
I decided on L2TP, although there is some concern the NSA has weakened it. You should give some though as to which VPN technique you want to use. Setting up a Synology for L2TP VPNįirst, in the Synology Package Manager, ensure that you've got the Synology VPN Server package installed and running. The result is I can now remote into my home and manage things from any device I own. The Synology, my Router, my iOS device, and my Windows PC/Surface. The Synology will act as my VPN server as well. I use it for Plex, it hosts my files and photos, it manages my surveillance cameras and acts as a camera DVR, it runs a Minecraft Server, it's a Git server, it even runs Docker. It's not just a file server, it's an everything server, in my house. I have a a Synology 1511+ NAS appliance and I love it. I wanted it to be standards-based and not require any additional software installations. I wanted a VPN solution I could use on my iPhone/iPad and Surface. From GoToMyPc to Hamachi, again, there's dozens of ways. I do very much realize there are a lot of different options to do this, and have been for years. I wanted to be able to VPN into my home and remotely access my machines and files.

The kinds of things we can do in our homes as individuals with off-the-shelf hardware would have needed an IT Dept of a dozen just 10 years ago, ya know? Amazing. It's amazing that I can basically be my own IT Department.
