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18 Chapter 8: Manage Internet Connection

This chapter introduces various features for easy and safe access to the Internet.

Internet Connection Types

At Network Center > Internet > Connection > Primary Interface, you can choose how to connect your

Synology Router to the Internet:

• Auto: Choose this option if you rely on an ISP modem for automatic IP assignment.

• PPPoE: Choose this option if you have obtained PPPoE credentials from the ISP.

• Manual: Choose this option if you have obtained an available IP address for use.

• DS-Lite: Choose this option if you have obtained a DS-Lite service request from the ISP.

You can enable the secondary interface to operate in the failover or load-balancing mode. Go to Network Center

> Internet > Connection > Secondary Interface (LAN 1) to enable this interface.

ISP/VPN/IPv6 Settings

You can manage the following three Internet-related settings of your Synology Router.

ISP Settings

This function allows you congure MAC clone and extra DHCP options (12/60/61) to suit the needs of the ISPs

for successful registration. To do so, go to Network Center > Internet > Connection > Primary Interface > ISP

settings.

VPN Settings

A VPN (Virtual Private Network) helps you securely access resources on your private network from the Internet.

SRM currently supports L2TP/IPSec, openVPN, and PPTP.

To use your Synology Router as a VPN client, go to Network Center > Internet > Connection > Primary

Interface > VPN settings to modify the settings.

Note: Synology Router can only connect to OpenVPN servers which support tun-style tunnels on Layer 3.

IPv6 Settings

To set up IPv6 on your Synology Router, please go to Network Center > Internet > Connection > Primary

Interface > IPv6 setup. The supported IPv6 types include manual, 6in4 ,6to4 ,6rd ,DHCPv6-PD ,IPv6 Relay

(Pass-through) and FLET's IPv6.

Smart WAN

At Network Center > Internet > Smart WAN, you can congure network access plans for two dened outward-

facing internet interfaces (e.g. PPPoE, WAN, VPN, and 3G/4G LTE). You can choose either mode to determine

their roles in network connectivity:

• Failover: When one of the interfaces is down, the other will be responsible for all the network connectivity to

ensure stable connection at all times.

• Load Balancing + Failover: When both interfaces are well-functioning, this mode allows you to distribute

network tra󰀩c to the interfaces for optimal network tra󰀩c ow; when one of the interfaces is down, the other

will be responsible for all the network connectivity to ensure stable connection at all times.

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