6. Please enter a Camera name (2 to 20 characters) and the camera password. The default password is
0000. Click
“OK”
on the bottom of the screen.
7. You will see the Camera name now in Camera List view. It should indicate that the Camera is
“Online”
.
To connect to the Camera, please click on the Camera name. If the Camera is not
“Online”
, you may
need to force reconnect. To force reconnect, click and hold on Camera name. A pop-up window will give
you options to Reconnect, Edit, and Remove Camera. Click on
“Reconnect”
then click on Camera name
once it shows
“Online”
.
H. Live Video Window & Network Connection Type
When you connect to your uCare Cam, you will see the below Live Video screen. At the top of the screen,
there will be some information listed to help you understand the performance of your internet connection.
Online / P2P:
Connection type - there are three types, LAN, P2P, and Relay. Connection type shown is
P2P
640x480
is the video resolution. uCare Cam supports VGA 640x480, QVGA 320x240, and
QQVGA
160x120
FPS
is current frames per second
OnLine Nm:
number of users currently connected to this uCare Cam
Frame Ratio 0 / 499
: first number is packet loss number, second number is packet receive number. If
the first number is too high compared to the second number, it means that your internet connection speed
is slow or unsteady.
Connection Types
There are three types of network connection types possible between uCare Cam and your Smartphone App.
1) Local Area Network (LAN) Mode
Both uCare Cam and your smartphone are connected to the same WiFi Router.
Typical frame rate will be around VGA 640x480 15~20fps.
2) Point to Point (P2P) Mode
uCare Cam will establish a point to point network connection directly with the smartphone.
The typical scenario will be that the uCare Cam is installed at home or in the office and the smartphone
has a 3G/3.5G/4G internet connection. Typical frame rate will be around VGA 640x480 10~15fps.
3) Relay
Mode
The uCare Cam and smartphone cannot establish a point to point network connection link. The uCare
Cam must send Audio/Video data to a relay server and the smartphone will retrieve data from the relay
server.
In relay mode, there will be a limit on the video download frame rate.
The typical scenario will be that the uCare Cam is installed at home or in the office and the smartphone is
using a WiFi connection.
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