{"id":1272,"date":"2021-01-14T20:04:14","date_gmt":"2021-01-14T09:04:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/4it.com.au\/kb\/?post_type=article&#038;p=1272"},"modified":"2021-01-14T20:05:17","modified_gmt":"2021-01-14T09:05:17","slug":"how-to-block-other-countries-from-accessing-your-synology-nas","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/4it.com.au\/kb\/article\/how-to-block-other-countries-from-accessing-your-synology-nas\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Block Other Countries from Accessing your Synology NAS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Depending on your country of residence it make sense to secure your Synology NAS by denying access to any country which doesn&#8217;t need access.\u00a0 Here in Australia it makes sense blocking access to all other countries unless you really need to.\u00a0 This doesn&#8217;t stop the Synology from calling out and accessing services abroad.<\/p>\n<p>Below are the screenshots of the settings we typically would use &#8211;<strong> click on any of the images to see the full details<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/4it.com.au\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Synology-Security.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1273\" data-original=\"https:\/\/4it.com.au\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Synology-Security.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1377\" height=\"953\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Edit the firewall rules before enabling the firewall<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/4it.com.au\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Synology-Firewall.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1274\" src=\"https:\/\/4it.com.au\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Synology-Firewall.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1377\" height=\"953\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4it.com.au\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Synology-Firewall.png 1377w, https:\/\/4it.com.au\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Synology-Firewall-300x208.png 300w, https:\/\/4it.com.au\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Synology-Firewall-1024x709.png 1024w, https:\/\/4it.com.au\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Synology-Firewall-768x532.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1377px) 100vw, 1377px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s where most of the magic happens.\u00a0 What you need to do is create a minimum of 2 rules.\u00a0 One allow rule for Australia and one or more rules for your internal network.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/4it.com.au\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Editing-the-Synology-Firewall-Rules.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1275\" src=\"https:\/\/4it.com.au\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Editing-the-Synology-Firewall-Rules.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1377\" height=\"953\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4it.com.au\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Editing-the-Synology-Firewall-Rules.png 1377w, https:\/\/4it.com.au\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Editing-the-Synology-Firewall-Rules-300x208.png 300w, https:\/\/4it.com.au\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Editing-the-Synology-Firewall-Rules-1024x709.png 1024w, https:\/\/4it.com.au\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Editing-the-Synology-Firewall-Rules-768x532.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1377px) 100vw, 1377px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the previous screen we were working in All Interfaces.\u00a0 We now need to go in to each of the individual Lan&#8217;s and change a setting<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/4it.com.au\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Synology-Firewall-Rules-Non-Matching-Settings.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1276\" src=\"https:\/\/4it.com.au\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Synology-Firewall-Rules-Non-Matching-Settings.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1377\" height=\"953\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4it.com.au\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Synology-Firewall-Rules-Non-Matching-Settings.png 1377w, https:\/\/4it.com.au\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Synology-Firewall-Rules-Non-Matching-Settings-300x208.png 300w, https:\/\/4it.com.au\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Synology-Firewall-Rules-Non-Matching-Settings-1024x709.png 1024w, https:\/\/4it.com.au\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Synology-Firewall-Rules-Non-Matching-Settings-768x532.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1377px) 100vw, 1377px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We need to now check the Deny Access radio for each of the Lan&#8217;s.\u00a0 I&#8217;m sure you can see how this can be configured with specific rules but for the sake of the exercise let&#8217;s keep it simple.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/4it.com.au\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Synology-Firewall-Deny-if-Rules-Dont-Match.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1277\" src=\"https:\/\/4it.com.au\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Synology-Firewall-Deny-if-Rules-Dont-Match.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1377\" height=\"953\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4it.com.au\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Synology-Firewall-Deny-if-Rules-Dont-Match.png 1377w, https:\/\/4it.com.au\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Synology-Firewall-Deny-if-Rules-Dont-Match-300x208.png 300w, https:\/\/4it.com.au\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Synology-Firewall-Deny-if-Rules-Dont-Match-1024x709.png 1024w, https:\/\/4it.com.au\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Synology-Firewall-Deny-if-Rules-Dont-Match-768x532.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1377px) 100vw, 1377px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/4it.com.au\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Enable-DoS-protection-on-your-Synology.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1278\" src=\"https:\/\/4it.com.au\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Enable-DoS-protection-on-your-Synology.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1377\" height=\"953\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4it.com.au\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Enable-DoS-protection-on-your-Synology.png 1377w, https:\/\/4it.com.au\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Enable-DoS-protection-on-your-Synology-300x208.png 300w, https:\/\/4it.com.au\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Enable-DoS-protection-on-your-Synology-1024x709.png 1024w, https:\/\/4it.com.au\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Enable-DoS-protection-on-your-Synology-768x532.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1377px) 100vw, 1377px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/4it.com.au\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Enable-Auto-Block-for-your-Synology.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1279\" src=\"https:\/\/4it.com.au\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Enable-Auto-Block-for-your-Synology.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1377\" height=\"953\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4it.com.au\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Enable-Auto-Block-for-your-Synology.png 1377w, https:\/\/4it.com.au\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Enable-Auto-Block-for-your-Synology-300x208.png 300w, https:\/\/4it.com.au\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Enable-Auto-Block-for-your-Synology-1024x709.png 1024w, https:\/\/4it.com.au\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Enable-Auto-Block-for-your-Synology-768x532.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1377px) 100vw, 1377px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/4it.com.au\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Advanced-Synology-Security.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1280\" src=\"https:\/\/4it.com.au\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Advanced-Synology-Security.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1377\" height=\"953\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4it.com.au\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Advanced-Synology-Security.png 1377w, https:\/\/4it.com.au\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Advanced-Synology-Security-300x208.png 300w, https:\/\/4it.com.au\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Advanced-Synology-Security-1024x709.png 1024w, https:\/\/4it.com.au\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Advanced-Synology-Security-768x532.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1377px) 100vw, 1377px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style='text-align:left' class='yasr-auto-insert-visitor'><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Depending on your country of residence it make sense to secure your Synology NAS by denying access to any country which doesn&#8217;t need access.\u00a0 Here in Australia it makes sense blocking access to all other countries unless you really need to.\u00a0 This doesn&#8217;t stop the Synology from calling out and accessing services abroad. 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