A certificate warning can appear even when a video connection is encrypted. The connection may be protected, but the receiving system still needs a way to verify that it has reached the correct server.

ITVDesk Certificate Management lets administrators save a shared certificate for RTSPS and camera HTTPS services, or assign a separate HTTPS certificate to an individual camera. This guide explains the installation steps, client trust, and what to check when replacing an existing certificate.

The video is working, the recorder sees the camera, and the installation is nearly finished. Before handing it over, there is another question to answer: who can connect, what can they change, and which parts of the connection are actually protected?

ITVDesk provides security controls for camera access, local administration, encrypted communication, stored configuration, and audit records. This checklist explains how to use those controls in a production VMS/NVR deployment without treating a successful live view as the end of the security review.

ITVDesk security development is guided by applicable DISA Application Security and Development STIG requirements. The steps below address practical deployment choices, including matters that also depend on Windows, the network, and the receiving video system.

How to Add an ONVIF Camera to Windows (Complete Setup Guide)

Windows devices now support direct integration of network cameras using the ONVIF standard, allowing IP cameras to be detected and used without additional software.

This makes it possible to connect cameras directly to the operating system and use them in applications such as recording, monitoring, or streaming.

In this guide, we explain how to add a network camera to Windows and what limitations you should be aware of.

A warehouse camera can show a pallet being loaded. It cannot usually show which order was open on the dispatch terminal, which item code appeared on screen, or whether an operator received a warning before confirming a shipment.

That gap matters when a delivery is disputed or a process needs to be reviewed. Recording the relevant computer screen alongside physical camera footage gives the person investigating another part of the sequence.

ITVDesk makes a computer display or application window available as a virtual IP camera for a compatible VMS or NVR. For warehouses and distribution centers, this means the software used at a workstation can become a video source in the existing surveillance system.

How to Add a PC as an ONVIF Camera (Complete VMS Integration Guide)

Modern video surveillance systems rely on ONVIF devices for automatic discovery, configuration, and integration.

But what if you need to add a computer as a camera inside your VMS or NVR system and make it fully compatible with ONVIF standards?

In this guide, we explain how to convert a PC into a fully functional ONVIF IP camera and integrate it into a surveillance system.

Industrial cameras are widely used to monitor production lines, inspect products, and observe laboratory processes. However, a camera that works with machine vision software may not offer the ONVIF connection expected by a video management system or network recorder.

ITVDesk can bridge that gap when the camera provides a compatible video stream or Windows video input. It publishes the selected source as a virtual IP camera, allowing a compatible VMS/NVR to receive and record the video through ONVIF and RTSP.

The starting point is the camera's available video interface, not its brand.

How to Stream Desktop to NVR (Complete ONVIF Guide)

Streaming a computer desktop directly into a video surveillance system (NVR/VMS) is becoming increasingly important in modern security environments.

Many organizations need to monitor applications, POS systems, industrial processes, or remote desktops as part of their surveillance infrastructure.

In this guide, we explain how to stream a desktop to an NVR using ONVIF and RTSP, and what solutions are available.

Video security is no longer only about user passwords and network firewalls. In professional VMS and NVR environments, both camera management traffic and video transport should be protected. ITVDesk helps organizations turn computer screens, webcams, media files, and RTSP/SRT sources into ONVIF-compatible virtual IP cameras with secure options such as ONVIF over HTTPS, RTSPS, SRTP, SRT, and HTTPS-based access where supported.

For protected networks, enterprise deployments, banking, retail, control rooms, and compliance-focused recording, encrypted streaming can help reduce exposure of sensitive video, credentials, configuration data, and operational information.

ITVDesk vs DeskCamera – Detailed Comparison Based on Real User Requests

Over the past period, we received multiple questions from users and partners asking about the differences between ITVDesk and DeskCamera for streaming PC screens.