Synology VS960HD User Manual
Synology VisualStation VS960HD
User’s Guide
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Getting Started with Synology VisualStation
Setting up VisualStation 4
Getting to Know VisualStation 4
Chapter 3: Logging in Surveillance Station
Surveillance Station 5
Chapter 4: Working Oine
Timeline 6
Recording 8
Chapter 5: Options
Options 9
Chapter 6: Troubleshooting
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Introduction
Thank you for purchasing Synology VisualStation. Synology VisualStation allows you to manage and monitor IP
camera feeds without using a computer. You can log in to Surveillance Station directly through VisualStation for
complete control over your surveillance devices. After logging in to VisualStation, users will be redirected to a
web browser interface that is consistent with that of the Surveillance Station package. For more information on
Surveillance Station, please read the online resources below:
Online Resources
Click on the links to obtain Synology's online resources.
Knowledge Base: www.synology.com/knowledgebase
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Forum: forum.synology.com
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Download Center: www.synology.com/support/download.php
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Technical Support: www.synology.com/support/support_form.php
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Chapter
Getting Started with Synology
VisualStation
Setting up VisualStation
This guide assumes that both your Synology VisualStation and Synology NAS/NVR product running with
Station 8.0.2
and software setup, please refer to the Hardware Installation Guide that came with your Synology VisualStation before
proceeding.
(and above) have access to the Internet or local area network. If you have not yet completed hardware
Getting to Know VisualStation
This section explains the basics of navigating and operating Synology VisualStation.
Using a Mouse or Joystick
Once VisualStation is powered on and booted up, the VisualStation user interface appears on the HDMI1 or
HDMI2 display connected to it. In order to navigate and operate this user interface, you can plug a mouse or
joystick into one of the USB ports located on the back panel of VisualStation.
Navigating
At the top of the user interface, you should see a taskbar. Use this taskbar to navigate between pages. See the
graphic and explanation below:
Surveillance
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Item Name Function
1. Main Menu
2. USB
3. Virtual Keyboard
4. Options
Displays all available applications.
Eject the connected USB devices here.
Launch the virtual keyboard here.
This menu includes the following:
Information
1.
Settings
2.
remote access support.
Firmware
3.
Reboot
4.
Shutdown
5.
: View system information: model name, serial number, fan status.
: Edit network, time, display, and login settings, and enable/disable
: Perform rmware upgrade.
: Restart VisualStation.
: Power o VisualStation.
Connecting to Surveillance Station
Synology VisualStation allows you to monitor IP camera feeds without a computer. Moreover, as a client of
Surveillance Station, it allows you to manage most conguration of Surveillance Station according to the
privileges you have. Users can sign in to Surveillance Station using an account belonging to the
group of Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM) to obtain the full control of the system, or using an account
belonging to the
After logging in to VisualStation, users will be redirected to a web browser interface that is consistent with that of
the Surveillance Station package. For more information, please read
Spectator
group in Surveillance Station to operate with limited permissions.
Online Help
for Surveillance Station.
administrators
Working Oine from Surveillance Station
Synology VisualStation allows you to play back recordings without connecting to Surveillance Station or any
Internet access. By plugging a USB with recordings imported from Surveillance Station into your VisualStation,
you can play back the recordings with
Recording
Timeline
or
applications.
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Logging in Surveillance Station
This chapter introduces how to log in
Surveillance Station.
Surveillance Station
Surveillance Station
In the
NAS/NVR product to operate the functions of Surveillance Station based on the privilege granted to the account.
application, you can sign in to any Surveillance Station account on a Synology
Surveillance Station
through VisualStation and utilize full features of
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Item Name Function
1.
2. User account
3. Password
4. Login settings
IP address or
QuickConnect ID
Enter the IP address and port number of the server with the Surveillance Station
package installed. Use a colon (:) to separate the IP address and port number
192.168.20.16:5000
(e.g.,
hassle of setting up port forwarding rules.
Enter the user name of an account with Surveillance Station privileges.
Enter the login password for the user account.
Open the Login settings page here. You can choose to enable HTTPS connection
in the Login settings page.
). You can choose to enter QuickConnect ID to avoid the
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