Surveillance NAS with compatible IP camera with audio in function

I’m looking to buy a device that will stream my movies over LAN, internet and that can easily backup all my data as well, Great plus would be, if there was an option that allows recording of a few ( 1,2 maybe 3 IP Cameras ) preferably without the cost of extra third party software. I have one D- Link DCS-930-LB IP camera this one has a built-in mic, but it seems difficult to get a NAS that supports audio recording on there surveillance software, do you know of any?

Most movie files are 1,1 Gb (Mpeg4 format), thinking of working with Plex (and plex server, (so guess transcoding will be needed)) or maybe Kodi. Mostly I’ll be accessing files (streaming movies) on a MacBook and sometimes on PC and Tablet.

I would recommend getting DS218+ or DS718+ from Synology range. And TS-253A or TS-253B from Qnap range. Both Synology and Qnap have developed their own surveillance app free of charge. You will be able to setup triggers and configure recording areas and many other things. All these will support Plex but if you really consider KODI than consider the Qnap options mentioned above. All these NAS feature transcoding engines, letting you stream content over the internet.

If you can stretch your budget for a 4 bay solution than I would recommend TVS-473e () which will do better Plex transcoding over the internet.

DCS-930 audio input is not supported. To have this enabled, look at DCS-9X series in the table below.

Device Name	Device Type	Video Codec	Pan Tilt Zoom	Digital I/O	Audio I/O	Highest Resolution
DCS-930	Camera	MJPEG	–	–	–	640×480
DCS-930L	Camera	MJPEG	–	–	–	640×480
DCS-930LB1	Camera	MJPEG	–	–	–	640×480

D-link camera with supported audio input function.

Device Name	Device Type	Video Codec	Pan Tilt Zoom	Digital I/O	Audio I/O	Highest Resolution
DCS-935L	Camera	MJPEG			In	1280×720
		H.264
DCS-936L	Camera	MJPEG			In	1280×720
		H.264
DCS-942L	Camera	MJPEG			In	640×480
		MPEG4
		H.264
DCS-942LB1	Camera	MJPEG			In	640×480
		MPEG4
		H.264
DCS-960L	Camera	MJPEG			In	1280×720
		H.264

Device Name	Device Type	Video Codec	Pan Tilt Zoom	Digital I/O	Audio I/O	Highest Resolution
DCS-7010L	Camera	MJPEG		In	In	1280×800
		MPEG4
		H.264
DCS-7110	Camera	MJPEG		In		1280×800
		MPEG4
		H.264
DCS-7110B1	Camera	MJPEG		In/Out		1920×1080
		MPEG4
		H.264
DCS-7410	Camera	MJPEG		In	In	704×576
		MPEG4
DCS-7413	Camera	MJPEG		In	In	1920×1080
		MPEG4
		H.264
DCS-7510	Camera	MJPEG		In	In	704×576
		MPEG4
DCS-7513	Camera	MJPEG		In	In	1920×1080
		MPEG4
		H.264
DCS-7513B	Camera	MJPEG		Out	In	1920×1080
		H.264
DCS-855L	Camera	MJPEG	PT		In	1280×720
		H.264

 

What can I connect to a NAS?

Wireless Speaker Sonos

The great thing about Sonos is that you don't need to pay for music subscription service. With the cheapest NAS at home like DS115j or any other, you can have your backups done for all of your devices and still use your network drive as a Sonos music library. Sonos will connect to your NAS via your network and let access your provided music library. If you have little more of IT knowledge, you can even set up your Alexa or Sonos with Alexa built in to play music on your voice commands ("Alexa! Ask DS Audio to Play Music!").

Casting devices

Nowadays it is so cheap to upgrade your old TV and make it smart. All you need is Google Chrome or EZcast alternative plugged into your HDMI port at the back of your TV. Now you have great functionality added to your TV to send a video file directly from your NAS to a TV. No need for wires and chargers and other mess. You can use your phone as a remote to go to your movies or family videos and cast that content on your TV during family or friend gatherings.

 

Apple TV

Amazon Fire TV

You may not have a smartphone, or you just simply prefer to control your content with a remote in that case Amazon Fire TV will be a great addon to get to your TV. It also plugs into your HDMI port and will play content from your NAS to a TV. No wires no mess.

nVidia Shield TV

It gets even better! If you want some more entertainment and all previously mentioned functions - nVidia TV is a great thing to get. You can use it for playing games and watching movies from your NAS. The greatest thing is - shield TV does video transcoding. So even if you have a cheap NAS with a weak CPU, in a combination of shield TV you can now automatically on the fly change video file size and format for a destination device. It is a great way to reduce network load and let older devices to play video content which normally was not supported on the device.



 
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