WiseFido Install

Radar installation

Mount it on the ceiling, a wall, or the top of a mirror or door frame — no drilling — then set it up in the owlCare app.

Printable quick start (PDF)

In the box

Everything in the box, numbered 1 to 9

① Radar · ② Ceiling bracket · ③ Wall bracket · ④ Power adapter (5 V 2 A, 100–240 V) · ⑤ Power cable (USB-C, 6 m / 20 ft) · ⑥ Cable clips · ⑦ Adhesive bases · ⑧ Steel pins · ⑨ Quick start guide

⑦ + ⑧ hold the brackets without drilling: stick the base on, then push the pins through the bracket into the base.

1Mount the radar

Ceiling · 2.3–3.0 m (7.5–10 ft)
Middle of the room, above the bed if you can. Indicator light points away from the door's wall.
Ceiling mounting: flat ceiling, square to the walls, nothing moving within 0.7 m
Bedroom wall · about 160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
At the head of the bed, facing into the room. Not on the wall the door is on.
Wall mounting: tilted bracket, cable straight down, nothing moving within 0.7 m

Bathroom

On top of the mirror · about 205 cm
The mirror's top edge holds the bracket (standard vanity 85 cm + mirror 120 cm).
Radar resting on the top edge of the bathroom mirror
On the door frame · about 210 cm
The top of the door frame holds the bracket, facing into the room.
Radar resting on top of the bathroom door frame

Bathroom: enter 210 cm in the app for either spot.

Height = from the floor to the surface the radar sits on (not the radar itself). The app uses 10 cm steps, so measure to within ±5 cm. Keep fans, A/C and curtains at least 1 m (3 ft) away, and heat lamps 50 cm (20 in) away.

2Add it in owlCare

Get the app: owlCare on the App StoreiPhone owlCare on Google PlayAndroid
owlCare: 1 the MyDevice tab at the bottom, 2 the Add device icon at the top left

① MyDevice → ② Add device (top left) → Scan QR code (on the back of the radar) or Nearby (Bluetooth) → pick your device → enter your WiFi name and password → Connect → Choose location: the room it is in.

2.4 GHz WiFi only. Keep your phone next to the device.

3Set the install mode

Open MyHome → Build → tap your radar. On 1 Radar:

Install page, step 1 Radar: Mode Ceiling, Height 270 cm with green check

The top bar shows ✓ Wall or ✓ Ceiling. If it shows ⚠ or ✗, the radar is not seated in its bracket — push it back in.

4Mark the bed

The person on the map is you, live. Open 3 Bed:

  1. Tap Add.
  2. Walk to a corner of the bed and hold still. When you are on the corner, tap Detect.
  3. Do the same for the next 2 corners, then tap Save.
Top view of a bed: stand at corner 1, walk to corner 2, then corner 3; at each corner hold still and tap Detect
Map showing the person standing at a corner of the bed
In the app: you, standing on a corner of the bed.

If the app says the corners don't make a right angle, tap Restart and measure again.

5Door and sofa Optional

6Check it works

Trouble?