Background

• Hikvision cameras can be connected to MPUs based on the HIKSDK and ONVIF protocols. The HIKSDK protocol–based connection to MPUs is more stable. Therefore, you are advised to use the HIKSDK protocol to connect Hikvision cameras to MPUs. For details, see Adding HIKSDK-Complaint Cameras.
• Before connecting an Axis camera to an MPU, you need to set certain parameters in the camera web system as follows:
  1. Choose System Options > ONVIF.
  2. Add an ONVIF account.
     1. Click Add.
     2. Set User name, Password, and Confirm password.
     3. Set User group to Administrator.
     4. Click OK.
  3. Choose System Options > Advanced > Plain config, and deselect the WebService check box.
  4. Choose System Options > Security > ONVIF and delete the IP information of zeroconf under Network.
• When connecting a Samsung camera to an MPU using the ONVIF protocol, you need to log in to the camera web system, set the NTP server IP address to the MPU IP address, and ensure that the time zone is the same as that of the MPU.

Procedure

 NOTE:

The following example is used for reference only. You can set camera parameters based on the site requirements.

1. Open a web browser, enter the IP address of a camera in the address box, and press Enter.
2. Enter the user name and password. The default user name and password are admin and HuaWei123, respectively.
3. Set the camera IP address.
   1. Choose Settings > Basic Configuration > Network Parameters.
   2. Set the network parameters, as shown in Figure 1.
      Figure 1 Network parameters
      
   3. Click Save.

4. Set the OSD parameters.
   1. Choose Settings > Basic Configuration > OSD Parameters.
   2. Set the OSD parameters, as shown in Figure 2.
      Figure 2 OSD parameters
      
   3. Click Save.

Verification

1. Open a web browser, enter the new IP address of the camera in the address box, and press Enter. Enter the user name and password to log in.

   If the login is successful, the network parameters are configured successfully.

2. View live video. If OSDs are displayed on the live video, as shown in Figure 3, OSD parameters are configured successfully.
   Figure 3 OSDs