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Share a Single Device

Select a device and share it to a specified account with configurable access permissions.

You can select a device and then share it to a specified account, and at the same time you can determine the permission(s) that the recipient has to access the device. For example, if you do not grant the two-way audio permission to the recipient, the recipient will have no access to two-way audio functionality of the shared device.

Steps

  1. Select the device and then enter the Recipient page.

    Option 1

    1. Tap List Mode to display the device list page in list mode.
    2. Swipe the target device's name to the left, and then tap Share.

    Option 2

    1. Enter the Live View page.

      Note

      For details about how to enter the Live View page, see Start and Stop Live View.

    2. Select a live view window and then tap Menu.

    3. Tap Share.

    Option 3

    For security control panel, tap the device on the device list page to enter the device details page and then tap Share.

  2. Set the account that you want to share device with.

    Manually Add a Recipient

    1. Enter the email address or the mobile phone number bound with the recipient's account in the Search box.

    2. If matched history account(s) exists, select a history account.

      If no matched history account(s) found, tap Add Recipient to enter the Add Recipient page.

    3. (Optional) Enter a remark for the recipient, such as his or her name.

      Note

      Only you can view the remark content while the account you shared with cannot.

    4. Tap Select to select the recipient's account and add it to the history account list.

    5. Tap Next.

    Add Recipient by Scanning QR Code

    1. Tap Scan QR Code on the Recipient page to scan the QR code of the target account.

      The account will be listed on the account list.

      Note

      Go to More → Account Management → My QR Code to get the QR code of your account.

    2. Select the account from the history account list and then tap Next.

  3. Optional: If you are sharing a device linked with multiple cameras, select the camera(s) that need to be shared.

  4. Configure permissions for the to-be-shared device(s).

    • Check All Permissions on the Sharing Details page to select all the permissions.
    • Tap the device displayed on the Sharing Details page, and then select permission(s) and tap Confirm.

    For example, if you select Live View and Remote Playback, the recipient will have the permissions to view live video and play back the video footage of the device.

  5. Tap Finish.

    A message about the sharing will appear on the recipient's Mobile Client. He or she can tap the message, and then accept or reject the shared device.

  6. Optional: Delete the recipient account and all the sharing information.

    1. Go to More → Manage Sharing Settings.
    2. Tap the account and then tap Delete.

Related

  • Share Device
  • Share Multiple Devices in a Batch
  • Silenced Mode for Devices Shared by Others

Share Device

Share your devices with other users and receive devices shared by others.

Share Multiple Devices in a Batch

Share multiple devices to another user at once with per-device permission configuration.

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