Viewing CCTV Cameras with Apple TV Airplay
Demo video that shows how to use Airplay on AppleTV to view CCTV cameras connected to an iDVR surveillance recorder from CCTV Camera Pros. This video and supporting documentation was created by Mike Haldas.
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Video Transcript
This video will demonstrate how to use the Mobile CMS iPad App for the iDVR and Airplay on AppleTV to view CCTV cameras live on an LCD TV.
This diagram illustrates the network and cabling that is used to connect the Apple TV via Airplay to the video surveillance system.
On the right, our security cameras are hard wired via coaxial cable to the surveillance DVR. The DVR is connected to our network router using CAT-5 cable.
On the left, we have an Apple TV receiver connected to a 42" LCD TV via HDMI cable. The Apple TV is connected to the network over WIFI. The iPad is also connected to the network over WIFI. Please note that you can also connect to a surveillance system remotely over the Internet. The DVR can be in a different location from the Apple TV and iPad and does not have to be on the same local network.
Here we have the Apple TV on the television screen along with the iPad that I will use to access the iDVR.
First, I launch the MobileCMS iPad app for the iDVR on the iPad.
I then select the DVR that I want to view.
Next, to display the screen of the iPad on the TV, I will enable the Airplay and screen share function by double tapping on the home button of the iPad then sliding the menu to the right.
Click on the up arrow and select Apple TV and mirroring on.
The screen of the television connected to the Apple TV reciever will now display the screen of the iPad.
Any screen activity on the iPad will now also be diplayed on the TV, including the live surveillance video footage from our iDVR.
I can switch to and from single, four camera, nine camera, and sixteen camera grid views.
To disable Airplay screen mirroring, double tap on the iPad home button again. Slide the menu to the right, and press the up arrow as we did earlier. Then select iPad.
Screen mirroring is now disabled.
For more information on the surveillance equipment used in this video, please visit
www.cctvcamerapros.com/iDVR-airplay
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Surveillance Equipment
The following video surveillance and Apple equipment was used in the making of this video. Please refer to this
network diagram to see how the equipment is connected.
Any of these Viewtron Surveillance DVRs or and iDVR CCTV recorders can be used to broadcast CCTV video to TVs using the iOS app and Apple TV.
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Video Author & Producer
This video was created by and this page is maintained by
Mike Haldas, co-founder and managing partner of CCTV Camera Pros. If you have questions about setting up alarm inputs and outputs, please email me at mike@cctvcamerapros.net.
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