How To Open Ports in Your Router for Synology DS916+

When you use a Synology DS916+ device you might need to forward some ports in your router. Forwarding ports is used to allow incoming connection requests from the internet to a Synology DS916+ device.

Routers generally do not allow incoming connection requests from the internet. A port forward can overcome this limitation.

Before forwarding a port make sure that you know these things:

• The internal IP address of your router.
• Your NAS's IP address.
• A list of TCP and UDP ports that need to be forwarded.

Use a VPN Instead

Have you considered using a VPN instead of forwarding a port? For most users, a VPN is a much simpler and more secure choice than forwarding a port.

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• Check that your VPN will not affect your speed.
• Verify that your VPN provider uses WireGuard as the underlying protocol.
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You can run our free Router Detector software to locate your router's IP address. It's a part of the Network Utilities suite of tools and it's completely free to use.

You can also follow our Find Your Router IP Address article.

A smart way to forward your ports is to use Network Utilities. Network Utilities lets you manage port forwards by putting them in when you need them and also removing the ones that you no longer need which maximized network security.

Alternatively you can do it by hand. The normal process for forwarding a port is:

• Start by logging in to your router.
• Look for the port forwarding section in your router.
• Put the IP address of your NAS in the proper box in your router.
• Put the TCP and UDP ports that you are forwarding for a Synology DS916+ device in the correct boxes in your router.

Some routers need to be rebooted in order for the changes to be saved.

You can choose your router from our list to see exactly how to forward ports for a Synology DS916+ device:

List of Routers - Customized for Synology DS916+

The incoming ports that need to be forwarded for a Synology DS916+ device are:

Synology DS916+ - Default

• TCP: 20-22, 25, 80, 110-111, 137-139, 143, 443, 445, 548, 873, 892, 993, 995, 2049, 3260, 4672, 5000-5001, 5005-5006, 5432, 6881-6999, 7000-7001, 9997-9999, 55536-55663, 55736-55863
• UDP: 25, 110-111, 137-139, 143, 445, 892, 993, 995, 2049, 4662, 4672, 5432, 6881-6999, 9997-9999

That's all it takes to forward your ports for a Synology DS916+ device.

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