Introduction The Momentum Axel™ is an indoor HD Smart Home Security Camera with remote monitoring capabilities that can be accessed from anywhere with an internet connection. It’s great for indoor surveillance for your home, office, shop, warehouse, or other locations. All you need is a: 1.
Micro SD card slot (128GB max) LED Indicators Axel displays an LED indicator light that lets you know what it is doing. Solid Light: Camera is booting up. Slow Blinking Light: Disconnected from Wi-Fi. Double Blinking Blue Light: Ready to connect to Wi-Fi.
Wi-Fi Requirements Axel requires a 2.4GHz or 5GHz router (802.11bg/n) for Wi-Fi connectivity. This is a standard home Wi-Fi router. You will need your Wi-Fi name and password when pairing your mobile device and camera. Note: If you are using a 2.4GHz + 5 GHz dual band router, create separate SSID names for each band on your Wi-Fi router settings page.
Make sure the app logo you download matches the one shown below. Create an Account If you don’t already have a Momentum account, you will need to create one. To create a new account, follow the in-app instructions.
Setup To begin using your Momentum device you will first need to pair it to your Momentum account and then connect it to your Wi-Fi network. Pairing IMPORTANT: Make sure your mobile device is connected to the same Wi-Fi network as the one you will be connecting the camera to.
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2) Open the app and select Axel. From the Momentum app, select Pair device, then select Axel. 3) Connect to Axel’s Wi-Fi access point. When prompted in the app, go to your mobile device’s Wi-Fi settings. You should see a Wi-Fi network option for “MOCAM-720-01”.
Pairing additional Momentum Devices To pair additional Momentum devices, select Pair in the Devices section of the app menu and repeat steps 2 – 6 that were used in pairing your initial Momentum device. Pairing additional Non-Momentum Devices You can use your Momentum app to control non- Momentum devices like the Nest™...
Storage subscription or a micro-SD card to record videos and photos. Triggers You can set a trigger for Axel to have it start automatically recording after detecting motion. Adding a New Rule Add the days of the week and times of the days you want this rule to be set in place.
If you’d like to stop receiving alerts, you must delete the Rule or you can turn it off from your mobile device’s notification settings for the Momentum App. You may also view all of your previous alerts by tapping the Activity tile on your Dashboard.
Storage Options Axel can save your recorded videos or pictures through the Momentum Capture Cloud Storage subscription plan or with your own micro-SD card inserted into the device. The micro-SD card slot can be found on the side of the camera device.
(up to 128GB) instead. Insert the micro-SD card into Axel’s micro-SD slot on the side of the camera. The app will then automatically record events and camera photos you take directly into the micro-SD card.
Your Dashboard Your dashboard is your app’s home screen where you can view and access your paired devices. You can rearrange the Tiles on your dashboard by tapping the Pencil icon in the top right corner of the app. You can also make some device tiles larger or smaller when editing your dashboard.
Camera Functions Axel has several functions you can control through the Momentum app. Watching Live Video To view live video stream, first select the camera you would like to view. Rotate your mobile device to view in either portrait mode or landscape mode.
Taking Photos Tap the Camera icon to save a screenshot while watching live video. To save images taken from your Axel you must either have a: 1. Micro-SD card inserted into the camera, or 2. Cloud storage subscription for the specific device through the Momentum app.
Axel’s live video stream option. Note that the audio will only go through one source (camera or app) at a time. To speak through the app to Axel’s speakers, tap on the Microphone icon. You must tap on the icon again to de- select it to begin hearing Axel’s side again.
Viewing Recorded Photos and Videos On the Home screen, tap the Activity tile to view recorded videos, captured photos, or alerts for a specific day. You can also access the activity list from the live camera view. When you select a video in your activity list, it will begin playing back automatically.
Saving and Deleting Recordings If you have purchased a cloud subscription and set up a rule for recordings, footage of those recordings will be automatically saved onto the cloud for the predetermined time, depending on which plan you have purchased. If you have inserted your own micro-SD card and set up a rule for recordings, footage of those recordings will be saved on the micro-SD card until the storage becomes full...
Device Settings Under the Menu tab, you will find Device Settings. Here you can change your device’s name, check on the device’s Cloud subscription status, update the firmware, and make adjustments to the camera’s image-quality, motion detection and sound detection levels. Use the slide bar to adjust the image-quality, motion detector and sound detector to your liking.
Restoring Forgotten Passwords If you've forgotten your login password, tap on the Forgot Password button at the sign in page. You will receive an email with instructions to guide you through the rest of the way.
1. To reset your Momentum device, hold the Reset button on the back of the camera for about 10 seconds. During the reset sequence, the LED indicator light on the front of the camera will first display a solid red, then double blinking blue.
Troubleshooting Assistance is available both in the app and on the Momentum website. To access the most current version of the user’s manual, tap the Menu icon to launch the screen with a menu bar and tap Support. For further assistance, go to...
About Momentum Momentum provides an easy-to-setup home security camera that connects to your smart phone or tablet giving you real-time video streaming and two-way voice communication – anywhere, anytime. Momentum subscribers also have access to IOT cloud-based storage for camera-captured videos from a user-friendly mobile app.
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FCC Compliance 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, and 2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Apollo Tech USA, Inc.
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