CCTV Camera Mobile app Configuration- How to connect DVR or NVR to Internet,

You can Watch / View All of your CCTV camera in your Android, IOS & Windows Devices.  Now days Every CCTV Brand have their M...

You can Watch / View All of your CCTV camera in your Android, IOS & Windows Devices. 

Now days Every CCTV Brand have their Mobile & Desktop Apps that helps its users to access their CCTV Live Views and recorded Videos remotely from anywhere in the world through the cloud (Internet) 

Here are the Most Common Features of Mobile & Desktop Applications:

• Users can view the live & recorded CCTV footage's
• Record the live CCTV footage's
• Users can change and modify the Device (DVR & Camera's) Settings
• Users can Import the data that saved in DVR / NVR and from its storage devices.
• Users can Record,download,save and share the CCTV videos Through the Apps
• Users can control the PTZ  ( Pan - Tilt - Zoom) through the App itself.

 Features of the application is depends and varies according the Brands and its Price.  

Lets start the process of how to configure Mobile Apps, Desktop Applications and cloud view of DVR or NVR in step by step.

Note: To Access the CCTV Videos in mobile and desktop or in cloud Internet connectivity is must.  

Step-1 : Connect the DVR or NVR to Internet

Connect The DVR/NVR to network router using Ethernet cable. Plugin in one end of the cable to Network router and other end of the cable to DVR/NVR as showed in the below image

You can also connect the internet to DVR through Dongle or internet hotspot devices including mobile hotspot

Note:Only few brands latest DVR/ NVR i,e DAHUA, HIKVISION, CP+ will support the wi-fi

There are few brands i,e Tenda, TP-Link, D-link who manufactures the wi-fi network receivers for the DVR/NVR with this adapter you can connect the internet to your DVR/NVR. follow the below steps to connect the Internet to your DVR/NVR with wi-fi(wireless) receiver configuration 

• Purchase the Wi-fi signal receiver device which supports DVR/NVR    
• Turn on the Wi-fi (hotspot) and insert the wi-fi adopter in  DVR / NVR's one of  the USB port 
• Go to the settings in DVR/NVR and find the find the Network setting and select  the wi-fi network and insert the credentials i,e username, password etc.and click on save 
• check the network internet connection status in the DVR/NVR settings.                                                                                                                                                                                              

Click here to know more about how to connect the DVR to internet through wi-fi                           

     Step 2- Check in the DVR or NVR settings whether DVR  is connected to online.

 If the device is connected to internet than you will see the the Network status as connected or Online. if the device is not connected to internet than you will see the status as Not connected / Offline.

In case if you find the internet / Network status offline / Not connected than you make sure that there is a proper internet supply from your network router and switch off the DVR / NVR power for 30 seconds and switch on power again and reconfirm it that your DVR / NVR is in online.

Find your DVR / NVR  product  seriel number or product QR  code in the DVR settings copy or save details.

You can also confirm your DVR /NVR network status by changing the DDNS credentials. ( watch the below videos for full DDNS settings details)

     Step 3- Download the latest Mobile or desktop Application from its official websites or online portals

It is important to download the Mobile & desktop applications according to your DVR / NVR from its official websites, google play store, Apple App store or  its official online portal only. downloading the applications from other sources may not function properly or even some time it may causes the damage to the device that you are downloading the application.

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[next] Note: You may find similar name applications in the online but choose the app which has been launched or recommended by its manufacturer. 

Mobile App configuration - 

Open the Mobile application & sign in if you have already registered or register yourself in the app by providing your details.

After you have logged in successfully go to menu in the app and select the add device.

one by one add all the fields that has been asked in the app. i,e Device serial Number, user name, password etc.

or you can also follow one more easy process - click on add device and click  the QR code bar sign and just scan the QR code than automatically application will capture product data from the QR code itself. after that enter your DVR/NVR username or Password and save it.

For security & other purposes few brands like HIKVISION application may ask you to authenticate you to grant the access to the DVR / NVR by asking verification code. you can find the verification code in the DVR / NVR settings.
After entering all the details save the settings. after saving the settings go to menu or local login & choose any options that you wanted i,e, live view, Playback, record etc.


Few important Tips:

• Click on the live view to watch the live footage of your CCTV camera's
• you can minimize or maximize the single camera view to multiple camera's view by double tapping on the screen. 
• In the maximized camera layout, you will find the record option to record the live footage of that particular Camera on your mobile.
• Click on the Playback to view the recorded videos of your CCTV camera's
• choose  the correct  date and time in the playback to watch particulate recorded videos. 
• Click on the setting in the application menu to change or modify any settings of your DVR / NVR

Below few brands DVR mobile app configuration videos may helpful for you.

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• BRAND NAME-HIKVISION
  Application Name- IVMS-4500

  Video Language- Hindi 

  Video Courtesy- Tech Gyan Pitara
• BRAND NAME-HIKVISION
  Application Name- IVMS-4500

  Video Language- English

  Video Courtesy- Chenod Karimaghaie

Feel free to ask about more details related to this in comments.