There are many options on the market for home security surveillance. Most are exclusive: once you’ve picked a vendor, you’re stuck with it. And the idea of mixing hardware from different vendors is where Synology Surveillance Station comes into play—and it plays well. In short, this app is a standard network video recorder (NVR) designed to host IP cams of your choosing, offering lots of potential. Among other things, you can choose different types of cams for different environments and situations—indoors, outdoors, Wi-Fi, PoE, wall-mount, ceiling-mount, etc. And there are thousands of support