3.1.1 Adding Devices

There are two measures available for adding devices. First of all, click the Add button [+] →[Devices].

1. Adding a Single Device

Milesight CMS provides to add device one by one. Please refer to the steps as below:

Step1: Click the button;

Step2: Select the device type, “NVR” or “Camera”;

• Adding Device by P2P

The meanings of the items on the page can be referred to the table below.

Table 1. Description of the buttons

Items	Function Introduction
Device Type	Camera and NVR are available
Name	Name of the device
Connection Type	There are three options, IP/Domain, P2P and Milesight DDNS
IP Address	If you choose IP/Domain as connection type, enter the IP address of the device here
Mac Address	If you choose P2P as connection type, enter the MAC address of the NVR or camera here Note: P2P requires higher bandwidth for stability
Port	The port of the device, the default port is 80
Domain Name	If you choose Milesight DDNS as connection type, enter the Domain Name of the device here
User Name	The user name of the device, the default user name is “admin”
Password	Enter the password for the account of the device, for camera version lower than V4x.7.0.69 and NVR version lower than V7x.9.0.3, the default passwords are: Network Camera: ms1234 NVR: ms1234
Transport Protocol	TCP and UDP are available
5G Data Mode	Low Data Mode and Standard Mode are optional. The Low Data Mode helps reduce cellular data usage by pausing background tasks. Note: Support for P2P connection type of Camera.

2. Search

Milesight CMS can search devices which are in the same network automatically, and it can add devices which have the same user name and password in bulk. Please refer to the steps as below:

Step1: Click button to search the Milesight devices in the same network;

Step2: Select the devices;

Step3: Enter the user name and password of the selected devices ;

Step4: Click button and the device will be displayed directly in “Devices Added” interface if it is added successfully;

Step5: A window will pop up to inform you if the device fails to be added, and you need to click the [OK] button to add the device again;

Step6: Click [Refresh] button to refresh the status of the added devices.