Amcrest IP2M-841 ProHD User Manual

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3. You will see the Registration Successful message and a confirmation email will be sent to you: 
 
  

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Check your email, and click the confirmation email from AmcrestView.com: 
 
 
4. Once you’ve opened the email, click the confirmation link inside to complete your registration: 
 
 
 
 
 
5. You will be taken back to AmcrestView.com and shown confirmation that your account has been activated. 
Click Go to Login: 
 
  

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6. You will be taken back to the login screen. Enter your new AmcrestView.com username and password, then 
click Login: 
 
  
7. A popup will appear from your Windows Firewall. Click Allow access: 
 
  
 
8. You will be taken to the main screen of your account. From here, click the Add Device button: 
  

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9. Now you can enter your camera’s information. Enter a Device Name (this can be anything).  
Then, fill in the S/N (serial number) this can be found on the sticker attached to the bottom of your camera or 
through the web interface (click the “i” icon in the top bar, then click Version).  
 
Enter your username and password for the camera, not the username and password you just created for 
AmcrestView.com. To find your camera login credentials, please refer to section 4.4.3. Finally, click OK:...

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10. You will then see your camera added to the device list on the main screen. Click the ‘eye’ icon to view the live 
feed:  
 
 
 
11. Your browser will give you a notification asking you to allow popups from AmcrestView.com. Click Options for 
this site, then click Always allow:  
12. You will be taken to the live view page and given a notification to allow the plugin to pull the video feed 
through here. Click the small arrow to the right of Allow, then click Allow for all websites:   

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13. A final popup will appear asking you to confirm that you allow this plugin on your browser. Mark the checkbox 
next to Do not show me the warning for this program again, then click Allow:  
 
   

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Now you can enable any of your added cameras to see their live feeds. In the top-right panel, there is a channel 
list. Click the small square icon to enable your feed for an added camera to see the video feed: 
 
 
 
Click the “S” to change it to an “M” which stands for “Main Stream” and will give you a full HD quality video 
stream. To go back to “Sub Stream”, for lower quality video (that works better on slower internet connections), 
click the “M” and change it to an “S” again.    

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4.7 Remote Web Access Setup 
There are two main methods for setting up remote access: UPnP/DDNS, and Port Forwarding. 
4.7.1 UPnP/DDNS Remote Web Access Setup 
Using Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) and Dynamic Domain Name Server (DDNS) functionality is the easiest way to 
setup stable remote access. For this method, your router should support the UPnP networking protocol and the 
protocol should be enabled. Please refer to your router manufacturer’s documentation to learn how to enable 
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17. Enter in login details into the username and password fields and click login. 
   

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If the process above is not working, please contact Amcrest Support via one of the following options: 
● Visit http://amcrest.com/contacts and use the email form 
● Call Amcrest Support using one of the following numbers 
Toll Free: (888) 212-7538 
International Callers (Outside of US): +1-713-893-8956 
USA: (888) 212-7538 
Canada: 437-888-0177 
UK: 203-769-2757 
● Email Amcrest Customer Support [email protected] 
 
4.7.2 Port Forwarding Remote Web Access Setup 
Port Forwarding is an...