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Software & Mobile Application Quick Start Guide
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SwannView Plus for Windows
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Want to view your cameras from your PC?
The SwannView Plus software that we have included on the CD in the pack allows you to access
and control your DVR from the comfort of your computer. Best of all, it only takes minutes to get
it all up and running!
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Take the CD from its sleeve and place it in the CD drive of your PC or
Click ‘Next’ to begin.
Laptop. When you see the screen below*:
Select a language then click ‘Next’.
Click ‘Next’, click ‘I Agree’.
Click ‘Install’ then click ‘Finish’.
Click ‘Finish’ to complete the installation.
To run SwannView Plus, double click on the icon placed
on your desktop during the installation or click Start>(All)
Programs>SwannView Plus+> SwannView Plus Client
Click the “Open autorun menu” option to open the menu shown on the left.
Click the top button of the menu shown on the left to begin the installation
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of SwannView Plus for PC.
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*Autoplay not working? Sometimes the Autoplay option is disabled. If you don’t see the Autoplay menu after 20 seconds, open your “My Computer”
from the start menu and find the CD icon that has the Swann logo on it and double click to see its contents. You will see a program with a blue CD
Untick all options except ‘Client’ and then click ‘Next’.
icon called “swannmenu”, double click it to open the software installation menu shown above.
The search tool plug-in will be installed. Click ‘Next’.
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Configuring SwannView Plus
Click ‘Install’, allow desktop creation of the shortcut, click ‘Next’.
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SwannView Plus will now contact your DVR to check the
connection, this might take a few seconds. Once the DVR is
connected you will see the Serial No. is added to the screen as
shown on the left, if you don’t see the serial number appear,
When you run SwannView Plus you will be presented with a login screen, as shown below.
check that you have entered the correct UID and that your DVR is
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Create an Admin Account (Super User): (enter a name that is easy to remember here)
Create a password: (the password does not need to be the same as your DVR password)
correctly connected to your network and the Internet. Once you
see the serial number click ‘Next’.
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Confirm: re-enter the password you created again to confirm it.
On the ‘Add Group’ screen, click ‘Next’ again.
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On the ‘Import’ screen click the ‘Import All’ button to add all
Enable Auto-login: After creation of the Super User account, enabling this option will mean that
you don’t have to enter the password each time you run SwannView Plus.
of your cameras, or select which cameras you would like to
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After you login, the ‘Add Device’ wizard will start, click ‘Add’ to
check your local network for your DVR.
The ‘Add Device’ screen will open, tick P2P and follow the
instructions in the next step.
The easiest way to add your DVR to SwannView Plus is by entering the
remotely monitor and click ‘Import’ to add them one by one and
when you are done click ‘Next’ again.
You should now see the ‘Completed’ screen.
UID copied from the email that was sent during the setup wizard. To do
Note: If you tick ‘Enable Auto-login’ you will
not be prompted to enter the password each
time you run SwannView Plus. If you leave this
option blank, you will have to enter the Super
User password each time you run the software.
Whether you use this feature or not depends on
how secure you would like your system to be.
Click the ‘Finished’ button to go back to the Control Panel
this use the following settings:
screen.
P2P: You ticked this option in the previous step to enable P2P mode
Note: See the user manual on the CD for information on other
Nickname: Give your DVR a familiar name
connection options.
UID: Paste or type in the UID from the email or from the sticker on top of
your DVR.
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User Name: Enter the username of your DVR (the default is admin)
Password: Enter the default password (12345) or the password that you
setup for your DVR during the setup wizard earlier.
Leave ‘Export to Group’ ticked and click ‘Add’ to finish this step.
Enter the details in the ‘Add Device’ screen as shown above and
described on the right.
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View your cameras
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To view your cameras, click on the name of the DVR and
drag that into the liveview window.
To view your DVR and
cameras, double click on the
‘Main View’ icon to see the
screen in the next panel. Next
time you start SwannView
you will start here, you can
just double click on the ‘Main
View’ icon to start watching
your DVR and cameras.
Note: Click Help>User
Manual to learn more about
how to use the many features
of SwannView Plus (you will
need Acrobat Reader to read
the manual).
Remote Playback
For more details on how to use this
feature, click ‘Help’ on the top menu,
then click ‘User Manual’.
Select the
cameras
you want
to view
LiveView
Window
Orange
indicates
recorded
footages
Select a
time/date
Current
time/date
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Full Screen
5 Record to PC
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Volume
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2 Screen Mode
Previous Group
10 Event Controls
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Stop/Start view 4 Snapshot
8 Auto Switch
Next Group
11 Open/Close Event List
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Click the mouse to select footage located on the timeline
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Software & Mobile Application Quick Start Guide
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The SwannView Plus Mobile App
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Have a Smartphone or Tablet?
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Setting up your Phone
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Tap the + to add a new device.
Tap the blue QR code icon to
open the scanning page and
hold your camera just over the
sticker to ‘Scan’ the QR code
from the sticker on the top of
your DVR.
The following guide and screens are for the Phone version of SwannView Plus. If you have a Tablet you
should use SwannView Plus HD so jump to section 3 for your guide.
Swannlink Peer to Peer technology lets you connect your cameras in seconds from your tablet
or smartphone.
Although the screenshots used on this page are from the iOS version of SwannView Plus, the screens,
functions and buttons are identical for the Android version.
1. Head to the respective Apple iTunes App Store
or Google Play store
2. Search for SwannView Plus and tap to
download or install the app.
SwannView Plus lets you connect to your DVR
using your Mobile/Cell phone or Tablet and view
your DVR’s cameras from almost anywhere.
3. Accept any requirements of the installation.
4. Tap OPEN to start the app.
Note: Once you have completed the setup steps, next time you want to
run SwannView Plus find the SwannView Plus app on your Phone and
5. On the first run, we will show you a few tutorial
screens to show what buttons operate which
functions, swipe your way through the screens
and tap ‘Let’s start’ to go to the main app
screen.
Tap the ‘Menu’ button at
the top left then ‘Devices’ as
shown in this screenshot.
Note: If you are adding a
second device to SwannView
Plus follow the same steps.
tap on the icon to run it, if your phone is connected to the internet the
cameras you have set up will automatically start live viewing.
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A brief description of the various buttons and functions of SwannView Plus can be found below.
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To access the in-app manual, tap the ‘Menu’ button, then the ‘Configuration’ button (the one that looks
like a small gear) and then tap the ‘Help’ button shown in the list. The manual explains what each
button does and how the different screens and options work in more detail than this guide.
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Setting up your Tablet
1. Head to the respective Apple
iTunes App Store or Google
Play store
This is the SwannView Plus interface, let’s go through the
various buttons and controls.
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2. Search for SwannView Plus
HD and tap to download or
install the app.
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1. Menu
7. Stream Settings
2. Camera List
8. Stop all playback
3. Live View screens
9. Next Menu
4. Group Indicator (1 dot for each 4
channel group, swipe to change)
Next Menu (not shown)
5. Snapshot
3. Accept any requirements of
the installation.
4. Tap OPEN to start the app.
5. On the first run, we will show
you a few tutorial screens to
show what buttons operate
which functions, swipe your
way through the screens and
tap ‘Let’s start’ at the bottom
of your screen to go to the
main app screen.
10. Enable/Disable audio
11. Alarm output control
6. PTZ control
You will see the UID entered
automatically similar to the
one shown above.
Tap ‘Alias’ to name your
DVR. Enter the ‘User
Name’ (default admin) and
‘Password’ (default 12345
or the one you created in the
setup wizard on your DVR).
Tap the ‘Save’ icon at the top
right to save your settings and
verify the connection. Tap the
‘Start live view’ button will to
start viewing your cameras.
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Note: The Alarm output option is not present on this model. The PTZ option requires
a PTZ camera. The Audio function requires a suitable camera that has a microphone
or a compatible microphone to be connected to your DVR.
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Tap ‘Alias’ to name your DVR such as Home,
Office etc. Enter the ‘User Name’ (default admin)
and ‘Password’ (default 12345 or the one you
created in the setup wizard on your DVR earlier).
Tap the ‘Configuration’ button at the
bottom of the icon list on the left, then the +
icon at the top on the right as shown in this
screenshot.
Tap the ‘Save’ icon at the top right of the screen
to save your settings and verify the connection.
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Tap the blue QR code icon to open the
scanning page and hold your camera just
over the sticker to ‘Scan’ the QR code from
the sticker on the top of your DVR.
Tap the Live View button on the top left to return
to the main viewing screen.
In the device list you will see your DVR, simply
tap and hold the icon and drag it to the Live
View window to automatically start viewing all
channels.
Note: Tap the ‘Help’ icon to open the
manual that explains what each button
does and how the different screens and
options work in greater detail.
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Note: Once you have completed the setup steps, next time
you want to run SwannView Plus HD find the SwannView
Plus HD app on your tablet and tap on the icon to run it, if
your tablet is connected to the Internet the cameras you
have set up will automatically start live viewing.
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Remote Playback
For more details on how to use this function, tap
the configuration button and check the Help menu
in the app.
Select a time/
date range to
search.
Tap and hold
your DVR
then drag to
the remote
playback
screen to
view up to
4 cameras
at a time or
just drag a
camera by
itself to watch
only one.
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4 Stop all Playback
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Tap and
drag the
timeline to
skip through
the recording
to a specific
time. The
Blue bars
indicate that
recording has
occurred at
that time.
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2 Snapshot
3 Play/Pause
5 Full Screen playback
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