1. Make sure that the surveillance camera is properly connected to the power supply and stably connected to the network or server.
2. Open the monitoring software or application on the computer or mobile phone.
3. Log in to the monitoring system with a user account and password.
4. Find the playback function option in the monitoring software interface, which is usually displayed as a play button or icon.
5. Select the date and time period to view, which can be set by clicking the date in the calendar or the time point on the timeline, or you can enter the specific date and time.
6. Click the play button to start playing the video. You can use the progress bar to adjust the playback progress, pause, fast forward, slow motion and other operations. In addition, if the monitoring system supports direct downloading of video files, the host of the monitoring system can be connected to the computer through twisted pair, and special software can be used to download video data to the computer.