How to Connect a Wi-Fi Camera to a Mobile

Here’s how you can connect a Wi-Fi camera to a Mobile.

When you connect your Wi-Fi camera to your mobile, you can access all the footage no matter where you are. The app also helps you to manage the CCTV camera even if you are not near it. The process is simple and can in finished in a few seconds.

In the article below, I have explained the step-by-step procedure to connect a Wi-Fi camera to a mobile, and how you can set it up.

How to Connect a Wi-Fi Camera to a Mobile

To connect a Wi-Fi camera to a mobile:

• Install the camera’s app.
• Sign in. 
• Add your camera to the app.
• Connect the camera to your mobile.

Let’s go through these steps in detail:

Step 1: Install the camera’s app

Most modern-day cameras come with dedicated apps.

These apps are developed to simplify the management and control of devices like your Wi-Fi camera.

So, the first step to connect a Wi-Fi camera to a mobile is to install the app for your device. The apps vary depending on the brand you are using.

You can check for the brand and install the app on your mobile accordingly.

Android devices can install the app from the Play Store, whereas iPhone users have to install the app from the Apple Store.

Step 2: Sign in.

Once the app is installed, you have to sign in with your email, name, etc.

You can also sign in with your existing Facebook or Google account to speed up the login process. 

A few prompts will appear on your screen asking for your permission to access your camera, audio, video, etc. Once you grant necessary access to the app, you will successfully enter the app.

Step 3: Add your camera to the app.

Once logged in, you will be brought to the app’s home page.

Here look for the plus + sign in the top corner, or text reading ‘Add a Camera’ or ‘Add a Device’.  

Once you locate it, click on it and the app will provide you with further information to connect your camera to the mobile.

Step 4: Connect the camera to your mobile.

The most common way most of the apps use to connect to a device is through the QR code.

All you have to do is plug in your camera, and once it switches on, scan the QR code displayed on your mobile phone with the camera, wait a few minutes, and your camera will connect to your mobile.

Some cameras also connect to your mobile like a wireless network, so, you will have to switch on your camera, enable its pairing mode, go to your mobile’s Wi-Fi settings, and click on the camera to connect both the devices.

Once your Wi-Fi camera is connected to your mobile, you can now live stream the footage it collects, even when you are not at home.

Additionally, when you are connecting your camera to a mobile phone, make sure they are on the same Wi-Fi network.

How to Connect a Wi-Fi Camera to a Mobile With Hotspot

If you don’t have a home network, you can connect a Wi-Fi camera to a mobile using your mobile’s Hotspot as well.

To connect a Wi-Fi camera to a mobile using the hotspot, follow the steps mentioned below. 

1. Switch on your camera, and put it into pairing mode.
2. Now go to your mobile, scroll down the screen, and tap on it “Mobile Hotspot” icon to switch it on. Your camera will locate the Wi-Fi network, and connect to it. 
3. Next, install the app for your camera on your mobile. Android devices can install the app from the Play Store, whereas iPhone users have to install the app from the Apple Store.
4. Once the app is installed, you have to sign in with your email, and name or you can also sign in with your existing Facebook or Google account to speed up the login process. 
5. Next, look for the plus + sign in the top corner, or text reading ‘Add a Camera’ or ‘Add a Device’. Once you locate it, click on it and the app will provide you with further information to connect your camera to the mobile.
6. At last, follow the steps mentioned in the app to connect your camera to your Mobile.

Conclusion 

With that, we are at the end of the article. Now you know how you can connect a Wi-Fi camera to a mobile.

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