How Orchid Fusion VMS’s Proxy Works

The video streams you see in the Orchid Fusion VMS user interface are optimally delivered to your web browser using Orchid Fusion VMS’s sophisticated routing engine. When an Orchid Core VMS server is registered in Orchid Fusion VMS, a proxy connection becomes available from the Orchid Fusion VMS server to the Orchid Core VMS server. When an Orchid Core VMS server is not directly accessible to your web browser (because it’s behind a firewall, for instance), this connection allows Orchid Fusion VMS to relay all the web and video data from the Orchid Core VMS server, through Orchid Fusion VMS, to your web browser. This method eliminates the need to create and maintain firewall rules to provide access to the Orchid Core VMS servers and cameras.

If your web browser can communicate with an Orchid Core VMS server, video is delivered directly from Orchid Core VMS to your client browser. This approach maximizes performance while minimizing bandwidth usage, hosting costs, and custom network configuration.

To Force Proxy Mode

There is a way to force Orchid Fusion VMS to use the proxy method even if the situation wouldn’t normally require it.

1. Open Orchid Fusion VMS and sign in.
2. Go to the Stage screen.
3. Add the following text to the end of the URL in the web browser address bar: ?force-proxy=true
4. Click the Reload button. (The Enter key will not do the trick.)