The invention provides a wireless video monitoring system, which comprises a video monitor, an authentication server and a monitoring terminal, wherein the video monitor is connected with an alarm sensor; the alarm sensor is used for detecting a monitored location under the starting state, and an alarm signal is generated if abnormal information is detected; the video monitor comprises an acquisition module, an association module, an announcement module, a memory card video recording module and a response module; the authentication server comprises a registration module and an authentication module; and the monitoring terminal comprises an alarm configuration module, a starting module, a link module, a wireless communication module and an operation module. The invention can enhance the safety of data, lower the requirements on the server, reduce the load of the server, and effectively improve the safety of system and communication.