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User Manual of Hikvision iVMS-4200 v2.0
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Chapter 8 Forwarding Video Stream through
Stream Media Server
Purpose:
There is always a limit of the device remote access number. When there are many users wanting to get
remote access to the device to get the live view, you can add the stream media server and get the
video data stream from the stream media server, thus to lower the load of the device.
8.1 Adding the Stream Media Server
Before you start:
The stream media server application software needs to be installed and it is packed in the iVMS-4200
software package. When installing the iVMS-4200, check the checkbox Stream Media Server to
enable the installation of stream media server.
Steps:
1. Click the shortcut icon on the desktop to run the stream media server.
Note: You can also forward the video through the stream media server installed on other PC.
2. Open the Device Management page and click the Server tab.
3. Click Add New Device Type, select Stream Media Server and click OK.
4. Click Stream Media Server on the list and then click Add Device.
You can add the stream media server in the following two ways:
 Adding Stream Media Server Manually
Perform the following steps to add the stream media server manually:
1) Select IP Address as the adding mode.
2) Input the nickname and IP address of the stream media server. The default port value is
554.
3) Click Add to add the stream media server to the client software.
 Adding Stream Media Server by IP Segment
Perform the following steps to add the stream media server by IP segment:
1) Select IP Segment as the adding mode.
2) Input the start IP and end IP. The default port value is 554.
3) Click Add to add the stream media server to the client software.