with an Internet Browser. D-Link SECURICAM Network DCS-2100+

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If you are following this manual in the order it is presented, you should now have an operating DCS-2100+ Internet Camera configured with the Installer program.

You also have installed the IP surveillance software from the CD. This section of the manual will deal with using the Internet Camera in two parts:

Using the DCS-2100+ with an Internet browser and accessing

the screens to control and monitor the camera.

Using IP surveillance software with the DCS-2100+ .

Open your Internet Explorer Web browser and enter the IP address for your

Internet Camera.

In the example, this address is 192.168.0.102. Your address may differ.

If a window appears asking to install a

Verisign certificate for authentication

Click Yes . This allows the proprietary MPEG 4 video stream to be recognized by

Internet Explorer.

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Home Page Screen

The image from the DCS-2100+ should be visible from the Home page on your computer monitor.

There are two buttons on the left side of the Home page:

Connection Type and

Configuration .

Click on the Connection Type button to change settings related to the connection.

Click Connection

Type

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Home > Connection Type Screen

The following options are available from the Connection

Type screen:

Media Option:

Allows a user to disable audio when viewing video.

Protocol Option

The UDP Protocol should be chosen for the most users.

Generally, the client computer will automatically try these protocols in the following order, UDP -> TCP ->

HTTP.

After the client connects to the DCS-2100+ successfully, the working protocol will be displayed in Protocol Option . The chosen protocol will be recorded in the user’s PC and used for the next connection. If the network environment is changed or users want to let the Web browser automatically detect the protocol, select UDP manually and click Save to change the setting and return Home to reconnect with the new setting.

Options:

UDP Protocol - Offers the highest image and video quality. However, packet losses will diminish image quality when bandwidth becomes restricted.

TCP Protocol - Packet loss is less likely to occur compared to UDP when bandwidth is restricted.

HTTP Protocol - If the network is protected by a firewall and it opens

HTTP port (80) only, HTTP protocol must be selected. In this mode, audio is disabled and only video can be viewed. TCP and UDP connections will not be available to remote users if all four ports have not been forwarded (as shown on page 32). Only the HTTP port must be forwarded for remote users to make an HTTP connection (video only).

Click the Home tab to return to the DCS-2100+ Home page.

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Home > Configuration

Click Configuration

There are 5 tabs across the top of the Configuration screen. From each tab, different elements of the DCS-2100+ can be configured. The Advanced tab is the default screen in Configuration and Network is the default screen under

Advanced .

Any changes made to these settings will require the system to restart to validate.

Make sure every field is correctly typed before clicking on Apply .

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Configuration > Advanced > Network

Reset IP Address at next boot

Once the DCS-2100+ is configured, this box should be unchecked at all times.

If the box has been checked and the connection is lost, run the Installation

Wizard to find the camera’s IP address.

General Settings

IP address -

Subnet mask -

Default router -

Primary DNS -

Secondary DNS -

HTTP Settings

HTTP Port-

Necessary for network identification.

Used to determine if the destination is in the same subnet. The default value is “255.255.255.0.”

The router used to forward frames to destinations in a different subnet. Invalid router settings may cause the failure of transmissions to a different subnet.

Primary domain name server that translates names to IP addresses.

Secondary domain name server to backup the primary one.

Can be set to other than the default port 80. When the administrator changes the HTTP port of the

DCS-2100+ (which has an IP address of

192.168.0.100

) from 80 to 8080, users must type http://192.168.0.100:8080 in the Web browser bar.

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Configuration > Advanced >Network Settings (continued)

Streaming Settings

Control channel port Can be set to other than the default port 5001 to correspond with the port opened by the firewall.

Audio channel port -

Video channel port -

Can be set to other than the default port 5002 to correspond with the port opened by the firewall.

Can be set to other than the default port 5003 to correspond with the port opened by the firewall.

Improve audio quality in low bandwidth environment In a low bandwidth network environment you can check this option to improve audio quality by sacrificing some real-time synchronization.

WLAN Configuration Settings

SSID (Service Set Identifier) is a name that identifies a wireless network. Access Points and wireless clients attempting to connect to a specific WLAN

(Wireless Local Area Network) must use the same SSID. The default setting is default .

Wireless ModeClick on the pull-down menu; select from the following options:

Infrastructure - connecting the WLAN using an

Access Point such as the DWL-1000AP+ or a

DI-614+ wireless router. (The default setting.)

Ad-Hoc – wireless mode used when connecting directly to a computer equipped with a wireless adapter in a peer-to-peer environment.

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Configuration > Advanced >Network Settings (continued)

Channel The default wireless channel setting is channel

6. Select the channel that is the same as the other wireless devices on your network.

TX RateSelect the transmission rate on the network.

22 Mbps is the default setting.

Preamble-

Data Encryption -

Select Long or Short Preamble . The Preamble defines the length of the CRC block (Cyclic

Redundancy Check is a common technique for detecting data transmission errors) for communication between the Access Point and the roaming wireless Network adapters. Long

Preamble is the default setting . Note: High network traffic areas should use the shorter preamble type.

Enable Encryption by clicking on the box. The

DCS-2100+ has Encryption disabled as the default setting.

Auth mode Choose one of the following authorization modes:

Open Authentication C ommunicates the key across the network.

Shared Authentication Allows communication only with other devices with identical WEP settings.

Auto -

Key type -

Key Format -

Key Index -

Will automatically adjust to the Authentication mode of the wireless client.

Select the key length, either 64, 128 or 256 bits.

Select an ASCII or hexadecimal key format.

You can create up to 4 different security keys.

Click Apply to make changes effective

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Configuration > Advanced > Mail & FTP

Click the Mail & FTP button from the Configuration screen to access video settings that control sending images via email and FTP.

Click Mail & FTP

SMTP

SMTP (mail) server 1 -

SMTP account name 1 The user name used to log into your e-mail account (e.g. jdoe or [email protected]

depending on your ISP).

SMTP password 1 -

The domain name or IP address of external mail server.

The password used to log into your e-mail account. (The password will appear as dots instead of entered characters.)

Recipient email address 1 The e-mail address of recipients for snapshots or a system log file. Multiple recipients must be separated by a semicolon “;”

SMTP(mail) server 2 -

The domain name or IP address of a secondary mail server used only if the primary mail server is unreachable.

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SMTP account name 2 The user name for the second SMTP server.

SMTP password 2 The password used to log into the second e-mail account. (The password will appear as dots instead of entered characters.)

Recipient email address 2 The e-mail address of recipients for the secondary server.

Return email address The return e-mail address to use if the snapshot or system log e-mail fails to send.

(This address should be within the SMTP server’s domain for authentication purposes.)

FTP Settings

Local FTP server port -

1st FTP server -

1st FTP user name -

1st FTP password -

1st FTP remote folder -

It can be other than default port 21. If you find that you want to change the port to a port number other than 21, you will need to specify the port when connecting to the FTP server. For example

FTP://68.5.1.81:60 (if you are to use port 60 for your FTP server port)

The domain name or IP address of the external

FTP server. The following user settings must be correctly configured for remote access.

Granted user name on the external FTP server.

Granted password on the external FTP server.

Granted folder on the external FTP server. The string must conform to the external FTP server.

Some FTP servers cannot accept a preceding slash symbol before the path if there is no virtual path mapping. Refer to the instructions of the external FTP server for details. The folder privilege must be open for upload.

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Configuration > Advanced > Mail & FTP (Continued)

Primary FTP Passive

Mode-

2nd FTP server -

If the DCS-2100+ is located inside a network that is protected by a firewall, a data connection for

FTP may be prohibited. Passive mode FTP can bypass this rule and allow the uploading of snapshots. If the passive mode is selected, the

DCS-2100+ can automatically attempt to upload in active mode if the external FTP server does not support passive mode.

The domain name or IP address of the external

FTP server. Note that the 2nd FTP server will only be used if the 1st FTP server is unavailable. If the image upload to the 1st FTP server is successful, no attempts will be made to connect to the 2nd FTP server.

2nd FTP user name Granted user name on the backup FTP server.

2nd FTP password Granted password on the backup FTP server.

2nd FTP remote folder Granted folder on the backup FTP server.

Secondary FTP passive

Mode Passive mode setting for the backup FTP server.

Click Apply to make changes effective

Invalid settings may cause the DCS-2100+ to not respond. Change the configuration settings only if necessary. Consult with your network administrator or your Internet Service Provider (ISP) if you do not have the necessary information. If you cannot connect to the camera, refer to page

128 for camera reset and restore factory settings procedures.

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Configuration > Advanced > DDNS & UPnP

Click the DDNS & UPnP button from the Configuration screen to access DDNS

& UPnP settings.

Click DDNS &UPnP

Dynamic DNS (DDNS)

Dynamic DNS (Domain Name Service) is a method of keeping a domain name linked to a changing (dynamic) IP address. With most Cable and DSL connections, you are assigned a dynamic IP address and that address is used only for the duration of that specific connection. With the DCS-2100+ , you can set up your DDNS service and the DCS-2100+ will automatically update your

DDNS server every time it receives a different IP address. Depending on the service, this update may take a few hours.

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Configuration > Advanced > DDNS & UPnP (Continued)

Enable DDNS -

Provider-

Host name-

Username/E-mail-

Password/Key-

Click to enable the DDNS function.

Select your Dynamic DNS provider from the pull down menu.

Enter the host name of the DDNS server.

Enter your username or e-mail used to connect to the DDNS server.

Enter your password or key used to connect to the DDNS server.

UPnP

UPnP is short for Universal Plug and Play, which is a networking architecture that provides compatibility among networking equipment, software, and peripherals. The DCS-2100+ is a UPnP enabled internet camera. If your operating system is UPnP enabled, the device will be easier to configure. If you do not want to use the UPnP functionality, it can be disabled by unselecting the

Enable UPnP check box.

Click Apply to make changes effective

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Configuration > Advanced > Video

Click the Video button from the Configuration screen to access video settings that affect how the video image appears.

Click Video

Color Select the option for color or monochrome video display.

Size Three options exist for the sizes of the video display.

You can select between 176x120 , 352x240 , or

704x480 . In 704x480 mode, the frame rate will be reduced to 10fps and increased to 30fps automatically when it is switched back to a lower image size.

Power line frequency

(for fluorescent light) Fluorescent lights may intermittently cause a flashing image depending on the AC power line frequency.

Change the frequency setting to eliminate a flashing image when the light source is fluorescent light.

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Configuration > Advanced > Video (Continued)

Maximum frame rate -

Video quality control -

Flip -

Limits the maximum refresh frame rate. The frame rate is used with the Video quality control setting

(below) to optimize bandwidth utilization and video quality.

To fix the bandwidth utilization regardless of the video quality, choose Fix bit rate and select the desired bandwidth. The video quality may be reduced in order to send maximum frames with limited bandwidth, especially when images change drastically. For higher video detail regardless of the bandwidth selection, select Fix quality and select a video quality level. This setting will utilize more bandwidth to send the maximum frames when images change drastically.

Vertically rotate the video.

Mirror -

White balance -

Horizontally rotate the video. Check both flip and

mirror if the DCS-2100+ is to be installed upside

down.

Choose the suitable option for the best color

temperature.

Click Apply to make changes effective

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Recommendations for setting video for the best performance:

“Best performance” means the image refresh rate should be the fastest possible and the video quality should be the best possible at the lowest network bandwidth possible. Three factors, Maximum frame rate , Fix bit rate , and Fix quality in the Video Configuration page, are related to performance.

Recording settings for real-time motion images

To achieve a real-time visual effect, the network bandwidth should be large enough to transmit 20 image frames per second (fps) or more. If you are on a broadband network over 1 Mbps, you can set Fix bit Rate to 1000Kbps or

1200Kbps, or set Fix quality to achieve the maximum frames. The maximum frame rate is 25 in 50Hz system and 30 in 60Hz system. If your network bandwidth is more than 384Kbps, you can adjust Fix bit rate according to your bandwidth and set the maximum frame rate of 25 to 30.

If the images vary dramatically in your environment, you may slow down the maximum frame rate to 20 to decrease the transmitted data for better video quality. Since the human eye could not easily differentiate between 20 and 25 or 30 frames per second, the slower frame rate will not be noticed. If your network bandwidth is below 384 Kbps, you should adjust the bit rate according to your bandwidth and experiment to allow for the best frame rate that can be achieved. The faster frame rate in a slow network will blur the images. You may also try to choose 352x240 in size option for better images or 704x480 for larger image size. Because the network has burst constraints and everyone’s environment is not the same, any poor connection will impair normal performance.

Recording settings for clear identification for each image

To have the best video quality, you should set Fix quality to detailed or excellent and tune the Maximum frame rate to suit your network bandwidth. If you get some broken pictures in a slow network, you can set TCP protocol in

Connection type for a more accurate transmission but the received images may have a lag. Note that any slow connection with multiple users will impair performance.

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Recommendations for setting video for the best performance (continued):

Recording settings to compromise between real-time and clear images

If you have a broadband network, set Fix quality to Good image quality, or higher, instead of setting the Bit rate . Otherwise, fix the bit rate according to your actual network speed and set the frame rate to 30. If the image quality is low, select a lower frame rate above 15. If the image quality is still not improved, select a lower bit rate.

Configuration > Advanced > Image Setting

Click Image Setting

Click the Image Setting button from the Configuration screen to access additional settings that affect how the video image appears.

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From this screen you can fine tune the video image.

Image Brightness, Contrast , Saturation and Hue are all adjusted in the same manner. For each video compensation you can set from among eleven levels ranged from -5 to +5. The default setting is zero for each adjustment.

You may press to fine-tune the image and see what affect the setting will have on the image. When the image is acceptable, press to store the image settings, or to recall the original settings. If settings are changed without saving, they will be used until the next system start-up.

Configuration > Advanced > Motion Detection

Click the Motion Detection button from the Configuration screen to access settings that affect how the DCS-2100+ Internet Camera can serve as a security device by recording only when motion is detected.

Click Motion Detection

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Configuration > Advanced >Motion Detection (continued)

Enable motion detection Check this option to turn on the motion detection.

Window Name The text entered here will show at the top of the motion window.

Sensitivity -

Percentage -

Sets the measurable difference between two sequential images that would indicate motion.

Sets the amount of motion in the window being monitored that is required to initiate a motion detected alert. If this is set to 100%, motion is detected within the whole window to trigger a snapshot.

Note: Setting a higher sensitivity and a lower percentage makes any motion more easily detected.

New -

Save -

Click to add a new window. A maximum of three motion windows can be opened simultaneously.

Use your mouse to drag the window frame to resize or the title bar to move. Clicking on the ‘x’ at the upper right corner of the window will close the window.

Saves the related settings of that window.

To display motion detection, a graphic bar will rise or fall depending on the image variation.

A green bar means the image variation is under the monitoring level, and no motion detection alert is triggered. A red bar means the image variation is over the monitoring level and a motion detected alert is triggered. When the bar goes red, the window that the motion is detected in will also be outlined in red

(note: remember that you can have up to 3 windows selected for motion detection). You can return to the DCS-2100+ Home Page and the monitored window will not be visible, but the red frame will show on the home page when motion is detected.

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Configuration > Tools > Admin

Click on the Tools tab to access 4 utility screens for controlling and administering the DCS-2100+ . The default screen in Tools is the Admin screen.

The DCS-2100+ is manufactured without any passwords by default. This allows the ability to access the DCS-2100+ (including the Configuration) by anyone as long as the IP address is known. It is recommended that you enter a password to restrict others from accessing your camera.

Type a password in the New Password field to enable protection, and then confirm the password in Confirm Password field.

This password is used to identify the administrator. You can add accounts with

User name and User Password for other users in the Add user section.

You can provide up to twenty accounts for other users / visitors. Each account identifies the access right. This allows multiple visitors to share the same account of different levels. An option to Permit to access DI/DO (Digital In/Digital Out) is provided for each account. Some users may need to be prohibited from controlling your attached security devices.

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Configuration > Tools > Admin (continued)

Guest account: This option allows a user to connect to a camera with view-only privileges. User name is demo . No password is required. This is useful for demonstrations and keeps guests separate from users with accounts.

Configuration > Tools > System

Click on the System button to access the System settings from the Tools menu.

Camera Name

Click System

Camera name -

Turn off the LED indicator -

The text will display as the title of the window within the

Windows operating system. This name will also display on the log-in screen (once a password has been set).

Check this option to shut off the LED next to the lens.

This will prevent anyone from observing the operation of the Internet Camera.

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Configuration > Tools > System

Keep current date and time -

Sync with computer time-

Manual -

Automatic

NTP server -

Time zone

-

-

Click to save the current date and time of

DCS-2100+ . An internal real-time clock maintains the date and time even when the power is off.

Synchronize the date and time of DCS-2100+ with the local computer. The date and time of the

PC is displayed and updated in the DCS-2100+ .

Adjust the date and time according to what is entered by the administrator. Notice the format in the related field while typing.

Synchronize with the NTP server over the Internet whenever the DCS-2100+ starts up. It will fail if the assigned time server cannot be reached.

Assign the IP address or domain name of the time server. Leaving the text box blank will let the

DCS-2100+ connect to default time servers.

Used to adjust the hour of time servers for local settings.

Click Apply to make changes effective

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Configuration > Tools > Applications

Click on the Applications button to access the Applications settings from the

Tools menu.

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Configuration > Tools > Applications (Continued)

Weekly schedule:

Sunday through Saturday Select the weekdays that should perform the following operations:

Snapshots begin at -

Reset output -

Set the time to start operations. Setting the begin time the same as the stop time will force the operations to run continuously.

Sets the time to stop the operations.

Snapshots stop at -

All the time except for the above schedule If you do not wish to set a schedule, this box

must be checked.

Event operation:

Delay second(s) before detecting next event Sets the time delay before restarting to check the trigger condition when the current condition is triggered.

Take snapshots at second(s) after event After a snapshot is taken because of a trigger, another snapshot will be taken after the configured time in seconds.

Trigger condition There are 4 conditions related to the digital input and three windows for motion detection. There can be multiple selections. Select the appropriate digital input condition according to the characteristics of the external device. High or low indicate external voltage input for level trigger, while rising or falling is for edge triggers. There are three windows shown for the names you defined for motion detection. Undefined will show instead of the window title if motion detection is not setup yet. An active, named motion window must be checked for motion detection to be possible.

Check and save this option to reset the external device at the digital output back to the original state.

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Trigger action There are four options for two actions regarding either trigger condition. They can have multiple selections. While choosing the trigger output alarm, the digital output will short both pins to connect the circuit of the attached external device; otherwise both pins will be open. While choosing to upload snapshots, the method can be either email or FTP. The snapshot names will be “videopre.jpg”, videotrg.jpg”, and

“videopos.jpg” respectively for the snapshots before event, right upon event, and after event.

The date and time suffix may be added according to the option. Confirm the external mail or FTP server settings in network configuration.

Sequential operation

Snapshot every second(s) -

The camera will send snapshots at the specified interval to the external server according to the chosen method. Remember this operation is dependent to the weekly schedule.

Send snapshots by email Any upload action specified in the options above will use the method chosen here. The captured snapshot named “video.jpg” will be attached in the email with subject “Periodic snapshots.”

Send snapshots by FTP The captured snapshots will upload to the external FTP server with the file name depending on the next option.

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FTP put snapshots with date and time suffix If the suffix is added, the captured date and time can be easily differentiated from the snapshot file name in either sequential or event operation. For instance, “[email protected]” means the JPEG image was captured at 4 minutes and

5 seconds after 3 o’clock, January 2nd, A.D. 2002.

If the suffix is omitted, the file named “video.jpg” on the external FTP server will be refreshed at the specified interval.

Click Apply to make

changes effective

Configuration > Tools > Default

Click on the Default button to access the option to restore to factory default settings.

Click Default

Click Apply on this screen to restore factory default settings. This means any changes made will be lost and the system will be reset to the initial status when shipped from the factory. After confirmation, the system will restart and require the Installation Wizard program to locate the IP address of the DCS-2100+ .

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Configuration > Status > Device Info

Click on the Status tab to access Device Info and a Log of DCS-2100+ system activity. The Device Info is the default screen when you click on the

Status tab.

Click Device Info

The Device Info screen lists the following important settings that are currently set for the DCS-2100+ :

Firmware Version number

Mac address

IP address

Subnet Mask

Default router address

Primary DNS address

Secondary DNS address

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Configuration > Status > Log

Click on the Log button to access a system log of system activity from the

Status menu.

The content of the log file reveals useful information about the current configuration and connection logged after the DCS-2100+ boots up.

Click Log

Configuration > Help

Click on the Help tab to access descriptions of the particular function you need help with. The help screen is organized in the order of the tabs and then each menu item under that tab.

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