Add Evidence

You can add evidence about incidents such as traffic accidents and violent crimes in case of the need for settling disputes or legal cases. You can set detailed information for the added evidence, including the evidence name, ID, type, tag, on-site organization, result/conclusion, status, and time. Also, you can upload the file (including pictures, audios, videos, Excel files, CSV files, PDF files, and others) as the evidence content from cameras or local PC.

Make sure you have configured basic settings. For details, refer to Basic Settings.

  1. On the top left, select > Security Monitoring > Evidence Management Center.
  2. Select Evidence > Evidence Management on the left.
  3. Click Add to enter the Add Evidence page.
    Figure 1 Add Evidence
  4. Create a name for the evidence.

    The evidence ID will be generated automatically on the Client. You can edit the evidence ID which should be 1 to 64 letters or digits.

  5. Set the type, tag, on-site organization, result/conclusion, status, time (start time and end time of the evidence event), or description for the evidence.
  6. Optional: Set the mode of adding files as the evidence.

    • Select Local and click Upload to upload files (such as pictures, audios, and videos) from the local PC for the evidence content.

    • Select Camera, check cameras in the Linked Camera list, select the uploading mode, and set the corresponding parameters for the selected uploading mode. If you select Upload at Specified Time, you should specify the start time and end time of file uploading and recording. If you select Upload when Wi-Fi Detected, the files will be automatically uploaded once the Wi-Fi is detected and connected, so you are only required to specify the start time and end time of file recording.

      Note:

      If the uploading mode is Upload when Wi-Fi Detected, the Client only supports uploading evidence from cameras linked to the same device.

  7. Finish adding the evidence.

    • Click Add to add the evidence and back to the Evidence Management page.

    • Click Add and Continue to save the settings and continue to add other evidence.

  8. Optional: Perform further operations after adding evidence(s) if needed.
    Option Description

    Refresh Evidence

    Click Refresh to refresh the latest view of evidence information.

    Switch Display Mode

    Click or to display the added evidence in card mode or list mode.

    Delete Evidence

    Select the evidence(s) and click Delete to delete the evidence(s).

    Filter Evidence

    Click on the upper right corner of the Evidence Management page, enter a keyword in the search box or set filter conditions, and click Filter to filter the target evidence(s).

    Enable/Disable Evidence

    Click Disable Evidence to disable the evidence if the related case is settled, or click Enable Evidence to enable the selected evidence if the related-case is pending.

    Export Evidence Record

    Click Export to export the selected evidence record(s) in Excel, CSV, or PDF format.

    Note:

    You can check Include Evidence File to export the attached evidence file.

    View Evidence Details and Edit Evidence

    In card mode or list mode, you can click the evidence name to view the evidence's content, basic information, and operation records.

    You can edit the evidence's basic information, such as the evidence type, time, and tag.

    You can also upload related files from local PC for the evidence content.

    Note:

    • If you have added a picture for evidence content, you can click or to zoom in or delete the picture.

    • If you have added the file for evidence content and exported the evidence, you can hover your cursor on the added file, then click > to copy the evidence's original sha256 value. You can compare it with the sha256 value of the evidence collected by other persons so as to verify the content integrity of collected evidence.