Configuring Cameras

Each HiLens Kit device has a built-in camera, which can be enabled through Video Collector. A HiLens Kit device can connect and manage multiple IP cameras. (The number of cameras per device cannot exceed the total number of channels supported by the skills installed on this device.) When connecting an external camera to a HiLens Kit device, you need to add and configure the camera on the console.

Built-in HiLens Kit cameras do not support night vision.
HiLens Kit can connect IP cameras of 4K or lower resolution, but cannot connect thermographic cameras.

Adding a Camera

In the navigation pane of the Huawei HiLens console, choose Device Management > Devices. In the device list, click the name of the target device to enter the device details page.
Click Camera Management to switch to the Camera Management tab on the device details page.
Figure 1 Camera Management

Click Add Camera in the upper right corner. In the displayed dialog box, enter related information.

Figure 2 Adding a camera

**Table 1** Camera configurations
Parameter	Description
Name	Name of a camera, which is used for identification. This parameter is user-defined.
User Name	Username for logging in to the IP camera. You can obtain it from the camera's user manual.
Password	Password for logging in to the IP camera.
Protocol	Protocol used by the camera to transmit videos. The default value is rtsp and cannot be changed.
Path	URL for accessing videos shot by the camera, for example, 192.168.0.1/root. Obtain it from the user guide of the camera.

After entering and confirming the information, click OK to add the camera and deliver the configurations to the device. A row of camera information is added on the Camera Management page.

Editing Camera Information

You can edit information for cameras that have been added to a device.

In the navigation pane of the Huawei HiLens console, choose Device Management > Devices. In the device list, click the name of the target device to enter the device details page.
Click Camera Management to switch to the Camera Management tab page on the device details page.
Locate the target camera and click Edit in the Operation column. Then modify the camera information and click Execute Configuration.
Only User Name, Password, Protocol, and Path can be modified. Once the Name is determined, it cannot be changed.

Deleting a Camera

You can delete unnecessary cameras that have been added to a device.

In the navigation pane of the Huawei HiLens console, choose Device Management > Devices. In the device list, click the name of the target device to enter the device details page.
Click Camera Management to switch to the Camera Management tab on the device details page.
Figure 3 Camera Management-19
Locate the target camera, click Delete in the Operation column, and click OK.