Adding a Dahua DVR camera in the Olarm APP

This guide is unique to Dahua cameras/DVRs and their setup. Ensure that you have adjusted your Dahua camera/DVR to the required settings. 

Step 1: Navigate to you Olarm MAX’s Device setup and select Linked cameras

Step 2: Select Add new Camera

Step 3: Give your Camera a Name

Step 4: Enter your Dahua DVR's IP Address

You can obtain your DVR’s IP Address in your Dahua Video Management System

• Navigate to the “Setting” icon

• Select “Network” and click on “TCP/IP”

• The DVR’s/NVR’s IP Address will be displayed under “IP Address”
  

Step 5: Enter the Port number

The Port is the number assigned to the RTSP Port on your DVR. The default RTSP Port number is 554. This may have been changed upon setup.

To check the RTSP Port number:

• Navigate to “Setting” icon

• Select “Network” and choose “Port”

• The RSTP Port number will be displayed here
  
  

The appearance may vary if you are using the Dahua VMS or logging directly into the DVR.

Step 6: Enter the Live stream path/URL

The standard Dahua camera Live stream path/URL is as follows, ensure you edit it to suit your camera channel number:

/cam/realmonitor?channel=2&subtype=1

• Ensure you enter your relevant camera’s channel number (1-48)

• Ensure you enter subtype1 for sub-stream and do not use the mainstream which is subtype0

Step 7: Enter the User Name and Password used to login to the Video Management System or DVR

Ensure that you make use of the login credentials used to access your Dahua platform or Dahua DVR. The appearance may vary if you are using the Dahua VMS or logging directly into the DVR.

Step 8: Choose which zones the camera will be linked to

This feature is only available should you have added the camera to an Olarm MAX that is connected to an Alarm System with zones. 

Step 9: Toggle the buttons to allow Armed Response access to the camera feed & allow device users access to the camera feed

Step 10: Tap on Test connection which will verify the details entered then select Add

Should the “Test connection fail”, recheck the details you have entered in the Olarm APP. Alternatively, you will need to visit the troubleshooting guide.

 

Click here to enable playback for your Dahua camera

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