QNAP NAS Community Forum

Hello QNAP community,

I've had my TS-451+ (Firmware 4.4.1.1146) for almost 2 years now and am very happy with it.
However, I've been struggling for weeks with getting a direct connection to my NAS from outside my LAN.
I can successfully connect using the https://qlink.to/xxx link, but I can't get DDNS / xxx.myqnapcloud.com to work, neither can I connect using my public IP.

I've tried with uPNP and with manual port forwarding, set my NAS as the DMZ host IP on my TP-Link Archer C7 (only router in my network), but to no avail.

My router also shows failed we connectivity.



I'm pretty good with databases and hardware, but I'm not really into network troubleshooting.
Can someone maybe point me into a direction in order to resolve my connectivity woes?

Best regards,
Julian

don't do it..

look at this thread and see what can happen
viewtopic.php?f=345&t=153044

get a good router with a built in vpn server (e.g. asus 68 or 86) and use the vpn server for remote access to your nas

Considering the amount of posts you have on this forum, I might just have to assume this is one of those points in life, where I should accept good advice when it is given.

I guess I'll figure out another way for my FTP server.
Thank you.

sorry..it's just good practice to keep the web away from your nas

at max...look into containers or vms ..that way a hack would be contained in a virtual environment

I'm not sure if it will be the answer you need or not. But I found out something on my NAS.

Under Control Panel, System, Security;
In the Allow/Deny List, If I choose allow all, My system will pass the test for Web connectivity that you are talking about. However when I choose the last option, to "allow connections from the list only", the test fails. However, on mine, listed entries are only local to the network.

I don't know if this is a bug, or if it is how it is intended to work. But, if yours responds the same way, it may answer some questions about what is or isn't working.

Thank you for the input zbryant, it did however not work for me.
Don't worry about it. I've made other arrangements and will keep my NAS for LAN use only.