In 2022, the US government banned Hikvision, Dahua, and other Chinese-manufactured cameras.

Enabling Hik-Connect Service on Web Open the web browser on your PC. Input the device IP address and press the Enter key on your keyboard. Input the device user name and the device password to login. Tap Configuration – Network – Advanced Settings – Platform Access to enter the Platform Access page.

The default device domain name is the serial number of the device. If you want to edit it, the edited domain name should contain 1 to 64 characters, including numbers, lowercase letters, and dashes. And it should start with a lowercase letter and cannot end with a dash.

Common ports to port forward Hikvision your router Hikvision devices use different ports for services. Here are the ports which are most commonly used for Hikvision port forwarding: TCP port: 80, 8000, 554, 443, 10554, 9010, 9020. UDP port: 62000-65000, 8000.