Configuration — Dahua HTTP API CCTV

Everything you can add with this adapter: where it goes in the tree, what you fill in, and what you can tell it to do.

Dahua NVR

Dahua Network Video Recorder — HTTP API connection root

Add it under	nothing — this is the top of the tree
Identified by	nothing — there is only one
Role	—

What you fill in

Setting	Required	Default	Accepted values	What it does
ip_address	yes	—	host name or IP address	NVR host or IP address
port	optional	80	1–65535	HTTP API port
rtsp_port	optional	554	1–65535	RTSP streaming port
username	yes	—	text	HTTP API Digest authentication username
password	optional	—	text	HTTP API Digest authentication password (optional) (stored as a secret)

Dahua Channel

NVR camera channel — video, PTZ, events

Add it under	Dahua NVR (up to 64)
Identified by	nothing — there is only one
Role	—

What you fill in

Setting	Required	Default	Accepted values	What it does
address	yes	—	a number	Dahua HTTP API channel number (1-based request form)

What you can command it to do

Command	What happens
Live Stream	Start live video stream
Playback	Start video playback from recording
Pause	Pause playback
Resume	Resume paused playback
Seek	Seek to a specific time in recording
PTZ Move	Continuous PTZ move — adapter moves camera until stop is received
PTZ Stop	Stop all PTZ movement
Go to Preset	Move camera to preset position
Store Preset	Save current position as preset
Snapshot	Capture a still image from the camera

Dahua Output

NVR alarm relay output port

Add it under	Dahua NVR (up to 16)
Identified by	nothing — there is only one
Role	—

What you fill in

Setting	Required	Default	Accepted values	What it does
address	yes	—	1–16	Alarm output port number (1-based)

What you can command it to do

Command	What happens
Activate	Activate output relay or control point
Deactivate	Deactivate output relay or control point