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What did you buy
These wifi cameras are called Smart-Home because they are intended for home automation. You can
connect these cameras to your WiFi network and then control them as you wish with the Smart Life home
automation app, even over the Internet. With the Smart Life app you also control our remote controls and
intercoms of this DM series that allow you to make your own smart home
This manual explains how to install and configure the cameras.
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Electrical connection
cameras with power supply
These Smart-Home cameras are WIFI and therefore require only the power supply that you supply via
the supplied power supply.
Electrical connection
battery cameras
Battery-powered Smart-Home cameras can operate without any electrical connection, thanks to their
internal battery. These cameras are equipped with a PIR presence detector and can be used successfully
in areas where there is an occasional passage of people.
These cameras normally work in stand-by condition consuming very little battery. If the PIR sensor
detects a presence, they are activated to record the video and possibly to send notifications. They are
also activated when a remote connection with the app is requested.
Thanks to this system, these cameras can operate for several days before requiring a battery charge. A
solar panel is also available which is able to automatically recharge the batteries.
When the battery runs out, it is possible to receive an alert notification to proceed with recharging the
battery. The battery is recharged by connecting a USB power supply or a computer. A red LED stays on
while charging and turns green when fully charged.
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Positioning
Pay attention to these precautions when choosing the installation position of the cameras
CHECK WIFI COVERAGE
Before placing the camera in its final location, remember that this device must connect to your wifi
network in order to function. You should therefore check with your mobile phone that in the point where
you want to put it there is good coverage of your wifi network. If you see that the signal is poor, you
should intervene on your wifi network, perhaps boosting it with a repeater.
Do not install the product in an area with poor wifi signal because it would then be unreliable in its
operation.
SD card
Smart-Home cameras can record video on a micro SD card (not included) that you can insert inside. The
SD card slot is located behind the protective flap. In the small PTZ models, the door for the SD card is
located on the front facing the camera upwards. You can insert any Class 10 SD card with capacities up
to 128GB.
Reset
Smart-Home cameras are always equipped with a reset button which you can find among the
connections, or next to the SD card slot. Press and hold this button for a few seconds if you want to
factory reset to pair the camera to a new wifi network. A voice message informs you of the reset in
progress.
You must perform this reset if you want to connect your camera to a new access point, even within your
own LAN network.
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Download the Smart Life app
In order to use the camera with your mobile phone, you must first connect the device to your wifi
network. To do this you need the APPsmartlifewhich you can download for free from Google Play or the
Apple Store. It is a very popular home automation app that uses the Tuya platform.
On first launch you need to create an account by entering a valid email address. Press CREATE A NEW
ACCOUNT and then wait for the code via email to confirm your subscription.
If you don't have an email address you can also use your phone number by pressing Use Phone Number
and get the verification code via sms
Once the account has been created, you have your own space in the cloud where you can upload all your
cameras and also many different devices, such as our WiFi remote controls or our WiFi video door
phones of this Series.
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Configure the camera with
QRcode
In order to use the camera with your mobile phone, you must first connect the device to your wifi
network. It's a very easy operation to perform, thanks to the APP you just downloaded which has an
automatic configuration mode with QRcode.
Connect the camera to power by placing yourself near the wifi hot spot you want to connect to in order
to be sure that the wifi signal is excellent.
Also connect your phone to the same 2.4GHz wifi network you want to connect the camera to. Do not
use 5GHz wifi networks as they are not supported.
1 – Press ADD DEVICE
2 – Choose the type of device WIFI SECURITY CAMERA that you find in the VIDEO SURVEILLANCE section or
CAMERA
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3 – Now power up the camera and wait for it to complete its startup. The motorized cameras make a
starting motion. At the end of the start-up, the camera broadcasts a vocal warning: "Waiting for WiFi
configuration". In devices without a loudspeaker you have to watch the flashing LED on the camera. If you
hear the message in the camera check the consent box and press NEXT
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4 – Now you have to choose your wifi hot spot to connect to and enter the access password. If you have networks
with different frequencies, remember that the device only supports 2.4 GHz WiFi networks. Select the network and
enter the password to access your WiFi network
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5 – Show the camera the QR code that appears in the app by placing the mobile phone at a distance of
15-20 cm from the lens. Slowly move the phone back and forth so that the camera can scan the QR Code.
Keep going until the camera emits a short sentence or a confirmation sound. When you hear the read
confirmation sound, press the BEEP button to continue.
The camera registration process takes about 30 seconds, during which the camera connects to your WiFi
network and is added to your personal area on the Cloud server.
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FINISHED!
Now the camera is configured and ready to be used. Repeat the same procedure to upload other cameras.
If you mess something up and the procedure doesn't go through, you can press the reset button on the
camera and start over.
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Configure the camera in AP
mode
In some situations the automatic configuration with QR code, described in the previous chapter, may not be
successful if the camera fails to focus correctly on the QRcode shown by the app. This can happen especially
with cameras equipped with autofocus.
In this case you have to configure the camera in AP mode, in which the camera broadcasts its own wifi
network.
1 – Activate the AP mode by turning on the camera andpressing the reset button 3 timesconsecutive. The
camera restarts, and after restarting, the waiting for configuration message is no longer played. Now the
camera is in AP mode.
If you want to check that the camera has switched to AP mode, search your mobile phone's wifi networks:
you will find a new network called SMARTLIFEExxxx, but don't connect to this network for the moment.
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2 – Check that your mobile is connected to your 2.4 GHz wifi network (5GHz is not supported) and start
SmartLife
3 – Press ADD DEVICE or press the + button at the top right and then choose the type of SECURITY
CAMERA device that you find in the VIDEO SURVEILLANCE section
4 – The procedure for adding the device starts. Instead of proceeding with the NEXT button, as in the
QRcode configuration described above, touch the QR CODE item at the top right and choose AP MODE in
the drop-down menu.
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5 – Now put the check to enable the button and then press NEXT. Select your 2.4GHz wifi network you want
to connect the camera to and enter your wifi password. Press NEXT.
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6 – Now you need to connect your phone to the camera wifi. You can do this directly from the app by
pressing CONNECT NOW. Choose the SmartLife WiFi network to connect. Wait for the network to connect
and if the phone warns you that the network has no internet choose to keep the connection.
6 – When connected to the camera's network press the back button to return to the app. The procedure for
adding the camera will start and you just have to let it complete
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FINISHED!
Now the camera is configured and ready to be used. The camera, if with loudspeaker, announces an
Internet Connected message.
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Configure the camera in wired
mode
All these cameras are generally used in wifi connection. However, some models also have a wired port to be
able to connect to a wired network. If you want to use the camera via cable, you need to install in cable
mode.
1 – Check that your mobile phone is connected to your wifi network and that this wifi network is in turn
connected to your wired network. Normally you have to connect to your router's wifi and connect the
camera to a wired port (LAN) of the router. Power up the camera and wait for it to play the wait for wifi
setup message.
2 – Press ADD DEVICE or press the + button at the top right and then choose the type of SECURITY
CAMERA device that you find in the VIDEO SURVEILLANCE section
3 – The procedure for adding the device starts. Instead of proceeding with the NEXT button, as in the
QRcode wifi configuration described above, touch the QR CODE item at the top right and choose CABLE
MODE in the drop-down menu.
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4 – Now put the check to enable the button and then press NEXT.
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5 – The app detects the camera connected to the network. Press the + button to add it to the application.
FINISHED!
Now the camera is configured and ready to be used. The camera, if with loudspeaker, announces an
Internet Connected message. If the setup fails, try again and check that your phone is connected via wifi to
your network. Also check that the network port LEDs on the router or switch you connected the camera to
light up.
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Use the camera
Now that you have configured your camera you can control it with the app. Thanks to the P2P cloud server
you can control it not only within your network, but also through the Internet.
– Enable listening to audio through the device's microphone
- Select between the main higher resolution (FHD) video stream and that
secondary (SD) lighter. It can be useful to receive the SD stream when connecting with
little bandwidth available and FHD images are not received smoothly.
- Enable digital zoom in the image. The magnified area can then be moved by dragging it.
It is also possible to activate the digital zoom with the two-finger zoom gesture.
- Switch between normal and full screen viewing
– Take a photo of the live image which is saved in the album (see below)
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