Synology RT6600ax - First Look!

The Synology RT6600ax is a brand new router from Synology - in this video we go over the physical specs and check out the Synology Router Manager software for configuration.
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[@duke_ferdinand3758]

I'm also partial to the "round AP on the wall/shelf" look, but this router seems like the perfect one to recommend to friends who don't want a sucky router, but don't want the investment of the Unifi or similar ecosystems that have popped up. Back when I had a similar Linksys router, the USB port was super convenient too for local backups in place of a NAS so I can see this fitting that exact niche between consumer and prosumer gear :)

[@tabysetterstrom6061]

Synology brining the ability of VLANs to a consumer mesh network is awesome. ASUS, Netgear etc while providing great speed products, has yet to figure out how to do stable mesh-networking so I am impressed by Synologys offering.

[@MicahDrushal]

I’d love to see a video with more details on firewall rules and allowing traffic between IoT and secure networks for smart home devices like Home Assistant, Apple TV/Roku/Chromecast etc.

[@RogierYou]

I wish Synology made a 16 port POE switch with the same UI. Preferably with 2.5GB ports

[@MactelecomNetworks]

Great video Chris. I agree I do not like the antennas like that

[@tzisorey]

I had one customer in particular, about 15 years ago, who would've loved that ability to not only lock the kids out of certain websites, on a schedule, but also to be able to associate each kid with their devices. Fortunately, she was the lead partner in a law firm, so she could afford the enterprise level equipment that was the only way to really accomplish that, back then - but this would've been much easier.

[@jbdragon3295]

The price is actually reasonable. I expected it to be like $499. I’m also not a fan of all of those antennas, but WiFi should be pretty good for a single AP. It does look like a pretty large device.

[@marksapollo]

Compared to the high end Netgears and others this is compact!

[@mjjf8297]

I would like to see a comparison between the Synology RT6600ax and the the Unifi Dream Router for home user. E.g. which one has better Software, ease of use, maybe future proof or network upgradability

[@tomferrin1148]

I'm with you Chris... hate all those antennas sticking out! That's one of the things that so nice about the UniFi APs.

[@connclissmann6514]

For those of us in Europe living in older houses with stone or brick walls, suggesting any one device will cover your entire home will heavily depend on layout. My own experience is that multiple access points works best, so long as you can wire them back to the router. Thanks for the review and I agree those antennas look awkward (at best).

[@RogierYou]

You can wire an MR2200AC mesh extender to the 2nd floor.

[@johnstouchpad6437]

@@RogierYou MR2200AC is the mesh model.

[@RogierYou]

@@johnstouchpad6437 thanks I fixed the typo. Assuming they will also update the extender…

[@johnstouchpad6437]

@@RogierYou the rt2600ac and the mr2200ac will both be getting SRM V1.3 should have the release canidate in the next week or so.

[@JasonsLabVideos]

OH, it has IpSec SWEET! Good video Chris !

[@tsembelk]

This router seems capable and an overall good product for most families. Personally I am not kin on the spider look though. I have a UDM base, which I have set up after watching your videos, in my living room and looks way cooler.

[@Garrett_Builds]

Would love to see a demo of the phone hot spot as ISP scenario you mentioned. Also am interested in range/throughput in a home. How it does through walls, floors outside, etc.

[@panoshountis1516]

Great video, thank you once again. I have a question for you and a request for new content, so first I have the RT2600ac at home and with the SRM 1.3 coming soon offeing the VLAN binding capabilities, is there any compeling reason to make the leap into the new box? As more specific content, I would like to see how to setup segmentation on a typical home network and setup VLAN's on SRM 1.3 with a sensible set of firewall rules between them.

[@nazirisk]

Ubiquity should take notes of its VPN section

[@biggyk87]

They just added a new vpn based on wireguard in the new update.

[@RogierYou]

And their UI….

[@jonathanathe]

Hi I have a question, is it possible with this router to allow a device to be seen with another device in another vlan (Security Camera - Mobile) but the camera is not exposed on the WAN? Thank you!

[@rickys3708]

That Safe Access Profile interest me most! Will it be able to linkup with Unifi AP and still able to control and monitor each individual profile :)

[@El3andro]

Can you set bandwidth limitations on the VLANs? By setting the many options, I guess that this is something this device would provide. However, I didn't see it in the video

[@vardagsteknik6576]

Can you restrict wifi at the same way as with lan regarding to IOT as you showed in the video? A vlan video would be nice if you did here to.

[@jackthibo7644]

Hey Thanks so much for this very informative Video! 2 Questions though: 1. Can you connect the router to a VPN, so your whole home internet traffic is secure? If so, what VPNs can be used? 2. As some might know, wireguard is a very simple, fast and secure VPN solution. Is it possible to run wireguard as a server or as a client on this router? If there's a option to install packages, really one should be able to potentially develop or manually install the option for wireguard as a client and perhaps even as a wireguard VPN server..... Many thanks!

[@Bogomil76]

6:18 DS-Lite means Dual-Stack Lite. Your „public“ IP4 is „private“ and encapsulated in an v6 adress, and your provider manage this! So you cant access your own network (at home) from the public via ipv4 for vpn for example! It is very popular here in germany to get DS-Lite from your cable provider because of the public lack of v4 for all!

[@Paul1337]

To be fair most of the time you can call your ISP and request a proper DualStack (IPv4+IPv6) for your connection. With Vodafone for example unlocking DS (In my case through their twitter support) will allow you to enable Bridge-Mode within the ISP Provider Router/Modem/Switch combo settings, which im personally using paired with a UDM-Pro setup. But you're right, pretty much the standard over here is DS-Lite, especially for lower bandwidth connections (< 150Mbit)

[@jackolope2217]

Would be perfect if someone would make a router with 2.5gb wan and a seperate 2.5gb lan… that’s what I’d really like for my home use

[@billmcalister8706]

Currently have the 2600 with 3 2200 satellites as well as 3 unifi WF6 access points.(connected to Gen2 CK) Do you think it is worth upgrading to the 6600?

[@mrtherm]

Can we use Synology MR2200AC with RT6600ax as a mesh access point? Please advise. Thanks.

[@littlebit670]

I thought that Synology was just a NAS maker. I actually really like the DS118 NAS, which replaced an aging WD My Cloud. When I looked at the stuff about this router, I thought that the coolest feature was the ability to VPN into your home network.

[@marksapollo]

The thing you’d need to know is will this be able to match the reach and performance of a wireless MESH WiFi 6 system. That’s the market it will be targeting. If it can manage to do that then this is a very attractive buy.

[@RizHail]

Can you have a Gaming Mode on this like Asus ax86u Router?? Like giving priority of Pings or Latency to Xbox Series X when the game console is On, so we play better FPS games online like Apex Legends or Counter Strike GO on PC? Or is it do-able via manual settings?. .

[@bergamifamily]

I love these but can't find the new one anywhere. Anyone have a link?

[@AmericanPatriots87]

Chris you should get a Firewalla Gold and give your impressions.

[@suntag69]

Chris, could you do a tutorial video setting up VLANs on synology router with Ubiquiti switches and WAPs?

[@jungleboyfromoz]

How long does the initial setup take ?

[@davidhayward1426]

I’d like to see a review of content filtering that shows if the filtering works for blocking KZbin for both web and mobile app cases. I’ve have had mixed results on this.

[@neosmith80]

Not sure if I missed this, but does this have wpa3 or just wpa2?

[@RayIT560]

I imagine it supports both, I have the Synology Rt2600 with SRM 1.2 and it supports both.

[@Boricua0082]

@crosstalksolutions: Can you please do a video setting up the VPN Plus server?

[@HoekNoot]

hello super youtube video. I'm just curious what you would choose. UDM or Synology router? and can unifi controller run together with Synology router ? so synology router with different networks that are also available via UniFi controller. I still have several access points from unifi

[@BradleySkaggsNYC]

RE: antennas: Form follows function., a key design axiom.

[@BaMb1N079]

Looks great, would totally use this for some friends' networks that don't want to invest in let's say a Unifi or Aruba environment. But why does it have to be so ugly?

[@clsanchez77]

That seems to be common theme these days will all the latest routers. Cant fine one that fits nicely in a rack. Not sure why the all need to look like alien spaceships.

[@BaMb1N079]

@@clsanchez77 there are some nice sonicwall devices that look normal.

[@astar1625]

What kind of hit (if any) does threat prevention have on bandwidth?

[@jimlee1498]

I would suggest doing a video on RT6600ax VPN features for home users. Should we get a VPN service for streaming services, privacy, etc. Do security issues outweigh the benefits of VPNs for remote access to home security systems, home automation, NAS. Thanks

[@chadmarkley]

ok, the desktop mat is AWESOME!! Totally distracting and I love it

[@mingscustoms]

Where did you buy it?

[@Sailormandave110]

The antennae are not a problem for me. I've always found that a router with antennae has a greater reach than a router with just a built-in antenna.

[@CharlesHayden]

Does it support Openvpn client mode or wireguard ?

[@shivex]

I read something about this thing only supporting 5 VLANS and I'm wondering about the amount of different SSID's you can broadcast.

[@RayIT560]

It supports 15 SSID's

[@jeffreywolfe6313]

Do more on VPN setups

[@tracyr5594]

i wonder what site dad went to??

[@-silkman-3573]

I might be missing something, but what’s the point of a single multi gig port, particularly if it’s used for WAN, how do you pass that bandwidth on to the rest of your wired network?

[@rawrmcrawrawr]

It's to pass that bandwidth to wireless clients. If you have 2 Gbps internet from your ISP, High end wifi 6 clients will be able to use some of that 1+ Gbps speed rather than be bottlenecked by the gigabit WAN port. Some reviews show that wifi 6 clients can reach around 1600 Mbps in close range to this router.

[@dawningsun5667]

There is no more Cloud Station (= Synology Drive) with rt6600ax which was very useful from previous model rt2200ac. No reviewers mentioned about it.

[@low3419]

I am using MR2200ac, wanna upgrade to this , but I understand it is not compatible with my MR2200ac work as a Mesh Router , any info.?

[@johnstouchpad6437]

That will be supported once SRM v1.3 is released for the MR2200AC and also RT2600AC later this year. Note: The RT1900AC will not get v1.3 of SRM .

[@johnstouchpad6437]

V1.3 is coming in the next week or so for MR2200AC and RT2600AC.

[@low3419]

@@johnstouchpad6437 Thanks so much for your info. :-)

[@gregwilm9221]

RTX6600 I have one , 1 Issue Site to Site with another Router not RTX6600 Unable to get this to Work . Synology Claims I have to have another RTX6600 and the other side to make this work. It this really True ? Comment from Synology Tech Support Follows. Sir, you are 100% correct. Although the instructions are specific to having two or more Synology routers to create the STS VPN, there really should be a Pop-Up page notifying users that Synology's STS VPN is designed to work with Synology Routers. This will be discussed with my supervisors this afternoon. They will be able to relay ths information to our web development team as well. We intend for our documentation to be very clear to our users. If it is not then we need edit the reported documentation to be more clear for the end-users. I appreciate your feedback and welcome you to create a new support ticket if you suggestions for edits in the future. Kindly let me know if there is anything else I can do to help at this time. This sounds Crazy not to be able to have this RTX6600 unable to Tunnel to Tunnel to other Routers . Have you tried Tunnel to Tunnel on the Device and got it working ?

[@krisbennett2167]

Such a shame that there isn't 2x 2.5gBe ports... would be good for a backbone for multiple of them

[@Alftura]

More Synology Please! I bought a UDM Pro SE with a U6 Mesg and the next week Synology announced the RT6600ax....if I only waited a week. :/

[@BigART1791]

Looks like the same shell they used on ASUS routers.

[@Martin-ot7xj]

Hi there , can we create a rule on Synology firewall that , all devices in the network can access to internet, but nobody from internet or outside of our network cannot access to our network for more security ? thnx

[@RayIT560]

By default all devices on your network can access the internet and nobody from Internet can access your network. No configuration needed for this.

[@markb4071]

shame it's only 1x2.5gbe if you have faster LAN devices and a >1gb WAN you're pretty much outta luck

[@JeffreyGroves]

It may be great, but it looks ridiculous. I would have to hide it out of sight if I had to use such a device.

[@JohnCain-FHRITP]

Tenda routers do the exact same thing and only cost $30 on Amazon! We use Tenda all the time for people streaming television and Internet and it works great. Don’t pay $300 for a router that’s just stupid

[@zeniboy1]

What Tenda router model you feel does the same with this router? Like to share?

[@johnpoldo8817]

I hate those antennas. Surely my customers will hate them too so I would never buy this router. Compare this appearance to some of the white routers from TP Link that look like white hockey pucks or candles.

[@ailfawka6278]

I love antennas. 😡

[@mrxmry3264]

i don't like all-in-one devices.

[@armanddarmawan]

Then this device is clearly not for you

[@mrxmry3264]

@@armanddarmawan my point exactly.

[@RogierYou]

Its a prosumer router. At least it doesn’t have a build inn modem….

[@ernestoditerribile]

It’s just a rebranded ASUS Router. They even use AI-Mesh.

[@thisemo1777]

Phenomenal one like always😎