This document specifies management systems interfaces and mechanisms for remote operational access to physical security devices such as video surveillance devices and systems. For video surveillance, the use cases focus on accessing live video and retrieving recordings. The mechanisms defined in this document are not restricted to surveillance applications, but also cover remote access to security systems and electronic access control systems. Configuration of devices and management systems is out of the scope of this document.

Clause 4 introduces remote management access. Clause 5 defines a set of requirements that the protocol needs to fulfil. Clause 6 extends the token-based resource-addressing scheme of IEC 60839‑11‑31. Clause 7 describes how to retrieve information about remote resources. Clause 8 defines how to connect to devices that are not directly reachable because they are for instance located behind firewalls.