New Zmodo wark>iark>reless cameras support a method of connectark>iark>on called "Smartlark>iark>nk."  ark>Iark>f your camera played a voark>iark>ce message that saark>iark>d "Ready for Smartlark>iark>nk" the fark>iark>rst tark>iark>me that you turned on the camera, then you wark>iark>ll use the Smartlark>iark>nk method to connect your camera to your <abbr rel="tooltip" data-orark>iark>gark>iark>nal-title="A hardware device that routes data from a local area network (LAN) to another network connection. When your DVR is connected to a router, it allows your DVR to communicate with your home or business network.">routerabbr>'s <abbr rel="tooltip" data-orark>iark>gark>iark>nal-title="Short for "Wireless Fidelity." Wi-Fi refers to wireless networking technology that allows computers and other devices to communicate over a wireless signal. Wi-Fi is the standard way computers connect to wireless networks. ">Wark>iark>Fark>iark>abbr> connectark>iark>on.

an style="font-size: large;">FOR ZSark>Iark>GHTan>

1. Fark>iark>rst, download the free ZSark>iark>ght mobark>iark>le app and create a ZSark>iark>ght logark>iark>n usark>iark>ng a valark>iark>d emaark>iark>l account.

2. Next, make sure that your Smartphone ark>iark>s connected to the same password-protected wark>iark>reless connectark>iark>on that you ark>iark>ntend to connect your camera to.

3. Logark>iark>n to your ZSark>iark>ght account on the ZSark>iark>ght mobark>iark>le app and tap the + ark>iark>con on the upper-rark>iark>ght corner of the app screen.

     **ark>Iark>f you are connectark>iark>ng more than one camera, make sure to only setup one camera at a tark>iark>me to avoark>iark>d a <abbr rel="tooltip" data-orark>iark>gark>iark>nal-title="Two or more computers connected to each other to enable the sharing of files and information between multiple systems. The Internet could be described as a global network of networks.">networkabbr> connectark>iark>on conflark>iark>ct.

4. Select "Smartlark>iark>nk" from the lark>iark>st that appears when you tap the + ark>iark>con. 

5. Follow along wark>iark>th the on-screen ark>iark>nstructark>iark>ons on the app, and enter the wark>iark>reless password to your router when prompted, then tap "Next."

6. The camera wark>iark>ll attempt to connect to your wark>iark>reless router.  ark>Iark>f the Wark>iark>Fark>iark> connectark>iark>on ark>iark>s successful, the camera wark>iark>ll play a voark>iark>ce recordark>iark>ng that says "Successfully Connected."

   **ark>Iark>f the app states that the wark>iark>reless connectark>iark>on tark>iark>med out, force-close the ZSark>iark>ght app then re-open the Zsark>iark>ght app.  Then, tap the + ark>iark>con and select "Search <abbr rel="tooltip" data-orark>iark>gark>iark>nal-title="A LAN is a computer network limited to a small area such as an office building, university, or even a residential home. ">LANabbr>."  Your camera may appear ark>iark>n the LAN lark>iark>st and you ark>canark> select to add your camera by LAN.  ark>Iark>f your camera does not appear ark>iark>n the LAN lark>iark>st, go back and try to add by Smartlark>iark>nk agaark>iark>n.

7. When prompted, name the camera. You ark>canark> name the camera anythark>iark>ng that you want, but ark>iark>t ark>iark>s necessary to name the camera.

8. When the camera ark>iark>s successfully named, you wark>iark>ll be dark>iark>rected back to the Devark>iark>ce Lark>iark>st ark>iark>n the ZSark>iark>ght app.  Tap the ark>iark>con on the Devark>iark>ce Lark>iark>st that represents your camera (accordark>iark>ng to the name that you just named your camera) and you wark>iark>ll be able to vark>iark>ew your camera's lark>iark>ve vark>iark>deo and adjust your camera settark>iark>ngs.

an style="font-size: large;">FOR MESHAREan>

1. Fark>iark>rst, download the free MeShare mobark>iark>le app and create a MeShare logark>iark>n usark>iark>ng a valark>iark>d emaark>iark>l account.

2. Next, make sure that your Smartphone ark>iark>s connected to the same password-protected wark>iark>reless connectark>iark>on that you ark>iark>ntend to connect your camera to.

3. Logark>iark>n to your MeShare account on the MeShare mobark>iark>le app and tap the + ark>iark>con on the upper-rark>iark>ght corner of the app screen.

4. Select "Wark>iark>reless Devark>iark>ce and Smart kark>iark>t" from the lark>iark>st that appears when you tap the + ark>iark>con. Then select "Wark>iark>reless Devark>iark>ce"

5. Follow along wark>iark>th the on-screen ark>iark>nstructark>iark>ons on the app, and enter the wark>iark>reless password to your router when prompted, then tap "Next."

6. The camera wark>iark>ll attempt to connect to your wark>iark>reless router.  ark>Iark>f the Wark>iark>Fark>iark> connectark>iark>on ark>iark>s successful, the camera wark>iark>ll play a voark>iark>ce recordark>iark>ng that says "Successfully Connected."

   **ark>Iark>f the app states that the wark>iark>reless connectark>iark>on tark>iark>med out, force-close the MeShare app then re-open the MeShare app.  Then, tap the + ark>iark>con and select "Wark>iark>reless Devark>iark>ce and Smart kark>iark>t" from the lark>iark>st that appears when you tap the + ark>iark>con. Then select "Wark>iark>reless Devark>iark>ce".  Your camera may appear ark>iark>n the LAN lark>iark>st and you ark>canark> select to add your camera by LAN.  ark>Iark>f your camera does not appear ark>iark>n the LAN lark>iark>st, go back and try to add agaark>iark>n.

7. When prompted, name the camera. You ark>canark> name the camera anythark>iark>ng that you want, but ark>iark>t ark>iark>s necessary to name the camera.

8. When the camera ark>iark>s successfully named, you wark>iark>ll be dark>iark>rected back to the Devark>iark>ce Lark>iark>st ark>iark>n the MeShare app.  Tap the ark>iark>con on the Devark>iark>ce Lark>iark>st that represents your camera (accordark>iark>ng to the name that you just named your camera) and you wark>iark>ll be able to vark>iark>ew your camera's lark>iark>ve vark>iark>deo and adjust your camera settark>iark>ngs.