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Chapter 4: Get Started with Surveillance Station
Discover More Features with Add-ons
Synology Surveillance Station provides varieties of add-ons to enhance your surveillance abilities and incorporate more
supplementary features. You can leverage the following Surveillance Station add-ons on your NVR:
Local Display
Local Display is designed to support local live view, playback, and managements of your NVR. You can update it in Surveillance
Station
Main Menu
>
Add-ons
or download it directly from Synology's
Download Center
. For more information, please see
"Chapter 5:
Setup and Operate Surveillance Station Local Display
".
Note:
Surveillance Station Local Display is activated by default. To disable Local Display feature, please go to Surveillance
Station
Main Menu
>
Add-ons
to stop this add-on.
Device Pack
Device Pack enhances the camera compatibility of Surveillance Station. You can update it in Surveillance Station
Main Menu
>
Add-ons
or download it directly from Synology's
Download Center
. For more information, please go to
Help
>
Add-ons
>
Device Pack
in Surveillance Station.
CMS
In a Central Management System (CMS), your NVR can be set as a
recording server
to create a larger surveillance network.
To enable the CMS feature, please go to Surveillance Station
Main Menu
>
Add-ons
to run this add-on. For more information,
please refer to the articles under
Help
>
Add-ons
>
CMS
in Surveillance Station.
VisualStation
Synology VisualStation is a live view and playback solution designed to supplement and enhance your Surveillance Station
configuration. With a
VisualStation
device, you can enjoy the rich features of Surveillance Station without the need to
constantly keep a computer running. To start using your VisualStation feature, please go to Surveillance Station
Main Menu
>
Add-ons
to run this add-on. For more information, please go to
Help
>
Add-ons
>
VisualStation
in Surveillance Station, as
well as the user's guide for your Synology VisualStation product.
Joystick
For quicker and more flexible deployment, Surveillance Station has integrated joystick control and offers you an alternative way
to manage your camera preview and live view. To start using a joystick, please plug in a joystick to your computer, and go to
Surveillance Station
Main Menu
>
Add-ons
to run this add-on. For more information, please go to
Help
>
Add-ons
>
Joystick
in Surveillance Station.
Axis Door Controller
Axis Door Controller allows Surveillance Station to interface with your Axis controller. In Surveillance Station
Main Menu
>
Axis
Door Controller
, you can centrally manage controllers, cardholders, and logs, as well as pair a camera with your controller to
monitor a particular door and provide enhanced situational awareness. Before using your access control system, please go to
Surveillance Station
Main Menu
>
Add-ons
to run this add-on. For more information, please refer to the articles under
Help
>
Add-ons
>
Axis Door Controller
in Surveillance Station.
