Add an Area for Current Site

You can add an area for the current site to manage the devices.

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

   The icon indicates that the site is the current site.

4. Optional: Select the parent area in the area list panel to add a sub area.
   Note:

   • For a Central System with a Remote Site Management module, you can select the current site from the drop-down site list to show its areas.

   • The icon indicates that the site is the current site.

5. Click on the area list panel to open the Add Area panel.
   Figure 1 Add Area for Current Site
6. Select the parent area to add a sub area.
7. Create a name for the area.
8. Optional: Select a Streaming Server for the area to get the video stream of the cameras belonging to this area via the server.

   All cameras belonging to this area via the server are listed in the Related Cameras area. If the camera is online, you can click its name to view its basic information, recording settings, and picture storage settings.

9. Optional: If you select a Streaming Server for the area, check Wall Display via Streaming Server to display the area's resources on the smart wall via this Streaming Server.
10. Optional: Click Expand to expand and set the additional area information as needed.
    Note:

    For details about customizing fields of the additional area information, refer to Customize Additional Information.

11. Click Add.
12. Optional: After adding the area, you can do one or more of the following:

    Option	Description
    Edit Area	Hover the cursor on a specific area and click > Edit to edit the area.
    Delete Area	Select an area and click or hover the cursor on an area and click > Delete to delete the selected area. You can also press Ctrl on your keyboard, select multiple areas, and then click to delete areas in a batch. Note: After deleting the area, the resources in the area will be removed from the area, as well as the corresponding recording settings, event settings, and map settings.
    Search Area	Enter a keyword in the search field of the area list panel to search for the area.
    Move Area	Drag the added area to another parent area as the sub area.
    Stick on Top	Hover the cursor on a specific area and click > Stick on Top > to stick the area to the top. Note: The order of the parent area will not be changed.
    Remove from Top	Hover the cursor on a specific area and click > Remove from Top to restore the area order to the default (name order).