How To Set Up A Wanscam Ip Camera

Configure Wanscam PTZ, Indoor, Outdoor Camera for Cloud Recording, Monitoring and Playback

Contents

Introduction

Step one: Connect camera to the network and detect IP address

one.1 Connect camera to the network

1.ii Detect the Camera's IP Address

Pace ii: Configure the Camera Using the Web-based Configuration Tool

2.one Setup or Re-configure Wi-Fi

Footstep 3. Configure the FTP settings

Step 4. Configure Video Profile and Image/Video Recording Options

4.1 Configure Video / Image Settings (Resolution, Frame Rate, Bit Charge per unit)

four.ii Configure Video or Epitome Recording

iv.iii Configure Motion Detection

5. CameraFTP Viewer

Introduction

Wanscam network cameras are usually compatible with CameraFTP cloud recording service. Please note Wanscam is dissimilar from Wansview. In general, we believe Wansview is better suited for cloud recording than Wanscam. The camera model JW0004 that we tested is a niggling quondam and tin merely support 640x480 image recording. Newer models might have added H.264 video recording characteristic.

Its main features include:

Supports 640x480 video resolution with upwardly to thirty fps.
2-way audio, Remote Pan/ Tilt rotate, indoor apply
Extreme reliable WiFi connection. Back up IEEE802.11b/g/northward 150Mbps
Supports both wired and wireless connection, but not PoE
Easy WiFi Configuration via a network cable and spider web browser
Move detection with cloud image recording to FTP server
Continuous image recording to FTP server at a max frequency of 1 image/southward
Does non support H.264 video/audio recording past itself, only can be supported via CameraFTP VSS.
IR LEDs for Night Vision Up to 30 feet distance for 24-hr surveillance

Basic camera information

Video / prototype resolution	640x480, 320x240
Audio recording	No. (Supported via CameraFTP VSS)
Prototype upload frequency	one prototype/s or lower frequency
Video frame rate	1,2,3,...,25 fps
Night-vision	Up to 30 anxiety
Epitome snapshot recording	Supported
Video prune recording	Not supported. (Supported via CameraFTP VSS)
Motion detection	Supported
Continuous recording	Supported image recording
Supported video format	Due north/A
Connection type	Wi-Fi and Ethernet cable
PoE (Ability on Ethernet)	No
Indoor / outdoor	Indoor
Everyman pricing (as of vii/one/2016)	New models bachelor

Note: This document is not designed to replace the product manual from the manufacturer. The information provided is based on our knowledge of the models Wanscam JW0004 Cameras. Information technology may not be accurate or completely up-to-engagement. Users shall contact the manufacturer for all photographic camera-related bug and contact us only for CameraFTP-related (deject service / FTP) issues.

Most of the setup steps below are camera related and are very trivial. If you lot take finished these bones steps earlier, then you can skip Steps 1 and 2.

Stride 1: Connect photographic camera to the network and find IP accost

1.i Connect photographic camera to the network

If yous want to use wired connection, you just need to connect the Ethernet cable. Otherwise, at that place are several means to connect the IP camera to your Wi-Fi network. Please read the production manual for detailed instructions.

(1) You lot can connect the camera with the router using an Ethernet cable first. You can configure the Wi-Fi settings in the camera's configuration pages later on.

1.two Observe the Camera's IP Accost

Please refer to the manufacturer'due south manual for more detailed information. Usually you will run the included IP Camera Search Tool to detect the camera. If your computer does not have a DVD/CD drive, so you tin download CameraFTP VSS software to find the camera'due south IP address. ( After you lot observe the camera'due south IP accost, y'all tin stop / uninstall VSS. Note: This camera is compatible with VSS-based Cloud Recording. Y'all tin employ VSS equally a deject-enabled NVR, which requires a PC. )

For CameraFTP VSS to locate this camera, you lot must manually enter the port number 99. New model cameras probably have supported ONVIF.

Step 2: Configure the Photographic camera Using the Spider web-based Configuration Tool

Well-nigh IP cameras don't back up Chrome, incl. this camera. So please download Firefox web browser if you don't have it already. Launch Firefox, and visit:

http://IP_ADDRESS:99/(due east.one thousand. http://192.168.1.2)

The default username is admin, and password is admin. (Information technology is recommended that you change the password.)

Afterward you log on to the photographic camera, please install the Plug-in:

Click "Sign in", information technology volition display the live view screen:

Click Setup, you will see the Setup Chief screen.

With CameraFTP's service, most regular setup steps are not required. (You can check these steps in the Camera Configuration screen to brand certain everything is configured correctly).

2.1 Setup or Re-configure Wi-Fi

If you lot had already continued the camera with your wireless router, and then skip this step.

Otherwise, click "Wireless Lan Settings", you volition see the screen below.

Click Scan to notice all available Wi-Fi routers, so select a router to connect. You lot will exist asked to enter the wireless countersign, later on done, click Relieve.

If Wi-Fi is configured successfully, you can unplug your network cablevision later.

Footstep 3. Configure the FTP settings

Click FTP Service Settings, you can enter the FTP information as shown in the screenshot beneath.

If y'all don't already take an account on CameraFTP, delight visit www.cameraftp.com and sign up a gratuitous trial business relationship. CameraFTP offers iii-day free trial. When the trial ends, you will demand to order a subscription to continue using the service.

Assuming yous already have a CameraFTP Account, then you need to enter the following info:

FTP Server: ftp.cameraftp.com (or IP: 66.220.9.45)
Port: 21
FTP Mode: PASV (This photographic camera uses PASV by default. No configuration is needed)
FTP Path: This photographic camera does non back up FTP Path. So FTP path info must be provided in the username or license primal.
Username and Password:
Y'all can apply the camera license central as the password; otherwise, you lot need to change the username to: USERNAME:Dfoldername

Note: If you use the photographic camera license cardinal equally the countersign, you must add together a photographic camera from world wide web.cameraftp.com kickoff, then assign a license fundamental to the newly created camera. Otherwise, you can employ USERNAME:Dfoldername as the username. "foldername" is the same as the camera name that you created on www.CameraFTP.com website when you added a new camera.

Click Submit to relieve the settings. Later on that, you demand to configure the video / image resolution.

Pace four. Configure Image Recording Options

If you ordered a movement triggered epitome recording program, then y'all should configure Alarm Service Settings to upload images to FTP server. You demand to cheque Movement Detect Armed, set motion sensitivity and Alarm Arming Fourth dimension (set the schedule, usually "Select all". You also demand to select an alarm interval.

The upload interval should be set based on your susbcription level. This photographic camera can upload at i paradigm/s or lower frequency.

For continuous epitome recording, y'all can set an upload interval in the FTP Settings screen based on your susbcription level. Please don't set up both continuous and motion triggered recording options.

Click Save to salve the change.

NOTE: Please do not configure both video recording and image recording. It will exist considered as two camera licenses!

You lot are all done!

five. CameraFTP Viewer

Y'all can disconnect the Ethernet cable if y'all want to employ Wi-Fi. If you need to make changes, you can run the CameraFTP Virtual Security System program again to discover the camera'due south IP address (as it may change with DHCP), and then admission the camera'due south Configuration pages.

After your photographic camera is setup, you can visit www.cameraftp.com to view or play back your recorded footage from anywhere. You can besides download CameraFTP Viewer App for iOS, Android and Windows Telephone.

Note: This camera is compatible with VSS-based Live View, Deject Recording and Local Recording. You can employ VSS as a cloud-enabled NVR, which requires a PC. If you desire to utilise VSS with this camera, you will need to select the post-obit video stream:

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