Connect a Hikvision camera to VISEC.
Hikvision cameras work with VISEC over ONVIF, the open camera standard. On current firmware ONVIF is switched off until you turn it on, and it needs its own user account — that is the step almost everyone misses.
Press scan.
VISEC searches your network for ONVIF cameras and lists what it finds. If your Hikvision camera already has ONVIF switched on, it appears here and you are watching live in a few seconds — nothing below is needed.
If the camera does not appear.
Menu names move around between firmware versions, so treat these as the place to look rather than an exact path.
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Open the camera in a browser
Type the camera's IP address into your browser and sign in with its admin account. If you do not know the address, VISEC's scan will show it.
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Find the ONVIF setting
Go to Configuration › Network › Advanced Settings › Integration Protocol and tick Enable ONVIF. On some firmware this reads Open Network Video Interface.
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Add an ONVIF user
On that same page, click Add and create a user. This is separate from the camera's admin login — ONVIF will not authenticate with the admin account alone. Give it a user name and password you will remember; VISEC asks for these.
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Set the authentication method
Where offered, set authentication to Digest & ws-username token. Save, then scan again in VISEC.
Once it is connected.
- Watch it liveOn its own or beside your other cameras, across up to 8 monitors.
- Record on motionChoose the part of the picture that matters and how sensitive it should be.
- Get an emailA snapshot the moment motion starts, so you know without watching.
- Read number platesPlate recognition is included in every license, including the free one camera license.
Try it on your Hikvision camera tonight.
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