Surveillance Station 4

The Synology Surveillance Station 4* provides you with an easy and economical network video recording solution. Gain peace of mind with by simply plugging IP cameras into your network and quickly configuring Surveillance Station. There are several features to customize your surveillance solution including video live-view, video recording, event playback, and intelligent PTZ. The AJAX-based web interface adds a touch of user-friendliness to this well-equipped surveillance solution. Read through to learn how simple it is to set up a surveillance system in your home or office.

Adding Cameras

Surveillance Station 4 supports hundreds of models of IP cameras from over 15 renowned brands. These cameras include mega-pixel cameras, H.264 and audio-enabled models, giving you the freedom of selection for your surveillance deployment.

Auto-search

Adding cameras is straightforward. Quick Setup and Complete Setup are available for you to choose from for a standard or customized installation. Both come with a search feature that automatically searches for available cameras** on the network. All you need to do is select the camera to install from the search results and enter its username and password. This eliminates the trouble of remembering the camera's model name and IP address.

For cameras not officially supported, you can also try choosing the User Define option and manually entering the source path to see if it works.

Camera list

View and manage all your cameras in the camera list. Everything you need to know about the cameras can be found and accessed on this page. Use the well-organized buttons to add, delete, and edit your cameras.

Video Settings

Surveillance Station 4 supports MJPEG, MPEG4, and H.264 video formats. For each camera, you can define different image settings including resolution, frame rate and image quality for recording and live view, respectively. Choose your live view source from either Surveillance Station 4 or directly from the camera.

Recording

Recording Modes

In DSM 2.3, Surveillance Station 4 supports five video recording modes. Audio recording is also supported when an audio-capable camera is used.

1. Manual Recording during Live View
2. Continuous Recording
3. Motion Detection Recording
4. Alarm Recording Mode
5. Motion Detection and Alarm Recording

Manual recording is used during live-view. You can manually start the recording whenever events occur by pressing the video camera button on the control panel.

For motion detection recording, you can either rely on the built-in motion detection mechanism of the camera, or leave it to Surveillance Station 4 (MJPEG only). Designate up to 10 custom detection areas on the camera view and the recording will only begin when motion is detected within a designated area.

Alarm recording often relates to the IP camera's digital input and output pin. When the IP camera receives a triggering signal from an exterior sensor via the digital input pin, it will send a signal to the DiskStation to start alarm recording.

Schedule

Setting up a recording schedule for 24-7 surveillance solution is simple with Surveillance Station 4. Easily create a recording schedule by choosing a recording mode and clicking the preferred hours to set the time. You can select a certain day by tapping on the day of the week, a certain hour everyday by tapping the hour column, or all hours by tapping on the top-left corner.

Archive Rotation

While all events are stored as an "archive", Surveillance Station's archive rotation system helps you to better control your available storage space. Manage the archive by preserving events for a limited period of time or by regulating the total size of the archive.

Intelligent PTZ

To create a sweeping path just set preset positions and create patrol paths to enhance your environment security. While the preset position is set by adjusting the camera angle to focus on a point you'd like to monitor, the patrol path is created by connecting several preset positions together to form a guard cycle. Set guard schedules to enable automatic patrol when event is triggered.

Live View

The Live View page displays a real-time stream of all configured cameras. The control panel increases the ease to function live-view. You can operate the PTZ (Pan/Tilt/Zoom) and digital zoom in/out function, switch to a preset position or patrol path, take snapshots, browse E-Map and manually record videos. Surveillance Station 4 provides full support to enrich your live-viewing experience.

PTZ Buttons:

For cameras that support PTZ (Pan/Tilt/Zoom) or audio, use these buttons to adjust the camera's shooting angle and audio volume.

In addition to the optical zoom feature provided by the camera, the Surveillance Station 4 also provides digital zoom function. You can also drag to move the video screen with your mouse, or double-click on the video screen to enlarge it to fit the frame instantly.

Snapshot button: Take a snapshot image and save it anytime during live-view.

Full screen button: Monitor in full-screen by clicking this button.

E-Map button: See the corresponding camera's location within your surveillance environment on E-Map.

Manual recording button: Start recording anytime during live view with the manual recording button.

Layout Management

Flexible layout management allows you to choose a preferred layout style and customize it by dragging and dropping cameras to the selected layout cells. Once set, the customized layout will be available in the live view page for easy selection. Add the corresponding E-Map to the layout to assist your live-viewing experience.

Live View with VisualStation VS60

In an environment where only live-view is required, save costs with VisualStation VS60. Once properly setup in Surveillance Station 4, the device is designed for directly live viewing the managed cameras via a LCD monitor or TV without the help of a PC.

VS60 is a power-saving and easy-to-use monitoring solution; for more information refer to Synology VS60.

Event

All recordings are saved as "events" and can be managed under the Event tab. In the Event tab you are able to browse and search events with various filters. The play, download, and delete functions facilitate event management. While managing events, you may lock critical events to prevent them from being deleted accidentally or removed during archive rotation.

Event player

When playing a recorded video, you can use the control buttons to fast forward, slow down, zoom-in and zoom out, drag-n-move the video, or skip to the previous or next event. Pausing the video gives you the ability to skip to the previous or next frame as well as take a snapshot and save the picture.

Timeline

The timeline allows you to watch all recorded events of a camera on a certain day, including events on the client server and mounted events. You can easily find the event you are seeking by sliding the arrow button, or switching between Day and Hour mode for different scale of timeline. The gray bar above the time scale shows the time intervals where videos have been recorded. Events recorded during Motion Detection and Alarm Recoding modes are marked in different colors for quick identification. Detailed event information is listed beside the event player.

Sync Playback

Sync Playback allows you to simultaneously watch videos from up to 4 channels on the same timeline. You can easily find the event you are seeking bysliding the arrow button, or switch between Day and Hour mode to scale the timeline. The gray bar above the time scale shows the time intervals where videos have been recorded.

When playing the recorded videos, you can fast forward, slow down, zoom-in and zoom out, or drag-n-move the picture. Pausing the video gives you the ability to take a snapshot and save the picture.

Export and Mount Events

Export events from Surveillance Station to any shared folder or to an external USB/eSATA storage device as archives allow you to save storage space without the losing recording events. Should the need arise to review the old recordings, just mount them back onto Surveillance Station and they are ready for review in Timeline, event player or Sync Playback.

Centralized Management

Centralized management helps you easily manage cameras installed on multiple DiskStations in the case of a large deployment. After proper setup, you can monitor the live-view of all cameras installed on multiple DiskStations by logging in to the host server and you can also view the timeline of each camera.

E-Map

For those who deploy several IP cameras, adding an e-map provides a visual aid to your surveillance deployment. Simply upload an image and set the cameras' locations and recording angle on the map, then assign a map for each live view layout. You can also set up cross reference between maps and sub-maps to accommodate your needs.

Notifications

By setting up email account and SMS authentications, Surveillance Station 4 will send you an email or SMS notifications when critical events occur. On the Settings page, you can specify which events trigger notifications, ensuring you stay up-to-date on the safety of your property.

Privilege

Grant system users permission to access Surveillance Station 4 with the privilege of either manager or spectator. Users with Manager privilege have full authority to configure and view Surveillance Station 4, a spectator can only watch live view and event timeline and cannot edit the camera settings. In addition, administrators are free to decide which IP cameras each user can access.

Log

Critical events such as camera disconnection or changes on the camera settings are recorded in logs. You can view the logs and manually delete/save the log for further use. When the log size reaches its limit, the oldest record will be removed to make space for new entries.

Camera License

Each DiskStation comes with one camera license. For DiskStation models that support multiple cameras, you may purchase Synology Camera License Packs to install additional cameras.

* To have all features of Surveillance Station 4, Internet Explorer browser is required. Some features are supported on IE only.
** UPnP cameras are required.

Applied Models

10-series: DS1010+, DS410j, DS710+, DS210j, DS110j

9-series: RS409+, RS409RP+, RS409, DS509+, DS409+, DS409, DS209+II, DS209+, DS209, DS209j, DS109+, DS109, DS109j, DS409slim

8-series: RS408, RS408-RP, DS508, DS408, DS108j

7-series: RS407, CS407, CS407e, DS207+, DS207, DS107+, DS107, DS107e

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