Mobiscope

Mobiscope
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Mobiscope Desktop for Windows Getting Started Guide

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Introduction .....................................................................................3 1. Installing Mobiscope Desktop on a computer ...........................3 2. Viewing cameras andrecordings on the desktop......................5 3. Mobiscope Desktop settings ......................................................6 ・ Mobiscope Options ...................................................................... 6 ・ Camera Settings.......................................................................... 7 ・ Motion DetectorSettings.............................................................. 8 ・ Scheduler ................................................................................... 9 4. Support .......................................................................................9 Appendix A – Downloading Mobiscope Client ...............................10 Appendix B – Mobiscope Desktop Hotkeys ...................................11

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Introduction
Mobiscope software consists of two components: the desktop part and the client module.
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The desktop part (Mobiscope Desktop) should be installed on your computer. The client module should be installed on your mobile device.

To view your web and network cameras on your computer through your handheld, you should install both these components. Appendix Aprovides the information about downloading and installation of Mobiscope Client on your mobile device. In every Mobiscope Client you will also find directions on how to work with a mobile client.

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Installing Mobiscope Desktop on a computer

Mobiscope Desktop allows you to view up to four cameras (both ordinary web cameras and network cameras) on your mobile device. You should install thedesktop part of Mobiscope on all computers with cameras which you're going to use. Run the installation executable file mobiscope_desktop.exe and follow the instructions of the installation wizard to completely install the product. You can download this file from our site: www.mobiscope.com/download
Note: For correct work of the desktop, you should install this software with the account havingadministrator privileges on the local computer.

If your computer isn't registered in Mobiscope Online Service, you should fill the registration form while installing the Desktop.

Note: Please specify existing email address in registration form exactly. You will receive automatic notification about registration to this email address. You should confirm or cancel your registration in 'MobiscopeDesktop', by choosing one of the web links in this email.

In the Mobiscope Desktop each registered computer has a special computer number assigned at registration in the service. If connection to Mobiscope Online Service has established and the
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registration was completed successfully, the unique computer number will be assigned to yourcomputer. You will see this number in the desktop with title 'Mobiscope computer number'. If the connection wasn’t successful please verify proxy settings.
The Mobiscope Desktop connects to Mobiscope Online Service as usual Web browser (using HTTP requests through port 80) and it doesn't require direct access to the computer or other special router settings. But if in your local network the proxyserver is used, you should specify proxy settings. For that, go to the File menu, select Options…-Connection and enter all required information. Details about proxy settings, you can get to know from your network administrator.

After registration you should add a password which you will use to access your computer with cameras connected to it.

After the installation is successfully...