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Connect a camera

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Watch uses an RTSP address to receive live video from a camera. Connect one camera and verify its video before setting up analysis and alerts.

1. Scan for the camera

On the computer running Watch, choose Add Camera → Scan. Check camera power and that the computer can reach the camera’s network. Select the device and enter its camera username and password directly in Watch.

2. Enter the address if scanning fails

Enable RTSP in the camera or recorder’s settings, copy the stream address supplied by its manufacturer, and use Watch’s manual entry option. The camera’s local account can differ from the vendor’s mobile-app login.

rtsp://USER:PASSWORD@CAMERA_IP:554/STREAM_PATH

This shows the format. Obtain the actual path for your camera model. Find setup guidance by brand

3. Verify video, then enable analysis

Save and select Start Monitoring. Confirm the picture updates. For a login failure, check the camera’s local account and stream settings. For a timeout, check power, address and network. Once video works, follow the first-camera guide to set a mission and verify an analysis.

Keep passwords and complete camera addresses in Watch. Give the assistant only the brand, model and error code.

Get help connecting · Verify the first analysis

Advanced: import camera configurations

Keep the previous complete camera configuration file before preparing camera.json. Choose Import Camera Config in the sidebar or Settings. The file accepts an array or a cameras field. Keep credentials in this file on site.

{ "cameras": ["rtsp://USER:PASSWORD@CAMERA_IP:554/STREAM_PATH"] }

Import replaces camera settings by list position and clears RTSP addresses in remaining positions that the file does not include. The single-camera example above does not append to an existing list. Use Add Camera for one additional camera, or import the complete list.

After a successful import, check camera names, positions, and live video on every page. If you do not have the previous complete file, ask an administrator to preserve the existing list before importing. Restore that file if cameras are missing.

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