{"id":22764,"date":"2021-01-07T12:17:58","date_gmt":"2021-01-07T17:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learncctv.com\/?p=22764"},"modified":"2021-01-07T12:29:29","modified_gmt":"2021-01-07T17:29:29","slug":"add-hikvision-wifi-camera-via-smartphone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learncctv.com\/add-hikvision-wifi-camera-via-smartphone\/","title":{"rendered":"How to set up a Hikvision WiFi camera via smartphone (Quick Steps)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify; cursor: text;\">This article explains how to add a<strong> Hikvision WiFi camera<\/strong> via smartphone.<\/p>\n<p><span><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3s57OTi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"22636\" width=\"270\" data-init-width=\"270\" height=\"293\" data-init-height=\"293\" title=\"Hikvision-WiFi-camera-2\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/learncctv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Hikvision-WiFi-camera-2.jpg\" data-width=\"270\" data-height=\"293\" data-link-wrap=\"true\"><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The process is straightforward and takes less than 5 minutes.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">How it works<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can <a href=\"https:\/\/learncctv.com\/hikvision-wi-fi-camera-setup\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"outline: none; cursor: text;\">set up a Hikvision WiFi camera via a laptop\/PC<\/a> or via smartphone.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The setup via smartphone is simple; you just need to connect it to the camera&#8217;s WiFi signal, and then the camera will be able to search for your local WiFi router.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So, you need to do two things:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">1. Connect the smartphone to the camera&#8217;s WiFi signal (SSID) using the last 8 characters of the camera&#8217;s serial number as the password (the serial number is on the camera&#8217;s label).<\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Hikvision WiFi Camera Signal\" data-id=\"22789\" width=\"376\" data-init-width=\"309\" height=\"135\" data-init-height=\"111\" title=\"Hikvision WiFi Camera Signal\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/learncctv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Hikvision-WiFi-Camera-Signal.jpg\" data-width=\"376\" data-height=\"135\" style=\"\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Unique WiFi camera SSID<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">2. Connect the camera to your local WiFi router using the password you may have.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After these two simple steps, the camera will be available in your network, and you will be able to have access to the live video stream using a mobile phone or PC.<\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Hikvision WiFi Choose a Network\" data-id=\"22792\" width=\"380\" data-init-width=\"308\" height=\"115\" data-init-height=\"93\" title=\"Hikvision WiFi Choose a Network\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/learncctv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Hikvision-WiFi-Choose-a-Network.jpg\" data-width=\"380\" data-height=\"115\" style=\"\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; cursor: text;\">You can also add the Hikvision WiFi camera to an NVR (Network Video Recorder).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; cursor: text;\">See the following section for the entire step-by-step process.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">How to set up a Hikvision WiFi camera via smartphone<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify; cursor: text;\">Turn on the Hikvision WiFi camera;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify; cursor: text;\">Use the smartphone to locate the camera&#8217;s WiFi signal;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify; cursor: text;\">Connect the smartphone to the camera&#8217;s WiFi;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify; cursor: text;\">Open a web browser on the smartphone;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify; cursor: text;\">Connect the smartphone to your router&#8217;s WiFi;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify; cursor: text;\">Check if the WiFi&#8217;s camera blue LED is flashing;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify; cursor: text;\">The process is done.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; cursor: text;\">As soon as the smartphone connects to the WiFi camera for the first time, the browser opens automatically. If it doesn&#8217;t, you may manually open it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; cursor: text;\">The picture below shows the Web browser listing the available Wi-Fi networks.<\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Hikvision WiFi Choose a Network to connect\" data-id=\"22794\" width=\"359\" data-init-width=\"303\" height=\"177\" data-init-height=\"149\" title=\"Hikvision WiFi Choose a Network to connect\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/learncctv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Hikvision-WiFi-Choose-a-Network-to-connect.jpg\" data-width=\"359\" data-height=\"177\" style=\"\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; cursor: text;\">Just choose your router&#8217;s network signal (SSID) and input the username and password, as shown in the following picture.<\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Enter the password to connect to the Wi-Fi\" data-id=\"22795\" width=\"360\" data-init-width=\"241\" height=\"267\" data-init-height=\"179\" title=\"Enter the password to connect to the Wi-Fi\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/learncctv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Enter-the-password-to-connect-to-the-Wi-Fi.jpg\" data-width=\"360\" data-height=\"267\" style=\"\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; cursor: text;\">If you have an NVR, open the main menu and add the WiFi camera the same way you do with the cameras that use UTP (network) cables.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; cursor: text;\">You can record and playback the videos using the NVR.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify; cursor: text;\">Related Articles<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; cursor: text;\">Here&#8217;s a list of related articles that may help you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: text;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learncctv.com\/how-to-configure-hikvision-ip-camera\" style=\"outline: none; cursor: text;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">How to configure Hikvision IP camera<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: text;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learncctv.com\/how-to-configure-hikvision-ip-camera\" style=\"outline: none; cursor: text;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/learncctv.com\/hikvision-dvr-network-setup-for-local-network-access\" style=\"outline: none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Hikvision DVR Network Setup (For Local Network Access)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: text;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learncctv.com\/default-ports-for-hikvision-dvr\" style=\"outline: none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Default ports for Hikvision DVR\/NVR<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/learncctv.com\/how-to-setup-a-hikvision-dvr\" style=\"outline: none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">How to set up a Hikvision DVR (basic configuration)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/learncctv.com\/hikvision-port-forwarding\" style=\"outline: none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Hikvision port forwarding (step-by-step)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; cursor: text;\">I hope this article can help you; please share it with your friends.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article explains how to add a Hikvision WiFi camera via smartphone. 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