Synology WRX560 Router - Should You Buy It?

Video Chapters
00:00 - Start
00:11 - Introduction to the Synology WRX560 6E Router
00:42 - SRM is VERY good
02:24 - The WRX560 Router Supports the 5.9Ghz Frequency
04:46 - Support of 2.5GbE WAN/LAN
06:29 - Synology Safe Access is a game changer!
08:44 - Great USB Support on the Synology WRX560 Router
11:04 - More Expensive than it Should Be
13:12 - Only 1x USB Port on the Synology WRX560 Router
14:12 - The Synology WRX560 Router is larger in size than you might think
15:53 - The Synology WRX560 Router only have one 2.5G
17:19 - Tiny Hurdle in upgrading an existing Synology Mesh Network if you have a fixed physical LAN/Network

The importance of a competent router in your home or business environment has never been more pertinent than RIGHT NOW! Finding that sweet spot for your internet access needs of high bandwidth, ease of access, yet secure and multi-layered is a terrifically difficult middle ground to achieve. Alongside this, the less technical savvy user doesn't want to spend their days learning the intricacies of firewalls, port forwarding, encrypted authentication processes and micro-managing the privileges of their client user base. Synology's range of routers first arrived on the scene back in 2015 and in the years since has evolved into a decent range of solutions, all of which have been designed to make the arguably complex and technical subject of router management much, much easier. Still, we ARE talking about a premium/paid router solution when most users can get a free router/basic-modem from their internet service provider (ISP) with their data plan - so in today's review of the Synology WRX560 Router, we need to answer three main questions, 1) How does this router stack against the average free domestic ISP Router, 2) What advantages does this solution provide to the end user that cannot be found elsewhere, and 3) How does the WRX560 compare with other routers in the Synology device lineup right now? Let's take a closer look at this new WiFi 6 and 2.5GbE-equipped router and see if it deserves your data!

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[DavidM]

I bought the RT2600 about a year ago and just picked up my RT6600. I'll never go back to anything else that did not run SRM. I've been mucking about with it for 2 days now and am still learning and finding new stuff. Oddly, if you use one of the built in web filters, it might just get you past that pay wall. It did for me on one really big new web site.

[Dragorus]

Best router and software combo I have seen is Ubiquity routers. You can hold your phone up and it uses Augmented Reality to tell you all the cables and ports connected. Please do a review of Ubiquity. Hands down the best.

[BlainsTube]

13:12 Would a USB 3.2 hub be a possible workaround for the single port limitation? 🤔
Thank you so much for your review(s) of this r00ter. They are what convinced me to pony up the $236 and buy this particular r00ter.
The RT6600ax was a bit costly, for my particular usage.

[kief_yt]

Having experience with both this router and the rt6600ax, which would you go with considering an $80 price difference? I'm learning toward the rt6600ax due to the better CPU and more RAM because I'm going to buy a DS920+ and want to take some load off the NAS by putting some applications on the router (dns, vpn server, etc).

[joffs]

As a Synology NAS owner, I would love to buy this, but as I am forced to have it on display under my wall-mounted TV in my Living Room, it’s way too tall. I would love to see a synology mesh enabled router in a shorter form factor. Oh well - hopefully the Google Nest Wifi Pro eventually gets released in Australia

[AsidsTechTips]

So as a heavy syno user very much deep in the eco system, my main complaint about their "Mesh devices is that they are routers and not APs, " and that they do not offer Mesh APs, it should be if you want a mesh setup you get one of the main routers, and the Mesh devices be simple APs. In my last apartment I needed 5 aps and a primary. very expensive. when you buy one of these Mesh Routers, your paying alot for the router functionality, so essentially your burning money if you just use them as an AP, not sure if the setup is any better now with this one, but switching from router to AP and trying to get them to connect and join a mesh environment was a rigth pain in the ass with the 2200ac s. when working, epic, but the initial setup was a proper nightmare as everything needs to be running the same firmware in order to function and out of the box, chances are, they are not. and so to get them on the right FW, requires alot of screwing around. you pull a lan cable from your primary into the wan of the mesh, and you really need to watch out for not setting up a dhcp server. the list goes on. But on that bombshell, "not sure about right now but back when the 66ax came out, there was no other device you could buy that would give you IPS IDS with a 1gb throughput.

[omar-egypt]

Need Help!
My turn finally to buy a NAS and money isn’t an issue.
I edit 4k multi cam vids all day long and need to work off a NAS that has caching etc. I will need raid to back up work just in case of storage failures. My vid and clips and data are at the moment at around 15T so want a system that can handle that, back it up, and extract the data whenever I need with fast speed.

Again I want the best, something that will last years and not something that will be outdated any time soon.

Speed is the key for me though.

Thanks

[DarkVeghetta]

I realize not many home users have Linux as their OS, but in a server environment it's quite common and, as such, it would be useful to know if the software coming with the Synology WRX560 is compatible with Linux (Mac would also be useful for some users, I'm sure), since that's not always a given.

After a reply I received here, it seems that the software is accessible via web app and isn't a piece of software one needs to install.

However, the 'Synology SSL VPN Client' (found on their website under the 'Desktop Utilities' tab) - which, due to the name, I presume is purely a VPN utility - only comes with Windows and Mac versions, not Linux ones. It's not quite vital (as the main software itself is), but still notable.

[AsidsTechTips]

a year later and its priced 226 chf in switzerland and I would not buy it becaue it has one port, I would use one port for the IPS which requires a USB storage device to be connected, formatted and setup for the database. and then a second port would be nice for all other functions

[PauloRicardoArnaldo]

Planning to pair 2 of this with my RT6600ax. Do you recommend using the 2.5Gbps port to connected, using a 2.5 compatible switch, with the RT6600ax?
If yes, which switch do you recommend?

[ajv_]

Does this router have any integration with a Synology NAS?

[npapan]

You haven't mentioned the addition of "Threat Prevention" compared to the MR2200ac. Don't you agree?

[doctorkj]

I’m a bit confused with something. USB port can be used as a failover by using a mobile device’s network connection. What device exactly? Synology states on their website that usb LTE dongles are no longer supported. Can I use for example a mobile 4G/5G modem like Netgear air card or Tp-link M7350 and connect it via the USB port?
Synology is pretty vague on this.
Thank you in advance.

[PitboyHarmony]

Given the standard of 2.5Gbe available on all better motherboards these days and most newer NAS connections having above 1 Gbe available (even if its via the scam Synology 10Gbe addon) ... there is absolutely no excuse for any router maker to try to sell any router without providing 2.5 Gbe across the board, for ALL connections. Even the cost for buying the port parts wholesale for 2.5 Gbe is now directly comparable to 1 Gbe. No excuse at all.

[ThierryC]

That was a lot of commercial blah blah blah, how about reliability? Does it keep a reliable internet connection? How often do you need to reboot this thing? I am thinking about switching from my unreliable and buggy Netgear Nighthawk RAX45 to Synology.

[pbrigham]

Well, maybe you can connect a DAS to that USB3 port and avoid to have to buy a NAS altogether, still, this is not for me.

[sagitariojahm]

first time a review where real test speed and comparation isn't important, when you talk a lot on a particular device without testing is a paid promo, most of the comanies force youtubers to talk wonders but not test on live coz will failed expectations.

[tofu_golem]

This is so annoying because there are a lot of routers out there just like this: one 2.5 gigabit ethernet for the WAN side, but 1 gigabit for the LAN side.

If I am paying for an Internet connection that is faster than 1 gigabit, why would I not want those higher speeds on my ethernet devices? Having a faster speed on the WAN port but not the LAN port means that the only people who are going to benefit from an Internet connection faster than 1 gigabit are people with WiFi 6E devices, and then only when those WiFi 6E clients are right next to the router.

Oh. Whoops. This router doesn't even do WiFi 6E so that 2.5-gigabit ethernet port is simply wasted.

There are so many routers out there like this, and I would really love to know what goes through the brains of the engineers who design these devices.

[dmnddog]

I currently own an RT2600ac unit. The RT6600ax just looks like a bigger and uglier version. I don't know where one would put that ugly thing in their home where it wouldn't be an eyesore.

[hirahossain]

stay with far the best router on earth (in all aspect specially by price)