It should be noted up front that Molnus currently only supports the MG984 camera trap.

Advantages of using the cloud

Let's ask ourselves the basic question,  why use the cloud  ? Camera traps have been selling for 10 years, and it went without a cloud.

The answer is short. You may or may not use the cloud. But if you don't use it, you're robbing yourself of a unique option that only the best camera traps on the market offer you -  simple and, above all, quick setup  !

If you use the cloud, you have  problems with  :

• by setting up an email to send photos,
• endless struggle with the setting
• and other tricks.

In short, the cloud is something extra that you get in the price of the camera trap. At the same time, its use is  free  . So why not make your life a little easier?

Let's see how simple it really is. We have prepared a very short  guide for you on how to set everything up  .

For simplicity, we will divide the process into two phases:

Phase 1: Start the camera trap and set the data

Insert everything necessary

Insert  the batteries, SIM card and SD card  (included) into the camera trap.

Please wait

Wait until  the signal strength is displayed  .

Enter the menu

Use the key of the same name to enter the MENU.

In the menu, select  the tab with the transmitter icon. Select  Send to – Molnus  ,  Mode. From – Send  . And confirm.

With this you choose to send photos to the cloud (Molnus) with instant photo sending.

Setting up Internet access data

Highlight, as shown in the previous image  , Send to – Molnus  and press OK. Using the virtual keyboard, enter  for T-mobile:

• APN : internet.t-mobile.cz
• Account  : gprs
• Password  : gprs

If you are using O2 or Vodafone, the APN is: Internet, leave the account and password blank. Save the settings  on the virtual screen with the  save button  (not shown here).

Additional settings in the menu

Select the tab with the square symbol in the menu, scroll down to the  Version menu in the selection  , and press the  OK button  . Camera trap information will be displayed. Write down the IMEI and the control code  .

This information will need to be entered into Molnus after creating an account. If necessary, you can also enter them directly from the camera's LCD screen.

Step 2: Create an account on Molnus

The second and final step is to create a Molnus cloud account.

Registration

First, click the  Register button  in the upper right corner.

Fill in the information:

• E-mail  : Your e-mail, under which you will register.
• Name, Surname  : Name and surname.
• Phone  : Mobile phone number.
• Address  : Streets.
• Postal code, City  : Postal code, city.
• Country  : Country.
• Password  : Password.
• Repeat password  : Confirm password.

Do not forget  to check the two boxes below  . This concerns the processing of personal data and the terms of use of the cloud. Finally, click the  Register button  .

Notification of successful registration

Molnus has now sent you  a verification number  to the e-mail you provided during registration, which you will use for verification. Now enter your email address in the  Username line  and the password below in the  Password line  . Click the  Login button  .

Verification code

Enter your activation code  and it will appear  , which you will find in your email. Write down  the verification number  in  the Verification code line  and confirm it with the  Verify button  .

Check your email

Here you can see what  the e-mail that Molnus sends upon registration looks like  .

Completion of account activation

If you see this window titled  Account Activated  , click  Continue  , you're almost done. Now just add a camera trap  and you can enjoy this ingenious solution.

Home in the cloud

You are now on the home page of the Molnus cloud. Home page is empty for now  , you don't have any camera traps assigned here. To add a camera trap, press  the Register Camera button  .

Adding a photo trap

• Camera name  : Here you can name the camera as you like, for example according to the location.
• Model  : Select the camera trap model purchased here, in our case MG984-30M.
• IMEI  : Enter the IMEI you wrote down earlier.
• Control code  : Enter the control code you wrote down earlier.
• Region  : Europe.
• Phone number  : the mobile number of the SIM card inserted in the camera trap, in the form +420xxxxxxxxx.

To save the photo trap, click the  Register button  .

Camera trap settings

After saving the camera trap, the home page is displayed, where  the Camera list is already visible  with the possibility of entering the camera trap settings. Click the  Settings button  .

What can be done in the cloud?

You are now done. Molnus has yet to receive any camera trap photos, which will change in the next step. Now let's see what you can actually do in this window. In the  General column  we need to edit:

• Name:  the name of the camera trap,
• Model:  Select a model
• and the  SMS Control check box  : remote control via SMS.

If we check the box and enter the mobile phone number of the SIM card in the phone number  of the camera  in the line Camera phone number, we will be able to reset the camera remotely.

Photo & Video column

Using the second  Photo & Video column  , we can reset almost all parameters of the photo trap with the drop-down menu. All these functions are described in the user manual.

Always check everything

If you decide to change an element, remember that Molnus always sends the entire table to the camera trap. Before sending  , check exactly what will change  . You can send it by clicking the button  Save settings and send to camera  .

Billing of SMS messages

Remote administration sends SMS messages from Molnus. These messages are charged and  one SMS costs 2 credits  . Once you activate it, Molnus will give you 300 credits for free. If you run out of them and want to continue using remote management, you need to top up the credits.

Receiving the first photo

Now  switch the camera trap to ON mode  . The photo trap will take a picture, save it to the SD card and in a few moments you will see it in Molnus.