 MHz or 80 + 80 MHz.
802.11r: Enable this option for fast roaming between different Wi-Fi points.
U-APSD: Enable this option to save power. Yet, we suggest disabling this option if Wi-Fi clients frequently get disconnected or fail to connect to your Synology Router.
Allow auto-switch to DFS channels(available for 5GHz bands only): Enable Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS) to reduce the chance of signal interference.
AP isolation: Choose to enable or disable this feature to restrict clients connected to the Wi-Fi network from interacting with other connected devices.
MU-MIMO(available for 5GHz bands only): Allow client devices to connect to the wireless network with MU-MIMO support.
Disable smart connect for devices not supporting 802.11v: Stop monitoring devices that support 2.4GHz bands but do not support 802.11v under the Smart Connect mode.
Regional Compatibility: Enable this option to attach country codes to packets so that the configuration can meet regulatory compliance in certain regions. Note: If some of the devices cannot connect to your Synology Router but the others work well, try disabling this option to troubleshoot.
Multicast translation: Enable this option to translate multicast packets into unicast packets for better performance regarding streaming services. Note: This option is always set as Enabled when the Synology product joins a mesh network.
To set up a wireless schedule:
Expand Advanced Options and click the Set schedule button.
On the schedule screen, you can configure when the wireless network will be active.
Click the blue square and on the grid, select the days and time you wish to enable Wi-Fi.
To disable Wi-Fi for certain times or days, select the white square and click your desired times on the grid.
Click OK to save your settings.
Enable WPS
Wi-Fi Protected Setup is a standard promoted by the Wi-Fi Alliance to simplify wireless security settings for users. You can use a Push button or a PIN number to keep your Wi-Fi network safe.
To enable Wi-Fi Protected Setup:
Go to Wi-Fi Connect > Wireless > WPS, and tick Enable WPS.
Select whether to use a push button, AP PIN code, or client PIN code.
Click Apply to save your settings.
Configure MAC filter rules
Use MAC filter to control whether MAC addresses (or specific devices) have access to the wireless network. This feature only controls network access, not other encryption settings.
To create MAC filter rules:
Go to Wi-Fi Connect > MAC filter.
Click the Create button and enter the description and MAC address of a device.
Select an access policy:
Deny MAC addresses in the list: Restricts the specified MAC address from accessing the wireless network.
Only allow MAC address in the list: Restricts all the access to the wireless network except for the specified MAC address.
Determine whether to Apply rules to guest network or not.
Click Create and enter the Description and MAC address.
Click OK to save your settings.
Set up your wireless repeater
This section explains how to set up Repeater settings of your Synology Router. We recommend setting up all available Wi-Fi bands to obtain the best throughput.
To connect a wireless band to the corresponding one of a parent access point:
Go to Network Center > Operation Modes.
Select Wireless Repeater. For more information on operation modes, please refer to this article.
Note:
The Repeater feature is available on SRM 1.1.4 and above.
All the Wi-Fi bands of your repeater must be wirelessly connected to one or more Wi-Fi points within the same local network.
Before the setup, make sure the Ethernet cable between this Synology Router and the target parental Wi-Fi point has been removed.