SwannView Link Mobile App Quick Start Guide for Android

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Have a Smartphone or Tablet? With the free SwannView Link app, you can turn your Android mobile device into a monitoring centre for your DVR or NVR security system. Have the peace of mind that you can monitor your home at any time from any place. With SwannLink Peer-to-Peer technology, connecting your mobile device to your DVR or NVR is so easy - there’s no need to fiddle around with complicated network configurations. Best of all, it only takes minutes to get it up and running!

To download the app, open the QR code reader on your mobile device and scan the QR code below. You can also go to your app store and search for “SwannView Link”. Follow the on-screen instructions for installation and accept any license requirements that may appear.

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Depending on the DVR or NVR that you have, there are three configuration methods available when adding your device to SwannView Link. To determine which configuration method applies to your DVR or NVR, follow the instructions on the next page. After downloading and installing SwannView Link, locate the app and tap the icon to run.

Please note before proceeding, for automatic device detection, make sure your DVR or NVR and your mobile device are connected to the same network, otherwise

SwannView Link will have to be configured manually.

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To log in to your DVR or NVR, tap the grey device icon and proceed to step A-2.

Setting up your Mobile Device

A-11. For supported DVR and NVR devices, SwannView Link will automatically detect and show your device (see screenshot on the right). Proceed to step A-1.

2. If SwannView Link doesn’t automatically detect your device (see screenshot on the left), proceed to page 4 step B-1.

3. If you have an older model DVR that doesn’t include a UID (to check click Menu > Network > Advanced on your DVR or consult your user manual), you need to configure SwannView Link using your Swann DVR DDNS Portal account details. Proceed to page 6 step C-1.

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A-2Tap the second input field and enter the password that you created either in the Setup Wizard or in a later step (admin is the default username).

When finished tap “OK”.


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After a short space of time, you will see a Live View of your cameras.

To access the quick start guide included with SwannView Link, tap “Devices Menu” (top left), tap “Settings” then tap “Help”.

To reduce data usage when using your 3G/4G network, tap “Auto start preview over 3G/4G” to disable automatic Live View. Each time you start the app, you need to tap your device to start a Live View of your cameras.

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B-1To search for your DVR or NVR, tap the “Search” button (magnifying glass icon).


B-2SwannView Link will detect and display your DVR or NVR (see screenshot example).

To log in to your DVR or NVR, tap the device icon and proceed to step B-3.

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B-3Tap the grey device icon.

As seen below, tap the second input field and enter the password that you created either in the Setup Wizard or in a later step (admin is the default username).


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When finished tap “OK”.

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To access the quick start guide included with SwannView Link, tap “Devices Menu” (top left), tap “Settings” then tap “Help”.


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1. First check that you have DDNS enabled on your DVR (to check click Menu > Network > Advanced > DDNS or consult your user manual).

2. Click the “Test” button to see if your registration details are correct (if you receive a failed test message, check that your registration details are correct and that your device has an Internet connection).

Tap “Add New Device”.

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3. Tap “Device Name” to name your DVR. Change this to something more relevant.

4. Tap “Connect Mode” then tap “IP/Domain”.

5. Tap “Host” then input your host name (see screenshot example).

6. Make sure the port number matches the same setting used on your DVR.

7. Admin is the default username.

8. Input your DVR’s password then tap “Done”.

Tap “Save” (disk icon) to save then tap “Start Preview”.


To access the quick start guide included with SwannView Link,

tap “Devices Menu” (top left), tap “Settings” then tap “Help”.


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Using SwannView Link

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1. Devices Menu - Gives you access to a number of options such as adding, editing and deleting a device as well as the Remote Configuration menu. You can also access the Alarm menu (see page 8 for more information). Tap the “Play” button to exit.

2. Preview - Tap this to access the Live View of all your connected cameras. A blue border will surround the camera that you’ve selected.

3. Playback - Tap this to remotely play video that has been recorded to your DVR or NVR.

4. Preview Configuration - Gives you access to the list of cameras available. You can enable or disable one or more cameras for Live View.

5. Live View - Tap an available camera to select it. Selecting a camera gives you the option of taking a snapshot or recording video directly to your mobile device. You can also control a PTZ camera, change video quality settings and enable audio monitoring.

6. Camera/Group Indicator - The blue dot shows which camera or group of cameras you are currently viewing. Swipe the screen left or right to change.

7. Capture - Takes a snapshot of the selected camera and saves it directly to your mobile device.

8. Stop/Play - Tap this to stop the Live View of all cameras. Tap again to restart all cameras.

9. Record - Tap this to record video from the selected camera directly to your mobile device. Tap again to stop recording.

10. PTZ - Tap this to control a PTZ camera.

11. Screens - You can select to view up to 16 cameras at any one time. The ability to display multiple cameras is dependent on your Internet connection and the capabilities of your mobile device. If you have a slower connection or a less capable device, select a maximum of 4 cameras to view at once.

12. Close - Tap this to stop the Live View of the selected camera. Tap again to restart the camera.

13. Stream - You can select either a high quality stream “Clear” or smoother movement “Fluent”. For NVR devices, you can also select “Balanced”, which is a balance between smooth movement and a high quality stream. When selecting “Clear”, only one camera can be viewed at any one time (this setting requires a fast upstream connection between your DVR or NVR and your mobile device and will consume more of your Internet bandwidth).

14. Sound - Tap this to enable audio monitoring (if your cameras have audio capabilities or you have an audio source connected to your DVR or NVR).

Double tap a camera to view full-screen. Double tap again to return. Turn your mobile de-

vice horizontally for a larger view.

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Remote Configuration & Alarm MenuThe Remote Configuration menu allows you to change settings directly on the DVR or NVR. To access this menu from Preview mode, tap “Devices Menu” then tap the small light blue coloured button.

Tap “Save” (disk icon) to apply any changes that have been made. Tap the arrow button (top left) to go back to the previous menu.

OSD - Change settings for the on-screen display such as camera name and display position.

Email - Access your email configuration settings.

System - Displays technical information about your DVR or NVR.

Encode - Access to the encoding functions to change resolution and bitrate for each connected camera.

Motion - Access to Motion Detection settings.

Restore - Tap this to restore factory default settings.

Recording - Access settings on how the DVR or NVR will record video.

HDD - Displays total hard drive capacity as well as free space available.

Reboot - Tap this to reboot your DVR or NVR.

Tap the “Play” button to exit.

For comprehensive instruc-tions on the functions availa-ble, please download the user

manual available at our website (www.swann.com). The Alarm menu allows you to enable (Away), set a pe-

rimeter (Night) or to disable alarm devices (Disarm).

The Alarm button is only visible for DVR and NVR devices that support our Alarm Security Kit (see screenshot on the left).Alarm (alarm bell icon) - To access the Alarm menu from Preview mode, tap “Devices Menu” then tap this button.Push - When the alarm sensors have been activated, your DVR or NVR will send an alarm notification to SwannView Link -

Tap “Push” if you would like to disable noti-fications. Please note, when you receive an alarm notification on the home screen of your mobile device, tapping the notification will take you straight to the app.Away - Tap this to enable all sensors. This means any activation or movement within the PIR movement sensor or if a window or door has been opened, the siren will be activated.Night - Tap this to enable the window/door sensors only. This enables movement within the house but if a window or door has been opened, the siren will be activated.Disarm - Tap this to disarm all sensors. Please note, the SOS group (the panic button on the remote control) is still active.

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Remote Playback

1. Tap “Playback” to remotely play video that has been recorded to your DVR or NVR.

2. Tap this button to select the start and end time & date and the camera that you would like to remotely playback. You will see the following screen -

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3. Select the start time & date that you would like to search from.

4. Select the end time & date that you would like to search to.

5. Tap the “>” button and select the camera that you would like to remotely playback.

Only one camera can be selected when searching. Tap “Start Search” to display the video that fits within your search criteria.

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6. Tap and drag the timeline left or right to skip to a specific part of the recording. The blue sections indicate that a recording has occurred at that particular time.

By default, the Fluent setting is used for playback, as indicated by the checkbox above the timeline (this setting will not appear on non-supported devices). For a high quality stream, uncheck this to display the video in Clear mode (this setting requires a fast upstream connection between your DVR or NVR and your mobile device and will consume more of your Internet bandwidth). For devices that don’t support the Fluent setting, Clear mode will always apply.

7. Takes a snapshot and saves it directly to your mobile device.

8. Tap this to record video directly to your mobile device. Tap again to stop.

9. Tap this to play and tap again to stop.

10. Tap this to enable audio playback (if your cameras have audio capabilities or you have an audio source connected to your DVR or NVR).

You may notice that remote playback is not as smooth compared to playing videos on your local network. Playback quality

is dependent on your Internet connection and the encoding settings utilised. Lowering the bitrate may help with this.

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Controlling a PTZ Camera

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Make sure your PTZ camera is configured and working with your DVR or NVR first. Tap your

PTZ camera first to select it then tap “PTZ” to access the control panel.

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1. Tap this to close the control panel.

2. This function is dependent on your camera model. For example, on some cameras, when you tap and hold the button, the camera will continually pan in a 360° motion.

3. As Swann cameras don’t utilise a manual iris, the Iris controls have no function.

4. Tap these to adjust the camera’s focus. You can tap and hold to continually change the focus, or you can incrementally adjust by performing multiple taps on each button.

5. Tap these to utilise the zoom function. The top button will zoom in and the bottom button will zoom out. You can tap and hold to continually zoom in or out, or you can incrementally adjust by performing multiple taps. Pinch and spread gestures can also be used (see page 11 for more information).

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Tap and hold the screen then push in the di-rection you want to move the camera to. The further from the centre you push, the faster the camera will pan or tilt. The green arrows illustrated indicate the directions available.

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Controlling a PTZ Camera (cont.)

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Use the spread gesture to zoom into the Live View. Hold the gesture to continu-ally zoom in. Tap and hold to move around within the Live View. The spread gesture works in both horizontal and vertical modes.

Use the pinch gesture to zoom out. Hold the gesture to continually zoom out. The pinch gesture works in both horizontal and vertical modes.

The green arrows illustrated indicate the directions avail-able.

The PTZ control panel will only appear on-screen for a few seconds when you turn your mobile device horizontally.

Tap the screen to access the control panel again.

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