Hotspot*
Depending on the model or setup, RackStation supports creating a wireless hotspot in order to share its Internet connection with other devices.
Note:
Some models support connecting wireless dongles in order to create wireless hotspots. For a complete list of supported wireless dongles, visit www.synology.com.
Managing Hotspot Settings
This section explains how to enable and manage the hotspot settings of your RackStation and create a wireless network.
To enable the wireless network:
- On the main hotspot page, check the box Enable wireless radio.
- Edit the following settings:
- Name (SSID): Enter a name for the wireless network.
- Show/Hide: Choose whether or not the wireless network is visible to other devices.
- Wireless mode: Select a wireless standard. Each standard supports various bandwidths and frequencies.
- Channel width: Select a channel width (only available when using 802.11n wireless mode).
- Channel: Select a frequency for the wireless network. For better performance, choose a frequency different from those used by nearby networks.
- Transmit power: Choose a signal strength of the wireless network.
- Max connections: Choose how many client devices can connect to the network. The highest connection setting is 256.
- Enable WMM QoS: Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) QoS (Quality of
Service) over Wi-Fi. This option allows the wireless network to prioritize traffic and optimize how resources are shared among applications.
- Click Apply to save settings.
To set up a wireless schedule:*
Enabling a wireless network schedule allows you to control when the wireless network of your RackStation is active and accessible.
- Check the box Enable schedule.
- Click Set schedule.
- On the schedule screen, select when the wireless network will be active.
- Click OK.
- Click Apply to save settings.
Security Settings
This section provides options to edit the security settings of the wireless network.
To set up wireless security:
- Check the box Enable wireless security.
- Choose one of the following security protocols:
- WEP: A basic security protocol that requires users to enter a password to access the wireless network, but provides minimal protection.
- WPA/WPA2 Personal: Recommended. Requires users to enter a password to access the wireless network, and is more secure than WEP.
- WPA/WPA2 Enterprise:* A security protocol designed for enterprises, which requires authenticating users with an external authentication server.
To configure Wi-Fi Protected Setup:*
Wi-Fi Protected Setup is a standard promoted by the Wi-Fi Alliance to simplify wireless security settings for users. You can use a PBC button or PIN to set up network security.
Click Wi-Fi Protected Setup button to open the setup window.
To use PBC:
- Press Start PBC button and, within two minutes, please press the button with the same capability on your wireless client device.
- If you want to add more wireless client devices, please wait for this two-minute period to elapse.
To use PIN:
- Enter the PIN of your wireless client device.
- Press Start PIN button to initiate WPS Security Settings.
MAC Filter Setting*
MAC filter settings allow you to specify what MAC addresses are permitted to access the wireless network, allowing you to block or grant access to specific devices. This feature only controls network access, not other encryption settings.
To enable MAC filter:
- Check the box Enable MAC filter.
- Choose an access policy from the drop-down menu:
- Deny: Restricts the specified MAC addresses from accessing the wireless network.
- Allow: Allows the specified MAC address to access the wireless network.
- Click Add.
- Click Apply.
To delete a MAC filter entry:
- Select an entry from the list.
- Click Remove.
- Click Apply.
Guest Network*
In addition to creating a host wireless network, your RackStation also supports creating a guest wireless network. The settings of the guest network can be limited to restrict users' access, which is useful for enterprises or other institutions who want to provide a wireless network for visitors, but keep them from accessing the host network.
To enable the guest network:
- Check the box Enable guest network.
- Edit the following settings:
- Name (SSID): Enter a name for the wireless network.
- Show/Hide: Choose whether or not the wireless network is visible to other devices.
- Max connections: Choose how many client devices can connect to the network. The highest maximum connection setting is 256.
- Click Apply to save settings.
To set up guest network security:
- Check the box Enable wireless security.
- Choose one of the following security protocols:
- WEP: A basic security protocol that requires users to enter a password to access the wireless network, but provides minimal protection.
- WPA/WPA2 Personal: Recommended. Requires users to enter a password to access the wireless network, and is more secure than WEP.
- Click Apply to save settings.
To set up a guest network schedule:
Enabling a guest network schedule allows you to control when the guest wireless network of your RackStation is active and accessible.
- Check the box Enable guest network schedule.
- Click Set guest schedule.
- On the schedule screen, select when the guest wireless network will be active.
- Click OK.
- Click Apply to save settings.
Note:
The guest wireless network cannot be active during times periods when the host wireless network is deactivated.
Connection List*
This page displays information regarding devices connected to the RackStation. Devices can be directly added to the MAC filter list from here.
To add devices to the MAC filter list:
- Check the box beside the device which you want to add to the MAC filter.
- Click Add to MAC Filter List.
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* Available on specific models only.