Accessing Via Iphone/Smartphone - COMPRO TN1500 User Manual

Accessing via iPhone/Smartphone

As long as your handset comes with a built-in web browser, you can use it to view the live video feed in M-JPEG
format (video only). Viewing of M-JPEG video stream is supported on popular smartphones, such as iPhone
or Android phone, as well as on a variety of mobile Internet devices such as Laptop, Tablet, PDA, Nettop, MID,
etc. with built-in web browser.
Platforms and supported web browsers are as follows:
• Windows: IE, Google Chrome, Safari, FireFox (non-IE browsers require VLC plug-in)
• Linux: FireFox
• Mobile Device: iPhone, iPod Touch, BlackBerry, Android, WM and major-brand mobile phones.
However, before you can successfully view your camera video from a remote location over the Internet, first
you need to configure port forwarding on the network router to which your IP camera is connected (see the
remote viewing section in the Troubleshooting chapter). Afterwards, follow the steps below to enable the
camera's secondary video stream for viewing on mobile devices.
1. Use a PC to log on to the camera, and go to [Setup] > [Video Settings], and check the [Enable 2nd Stream
(include 3GPP)] box to enable the secondary video stream.
2. For the Stream-2, set the Codec as "Motion-JPEG. "
Figure 4-7. Live view
Note:
If your IP camera falls behind a firewall, you will need to enable ports 80
and 554 (default HTTP/RTSP port used by the camera) in your firewall
and link them to the internal IP address of the camera. Should you have
more than one IP cameras, please increase the value of the above port
by 1, e.g. the second camera will have port 81 and 555. Please refer to
the manual of your router or firewall.
Chapter 4: Accessing the Camera
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