How To Setup YI IoT Camera (2022 Full Manual)

Warm Tips

1. The camera supports 2.4G wifi only, which can be set from your router.（Some cameras support 2.4 and 5G wifi）
2. It’s better to use the camera under strong wifi signal environment.
3. And it’s normal for IP camera if it is affected by network and delayed.
4. APP Account: It supports email only.
5. If it is offline or wifi cannot be connected, please reset and connect it again. When resetting, there will be a short sound which means reset successfully. When connecting, make the camera close to your router.
6. When turn off the ‘Motion Tracking’, the camera would turn itself, then stop.
7. Try to keep away from the metal space.Avoid it being blocked by furniture, microwave oven.
8. Avoid the space where the audio, video and data lines are wound, and keep the space away from them as large as possible.Ensure that as close as possible to the coverage of wireless Wi-Fi signals.

ADD YI IoT Camera

1. Register and log into the APP

2. Click ‘+’ > I heard’Waiting to connect’

3. Enter your wifi password, and then make the camera lens face to the QR code directly. After there is voice prompt from the camera, click ‘Next’ and wait for connecting.

4. After connected successfully, named your camera, and it will complete.
Finally, there will be a prompt that if you need cloud storage or not. If there is no need, just click ‘Start using my YI’ and it is ok.

The hidden wifi cannot be supported.
The special characteristics cannot be supported.
The settings on the router cannot be started, such as AP isolation, anti rubbing network to restrict wifi access.

Share YI IoT Camera

Click ‘Share Icon’ > Share cameras with your family. 

Others also need to download the APP, and then register an account to login.

Setting Recording

Insert the SD card first, and then the SD card setting will show on.

When insert the SD card, the camera will re-start automatically, which needs to wait for a while.

View YI IoT camera recording

Click the video footage, switch to playback mode.

Time slot in color means there is recording, and time bar can be sliced to view video.

Setting Motion Detection

Turn on the Motion Detection and it is ok.

YI IoT APP Interface Introduction

1. Add camera
2. Share camera
3. Cloud storage
4. Alarm
5. Settings
6. Devices
7. Alarm message
8. Cloud storage
9. Account settings

1. Cloud storage
2. settings
3. Definition switching
4. Sound
5. Local video
6. Voice
7. Take photos
8. Enlarge
9. Panorama shooting
10. Control Rotation
11. Control Rotation
12. Motion tracking
13. Alarm message

How to Reset YI IoT Camera

Reset Button Press and hold Reset for about 5 seconds. When the horn sounds short voice, the reset is successful.