Wireless Repeater (IPC Router) Quick Guide

Version V3.1

The wireless repeater is a security-dedicated router independently developed for security applications (formerly known as IPC Router). It has two main functions: wireless repeater and IPC router.

1. Cascades wireless cameras and a wireless NVR through the wireless signal, extending the coverage of the wireless kit.
2. Turns a wireless IP camera into a wired connection to a wired NVR, providing a flexible wireless solution.

Key capabilities:

• Support wireless repeater function
• Make wired NVR systems work like wireless NVR — support wireless IP camera connections
• Support 2.4G Wi-Fi IP cameras
• Quick matching code
• Quick wireless matching code
• Indicate the signal status of each IP camera

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1. Features

The wireless repeater is a security-dedicated router independently developed for the application of the security field (former name: IPC router). It mainly has two functions: wireless repeater and IPC router.

1. Cascades the wireless camera and the wireless NVR through the wireless signal, extending the coverage of the wireless kit.
2. Turns the wireless IP camera into a wired connection to the wired NVR to provide a flexible wireless solution.

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2. Dimensions & Specifications

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3. Product Overview

Match Code / Reset Button

• Press and hold 3 s (3 s < T < 10 s), then release — Enters match-code-to-IP-camera mode. All IPCAM status lights flash simultaneously.
• Press and hold 10 s (T > 10 s), then release — Enters wireless match-code-to-NVR mode. The NVR status light flashes quickly.

NVR Status Light

IPCAM Status Lights

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4. Wireless Repeater Function Settings

When an IPC router is used as a wireless repeater on a wireless NVR, there are two ways to add it.

4.1 Wireless Match Code

4.2 Network Cable Pairing

Connect the IPC router and the NVR with a network cable. Search for the IPC router on the video management interface, and double-click "router" in the list. Click the "Match Code" button to pair the IPC router to the wireless NVR, as shown below.

▲ Fig 4.1 — Not connected with IPC router yet

▲ Fig 4.2 — Connected with IPC router

4.3 Wireless Repeater Settings

Description of repeater setting interface

Repeater supports both auto repeater and manual repeater. Right-click → Video Management → Repeater Settings to enter the repeater settings interface. On this page you can view the repeater and repeater topology diagrams and configure the repeater.

In the interface:

• NVR — this wireless NVR
• CHx-Auto — cameras that support auto repeater
• CHx — cameras that support manual repeater only (x = camera channel number)
• RPx-Auto — repeater that supports wireless repeater
• router — repeater that supports manual relay only (x = serial number of repeater)

There is an "Auto Repeater" switch in the upper-right corner of the repeater setting interface. It is off by default and can be turned on by the user according to actual needs.

▲ Fig 4.3 — Repeater settings interface

4.4 Wireless Repeater Use

When the repeater and camera on the repeater setting interface display "RPx-Auto" and "CHx-Auto", the repeater and camera support wireless repeater. The wireless repeater does not need to be configured manually.

If camera CH1 is too far away to connect to the NVR, place a wireless repeater at a reasonable position between the camera and the recorder, as shown below:

▲ Fig 4.5 — NVR ← Repeater ← IPCAM1

▲ Fig 4.4 — Auto repeater topology diagram

4.5 Manual Repeater Settings

After the IPC router is paired to the wireless NVR (unplug the network cable), search for the IPC router on the video management interface (see Fig 4.2). Place the wireless camera that needs to connect to the IPC router near the NVR.

Enter the repeater settings interface: right-click → Video Management → Cascading Settings. Click the "+" button on the back of the router, add the corresponding wireless camera to the channel on the IPC router, and click "Apply" to complete the setup.

▲ Fig 4.6 — Select the channel to add (e.g. 1, 2), then click "Apply"

▲ Fig 4.7 — Click the left button to enter the IPC router management interface; click the right button to delete the IPC–router connection, then click "Apply"

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5. IPC Router Function and Operation

5.1 Wired Matching Code

When you need to add multiple wireless cameras at once, connect them through a switch as shown below:

5.2 Connect NVR Through N1

After matching code successfully, use a network cable to connect the router and NVR. Right-click → Video Management → Refresh to search for the wireless IPC and IP address of the router (router IP defaults to 192.168.1.198). Click "One Key Add" or "Add" to add the wireless IPC to the NVR. If devices appear in different subnets, use "One Key Add".

▲ Fig 5.1 — Router (192.168.1.198) and IPCAM shown in search results

In the searching result of Video Management, double-click "router" to enter the IPC router management interface. You can check the IPC router information and change the Wi-Fi channel.

▲ Fig 5.2 — IPC router management interface — change Wi-Fi channel here

▲ Fig 1 — All cameras added successfully to the NVR

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6. FAQ

Q: When several IPC routers are installed at the same location and wireless cameras are very close to the IPC router (only about 10 meters away), the image is very slow and cameras go offline frequently. What is happening?

A: This is caused by co-channel interference when several IPC routers share the same Wi-Fi channel. There are 4 non-interfering Wi-Fi channels: 1, 6, 11, and other. If there are 4 IPC routers at the same location, set each to a different non-overlapping channel (1, 6, 11, other). IPC routers with the same Wi-Fi channel should be placed as far apart as possible with no coverage overlap. IPC routers are not recommended for use in densely populated areas.

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Safety Warnings