Synology NAS connectivity
Hi everyone. Quite a lot on various forums about Synology nas disappearing after upgrading from a conventional router network to a mesh. For anyone else struggling, the problem seems to be that the IP of the NAS gets lost behind the new LAN set up by the mesh network. So 192.168.0.xx becomes 192.168.68.xx. Easiest way to fix this is to plug in the NAS, connect by Ethernet cable to the primary mesh station, then factory reset the NAS. It will then appear in the list of discoverable devices in the tplink app. Reinstate your NAS preferences via a browser (NB "admin" and leave password blank), open any ports you need (via tplink app. NAT forwarding via Advanced menu) and everything should work as before. Hopefully. Happy Christmas everyone.
This is an interesting idea and it will work, but as an owner of Synology NAS I would leave it as a last resort. Factory reset will wipe out all user data and files on NAS, which is not very desirable outcome.
Instead, to not get into the situation when NAS is not reachable, configure NAS to get IP address dynamically. Then, using IP address reservation feature on router or Deco mesh, make that IP address stick.
This way, if you have to replace router and new one (Deco or any other) does not run on same IP range, NAS will still be able to connect to router, obtain IP address and will be visible.
Below is screenshot of Synology NAS configuration setting for getting IP address dynamically from the router/WiFi mesh.
This is an interesting idea and it will work, but as an owner of Synology NAS I would leave it as a last resort. Factory reset will wipe out all user data and files on NAS, which is not very desirable outcome.
Instead, to not get into the situation when NAS is not reachable, configure NAS to get IP address dynamically. Then, using IP address reservation feature on router or Deco mesh, make that IP address stick.
This way, if you have to replace router and new one (Deco or any other) does not run on same IP range, NAS will still be able to connect to router, obtain IP address and will be visible.
Below is screenshot of Synology NAS configuration setting for getting IP address dynamically from the router/WiFi mesh.