Reconyx HyperFire II cellular cameras

Not official Reconyx documentation!

This documentation is intended to supplement the Reconyx HyperFire II Cellular user manual, which can be found here.

Set up and pairing with TNC CA's Reconyx Enterprise account

The Nature Conservancy of California maintains a Reconyx Enterprise account, which allows us to (a) consolidate billing in one central place and (b) integrate the image feeds into Animl. If you're interested in using Reconyx cellular cameras and managing their data with Animl, you'll need to contact [e-mail] for set up support.

1. Download the Reconyx Connect app on your phone and create a new "End User Account" for your project

Download the Reconyx Connect app from the Apple App Store or Google Play.

Upon opening the app, tap "Sign in with Email" and then "Create Account". Step through the account creation process.

End User Accounts vs Member Accounts

If you are starting a new camera trapping "project" - i.e. all of the cameras that belong to it will be charged to the same billing unit - we recommend first creating a new "End User Account" that serves as the primary owner of that project. This account will have to be associated with a single email address, so ideally it should be someone who anticipates being able to maintain and own these cameras for the entire duration of the project. If you have additional collaborators that you want to grant access to, they can be added as "Members" of your End User Account in a later step.

Finally, be sure to sure to change the “Account Name” to something identifiable with your project (preferably the name of your project or study site rather than a person's name).

2. Send all of your new camera serial numbers to [e-mail]

We will need them to pair all of the new cellular cameras you want to use to our Enterprise Account.

• For TNC CA Enterprise Account Admins only:

  • to add new cameras to our Enterprise Account, log in at this url: https://enterpriseportal.reconyx.com/1022456

  • go to the “Devices/Accounts” page and select “Add New Device"

  • once added, these cameras will show in the Devices list with the assigned account information and status. Keep in mind, they may not show on an account or have an active status at this time. This will update once the cameras get activated on a Reconyx Connect app account.

3. Activate the new cameras via the Reconyx Connect app

Insert the SD card, turn on the camera, and follow the in-app instructions to activate the camera.

4. Set up image forwarding in the Reconyx Connect app

To configure the cameras to forward their image to Animl, for each camera, navigate to the "Advanced Settings" page ("Camera details" page -> menu -> "Advanced settings") and fill out the form with the following values:

• Image Forward Base URL: https://ingest.animl.camera/api

• API Id: animl

• API Token: <contact [e-mail] for API token>

• Image Group: <can be left blank>

Click "Test Connection"

If this is the first camera you're setting up of many, we recommend clicking "Save as Default" so that you can load those settings for each additional camera you pair.

Finally, follow the same steps for all additional cameras, but click "Load Defaults" to pull in the same information you just entered.

5. Register the camera with your Animl Project

Navigate to your Animl Project at https://animl.camera and register the new cameras.

6. Arm the camera and take some test images

If everything is working correctly, you should see new images show up in both the Reconyx Connect app and in your Animl Project.

Optional: adding more users to your Reconyx "End User Account"

If you have additional collaborators that you'd like to grant access to your End User Account so that they can interact with the cameras or add new ones via the Reconyx Connect App, first have the collaborators download the Connect app and create new accounts with their own email addresses.

Once they have accounts, from the End User Account in the Reconyx Connect app, click the menu icon in the upper left, then select "Account" > "Add Member".

Add their name and give them a Role, and click "Add". This will generate an invite link that you can email/text them to activate their Membership to that End User Account.