INSTAR Wiki :: Knowledgebase for IP Cameras and Network Surveillance | INSTAR Wiki 2.5

Quick Installation

Everything you need to know to get started with your INSTAR IP camera - network connection and basic camera configuration.

How does an IP Camera Work? After Unpacking First Steps Power over Ethernet Powerline Direct LAN Connection Find your Camera Language Selection Live Video User Management Software Update Browsing History Wireless Connection ONVIF

Motion Detection

Configure your camera to trigger an alarm when motion is detected. Record videos, notify yourself by email or push messages and connect your camera to your smarthome environment.

Motion Detection Setup Alarm Notification SD Card Access Alarm FTP Upload Router als FTP Server FTP Server Setup Alarm Server INSTAR Cloud

Remote Access

Access your camera over the internet - dynamic DNS and Point2Point connection setup.

P2P Point-2-Point INSTAR DDNS Port Forwarding Mobile Access DDNS Provider

Products

All INSTAR Products - documentation and software downloads.

Downloads Usermanuals Testimonies Indoor Cameras Outdoor Cameras Lenses Web User Interface USB Webcams IN-LAN Power over Ethernet IN-Route

Software

INSTAR software solutions and third-party software for your INSTAR camera.

Software for Windows Software for macOS Software for Linux Software for Android Software for iOS Software for Home Automation Software for Other Platforms

For Developers

Control your camera through it's HTTP (CGI) or MQTT API and integrate it into your smarthome environment.

VPN and AVM Fritzbox Website Integration Youtube Videostreaming CGI Commands INSTAR MQTT Broker Homebridge INSTAR MQTT FHEM on a Raspberry Pi Node-RED and MQTT Node-RED Dashboard Live Video Alarmserver Queries Node-RED and SQL Node-RED on Android OpenHAB OpenHAB IP Camera Binding openHABian IOBroker Homematic CCU3 and RedMatic Alexa and Node-RED IFTTT and INSTAR FHD Cameras IFTTT as Alarmserver Node-RED and IFTTT XiaoMi Home and Zigbee2MQTT ZoneMinder and Docker Tasker on Android

Latest Articles

MQTT- and HTTP-Alarmserver v2 API with Node-RED

a day ago

MQTT- and HTTP-Alarmserver v2 API

9 days ago

Recording Menu // Position Schedule

20 days ago

Recording Menu // Relay Schedule

20 days ago

Recording Menu // Snapshot Schedule

20 days ago

Instructions for IPv6 port activation in an AVM Fritzbox

5 months ago

What is IPv6 and how does SLAAC work?

5 months ago

2K+ WQHD Alarmserver Values

5 months ago

ioBroker v9.1.2 as MQTTv5 Client for your WQHD INSTAR IP Camera

5 months ago

2K+ WQHD Extended PTZ Command Set

5 months ago

OpenHAB 4 with Docker

5 months ago

Using BlueIris v5 with your WQHD Camera

6 months ago

Home Assistant with Docker

6 months ago

ioBroker with Docker

6 months ago

2K+ WQHD User Permission System

7 months ago

Debugging the HTTP Alarmserver

8 months ago