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Smart Home Security: Connecting Cameras to Hik-Connect, Home Assistant and Apps

Integrate CCTV with smart home platforms: app options, RTSP and ONVIF feeds, automation triggers and where consumer hubs fall short.

Step-by-step Hik-Connect setup for phones and PCs: add the NVR, bind the device, share access and fix the usual connection failures.