How to Set Up NordVPN on My Synology Router?

Installing a VPN on smartphones, laptops, and tablets has become a common thing these days. But, if you want to protect the entire network, especially the devices that do not support VPN, you must install a VPN on your router. You can also enable the Synology VPN split tunneling feature on your NAS device after installing the VPN on your router.

This blog will provide you with the detailed instructions on how to set up NordVPN on Synology router. You can use the instructions to enable the same VPN on any router as the instructions are more or less similar.

VPN Router: Synology manufactures VPN routers. It means the traffic on the router’s network is redirected through the VPN server thereby making it easy for you to browse without any disturbance. All your online activities will be hidden form anyone who is trying to keep an eye on it.

Steps to Set Up NordVPN on Synology Router

Given below are the detailed steps that you should follow in order to install the NordVPN on your Synology WiFi router.

Log into Your Router

The first step is to access the configuration panel of the Synology router. For this, simply enter the IP address in the browser’s URL bar. The chosen web browser should be an updated one and must be free of cache and cookies. The general steps to find the router’s IP address are mentioned below. You can take their help if you don’t know the IP of your Synology router:

• Open Command Prompt on your PC.
• A new window will open where you need to type “ipconfig”.
• Press Enter.
• The IP of your Synology router will be displayed in the Default Gateway line.

Find the VPN Client Tab

After logging in to your Synology WiFi router using the valid details, you are suggested to find the VPN Client tab. It can be located under the advanced settings of the router. For your information, not all routers are VPN compatible. Thus, if you can’t see the VPN client tab, it means that the router does not support this feature. Now, you are suggested to follow the instructions appearing on the Synology panel to set up VPN on your Synology router.

How to Check If VPN is Enabled?

To ensure that the router’s network is VPN protected, you need to open a web browser on your PC and type what is my IP. If your location has been changed, it means the network is now protected and the VPN server is enabled.

There will be no effect on accessing the web GUI of the Synology NAS device through the find synology URL. Your data will be more protected now.

In Conclusion

Now, we have reached the end of the guide explaining how to set up NordVPN on Synology router. It is anticipated that with the help of the information that we have provided here, you will successfully be able to set up the VPN on your router and browse safely.