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GB28181 camera integration takes three steps: the camera registers to the device gateway → register the device and channels in the console → invite channels into the meeting. Cameras only send video into the meeting (one-way), and multiple channels under one NVR can each enter as a separate video. The example below uses a Hikvision camera. All example values correspond across steps; just replace them with your own.

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1. View the platform info

Open the admin console Device management → GB28181 → Platform info: Platform info These four values must be entered on the camera exactly as shown, so note them down: With multiple device gateways, each gateway has its own set; use the set for the gateway the camera registers to.

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2. Register the device in the console

On the GB28181 tab, click Add device: Add a GB28181 device

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3. Configure platform access on the camera

Log in to the camera’s web management page. On Hikvision it’s under Configuration → Network → Advanced Settings → Platform Access. Set the platform access mode to 28181, enable it, and enter: Hikvision camera platform access settings After saving, the camera’s Registration status changes to “Online”, and the status in the console’s device list also changes to Online: GB28181 device list
We recommend a 30-second heartbeat interval. Device defaults are often longer; if the platform doesn’t receive a heartbeat in time, it marks the device offline and invitations fail.

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4. Register channels

A device can have multiple video channels (each camera on an NVR, each stream of a PTZ camera), and the unit that enters the meeting is the GB28181 channel. First find the channel encoding on the camera: further down the same page under Encoding ID → Video Channel Encoding ID, note the channel’s encoding: Hikvision camera video channel encoding ID Back in the console, click + to the left of the device to expand it, then click Add channel: Add a channel The result after adding: Channel list under the device

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5. Invite into the meeting

GB28181 cameras can’t dial in by themselves; only the platform can invite them:
  • Admin console: meeting details → Invite → Invite device → GB28181
  • Meeting client: the host clicks Invite → Invite device
  • Business system: call Invite devices to the channel; each GB28181 channel is one invitation
Once in the meeting, the video is a member of the meeting, named by the channel name.

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PTZ and preset positions

Panning, zooming, and recalling preset positions are currently done through the server API (the admin console doesn’t have buttons for them yet): Control GB28181 device PTZ and Manage GB28181 device preset positions.

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