> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.peeksee.app/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Connect a camera

> Choose a connection method and confirm that your camera plays through Peeksee.

Start with an [online Peeksee Connect gateway](https://docs.peeksee.app/connect/install.md) on the camera's network. You also need the camera's address and login, or a video link supplied by the camera or recorder.

## Choose a connection method

| Method in Camera Setup | Use it when… |
| - | - |
| **Automatic discovery (ONVIF)** | You have the camera's address and login, and it supports ONVIF. |
| **Camera video link (RTSP)** | The camera or recorder supplies an `rtsp://` or `rtsps://` stream. |
| **Web video link (HTTP)** | You have an actual HTTP video stream, such as FLV or MP4. |
| **Motion JPEG link (MJPEG)** | An older camera provides an MJPEG stream. |
| **No video yet** | You want to save the camera record and connect it later. |

A camera's login page is not a video stream. Some cameras require you to enable ONVIF or RTSP in their own settings first. Check the manufacturer's instructions for your model.

## Add and verify the camera

1. Open **Camera Setup** and start adding a camera.
2. Give it a name your team will recognize.
3. Assign its location, camera zone, and gateway as appropriate.
4. Select the connection method and enter the details it requests.
5. Save the camera.
6. Open **Live Cameras**, select it, and confirm that moving video appears.

Keep camera passwords and video links containing credentials private. Customers watch through Peeksee and do not need these details.

## Cameras and recorders

Reolink and UniFi / Ubiquiti options are available in Camera Setup. Use the connection details supplied by your own device or recorder. Brand alone does not establish compatibility: the selected camera must expose a supported stream that your gateway can reach.

Where **Source quality** is available, it controls the feed pulled from the camera for live viewing and recordings. A lower source quality can help a constrained connection, but also changes what is recorded.

## Sharing is a separate step

Adding a camera does not give every customer access. [Select cameras for a visit](https://docs.peeksee.app/daily-use/visits.md) to share them with that customer during their viewing window.

If the camera saves but does not play, use [Camera troubleshooting](https://docs.peeksee.app/troubleshooting/cameras.md).


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