Add an IPC device

Prerequisites

• The Video Edge Intelligence Service is activated.

• An all-in-one edge device is purchased, installed, and activated. For more information, see Install and activate an all-in-one edge device.

• Check the manual included with your all-in-one edge device to confirm if it supports basic AI framework applications. These are applications whose names start with AIBox.

  • If it is supported, log on to the Edge Computing console. On the Node Management > Application Management page, view the status of the basic AI framework application.

    • If the application status is abnormal, click More > Remove in the Actions column. Then, reactivate the application. For more information, see Application management.

    • If the application is not displayed, activate it. For more information, see Application management.

  • If it is not supported, contact us to submit your requirements. You can leave a message to inquire about and purchase an all-in-one edge device that supports basic AI framework applications.

Flow for adding an IPC device

1. Log on to the Edge Computing console.

2. From the drop-down list in the navigation pane on the left, select your instance.

3. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Node Management > Endpoint Device Management.

4. On the Endpoint Device Management page, choose Your Hostname > IPC.

5. In the Device List section, click Add Device.

6. Set the parameters as prompted and click OK.

   Parameter	Description
   Add a device	You can create a new device or select an existing one.
   Product Name	Select the product that you created in the Prerequisites section.
   DeviceName	The device name. If you set Method to Create Device, you must specify a device name. The name must be unique within the all-in-one edge device. It can be 4 to 32 characters in length and can contain letters, digits, hyphens (-), underscores (_), at signs (@), periods (.), and colons (:). If you set Method to Add Existing Device, select an existing device under the product.
   Device Alias	The alias of the device. The alias must be unique within the all-in-one edge device. It can be 2 to 32 characters in length and can contain Chinese characters, letters, digits, hyphens (-), underscores (_), at signs (@), periods (.), and colons (:).
   Protocol Type	The protocol type of the device. The following protocols are supported: GB/T 28181: The GB/T 28181 protocol. ONVIF: A protocol developed by the Open Network Video Interface Forum. It is a universal protocol for information exchange between network video devices.
   IP address	If you set Protocol Type to ONVIF, you must set the IP address and port of the device. Note The combination of IP address:port must be unique within the same all-in-one edge device.
   Port
   Username	If you set Protocol Type to ONVIF, you must set the username to access the device. The username can be 4 to 32 characters in length and can contain letters, digits, underscores (_), hyphens (-), colons (:), at signs (@), and periods (.).
   GB ID	If you set Protocol Type to GB/T 28181, enter the GB ID for device communication.
   Password	The username and password for device access must be 2 to 15 characters long and can contain letters, digits, underscores (_), hyphens (-), colons (:), at signs (@), and periods (.).
   Confirm Password	Enter the password again.
   Remarks	Enter text to describe the device. The description can be up to 100 characters in length. This parameter is optional.

7. After the device is added, you can manage it by clicking the buttons in the Actions column.

   Feature Buttons	Description
   Device Details	View the details and video information of the device.
   Device Configuration	Modify the configuration of the current device. For a detailed description of the parameters, see the parameter description table above.
   View Live Stream	View the live video stream from the IPC device.
   O&M Alerting	Click O&M Alerting. The system navigates to the O&M Alerting page for the device, where you can view O&M alert information. For more information, see O&M alerting.
   System Events	Click System Events. The system navigates to the System Events page for the device, where you can view system event information. For more information, see System events.
   More Device Information	Click More Device Information. The system navigates to the Device Details page in the IoT Platform console, where you can view the detailed information of the device in the cloud. For more information, see View information about a specific device.
   Remove Device	Remove the device from the all-in-one edge device. Important Removing a device from an all-in-one edge device may affect your running edge services. Proceed with caution.
   Diagnose	This button appears when the Device Status is Offline. Click Diagnose. The system performs a fault diagnosis. You can resolve the offline issue based on the diagnosis result.

What to do next

After you connect a video device, you can configure algorithms for it. For more information, see Algorithm task management.