How to connect a Speco Silver Recorder to the Speco Silver app

There are three methods to connecting a Speco Silver recorder to the Speco Silver app. Here is a guide on how to utilize all three.

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** Please Verify the recorder unit is connected to the internet before attempting to connect to the recorder **

 

• First, access the Setup menu of the Speco Silver Recorder.
  • You may be required to insert the username and password.

• Once the Setup menu appears, please select the General option under the Network tab.

• The General Network page is where the IP address information can be gathered. The IP address that the Speco Silver app will use is highlighted in the image below. Please take note of the IP address in the given location.

• On the left side of the screen, an option for System can be found. Please go to System and open the Information section.
  • Please take note of the first number listed on the Http/Https/RTSP line. That is the HTTP port number of the recorder unit. Please take note of that number.

• Opening the Speco Silver app on a mobile device, the Live screen should be the first to appear. In the top left corner, there is a Hamburger button (3 Horizontal Lines). Please select that button. 

• That button will open a menu from the left side of the screen. Please select Device List from the menu that appears.

• This will open a list of every recorder unit connected to the app, if any. This is the Device Manager page. In the top right corner, a + icon can be found. Please press the + icon. 
  • Please select IPC/NVR/DVR from the menu that appears.

• The app will access the phone's camera. Please select Manual Add.

• The Edit Information page will appear. This is where the information from the recorder that should have been noted will be inserted.
  • Please enter the IP Address that was taken from the General Network settings page into the top line that reads IP Address/ID.
  • The next line underneath will ask for the HTTP web port. HTTP port 80 will be inserted by default. If the HTTP port found on the Information page of the recorder is different, please change 80 in the app to that number seen in the recorder.
  • The next two lines below is the username and password to the recorder unit.
    • Once everything is inserted correctly, select Save at the bottom.

• The next page to appear will be the Device Manager page. The recorder 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.

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• First, access the Setup menu of the Speco Silver Recorder.
  • You may be required to insert the username and password.

• Once the Setup menu appears, please select the DDNS option under the Network tab.

• The DDNS page will open.
  • Please verify that the checkbox for DDNS has a checkmark. Select Apply in the bottom right corner. A Domain name should be given at this point. Take note of the Domain name.

• On the left side of the screen, an option for System can be found. Please go to System and open the Information section.
  • Please take note of the first number listed on the Http/Https/RTSP line. That is the HTTP port number of the recorder unit. Please take note of that number.

• Opening the Speco Silver app on a mobile device, the Live screen should be the first to appear. In the top left corner, there is a Hamburger button (3 Horizontal Lines). Please select that button. 

• That button will open a menu from the left side of the screen. Please select Device List from the menu that appears.

• This will open a list of every recorder unit connected to the app, if any. This is the Device Manager page. In the top right corner, a + icon can be found. Please press the + icon. 
  • Please select IPC/NVR/DVR from the menu that appears.

• The app will access the phone's camera. Please select Manual Add.

• The Edit Information page will appear. This is where the information from the recorder that should have been noted will be inserted.
  • Please enter the DDNS Domain name that was taken from the DDNS settings page into the top line that reads IP Address/ID.
  • The next line underneath will ask for the HTTP web port. HTTP port 80 will be inserted by default. If the HTTP port found on the Information page of the recorder is different, please change 80 in the app to that number seen in the recorder.
  • The next two lines below is the username and password to the recorder unit.
    • Once everything is inserted correctly, select Save at the bottom.

• The next page to appear will be the Device Manager page. The recorder 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.

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.

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• First, access the Setup menu of the Speco Silver Recorder.
  • You may be required to insert the username and password.

• Once the Setup menu appears, please select the Information option under the System tab.

• The System Information section will open.
  • Please take note of the first number listed in line that reads Http/Https/RTSP. That number is the HTTP port of the recorder unit.

• • A QR code can be found on that page. Please remain on this page and take note of the P2P ID at the bottom of the page.

• Opening the Speco Silver app on a mobile device, the Live screen should be the first to appear. In the top left corner, there is a Hamburger button (3 Horizontal Lines). Please select that button. 

• That button will open a menu from the left side of the screen. Please select Device List from the menu that appears.

• This will open a list of every recorder unit connected to the app, if any. This is the Device Manager page. In the top right corner, a + icon can be found. Please press the + icon. 
  • Please select IPC/NVR/DVR from the menu that appears.

• The app will access the phone's camera.
  • Using the phone and its camera, please scan the QR code that was found on the System Information page of the recorder.

• Once the QR code has been scanned successfully, the Edit Information page will appear.
  • The P2P ID from the System Information page will be automatically inserted in the top IP Address/ID line.
    • • **If the QR code is unavailable for scanning, please select the Manual Add option when the app pulls up the phone's camera. Please insert the P2P ID code manually in the top line of the Edit Information page.

• The next line underneath will ask for the HTTP web port. HTTP port 80 will be inserted by default. If the HTTP port found on the Information page of the recorder is different, please change 80 in the app to that number seen in the recorder.
• The next two lines below is the username and password to the recorder unit.
  • • Once everything is inserted correctly, select Save at the bottom.

• The next page to appear will be the Device Manager page. The recorder 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.

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Initial submission Date: May 8, 2024

Article authored by: Frank Bondietti