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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 fol-
lowing 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: Check Synchronize Time to synchronize the device time with
the PC running the client after adding the device to the client .
8 . Optional: Check Import to Group to create a group by the device name
and import all the channels of the device to this group .
Example
For access control device, its access points, alarm inputs/outputs, and en-
coding channels (if exist) will be imported to this group .
9 . Click Add to add the devices .
Add Device by IP Address or Domain Name
If you know the IP address or domain name of the device to add, you can
add devices to the client by specifying the IP address (or domain name), user
name, password, etc .
Steps
1 . Enter Device Management module .
2 . Click Device tab on the top of the right panel .
The added devices are displayed on the right panel .
3 . Click Add to open the Add window, and then select IP/Domain as the add-
ing mode .
4 . Enter the required information .
Name
Create a descriptive name for the device . For example, you can use a nick-
name that can show the location or feature of the device .
Address
The IP address or domain name of the device .
Port
The devices to add share the same port number . The default value is 8000 .
User Name
Enter the device user name . By default, the user name is admin .
Password
Enter the device password .
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 fol-
lowing 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.
5 . Optional: Check Transmission Encryption (TLS) to enable transmission
encryption using TLS (Transport Layer Security) protocol for security pur-
pose .
NOTE
This function should be supported by the device.
If you have enabled Certificate Verification, you should click Open Cer-
tificate Directory to open the default folder and copy the certificate file
exported from the device to this default directory to strengthen the secu-
rity. See for details about enabling certificate verification.
You can log into the device to get the certificate file by web browser.
6 . Check Synchronize Time to synchronize the device time with the PC run-
ning the client after adding the device to the client .
7 . Optional: Check Import to Group to create a group by the device name
and import all the channels of the device to this group .
Example
For access control device, its access points, alarm inputs/outputs, and en-
coding channels (if exist) will be imported to this group .
8 . Finish adding the device .
• Click Add to add the device and back to the device list page .
• Click Add and New to save the settings and continue to add other device .
Add Devices by IP Segment
If the devices share the same port No ., user name and password, and their
IP addresses ranges in the same IP segment, you can add them to the cli-
ent by specifying the start IP address and the end IP address, port No ., user
name, password, etc of the devices .
Steps
1 . Enter the Device Management module .
2 . Click Device tab on the top of the right panel .
The added devices are displayed on the right panel .
3 . Click Add to open the Add window .
4 . Select IP Segment as the adding mode .
5 . Enter the required information .
Start IP
Enter a start IP address .
End IP
Enter an end IP address in the same network segment with the start IP .
Port
Enter the device port No . The default value is 8000 .
User Name
By default, the user name is admin .
