What’s New in PikoVIDEO Unified Security Platform Generation 6
New Organizational Layer
PikoVIDEO Gen 6 introduces an entirely new hierarchical structure that enables reliable, infinite scalability of systems. This new Organizational Layer streamlines the organization and control of systems, Sites, and user permissions, providing comprehensive management for even the most complex deployments.

Unified Site Organization: Allows for infinitely scalable systems by enabling the management of systems at the organization level. This Organizational Layer connects multiple Sites, formerly known as Hives, under a single Organization.
Unified Notifications: Stay informed with centralized notifications from all Sites linked to your system’s cloud account, accessible directly in the desktop client.
Unified User Management: Manage users across multiple Sites and Servers.
Piko Maps
Piko Maps is an advanced 2D/3D mapping solution designed for seamless IP device monitoring and management. It offers operators a user-friendly, easy-to-set-up visual dashboard, providing quick access to all devices and enhancing situational awareness.

Features:
Improved and Redesigned User Management
Revamped and reimagined user management in your Piko system. With the introduction of Gen 6, administrators now have the power to craft permissions for both groups and individual users. This release also introduces the capability for users to belong to multiple groups, providing unparalleled control over user management.
What’s Changed:
Temporary Users
Now, alongside your regular users, you can create temporary users for time-limited access. Admins have full control, setting expiration times and link usage restrictions. Please note, this feature must be set up in the local users tab.
How to set up:
- Navigate to User Management and click Add User
- Select Type as Local
- Choose access method - Temporary with Link
- Fill in all necessary fields
- Select Permission Groups
- Click Add User
Administrators and Power Users can modify these temporary users at any time through the user management menu
Emails via Piko Cloud
A newly added option in the email settings lets users choose to route emails through the Piko Cloud, offering an additional choice alongside the existing option to route via SMTP. If this option isselected, when the media server needs to send an email, it will send API requests to the notifications service instead of using SMTP settings.
NVIDIA Hardware Video Decoding Acceleration
Leverage the advanced capabilities of NVIDIA GPUs to provide video decoding, ensuring your security system operates at peak efficiency.
Bookmarks in Piko Cloud
Bookmarks offer a reliable, straightforward, and user-friendly method to capture key data and insights from your video system. With Generation 6 Pro, you can now access these bookmarks directly through Piko Cloud. Coming Soon.
Object Search in Piko Mobile
Piko Mobile now enables advanced object searches directly within the app. Along with this new feature, users can still enjoy the powerful capabilities of live viewing, playback, calendar search, smart motion search, and bookmarks.