Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

1. How to add my IP camera?
2. My camera is not supported. Can you add support for it?
3. I cannot access my cams from mobile network, but they work with local WiFi connection. What are the required steps to enable broadcasting?
4. How can I connect to my webcam/USB camera?
5. How can I view live video from another Android device camera?
6. How can I monitor any webcam?
7. How to add more webcams?
8. What about privacy policy?

Answer 1:

Go in "Manage Cams" window. Press Menu and select "Add camera". In "Camera Settings" you have to specify your camera vendor, model, hostname, and port number. Press Back button to see the live video coming out from the camera. The easiest way to automatically add all your cameras is to use LAN Scanner available in PRO version. For advanced users we have an option adding any camera model by specifying camera requests manually.

Answer 2:

Please provide us a temporary access to your camera (see Contacts). We will take a look.

Answer 3:

You need to setup port forwarding on your router. Port forwarding forwards all traffic from your private camera to external network, e.g. from 192.168.0.3:8080 to your_external_ip:8080. Read the router manual for how to do that or contact your system network administrator. Enter your external IP address and port number in RODISmartWatch when you've done. You can also use a free step-by-step tutorial from www.portforward.com Usually DSL connections renew their IP addresses after 24 hours. Use DDNS service to get fixed domain name, e.g. no-ip.com or DynDNS.

Answer 4:

You need to install on your PC either webcamXP, AbelCam or Yawcam software which support USB cams broadcasting. For the vendor name select Windows in RODISmartWatch's Camera Settings. For Mac computers we support AirBeam, EvoCam, RemoteSight (recommended, Youtube video), SecuritySpy software. For Linux we support Motion, MJPG-streamer, ZoneMinder. For Android - IP Webcam Pro (recommended), FRITZ!App Cam, Camera WiFi LiveStream, Ocular IP Camera. For iOS - AirBeam, IP Cam Pro, iPCamera - High-End Network Camera (recommended).

Answer 5:

For Android device we highly recommend to install a free app called IP Webcam by Pas on another device. It allows using this device as an IP camera (video, 2-w audio, auto focus, LED on/off).

Answer 6:

a) Open your webcam in a web browser on your PC/Mac. Check live image properties by right clicking on the image and find the full web image address. It should looks like "http://www.myweb.com/image.jpg" b) Create a new camera in RODISmartWatch. Go into "Advanced settings" -> "Edit JPEG image address" and enter "http://www.myweb.com/image.jpg" (without quotes). You will be able to see live video on your Android device.

Answer 7:

To get more webcams please install free WorldScope Webcams for Android - official Webcams.travel app for accessing thousands cams database. Start WorldScope app and search for cameras which have Streaming video capability. RODISmartWatch will be automatically used for live view, record and import webcams.

Answer 8:

We respect your right to online privacy. RODISmartWatch does not collect or send us or 3d parties any personal information. All versions of RODISmartWatch are ads-free since we believe that there is no way to guarantee your privacy with ads providers.