Q-See QS494, QS558, QS4816, QS4716, QS458 Remote Monitoring Guide

Mobile Remote Monitoring

Using QS View

for iOS and Android

Setup and Users Guide for Mobile Remote Monitoring QS Series Security DVRs

on the iPhone and iPad as well as Android devices.

ENABLING MOBILE SURVEILLANCE

You can access your DVR from your Apple or Android smartphone or tablet. Search for
Q-See in the iTunes Store or Android market to download this free mobile app. The same
application will operate on both phone or tablet. Be certain to select the QS Series version to
ensure compatibility with your system.

NOTE! Before you can use mobile access you need to setup the network
configuration on the DVR and forward ports 80, 100, and 9000 from the
router the DVR is attached to, to the IP address of the DVR as described in
Chapter 1of the Remote Monitoring Guide.

NOTE: The bandwidth usage of monitoring your DVR remotely is roughly equivalent to
streaming a movie for the same duration.

USING QS VIEW

QS View software operates identically on both Android and Apple iOS phones and tablets.
The instructions below cover both platforms.

LOGGING INTO YOUR DVR

Once you’ve installed the QS View app, launch it as you would any other program.

Once the program has loaded it will display its
default mode, the Live View.

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You will need to add your DVR to the Device
List in order to connect.

Once you’ve added your DVR to the list, you
can tap on it to connect to it.

Tap on the Device icon to open the Device
List.

To add a DVR to your list, tap the + (iOS)
or Add (Android) button in the upper right
corner.

Later, you can use this window to edit or
delete DVRs in your list by using the Edit
button on the upper left.

Clicking on the + or Add button opens
another window allowing you to enter
the DVRs IP address and other essential
information, such as the user name and
password. These are the same as you use to
log into the DVR.

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While in Live View, you may switch between
Devices by tapping the Select button in the
upper right corner. This will cause a list of
your available DVRs to pop up allowing you
to choose which system to access.

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It is recommended that you create two
“Devices” for each DVR. One should use the
local IP address for when you are accessing
the same network that the DVR is connected
to, while the other will use the WAN IP for
when you are connecting over the Internet.

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