Chapter 6 Camera Connecting to EnGenius Gateway/ Router
Smart Recording is an intelligent camera management technology that allows EnGenius users to manage cameras collectively with ease. EnGenius bundles cameras with IoT gateway and Intelligent Router series that provides a single entrance for integrated management. Traditionally, if you have multiple cameras installed you will need to go through the tedious configurations on each of the camera.
Easy Remote Access over Internet Traditionally, you cannot get access to your Camera over the Internet without some manual configuration known as Port Forwarding because your camera is installed under a local network. Smart Recording technology takes care all the complicated setup and leave you with ease of control. That is, you will be able to access any of the cameras in your home by providing their DDNS names on EnViewer mobile app or web browser if you are using PC/Laptop.
Enable Gateway/Router Storage Function The best thing about Smart Recording is that you can make use of the EnGenius Network Storage function. You should attach an external USB storage device (portable hard-disk or USB flash drive) to your gateway/router. Enter the Username and Password of your gateway/router and click Login. If you have not yet enable Network Storage Samba Server on your gateway/router, choose USB Port → File Sharing. Skip this step if Samba is already enabled.
On your gateway’s/router’s Main Menu, Click EnViewer → IP Camera under Cloud Services to access the connected cameras. Depending on the firmware version of the device, the page may be found on System → IP Camera under Device Management. Note: Only EnGenius Cameras can be managed collectively by EnGenius Gateway/Router. For other vendor’s cameras, you still have to configure them one by one manually. You should be see all your cameras listed on the IP Camera Client Table.
Camera Profile A Profile is an entry that represents the added camera. You must add the camera to a profile so that the gateway/router has the privilege to configure your camera and link them together. Add Profile This example shows 4 connecting cameras on the gateway/router. We have chosen to add two cameras (Lobby and Entrance) for demonstration purpose. Click on Add Profile button to add the chosen camera.
IP Camera Name: Lobby (use meaningful name for better identification) Schedule Recording: Enable/Disable this type of recording Motion Recording: Enable/Disable this type of recording Folder Name: The name of the folder where the media files of this camera will be stored on the gateway/router storage. Storage Size: put 0 if storage is unlimited. Overwrite: Enable/Disable over-writing the old files when there’s no space for storing the new files Click Apply when the profile settings is done.
The added cameras will be listed as shown below. You can Edit or Delete profile by selecting the profile and click on the buttons below. Edit: Select the camera profile and then click Edit button to make the changes. Delete Selected: Select the camera profile and then click Delete Selected button to delete the profile. Delete All: Click Delete All to delete all the profiles.
Fine Tune Camera Configuration set by the Gateway/Router This section provides extra information on what actually happened to your camera’s setting after you added it to the Profile on the gateway/router. It is helpful for you to go through the automatically configured camera settings and make proper changes when necessary. Click on Connect button to open the chosen camera’s login page.
Camera Storage Setting Then go to Event Server → Network Storage section. As you can see shown below, the camera storage is automatically configured for you. These settings enables your camera to store media files on the external storage attached to your gateway/router. Each camera will be given different Path so that you can search for the associated files easily. In the previous example, we have named the camera profile as Entrance; therefore, the Path given to this camera is /sda1/IP_ Camera/Entrace.
Camera Event/Alarm Setting The gateway/router configured the camera with default Event Action Type: Record. You can make necessary changes if necessary. For instance, you may want to change Record to Snapshot if static pictures are preferable in your application.
Camera Motion Detection Setting In the previous section, the Entrance profile is configured with Motion Detection enabled. Therefore, the gateway/router configured the camera with a full screen motion detection window. You may adjust the motion detection window if necessary.
Access the Media files on the Gateway/Router Using web browser Please refer to EnGenius Gateway/Router user’s manual for more detail on the EnShare Storage feature. You can click on to access the storage. Choose Admin and click Start to access.
Choose the storage device to access the file. In the previous example, the Entrance camera profile defines the path /sda1/IP_Camera/Entrance/ The media files will be stored as shown below. Click the target file to check the video download or right click to download the file from network storage.
Using Windows File Explorer Once enabled Samba on the EnGenius gateway/router, you should find the device under Network in your File Explorer as shown. Double click on ENGENIUS to get access to the storage space. Upon security prompt, enter the gateway’s/router’s username and password to continue. You can access the media files located under \\ENGENIUS\sda1\IP_Camera\Entrance Chapter6 | Camera Connecting to EnGenius Gateway/Router 133
Chapter 7 Camera Connecting to Other Router
Normally, you do not need to make any changes to your router setting to be able to use the camera. However, in case if you experience issues in connecting the camera, you should probably check for the following settings. UPnP, UPnP Traversal and Firewall. UPnP and UPnP Traversal: Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) allows the other device to detect the presence of the camera so that communication become possible. Please ensure that your router supports UPnP Traversal and has it enabled.
Chapter 8 EnViewer APP
EnViewer is an APP that runs on the mobile devices such as mobile phones or tablets. This application enables you to view and control the camera and provides basic control on the camera at real time. You will be required to have a mobile device to go through the features in this chapter.
Install EnViewer Download the EnViewer APP by scanning the QR code shown on the management page using your mobile phone. Both Android and iOS version are supported, please scan the corresponding QR code to download and install the APP. Also, you can search “EnViewer by EnGenius” in App Store (for iPhone and iPad) or Google Play (for Android-based phone and tablets) for download. Note: You need to have your camera installed and configured in your home work to be able to use EnViewer.
EnViewer Wizard The Wizard will take you through the initial settings quickly. Press Next to proceed. Chapter8 | EnViewer APP There are two ways to add new camera to EnViewer: QR Code and AUTO SEARCH.
QR Code EnViewer will turn your mobile device camera into QR code reader. When the QR code reader is on, please aim your mobile device towards the QR code label inside the packaging as shown below. EnViewer will read QR code and identify your camera in a few seconds. You can also load the QR code image file stored on your phone for identification by pressing Read from Photo Album button.
Auto Search Through Auto Search, EnViewer scans the local network for cameras. Click Next to start searching. Please wait while EnViewer scans the network. In case if none were found, you can press Try Again to re-scan. Chapter8 | EnViewer APP Cameras connected to the home gateway/router will be displayed on the list. Tick the one you want to add by pressing the button in front of their names. Then, press Save to complete the add process.
EnViewer Interface Add new Camera / Router or Enter Wizard Mode Search existing camera View the selected camera Switch to router list Live View list Group View list Play Back Camera Setting About Connected Disconnected Chapter8 | EnViewer APP 142
There are two types of view: Live View and Group View. Live View monitors a single selected camera. Group View monitors multiple grouped cameras simultaneously. Which type of view is best for your application? + If you only have one camera connected to your gateway/router, Live View is your best choice. + If you have multiple cameras connected to your router, Group View enables you to view multiple cameras at once if you grouped them.
Live View Tap on Live View on the panel. You can switch between Router List and Camera List by tapping on the tab on the sides shown. To view the camera, please switch to Camera List. On the list, please tap on the camera name that you would to like view. Lobb.. Change to Camera List Change to Router List Chapter8 | EnViewer APP You are now viewing at real time. The control panel located at the bottom of the screen allows you to perform basic operation on the camera.
Camera Control Panel Click on Resolution to change the view resolution. When turned on, you will be able to hear the sounds from the video. When turned on, you will be able to speak to the phone, the voice will be played through the camera. The sound can only be played if a speaker is connected to the camera on audio out port. Takes a snapshot at real time. Tap on the icon to start recording the video at real time. Click on the icon again to stop recording.
Adding new Camera You should have added your camera through the Wizard when you start the EnViewer. You can add another camera simply by calling the Wizard again. Tap on the “ configuration detail. You can manually enter the camera information or scan the camera QR code. “ icon. On the Add menu, select Start Wizard. Please refer to EnViewer Wizard for Scan the Camera QR code Click Yes to confirm adding the camera.
Edit Camera Tap on the “ “ icon of the camera you would like to modify. Tap on Done to save the changes. Remove Camera Click on Edit to enter edit mode Select the camera and click Delete.
Why Adding Routers If you are monitoring 2 sites at two different locations say, home and store, you will need one router at each site. That is, you will have two routers. Under each router, you may have multiple cameras and it becomes difficult for you to manage many cameras under different domains. Adding routers allows you to manage these cameras of different domains easily. In such scenario, you need to add each router to EnViewer and let EnViewer to discover all the cameras under each router site.
Adding new Router You may manage multiple routers on your EnViewer. Also, each Router can have multiple cameras under it. Tap on the “ ” icon. On the Add menu, select Router to proceed. Assign a router name; in this example, we call it demo. On the settings page, enter router’s information as in the example shown below. demo Router Name admin User Name ****** Password Click Done when finished. router.engeniusddns.
Edit Router Tap on the “ “ icon of the router you would like to modify. demo admin Tap on Done to save the changes. ****** router.engeniusddns.com demo Remove Router Click on Edit to enter edit mode Select the camera and click Delete.
Group View EnViewer supports Group View, which allows you to monitor multiple cameras at the same time. MyGroup Group View is useful when you have multiple cameras. You can monitor them simultaneously and magnify the view by simply selecting one of them on the screen. To use the group view, you need to add a new Group first. You can view 4 cameras on the screen on a single page. If you have more than 4 cameras, you can swipe the screen left and right to flip the pages.
Add new Group Enter the group name and then click on “ ” icon to add camera to this group. Note: You may add cameras of different sites (routers) into the same group. All the cameras will be shown on the Camera list, tick the camera name to add into the group and click Done to add the camera. Chapter8 | EnViewer APP When all cameras are added into the group click on Done to finish.
Edit Group Tap on the “ “ icon of the group you would like to modify the profile. Edit View MyGroup Click Done to save the changes. MyGroup Remove Group Click on Edit to enter edit mode. Select the camera and click Remove.
Using Group view Tap on the group name to view its associated cameras. MyGroup Double-Tap on the camera to magnify the view. MyGroup MyGroup The camera control panel works the same as in Live View. Please refer to the Camera Control Panel section for detail.
Search Local Camera Click on ” “ to search existing camera if not found on the list. The search process may take a while, please wait patiently. Home Kitchen If you have several routers, your cameras will be grouped under each router which they belong to.
Using Play Back Choose the Storage you would like to search for playback files. It depends on where you store your media files for schedule recording or alarm media files. Choose either one to proceed to next screen. Choose SD Card if you have the files stored locally on the camera SD card or EnGenius Storage if applicable. Note: Ensure that you have added a router to use playback from EnGenius Storage. You will be guided to a camera list.
Settings Tap on Settings and then choose the camera you would like to configure. On the Settings Menu, choose the item you would like to configure. The supported settings types are: General ,Recording ,Notification. Audio Recording Under Audio Settings, you may turn ON or OFF: Under Recording Settings, you may turn ON or OFF: Audio Microphone Audio Speaker Recording by Event : Motion Detection / Audio Detection Recording by Schedule The settings will be applied automatically to your camera.
Notification Notification is a feature that sends message to your mobile devices when your camera detected predefined events (alarms). You can register your mobile device by entering a name and turn set Push Message “ON”. EnViewer will registered your device immediately. Note1: Alarm message will be sent to your mobile device ONLY if you have configured your camera with at least one of the event types: motion detection or audio detection. Note2: A mobile device can only register itself to the service.
The alarm message may appear differently on various platforms. The following example shows the alarm message on an iphone. The messages appeared on top of the screen. Since the events may occur in series; therefore, it is normal that you got several messages for a single event. By sliding down the message row on the top, the details will appear similar to the following. Tap on one of them to open the message. Note: The Device Name shown could be changed on Chapter 5Network - UPnP.
About The About page provide some helpful hints about EnViewer. Check out the FAQs for some common questions.
Chapter 9 Application Guide
This chapter demonstrates some common applications using EnGenius Camera. The examples assume that the camera is already connected to a gateway/router that has Internet accessibility. Gateway/Router Wireless S WAN etup Ethernet Modem Wired Set up Note: Please ensure that your gateway/router supports UPnP Traversal and has it enabled. Most of the modern wireless gateway/router today supports this feature. If you can’t find the related settings, they are most likely enabled by default.
Example1 : Baby Monitoring The application concept diagram shows a camera monitoring the baby room. The parents can locally and remotely view the camera in real time. Please follow the instructions below for detail setup. The camera is configured with video detection on so that the mother can be alarmed when the baby cries. Home at Work baby room 192.168.0.100 OOOOOO.engeniusddns.com router 192.168.0.
Step 1: Disable Schedule Recording Please Disable Schedule Recording so that Event Recording can be configured.
Step 2: Configure Event/Alarm Event Management → Event/Alarm set event and alarm settings to Enable and click Apply.
Step 3: Configure Audio Detection Event Management → Audio Detection enable auto detection. Make changes to the settings and click Apply. Step 4: Setting EnViewer Notification Set Push Message ON and enter the device name.
Example 2: Remote Surveillance and Motion Detection The application concept diagram shows a camera monitoring the living room and entrance of their home. The couple wants to remotely monitor their home and needs to be alarmed when motion (intrusion) or sound is detected. on Vacation Home router 192.168.0.1 motion detection and audio detection Chapter9 | Application Guide 192.168.0.100 OOOOOO.engeniusddns.
Step 1: Disable Schedule Recording Make sure that the Schedule Recording is DIsabled ahead so that the Event Recording can be configured.
Step 2: Configure Motion Detection Enable motion detection Select Window 1 and adjust the Sensitivity to higher percentage. By default, the window 1 is set as full range as the detecting area. You may keep the window as it is or resize it to focus on the objects that you intend to monitor. Click on Apply to activate the setting. Step 3: Configure Audio Detection Event Management → Audio Detection enable auto detection. Make changes to the settings and click Apply.
Step 4: Configure Event/Alarm Event Management → Event/Alarm set event and alarm settings to Enable and click Apply.
Step 5: Setting EnViewer Notification Set Push Message ON and enter the device name.
Example 3: Schedule Recording A business owner can remotely monitor his store at home in live or playback the previously recorded video. The camera is configured with schedule recording for working hours from 9 AM to 9 PM. remote site store 192.168.0.100 OOOOOO.engeniusddns.com schedual recording duringwork hours for security Chapter9 | Application Guide router 192.168.0.
Step 1: Disable Alarm Disable Event/Alarm so that Schedule Recording can be configured.
Step 2: Configure Schedule Recording Go to Event Management → Schedule Recording Set Status to Enable. Select all the check boxes and set the week day Monday to Sunday. Then, enter time range from 09:00 to 18:00. Choose to save the recording to SD Card and confirm the Video Length for each file. Click Apply to activate the settings.
Step 3: Playback on EnViewer Tap on Playback and then choose SD Card for playback files. Set the date and time range. Tap on Video Schedule for playback.
Step 4: Playback on Web Browser Login to the camera and enter main menu Storage → SD Card. Choose video folder and drill down for the recorded media file you would like to playback.
Chapter 10 Troubleshooting
Viewing Your Video How do I view live streaming using a mobile? You can view your video on your iPhone, iPad and Android-based phone and tablet by using EnViewer. EnViewer is an App that allows you to view and manage your camera at real time. Where can I download my app? You can download it by or searching APP store (for iPhone and iPad) or Google Play(Android-based mobile devices) for “EnViewer”. You can also scan the following QR code to download EnViewer directly.
Why is my live view goes grey? You camera supports night-vision. When camera detects insufficient light, it will switch to night-vision mode for clearer image. However, you can manually configure this feature under Media → Camera. Set the Day/Night mode to Auto, Day Mode (color) or Night Mode (grey). Why is my recorded video grey? You camera supports night-vision. When camera detects insufficient light, it will switch to night-vision mode for clearer image. Hence, the recorded video become grey.
Networking Why does my camera disconnect from my Wi-Fi? There are various reasons that your camera disconnects from the wireless gateway/router. Usually it is due to weak of Wi-Fi signals or interference from electrical appliances. Therefore, you should bring your camera closer to the gateway/router and verify whether it’s caused by weak signal. You should check if gateway/router has just rebooted. The administrator has changed Wi-Fi security settings.
I have connected the camera to the home router, but how can I access the camera? There are various ways to scan the network for you camera. If you are under a home network setting. The best way to get access to your camera is by using the enclosed EnViewer Finder. Please refer to Chapter 3 for more detail. Security and Privacy Accessing the camera from the Internet is convenient; however, it is also possible for anyone who has your username and password to login into your camera.
Cloud Video Services I can’t connect. What’s going on? Check your router’s Internet setting. You can first check other devices connecting to the router has Internet connectivity and determine whether the source of the issue. If other connecting devices can connect to the Internet through the router. Then the problem may lies on other router setting. Check wireless security settings. Turn off any firewall rules on the router see if connection gets through.
Appendix
Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Europe – EU Declaration of Conformity This device complies with the essential requirements of the R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC.
Eesti [Estonian] Käesolevaga kinnitab [tootja nimi = name of manufacturer] seadme [seadme tüüp = type of equipment] vastavust direktiivi 1999/5/EÜ põhinõuetele ja nimetatud direktiivist tulenevatele teistele asjakohastele sätetele. English Hereby, [name of manufacturer], declares that this [type of equipment] is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC.
