UD.6L0202D2113A01 - User Manual of IVMS-4500 (Android) Mobile Client Software - V4.2 - 20150810

iVMS-4500 (Android)
Mobile Client Software
User Manual (V4.2)

UD.6L0202D2113A01
iVMS-4500 (Android) Mobile Client Software
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Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction...................................................................................................................... 4
1.1 Overview ............................................................................................................................. 4
1.2 System Requirements.......................................................................................................... 4
1.3 Conventions......................................................................................................................... 4
Chapter 2 Installing and Uninstalling the Software........................................................................... 5
2.1 Installing the Software ........................................................................................................ 5
2.2 Uninstalling the Software .................................................................................................... 5
Chapter 3 Running the Software ....................................................................................................... 6
3.1 Region Selection .................................................................................................................. 6
3.2 Password Protection ........................................................................................................... 6
3.3 Interfaces Introduction........................................................................................................ 7
Chapter 4 Device Management ........................................................................................................ 9
4.1 Adding a Device ................................................................................................................... 9
4.2 Modifying a Device............................................................................................................ 16
4.3 Deleting a Device............................................................................................................... 16
Chapter 5 Live View ........................................................................................................................ 18
Chapter 6 Remote Playback ............................................................................................................ 26
Chapter 7 Alarm Management ....................................................................................................... 30
Chapter 8 Picture & Video Management ........................................................................................ 33
Chapter 9 Cloud Serivce .................................................................................................................. 35
Chapter 10 System Configuration ................................................................................................... 38
Appendix ......................................................................................................................................... 41
Version History ........................................................................................................................ 41
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Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Overview
iVMS-4500 (Android) V4.2 mobile client software, which is designed for mobile
phone on the basis of Android OS (Version 2.3.3 or higher), can be used to remotely
monitor the live video from embedded DVR, NVR, network camera, network speed
dome and encoder via wireless network, play back record files, locally store and
manage pictures and videos, manage alarm notification and information, control
alarm output and realize PTZ control as well.
iVMS-4500 software also provides the Cloud service for managing your Cloud
account and the added devices.
With this software installed in your phone, you are able to log onto the front-end
device via Wi-Fi, 3G or 4G; besides, if there is no public IP available for the device, it’s
accessible by using a dynamic domain name, or by mapping ports to the public IP of
router.
Notes:
 Wi-Fi, 3G or 4G access service must be supported by the phone.
 Network traffic charges may be produced during the use of this client software.
Please refer to the local ISP.
1.2 System Requirements
The mobile phone should be based on Android OS (version 2.3.3 or higher).

Note: The mobile phone with resolution of 480*800, 480*854, 960*540, 1280*720,
800*1280 or 1920*1080 is supported.
1.3 Conventions
In order to simplify the description, we define the “iVMS-4500 (Android) mobile

client software” as “software” and “DVR, NVR, encoder, network camera, network
speed dome” as “device” in the following chapters.
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Chapter 2 Installing and Uninstalling the Software
2.1 Installing the Software
Steps:
1. Log onto the Google Play.
2. Enter “iVMS-4500” to search the mobile client software.
3. Select the iVMS-4500 software, download and install it to your phone.
4. After having installed the software successfully, you can click to start the
software.
2.2 Uninstalling the Software
Steps:
1. Enter the Application Management interface of your mobile phone (e.g.,
Settings > Apps).
Note: The path for entering the Application Management interface varies
depending on the Android OS version of your phone.
2. Click the software icon.
3. In the App Info interface of the software, click Uninstall button and then click OK
button to uninstall the software.
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Chapter 3 Running the Software
After having installed the software successfully, click to run the software.
3.1 Region Selection
The first time you run the iVMS-4500 software, you should select the region where
your device is located. Otherwise, the live view, playback and alarm notification of
the devices will fail.
Steps:
1. Click Region field and select the country from the corresponding continent.
2. Click Enter to enter the main page of the software.

Note: If you need to change the selected region after that, you can go to the
Configuration page and select the region again.
3.2 Password Protection
With the password protection enabled, only the user that has the password can
access the software.
Task 1: Enable Password Protection
Steps:
1. Click and select Configuration to enter the Configuration interface.
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2. Click Password Protection and then set the switch of Password Protection as on
to enter the password settings interface.
3. Enter the password for the software and confirm it to activate the password
protection.
Note: The length of the password should be between 1 and 10.
Next time, if you want to run the software after closing the software, you need to
enter the password to log in first.
Task 2: Modify the Password
Click Password Protection and then click Modify Password and enter corresponding
information to modify the password.
Task 3: Disable Password Protection
Steps:
1. Click Password Protection and then set the switch of Password Protection as off
to disable the password protection.
2. Enter the password to confirm the settings.
3.3 Interfaces Introduction

The software has seven main functions, including Live View, Remote Playback, Device
Management, Alarm Management, Picture & Video Management, Cloud
Management and Configuration.
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You can click to activate the main menu.

Description of Main Menu
Menu Descriptions
Live view, PTZ control, local recording, alarm outputs
Live View
control, etc.
Remote Playback Play back the recorded files stored in the device.
Display device list, add/delete/modify device, view
Devices
device information, etc.
Enable alarm notification, manage alarm information
Alarm
and view the alarm linkage information.
Picture & Video Display and manage the local video files and pictures.
Register a Cloud account, log into your Cloud and
EZVIZ Cloud P2P
manage the devices which support the Cloud service.
Configure password protection and email feedback.
Check the traffic statistics, configure Wi-Fi settings and
Configuration select the region.
View software’s version information, help file and new
features.
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Chapter 4 Device Management
4.1 Adding a Device
You need to add a device firstly that all operations such as live view, playback and
device management can be accessible.
Note: Before you add a device, you should select the region where your device is
located. Otherwise, the live view, playback and alarm notification of the devices will
fail.
Steps:
1. Click and select Devices to enter the Device Management interface.
2. Three ways are available for adding the devices.

 Manual Adding
1) Click and select Manual Adding.
Alias: Edit a name for the device as desired.

Register Mode: Select the register mode to HiDDNS, IP/Domain, or IP Server.
 HiDDNS: When the device is registered on the HiDDNS server, you need to
enter the device domain name registered on the server.
 IP/Domain: You can access the device through fixed IP address or domain
name. You need to edit the IP address or domain address and the port of the
device.
 IP Server: You can access the device through IP Server. You need to set the IP
Server address, and device identifier which is the device name or device serial
No..
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User Name: Input the user name of the added device.

Password: Input the password of the added device.
Camera No.: The number of the camera(s) under the device can be obtained
after the device is successfully added.
2) Click to confirm the settings.
 Scanning QR Code
1) Click and select Scan QR Code.

2) Use your phone to scan the QR code of the device to be added by aligning
the QR Code with the scanning frame.
Note: The QR code can be obtained via iVMS-4200 client software or the
local menu of the device.
Device Local Menu: Manu -> Maintenance -> Device Info.
iVMS-4200 (V2.3.0.4 or above): In the Device Management module, select

Server tab, click to select a device and click QR Code to pop up the QR code
window of the device.
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3) Select the identified device(s) and click Add.

 Wi-Fi Configuration
1) Click and select Wi-Fi Configuration.
2) Input the device serial No. (9-bit), or click and use your phone to scan
the serial No. on the device label by aligning the QR Code or Barcode with
the scanning frame.
3) Click Next and input the password (if required) of the Wi-Fi network that
your phone connects to.
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4) Click Next to enter the Before You Start page. Follow the hints on the page
to properly place and set the device to be added.
5) Click Next and the device starts connecting to the Wi-Fi network.
6) Set the following parameters after the device is connected to the Wi-Fi
network. The IP address and port No. can be automatically obtained.
 Alias: Edit a name for the device as desired.
 User Name: Input the user name of the added device.
 Password: Input the password of the added device.
 Camera No.: The number of the camera(s) under the device can be
obtained after the device is successfully added.
7) Click to add the device.

 Online Device Adding
1) Click and select Online Device.

2) The online devices in the same local area network with the phone will be
displayed.
Select the devices to be added from the list.
Notes:
 Make sure the Multicast Discovery function is enabled so that the online
network camera can be automatically detected by client software via
private multicast protocol in the LAN. For details, please refer to the User
Manual of the network camera.
 For the inactive device, you need to create the password for it before you
can add the device properly.
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3) Click the device and you can view the online device details including device
information and network information.
Click to edit the network information.

Change the device IP address to the same subnet with your phone by either
modifying the IP address manually or setting the switch of DHCP as on.
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Click and input the admin password of the device to save the settings.
4) Click Add to open the New Device interface.
5) Input the required information.

 Alias: Edit a name for the device as desired.
 User Name: Input the user name of the added device.
 Password: Input the password of the added device.
6) Click to add the device.
Notes:
 If the device is successfully added, the software can automatically obtain the
camera information of the device.
 Up to 256 devices can be added.
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 You can click Start Live View to live view the newly added device. Please refer to
Chapter 5 for detailed operation about live view.
Click to return to the Device Management interface. The successfully added new
device will be displayed in the Device Management interface.
Password Strength
When the device is successfully added, the software judges the password strength
automatically. If you use weak or risky password which can be easily guessed or
cracked, the password security displays. In this case, we highly recommend you to
use a strong password to ensure your data security. A strong password ranges from 8
to 16 characters, and must contain at least three of the following categories:
numbers, lowercases, uppercases and special characters.
Activating the Device

For manual adding and online device adding, if the device to be added has not been
activated yet, a window will pop up to ask you activate the device. Click Confirm in
the window to activate the device.
Note: You must activate the device before you can properly access to it.
Steps:
1) Create a password for the admin account of the device and confirm the password.
The software will judge password strength automatically, and we highly
recommend you to use a strong password to ensure your data security. A strong
password ranges from 8 to 16 characters, and must contain at least three of the
following categories: number, lowercase, uppercase and special character.
2) Click Confirm to activate the device.
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4.2 Modifying a Device
Steps:
1. In the Device Management interface, select a device and click the device item to
view its parameters.
2. Click and then you can modify the parameters of the device according to
actual needs.
3. Click to save the modification.

4. Click to return to the Device Management interface.
4.3 Deleting a Device
In the Device Management interface, select a device and long press it to activate the
deletion window. Click Confirm button to delete the selected device.
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Chapter 5 Live View
After the device is successfully added, you can view live video from the devices,
control the alarm output of the device and manage PTZ control as well.
Note: The alarm output and PTZ control should be supported by the added device.
Click and select Live View to enter the Live View interface. The screen will be
displayed in 4-division mode by default.
Icon Description
Go to the Camera List interface.
1/4/9/16-window division.
Select a camera for live view.
Capture picture of the selected live view window.
Record the video of the selected live view window.
PTZ control panel.
Image quality panel.
Stop all the live view.
Audio control.
Two-way audio.
Alarm output control panel.
Digital zoom.
Note: You can slide the icon toolbar to show the hidden icons.
Start Live View

Steps:
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1. Click to display the added camera list. Click a device node to list all the
cameras under it.
(Optional) You can also click to enter the Camera List interface and select one
camera for live view.
Note: The name of the camera under the device is obtained from the device.
2. Check checkbox in the device item to select all the cameras under it, or
check checkbox in the camera item to select the specific camera as desired.
Notes:
 You can slide the camera list downwards to refresh the device status.
 If the channel-zero is supported by the device and it has been configured, you
can select to live view by channel-zero.
 If there is only one channel under the device, the icon of the device shows as
. Otherwise, it shows as .
 Up to 16 cameras can be selected for live viewing at the same time.
3. Click Start Live View to start live view of the selected camera(s). Or you can click
to return to the Live View interface.
Note: If the camera is live viewed for the first time, it plays the live video at
sub-stream if it supports sub-stream, otherwise it plays at main stream; if not, the
camera plays at the stream type of the last time.
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Favorites Configuration
You can add the commonly used camera(s) to the favorites so that you can access the
camera(s) conveniently.
Steps:
1. Perform the Step 1 and Step 2 of Start Live View to select the camera(s).
2. Click to add the camera(s) to the Favorites.
3. In the pop-up dialog box, enter the name for the favorites.
4. Click Confirm to save the settings.
Note: Up to 32 favorites can be added.
The successfully added favorites will be shown in the device list area.
If you want to delete the favorites, you can long press it to activate the deletion
window. Click Confirm button to delete the selected favorites.
Window Division
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You can click / / / to set the window division as desired. When there are
multiple pages of playing windows, you can slide the screen to go to the next or
previous page.
You can drag and move the window to adjust the window sequence. You can
double-click the live view window to display the camera in 1-division mode and
double-click again to restore.
Record & Capture

In live view mode, select a live viewing window and click the to record the video
of it, or click the to capture a picture of it.
The videos and pictures can be viewed and managed in the Picture & Video
Management interface (refer to Chapter 8).
Note: It is recommended not to record 4 cameras simultaneously during live view
due to the performance limit of the phone.
PTZ Control
In live view mode, select a playing window and click to activate PTZ control panel,
and the changes to .
Note: The PTZ control should be supported by the added device.
You can slide on the live view window to realize the pan left/right and tilt up/down
movements. You can also pinch two fingers together to zoom out or spread them
apart to zoom in the live view.
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Icon Description
Start/stop the auto-scan.
Zoom control: Zoom+/ Zoom-
Focus control: Focus+/ Focus-
Iris control: Iris+/ Iris-
Set, delete and call the preset.
Setting a Preset
Steps:
1. In the PTZ control mode, slide on the live view window to move the camera to
the desired scene.
2. Click to access the following dialog box.
3. Slide the number area to set the preset No..

Note: The preset No. should be between 1 and 256.
4. Click Set to finish the preset settings. You can click Delete to delete the preset.
Calling a Preset
For the programmed preset, edit the preset No. in the dialog box and click Call to call
it.
After completion of PTZ control, click to hide the PTZ control panel.
Image Quality
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There are two defined image quality types provided, including Clear and Fluent. And
you can also customize the image quality. Click to adjust the quality according to
the performance of your network and phone hardware.
Notes:
 If you change the image quality, the live view and recording of the device may be
affected due to the new settings.
 For EZVIZ device, you can set the image quality as Clear or Fluent.
Customize the Image Quality
Steps:
1. Click Custom to activate the customized panel shown below.
2. Configure the parameters according to actual needs, including Stream Type,

Resolution, Frame Rate and Bitrate.
3. Click Confirm to save the settings.
Note: The live view effect is related to the performance of your network and phone
hardware. If the live view is not fluent or the screen appears blurred, please reduce
the resolution, frame rate and bitrate of the camera in Custom mode, or set the
image quality as Fluent mode.
The following table shows the recommended frame rate and bitrate configuration for
different resolution at H.264 video compression by Samsung I9100 Galaxy SII (CPU:
dual-core 1.2 GHz, Memory: 1G).
Resolution 1-ch 2-ch 3-ch 4-ch Recommended Configuration
HD1080P √ Frame rate: 4fps; Bitrate: 1024Kbps
UXGA √ Frame rate: 4fps; Bitrate: 1024Kbps
SXGA √ Frame rate: 10fps; Bitrate: 1024Kbps
XVGA √ Frame rate: 15fps; Bitrate: 1024Kbps
XGA √ Frame rate: 20fps; Bitrate: 1024Kbps
WD1 √ Frame rate: 25fps; Bitrate: 1024Kbps
SVGA √ Frame rate: 25fps; Bitrate: 1024Kbps
4CIF √ √ Frame rate: 25fps; Bitrate: 1024Kbps
VGA √ √ Frame rate: 25fps; Bitrate: 512Kbps
2CIF √ √ √ √ Frame rate: 25fps; Bitrate: 512Kbps
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CIF √ √ √ √ Frame rate: 25fps; Bitrate: 256Kbps

QVGA √ √ √ √ Frame rate: 25fps; Bitrate: 128Kbps
QCIF √ √ √ √ Frame rate: 25fps; Bitrate: 128Kbps
Stop Live View

During the live view, you can click (it changes to ) to stop live view of all
cameras. And you can also click to recover the previous live view.
Or you can perform the following steps to stop live view of the specific camera.
Steps:
1. Click and hold the live view window.
2. Drag the window upwards, and the shows on the top of the window.
3. Drag the window to the until it changes to and then release the window.
Alarm Output Control

You can control the alarm outputs of the added device by the software.
Note: The alarm output should be supported by the device.
Steps:
1. Slide the icon toolbar to access the hidden icons.
2. Click to activate the alarm output control panel.
3. Select an alarm output and click it to set it as to enable this alarm
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output. You can also click the enabled alarm output to set it as to
disable it.
Digital Zoom
You can realize the digital zoom during live view.
Steps:
1. Click to select a playing window.
3. Click and the selected window will be display in 1-division mode.
4. Spread two fingers apart to zoom in or pinch them together to zoom out the live
view. Or you can double-click on the live view image to realize digital zoom.
Full-Screen Live View

During live view, you can rotate the phone to enter the full-screen mode.
Note: Please release the rotation lock of the phone to realize this function. You can
touch the screen to activate the control panel after it hides.
Icon Description
1/4/9/16-window division.
Capture picture of the selected live view window.
Record the video of the selected live view window.
PTZ control panel.
Image quality panel.
Stop all the live view.
Audio control.
Two-way audio.
Alarm output control panel.
Digital zoom.
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Chapter 6 Remote Playback
You can search the recorded video files stored in the added device for playback.
Start Playback
Steps:
1. Click and select Remote Playback to enter the Remote Playback interface.
2. Click to display the added device list.
(Optional) You can also click icon, set the start time and end time and select
one camera for playback.
3. Set the start time and end time in the From and To field to define the search
condition.
4. Select a device node and click to list all the cameras under it.
5. Check checkbox in the device item to select all the cameras under it, or
check checkbox in the camera item to select the specific camera as desired.
Notes:
 You can slide the camera list downwards to refresh the device status.
 Only the camera with record during that period can be played back
successfully.
 Up to 4 cameras can be selected for remote playback at the same time.
6. Click Start Playback to start playback.

Note: You can drag and move the window to adjust the window sequence. You
can double-click the playback window to display the camera in 1-division mode
and double-click again to restore.
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7. You can slide the timeline bar to adjust the playback time.
Icon Description
Capture picture of the playback window.
Clip the playback video.
Pause the playback.
Adjust the playback speed.
Stop the playback.
Audio control.
Digital zoom.
Note: You can slide the icon toolbar to show the hidden icons.
Stop Playback
You can click to stop the playback.
Or you can perform the following steps to stop the playback.
Steps:
1. Click and hold the playback window.
2. Drag the window upwards, and the shows on the top of the window.
3. Drag the window to the until it changes to and then release the window.
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Clip & Capture

During the playback, you can click to clip the playback video, or click to
capture pictures of it.
The clipped video and captured pictures can be viewed and managed in the Picture &
Video Management interface (refer to Chapter 8).
Playback Speed
You can set the playback speed of the record files as 1/4X, 1/2X, 1X, 2X and 4X.
Steps:
1. Click to select a playing window.
2. Click and select the corresponding speed for playback.
Digital Zoom
You can realize the digital zoom during playback of video files.
Steps:
2. Click and then spread two fingers apart to zoom in or pinch them together
to zoom out the video. Or you can double-click on the playing video to realize
digital zoom.
Full-Screen Playback
During playback, you can rotate the phone to enter the full-screen mode.
Note: Please release the rotation lock of the phone to realize this function. You can
touch the screen to activate the control panel after it hides.
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Icon Description
Capture picture of the playback video.
Clip the playback video.
Pause the playback.
Adjust the playback speed.
Stop the playback.
Audio control.
Digital zoom.
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Chapter 7 Alarm Management
In Alarm Management interface, you can enable alarm notification, manage alarm
information, and view the alarm linked video.
Alarm Notification
Steps:
1. Click and select Alarm to enter the Alarm Management interface.
2. Click Set Alarm Notification to enter the Set Alarm Notification interface.
3. Select a device and set the as to enable the alarm notification of the
device. In this way, the alarm information can be pushed to your phone at the
first time.
Note: The device should be armed and support alarm notification.
4. When you receive a notification, it appears briefly at the top of the screen. You
can ignore the notification or click it to address it right away. Otherwise, the
notification displays in the alarm information directly.
Alarm Information
Steps:
1. Click Alarm Management to enter the alarm information interface, you can view
the received alarm information.
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2. You can select a piece of alarm information and long press it to activate the
deletion window. Click Delete to delete the selected alarm information.
3. If you want to clear all the alarm information, you can click .
Notes:
 Up to 1000 pieces of alarm information can be displayed on the alarm
information list.
 The alarm supported to be pushed to the software includes motion detection
alarm, video loss alarm, video tampering alarm, sensor alarm, line crossing
detection alarm, intrusion detection alarm, face detection alarm, scene change
detection alarm, audio exception alarm, defocus detection alarm and PIR alarm.
Alarm Linkage
Steps:
1. In the Alarm Management interface, select a piece of alarm information and click
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2. In the pop-up message box, select Live View or Remote Playback to view the live
view or record file of the camera that occurs motion detection, video loss, video
tampering, line crossing, intrusion, face detection, scene change detection,
audio exception, defocus detection or PIR alarm.
Note: The related record file will be played from 30s before the alarm occurs to
90s after the alarm. E.g., if the motion detection alarm occurred at 11:30:00,
then the record file is from 11:29:30 to 11:31:30.
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Chapter 8 Picture & Video Management
In Picture and Video Management interface, you can view and manage the local
video files and pictures that you manually record (clip) and capture in Live View and
Remote Playback interface. The pictures and video files are stored in the iVMS-4500
directory of the SD card. You can also share the pictures and video files to other
available applications.
For sharing pictures and videos to other applications, please perform the following
steps.
Steps:
1. Click and then select the pictures and videos you want to share.
2. Click and select the needed application to share.
For deleting the pictures and videos in batch, please perform the steps below.
1. Click and then select the pictures and videos you want to delete.
2. Click to delete the selected file(s). Or you can click to cancel.
Picture Management
Steps:
1. Click and select Picture & Video to enter the Picture & Video Management
interface.
2. Click a picture and the picture displays in full screen. You can click if you want
to delete it, and click to share it to other applications.
3. You can pinch two fingers together to zoom out or spread them apart to zoom in
the picture. Or you can double-click on the picture to realize digital zoom. You
can also slide to pan the picture under zoom-in mode.
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4. Click to back to the Picture & Video Management interface.

Video Management
Steps:
1. In the Picture & Video Management interface, click a video and the video shows
in full screen. Click if you want to delete it, and click to share it to other
applications.
2. Click to play it. You can slide the time line bar to adjust the playback time.
Capture a picture of the playback video.
Pause the playback.
Audio control.
3. You can also rotate the phone to enter the full-screen mode.
Note: Please release the rotation lock of the phone to realize this function.
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Chapter 9 Cloud Serivce
The software also supports to register a Cloud account, log into your Cloud and
manage the devices which support the Cloud service.
Register an Account
If you do not have a Cloud account, you can register one.
Steps:
1. Click and select EZVIZ Cloud P2P to enter the Cloud interface.
2. Click or at the top right corner of the interface and select the service
area.
Note: Please select the service area according to your location.
3. Click Register to enter the account registration interface.
If you select 中国服务区: Enter your mobile phone number, click Get Verification
Code and enter the verification code received by your mobile phone.
If you select International: Enter your email account and the picture verification
code. Click Get Verification Code and enter the verification code received by
your email.
Note: If the picture verification code is not clear, you can click Refresh to get a
new one.
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4. Configure the user name and password for your Cloud account to complete the
registration.
Login
Steps:
1. Click or at the top right corner of the interface and select the service
area.
2. Enter the user name, email account or mobile phone, input the password and
click Login.
Notes:
 You can check Auto-login checkbox to remember the user name and
password log into the Cloud automatically.
 If you forget your password, click Forgot Password to verify your account
and reset your password.
Device Management
You can add the device to your Cloud account for live view, playback or other
management.
Steps:
1. Click and use your phone to scan the serial No. on the label of your device
by aligning the QR Code with the scanning frame. Or you can click and enter
the serial No. (9-bit) of the device and click Search to search the device.
Notes:
 Only the device that supports the Cloud service can be added.
 The device can only be added to one Cloud account.
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2. The successfully added device will list on the device management interface and
you can click Start Live View to view the live video of the device.
3. On the Devices interface, select a device and long press it to activate the
deletion window. Click Delete to remove the selected device from your Cloud
account.
Account Management
Click Account and you can manage your Cloud account.
Click Modify Password to change the password.
Set the as to enable the auto-login function.

To log out of Cloud, you can click Logout.
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Chapter 10 System Configuration
In the Configuration interface, you can configure password protection and email
feedback; check the traffic statistics, configure Wi-Fi settings and select the region;
and view software's version information, help file and new features.
Check Traffic Statistics

The network traffic consumed during live view and remote playback can be checked.
You can check the mobile network traffic and Wi-Fi network traffic separately.
Steps:
2. Click Traffic Statistics to enter the Traffic Statistics interface. The recorded traffic
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data lists.
Mobile Network: Refer to the cellular data consumed during live view and
remote playback.
Wi-Fi: Refer to the Wi-Fi data consumed during live view and remote playback.
Current Day: The traffic data consumed today.
Current Month: The traffic data consumed this month.
History: The traffic data consumed since you started using the software.
3. (Optional) You can click Clear All to empty the data.
Wi-Fi Settings
The software provides the function of generating the QR code of Wi-Fi network. The
network camera can scan the QR code to connect to the Wi-Fi network conveniently.
Steps:
2. Click Wi-Fi Settings to enter the Wi-Fi Settings interface.
3. Enter the Wi-Fi Name (known as SSID) and password of the Wi-Fi network, select
the encryption type which should be the same as the settings of the router, and
click Generate to generate a QR code for the Wi-Fi network.
Note: If you select NONE as the encryption type, the password for the Wi-Fi is
not required.
4. The network camera can connect to this network by scanning the QR code.
Notes:
 This function should be supported by the network camera.
 For detailed operation of the camera, please refer to the User Manual of the
network camera.
Region
You can change the region where your device is located.
Steps:
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2. Click Region to enter the Region interface.
3. Select the country from the corresponding continent.
Note: There will pop up a hint box after you select the region. Make sure that you
select the region where the device is located, and then click Confirm.
New Features and Help

Steps:
2. Click About to enter the About interface.
3. In the About interface, click New Features to view the new features of the
software.
4. In the Configuration interface, click Help and you can enter the Help interface.
You can view the help of the software.
Feedback
If there is any problem or suggestion when you use the software, please feel free to
send emails to us by clicking Feedback in About interface. Our technical engineers
will handle your problems and suggestions as soon as possible.
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Appendix
Version History
V4.2
Added New Features:
1. You can search and add the online device in the same local area network and
edit its network parameters.
2. You can adjust the image quality types including Clear and Fluent for EZVIZ
device during live view according to the performance of your network and phone
hardware.
3. Support alarm notification of XMPP protocol. For the software region in China,
alarm notification is supported.
V4.1
Added New Features:
1. Provide region selection for the first time you run the iVMS-4500 software. You
can also change the region in Configuration page.
2. You can set the Wi-Fi network for the device and add it automatically by adding
or scanning the device serial No..
V4.0
Added New Features:
1. Newly designed UI to provide a new experience and the convenient operation.
2. Provide 1, 4, 9, 16-window division mode for live viewing up to 16 cameras at
the same time.
3. Provide 4-window division modes for remotely playing back the record files of up
to 4 cameras at the same time.
4. Simplify the image quality to Clear, Fluent and Custom.
5. The speed of the remote playback can be set as 1/4X, 1/2X, 1X, 2X and 4X. You
can select the playback speed as desired.
6. During multi-window division mode, you can drag and move the window to
adjust the window sequence.
7. You can add the device by scanning the QR code of the device. The QR code can
be obtained via iVMS-4200 client software or the local memu of the device.
8. The software will not remember the Wi-Fi information to avoid safety problem.
V3.4
Added New Features:
1. Support alarm notification and information management. The following alarm
can also be pushed to the software, including motion detection alarm, video loss
alarm, video tampering alarm, sensor alarm, line crossing detection alarm,
intrusion detection alarm, face detection alarm, scene change detection alarm,
audio exception alarm, defocus detection alarm and PIR alarm.
2. The captured pictures and clipped video during live view and playback can be
shared to other available applications.
3. Provide Cloud service to manage your Cloud account and devices.
4. Check the consumed network traffic statistics during live view and playback.
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5. Support generating QR code for Wi-Fi network.

6. Provide multi-language GUI. Added languages include Estonian, Japanese,
Korean, Russian, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech,
Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian,
Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish
and Swedish.
V3.2
Added New Features:
1. Local storage and management for picture and video.
2. Support local recording during live view and playback mode.
3. Double-click to realize digital zoom of live view, remote playback and captured
picture.
4. Disable auto-lock during live view, remote playback and local playback.
5. Recover previous live view of all selected cameras after being stopped.
6. Slide the camera list downwards to refresh the device status during live view
and remote playback mode.
7. Recover the remote playback after switching from the background.
8. Remember the previous register mode for adding new device.
9. Add serial No. scanning in HiDDNS register mode.
10. Display the name of the main menu button.
11. Add some hints about configuration or abnormal conditions, e.g., popping up
"Please check your network connection." when the network is abnormal.
V 3.1
Added New Features:
1. Support audio control.
2. Support email feedback.
3. Support digital zoom.
V 3.0
Added New Features:
1. New designed GUI provides convenient operations.
2. Up to 16-ch synchronous live view.
3. Support live view by page.
4. Support live viewing channel-zero.
5. Optimize the playing performance.
6. Display the help and main features of the software.
7. Check new version automatically.
8. Image quality configurable during live view mode.
9. Alarm outputs control.
10. Password protection.
Modified:
1. Optimize PTZ control.
2. Delete the Alarm Management settings.
3. Delete the channel configuration.
4. Cancel the registration when logging in for the first time.
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iVMS-4500 (Android)

Mobile Client Software

User Manual (V4.2)

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USED WITH ILLEGITIMATE PURPOSES.

1.2 System Requirements

The mobile phone should be based on Android OS (version 2.3.3 or higher).

In order to simplify the description, we define the “iVMS-4500 (Android) mobile

Chapter 2 Installing and Uninstalling the Software

2.1 Installing the Software

2.2 Uninstalling the Software

Chapter 3 Running the Software

3.1 Region Selection

2. Click Enter to enter the main page of the software.

3.2 Password Protection

1. Click and select Configuration to enter the Configuration interface.

3.3 Interfaces Introduction

You can click to activate the main menu.

Chapter 4 Device Management

4.1 Adding a Device

1. Click and select Devices to enter the Device Management interface.

2. Three ways are available for adding the devices.

Alias: Edit a name for the device as desired.

User Name: Input the user name of the added device.

1) Click and select Scan QR Code.

iVMS-4200 (V2.3.0.4 or above): In the Device Management module, select

3) Select the identified device(s) and click Add.

1) Click and select Wi-Fi Configuration.

7) Click to add the device.

1) Click and select Online Device.

Click to edit the network information.

5) Input the required information.

6) Click to add the device.

Activating the Device

4.2 Modifying a Device

3. Click to save the modification.

4.3 Deleting a Device

Chapter 5 Live View

Start Live View

Record & Capture

3. Slide the number area to set the preset No..

2. Configure the parameters according to actual needs, including Stream Type,

CIF √ √ √ √ Frame rate: 25fps; Bitrate: 256Kbps

Stop Live View

Alarm Output Control

3. Select an alarm output and click it to set it as to enable this alarm