The TCP/IP page is where the IP address information can be gathered. The location of the IP address the Speco Blue app will use is highlighted in the image below. Please take note of the IP address in the given location.

At the top of the page, next to TCP/IP, an option for Port can be found. Please select Port. The active ports the recorder uses are listed. Please take note of the HTTP port number.

Opening the Speco Blue app on a mobile device, the Live screen should be the first to appear. In the top right corner, a button can be found that looks like two rectangles. Please select that button.

That button should have opened the Server List. Again, in the top right corner, a button will be found that looks like three dots in a circle. Please select that button and choose the option Manually add from the small menu that appears.

After selecting Manually add, the next screen to appear will be the Add Device screen. Please select the top-most selection for Serial Number. A small menu will appear at the bottom of the screen, please select IP/Domain name.

The app is now displaying a field to insert the recorder's IP address. Enter the IP address that was taken from the TCP/IP page of the recorder as explained above.
The next line underneath will ask for the HTTP port. Please insert the HTTP port of the recorder found on the Port page as explained above.
The next line is the Device Name. This is what the recorder will be called for easier recognition if multiple recorders are added. Anything can be inserted into that field.
Next is the Username and Password of the recorder unit, this should be known by the user.
- Once everything is inserted, select Save at the bottom of the screen.

The next page to appear will be the Server List again. The recorder unit should be seen on the list.
- If a connection has been acquired, a green Wi-Fi symbol should be visible on the right side. The play button shown below can now be pressed, and the recorder's cameras should appear.

If the phone is outside of the local Wi-Fi network that the recorder unit is connected to, the phone will not have a connection to the recorder.

METHOD #2: Connecting via the DDNS Address

First, access the Settings menu of the Speco Blue Recorder.

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Once the Settings menu appears, please select the Network page. That should automatically open the Network > TCP/IP page.

Once the TCP/IP page opens, additional options should be made available at the top of the page. One of the options available is DDNS. Please select the DDNS option.
- Please verify that the checkbox for Enable has a checkmark. Select apply. A Domain Name should be given at this point. Take note of the Domain Name.

At the top of the page, next to TCP/IP, an option for Port can be found. Please select Port. The active ports the recorder uses are listed. Please take note of the HTTP port number.

Opening the Speco Blue app on a mobile device, the Live screen should be the first to appear. In the top right corner, a button can be found that looks like two rectangles. Please select that button.

That button should have opened the Server List. Again, in the top right corner, a button will be found that looks like three dots in a circle. Please select that button and choose the option Manually add from the small menu that appears.

After selecting Manually add, the next screen to appear will be the Add Device screen. Please select the top-most selection for Serial Number. A small menu will appear at the bottom of the screen, please select IP/Domain name.

The app is now displaying a field to insert the recorder's DDNS domain name. Enter the domain name that was taken from the DDNS page of the recorder as explained above.
The next line underneath will ask for the HTTP port. Please insert the HTTP port of the recorder found on the Port page as explained above.
The next line is the Device Name. This is what the recorder will be called for easier recognition if multiple recorders are added. Anything can be inserted into that field.
Next is the Username and Password of the recorder unit, this should be known by the user.
- Once everything is inserted, select Save at the bottom of the screen.

The next page to appear will be the Server List again. The recorder unit should be seen on the list. If the phone is outside of the local Wi-Fi network that the recorder unit is connected to, the phone should have a connection to the recorder.
- If a connection has been acquired, a green Wi-Fi symbol should be visible on the right side. The play button shown below can now be pressed, and the recorder's cameras should appear.

DDNS typically does not work on the local Wi-Fi network of the unit itself. DDNS would typically only work outside of the local network. Some users do report naturally being able to run DDNS on the local Wi-Fi network. Some networks are capable of a function called "NAT Loopback." NAT Loopback would need to be enabled within the network to connect to DDNS on the local network.

METHOD #3: Connecting via the QR Code

First, access the Settings menu of the Speco Blue Recorder.

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Once the Settings menu appears, please select the Network page. That should automatically open the Network > TCP/IP page.

Once the TCP/IP page opens, additional options should be made available at the top of the page. One of the options available is NAT. Please select the NAT option.
- Please verify that the checkbox for Enable has a checkmark. Select apply. A NAT Status of Success should be seen.
Keep the NAT page open and/or take note of the code written directly underneath the scannable QR code. That is the written QR code for when the actual QR code cannot be scanned.

Opening the Speco Blue app on a mobile device, the Live screen should be the first to appear. In the top right corner, a button can be found that looks like two rectangles. Please select that button.

THERE ARE TWO METHODS OF CONNECTING VIA QR CODE

METHOD A: Scanning the QR Code

That top right button should have opened the Server List. Again, in the top right corner, a button will be found that looks like three dots in a circle. Please select that button and choose the option Scan code to add from the small menu that appears.

The phone's camera will appear. A white box will be outlined on the camera. Point the camera at the QR code on the recorders screen so it sits inside the white box outlined on the phone screen. The app should automatically capture the QR code.
Once the QR Code has been scanned, the Add Device page will appear. The written QR Code will automatically fill in the next line.
The next line is the Device Name. This is what the recorder will be called for easier recognition if multiple recorders are added. Anything can be inserted into that field.
Next is the Username and Password of the recorder unit, this should be known by the user.
- Once everything is inserted, select Save at the bottom of the screen.

The next page to appear will be the Server List again. The recorder unit should be seen on the list. The phone should now have a connection to the recorder.
- If a connection has been acquired, a green Wi-Fi symbol should be visible on the right side. The play button shown below can now be pressed, and the recorder's cameras should appear.

METHOD B: Using the written QR Code

That top right button should have opened the Server List. Again, in the top right corner, a button will be found that looks like three dots in a circle. Please select that button and choose the option Manually add from the small menu that appears.

After selecting Manually add, the next screen to appear will be the Add Device screen. Two options for Serial Number can be found at the top of that page.
Select the second line that reads Serial Number and insert the written QR Code that should have been noted.
The next line is the Device Name. This is what the recorder will be called for easier recognition if multiple recorders are added. Anything can be inserted into that field.
Next is the Username and Password of the recorder unit, this should be known by the user.
- Once everything is inserted, select Save at the bottom of the screen.

The next page to appear will be the Server List again. The recorder unit should be seen on the list. The phone should now have a connection to the recorder.
- If a connection has been acquired, a green Wi-Fi symbol should be visible on the right side. The play button shown below can now be pressed, and the recorder's cameras should appear.

Initial submission Date: April 18, 2024

Article authored by: Frank Bondietti