Domain | DSM - Synology Knowledge Center (2024)

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Domain | DSM - Synology Knowledge Center? ›

To register for a free hostname provided by Synology, choose Synology from the drop-down menu. Hostname: Enter a registered DDNS hostname, such as john.synology.me. Username/Email: Enter the username/email for your DDNS provider. Password/Key: Enter the password/key for your DDNS provider.

To register for a free hostname provided by Synology, choose Synology from the drop-down menu. Hostname: Enter a registered DDNS hostname, such as john.synology.me. Username/Email: Enter the username/email for your DDNS provider. Password/Key: Enter the password/key for your DDNS provider.

Synology Directory Server

Transform your Synology NAS to serve as a domain controller and streamline IT maintenance by creating policies to automatically install certain software or system updates on all of your employees' computers without the need to visit each one individually.

Synology Directory Server provides Active Directory (AD) domain service powered by Samba. It supports commonly used Active Directory features such as user accounts, group memberships, domain-joining Windows, Linux and Synology DSM, Kerberos-based authentication, and group policies.

Domain Name System (DNS) helps users find Internet applications, computers, or other network devices by translating domain names into IP addresses. With DNS Server, your Synology product can host multiple zones as well as provide name and IP address resolution services.

You can connect Synology NAS device to a wireless network when a wireless dongle is plugged into its USB port. Go to Control Panel > Wireless > Network Map Configuration and choose Join Wireless Network.

What are the limitations of Synology Directory Server? ›

Limitations: • Supports a single domain only. The hostname of the Synology NAS that functions as the DC cannot be changed after Synology Directory Server is activated on it. After a domain is created, SMB signing will be enabled automatically. This may affect the read/write performance during SMB file transfer.

Including a server package and client apps, Synology Drive turns the NAS into a personal cloud server, like Dropbox, but much better. To use it, you need to install the server app from the Package Center. After that, download and install the Synology Drive Client desktop app on your computer.

Every AD domain must have at least one domain controller. Each DC stores a copy of the directory file, and any changes it makes to that file are replicated to all the other DCs in the domain.

It depends on what the NAS does. If users access the NAS, joining the NAS can make access and assigning permissions easier. If users do not need to access the NAS, then joining the NAS to the domain may or may not be useful.

Synology makes it really simple to host a website on your NAS enclosure running DSM 7.0. All you need to do is run Web Station and you're good to go. Connect to your Synology NAS.

Network-attached storage (NAS) is dedicated file storage that enables multiple users and heterogeneous client devices to retrieve data from centralized disk capacity. Users on a local area network (LAN) access the shared storage via a standard Ethernet connection.

By default, the hostname is your public IP address (or hostname set in Control Panel > External Access > DDNS), and the port number is 5000 (or 5001 for HTTPS connections).

Go to Control Panel > System in Windows. The AD server name will appear as the computer name, and the domain name can be found in the domain field. Right-click , and then click System. The AD server name will appear as the computer name, and the domain name can be found in the domain field.

You should pick an internal naming scheme that never conflicts with your external naming scheme, never use your external dns domain 'as-is' for your AD domain name, at the very least, use a subdomain. For instance, if your external domain is "example.com", you could use something like "ad.example.com".

Your user name is under "USERNAME=myUserName", typically the third line up from the bottom.