Synology Assistant

by Synology Inc.

Official Synology desktop utility that finds Synology NAS devices on the local network and helps install and manage them.

Operating system: Windows

Publisher: Synology Inc.

Release: Synology Assistant 7.0.4-50051

Antivirus check: VirusTotal report

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Finds Synology NAS devices on your local network and helps you set them up.

Features:

  • You can minimize it to the system tray, where it keeps running.
  • Scans the LAN for Synology servers, shows their IP address, status, MAC address, version and model, and installs DSM on new devices.
  • Lets you connect to a server, map a shared folder as a network drive, set up Wake on LAN and share printers attached to the NAS.
Synology Assistant locates every Synology NAS on your LAN and lets you install DSM, map drives and set up Wake on LAN from one window.
Windows 7 or later
A Synology NAS or other Synology device

PROS
Easy to set up and use with user-friendly interface.
Assists in managing and monitoring Synology devices efficiently.
Maps shared folders as network drives in one click.

CONS
Only works with Synology devices on the same LAN.
Most settings still require the DSM web interface.
Printer sharing is limited to two printers.
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