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Step 6
(Optional) Click Continue to Add to continue to add other IP cameras.
3.1.2 Add the Automatically Searched Online IP Cameras
Step 1
On the Camera Management interface, click the Online Device panel to expand the Online
Device interface.
Step 2
Select the automatically searched online devices.
Step 3
Click Add.
If the IP camera to add has not been actiavated, you can activate it from the IP camera list on the
camera management interface.
3.2 Manage Cameras for PoE Device
This chapter is only applicable for the following models: DS-7700NXI-I/P/S series device.
Purpose:
The PoE interfaces enables the device system to pass electrical power safely, along with data, on
Ethernet cabling to the connected PoE cameras. Supported PoE camera number varies with device
model
If you disable the PoE interface, you can also connect to the online network cameras. And the PoE
interface supports the Plug-and-Play function.
For example, for iDS-7716NXI-I4/16P/8S, if you want to connect 8 network cameras via PoE
interfaces and 8 online cameras, you must disable 8 PoE interfaces in the Edit IP Camera menu.
Follow the steps to add network cameras for device supporting PoE function.
3.2.1 Add PoE Cameras
Step 1
Connect PoE cameras to device PoE ports with network cables.
Step 2
Go to Camera > Camera > IP Camera to view camera image and information.
3.2.2 Add Non-PoE IP Cameras
You can disable the PoE interface by selecting the manual while the current channel can be used as
a normal channel and the parameters can also be edited.
Step 1
Go to Camera > Camera > IP Camera.
