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YiIoT Yi IoT App

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Specifications:

  • Camera Compatibility: Bluetooth and Wi-Fi-enabled cameras
  • Wi-Fi Support: 2.4GHz recommended, some devices may not support 5GHz
  • Storage: Supports F32 format SD cards up to 128GB, cloud storage available

Product Usage Instructions

Adding Camera:

Method 1: Quick Camera Pairing

  1. Click on the + button in the app.
  2. Enable Bluetooth on your mobile phone and choose the Bluetooth+WiFi option.
  3. Select your Wi-Fi network and enter the password.
  4. Wait for the voice prompt confirming successful binding.
  5. Set the name of the device to complete the process.

Method 2: Connect Cameras with Wi-Fi

  1. If the camera is not beeping, press the RESET button for more than 5 seconds.
  2. Connect to Wi-Fi in your mobile phone settings and enter the Wi-Fi password.
  3. Scan the QR code displayed on your mobile phone against the camera lens to complete the connection.

Using the App:

  • Camera Settings
  • View in Full Screen
  • Record Locally
  • Hear Device Sound
  • Voice Intercom
  • Take Local Screenshots
  • PTZ Control (if supported)
  • Playback Recorded Alerts

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Q: The camera is offline or offline?
    • A: Check power supply, restart the device, ensure signal coverage, and check for signal interference.
  • Q: How does the camera store video?
    • A: The camera supports F32 format SD cards up to 128GB for loop recording. Cloud storage service is also available for video storage.

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How to add a camera

Method 1: Quick camera pairing

(Note: This section only applies to cameras with Bluetooth binding. The product purchase page or product packaging will indicate whether the device supports Bluetooth binding.)

  • Step 1: Plug your camera into the power supply and power it on. After 20 seconds, you will hear the beep sound from the device and enter the app to bind it.
  • Step 2: Click the “+” button in the upper right corner of the home page to add a camera.
  • Step 3: Enter the binding option page, if there is a pop-up window “Yi IoT would like to use Bluetooth”, click “OK” to enter the automatic scanning process.

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If the above pop-up window does not appear, please enable the Bluetooth function of the mobile phone first, and then select the “Bluetooth+WiFi” option in the list.YiIoT-Yi-IoT-App-fig (4)

(Note: The app also needs permission to use the phone’s location function. In camera binding, the app will check the location of the camera.)

  • Step 4: The app will automatically identify nearby Bluetooth cameras that can be paired. Selectthe cameras you want to bind and click Next.
    (Note: The camera needs to be powered on and beep continuously to be scanned.)
  • Step 5: Please select Wi-Fi and enter the password.
    (Note: It is recommended to use 2.4GHz Wi-Fi first.)YiIoT-Yi-IoT-App-fig (5)
  • Step 6: During device binding, wait for the voice prompt “binding successful”, and you can start using it.
  • Step 7: Set the name of the device. And then the camera pairing process is completed.YiIoT-Yi-IoT-App-fig (6)

Method 2: Connect cameras with WI-FI

When the camera is powered on, the camera will beep continuously, waiting for the connection from the app. Then operate on the app as shown belowYiIoT-Yi-IoT-App-fig (7)

If you don’t hear the beeps, please press the “RESET” on the camera. Continue formore than 5 seconds, until you heard the beeps, that means the reset is successful.YiIoT-Yi-IoT-App-fig (8)

Note:

  1. Some models only support 2.4G. Please refer to the product hardware information.
  2. Please turn on the location of the phone

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The QR code that appears on the mobile phone is scanned against the camera lens, and the device emits a prompt sound “QR code scan successful” and “WiFiconnected”, click Next, and wait for the network configuration to be completed If the camera can successfully connect to Wi-Fi, the app will display the next page.YiIoT-Yi-IoT-App-fig (10)

How to use appYiIoT-Yi-IoT-App-fig (11)

Depending on the hardware capabilities, the functions displayed on the app may be different.If it isn’t a PTZ camera, there isn’t a PTZ control panelYiIoT-Yi-IoT-App-fig (12)YiIoT-Yi-IoT-App-fig (13)YiIoT-Yi-IoT-App-fig (14)

Cloud storageYiIoT-Yi-IoT-App-fig (15)

Common problems

Q: The camera is offline or offline

  1. Check if the power supply is working properly
  2. Power off and restart the device to reconnect to the network
  3. The signal coverage is weak
  4. Signal interference shielding in special places

Q: How does the camera store video

  1. The camera supports the F32 format with a maximum capacity of 128G. After the card is recognized, it automatically records, and when the storage is full, it automatically overwrites the original recording and loops the recording;
  2. Support opening cloud storage service to store video;

For more app-related questions or issues, on the Profile tab in the app, we provide “Customer Service” or “Contact Us” options to help you.

Special statement

  • The product is subject to the actual product, the instruction manual is for reference only
  • Mobile phone app and device firmware version support updates, users can upgrade through the app.
  • The manual may contain technical descriptions or inconsistencies with product functions and typographical errors. Please understand, please refer to the final interpretation of our company.
  • Do not install the product in a place where it is damp, dusty, high temperature, flammable or explosive and out of reach of children.

FCC Statement

Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

  • Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
  • Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.
  • Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
  • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

  1. This device may not cause harmful interference, and
  2. this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with a minimum distance of20cm between the radiator and your body.

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Documents / Resources

YiIoT Yi IoT App [pdf] Instructions
2BLDP-CB401, 2BLDPCB401, cb401, Yi IoT, Yi, Yi IoT App, App

References

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