TP-Link Tapo 2K Indoor Security Camera User Guide

TP-Link Tapo 2K Indoor Security Camera

Introduction

When you are away from home, there is always something you care about. This is where the smart camera functions. No matter whether your child is climbing the kitchen cabinet, or the pet is stealing snacks, Tapo C110 helps you stay with them anytime, anywhere.

• 3MP High-Definition – Provide greater sharpness and clarity.
• Night Vision – Even at night, the camera can provide a visual distance of up to 30 ft.
• Live View – Always stay with what matters most to you anytime, anywhere.
• Two-Way Audio – Communicate with loved ones with the built-in microphone and speaker.
• Sound and Light Alarm – Trigger light and sound effects to frighten away unwanted visitors.
• Privacy Mode – Shut down the surveillance to protect your privacy.
• Sharing – Share the memorable moments with your family and friends.
• Easy Setup – Set up the camera with a free app within minutes.
• Safe Storage – Store up to 256 GB on a microSD card†, equal to 512 hours (21 days) of footage△microSD card needs to be purchased separately. △  The data comes from the TP-Link laboratory.

Appearance
The Home Security Wi-Fi Camera has a system LED that changes color according to its status, an alert light, lens, microphone, DC power port, RESET button, and a microSD card slot. Refer to below for details.

• Solid red
  Starting up
• Blinking red and green
  Ready for setup
• Blinking red slowly
  Connecting to Wi-Fi
• Solid amber
  Connected to Wi-Fi
• Solid green
  Connected to TP-Link Cloud server
• Blinking red quickly
  Camera resetting
• Blinking green quickly
  Camera updating

Set Up Your Camera

1. Download App
   Get the Tapo app from the Apple App Store or Google Play, or by scanning the QR code below.
2. Log In
   Open the app, and log in with your TP-Link ID. If you don’t have an account, create one first.
3. Add Your Camera
   Tap the button in the app and select your model.
4. Configure Camera
   Follow the app instructions to configure your camera and add it to your home network.
5. Place Camera
   Place your camera on a flat surface, or install it on a wall or ceiling with the provided mounting screws.
6. Mark Position
   Place the mounting template where you want the camera. For wall mounting, drill two holes through two circles.
7. Mount Base
   Affix two mounting screws with the help of a mounting template. For wall mounting, insert two anchors into holes and screw the screws into the anchors.
8. Secure Camera
   Hang your camera on the screws.

Setup using Amazon Frustration-Free Setup

What is Amazon’s Frustration-Free Setup
Amazon Frustration-Free Setup can help connect and set up Tapo smart devices in fewer steps, without having to remember and re-enter your Wi-Fi password on each device.

• The new Tapo device supports Amazon FFS.
• You have an Amazon FFS-enabled Alexa device or router.
• You have saved your Wi-Fi information to Amazon by using Alexa Echo.
• Your Tapo device and router are on the same network as your Alexa Echo.

LED Indications during Amazon Frustration-Free Setup

If the LED does not turn solid green after a long time, you can try to add the Tapo device manually. (Press the Reset button on your Tapo device once. Then open the Tapo app, tap the + button on the page, select your device model, and follow the app instructions.

How to use Amazon Frustration-Free Setup with Tapo devices

1. Open the Amazon Alexa app. Then tap on the hamburger icon in the upper left corner and select Skills & Games.
2. Enter Tapo in the search bar and choose Tapo.
3. Tap the ENABLE button.
4.  Log in with your TP-Link ID that is bound to your Tapo device, and tap Authorize. After being authorized successfully, the message Tapo has been successfully linked will come up.
5. Plug in your Tapo device and the setup will complete automatically in two minutes. For setting up more Tapo devices, just plug in and enjoy.

Done
If this device displays on the Home page in the Tapo app, it indicates this device has been successfully associated with your Amazon account and joined your Wi-Fi network automatically. If this device does not display on the Home page in the Tapo app, try setting it up manually. (Tap the + button on the page, select your device model, and then follow the app instructions.)

Main Camera Controls

After you successfully set up the camera, you will see your camera listed on the home page. You can view and manage your camera from anywhere at any time with the Tapo app.

Home Page
This page lists all the cameras you’ve added and you can view them directly and manage them easily. Tap the camera or go to Camera Preview > Manage to enter the Live View page.

Live View
Tap Talk or Voice Call to communicate with loved ones, turn on the Alarm to get noticed when motion is detected, enable the Privacy Mode to temporarily shut down the surveillance for privacy, or go to Playback &  Memory to check all recordings and saved moments.

Camera Settings
On the Live View page, tap to enter the Camera Settings page. You can change the settings of your camera to meet various needs, such as changing your camera name, customizing detection settings and recording schedules, turning on or off notifications, setting activity zones, etc.

Me
On this page, you can edit your account, quickly check the memorable moments you saved, or find the FAQs on using a smart camera and basic info related to the Tapo app.

Motion Detection

With motion detection, the Tapo app alerts you of activity that matters and sends notifications straight to you when motion is detected.
Insert a microSD card to record the clips when motion is detected. Otherwise, you can only receive the notifications.

1. Go to the Camera Settings page and tap Detection & Alerts to customize its current detection settings
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2. On the Detection & Alerts page, enable the Motion Detection function. It’s recommended to enable the Notifications function to receive motion detection messages.

   

3. Customize Camera Alarm settings. Choose the Alarm Type (Sound/Light) and Alarm Sound (Siren/Tone), and set the Alarm Schedule as needed.

   

4. Customize Activity Zones and the camera will only detect motion in custom zones. The entire view is covered by default.

   

5. Adjust Motion Sensitivity (Low/Normal/High) as needed. Increased sensitivity results in more recordings and notifications.
6. After editing the detection settings for the camera, you can set the Recording Schedule for the motion detection.
7. On the Live View page, tap to find all recordings. The orange sections are recordings for motion detection.
   Note: The microSD card is needed for recordings. Initialize the SD card on the app before using it.

24-hour Recordings

The microSD card is needed for 24-hour recording and it’s suggested to initialize the SD card on the app before using it.

1. On the Live View page, tap to enter the Camera Settings page.

   

2. Toggle on to enable the microSD Recording function and set the Recording Schedule for Continuous Recording (24-hour Recording) as needed.

   

3. On the Live View page, tap to find all recordings. The blue sections mean continuous recording.

   

4. On the Live View page, tap to enable the Privacy Mode. When enabled, streaming and recording functions will be temporarily disabled to protect your privacy
   

Authentication

FCC compliance information statement
Product Name: Home Security Wi-Fi Camera
Model Number: Tapo C110

TP-Link USA Corporation

• Address: 10 Mauchly, Irvine, CA 92618
• Website: http://www.tp-link.com/us/
• Tel: +1 626 333 0234
• Fax: +1 909 527 6804
• E-mail: sales.usa@tp-link.com

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, under part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used by the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.
• Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/ TV technician for help.

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

1. This device may not cause harmful interference.
2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

Note
The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or TV interference caused by unauthorized modifications to this equipment. Such modifications could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement
This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This device and its antenna must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.“To comply with FCC RF exposure compliance requirements, this grant applies to only Mobile Configurations. The antennas used for this transmitter must be installed to provide a separation distance of at least 20 cm from all persons and must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

”We, TP-Link USA Corporation, have determined that the equipment shown as above has been shown to comply with the applicable technical standards, FCC part 15. There is no unauthorized change is made to the equipment and the equipment is properly maintained and operated.

FCC compliance information statement

• Product Name: AC ADAPTER
• Model Number: T090060-2B1

Responsible Party

• TP-Link USA Corporation
• Address: 10 Mauchly, Irvine, CA 92618
• Website: http://www.tp-link.com/us/
• Tel: +1 626 333 0234
• Fax: +1 909 527 6804
• E-mail: sales.usa@tp-link.com

his equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, under part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used by the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.

However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.
• Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/ TV technician for help.

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions

1. This device may not cause harmful interference.
2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

We, TP-Link USA Corporation, have determined that the equipment shown above has been shown to comply with the applicable technical standards, FCC part 15. There is no unauthorized change is made to the equipment and the equipment is properly maintained and operated.

Canadian Compliance Statement

This device contains license-exempt transmitter(s)/receiver(s) that comply with Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada’s license-exempt RSS(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

1. This device may not cause interference.
2. This device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.

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