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QSCLOUD150113E | © Swann 2014

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Have a Smartphone or Tablet?

 With the free SwannCloud app, you can turn your iOS or Android 

mobile device into a monitoring centre for your camera. Have the peace of mind that you can mon-

itor your home at any time from any place. With “SwannLink” Peer to Peer technology, connecting 

your mobile device to your camera is so easy - there’s no need to fiddle around with complicated 

network configurations. Best of all, it only takes minutes to get it up and running!

To download the SwannCloud app, go to your relevant app 

store and type in the following - 

“SwannCloud”

 for Handsets 

and Tablets. Follow the on-screen instructions for installa-

tion and accept any license requirements that may appear.

The SwannCloud Mobile App

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After downloading and installing SwannCloud 

onto your Handset or Tablet, locate the app 

and tap the icon to run.

     The screenshots used on this page are 

from the Android version of SwannCloud. The 

functions, buttons and overall look and feel 

are identical for the iOS version. The app is 

continually being tweaked and improved, so 

the following screenshots may differ slightly.

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Tap “Create Account” to 

create a new account.

Input your first name, sur-

name and email address. 

Tap “Create” to send a 

temporary password to 

your email address.

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Using SwannCloud

Wow, that was easy! Start getting yourself familiar with the controls and impress your family and 

friends. A description of the various buttons and functions can be found below.

1.

 SwannCloud will always dis-

play the last two events that 

have occurred on the home 

screen.

2.

 This displays how many 

events have occurred in total 

and for the day. Events occur 

whenever motion or an intru-

sion has occurred. Tap this to 

go to events.

3.

 This displays the amount of 

cameras that have been reg-

istered to your account. It also 

displays if a camera is offline. 

Tap this to go to the camera list.

4.

 Tap this to go to the home 

screen.

5.

 Tap this to access the event 

screen. Each event is recorded 

as a 10 second video file.

6.

 Tap this to access the cam-

era list. Tap a camera to view a 

live stream.

7.

 Tap this to access your pro-

file, to log out of the app, to ac-

cess the user manual and to 

contact Swann Help Desk.

      The PTZ function requires a PTZ camera to be connected. 

Use the volume buttons on your mobile device to increase or de-

crease the volume level.

      To view a full image of the video 

stream, tilt your mobile device hori-

zontally.

Input the temporary pass-

word (which is case sen-

sitive), input a new pass-

word and again to confirm, 

then tap “Done”.

After a short moment, 

your account will be cre-

ated.

Input the password for 

your Wi-Fi network then 

tap “Continue”. A QR code 

will appear, this contains 

all the network settings.

Hold your mobile device 

towards the camera lens 

to scan the QR code. When 

you hear a short beep 

beep, tap “Done” to finish.

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Viewing your Camera

To view a live stream from your cam-

era, tap the “Camera” button then tap 

the name of the camera.

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 Tap this to enter camera settings. 

This will be covered in greater detail 

in the user manual that is available on 

our web site (www.swann.com.au).

2.

 Tap this to turn night vision on or off 

or to leave it on auto. 

3.

 Tap this to control a pan & tilt camera 

(only available on the ADS-446 model).

4.

 Tap this to take a snapshot of the live 

video stream. Snapshots are stored lo-

cally on your mobile device.

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Viewing Events

    To playback an event full screen, tilt your mobile 

device horizontally. Events that haven’t been played 

will be displayed in bold on the events list.

To view an event that has occurred, 

tap the “Event” button. All events that 

have occurred to date will appear. 

Scroll up or down to find the event that 

you would like to play. When you have 

selected an event, it will automatically 

play. To select a different event tap the 

“Home” button then tap the “Event” 

button again.

1.

 Tap this to pause playback. Tap again 

to resume playback.

2.

 Tap to mark this particular event. 

Marking an event will prevent it from 

being deleted. A red pin icon will ap-

pear on events that are marked. 

3.

 Tap this to delete the event.

4.

 Tap this to share the event with oth-

er apps on your device, e.g. email or 

saving to a new location.

5.

 Tap this to view a live stream from 

the camera.

The event icons represent 

the type of event that has 

occurred.

Each event that occurs is 

10 seconds long. This is the 

maximum length.

Status Icons

This icon repre-

sents that an in-

trusion has oc-

curred.

This icon rep-

resents motion 

detected by the 

PIR sensor.

This icon repre-

sents someone 

has tampered 

with the camera.

This icon repre-

sents that facial 

detection has 

occurred.

This icon repre-

sents an alarm 

event has oc-

curred.

This icon repre-

sents that the 

camera is of-

fline.

This icon repre-

sents that mo-

tion detection 

has occurred.

My Account

Tap “More” to access your pro-

file. You can update your account 

name, change password or logout 

of the app. You can also access the 

user manual and contact Swann 

Help Desk.

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Camera Settings

1.

 Tap this to give the camera a 

relevant name.

2.

 If there is an update available, 

you will be notified when you start 

the app.

3.

 Motion detection will be ena-

bled by default.

4.

 Slide this to the ON position to 

enable intrusion detection.

5.

 Slide this to the ON position to 

enable camera tampering.

6.

 Slide this to the ON position to 

enable face detection.

7.

 Tap this to change settings for 

sensitivity, to change the motion 

detection area, and to set the in-

trusion direction.

8.

 Tap this to enable the PIR sen-

sor on the camera.

9.

 Slide this to the ON position if 

you are connecting an alarm to 

the camera.

10.

 Slide this to the ON position 

if you would like the app to alert 

you if the camera is no longer be-

ing detected.

11.

 Tap this to change video set-

tings for live view. Adjusting the 

frame rate and bit rate may help 

if you’re having problems when 

viewing a live stream.

12.

 Tap this to change video set-

tings for cloud storage. All events 

are saved to the cloud and not on 

your mobile device.

13.

 Tap this to adjust brightness, 

contrast, sharpness and satura-

tion.
      Please have a look at the user 

manual for more information.

Check your email, you 

should have received your 

temporary password.

Tap “Camera” then tap 

“+” to add your camera. 

Select how you would 

like to have the cam-

era connected. If you se-

lect “Wired”, you will be 

taken directly to the QR 

code (step 9). If you select 

“Wired” or “Both”, you will 

be requested to input the 

password for your Wi-Fi 

network. Tap “Continue”.

This pin icon 

will appear on 

events that have 

been marked.

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