Cuddeback CuddeLink User manual
Operang Manual
Version1.0.0
AnonlinemanualisavailableatCuddeLink.com.We
recommendyoudownloadandreadthatmanualinstead
ofthisone.Itismoredetailedandmorecurrentthan
thismanual.
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FCC Noce
ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.
Operaonissubjecttothefollowingtwocondions:(1)
thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)
thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,
includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesired
operaon.
changesormodificaonsnotexpresslyapprovedbythe
partyresponsibleforcompliancecouldvoidtheuser’s
authoritytooperatetheequipment.
PleasenocethatiftheFCCidenficaonnumberis
notvisiblewhenthemoduleisinstalledinsideanother
device,thentheoutsideofthedeviceintowhichthe
moduleisinstalledmustalsodisplayalabelreferringto
theenclosedmodule.Thisexteriorlabelcanuse
wordingsuchasthefollowing:“ContainsFCCID:2AJYQ
‐17R1‐0915M‐02”anysimilarwordingthatexpresses
thesamemeaningmaybeused.
ThisequipmentcomplieswithFCCradiaonexposure
limitssetforthforanuncontrolledenvironment.This
equipmentshouldbeinstalledandoperatedwitha
minimumdistanceof20cmbetweentheradiator&
yourbody.Thistransmiermustnotbeco‐locatedor
operanginconjunconwithanyotherantennaor
transmier.
ThemoduleislimitedtoOEMinstallaonONLY.
TheOEMintegratorisresponsibleforensuringthatthe
end‐userhasnomanualinstrucontoremoveorinstall
module.
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Themoduleislimitedtoinstallaoninmobile
applicaon;
Aseparateapprovalisrequiredforallotheroperang
configuraons,includingportableconfiguraonswith
respecttoPart2.1093anddifferenceantenna
configuraons.
Thereisrequirementthatthegranteeprovideguidance
tothehostmanufacturerforcompliancewithPart15B
requirements.
IC Noce
ThisdevicecomplieswithIndustryCanadalicense‐
exemptRSSstandard(s).Operaonissubjecttothe
followingtwocondions:(1)thisdevicemaynot
causeinterference,and(2)thisdevicemustaccept
anyinterference,includinginterferencethatmay
causeundesiredoperaonofthedevice.
LeprésentappareilestconformeauxCNR
d'IndustrieCanadaapplicablesauxappareils
radioexemptsdeicence.L'exploitaonest
autoriséeauxdeuxcondionssuivantes:(1)
l'appareilnedoitpasproduirederouillage,et(2)
l'ulisateurdel'appareildoitacceptertout
rouillageradioélectriquesubi,mêmesile
brouillageestsuscepbled'encompromerele
fonconnement.
PleasenocethatiftheICidenficaonnumberis
notvisiblewhenthemoduleisinstalledinside
anotherdevice,thentheoutsideofthedeviceinto
whichthemoduleisinstalledmustalsodisplaya
labelreferringtotheenclosedmodule.This
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exteriorlabelcanusewordingsuchasthe
following:“ContainsIC:22791‐17R10915M02”any
similarwordingthatexpressesthesamemeaning
maybeused.
L’équeed’homologaond’unmodule
d’Innovaon,SciencesetDéveloppement
économiqueCanadadevraêtreposéesurle
produithôteàunendroitbienenvue,entout
temps.Enl’absenced’équee,leproduithôte
doitporteruneéqueesurlaquellefigurele
numérod’homologaondumoduled’Innovaon,
SciencesetDéveloppementéconomiqueCanada,
précédédumot«conent»,oud’uneformulaon
similaireallantdanslemêmesensetquivacomme
suit:ConentIC:22791‐17R10915M02estle
numérod’homologaondumodule
ThisequipmentcomplieswithFCC/ICRSS‐102
radiaonexposurelimitssetforthforan
uncontrolledenvironment.Thiseqipmentshould
beinstalledandoperatedwithminimumdistance
20cmbetweentheradiator&yourbody.
cematérielestconformeauxlimitesdedose
d'exposionauxrayonnements,fac/icrss‐102
énoncéedansunautreenvironnement.cee
eqipmentdevraitêtreinstalléetexploitéavec
distanceminimalede20entreleradiateuretvotre
corps.
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R E AD T H I S M A N U A L
ThedifficultywithexplainingCuddeLinkconceptsisitis
easiertouseCuddeLinkthenitistoexplain.We
recommendyoureadthismanualtwice.Aerwhichyou
willfindsetupanddeploymentveryeasy.
Online Videos
Wealsorecommendyouwatchourtutorialvideosat
CuddeLink.com
Email Support
Duetotheadvancednatureofthistechnologywedonot
offerphonesupport.Allsupportmustbeviaemail.Visit
CuddeLink.comtoemailusandyourquesonswillbe
answeredbytheengineersandtechnicianswhodesigned
CuddeLink.
SD Card
EveryCuddeLinkcameramusthaveanSDcardinstalled.
Anysizecardfrom2GBto32GBcanbeused.We
recommendyouusenamebrandqualitySDcards.
Baeries
CuddeLinkrequiresmorepowerthanaconvenonaltrail
camera.DONOTUSECHEAPorUSEDBATTERIES.Only
usename‐brand,from‐the‐store‐newbaeries.
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What CuddeLink Does
Huntersknowtheimportanceandbenefitsofusing
mulpletrailcameras.Butcheckingthesecamerascan
beameconsumingtaskthattakesawayfromhunng
meandpollutestheareawithhumanscent.
Cuddeback’spatentpendingCuddeLinkeliminates
checkingmulplecamerasandulizes1cameraasan
imagedepositoryforupto15remoteCuddeLink
cameras.
CuddeLinkisawirelessnetworkofcamerasthattransmit
theirimagesto1camera.Thedepositorycamerais
calledtheHOMEcamera,andthetransmingcameras
arecalledREMOTEcameras.
Thecamerascanbedeployedinanyarrangementwith
theonlyrequirementbeingthateachcameramustbein
radiocontactwithanothercameraandhavealinkback
toHome.Transmissionrangeishighlyterraindependent,
butinaforestarangeofover1/3mileiscommon,
allowingforanend‐to‐endlinkofover4miles.Inopen
terrainwehavetestedcamera‐to‐cameratransmissionto
over1mile.
TypicalRange
OneCuddeLinkequippedcameramustbetheHOMEcamera.
HOMEisthecamerathatcollectsimagesfromtheREMOTE
cameras.
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TERMS
CuddeLinkisCuddeback’strademarknamefor
Cuddeback’snetworkenabledtrailcameras.
CLisanabbreviaonforCuddeLink.
NetworkreferstoacolleconofCuddeLinkcamerasthat
areinradiocontactwitheachother.
Homereferstothecameraordevicethatcollectsall
images.
Remotereferstocamerasthattransmitimagestothe
HOME.
Repeaterreferstoadevicethatactsasarelaystaonon
aCuddeLinknetwork.TheREPEATERdoesnottake
pictures,itonlytransmitsimagesfromonenodetothe
nextnode.
Nodeisageneralnameforanyhome,remoteand
repeateronthenetwork.
Chainis2ormorecamerasthatarelinkedtogethervia
theCuddeLinknetwork.
Link is1conneconfrom1cameratothenextcamera.
High Resoluon Imageisthefullsizeimagerecordedby
thecamera.Theseimagesarealwayssavedonthe
camera’sSDcard.
Thumbnail Imageisacompressedimagethatismuch
smallerthantheoriginalimagetakenbythecamera.
ThesearetheimagestransferredtoHome.Thefull
resoluonimageisavailableontheRemotecameraso
youdohaveaccesstoitifneeded.
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Set up HOME camera
Setthenormalcameraparametersasexplainedinthe
camera’smanual.Date,me,cameradelays,etc.
SetCL MODEtoHOMEbypressingUPasneeded.
AerCL MODE issettoHOME,pressMOREtoconnue.
PressUPorDOWNtoselect
Home
Thisguideassumesyouknowhowtonavigatethe
camera’suserinterface.Allthesengsexplainedinthis
seconareintheCL MENUitem.ToaccesstheCL
MENUpressMODEunlCOMMANDSisselected,then
pressMOREunlCL MENUappears,thenpressUP.
PressMODEthenpress
MORE
Geng Started with CuddeLink
AllCuddeLinkcamerasmust haveanSDcardinstalled.
TheHOMEcamerasavestheimagesitrecords&images
fromtheRemotescamerasontheSDcard.We
recommenda4or8GBcard.A4GBcardwillhold10sof
thousandsofCuddeLinkimages.
TheREMOTEcamerassaveshighresoluonimagesonthe
SDcardandsavesathumbnailimageinaTX_QUEUE
wheretheyarequeuedfortransmissiontoHOME.A2GB
cardorbiggershouldbeused.
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SetCL LOCto001.ThisisaLocaonIDnumberusedto
idenfyeachcamera.WerecommendHOMEalwaysbe
setto001.
SkipoverCL INFObypressingMORE
PressUPtosetCLLOCto001
SetCL CHANtoanynumber.Youcanleavethisat1but
werecommendyouchangethis.Pickanychannel,but
rememberwhatyouselectedasallcamerasmustbeset
tothesamechannel.
SetCLCHANtoanynumber
Thatisallyouneedtodo.TheHOMEcameraisnow
setupproperly.DeployandARMtheHomecamera
(PressMODEunlARMisselected).
Note—theHomecameramust bearmedfortheCuddeLinknetwork
tofuncon.
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Set up the REMOTE camera
Setthenormalcameraparametersasexplainedinthe
camera’smanual.Date,me,cameradelays,etc.
SetCL MODEtoREMOTEthenpressMORE.
PressUPorDOWNto
selectHome
SetCL LOCto002.IMPORTANT–allcamerasshould
haveauniqueCLLOC(locaon)number.We
recommendyousetHometo1andsetremotesas2,3,4
andsoon.
PressUPtosetCLLOCto
002
SetCL CHANtothesamechannelyousetontheHOME
camera.IMPORTANT–allcamerasmustbesettothe
samechannel.
SetCLCHANtosame
channelasHOME
LeaveCL DELAYandCL COUNTinthedefaultsengsof
CLDELAY5andCLCOUNT250.
Leavethesesetto
defaults
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PressMOREtoviewRF LEVELandobservethedisplay.At
first‐‐‐‐willbedisplayedtoindicatenosignal.Aera
minuteor2anumberwillappearthatrepresentsthe
signalstrength.IfthestrengthisdisplayedyoucanARM
anddeploythecamera.
Ifasignalisnotdisplayedwithinafewminutesyoumay
betoofarfromtheHOMEcamera,orHOMEmaynotbe
ARMed.
IMPORTANT –CuddeLinktransmissiondistancevarieswithterrain
anddistanceandcanbefrom2/10ofamiletooveramile.Typical
rangeinaforestis1/4mile.YoumustuseRFLEVELtoverifyyou
haveasignalbeforeyoudeployaremotecamera.
AerasignalisreceivedyoumustARMthecamera
beforedeployingaddionalremotecameras.(Press
MODEunlARMisselected).
Dashesindicateno
signalisreceived
SignalwillbedisplayedasGOODorPOOR.
Connue todeployallyourRemotecamerasinasimilar
manner.WhendeployingaRemoteitisgoodpracceto
enableCLLEVELwhilenexttoaHomeorRemotecamera
thathasbeensuccessfullydeployedandarmed.Whena
CLLEVELappearsonthecamerabeginmovingtothe
newlocaon.Thismethodmakesiteasytomonitorthe
conneconstatusasyoumoveabout.
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CL INFO.Itisgoodpraccetoverify thatallyourcameras
connecttoHome.Aerdeployingyourremotesyou
shouldreturntotheHomecameraanduseCL INFO.
AcvatetheCLMENUaspreviouslyexplained,thenpress
MOREunlCLINFO.ThefirstCLINFOdisplaywillshow
CLINFOandthenumberofcamerasonthenetwork.
FromthemainCLINFOdisplaypressUPandthestatusof
thefirstcamerawillbedisplayed.ConnuetopressUP
todisplaythestatusofeachcamera.
Note‐dependinguponhowmanycamerasyoudeployeditmaytake
severalhoursfortheCLINFOtoupdate.IfallRemotesarenotshown
youshouldwaitafewhoursandcheckagain.Ifacamerafailsto
displayseetheTroubleshoongseconofthismanual.
These2displayswill
toggle
1st Screen 2nd Screen Explanaon
01/HOME001OK1stnodeisHOMEwithCL
LOC001.BaeryisOK.
02/CAM005OK2ndnodeisaremote
camerawithCLLOC005,
baeryOK.
03/CAM003LO3rdnodeisaremote
camerawithCLLOC003,
baeryLO.
Note—CLINFOisalsoavailableintheARMEDINFOmenu
whichisaccessedbypressingMORE,UP,orDOWNwhenthe
cameraisarmed.Seecamera’soperangmanualfordetails.
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Checking the HOME camera
CheckingtheCuddeLinkHOMEcameraissimilarto
checkingaconvenonaltrailcamera.
PressUPtoputthecameraintoArmed‐Infomode.
DONOTturnoffthecamera!
IfyouconnuetopressUPstatusoftheHome
camerawillbedisplayed.
RemovetheSDcardanduseyournormalimage
viewingmethod.
OntheSDcardisfoldernamed\\DCIM\400CUDDY.
WithinthisfolderareimagesfromtheCuddeLinkremote
cameras.IfyouusedauniqueCLLOCtheneachremote
camera’simageswillbeinadifferentfolderwithinthe
400CUDDYfolder.
TheimagestakenwiththeHOMEcameraareinthe
\\DCIM\100CUDDYfolder.
Above‐ContentsofHomeSDcard.ImagesfromRemote
camerasareintheLOC__###folders.
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SETTING RANGE DESCRIPTION
CL MODE
OFF,HOME,
REMOTE,
REPEATER
OnecameramustbesettoHOME.Allother
camerasmustbeREMOTEorREPEATER.
CL LOC 000thru999
ThisassignsaLOCATIONIDtoeachcamera.
Assigneachcameraauniqueidenficaon
number.
CL CHAN 1thru16Everycameraonthenetworkmustbesetto
thesamechannel.
CL INFO Notapplicable
Displaysstatusinformaonforeachremote
camerathatisconnected.PressUPor
DOWNtocyclethruthecameras.
CL MENU Overview
TheCLMENUitemswilldifferdependinguponifa
cameraisconfiguredasaHOME,REPEATERorREMOTE.
Repeater Menu Items
Home Menu Items
SETTING RANGE DESCRIPTION
CL MODE
OFF,HOME,
REMOTE,
REPEATER
OnecameramustbesettoHOME.Allother
camerasmustbeREMOTEorREPEATER.
CL LOC 000thru999
ThisassignsaLOCATIONIDtoeachcamera.
Assigneachcameraauniqueidenficaon
number.
CL CHAN 1thru16Everycameraonthenetworkmustbesetto
thesamechannel.
CL LEVEL SignalstrengthUsethistoverifythecameraisonthe
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Remote Menu Items
SETTING RANGE DESCRIPTION
CL MODE
OFF,HOME,
REMOTE,
REPEATER
OnecameramustbesettoHOME.All
othercamerasmustbeREMOTEor
REPEATER.
CL LOC 000thru999
ThisassignsaLOCATIONIDtoeachcamera.
Assigneachcameraauniqueidenficaon
number.
CL CHAN 1thru16Everycameraonthenetworkmustbeset
tothesamechannel.
CL DELAY 5secondsto1
hour
Controlshowoenimagesarequeuedto
send.
CL COUNT ALL,25,50,100,
250
Setsthemaximumnumberofimagesthat
willbequeuedtosend.Deletestheoldest
imagestomakeroomforthenewest.
CL LEVEL Signalstrength
‐‐to99
Usethistoverifythecameraisonthe
networkandhowstrongthesignalis.
CL CLEAR NotApplicablePressUPandallimagesqueuedtotransmit
willbeerased.
Cauon! Make absolutely sure of the following:
1. All your cameras* are set to the same CL CHAN
2. Each camera has a unique CL LOC number
3. You have a CL LEVEL when you deploy a remote or
repeater.
*CamerasalsoreferstoRepeatersandHomePlus
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CL MODE setsthecamera’sCuddeLinkmode.Choices
areOFF,HOME,REMOTE,REPEATER.PressUPor
DOWNtoselect,thenpressMOREtoconnue
programmingaddionalCuddeLinksengs.
OFF –usethisifyoudonotwantthiscameratobepart
ofaCuddeLinknetwork.TheCuddeLinkradiowillbe
disabled.
HOME –SetHomeonthecamerathatcollectsimages.
Only1cameracanbesettoHOME.
REMOTE –SetRemoteonthecamerasthattakepictures
andtransmitthepicturestotheHOMEcamera.
REPEATER –usethiswhenyouneedarepeaterto
transmitimages,butyoudonotwantthecamerato
recordimages.RefertoREPEATERseconlaerinthis
manual.
CL LOC (LOCATION)assignsauniquenumbertoeach
cameraonthenetwork.Westronglyrecommendeach
camerahasauniquenumber.RefertoseconCAMERA
NAMINGforourrecommendaonsonhowtousethis
seng.
CL CHAN(CHANNEL)setstheradiofrequencythe
camerasusetotransmitimages.Allcamerasonyour
networkmustbesettothesamechannel.CuddeLink
has16availablechannelsnumbered1thru16.Youcan
chooseanynumberyoulike,butdonotchoosea
channelnumberusedbyanothernetworkinthe
immediatearea.
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Neighbors. IfanadjacentlandownerisusingCuddeLink
youmustbeondifferentchannels.Todetermineifa
neighborisusingCuddeLinkturnoffyourHomecamera
andusetheRFLEVELonaRemotecameratolistenfor
radiotraffic.Ifanumericalsignalisdisplayedyoumust
selectadifferentchannel.With16channelsavailable
youshouldbeabletofindaclearchannel.
More than 16 cameras.AsingleCuddeLinknetworkis
limitedto16cameras.Ifyourequiremorethan16
camerasyoucandeployaddionalnetworks.Each
networkmustbeassignedauniqueCLCHANNEL.
CL LEVEL (Remote only).CLLEVELisasignalstrength
meter.Therangeis10(poor)to99(best).Alevel
above20issufficientforreliableimagetransmission.
Wehavesuccessfullydeployednetworkswithsignal
levelaslowas10,however,forbestperformancetryto
keepthelevelsat20andabove.
Adisplayof‐‐‐‐indicatesnosignalisreceived.
Itmaytakeupto2minutesfortheCLLEVELto
detectasignal.Ifasignalisnotreceivedwithina
fewminutesyoumustmoveclosertothenearest
acvecamera.
ItisgoodpraccetoenableCLLEVELwhilenexttoa
deployedcameraandthenmoveawayfromthat
camerawiththeCLLEVELdisplayed.Thisallowsyou
tomonitorthelevelasyoumovefurtherfromthe
deployedcamera.
CLLEVELwillvaryandyoumayseethelevel
fluctuateasyouareobservingandfromdaytoday.
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Ifasignalcannotbereceivedyouwillneedtomove
closertoaconnectedcamera.Ifyouneverreceivea
signalverifytheHOMEcameraisARMedandtheCL
CHANissettothesamenumberonallcameras.
CL INFO (Home only) displaysthestatusofnodesonthe
CuddeLinknetwork.Thiswaspreviouslydiscussedinthe
Geng Startedsecon.
CL INFO file.Adetailedstatusreportisavailableonthe
Homecamera’sSDcard.ClickthefileCuddelink.htmlin
theDCIM\400CUDDYfolder.Yourcomputer’sweb
browserwilldisplayareportthatshowsdetailedstatusof
allcamerasonthenetwork.
Lookforred&yellow!symbolsonthechart.Thosearewarningsfor
signalstrength,baeryorSDcardpotenalissues.Calculang…
indicatesthatthesignallevelisnotknownyet.Links indicateshow
manyothercamerastheimagesroutetogetHome.
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Camera Naming: using CL LOC & CAM ID
Keepingtrackofthephysicallocaonandimagesfrom
15remotecamerasisnoteasy.CuddeLinkhas2features
tosimplifycamera/imagemanagement.
CL LOC.Youprobablydonotwantimagesfrom15
camerassavedinonefolderonyourSDcard.TheHome
camerasavestheimagesfromeachcamerainunique
foldersbasedupontheremotecamera’sCLLOCseng.
Werecommendyouassigneachremotecameraa
uniqueCLLOCnumberwhichwilldeterminewhere
imagesaresavedontheHOMEcamera’sSDcard.For
example:
DCIM/400CUDDY/LOC__001 thisisthefolderwhere
imagesfromcameraCLLOC001aresaved.
DCIM/400CUDDY/LOC__002 thisisthefolderwhere
imagesfromcameraCLLOC002aresaved.
DCIM/400CUDDY/LOC__003thisisthefolderwhere
imagesfromcameraCLLOC003aresaved.
(VisitCuddeLink.comLearnseconforusingCLLOCto
idenfyremotecameraswhenyoumovethem).
CAM ID.With15remotecamerasitcanbedifficultto
determinewhereanimagewastaken.Werecommend
youuseCAMIDtodefinethelocaonofthecameraas
thiswillmakeiteasyforyoutodeterminewherethe
imagesweretaken.Eachmeyoumovethecamerayou
shouldassignanewCAMIDthatdefinesthenew
locaon.Someexamplesofnamesthatwehaveused
arePONDFIELD,VISIONTRAIL,HILLTOP.TheCAMIDis
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printedontheimageandmakesiteasytodetermine
whereanimagewastaken.
Seethecamera’soperangmanualforinstruconson
howtosetCAMID.
Understanding Transmission Range
TheCLLEVELcommandisasignalstrengthmeteryouuse
toverifyradiorecepon.Therangeis‐‐‐‐to99with
descripvewordstosimplifythemeaning.Asignalof
GOODissufficienttoassureimagetransmission.Itisok
tohaveasignalofPOOR,butwerecommendyoutryto
notusePOORunlessattheendofachain.
WerecommendusingamapbasedGPSoronlineaerial
photostohelpdeploycameras.Amapwillallowyouto
checkdistancebetweencamerasandobserveactual
arrangementofcameras.
Note–GoogleMyMapsisanexcellenttooltomanage
cameralocaon.MyMapsusesaerialphotosandallows
youtoplacepinswherecamerasarelocatedandmeasure
thedistancebetweencameras.Useyourwebbrowser
andsearchforGoogle My Mapsformoreinformaon.
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Wehavesuccessfullytestedtransmissiontonearly½mile
inheavyforestandtoover2milesinopenterrain.Trees,
foliage,elevaon,terrain,hills,evenhumiditycanaffect
transmissionrange.Youwillneedtoexperimentanduse
yourGPS,maps,andtheCLLEVELtodetermineopmum
deployment.
Note—transmission range is not predictable and can
only be determined by field deploying cameras.
Ifyoudiscoverthatyourcamerasaretoofarapartto
connectyouwillberequiredtoinsertanothercameraor
repeaterin‐betweentoconnectthesecameras.
REPEATER.Throughoutthismanualwemenonusinga
Repeatertoextendtransmissionrange.Thereare2
productswhichcanbeusedasarepeater.
UseaCuddeLink camera inRepeaterMode.SetCL
MODEtoREPEATER
UsetheCuddeLink Home Plus intheRepeaterMode.
Theadvantageofthisisthatitislowercostthanusing
acamera.SeeCuddeLink.comforinformaononthe
CuddeLinkHomePlus.
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Usearepeatertoextendrange.Arepeateristhe
bestwaytotransmitoverahillorridge.
UsecamerasorrepeaterstocreateaNetworkBackbone.ABackboneallows
camerastobemovedwithoutbreakinglinkstootherremotecameras
Network Backbone. DeployREPEATERSonyourproperty
toestablishahighway‐typenetworkthatyourCuddeLink
camerasconnectto.YouwouldplacetheRepeatersin
strategicandpermanentlocaons.Thenyoucanmove
theremotecameraswithoutbreakingconnecons.
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Onlargeproperesyoucandeploymulplenetworks.
Mulple networks canbeusedtolocalizecameras.For
example,sayyouhavealargepieceofpropertywhich
wouldrequiretoomanycamerastoconnectendtoend.
Breakthepropertyintosmallerareasanddeploya
networkineacharea.Youwillberequiredtocheck
mulplecameras,butfarlessthanifyouhadtocheckall
thecameras.
Ifyourequiremorethen15remotecamerasyoucandeploy2
networksondifferentchannels.TheHomecamerascanbenear
eachother.
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Tomoveacamerawerecommendthisprocess:
DisarmthecamerayouwanttomoveandenableCLLEVEL.
MovethecameratothenewlocaonandverifyCLLEVELis
sufficient.
Movingthecameramayhavebrokenlinkstoother
cameras.Ifyouthinkalinkmayhavebeenbrokenyou
mustvisittheothercamerastoverifytheirCLLEVEL.
BymovingremoteR2theconnecontoR3wasbroken.
Moving a Remote
MovingaREMOTEcameracandisruptorbreakyour
network.Thinkofyournetworkasachainoflinksand
youcanseethatremovingonelinkmaybreakthechain.
Thismeansyouneedtotakeprecauonswhenmoving
camerastoassureyournetworkremainsfunconing.
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Internet Connected Windows PC.IfyourCuddeLink
camerasaredeployedwhereyouhaveaccesstoan
InternetconnectedPCyoucangetCuddeLinkimages
anywhereyouhaveinternetaccess.Andyoucandothis
withoutanaddionalmonthlyInternetfee.Mostlikely
thisisadwellingonthepropertywithInternetaccess.
ThisInternetaccesscanbefromaDSL,Cable,orCell
Modem.
AccessisaccomplishedbyconnecngtheCuddeLink
Home Plus toaWindowsPCwithCuddeback’sTrophy
Roomprograminstalled.TrophyRoomwillcopythe
ALTERNATIVE IMAGE COLLECTION METHODS
Thereis3methodstogetyourCuddeLinkimageswithout
havingtoretrievetheSDcardfromtheHOMEcamera.
PC Image Collecon.TheCuddeLink Home Plus product
connectstoaWindowsPCrunningCuddeback’sTrophy
RoomPCprogram.ThePCwillcopytheimagesfromthe
HomePlusnodetothePC.YouuseyourPCtoview
images.
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imagesfromtheHOMEPlusandplacethemin
Microso’sOneDrivefoldertoallowyoutoaccessthe
imagesanywherewithasmartphone,tabletorPC.
InternetaccessrequiresCuddeLinkHomePlus(soldseparately)
Note—CuddeCellmodel1234iscompablewithCuddebackDual
Flashmode1361andCuddeLinkHomePlusmodel1234.
Cell Modem.CuddebackofferstheCuddeCell Modem
thataachestotheCuddeLinkDualFlashorHomePlus
andallowsimagestobeemailedortextedtoacell
phoneorcomputer.Thismethodrequiresacellphone
contractwithaddionalcellconneconfees,butonly1
cellphoneconneconisrequiredtotransmitimages
fromupto16cameras.
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Network Control – Overview
If you have 8 or less cameras on the network these
seng are probably not important and you can leave
them in the default seng. These sengs may only
need to be adjusted if you are taking more than 500
images per day or your images are taking longer than
desired to get Home.
Thisinformaoncanbeconfusingforfirstmeusers.Youmay
wanttousethedefaultCLDELAYandCLCOUNTsengforthe
firstfewweeksandthenreviewthisseconaeryouhave
spentmeusingCuddeLink.
Background.TheCuddeLinknetwork,likeallwireless
networks,haslimitstohowmuchdatacanbe
transmiedinaspecificamountofme.Thinkofthe
CuddeLinknetworkashighwaywhereonlysomuch
trafficcanpassinagivenamountofmeandthemore
trafficonthehighwaythesloweritmovesandthelonger
ittakestoreachadesnaon.Yourcamerascansendall
theimagestheyrecord,butthiscancreateatrafficjam
ofimagesthatwillrequiremoremetotransferHOME.
Thedailynetworklimitisabout24MB(about1000
images).Ifyoudeploy5camerasthisaveragesto200
imagespercameraperday.For10camerastheaverage
is100imagesperdaypercamera.Actualthroughputwill
varywithnetworksetupandimagesize.
Whenacamerarecordsanimagethefullsizeimageis
placedontheSDcard,andacompressedimageisplaced
intoatransmissionoutboxwheretheimagewaitsitsturn
totransmithome.Camerascanqueueup100soreven
1000sofimagesthatwilleventuallybetransmied
home.
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However,sendingallimagesisnotnecessarilybest.The
networkofcamerasmayrecordmoreimagesthencanbe
transmiedinareasonableamountofme,resulngin
hoursorevendaysforanimagetogettransmiedhome.
Youwillwanttocontrolhowmuchimagetrafficyouput
onyourCuddeLinknetwork.CuddeLinkhas2sengs
thatcontrolthenumberofimagesaremotecamerasend
home:CLDELAY&CLCOUNT.
Note–allimagesthecamerarecordsaresavedonthe
remotecamera’sSDcard.Thisdiscussiononlyappliesto
imagestransmiedtotheHOMEcamera.
RemotescantakemoreimagesthancanbesentHome
inareasonableamountofme.Intheexampleabove
allcamerasaretaking100ormoreimagesperday
whichexceedsthecapacityofthenetwork.
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Recommendaons:
Trails–CLDelayof5seconds.Mostlikelyatrailwillnot
havemuchacvityinadaysoyoumaywanttosend
everyimagehome.
Fields and Plots–CLDelayof30secondsormore.In
fieldsthecameramayrecorddozenstohundredsof
imagesinaday.YouwillwanttousealongerCLDelayto
limitthenumberofimagesthecameratransmits.
Feed Site–CLDelayof1oreven5minutesormore.
Feedsitesarewhereacameracanrecord100sofimages
inaday.WerecommendyouusealongerCLDelayto
Network Control ‐CL DELAY
CLDELAYissomewhatlikeCameraDelayexceptit
controlshowoenimagesaretransmied.Let’susea
diagramtodemonstratehowthisfeatureworks:
Camera Delay setshowoenan
imageistaken.
CL Delay setswhichoftheimages
takenaretransmiedhome.
Camera Delay = 1 minute
CL Delay = 3 minutes
o= Deer detected
●= Image recorded
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Remotecameras
placeimagesinan
outboxtowaitto
betransmied
home.Ifthe
outboxisfullthe
oldestimageis
deletedtomake
roomforthe
newest.Thesize
oftheoutboxis
setbyCLCOUNT.
Network Control ‐CL COUNT (Remote only)
CLCOUNTallowsyoutosetamaximumnumberof
imagesthatthecameracanplaceinitstransmitoutbox.
Thinkofthisasasafetynettopreventoverloadingthe
networkandassuresyougetthemostrecentimagesina
melymanner.AvailablesengsareALL,25,50,100,
250.Oncethislimitisreachedtheoldestimagesare
removedfromtheoutboxtomakeroomfornewer
images.
compensateforalltheimagesrecorded.
Experiment.Werecommendyoumonitorthenumberof
imagesinthecamera’squeueandhowquicklythe
imagesaregenghome.ThenadjustCLDELAYas
required.UsetheCLDELAYwiselytogettheimagesyou
needfromeachcamerawithoutoverloadingyour
network.
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Forexample:Sayanuisanceanimalstopsinfrontofyour
cameraandthecamerarecords200imagesofthe
nuisanceanimal.Thentheanimalleavesandthecamera
beginscapturingdeerastheywalkpastthecamera.The
camerawillfirstsendalltheimagesofthenuisance
animalandtheimagesofthedeerwillhavetowait.
Dependingupontheothercamerasonthenetwork,this
couldrequiremanyhoursbeforethenewerimagesare
senthome.However,ifyousetCLCOUNTto50or100,
youareassuredthatyourcamera’simageoutboxwill
notgetoverloadedwithexcessiveimages.
Recommendaon –werecommendusingtheformula
1000dividedbythenumberofcameras.Forexample,if
youhave10camerasdeployed,then1000/10=100.Set
CLCOUNTto100onallcameras.Anadvantageofthis
featureisthatyoucanreducetheCLDelaytoaslowas5
secondsandnotbeconcernedthatacamerawill
overloadthenetworkbecauseCLCountwillcontrolthe
numberofimagesqueuedfortransmissionandassure
themostrecentimagesarepriorized.
Don’t get greedy tryingtosendallREMOTEimagesto
theHOME.Doingsocanoverloadthenetworkandlimit
howfastimagesgetHome..
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Troubleshoong
Themostcommonissuesare:
CamerasnotconnecngtoHomeorotherRemotes
Imagesnotgenghome
CamerasnotdisplayedonCLINFOorstatusreport
Alloftheseproblemsaretheresultofacameranot
connecngtothenetworkorhavingintermient
conneconproblems.Tosolvetheseissues:
1.VerifybaeriesinALLcamerasaregood.
2.VerifytheCLLEVELonallcameras.
3.MakesureallcamerashaveanSDcardinstalled.
There are addional troubleshoong
ps in the online manual.
Learn More
YoucanlearnmoreaboutCuddeLinkonline.The
CuddeLinkwebsitecontainsaddionaldocumentsand
videostohelpyoudeployandtroubleshootCuddeLink
cameras.
Howtoconfigureremoteandhomecameras
HowtodeployandbuildaCuddeLinknetworkof
cameras
Movingaremotecamerawithoutbreakingthe
network
CheckingtheHome
Usingonlinemapstohelpplacecameras
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anemail.Yourquesonswillbeansweredbythe
engineersandtechnicianswhodesignedCuddeLink.
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CuddeLinkcamerasconsumemore
baerypowerthanaconvenonal
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cameratooperatelongeror
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