This is the second in a series that documents the Tier 3 / Co-Managed IT work we did to setup a wireless test bed for a Linux based scientific device. The testing environment included two different wireless network hardware types (Ubiquiti and Cisco). There was also a Synology device used for various purposes including hosting the Ubiquiti controller inside a Kubernetes container, providing certificate services, providing LDAP authentication, and providing RADIUS authentication. Each article will detail a separate piece of the project. This article shows the basic setup of Cisco Wireless Controller.

Setup of Synology NAS

1. Physically install hard drives into bays
2. Plug into network
3. Plug into power
4. Find IP address by pinging ‘Diskstation’ on network
5. Start web browser and connect to IP address
6. Run Setup Wizard
7. Install Synology OS on drives
8. Wait for reboot
9. Start setup
   • Give it a name
   • Create admin account / password
   • Install only important updates automatically
   • Sign-In to or Create Synology Account
   • Create quickconnect ID
   • Enable DSM backups
10. Create storage pool
    • If it states that no drives are available – check under HDD/SSD to see if there are required firmware updates. Install all available.
    • Use SHR-2 RAID
    • Choose all drives to be in the RAID (not m.2 cache drive)
    • Use Max Allocated size
    • Use Btrfs file system
    • Click Apply
    • Click OK to erase all drives
11. Open Package Center App
    • Accept terms of service
    • Update any Installed
    • Install LDAP Server and RADIUS Server
    • Close Package Manager

If your company has highly customized setup requirements that you need consulting for, then contact us for assistance.