To help you share your cameras with friends and family, please follow the easy guide below.
Step 1 #
Open the Hik-Connect mobile application on your primary device
Step 2 #
From the main screen, click on the share icon for your cameras. This icon can be found on the right of your screen next to the settings icon
Step 3 #
Click ‘Share via QR Code’. This will then generate and display a QR code on your primary device
Step 4 #
Swap over to your secondary device and open up the Hik-Connect mobile application
Step 5 #
From the main screen of your second device, click on the add icon ‘⊕’ at the top right of your screen
Step 6 #
Select ‘Scan QR Code’
*You may need to allow the Hik-Connect app to access your camera*
Step 7 #
Scan the QR code that is being displayed on your primary device with your secondary device
Step 8 #
Click on ‘Apply for Sharing’
Step 9 #
Once scanned, everything is now complete for your secondary device
Step 10 #
Switch back to your primary device and navigate back to the main screen by using the back arrow at the top left. You should see a blue banner that has popped up displaying ‘You have 1 new sharing(s)’.
*If you have no blue banner, pull down on your screen or close and re-open the app to refresh the app*
Step 11 #
Click on the blue banner
Step 12 #
Click on ‘Select to-be-shared channels’
Step 13 #
Select the cameras you would like to share with your secondary device. To do this, click on the circle on the left. Once clicked, it should turn blue
Step 14 #
Once you’ve selected all the cameras you are wanting to share, click ‘Finish’ at the bottom of your screen. You will now be directed back a page
Step 15 #
Click ‘Accept’ on the right.
*You may need to refresh the app on the second device for the cameras to show up*
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