When you want to add one of the detected online devices at present or add a few of these devices with different user names and passwords, you need to select only one device every time to add it to HikCentral Professional. The IP address, port number and user name will be recognized automatically, which may reduce some manual operations in a way.

1. Click Physical View > Encoding Device to enter the Encoding Device Management page.
2. 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 Web Client will be listed in the Online Device area.

3. In the Online Device area, select Hikvision Private Protocol/ Hikvision ISUP Protocol/ONVIF Protocol to filter the detected online devices.
   Note:

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

4. In the Online Device area, select the active device to be added.
5. Click Add to Device List to open the Add Online Device window.
6. Set the required information.

   Device Address

   The IP address of the device, which is shown automatically.

   Device Port

   The port number of the device, which is shown automatically. The default port number is 8000.

   Mapped Port

   This function is only available when you select Hikvision Private Protocol in Step 3. If you want to download pictures from the device, switch Mapped Port to on and enter the picture downloading port. By default, the port No. is 80.

   Verify Stream Encryption Key

   Switch Verify Stream Encryption Key to on, and enter stream encryption key in 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. Refer to the user manual of the device for getting key.

   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 account created when activating the device or the added non-admin account such as operator. When adding the device to HikCentral Professional using the non-admin account, 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: Select a time zone for the device in drop-down list of Time Zone of Device.
   Note:

   You can check Apply to Device so that when the time zone of the device and the system are not consistent, the system will automatically apply the time zone settings to the device.

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

   • You can import all the channels 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, etc., for the cameras.

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

10. Optional: If you choose to add channels to area, enable the Video Storage function and select the storage location for recording.

    Encoding Device

    The video files will be stored in the 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.

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

11. 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, etc. Refer to Configure Recording for Cameras on Current Site for details.

12. Click Add.
13. Optional: Perform the following operations after adding the online device.

    Option	Description
    Remote Configurations	Click to set the remote configurations of the corresponding device. Note: For detailed operation steps 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.