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Uniden BCD536HP How To Set Up

How to setup a wi-fi stream feed and access it remotely using proscan web server - step by step instructions
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How to Setup a Wi-Fi Stream (Feed) on the Uniden BCD536HP and Access it
Remotely Using ProScan Web Server - Step by Step Instructions
Authored by Radio Reference Member NYRHKY94
The Wi-Fi functionality of the BCD536HP in conjunction with the Web Server feature in ProScan
allows you to stream (feed) audio & data wirelessly and remotely control the scanner via a web
browser on a PC, Tablet and/or Phone inside and outside your home network. Please refer to
the ProScan manual for a more detailed description of the Web Server. The manual can be
found under Support in the top menu bar in ProScan.
NOTE: The instructions below work with the author's wireless router, ISP & home network
setup. The respective configuration of these items may vary for others. It is also assumed
readers have a basic understanding of PC's, wireless routers, networking terminology, the
Uniden BCD536HP scanner/wireless dongle (latest firmware installed) and ProScan software.
Your mileage may vary and the author assumes no responsibility for issues that may arise when
following these instructions. They are offered as a guide only.

Section 1: Uniden BCD536HP Wi-Fi Configuration

1. With the BCD536HP powered on and the Wi-Fi dongle attached, push the MENU button
on the BCD536HP and scroll to "Wi-Fi" Setup. Press E on the keypad or the FUNC knob.
2. In Wi-Fi Setup, scroll down to "Set Connection" and press E or the FUNC knob
3. Highlight "Infrastructure Mode" (see image below) and press E or the FUNC knob.

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  • Page 1: Section 1: Uniden Bcd536Hp Wi-Fi Configuration

    1. With the BCD536HP powered on and the Wi-Fi dongle attached, push the MENU button on the BCD536HP and scroll to “Wi-Fi” Setup. Press E on the keypad or the FUNC knob. 2. In Wi-Fi Setup, scroll down to “Set Connection” and press E or the FUNC knob...
  • Page 2 “Show Wi-Fi Information” (see image below) and press E or the FUNC knob. 7. You will now see 4 items listed on the BCD536HP LCD window. The second item is the IP address that has been assigned to the BCD536HP by your home router. Write this number down as it will be needed later when setting up the Wi-Fi stream (feed) in ProScan.

  • Page 3: Section 2: Proscan Audio Configuration

    Section 2: ProScan Audio Configuration 8. Open the latest version of ProScan software (30-Day Trial or Licensed Copy). 9. On the top menu bar in ProScan, click on Scanner Type and select BCD536HP from the drop down and click OK.
  • Page 4 11. Click on the drop-down arrow for Input Sound Device and select URL (see image below). NOTE: This will allow the audio coming from the BCD536HP to be sent with your stream (feed) without having to use any physical audio cable connection between the scanner and your PC.
  • Page 5 13. Change the IP number in the URL box to match the IP assigned to your BCD536HP and be careful not change any other part of the URL and do not add any spaces. Click on the Reconnect button and you should now see something similar to the image below.

  • Page 6: Section 3: Proscan Data Configuration

    Section 3: ProScan Data Configuration 15. On the top menu bar in ProScan, click on Comm Port. When the Comm Port Settings screen appears, click on the drop-down arrow for port and choose URL (see image below).
  • Page 7 IP number assigned to the Uniden BCD536HP. That is the number you wrote down in Section 1, step 7. 17. Change the IP number in the URL box to match the IP assigned to your BCD536HP. Click on the Reconnect button and you should now see something similar to the image...

  • Page 8: Section 4: Proscan Web Server Configuration

    18. In the Web Server Configuration tab, click on the Metadata Source button located at the bottom of the page. In the Metadata Source page (see image below) highlight Scanner at the top left and fill in the Custom Format box using the syntax on the right-hand side. Example below will show the Channel Name &...
  • Page 9 Web Server should now be started. To verify this, click on the Status Log button that is just to the right of Client Connections (see image below). The alpha tags coming from the BCD536HP will also show in the Metadata Source box.
  • Page 10 24. The last thing you need to do before you can access & remotely control the Web Server stream (feed) from outside your home network, is to set-up port forwarding on your home router. Most makes & models of current home routers have a port forwarding feature.
  • Page 11 ➢ Save and/or apply these changes in your router 26. You should now be able to connect to the BCD536HP via a web browser from inside and outside the home network. Google Chrome works very well. If at home, in the URL section of a browser type the IP number of the PC that is running ProScan followed by a colon and the port number you set in the Web Server configuration screen.
  • Page 12 “near real time”. RSOIP can also be used to access & remotely control a BCD536HP Wi-Fi stream (feed) from outside your home network (see image below). This method involves a Server and Client (no browser). The scanner side is the Proscan...

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