I am trying to mount a volume from our Synology NAS APFS volume on our MacBook Pro 2021 (M1 model). I'd like to ensure the volume remains mounted even when the user is switching between networks (e.g. working from home, then coming into the office without shutdown).

The NAS is on the same network as the Mac, so I can use finder to mount the volume, authenticate successfully and add it as a "Open at login" item which maps the volume successfully at login, but this does not remain mapped if the user changes networks or locations.

I am using a 3rd party app called "Volume Manager" which I downloaded from the App Store which is designed to keep the volume mounted every x hours, and when I put those same credentials into the app, it says the volume is mounted successfully, but I don't see the volume appear under "/volumes" directory or in Finder. If I manually use finder to mount the volume, I see the volume appear in "/volumes" folder.

I've used various scripts from chatgpt and it seems like I cannot successfully map this volume other than using finder or the "Open at login" option.

Does anybody have any ideas how I can proceed? I'm fairly new to mounting volumes on MacOS from other locations, but I'm certain it's an issue with the /volumes folder not generating the Volume when I use the 3rd party app or scripts. Thanks in advance!