Pairing with Your Camera¶

This is the final step. Your phone forms a direct, encrypted connection to the camera, hands it your Wi-Fi details, and exchanges keys.

The app guides you through pairing in three numbered steps. From the System tab or Home screen, tap Add your first camera to begin.

Step 1: Connect to the camera¶

The app discovers your camera over a temporary, direct link. You'll see two quick system prompts. Approve both.

Permission dialog: allow Secluso to find nearby devices — 1. Tap **Allow** so the app can find nearby devices.

Searching for the camera device — 2. The app searches for your camera.

Connect to device: temporary Wi-Fi network named Secluso — 3. Tap **Connect** to join the camera's temporary `Secluso` Wi-Fi.

Why a temporary Wi-Fi network?

The camera briefly broadcasts its own Secluso network so your phone can reach it directly, before it's on your home Wi-Fi. This is how the first encrypted handshake happens.

Step 2: Enter camera details¶

Tell the camera who it is and how to reach your home network, then tap Continue.

Camera Setup form: Camera Name, Wi-Fi Network, Wi-Fi Password

Field	What to enter
Camera Name	A friendly label, e.g. Front Door
Wi-Fi Network	Your home network name (SSID)
Wi-Fi Password	Your home network password

Use your everyday Wi-Fi details

Enter the network the camera should join permanently: your normal home Wi-Fi, not the temporary Secluso network from Step 1.

Your Wi-Fi password is never stored

Credentials are sent directly to the camera over the encrypted link. They are never saved on your phone or any server.

Step 3: Pair and exchange keys¶

The app sets up encryption with the camera, progressing through three stages. Approve notifications so you can receive alerts.

Pairing progress at 45%: encrypted channel complete, key exchange in progress — Encrypted channel, then key exchange, then camera config.

Permission dialog: allow Secluso to send notifications — Tap **Allow** to get motion and person alerts.

Done: camera paired¶

When pairing finishes, your camera is Connected with E2EE Active. Tap Go to Home, or Add Another Camera to repeat the process.

Camera Paired screen: front door, Connected, E2EE Active

Using your camera¶

Home screen showing relay connected, one camera, front door live tile — The **Home** tab lists your cameras and recent activity.

Front door camera screen with Tap to view live and saved clips — Tap a camera to view live, see activity, and find saved clips.

Open the Settings tab to choose your push delivery method and toggle Person, Motion, and System alerts independently.

Settings screen: Dark Mode, Push Notifications, Person/Motion/System alerts

Not receiving alerts?

Make sure Push Notifications is on in Settings, that you tapped Allow on the notification prompt during pairing, and that a push delivery method is selected.