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title: "Hikvision Camera Switch"
description: "Instructions on how to integrate Hikvision camera switches into Home Assistant."
date: 2015-06-10 22:54
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logo: hikvision.png
ha_category: Switch
ha_release: pre 0.7
---


This `hikvisioncam` switch platform allows you to control your motion detection setting on your [Hikvision](http://www.hikvision.com/) camera.

<p class='note warning'>
Currently works using default https port only.
</p>

To use your Hikvision cam in your installation, add the following to your `configuration.yaml` file:

```yaml
# Example configuration.yaml entry
switch:
  - platform: hikvisioncam
    host: 192.168.1.32
```

{% configuration %}
host:
  description: The IP address of your Hikvision camera, e.g., `192.168.1.32`.
  required: true
  type: string
port:
  description: The port to connect to your Hikvision camera.
  required: false
  default: 80
  type: integer
name:
  description: This parameter allows you to override the name of your camera.
  required: false
  default: Hikvision Camera Motion Detection
  type: string
username:
  description: The username for accessing your Hikvision camera.
  required: false
  default: admin
  type: string
password:
  description: The password to access your Hikvision camera.
  required: false
  default: 12345
  type: string
{% endconfiguration %}