Recording Server
On Host Server
When your server acts as the host server, you can manage recording servers in the Recording Server tab.
You can add, delete, edit, enable, disable, and lock/unlock recording servers, and perform manual failover. This tab contains the following parts:
- The left panel shows all recording server statuses. You can filter recording servers by selecting a status.
- The upper right panel lists all servers of the selected status. Basic information of the servers will also be displayed.
- The lower right panel contains the Applications tab. You can directly manage the applications displayed here for the selected server.
To add a recording server:
- Click Add > Add Server.
- Select the Connection type of the recording server.
- According to your connection type, enter the IP address, hostname, port number, or QuickConnect ID of the recording server.1
- You can also click the magnifying glass button to search for the Synology products within the same local area network.2
- Enter the admin's password of the server.
- You can click Test Connection to see if the server has been set up properly.
- Click Next to edit the advanced settings:
- Failover setting: You can select corresponding failover servers. When you start a manual failover or the recording server encounters abnormalities, such as disconnection, volume crash, or Surveillance Station package errors, the CMS architecutre will automatically choose one failover server to take over the services of this recording server with its original configuration.
- Prevent other CMS hosts from pairing with this recording server: Locks this recording server to the paired CMS host so that it cannot be added by other CMS hosts.
- Prevent users on this recording server from making changes to it: Restricts access to the settings of a recording server by preventing users from performing any operations after login. admin or users belonging to the administrators group on the recording server will only have access to the Advanced page, where they can modify this option afterwards. Users without administrative privileges will not be able to view or modify any settings after login.
Note:
- If you select Use IP address or FQDN as the connection type, the HTTPS protocol will be available for the connection to the recording server.
- When you use the Search feature, please notice the following information:
- It only works when the connection type is Use IP address or FQDN.
- If you select a Synology product of which the CMS mode is Recording Server, its IP address and port number will be filled in automatically.
- If you wish to add a Synology product of which the CMS service has not yet been activated, you can click the Enable link and enter its admin's credentials to enable the CMS service. You can also tick the checkboxes in the Advanced section according to your need.
To batch add recording servers:
- Click Add > Add Batch.
- From search results, select the servers which you want to add.
- If you want to add a Synology server whose CMS mode is Recording Server, double-click this server or click the Edit button to enter the admin password and name the server.
- If you want to add a Synology server that has not yet activated its CMS service, you can click the Enable link and enter its admin password to enable the CMS service. Tick advanced options such as security lock if necessary.
- In the Edit window, select Custom name if you want to customize a new name, or select Apply naming rule and choose from the Naming rule drop-down list to set the default naming rule:
- Default DiskStation name: The model names of Synology servers will be the display names of recording servers.
- Model-No.: The names of the recording servers will be "[Model Name]-[Recording Sever Number]".
- Prefix-No.: You need to specify the prefix of recording server names in the Custom Prefix field. The names of the recording servers will be "[Prefix]-[Recording Server Number]".
- When you are all done, click OK to add all the selected recording servers.
Note:
- The name of a recording server is case sensitive and can contain 1 to 32 Unicode characters, excluding the following symbols: ~ ` ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) - _ = + [ { ] } \ | ; : ' " < > / ?
The first character cannot be a minus sign or a space, and the last character cannot be a space.
To edit a recording server:
- Choose the recording server you want to edit and click Edit.
- You can edit camera information such as name, IP address, port number, and admin password. You can also modify advanced options such as failover setting and security lock.
- Click OK to save the changes.
To delete recording servers:
- Choose the recording servers you want to remove. (Press and hold the Ctrl or Shift key for multiple selections.)
- Click Delete.
To enable or disable recording servers:
- Choose the recording servers you want to enable/disable. (Press and hold the Ctrl or Shift key for multiple selections.)
- Choose Enable or Disable from the Enable drop-down list.
To perform manual failover for a recording server:
- If you need to halt the recording service of or power off a recording server for certain reasons, you can perform manual failover in order that the services of such server is temporarily assumed by a failover server.
- Choose the recording server you wish to perform manual failover.
- Click Manual Failover > Start.
- To stop manual failover, click Manual Failover > Stop.
Note:
- If the recording server is under failover, editing, stopping, or deleting this recording server will stop the failover status. The recordings on the failover server will thus be removed.
- You will no longer have access to the camera data and live view of recording servers which have been disabled.
To lock or unlock recording servers:
Locking recording servers helps prevent other CMS hosts within local network from pairing with your recording servers. Click Lock or Unlock and do either of the following:
- Lock all / Unlock all: All recording servers will be locked/unlocked.
- Lock selected / Unlock selected: The selected recording servers will be locked/unlocked.
To view video streams from recording servers:
- Go to Live View application, and add cameras of paired recording servers to the layout to watch live view channels.
- Go to Timeline application, and select a server from the source drop-down list to watch videos recorded by its cameras.
Note:
- If a CMS host and its recording servers are communicating via internal IP, you might encounter technical issues receiving video feeds of recording servers over the Internet. Therefore, when using a web browser to access a central management system from a different domain, you will need a relay service to receive cross-domain video feeds from recording servers. For example, with video relay service enabled, you can watch videos of the recording servers located on your office network even if you are at home. Go to Advanced to enable video relay service.
To edit the applications of recording servers:
- In the upper right panel, click to select a recording server.
- In the Applications tab of the lower right panel, click an application to launch the window, and make your changes. For more information on these applications, please refer to corresponding Help articles.
On Recording Server
When your server acts as a recording server, you can view the paired host server status, as well as lock/unlock this recording server. Locking your recording server prevents other servers from making changes to your server settings. You can also switch the server mode.
To lock or unlock your recording server:
- Under the Lock Setting section, select either Lock me or Unlock me to lock or unlock your recording server.
- Click Save to apply your changes.
Note:
- If the recording server is under failover, editing, stopping, or deleting this recording server will stop the failover status. The recordings on the failover server will thus be removed.