Add Camera to Area for Remote Site

If the current system is a Central System with a Remote Site Management module, you can also add cameras from the Remote Site to areas in the Central System for management.

Encoding devices need to be added to HikCentral Professional for area management. Refer to Manage Encoding Device for details about adding devices.

Note:

Cameras can only belong to one area. You cannot add a camera to multiple areas.

  1. In the top-left corner of the Home page, select > Basic Management > Device.
  2. Click Area on the left.
  3. In the left panel, select the added Remote Site from the drop-down site list to show its areas.
    Note:

    The icon indicates that the site is a Remote Site.

  4. Optional: Select an area for adding cameras to in the area list panel.
  5. Select the Camera tab.
  6. Click on the element page to enter the Add Camera page.
    Figure 1 Add Camera to Area for Remote Site
  7. Select the camera(s) to be added.
    Note:

    Up to 64 cameras can be added to one area.

  8. Optional: Select the area.
    Note:

    • You can click Add in the Area field to add new areas.

    • If you have not selected area in previous step, selecting area in this step will be required.

  9. Click Add.

    The added camera(s) will be displayed in the list.

  10. Optional: After adding the camera(s), you can do one or more of the followings:
    Option Description

    Export Information of All Cameras

    Click to export the information of all cameras added to the area to an Excel file.

    Synchronize Camera Name

    Select the cameras and click to get the cameras' names from the devices in a batch.

    Set Camera ID

    Click to enter the Camera ID page, edit the default identifier number in the ID column of each camera, and click Save.

    Note:

    The camera ID is unique and used to display a certain camera's live view on the smart wall via the network keyboard.

    Get PTZ Configuration

    Select the cameras and click to get the details of PTZ configurations from the devices in a batch.

    Move Camera(s) to Another Area

    Select the cameras, click , select a target area, and click Move to move the selected cameras to the target area.

    Display Cameras of Sub Areas

    Check Include Sub-Area to display the cameras of sub areas.

    Filter Cameras by Device Type

    Select the device type(s) to be displayed in the list from the drop-down list to the left of the search box.

    Mark Camera

    Select the cameras, click and check Two-Way Audio Supported to mark the cameras which support two-way audio.