Synology DiskStation User Manual page 154

Initial Page Setting
You can choose from the drop-down menu to set the initial page after logging in to Surveillance Station.
Centralized Management
Centralized management allows you to set your DiskStation as a host server, and then add multiple DiskStations
as clients to form a larger Surveillance network. The host server can serve as the central portal to monitor
cameras managed by all clients.
To set your DiskStation as a host server or client:
1 Tick Enable centralized
2 Do either of the following:
 Choose
Be a host
 Choose
Be a client, and then set the authentication key. The host server will be required to enter the
correct key to log in and watch live views and events on your DiskStation.
3 Click Save.
To manage client DiskStations (if your DiskStation is set as a host server):
Go to Device > Centralized Management
top-right corner and then click Help.
VisualStation
VisualStation is a live view and event playback device designed to expand the flexibility of Surveillance Station.
When a VisualStation within LAN is managed by your DiskStation, you can connect a TV set or LCD monitor to
the VGA port of VisualStation, and then watch live views and events of IP cameras managed by your DiskStation
on the TV/LCD screen without using a computer.
To enable VisualStation support:
Tick Enable VisualStation
Note: This option is only editable by admin (or a user belonging to the administrators group).
To manage available VisualStations within LAN:
Go to Device > VisualStation
corner and then click Help.
Note: A VisualStation can only be managed by a DiskStation within the same LAN.
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Synology DiskStation User's Guide
Based on DSM 4.1