# Cameras
## 1. Before you move on
Please make sure you have:
1. Connect your camera to your home network either via Ethernet or Wi-Fi.
2. Ensure your camera and your CUBE OS host are on the same LAN (or VLAN, subnet).
3. **Please follow the vendor's official guide to enable the RTSP/ONVIF feature,** and obtain the following information (For SONOFF cameras, you can find the required information on the device's settings page, listed under the `More Settings` entry.):
* RTSP Streaming Address, which looks like \`rtsp\://username:password\@192.168.0.201:554/av\_stream/ch0\`
* User name and password (if not provided in the link you obtained)
## 2. Add RTSP-enabled cameras
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### Access to CUBE OS via browser.
Log in to your CUBE OS host, click on the `+` button, then select `Add Device`.
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### Add RTSP Camera
Select Add `RTSP Camera`.
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### Fill credentials
Give your camera a name, and input the stream address obtained from [Step 1](#id-2.-add-rtsp-enabled-cameras). If the address does not contain authentication information, please input the RTSP Username and Password manually.
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### Go Live
Back to the All Devices page, click on the camera to stream.
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## 3. Add ONVIF Cameras
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### Access to CUBE OS via browser
Log in to your CUBE OS host, click on the `+` button, then select `Add Device`.
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### Discover your cameras
Click on the Start Setup to discover cameras on your local network.
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### Fill in credentials
Find the listed devices you want to add, and click `Add`, then fll in the authentication information you obtained from [Step 1](#id-3.-add-onvif-cameras) if there is any.
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### Go Live
Back to the All Devices page, click on the camera to stream.
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## 4. Multi-View for Cameras
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You can only view 10 cameras at the same time. The actual experience depends on your CUBE OS' performance.
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Visit your CUBE OS' web console, and navigate to the All Devices tab (the default one). And select a camera to start, a pop-up will show in the corner. Please wait until it manages to stream.
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On the pop-up, click on the Multi-View icon – the one in the right-button corner
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Navigate to the cameras you want to stream from the list, then click the Add button to add them to the main panel to view. And remove any with the close button .
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You can add up to four cameras to the main panel.
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To zoom in on any camera view, click the Zoom icon on the main panel.
On the zoomed view, you can also quickly switch between cameras from the dropdown list.
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Navigate to the cameras you want to stream from the list, then click the Add button 
to add them to the main panel to view. And remove any with the close button 
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on the main panel.
On the zoomed view, you can also quickly switch between cameras from the dropdown list.
