Configure Wansview NCM625GA Pro HD 1080P Pan/Tilt WiFi IP Camera for Cloud Recording, Remote Monitoring and Playback
Contents
Step 1: Connect camera to the network and find IP address
1.1 Connect camera to the network
1.2 Find the Camera’s IP Address
Step 2: Configure the Camera Using the Web-based Configuration Tool
2.1 Setup or Re-configure Wi-Fi
Step 3. Configure the FTP settings
Step 4. Configure Video Profile and Image/Video Recording Options
4.1 Configure Video / Image Settings (Resolution, Frame Rate, Bit Rate)
4.2 Configure Video or Image Recording
4.3 Configure Motion Detection
Introduction
Wansview NCM625GA Pro HD 1080P Pan/Tilt WiFi IP Camera is packed with many high-end features for a pretty low price.
Its main features include:
- Superb HD 1080P Video with 1920x1080p at 25 fps. Video sample of this camera
- H.264 video compression
- Extreme reliable WiFi connection. Support IEEE802.11b/g/n 150Mbps
- Supports both wired and wireless connection
- Easy WiFi Configuration via mobile app or WPS
- Remote Pan and Tilt control, 340 degree x 90 degree covers every corner of your home
- Two-Way Voice, built in mic and speaker
- Motion/Audio detection with cloud video recording
- Superior high quality 4.2mm Lens
- 10 IR LEDs for Night Vision Up to 26 feet distance for 24-hour surveillance
Basic camera information
| Video / image resolution | 1920x1080, 1280x720 |
| Audio recording | Supported |
| Image upload frequency | 1 image/10s or lower |
| Video frame rate | 1,2,3,...,30 fps |
| Night-vision | Up to 26 feet |
| Image snapshot recording | Supported |
| Video clip recording | Supported. |
| Motion detection | Supported for both image and video clip based recording |
| Continuous recording | Supported for video recording when the motion sensitivity is set to 100. |
| Supported video format | .MP4 |
| Connection type | Wi-Fi and Ethernet cable; supports WPS |
| PoE (Power on Ethernet) | No |
| Indoor / outdoor | Indoor |
| Lowest pricing (as of 6/15/2016) | $79.99 |
| CameraFTP Editor's Rating | 9/10 (strongly recommended for 1080P video/audio monitoring) |
Note: This document is not designed to replace the product manual from the manufacturer. The information provided is based on our knowledge of the model Wansview NCM625GA Pro HD 1080P Pan/Tilt WiFi Camera. It may not be accurate or completely up-to-date. Users shall contact the manufacturer for all camera-related issues and contact us only for CameraFTP-related (cloud service / FTP) issues.
Most of the setup steps below are camera related and are very trivial. If you have finished these basic steps before, then you can skip Steps 1 and 2.
Step 1: Connect camera to the network and find IP address
1.1 Connect camera to the network
If you want to use wired connection, you just need to connect the Ethernet cable. Otherwise, there are several ways to connect the IP camera to your Wi-Fi network. Please read the product manual for detailed instructions.
(1) If your Wi-Fi router does not support WPS, then you can connect the camera with the router using an Ethernet cable first. You can configure the Wi-Fi settings in the camera's configuration pages later. You can also use manufacturer's mobile app to connect it to the network.
(2) If your Wi-Fi access point/router supports WPS, then it is very easy to connect your device to the network.
Turn on the camera and press the WPS button on your Wi-Fi access point (router) for 3 seconds; the WPS button will usually start flashing. Next, quickly press the WPS button on your camera. In about 1 minute, you will see the status light changes, indicating it is connected to the wireless router.
Wansview NCM625GA Cameras can automatically disconnect Wi-Fi when you connect a network cable and it will keep the same IP address; if you unplug the Ethernet cable, Wi-Fi will be re-enabled and keep the same IP address.
1.2 Find the Camera’s IP Address
Please refer to the manufacturer’s manual for more detailed information. Usually you will run the included IP Camera Search Tool to find the camera. If your computer does not have a DVD/CD drive, then you can download CameraFTP VSS software to find the camera's IP address. ( After you find the camera's IP address, you can stop VSS. Note: This camera is compatible with VSS-based Cloud Recording. You can use VSS as a cloud-enabled NVR, which requires a PC. )
Step 2: Configure the Camera Using the Web-based Configuration Tool
Most IP cameras don't support Chrome, incl. this camera. So please download Firefox web browser if you don't have it already. Launch Firefox, and visit:
http://IP_ADDRESS/(e.g. http://192.168.1.2)
The default username is admin, and password is 123456. (It is recommended that you change the password.)
After you log on to the camera, please install the Plug-in:
Click "View Video Mode 1", it will display the live view screen:
Click Setup, you will see the Setup Main screen. Click Network and then click the FTP tab, you can enter the FTP information as shown in the screenshot below.
With CameraFTP's service, most regular setup steps are not required. (You can check these steps in the Camera Configuration screen to make sure everything is configured correctly).
2.1 Setup or Re-configure Wi-Fi
If you had already connected the camera with your wireless router, then skip this step.
Otherwise, click the Network tab, then click Wireless Setup, you will see the screen below.
Click Search to find all available Wi-Fi routers, then select a router to connect. You will be asked to enter the wireless password, after done, click Save.
If Wi-Fi is configured successfully, you can unplug your network cable later.
Step 3. Configure the FTP settings
Click Network à FTP, you can see the screen as follows. If you don't already have an account on CameraFTP, please visit www.cameraftp.com and sign up a free trial account. CameraFTP offers 3-day free trial. When the trial ends, you will need to order a subscription to continue using the service.
Assuming you already have a CameraFTP Account, then you need to enter the following info:
- FTP Server: ftp.cameraftp.com
- Port: 21
- FTP Mode: PASV (This camera uses PASV by default. No configuration is needed)
- FTP Path: You camera folder path.
- Username / Password: FTP username is your CameraFTP username, FTP password is available in Configure IP Cameras page. (Your CameraFTP password may also work).
Note: In the above screenshot, WansviewPTZFullHD is the folder name, which is the same as the camera name that you created on www.CameraFTP.com website when you added a new camera.
Click Save to save the settings. After that, you need to configure the video / image resolution.
Step 4. Configure Video Profile and Image/Video Recording Options
Based on your subscription, you need to configure either video settings or image snapshot settings. You shall not configure both settings, otherwise, you need to order two separate camera licenses.
4.1 Configure Video / Image Profile (Resolution, Frame Rate, Bit Rate)
In the Video & Audio tab, click “Video”, see the screenshot below.
It seems you only need to configure the first stream, which supports two video sizes: 1920x1080 and 1280x720.
The resolution and frame rate should be based on the plan you subscribed to;
The Bit Rate is a little tricky. Setting it too high will use too much bandwidth, thus dramatically slow down your network, causing failed uploads; setting it too low will affect the video quality. You can use our bandwidth calculator to estimate the bandwidth. Visit www.cameraftp.com, click Pricing, and then customize a service plan. See the screenshot below.
Note for estimating the bandwidth, Number of Cameras should be set to 1.
For the video plan of 1920x1080, 3 frames/s, the estimated bandwidth is 770Kbps. You you can set it to a value smaller than 1024Kbps.
If you ordered an image plan, then you only need to select the correct video resolution. The resolution of the image snapshots will be the same as the First Stream video.
Click Save to save the video settings.
4.2 Configure Video or Image Recording
If you ordered an image recording plan, then you should configure Alarm Action to upload image "snapshots to FTP server". Otherwise, check "Recording to FTP server". Please don't check both checkboxes, or you need two separate camera licenses.
- "Snapshot to FTP server" will record image snapshots to FTP server. Each motion will trigger 3 images to be uploaded in 3 seconds. Continuous events will trigger continuous recording at 3 images/30 seconds. Video recording is clearly a better option for this camera model.
- "Recording to FTP server" will record video clips to FTP server. It can record a 30-second video clip for each motion event. Continuous events will trigger continuous video recording at 1 video clip per 30 seconds. The video format is .MP4, which is compatible with all browsers and platforms.
For the image recording plan, you can only order 1 image/10 seconds at 1920x1080 or 1280x720.
By default, you can only set motion-triggered recording. However, you can set the motion sensitivity to 100 for continuous recording.
4.3 Configure Motion Detection (required)
Click the Alarm tab à Motion Detection as shown below.
Just draw a rectangle and set the motion sensitivity. For motion-triggered recording plans, please leave it at 50; for continuos recording, set it to 100.
Click Save to save the change.
NOTE: Please do not configure both video recording and image recording. It will be considered as two camera licenses!
You are all done!
5. CameraFTP Viewer
You can disconnect the Ethernet cable if you want to use Wi-Fi. If you need to make changes, you can run the CameraFTP Virtual Security System program again to find the camera’s IP address (as it may change with DHCP), and then access the camera’s Configuration pages.
After your camera is setup, you can visit www.cameraftp.com to view or play back your recorded footage from anywhere. You can also download CameraFTP Viewer App for iOS, Android and Windows Phone.
Note: This camera is compatible with VSS-based Live View, Cloud Recording and Local Recording. You can use VSS as a cloud-enabled NVR, which requires a PC. If you want to use VSS with this camera, you will need to select the following video stream:
Cannot get it to work? Please read our Trouble-shooting Guide.