How Orchid Hybrid/Fusion VMS’s Proxy Works

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

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Hybrid

If your web browser can communicate with an Orchid Recorder, video is delivered directly from Orchid Recorder 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 Hybrid/Fusion VMS to use the proxy method even if the situation wouldn’t normally require it.

1. Open Orchid Hybrid/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.)