Manual Port Forwarding with a D-Link Router

Overview

For routers which are not known to be compatible this article will cover the basic idea of Port Forwarding the web service (port 80) on a D-Link Router. This knowledge may be used for other D-Link branded routers. For further technical assistance with port forwarding, please consult with D-Link's technical support or a computer network consultant. Please be sure to read the Aspects of Port Forwarding and Remote Access article before proceeding with this article.

• Main Article - Remote Access on the Synology DiskStation

Set the DiskStation to have a Fixed LAN IP Address

Step 1: Login to the Synology DiskStation Manager as administrator
Step 2: Proceed to Network
Step 3: Proceed to Network Interface Select the LAN Port which will have port forwarding Switch to Use Manual Configuration Click Ok and let the DSM Restart the Network Services.

Enabling Port Forwarding on a D-Link Router

• Notes about this router in this article's example
  • Name: D-Link Wireless N 300 Router
  • Model: DIR-615 rev E3
  • Default IP: 192.168.0.1
  • Default Username: admin
  • Default Password: blank
  • Firmware: 5.1

Step 1: Open a web browser and proceed to the default IP of http://192.168.0.1/ Login with the admin credential Leave the password field blank Click Login
Step 2: This will be the default management page of the D-Link Router
Step 3: Click Advanced Click Port Forwarding
Step 4: Enter a Name for this service Either select an Application Name or a Port Number to be forwarded Enter the IP Address of the DiskStation Enable the rule via the Check Box Click Save Settings and commit the new changes. Done
Step 5: Consider signing up for a compatible DDNS provider, and set the DDNS update service in the DSM, under here