Amcrest IP3M-941 Dual Band PT Camera User Manual

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4.3.7 Push notifications setup 
Push notifications are an incredibly useful way to get instantly notified of motion events when you’re on the go. 
This is a very convenient way to stay connected without having to constantly monitor your live feeds. It allows you 
to immediately tune into what’s happening, when it’s happening.  
There are several options for configuring exactly how you receive these notifications or “alerts” through your 
smartphone as well as options for what type of events...

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  3. Tap Configuration to open the push 
notifications settings menu. Tap Event List to 
see a history of past push notifications.  
4. Select the camera that you want to modify 
push notification settings for. 
  5. Tap your camera’s toggle switch to activate 
push notifications and configure settings. 
6. From this screen, you can modify the settings 
to fine tune push notifications to your 
preference. 
 
  

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4.3.8 Email alerts setup 
The Amcrest ProHD network camera has the ability to send you email alerts to notify you when motion detection 
occurs. This is an alternative to using push notifications, which come directly through the Amcrest View app. 
Instead, email alerts can come directly to your email app and can also, of course, be checked on a computer.  
Email alerts can be a great way to keep an email record of all your motion detection activity, instead of the app. 
However, keep in mind that...

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  3. Tap Email Alerts to open the email alerts 
settings menu. 
4. Select the camera that you want to modify 
email alert settings for. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Note: If your 
provider is not 
listed, select Other, 
then fill out the 
SMTP Server and 
Port fields. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Note: You can 
specify, in seconds, 
the Interval: how 
long the camera 
should wait 
between sending 
emails. 
5. Start by selecting your email provider. 
Continue by entering your email address in 
the Username field, followed by...

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4. 4 D esk to p acc ess  se tup 
There are 2 ways to access your camera from a computer (laptop or desktop) which are: locally or remotely.  
Local Access: Logging into your camera’s web interface from a computer or laptop device connected to the same 
network as your camera (home, office, etc.). 
Remote Access: Logging into your camera’s web interface from a computer or laptop device connected to a 
network outside of your home or business network (coffee shop, work computer, etc.)  
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1. Log onto your computer, open your web browser of choice, and go to www.amcrest.com/support: 
  
  
2. Then, hover over the Support tab up top and choose Downloads from the dropdown.  
 
  
3. This brings you to the downloads page. Click the IP Config Software download link on this page for either 
Windows or Mac.  
 
  
4. Find the download in your Downloads folder, and click it to open the installer.  
 
  
5. You will be asked to allow this program to make changes to your computer with a...

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6. Once you see the first page of the installer wizard, click Next to continue. 
 
  
7. On the next page, check the box next to “I agree”, then click Install.  
 
  
  

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8. After the progress bar completes, if you see a Windows Security Alert popup, click Allow access.  
 
  
 
9. This brings you to the main screen of Amcrest IP Config Software. Your camera will automatically be found 
on your network and appear in the list (if properly connected with an Ethernet cable to your router). You 
will also see the IP address associated with your camera. 
  
The “e” icon to the right allows you to launch directly into your web browser from this screen.  
 
Note: This “e”...

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4.4.2 Installing the Amcrest browser plugin 
Once you’ve followed one of the above methods to get to the login screen for the camera, follow the below steps 
to install the browser plugin on Internet Explorer:  
 
1. On the main login screen, you should see a popup in the center. Click Install.  
 
  
2. An install button will appear on the bottom of the screen for the plugin: webplugin.exe. Click Run, then 
go through the prompts of the install wizard. 
 
3. Once you see the notification along the...

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4.4.3 Logging in 
Before attempting to gain local access, you will need to make sure the following items are true:  
1. You have your login credentials (if using this local access method as your first, initial choice to setup your 
camera, only items 2 and 3 of this list need to be true) 
2. You have located your camera’s IP address  
3. You have installed the Amcrest browser plugin  
 
If you did not follow any of the app setup methods covered in section 4.3, and this is your first time logging...