Vast Camera & Device Support

Vast Camera & Device Support

Surveillance Station supports a wide range of devices and deep integration of advanced camera features. This gives you more flexibility in integrating new devices with your existing setup or in selecting the most suitable devices to better manage entire surroundings.

Vast camera and device support

Surveillance Station offers native support for all major video and audio codecs, as well as over 8,400 cameras and video servers from over 130 brands. Optimized video codecs with high compression rates used by AXIS (Zipstream), Hikvision (H.264+/H.265+), and other manufacturers are also supported. View the full compatibility list here.

Extensive camera support

Extensive camera support

ONVIF Profile S & Profile G

ONVIF Profile S & Profile G

Video server

Video server

PTZ camera

PTZ camera

Fisheye & multi-lens cameras

Fisheye & multi-lens cameras

Assisted camera deployment

Start protecting large premises faster by configuring thousands of cameras at once using a powerful deployment wizard.

Find and add cameras
Spreadsheet import
Camera settings copy
Find and add cameras
Spreadsheet import
Camera settings copy

Broad camera features integration

Synology works with IP camera vendors to integrate broad camera features including but not limited to digital output, two-way audio, fisheye dewarping, event detection, and object tracking to provide a powerful, full-fledged surveillance system. Read the full compatibility list here

Digital output
Two-way audio
Event detection
Digital output
Two-way audio
Event detection

Support Recording at the edge

By storing videos in a camera's on-board SD card, edge recording allows cameras to continue recording even when the network connection is temporarily lost or when the server is down.

Support for ONVIF Profile G brings a broader selection of supported cameras, including those with ONVIF compliant edge recording.

Support Recording at the edge

Monitor transaction environments with the POS system

Surveillance Station integrates with point of sale (POS) systems to deliver solutions that meet retail business' requirements. Manage transactions with corresponding video clips and receive notifications when abnormal transactions are detected.

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Monitoring transactions

Pair IP cameras with transaction devices and display transaction details both in the live view and historical recordings.

History  search

History search

User-defined events

Search and find recorded transactions through an intuitive interface and easily display the corresponding video footage.

Monitor transaction environments with the POS system

IP speakers

With the first ever extensive integration with IP speakers, we are introducing analog-to-digital conversion in surveillance to the realm of audio systems, significantly improving the convenience of deployment, management, and utilization.

Easily broadcast speech or recordings

Easily broadcast speech or recordings

Speak in real time or play scheduled recordings on multiple IP speakers synchronously with the Grouping feature.

Digital signals for remote management

Digital signals for remote management

Control your speaker system through digital signals to manage IP speakers from anywhere.

I/O module integration

Support for I/O module allows Surveillance Station to integrate with a wide range of devices with specialized features. This lets you implement more detection methods according to your needs, without having to invest in a large number of expensive cameras. Read the full compatibility list here

Smoke & infrared detectors

Smoke & infrared detectors

LED lights

LED lights

Electromagnetic locks

Electromagnetic locks

Monitor, lock, or unlock doors with Surveillance Station

Integrating with AXIS Network Door Controller solutions, Synology NAS and NVR empower you to manage physical access control of your offices, labs, or warehouses, preventing any risks of a break-in or employee theft. You can easily monitor access points, lock and unlock doors all on Surveillance Station's intuitive user interface. Learn more about Access Control

Monitor, lock, or unlock doors with Surveillance Station

Even better with Synology Cameras

Synology Cameras are designed with Surveillance Station in mind to provide effortless smart surveillance. Learn more

Even better with Synology Cameras

Notes:

  1. Each transaction device requires two Surveillance Device Licenses.