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2 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. T able of Contents Contents of P ackage ....................................................................................... 3 Minimum System Requirements ......................................................................3 Introduction ..........................................................[...]

3 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Package Contents  D-Link SECURICAM DCS-6620 PTZ Inter net Camera  Remote Control  12V A C P ower Adapter  A/V Cables  Categor y 5 Ether net Cab le  Camera Stand  Quick Installation Guide  Installation software and man ual on CD Note: Using a power supply with a diff erent v ol[...]

4 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Introduction The D-Link SECURIC AM Netw or k DCS- 6620 PTZ (P an, Til t, and Zoo m) Inte r net Camer a is a full f eat ured surve illan ce syste m that conne cts to an Ethernet, F ast Ethernet or broadba nd Internet co nn ect io n to pro vi de rem ot e hi gh -qu al it y 2- W a y Ful l Du ple x au di [...]

5 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Features & Benefits A/V Output The SECURICAM Networ k DCS-6620 comes with an A/V output allowing you to connect to your TV f or local viewing. The DCS-6620 can also be connected directly to your VCR to record activities. Powerful Surveillance and Remote Monitoring Utility The pow erful IP survei[...]

6 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Connections Connections Ethernet 10/100 RJ45 socket The DCS-6620 bac k panel f eatures an RJ-45 connector f or connections to 10Base-T Ethernet cabling or 100Base-TX F ast Ether net cabling. This networ k por t suppor ts the NWay protocol , allowing the PTZ Inter net Camera to automatically detect or[...]

7 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Connections Located on the bottom panel of the DCS-6620 , the sock et is used to connect the camera stand to the PTZ Inter net Camera b y attaching the scre w head on the camera stand to the PTZ Internet Camera. Bottom Panel Attachment socket for the Camera Stand The DCS- 6620 pro vid es a ter mina l[...]

8 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Connections Included with the DCS-6620 is an infrared remote control. Y ou hav e the option of controlling the camera via the P an/Tilt/Zoom Controls using the IP sur veillance software, Internet Explorer , or via the infrared remote. T o use the remote, make sure that IR Control is enabled on the Ca[...]

9 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Hardware Installation Hardware Installation Connect an Ethernet cable Connect an Ether net cab le to the network cable connector located on the DCS-6620’ s bac k panel and attach it to the network. Attach the external power supply Attach the e xter nal po wer supply to the DC po wer input connector[...]

10 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Installation Wizard Installation Wizard After you hav e successfully completed the hardware installation of the DCS-6620 PTZ Inter net Camera, it is necessar y to install software to configure and operate the camera. The first step is to install the Installation Wizard program from the CD . Instal[...]

11 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Installation Wizard Click Install Wizard Please wait while the InstallShield Wizard prepares to install. Click Next[...]

12 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Installation Wizard The InstallShield will install in the follo wing f older . T o install into a diff erent f older , clic k Bro wse and select another f older . Click Next Select the Program f older that Setup will add program icons to . Y ou may type a ne w folder name, or select one from the e x[...]

13 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Installation Wizard Installation is now complete . IMPORT ANT : A hardware reset of the PTZ Internet Camera ma y be required if the Installation Wizard cannot find the camera. T o accomplish this reset, lightly inser t a paper clip (or a similar sized tool) into the reset hole on the side of the ca[...]

14 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Installation Wizard The Installation Wizard will now show a MA C address for the DCS-6620 and an IP address . This IP address ma y not be correct at this step in the installation until you see “Y es” under the assigned column. The camera is now automatically configured with an IP address consis[...]

15 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Installation Wizard Screen Installation Wizard Screen The follo wing options are av ailable on the Installation Wizard screen by clicking on the corresponding tab: Search: Click to search f or any av ailable cameras to connect to the network. Add: Click to manually add a camera to the networ k. A wi[...]

16 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Installation Wizard Screen Network Settings: He re use rs ca n co nfi gu re th e Ne tw ork Settings for the camera. Enter the IP ad dre ss , Sub ne t ma sk, Def au lt rou ter IP , Pr imar y DNS, and Secondar y DNS. Automatically , the option to reset IP address at boot is selected. If you would lik[...]

17 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Installation Wizard Screen Reset to Default About Exit Click the Exit tab to e xit the Installation Wizard screen. Click About to displa y the current version and date of the Installation Wizard. Click the Reset to Def ault tab to reset the camera’ s settings to factory defaults . Locate the Firmw[...]

18 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Enabling UPnP TM for Windows ® XP Enabling UPnP for Windows ® XP UPnP TM is shor t f or Univ ersal Plug and Pla y , which is a networking architecture that provides comp atib ilit y among net worki ng equip ment , softw are, and peripher als . The DCS- 6620 is a UPnP enabled PTZ Inter net Camera. [...]

19 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Enabling UPnP TM for Windows ® XP Click Add/Remove Windows Components The f ollowing screen will appear: Select Networking Services Click Details Select Universal Plug and Play Click Ok[...]

20 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Enabling UPnP TM for Windows ® XP Please wait while Setup configures the components. Click Next Click Finish[...]

21 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Enabling UPnP TM for Windows ® XP Click My Network Places T o view your DCS-6620 PTZ Inter net Camera in an Internet browser , go to y our Desktop and click My Network Places . Click DCS-6620-146 The last three digits (146), represent the f our th octet of you r PTZ Inte r net Camer a’ s IP addre[...]

22 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Installing IP surveillance Software Click Next Real-time Monitoring Video and A udio Recording to hard disk High quality video High compression ratio Maximum of 16 cameras with diff erent monitor lay outs Smar t playbac k T riggered ev ent browsing F ast database searching Configurab le automated a[...]

23 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Installing IP surveillance Software Please read the Software Licensing Agreement and click yes if you wish to accept the agreement. Click “No” to exit the installation. Enter your name and compan y inf ormation and then click “Ne xt”. Click Next Click Y es[...]

24 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Installing IP surveillance Software Click Next Select the destinat ion director y . Click Next Select the program f older the software will be installed into .[...]

25 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Installing IP surveillance Software The installation is complete. Click Finish Click Next[...]

26 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. T esting the DCS-6620 The window in the center of your browser is the camera image window . Y ou should now see a video image and hear the audio ov er y our computer speak ers from the DCS-6620 . If you are having prob lems please consult the FAQ section of this man ual (page 126). Open your Inter n[...]

27 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Security When the PTZ Inter net Camera is used f or the first time, it is highly recommended that the Administrator set the Administrator Password to constrain user access to the PTZ Inter net Camera since the Def ault settings are Null String (no pass word). Once the P ass word is defi ned, only [...]

28 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using and Configuring the DCS-6620 with a Router D-Link ’ s DCS-6620 is a versat ile and cost eff ectiv e PTZ Internet Came ra off ering both video and audio monitor ing. It can also ser v e as a pow erful sur veillance system in secur ity applications. The DCS-6620 can be used with any wired or [...]

29 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using and Configuring the DCS-6620 with a Router  View the PTZ Internet Camera using your Internet Explorer Web browser Viewing the Video on the browser to test the connection Click on the Configuration b utton on the left side of the display . Scroll to the bottom of the Network Configuration[...]

30 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using and Configuring the DCS-6620 with a Router Router Set-Up and Installation The f ollowing steps generally apply to any router that y ou hav e on your network. The D-Link DI-624 is used as an e xample to clarify the configurat ion process. Configure the initial settings of the DI-624 by f oll[...]

31 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using and Configuring the DCS-6620 with a Router Determine Y our Router’ s IP Address (W AN) Note: Because a dynamic W AN IP can change from time to time depending on y our ISP , you may want to obtain a Static IP address from your ISP . A Static IP address is a fixed IP address that will not ch[...]

32 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using and Configuring the DCS-6620 with a Router Important: Some ISPs bloc k access to por t 80. Be sure to check with y our ISP so that you can open the appropriate por ts accordingly . Some ISPs bloc k traffic on commonly used por ts to conser v e bandwidth. If y our ISP does not pass traffic o[...]

33 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using and Configuring the DCS-6620 with a Router Viewing Y our Camera After all settings hav e been entered correctly , a PC user inside or outside your network will hav e access to the camera through the Internet Explorer Web browser . T o access the camera from the Inter net, type the IP Address [...]

34 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the DCS-6620 with an Internet Browser Open your Inter net Explorer Web browser and enter the IP address for your PTZ Inter net Camera. An example address is 192.168.0.120, b ut your address ma y differ . If you are f ollowing this manual in the order it is presented, you should now ha ve an op[...]

35 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the DCS-6620 with an Internet Browser Home Page Screen The image from the DCS-6620 should be visib le from the Home page on you r computer monitor . T o the r ight of the image are controls that allow you to pan and tilt the camera. Pan and tilt can also be controlled within the image. Clickin[...]

36 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the DCS-6620 with an Internet Browser Home Page Screen (continued) The image from the DCS-6620 should be visible from the Home page on your computer monitor . Click on the Client Settings b utton to change settings related to the connection. There are two b uttons on the left side of the Home [...]

37 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the DCS-6620 with an Internet Browser Home > Client Settings Click the Home tab to return to the DCS-6620 Home page. Protocol Options Th e UD P P ro to col sh o ul d b e c ho sen f or mos t us er s. Gen er ally the cli ent compu ter will aut oma tic ally tr y these protocols in the f ollowi[...]

38 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the DCS-6620 with an Internet Browser Home > Configuration Click on the Configur ation button on the Home page: There are 5 tabs across the top of the Configuration screen. F rom each tab , diff erent elements of the DCS-6620 can be configured. The Advanced tab is the default screen in [...]

39 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the DCS-6620 with an Internet Browser Configuration > Advanced > Network Reset IP Address at next boot Once the DCS-6620 is configured, this bo x should be unchec ked at all times. If the box has been check ed and the connection is lost, r un Installation Wizard to find the camera’ [...]

40 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the DCS-6620 with an Internet Browser Configuration > Advanced > Network (continued) The e-mail address of recipients f or the secondar y ser v er . The retur n e-mail address to use if the snapshot or system log e-mail f ails to send. (This address should be within the SMTP ser v er’[...]

41 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the DCS-6620 with an Internet Browser Configuration > Advanced > Network (continued) Granted user name on the bac kup FTP ser v er . Granted pass word on the backup FTP server . Granted f older on the backup FTP ser v er . P assive mode setting f or the bac kup FTP ser ver . 2nd FTP pas[...]

42 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the DCS-6620 with an Internet Browser Click the DDNS & UPnP b utton from the Configuration screen to access DDNS & UPnP settings. Configuration > Advanced > DDNS & UPnP Dynamic DNS (DDNS) Dynamic DNS (Domain Name Ser vice) is a method of keeping a domain name linked to a ch[...]

43 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the DCS-6620 with an Internet Browser Enable DDNS: Click to enab le the DDNS function. Provider: Select your Dynamic DNS pro vider from the pull down men u. Host name: Enter the host name of the DDNS ser v er . Username/E-mail: Password/Key: Enter your pass word or ke y used to connect to the [...]

44 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the DCS-6620 with an Internet Browser Click the Video b utton from the Configuration screen to access video settings that aff ect how the video image appears. Configuration > Advanced > Video Select either f or color or monochrome video displa y Size: Color: Click Video Three options e[...]

45 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the DCS-6620 with an Internet Browser Configuration > Advanced > Video (continued) Key frame interval: Video quality control: V er tically rotate the video. A large “ Key frame interval ” value can reduce the bit rate, but if there is a pack et loss dur ing transmission, it will cau[...]

46 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the DCS-6620 with an Internet Browser Click the Audio/Video button from the Configuration screen to access video settings that aff ect how the video image appears . Configuration > Advanced > Audio Full Duplex (T alk and listen Simultaneously): In this mode, the User can talk to the se[...]

47 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the DCS-6620 with an Internet Browser Recommendations for setting video for the best performance: “Best performance” means the image refresh rate should be the fast est possib le and the video quality should be the best possible at the lowest network bandwidth possib le. Three factors , Ma[...]

48 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the DCS-6620 with an Internet Browser Recording settings to compromise between real-time and clear images If y ou hav e 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 y our actual netw ork spe[...]

49 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the DCS-6620 with an Internet Browser Y ou may press to fine-tune the image and see what eff ect the setting will hav e on the image. When the image is acceptable, press to store the image settings, or to recall the or iginal settings. If settings are changed without sa ving, the y will be us[...]

50 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the DCS-6620 with an Internet Browser Configuration > Advanced > Motion Detection Click the Motion Detection b utton from the Configuration screen to access settings that effect how the DCS-6620 PTZ Internet Camera can ser v e as a security device b y recording only when motion is dete[...]

51 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the DCS-6620 with an Internet Browser Configuration > Advanced >Motion Detection (continued) 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 mov e. Clicking on the ‘x’ [...]

52 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the DCS-6620 with an Internet Browser Configuration > Advanced >Camera Control Click the Camera Control button from the Configuration screen to access settings that aff ect how the DCS-6620 PTZ Inter net Camera can pan and mo v e to preset locations. Pan Speed: Select the speed at whic[...]

53 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the DCS-6620 with an Internet Browser Click Apply to mak e changes eff ectiv e Configuration > Advanced >Camera Control (continued) Current Position: Enter a name f or the position at which you would like to preset the DCS-6620 . Click Add to add the new preset position to the Preset Lo[...]

54 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the DCS-6620 with an Internet Browser Configuration > T ools > Admin Click on the T ools tab to access 4 utility screens f or controlling and administer ing the DCS-6620 . The default screen in T ools is the Admin screen. The DCS-6620 is manuf actured without any pass words b y def ault[...]

55 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the DCS-6620 with an Internet Browser This option allows a user to connect to a camera with view -only privileges. User name is “ demo ”. No pass word is required. This is useful for demonstrations and keeps guests separate from users with accounts. Configuration > T ools > Admin (c[...]

56 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the DCS-6620 with an Internet Browser Configuration > T ools > System (continued) Adjust the date and time according to what is entered by the administrator . Notice the f or mat in the related field while typing. Syn ch ron iz e wi th the NT P serv er ov er the Int ernet when e ve r t[...]

57 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the DCS-6620 with an Internet Browser Configuration > T ools > Applications Click on the Applications b utton to access the Applications settings from the T ools menu.[...]

58 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the DCS-6620 with an Internet Browser Configuration > T ools > Applications (continued) Select the weekdays that should perf or m the follo wing operations: Sets the time to stop the operations . Set the time to star t operations . Setting the begin time the same as the stop time will f[...]

59 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the DCS-6620 with an Internet Browser Any upload action specified in the options abov e will use the method chosen here. The captured snapshot named “video .jpg” will be attached in the e-mail with subject “P er iodic snapshots. ” The captured snapshots will upload to the e xter nal F[...]

60 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the DCS-6620 with an Internet Browser Configuration > T ools > Default Click on the Default b utton to access the factory setting restoration and camera calibration options from the T ools menu. Clic k Apply on the screen to restore factory def ault settings. This means any changes made[...]

61 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the DCS-6620 with an Internet Browser The De vice Inf o screen lists the f ollowing impor tant settings that are currently set f or the DCS-6620 • Fir mware V ersion number • Mac Address • IP Address • Subnet Mask • Def ault router address • Primar y DNS Address • Secondar y DNS [...]

62 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the DCS-6620 with an Internet Browser Click on the Help tab to access descriptions of the par ticular function y ou need help with. The help screen is organized in the order of the tabs and then each men u item under that tab . Configuration > Help[...]

63 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Record Snapshots to your FTP server with Motion Detection Administrators can combine options on the application page to perf or m many useful security tasks. There are two trigger sources a vailab le: from an e xternal sensor or with b uilt-in motion detection. There are also two kinds of actions th[...]

64 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Record Snapshots to your FTP server with Motion Detection 1 2 123.123.123.1 3 John Smith 4 5 Snapshot 6 Ne xt, click the Network button under the Advanced tab to set the FTP ser ver settings f or the DCS-6620 . In this window , enter the settings f or the FTP server you wish to record to . Optionall[...]

65 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Record Snapshots to your FTP server with Motion Detection 1st FTP password: Specify the pass word to access the external FTP ser v er (e x. 12345). 1st FTP remote folder: Specify the destination folder in the e xternal FTP ser ver (e x. snapshot). Primary FTP passive mode: P assive mode will allow a[...]

66 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Record Snapshots to your FTP server with Motion Detection Ne xt, click the Applications button under the T ools tab to set the application settings for the DCS-6620 . In this window , f ollow the steps below to set the application settings for snapshots to be recorded to an FTP site:  Sel ect th [...]

67 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Using IP sur veillance Software Installing the IP sur veillance Software Bef ore you begin installing this application software , the hardware system requirements must be check ed first. The minimum system requirements recommended for this application are as f ollows:[...]

68 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software The “License Agreement” window below will appear . Please read the f ollowing license agreement carefully . Click “Y es” to accept this agreement and proceed with the installation. Click Next Click Y es Installing the IP sur veillance Software (continued)[...]

69 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Ne xt, the “User information” window below will appear . This window will prompt y ou to enter the user name and company name. Enter your user name and compan y name and then clic k “Ne xt” to continue. Click Next Y ou must setup the administrator’ s password[...]

70 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Select the installation director y f or this application software and click “Ne xt”, which is shown in the figure below . Y ou can change the installation director y by clic king “Bro wse…” Click Next Select a progra m f older to install the application soft[...]

71 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software After checking all the setup information in the window shown below , click “Ne xt” to star t the installation of the application software . Click Next Click Finish Click “Finish”, in the window shown below , to finish installation. The progr am is now installe[...]

72 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Launcher Launcher is a controller program that allo ws users to in vok e Monitor or Playbac k quickly . System T ray Icon The Launcher icon reflects current state of IP sur veillance. The icon in the system tray signifies that the IP sur v eillance Software is curren[...]

73 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software When Launcher is lock ed, the unloc k window will appear , prompting f or the user pass word in order to unlock. The input area of the dialog will be gra yed (disabled) f or 60 seconds after 3 consecutive f ailures. User Interface Below is the user interf ace for Launc[...]

74 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Exit Exi ts Laun che r . If user s cho ose this opt ion , Lau nch er will sho w a me ssa ge bo x pr omp tin g to confir m if users really want to exit, and warn users that exiting Launcher will also close Monitor and Pla yback. T ools Contains many utilities. Currentl[...]

75 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Monitor Program Features of the Monitor T ool T raditional Sur veillance Features: Real-time monitoring Recording P an and Tilt control    Special Features: The digi tal surve ill anc e sys tem supp orts not only the f ea tur es li ste d abo ve , b ut also the[...]

76 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Application Layout and Functionalities This section demonstrates a global view of the monitor tool, shown below . The components of the monitor tool will be introduced in detail in the f ollowing sections . Misc. Functions Channel Area Hard Disk Status La yout Area Com[...]

77 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Layout area Y ou can chan ge the moni toring la yo ut in this area. There are six kind s of la y outs : 1, 4, 6, 9, 13, or 16 video displa y frames in the video area.  Hard disk status In this area, y ou can get the status of the hard disk in which the video databas[...]

78 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software The Admin Privilege In the monitor tool system, the admin pr ivilege has the right to access the DCS-6620 PTZ Inter net Camera through this application software and change the local settings as well. But the admin privilege is not the same as the admin pr ivilege as th[...]

79 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software The Layout of the Configuration This section discusses the local settings for the connection and the functional configuration of each camera. If you are interested in the remote settings f or each camer a, you can ref er to the user’ s manual that accompanied the h[...]

80 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Insert – T o inser t a remote PTZ Inter net Camera to the camera list. Clic k the “Inser t” button, an “Inser t New Channel” dialog will popup , as shown below . Specify the IP address, por t, and admin pass word of the PTZ Internet Camera, click the “Ok”[...]

81 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Delet e – Remov es the select ed PTZ Internet Came ra from the camera list. Highl ight the camera that you w ant to delete from the list and clic k on the “Delete” b utton. The selected camera will be deleted. History – Clicking the “Histor y” button will p[...]

82 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Alert Settings: Specific aler t actions can be performed by setting the options in this windo w . Enable motion detect This will trigger an aler t sound that has been specified in the section titled “Global Settings Aler t Sound. ” Chec k this option f or this [...]

83 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Changing the Camera Order in the List Y ou can apply “drag and drop” in the grid area of the camera list to change the sequence of the connected Inter net Cameras, which is shown below . This will enable y ou to rearr ange the camer a order of y our choice . Once t[...]

84 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Global Settings After completing the connection f or each remote PTZ Internet Camer a, w e need to configure some glob al settings for all the came ras . These includ e the video databas e directory , the usage of the Hard disk, and options f or video displa y . Y ou [...]

85 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Directory Settings: Snapshot directory The directory for storing the snapshot in *.bmp f or mat from video channels of the monitor tool and the pla yback tool, which is sho wn on page 84.  Recording directory The director y for stor ing the recorded video data from [...]

86 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Modulation Mode Y ou must select the input signal f or mat (NTSC or P AL) f or displaying the original resolution of video stream from DCS-6620 . If you are not sure which f or mat to select, then lea ve the input signal f or mat at it’ s default (NTSC).  NO TE: Y[...]

87 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Monitor Program (continued) Backup Settings: Using Backup Settings in the global settings window , you can backup recorded data from selected cameras to a specified location. Directory Thi s is th e dir ect ory where bac kup dat a wil l be sa ve d. Y ou can sele ct th[...]

88 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software This section depicts, in detail, ho w to manipulate the monitor tool. Using the Monitor Program Connection of the DCS-6620 Channel: Once you hav e the privilege to connect to the DCS-6620 , the cameras will automatically appear in the video area in the order they are c[...]

89 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Monitor Program (continued) If you do not want to monitor one video, y ou can drag and drop the video (in the video area) to the trashcan in the common control area of the monitor program. The f ollowing section will demonstrate the procedures f or “drag and drop” [...]

90 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Monitor Program (continued) Step 2: Press and hold the left mouse b utton, and then mo v e the cursor to a display window in the video area, which is shown belo w . Note that the cursor will change according to the area in order to indicate whether the area is droppabl[...]

91 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Monitor Program (continued) Video shown Empty video bo x Removing video from a display window Step 1: Mo ve the mouse cursor to the displa y windo w that contains the video channel y ou wish to remov e. Step 2: Note that the cursor will change to the hand-shape when it[...]

92 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Pre ss and hold th e left mouse button here . Mo v e the mouse cursor here, and then release the left mouse button. The Layout 4 camera la y out 9 camera la y out 1 camera la y out 6 camera la y out 13 camera la y out 16 camera la y out Monitor Program (continued) Ther[...]

93 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software When you choose the one-camera la yout or f our-camera la y out, the “P age up” and “Page down” buttons will be shown in the left-bottom cor ner of the video area. Y ou can use these two b uttons to s witch the pages, as sho wn in the figure below . Us e to s [...]

94 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Back Back to pre vious la yout. Monitor Program (continued) Input/Output Control T ools Digital Input/ Digital Output Aler t Message P an/Tilt control T o view an individual camera from the multi-camera la yout, double-clic k on the desired displa y window . Y ou will [...]

95 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software IP sur veillance includes pan/tilt control, DI/DO (Digital Input / Digital Output) control, and an aler t message receiver . Each of these are described in detail below . DI/DO Control Clicking on the “DI/DO” button sho wn below , y ou can switch to the DI/DO contr[...]

96 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Monitor Program (continued) Alert Message If you hav e chec ked the bo x for “Enab le Motion Detect” or “Enable Digital Input” on “Camer a Configurations > Aler t Settings“ screen, the aler t message will show in the window shown abov e. Once the aler t[...]

97 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software About Miscellaneous Functions Full Screen Quit Minimize Stop Aler t Sound Configuration Menu This section will descr ibe some other miscellaneous functions of the icons shown abov e. These functions are: Quit By clicking this button, IP sur veillance will be closed wi[...]

98 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Full Screen With this function, you can enlarge the selected video channel to a full-screen displa y . Press the “ESC” ke y on the ke yboard or doub le-click the mouse on the screen to retur n to a regular displa y . Configuration Menu The menu includes Camera Con[...]

99 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Record By clicking on this button, you can record video of the selected channel manually . Printer Click on the printer icon to print the current image to your def ault pr inter . T rashcan Y ou can drag and drop the video channel to the T rashcan to close the video co[...]

100 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Scheduling F r iendly graphic user interf ace for schedule editing Fle xible schedule scheme suitab le for all applications Individual schedule f or each video channel Suppor ts up to 9 preset schedule schemes for each video channel A utomatic period recording  [...]

101 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software P ar t 1 P ar t 2 P ar t 3 P ar t 4 Scheduling (continued) The scheduler will not be accessible until at least one camera has been added to the camera list. Go to the configuration menu and clic k on “Scheduler” to launch the scheduler . The Layout and Functional[...]

102 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Video channel IP address Location Scheduling (continued) The la yout of the scheduler is roughly divided into 4 parts: Part 1 The first par t of the scheduler is the video channel selection area. It provides the IP addresses and location inf ormation of the connected[...]

103 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Scheduling (continued) In this area you will select the video channel that you want to set a schedule for . Each video ch ann el wil l di sp la y a na me , IP ad dre ss , and loc ati on . Pl ea se not e tha t when y ou s wi tch bet w een video channels in this area, t[...]

104 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Scheduling (continued) Hour Time-Line In the figure below , the Hour time-line is display ed. Marking/Unmarking the Recording Time on the Hour T ime-Line Y ou can apply the one-click function by clicking the left mouse b utton and dragging to mark the time on this ti[...]

105 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Scheduling (continued) Apply and Erase Buttons After you hav e selected the time period with “Begin time” and “End time” pick er , you can apply the period pic ker , sho wn in the figure belo w , to set the periodical types of the time inter v al set pre viou[...]

106 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Scheduling (continued) Digital Input In the figure above , there are f our conditions for the digital input. Check the condition that y ou would lik e to record while the condition triggers. Schedule modes If you select Continuous mode in the schedule mode selector ,[...]

107 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Scheduling (continued) The Schedule Scheme operations There are six related buttons. “Load…”, “Undo”, “Clear”, “Sav e”, “Sav e as…” and “Close” f or handling the schedule schemes. These operations are shown in the figure below . Undo Click[...]

108 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software The pla yback progr am is a v er y powerful, conv enient, and easy wa y to browse the recorded video . It has one display mode (nor mal display mode) and two pla yback methods (full range and time per iod). There are se ver al main functi ons incl udin g speci al f ea[...]

109 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Logging In Bef ore y ou star t the pla yback program, it is necessar y for you to log in to the application software . The figure below shows the login dialog. For security concer ns, only the admin account can log in to this program. T o change the password of the a[...]

110 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Playback Program (continued) Pla yback method Displa y adjustment tool When y ou successfully log in to the playbac k system, the main window will be sho wn on the top of the screen and the displa y resolution will be changed to 1024x768 automatically (see pre vious p[...]

111 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Playback Program (continued) Histogram Area The histog ram is an inter activ e contro l. Not only can yo u get the e v ent’ s location in time domain and its quantity of the motion percentage, but you can also select a group of e vents or a per iod from the e v ent [...]

112 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Playback Program (continued) Lock Windows Settings Minimize Exit Pull Bar The pull bar is a fast, fle xible control for seeking data in the selected time per iod. It represents the total length of time in that period. Y ou can pull the indicator on the pull bar to th[...]

113 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Playback Program (continued) Database location The most impor tant item in the settings dialog is the database location setting. Y ou must set it to the director y that contains the sur v eillance database to make the program to w ork proper ly . The items in the sett[...]

114 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Playback Program (continued) Normal (Single Frame) Mode While in the nor mal (single frame) display mode, yo u can change the video currently displa yed by: (1) Changing the database path f or retrieving another one in the settings dialog of “System Control” tool.[...]

115 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Playback Program (continued) Histogram Area Dark Region Inv er ted region The histogram area in the nor mal displa y (single fra me) mode only shows the e vents’ occurred time and the percentage of motion detection with red bars. If you want to access the histogram [...]

116 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Playback Program (continued) Location selector P er iod selector Pla yback method selector Aler t area selector Location Selector The location selector is a control that lets y ou select the camera you want to see (ref er to the figure abov e). The location name is t[...]

117 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Playback Program (continued) Playback Method Selector Full Range If you select this method, the database will be displa y ed from the beginning to the end of this location. Any change in the per iod selector will hav e no eff ect e xcept when you change this selector [...]

118 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Playback Program (continued) Play Th e sup po r ted “Pl a y” b utto n is an int el lig en t pla y us er -in te rf ace . Th e fun ct ion al ity of thi s bu tton can v ary to fit diff erent circum stan ces . In the normal disp la y mod e , clicking on the “Play?[...]

119 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Playback Program (continued) Display Adjustment T ool When you mov e the mouse cursor to the displa ying area, the displa y adjustment toolbo x will appear . Using the displa y adjustment toolbo x, you can change the displa ying video sequence to the size you want to [...]

120 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Playback Program (continued) Full Screen When y ou click on the “Full Screen” b utton, the video sequence will be enlarged to the whole scree n instantl y . Y ou can doubl e clic k on an y place or the “ESC” ke y to return back to the normal screen. When you s[...]

121 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Zoom Out Playback Program (continued) Lock Window Each time you click on the “Zoom Out” button in the searching range adjustment toolbo x, the displa yed time period will be double in the center of the original time period unless the star t time or end time e xcee[...]

122 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Settings Playback Program (continued) The settings dialog will pop up when you clic k the “Settings” b utton. F or more info r mation about setting this program, please ref er to the section titled “Settings . ” Minimize Click this b utton in order to minimize[...]

123 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Schedule Video Recording with Motion Detection Schedule Video Recording with Motion Detection Ne xt, run the IP sur veillance program. Click on the Configurations b utton and select Scheduler .  Check “Enable motion detection. ”  Click on “New” to hav e a ne w window to monitor video[...]

124 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Schedule Video Recording with Motion Detection In the Primary Schedule you can choose either Once (for one time recording) or Ever y Day (f or sched uled recor ding). F or e xample , if you wou ld like to reco rd e v ents e v ery da y during a cer tain time frame, click on the beginning time and dr[...]

125 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Schedule Video Recording with Motion Detection Click the Save button when finished. Y ou hav e now set a schedule to record video when motion detection is triggered. If you would like to sav e this configuration, click Save As to sav e this configuration to a f older in your hard driv e. This co[...]

126 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Frequently Asked Questions PTZ Internet Camera Features Q: What is a PTZ Internet Camera? A: The PTZ Inter net Camera is a stand-alone system connecting directly to an Ether net or F ast Ether net network. It differs from a conv entional PC Camera, the PTZ Inter net Camera is an all-in-one system w[...]

127 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Frequently Asked Questions Q: Can the PTZ Internet Camera be setup as a PC-cam on a computer? A: No , the PTZ Inter net Camera is used only on an Ether net or F ast Ether net network. The D-Link DSB-C110, DSB-C310, can be used as a PC Camera (W ebcam). Q : Can the PTZ Internet Camera be connected t[...]

128 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Frequently Asked Questions Q: Noisy images occur . How can I solve the problem? A: The video images might be noisy if the PTZ Inter net Camera is used in a very low light environment. T o solve this issue y ou need more lighting. Q: I connected the PTZ Internet Camera directly to a computer with a [...]

129 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. How to Ping Y our IP Address How to PING Y our IP Address The PING (P ac ket Inter net Groper) command can deter mine whether a specific IP address is accessible by sending a pack et to the specific address and waiting for a reply . It can also provide a very useful tool to confirm if the IP add[...]

130 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Reset and Restore There is a button hidden in the pinhole beside the Ether net sock et. It is used to reset the system or restore the factory def ault settings. Sometimes resetting the DCS-6620 will retur n the system back to a nor mal state. If the system still has prob lems after reset, restore t[...]

131 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. External I/O Port External I/O Port 1 DI+ INPUT (Max. 50mA, 12VDC) 2 DI- INPUT (Initial state of DI is low) 3 SW_COMMON OUTPUT (open from SW_OPEN at initial state) (close with SW_OPEN when set DO to ON) 4 SW_NOPEN OUTPUT (Max. 1A, 24VDC or 0.5A, 125V AC) The digital input is used f or connecting e [...]

132 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. External I/O Port The above diagram shows a typical wiring configuration f or a normally closed PIR motion sensor . Please ref er to your specific motion sensor for the power supply connection to the de vice since this will be critical to the success of your installation. Note that the positiv e [...]

133 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. External I/O Port Click the Network button under the Advanced tab to set the SMTP or FTP ser ver settings for the DCS-6620 . In this window , enter the settings for the SMTP or FTP ser v er to which recorded snapshots will be sent. F or detailed inf or mation about each setting, please ref er to Co[...]

134 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. External I/O Port Configuring Y our Camera for External T rigger Based Recording (continued) Ne xt, clic k the Applicat ions butt on under the T ools tab to set the application settings f or the DCS-6620 . In this windo w , f ollow the steps below to set the application settings f or snapshots to [...]

135 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. T echnical Specifications Remote management Configuration and system log can be accessed via Web bro wser , using Inter net Explorer 5.X and abov e, and FTP application remotely Networking Protocol TCP/IP , HTTP , SMTP , FTP , T elnet, NTP , DNS, and DHCP Networking Application DDNS suppor t with[...]

136 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. T echnical Specifications LED indicator 2 Status indicators: 1) P ow er , 2) POST , connection, and hear tbeat Camera specification 1/4 inch color CCD sensor A GC/A WB Electronic shutter : 1/60 ~ 1/15000 second Fix ed f ocus glass lens, F2.0, 1 LUX A uto f ocus, F2.0, .05 LUX A uto Iris Power 12V[...]

137 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Contacting T echnical Support Contacting T echnical Support T echni cal Support Y ou can find software updates and user documentation on the D-Link w ebsite. D-Link provides free technical support for customers within the United States and within Canada f or the duration of the warr anty period on[...]

138 DCS-6620 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Time Zone T able T ime Zone T able GMT stands f or Greenwich Mean Time, which is the global time that all time z ones are measured from.[...]

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