Verkada CM61 User manual

CM61 Setup Guide

Contents
In the box 1
What you’ll need 3
Connect 5
Mount 7
Secure 11
Support 15

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In the box
CM61 Camera

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Mount plate Drill template
3 Screws
Length (including head) 52.5 mm,
Width 4 mm, Head width 8.3 mm
3 Wall anchors
Drill 1 ¼ inch (32mm)
hole for cable routed
through wall
Drill two mounting screw holes
⁄ inch (3mm) for wood/metal
¼inch (6mm) for plastic anchors
⁄inch (4.5mm) for drop ceiling
2 Machine screws
Length (including head) 27.6 mm,
Width 4 mm, Head width 7 mm
2 Wing nuts2 Washers Adhesive tape

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What you’ll need

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• A working internet connection
• 802.3af Power over Ethernet (PoE) switch, or a PoE injector
• A smartphone or laptop
• A Phillips screwdriver or power drill with a Phillips driver bit
• ⁄ inch (6.5mm) drill bit for wall anchors
• ⁄ inch (3mm) drill bit for pilot holes
• ⁄ inch (4.5mm) drill bit for machine screws
• 1 ⁄ inch (32mm) drill bit if ethernet cable is routed through mounting surface
What you’ll need

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Connect

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Connect the camera to an 802.3af Power over
Ethernet port on your network. Once it’s plugged
in, the camera’s LED will turn solid orange,
indicating it is powered on and booting up. When
the LED turns solid blue, the camera is fully
connected and streaming video.
Go to www.verkada.com/start

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Mount

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For a solid material like wood or metal, drill ⁄ inch
pilot holes. Drive mounting screws directly into the
pilot holes.
1⁄8 inch
Use the included drill template to mark holes for
mounting screws. If the camera’s cable is to be
routed through the mounting surface, drill a
1 ⁄ inch hole for the camera’s connector to pass
through. Otherwise, drill just the two screw holes.

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Mount
continued

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For drywall, drill ⁄ inch holes. Insert plastic
anchors into holes and drive mounting
screws into anchors.
For a drop ceiling, drill ⁄ inch holes through the
ceiling tile and insert machine screws. Behind the
ceiling tile, place washers and wing nuts on each
screw and hand tighten.
1⁄4 inch
3⁄16 inch

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Secure
If the ethernet cable is routed through the
mounting surface, plug the cable into the camera’s
cable connector and insert the connector through
the 1 ⁄ inch cable hole. Place the camera over the
mount plate and rotate it clockwise until it locks.

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If the ethernet cable is to be routed along the mounting surface, plug the cable into the camera’s cable
connector, place the camera over the mount plate and rotate it clockwise until it locks into place.
Mount the cable connector with the included adhesive to a clean, dry, and dust-free surface. Peel
o the first protective layer and press the adhesive against the connector. Then peel o the second
protective layer, press firmly against the mounting surface, and hold for 10 seconds.

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Secure
continued

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To adjust the camera view, pan the camera by
spinning the entire camera sphere. Tilt the camera
by tilting the entire camera sphere. Rotate the
camera by rotating only the front half of the
camera sphere.
PAN
TILT
ROTATE Solid orange
Camera is on and booting up
Flashing orange
Camera is updating firmware
Flashing blue
Camera is recording, but
cannot reach the server
Solid blue
Camera is running, connected,
and streaming video
Status LED

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Thank you for purchasing a Verkada camera.
If for any reason things don’t work right or you
need assistance, please contact us immediately.
Sincerely -
The Verkada Team
[phone]
[email protected]
Support

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www.verkada.com/support