What cameras do you support?

What camera models do you support?

Qumulex supports cameras that conform to ONVIF Profile S, along with Profile T and Profile M. QxControl connects to the camera’s H.264 or H.265 video streams over Profile S. When a camera also supports Profile M, QxControl can use its analytics metadata for features such as attribute search.

To check whether your camera is supported, search your make and model on the ONVIF Conformant Products page: https://www.onvif.org/conformant-products/. Compare the firmware version ONVIF lists as tested with the firmware on your camera. Cameras often need a firmware update before they connect properly.

Camera requirements

ONVIF Profile S conformant, with ONVIF turned on in the camera. Some manufacturers ship it turned off.
H.264 or H.265 encoding on the streams you plan to use.
Best Practice is at least two streams: one high resolution and one lower resolution, with the same aspect ratio. Qumulex records the high-resolution stream and uses the lower one for mobile and multi-camera live views.
Motion or analytics events set up in the camera. Qumulex uses the camera’s own events to trigger recording. Some cameras ship with motion detection turned off by default, so check the camera’s web page and enable it if needed.
Optional: ONVIF Profile M, for analytics features (see below).

Note on H.265: Viewing H.265 video requires a browser and computer that can decode HEVC. If you see a message about H.265 when viewing live video, see: https://www.qumulex.com/kb/error-using-h265-video

Additional features

Some cameras offer extra functionality in QxControl beyond standard ONVIF video and events. Feature availability depends on the camera’s make, model and firmware.

ONVIF Profile M: cameras that support Profile M and classify people and vehicles can be used with Analytic Search (clothing color, vehicle type and similar attributes). This requires the QXP-A license. See: https://www.qumulex.com/kb/analytic-search
Camera to Cloud: lets supported cameras connect directly to the Qumulex cloud without a Qx Gateway. See: https://www.qumulex.com/kb/what-ipro-cameras-work-with-qumulex-camera-to-cloud

Known exceptions

A few camera models have specific firmware or settings requirements. Before a large install, check:

Devices with known Firmware requirements: https://www.qumulex.com/kb/known
Camera Best Practices: https://www.qumulex.com/kb/camera-best-practices

Before rolling out a large install, connect a single camera first to make sure it works with your setup.

For the full list of supported devices, access control hardware, and integrations, see our Supported Products page: https://www.qumulex.com/supported-products