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1. Introduction EverFocus brings a useful product, IP Sidekick-ESK1000, to market which helps you to eliminate all the troubles you may go through when installing IP cameras. Using our IP Sidekick, you don’t need to pre-configure the IP address or to use an additional monitor to check and adjust all the IP cameras.
Note: 1. Equipment configurations and supplied accessories vary by country. Please consult your local EverFocus office or agents for more information. Please also keep the shipping carton for possible future use. 2. Contact the shipper if any items appear to have been damaged in the...
3. Physical Descriptions EverFocus IP Sidekick consists of two parts, the Wi-Fi Router and the Battery, which are already connected inside the bag through the power cable and LAN cable, so please do not take them out of the bag if it’s not necessary.
3. If your IP camera is DC-powered, connect the power cable to the DC output of the IP sidekick. 4. Download EverFocus IP Sidekick app, EF Sidekick, from App Store / Android Market (search EF Sidekick) to your smartphone.
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7. Open EF Sidekick, and the app will automatically search the connected IP camera. Tap the camera to display its setting page. 8. Enter the User account and Password, and tap Connect to enter the live view page. (The default ID: user1 / Password: 11111111.)
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9. If the connected IP camera has been set up with a static IP address before, you won’t be able to access to its live view page. You need to set a static IP on your smartphone to make your smartphone and the IP camera are in the same wireless network.
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10. Live view page displays as below: Icon Name Description Tap to take a snapshot. The snapshot files will be Snapshot saved at your Photos folder of your smartphone. Tap to bring up the PTZ control panel, if the PTZ camera is connected, please see 5.
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11. After the IP camera installation is completed, you can also use it to change the IP address of the camera. Important Note: Once you change the IP address of the camera, EF Sidekick cannot connect to that IP camera again unless you change the IP address of your smartphone, please refer to Step 9.
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5. PTZ Control You can remotely control the PTZ cameras or configure the PTZ Preset setting by this application. Before start using the Auto Pan, Pattern and Tour functions, please note that you need to pre-configure these settings of the connected PTZ camera through local OSD or remote web page.
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Auto Pan: Tap to force the camera to pan 360°endlessly. Pattern: Tap to move the camera in a pattern mode (The pattern mode is the Pattern “1” configured in EverFocus PTZ cameras). Tour: Tap to move the camera in a tour mode (The tour mode is the Tour “1”...