Owner's Manual

Viewing your camera remotely using Skype™

Step 2 of 6: Connecting the video monitor to the PC

1 Turn on the camera first, then the video monitor. Make sure you can see a video image on

channel 1.

NOTE: Pair the camera that is most important for you to view remotely to Channel 1. For

ins

tructions on how to pair cameras, see “Pairing/adding cameras” on page 33.

2 Connect the mini-USB cable (included) to your video

monitor and into the computer’s USB

port.

mini-USB cable

USB Port

The video monitor displays the following: "USB PC CAMERA MODE"

Step 3 of 6: Creating a Skype / Microsoft account

A Skype account allows you to connect to your camera through the Skype service. You can also

voice calls and video calls to anywhere in the world.

NOTE: The Skype illust

rations and instructions below serve as a guideline only. Skype may

change their website / product interface without prior notice.

If you do not have a Skype account

See “If you do not have a Skype account...” on page 51.

If you are using the Windows Store Skype app:

See “Remote access using the Windows Store Skype app” on page 53.

To create an account using Skype for desktop:

In order to connect to your video monitor using Skype, you will need two accounts—one for the

camera (e.g., Lorex Camera) and one for yourself (e.g.,Tom Smith). Follow the instructions

below.

1 Launch Skype. If y

ou are connected to Skype, click Skype>Sign Out.