Add Encoding Device by IP Address/Domain

When you know the IP address or domain name of a device, you can add it to the platform by specifying the IP address (or domain name), user name, password, etc.

1. On the top navigation bar, select > Basic Management > Device.
2. Click Device and Server > Encoding Device on the left panel.
3. Click Add to enter the Add Encoding Device page.
   Note:

   If the NTP server is not configured, a prompt will appear on the top of the page. You can click Configure to set the time synchronization. See Set NTP for details.

4. Select Hikvision Private Protocol/ONVIF Protocol/Dahua Private Protocol as the Access Protocol.
   Note:

   • Select Hikvision Private Protocol to add a Hikvision device and select ONVIF Protocol/Dahua Private Protocol to add a third-party device.

   • To display the devices which are added to the platform via ONVIF Protocol, you can go to > Basic Management > System > Network > Device Access Protocol, and check Access via ONVIF Protocol.

5. Select IP Address/Domain as the adding mode.
6. Enter the required information.

   Device Address

   The IP address or domain name of the device.

   Encrypted Add

   This function is for Hikvision Private Protocol only. If you check Encrypted Add, the SDK service port will be encrypted.

   Note:

   After the device is added to the platform, will appear beside the device name.

   Device Port

   The default device port No. is 8000. If you check Encrypted Add, the default port No. is 8443.

   Mapped Port

   This function is used for downloading pictures from devices added by Hikvision Private Protocol. Set the Mapped Port switch to on and enter the picture downloading port No. that you have configured in the remote configuration page of the device. The default port No. is 80.

   Verify Stream Encryption Key

   This function is for Hikvision Private Protocol only. Switch Verify Stream Encryption Key to on, and enter the stream encryption key in the following Stream Encryption Key on Device field. Then when starting live view or remote playback of the device, the client will verify the key stored in SYS server for security purpose.

   Note:

   This function should be supported by the devices. For details about getting the key, refer to the user manual of the device.

   Device Name

   Create a descriptive name for the device. For example, you can use an alias that can show the location or feature of the device.

   User Name

   The user name for administrator created when activating the device or the added non-admin users. When adding the device to HikCentral Professional using the non-admin user, your permissions may restrict your access to certain features.

   Password

   The password required to access the account.

   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.

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

   • 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.

8. Optional: Switch Add Resource to Area to on to import the channels of the added devices to an area.
   Note:

   • You can import all the resources including cameras, alarm inputs and alarm outputs, or the specified camera(s) to the corresponding area.

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

   • If you do not import channels to area, you cannot perform operations such as live view, playback, event settings, for the cameras.

9. Optional: If you choose to add resources to area, select a Streaming Server to get the video stream of the channels via the server.
   Note:

   • The cameras (if any) related to the selected server will be displayed, you can view their information and can click the name of a camera to edit it.

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

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

    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.

    Cloud Storage Server

    The video files will be stored in the Cloud 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.

    Note:

    • For adding the encoding device by domain name, the video files can only be stored in the local storage of the device.

    • You should configure the Hybrid Storage Area Network, Cloud Storage Server or pStor in advance, or its storage location cannot be displayed in the drop-down list. You can click Add New to add a new Hybrid Storage Area Network, Cloud Storage Server or pStor.

11. Optional: Set the quick recording schedule for added channels.

    • Check Get Device's Recording Settings to get the recording schedule from the device and the channels of the device will start recording according to the schedule.

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

12. Finish adding the device.

    • Click Add to add the encoding device and back to the encoding device list page.

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

13. Optional: Perform the following operation(s) after adding the devices.

    Option	Description
    Remote Configurations	Click in the Operation column to set the remote configurations of the corresponding device. Note: For detailed operation steps for the remote configuration, see the user manual of the device.
    Change Password	Select the added device(s) and click Change Password to change the password for the device(s). Note: You can only change the password for online HIKVISION devices currently. If the devices have the same password, you can select multiple devices to change the password for them at the same time.
    Edit Bandwidth for Video Downloading	Select one or more NVRs (V4.1.5 or later versions), and click Edit Bandwidth for Video Downloading to set the bandwidth upper-limit for video downloading of the selected NVR(s). Note: For details, refer to Limit Bandwidth for Video Downloading.
    Set Time Zone	Select one or more device(s), click Time Zone to set/edit the time zone of the selected device(s).
    Set N+1 Hot Spare for NVR	Click N+1 Hot Spare to set N+1 hot spare for NVRs. Note: For details, refer to Set N+1 Hot Spare for NVR.
    Replace Device	When a device is replaced with another one, and the serial No. of the new device is different from that of the old one, you need to confirm the replacement on the platform. In the Operation column, click to replace the old device with the new device on the platform.
    Delete Device	Select one or multiple device(s) and click to delete. Note: If you delete the device(s), the device channel(s) will also be deleted, and you will not be able to search for historic video footage of the device(s) on the platform.
    Search Device	Enter keyword(s) in the search box in the top right corner, and click (or press the Enter key) to search for the target device(s).
    Filter Device	Click All in the upper left corner and select a device type to filter devices by encoding device types.