Setting the HikVision Provider

  1. The Desigo CC project is stopped.
  1. In SMC, select Projects > [project].
  2. Click Edit .
  3. The Project Settings tab displays.
  4. Click Next until the Video Services Settings expander displays.
  5. Configure the VMS side as follows:
    a. From the Provider selection drop-down list, select HikVision Provider.
    b. In the VMS host IP/name and VMS port (default is 433 or 80) fields, enter the details for the computer where the provider software (that connects to the Command Enterprise Software (CES)) was installed.
  6. Click Save .
  7. By default, the setting for the API communication port is 8001. If this port is already in use change this setting as follows:
    a. In C:\Program Files\Siemens\VideoApi\Service, open the VideoApiService.exe.config file with a text editor.
    b.Enter a port different from the default value.
    For example, <add key="VideoApiService.BaseAddress1" value="net.tcp://127.0.0.1:8002" />
    c. Save the changes.
  8. (Optional) To allow exporting video clips to a file, see Setting VMS Access Rights for Video Clip Export.