How to prepare an IP Camera for the Surveillance Station

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This guide will cover the basic information which is needed from an IP camera for the Synology Surveillance Station; this guide will be covering the basic install of the Panasonic BB-HCM311A and how to acquire the following information. Please note it appears thus far that all Panasonic cameras use a similar method of setup and acquiring the information needed for the Surveillance Station.
  • IP Address
  • User Name
  • Account Password
  • Basic URL Path for Video

Please consult with the manufacturer's instruction manual on how to acquire the above information, or consult with a Network Technician.



Step 1:

Begin by starting executing the basic camera setup

Step 2:

Acknowledge the Security Warning

Step 3:

Select the camera on the list, and click execute

Step 4:

Select Automatic Setup

Step 5:

Assign an administrator username and password. Please remember these two pieces of information, as this is necessary for the Synology Surveillance Station

Step 6:

Re-login after creating the new administrator username and password.

Step 7:

Click setup and note the IP address of the camera. Please either note this, or change it to another address if needed.

Step 8:

Click single and right click on the live video feed. From here, click on view image

Step 9:

Please note the address bar, this is the video path for this particular Panasonic Camera, under this configuration. With regards to the Synology Surveillance Station, the video path of Panasonic IP cameras is

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Step 10:

Now after acquiring the four pieces of information, proceed with enabling and installing an IP camera for the Synology Surveillance Station

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