Chinese AIoT company Hikvision has announced LinkVu, a visual full-cycle product to help IoT and networking project installers serve small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs).

LinkVu offers a diverse range of cloud-managed networking products, all managed through the Hik-Partner Pro (HPP) platform, a mobile app that allows installers to manage projects on their smartphone. Together with other IoT devices, including network cameras, NVRs, alarms, video intercom, access control and audio, it delivers a whole-project management system that addresses the everyday problems faced by installers working in villas, small offices, economic hotels, shops, farms, factories and similar environments.

LinkVu brings together IoT devices and networking infrastructure under one visual, easy-to-use cloud platform. It encompasses Hikvision’s networking portfolio of cloud-managed devices, including smart managed switches, wireless bridges, access points, smart managed routers and wireless routers, all unified through the HPP (www.hikvision.com/en/Partners/channel-partners/hik-partner-pro/) platform.

LinkVu (www.hikvision.com/en/products/transmission/linkvu-series/) supports installers throughout the project lifecycle with key features. For example, the HPP Designer tool allows installers to upload floor plans, recognise walls automatically through AI, view AP heatmaps and camera coverage, and create instant quotations with no networking expertise required.

Batch device activation, network configuration and topology generation are completed all at once. What traditionally takes 20 minutes can now be done in 3.5 minutes for configuring up to 57 devices, all from a smartphone, eliminating the need for heavy laptops and monitors.

Quick labelling solves the traditional problem of identifying port-device relationships. The HPP helps quickly export the port-to-device mapping, enabling installers to print accurate labels efficiently. Professional delivery reports automatically compile device lists, real-time topology, IPC OSD, wifi credentials and VLAN configurations into customisable templates to help build professional images.

Network status monitoring provides a single view of IoT and networking devices, enabling rapid fault identification and remote port rebooting. The AR Port feature allows installers to scan a switch’s QR code with their smartphone and view connected device information for each port in an augmented reality interface. Many issues that previously required on-site visits can now be resolved remotely via mobile app.