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2 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Table of Contents Product Overview ........................................................ 5 System Requirements ............................................. 5 Introduction .............................................................. 6 Features ................................................................. . 6 [...]

3 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Table of Contents General Setting ................................................ 66 Filter Setting ..................................................... 66 Save Video ............................................................ 67 Save Image (Snapshot) ......................................... 68 Print .............[...]

4 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Table of Contents Start Monitor ........................................................ 111 E-Map ............................................................ 111 I/O Control ..................................................... 111 Playback .............................................................. 112 Add Remot[...]

5 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 1 - Product Overview To ensure your D-ViewCam system can maintain high video monitoring and recording performance, certain minimum system congurations are required. Product Overview System Requirements * To calculate the S value, please refer to Page 171- Minimum Hardware Requirement - How to calculate S va[...]

6 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 1 - Product Overview Introduction Thank you for purchasing a D-Link IP camera, which provides state-of-the-art camera technology combined with IP network capabilities. You can build a home or small business surveillance system by using D-Link IP cameras and the latest features offered by the D-ViewCam applicat[...]

7 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 1 - Product Overview Installing Your IP Camera Before installing D-ViewCam, please make sure you have installed your D-Link IP camera(s) that will be managed by D-ViewCam. Step 1 - Follow the installation procedures that came with your IP camera(s) to complete the camera installation process. Step 2 - Verify t[...]

8 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 2 - Installation Turn on the computer and insert the D-ViewCam CD into the CD-ROM drive. Below step-by-step instructions will be shown if you are using Windows ® XP. However, similar instructions and screens will also be provided for other Windows operating systems. When the autorun screen starts, click Insta[...]

9 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 2 - Installation 3. Click I accept the terms of the license agreement radio button and then click Next to continue. 4. Enter your name and company name. Click Next to continue.[...]

10 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 2 - Installation 5. Sele ct Co mp let e to inst al l th e ent ir e D-V ie wCa m so ftw ar e package or select Custom to choose which programs to install. Click Next to continue. 6. Click Inst all to continue. The installation process may take a few minutes.[...]

11 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 2 - Installation 7. Yo u m ay b e p rompted t o i nstall V isual C++ Ru ntime Libraries . Click Yes to install. 8. Click Yes to accept the license agreement. 9. Click Finish to complete the installation process.[...]

12 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 2 - Installation 10. To start D-ViewCam, select Start > All Programs > D-Link D-ViewCam > Main Console . 11. The rst time you launch the Main Console, you will need to create the admin password. Enter the password and then enter it again to conrm. Click OK to continue.[...]

13 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 2 - Installation 12. O n ce t h e c on s ol e l oa d s, cl ic k o n t he Ge n er a l Settings icon and then click Setting . 13. Click on the Camera tab. No te: If yo ur IP ca mer as su ppo rt UPn P, fo llo w s tep 14 . Otherwise, skip to step 16. 14. Click Search to automatically nd the IP camera(s) that a[...]

14 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 2 - Installation 15. Sel ec t one of th e IP ca me ra s tha t ar e a va il abl e. Yo u may en t er a new name for this camera and then enter the username and password assigned to this camera. Click OK to add the camera. N o t e : T h e d e f a u l t u s e r n a m e i s a d m i n a n d t h e d e f a u l t pass[...]

15 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 2 - Installation 17. Enter the following Network information for your camera: • Name - Enter a name for your camera. • IP Address - Enter the IP address of the camera. If yo u wa nt to us e a d oma in na me , t he n c he ck the DNS box and enter th e domain name of the camera. • HTTP Port - 80 is the de[...]

16 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration D-ViewCam Interface Overview This section will show you how to start and congure D-ViewCam. Ent er Admi n as the defa ul t us ern am e and ent er your pas sw ord . Click OK to log into the system. To start D-ViewCam, select Start > All Programs > D-Link D-ViewCam > Main Console [...]

17 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Main Console 1 Main Display Area 4 Monitor 7 Congure Smart Guard System 10 Split-Screen Options 2 Log Out/Exit Program 5 Playback 8 General Settings and Utilities 11 PTZ Features 3 Minimize Window 6 Congure Schedule 9 System Information 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 0 1 1 9 1[...]

18 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Select a split-screen display layout by clicking on the desired layout icon. The system provides 4, 6, 9, 10, 16, and 36 split-screen modes. To switch to single camera display, double-click the camera’s image. To return to the previous conguration screen, press the Esc key or double-cl[...]

19 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Monitor Option Function Start/Stop Monitor All Click to start or stop all monitoring functions. Start/Stop Recording Schedule Click to start or stop the recording schedule. Start/Stop Smart Guard System Click to start or stop the smart guard system. Open Event Report Click to open the event[...]

20 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Monitor: Click on the Start Monito r icon and select from the menu to start /stop record ing schedul e syst em or the guard syst em features . You can also open monitor tools such as event report, E-Map, I/O control panel, and system lock. Playback: Click on the icon to open the Playback Co[...]

21 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration System Information Displays the date, time, free disk space, IP Camera bitrate, customized text, and network utilization. PTZ Features PTZ Control Control the movement of PTZ (pan/tilt/zoom) cameras. With cameras that support PTZ control, you can move, zoom, patrol, auto pan, adjust focus, [...]

22 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Patrol Go to Add Preset Point > Set Patrol to bring up the Patrol Setup dialog. From the left window, select the camera(s) that you would like to have in the patrol group. Align the cameras in order in the right window and adjust the time. Rename the group name if you want. After complet[...]

23 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration On Screen Menu Right-click on the camera screen and get the “On Screen” menu, from which you can quickly adjust the settings of your camera. Enable Move With cameras that support PT function, click Enable Move to adjust the current camera’s view by clicking on the display screen. To c[...]

24 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Enable Digital PTZ To enable the PTZ functions of the camera, select the Enable Digital PTZ option. Use the mouse wheel or click on the + and – signs to zoom in and zoom out on the camera. The square ashing on the video grid indicates the correspondent view of the camera. Fix Aspect Ra[...]

25 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Conguration Click on the General Setting and Utilities icon. Click Setting to congure your settings.[...]

26 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration General Startup Main Console: Ch eck to o pen the Main C onsole system when windows startup. Check the following 3 main functions and 2 network services to auto-activate functions when the Main Console system is starting, including Schedule Recording System , Smart G ua r d S ys t e m , L i[...]

27 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Automatic Recycle: The system will automatically delete out-of-date data to save storage space. • Recycle when disk space is less than: Select and enter the available space (in MBs). When the default folder available space falls below the entered about, the system will begin to store data[...]

28 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Miscellaneous Automatically Popup Event Report: Make sure to stop Smart Guard System before you modify this setting, otherwise the modication will not take place. The Event Report dialog box will automatically popup when events have been detected. Minimize to system tray: Enable this opt[...]

29 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Audio Preview Default Channel: Select the audio channel that you wish to hear from. Enable Audio on Active Channel: Select the Enable Audio on Active Channel option to hear the audio from the selected video channel on each video grid of the Main Console. The default channel plays if the vid[...]

30 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Camera Add Camera Four function buttons will be included in the Setting/Camera panel. Search: Click on the Search icon to obtain the Search IP Camera panel. The system will start scanning automatically once the panel is opened. You may manually stop scanning by clicking on the Stop Scan but[...]

31 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Insert: Click to open the IP Camera/Video Server Setting panel and add IP cameras to the list. Delete: Click to remove the selected IP camera(s) from the system. Click OK to nalize the modication. Cong: Click to obtain the IP Camera/Video Server Setting panel. You can modify the IP[...]

32 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Camera List: Displays all the cameras that are connected to the system. Click the name of the camera to edit the settings. Camera Name: Name the camera for your convenience. Go to Web Interface: Go to the web-based interface of your camera to congure the settings (optional). Camera Setti[...]

33 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Select the information that you wish to see on the on-screen display. Click the Font button to select the font style. OSD (On-Screen Display) Settings[...]

34 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration I/O Device I/O Device Setting: • Module: Name of the module and ID of the digital input/output device(s) that is connected to your system. • Device: This column displays the device(s) already installed to the system. • ID: Select the I/O port. Input Monitor: The device(s) is turned on[...]

35 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration PTZ Cong Check the box on the camera list to activate the PTZ control function of a PTZ camera. Basic Setting: Select the camera model, com port, baud rate, and address of your PTZ camera. Note: If your camera model is an IP camera, the PTZ function will work directly without the com por[...]

36 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration User-Dene Preset: User-Dene Preset can trigger the extra-function of speed dome itself such as auto-tracking, login menu of camera… etc. You can refer the detail description of each speed dome on it’s user manual. Step 1: Type a Preset Name. Step 2: Type the Preset Number. Step 3:[...]

37 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Hotline Congure the Hotline settings including E-mail, once an unusual event is detected. E-mail: Input the following information: Server, Port, Sender’s E-mail address, E-mail’s subject title, Body content and SSL option for encrypted transmission. Click on the Send Test Mail button[...]

38 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Address Book Address Book: Manage the address book from which you may send out an E-mail when an unusual event is detected.[...]

39 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Monitor Display Cameras List: The left column displays a list of all available cameras. Highlight the camera and click the right arrow --> to move the camera to the right column. The right column will display the primary and secondary cameras. These cameras will be available for the auto[...]

40 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration User Account Setting Only the default admin account can manage user accounts. From the list on this tab, highlight each account and modify the privilege setting. Note: When entering into this page, the system will display one of the account group’s default privilege proles rst. End [...]

41 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration User Account Setting: The admin may create and modify the content of user account here. Name: Insert an user name. Group: Assign the group for each user. Description: Insert a description related to each user. Password: Insert the password assigned to each user. Password Conrm: Insert ag[...]

42 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration The Save/Load Conguration function allows system users to save any specic setting as a .cfg (cong) le. You may save up several different .cfg les at any time. Save Conguration: To save a specic setting, go to General Setting and Utilities > Save/Load Conguration &[...]

43 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Network Service There are 2 types of network services: Live streaming server and Remote playback server . From the Main Console, go to General Setting and Utilities > Network Service to obtain the Network Service panel. Live Streaming Server Wh en st ar ti ng th e liv e str ea mi ng func[...]

44 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Client List Client Count: Show the amount of channels that are connected. Kill Client: Highlight an IP address and click on the Kill Client button to block the client from your client list. Kill All Clients: Click on this button to block all the clients logging to your system. Service Serve[...]

45 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration White List: Check the “Enable White List” box to activate the white list lter. Only IPs from the white list is allowed to log in. Black List: Check the “Enable Black List” box to activate the black list lter. IPs from the black list will be blocked. IP Address: Enter an IP add[...]

46 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Performance[...]

47 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration When starting the remote playback function, the system allows remote users to log in to the specic computer and withdraw data les that are stored on it. As system administrator, user could be able to monitor the accounts logging in to maintain the system efciency. Main On the Remot[...]

48 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Options Port: Assign a port for the clients to connect to your system via Remote playback server. Default port is 5160. Maximum Users: Number of connections that are allowed to connect to the system. Default is 16 users and maximum is 16. Note: One user counts as one account that is logging[...]

49 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Black / White List White List: Check the “Enable White List” box to activate the white list lter. Only IPs from the white list is allowed to log in. Black List: Check the “Enable Black List” box to activate the black list lter. IPs from the black list will be blocked. IP Addre[...]

50 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Performance[...]

51 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration About Main Console Go to About Main Console to view the version of your D-ViewCam software and model name information.[...]

52 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Schedule Click on the Schedule icon on the Main Console to set up the time duration for video recording.[...]

53 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Day Mode Schedule the camera(s) to record video at the same time every day. There are three ways to setup the time schedule for each camera: 1. Load a preset mode or 2. Insert a new schedule manually or 3. Copy to other cameras after manually setup. 1 2 3[...]

54 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Mode Format Time Record FPS Quality Resolution Regular M-PEG 0:00 - 24:00 Always Max Max Max MPEG-4 Max Ofce M-PEG 8:00 - 20:00 Always Max Max Max MPEG-4 Max Shop M-PEG 10:00 - 22:00 Always Max Max Max MPEG-4 Max Highly Secure M-PEG 0:00 - 24:00 Always Max Max Max MPEG-4 Max Disk Saving [...]

55 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Insert a New Schedule Manually Step 1 Left-click and draw the bar you want to add to the time table. The scheduled time will show as a grey bar. Step 2 Click the Insert icon and add a new schedule in the Regular Mode, i.e. to record video during the time period you set with 30 FPS, Normal v[...]

56 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Copy Schedule You may set up the schedule for each channel/camera by repeating the process above, or simply apply the settings of a single camera to all the others by clicking the Copy To icon on the top of the display window. Week Mode Schedule the camera(s) for each day of the week. In ad[...]

57 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Adjust the Schedule Settings You can manually change the settings at any time after you insert or load a schedule. Option 1 : Move the cursor to the Time Bar and slide the bar to the left or right to change the start and end points. Option 2 : Click on the Congure icon or double-click on[...]

58 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Encoding Option Pre-record/Post-record Time The pre-record/post-record function saves the recording data accordingly. For instance, to set up a 5 second pre-record time means the system will start saving the recording data 5 seconds before the event happens. Note: The maximum record period [...]

59 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Record Mode Always Record Select this option to record video continuously. Record on Motion Select this option to start recording when motions are detected. Please adjust sensitivity, the frame interval and setup the detection zone to detect motion. To setup a single detection zone, left-cl[...]

60 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Keep Original Video format Select this option to lower the frame rate but not re-encode the video stream. • Adjust MJPEG video frame rate : Use the slider to reduce or increase the frame rate. Note: The maximum FPS (move the slider to the right) will be correspond with original video stre[...]

61 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Playback The Pl ayback con sole allo ws you to watch t he recorde d video, view an d/or searc h f or unusua l e vents, an d v iew record ed system information. 1 Exit Playback 5 Speed 9 Information Window 13 Enhancement 2 Minimize Window 6 Play/Rewind/Fast Forward 10 Open Record 14 Setting [...]

62 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration 1 . E x i t Cl os e th e P l ay b a ck wi n d ow . 2 . M i n i m iz e Mi ni mi ze th e P l a yb a ck c on s ol e . 3 . C u e Wh en p l a y i n g vi de o, c li ck o n th e C u e In /C ue O ut i c o n to s e t th e s t a r t in g /e n d in g p oi nt o f a s a v e d vi de o c l i p . Th e C u [...]

63 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Date Time Panel Record Display Window The record display window shows the information of the available video clips. It may show in calendar or list control view. Remote Server Site : Open Remote Playback Site Management dialog could select to access local machine or set up remote playback s[...]

64 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Date Time Period Select the starting and ending time points that indicate the time period you would like to view. Video Preview Check the Enable Preview box to view the selected video. Event Type You can change the color by clicking on the color bar and then click the down arrow. Time Table[...]

65 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration • Click the Show Event Log button to display the time of event detection: To Withdraw the Record Step 1: From the record display window at the top left of the Date Time Panel, select the date you want to view the recorded video from. The red/green/blue lines shown on the time table indica[...]

66 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Post Processing Tool General Setting Select the option to either apply the lter settings to only the active channels or to all channels. Filter Setting Vis ibil ity : Check the box and adju st the gamm a value of the imag e to enha nce the image and make it cleaner. Sharpen: Check the bo[...]

67 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Step 3: Click the Save Video icon. Select the location where you want to save the le at and enter the le name. Click Save . Step 4: Set the Export Format from the drop-down (ASF or AVI). Step 5: Select the prole to use from the Use Prole drop-down. Step 6: Select to export (i.e.[...]

68 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Save Image (Snapshot) Step 1: Click on the display screen to select the camera display from which you want to save pictures. Step 2 : Click the Save Image button when the image you want is displayed on the screen. You may click Pause to freeze the video and use the Step Forward/Step Backwar[...]

69 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Print Print the current image of the video you have selected. Print Content: Print the image from the selected channel or all the channels shown on the screen. Page Setting: Set to print the image at the Original Size or Fit to Page . Set the alignment from the Align Image drop-down (Top, C[...]

70 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Log Viewer Unusual Event View the unusual event history that had been detected by the Smart Guard System. Step 1: Select the type of events you wish to view or select All from the drop-down menu to view all types of events. The types of Unusual Event include General Motion , Signal Lost , a[...]

71 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration System Log Select Log Type form the drop-down menu. There are total 23 types of log types, including: 1. Main Console Startup 2. Main Console Shutdown 3. User Login 4. User Login Failed 5. Start Schedule 6. Stop Schedule 7.Execute Recycle 8. Enable Channel 9. Disable Channel 10. Start Smart[...]

72 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Setting - Record Display Calendar View (left): Display in calendar view. List Control (right): Display in list view. Play • Play when open: Check this option to start playing the video clip every time when a record is withdrawn. • Auto skip when record motion only mode: Check this optio[...]

73 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Miscellaneous • Synchronize video frames: Select to prevent tearing that may occur in the video display. However, this will increase the CPU processing load. OSD Setting Check the Enable Camera OSD box to display video information on recording video. Information includes camera name, came[...]

74 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Remote Server Add Remote Playback Site Click the Remote Server icon to add and setup a remote playback site. Step 1: Enter the IP address or DNS, Port, Username, and Password. Step 2: Click Add to add the server. Step 3: Click OK to exit. Access Remote Playback Site Go to the Date Time Pane[...]

75 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Guard Click on the Guard icon on the Main Console to start the Event and Action Conguration panel. You need to specify an event to be detected and set up an action in which the system will take when the specied event is detected. Note: To access the Event Report, click Start > Open[...]

76 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration There are 2 sources of events: Camera (video image) and Digital Input . You can assign multiple events by following the instructions below. Event Assign a Camera Event Step 1: Select a channel from the camera list and click the Insert Event icon. Step 2: There are two types of events: Signa[...]

77 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Camera Event Settings Basic setting of video Signal Lost and General Motion. Enable Event: Check the box to activate the event. Life Cycle: • Automatically cancel event when event disappears : The alarm/action will be cancelled once the abnormality is xed or ends. • Manually cancel e[...]

78 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration General Motion Detect any movement in the dened detection zone. Alarm Event Option: • Sensitivity: Click and move the slider control to the right to increase sensitivity so that a relatively small movement will trigger the alarm. Move the bar to the left to reduce the sensitivity of mo[...]

79 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Digital Input Event Step 1 : Click and highlight the Digital Input on the event type list and then click the Insert Event icon. Step 2 : Select the device that is connected to your camera(s).[...]

80 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Action Assign an Action Type Insert Action: To congure actions responding to an unusual event. Step 1: Select an event and click the Insert Action icon. Step 2: Select one of the three actions you want and then click OK . 1. Play Sound 2. Send E-mail 3. DI/DO Step 3: Congure the setti[...]

81 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Play Sound The system will play the sound when an unusual event is detected. Step 1: Select the Play Sound action and then click OK . Step 2: The window below will appear. Select a Wave le (.wav) and then click the Play Sound indicator to modify the setting.[...]

82 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Send E-mail The system will send an E-mail immediately to given accounts indicating the type of event, the time, and attaching a picture taken while the event is detected. Step 1: Select the Send E-mail action and then click OK . Step 2: From the Select Contactor window select the email add[...]

83 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration DI/DO Use to trigger Digital Input/Output devices that are connected to the camera(s), such as alarm lights and sirens. Step 1: Select the DI/DO action and then click OK . Step 2: Select Digital Input Module and then click the “DI/DO” indicator to modify the setting. Step 3: Select the [...]

84 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration E-Map With E-Map, users can track the actual location and alarm status easily for each camera and receive instant response when the event happens. The arrows and lightening icon on E-Map represent cameras and I/O devices and these icons will turn red once they are triggered by alarms. To la[...]

85 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration You will need to be in Edit Mode to activate the function buttons. Edit Mode Function Buttons E d i t m o d e / O p e r a t e m o d e Switch button[...]

86 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Add E-Map Step 1: Make sure you are in Edit Mode and all devices are connected. Step 2: Click the Add Map button to load a map image. Step 3: Select the map le and insert the map name. Click OK , and then the map you added appears in the tree structure in the device and map list. Step 4:[...]

87 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Edit E-Map Step 1: Make sure you are in Edit Mode and all devices are connected. Step 2: Right-click on the Map icon to obtain the option menu to edit map, or just click the Edit Map button to open the “Map Cong” dialog. Step 3: Modify the required details and then click OK to save c[...]

88 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Rotate Indicator Step 1: Make sure you are in Edit Mode and all devices are connected. Select device indicator from map or form Device and Map list. The device indicator will be marked with a green ring. Step 2: Click the Rotate button, the indicator will rotate 45 degree. Note: Only camera[...]

89 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Operate Mode This w indow w ill li st all devic es and m ap hier archie s. Clic k the D evice or Ma p indic ator t o show relat ed info rmatio n in th e E-Map window. Device and Map Tree list Map Select the map you want to show in the E-Map Window. Camera Select the camera you want to previ[...]

90 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Layout Adjustment Shrink the window: Click the triangular indicators to hide the Device and Information windows on the right and left side. Click triangular indicator again to go back to the default setting. Full screen display: For a computer system with dual monitors, you can view the Mai[...]

91 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Log Viewer To launch Log Viewer, Click on General Setting and Utilities and select Log Viewer from the menu. View the unusual event history that had been detected by the Smart Guard System.[...]

92 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Unusual Event Step 1: Select the type of event you wish to view or select All from the drop-down menu to view all types of events. The types include General Motion , Signal Lost , and Digital Input Triggered . Step 2: Select the camera channel you wish to view or select All for all availabl[...]

93 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration System Log Select the Log Type from the drop-down menu. There are a total of 23 log types to choose from: 1. Main Console Startup 2. Main Console Shutdown 3. User Login 4. User Login Failed 5. Start Schedule 6. Stop Schedule 7.Execute Recycle 8. Enable Channel 9. Disable Channel 10. Start S[...]

94 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Export After you search the log you want, you can export it to an Excel (.xls) or a text (.txt) le. Step 1: Click the Export To button. Step 2: Type the le name and select the le format (.xls or .txt).[...]

95 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Backup The backup function saves video records and other log information. Note: The backup cannot exceed 7 days of recordings.[...]

96 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Back up Recorded File(s) Step 1: Click the Remote Sever icon to add and set up the backup. • Enter the IP address or DNS, Port, Username, and Password. • Click Add to add the server. • Click OK to exit the Setting panel. Step 2: To access the Remote Backup Site, click on the icon and [...]

97 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Step 5: Click on the camera number icon to add camera(s) or click to add/ delete all channels. Step 6: C he ck t he E n ab l e P re v ie w b ox to d is p la y t h e p re v ie w o f t he v id eo y ou selected. Step 7: Click OK when the settings are complete. Step 8: If there is a data period[...]

98 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Delete Recorded File(s) Step 1: Click on New Period to open the Select Date Time Period panel. Step 2: Follow steps 3-7 from the previous two pages to select the data period which you want to delete. Step 3: Click on the Delete icon to remove all the data in the backup list from the databas[...]

99 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Remote Live Viewer With the Remote Live Viewer console, remote users may watch up to 64 real-time video channels from remote live streaming servers.[...]

100 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Click the General Settings icon to open settings dialog window. Setting General Settings Audio Preview Enable audio on active channel: Select it to enable the audio streaming on active channel. Miscellaneous Select to prevent tearing that may occur in the video display. However, this will [...]

101 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Server Settings Step 1: Enter the Server Name as preference. Step 2: Enter the IP Address, Port, User Name, Password to log in the server. Step 3: Enable the Save Password to login without entering the password again. Step 4: Enable the Auto Login to login automatically when starting the R[...]

102 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Group Setting Allocate different cameras into groups. Step 1: Log in to all the servers that contain the camera(s) you would like to put into the group(s). Step 2: Click Insert to create and name a new group. Step 3: From the window at the right, highlight the camera that you would like to[...]

103 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration OSD Setting Select the font style and colors of information displayed on the video.[...]

104 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Monitor Display Setting Activate auto scan to rotate the channels/cameras on screen. For instance, you may select to show only 4 sub-screens on the live viewer while having 16 channels connected to the system. Step 1: Select the Monitor connected to the system. Step 2: From the Auto scan g[...]

105 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Notication Settings Status display Show recording status: Check the box to display the recording status on the monitor display. Show camera event: Check the box to display detected events on each channel.[...]

106 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Server/Group/Camera Display a complete list of the server(s), group(s), and camera(s) that are added to the system. Server View: Display cameras sorted by servers. Group View: Display cameras sorted by group names. Server View Group View[...]

107 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Option 1: Select a server on the list and then click on the Log In icon to access or the Log Out icon to leave the server. Option 2: On the server list, right-click to open the menu options. Login/Logout Server Connect/Disconnect Camera Option 1: On the server/camera list, double-click on [...]

108 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Option 3: Select a camera from the list and drag it to where you want the image to be displayed.[...]

109 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Control the movement of PTZ cameras. With cameras that support PTZ control, you can move, zoom, patrol, adjust the focus, and set preset points of the cameras. Adjust the camera view and click on the Set icon and save the view as preset point 01. Adjust the camera view again and set up the[...]

110 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration On Screen Menu Right-click on the camera screen and get the “On Screen Menu”, from which you can quickly adjust the setting of camera. Enable Move With cameras that support PTZ, the function allows you to use your mouse to control the PTZ functions by clicking on the display screen. To[...]

111 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Select Open E-Map to open the E-Map window. Select to open the I/O control panel. The panel allows you to control DO devices remotely. Note: Adjust the setting of I/O device in Main Console > General Setting and Utilities > Setting > I/O Device rst, the I/O control panel will d[...]

112 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Playback Select to open the Playback panel and view video remotely. Add Remote Playback Site Click the Remote Sever icon can go to remote playback site management to add and setup the remote playback site. Step 1: Enter the IP address or DNS, Port, Username, and Password. Step 2: Click Add[...]

113 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Web View Note: Make sure the Live Stream Server is enabled.[...]

114 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Server IP Open Internet Explorer and enter the IP address or DDNS “name” of the server followed by the connecting port. Example: http://192.168.1.16:8080/ Note: 192.168.1.16 is the IP address of the server. 8080 is the port specied in “Use Default Web Server” in Network Service.[...]

115 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Utilities Verication Tool The Verication Tool veries whether the data created by the system be tampered with or not. It is the process by which a digital watermark (a digital signature) is added to each recorded video frame to ensure its authenticity. The 3 types of data that is v[...]

116 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Overview Add File: Click to insert a le to the list for verication. Add Folder: Click to choose a folder with multiple les and then add it to the list for verication. Remove File: Click to remove the selected le(s) from list. Select All: Click to select all the les in the[...]

117 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Video Preview: To preview the selected le from the verication list. Use Play , Verify , Pause and Stop for preview. Note: Preview of .bmp and .jpg formats are not allowed. Verifying Image/Video Step 1: Select a single or multiple les for verication. Step 2: Click verify to star[...]

118 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration DB Tools Step 1: Execute DB Tools from the Start menu. Step 2: Enter the administrator password and click OK to log in.[...]

119 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Repair Database This page has three repair methods: Modify Location , Verify Only , and Repair . Modify Location Playback system can recognize all recording video in the folders which list on Main Console > Cong > Setting > General page. For some reason, users need to use the P[...]

120 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Step 3: Click on the button and select a new location. To remove a database location, select it from the list and click on the button to delete location. Step 4: Click on the Modify button to save the location.[...]

121 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Example of modify database In certain cases that video data needs to be transfered from one PC to another, you will need to perform the following procedure: 1. Manually copy all recorded video data les from the default installation path or other user-dened storage path of the old PC.[...]

122 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Step 1: Switch to Repair Database . Step 2: Select Modify Location from the Method drop-down menu. Step 3: Check the video location windows. The system will list all video locations in table, but if there are any omit, please use to insert. After inserting location, the system will show a [...]

123 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Step 5: Choose the method of “Repair (Complete)”, and click “Repair” to repair. The Repair Result will show how many les are xed and inserted. Step 6: The repair new database will replace old ones. And the original database will change le names with extend repair date and [...]

124 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Export Congurations This tool is used when you want to export all conguration settings to a backup. Step 1: Click Export . Step 2: Select the location you want to export to and type the name of the cong le. Step 3: Click Save .[...]

125 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 4 - FAQs Please go to <Main Console> - <Start> and then click on <E-map> Step 1: Click on <Map> Step 2: Click on <Browser/ Edit Mode> Step 3: Click on <Add Map> Step 4: Choose a map and then fill in the map name Frequently Asked Questions 1 . D - Vi e w Ca m s o f tw a re [...]

126 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 4 - FAQs Step 5: Click on the map you set Step 6: Draw the camera or IO device to the map Step 7: Click on <OK> to save this setting 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.[...]

127 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 4 - FAQs User can backup any period of video record into VCD or other d rive location, and view those video via playback.exe which will also be saved in the backup folder. Please follow those steps to backup your video record: Step 1: Go to [Main Console] -> [Config] -> [Backup] Step 2: Click on [New P[...]

128 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 4 - FAQs Step 6: Click [backup] Step 7: Choose a location to backup media Step 8: Set option to backup log files. Step 9: Click [OK] to execute backup Step 10: After backup, you can execute the playback.exe to check the backup files[...]

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130 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 4 - FAQs In order to save bandwidth, the default setting for audio is disabled, user needs to enable this function manually, please follow those steps. Step 1: Go to [Config] ---> [Setting] ---> [General] please enable [Preview Active Channel] Step 2: Default channel means the background audio of camer[...]

131 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 4 - FAQs 5. H ow do I r ec or d au di o fo r IP c ame ras? 6. Ho w do I ch an ge the reco rd in g fram e rat e and th e re so lu tio n fo r IP c am er as ? St ep 1 : E xe cu te M ai n Co ns ol e an d go to [S ch ed ule ] -> [ Co n gu re ] -> e na bl e [R ec or d Aud io ] -> [ OK] St ep 2 : S ta r[...]

132 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 4 - FAQs 7. How do I set multiple storage paths for video recordin g? Our Mai n Consol e allow s you to set up sev eral har d disk dri ves as the storag e locati on. Whe n the rst hard disk is alm ost ful l (the capac ity is less than 800MB on system disks or 100MB on non-sy stem disks ), Main Console wil[...]

133 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 4 - FAQs The error means recycling is not working, please follow the steps to diagnose this problem. 8. Why do I ge t “ Di sk sp ac e i s lo w a nd th e s ch ed ul er ha s b e e n sh ut d o w n. Pl ea s e c he ck t h e st or ag e lo c a t i o n se tt in g to r ec ov er ”?[...]

134 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 4 - FAQs Step 1: check the setting and configuration Make sure the auto recycle option is enabled in Mainconsole setting. Make sure auto login, auto startup of Mainconsole and schedule are enabled in Mainconsole setting. Remove NOD 32if NOD32 is installed since i t will generate a great amount o f log files [...]

135 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 4 - FAQs You will receive this error message when Mainconsole experienced a critical error when loading the database. This problem is frequently observed on Windows Vista due to its tightened security system. There are two ways to fix. 1.) Turn off UAC in control panel on Windows Vista. 2.) Enable the privil[...]

136 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 4 - FAQs 1.) Turn off UAC in control panel on Windows Vista. 2.) Enable the privilege level option in compatibility tab in Mainconsole properties . If you met the error message as follows, please upgrade your windows media player and this problem will be fixed. Please download the latest Windows media player[...]

137 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 4 - FAQs 13 . Ho w d o I st ar t ne tw or k se rv ic es? Step 1: Go to [Cong] -> [Network services] , and you will see several services you can use. Step 2: Please remember to click on [Start] of the services you want to start in Main Console.[...]

138 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 4 - FAQs In order to view remote live viewer and remote playback from the internet, there are two things you have to do. Step 1: Start <Network Service> in Mainconsole Please go to <Main Console> - <Config> - <Network Service> and then start this service. Our default port number for l[...]

139 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 4 - FAQs Please notice that if you met the f ollowing e rror message, it means your port 80 was occupied by the other device, therefore, you have to change it to another port number. Step 2: Enable port forwarding in your router After that, what we have to do is to find the public IP address of your router a[...]

140 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 4 - FAQs Step 2: Go to [Start]->[Run]->key in: cmd and press [OK] Step 3: Key in: cd C:WINDOWSDownloaded Program Files Step 4: Key in: dir to list all objects on this folder Step 5: Key in: del /s . Don't forget the Period (.) after /s Step 6: Keep pressing Y when prompted to delete all the file[...]

141 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 4 - FAQs 16 . Wh at por ts for net wo rk ser vi ce are use d by de fa ult ? Step 7: Key in: rmdir /s . Don’t forget the Period (.) after /s Step 8: Keep pressing Y when prompted to clear up the remaining les in the folder Step 9: Key in: dir and press [Enter] to check if the folder is empty . Step 10: C[...]

142 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 4 - FAQs 17 . Can I h ea r the aud io at D -V ie wC am re mo te li ve vi ewe r ap pl ic ati on a nd I nt er ne t Ex pl or er br owse r? Remote playback 5160 Remote desktop 5140 Commu nicat ion b etwee n des ktop remote play back and M ain C onsol e Remot e acc ess t o Mai n Con sole Y es, please right click [...]

143 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 4 - FAQs If you are using analog cameras, please go to <Main Console> - <Config> - <Setting> - <Audio Preview> After that, please go to remote live viewer and right click on the screen to check <Enable Audio>[...]

144 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 4 - FAQs In order to install ActiveX under IE 8 environment, we need to setup following settings. Generally, there are two settings to make it work. First of all, please make sure ‘vcredist_x86.exe’ has already been installed. Step 1: Add the Server IP into Trusted Web Site. 18 . Wh y my IE8 doe sn ’t [...]

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147 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 4 - FAQs Step 2: Add the Server IP Compatibility View Setting[...]

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149 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 4 - FAQs Enjoy 3.2 web live viewer with Internet Explorer 8. Step 3: (Optional) If the instructions above doesn't work, please try the following method.[...]

150 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 4 - FAQs 19 . Wh at is t he v er si on o f my s of twa re? 20 . Ho w d o I ge t th e Wi nd ow s sy st em log an d ap pl ic ati on l og ? In [Main Console] -> [Cong] -> [About Mainconsole...] System log Step 1: Go to [Desktop] -> right click on [My Computer] -> [Manage] Step 2: In [Computer Man[...]

151 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 4 - FAQs Step 3: Right click on [System] -> [Save Log File As...] Step 4: Type "system" as file name and save as .evt format Please name the file as "system" so we know that it is a system log file[...]

152 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 4 - FAQs Application log Step 1: Go to [Desktop] -> right click on [My Computer] -> [Manage] Step 2: In [Computer Management] -> go to [System Tools] -> [Event Viewer] -> [Application] Step 3: Right click on [Application] -> [Save Log File As...][...]

153 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 4 - FAQs Step 4: Type "application" as file name and save file with .evt format Please name the file as "application" so we know that it is a application log file Yo u can create an unlimited number of user accounts. D-ViewCam supports both LAN and WAN. If your surveillance system does no[...]

154 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 4 - FAQs Step 2: Right click on [Local Area Connection] -> [Properties] Step 3: Select [Internet Protocol(TCP/IP)] -> [Properties][...]

155 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 4 - FAQs Step 4: Select [Use the following IP address:] and fill the fields as shown in the picture [192.168.1.1] and [192.168.1.254] is normally occupied by the router or other network devices, so please try to avoid using these IP addresses. Please note that you will only be able to access IP address betwe[...]

156 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 4 - FAQs 1.) Go to Vista's [Control Panel] 2.) Click on [User Accounts][...]

157 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 4 - FAQs 3.) Click on [User Accounts] 4.) Click on [Turn User Account Control on or off][...]

158 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Section 4 - FAQs 5.) Click to deselect the [Turn User Account Control on or off] box to turn off UAC 6.) Click on [OK] and restart Windows to complete the new setting D-ViewCam supports both LA N and WAN. If your surveillance system does not need to have internet access, you can setup a private network or LAN to est[...]

159 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Appendix A - Open Source Software Notication D-ViewCam 3.x product makes use of the following software licensed under LGPL (Lesser General Public License). You can download the copies of the LGPL licensed software from the ofcial web site listed as the following. 1.1 LIVE555 Streaming Media (www.live555.com/li[...]

160 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Appendix A - Open Source Software Notication “Source code” for a work means the preferred form of the work for making modications to it. For a library, complete source code means all the source code for all modules it contains, plus any associated interface denition les, plus the scripts used to cont[...]

161 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Appendix A - Open Source Software Notication d) If a facility in the modied Library refers to a function or a table of data to be supplied by an application program that uses the facility, other than as an argument passed when the facility is invoked, then you must make a good faith effort to ensure that, in t[...]

162 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Appendix A - Open Source Software Notication This option is useful when you wish to copy part of the code of the Library into a program that is not a library. 4. You may copy and distribute the Library (or a portion or derivative of it, under Section 2) in object code or executable form under the terms of Section[...]

163 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Appendix A - Open Source Software Notication of Section 6. Any executables containing that work also fall under Section 6, whether or not they are linked directly with the Library itself. 6. As an exception to the Sections above, you may also combine or link a “work that uses the Library” with the Library to [...]

164 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Appendix A - Open Source Software Notication e) Verify that the user has already received a copy of these materials or that you have already sent this user a copy. For an executable, the required form of the “work that uses the Library” must include any data and utility programs needed for reproducing the exe[...]

165 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Appendix A - Open Source Software Notication acceptance of this License to do so, and all its terms and conditions for copying, distributing or modifying the Library or works based on it. 10. Each time you redistribute the Library (or any work based on the Library), the recipient automatically receives a license [...]

166 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Appendix A - Open Source Software Notication excluded. In such case, this License incorporates the limitation as if written in the body of this License. 13. The Free Software Foundation may publish revised and/or new versions of the Lesser General Public License from time to time. Such new versions will be simila[...]

167 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Appendix A - Open Source Software Notication OR CONSE QUEN TIAL DAMAGES ARISIN G OUT OF THE USE OR INA BILI TY TO USE THE LIB RARY (INCLUD ING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF DATA OR DATA BEING RENDERED INACCURATE OR LOSSES SUSTAINED BY YOU OR THIRD PARTIES OR A FAILURE OF THE LIBRARY TO OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER SOFTWAR[...]

168 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Appendix A - Open Source Software Notication © 1998-2007 The OpenSSL Project. All rights reserved. Red istr ibu tio n and us e in sou rce an d bina ry fo rms, with or with out mo di cati on, are per mit ted pr ovi ded th at the foll owin g conditions are met: 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the [...]

169 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Appendix A - Open Source Software Notication OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. 4. Crypto++ v5.5.2 (www.cryptopp.com) © 1995-2006 by Wei Dai. All rights reserved. This copyright applies only to this software distribution package as[...]

170 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Appendix A - Open Source Software Notication Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this compilation for any purpose, including commercial applications, is hereby granted without fee, subject to the following restrictions: 1. Any copy or modi cati on of this comp ilati on in any form, exc ept in objec[...]

171 D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Appendix B - Minimum Hardware Requirement - How to calculate S value M i n i m u m H a r d w a r e R e q u i r e m e n t - H o w t o c a l c u l a t e S v a l u e P a ra me t e r d e n i t io n: M : p ar a m e te r o f re so l u t io n o f ca me r a . Resolution 5 M 3 M 2 M 1 M VGA / D1 CIF Value of M 37 27 22 14[...]