Adding video units manually

To monitor video in Security Center, you must add video units to an Archiver.

To add a video unit:

1. From the Config Tool home page, open the Video task.
2. Click Add an entity > Video unit .
   The Manual add dialog box opens.

   

3. If you have multiple Archiver roles, select one to manage the unit from the Archiver drop-down list.
4. Select the unit’s manufacturer and product type.
5. Enter the static IPv4 or IPv6 IP address of the camera.
   TIP: To add multiple units in a single operation, enter a range () of IP addresses .
6. Enter the HTTP port for the camera (default = 80).
   NOTE: If the camera uses HTTPS, enter the HTTP port (80) here. You will enter the HTTPS port in the following steps.
7. Select which credentials the Archiver uses to connect to the unit.
   • Default login:

     Use the default login credentials defined in the manufacturer’s extension for this Archiver. If the extension has not yet been defined, blank credentials are used.
   • Specific:

     Enter the specific login credentials used by this unit. This can be changed to Use default login later during video unit configuration.
8. If the video unit is configured to use HTTPS, turn on Use HTTPS and enter the HTTPS port of the unit (default = 443).
9. Complete all other settings as necessary, and click Add.
   If the manufacturer’s extension does not exist, it is created for you.

   If the added camera is an encoder with multiple streams available, each stream is added with the Camera - n string appended to the camera name, n representing the stream number. For an IP camera with only one stream available, the camera name is not modified.

   NOTE: If the manufacturer supports automatic enrollment, all other units on your system with the same discovery port are automatically added to the same Archiver, in addition to those added manually.
10. To refresh the Role view, press F5.