Method and system for enrolling a camera into a video surveillance system

A mobile device comprising:

• a display;
• a processing unit;
• and
• a non-transitory computer-readable memory having stored thereon program instructions executable by the processing unit for:
• receiving an indication to enroll a camera into a video surveillance system;
• obtaining at least one visual code that has encoded therein enrollment information including secret information comprising a server encryption key for use by the camera in requesting the enrollment into the video surveillance system;
• displaying, via the display, the at least one visual code for being read by the camera, the camera configured to request the enrollment into the video surveillance system from a server of the video surveillance system based on the enrollment information including the secret information comprising the encryption key obtainable from the at least one visual code;
• receiving camera configuration information;
• and
• generating an alert in response to receiving a confirmation from the server that the camera has been enrolled into the video surveillance system, the alert including a first alert portion that is perceptible by the user even when the mobile device is facing the camera, and the alert including a second alert portion that comprises the camera configuration information.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon program instructions for enrolling a camera into a video surveillance system, the program instructions executable by a processing unit for:

• receiving, at a mobile device, an indication to enroll the camera into the video surveillance system;
• obtaining, at the mobile device, at least one visual code that has encoded therein enrollment information including secret information comprising a server encryption key for use by the camera in requesting the enrollment into the video surveillance system;
• displaying, on a display of the mobile device, the at least one visual code for being read by the camera, the camera configured to request the enrollment into the video surveillance system from a server of the video surveillance system based on the enrollment information including the secret information comprising the encryption key obtainable from the at least one visual code;
• receiving, at the mobile device, camera configuration information;
• and
• generating, by the mobile device, an alert in response to receiving a confirmation from the server that the camera has been enrolled into the video surveillance system, the alert including a first alert portion that is perceptible by the user even when the mobile device is facing the camera, and the alert including a second alert portion that comprises the camera configuration information.