QNAP Systems VMobile for Android User Manual
VMobile for Android Mobile Device
User Manual (Version: 2.0.0)
© Copyright 2013. QNAP Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved
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FOREWORD
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Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS ....................................................................................................................... 3
CHAPTER 1. OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................ 4
CHAPTER 2. INSTALLING VMOBILE ..................................................................................... 5
CHAPTER 3. SETTING UP VMOBILE ...................................................................................... 6
3.1 CONNECTING TO VIOSTOR NVR ............................................................................................... 6
3.2 MONITORING ........................................................................................................................... 12
3.2.1 Event Notification ........................................................................................................... 14
3.2.2 PTZ Control .................................................................................................................... 14
3.3 LOGS ................................ ................................................................ ....................................... 16
3.4 PLAYBACK ............................................................................................................................... 17
3.5 SETTINGS................................................................................................................................. 19
TECHNICAL SUPPORT ..................................................................................................................... 20
GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE ................................................................................................ 21
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Chapter 1. Overview
VMobile is a mobile video surveillance application designed to remotely and wirelessly monitor IP
cameras and playback recording files on VioStor NVRs through Android mobile devices (version 4.0.4
or higher). As long as network access is available, you can connect to and manage your video
surveillance system anytime and anywhere.
Note: VMobile is supported only by QNAP VioStor NVRs running the firmware version of 4.0.3 or later
versions.
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Chapter 2. Installing VMobile
To install the VMobile app, please follow the steps below:
1. Download VMobile from Google Play.
2. After installation is complete, the VMobile shortcut will appear on the screen, as shown below.
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Chapter 3. Setting up VMobile
After installing VMobile on your Android mobile device, you can use VMobile to connect to a VioStor
NVR.
3.1 Connecting to VioStor NVR
Follow the steps below to use VMobile on an Android mobile device. Please note that Internet
connection must be enabled on the device first.
1. Launch VMobile on the device.
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2. When you open VMobile for the first time, or if no NVRs have been added yet, the guiding page
Button
Description
Information about VMobile.
Add new NVRs.
Open the “Settings” screen.
will be presented. Through instructions and descriptions provided onscreen, you can easily learn
about VMobile and its key features.
3. Tap to add VioStor NVRs.
4. VMobile will automatically search for VioStor NVRs within your LAN. So, there is no need to
memorize NVRs’ IP addresses.
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5. Alternatively, you may manually enter the IP address or the domain name of a NVR. Enter the
Button
Description
Information about VMobile.
Edit a profile list.
correct port number, login ID, and password to connect to that NVR.
Default user name: admin*
Default password: admin
After the steps above are finished, click to open the ”Channel Assignment
Overview”screen.
6. Under ”Profile”, tap . You can create multiple profiles, with each containing different
sets of VioStor NVR and IP cameras. This greatly enhances your flexibility, as you can quickly
select a desired profile from the list.
The Profile Name field is a required field, and please be sure to select NVRs (if more than one
NVR have been added) or IP cameras (if the selected NVR also has more than one cameras
connected) to edit the channel list.
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Tap to switch to the next page, to delete a channel, or to drag and drop the
channels and re-order them. Press “Finish” to save the settings. To reset the order that live
monitoring channels are displayed on the screen, please tap “Reset”.
7. Tap to edit a profile.
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Button
Description
More information about VMobile.
Edit server list.
Tap to delete the profile or click a profile to edit it.
Note: The “All cameras” profile cannot be edited.
8. Under Server, tap . You can use VMobile to add multiple VioStor NVRs to monitor a
large number of channels on an Android mobile device.
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