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What is HikCentral Professional
HikCentral Professional – Hikvision's security management software – helps professionals tackle various security obstacles on one platform.

You can seamlessly manage individual systems with ease, such as video, access control, alarm, and more. Join numerous professionals who rely on HikCentral Professional to optimize day-to-day security operations for a variety of scenarios. 
Why choose HikCentral Professional?
Key advantages
Unity
A versatile platform, diverse management operations
Flexibility
Flexible and expandable for customized experience
Simplicity
Designed with simplicity in mind
Visualization
Visualized systems with better insights
Openness & Integration Overview

Openness

Powered by HikCentral

Integration

Work with HikCentral
Third-party Systems
Third-party Devices
Providing Capabilities to Create Vertical Ecosystems and Empower All Walks of Life
Device Access and Unified Management

Third-party Systems

Third-party systems also can be integrated into HikCentral like:
Events from alarm mgmt. system, algorithm system, etc.
Content from website, content system, etc.
HikCentral Professional OpenAPI
The HikCentral Professional OpenAPI is an API platform. Partners will find abundant functionality when they want to design and integrate their own applications with welcome flexibility. Hikvision designed OpenAPI with ease of use (RESTful API) and security in mind, and will help users build an integrated solution with Hikvision hardware easily and securely.
Main Benefits

Quick and Easy Integration

Quick and Easy Integration

 

Quick and Easy Integration

Key Features
Upper-Level Abilities

Video

Video Streaming / Intelligent Recognition / PTZ Control / Camera Capture / Search People and Vehicle by Tag / No-plugin Streaming

Parcel Tracking

Barcode Record Details

Parking Lot

Manage Parking Lots / Search for Records / Charge Fee and Exit

Attendance

Attendance Details

Intelligent Analysis

People Counting / Heat Analysis

Access Control

Apply Person Permission / Receive Card-Swiping Information / Search for Card-Swiping Records and Download Pictures / Door Control

Visitor

Search for Visitor Records / Download Visitor Pictures / Make Reservations / Check in/out Visitors

ANPR

Receive Events / Search for ANPR Events / Download ANPR Pictures

On-Boarding

Manage On-Board Devices / Manage On-Board Vehicles / Search for On-Board Event Records / Search for Historical GPS Information

Commercial Display

Third-Party Data Dynamic Display / Material Library / Create and Release Content
Lower-Level Abilities

Device and Resource Management

Device and Server Resource / Logical Resource / Organization and Person Vehicle

Event and Alarm

Manage Event Subscription / General Alarm Rules / Confirm Alarm / Search for Records and Download Pictures
OpenAPI Develop Progress
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Go To HikCentral Professional website to download the HikCentral Professional Software.
Register at tpp.hikvision.com, and upon approval, go to Download / HikCentral to download the matched version OpenAPI installation file, and check the Developer Guide.
Install HikCentral Professional and OpenAPI, to configure OpenAPI and get the API Key and API Secret for further development.
Enjoy your developing!

How-to videos

Check more operation how-to videos from the Training Center
More Possibilities for Openness

BACnet

Open via BACnet (Building Automation and Control Network)Protocol
Key Features:
Manage BACnet Objects (including Binary Value, Access Door, Binary Output & Binary Input)
Send Events to partner’s system which from encoding device, access control device, network device, alarm input accessed in HCP

SIA

Open via SIA(Security Industry Association)Protocol
Key Features:
Send Events to partner’s system which from encoding device, camera, alarm input & alarm panel accessed in HCP

Database

Open with Data Integration
Key Features:
Database or CSV file designed for Time and Attendance Integration
Supported Databases:
SQL Server: 2012 R2, 2017, 2019
Oracle: 12c, 18c, 19c
PostgreSQL: 11.8, 14.8, 16.1
MySQL: 8.0.x
Work with HikCentral — Device, Event and Web page
CCTV Devices
Building Automation Devices
Industry Automation Devices
ONVIF
Supported ONVIF S
Tested 300+ devices from 25+ manufacturers
Test Device tools to help verify device capabilities in HikCentral quickly
Native API/SDK
In addition to Hikvision devices, we support more camera capabilities through native API/SDK for 3 widely used device manufacturers, helping you implement your project without worries
BACnet
For BMS(Building Management System)or PSIM(Physical Security Information System), easy to use BACnet protocol to access automation devices like HVAC, light, access control, elevator devices
Alarm Devices
SIA
Use SIA protocol to access alarm panel and manage event, alarm in one platform, make your alarm system and video system work together
Modbus
Industries including manufacturing, oil and gas, water treatment, food processing, power and energy, easy to use Modbus protocol to manage and control devices like PLC, Motors, Meters and Sensors
Event / Resource from Partner’s System
Generic Event can help to receive customized events from other system with HTTP format, and manage like native events in HikCentral
Web page can be shown in HikCentral just like using the URL in a browser
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HikCentral Professional is a versatile, integrated security software designed to meet a variety of security challenges on one intuitive platform: from managing individual systems such as video security, access control, intrusion alarm, and more, to combining multiple systems under a unified architecture. As it protects people and property, HikCentral Professional makes daily operations more efficient, and helps all kinds of users make smarter decisions.
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HikCentral Professional provides an interface for third-party system integration
Here is an overview of HikCentral Professional Openness:
It is possible to add third-party cameras via ONVIF to HikCentral Professional.
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OpenAPI Introduction
HikCentral Professional OpenAPI is an API server that comes with the HikCentral Professional platform. OpenAPI is designed with ease of use and security in mind, and will help users build an integrated solution Hikvision hardware easily and securely.
Using the OpenAPI, technology partners integrate with the world of Hikvision hardware to create new and bespoke solutions, either by pulling the vast resources and information made available from Hikvision products into a third-party system, or by enriching the operations in HikCentral Professional with information and data from those systems.
OpenAPI provides a REST API:
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In order to simplify video development for partners, OpenAPI provides a VideoSDK for PC Clients, a WebSDK for Web Clients, and a WASM (JSDecoder) Solution for Web Clients'non-plugin applications.

OpenAPI Meets Partner Types
OpenAPI supports the integration of a variety of solutions, such as:
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Key Features of HikCentral Professional OpenAPI

HikCentral Professional OpenAPI empowers you to create powerful new solutions. Key features include:

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Create Joint Value with HikCentral Professional
After joining the Hikvision Technology Partner Program, you can enjoy a series of benefits for both integration and co-marketing, such as:
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Featured Partners
Thanks to the continuous efforts, there are several technology partners launching their industry-proven solutions based on HikCentral Professional OpenAPI.
HikCentral Professional Integrated Solutions

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