Best NAS to record four Reolink PoE cameras 24/7 with no subscription (2026)
Updated 2026-11-08
Short answer. If you only want the cameras recorded, buy Reolink's own RLN8-410 NVR ($349.99 with a 2 TB drive on 2026-11-03): eight PoE ports, no NAS, no subscription. If you want a NAS anyway, buy the UGREEN NASync DXP2800 ($389.99; buy: https://dealectric.com/go/ugreen-nasync-dxp2800), $389.99 diskless: UGOS's Surveillance Center records ONVIF/RTSP cameras 24/7 or on events with no published camera fee, but it is a 2026 first-version app, so the NAS, not the recorder, is the reason to pick it.
What to know: Synology's DS225+ (about $365) has the mature recorder, Surveillance Station, but only 2 free camera licences, so four Reolinks need a CLP4 pack (about $295 on Amazon), about $660 in all; QNAP's QVR Elite is 2 free channels then a subscription; Asustor gives 4 free. One reviewer found UGREEN's people/vehicle detection failing with a Reolink doorbell, and UGREEN's licence terms are undocumented. The technical route on the DXP2800 is Frigate in Docker with OpenVINO on the N100. Four 8MP Reolinks at their 6 Mbps default write about 7.8 TB a month continuous, so buy 6 TB surveillance drives and expect roughly three weeks of retention per 6 TB.
- UGREEN NASync DXP2800, $389.99. Buy: https://dealectric.com/go/ugreen-nasync-dxp2800
- UGREEN NASync DXP4800 Plus, $619.99. Buy: https://dealectric.com/go/ugreen-nasync-dxp4800-plus
Published 2026-11-03 · prices checked 2026-11-03.
| Model | Recorder and licences | Reolink support | Warranty | Price | Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UGREEN NASync DXP2800 Buy: https://dealectric.com/go/ugreen-nasync-dxp2800 | UGOS Surveillance Center (UGOS Pro 1.18+): 24/7 or event recording, retention limits, local people/vehicle/package/pet detection; no fee or camera cap published; reviewers call it basic. Or Frigate in Docker. | Standard ONVIF/RTSP; one review saw AI detection fail on a Reolink doorbell | 2 years | $389.99 | No discount code applies. |
| UGREEN NASync DXP4800 Plus Buy: https://dealectric.com/go/ugreen-nasync-dxp4800-plus | Same, with four bays and a 12th-gen iGPU for Frigate | Same | 2 years | $619.99 | No discount code applies. |
| Reolink RLN8-410 NVR (2 TB) | Built-in 8-port PoE NVR, up to 12 cameras, local storage, no subscription; 10/100 ports | Native | not read | $349.99 with 2 TB; $189.99 diskless (2026-11-03) | Not sold through Dealectric; listed for comparison. |
| Synology DS225+ | Surveillance Station: 2 free licences, CLP4 pack about $295 (Amazon, 2026-11-03); 20 channels at 4K H.265 | Reolink publishes a Surveillance Station guide (ONVIF/RTSP) | 3 years | $364.99 (Amazon, 2026-11-03) | Not sold through Dealectric; listed for comparison. |
| QNAP TS-264 | QVR Elite: 2 free channels, then from $1.99 per channel per month (subscription only) | ONVIF/RTSP | 3 years | $489 (QNAP store) | Not sold through Dealectric; listed for comparison. |
| Asustor Nimbustor 2 Gen2 (AS5402T) | Surveillance Center: 4 free licences, packs of 1 or 4, transferable | ONVIF Profile S/T and generic RTSP; Reolink not in the brand list (old forum report) | 3 years (listings conflict) | about $407 (sellers, undated) | Not sold through Dealectric; listed for comparison. |
| TerraMaster F2-425 Plus | Surveillance Manager, listed at $0; ONVIF + H.264 only (unverified) | ONVIF; Reolink's H.265 default must be switched | 2 years (reseller) | $424.99–499.99 (listings conflict) | Not sold through Dealectric; listed for comparison. |
Rows marked with a code and buy link are products Dealectric lists: the price was verified on the brand's own US store on 2026-11-07 and the code is tested daily in that brand's cart; the date shown is its last pass (last check 2026-11-13). The other rows (Asustor, QNAP, Reolink, Synology, TerraMaster) are included so the comparison is complete; their figures and prices were read from the makers' own US pages on 2026-11-03 and are not re-checked daily. The buy links are affiliate links: they open the brand's official US store at no cost to the shopper, and the commission pays for the testing; see the disclosure.
How Reolink cameras reach a NAS
- RTSP/ONVIF: RLC-series PoE cameras (RLC-810A 8MP, RLC-510A 5MP, RLC-1212A, Duo 3) expose RTSP and ONVIF; the ports may be off by default and are enabled in the Reolink client. That is what UGOS Surveillance Center, Synology, QNAP, Asustor and Frigate consume.
- FTP upload: every Reolink PoE camera (add-on cameras excepted) can upload 24/7, motion-only or timed video to an FTP server; SFTP is not supported and Reolink documents no SMB or NFS recording, so this route needs an FTP server on the NAS and gives no playback app.
- Reolink's own NVR or Home Hub 2: the no-NAS route; the RLN16-410 for more cameras ran about $261–460 across Amazon listings.
Storage math
GB per day is about 10.8 × total Mbps. Four 8MP Reolinks at the 6,144 Kbps default write about 259 GB a day (7.8 TB a month); at 8 Mbps 346 GB a day; four 5MP at 3 Mbps about 130 GB a day (3.9 TB a month). Those are bitrate ceilings, and H.265 on a quiet scene writes less. A 6 TB drive holds about 23 days of four 8MP cameras at 6 Mbps or 46 days of four 5MP at 3 Mbps; the RLN8-410's 2 TB about 8 or 15 days. Event-only recording cuts it several-fold. Prices read on Amazon 2026-11-03, mostly third-party sellers: WD Purple 4 TB $199–235, Seagate SkyHawk 4 TB $214.99 (from $149.99), SkyHawk 6 TB $296–330; volatile, recheck before buying.
PoE
Reolink PoE cameras are 802.3af (about 12 W each), so a 65 W four-port PoE+ switch covers four: TP-Link TL-SG1005P $39.90, Tenda TEG1105P $29.99, TP-Link TL-SG1008MP (8 ports, 126 W) $99.99 on 2026-11-03. The Reolink NVR has its PoE ports built in.
What we could not verify
UGREEN's Surveillance Center guide (support article 866) is readable only in a browser; its camera cap, licence terms, H.265 playback in the web UI and mobile-app live view are unconfirmed, and it has not been tested on the ARM DH2300. Reolink's RTSP table does not name the RLC-1212A, Duo 3 or CX410 individually.
Sources
- UGREEN NASync DXP2800 — ai.ugreen.com
- UGREEN support: Surveillance Center (article 866) — support.ugnas.com
- UGREEN forum: Surveillance Center 1.0 announcement (June 2026) — ugreen-forum.de
- needtoknowit: UGOS Pro review (surveillance rated basic) — www.needtoknowit.com.au
- NASCompares: UGREEN surveillance cameras and licensing (Jan 2026) — nascompares.com
- Reolink RLN8-410 — reolink.com
- Reolink support: FTP upload — support.reolink.com
- Reolink support: protocols by model (RTSP/ONVIF/CGI) — support.reolink.com
- Reolink support: NAS recording — support.reolink.com
- Reolink RLC-810A — reolink.com
- Synology: device licence packs (2 free per NAS) — www.synology.com
- Synology DS225+ — www.synology.com
- QNAP QVR Elite pricing — www.qnap.com
- Asustor Surveillance Center (4 free licences) — www.asustor.com
- TerraMaster Surveillance Manager — www.terra-master.com
- Frigate docs: hardware (N100 OpenVINO) — docs.frigate.video
Published 2026-11-03; figures for other brands read on 2026-11-03; our prices verified 2026-11-07. Corrections welcome at [email protected] or /feedback.