User`s guide

Synology DiskStation User's Guide
Based on DSM 3.2
137 Chapter 14: Safeguard Your Environment with Surveillance Station
Centralized Management
Centralized management allows a host DiskStation to see the live views and events of other client DiskStations
on the Live View or Event Playback page.
To set your DiskStation as a host server or client:
1 Tick Enable centralized management.
2 Do either of the following:
 Choose Be a host server.
 Choose Be a client, and then set the authentication key. The host server will be required to enter the
correct key to log in and watch live views and events on your DiskStation.
3 Click Save.
To manage client DiskStations (if your DiskStation is set as a host server):
Go to Device > Centralized Management under Management. For more information, click the Help button (with
a question mark) at the top-right corner.
VisualStation
VisualStation is a live view and event playback device designed to expand the flexibility of Surveillance Station.
When a VisualStation within LAN is managed by your DiskStation, you can connect a TV set or LCD monitor to
the VGA port of VisualStation, and then watch live views and events of IP cameras managed by your DiskStation
on the TV/LCD screen without using a computer.
To enable VisualStation support:
Tick Enable VisualStation and click Save.
Note: This option is only editable by admin (or a user belonging to the administrators group).
To manage available VisualStations within LAN:
Go to Device > VisualStation under Management. For detailed instructions, click the Help button (with a
question mark) at the top-right corner.
Note: A VisualStation can only be managed by a DiskStation within the same LAN.
Video Output Module
When DirectX is set as the video output module, live view or events might not display correctly with some
computers due to video card performance. This problem may be fixed by using OpenGL instead.