Add a Detected Online Security Inspection Device

You can only add a single detected online security inspection device to the platform at a time.

1. In the top left corner of Home page, select > Basic Management > Device.
2. Click Device and Server > Security Inspection Device.
3. In the Online Device area, select a network type.

   Server Network

   As the default selection, the detected online devices in the same local subnet with the SYS server will be listed in the Online Device area.

   Local Network

   The detected online devices in the same local subnet with the current Web Client will be listed in the Online Device area.

4. In the Online Device area, select Hikvision Private Protocol or Hikvision ISUP Protocol to filter the detected online devices.
   Note:

   To display devices which can be added to the platform via ISUP, you need to go to > Basic Management > System > Network > Device Access Protocol and switch on Allow ISUP Registration.

5. In the Online Device area, select an active device and click Add to Device List to open the Add Security Inspection Device window.
6. Select a device type from the drop-down list.
7. Enter the required information.
   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.

8. Optional: Set the time zone for the device.

   • Click Get Device's Time Zone.

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

     Note:

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

9. Optional: Switch on Add Resource to Area to import the resources of the added security inspection device to an area.
   Note:

   • You can select all resources or the specified camera(s) to be added.

   • You can create a new area by the device name or select an existing area.

   • If you do not import resources to area, you cannot perform further configurations for the resources.

10. Optional: If you choose to add resources to area, select a Streaming Server to get the video stream.
    Note:

    You can check Wall Display via Streaming Server to get stream via the selected Streaming Server when displaying live view on the smart wall.

11. Optional: If you choose to add resources to area, switch on Video Storage and select a storage location for recording.
    Note:

    Configure the Hybrid Storage Area Network, Cloud Storage Server, or pStor in advance, or the storage location cannot be displayed in the drop-down list.

    Encoding Device

    The video files will be stored in the encoding device according to the configured recording schedule.

    Hybrid Storage Area Network

    The video files will be stored in the Hybrid Storage Area Network according to the configured recording schedule.

    Cluster Storage

    The video files will be stored in the cluster storage server according to the configured recording schedule.

    pStor

    According to the configured recording schedule, the video files will be stored in the pStor, which is the storage access service for managing local HDDs and logical disks.

    pStor Cluster Service

    pStor Cluster Service is a service that can manage multiple pStors. When there are multiple pStors storing a large number of video files, use pStor Cluster Service to manage these pStors.

12. Optional: Set the recording schedule for the added resources.

    • Check Get Device's Recording Settings to get the recording schedule from the device.

    • Uncheck Get Device's Recording Settings and set the required information, including recording schedule template, stream type, etc. Refer to Configure Recording for Cameras on Current Site for details.

13. Click Add.
14. Optional: Perform the following operations for the added device(s).

    Option	Description
    Remote Configurations	Click to set the remote configurations of the device. Note: For details about the remote configurations, refer to the user manual of the device.
    Set Time Zone	Select the added device(s) and click Time Zone to set the time zone for the device(s).
    Search for Device	Enter a key word in the search box in the top right corner, and click (or press the Enter key) to search for the target device(s).