Luowice LWS Series User manual

LWS Wireless Security Camera User Manual

Preface................................................................................................................1
Default Setting................................................................................................... 1
1. Camera Installation........................................................................................ 2
1.1 Precautions....................................................................................................... 2
1.2 Preparation........................................................................................................2
1.3 Installation........................................................................................................ 3
1.3.1 Camera Panel.........................................................................................3
1.3.2 Screw the Antenna.................................................................................4
1.3.3 Assemble the Camera and the Bracket.................................................. 5
1.3.4 Pair the Camera with Your Phone......................................................... 6
1.3.5 Remote View Setup............................................................................. 13
1.3.6 Camera Installation Tips......................................................................15
2. Instruction for Operation on Phone APP..................................................... 16
2.1 Phone APP Default Interface and Operation Instruction................................16
2.2 Phone APP Live View Interface and Operation Instruction........................... 17
2.3 Phone APP Camera Setting Interface and Operation Instruction...................25
2.3.1 Instruction on Entering the Main Menu.............................................. 25
2.3.2 Change Password................................................................................ 26
2.3.3 Alarm Setting.......................................................................................27
2.3.4 Action with Alarm............................................................................... 28
2.3.5 Timing Record.....................................................................................29
2.3.6 Audio Setting.......................................................................................30
2.3.7 Video Setting....................................................................................... 31
2.3.8 Wi-Fi Setting....................................................................................... 31
2.3.9 SD Card Setting...................................................................................32
2.3.10 Time Setting...................................................................................... 33
2.3.11 Email Setting: to set up email alert function..................................... 34

2.3.12 FTP Setting........................................................................................36
2.3.13 System Setting...................................................................................37
2.3.14 Device Information............................................................................38
3. Instruction for Operation on PC Client........................................................38
3.1 Operation Environment.................................................................................. 38
3.2 Default Setting of PC Client...........................................................................39
3.3 PC Client Interface Instruction.......................................................................39
3.4 PC Client Operation Instruction..................................................................... 41
3.4.1 The Config Interface............................................................................41
3.4.1.1 Device Management.................................................................41
3.4.1.1.1 Methods to add cameras to the PC Client..................... 42
3.4.1.1.2 Delete Device................................................................ 46
3.4.1.1.3 Classify Cameras into Regions......................................47
3.4.1.1.4 Adjusting Image Quality (SD/HD)................................48
3.4.1.2 Parameter Settings....................................................................49
3.4.1.2.1 Video..............................................................................49
3.4.1.2.2 Image............................................................................. 50
3.4.1.2.3 Audio............................................................................. 51
3.4.1.2.4 Alarm Setting.................................................................52
3.4.1.2.5 Network......................................................................... 53
3.4.1.2.6 SD Card......................................................................... 55
3.4.1.2.7 Timed capture................................................................ 56
3.4.1.2.8 PTZ................................................................................56
3.4.1.2.9 Login Info......................................................................57
3.4.1.2.10 System......................................................................... 58
3.4.1.2.11 Wi-Fi............................................................................58
3.4.1.3 Record Management.................................................................59

3.4.1.4 User Management.....................................................................60
3.4.1.5 Other Settings........................................................................... 61
3.4.2 The Preview Interface..........................................................................62
3.4.2.1 List............................................................................................62
3.4.2.2 PTZ...........................................................................................63
3.4.2.3 PRESET....................................................................................64
3.4.2.4 COLOR.................................................................................... 65
3.4.2.5 Real-Time Live View............................................................... 65
3.4.2.6 Alarm Info................................................................................ 67
3.4.3 The Automatically add devices interface............................................ 67
3.4.4 The Local Playback Interface..............................................................67
3.4.5 The Remote Playback Interface...........................................................68
3.4.6 The Logs Interface...............................................................................69
3.4.7 The Logout user Interface................................................................... 70
3.4.8 The Exit Interface................................................................................ 70

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Preface
Thanks for choosing Luowice.
LWS Wireless Security Camera is a user-friendly DIY security camera for
your home/shop/office.
Resources and support:
For further information, software downloads, please refer to:
www.luowice.com/en/downloadcenter
For FAQ and troubleshooting, please refer to: www.luowice.com/en/faq
For tech support, please kindly contact us via
Email: [e-mail] or Skype: Luowice Tech Support, and there
will be response within 24 hours or sooner.
Video Instruction available on YouTube, please kindly search:
luowice on Youtube.com.
Default Setting
1. The name of the camera’s Wi-Fi Hotspot starts with IPC. And the
password of the Wi-Fi Hotspot is: 01234567. The Wi-Fi range of the
Hotspot is up to 15M.
2. The phone APP (LWSCAM) is available from Apple Store/Google Play
Store.
3. The address to download PC Client (HiP2P Client) for the camera:
cd.sxt123.com/k

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4. The default user name and the password of the camera are: admin. And
the user name cannot be modified, while the password can be modified.
5. The default setting of SD card is to overwrite the oldest recorded videos
when storage is full.
6. The camera can be paired to Luowice wireless NVR
1. Camera Installation
Note: Please kindly note that the camera cannot recognize Wi-Fi user name
or password that include special characters (e.g. &, #). Nor can the camera
connect to hidden Wi-Fi. The password of your local Wi-Fi shall be within 15
letters. The camera does not support 5G Wi-Fi.
1.1 Precautions
a) Please avoid using the device in water, under high temperature or dusty
environment.
b) Please use SD card, USB devices and hard drive devices purchased from
authentic sources only.
c) Please use only 12V power adapter to plug the camera in power.
d) Please avoid installing the camera in places where night vision can be
affected.
1.2 Preparation
Things you need to get the system works:

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a) Internet Connection
The camera can work without Internet. But if you want to have remote
view, which means viewing the camera when you are not within the
camera’s Wi-Fi Hotspot range, please kindly connect the camera to your
local Wi-Fi network to get the camera online for remote access.
1.3 Installation
1.3.1 Camera Panel

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1．Lens
2．Led Light
3．Photosensitive Sensor
4．Antenna
5．PTZ Component (Please avoid adjusting the PTZ component manually
by hand. Adjusting it via phone APP or PC Client only.)
6．Power Interface
7．Network Cable Interface
8．Reboot Interface (Keep pressing the button for around 10 seconds and
the camera will reboot.)
1.3.2 Screw the Antenna
As the below images shown, please adjust the Antenna till it is at an angle of
90 degree to the camera. Please avoid the Antenna and the camera to be in a
straight line.

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1.3.3 Assemble the Camera and the Bracket
Please avoid adjusting the angles of the camera bracket directly by hand. The
angles of camera shall be adjusted via the PTZ function on the mobile APP or
PC Client. Adjusting the bracket manually can cause damage to the PTZ
function.
Please put the wires (5, 6, 7) through the bracket (4) one by one. Put all the
three wires through the bracket at the same time can make them be stuffed in
the middle and fail to get through.
Please place the screw(3) to the right interface (2, 1) to assemble the camera.

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1.3.4 Pair the Camera with Your Phone
Note: Please kindly keep the camera within your local Wi-Fi range.
After finish assemble the camera with the antenna and the bracket, please
kindly plug the camera in power.

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First of all, please kindly download the APP(LWSCAM) and install it to your
smartphone. You can search lwscam in Apple Store or Google Play Store.
And then download and install it.
There are two ways to pair the camera with your smartphone.
1) AP Mode: Connect the camera to your smartphone via the camera’s Wi-Fi
Hotspot
Step 1: Please kindly click ‘Einstellungen’ on your phone - Click ‘WLAN’ -

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Choose the WLAN with the name starts with ‘IPC’ - Insert the default
password ‘01234567’ - Click ‘Verbinden’. And your phone has been
connected the the camera’s Wi-Fi Hotspot now.
Step 2: After confirming your phone has been connected to the camera’s
Wi-Fi Hotspot, please kindly open the APP on your phone. And then click
‘Kamera hinzufugen’.

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Step 3: The default name of the camera on the APP is ‘Camera’. Please
kindly change the name of the camera first. And then please kindly click
‘Scan QR Code’, and take your phone near to the camera and scan the QR
Code label on the camera to get the UID. You can also insert the UID directly
if you can not get the UID after scanning the QR Code. After you get the UID,
please kindly click ‘Done’ on the top right side. Wait for around one minute
and the camera shall indicate ‘Online’.

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Step 4: When the camera indicates ‘Online’, you can click on the image to
live view the camera, or click the icon to enter the main menu.

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Note: Please kindly note that once the camera is connected to your local
Wi-Fi network, the camera’s Wi-Fi Hoptspot will disappear automatically.
2) LAN Mode: Connect the camera to your smartphone via your local LAN
network.
Step 1: Please kindly connect the camera to your local router via the network
cable. And then please kindly click ‘Setting’ on your phone and connect your
phone to the same local Wi-Fi network. And now open the APP and click
‘Add Camera’.
Step 2: The default name of the camera on the APP is ‘Camera’ and you can
change it to any name you like (e.g. Home). And then please kindly click
‘Search camera from LAN’ - Click the camera with the name starts with

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‘EEEE’ - Click ‘Done’. Wait for around one minute, and the camera shall
indicates ‘Online’.
Step 3: When the camera indicates ‘Online’, you can click on the image to
live view the camera, or click the icon to enter the main menu.

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1.3.5 Remote View Setup
The camera has to be connected to your local Wi-Fi network for remote view.
To have remote view, please kindly enter the main menu, and click ‘Wi-Fi
Setting’ - Choose your local Wi-Fi network - Insert the password of your
local Wi-Fi network - Click ‘Save’. Wait for around one minute, and remote
view shall be applicable.

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After finishing the remote setting, you can pick any places within your local
Wi-Fi range to install the camera.

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1.3.6 Camera Installation Tips

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2. Instruction for Operation on Phone APP
2.1 Phone APP Default Interface and Operation Instruction
After you pairing the camera to your phone and setting up the remote view
function, when you open the APP on the phone, you will see the interface as
the left image on the above image. There are 8 icons that you can choose
from to enter different interface.
1. Edit: click ‘Edit’ and you will see a camera list on the pop-out page. Click
any camera name from the list, and then you can modify the name of the
camera on the pop-out page.
2. Add Camera: click ‘Add Camera’, and then you can pair new cameras to
the phone.
3. Click the circled area of ‘3’, you can enter the live view interface of the
camera.