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USER’S MANUAL WG4 SERIES www.NightOwlSP.com...
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Thank you for choosing Night Owl Security Products! By purchasing a Night Owl product, you receive a one (1) year warranty covering manufacturing defects in material and workmanship. In addition to warranty and technical support benefits, you will have access to our multitude of free instructional “How to Videos”.
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Chapter 1: FCC Warnings This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. FCC Compliance Statement These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against frequency interference in residential installation.
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Chapter 2: Safety Instructions USE THE PROVIDED POWER ADAPTER. Do not use this product with a power source that applies more than the specified voltage. NEVER INSERT METAL INTO THE GATEWAY CASE OR ITS OPENINGS. Inserting metal into the Gateway case may cause electric shock. DO NOT OPERATE IN WET OR DUSTY AREAS.
16.4 ft. Camera Bracket Mounting (1 per camera) Power Supply Hardware * If included, screw onto Camera (1 per Camera) (1 per Camera) NOTE: For best results, use the included Night Owl accessories. Third party accessories may not work properly.
3.2.1 Gateway Diagram TOP VIEW Status Lights Antenna Antenna Audio Speaker...
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Reset – Press for approximately 10 seconds to reset the Gateway to Factory Settings. This process will reboot the Gateway and clear all the Channels of synced devices. This process will unlink the connection of the Gateway from the Night Owl App. The Gateway will have to be deleted from the App, and then re-added.
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BOTTOM VIEW NEED SUPPORT? 1. Please visit www.NightOwlSP.com 2. Click Support on the top of the homepage. 3. Type WG4 in the top right search bar.
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MOUNTING THE GATEWAY For the best experience, the Gateway should be centrally located in your home/business and close to your router. Measure the distance between NEED SUPPORT? 1. Please visit www.NightOwlSP.com 2. Click Support on the top of the homepage. 3.
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Insert the included wall anchors into each hole Insert a screw into each wall anchor . Fasten until it is almost flush with the surface. Side View Fit the Gateway over the screws and slowly slide down until secured Side View...
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Chapter 4: Status Light Keys Gateway Status Light Key Internet Status Light: Green Steady: Connected to the Internet. Green Blinking: Internet is not available. No Light: Gateway has no power. Channel Status Lights: Green Steady: A Device is synced to the Gateway. Green Blinking: Device is associated to the Gateway but there is NO connection between them.
If the upgrade is successful, the Gateway will automatically reboot and update the Firmware. The Gateway searches its channels for connected Night Owl devices. If there are no devices paired with the Gateway, the voice prompt “Pair me to other Night Owl devices by pressing my Sync button for 3 seconds” will play.
If the Gateway doesn’t find any Night Owl Devices to pair with, the voice prompt “Oops, the pairing failed, please repeat the process” will play. When adding multiple Night Owl Devices to the Gateway, if at least one fails to pair, you will hear the voice prompt “Oops, the pairing failed, please repeat the process.”...
NOTE: If a Night Owl Device (i.e., Cameras, Doorbell) is restored to its factory settings, it MUST be in pairing mode to be added to the Gateway. The Gateway MUST be deleted from the Night Owl App and then added again.
Download and Install Application Download the App from the App Store or Google Play Store and install the application on your device. 6.2 Night Owl Connect 6.2.1 Add Gateway Press the “+” icon. Select “Gateway” from the device list and...
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Make sure the Smart Device running the Be patient as the App finds the Gateway. Night Owl App is on the same network as the Gateway during setup. Tap “Continue” to allow the App to locate the Gateway. If the Night Owl App does not find the If there are multiple Gateways on the same Gateway, tap “View setup instructions again”...
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When the setup is successful, you will be prompted to name the Gateway. Example of a newly added Gateway with no cameras.
The channels bar scrolls left and right. Tapping the “+” icon on an individual channel allows the user to add more Night Owl devices to the Gateway. This method adds all the Night Owl Devices that are in pairing mode to the Gateway.
6.2.2 (a) Status Explanation Offline: The Night Owl App isn’t communicating with Authentication Failed: The Gateway has been the Gateway due to one of the following reasons: reset to Factory Settings but hasn’t been deleted from the App. You MUST delete the Gateway The Gateway is turned OFF.
6.2.3 Add Night Owl Device to Gateway Tap the channels “+” icon to go directly to the instructions for adding Night Owl devices to the Gateway. Select a Night Owl device (except the Gateway) and follow the onscreen instructions to add to the...
“Continue.” tap “Continue.” NOTE: All Night Owl devices in “Pairing Mode” and in proximity to the Gateway will begin the pairing process. Devices added cannot exceed the number of channels. The Pairing process may take up to a minute.
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1 of this section. When adding a Night Owl device to the Gateway, the “Devices” screen will look like the picture above. Tap the “Play Button” on an individual channel to view the live stream.
6.2.4 Night Owl Gateway Settings Device Name: View and edit the device’s name. Model: The model # of your Gateway. Firmware Version: Version of the software running on the Gateway. microSD Status: Indicates the SD card is formatted correctly. Free/Capacity: The amount of memory used and total available on the microSD card.
Capture: Take a snapshot of the live stream. Record: Manually record the live stream. Sound: Tap to mute or unmute sound around the Night Owl device. Talk: Press and hold to talk, release to listen. (Sound must be unmuted) NOTE: Pressing and holding the “Talk Button”...
6.2.6 Individual Channel Settings Channel: Name of the live view. Edit: Edit the channel’s name. Model: The model # of your Gateway. Firmware Version: Version of the software running on the Gateway. Push Notification: Enable/disable push notifications. Motion Sensitivity: Adjust the motion sensitivity of the device to Low, Medium, or High. Recording Mode: Select recording mode type.
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Product. In no event shall Night Owl be liable for any special or consequential damages arising from the use of the Product or arising from the malfunctioning or nonfunctioning of the Product or for any delay in the performance of this warranty due to any cause beyond its control.
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Returns Under This Warranty In order to obtain service, please make sure that you have registered your product on-line no later than thirty (30) days after purchase at www.NightOwlSP.com in the warranty registration section or in any other manner described in the instructions. Disclaimer Certain uses, publication and/or distribution of video/audio recordings from security cameras and/or audio devices are prohibited or restricted by federal, state and local laws.
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To sync the Gateway to a device, press and hold the sync button until the voice prompt says, “I am pairing to the Night Owl device, please be patient”. If the synchronization fails, make sure the Night Owl device the Gateway is searching for is in pairing mode and try again.
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Need Help? For system manuals, troubleshooting guides, FAQs, video tutorials and more: Please refer to the sticker located on the bottom of the device for steps on how to NEED SUPPORT? 1. Please visit www.NightOwlSP.com 2. Click Support on the top of the homepage. 3.