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What’s the difference between P2P & WiFi Modes?
This camera supports both P2P & WiFi and just to explain the basic differences, P2P (peer-to-
peer) is a local wireless transmission between a smart phone and the camera. Similar to
Bluetooth, the camera must be within a certain range of your mobile phone. The two devices
connect to one another (found in the phone WiFi settings) so users will see the camera UID or
identification number in the phone WiFi settings.
To access the camera, first download the free App. When the two devices are handshake
connected, users can view and control the camera in local P2P mode (similar to Bluetooth)
playback recording and change settings. However, if the two devices become obscured by
walls, distance or other obstacles or say move beyond 20m or so, the wireless connection may
drop out or disconnect. This is referred to as local or LAN access.
The camera can of course record to internal memory even if P2P or WiFi are disconnected,
provided the camera is on and armed. Users also have the option to both view SD card
recordings or record directly to theirmobile phone but must be in live viewing mode at the time.
As mentioned, our speaker & wireless charger hidden camera supports WiFi. The App settings
refer to WiFi setup and Hidden Camera Surveillance will offer its customers only with a detailed
instruction manual including screen shots demonstrating how it all works. Each camera is
supplied with standard instructions, but Hidden Camera Surveillance offers a personally
drafted user manual for a much easier setup experience.
To use the WiFi access function, the camera must be within range of a WiFi network and know
the WiFi router password. The router must be set to 2.4Ghz frequency as wifi spy cams do
NOT support the 5Ghz frequency. Often when looking at phone WiFi settings, the router may
provide for both 2.4Ghz or 5Ghz so do select 2.4Ghz.
The App will ask you to select your router followed by the WiFi network password. Input the
password then save. The camera will then reboot which takes a minute or two so the next time
the authorised users logs into the camera, it will be in remote access WiFi mode.
The camera must now remain within wireless range of the router. If the camera is moved away
from the router range, the network will drop out. Assuming the camera remains inclose range,
the authorised user/s can access the hidden spy camera from pretty much anywhere in the
world.
Login to the camera App from either another WiFi network or via a cellular 3/4G mobile
network. It’s important to understand that remote login is not as fast as P2P mode so live
viewing and audio can be staggered depending on network speed.
In remote recording playback mode, and on a slower network, this can take time and on
occasions may drop out thus logging in again. Please note this is NOT a camera fault. It’s
common using remote network access but rest assured, if using a camera SD card, the device
itself has recorded in real time so nothing is lost. One can always come back to the memory
card and replay on PC or MAC.
