To contact Amcrest support, please do one of the following: visit http://amcrest.com/contacts Important Security Warning To keep your Amcrest camera secure and prevent unauthorized access, please make sure to follow the steps below: • Always make sure that your camera has the latest firmware as listed on www.amcrest.com/firmware...
Be sure to use only the accessories recommended by manufacturer. Before installation, please open the package and check to ensure that all the components are present. Contact the retailer that you purchased from, or Amcrest directly if anything is broken or missing in the package.
Device Overview The diagram below shows the camera’s rear panel. Remove the rear panel of the camera using the included hex wrench to access the factory reset button and microSD card slot. The camera can support up to a 256GB microSD card to store recordings and events. To install the microSD card, locate the microSD card slot on the board and insert the card into the slot.
Connection & Installation This section provides information about the connection and installation of the Amcrest Smart PTZ camera. Note: This is a POE+ device and requires a POE+ compatible router/switch to function. For more information on POE+ visit: http://amcrest.com/poeplus Installation Guide Wiring Overview The camera will come attached with several dongle wire connections.
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Note: Additionally, a 2 carabiners link will be included with the camera. This piece will be used to provide additional support to the camera after installation. When installing the camera, do not pull the cable to lift the camera when moving the device as it may cause internal damage to the camera.
For more information on using your camera, please refer to the included quick start guide, or for more details visit amcrest.com/support Camera Access Setup This section of the guide will provide the user with information on how to setup access to the camera through any of the following methods.
1. Download and open the Amcrest Cloud app from the App Store or Play Store. Note: Connect your mobile device to the same network that your camera is on. 2. Register for an Amcrest Cloud account. To register click on Sign Up and fill out the form to complete registration.
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3. Tap on Add Camera 4. Give your camera a name (Ex. Garage, Living Room, Kitchen, etc.) and tap Next to continue. 6. If you are adding a new camera that does not have 5. Scan the QR code on the back/side/bottom of a set password the app will automatically detect that the camera or manually enter the camera’s serial a new camera is being added.
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Download and install the Amcrest View Pro app for the App Store or Google Play Store. Open the app on your mobile device and allow the app to load.
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6. Scan the QR code. The QR code can be found on the serial tag along with a scannable barcode. Note: IP/Domain/DDNS can be used to establish a DDNS connection. For more information on how to setup a DDNS connection, visit amcrest.com/support...
To access your camera from your computer you will need to first locate the camera’s IP address. To locate the camera’s IP address is it highly recommended to download our free Amcrest IP Config Tool software. The Amcrest IP Config Tool can be downloaded at the following web page: amcerest.com/downloads...
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Open a web browser and enter this IP address for your camera into browser and press Enter. In the web user interface, enter the login credentials for your device. If this is the first time accessing the device, the username and password will both be admin. Click on Login. If this is the first-time logging into your device, you will be prompted to modify the password for your device.
Live This section of the manual details the camera’s live interface, as well as all the operations the camera can perform. The live view tab allows the user to see a live video feed from the camera. The live view tab has five main sections: Section 1: This bar allows the user to select which stream type and which protocol they want to choose.
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Section 4: These options are used to access the live view interface (Live), access video metadata using the AI Live menu, access playback, as well as a shortcut to cloud storage. For more information about Amcrest Cloud storage, please visit https://amcrest.com/cloud...
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The PTZ control panel allows the user to position the camera in different ways The arrows on the PTZ control panel allow the user to move the camera’s position in a specific direction. The button in the middle of the direction arrow allows the user to select an area in the live view to zoom in on. The speed dropdown box allows the user to control the speed at which the camera moves.
Input the preset value and click Start. To stop the pattern, click Stop. Pan allows the user to set pan presets. The set pan preset allows the camera to pan to specific areas automatically. To create a pan, follow these steps: From the PTZ Function dropdown box, select Pan.
Below is a description of the features in this menu: Section 1: Provides a live view of the camera. Section 2: Allows the user to view human figures detected by the camera as well as facial images if a face is detected.
Cloud Storage The Cloud Storage tab allows the user quick access to the Amcrest Cloud website. On this website users can register for new accounts as well as view or modify existing accounts. For more information on Amcrest Cloud visit: amcrest.com/cloud...
There are 3 main sections to note in the Setup tab: Menu Bar: The menu bar is composed of menu sections, which when clicked display any menu items that fall under their category. Menu Items: These menu items each open a different menu that allows the user to change specific settings for the camera.
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Contrast: This slider is used to adjust playback and recorded video window contrast. The value ranges from 0 to 100. The default value is 50. The larger the number is, the higher the contrast is. You can use this function when the whole video brightness is OK but the contrast is not correct.
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Aperture Priority: Allows the use to set aperture settings in the camera. This allows the camera to automatically detect shutter speeds based on surrounding environments. The default iris setting is 10 ~ 50, however, it can range from 0 ~ 100. Shutter Priority: Allows the user to set shutter settings in the camera.
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Outdoor: Allows the user to set preset white balance settings for outdoor use. ATW: Stands for auto tracing white balance. This setting allows the user to allow the camera to automatically detect white balance values based on the surrounding environment of the camera. This can be set for indoor or outdoor use.
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Profile: This dropdown box allows the user to select which profile to modify. The 3 options are Day, Night, and Normal. Digital Zoom: These radios buttons allow the user to turn digital zoom on and off. Zoom Speed: This slider allows the user to adjust the zoom speed of the lens. The default should be 100, but it can range from 0 ~ 100.
OFF: Allows the user to turn off defog mode. Manual: Allows the user to manually control defog settings. Auto: Allows the user to let the camera automatically detect defog settings. To reset to default settings, you can also click the Reset Defaults button. To refresh the screen, click on Refresh. To save the settings, click the Save button.
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Encode Mode: This dropdown box allows the user to select a compression protocol. The system supports H.264 and MJPEG video compression protocols. Smart Codec: a function in most Amcrest cameras which aim to reduce bandwidth consumption without losing visible image quality by intelligently increasing compression where it will not make a visible difference in the scene.
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Interval: This is to set snapshot frequency. The value ranges from 1 to 7 seconds. The maximum setting for a customized interval is 3600s/picture. To reset to default settings, click the Reset Defaults button. To refresh the page, click the Refresh button. To save the settings, click the Save button.
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Channel Title The channel title menu allows the user to customize a channel overlay text For Channel Title, the radio button enables or disables the overlay. To customize a channel title overlay, enter the text into the Input Channel Title box and choose an alignment setting from the Text Align dropdown menu.
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Click on the enable or disable radio button to enable or disable the overlay. Click on Display Day of the Week to display the current day of the week in the time overlay. Click on the overlay in the interface and use your mouse to place the overlay where you would like to on the screen.
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Save button. Logo Overlay This option is used to enable or disable the Amcrest logo on the live view screen. By default, the Amcrest logo will be enabled, however, to remove the Amcrest logo, click on the disable option and Save.
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Below is a screenshot of the custom overlay menu. To set a custom overlay, click on the enable radio button. Enter the custom text into the Input Custom OSD box and use the Text Align dropdown box to align the text. To enter multiple custom overlays, click on the (+) option and enter the texts into the appropriate boxes.
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For more information on how to setup video metadata on your camera, please refer to section, “Video Metadata”. Once the metadata smart plan (preset) and rules have been setup, click on the enable radio button and select the statistics types To reset to default settings, click the Reset Defaults button.
To reset to default settings, click the Reset Defaults button. To refresh the page, click the Refresh button. To save the settings, click the Save button. Path Below is a screenshot that shows the Path tab in the Video menu item: Below is an explanation for each of the fields on the Path tab in the Video menu item: Live Snapshot field allows the user to select where to save live snapshots to.
Below is an explanation for each of the fields on the Audio menu: Enable: This checkbox allows the user to enable audio recording for either the main stream or sub stream. Encode Mode: This dropdown box allows the user to select what audio format the audio should be recorded in. Sampling Frequency: This dropdown box allows the user to select a sampling frequency for the audio.
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TCP/IP stands for Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol and it is the language/protocol that allows communication between internet connected devices, whether on a local network, or a on the Internet at large. This screen allows for TCP/IP settings to be modified for the camera to establish a connection to the network. Below is a screenshot of the TCP/IP settings tab: Below is an explanation of the fields on the TCP/IP settings tab: Host Name: This text field allows the user to change the host device name for the camera.
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QR code scanning feature cannot be used. QR Code: This image is a Quick Response (QR) code. By scanning this image using the Amcrest View app, this camera can establish a connection with the app.
Connection The Connection menu item has two tabs: Connection and ONVIF. The Connection tab is where users can configure port connections. Below is a screenshot of the Connection settings tab: Below is an explanation of the fields on the Connection settings tab: Max Connections: This field allows the user to specify the maximum number of users that can be connected to the camera at the same time.
For purposes of this guide, AmcrestDDNS will be used. AmcrestDDNS is a free DDNS service provided by Amcrest, and it must be renewed every year. A renewal reminder email will be sent to the email entered in the username field below.
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Below is an explanation of fields on the SMTP (Email) settings screen: SMTP Server: SMTP stands for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. This field allows the user to enter the SMTP server used by the email service. Authentication: This dropdown box allows the user to select an encryption type. There are two types of email encryption protocols that are available.
Test: This button causes the system to automatically send out an email to test the connection is OK or not. Prior to the email test, please save the email setup information. To reset to default settings, click the Reset Defaults button. To refresh the page, click the Refresh button. To save the settings, click the Save button.
HTTPS This menu allows the user to enable and create HTTPS certificates. Below is a screenshot of this menu: Before you create certificate or download certificate, from main window->Setup->Network >Connection, set the HTTPS port values and then check the box to enable HTTPS For more information on how to setup HTTPS in the web user interface visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkjlaf-Iuso This menu allows the user to set PTZ presets, tours, scans, patterns, pan settings, and other related functions to...
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Below is an explanation of the features listed in this menu: Preset: A preset must be added to set a smart plan for Deep IVS or if multiple smart plans need to be applied to the system. To begin adding a preset to your camera, click the Add button. To refresh the screen click Refresh, to delete a preset, press Delete or to remove all the presets, click Remove All.
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Click and drag to set motion detection for certain days of the week. Also, periods of motion detection can be set for each day and enabled using the period settings on the bottom half of the screen. There are a total of 6 periods that can be set.
The zoom, focus, and iris buttons allow the user to digitally zoom in and out, focus, and just the camera’s image on the live screen. To reset to default settings, click the Reset Defaults button. To refresh the page, click the Refresh button. To save the settings, click the Save button.
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Click and drag to set motion detection for certain days of the week. Also, periods of motion detection can be set for each day and enabled using the period settings on the bottom half of the screen. There are a total of 6 periods that can be set.
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When the setup button is clicked, a live stream of the video is shown. The user can then set up to 4 regions, each with their own region name, sensitivity (1-100), and threshold (1-100). Each region has a specific color, and the region selector tool is displayed when the mouse is moved to the top of the screen.
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Below is an explanation of the fields on the Video Tamper tab: Enable: This checkbox enables a video tamper alarm for the camera. Schedule: Clicking this button opens a weekly schedule that can be used to set times. Click and drag to set video tampering for certain days of the week. Also, periods of video tampering can be set for each day and enabled using the period settings on the bottom half of the screen.
Record: This checkbox allows the user to enable the camera to record video when a video tampering alarm is triggered. Record Delay: This field specifies in seconds how long the delay between alarm activation and recording should be. Relay Out: This checkbox allows the user to enable the camera to trigger a connected alarm (connected to the alarm port on the back of the camera) when a video tamper alarm is triggered.
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Input Abnormal: This checkbox enables an audio detection alarm for the camera. Enable Intensity Change: This checkbox enables the user to adjust sensitivity and threshold settings for audio detection. Sensitivity: The higher the sensitivity, the more likely that audio will trigger an alarm. Threshold: The lower the threshold, the more likely that audio will trigger an alarm.
Click and drag to set audio tampering for certain days of the week. Also, periods of audio detection can be set for each day and enabled using the period settings on the bottom half of the screen. There are a total of 6 periods that can be set.
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Please note, before setting a smart plan, a preset for the smart plan must be setup first in the PTZ (function) menu before a smart plan can be activated. Once a preset and smart plan has been added in the smart plan menu, AI features such as face detection, deep IVS, and video metadata can be setup in the camera.
Setting an IVS Rule All IVS rules can only be set and/or modified using the web user interface. They cannot be set using the Amcrest View Pro app or any other platforms associated with your device. For more information on setting IVS rule, refer to the information below.
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Below is a description of the features in this menu: Preset: Use this dropdown menu to select a preset. Please note the preset and smart plan must be enabled to add an IVS rule type. No.: Provides the order in which the IVS rules will be displayed in the menu. Name: Allows the user to customize a name for their rule.
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5. Check the Send Email and Snapshot checkboxes if you would like a snapshot of the event emailed to you. A valid Email address must be established in the camera prior to enabling this setting. 6. Click the Draw Rule option and use your mouse to draw the rule on the live monitoring screen. Once the rule has been drawn click the monitoring screen to finish setting the rule.
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Below is a description of the features in this menu: Preset: Use this dropdown menu to select a preset. Please note the preset and smart plan must be enabled to add an IVS rule type. No.: Provides the order in which the IVS rules will be displayed in the menu. Name: Allows the user to customize a name for their rule.
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Object filter: The object filter checkboxes allow the camera to be triggered only when a specific object, such as a human or car, is detected by the camera. Both effective object checkboxes can be activated at the same time. Human: This checkbox allows the camera to be triggered only when a human figure is detected. Motor Vehicle: This checkbox allows the camera to be triggered only when a vehicle has been detected.
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To reset to default settings, click the Reset Defaults button. To refresh the page, click the Refresh button. To save the settings, click the Save button. Abandoned Object Abandoned Object allows the camera to trigger an event if an object is placed in a set area for a specified amount of time.
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Below is a description of the features in this menu: Preset: Use this dropdown menu to select a preset. Please note the preset and smart plan must be enabled to add an IVS rule type. No.: Provides the order in which the IVS rules will be displayed in the menu. Name: Allows the user to customize a name for their rule.
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Draw Rule: This option allows the user to use their mouse to customize (draw) a rule/area on the live monitoring screen. This will be the area or line in which an IVS rule will be triggered. Clear: This option is used to clear the drawn rule set on the live monitor screen. Target filter: Sets a maximum and minimum pixel size in which an event will be triggered.
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To reset to default settings, click the Reset Defaults button. To refresh the page, click the Refresh button. To save the settings, click the Save button. Missing Object Missing Object allows the user to set a region around an object and if the object is moved or missing from the set region an alarm will be triggered.
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Relay Out: This checkbox allows the user to enable the camera to trigger a connected alarm (connected to the alarm port on the back of the camera) when a motion detection alarm is triggered. Alarm Delay: This field specifies in seconds how long the delay between alarm activation and Relay alarm activation should be.
To reset to default settings, click the Reset Defaults button. To refresh the page, click the Refresh button. To save the settings, click the Save button. Face Detection Face Detection is used in conjunction with video metadata or an AI NVR to detect facial images. Please note, face detection can be activated using a global preset or set preset in the smart plan menu.
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Below is a description of the options in this menu: Enable: This checkbox is used to enable face detection. OSD: This checkbox is used to enable face detection OSD information in the face statistics overlay. Schedule: Allows the user to set a schedule in which face detection will be triggered. Face Enhancement: This checkbox is used to enhance the accuracy of a detected face image.
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4. Check the Send Email and Snapshot checkboxes if you would like a snapshot of the event emailed to you. A valid Email address must be established in the device prior to enabling this setting. For more information on setting up email alerts, please visit amcrest.com/support. Note: If needed, click on the Enable Face Exposure checkbox to automatically increase, or decrease the exposure of the image once a face is detected.
Video Metadata Video metadata is used to detect and retain specific rule types such as people, non-motor vehicle, and motor vehicles. Video metadata is typically used in conjunction with AI Live snapshots and other various metadata options such as a structured statistic overlay and video metadata report. Below is a screenshot of the video metadata menu.
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Below is a description of the options in the metadata menu. Preset: Use this dropdown menu to select a preset. Please note the preset and smart plan must be enabled to add any video metadata rule types. No.: Provides the order in which the video metadata rules will be displayed in the menu. Name: Allows the user to customize a name for their rule.
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Clear: This option is used to clear any face detection areas currently set. Exclude Region: This option is used to set an area in which the face detection rule will not apply. Clear: This option is used to clear any excluded face detection areas. Target Filter: This option allows the user to set a maximum and minimum size of the target area.
Report The report tab allows the user to generate a reporting of the video metadata detected by the device via an hourly, daily, monthly, or yearly reporting. Below is a screenshot of the report menu. Below is a description of the features in this menu. Report Type: Use this dropdown menu to choose between an hourly, daily, monthly, or yearly report.
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Below is a description of each field in this menu: Enable: Allows the user to enable the relay activation function Relay-In: Allows the user to set specific relayed alarms to the camera. Schedule: Clicking this button opens a weekly schedule that can be used to set times.
Click and drag to set motion detection for certain days of the week. Also, periods of motion detection can be set for each day and enabled using the period settings on the bottom half of the screen. There are a total of 6 periods that can be set.
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Below is an explanation of the fields on the SD Card settings tab: Event Type: This dropdown box allows the user to select which SD card abnormality to set event triggers for. The 3 options are No SD Card, SD Card Error, and Capacity Warning. Enable: This checkbox enables the SD Card abnormality trigger for the camera.
Below is an explanation of the fields on the Illegal Access settings tab: Enable: This checkbox enables the Illegal Access abnormality trigger for the camera. Login Failure: This field allows the user to specify how many failed login attempts must be attempted to trigger an Illegal Access abnormality event.
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Below is an explanation of the fields on the Record Schedule settings tab: Record Type: These checkboxes allow the user to select which recording type they want to configure on the schedule. There are 3 types of recordings: General: General recording means that the camera captures all footage for the specified time period. General recording is represented by the color green.
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Below is an explanation of the fields on the Snapshot Schedule settings tab: Record Type: These checkboxes allow the user to select which snapshot type they want to configure on the schedule. There are 3 types of snapshots: General: General means that the camera will take snapshots during the specified time period. General recording is represented by the color green.
Below is an explanation of the fields on the Holiday Schedule settings tab: Record Type: These checkboxes allow the user to select which recording type they want to configure on the schedule. There are 2 types of recordings: Record: This checkbox is referring to video recording. Snapshot: This checkbox is referring to snapshot recording.
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Record Type: These columns designate which recording type should be recorded to which event type. Check the box at the intersection of the record type and event type to designate where that recording should be sent to. To reset to default settings, click the Reset Defaults button. To refresh the page, click the Refresh button. To save the settings, click the Save button.
Below is an explanation of the fields on the FTP settings tab: Enable: This checkbox allows the user to enable FTP uploading for the camera’s recorded media. Server Address: This field allows the user to designate a DDNS address for the FTP server. Connection: This field allows the user to designate the port number for the FTP server.
Below is an explanation of the fields on the Record Control settings tab: Pack Duration: This field allows the user to set how many minutes each file is comprised of. Pre-event Record: This field allows the user to specify how many seconds before an event should be recorded. Disk Full: This dropdown box allows the user to designate what the camera should do when the disk is full.
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Video Standard: This dropdown box allows the user to select either the NTSC or PAL video standard. To reset to default settings, click the Reset Defaults button. To refresh the page, click the Refresh button. To save the settings, click the Save button. Date &...
Manage Users This menu allows the user to change the user accounts on the camera. By default, the camera only has the admin account which has all rights/authorities. Additional accounts can be created on this screen. Below is a screenshot of the account screen: Below is an explanation of the fields on the Account screen: Anonymous Login: This checkbox allows the user to enable the anonymous login feature.
Below is an explanation of the settings in the RTSP Authentication field: RTSP Authentication: Allows the user to set basic and digest RTSP authentications. To save an authentication to the camera click on the Save button. SSH: This checkbox allows the user to enable secure shell authentication protocols from the camera. Below is a screenshot of this menu: To reset to default settings, click the Reset Defaults button.
To import settings, click the Import button. To export settings, click the Export button. Auto Maintain This screen allows the user to set auto maintenance settings for the camera. Below is a screenshot of the Auto Maintain screen: Below is an explanation of the fields on the Auto Maintain screen: Auto Reboot: This checkbox allows the user to enable the auto reboot function.
To upgrade the firmware for your camera, follow the steps provided below: Go to amcrest.com/firmware-subscribe Search for the model number of your camera and download the latest firmware file. Return to the web user interface for your camera and press the Browse button to locate and import the firmware file you just downloaded.
Life Statistics This menu allows users to see full life details of the camera. Below is a screenshot of the items found in this menu: Alarm This screen is where the alarm log is kept. Below is a screenshot of the alarm screen: The table on the right shows the alarm log and all the alarm instances that have occurred.
checkbox next to Play Custom Alarm will use a custom alarm sound for the alarm prompt. Click the Browse button to search for a custom alarm sound to use. Logout Clicking the logout button will log out the user. FAQs/Troubleshooting 1.
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4. The timestamp is not displaying the correct time. The time and date settings may not be configured correctly. You can take the following steps to resolve the issue: • Log into your camera’s web user interface via a laptop or PC. •...
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• S/N – S/N stands for serial number. The S/N is unique to each camera and can be used to connect to different Amcrest apps and services to provide different methods of access to the camera. • Sensitivity – Sensitivity is the amount of change required to increase the motion detected by a percentage. The lower the sensitivity, the more movement is required to trigger an alarm.
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• Static IP – An IP address that does not change. • Sub Stream – Sub Stream is an alternative streaming protocol for the camera. Sub stream uses less bandwidth and attempts to keep fluency high at the expense of quality. •...
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IC Warning Statement TThis device complies with Industry Canada’s licence-exempt RSSs. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause interference; and (2) This device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device. Le présent appareil est conforme aux CNR d'Industrie Canada applicables aux appareils radio exempts de licence.
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All the designs and software here are subject to change without prior written notice. • All trademarks and registered trademarks mentioned are the properties of their respective owners. To contact Amcrest support, please do one of the following: Visit http://amcrest.com/contacts and use the email form.
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