Surveillance
Buyer’s Guide

Looking to guard you premises? Then look no further. Keep people and property safe with a powerful and intuitive suite of surveillance solutions. Learn how a NAS can be used to help empower you surveillance around your property.

Surveillance

Why use a NAS for Surveillance?

You may already own a NAS at home or at the office that provides a centralised storage of you files & media. Many applications running on the NAS empower this data by allowing you to sorting and share photos, stream your favourite videos and music or simply backing up and restoring your data securely.

Similarly, surveillance recordings can be overwhelming to monitor and cumbersome to maintain. Using an intelligent monitoring and easy-to-use video management tools can help you safeguard your assets effectively.

If you don’t already have a NAS, check out our NAS 101: Buyer’s Guide to get started

What can Surveillance Station 9.0 do?

Surveillance at a glance

Surveillance at a glance

Monitor feeds in real time and seamlessly scrub through the timeline

8300+ cameras supported

8300+ cameras supported

A wide range of devices and deep integration of advanced camera features

Securely stored

Securely stored

Using industry-standard AES-256 encryption, encrypt archives, and restrict access.

Mobile app support

Mobile app support

Use iOS, or Android™ mobile device to monitor anytime, anywhere

Deep Video Analytics

Deep Video Analytics

Expand you camera’s capabilities and take advantage of advanced analytics features

Choosing the right solution

Synology

1
Select the right camera

With any surveillance solution, the camera will play a key role and define the rest of the solution. Depending on the environment you are placing these cameras, the specification of the camera can vary. Below are some feature to look out for and some camera recommendation for home and business enviroment. We also have an extensive 8300+ camera compatibility list to ensure the best experience with Synology NAS.

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Synology

2
Estimate storage requirements

How long do you need to keep recordings for? For businesses, this is determined by your own business policy or legal requirements. For home users, it is much more flexible and down to personal preference. To keep it simple, here is a general formula.

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Synology

3
Select series and model

No matter the amount of cameras you need, there is a NAS for every type of need. Below are a few recommended models to get your started! 1

Up to 8 Cameras
Personal users securing their home
Synology
Includes 2 free camera licenses
Up to 16 Cameras
Small businesses protecting their assets
Synology
Includes 2 free camera licenses
Up to 16 CamerasDeep Analytics Capable
Simplify surveillance with 2 advanced AI analytics tasks
Synology
Includes 8 free camera licenses
Need to support more than 16 cameras?

Setting up Surveillance Station

Mounting the cameras
Linking the cameras to the NAS

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Note:

  1. Each Synology NAS comes with atleast two camera licenses or eight camera licenses for Synology DVA series. To connect more cameras to the NAS or NVR, additional lifetime licenses are required.