Devolo dLAN LiveCam manual

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© 2012 devolo AG Aachen (Germany) While the informati on in this manual has been com piled with grea t care, it may not be deemed an assurance of product characteri stics. dev olo shall be liable only to the degree specified in the terms o f sale and delivery. The repr oduction and dis tribution of the do cumentat ion and s oftwa re supplied with [...]

Contents d e v o l o d L A N L i v eCam Contents 1 Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 1.1 Thank you for placing your trust in this devolo produc t. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 1.1.1 About this manual . . . . . .[...]

Contents devolo dLAN LiveCam 5.3.3 Settings menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 5.3.4 Menu on the bottom edge of the screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 5.4 dLAN Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Preface 5 d e v o l o d L A N L i v eCam 1P r e f a c e 1.1 Thank you for placing your trust in this devolo product. The dLAN LiveCam from devolo lets you always have your home in sight – even when you're out and about. Thanks to the integrated dLAN AV adapter, with dLAN technology from devolo, only a power ca- ble is required for the connec[...]

6 Preface devolo dLAN Live Cam If you have any further ideas or suggestions related to our products, we would be delighted to hear from you at support@devolo.com ! devolo on the Internet For detailed information on our products or "dLAN", visit www.devolo.com . The Service Centre area con- tains downloadable product descriptions and docu-[...]

Introduction 7 d e v o l o d L A N L i v eCam 2I n t r o d u c t i o n dLAN is an intelligent, secure technology that lets you set up a home network easily, quickly and economical- ly via your household electrical wiring, without the need for complex and expensive dedicated cabling. 2.1 What exactly is dLAN? dLAN ( d irect L ocal A rea N etwork) us[...]

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Introduction 9 d e v o l o d L A N L i v eCam 2.2.2 Sample applications Using the dLAN LiveCam and the free dLAN Cockpit App , monitoring your private valua- bles is possible from anywhe re via smartphone or tab- let. Fig. 2: From the workplace Fig. 3: From out and about Fig. 4: While o n holiday[...]

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Quick start 11 d e v o l o d L A N L i v eCam 3Q u i c k s t a r t Follow the steps listed below to quickly set up the dLAN LiveCam in the standard environment. The de- fault settings for the dLAN LiveCam are: 쎲 Re solution: 640*480 pixel 쎲 View: Interior 쎲 Image orientation: Normal 쎲 Infrared mode: Automatic Setting up/installing the dLAN [...]

12 Quick start devolo dLAN Live Cam You can find the devolo app quickest by click- ing on the magnifying glass in the store and searching directly for dLAN Cockpit . 햶 On the screen, the app link to dLAN Cockpit appears. Tapping on it takes you to the dLAN Cockpit start menu. 햷 Now, to connect the camera to your smartphone or tablet, tap the My[...]

Initial us e 13 d e v o l o d L A N L i v eCam 4I n i t i a l u s e In this chapter, you will learn everything useful to know about initial use of your dLAN LiveCam. It will explain how to connect the dLAN LiveCam and its functions. We will also briefly introduce the included devolo software and then guide you through its installation. Fig. 5[...]

14 Initial us e devolo dLAN Live Cam 4.1 Package contents P l e a s e e n s u r e t h a t y o u r d e livery is not missing anything before beginning to install your dLAN LiveCam: 쎲 Single k it 쑗 dL AN LiveCam 쑗 Power cable 쑗 Hard copy of installation guide 쑗 CD containing software and online documen- tation or 쎲 Starte r kit 쑗 dL AN [...]

Initial us e 15 d e v o l o d L A N L i v eCam 4.3 Functions The dLAN LiveCam has a lens, an indicator light (LED), a power outlet, a reset button and an encryption but- ton. 4.3.1 Camera In order to allow you to align the camera precisely tailored to your objective , the outer camera head can be turned by 270° and the internal camera head can be [...]

16 Initial us e devolo dLAN Live Cam 4.3.2 Indicator light The indicator light (LED) shows all of the statuses for the dLAN LiveCam by illuminating and/or flashing in different ways: 쎲 Green flashing and illumination behaviour: 쑗 The LED flas hes at regular, quick intervals (0.5 s) if the dLAN LiveCam is connecting to the dLAN network ( pairing[...]

Initial us e 17 d e v o l o d L A N L i v eCam Make sure that all dLAN AV devices that are to be con nected to your net- work are also connecte d to the mains supply. A dLAN AV device switches into standby mode after a short time if no network device (e.g. a computer) connected to the network interface is switched on. In Stan dby mode, the dLAN AV [...]

18 Initial us e devolo dLAN Live Cam ing in Chapter 4.5.1 Installing the software and 5 dLAN netwo rk . 햵 Finally, download the devolo dLAN Cockpi t app to your smartphone or ta blet from the correspond- ing store. A detailed description for this can be found in Chapter 5.3 dLAN Cockpit App . 4.5.1 Installing the software Software for Windows Usi[...]

dLAN network 1 9 d e v o l o d L A N L i v eCam 5d L A N n e t w o r k 5.1 Security in the dLAN Before you can use the dLAN LiveCam in your dLAN network, first you have to connect it to other dLAN AV devices as a home network. Two specific pieces of in- formation are especially important for this: 쎲 Shared use of a dLAN password results in a deli[...]

20 dLAN network devolo dLAN Live Cam Encrypting a new dLAN AV network consisting of a dLAN LiveCam and another dLAN AV adapter (fig. 8) Once the dLAN L iveCam and the other dLAN AV adapt- er have been successfully connected, press each en- cryption button for 1 second within two minutes of one another. That's it! Your dLAN AV network is now pr[...]

dLAN network 2 1 d e v o l o d L A N L i v eCam Expanding an existing dLAN AV network with a new dLAN LiveCam (fig. 9) If you have already secured your existing dLAN AV net- work using the encryption button, use the same meth- od to integrate other adapters. Once you have successfully connected the new dLAN LiveCam, first press the encryption butto[...]

22 dLAN network devolo dLAN Live Cam Excluding a dLAN LiveCam from your network (fig. 10) To exclude a dLAN LiveCam from an existing network, press its encryption button for at least ten seconds . The device will be assigned a new randomly generated password and will thus no longer be able to access the network. To integrate the device in a differe[...]

dLAN network 2 3 d e v o l o d L A N L i v eCam 5.3 dLAN Cockpit App dLAN Cockpit App is devolo's free app for keeping an eye on your dLAN LiveCams via smartphone or tablet. 5.3.1 Installing dLAN Cockpit and adding dLAN LiveCam 햲 After you have successfully connected the dLAN LiveCam and another dLAN AV adapter and integrated them into your [...]

24 dLAN network devolo dLAN Live Cam 햷 As soon as your smartph one or tablet is connected to the dLAN LiveCam, the camera appears in the My dLAN LiveCams overview. Tapping on the name of the dLAN LiveCam takes you to the live image. The screen interface and the camera image in the dLAN Cockpit App are automatically adapted to the alignment (horiz[...]

dLAN network 2 5 d e v o l o d L A N L i v eCam Define and change the access password for the dLAN LiveCam under Password . For security reasons, we recommend al- ways setting an individualised access password. Confirm your entries with Add . Tap on the password line so that a key- board is displayed on the smartphone or tablet. You can ensure uppe[...]

26 dLAN network devolo dLAN Live Cam In order to apply all o f the modified settings, you have to save changes with Ap ply changes before you leave the settings menu . If you h ave made chang- es in the settings menu bu t have not yet saved them via this menu item, a red exclamation po int appears abov e the menu item. This save process also causes[...]

dLAN network 2 7 d e v o l o d L A N L i v eCam installing the devolo software , it can be found in the Start  Programs  devolo program group. After starting the dLAN Cockpit, all reachable dLAN devices in your home network will appear. This may take a moment.[...]

28 dLAN network devolo dLAN Live Cam All adapters found in the network appear with as adapter icon with a corresponding product name. The adapter in the middle of the dLAN network identified with the symbol shown here symbolises your locally connected device. If you ha ve multiple dLAN devices connected locally, you can jump back and forth between [...]

dLAN network 2 9 d e v o l o d L A N L i v eCam The Troubleshooting G uide includes installation in- structions and information about how to connect your devices optimally with one another. 5.4.1 Encrypting a network with dLAN Cockpit If you use dLAN AV devices without an encryption button , data can be encrypted only via dLAN Cockpit . Before the [...]

30 dLAN network devolo dLAN Live Cam The factory default password is HomePlugAV . Assigning a specif ic password to a single adapter will exclude it from the rem aining dLAN network. If dLAN Cockpit is called up ag ain later after a suc- cessful initial installation, for example to integrate a new adapter into a network, the application remem- bers[...]

Appendix 31 d e v o l o d L A N L i v eCam 6 Appendix 6.1 Important safety instructions All safety and operating instructions should be read and understood before using the device, and should be kept for future reference. 쎲 Ne ver open the device. There are no user-se rvi- ceable parts inside the device. Do not try to service this product yoursel[...]

32 Appendix devolo dLAN Live Cam 쑗 the device does not work, even though the operating instructions have been followed properly. 쑗 the device’s case is damaged. 6.2 Disposal of old devices To be used in the countries of the European Union and other European countries with a separate collecting sy- stem: The icon with crossed-out wastebasket o[...]

Appendix 33 d e v o l o d L A N L i v eCam 3W a r r a n t y p r o c e d u r e a) If defects appear during the warranty period, the warranty claims must be made immediately, at the latest wit hin a period of 7 days. b) In the case of any externally visible damage ar ising from trans- port (e.g. damage to the housin g), the person carrying out the tr[...]

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d e v o l o d L A N L i v eCam Index A Access password 23 AES encryption (128-bit) 5 App 23 C Camera 24 Camera base 17 D Disposal of old devices 32 dLAN AV network 19 E Encryption button 16 , 19 F Factory default pass word 29 Factory default settings 16 G Generate secure password 29 Globe 24 H House icon 24 I Image quality 24 Image resolution 24 In[...]

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