Set Up Your Synology NAS As A VPN Client Using Private Internet Access

This video covers how to setup your Synology NAS as a VPN Client using Private Internet Access as the VPN service provider.

The video topics include:
• Listing the benefits of setting up a Synology NAS as a VPN client.
• Steps to configure a Synology NAS as a VPN client using OpenVPN through Private Internet Access.
• Example of how the setting Use Default Gateway On Remote Network works.
• Example of how the setting Allow Other Network Devices To Connect Through This Synology Server's Internet Connection works.

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Timecodes
0:00 | Introduction
0:39 | Benefits of Setting Up a Synology NAS as a VPN Client
1:15 | Setup Synology NAS as a VPN Client Using Private Internet Access
3:18 | Use Default Gateway on Remote Network Example
4:23 | Allow Other Network Devices to Connect Through This Synology Server’s Internet Connection Example
5:48 | Closing

#synology #vpnclient #privateinternetaccess #vpn #pia #openvpn

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[HardwareCapGaming]

This saved my night!!!
I made a mistake at first, using my SOCKS login, instead of my primary PIA creds.
But finally worked after I found your video, explaining how to use the PEM file.

[trippalhealicks]

Thank you for the comprehensive guide!

[TheMikloz]

Hello
I have one question, what is the command line i have to type in the terminal for login

[harrysmith]

Thanks - Great Tutorial!
One question - I also use PLEX on my Synology NAS. After setting up PIA, my remote eccess no longer works. If your familiar with Plex, any change of a guide for it? Thanks!

[heureusek]

hi master, currently my isp provider giving me private ip with dynamic ip address. also not able to do port forward. My question is can i use your method to overcome all these problem which allow me to have dedicated ip and able to port forward after use private vpn. Also, i can login to my synology NAS from outside. please advise, thanks

[excellenttwo]

Thanks for the video....I'm not sure if this is a client server VPN or a peer to peer vpn. I like to know what limitations might someone might have like using hyper backup, does this use ports, or can use quick connect

[stevehoge]

This exactly answered my question about how to use the NAS VPN client to route my Mac's traffic over a VPN! Now is it possible in the MacOS Network Preferences to set up certain specific routes (IP destinations) that will use the NAS VPN client as their router while letting other traffic use the default (non-VPN) router on my LAN?

[elioscorner]

Hello, thank you for all your instruction. I have a question. I succeeded to configure VPN client on NAS, now it is connected to VPN. I've downloaded the client also on a computer located in a different network and connected to vpn, with my same credentials. How can I reach the NAS from my computer? I want to access my NAS file using the VPN. What am I doing wrong?

[mitchellkchang]

Question, when you select the VPN location file does it have to be your region?

[ecfernandez]

If use the synology vpn client to secure my nas connection can I still access my nas remotely?

[alel]

First of all I want to thank you as I have learned a lot from your tutorials. I have a problem. I followed all the steps carefully and both from the NAS and from the PC then configured, all traffic is on the VPN (I use NordVPN). However, as soon as I start the VPN connection, the port forwarding rules are disabled and consequently the NAS (with all the Photos services etc ...), is no longer reachable from the internet. I have enabled the item enable multiple gateways, to no avail. Is there perhaps a solution? Thanks in advance.

[fordtech]

I tried multiple ovpn files and always get this in the end: The .ovpn file contains invalid parameters. Please import a differant file. I have a Sonology DS214play.

[beenaam]

Hello Thanks for replying my family live in iran and i live outside iran, they have used NordVPN to kontakt me but in the last few days NordVPN is blocked bye iranian regim i have buy a synology nas for make vpn for my family so they can come to internet through me.

[tmrossello]

It’s working fine for the first VPN connection, however when I ser up a second vpn connection, it does not allow me to conenect unless I first disconnect from the other one. Why this nonesense. I want to connect 3 networks so that from my main office I can ping PCs at home and also at my secondary office. How do I do it? Thanks

[crazypushy]

How to use Wireguard instead of OpenVPN please ?

[SquareHI]

I see that PIA allows the purchase of a dedicated IP address. It would be great to see a video how to use that rather than using ddns and google domains or other ddns provider to point to this address. What do you think?

[oyd_cash]

This doesn't seem to work for me. I can ssh into the NAS and see the difference between being connected to the vpn vs not regarding the traceroute to youtube, that works, but when i follow the steps to configure another pc on my LAN to have a DG of the IP of my NAS, it connects to the network, but has no internet connection. I don't understand why that is.

[beenaam]

Hello i need help, my family leave inside a country and i am outside i want to make VPN connection for my family i have buy a synology 118+ for this reason how can i do it plz help

[AIMP]

Hi, what is the difference if you don’t check the box: Use default gateway on remote network?