Server

Central management allows you to set your Synology NAS as a host server, and add multiple Synology servers as recording servers to form a larger surveillance network. The host server can serve as the central portal to monitor cameras managed by all recording servers. Once you have enabled central management system (CMS) at Advanced > Service, you can add recording servers, edit all the listed servers and use the security lock option for enhanced protection here.

Add Servers

You can add recording servers one by one or add multiple servers at once. Please refer to the following steps.

To add a recording server:

  1. Click the Add button and select Add Server
  2. Enter a name to identify the recording server.
  3. Enter the recording server's IP address or host name and port number. You can also click Search to search for Synology servers within the same domain.
  4. Enter the admin password of the server.
  5. You can click Test Connection to see if the server has been set up properly.
  6. Click Next to edit the advanced settings:

To add multiple recording servers:

  1. Click the Add button and select Add Batch.
  2. From search results, select the servers which you want to add.
  3. 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 menu to set the default naming rule:
  4. When you are all done, click OK to add all the selected recording servers.

Note:

Manage Servers

Please follow the steps below to edit, delete your recording servers or apply security lock to protect them over network.

To edit a recording server:

  1. Choose the recording server you want to edit and click Edit.
  2. You can edit camera information such as name, IP address, port number, and admin password. Or you can modify advanced options such as security lock and time synchronization.
  3. Click OK to save the changes.

To delete recording servers:

  1. Choose the recording servers you want to remove. (Press and hold the Ctrl or Shift key for multiple selections.)
  2. Click Delete.

To enable or disable recording servers:

  1. Choose the recording servers you want to enable/disable. (Press and hold the Ctrl or Shift key for multiple selections.)
  2. Choose Enable or Disable from the Enable drop-down menu.

Note:

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:

  1. Lock all / Unlock all: All recording servers will be locked/unlocked.
  2. Lock selected / Unlock selected: The selected recording servers will be locked/unlocked.

To view video streams from recording servers:

  1. Go to Live View and add cameras of a recording server to the layout to watch live views.
  2. Go to Timeline and choose a server from the source drop-down menu 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 > Service to enable video relay service.