** * *****, *********'* ****** ******* web ****** **** **************. ********* *** *** ****** ** as * '*********', ****** *** ********** will ** * ********** ****** ******* for *******.
*******, ********* **** *** ***** ******** (Ezviz / ***-******* / **********.***) ** better.
** ****** **** ********, ******** ** how ******* *** **** *** *** of **, *** ***** *** *********:
- ********** *****
- *********** *******
- *********** ******** ********
*** **********:
- ****** **********
- **** **********
- ********* *******
******, ** ******* **** ** ***** points.
Limitation: ** ****** **********
*** **** ********** ** ****** **** ***-****** to ***-******* ** *** **** ** ****** management. **** **** / **** **********, dealers ***** *** ** *** ****** devices ********. *******, *** ***-**************** ****** ****** ** ****** **********, only ******* ****** ********* **/*** *** adjusting *** ********.
*** ***** ******* *** ** **** ******* ******* ** **** ********** *** directly ********** ** *** ****, ********* ***********, ***, ***/*********, ***. ******* ** this, ******* **** **** ****** ****** to *** ******* ******* *** ******* to ******* ******, *********** *********** ***-*******. **** ** ** **** **** Hikvision ******* *********** ** ** **** we ***** ***** ****** **********, ****** they ******* ****** *** ***** **** forwarding ********.
*******, ********* ***'* ********* **** **** ***** management ******** **** ** ******** ** EZVIZ/Hik-Connect "**" **** (********* *****).
Advantages: ********** *****
***** ******* *** ****** ** ***** which **** ** ********* **** ******* up ****** ****** ** *** ****:
- ** ****** ****** *****:** ****** **** ********** ** ******** to *** ** *****. ** *** tests, ** *** ** ****** ********** through ******** *******, **** **** *** business ***** *** ********. ***** ****** ***** connection *** *** ****** *** ********* and ***** * ************ **** ** the ***** *** ** *** ********* to *******.
- ******* ****** ** **** *******:******* ********** ** ** ***** ******* follow **** **** **** ****** ** device, **** ****** *** ******* (****-****). Direct *********** ** **** ********* ******* must ** *** ** ** **** client, *********** **** ********* *** ***** customers **** ******** ***** **** ******** devices.
Key *********: *********** *******
************, ******* ******* *** *** ****** to *****' ********, ******* ** ********* a ***** ** **** ********** ******, they *** **** ****** **** ***** from ******** ******* **************. **** ******* is ******* ** * ************ *** the *** ******, *** ****** ***** views (***, ***, *** ******) *** be **** ** ****-**** ** ****-**** mobile ****.
**** **** **** **** *** ******** may ** ****** ** * **** using **** **********, *** **** ******** manually ******* **** **** ********** ******, instead ** * ****** *******.
Potentially ********* ********
******** ********* ***** ** ***** ** P2P ***** *********** ****** ******* ****** security, ** ** ******* ******** ****** vectors *** *********, ***** ****** ******** will ** ****** ** **** ** intruders.
*******, **** **** **** *** ******** on ********* ** ******** ****** ***** cloud ********(*) *** ** ***, ***** many ***** ** *** *****, **** ****** 80% ** *********** ** *** **** (below) ********* **** **** ** *** trust *********'* ***** ************* ***** **** ************* *** ********.

Hikvision ****** *****
** * ***** ******* ********** **** **** [**** no ****** *********], ********* ****:
*** ***** ******** ***-******* ******** **** be ***** ** ** ****. ** the ********, ********* *** *** *** Hik-Connect *** ** ******** *******. **** the **** ******** ** ******, ********* will *** *** **** ***** ******* created ***** *** ***-******* *** ** iVMS-4500 *** ** ********* ****** *** devices.
************, **** ********* **** *** ****** portal **** ** ****** ** ********** on ******** **, ****, ******* ***** will ** ****** ** **** ** see ****** ****** ** **** *******. Those ******* ******* ***** *** ******* will ****** ********** *** ***** ****** *** or ****** ********. ****, ** ******** 16, ****, ***** **** ** ****** be **** ** *** ******* ** HiDDNS. ********* **** *** **** * firm **** *** *** ****** ******** being *******.
Hik-Online ********
*** ******* *****, ********* *** ******* Hik-Online/HiDDNS ********* ** ***** *****/*******. **** service ******* ***** ** ****** * unique ****** **** ** ********* *********, with **** *******'* ** ******* ************* kept ** ** **** ** ** changed.
************, ******* **** **** ** *** Hik-Online ** * ******* ** ******** sites, **** ***** ** **** *******, making ****** **********/*******/*************** ******, ** *** dealer ***** ****** *** ** **** admin ***********.
**** ***** ***** *** **** ********* of ***-****** **** *** **** ******** online:

EZVIZ/Hik-Connect Device ********** ***********
************* *** *******, *********'* *********** *******, EZVIZ (********* ***-******* ** **********, ****** practically *** ****), **** *** **** the **** ************* ** ***-****** *** port **********.
*** *******, *****'* ****** ********** **** ****** ***** only ** *** ******* *** *** status, ***** *****, *** *** **** configuration ******* ********* *** ********/********* ****** and configuring ***** ********.

EZVIZ **** ********** ***********
***** ******** * "****** **********" ***** ****** users ** ***** ******* **** ***** EZVIZ ********, ********* ********/*****/*** ******* ******. However, **** ********* ** **** **** to ******** ********* **** ** ****'* "Family ********" **** ******* ********** *****.

******** *****' ******* ** * ****** using **** ****** *** *** *********.
- *****, ******* ****** ****** **** ******** from **** *********. **** **** ** created ********** **** *** ****'* ***** address, ****** **** *****/**** ***** ****** allow ************** ** ****** ********.
- ******, *********** **** ** ******** ** a ***-**** *****. ***** ** ** way ** ****** ****** ** ********* for ***** ***** **** ****** ** devices.
- *******, ** **** ********, *** **** does *** "***" *** ******, *** dealer ****. **** *** ***** *** likely ** ******** **** **** *****, as **** ** *** **** **** control **** ***** *** ******.
***** ******* *********** **** *** ****** ****** unusable **** * ******/*** **** **********, where ******* **** ********** ****** **** to ****** ***** *****' ******* *** Hik-Online ***** *** ********'* *** ********* and ******** ********.
Not * "*********"
******* *********'* ******** **** **** ** a "*********" **** ***-****** ** ***-*******, there ** *********** ** *******, **** ********, ** settings. *******, ***** **** ****** * new ***-******* ******* *** *** ***** devices ********. ********* ********** ***** **** in ***** ***** ******* ** **** mention "******** ****’* ******** ******* *** email ** ***** ****** ** ***-******* App/Hik ******* *** ******/****-****/****-****" *** "*** user’s ***** ******* **** ****’* ********** account" ** ***** ** ***** "*********."
**** ** *********** *** ******* *******:
- ***** ***** *** ********* *******:*****, ********** ** *** ******/***** *** Hik-Connect setup ******* **, ****** ******** ********* and/or ******* ** *****' ******** ** a ***-******* ****** ** *****, ** many ********** **** ******** ******, ********, or ********* ** ****/**** **** **** forwarding.
- ************ ***** **** ** *****:******, ****** ******* ** ***-******* ******** *** verification **** ** *** *** ** on * ******* ** *** ****** itself. *** ******* ***** **** **** installed *** **** ****, ********* ** unlikely ** ***** ** *********, *** retrieving *** ************ **** **** **** device ******** * *********** **** ********** for * **** ** ***** **** device ********. ** **** *****, ********* will **** ** ** ******* **** racks, ******* ***********, ** ******** *** no ****** ** ******** ** *********.

** ****** *** ***-******* ****** ******** ******* in **** ***** **** *** ********* ***** *** ****.

Comments (20)
John Honovich
2 thoughts:
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Undisclosed Integrator #1
Thank you for this very detailed analysis. I'm still a little foggy on one thing. If I have a customer that is currently using IVMS to access their DVR/NVR remotely using the HiDDNs (xyzcompany.hik-online.com) with port forwarding, what will happen to them over the next 6-12 months if I do nothing.
Secondly, if I do migrate them to the new service in the next few weeks, you mention lack of remote management. Will that feature (that is currently native in IVMS 4200) not be available due to linking via the new p2p connection?
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Matt Ion
I set up a single HIK camera on a buddy's shop. Tried to set up him with EZVIZ. What a gong show. Created myself an account, added the camera, that all worked... eventually. Then I had to walk HIM through creating his own account, then "share" the camera with him, then help him figure out how to accept the share.... because once a device is attached to an account, it can't be simply added to another account.
I can see this being a major headache, if I have to create a new EZVIZ account for clients who want remote access, then share them with my account if they want me to be able to remote-manage their systems... then have co-workers create accounts as well, and share the sites with them... and so on. And then if they have staff that they want to have limited access to some sites or devices, they'll each need their own EZVIZ accounts, and management will have to share the appropriate devices with them...
Unless they've changed operation of this thing significantly in the past year... iVMS has been working well so I haven't bothered myself with the EZVIZ headache.
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Jon Dillabaugh
12/17/16 02:48am
In a fabled attempt at trying to get EZVIZ working, I found that it is a very consumerish, cheap interface. It's somewhat simple to use, if for no other reason than you can't really do much.
I also tried a new beta firmware (3.4.3) that allowed and end to end encryption of the video streams for each camera connected to the NVR. This was a simple checkbox to enable it. However, in the web browser and iVMS you had to manually input the encryption code to be able to view the cameras. It was a simple extra step that made sure that the video streams were encrypted.
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Hilary Singleton
Dear Ethan
what do you think about speed of Hik-connect? (compare with HiDDNS).
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John Honovich
Hikvision has released a "How to Use Third Party DDNS Services" Guide to help those 'migrating' elsewhere.
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Greg Haynes
So I normally connect a newly installed system to my phone for camera adjustment.
If the customer creates an account can both of us log in with the same credentials? Another words can I do the setup then use the same info to setup their app for remote viewing for the customer? Or will I have to use my tester to adjust all the cameras which will be a problem because a lot of times the pigtail is not accessible :(
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John Honovich
It is now Dec 31st and according to Hikvision new user registration and access to status and management should be blocked:
However, I was just able to register a new user and check status and management. Not clear if this means they are formally extending it for some time or have just not yet turned it off.
More confusion but, on the plus side, allowing this for now will certainly make things easier for dealers.
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DC Long
Does 4500 communicate via ISO Layer 2 for initial cam discovery? Setting up the initial IP address was a very confusing process.. perhaps this has been improved on with later camera firmware. Been a year since I've setup and new HIK.
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Undisclosed Manufacturer #3
Notice on the Discontinuation of iVMS-4500 Software and HiDDNS Service
Dear customer,
Thank you for your long-term support to Hikvision.
Hikvision plans to discontinue the iVMS-4500 software and HiDDNS service from February 15, 2022. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused to you.
The impact of the service discontinuation: the www.hiddns.com website will be closed. The HiDDNS domain service cannot be used. The iVMS-4500 installed on the mobile phone can continue to be used but cannot be upgraded.
As alternative solutions, Hikvision has launched Hik-Connect App in 2016 and Hik-ProConnect platform in 2020. We will continue to upgrade these products according to user needs and feedback.
If you are using iVMS-4500 App and HiDDNS services, you can add the device to Hik-Connect for further use.Click here to view the introduction of Hik-Connect.Click here to see how to add devices to Hik-Connect.Access the following link to download Hik-Connect App: Hikvision App Store. You can also scan the following QR code to download.
If you have any questions, please contact support@hikvision.com or our local technicians.
Hikvision Digital Technology Co., LtdHangzhou, China
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