TP-LINK KC411S User guide

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Contents
About This Guide ··························································1
Introduction to Kasa Smart App ···························2
Set Up Your Camera ····················································3
Main Device Controls ················································· 4
Set Schedules ································································7
Enable 24/7 Recording ···········································10
Check 24/7 Recording Videos ··························· 11
Turn On/O Spotlight Temporarily ····················12
Screen Recording ······················································13
Enable/Disable Siren ················································14
Pan/Tilt ·············································································15
Add/Delete View Points ·········································· 16
Manage Device Settings ·······································17
Reset Your Camera ··················································· 34
Cameras ·········································································36
Grouping ·········································································37
Me Page ·········································································· 42
Manage Your Account ············································42
Kasa Care ·······································································43
Third Party Services ·················································44
Firmware Update ························································48
Notication ···································································· 49
Widgets ··········································································· 50
Settings ···········································································59
Scenes ·············································································60
Smart Actions ······························································65
Me Page ·········································································· 74
Manage Your Account ············································74
Kasa Care ·······································································75
Third Party Services ·················································76
Firmware Update ························································80
Notication ···································································· 81
Widgets ··········································································· 82
Settings ···········································································91
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About This Guide
This guide provides a brief introduction to the Kasa Smart app and the Kasa Cameras, as well as regulatory information.
Features available of this product and in Kasa Smart may vary by model and software version. Kasa Spot and Kasa Smart availability may also vary by
region. All images, steps, and descriptions in this guide are only examples and may not reect your actual experience.
Conventions
In this guide, the following convention is used:
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More Info
Specications can be found on the product page at https://www.tp-link.com.
Our Technical Support and troubleshooting information can be found at https://www.tp-link.com/support.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) can be found at https://www.tp-link.com/support/faq.
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Introduction to Kasa Smart App
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Set Up Your Camera
Follow the steps below to get started with your new camera.
Step 1. Download Kasa
Get the Kasa Smart app from the App Store
or Google Play, or by scanning the QR code
below.
Step 2. Log In
Open the Kasa Smart app and log in with your
TP-Link ID. If you don't have an account, create
one rst.
Step 3. Start Setup
Tap the + button in the Kasa Smart app, select
Device > Cameras and then your model.
Follow step-by-step app instructions to
complete the setup .
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Main Device Controls
After you successfully set up your smart camera, you will see the home page of the Kasa Smart app. Here you can view and manage all devices that
you've added to Kasa. Tap your smart camera to control and manage it.
Home Page
You can see all your Kasa devices listed in the
Home page.
Turn On/O Camera
Turn on/o your camera quickly by tapping the
switch in the home page. If it is o, you are entering
Privacy Mode and cannot stream live video.
Live View Page
Tap the camera in the Home page to enter the
Live View page. Here you can check live view
video and activities detected by your camera.
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Favorite Devices
Gather the devices you use most often to Favorites so you can easily nd them. Long press your
device and tap Favorite in the Home page.
Relocate Devices
Long press your device and tap Relocate to
move the device to another home or room
you have created.
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Add a Home
Tap My Home and go to Home Settings. Tap to Add a Home. You can also add rooms for
dierents homes in home settings page.
Add Rooms
Tap and go to the home page. Then tap
+ Add Rooms to add rooms for this home.
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Set Schedules
Set schedules to automatically turn on/o your camera, or turn on/o patrol mode (the camera moving between your viewpoints) of your camera, at set
times according to your daily routine.
Note: When the camera is o, you cannot watch live view video.
Note: Only pan/tilt cameras support Pantrol Mode schedules.
1. Tap your camera in the Home page to enter
the live view page, and then tap .
2. Tap + on the top right corner.
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2. Tap Save and you'll see your schedule
listed in the Schedule Page. You can add more
schedules following the same steps.
3. You can turn o your schedule any time at
the Schedule page.
1. Set a schedule to turn your camera on or
o. For example, I want to turn o the camera
at 8:00 PM every day.
Power Schedule
Note: For pan/tilt cameras, select Power after tapping +.
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Patrol Mode Schedule
Note: You need at least two viewpoints to use the patrol mode schedule.
Note: Only pan/tilt cameras support Pantrol Mode schedules. You can select Patrol Mode after tapping +.
1 Set a schedule to turn the patrol mode on or
o. For example, I want to turn on patrol mode
at 9:00 AM every weekday.
2. Tap Save and you'll see your schedule
listed in the Schedule Page. You can add more
schedules following the same steps.
3. You can turn o your schedule any time at
the Schedule page.
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Enable 24/7 Recording
When 24/7 Recording is enabled, your camera will record every minute of every day so you'll never miss a thing.
Note: You need to insert a microSD card rst.
In the live view page, tap then 24/7 Recording. You can enable or disabled the feature and check the storage of your microSD card.
Encryption: When enabled, all videos recorded to your SD card can only be read from this Kasa camera.
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Check 24/7 Recording Videos
The recorded videos are saved in the microSD card. You can check it in the app.
In the Live View page, tap . You will see recorded videos.
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Turn On/O Spotlight Temporarily
You can turn on/o spotlight temporarily in the Live View page. You can also customize the temporary period in Device Settings.
Note: It is suitable for KC420WS only.
In the Live View page, tap to turn on/o spotlight temporarily. To change the temporary period, go to Device Settings > Spotlight Settings.
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Screen Recording
Quickly record what interests you in Live View.
Note: This feature is currently exclusive to Kasa Care subscribers.
Go to Me > Kasa Care, then subscribe the Kasa Care service for your camera. In the Live View page, tap to record the
live view. The clips will be save to Activity.
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Enable/Disable Siren
You can manually trigger the siren when viewing live video to scare away unwanted visitors if necessary.
Note: It is suitable for KC420WS only.
In the Live View page, tap and the siren on/o button appears. You can tap once to trigger the siren, and tap again to disarm it.
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Pan/Tilt
You can swipe up, down, left, and right on your phone to rotate and set the camera's point of view.
Note: It is suitable for pan/tilt cameras only.
In the Live View page, tap the arrow icon to rotate your camera as you like.
Tilt your camera up.
Tilt your camera down.
Tilt your camera left / right.
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Add/Delete View Points
Add the spots that are most important to you, so you can easily turn your camera to the specic spot with a single tap.
Note: It is suitable for pan/tilt cameras only.
In the Live View page, rotate your camera to locate the spot that matters to you, then tap to
add it as a viewpoint. Follow the same steps to add other view points.
Tap the viewpoint you have added and X
appears. Then tap X to delete the viewpoint.
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Manage Device Settings
Device controls, camera settings, and advanced are available on the device settings page.
1. In the live view page, tap to go to
Device Settings page.
2. Turn on or o the camera.
When Camera is turned o, it means privacy mode is enabled. You can turn the camera o when
you do not want your camera to stream live view and record videos.
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3. Edit device name.
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