Price: $429.99 - $67.49 (as of Mar 03, 2025 05:16:52 UTC – Details)
Synology Camera License Packs are designed for expanding cameras set up on the Synology Surveillance Station. Synology NAS/NVR comes with default licenses that allow you to set up and manage surveillance devices. The number of default licenses may differ. You only need to purchase extra licenses when your deployment requires more licenses than the default ones listed below: Synology NAS: 2 default licenses. Network Video Recorder: 4 default licenses. Deep Learning NVR: 8 default licenses Synology also provides three options for additional purchased licenses: 1, 4 or 8 Surveillance Device License Packs; each comes with a single license key, allowing you to activate 1, 4 or 8 surveillance devices at a time. To find out the maximum number of surveillance devices supported on each Synology NAS/NVR, please refer to the specifications of each model. Purchased licenses can be migrated, while default license keys cannot. Under most circumstances, each IP camera, I/O module, IP speaker, intercom, and access controller will only require one license, while each transaction device will require two licenses. However, multi-lens cameras and video servers for analog cameras may require additional licenses. For more details about supported cameras and surveillance devices, please refer to the Camera Support List and Surveillance Device Support List at Synology website.
Customers say
Customers find the software easy to install and use. They appreciate the security features and capacity to support multiple cameras. However, some feel the licenses are overpriced for home users.
13 reviews for Synology IP Camera License Pack for 1 (CLP1)
Glenn A. –
I like the ease of use and not tied to a specific camera brand!
Let’s get the price out of the way, yeah it can be pricey if you have a lot of cameras to license. However, most of us have 4-5 cameras, you get 2 free licenses in the ds220+ and other Synology models so really your spending under 200 bucks for them to stay on top of the software which is no small task. Not to mention that it’s licensed for life unlike other software that milks you yearly or monthly just to use it.Overall, I think they do a pretty good job in functionality and as good as most in security updates. The phone app is easy to use and if you have a router that supports VPN then wherever you are, use VPN to connect to your router and don’t worry about exposing your NAS to the web. No need for quick connect either.Could they do better? Of course there’s always room for that but out of the box, I have nothing to complain about and I’d recommend this solution over a no name NVR and even most of the big name NVR’s just on the security issues alone and lack of up dating. So I give it an 8.5 out of ten.
Some Guy –
It works
If you have a synology NAS, you may have discovered that you can use it to run IP cameras on your network. The only thing you need is your cameras, a PoE switch (or injectors), and the NAS. In my case, I use the NAS as a backup but I don’t even come close to fully utilizing it so it is doubling as a station for my cameras.Here’s the issue with Synology. The units work on a licensing system for cameras. Most come with 2. If you only have 2 cameras, no big deal. You have everything you need right out of the box. If you want more, however, you have to buy licenses. This practice is really annoying. I did it because it’s still cheaper than buying a dedicated unit (and adding NAS friendly hard drives, remember, they need to be surveillance or NAS rated, not standard hard drives and definitely not SSDs because of the constant read/write access).Realistically, I labelled this 5 stars because it is exactly what it is supposed to be. You get the code, you enter it, and a half a second later, you have the ability to add a new camera. I just have a problem with Synology’s practice of charging so much per camera.
Peter L –
Easy to integrate to my current system
The key is easy to input to my CCTV system and the camera was authenticated successfully. The license is quite expensive but it has feature support that caters to many different CCTV cameras. I hope they would offer this on SALE since it is very easy to use and the license is transferrable to any Synology NAS or dedicated Surveillance systems.
NYpirate –
Excellent
Synology surveillance station is the best you are going to get in the reasonable price range…I consider this the entry level into the commercial /industrial processional products and I currently have a synology ds723+ with two 1Tb M.2 drives for cache and expanded RAM chip as well. Running 24 cameras 24/7 constant (no motion activation), 20 or 30fps and 8mp. Am very happy with it. Note – my job is installing commercial systems in large facilities and this is what I bought for my own house .
Dad –
Cost-Effective Add-On for DiskStation’s NAS
If you’re shocked about the cost, research (the cost & feasibility) of other IP-Cam CCTV hardware/software. It can be very expensive to purchase, install, config & maintain your own CCTV system. That’s why so many just buy the 4-Cam or 8-Cam packaged CCTV solutions at the local hardware store — but they still have to hump around the house to install each camera with individual cable-runs, and learn how their system needs to be configured, etc. These systems are great for consumers who don’t know anything about IP-based CCTV systems but if you’re reading this review, I’m assuming you’re already tech-savvy.I don’t work for Synology. I’m an ordinary average guy with a wife who wanted CCTV cameras in the house, and I already owned a DiskStation DS410 NAS device using firmware version “DSM 3.2-1944” with 4x2TB Seagate hard drives. I was surprised DiskStation’s firmware had a CCTV Surveillance application already on-board the DS410, and I was also surprised I needed to purchase a license for each additonal CCTV camera I want to install. So, I searched the Internet for similar IP-based CCTV systems and compared cost, etc. I was even more surprised to discover other IP-based camera licenses cost twice as much (or more) than Synology’s IP camera license.I now have ten (10) CCTV IP Cameras all over my house connected and managed by my DS410 NAS using Synology’s Surveillance Station firmware. Each of my cameras are Chinese imitations of the popular wifi Foscam PTZ models w/night vision. I tried using only wifi for the last 6 months but each IP camera’s wifi radio performance was marginal at best. My wife and I also own iPhones and Synology offers a Surveillance Station app from Apple’s iTunes online app store. We can monitor every camera in the house from our iPhones including pan, tilt, zoom! I ended-up routing CAT-5 cable to each IP camera and the overall performance of the system is way better! Just make sure to have a good router and network switch. I’m an expat living in the Philippines, so obtaining all of this equipment was not even clost to easy but little-by-little it’s all assembled and working 24/7.I only have two complaints about this purchase: (1) each license has to be physically shipped to your address instead of just receiving an email with the license key, and (2) Amazon split my shipping into two separate deliveries [2 different shipping companies] instead of only one EVEN AFTER I SPECIFIED ‘GROUP INTO INDIVIDUAL SHIPMENT’ upon check-out, which wasn’t a big deal but one of the shipping companies lost the delivery and I had to spend hours on the phone overseas to resolve the problem. In that regard, Amazon’s shipping policies/procedures have degraded since I first began shopping with them over ten years ago.
Oscar Hernandez –
Excellent!!
Works great adding another camera to Surveillance Station
NB –
Not worth the price
Synology is being short sighted with this. I need a new NAS, if Synology didn’t charge for camera licenses or at least had a reasonable price I would get another Synology. Instead they keep increasing the price, so I’m getting a different brand.
Jim –
If you use Synology Surveillance Station it’s a must have
It’s a camera license. It works. Wish they would send the license code electronically.
Davy –
It works well for adding my third camera to the synology. But it’s relatively expensive even than my camera 🙁
M. Steinhagen –
Karte kam schnell als Brief. Code eingegeben, erkannt, alles gut.
Thibault W –
S’intégre facilement via les menu. Design simple et efficace. La clé de licence se trouve au dos le la carte présente dans le coffret
Serhii Tkachenko –
OK
ercole28 –
Il software di videosorveglianza di Synology è perfetto, intuitiva la gestione e facile la configurazione. Avevo tre telecamere che controllavo solo tramite la loro app, ma poiché erano compatibili ONVIF le ho integrate in VideoSurveillance del mio NAS Synology, in modo da avere anche la registrazione continua. Il prodotto viene con 2 telecamere comprese, per la terza ho dovuto acquistare licenza a parte.Soddisfattissimo, lo consiglio.
Glenn A. –
I like the ease of use and not tied to a specific camera brand!
Let’s get the price out of the way, yeah it can be pricey if you have a lot of cameras to license. However, most of us have 4-5 cameras, you get 2 free licenses in the ds220+ and other Synology models so really your spending under 200 bucks for them to stay on top of the software which is no small task. Not to mention that it’s licensed for life unlike other software that milks you yearly or monthly just to use it.Overall, I think they do a pretty good job in functionality and as good as most in security updates. The phone app is easy to use and if you have a router that supports VPN then wherever you are, use VPN to connect to your router and don’t worry about exposing your NAS to the web. No need for quick connect either.Could they do better? Of course there’s always room for that but out of the box, I have nothing to complain about and I’d recommend this solution over a no name NVR and even most of the big name NVR’s just on the security issues alone and lack of up dating. So I give it an 8.5 out of ten.
Some Guy –
It works
If you have a synology NAS, you may have discovered that you can use it to run IP cameras on your network. The only thing you need is your cameras, a PoE switch (or injectors), and the NAS. In my case, I use the NAS as a backup but I don’t even come close to fully utilizing it so it is doubling as a station for my cameras.Here’s the issue with Synology. The units work on a licensing system for cameras. Most come with 2. If you only have 2 cameras, no big deal. You have everything you need right out of the box. If you want more, however, you have to buy licenses. This practice is really annoying. I did it because it’s still cheaper than buying a dedicated unit (and adding NAS friendly hard drives, remember, they need to be surveillance or NAS rated, not standard hard drives and definitely not SSDs because of the constant read/write access).Realistically, I labelled this 5 stars because it is exactly what it is supposed to be. You get the code, you enter it, and a half a second later, you have the ability to add a new camera. I just have a problem with Synology’s practice of charging so much per camera.
Peter L –
Easy to integrate to my current system
The key is easy to input to my CCTV system and the camera was authenticated successfully. The license is quite expensive but it has feature support that caters to many different CCTV cameras. I hope they would offer this on SALE since it is very easy to use and the license is transferrable to any Synology NAS or dedicated Surveillance systems.
NYpirate –
Excellent
Synology surveillance station is the best you are going to get in the reasonable price range…I consider this the entry level into the commercial /industrial processional products and I currently have a synology ds723+ with two 1Tb M.2 drives for cache and expanded RAM chip as well. Running 24 cameras 24/7 constant (no motion activation), 20 or 30fps and 8mp. Am very happy with it. Note – my job is installing commercial systems in large facilities and this is what I bought for my own house .
Dad –
Cost-Effective Add-On for DiskStation’s NAS
If you’re shocked about the cost, research (the cost & feasibility) of other IP-Cam CCTV hardware/software. It can be very expensive to purchase, install, config & maintain your own CCTV system. That’s why so many just buy the 4-Cam or 8-Cam packaged CCTV solutions at the local hardware store — but they still have to hump around the house to install each camera with individual cable-runs, and learn how their system needs to be configured, etc. These systems are great for consumers who don’t know anything about IP-based CCTV systems but if you’re reading this review, I’m assuming you’re already tech-savvy.I don’t work for Synology. I’m an ordinary average guy with a wife who wanted CCTV cameras in the house, and I already owned a DiskStation DS410 NAS device using firmware version “DSM 3.2-1944” with 4x2TB Seagate hard drives. I was surprised DiskStation’s firmware had a CCTV Surveillance application already on-board the DS410, and I was also surprised I needed to purchase a license for each additonal CCTV camera I want to install. So, I searched the Internet for similar IP-based CCTV systems and compared cost, etc. I was even more surprised to discover other IP-based camera licenses cost twice as much (or more) than Synology’s IP camera license.I now have ten (10) CCTV IP Cameras all over my house connected and managed by my DS410 NAS using Synology’s Surveillance Station firmware. Each of my cameras are Chinese imitations of the popular wifi Foscam PTZ models w/night vision. I tried using only wifi for the last 6 months but each IP camera’s wifi radio performance was marginal at best. My wife and I also own iPhones and Synology offers a Surveillance Station app from Apple’s iTunes online app store. We can monitor every camera in the house from our iPhones including pan, tilt, zoom! I ended-up routing CAT-5 cable to each IP camera and the overall performance of the system is way better! Just make sure to have a good router and network switch. I’m an expat living in the Philippines, so obtaining all of this equipment was not even clost to easy but little-by-little it’s all assembled and working 24/7.I only have two complaints about this purchase: (1) each license has to be physically shipped to your address instead of just receiving an email with the license key, and (2) Amazon split my shipping into two separate deliveries [2 different shipping companies] instead of only one EVEN AFTER I SPECIFIED ‘GROUP INTO INDIVIDUAL SHIPMENT’ upon check-out, which wasn’t a big deal but one of the shipping companies lost the delivery and I had to spend hours on the phone overseas to resolve the problem. In that regard, Amazon’s shipping policies/procedures have degraded since I first began shopping with them over ten years ago.
Oscar Hernandez –
Excellent!!
Works great adding another camera to Surveillance Station
NB –
Not worth the price
Synology is being short sighted with this. I need a new NAS, if Synology didn’t charge for camera licenses or at least had a reasonable price I would get another Synology. Instead they keep increasing the price, so I’m getting a different brand.
Jim –
If you use Synology Surveillance Station it’s a must have
It’s a camera license. It works. Wish they would send the license code electronically.
Davy –
It works well for adding my third camera to the synology. But it’s relatively expensive even than my camera 🙁
M. Steinhagen –
Karte kam schnell als Brief. Code eingegeben, erkannt, alles gut.
Thibault W –
S’intégre facilement via les menu. Design simple et efficace. La clé de licence se trouve au dos le la carte présente dans le coffret
Serhii Tkachenko –
OK
ercole28 –
Il software di videosorveglianza di Synology è perfetto, intuitiva la gestione e facile la configurazione. Avevo tre telecamere che controllavo solo tramite la loro app, ma poiché erano compatibili ONVIF le ho integrate in VideoSurveillance del mio NAS Synology, in modo da avere anche la registrazione continua. Il prodotto viene con 2 telecamere comprese, per la terza ho dovuto acquistare licenza a parte.Soddisfattissimo, lo consiglio.