Add Security Control Device from the Site on Hik-Partner Pro

If you have configured parameters for the site on Hik-Partner Pro accessing the platform, you can add security control devices from the site on Hik-Partner Pro to the platform. Deleting devices on the platform will not delete devices from the site on Hik-Partner Pro.

  • Make sure the devices you are going to use are correctly installed and connected to the network as specified by the manufacturers. Such initial configuration is required in order to be able to connect the devices to the HikCentral Professional via network.

  • Make sure you have enabled Access on Hik-Partner Pro. To complete related configuration, you can 1) go to > Basic Management > System > Network > Hik-Partner Pro Access or 2) click Configure in the Access Protocol area on the Add Security Control Device page. For details, refer to Set Hik-Partner Pro Site Access.

  1. On the top navigation bar, go to > Basic Management > Device > Device and Server > Security Control Device.
  2. Click Add to enter the Add Security Control 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.

  3. Select Hik-Partner Pro Protocol as the access protocol.
  4. Select the device source.

    • Select New Device, and enter the device serial No., verification code, and device name.

      Note:

      Make sure the new device to be added has registered to Hik-Connect. After the device is added, the corresponding site where the device is on Hik-Partner Pro will also be added.

    • Select Hik-Parnter Pro Device List, and select device(s) from the list.

      Note:

      • For devices with the same name on Hik-Partner Pro, suffixes will be added to the names of the devices.

      • If the selected device is deleted from the platform, it will not be deleted from the site on Hik-Partner Pro.

  5. 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.

  6. Optional: Switch on Add Resource to Area to import the resources (including cameras, alarm inputs, and alarm outputs) of the added security control device to an area.
    Note:

    • You can select Specified Alarm Input and Radar and select the specified alarm inputs or radars to import to the area.

    • Platform will generate security control partitions in the area, based on the settings on the device.

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

    • Up to 64 alarm inputs can be imported in one area. If you don't import resources to area, you cannot perform further operations for the resources.

  7. Finish adding the device.

    • Click Add to add the security control device and back to the security control device list.

    • Click Add and Continue to save the settings and continue to add next security control device.

  8. Optional: Perform the following operations after adding the devices.
    Option Description

    Remote Configurations
    Click to set the remote configurations of the corresponding device.
    Note:

    For details about remote configuration, see the user manual of the device.

    Change Password

    Select the added device(s) and click 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.

    Set Time Zone

    Select a device and click Time Zone to set its time zone.

    Search Device(s)

    Enter a keyword in the search box on the upper right corner of the page to quickly search the target device(s).

    Refresh Device List

    Click Refresh All to refresh the device list.