Batch Add Dock Stations

When there are multiple dock stations to be added to HikCentral Professional, you can download a predefined template and fill in the required information of the dock stations, and then import the template to the platform to add multiple dock stations at a time.

1. In the top left corner of the platform, select > Basic Management > Device.
2. Click Device and Server > Dock Station on the left panel.
3. Click Add to open the Add Dock Station page.
4. Select Batch Import as the adding mode.
5. Click Download Template and save the predefined template (CSV file) on your PC.
6. Open the template file and enter the required information of the devices to be added in the corresponding column.
7. Click and select the template file.
8. Optional: Set time zone for the dock stations.

   • Click Manually Set Time Zone, and click to select a time zone from the drop-down list.

     Note:

     You can click View to view the details of the current time zone.

   • Click Get Device's Time Zone to get the device's time zone.

9. Finish adding the dock stations.

   • Click Add to add the dock stations and back to the dock station list page.

   • Click Add and Continue to save the settings and continue to add more dock stations.

10. Optional: Perform the following operation(s).

    Option	Description
    Edit Dock Station	Click the dock station name on the device list to edit the dock station. Click Copy To to select the item (settings of time zone or storage information) to be copied, and copy the selected settings of this dock station to other dock station(s).
    Delete Dock Station	Select dock station(s) and then click Delete to delete them.
    Set Time Zone	Select a dock station and then click Time Zone to set its time zone.
    Search Dock Station(s)	Enter keywords in the search box on the upper right corner of the page to quickly search the target device(s).