iFreedom Mobile App User Guide

iFreedom User Guide
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Contents
REQUIREMENTS .................................................................................................................................. 1
INSTALLING THE APP ......................................................................................................................... 2
GETTING TO KNOW THE IFREEDOM INTERFACE. ........................................................................... 2
DEVICE MANAGEMENT ....................................................................................................................... 3
Adding a Device ................................................................................................................................ 3
Editing and deleting a device ............................................................................................................ 3
Exporting devices to another User .................................................................................................... 4
Re-synchronizing the camera list ...................................................................................................... 4
Creating a site ................................................................................................................................... 4
IDENTIFIYING THE CORRENT TCP & TRANSCODE PORT ............................................................... 5
SAVING YOUR FAVOURITE CAMERAS TO GROUPS ........................................................................ 5
PLAYING BACK FOOTAGE FROM A CAMERA ................................................................................... 7
Steps to playback video footage from a camera ................................................................................ 7
Requirements
To remotely access a Freedom Server over the internet from iFreedom you need the following:
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Freedom Server Pro or Lite version 3.3 Build 20131230 or higher
An internet connection at the Freedom Server recorder.
A Public IP address (issued by your ISP) of publically addressable DNS name.
‘Port forwarding’ configured in the router for each Freedom Server (I.T. technician)
iPhone/iPad (with Internet access) with iFreedom app installed
Installing the App
iPhone / iPad
To install the app on your device navigate to the App store on the smart device and search for ‘ifreedom’ (from Join
Computer & Control) or if viewing this document from your device tap on the link below.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id723952697?mt=8
Note: for iPad users make sure ‘iPhone Only’ is selected.
Getting to know the iFreedom interface.
Menu bar
Playback
Live view
Device
Manager
Icon legend.
Take snapshot of
current frame
Create favourite group
from current cameras
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Close single
selected tile
Close all tiles
Change Video
quality
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Re-synchronize
camera list
Export device
configuration
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Device Management
Adding a Device
To add a device follow the steps below.
Input ‘your’ recorders
IP or DNS address
88.88.88.88
Input the correct TCP
port for ‘your’ recorder
Input ‘your’ Username
and password
Field definition:
 Site name : (optional) Allows you to add the device to an existing Site, a site is a logical entity representing a group of devices.
 Device name : A name you wish to give for your device.
 Device Type : Select the type of device you are adding.
 IP or DNS : the IP or DNS address of your device.
 TCP Port : The TCP port the device is currently configured to.
 Username : The user account username configured on the remote device used to access the device.
 Password :: The user account password configured on the remote device used to access the device.
 TransCD Port : The Transcode port, (You usually do not have to change this field)
Editing and deleting a device
To edit an existing
device tap the ‘i’ icon
To delete a device swipe
from right to left on the
device you want to delete
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Exporting devices to another User
You can export devices from your device list to another iFreedom User, which attaches a configuration file to an email, the
User receiving the email can then ‘import’ the configuration into their device list.
To do this, tap on the menu bar, then the ‘Device Manager’ icon. Once in Device Manager follow the steps below.
Tap each device
you wish to include
in the export
A tick indicates a
selected device
Importing the Configuration File
If someone has sent you an existing iFreedom configuration by email, open the email on your device, then long press
(touch and hold your finger down) on the attachment icon, after which you will be presented with a list of applications to
open the attachedment with, then select(tap) the iFreedom icon.
Warning! Importing a configuration will
overwrite and remove any existing devices
Press & hold to
open attached
options window
Re-synchronizing the camera list
If cameras have been added or modified at sites associated with your recording devices you may have to re-synchronize
your device camera list, which is like a refresh to make sure any new cameras that you have permissions for are made
available to you for selection. To do this, while in the ‘Device Manager’ window, tap on the device you want to refresh
then tap the re-synchronize button at the bottom of the current window.
Image right: the re-synchronize button.
Creating a site
A ‘site’ is a logical named entity where devices can be grouped under, this can be helpful when you have multiple sites
and need to group the associated devices for each site under a particular site(name).
Sites are created from ‘Device Manager’ either when adding a device or by editing an existing device.
To add a new ‘site’ navigate to ‘Device Manager’ and tap the edit button
corresponding to an existing device, then
tap the edit button
to the right of the ‘Site Name’, from here tap the ‘+’ button to
add a new site, give your site a name. After a site has been created you need to edit each
device and change its ‘Site Name’ to the new site.
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Identifiying the corrent TCP & transcode port
The steps below identify where on the Freedom Server recorder the TCP port is displayed.
Note: ‘setup’ rights are required to view this screen.
The image below shows you how to get to the TCP/Transcode port configuration page in the Freedom Server recorder to see what the
TCP and transcode ports are currently set to.
These 2 ports are the ports that need to be ‘port-forwarded’ by your I.T administrator/contractor.
Note: the ports shown below may be different for your system.
Saving your favourite cameras to groups
Follow the steps below: 1st open the cameras you want to create a group from then tap the favorites icon (Step 2), than
name your group (Step 3) then tap ‘confirm’(Step 4)
Name your group
then tap ‘Confirm’
The new group will
appear here
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1 open the cameras
you wish to create a
group from.
To open the group
tap the group name
To open a group simply tap the group name.
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Viewing Cameras Live
To view cameras follow these steps;
Select the cameras you
want to view by tapping
in the circle
Browsing ‘All’ cameras from 1 device
You can select all cameras from a device by tapping the top most circle on the right side of the recorder
name (blue text), this selects (ticks) all camera from a device.
Once the first 4 cameras are open, to move to the next set of 4 cameras swipe from right to left.
Swipe from right
to left to move to
the next 4
cameras.
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Playing back footage from a camera
Tap on the menu bar then tap the playback icon.
Playback Control Overview
Select camera to
playback
Take snapshot of
current frame
Green
Red
White
Yellow
Zoom out
of timeline
Name of camera
Playback date
Change
Video quality
Play
video
Pause
video
Close
camera
Zoom into
timeline
Zoom out
timeline
Timeline color legend
Normal recording
Motion Recording
Text/POS Exception recording
Alarm recording
Zoom in to
timeline
Current playback time
Timeline
Steps to playback video footage from a camera
Swipe left or right to
move to a different time
Tap ‘+’ to zoom into
timeline for greater
control
Different colors in the
timeline indicate different
types of recordings, see
timeline color legend
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