I think I got it right the second time around. You can read about the details of my first failure below. Here's the scoop. When you take the camera right out of the box, fully charge the camera for up to 10 hours with the enclosed usb cable BEFORE you start anything else. Apparently it isn't fully charged right out of the factory. While the camera's charging (the red dot at the bottom indicates it's charging), you can download the CloudEdge app on your iphone (or in my case, my ipad) and start the registration process. Once the charging is complete (the red dot turns blue), before you install it on your property, bring your fully charged camera and your iphone/ipad near your router, power on the camera and follow the voice prompts from the camera. Select "add device", then choose "battery camera". Once you scan the QR code you will be given, you're done paring it with your iphone/ipad, and then you can install the camera and solar panel to your house/roof/wall/garage (where ever).I took off 1 star because I didn't know I'm supposed to fully charge the camera right out of the box for (up to) 10 hours. The instruction manual that came with the camera is good, but it doesn't say to charge it right away, and I didn't know the manufacturer didn't do so. The instructions say to charge it for 15 minutes if when you try to turn on the camera the first time out of the box, the power light doesn't come on right away (for me, the light came on right away). The first time thru, I failed to fully charge it, so when I initially installed the camera on the roof, I couldn't figure out why I was getting system messages saying the camera was down to 18% power, and to charge it soon or else it will shut down. But it's going ok now. We'll see how this holds up.