You can access the NAS features via iOS using the DS File app.
This isn't as nice as using an actual Synology NAS with their iOS Drive app - the Drive app for NAS (not router) products works as a location in Apple's Files app.
YES: If you have a printer that is already AirPrint compatible, you're set. It doesn't matter if the router has it or not.
For older printers that still work, it is desirable. Given that they were able to include Google Cloud Print for printers that are not natively cloud-print compatible, I wish they would have included AirPrint at the same time. That is all I was getting at.
YES: If you have a printer that is already AirPrint compatible, you're set. It doesn't matter if the router has it or not.
For older printers that still work, it is desirable. Given that they were able to include Google Cloud Print for printers that are not natively cloud-print compatible, I wish they would have included AirPrint at the same time. That is all I was getting at.
For whatever it's worth, I got what you meant. It was one of the things we considered when we reconfigured our home network. Since none of our printers supports AirPrint, we hoped that whatever device we used to connect them to the network would. We gave up on that notion pretty quickly.
It's probably worth mentioning that if one is considering replacing an Airport router, it may be a good time to give some thought to where it's physically located in the building. It seems obvious, but I wonder how many people do what we and our neighbours all did -- leave the router located wherever the ISP connection comes into the house and stubbornly refuse to find a new place for it.
We spent a couple years trying to overcome a weak signal in our kitchen. We spent hours on the phone with Apple support trying various configurations of the router to maximize penetration. We tried replacing the primary Airport Extreme with newer, more sophisticated alternatives. We tried setting up a second Airport Extreme as an extender. In the end, relocating the wireless source was much, much, MUCH more effective than swapping out hardware and changing settings.
In our case the ideal location was inconvenient, with no easy access to power or a LAN connection. We finally bit the bullet, emptied the china cabinet so we could run lines behind it, and with about 75 feet of CAT6 and an extension cord we finally got the router positioned where it works best. I wish I had just done that in the first place. Maybe I wouldn't have gone through weeks of evaluating replacement routers.
This is probably painfully obvious to advanced users like most of you reading this, but for a networking know-nothing like me, it was an epiphany.
does de VPN functionality let me enter my network form outside (other mac or PC to point or connect to local server?)
Can I use a VPN connection on my phone on a public location to my house, where I would use the web as from my home, and protected?
does de VPN functionality let me enter my network form outside (other mac or PC to point or connect to local server?)
Can I use a VPN connection on my phone on a public location to my house, where I would use the web as from my home, and protected?
Yes, that's exactly the use. It's a virtual private network, giving your device an IP address, tunneling the connection and acting as if it's inside your house.
I switched to Unifi products from Ubiquiti. I'm extremely happy with the performance and more enterprise grade feature set.
In terms of Wi-Fi performance, the RT2600ac and Unifi UAC-pro were giving us similar speed performance and more signal distance from synology. We haven't looked at Ubiquiti's new XG line, because it's so new, and because 10Gb ethernet is bonkers at this stage.
vmarks said: [...] 10Gb ethernet is bonkers at this stage.
May I impose on you to elaborate on what you mean by that please? In which way(s) is it bonkers? Price? Configuration? Compatibility?
I'm curious because the project I'm working on this week involves primarily waiting for files to move from place to place. While I sat around waiting I wondered if 10Gb ethernet is something I can afford, and more importantly, successfully set up with my level of networking expertise, which is limited to knowing it uses the wire that looks like a big telephone cord.
Is a 10Gb network plug-n-play enough for someone like me to get working, or should I be studying under a Zen Master to learn the patience necessary to find happiness with my existing Gigabit network?
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This isn't as nice as using an actual Synology NAS with their iOS Drive app - the Drive app for NAS (not router) products works as a location in Apple's Files app.
I apologize for mentioning AirPrint.
YES: If you have a printer that is already AirPrint compatible, you're set. It doesn't matter if the router has it or not.
For older printers that still work, it is desirable. Given that they were able to include Google Cloud Print for printers that are not natively cloud-print compatible, I wish they would have included AirPrint at the same time. That is all I was getting at.
We spent a couple years trying to overcome a weak signal in our kitchen. We spent hours on the phone with Apple support trying various configurations of the router to maximize penetration. We tried replacing the primary Airport Extreme with newer, more sophisticated alternatives. We tried setting up a second Airport Extreme as an extender. In the end, relocating the wireless source was much, much, MUCH more effective than swapping out hardware and changing settings.
In our case the ideal location was inconvenient, with no easy access to power or a LAN connection. We finally bit the bullet, emptied the china cabinet so we could run lines behind it, and with about 75 feet of CAT6 and an extension cord we finally got the router positioned where it works best. I wish I had just done that in the first place. Maybe I wouldn't have gone through weeks of evaluating replacement routers.
This is probably painfully obvious to advanced users like most of you reading this, but for a networking know-nothing like me, it was an epiphany.
I'm curious because the project I'm working on this week involves primarily waiting for files to move from place to place. While I sat around waiting I wondered if 10Gb ethernet is something I can afford, and more importantly, successfully set up with my level of networking expertise, which is limited to knowing it uses the wire that looks like a big telephone cord.
Is a 10Gb network plug-n-play enough for someone like me to get working, or should I be studying under a Zen Master to learn the patience necessary to find happiness with my existing Gigabit network?