6
Connecting the SwannEye HD to a WiFi Network
What you’ll need:
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A router, with WPS capabilities and WPS enabled
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DHCP active on your network (typically with the router as the DHCP host)
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UPnP active on your network (only required for relay server connections)
If you don’t know what these things are, check your router’s documentation for an
overview of how to find the options. (If you
know
you don’t have these features but
want to proceed anyway, see “Additional Operations” on page 23 for workarounds.)
To summarize quickly:
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Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
is a protocol which automatically
assigns devices on your network an address - on the rare occasion that it’s not
enabled, then all devices must have their addresses set manually.
The SwannEye HD requires that DHCP is enabled to function properly.
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Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)
is a feature that automatically creates open
ports through your firewall so that local network traffic can access the Internet.
If that sounds like magic, it is.
UPnP is not required when using peer-to-peer (P2P),
however it is recommended if using a relay server to connect.
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Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS)
is a way of securely connecting devices to a
wireless network without all that fussing about with IP addresses or security
keycodes (that often run dozens of random characters long).
The SwannEye HD uses WPS to easily connect to a network wirelessly.
If your router
doesn’t support WPS and you want to connect wirelessly then that’s ok, but there is a little
more work to do - see “Additional Operations” on page 23.
The WPS button on your router will be marked with
the WPS logo, which looks like this:
Pairing the Camera and your router using WPS
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Press
the
WPS pairing button
on your router. This button is located in different
places on different routers - some might require that you press and hold the
button and others might only need a momentary press. Check your router’s
documentation or ask your Internet Service Provider for assistance.
•
Press
and
hold
the
WPS/Reset Button
on the camera for three to five seconds.
•
Don’t
hold the Reset Button too long
, or it will reset the pairing you just did!
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Your router should signal that pairing is successful, again check the
documentation for information on how it displays this information.
