Add Camera to Area for Current Site

Add Camera to Area for Current Site

You can add cameras to areas for the current site. After managing cameras into areas, you can get the live view, play the video files, and so on.

The devices need to be added to the HikCentral Professional for area management. Refer to Manage Resource for detailed configuration about adding devices.

Note:

One cameras can only belong to one area. You cannot add a camera to multiple areas.

  1. Click Logical View on the Home page to enter the Area Management page.
  2. Select an area for adding cameras to.
    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 current site.

  3. Select the Cameras tab.
  4. Click Add to enter the Add Camera page.
  5. Select the device type.
  6. Select the cameras to add.
  7. Optional: Check Get Device's Recording Settings to obtain the recording schedule configured on the local device and the device can start recording according to the schedule.
    Note:

    If the recording schedule configured on device is not continuous recording, it will be changed to event recording on the local device.

  8. Optional: Check Add to Map to add the camera to the map.
  9. Click Add.
  10. Optional: After adding the cameras, you can do one or more of the followings
    Option Description

    Get Camera Name

    Select the cameras and click Get Camera Name to get the cameras' names from the device in a batch.

    Note:

    You can only synchronize the camera name of online HIKVISION device.

    Apply Camera Name

    Select the cameras and click to apply the cameras' names to the device in a batch.

    Get Recording Schedule

    Select the cameras and click to get the recording schedules from the devices in a batch.

    Move to Other Area

    Select the cameras and click Move to Other Area. Then select the target area to move the selected cameras to and click Move.

    Display Cameras of Child Areas

    Check Include Sub-area to display the cameras of child areas.

Add Camera to Area for Current Site

You can add cameras to areas for the current site. After managing cameras into areas, you can get the live view, play the video files, and so on.

The devices need to be added to the HikCentral Professional for area management. Refer to Manage Resource for detailed configuration about adding devices.

Note:

One cameras can only belong to one area. You cannot add a camera to multiple areas.

  1. Click Logical View on the Home page to enter the Area Management page.
  2. Select an area for adding cameras to.
    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 current site.

  3. Select the Cameras tab.
  4. Click Add to enter the Add Camera page.
  5. Select the device type.
  6. Select the cameras to add.
  7. Optional: Check Get Device's Recording Settings to obtain the recording schedule configured on the local device and the device can start recording according to the schedule.
    Note:

    If the recording schedule configured on device is not continuous recording, it will be changed to event recording on the local device.

  8. Optional: Check Add to Map to add the camera to the map.
  9. Click Add.
  10. Optional: After adding the cameras, you can do one or more of the followings
    Option Description

    Get Camera Name

    Select the cameras and click Get Camera Name to get the cameras' names from the device in a batch.

    Note:

    You can only synchronize the camera name of online HIKVISION device.

    Apply Camera Name

    Select the cameras and click to apply the cameras' names to the device in a batch.

    Get Recording Schedule

    Select the cameras and click to get the recording schedules from the devices in a batch.

    Move to Other Area

    Select the cameras and click Move to Other Area. Then select the target area to move the selected cameras to and click Move.

    Display Cameras of Child Areas

    Check Include Sub-area to display the cameras of child areas.