Synology NAS: How QuickConnect Works

With QuickConnect, you can access your Synology NAS over the Internet without complicated network settings or port sharing. Read this guide to find out how to do it.

Synology NAS: QuickConnect setup – how it works

First, enable access for QuickConnect on your Synology NAS:

• Log in to your NAS with the Synology password and navigate to “Control Panel” ☻ “QuickConnect”. Check the box for “Enable QuickConnect”
• Then click “Log in to a Synology account or register an account”. Either log in with your existing account or create a new account.
• Enter your desired ID in the “QuickConnect ID” field. This can consist of numbers, hyphens, and letters. The ID must begin with a letter. Select an ID that you can easily remember and then confirm your entry with “Apply”.
• You will then receive your personal QuickConnect URL in the form of http://Quickconnect.to/Ihre-ID. You can use this link to access your NAS via the Internet.
• If you do not see the link immediately, click on “Advanced” and check “DSM” in the next window to enable this service.
• To be able to share files on the NAS, you must enable the HTTP connection. You can find the setting under “Control Panel -☻ Network”. Check “Activate HTTPS connection” and confirm the setting by clicking on “Apply”.
• Now you need to activate file sharing. To do this, go to “Control Panel -☻ “QuickConnect” and here click on “Advanced”. Check the box for “File Sharing”. If you want to share files, right-click on the corresponding file in “File Station” and click on “Share file links” in the context menu. The system will then create a file share link that you can share with others.

Synology NAS: Optimise access via QuickConnect

Use the following options to adapt access to different network environments:

• Navigate to Control Panel ☻ QuickConnect ☻ Advanced.
• Select “Enable QuickConnect Relay Service.” This will transfer the connection via the Synology relay server if direct access via QuickConnect is not possible in the current network environment
• Also, check “Automatically create port forwarding rules”. If you are using your Synology NAS with a UPnP-enabled router, it will automatically be instructed to create port forwarding rules for QuickConnect.
• In this section, you also specify which applications you want to share with QuickConnect.