When leaving your home or office, you have to set the Blink app to Armed. For security purposes, neither camera should be triggered by anything except an intruder, though I suppose you could use one to log your driveway, or whatever. The other is on top of the fridge and watches the back door and much of the kitchen. One of my cameras sits on a window sill and watches the living room door and the bottom of the stairs. Tap "Done" and you now have one working camera. You may want to adjust the camera angle slightly. This confirms that the camera is working - it has a strong enough wireless connection to the sync module - and lets you see the camera's 110-degree field of view. Now you're ready to put the camera where you want it, and tap the app's snapshot button to take a picture.
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Don't put the cover back straight away because the camera's serial number is inside the case, and you have to enter it into the app. This involves levering the back off each camera (this is the hard part) and inserting the batteries. Once the sync module is working, you can add cameras. During this process, you have to switch your smartphone to the Blink module's Wi-Fi, but it switches back. You can type this into the app, as I did, or enter it via your smartphone camera or by scanning its QR code. After that, you plug the sync module into the mains, and follow the instructions in the app.īlink's sync module plugs into the mains via a micro USB port.Įach sync module is labelled with its own serial number, MAC address, SSID and password.
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You start by downloading the Blink app for your Android or Apple smartphone, and registering a Blink account with an email address. (You get two hours, which is 1,440 5-second clips.)Įvery Blink system comprises a sync module and from one to 10 cameras - mine has two. There are no storage or service fees, though Blink will eventually start deleting old videos to make room for new ones. There are no running wires: you just need Wi-Fi. They don't need to be near power sockets, because they should run for two years or more on the two lithium AA cells provided. The cameras are tiny and you can stand them almost anywhere without using the included brackets. I had two cameras set up and working less than half an hour after opening the box. Now there is at least one system that meets our needs, following Blink's official UK launch yesterday (Tuesday 29 November). However, there are still plenty of people like me, who aren't willing to make that much of an effort, or pay a monthly fee. Most people who really need security cameras should already have installed them. All you need: Blink's two-camera outfit with a sync module, set-up guide and an Android or iOS device with app loaded.