Uniview Cloud Mobile Apps Tested (EZView/UNV-Link)
While cloud services growing and users wanting easy remote access, Uniview announced UNV-Link as a "next-generation security management mobile app," but how well does it work, and how does it compare to Uniview's existing EZView app and Hikvision's Hik-Connect?
IPVM tested Uniview's mobile apps, EZView, and the new UNV-Link, and inside this report, we detail the full results of our testing, including:
- What are the key differences between EZView and UNV-Link?
- How do EZView and UNV-Link compare to HikConnect?
- How easy or difficult is searching, playback, and exporting video?
- How does sharing work?
- How well does system management work in EZView and UNV-Link?
- How well does streaming video work? What, if any, latency issues were found with remote streaming?
- What analytics configurations are available in EZView and UNV-Link?
- How well are 3rd party devices supported in EZView and UNV-Link?
- How well does EZView or UNV-Link support multi-channel devices such as Multi-imagers and NVRs?
- How well do EZView or UNV-Link apps support fisheye dewarping?
- How easy/difficult is sharing devices, and what limitations are presented?
App **********
*** ***** ******** *** *** ******* apps (******** **** ** *** ******** section):
**** **** ***-**** *** ******, *** connected ** *******'* ******* ********, ******* cameras/devices ********* ******* *** *** **** automatically ******** **** **** ****** **** (EZView *** ***-****).
*** ******* ********** ******* *** **** is *** ****** ** ******* **** can ** ********* *** **** ****** offers **-**** *******, ***** ***-**** **** not. ****** **** **** **** "****** will ***** * *********** ****, **** the ******* ***** ** ********* ***-****."
*** ******* ***** **** **** *** fundamentally *******, **** * *** ******** available ** ****** **** *** *** supported ** ***-**** (*.*., ****** ********, fisheye *********, ***.). ************, ****** ******** a ****** ****** ** *******,*,*** ******* ** **,*** ********, ***** ***-**** ** ******* ***** *******. **** **** ******* ********** **** apps *** ****.
******, ****** ****** ***** ** ******* to ******* ** *** ***** ***, while ***-**** ********* **** ******** *****-********* devices. ******* **** **** **** ***** LAN ** ** ******* *** ***-**** is ** ***** ******* *** ** 2023.
Executive *******
***-**** ** *****-******* ******** ** *** mobile **** (*** ****) ****** *** would ** * **** *** *** current ******* ****** ***** **** * low ****** ** ******* (**** **** 100). *******, **** ***** *** ** a **** *** *** ***** **** over *** ******* ** **** ***-******* devices, ** *** ***** ****** *************/******* is *******.
Technical *******
** *** ******** ****, *******'* ****** apps ****** *** ***-**** ******* ** Uniview's ******* ********, ***** ********/**** *** devices **** *** ****** ****. *******, UNV **** **** ****** "**** ***** a *********** ****, ********* ******** ** promoting ***-****".
** *** ******** ****, **** ****** going **** *********** ****, ******* *** users **** **** **** *** ******* will *** ** ***********, ** **** EZView **** **** *********** ****, *** app's *********** **** ** *********. ***********, UNV-Link **** *** ******* ****** ********, making ******** **** **** * *** devices *********.
*** ******* ***** ***-**** ** ** updated ******* ** *******'* ****** ***, with ******* ********* ****** ***** ********, alarm *** ********, *** ****** *** disarming *******, ***** ******* *********.
UNV-Link *** ********
***** ** ** ******** ** *** UNV-Link ***:
Uniview ******** ** **********
** *** ******** **** *** *******, the ****** *** ***** *** ***** to ***** ********* ******* **** **** other ******* ********, ****** ***-*******, ***** allows ***** ** ***** ******* *** QR ***** ** ********* ****** ** it ** *** ********** **** ****-******* ******* / ***** ******* (*** explainer). ************, *******'* ****** **** (****** and ***-****) ***** ******** *******/****** ******** in ****** ****, ******* ***-******* **** not.
******* *** *********** (******* ** *** device/QR **** ******* *** ******** *******/ checks ******* *******'* ****** **** *** Hik-Connect) *** *******. *** *******, *******'* EZView *** ***-**** **** *** ***-******* allowed ***** ********* ************* (*.*., ******, intrusion, **** ********) *** **** ******* competitively ** *** ******** ********* *************. Additionally, *** ***** ****** *******/************* ***** require ** *** ** ******* *** devices ** *** ***** ****, *** the ************* *** *******.
Compared ** ********, *****, *** *********
******* ** *** ******** ** ******-******* ****, *******'* ****** *** ***-**** **** were ***** ****** *** ***** ***** Univeiw ******* ** ****** *** ****** events ***** ****** *******. *******, ****** and ***-**** **** ******** ******** ***** in ********, *****, ** ********* ****** apps (*.*., ****** *******, ** ********* event *******, ***.).
**** ** ***** **** **** ** these ******** ******** **** ****** ** less ******** ***** ***** **** ****** have ***** ******* ** *** ****** monitoring ****** ** * *** ******** for *****.
Easy ****** ************* ***** ** ****
** ***-****, ******* *** **** ** configured ***** *** ** **** ** the ******'* *********/****** ****** ** ** manually ****** ** *** ************ ****. Clicking "*** ******" ************* ***** *** QR **** *******:
*** ****** *** **** ***** ***** the ******* ** ******** ******* ** the ***:
"EZCloud" ******** **** ** ******* ** ****** / ***** *********
***** "*** ******* ******" ** ******* by ******* *** ******* *******, ******** users ** *** ******* ** *******'* apps ******* *********** *** * ******* account, ***** **** ****** "*******" ***** the ******'* ******* ******** *** *** device ** **** ** *** ****** apps:
*******, **** ***** *************** ** ******* settings, **** **** ******* ********** ** the ******** ***** *****, ***** *** Uniview ********-******-** ******* ****** ******* **** EZCloud ******** *******:
******* *********:
*** "*** ******* ******" ****** ** enabled ** *******. ** *** ******* version, ** ***** ** ******** ** default *** ******* ** ******* , while ** ** ******* *** ******** cameras.
Firmware ******* ********* ******* ****** ****
****** ***-*******, **** ***-**** *** ****** apps ***** ***** ** ******* ******** through *** ****. ***-**** **** **** give * ************ ** * ***** firmware ****** ** *********/********:
** ******, ******** ** * ****** will **** ***** ** ****** *** "P2P *******," *** *** ******* ** similar:
Low ******* *** ****** *******
****** *******, **** ***** **** *** Uniview ****** **** *** *** ****** viewing ******* ** ~*-* *******:
3rd ***** ******* **** ********** ******* ******* ***
******* ******* ******** *** *** ****** connection ** ******* ******* ** **** the ****** *** ***-**** ****. ******* supported *** ******* ** **** ****, with ******************** ** ***-**** *************:
***** **** ************** *** ********* ** 3rd ***** ******* ********* ******* * Uniview ***, **** ******** *** *******, as ***** ** *** ******* *****:
Multi-Channel ******* ********* ** **** ****
**** ****** *** ***-**** ******* ************ devices. **** *********, *** ******* **** up ** * ****** **** ******** video *******. ** *** ***** *******, a ****-****** *** (******* *****) ***** ********** *** **** ********:
************* *** **** ********, ** **** as *** ******, *** ****** ***** the ******'* ********:
PTZ ********* ********* ** **** ****
**** **** ********* *** *********, ********* on-screen *** ********, ****** *******, *** PTZ ***** ***********. *******, ********, *****, and ****-******** **** ********** ***** ******** menus.
***** ** ** ******** ** *** controls ** ***-****
******* ***** ** ***** ** **** Apps. *******, ***-**** **** ******** ******* created/set ** ***-****, ***** ****** ****** presets ******* ** *** *********, ***-****, and ******, ** ***** ** *** example *****:
Fisheye ********* **** ********* ** ******
***** **** ***-**** *** ****** ******* fisheye ******, **** ****** *** ******* dewarping *******:
******* ********* ** **** **** ******* dewarping ** ** ***** ******* *** UNV-Link:
******* ********* ** ** *** *******.
******, **** ***** ****** **** *** "High *******" ****** ** ***-****, ********* us ** *** "***" ** "******" Quality ** ****** *** ******* ******, which ******* ********* *** ******* ** the **** ******* **** ****** ** to ****** ** * ***** ********** stream *************.
"General"/VCA ********* ************ ** ****** ****
**** ****** ********* *** *** ********* (Line ********, *********, *****/**** ****) *** configurable *** ******* ** ***-**** *** EZView:
***** *** **** ******** ****** *** both ******** ********* *** *** ***** cameras ********* ******* *** ***, *** all ******** *** ************ *** *** cameras. ** *** ***** *******, ***** a ********* ****** ***** *** ****** to ********* *** *********, ** ********* are ********* *** *************.
******* **** *** **** ******* ***** to *** ********** ********* ************* ** their ****** ****:
*** ****** *** ** ******** ** be ******-******** *** *********** ** ***. Those ******** ********* ***** *** *** currently ******** ** *** ***'* *******.
Nuisance ****** ****** ** ******/**** ****** ******
***** ***** ************* *** ********* ** "Off", ******** ***** ************* ** *** one ** ******** ******* ****** ******** alarms ** ******/**** ****** ******, ** the ********* ************ ** ******* **-***** are ***** ** **** ******.
** *** ******* *****, ******** ****** are **** **** * ~*-****** **** period, **** *** ****** ********** ** <24 ***** *** * *******/* ********.
QR-Code ******* ********* ** ****** *** *** ***-****
******* *** ******* **-**** ******* ************* that ******* ** ********** ***** *********** ** Hikvision's ***-*******. *******, ******* ** **** ****** on ******* **** *********, ** *** devices *** **** ** ****** **** other *** ********, ****** ***-*******.
***** ** * ***** ******** ** QR-Code ******* ** ******:
****** *******'* ****** ***, *** ***-**** app **** *** **** **-**** *******. Below ** * ***** ********* ****** sharing ** ***-****: