Synology WRX560 - Dual-Band Wi-Fi 6 Router, 2.5Gbps Ethernet, VLAN segmentation, Multiple SSIDs, parental controls, Threat Pr

4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars | 4,853 ratings

Price: 219.99

Last update: 02-02-2025


About this item

Dual-band Wi-Fi 6 with 5.9 GHz support and configurable WAN/LAN 2.5GbE port enable fast wireless and wired transfers
Comprehensive network security provided through Threat Prevention, VLAN segmentation, and WPA3 support
Standalone router that can be incorporated into a mesh system for whole home coverage
Parental controls and web filtering keep your family protected
DS router app provides easy-to-follow setup and network management through your mobile device

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Top reviews from the United States

  • Tom Dost
    5.0 out of 5 stars The WRX560 is a great WIFI router for home use!
    Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2024
    I'm very pleased with my purchase. We have 3 Windows computers, 6 streaming televisions (2 in use at most times), and various (10 or so) home automation devices connected via WIFI. The internet is 300/300 Mb fiber. Everything has been working perfectly with no burps or hiccups. Every device that can connect at 5ghz does so.

    Below are the highlights. I've worked in IT and have had some experience with firewalls.

    Pros:
    1. Strong WIFI. Smart connect feature will automatically pick to fastest reliable speed to connect with the client device.
    2. Mesh setup is very easy with either wired or wireless access points.
    3. Safe Access protects web users by filtering against threat intelligence and Google Safe Browsing database.
    4. Threat Prevention feature to monitor network traffic to alert/block network threats.
    5. Initial setup installs router with all inbound ports blocked, optional features disabled, and internet access to management interface disabled.

    Cons:
    1. Firewall logging is non-existent. This is important if you need to research why the device is not working as expected.
    2. Initial setup encourages setting up external access to management interface. You're asking to be attacked/hacked if you enable this.
    3. Initial setup enables UPNP on the LAN/Wireless interface. This makes your internal network less secure.
    4. Threat Prevention app requires some "fine tuning" to suppress false positives threat messages.

    I have an addition on my home that devices were connecting at slower speeds. I've set up an additional mesh point (mr2600ac) with a wired backhaul. The setup was simple and it works very effectively.

    The best practices for keeping this router secure are pretty much the same as any router.
    1. Keep the firmware updated.
    2. Turn off internet access to management interface.
    3. Use the Safe Access and Threat Prevention apps. Set the databases for those to automatically update.
    4. Keep any features you do not need turned off.
    5. Log in periodically and make sure things are as they should be.
  • Ken
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fast router, good range, easy to use parental controls
    Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2024
    I bought this router as a replacement for a Netgear Nighthawk X6S (R8000P) because the Netgear parental controls were slow, quirky and often did not work.
    Synology is vastly superior to Netgear in every aspect one can think of:

    - Range - I get decent coverage in the garage which is on the opposite side of the house from where the router is installed. I also get better connection speed on my Roku device in the basement.
    - User interface - both the web client (on the desktop) and the mobile app are fast and easy to use
    - Parental controls - easy to set up and modify. I can quickly block my kids' devices or give them extra time and everything works without a hitch. Most importantly - this feature is free!
    - Threat prevention - this is an additional package that requires a USB drive to be plugged in the router. I did experience some issues initially but that was because I was too lazy to read the manual. Synology lists USB drives that are compatible and some that are not. Using an incompatible drive will cause problems (duh!)

    Overall, I am very satisfied with the purchase and my only regret is that I did not replace my old router earlier.
  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great HW/SW - Easy to use, fast, and satisfactory for complex home networks; i.e., BSD users
    Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2020
    The MR2000AC HW has a nice design with no pointy antennae, and has 4 cores. The setup/configuration process was fairly straightforward and is not so smart that you can actually have an advanced network downstream of the device. The LAN and WAN ports are clearly marked and usable - no forced magic in trying to determine the router interface, though it can do that. Initially during setup the MR2000AC unit wants to be "the router" and communicate directly with the modem, but this step can be skipped. Ultimately, I want the pair (I bought two of the same for a mesh) to be just an AP (access point) - I already have a openbsd firewall gateway for my network. I was able to setup the wifi address range and carve out the high end of class C for DHCP, using the same class C ip range as my old netgear unit, but only allowing the synology the high end of the IP range - made for an easy migration. I was also able to connect/direct the synology wifi MR2000AC to talk to my local router, and then it all just started working! It took less than an hour to setup and adding the sub unit was a snap. Confusingly, I had difficulty with the manual in setting up the sub AP - that extends the mesh - I could not find the area in the manual to do it. But, after walking through the software - it looks like a virtual desktop in a web browser - I was quickly able to connect the 2nd MR2000AC via the "Wi-Fi Connect" applet. It's so cool that the MR2000AC uses a 5GHz back channel to talk to the main unit; that's how mesh works I guess . The software has a nice javascript overlay box with the status on each of the MR2000AC units, and you can observe and inspect bandwidth, mac, and frequency of each device connected. I notice it has support for SNMP, SMB, and can likely act as a sort of low redundancy NAS. I 'saw' the SMB endpoint on the network in my roku or firestick when trying to scan for screen mirroring. The software is extensive, and easy to use. I was able to upgrade the firmware easily and it's smart about it - staging the download before you install. A very polished product. It's only been a week, but I love the HW/SW. Our old netgear was getting crushed physically by the covid19 zooming, etc, and migrating to the MR2000AC pair resolved streaming problems. I placed the mesh units physically separate as to enable the 1300 sqft as best as possibly with minimal effort. The entire house is now covered, onto the deck, and into the backyard, and upstairs as well in the furthest room - still has sufficient connectivity. I put the MR2000AC synologyrouter in the basement connected to the gigabit switch, and the 2nd MR2000AC is on the first floor on the other side of the house - say 20 ft from the synologyrouter. It seems like clients reconnect to the other units with no disconnections. It's awesome.

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