Creating a countCAM3+ homepage shortcut

Use the following process to create a shortcut to the countCAM3+ dashboard on your iOS or Android device. This shortcut will allow you to access each countCAM3+'s dashboard with a single tap removing the need to type in each unit's Device ID into a web browser.

 

Android Device (Save a hyperlink to your homepage)

  1. Turn on a countCAM3+ and connect to the device’s WIFI network per normal procedure.
  2. Once connected, open Google Chrome and type, "http://192.168.19.19" (do not include parentheses).
  3. Once the dashboard is visible in Chrome tap the menu icon (3 dots in the upper right-hand corner)
  4.  Tap “Add to Home screen” from the dropdown menu.
  5. An icon on your phone or tablet will now appear providing a one click link to the countCAM3+ dashboard of whichever device is connected to your phone/tablet.

 

iOS Device (Create a Shortcut using the "Shortcut" Application)

  1. Turn on a countCAM3+ and connect to the device’s WIFI network within the devices WIFI settings.
  2. Open Apple’s “Shortcuts” application.
  3. Tap the "+" in the top right corner. 
  4. Click, “Add Action”.
  5. Then "Apps" 
  6. Navigate to your preferred web browser and tap on the icon.
  7. Tap “Open URLs”.
  8. Enter "http://192.168.19.19" (do not include parentheses) into the URL window and click "Next". 
  9. Add a shortcut name such as, “countCAM3+ Dashboard” and tap "Done". The shortcut will be added to the Shortcut main page.
  10. If you would like to create an icon on your homepage click on the menu icon (3 dots) on the countCAM3+ Dashboard Shortcut and click the menu icon on the second page.
  11. Within this menu you can edit the icon image by clicking on the default image shown. You can also add a shortcut directly to your phone by clicking, “Add to Home Screen”
  12. An icon on your phone or tablet should now appear. This shortcut will direct you to the countCAM3+ dashboard of any countCAM3+ device your phone/tablet is connected to via WIFI.