Manage Favorites

You can add and manage Favorites on the client. For camera(s) added to the Favorites, you can quickly view the live view or start the playback.

Make sure you have added camera(s) to area(s). Refer to the Add Camera to Area for Current Site or Add Camera to Area for Remote Site for details.

  1. In the top left corner of the Client, select > Video > Video Security.
  2. Click Favorites on the left navigation bar.
    Note:

    In the Favorites list, two default root Favorites (Favorites and Favorites Shared by Others) are displayed. You can click to view the sub Favorites and cameras added in these two root Favorites.

  3. Select a parent Favorites.
    Note:

    You can either select the root Favorites or the sub Favorites added under the root one.

  4. Add a Favorites under the parent Favorites.
    1. Click .
    2. Enter the name for Favorites.
    3. Optional: Select a parent node from the drop-down list.
    4. Optional: Check Online Resource Only to display online resources only on the list.
    5. Select the camera(s) to be added to Favorites.
    6. Click Save.
    Note:

    Up to 5 levels of Favorites can be added.

  5. Optional: Perform the following operations.
    Option Description

    Edit Favorites

    Select a Favorites, and click > Edit on the right side of Favorites' name to edit its name and add more camera(s) to it if needed.

    Share Favorites

    Select a Favorites, and click > Share on the right side of Favorites' name to share it with others.

    Note:

    For details about adding user(s), refer to the User Manual of HikCentral Professional Web Client.

    Delete Favorites

    Select a Favorites, and there are two methods to delete it.

    • Click on the top of the Favorites list, and click OK.

    • Click > Delete on the right side of Favorites' name.

    View Live View/Playback of All Cameras

    • When in Live View window, select a Favorites, and click > Play All to start viewing the live view of all the camera(s) added in Favorites.

    • When in Playback window, select a Favorites, and click > Play All to start viewing the playback of all the camera(s) added in Favorites.

    Search Camera in Favorites

    Enter keywords in the search box above the Favorites list to search for the target camera(s) or Favorites.

    Delete Camera in Favorites

    Select a camera in Favorites, and click to delete it.