APPIP01WV4 - Surveillance Camera Approx - Free user manual and instructions

Product Type	Surveillance Camera
Brand	Approx
Model	APPIP01WV4
Dimensions (L x H x D)	10 x 6 x 5 cm
Weight	150 g
Power Supply	5V DC via USB adapter
Video Resolution	Full HD 1080p
Night Vision	Yes, range up to 10 meters
Viewing Angle	120 degrees
Connectivity	Wi-Fi 2.4 GHz
Audio Function	Built-in microphone
Motion Detection	Yes, with push notifications
Storage	microSD card (up to 128 GB) or cloud
Compatibility	iOS and Android
Maintenance and Cleaning	Clean with a soft, dry cloth
Security	SSL/TLS encryption
Spare parts and repairability	Non-disassemblable device, repair by professional
General Information	Indoor use only

Frequently Asked Questions - APPIP01WV4 Approx

How to reset the camera to factory settings?

Press and hold the reset button on the back for about 10 seconds until the indicator flashes red.

Which app to use to set up the camera?

Download the Approx View app from the App Store or Google Play.

How to insert a microSD card?

Open the rubber cover at the bottom of the camera and insert the card with the contacts facing up until it clicks.

The camera does not connect to Wi-Fi, what should I do?

Make sure your network is 2.4 GHz, the password is correct, and the camera is within 5 meters of the router during setup.

Can I use the camera without an SD card?

Yes, you can use cloud storage via the app, but a subscription may be required.

How to view recordings?

Open the Approx View app, go to the 'History' tab, and select the desired date.

Night vision is not working, why?

Make sure the night vision option is enabled in the app settings and that the infrared sensors are not blocked.

How to share camera access with another user?

In the app, go to 'Settings' > 'Share' and enter the person's email address.

What is the range of the microphone?

The microphone picks up sounds within a range of about 5 meters.

How to update the camera firmware?

The app notifies you of updates. Follow the instructions to download and install it automatically.

USER MANUAL APPIP01WV4 Approx

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6.3 Pregunta 3: Como utilizar DDNS

1. PRODUCT INTRODUCTION

Thank you for choosing the APPIP01WV4 wireless IP Camera solution.

1.1 Product overview

This is an integrated wireless IP Camera solution. It combines a high quality digital Video Camera with network connectivity and a powerful web server to bring clear to your desktop from anywhere on your local network or over the Internet.

The basic function of it is transmitting remote video on IP network. The high quality video image can be transmitted with 30fps speed on the LAN/WAN by using MJPEG hardware compression technology.

It is based on TCP/IP standard, build-in WEB server which could support Internet Explore. Therefore the management and maintenance of your device become more simply by using network to achieve the remote configuration, start-up and upgrade firmware. You can use this IP Camera to monitor some special places such as your home and your office. Also controlling and managing images are simple by clicking the website through the network.

1.2 PRODUCT FEATURES

• Powerful high-speed video protocol processor
  • High-sensitivity 1/4" CMOS sensor
  • Picture total 300k pixels
  • Support PT control, Pan 270, Tilt 120
• Optimized MJPEG video compression for transmission
• Multi-level users' management and passwords definition
• Embedded Web Server for users to visit by IE

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• Support wireless network (WI-FI/802.11/b/g)
• Supporting Dynamic IP (DDNS) and UPNP LAN and Internet (ADSL, Cable Modem)
  • Giving alarm in cause of motion detection
  • Supporting image snapshot
• Support multiple protocols: HTTP/TCP/IP/UDP/SMTP/DDNS/SNTP/DHCP/FTP
• Support WEP/WPA/WPA2 encryption
• Support 3G phone, Smart phone control and surveillance
• Support Firefox, Safari, Google chrome browser
• Support Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo accounts.

2. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

2.1 Front View

1 Sensitive Hole: For light sensitive
2 Infrared LED: For night vision
3 LENS: CMOS sensor with fixed focus lens. (Default is 6mm, 3.6mm optional)
4 Network Indicator LED: If there is network activity, the LED will blink
5 Microphone: Build-in microphone
6 Speaker: Build-in speaker
7 Wireless Antenna: WI-FI Antenna

2.2 Rear Panel

LAN: RJ-45/10-100 base T

Power: DC 5V/2A power supply

Network Light: The green LED will on when connect to the network, the yellow LED will blink when data transferred

Audio Output: The jack is used to plug external speaker

I/O PINS: 1 Output A 2 Output B 3 Alarm input 4 Input (GND)

2.3 Botton View

There are some stickers at the bottom of IPCAM, such as MAC address sticker, QC sticker etc.

If your camera does not have these stickers, it may be a fake one, fake IPCAM could not use the original firmware and obtain our good after sale service.

RESET BUTTON: Press and hold the RESET BUTTON for 15 Seconds, then the IPCAM will be reset back to the factory default Parameter. (Please keep the power on when do RESET)

2.4 PC System Requirements

System configuration requirements: (Example for viewing four IPCAM)

CPU: 2.06GHz or above

Memory: 256M or above

Network Card: 10M or above

Display Card: 64M or above memory

Recommendable Operating system: Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7

3. PACKAGE CONTENTS

Open the package and check the items contained against the following list:

• 1 Wireless IP Camera
• 1 Wi-Fi Antenna
• 1 DC Power Supply
- 1 CD
- 1 Network Cable
• 1 Mounting bracket
• 1 Quick Guide

4. SPECIFICATIONS

Item Specifications
Video Compression MJPEG video compression
Video Resolution Adjustment 640 x 480 Pixels (300k Pixels)
Video Parameters Brightness, contrast
Video Frame 15fps(VGA), 30fps(QVGA)
Communication interface 10Base-T/100Base-TX Ethernet Port
Wi-Fi Module Supporting IEEE802.11b/g
Supported Protocol	TCP/IP, DHCP, SMTP, HTTP, DDNS, UPNP, PPPoE, FTP, DNS, UDP, GPRS
Power Supply 5VDC/2A External Power	Adapter
Maximum Power 5W (Max.)
Operating Temperature	0°C ~ 55°C (14°F~131°F)
Storage Temperature	-10°C ~ 60°C (14°F ~140°F)
Operating Humidity 20%-85% non-condensing
System Requirements	Microsoft Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/Vista/7
Browser	IE6.0, IE7.0, IE8.0, Firefox, Safari, Google Chrome etc

5. INSTALLATION GUIDE

5.1 Hardware installation.

1. Install the Wi-Fi antenna.
2. Plug the power adaptor into camera.
3. Plug the network cable into camera, the other side to the router/switch.

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5.2 Software installation

1. IP Camera Tool: Open the CD, click "IPCamSetup.exe"—"Next"—"Next"—"Close".
2. ActiveX: Click "Appinstall.exe"—"Next"—"Install"—"Finish".

After this done, the icon "IP Camera Tool" will be displayed on desktop.

6. CONFIGURATION GUIDE

1. Login: Double click "IP Camera Tool" icon on desktop, search the IP address, choose the one of your camera, double click to go to IE login interface.

Default username: admin

Password: no password

1. Choose the language: English, Chinese, Spanish, Korean, German, French, Italian, Portuguese optional.

1. Choose the work mode.

IE browser: choose ActiveX mode.

Safari, Firefox, Google chrome browser: Server push mode/VLC mode.

Mobile phone: sign in mobile phone mode.

1. Sign in. Click Sign In, then can get video on real-time.

6.1 Question 1: ActiveX Settings for IE Browser

If use IE browser to connect the camera for the 1st time, maybe there is no image displayed, there will be an ActiveX prompt, please click the prompt and choose Run Add-on, refresh the IE interface, and login the camera again, then will see live video.

If there is still no live video after run ActiveX, please try to enable the ActiveX options of IE security settings, please do the follow steps:

1. Close the firewall of your computer.
2. Change the ActiveX settings, "IE" browser > "Tool" > "Internet Options" > "Security" > "Custom Level" > "ActiveX control and Plug-ins", all the ActiveX options set to be "Enable": Especially:

Enable: Download unsigned ActiveX controls

Enable: Initialize and script ActiveX controls not marked as safe

Enable: Run ActiveX controls and plu-ins

In Addition: you can also click “start” menu->“Internet Explorer”, choose “Internet attributes “ to enter, or via “Control Panel” ->“Internet Explorer”, enter to Security setting.

1. If there is still no image, please close your anti-virus software, and then try step 1 & 2 again.

6.2 Question 2: How to do Wireless Settings

1. Make sure the router is a wireless router.
2. Make sure the Wi-Fi antenna installed.
3. Make sure whether there is encryption of the WLAN of router, if there is encryption, keep the key.
4. Login the camera, click "Network">"Wireless Lan Settings">"Scan", please scan 2 times, then you will find the WLAN from the list, choose the one you use.
5. If there is no encryption, just click "Submit", if there is encryption, please input the key, then click "Submit".
6. Wait about 30 seconds, the camera will reboot, then unplug the network cable.

6.3 Question 3: How to use DDNS

1. Login the camera: Click "Network">"DDNS Service Settings".

1. Choose the DDNS, there are 2 options:

2. Manufacturer's DDNS: This domain is provided by manufacturer.

3. Third Party DDNS: This domain is provided by the 3rd party, such as Dyndns, Oray, 3322 etc.

If you use third party DDNS, please choose the server you use, such as "3322.org" or "dyndns.org" as below:

You have to register an account firstly, keep the user, password, host, then fill in it.

Note: Only one DDNS can be chosen, for example, if you use manufacturer's DDNS, the 3rd one won't work, if use the 3rd DDNS, the manufacturer's one won't work.

1. Change the camera's port: The default port of camera is "80", please change "80" to any other one you like, such as "81", "100", "8091" etc. Click "OK", the camera will reboot, wait about 30 seconds.

Make sure the “Subnet Mask”, “Gateway”, “DNS Server” is the same as your router.

1. Set Port Forwarding in the router: This is the most important step. Set port forwarding in router refer to the IP of your camera correctly, then the DDNS will work. Because there are so many kinds of routers from all over the world, so it's difficult to show a fix steps, but there are some samples of different routers' port forwarding settings as below, just for reference:

APPROX ROUTER:

1. Login the router.
2. Choose "Forwarding", select "Virtual Servers"
3. Click the Add New button, pop-up below:

Add or Modify a Virtual Server Entry

Fill the service port (except 80), IP address of the camera, then click Save

The port and IP address should be the same as Camera.

GENERIC ROUTER:

1. Login the router.
2. Choose "Firewall", select "Virtual Servers"
3. Input the port (except 80) and IP address, then click save.

Note: The port and IP address should be the same as Camera.

GENERIC ROUTER:

1. Login the router.
2. Choose "Advanced", select "Virtual Servers"
3. Input the port, IP address, Protocol, then click save.

Note: The “public port” & “private port” should be the same as camera’s port, choose the protocol to be “both”.

After all these 4 steps done, then you can use the DDNS freely, check the DDNS status from the camera as below, and get the link of DDNS for internet view.

Step: "Login">System">Device Info":

6.4 Question 4: How to know the WAN IP of the device.

1. From internet: If you want to know the WAN IP of your device, please go to http://www.whatismyip.com. You will find the current WAN IP of your device.
2. From router: You can also get the WAN IP address from your router.

7. OBTAINING TECHNICAL SUPPORT

While we hope your experience with the IP CAMERA network camera is enjoyable and easy to use, you may experience some difficulties or have some questions that this User Guide has not answered. Please contact your reseller and ask them for help first. If they are unable to resolve your issue, please contact our company.

This user manual is based on the latest version of our camera. System Firmware: 17.22.2.30 Web UI: 20.8.1.88

If your cameras does support some special functions showed in the manual, please contact our technical support team to obtain the latest Firmware and WEB UI file for doing upgrade.

NOTE: Some older versions cannot be upgraded to the latest version. It is not only due to the software difference, but also due to the hardware difference. If you cannot make sure of it, please contact our technical support team directly.

Thank you for your support and attention, for further operation details, please consult the full version of the user manual of our IP Cameras.

1. INTRODUCTION DU PRODUIT

REMARQUE:

Enable: Download unsigned ActiveX controls

Enable: Initialize and script ActiveX controls not marked as safe

Enable: Run ActiveX controls and plu-ins

Enable: Run ActiveX controls and plug-ins

1. Odaberite jezik: engleski, kineski, španjolski, korejski, njema ki, francuski, talijanski, portugalski opcija.

1. Odaberite na in rada.

IE: Odaberite ActiveX na in.

Safari, Firefox, Google Chrome preglednik: Server pritisnite Mode / VLC na in.

Mobitel: prijava mobitel na in.

1. Prijava Kliknite prijavite, onda mogu dobiti video na stvarnom vremenu.

6.1 Pitanje 1: ActiveX postavke za IE preglednik

Osim toga: mo ete kliknuti na “Start” izbornik-> “Internet Explorer”, odaberite “Internet atribute” za ulazak, ili putem “Control Panel” -> “Internet Explorer”, unesite sigurnosti postavljanje.

1. Ako i dalje nema slike, molimo vas da zatvorite anti-virus softver, a zatim pokušajte korak 1 i 2 ponovno.

6.2 Pitanje 2: Kako to u initi Wireless postavke

6.3 Pitanje 3: Kako koristiti DDNS

1. Prijava kamera: kliknite na "Network"> "DDNS postavke usluge".

1. Odaberite DDNS, postoje 2 opcije:

2. Proizvo a je DDNS: Ova domena osigurava proizvo a .

3. Tre e strane DDNS: Ovo podru je je koje je 3rd party, kao što su DynDNS, Oray, 3322 i sl.

Ako koristite tre e strane DDNS, odaberite poslu itelja koji koristite, kao što su “3322.org” ili “dyndns.org” kao ispod:

Morate se registrirati ra un Prvo, dr ati korisnika, lozinka, doma in, a zatim ispunite ga.

Napomena: Samo jedan DDNS mogu izabrati, na primjer, ako koristite proizvo a a DDNS, 3. jedan ne e raditi, ako koristite tre i DDNS, proizvo a je jedan ne e raditi.

1. Promjena fotoaparata luke: zadani luka kamere je “80”, promijenite “80” na bilo koji drugi jednom vam se svi a, kao što su “81”, “100”, “8091”, itd. Kliknite na “OK”, fotoaparat e ponovno podizanje sustava, pri ekajte oko 30 sekundi.

Ispunite su elje usluga (osim 80), IP adresu kamere, a zatim kliknite Spremi

Luka i IP adresa mora biti ista kao kamere.

GENERIC ROUTER:

1. Prijavite se router.
2. Odaberite "Firewall", odaberite "Virtualni poslu itelji"
3. Ulaz u luku (osim 80) i IP adresu, a zatim kliknite Spremi.

Napomena: luka i IP adresa mora biti ista kao kamere.

GENERIC ROUTER:

1. Prijavite se router.
2. Odaberite "Advanced", odaberite "Virtualni poslu itelji"
3. Ulaz u luku, IP adresu, Protokol, a zatim kliknite Spremi.

Napomena: “javne luke” i “privatne luke” bi trebao biti isti kao i kamere luka, odaberite protokol za “obje”.

Nakon svih tih 4 koraka u injeno, tada mo ete koristiti DDNS slobodno, provjerite DDNS status kamere kao ispod, i dobiti vezu DDNS za internet prikaz.

Korak: "Login">"System">"Device Info":

6.4 Pitanje 4: Kako znati WAN IP ure aja.

1. Od internetu: Ako elite znati WAN IP ure aja, molimo vas da http://www.whatismyip.com. Na i ete trenutnu WAN IP ure aja.
2. Od router: Tako er mo ete dobiti WAN IP adresu iz svog routera.

7. STJECANJE Tehni ka podrška

Dok se nadamo da svoje iskustvo s IP kamera mre a kamera je ugodan i jednostavan za korištenje, vi svibanj iskustvo nekih poteško a ili su neka od pitanja koja ovaj Priru nik nije odgovorio. Molimo obratite se svom prodava u i pitati ih za pomo prvi. Ako oni nisu u stanju riješiti problem, obratite se našoj tvrtki.

Ovaj korisni ki priru nik temelji se na najnoviju ina icu našeg fotoaparata. Sustav Firmware: 17.22.2.30 Web UI: 20.8.1.88

Ako kamere ne podr ava neke posebne funkcije pokazao u priru niku, molimo kontaktirajte naš tim za tehni ku potporu za dobivanje najnoviji firmware i WEB UI datoteka za obavljanje nadogradnje.

NAPOMENA: Neke starije verzije ne mogu nadograditi na najnoviju verziju. To je ne samo zbog razlika softvera, ali i zbog hardverskih razlika. Ako ne mo ete napraviti sigurni u to, molimo kontaktirajte naš tim za tehni ku potporu izravno.

Hvala za vašu podršku i pa nju, za daljnje poslovanje detalje, obratite punu verziju korisni ki priru nik naših IP kamere.

1. WPROWADZANIE NOWYCH PRODUKTÓW

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1. Wybierz tryb pracy.

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