HomeSeer HS-CAM-I User manual

HomeSeer | 10 Commerce Park North, Unit 10 | Bedford, NH 03110 | HomeSeer.com | Doc: HS-CAM-I-en-v3.0
HS-CAM-I Indoor IP Camera
OVERVIEW
The HS-CAM-I is an IP camera designed to be installed indoors which can be adjusted with pan and lt controls. The video feed
is 1080P (1920x1080) for clear, easily viewable video feeds to keep tabs on your home.
Installaon in HomeSeer
The HS-CAM-I is added to the HomeSeer HS3 soware via the HomeSeer Mobile app, available on Android and iOS. If you are
not using the HomeSeer HS3 soware, please review the “Installaon without a HomeSeer system” secon on page 2. It is not
recommended to ax the camera to any surface before it has been added to HomeSeer.
1. Use the provided power supply to power on the HS-CAM-I, then wait 30 seconds for the camera to nish boong up. The
lens will pan and lt on its own when this process is complete.
2. Open the HomeSeer Mobile app on your Android or iOS device, then navigate to the Cameras secon, found in the boom
right corner.
3. Tap the Add Camera buon in the top right corner to start the inclusion process for the HS-CAM-I.
4. The app will ask which model of camera is being added, select HS-CAM-I. Select or enter a Wi-Fi network (the SSID is case
sensive) and enter its credenals. The HS-CAM-I will only recognize 2.4 GHz wireless networks.
5. Give the camera a display name, click connue. The default username and password will automacally be populated. These
are printed on the boom of the camera as well. When ready, click connue.
6. Enter a new secure admin password to prevent unauthorized access to your camera.
7. Manually lt the lens of the HS-CAM-I so that it is looking up to the ceiling to expose the RESET buon next to SD card slot).
Press and hold this buon for 5 seconds unl the blue LED below the lens starts to blink slowly. If the blue LED does not
acvate, try using a solid object like a at-head screwdriver to gently hold down the buon. Advancing to the next screen
will create a QR code which the HS-CAM-I will read and use to connect to Wi-Fi.
8. Hold your mobile device directly in front of the camera so that the lens is in the center of the QR code. Slowly move the
mobile device away unl it is ~10 inches (25cm) from the lens. The blue LED will blink rapidly when it has read the QR code.
If the QR code is not being seen by the camera, Increase the brightness of the mobile device running to max and try again.
9. Once the All done! screen appears, the camera has been added to your HomeSeer HS3 system! This can be seen from Tools
> Setup, under the Cameras tab in the HS3 Web interface or in the Cameras secon of HomeSeer Mobile, where the on-
screen pan and lt controls can be used to adjust your view.
Snapshot URL
hp://user:password@IPaddress/mjpeg/snap.cgi?chn=1
Note: When using Android devices, HomeSeer Mobile will request locaons permissions in order to send informaon
about your home Wi-Fi network to your camera. Your locaon data is not being tracked or stored by HomeSeer.
Requirements
HomeSeer: 3.0.0.548 or later | HomeSeer Mobile: Android— 1.1.0 or later iOS— 1.1.6 or later
Auto Discover Supported Cameras is checked in HS (Tools->Setup->Cameras).
HomeSeer Mobile must be connected via an Admin or Admin+Local account.

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Changing the Username and Password
The username cannot be changed and will always be admin. To change the admin password, you must factory reset the cam-
era, re-add the camera with the above steps.
Removing the Camera from HomeSeer
In the HS3 web interface, navigate to Tools > Setup, then click on the Cameras tab. Idenfy the camera you would like to re-
move, then click the symbol at the end of the row of the camera to be removed. If the camera is sll powered on and con-
nected to your network, the camera will re-appear.
Performing a Factory Reset
To perform a factory reset on the HS-CAM-I, lt the lens all the way up, so that it is poinng toward the ceiling. With the reset
buon exposed, press it for 10 seconds and the red LED will start to blink quickly, indicang that the reset has been completed.
This will revert the password to the defaults printed on the scker located on the boom of the camera and reset the network
sengs.
Installaon without a HomeSeer System
The HS-CAM-I is also compable with the iSmartViewPro app. If the camera will be used with HomeSeer, then it is not recom-
mended or necessary to download this app. Otherwise, follow the instrucons below to set up your camera.
1. Download iSmartViewPro from the Play Store in Android or App Store in iOS.
2. Open the app, select Add Camera, then Add camera via Wi-Fi mode.
3. Advance to the next screen unl you are prompted to scan a QR code. The QR code is located on the boom of the IP Cam
4. On the next screen, only the camera name should be changed. Aer pressing Next, a QR code will be created. Increase the
brightness of your mobile device to max, then place the QR code directly in front of the lens of the HS-CAM-I. Slowly move
the screen away from the camera unl the code is recognized.
5. The camera is now connected to the app! Tap the camera name to view the feed.
Status LEDs for Troubleshoong
Red light is blinking slowly | Powering up and acvang
Red and blue lights are blinking slowly | The camera is ready to connect to Wi-Fi
Blue light is blinking quickly | The camera is receiving Wi-Fi data or is connecng to Wi-Fi
Blue and red lights are solid | the camera is connected to Wi-Fi
Red light is blinking quickly | The camera has been restored to factory defaults
Blue light turns o | The camera failed to connect to Wi-Fi
SPECIFICATIONS
Wi-Fi Compability 2.4GHz /b/g/n Audio Funconality Two way (with 3rd party app)
Camera Resoluon 1080p (1920x1080) Pan and Tilt Range 240° horizontal
60° vercal
Night Vision Distance 19.5’
6m
Lens Info 3.6mm lens
4 IR LED’s
Power Consumpon DC 5V 6W Dimensions 3.1” x 3.1” x 4.3”
79.5 x 79.5 x 110mm