Discover & Add IP Camera(s)

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Affected Roles: System Owner • System Administrator
Related Nx VMS Apps: Nx Desktop
Complexity: Medium
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IP Camera Auto Discovery

Nx Witness automatically discovers supported devices if they are located on the same subnet (LAN). Auto-discovered devices will show up in the Resource Panel after Nx Witness is started. The Auto Discovery feature for Nx Witness works with ONVIF Profile S devices and/or natively integrated devices.

In order for IP Camera Auto-Discovery to work the following conditions must be met:

• Auto Discovery must be enabled (checkbox in the System Administration dialog -> General tab)
• The IP camera must have a factory default username and password.
• The IP camera must have an IP address on the same subnet as the Server being used to discover it.

For a full list of known compatible devices visit the Nx Supported Devices Page

IP Camera Manual Addition:

Add an IP Camera with a Known Address:

If you know the IP Address of the device you are trying to add to Nx Witness:

1. Right-click on the Server you would like to add the device to in the Resource Panel and in the drop down menu select Add Camera.
2. While in the Known Address tab click into the Address field and enter the IP Address (e.g.192.168.1.10) of the device you would like to add.
3. In the Login and Password fields enter the username and password for the IP Camera (the same used to login to the IP camera's browser-based interface).
4. The Port field is only necessary if you are using a non-standard port on your IP cameras.
5. Once all information is input press the Search button to find your IP camera.
6. When your IP camera is found you will see it appear below. Check it and choose Add Selected to complete the process.

Find IP Cameras using Subnet Scan:

If you do not know the IP address of your IP camera or you want to add multiple IP cameras from the same manufacturer at the same time:

1. While still in the Add Camera dialog select the Subnet Scan tab
2. Enter the desired IP range using the Start IP and End IP fields (e.g. addresses 192.168.1.0 for Start IP and 192.168.1.255 for the End IP).
3. In the Login and Password fields enter the username and password (this will need to be the same for all IP cameras you want to add if you are trying to add multiple at the same time).
4. The Port field is only necessary if you are using a non-standard port on your IP cameras.
5. Once all information is input press the Search button to find your IP camera.
6. When your IP cameras are found you will see them appear below. Check any devices you wish to add to your System and choose Add Selected to complete the process.
7. Found cameras will then appear in the Resources Panel after a few seconds.