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QNAP TS-209 Pro II Turbo NAS Review
Author: William West
Published: Saturday, September 20, 2008
Application - Surveillance Station
One of the last applications that comes standard on QNAP TS-209 Pro II Turbo NAS is called the Surveillance Station. QNAP really wanted us to look at this little gem as it’s a great addition to this network appliance. Sadly we could not get hold of an IP camera to fully test this application but the photos below should give you a good idea as how it all works.
What we are looking at here is a neat little feature that allows it to record video from two IP cameras. The purpose is to create a small video security system that can be applied for just about any purpose. Maybe you want to catch that person who keeps stealing your newspaper or just keep tabs on who accesses your garage. The possibilities are endless.
Setup is rather straight forward, when you enter the IP address of your camera the software will start showing you what is being recorded.
The Playback tab allows you to view past recorded events or even export them to specific folders for all to download and watch.
The last tab is dedicated to the surveillance logs and works much like an event viewer.
