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WatchBot Home Security Camera - User Guide

User Guide

Revision 5 - February 2012

Summary of Contents for WatchBot

Page 1: ...1 WatchBot Home Security Camera User Guide User Guide Revision 5 February 2012...

Page 2: ...e Positioning Buttons 12 1 6 6 Screen Resolution Mode 12 1 6 7 Brightness and Contrast 12 1 6 8 Default Settings 12 1 7 Visitor Controls Recording Video and Audio 12 1 7 1 Multi View 13 1 7 2 Add Time...

Page 3: ...2 Motion Detect Sensitivity 24 3 6 3 Alarm Input Armed 25 3 6 4 I O Linkage on Alarm 25 3 6 5 Setting up I O linkage hardware 25 3 6 6 Send Alarm Notification by Mail 25 3 6 7 Upload Image on Alarm 2...

Page 4: ...r electrical fields that could damage the unit Always ensure the installation environment is well ventilated Transportation and carrying The camera packaging ensures the device will not be accidentall...

Page 5: ...device simple and intuitive You can use the WatchBot camera to remotely monitor for example your home office car or pets Controlling the camera and managing the live video image is easily accessible v...

Page 6: ...EDs I O Connector Light Sensor Lens turn to focus Microphone Mini Jack for Speaker Pan Tilt motion RJ45 Network Port Warning Do not forcibly move the camera pan tilt motion manually This is likely to...

Page 7: ...sult the Advanced Guide on page 16 FAQs on page 29 and the Appendices from page 33 Further detailed information can also be found on the WatchBot support website at www watchbotsupport co uk 1 2 Conne...

Page 8: ...rt the supplied Software CD into your CD ROM drive It should auto run but if it does not open up Computer and double click on the CD ROM drive icon and select WatchBotCamSetup exe Choose Install Watch...

Page 9: ...nience please consult pages 34 and 35 in Appendix A Note Right clicking on the entry above will give access to a context menu for functions described in detail later in this manual 1 5 Setting up your...

Page 10: ...te Internet Explorer asks if you want to install the ActiveX control Some WatchBot camera functions such as recording and audio require ActiveX controls to be enabled If you experience any issues with...

Page 11: ...ra click on the red centre icon The device will then perform a full vertical and horizontal patrol before re centering it s view 1 6 2 Patrol Clicking the horizontal or vertical patrol buttons will te...

Page 12: ...240 pixels low res and 640 x 480 pixels high res and the Mode Refresh Rate can be set to either 50Hz 60Hz or Outdoor for a flicker free video display 1 6 7 Brightness and Contrast Brightness and Contr...

Page 13: ...he PLAY ARROW icon to monitor the live video feed click the PAUSE icon to turn off the live video feed and click the Camera icon to take a still snapshot of the current view 1 7 6 Recording video and...

Page 14: ...ick Administrator tab on right then go to Basic Network Settings This page allows you to either manually enter the network details these would be available from your Internet Service Provider or in mo...

Page 15: ...with the default admin no password To set up more users please see Section 3 1 4 After logging in click Sign In under ActiveX Mode for IE Browser you will be logged in to the camera viewing and contr...

Page 16: ...n also be found on the WatchBot support website at www watchbotsupport co uk 3 1 Administrator Settings Click the ADMINISTRATOR tab on the right of the interface to access these settings 3 1 1 Device...

Page 17: ...nyone else who will need access to the camera They are as follows Administrator Access to all camera functions and administrator settings Operator Access to all viewing camera control and recording fu...

Page 18: ...add more cameras in the LAN for monitoring The Web software supports up to 4 Cameras online simultaneously Click The 2nd Device and Double click the item in the Device List in LAN Host and Http Port...

Page 19: ...matically 3 1 7 Wireless LAN Settings Your WatchBot camera can function wirelessly on your local network negating the need for a network cable to be attached to the device Above Example showing WPA2 A...

Page 20: ...n saved and the camera has rebooted unplug the network cable from the camera then unplug the power cable Re attach the power cable and wait approximately 30 seconds to 1 minute for the device to appea...

Page 21: ...complete User Password fields with this new account information 3 2 2 Add contacts details In the fields below add the MSN details of those accounts you want to appear in the camera s Contacts List in...

Page 22: ...l The camera will respond with an http address link Click on this to visit your camera control panel and log in as normal 3 3 DDNS Service Settings If you have correctly registered your camera See Sec...

Page 23: ...come from This must be a real email address 3 4 2 Enter the receiving email address s Enter email addresses by which you want to receive emails from the camera 3 4 3 Mail server settings Enter the SMT...

Page 24: ...ined from your Web Hosting Provider 3 51 Save and Test settings Once settings are entered you must click on Submit first then click on Test 3 6 Alarm Service Settings Your WatchBot camera has a built...

Page 25: ...l with picture or control the internal relay output If you link an external alarm with Pin3 and Pin4 when alarm input is armed the external alarm is enabled I O Linkage on Alarm Pin1 will output 5V wh...

Page 26: ...d 3 10 Restore Factory Settings All user settings will be erased from the camera and the device will be reset to it s default factory settings A prompt will appear asking if this is really what you wa...

Page 27: ...assword as shown then click Sign In under the Server Push Mode For FireFox Safari Browser heading 4 1 1 The Web Interface There are now only three headings on the right Click Live Video to access the...

Page 28: ...r 4 2 1 The Web Interface When viewing via a mobile browser only Pan Tilt controls and Live Video Viewing functions are available Note When viewing your live video feed on your mobile device using a b...

Page 29: ...re in the same subnet when configuring IP Camera IP address manually I get Subnet does not match Dbl click to change in the Camera Tool window Left click on the error message it will turn blue then ri...

Page 30: ...administrator to check the Device setting is correct or not When one of the multiple cameras is disconnected the color changes to yellow and this popup appears I can t access my WatchBot camera on the...

Page 31: ...ticipating in a computer network LAN Short for Local Area Network a computer network that interconnects computers in a limited area such as a home school computer laboratory or office building SMTP Sh...

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Page 33: ...ten different PortForward com For port forwarding tutorials for many more router makes and models please visit the PortForward com Router List web site http portforward com english routers port_ forwa...

Page 34: ...ill be fixing the IP address of the camera at this number By default the Http Port number is set to 80 In the screen above note that this has been set to 81 A number other than 80 is recommended becau...

Page 35: ...Port 81 Open your web browser In the address field type the IP address of your router in our case 192 168 0 1 If unknown please consult your router manual and or your network provider Log in to your...

Page 36: ...lso known as Virtual Servers or Custom Applications Click ADD Enter a name for the Service This could be WatchBot Cam1 or anything you like Choose TCP UDP as Type This may also be named Both or you ma...

Page 37: ...rom the drop down list choose the name you gave your camera in the Services step Ensure Action is set to Always Allow Under Send to LAN Server enter the IP address of the camera in this case 192 168 0...

Page 38: ...he name you gave your camera in the Services step Ensure Action is set to Always Allow Under LAN Users choose Single Address then under start enter the IP address of the camera in this case 192 168 0...

Page 39: ...Home Security Camera User Guide For instructions on how to set up Port Forwarding on many other router models please visit the PortForward com Router List web site Details are on the first page of th...

Page 40: ...information from your network router You will need to know the login to your network router before continuing Visit the address of your router in your web browser It may be 192 168 0 1 or 192 168 1 2...

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