benleow

Hi, This is how I setup my video surveilance system in my house. - I'm using POE IP Camera (without WiFi). - The video is recorded directly to my NAS (without NVR). - The cable is exposed. My concern is, how do I know when someone cut the cable of my IP cameras? Once the cable is cut, the camera will loss power and network. Nothing will work. So, I guess only external service can alert me when the network is down. Any ideas/suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Thanks for your reply. Yes. I am aware of this feature in NVR. However, I am not using any NVR because the IP camera itself is quite capable to act as an NVR once it is paired with my Synology NAS. Since my NAS is on 24/7, I am wondering can I use my NAS to monitor the IP cameras uptime/downtime. Once it is down, the NAS can send me an alert via email.