Your line of argument to support camera licenses is that (a) businesses are benefiting from the coverage and protection and (b) for home users, it is unlikely they will use more than 2 cameras. Firstly, is there any cost to Synology or Qnap, such that it is to their detriment if users add more than 2 cameras to their NAS? Does their software development cost increase as I add more camera? How does it sound to you if I say Mercedes is to start charging me if I carry more than 4 passengers in my Mercedes sedan car because I benefit from maximising the car capacity?
I can not see a real business buying toy QNAP NAS devices. Maybe 12 drive units, but not 2 or 4 drive devices. In the end QNAP is just trying to rip us off. Using the "But they update the software constantly" is not a reason or defense. They constantly update the QNAP OS but they don't charge me for that. In the end I can by a dedicated 8 channel IP NVR for $100.
Just buy a dedicated NVR, sooo much cheaper. To add 2 more cameras to my Qnap 453pro, i'm looking at £90! It's just too much. I may as well invest in a Hikvision NVR with 8 channels and 8 POE ports for £200.
I recently bough a QNAP NAS & 4 Reolink Camera's for home use thanks to your great informative video's & advice so thank you..... I have a question which might be worth a video on its own. When setting up the camera's what are the Pro's & Cons of using QNAP Surveillance Station vs using the Reolink Software (which can be setup to record data on the NAS via FTP).... Obvious one is that you don'e need to buy extra licenses to use the Reolink software as it comes with the camera's but would be interested in your opinion on the other technical ramifications, functionality & easy of use of the 2 solutions?
i call that bullshit :) you can buy dedicated recorder for about 1/3 of price of just licenses on qnap or synology, tbh software should be cheaper cause you have to pay for the device on top of it, even if it can be so much more than just a cam recorder its just a waste of money ;)
After a couple of trys with a few different ip cams on the nas i finally pick the reolink cams one for outside (410 5mp) and one for indoors ( c2-pro). now the nas License for 2 cams. It will only let me use one of these cams. when i put the c2 in it wont's me to buy a licences for it. where is the number for the license any way. i lig in to my nas to show license and it does nouthing it shows nouthing. what should i do? only have 2 cams all together but my licences is gone for the one cam. thanks
If only I could coax my Synology NAS to view the 4-camera feed being recorded on my TVT-brand NVR. Days of fiddling with Surveillance Station and the NVR's settings has convinced me that it's impossible. Next time, I'll go with a bunch of separate IP cameras.
Thanks you just convinced me to throw my Synology DSM 218+ in the trash. I'd e-bay it but I'd rather not put someone else through this ordeal. Could build a better system with a raspberry pi and a usb drive. Anyone try the Netgear Nas?
A disappointing video. Rather than try to justify it to home users based on the value to businesses, why not compare the NAS-as-an-NVR to actual NVR's? If I'm going to get charged $200-$300 for 4 camera licenses, explain why I shouldn't just but an NVR from Hikvision for $300?!!! That way, I'm getting support for 16 1080p camera's, not just the right to use 4 cameras with a NAS I already own?!! 10/10 for answering the question nobody asked. 0/10 for not answering the real question about IP camera licenses.
For the price of Synology's NASs with antiquated hardware, they should at a minimum increase it to 4.
Your line of argument to support camera licenses is that (a) businesses are benefiting from the coverage and protection and (b) for home users, it is unlikely they will use more than 2 cameras.
Firstly, is there any cost to Synology or Qnap, such that it is to their detriment if users add more than 2 cameras to their NAS? Does their software development cost increase as I add more camera?
How does it sound to you if I say Mercedes is to start charging me if I carry more than 4 passengers in my Mercedes sedan car because I benefit from maximising the car capacity?
Home users need 3 to 5 cameras . For £30 a licence there are far better solutions available
I can not see a real business buying toy QNAP NAS devices. Maybe 12 drive units, but not 2 or 4 drive devices. In the end QNAP is just trying to rip us off. Using the "But they update the software constantly" is not a reason or defense. They constantly update the QNAP OS but they don't charge me for that. In the end I can by a dedicated 8 channel IP NVR for $100.
Just buy a dedicated NVR, sooo much cheaper. To add 2 more cameras to my Qnap 453pro, i'm looking at £90! It's just too much. I may as well invest in a Hikvision NVR with 8 channels and 8 POE ports for £200.
it is big con. Buy a NVR will be cheaper
I recently bough a QNAP NAS & 4 Reolink Camera's for home use thanks to your great informative video's & advice so thank you..... I have a question which might be worth a video on its own. When setting up the camera's what are the Pro's & Cons of using QNAP Surveillance Station vs using the Reolink Software (which can be setup to record data on the NAS via FTP).... Obvious one is that you don'e need to buy extra licenses to use the Reolink software as it comes with the camera's but would be interested in your opinion on the other technical ramifications, functionality & easy of use of the 2 solutions?
i call that bullshit :)
you can buy dedicated recorder for about 1/3 of price of just licenses on qnap or synology, tbh software should be cheaper cause you have to pay for the device on top of it, even if it can be so much more than just a cam recorder its just a waste of money ;)
After a couple of trys with a few different ip cams on the nas i finally pick the reolink cams one for outside (410 5mp) and one for indoors ( c2-pro). now the nas License for 2 cams.
It will only let me use one of these cams. when i put the c2 in it wont's me to buy a licences for it. where is the number for the license any way. i lig in to my nas to show license and it does nouthing it shows nouthing. what should i do? only have 2 cams all together but my licences is gone for the one cam. thanks
If only I could coax my Synology NAS to view the 4-camera feed being recorded on my TVT-brand NVR. Days of fiddling with Surveillance Station and the NVR's settings has convinced me that it's impossible. Next time, I'll go with a bunch of separate IP cameras.
Scam for sure! license my arse!
QNAP have 4 free camera！ OK I will upgrade my NAS to QNAP next time.
Thanks you just convinced me to throw my Synology DSM 218+ in the trash. I'd e-bay it but I'd rather not put someone else through this ordeal. Could build a better system with a raspberry pi and a usb drive. Anyone try the Netgear Nas?
just use Blue Iris its much cheaper for a more than 4 cam setup..
What a joke! Licenses my backside. Synology are being dodgy. No question about it!
A disappointing video. Rather than try to justify it to home users based on the value to businesses, why not compare the NAS-as-an-NVR to actual NVR's? If I'm going to get charged $200-$300 for 4 camera licenses, explain why I shouldn't just but an NVR from Hikvision for $300?!!! That way, I'm getting support for 16 1080p camera's, not just the right to use 4 cameras with a NAS I already own?!! 10/10 for answering the question nobody asked. 0/10 for not answering the real question about IP camera licenses.