Add Outer Door Station by IP Address

When you know the IP address of an outer door station, you can add it to the system by specifying the IP address, user name, password, etc. for management and further video intercom applications.

Make sure the devices you are going to use are correctly installed and connected to the network as specified by the manufacturers. Such initial configuration is required in order to be able to connect the devices to the HikCentral Professional via network.

The system supports configuring calling priority for outer door stations. By default, the first outer door station added to the system is the main outer door station and the others are the sub outer door stations.

Click Physical View > Video Intercom Device to enter the video intercom device management page.
Click Add to enter Add Video Intercom Device page.
Select Outer Door Station as the device type.

Figure 1. Add Outer Door Station
Enter the required information.

Device Address

The IP address of the device.

Device Port

By default, the device port No. is 8000.

Device Name

Create a descriptive name for the device. For example, you can use an alias that can show the location or feature of the device.

CAUTION:

The password strength of the device can be automatically checked. We highly recommend you change the password of your own choosing (using a minimum of 8 characters, including at least three kinds of following categories: upper case letters, lower case letters, numbers, and special characters) in order to increase the security of your product. And we recommend you change your password regularly, especially in the high security system, changing the password monthly or weekly can better protect your product.

Proper configuration of all passwords and other security settings is the responsibility of the installer and/or end-user.
Enter an integer in the Community field.

Note:
If the community is divided into different sections, you should enter the corresponding number. If not, enter 1 in the input box.
Optional: Select a time zone for the device in drop-down list of Time Zone of Device.

Note:
You can check Apply to Device so that when the time zones of the device and the system are not consistent, the system will automatically apply the time zone settings to the device.
Optional: Switch Add Channel to Area to on to import the channels of the added devices to an area.
Note:
- You can import all the channels (including cameras and doors) or the specified door to the corresponding area.
- You can create a new area by the device name or select an existing area.
- If you do not import channels to area, you cannot perform further operations such as live view, playback, etc., for the cameras.
Finish adding the device.
- Click Add to add the outer door station and back to the video intercom device list page.
- Click Add and Continue to save the settings and continue to add the next outer door station.

Perform the following operation(s) after adding the devices.

Option	Description
Remote Configurations	Click to set the remote configurations of the corresponding device. For details, refer to Configure Device Parameters.
Change Password	Select the added device(s) and click to change the password for the device(s). Note: You can only change the password for online HIKVISION devices currently. If the devices have the same password, you can select multiple devices to change the password for them at the same time.
Apply Device Settings	In some cases such as you have edited the device location information or device IP address, or the calling priority of the devices is changed, the parameters in the system are inconsistent with the parameters on the video intercom device(s), and the icon will be displayed on the right side of the Apply Device Settings. Click Apply Device Settings to apply the current settings in system to the device(s).

Add Outer Door Station by IP Address

When you know the IP address of an outer door station, you can add it to the system by specifying the IP address, user name, password, etc. for management and further video intercom applications.

Click Physical View > Video Intercom Device to enter the video intercom device management page.
Click Add to enter Add Video Intercom Device page.
Select Outer Door Station as the device type.

Figure 1. Add Outer Door Station
Enter the required information.

Device Address

The IP address of the device.

Device Port

By default, the device port No. is 8000.

Device Name

Create a descriptive name for the device. For example, you can use an alias that can show the location or feature of the device.

CAUTION:

The password strength of the device can be automatically checked. We highly recommend you change the password of your own choosing (using a minimum of 8 characters, including at least three kinds of following categories: upper case letters, lower case letters, numbers, and special characters) in order to increase the security of your product. And we recommend you change your password regularly, especially in the high security system, changing the password monthly or weekly can better protect your product.

Proper configuration of all passwords and other security settings is the responsibility of the installer and/or end-user.
Enter an integer in the Community field.

Note:
If the community is divided into different sections, you should enter the corresponding number. If not, enter 1 in the input box.
Optional: Select a time zone for the device in drop-down list of Time Zone of Device.

Note:
You can check Apply to Device so that when the time zones of the device and the system are not consistent, the system will automatically apply the time zone settings to the device.
Optional: Switch Add Channel to Area to on to import the channels of the added devices to an area.
Note:
- You can import all the channels (including cameras and doors) or the specified door to the corresponding area.
- You can create a new area by the device name or select an existing area.
- If you do not import channels to area, you cannot perform further operations such as live view, playback, etc., for the cameras.
Finish adding the device.
- Click Add to add the outer door station and back to the video intercom device list page.
- Click Add and Continue to save the settings and continue to add the next outer door station.

Perform the following operation(s) after adding the devices.

Option	Description
Remote Configurations	Click to set the remote configurations of the corresponding device. For details, refer to Configure Device Parameters.
Change Password	Select the added device(s) and click to change the password for the device(s). Note: You can only change the password for online HIKVISION devices currently. If the devices have the same password, you can select multiple devices to change the password for them at the same time.
Apply Device Settings	In some cases such as you have edited the device location information or device IP address, or the calling priority of the devices is changed, the parameters in the system are inconsistent with the parameters on the video intercom device(s), and the icon will be displayed on the right side of the Apply Device Settings. Click Apply Device Settings to apply the current settings in system to the device(s).