Live View & Alert

Live View offers an intuitive interface and smart multi-stream switching technology allowing you to efficiently monitor and control multiple IP cameras. With alert panel and live view analytics, monitoring suspicious activities has become easier and more powerful in Surveillance Station.

NVR Selector Live Demo Specifications

Smart multi-stream switching technology

Auto switching

Switch stream resolution automatically according to the channel window size.
Manual switching

You can also switch to a higher or lower resolution manually using on-screen display buttons.
Event trigger

When an event is triggered, the resolution of live feeds will auto-adjust to the highest resolution.

Surveillance anywhere

Monitor anytime, anywhere using a web browser, desktop client, or mobile device. Surveillance Station works perfectly with Windows^®, Mac^®, iOS, and Android^™.

Browser: Google Chrome, and Firefox supported.

Desktop client: Surveillance Station Client is available on Windows and macOS.

Mobile device: DS cam works perfectly with iOS and Android^™.

Local display: Synology NVR and VisualStation provide local display function.

QuickConnect: Access Surveillance Station from anywhere over the internet without configuring port forwarding rules.¹

Quickly responds to incidents with Alert Panel

Incidents are instantly displayed on Alert Panel in Live View, allowing users to immediately replay recordings and take control of the situation.

Customizing alert types

You can choose from different types of alerts including popup windows, flash frames, and beep sounds.
Concurrent alert

Record the video feed quickly while receiving concurrent alerts in Live View and E-map when a specified event occurs.
Fast replay

By simply clicking on the video feed in Alert Panel, you can review the contents of the event efficiently.

Live View Analytics

With Live View Analytics, you can monitor suspicious events with more than one option at a time. Events triggered by pre-defined criteria will automatically be displayed on Live View and E-map.

Built-in event detection

In-camera event detection

Motion detection

System detects if there's any movement in a pre-determined area.

Missing object

Any object that's removed or missing from a pre-defined area triggers the alarm.

Foreign object

Any object that enters and remains in a pre-defined area is taken as a foreign object.

Camera occlusion

When an IP camera lens is blocked by unknown objects, the system will trigger an alert.

Focus lost

When an IP camera has adjusted or lost focus, the system will trigger an alert.

No-idle zone

Any object that stays in the no-idle zone for over a set period of time will trigger an immediate alert.
Motion detection

System detects if there's any movement in a pre-determined area.

Audio detection

System detects based on a pre-defined audio level.

Tampering

When an IP camera is sabotaged or blocked, the system will trigger an alert.

Digital Input

When an IP camera is triggered by an input signal, it will send a signal to Surveillance Station to trigger an alert.

ACAP plug-ins

Supports AXIS ACAP plugins, for more advanced video analysis features such as Video Motion Detection 3, and more.

Hikvision Smart Event

Supports Hikvision Smart Event Detection including line crossing, intrusion detection, and face detection.

Dahua IVS

Supports Dahua Intelligent Video Surveillance Analytics, including Intrusion, Face Detect, and Scene Change.

Note：

QuickConnect is an easy-to-use connection service suitable for most short-term and occasional uses. Port forwarding is recommended for long-term access, and higher video streaming and playback performance.