How to access Hikvision CCTV from your mobile.
Downloading the Hik-Connect app for mobile
1. Download the Hik-Connect app from the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store.
The app will look like this:
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2. Once downloaded, open the app, and select United Kingdom as the region.
Click the + at the top left and select “Add device manually”
3. Complete with the following settings:
Adding type: IP/Domain
Alias: Anything that allows you to recognise this device
Address: as provided by your installer
Port: 8000 or as advised by your provider
Username & Password: as advised by your provider
4. Hit Save at the top right.
5. Click Start live view.
Controlling the cameras and how to work the app
Once on Hik-Connect go to the home tab at the bottom of the screen.
You will be able to see your cameras from here, if you click on a camera, it will show you the live view, along with some controls.
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Pause and play the live view.
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Turn on or off the audio *
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Change the quality of the video *
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Change the view show more or less cameras on the screen.
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Make the video full screen or not.
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Change the mode to Playback.
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Capture a screenshot
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Records the video
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Enables and disables two way audio. *
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Opens the PTZ Control for the camera. *
* NOTE: Some or all these features may not work depending on the model of your camera.
Playback
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When you open the playback feature, you will be presented with the following controls.
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Pause and play the recording.
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Turn on or off the audio.
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Zoom in and out (you can also pinch with your fingers).
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Change the view show more or less cameras on the screen.
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Makes the video full screen or not.
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Change the mode to Live View.
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Captures a screenshot.
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Records the video.
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Changes the playback speed.
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Changes the quality of the video.
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Choose a date to playback from.
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Choose different segments to skip to
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Scrub forwards and backwards to different times.
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Skip backwards 10 seconds.
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Select the exact time of recording.
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Skip forward 10 seconds.
NOTE: Some or all these features may not work depending on the model of your camera.
