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Dec 1st 2016

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Roll Your Own Surveillance System

A Surveillance System Combo with 2 cameras and NAS for less than $800

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Category: Help & How To

How to set up your own surveillance system with 2 PTZ cameras, and connected to a Synology NAS!

Camera Setup

Amcrest ProHS 1080P IP Security Camera (IP2M-841b)

  • Sony IMX322 1080P (30fps) Sensor
  • WiFi + Ethernet
  • 90 degree viewing angle
  • PT + Digital Zoom
  • IR mode (32") What we're going to show:
  1. Find the camera with the Router's DHCP Client List
  2. Upgrade the camera's Firmware
  3. Alerting & Recording
  4. Set a Static IP Address (192.168.200.211 && 192.168.200.212)

Synology DS713+ - 2 Bay NAS

  • Has been replaced by the 716
  • Up to 2 x 8TB Drives
  • Dual Core 2.13Ghz Processor
  • 1 GB of DDR3 Memory
  • 2 x Hot Swappable Cages
  • Dual Gigabit LAN Ports
  • eSATA Port * Dual USB 3.0 ports
  • 300MB/s // 300MB/s Synology DS416j - Disk Station 4-Bay Diskless NAS
  • Entry-Level 4-Bay NAS * Dual-Core CPU + 512MB DDR3 Memory
  • Hardware Encryption Engine
  • 1 x USB 2.0 // 1 x USB 3.0
  • Rear-Mount non-hot-swap caddies
  • 110+MB/s read /// 100+MB/s write

Surveillance System Combo

  • DS416J NAS
  • 2 x Amcrest ProHS 1080P IP Security Camera
  • 4 x Seagate IronWolf 2TB 5900RPM Hard Drive

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