Synology IP Camera License Pack for 1 (CLP1)

by Synology

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5 x 0.1 x 5.5 inches ; 1 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B001MJ0JAO
• Item model number: IP Camera License
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #3,337 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: November 19, 2008

Product Description

Product Description

IP Camera License Pack for 1

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice tool, but lacks essential feature and the price is not justifyable., June 7, 2009

By	Christian Donner (Medfield, MA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Synology IP Camera License Pack for 1 (CLP1) (Electronics)

I like the Surveillance Station of my Rackstation RS-407, but it is a rather crude implementation of a surveillance camera utility. Synology clearly spent time and effort on making the user interface slick and appealing, not without success. But if you have 3 weeks worth of video material on the disk, how are you going to look for a specific event without a fast-forward playback mechanism?
I have to take the video file and view in Windows Media Player. Why spend $50 per additional camera license if I can't even view the recorded video with the onboard software? If the pricing were reasonable, I would buy another license.

Update 12/2009: Indeed, version 2.2 of the Disk Station Manager (the web interface that comes with the latest firmware patch) adds up to 8x accelerated and 1/8 x slow motion playback, as well as a digital zoom that an be applied to the recorded video. I still think the licenses are too expensive for the target market of my RS207 - home users and small businesses.