How to Set Up NVW-490 Camera to an NVW-480 Recorder

To eliminate distance and obstruction to cause poor WiFi signal, have your camera, recorder, and router placed close together just to finish the setup.

First thing you should do is to check if the camera is detected but just isn't assigned on a channel.

To do that, right-click on the live feed and select the camera icon.

From here, check if there is a camera that isn't assigned to a channel. Click the dropdown and assign it to a channel for it to be shown on the live feed.

Click on Apply to save the settings.

If there is a missing camera on the list, then you may proceed below.

1. On the unit itself, right-click then go to Menu.
   
2. Proceed to NETWORK > WiFi Setting
   
   
3. Write down the information from your screen:
   1. WIFI Mode: AP/Station
   2. SSID: < name of the WiFi >
   3. Password: (tick the Show Password box) < password of the SSID >
   4. Channel: (only available on AP Mode)

From here, there 3 possible scenarios. Click their corresponding link to go to the next step.

Scenario 1: WIFI Mode = AP with the default SSID and Password (WIFI_NVR_AP & 1234efgh).

• If your camera doesn't show image considering your recorder has the default WiFi settings, then try to reset the camera. To reset, press and hold the reset button until the camera speaks.
• After reset, wait for a couple of minutes and your camera should start to show an image.

Scenario 2 of 3: WIFI Mode = AP with a custom SSID and Password, proceed HERE.

Scenario 3 of 3: WIFI Mode = Station, proceed HERE.

 

AP mode with a custom SSID and/or Password

1. Unplug the working cameras
2. Go to Network > Wi-Fi Setting and click Default to set the WiFi settings to default then click Apply to save
   
3. Check the live feed until the additional camera shows up.
   1. If not, reset the camera. To reset, press and hold the reset button until the camera speaks.
4. Once the additional camera is added, go back to Network > Wi-Fi Setting and put back the previous SSID and password then save the settings
   
5. Make sure to SYNC the additional camera to get the new SSID and password
6. Reconnect the other cameras

---End of troubleshooting---

 

Station Mode

1. Unplug the working cameras
2. Go to Network > Wi-Fi Setting and click Default to set the WiFi settings to default then click Apply to save
   
3. Check the live feed until the additional camera shows up.
   1. If not, reset the camera. To reset, press and hold the reset button until the camera speaks.
4. Once the additional camera is added, go back to Network > Wi-Fi Setting and set it to Station.
5. Click Scan and choose the WiFi where it was connected earlier then click the Next button at the right.
   
   
6. Click Show Password and enter the password then click the Next button at the right.
   
7. Make sure to SYNC the additional camera to get the new SSID and password.
8. Reconnect the other cameras

---End of troubleshooting---

NOTE: Please consider the following when using NVW-490 camera to your NVW-480 recorder:

1. PIR feature of the camera is not compatible with this recorder.
2. Notification from the camera won't work due to the lack of PIR sensing.
3. Audio results on the following scenarios:
   1. Exported RAW (.264) file recording via USB has audio.
   2. Exported AVI file recording via USB has no audio.
   3. Live view via HDMI has no audio.
   4. Converted RAW file to MP4 using SwannView Link v2.1.2.43 on Windows has no audio.
   5. Exported MP4 file via SwannView Link 2.2.2.8 on Windows has audio.