Hello all. I have read a lot of excellent info in this forum and in wiki, but there are still few things I would like to clarify.
If members of this forum could share their answers to my questions below, I would be grateful.
I did decide to install several cameras on my house and given my budget, suggestions from my friends who have camera experience and
recommendation from Andy, I did purchase Dahua OEM IPC-T5241TM-AS cameras.
I already own Synology DS214 NAS with sufficiently large disks, I really like their ecosystem and iOS apps. So naturally I plan to use
the new IPC-T5241TM-AS cameras with Surveillance Station. In regards to cost I just need to purchase licenses for about 200 Euro.
I also like the flexibility, where in future I can replace the cameras with another brand and still use Surveillance Station.
Another advantage is that once I replace my ageing Synology NAS with newer model, I will move the camera licenses to the new NAS - no additional cost.
And Surveillance Station now supports Dahua's IVS, which is also a benefit.
My second option would be to purchase new Dahua NVR + disks, but that would cost me around 500 Euro and would lock me to Dahua cameras.
And from the reviews it appears that Synology mobile iOS app is better than Dahua's iOS mobile app.
Please note that for my immediate needs I do not want 24/7 standalone Windows PC with Blue Iris. Being a camera novice I don't
think I need this setup, maybe in future...
So I am leaning towards Surveillance Station with Dahua NVR as second option. Here are my questions.
1. What extra features would I get if I would spend +300 Euro on Dahua NVR, when combined with Dahua OEM IPC-T5241TM-AS cameras?
2. Does Surveillance Station support the AI and General Intelligence features of IPC-T5241TM-AS?
3. Can my current older DS214 NAS handle 7 cameras IPC-T5241TM-AS? In specifications to DS214, max camera count is 12, but I guess that is more
a theorectical figure.
4. When video stream from camera is encoded using H264 or H265, I guess the camera's hardware is doing that. So what kind of load is handled by NAS CPU?
Only writing recordings to disk? Or is there some processing done by Surveillance Station?
5. When setting up IPC-T5241TM-AS in Surveillance Station, which profile should be used - ONVIF, Dahua_Generic or some specific Dahua camera? I checked the list,
but IPC-T5241TM-AS (Dahua IPC-HDW5241TM-AS) is not there.
6. From Synology's IP camera Support List, which model is closest to my camera? Could/should I use profile of other camera model?
7. What are the pros and cons of ONVIF vs Dahua_Generic profile?
Thank you.
If members of this forum could share their answers to my questions below, I would be grateful.
I did decide to install several cameras on my house and given my budget, suggestions from my friends who have camera experience and
recommendation from Andy, I did purchase Dahua OEM IPC-T5241TM-AS cameras.
I already own Synology DS214 NAS with sufficiently large disks, I really like their ecosystem and iOS apps. So naturally I plan to use
the new IPC-T5241TM-AS cameras with Surveillance Station. In regards to cost I just need to purchase licenses for about 200 Euro.
I also like the flexibility, where in future I can replace the cameras with another brand and still use Surveillance Station.
Another advantage is that once I replace my ageing Synology NAS with newer model, I will move the camera licenses to the new NAS - no additional cost.
And Surveillance Station now supports Dahua's IVS, which is also a benefit.
My second option would be to purchase new Dahua NVR + disks, but that would cost me around 500 Euro and would lock me to Dahua cameras.
And from the reviews it appears that Synology mobile iOS app is better than Dahua's iOS mobile app.
Please note that for my immediate needs I do not want 24/7 standalone Windows PC with Blue Iris. Being a camera novice I don't
think I need this setup, maybe in future...
So I am leaning towards Surveillance Station with Dahua NVR as second option. Here are my questions.
1. What extra features would I get if I would spend +300 Euro on Dahua NVR, when combined with Dahua OEM IPC-T5241TM-AS cameras?
2. Does Surveillance Station support the AI and General Intelligence features of IPC-T5241TM-AS?
3. Can my current older DS214 NAS handle 7 cameras IPC-T5241TM-AS? In specifications to DS214, max camera count is 12, but I guess that is more
a theorectical figure.
4. When video stream from camera is encoded using H264 or H265, I guess the camera's hardware is doing that. So what kind of load is handled by NAS CPU?
Only writing recordings to disk? Or is there some processing done by Surveillance Station?
5. When setting up IPC-T5241TM-AS in Surveillance Station, which profile should be used - ONVIF, Dahua_Generic or some specific Dahua camera? I checked the list,
but IPC-T5241TM-AS (Dahua IPC-HDW5241TM-AS) is not there.
6. From Synology's IP camera Support List, which model is closest to my camera? Could/should I use profile of other camera model?
7. What are the pros and cons of ONVIF vs Dahua_Generic profile?
Thank you.
