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FlexPower ONVIF Wire-Free IP Camera and Base Station User Manual
System Concepts
The FlexPower camera and base station are designed for small and medium-sized businesses, security
management, and facility management.
The FlexPower base station is always on and available over your local network, WAN, or both. The FlexPower
camera functions in standby mode until the camera detects motion and starts video streaming to the base
station and VMS. From the base station, you can schedule the camera to be armed only during specific
times. If motion occurs in the camera field of view, the camera starts video streaming only if the camera is
armed.
In addition to limited controls from the base station, you can use the pan-tilt-zoom software buttons in the
VMS to wake the camera for live viewing from the VMS.
You can also configure the VMS to record only when it detects motion from the camera video stream or only
during specific times. That is, the camera might detect motion and start a video stream, but recording of the
video stream is controlled by the VMS. If you configure the VMS to record only during certain times of the
day, make sure that you also configure the camera to be armed only during those times. This way you
prevent the battery from being used unnecessarily and avoid a reduced battery life. However, if you schedule
the VMS to record but the camera is disarmed, no recording occurs.
System Requirements
A system with FlexPower cameras and FlexPower base stations requires you to obtain and install the
following additional components for the system to be fully functional:
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VMS software application. ONVIF-compliant VMS application such as NETGEAR Milestone Arcus.
However, you can use the FlexPower components with any other ONVIF-compliant VMS application.
For more information, see
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Storage system. A storage system such as a NETGEAR ReadyNAS system for storage and replaying
of the video data streams. However, you can use the FlexPower components with any other storage
system that supports an ONVIF-compliant VMS application.
You can even store the data streams on your computer using the Milestone XProtect Essential+
application. For more information, visit
milestonesys.com/solutions/platform/video-management-software/xprotect-essential//. Unless your
computer includes a very high-capacity hard drive, you can store only a limited number of data streams
on your computer.
Base Station Hardware Overview
The FlexPower base station accepts WiFi streaming video data from FlexPower cameras and delivers the
video data to ONVIF-compliant VMS platforms such as Milestone Arcus on NETGEAR ReadyNAS. Each
base station can support WiFi streaming from up to four FlexPower cameras.
You can mount the base station on a ceiling or wall, or install it on a flat surface. For optimal antenna
performance, we recommend mounting the base station on a ceiling or installing it on a flat surface. For
information about how to mount the base station, see the FlexPower Base Station for FlexPower ONVIF
Cameras Model VNB4000-111PAS Quick Start Guide, which is included in the product package or which
you can download by visiting downloadcenter.netgear.com.
Set Up FlexPower With Milestone Arcus or Another VMS
Introduction and Hardware Overview
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