Sharing your Cameras

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.

Finished!

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