How to Setup Hikvision POE IP Camera System

In this article, I will show you how to configure Hikvision POE IP camera system.

POE cameras could be added into NVR which supports POE function with both Manual mode and Plug-and-Play (Automatically) mode.

When applying the Plug-and-Play mode, please kindly make sure the password of the camera is the same with the NVR.

You could set the password of the camera to 12345.

Note: Plug-and-Play mode could only be applied when the camera is added directly to the POE port of a NVR.

How to add POE cameras to NVR using Manual mode:

Steps

Connect your camera to the POE port of the switch. Connect your NVR to the same switch.
Go to Camera Management-> Camera-> IP Camera, select any channel and click Edit.

Select Manual, type in the IP Camera Address & User Name & Admin Password, click OK.

Note:

1, If you select the Manual mode to add the IPC with POE function, the password of the IPC could be different from NVR.

2, Do not press One-touch Adding unless the camera’s passwords are the same with the NVR password or the password of the camera is 12345.

How to add IPC with POE function to NVR using Plug-and-Play mode:

Steps:

Connect your camera to the POE port of the NVR. Assume you connect your camera to the POE port 2.
Go to Camera Management-> Camera-> IP Camera, highlight the second channel (D2) and click Edit.