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A.1.1. Are image list if an alert is missed? ..............15 A.1.2. How can previously received images be viewed? ..........15 A.1.3. How many images can be stored on the aJ-Orion device? ........15 A.2. Trouble Shooting ......................15 A.2.1. aJ-Orion client application popup message “Unable to connect to aJ-Orion”...
It just requires a simple installation, and will adapt to your new place quickly and easily. The aJ-Orion is intended for apartments, condos, small houses, offices, retail shops, mobile homes, containers, and boats/yachts The aJ-Orion Home Security System consists of the following components as shown in Figure 1-1 below.
IMPORTANT: • A wireless router with LAN network ports is needed. • For initial configuration, the aJ-Orion needs to be connected to the router via the provided Ethernet cable. • A smart phone (Android or iPhone) needs to be connected wirelessly to the same router.
Orion Setup” item. Select the network connection desired. The Cellular network is only available if the aJ-Orion device is equipped with a cellular modem. By default, the software automatically checks for software update on power up. If you do not want to update software automatically, then select “Disable”.
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• Enter Security key (if security is enabled) NOTE: Only AES encyrption is supported. Proceed to step 11 to setup the aJ-Orion device. If “LAN” network connection is selected then update the LAN Settings fields as shown at the right.
2.4. aJ-Orion Device Setup Connect the provided Ethernet cable between the aJ-Orion device and the router. Connect the provided power supply to the aJ-Orion and move the power switch to the on position. The aJ-Orion device requires about 40 seconds to initialize before sounding one short beep.
2.5. aJ-Orion Client Application Startup Procedure Open the menu from the current network settings screen and select the “Save to aJ-Orion” item. Two short beeps from the aJ-Orion device signal it has received the configuration information. NOTE: If the aJ-Orion device begins beeping once every 2 seconds then the device is downloading a new version of software.
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The settings are described below: • Number of snapshot to take: For each alert, 1 to 10 images can be sent from the aJ-Orion device. • Seconds between snapshots: When multiple snapshots are specified, the time between images can be specified between 1 and 10 seconds.
Google Talk server. Therefore, both aJ-Orion software components must be connected to the Google Talk server before the system is operational. The aJ-Orion client application main screen shows the status of these connections.
User Manual 3.2. Alerts Alerts are notifications sent to the smart phone when the aJ-Orion device alarm is triggered. The phone will vibrate upon receiving the notification and an “aJ-Orion Alert” icon will appear on the phone's status bar.
User Manual 3.3. Monitoring Monitoring mode is where the aJ-Orion device continuously sends images (series of snap shots) for a limited time. This is not streaming video. The typical time between snap shots is between 4 and 12 seconds.
In addition, network communications are not always reliable such that some alerts may not be sent or are not received by the phone. The aJ-Orion device stores alert images in memory until they are deleted by the aJ-Orion client application.
An alternative way to view captured alert images not sent or requested by the phone is via the image list. The aJ- Orion device stores alert images in memory until they are deleted by the aJ-Orion client application. The list of missed alert images is accessed via opening the application main menu and selecting the “More”...
“Console” item. The console screen has two menu items (“Test Server” and “Test aJ-Orion”) to test the connection of the respective end points. Selecting either menu option will report the status of the connection.
Android “Gallary” application) can be used to view all of the images A.1.3. How many images can be stored on the aJ-Orion device? The number of images stored on the aJ-Orion device is dependent on image size and available memory. The upper limit is 250 images.
Step 4: Check that the smart phone is connected to the same router as the aJ-Orion device. The smart phone’s router connection can be checked via the phone’s network setting screens. If necessary, switch to the correct wireless network and retry saving the settings.
The aJ-Orion device and the aJ-Orion client application must use the same server account to communicate with each other. If the server account is to be changed, then the aJ-Orion device must be updated accordingly. Saving the server account settings (as shown in step 3 in section 2.3.: aJ-Orion Client Application Setup Procedure) is only applied to the aJ-Orion application.
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