Make sure that the LED indicators of the connected LAN ports on your Synology NAS are flashing properly. Make sure that the LED indicators of your switch or router are flashing properly. Run a PING command to check the connectivity between Synology NAS and your computer.
How do I make Synology NAS visible on network?
If your Synology NAS is running DSM 6.2 or above, or your computer is running Windows Vista or later, tick the Enable Windows network discovery to allow file access via SMB checkbox at one of the following locations in DSM: For DSM 7.0: Control Panel > File Services > SMB tab > WS-Discovery.
How do I find a NAS drive on my network?
How to Map a NAS Storage Drive on PC
From your desktop, click on the start menu and search for This PC. From the This PC window, right click on This PC and select Map Network Drive.The Map Network Drive window will appear.
Why can’t I see my NAS on my network?
If you’re still unable to see/access the NAS device on Windows 10, try accessing it from a working Windows 8 or lower version of the Windows system on the same network as NAS. If the NAS device is still invisible, there might be some issues with your NAS device. In such a case, your data on NAS disks might be at risk.
What is the default IP address for Synology NAS?
As others said, it will spend time looking for a DHCP server to allocate an IP, and if it can’t it’ll eventually(*) default back to a self assigned IP in the 169.254. x.x range.
How do I access my Synology NAS from Windows?
Overview
Open a Windows Explorer window and go to Computer.Click Map network drive. On the Map Network Drive window, choose a drive letter from the Drive drop-down menu.In the Folder field, enter the server name of your Synology NAS and shared folder name preceded and separated by backslashes.
Where is Synology NAS on network Mac?
Access your NAS from a Mac computer
Launch Finder on your Mac computer.Click Go and select Connect to Server.When you see a confirmation message, click Connect.Enter your DSM username and password. Now you can see the Synology NAS listed under the Locations section of your Finder window.
