User`s guide

Setting up VisualStation

This guide assumes that your Synology VisualStation has been connected to the local network and successfully paired

with your Synology NAS running with Surveillance Station 7.0 (or later). If you have not yet completed hardware

and software setup, please refer to the Quick Installation Guide that came with your Synology VisualStation before

proceeding.

Managing Congurations with Surveillance Station

Synology VisualStation allows you to monitor IP camera feeds without constantly running a computer. However,

basic congurations must be managed from a computer with access to Surveillance Station, such as conguring

IP cameras. This section explains how to manage these basic congurations.

Accessing Surveillance Station

First, in order to manage VisualStation congurations, you must have access to Surveillance Station. To access

Surveillance Station, please log into Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM) using an account belonging to the

administrators group. Then go to Main Menu > Surveillance Station.

What’s DSM or Surveillance Station? If you are curious about DSM or Surveillance Station, please refer to the Synology

DiskStation User’s Guide available at www.synology.com.

Need more information? Please refer to Surveillance Station Help for a detailed explanation regarding how to manage

VisualStation settings with Surveillance Station. To view Help, open Surveillance Station, click the gure icon in the upper-

right corner, and click Help.

Editing IP Camera Settings

VisualStation can display video feeds from IP cameras on the local network. However, IP cameras must be

congured with Surveillance Station rst. If you wish to edit IP camera settings, open Surveillance Station and go

to IP Camera.

Enabling VisualStation in Add-ons

To start using VisualStation, please do the following:

Open Surveillance Station.

Go to Add-ons > VisualStation.

Click Action > Run.

Customizing Live View Layouts

Camera feeds on the Live View page can be arranged in layouts and customized on VisualStation or from

Surveillance Station. To edit live view layouts on VisualStation, please refer to “Controller Panel” on page 7.

To customize or create live view layouts from Surveillance Station, please do the following:

Open Surveillance Station.

Go to VisualStation.

Click Edit.

Select Edit Live View.

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