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[2026-08-02] Search Export & Security Hardening CSV Search Export: Users can now export search results directly from the Narrative Search page. E...

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Getting Started — Setting Up Your Camera

Setting Up Your AegisGates Camera Bridge This step-by-step guide will help you set up the AegisGates Bridge on your local computer to connect your

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How to Enable RTSP on a TP-Link Tapo Camera

Overview Before connecting your Tapo camera to AegisGates, you need to enable RTSP and create a Camera Account in the Tapo app. This is a separate acc...

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Troubleshooting: Bridge Script Won't Connect

Overview If the bridge script starts but your camera does not appear as Live in AegisGates, this guide will help you identify and fix the problem. St...

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What Data AegisGates Stores and For How Long

Overview This article gives a plain-English summary of what data AegisGates stores and how long we keep it. For full legal details, see our [Privacy P...

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How to Change Your Email or Password

Overview You can update your email address or password at any time from your account settings. Changing Your Password 1. Log in to AegisGates 2. Clic...

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How to Use Special Attentions

Overview Special Attentions lets you give the AI a custom instruction for each camera — in plain English. When the AI detects what you described, it i...

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System Requirements for the Bridge Script

Overview The AegisGates bridge script runs on your local computer or server and connects your IP camera to the AegisGates AI pipeline. This article li...

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Understanding Your Activity History and AI Narratives

Overview AegisGates uses AI to continuously monitor your camera feeds and generate plain-English descriptions of what is happening — called narratives...

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Supported IP Camera Brands and RTSP URL Formats

Overview The AegisGates bridge script connects to your camera using its RTSP URL. This article lists RTSP URL formats for popular camera brands to hel...

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How to Cancel Your Subscription

Overview You can cancel your AegisGates subscription at any time. This article explains what happens when you cancel and how your data is handled. Ho...

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