# 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

{% stepper %}
{% step %}

### 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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{% endstep %}

{% step %}

### Add RTSP Camera

Select Add `RTSP Camera`.

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{% endstep %}

{% step %}

### 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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{% endstep %}
{% endstepper %}

## 3. Add ONVIF Cameras

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{% step %}

### 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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{% endstep %}

{% step %}

### Discover your cameras

Click on the Start Setup to discover cameras on your local network.

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{% step %}

### 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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{% endstep %}

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### Go Live

Back to the All Devices page, click on the camera to stream.

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{% endstep %}
{% endstepper %}

## 4. Multi-View for Cameras

{% hint style="info" %}
You can only view 10 cameras at the same time. The actual experience depends on your CUBE OS' performance.
{% endhint %}

{% stepper %}
{% step %}
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  <img src="/files/APqh9JUIXPK7DPujHXC1" alt="" data-size="line">&#x20;
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
Navigate to the cameras you want to stream from the list, then click the Add button <img src="/files/9yrixbBO4HHcW43vAxvf" alt="" data-size="line"> to add them to the main panel to view. And remove any with the close button <img src="/files/o5dkMalz6DPxEFctse11" alt="" data-size="line">.

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{% hint style="info" %}
You can add up to four cameras to the main panel.
{% endhint %}
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
To zoom in on any camera view, click the Zoom icon <img src="/files/54P3YQ5H7d7oqfr69x19" alt="" data-size="line"> on the main panel.

On the zoomed view, you can also quickly switch between cameras from the dropdown list.

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{% endstep %}
{% endstepper %}


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