Add hardware: Scan for hardware

Device discovery is a method with which hardware devices make information about themselves available on the network. Based on such information, your system can quickly recognize relevant hardware devices, such as cameras and video encoders, and include them in a scan.

The Scan for hardware method gives you the option to scan your network for relevant hardware devices and quickly add them to your system in just a few steps.

Choose between these two options for adding hardware:

Scan local network: Perform an automated scan for available hardware on your local network that support device discovery, on the part of your network (subnet) where the system server itself is located.
Add IP address or IP range to be scanned: Add hardware to your system by indicating IP ranges and ports from which the system begin scanning for hardware.

To use the Scan local network method, your system server and your cameras must be on the same layer 2 network. This means that it must be on a network where all servers, cameras, and so on can communicate without the need for a router. The reason for this is that device discovery relies on direct communication between the system server and the cameras.

If you use routers on your network, specify the IP range where you hardware is located using the Add IP address or IP range to be scanned-option or choose one of the Manually specify the hardware to add-methods.