Make sure your existing doorbell is in working order and there is a good Wi-Fi signal at your doorbell location.
Press your doorbell and listen for your doorbell chime to ring.
Didn’t ring?
If the existing doorbell does not ring the indoor chime when the button is pressed, there may be a power issue. Consult an electrician before beginning the installation process.
Check your Wi-Fi speed at the door: The Doorbell Camera requires a minimum of 2.5 Mbps upload speed to operate. In a browser on your smartphone visit
Insert the doorbell wires through the hole in the mounting bracket.
Place the mounting bracket over the marked location for the screws.
Screw the mounting bracket into the siding or wall.
Step 9: Connect power wires
Unscrew the two terminal screws on the mounting bracket.
Insert the doorbell wires into the grooves of the mounting bracket and wrap them around the terminal screws.
Note
: It doesn’t matter which terminal you connect a wire to.
Tighten the terminal screws to the mounting bracket.
Step 10: Attach Slimline 2 (ADC-VDB105X) Doorbell Camera
Remove the screw on the bottom of the mounting bracket.
Hook the tabs on the top of the ADC-VDB105X Doorbell Camera into the notches on the top of mounting bracket.
Press the bottom face of the ADC-VDB105X Doorbell Camera, making it flush with the mounting bracket.
Note
: If the ADC-VDB105X Doorbell Camera is not flush with the mounting bracket, make sure the wires are seated into the grooves of the mounting bracket.
Insert and tighten the screw on the bottom of the mounting bracket to secure the ADC-VDB105X Doorbell Camera.
Step 11: Attach Digital Doorbell Adapter
If you have a mechanical chime, go to
Step 12
.
If you have a digital chime, follow the steps to install a Digital Doorbell Adapter.
Remove the cover from your digital chime.
Remove the two wires from the digital chime terminals labelled "Transformer" and "Front".
Straighten the wires and insert them into the Digital Doorbell Adapter.
Note
: It doesn’t matter which terminal you connect a wire to.
Secure the Digital Doorbell Adapter leads to digital chime terminals labelled "Transformer" and "Front".
Step 12: Restore power
Turn on the breaker that controls your doorbell circuit.
Wait for the ADC-VDB105X Doorbell Camera LED to flash green and red.
LED flashing orange?
If flashing orange, press and hold the main button for 60 seconds until the light begins alternating green and red.
Note
: In order to make the existing doorbell chime ring, the Wi-Fi Outdoor Doorbell Camera must "short" the doorbell circuit. During this time, the Wi-Fi Outdoor Doorbell Camera operates on battery power.
Step 13: Get the TELUS SmartHome app
Download the TELUS SmartHome app, then log in with your My TELUS credentials.
Step 14: Add Camera to your account
Select
More
at the bottom right-hand corner.
Select
+ Add Device
.
Select
Doorbell Camera
.
Select
Doorbell Camera ADC-VDB105
.
Type in a name for your camera and select
Next
.
Step 15: Connect to temporary Wi-Fi network and follow the steps in app
Let’s connect your smartphone to the Doorbell Camera’s temporary Wi-Fi network. This will allow you to add the doorbell to your home Wi-Fi network.
On your smartphone, exit the TELUS SmartHome app and go to the
Settings
app.
Connect your smartphone to the Doorbell Camera’s temporary Wi-Fi network:
Skybell_XXXXXXXXXX
.
After you are connected to the
Skybell_XXXXXXXXXX
Wi-Fi network, return to the TELUS SmartHome app and select
Next
.
Select
Scan for Networks
.
Select your home Wi-Fi network name from the list.
Type in your Wi-Fi network password and select
Next
.
Continue following the steps in the app until the installation is complete. This may take a few minutes.
Step 16: Manage settings
Watch this video on how to manage your monitored Doorbell Camera in the SmartHome App:
Select the
Doorbell Camera
from the home screen.
Select the gear icon at the top right-hand corner.
Customize your doorbell settings. For example:
Rename your doorbell
Set up Doorbell Call Notifications
Create or modify Recording Schedules
Adjust your Doorbell Camera’s Motion Sensitivity
Change LED colours
Change Chime Type
Note
: If you’re using a Digital Doorbell Adapter, select