Synology Announces New Privacy-First Home Monitoring Experience for BeeStation Plus

Tokyo, Japan — April 2, 2026 — Synology today announced new privacy-focused home monitoring features for BeeStation Plus, enabling users to monitor their homes and workspaces with Synology cameras. The new BeeCamera mobile app delivers smart monitoring that is independent of the cloud and requires no recurring fees.*

BeeStation Plus offers a simple plug-and-play experience for users seeking an alternative to the cloud for storing and accessing files from anywhere. With the new BeeCamera mobile app, BeeStation Plus extends beyond personal storage to support local and remote home monitoring. When paired with Synology cameras, it seamlessly enables AI detection of events such as people, pets, vehicles, and intrusions directly on the camera, along with live viewing, alert notifications, and event playback.

"BeeStation Plus is designed as a digital hub for homes and small teams," said Yi Ma, Senior Product Manager for BeeStation. "As video becomes a larger part of everyday life, BeeStation provides a simple way to manage surveillance footage alongside files and photos, keeping all information private and fully under user control."

Smart Surveillance Tailored to Your Preferences

Users can add up to four cameras in one location, customizing surveillance operations to suit various needs, from home use to microbusinesses.

Through the BeeCamera mobile app, users can customize:

• AI detection alerts for people, pets, vehicles, and intrusion events

• Recording schedules and detection zones to reduce unnecessary notifications

• Storage duration settings based on the available storage capacity of BeeStation Plus*

Save, Download, and Share Your Precious Moments

All detected events are consolidated in one location, allowing users to quickly review the day's occurrences and easily filter by event type. When a precious moment is found, users can prevent it from being overwritten by regular save processes by saving clips to a collection, whether it's important footage for reference or simply a memorable moment they wish to keep.

Designed for Homes and Microbusinesses

This surveillance experience is ideal for households wanting to keep an eye on loved ones and pets, as well as small shops and microbusinesses seeking simple and reliable monitoring without ongoing fees. Users can share camera access with up to eight people, allowing them to view live feeds, receive notifications, and check events.*

For more details, please refer to https://sy.to/beecamera.

Note:

1. The BeeCamera mobile app works with compatible Synology cameras and requires BeeStation OS 1.5 or later on BeeStation Plus. Currently supported Synology camera models are CC400W, BC500, and TC500. For specifications of the BeeCamera mobile app, BeeStation Plus, and compatible Synology cameras, please visit https://sy.to/beecamera_spec.

2. BeeStation storage is shared with file and photo storage, so available capacity may vary depending on usage.

3. BeeStation Plus supports up to eight invited users.

About Synology

Synology stands at the forefront of data management, continually innovating and adopting evolving technologies to propose new possibilities. Beyond solutions for data storage and backup, file collaboration, video management, and network infrastructure, we offer a centralized platform to drive the digitalization of businesses worldwide, simplifying IT management with a single goal in mind.