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Chapter 3: Set up Your Wi-Fi Connection
This chapter introduces how to create Wi-Fi networks hosted by your Synology Router. Two types of Wi-Fi
networks can be created: 2.4GHz and 5GHz.
•
2.4GHz
: A 2.4GHz Wi-Fi network is used by most wireless devices and tends to have broader signal coverage
than a 5GHz Wi-Fi network. However, signal interference is likely to occur because most wireless devices rely
on this wireless frequency.
•
5GHz
: The 5GHz band allows for potentially faster connection speeds and reduced interference compared with
the 2.4GHz band. However, the signal coverage is not as broad.
Enable Smart Connect
Smart Connect
allows you to connect your devices to the combined SSID with the shared Wi-Fi settings for both
2.4GHz and 5GHz bands. SRM will determine whether to switch between the two frequency bands (i.e. 2.4GHz
and 5GHz) according to your specied policy and network conditions to ensure the best wireless connectivity
for your devices. Smart Connect does not switch between channels (e.g. 1 and 10) within each band for your
devices.
1
Go to
Network Center
>
Wireless
>
Wi-Fi
.
2
Turn on
2.4GHz/5GHz auto selection
.
3
Specify the settings for the Smart Connect Wi-Fi network. Click
Advanced options
to make more adjustments.
4
Use your wireless device to scan and join the Wi-Fi network hosted by your Synology Router.
Create Wi-Fi Networks (2.4GHz & 5GHz)
You can create a 2.4GHz or 5GHz Wi-Fi network:
1
Make sure your Synology Router is powered on and well-connected to the Internet.
2
Make sure the Wi-Fi button is "ON" on your Synology Router.
3
Go to
Network Center
>
Wireless
>
Wi-Fi
.
4
Select
Enable wireless radio
under 5GHz/2.4GHz, and continue the setup. Click
Advanced options
to make
more adjustments.
5
Use your wireless device to scan and join the Wi-Fi network hosted by your Synology Router.
Create Guest Wi-Fi Networks (2.4GHz & 5GHz)
A guest Wi-Fi network allows visitors or non-regular users to securely access the Internet without having access
to the rest of your network devices. Guest networks can be isolated and set to be valid for only a certain amount
of time.
To set up a guest Wi-Fi network, go to
Network Center
>
Wireless
>
Guest Network
for the setup.
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