From your camera to the cloud, and back to your screen
1. Connect
Add your DVR, NVR or camera: its address, port, and a user name and password. CamBytes checks the connection and shows a live picture.
2. We record
Each camera you add is recorded continuously on our servers. If one stops sending video, you are told.
3. Footage rotates
Footage is kept for the days in your plan: 7, 15 or 30. The oldest is deleted as the newest arrives, so there is never a full disk.
4. Watch anywhere
Sign in from any browser. Watch live, click the timeline to play any moment, or download a clip.
What you need
- A camera, DVR or NVR that CamBytes can reach over the internet. This is usually a single forwarded port on your router, and a fixed or dynamic internet address.
- Equipment from one of the common makes: Hikvision, HiLook, Prama, Dahua, CP Plus, Imou, Uniview, XMEye, and any camera that offers an RTSP stream.
- An internet connection with enough upload speed. An HD camera typically uses between 1 and 4 Mbps. Recording a camera's lower-resolution stream uses much less.
- A user name and password on the DVR. We recommend a separate view-only user, not the administrator.
If your internet connection goes down, nothing can be sent to the cloud until it is back, so there is a gap in the cloud copy. A DVR with its own disk keeps recording locally meanwhile.
What you can do in CamBytes
Live view and playback
Watch any camera live, or click the timeline to play back any moment of the days we keep for you.
7, 15 or 30 days, on rotation
Choose how long footage is kept. The newest footage replaces the oldest automatically, so you never run out of space.
Download the clip you need
Save the exact ten minutes you need, to share with an insurer, a manager or the authorities.
Told when something stops
Get a notification, and an email if you want one, as soon as a camera stops sending video.
Organised your way
Put cameras into groups such as Entrance, Tills or Floor 2, and nest groups inside groups.
Works in any browser
Use a computer, tablet or phone. There is nothing to install.
About video formats
Many modern cameras use H.265 (HEVC), which some browsers cannot play. CamBytes handles that for you: live view and playback are converted automatically when your browser needs it, and the original recording is kept as it came from the camera.
If a camera has no signal
Some recorders have channels with no camera plugged in. CamBytes notices when a channel sends only a blank picture and marks it, so an empty channel is not mistaken for a working one.
Ready to connect your first camera?
We will help you through the router settings and check the connection with you.