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The SwannCloud Mobile App
Have a Smartphone or Tablet?
With the free SwannCloud app, you can turn your iOS or Android mobile device
into a monitoring centre for your camera. Have the peace of mind that you can monitor your home at any time
from any place. With "SwannLink" Peer to Peer technology, connecting your mobile device to your camera is
so easy - there's no need to fiddle around with complicated network configurations. Best of all, it only takes
minutes to get it up and running!
To download the SwannCloud app, go to your relevant app store and
type in the following - "SwannCloud" for Handsets and Tablets. Fol-
low the on-screen instructions for installation and accept any license
requirements that may appear.
After downloading and installing SwannCloud onto
your Handset or Tablet, tap the icon to run.
The screenshots used on this page are from
the Android version of SwannCloud. The func-
tions, buttons and overall look and feel are identi-
cal for the iOS version. The app is continually being
tweaked and improved, so the following screen-
shots may differ slightly.
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Select how you would like to
have the camera connect-
ed. If you select "Wired", you
will be taken directly to the
QR code (step 9). If you se-
Input the password for your
lect "Wireless" or "Both", you
Wi-Fi network then tap "Con-
will be requested to input the
tinue". A QR code will appear,
password for your Wi-Fi net-
this contains all the network
work. Tap "Continue".
settings.
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Camera Settings
1.
Tap this to give the camera a rele-
vant name.
2.
Tap this to check if there is an up-
date available. When you start the
app, you will be notified if an update
is available.
3.
Motion detection will be enabled
by default.
4.
Slide this to the ON position to en-
able intrusion detection.
5.
Slide this to the ON position to en-
able camera tampering.
6.
Slide this to the ON position to en-
able face detection.
7.
Tap this to change settings for
sensitivity, to change the motion de-
tection area, and to set the intrusion
direction.
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Tap "Create Account" to cre-
ate a new account.
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Wow, that was easy! Start getting yourself familiar with the controls and impress your family and friends. A
description of the various buttons and functions can be found below.
Hold your mobile device ap-
proximately 4" to 6" (100mm
to 150mm) in front of the
camera lens to scan the QR
code. When you hear a short
beep beep sound, tap "Done"
to finish.
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8.
Tap this to enable the PIR sensor
on the camera.
9.
Slide this to the ON position if you
are connecting an alarm to the cam-
era.
10.
Slide this to the ON position if you
would like the app to alert you if the
camera is no longer being detected.
11.
Tap this to change video settings
for live view. Adjusting the frame rate
and bit rate may help if you're having
problems when viewing a live stream.
12.
Tap this to adjust brightness, con-
trast, sharpness and saturation.
Please have a look at the user
The event icons represent the
manual for more information.
type of event that has occurred.
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Input your first name, sur-
Check your email, you should
name and email address. Tap
have received your tempo-
"Create" to send a temporary
rary password.
password to your email ad-
dress.
Using SwannCloud
1.
4.
SwannCloud will always display
Tap this to go to the home screen.
the last two events that have oc-
5.
Tap this to access the event
curred on the home screen.
screen. Each event is recorded as
2.
This displays how many events
a 10 second video file.
have occurred in total and for the
6.
Tap this to access the camera
day. Events occur whenever mo-
list. Tap a camera to view a live
tion or an intrusion has occurred.
stream.
Tap this to go to events.
7.
Tap this to access your profile,
3.
This displays the amount of
to log out of the app, to access the
cameras that have been registered
user manual and to contact Swann
to your account. It also displays if a
Help Desk.
camera is offline. Tap this to go to
the camera list.
The PTZ function requires a PTZ camera to be connected. Use the
volume buttons on your mobile device to increase or decrease the vol-
ume level.
Viewing Events
To view an event that has occurred, tap
the "Event" button. All events that have
occurred to date will appear. Scroll up or
down to find the event that you would like
to play. When you have selected an event, it
will automatically play. To select a different
event tap the "Home" button then tap the
"Event" button again.
1.
Tap this to pause playback. Tap again to
resume playback.
2.
Tap to mark this particular event. Mark-
ing an event will prevent it from being de-
leted. A red pin icon will appear on events
that are marked.
3.
Tap this to delete the event.
4.
Tap this to share the event with other
apps on your device, e.g. email or saving to
a new location.
Each event that occurs is 10
5.
Tap this to view a live stream from the
seconds long. This is the max-
camera.
imum length.
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Input the temporary pass-
After a short moment, your
word (which is case sensi-
account will be created.
tive), input a new password
and again to confirm, then
tap "Done".
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Viewing your Camera
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Status Icons
This icon repre-
This icon repre-
sents that an in-
sents motion de-
trusion has oc-
tected by the PIR
curred.
sensor.
This icon repre-
This icon repre-
sents
someone
sents that facial
has tampered with
detection has oc-
the camera.
curred.
This icon repre-
This icon repre-
sents an alarm
sents
event
has
oc-
camera is offline.
curred.
This icon repre-
This pin icon will
sents that motion
appear on events
detection has oc-
that
have
curred.
marked.
To playback an event full screen, tilt your mobile de-
vice horizontally. Events that haven't been played will be
displayed in bold on the events list.
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Make sure that your mobile
device is connected to the
same Wi-Fi network that your
camera will be connected to.
Tap "Camera" then tap "+" to
add your camera.
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To view a live stream from your camera, tap
the "Camera" button then tap the name of
the camera.
1.
Tap this to enter camera settings. This
will be covered in greater detail in the user
manual that is available on our web site
(www.swann.com.au).
2.
Tap this to turn night vision on or off or to
leave it on auto.
3.
Tap this to control a pan & tilt camera
(only available on the ADS-446 model).
4.
Tap this to take a snapshot of the live vid-
eo stream. Snapshots are stored locally on
your mobile device.
To view a full image of the video stream,
tilt your mobile device horizontally.
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My Account
that
the
been
Tap "More" to access your profile. You
can update your account name, change
password or logout of the app. You can
also access the user manual and con-
tact Swann Help Desk.
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