Technical Specifications

Hardware

Configuration NVR1218 supports up to 12 cameras in total and comes with 4 camera licenses pre-installed.

CPU Embedded NVR SoC dual-core 1.0GHz

Memory DDR3 1GB

Compatible drive type 3.5” SATA x 2 (Hard drives not included)

External port

• USB 3.0 x 1

• USB 2.0 x 2

• eSATA x 1

• HDMI x 1

• 3.5mm audio jack x 2 (input/output)

• COM x 1 (for POS system connection)

Supported video output resolution 1920 x 1080 (1080p), 60 Hz

Size (HxWxD) 165 x 100 x 225.5 mm

Weight 0.9 kg

LAN Gigabit (RJ-45) x 1

Supported USB devices USB storage, keyboard, mouse, joystick, uninterruptible power supply (UPS)

AC input power voltage 100V to 240V AC

Power frequency 50Hz to 60Hz, single phase

Operating temperature Adapter: 0 °C to 40 °C (32 °F to 104 °F)

Chassis: 5 °C to 45 °C (40 °F to 113 °F)

Storage temperature -20 °C to 60 °C (-5 °F to 140 °F)

Relative humidity 5% to 95% RH

Power consumption 13.64 W, 46.57 BTU/hr

General specification

File system • Internal: ext4

• External: ext4, ext3, FAT, NTFS, HFS+ (read only)

Supported RAID type

• Synology Hybrid RAID (SHR)

• Basic

• JBOD

• RAID 0

• RAID 1

• RAID 5 (with Synology Expansion Unit DX5171

)

• RAID 6 (with Synology Expansion Unit DX5171

)

Storage management

• Maximum single volume size: 16TB

• Maximum internal volume: 256

• Maximum shared folder: 256

Surveillance Station

Maximum IP camera 12 Channels (360FPS at 720p)

IP Camera support

• Video codec: MJPEG, MPEG-4, MxPEG, H.264, and H.265 (MxPEG and H.265 do not support Local Display)

• Audio codec: PCM, AAC, AMR, G.711, and G.726

• Camera bit-rate fine-tuning via constant and variable bit-rate control

• ONVIF™ 2.6, Profile S certified, Profile G for edge recording

Live View

• Pan Tilt Zoom (PTZ) support with configurable PTZ speed

• On-screen camera controls: camera zoom, focus, iris adjustment, auto pan, and auto object tracking

• E-Map, Snapshot, and Snapshot Editor supported for instant editing after taking a snapshot

• Video quality settings: bit-rate control, image quality, resolution, and FPS

• Joystick support for easy navigation

• Alert panel for a quick display of the most recently triggered events

• Customizable layout and sequential camera view support

Recording

• Supported recording modes: manual, continuous, motion detection, I/O alarm, action rule, and customized

• Recording formats: MP4

• The customized recording mode can be configured as a combination of conditional events, including motion detection, audio detection,

tampering detection, and alarm input

• Edge recording on the SD card of certain supported cameras

• Configurable pre-recording and post-recording time

Playback

• Customizable layouts for playback in Timeline

• Playback controls include pause, stop, previous recording, next recording, fast forward, slow motion, frame by frame,

 digital zoom in/out

• Embedded watermark for evidence integrity

• Image enhancements including brightness, contrast, saturation, and sharpness (web client only)

Management

• Create and manage different user privileges

• Rotate recorded videos by archived days or storage size

• Event notification supported via SMS, E-mail, and mobile devices via DS cam

• Recordings can be backed up to an external storage or remote server

• Built-in NTP server

• Supported tunnel: MPEG-4, H264 via RTSP over TCP, UDP, and HTTP

iOS/Android™ applications DS file, DS finder, DS cam

Other packages File Station, VPN Server, Storage Analyzer, Hyper Backup

Surveillance desktop client support Windows 7 and 10, Mac OS X® 10.11 onwards

Supported browsers Internet Explorer® 11 (excluding Microsoft Edge), Safari® 10 onwards

Interface language English, Deutsch, Français, Italiano, Español, Dansk, Norsk, Svensk, Nederlands, Русский, Polski, Magyar,

Português do Brasil, Português Europeu, Türkçe, Český,

Package content

• NVR1218 main unit

• AC power adapter

• RJ-45 LAN cable

• USB installation dongle

• Quick Installation Guide

• Accessory pack

Optional accessories Synology Expansion Unit DX517, Surveillance Device License Pack

*Model specifications are subject to change without notice. Please refer to www.synology.com for the latest information.

1. To set up NVR1218 without Internet connection, an HDMI monitor, USB mouse, and the bundled USB installation dongle are required. In this scenario, NVR1218 supports up to 4 IP

cameras with the pre-installed camera licenses. Please refer to the Quick Installation Guide for details.