Surveillance

As the surveillance market continues to expand rapidly, businesses are faced with an overwhelming array of options from numerous vendors. Choosing the most suitable surveillance solution for their unique needs and requirements can prove to be a daunting task. Given that surveillance systems are often long-term investments lasting for decades, it's crucial for businesses to consider all aspects carefully. Based on our experience assisting hundreds of thousands of businesses deploy surveillance systems, we have identified six common factors that are often overlooked when selecting a video surveillance solution, but which can cause headaches and require costly additional investments down the

Recent media attention has been drawn to issues surrounding privacy and security among security cameras, with a major vendor exposed to have glaring security flaws as well as not living up to their privacy claims. In this article I will clarify how our surveillance solutions ensure the privacy and security of your data. Your data is 100% owned by you Synology Surveillance Station is a video management system that supports over 8,300 IP cameras from over 140 brands, including all ONVIF-compatible IP cameras. Recording to a Synology NAS or DVA means that you have full ownership over their recording and

Simply listing the new features in Surveillance Station 9.0 belies the magnitude of improvements to our video surveillance suite. As we release the ninth iteration of one of our signature products, we are proud to say that users large and small will find securing their premises an altogether more pleasant and integrated experience. In Surveillance Station 9.0, everything is simply more within reach. An all-new experience When you first access the new Surveillance Station, what you’ll immediately notice is the sleek dark interface. Adopting many users’ preferred look is one small way we are making monitoring a better experience, but

Cloud vs. onsite surveillance isn’t as hard a choice as you think. We’ve all been there. An Amazon package mysteriously disappears. A stranger came knocking on your door late at night. Assets got stolen from a shop. Surveillance is a universal need. When it comes to selecting a surveillance solution, much of the discussion revolves around which camera to buy, while storing surveillance footage is often overlooked. But, if the recording isn’t available when you need it, what good is the surveillance system at all? There are a few different data storage options for surveillance, from cloud storage to local

Schedule recording is one of the most commonly used features for home surveillance. Users schedule the camera to record only at night or during their time out of the house. Recordings will be marked in green when motion is detected, so it’s easier to identify certain events. This is probably the most general purpose of deploying the surveillance system at home and it has helped tens of thousands of users identify a lot of home security breaches. Another common scenario is using Surveillance Station to comfort you if you have hired a caregiver taking care of someone at home. Simply deploy