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Before you start, complete the camera hardware setup and make sure your Synology Camera and Synology NAS are on the same network.¹

By default, Synology Camera applies the DHCP protocol.

• To continue with DHCP, you can either use Surveillance Station interface or DS cam to add cameras.
• To set up static IP addresses first, refer to the pre-configure with Synology Camera Tool section.

Use Surveillance Station or Surveillance Station Client

• Add auto-detected cameras:
  When a new Synology Camera² is ready, a pop-up message will appear in the upper-right corner of the Surveillance Station desktop. Click Add Now and follow the wizard to initialize³ and set up the camera.

Before you start, complete the camera hardware setup and make sure your Synology Camera and Synology NAS are on the same network.¹

By default, Synology Camera applies the DHCP protocol.

• To continue with DHCP, you can either use Surveillance Station interface or DS cam to add cameras.
• To set up static IP addresses first, refer to the pre-configure with Synology Camera Tool section.

Use Surveillance Station or Surveillance Station Client

• Add auto-detected cameras:
  When a new Synology Camera² is ready, a pop-up message will appear in the upper-right corner of the Surveillance Station desktop. Click Add Now and follow the wizard to initialize³ and set up the camera.

Before you start, complete the camera hardware setup and make sure your Synology Camera and Synology NAS are on the same network.¹

By default, Synology Camera applies the DHCP protocol.

• To continue with DHCP, you can either use Surveillance Station interface or DS cam to add cameras.
• To set up static IP addresses first, refer to the pre-configure with Synology Camera Tool section.

Use Surveillance Station or Surveillance Station Client

• Add auto-detected cameras:
  When a new Synology Camera² is ready, a pop-up message will appear in the upper-right corner of the Surveillance Station desktop. Click Add Now and follow the wizard to initialize³ and set up the camera.

Before you start, complete the camera hardware setup and make sure your Synology Camera and Synology NAS are on the same network.¹

By default, Synology Camera applies the DHCP protocol.

• To continue with DHCP, you can either use Surveillance Station interface or DS cam to add cameras.
• To set up static IP addresses first, refer to the pre-configure with Synology Camera Tool section.

Use Surveillance Station or Surveillance Station Client

• Add auto-detected cameras:
  When a new Synology Camera² is ready, a pop-up message will appear in the upper-right corner of the Surveillance Station desktop. Click Add Now and follow the wizard to initialize³ and set up the camera.

Before you start, complete the camera hardware setup and make sure your Synology Camera and Synology NAS are on the same network.¹

By default, Synology Camera applies the DHCP protocol.

• To continue with DHCP, you can either use Surveillance Station interface or DS cam to add cameras.
• To set up static IP addresses first, refer to the pre-configure with Synology Camera Tool section.

Use Surveillance Station or Surveillance Station Client

• Add auto-detected cameras:
  When a new Synology Camera² is ready, a pop-up message will appear in the upper-right corner of the Surveillance Station desktop. Click Add Now and follow the wizard to initialize³ and set up the camera.

Before you start, complete the camera hardware setup and make sure your Synology Camera and Synology NAS are on the same network.¹

By default, Synology Camera applies the DHCP protocol.

• To continue with DHCP, you can either use Surveillance Station interface or DS cam to add cameras.
• To set up static IP addresses first, refer to the pre-configure with Synology Camera Tool section.

Use Surveillance Station or Surveillance Station Client

• Add auto-detected cameras:
  When a new Synology Camera² is ready, a pop-up message will appear in the upper-right corner of the Surveillance Station desktop. Click Add Now and follow the wizard to initialize³ and set up the camera.

Before you start, complete the camera hardware setup and make sure your Synology Camera and Synology NAS are on the same network.¹

By default, Synology Camera applies the DHCP protocol.

• To continue with DHCP, you can either use Surveillance Station interface or DS cam to add cameras.
• To set up static IP addresses first, refer to the pre-configure with Synology Camera Tool section.

Use Surveillance Station or Surveillance Station Client

• Add auto-detected cameras:
  When a new Synology Camera² is ready, a pop-up message will appear in the upper-right corner of the Surveillance Station desktop. Click Add Now and follow the wizard to initialize³ and set up the camera.

Before you start, complete the camera hardware setup and make sure your Synology Camera and Synology NAS are on the same network.¹

By default, Synology Camera applies the DHCP protocol.

• To continue with DHCP, you can either use Surveillance Station interface or DS cam to add cameras.
• To set up static IP addresses first, refer to the pre-configure with Synology Camera Tool section.

Use Surveillance Station or Surveillance Station Client

• Add auto-detected cameras:
  When a new Synology Camera² is ready, a pop-up message will appear in the upper-right corner of the Surveillance Station desktop. Click Add Now and follow the wizard to initialize³ and set up the camera.