Open-connect
Register an approved camera, NVR, VMS, RTSP/HTTP/HTTPS, ONVIF, or cloud-provider endpoint that ACCIP can safely reach.
Camera Connectivity
Connect cameras through the right path for the customer network.
ACCIP / VIP supports open-connect Internet cameras and Gateway-connected cameras. The difference is not the camera itself; it is how the camera reaches ACCIP, what security model is required, and how onboarding is handled.
Connection PathWhen it fitsWhat it means in ACCIP
Open-connect Internet CameraThe camera, NVR, VMS, stream endpoint, or cloud provider API is already safely reachable through an approved external path.ACCIP reaches the endpoint directly over the Internet, VPN, whitelist, or approved API path, then routes the source into sector processing, policy, watchlists, alerts, and evidence workflows.
Gateway-Connected CameraCameras are on a private LAN, behind firewall/NAT, not intended for public exposure, or part of a larger enterprise camera estate.The camera stays local. The installed ACCIP Gateway connects inside the customer network and opens a secure outbound connection to ACCIP / VIP Sector.
Hybrid Camera EstateSome sites have safe open-connect endpoints while other locations require a Gateway because of network, security, or scale requirements.ACCIP normalizes both paths into the same camera intelligence model: Policy Controller, Watchlist Engine, Network Intelligence Workspace, dashboard, alerts, and evidence.
Open-connect Camera Management
Manage approved external camera sources inside ACCIP.
When a camera, NVR, VMS, stream endpoint, or cloud-provider API is already reachable through an approved external path, ACCIP can register and manage that source directly. Operators still work in the same ACCIP camera model: inventory, site/location, groups, processing route, health, policy participation, watchlists, alerts, and evidence context.
Gateway + Camera Management
Gateway-connected cameras stay private while ACCIP gets secure operational access.
Gateway Manager supervises authorization, pairing status, health, last sync, connected camera count, warning camera count, replacement status, and visibility into cameras connected through that Gateway. The installed local Gateway application handles LAN discovery, credentials, stream testing, manual camera entry, CSV camera import, and connect-selected workflows.
Customer Side Stays Simple
Customers stay focused on camera operations and ACCIP outcomes.
- Manage the camera estate and site labels.
- Add users, permissions, reviewers, and response roles.
- Review ACCIP alerts, watchlist results, leads, evidence, and outcomes.
- Keep doing the security work without owning backend deployment complexity.
Automated Scale
Camera growth becomes ACCIP scale.
Open-connect endpoints are useful when the camera source is already safely reachable. Gateway-connected cameras are usually better for private LANs, locked-down customer networks, and larger deployments because cameras do not need to be exposed to the public Internet.
Gateway-Connected
Keep cameras private on the local network while the ACCIP Gateway creates the secure outbound bridge to ACCIP / VIP Sector.
Govern
Policy profiles define camera participation, Override Behavior, alert routing, evidence purpose, and Retention Time-frame.
Scale
Gateway is a connection method, not a separate camera inventory. As connected cameras grow, ACCIP expands intelligence across the same governed model.
The customer should not have to become an ACCIP infrastructure operator.
They manage cameras, users, permissions, and results. ACCIP / VIP manages the tactical system, policy alignment, Gateway supervision, sector routing, model/data updates, and scale that turns connected cameras into governed intelligence.