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Link-U 201 User Manual

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User Guide
_ March 2017
Reviewer's Guide_ March 2017
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  • Page 1 User Guide _ March 2017 Reviewer’s Guide_ March 2017...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    3 Setting up your link-U 4 Onboard Sensors, BLT Sensors and Devices 5 Everyday Operation Appendix 1: Firmware Update Appendix 2: Worldwide 4G-LTE carriers list Appendix 3: First Set-Up via direct-WiFi This Reviewer’s Guide is designed to help you evaluate the link-U Hybrid SmartCam...
  • Page 3 User Guide_ March 2017 Quick Start Slide link-U cam front white door. 1 Quick Start...
  • Page 4 User Guide_ March 2017 Quick Start Insert NanoSim and SD memory card (cat. 6 or above). 1 Quick Start...
  • Page 5 User Guide_ March 2017 Quick Start Close the door and insert the power plug. 1 Quick Start...
  • Page 6 User Guide_ March 2017 Quick Start Dowload the APP and follow instruction. admin. Camera Default Passwrd: 1 Quick Start...
  • Page 7 User Guide_ March 2017 Quick Start To Turn Off the camera, press the front button when on battery. To Reset the camera, press the front button when plugged in. 1 Quick Start...
  • Page 8 User Guide_ March 2017 Quick Start For more installation options, removable the stand and use the standard Photo screw. 1 Quick Start...

  • Page 9: Preparation, Turn On And Off, Reset

    Insert the SD Memory Card (up to 32 GB, cat. 6 or above), Note: link-U will work without an SD Memory Card, but it will not be able to record videos. Insert the Nano SIM card (as shown in “Step 2” on page 3), but make sure the card is not PIN blocked.
  • Page 10 Note: any standard Ethernet cable can be used to connect the camera to the PoE injector as well. If you are planning to connect your link-U to Internet via Ethernet cable, please insert it in the other port of the Power Injector (as shown in “Step 3”).
  • Page 11 Preparation, To turn off the camera Turn On and remove the PoE cable (this causes the link-U to switch to battery Off, Reset operation), open the front panel, and press the button located below the SIM card slot (refer to “Step 5”). The camera will shut down in 5 seconds.

  • Page 12: Setting Up Your Link-U

    User Guide_ March 2017 Setting up Setting up link-U is very simple. In just a few steps, you can get it your link-U running and connect to your home from anywhere in the world. Connecting your Smartphone to link-U Open the app installed on your smartphone, insert your email, and a password of your choice.
  • Page 13 You will then be directed to the “Camera Search” page. Select “Add by QR Code” button, and with your smartphone camera focused on the backside of your link-U, scan the QR code sticker. The unique UDID number of your link-U will be loaded automatically.
  • Page 14 To force the link-U app to search for a camera again, press the button “Reload” on the top right of the page. To remove a link-U from the list, just slide it to the left and the “Delete” button will appear.
  • Page 15 Setting up Using link-U’s Live View your link-U Now you can see the list of available link-U cameras. In order to watch them live, simply press on the camera name. This will take you to the LIVE VIEW page. On the top right, you are able to manually select the definition quality (up to full HD).
  • Page 16 The next page, “Event Search,” allows you to provide search criteria to filter results. This way, you can view a specific video or group of videos (for example, videos from today, or only videos triggered by “Noise,” by “Motion” or by additional BLT sensors, if any). 3 Setting up your link-U...
  • Page 17 Just click on the video you would like to review and the video will begin streaming. If you turn your Smartphone sideways, you can see live video in landscape mode. 3 Setting up your link-U...
  • Page 18 Camera Settings your link-U From the “Your Cameras” page, you can access the link-U “Settings” page by pressing the “Gear” icon on thge right of the link-U name. In the camera “Settings” page you can edit all configuration details. •...
  • Page 19 App and Firmware (see Appendix 1 for details). Note: you can reboot the link-U, or reset the configurations to factory defaults by pressing the “Reboot” or “Reset” buttons. 3 Setting up your link-U...
  • Page 20 _ The Sound sensor is triggered if there is any noise in the room. _ The PIR sensor is triggered if anything with human body temperature passes in front of the link-U, even in total darkness. When the sensor is triggered, link-U will send a notification message to your smartphone and start recording a short video on the internal SD memory card.
  • Page 21 User Guide_ March 2017 Additional link-U offers the possibility to install additional BLT Sensors and BLT Bluetooth Devices. With its internal Bluetooth 4.0 chip, link-U can become the Hub to control up to 8 simultaneously. No additional software or HUB Sensors will be required.
  • Page 22 Additional BLT Devices include a smart plug, smart bulb and weather Bluetooth devices. These Devices, after paired, will be listed in the LIVE VIEW page, and can be controlled directly online while you watch the link-U Sensors live streaming in the app.
  • Page 23 3 “Please reset the BLE”: this device is already paired to another link-U (or it was paired to the current link-U, but the configuration got erased). If you would like to add this device, you need to reset it manually (please see the User Manual included in the Device Box about how to manually reset each device).

  • Page 24: Everyday Operation

    Remember to power on your link-U using the PoE Injector (Power Out port), using the cable supplied in the box or any standard Ethernet cable. The link-U will try to connect to the Internet by first using the Ethernet cable (if installed between your Home router and the PoE injector, as described in section 2.3).

  • Page 25: Appendix 1: Firmware Update

    You’ll find this on the Support page in the “Resources” tab. From there, you can check the latest firmware number. Then check on the link-U APP, in the “System” page, the firmware number installed on you your link-U (last 4 digits).
  • Page 26 Then, insert the Micro SD card into the link-U and restart the link-U. During start-up process, the link-U internal system will recognize and upgrade to the firmware that is available in the SD card. The central LED light on the link-U will flash repeatedly. do not Please interrupt the firmware upgrade process.

  • Page 27: Appendix 2: Worldwide 4G-Lte Carriers List

    Carrier and fill it out in the “System” page or link-U APP. Before inserting the SIM card in the link-U, please make sure it is not PIN-blocked and its data plan works properly, by inserting it in a normal Smartphone and making sure it can navigate online.

  • Page 28: Appendix 3: First Set-Up Via Direct-Wifi

    Then, open the WiFi settings in your Smartphone and select a WiFi spot named “APCam_xx:xx:xx” (the real number is printed in the label placed below the stand of your link-U, last 6 digit). After few seconds your Smartphone will be connected to linkU directly.

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