Remote-access Guide

qnap surveillance station remote access

by Courtney Considine III Published 3 years ago Updated 2 years ago
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How to remotely access your QNAP device using a computer Go to the myQNAPcloud website ( https://www.myqnapcloud.com ). Sign in using your myQNAPcloud ID (QID). And log in with your device account and password. Then you can access the shared folders directly on myQNAPcloud website. Or share files with your friends.

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How to configure the surveillance station on the QNAP NAS?

Configure the Surveillance Station on the QNAP NAS. Go to “Control Panel” > “System Settings” >”Network” > “TCP/IP” and press the “Edit” button to specify a fixed IP to the NAS: 192.168.1.60.

What is QNAP QVR client?

QNAP QVR Client is a client application that allows users to easily configure recording settings of the IP cameras, while also providing local or remote access to QNAP NAS for video monitoring and playback.

What is QNAP qusbcam2?

QNAP has released QUSBCam2, an app that allows USB cameras to be used as remotely manageable IP (ONVIF) cameras. QNAP recommends using QUSBCam2 to reduce CPU usage, improve system stability, and simplify your surveillance setup.

What is QNAP finder pro?

Qfinder Pro (available for Windows, Mac and Ubuntu) allows you to quickly find and easily access all of the QNAP NAS on the same LAN. The Windows version provides “Storage Plug & Connect” functionality, allowing the QNAP NAS to be used as a PC network drive or virtual disk for convenient data storage.

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How do I access my QNAP remotely?

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Is QNAP Surveillance Station free?

Surveillance Station 5.1. 2 comes with free IP camera licenses for Turbo NAS. You can expand the number of channels to meet your demands by purchasing additional licenses.

How do I connect my IP camera to my QNAP NAS?

CONNECT the IP camera to your home/office network with a network cable and run the IP Finder. Set the IP address of the cameras so that they are on the same LAN as the computer. You will then be able to login to the configuration page of the camera with a web browser.

Can I use my NAS as an NVR?

QNAP NAS Surveillance Station Most entry-level NAS units come with 2 IP camera licenses free that you can use with the Surveillance software on the NAS. This essentially makes it a 2-channel NVR. Additional licenses need to be purchased directly from QNAP.

Is QNAP better than Synology?

After comparing almost everything in terms of Synology vs. QNAP, we come to a very clear winner. The main category that QNAP seems to always win is hardware, as they tend to put together more powerful devices. However, from a software perspective, Synology is the clear winner.

Why do IP cameras need a license?

The software companies wanted to make money per camera to help with the cost of development, tech support, etc. So, instead of allowing people to install the software and use it with an unlimited number of cameras on a raid storage or large server, they started charging licensing fees per camera.

What camera works best Synology?

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Can you use a NAS for security cameras?

Network-attached storage (NAS) enclosures are incredibly versatile. They can be used for file storage, media streaming, or even home surveillance.

Can I use surveillance HDD in NAS?

Yes, they will work fine. Many surveillance rigs have more than one drive in them in a RAID configuration anyway. Note that surveillance drives are not going to be as proformant in a NAS as drives configured specifically for NAS use.

Can I use a NAS as a DVR?

With your QNAP NAS and a Plex Pass, an iOS or Android TV device, and a digital tuner such as HDHomeRun, you can watch all of your favorite shows, see their program guide information, and use your QNAP NAS as a DVR-like device so you can watch or access them from your server anytime.

Can Synology NAS be used as NVR?

Remotely and on premise. CMS - allows you to set your Synology NVR as a host server while adding multiple Synology NAS/NVR devices as recording servers to form a larger surveillance network. The host server acts as the central interface to monitor cameras managed by other recording servers.

What is NAS vs NVR?

One of the frequently asked questions we receive is which is better, a NAS (Network Attached Storage) or an NVR (Network Video Recorder). Both are designed to store data and both (say, for up to 8 cameras) are roughly in the same price range, so which one is the right option for you?

What is a NVR or NAS device?

A NAS (Network Attached Storage) device or NVR (Network Video Recorder) is designed to handle the storage, and bandwidth, demands as part of a security/surveillance network.

Does Blue Iris run on Synology?

Even on an i7 running ProxMox Blue Iris was not a brilliant performer in a Virtual Machine. It works much better on dedicated hardware. BI may work at a tolerable performance level on one the the higher powered Synology's, but you still wont get the performance of a cheaper second hand i7 PC.

Local Display

The QNAP NAS with Surveillance Station Local Display function can perform monitoring and playback by using an HDMI display to deliver live Full HD (1920x1080) video monitoring. With the playback and speed control shuttle bar, you can fast-forward and rewind the video by dragging the button respectively.

Live View

With Surveillance Station, users can easily manage & monitor multiple IP cameras on a real-time basis using web browsers, and attain first-hand status of monitored areas. You can directly manage your PTZ and fisheye cameras and flexibly monitor every desired area and detail.

QNAP Dewarp Technology for Various Monitoring Applications

QNAP’s Qdewarp is a generic fisheye dewarp technology that works without affecting original recordings.

Virtual Camera with Image Cropping

Megapixel cameras have become mainstream for larger recording areas and higher resolution footages. You can define a focused area, such as an exit, as a virtual camera on the Surveillance Settings page. You can simulate up to four virtual cameras as extended cameras of a physical camera. No additional camera licenses are required.

Flexible Monitoring View Management

Fisheye cameras provide 360° surround views with a 1:1 aspect ratio. Different megapixel cameras can support different resolutions and aspect ratios, such as Full HD (16:9), QXGA (4:3), and AXIS’s 9:16 corridor format.

Recording and Playback

The Surveillance Station provides flexible options to set up IP camera recording, including smart recording and dual recording. The smart recording function can automatically switch the recording detail to a higher resolution when alarms are triggered. This greatly saves the cost spent on hard drives.

Dual Recording

If you always have low-bandwidth connections, you can enable the dual recording function to save both higher and lower recordings for further use. Please refer to our camera compatibility list to find dual-recording compatible cameras.

The hidden dangers of exposing your NAS IP addresses to the Internet

Before directly connecting your NAS to the Internet for easy and convenient remote access, you should understand that your NAS IP address may become accessible and open to potential attack. Based on QNAP’s statistics, most cyber criminals attack networks through the public IP addresses.

Minimize network security threats using NAT

1. First, put your QNAP NAS behind a NAT (Network Address Translation) router and firewall. The NAT enables private network security by hiding the actual IP address used in the private network from users outside the firewall. 2.

Secure remote access to NAS with an encrypted connection

A virtual private network (VPN) allows secure access to network resources and services across public networks. To access your QNAP NAS from the Internet, first establish a VPN connection to your router, and then connect to the QNAP NAS via VPN.

Remote VPN connections across multiple locations made easy!

Compared with normal site-to-site VPN with high expenses and tedious configuration, the QHora router adopts QNAP’s QuWAN SD-WAN solution that facilitates multi-site VPN for enhanced network security, optimized management efficiency, and multi-site expansion and remote working.

QHora – Best-in-class network security solution

Featuring cutting-edge network security techniques, the QHora offers an all-in-one solution for building a secure next-generation network.

More features that help protect your data

QNAP NAS is loaded with flexible privilege settings and security measures. Besides IP blocking and HTTPS connectivity, there are more apps that help ensure an optimal level of NAS protection against threats like malware and hackers.

Re: Remotely watching Surveillance Station Live

Be aware that come September 2015 that workaround to a recent Chrome restriction on plugin extensions will no longer work, when further restrictions are planned to be implemented. Hopefully by then QNAP (and many other manufacturers in the same situation) will have made some updates to the plugin that will conform to the new Chrome security model.

Re: Remotely watching Surveillance Station Live

axolotl98 wrote: Just found the solution looking into other threads of this community.

Re: Remotely watching Surveillance Station Live

I'm a newbie here and with my TS-251 and 2x 5tb in RAID1. I've a new fully wired network at home now that I remodeled my place. Now after adding this NAS to centralize things, I find I couldn't access my wired IP cameras locally via the IE webui. Got really frustrated and then I remembered I have a mac mini as my media server.

Re: Remotely watching Surveillance Station Live

I find I couldn't access my wired IP cameras locally via the IE webui.

Re: Remotely watching Surveillance Station Live

Sorry for the minimal first post. I guess it goes to the newbieness. I haven't even figured out how to add my signature here... I'm not new to forums, but have a ways to go to get my feet under me here.

Re: Remotely watching Surveillance Station Live

Thanks Alastair- I surfed a lot last night and both learned a lot and it spawned a lot more questions which I will try to put in proper threads. Oh, I wish I were home to try some things and to check others to address my questions better. Oh well, soon. Maybe I should start a new thread, but here goes.

Re: Remotely watching Surveillance Station Live

When I would first run IE11 on my laptop and go to 192.168.1.101, it prompted for me to install that flash.

What is QNAP QVR?

QNAP QVR Client is a client application that allows users to easily configure recording settings of the IP cameras, while also providing local or remote access to QNAP NAS for video monitoring and playback.

What is QNAP file services?

QNAP NAS File Services is a Gmail add-on that allows you to quickly attach NAS files (via share links) to outgoing emails. You can set expiration dates and passwords to share links for extra file protection, and the recipient does not need a NAS account to receive or open the attached files. >> Tutorial.

What is QVR Pro?

The optimized QVR Pro Client software consolidates live monitoring with quick playback functionality in a single view. You can browse multiple channels at once, enjoying efficient and easy management of surveillance videos.

What is QENC decrypter?

Networking. QENC Decrypter. Before sharing sensitive and/or confidential files from your NAS, use File Station to encrypt them into .qenc files. Recipients can then decrypt these files using the QENC Decrypter. Only those with the password will be able to decrypt, view, and use the encrypted files.

How to play video on remote surveillance station?

Play Video Files from Surveillance Station. Click or to enter the playback page and follow the steps below to play video files on the remote Surveillance Station. 1. Drag and drop camera (s) from the server/camera tree to the respective playback window (s) to select the channel (s) for playback. 2.

How to connect a USB camera to a Turbo NAS?

Connect a USB webcam to a USB port on the Turbo NAS. If the webcam is supported, it will be listed as a log showing a generic UVC camera in “Control Panel” > “System Settings” > “System Logs” on the NAS. 2.

What is QUSBCam2?

This tutorial is only for QUSBCam. QNAP has released QUSBCam2, an app that allows USB cameras to be used as remotely manageable IP (ONVIF) cameras. QNAP recommends using QUSBCam2 to reduce CPU usage, improve system stability, and simplify your surveillance setup. [Learn More About QUSBCam2]

Is QNAP Turbo NAS good for home security?

By supporting webcam monitoring & recording, QNAP Turbo NAS offers an affordable and easy-to-use option for home and small office security. The Surveillance Station app on Turbo NAS is capable of 24/7 recording, taking screenshots, and allows you to remotely view live video streams and recorded files anytime, anywhere.

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