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    U ser Manual P an & T ilt Da y/Night Network C amer a DCS-5009L V ersion 1.0 | 08/04/2014[...]

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    D-Link reser ves the right to revise this publication and to make changes in the c ontent her eof without obligation to notify an y person or organization of such r evisions or changes. Information in this document ma y become obsolete as our services and websites dev elop and change. P lease refer t o the w ww .m ydlink.com w ebsite f or the most [...]

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    3 D-Link DCS -5009L U ser Manual T able of C ontents T able of C onten ts Manual Overview............................................................... 2 Manual Revision ............................................................................ 2 T rademarks ..................................................................................... 2 [...]

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    4 D-Link DCS -5009L U ser Manual Sec tion 1 - P roduct O v er view P ack age C ont ents • DCS-5009L P an & Tilt Da y/Night Network Camera • CA T5 Ethernet C able • P ower A dapter • Manual and Sof tware on CD • Quick Install Guide • Mounting Bracket and Screws If any of the above it ems are missing , please contact your reseller . N[...]

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    5 D-Link DCS -5009L U ser Manual Sec tion 1 - P roduct O v er view Introduction Congr atulations on your pur chase of the DCS-5009L P an & Tilt Day/Night Network Camera . The DCS-5009L is a versatile and unique solution for y our home or small oce. Unlike a standar d webcam, the DCS-5009L is a complete sy stem with a built-in CPU and web ser[...]

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    6 D-Link DCS -5009L U ser Manual Sec tion 1 - P roduct O v er view Easy to Use and m ydlink -Enabled for Easy Ac cess and Management The DCS-5009L is a standalone sur veillanc e camera that requir es no special hardwar e or soft ware , and can operate independen tly , even without a PC. This camera is also mydlink -enabled, which means you can view[...]

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    7 D-Link DCS -5009L U ser Manual Sec tion 1 - P roduct O v er view Har dwar e O v er view F ront V iew Camera L ens Microphone IR LED Light Sensor P ower and Link LED WPS LED Manual F ocus Bezel[...]

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    8 D-Link DCS -5009L U ser Manual Sec tion 1 - P roduct O v er view Rear V iew P ower C onnector Ethernet P ort Reset Button WPS Button[...]

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    9 D-Link DCS -5009L U ser Manual Sec tion 2 - Installation There ar e three wa ys to set up y our camera: Zero C onguration Setup : If you have a m ydlink - enabled r outer (D-Link cloud router), this is the easiest way t o set up your camera. Ref er to “Zero C onguration Setup ” on page 10. Camer a Installation W izard : If you do not ha[...]

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    10 D-Link DCS -5009L U ser Manual Sec tion 2 - Installation If you ha ve a m ydlink-enabled Cloud Router , you can take advantage of Zer o Congura tion Setup. Z ero C onguration automatically congur es your camera 's settings for y ou, and adds the camera t o your my dlink accoun t automatically . This t ype of setup allows y ou to se[...]

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    11 D-Link DCS -5009L U ser Manual Sec tion 2 - Installation A summar y and conrmation notication will appear with the aut omatically congured details . Make a note of the details and click Ye s to add the camera to your ac count. Check Y our m y dlink A cc ount F rom an y computer with an Internet connection, open a web bro wser and log in[...]

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    12 D-Link DCS -5009L U ser Manual Sec tion 2 - Installation Zer o Congura tion will navigate t o the my dlink Live View tab f or your camer a where y ou will see a screen similar to the f ollowing . If you wish to connect your camera t o your rout er wirelessly , you can simply disconnect the Ethernet cable and move the camera t o its intended l[...]

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    13 D-Link DCS -5009L U ser Manual Sec tion 2 - Installation C amera S etup W izard If you do not have a CD-ROM drive, or the CD is missing , please download the Setup Wizard from h ttp://w ww .m ydlink.com/support Inser t the Installation CD -ROM into y our computer ’ s optical drive to start the autorun program. If the Setup progr am does not au[...]

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    14 D-Link DCS -5009L U ser Manual Sec tion 2 - Installation Mac Users Inser t the Installation CD -ROM into y our computer ’ s optical drive . On the desktop , open your CD drive and double -click on the S etupW izard le. After about 20-30 seconds , the Setup Wizar d will open, which will guide you step-by-st ep through the installation proc e[...]

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    15 D-Link DCS -5009L U ser Manual Sec tion 2 - Installation Manual Hardw are Installation If you wish to set up your camer a without using the Camera Setup Wizard , please follo w these steps. Note: In order to use the m ydlink f eatures of this pr oduc t, y ou will need to go through the C amera Setup Wizard or Z ero Congura tion Setup. Optiona[...]

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    16 D-Link DCS -5009L U ser Manual Sec tion 2 - Installation W ireless Installation C onsidera tions Y our D-Link Wir eless Network Camera lets y ou access y our network using a wireless connection from an y wher e within the operating range of y our wireless network. Howev er , the number , thickness and location of walls, ceilings , or other objec[...]

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    17 D-Link DCS -5009L U ser Manual Sec tion 2 - Installation T o create a WPS connection: Step 1 Make sure the camera is plugged in, then pr ess and hold the WPS button for ten seconds . The blue WPS status LED will star t blink ing. Step 2 Pr ess the WPS button on your rout er within 60 seconds. The WPS button is usually on the front or side of y o[...]

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    18 D-Link DCS -5009L U ser Manual Sec tion 2 - Installation Mounting Instruc tions T o mount your camera on a wall or ceiling , please follow the st eps below . It is suggested that you congure the camer a before mounting . Place the mounting bracket wher e you want to position the camera and use a pencil to mark the holes. Use appropriate t ool[...]

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    19 D-Link DCS -5009L U ser Manual Sec tion 2 - Installation m y dlink After regist ering your DCS-5009L camera with a my dlink account in the C amera Installation W izard, y ou will be able to remot ely access y our camera from the ww w .m ydlink.com website . After signing in to y our my dlink account, y ou will see a screen similar to the f ollow[...]

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    20 D-Link DCS -5009L U ser Manual 20 Sec tion 3 - C onguration C onguration U sing the W eb C ongura tion Inter face After completing the Camer a Installation W izard, y our camera is ready t o use. The camera ’ s built-in web congura tion inter face is designed to allo w you to easily acc ess and congure y our DCS-5009L. There are[...]

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    21 D-Link DCS -5009L U ser Manual 21 Sec tion 3 - C onguration Liv e V ideo V ideo Compr ession F ormat: P an/Tilt Wheel: Go T o: P an Step: Tilt S tep: Language: Zoom: Audio: Night Mode: Click the H.264 or MJPEG radio button to choose which stream t o view . Click on the directional arrows on the pan/tilt wheel t o manually control the pan and [...]

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    22 D-Link DCS -5009L U ser Manual 22 Sec tion 3 - C onguration Setup W izard Y ou may choose to congure y our Internet connection by using the Internet Connection Setup Wizar d that includes step-by-step instructions. Other wise, y ou may manually congure y our connection using the Manual Internet Connection Setup . Note : T o register you[...]

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    23 D-Link DCS -5009L U ser Manual 23 Sec tion 3 - C onguration Internet C onnection S etup W izard This wizard will guide y ou through a step-by-step pr ocess to congur e your new D-Link Camera and connect the camera to the Internet. Click Nex t to continue. Select what k ind of Internet connection your camera should use: DHCP Connection (Def[...]

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    24 D-Link DCS -5009L U ser Manual 24 Sec tion 3 - C onguration Enter a name f or your camera. Click Nex t to continue . Congur e the correct time to ensure that all ev ents are triggered , captured, and scheduled at the right time. Click Next to continue . This page display s your congured settings . Click Apply to sav e and activate your [...]

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    25 D-Link DCS -5009L U ser Manual 25 Sec tion 3 - C onguration Network Setup Select this connec tion if you ha ve a DHCP server running on your network and would like a dynamic IP address t o be assigned to your camera automatically . Select this connec tion type if your Internet Ser vice P rovider (ISP) or network administrator has pr ovided yo[...]

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    26 D-Link DCS -5009L U ser Manual 26 Sec tion 3 - C onguration W ireless Setup Check this box to allo w your camera to c onnect to your network wirelessly . Enter the network name (SSID) of the wir eless network you want to connect to . Y ou can also click the Site Survey button below t o choose an available network and ll in settings automat[...]

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    27 D-Link DCS -5009L U ser Manual 27 Sec tion 3 - C onguration Click to enable the DDNS function. Select your D ynamic DNS Server from the pull-down menu. Enter the host name of the DDNS server . Enter your username or e-mail used to connect to the DDNS. Enter your passw ord used to c onnect to the DDNS ser ver . This allows y ou to specify the [...]

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    28 D-Link DCS -5009L U ser Manual 28 Sec tion 3 - C onguration Image S etup If you have ligh ts flickering in your camera video , tr y enabling antiicker . Other wise, you should leav e this disabled. Select this box to vertically ip the video. Horizontally ip the video . Note : I f the camera is installed upside do wn, Flip Image and M[...]

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    29 D-Link DCS -5009L U ser Manual 29 Sec tion 3 - C onguration V ideo V ideo Prole: Encode T ype: Resolution: Bit Rate FPS: JPEG Quality : Default V iew Mode: Light F requency : This section allows you t o congure the video settings f or your camera. This section allows you t o change the Resolution , FPS , and Quality . Y our camera has s[...]

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    30 D-Link DCS -5009L U ser Manual 30 Sec tion 3 - C onguration A udio This section allows you t o adjust the audio settings for your camer a. Note: Please wait a f ew seconds for the camer a to adjust the audio after making changes. Audio Settings: V olume Settings: Y ou may Enable or Disable the camera audio feed. Select the desired volume perc[...]

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    31 D-Link DCS -5009L U ser Manual 31 Sec tion 3 - C onguration Motion Detec tion Motion detection allows you to mark ar eas of your camera ’ s video to monitor f or motion, which can be used to trigger snapshots or rec ordings. Refer to “Mail ” on page 32 and “FTP” on page 34 for more details. Motion Detection: Time: Sensitivity : Dete[...]

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    32 D-Link DCS -5009L U ser Manual 32 Sec tion 3 - C onguration Mail SMTP Server Addr ess: SMTP Server P or t: Sender e -mail Addr ess: Receiver e-mail Addr ess: User Name: P assword: This is the domain name or IP address of y our external e -mail ser ver . This allows y ou to set the port for the SMTP Ser ver . The default value is 25, and shoul[...]

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    33 D-Link DCS -5009L U ser Manual 33 Sec tion 3 - C onguration Enable the emailing of images to an email accoun t: Email Interval: Enable the emailing of video clips to an email accoun t: T est Email Ac count: Enabling this will allow snapshots to be e-mailed to you in dier ent ways: • Choosing Alw ays will email snapshots continuously base[...]

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    34 D-Link DCS -5009L U ser Manual 34 Sec tion 3 - C onguration FTP Host Name: P or t: User Name: P assword: P ath: P assive Mode: Enter the IP address of the FTP server that you will be c onnecting to. Enter the port of the FTP ser ver that you will be c onnecting to. Enter the user name of your FTP server accoun t. Enter the passwor d of your F[...]

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    35 D-Link DCS -5009L U ser Manual 35 Sec tion 3 - C onguration F ile: Enable the uploading of video clip to an FTP ser v er: F ile Name Pr ex: V ideo Limit: T est FTP Ser ver: Select how you want uploading of snapshots to be handled: • Overwrite will replace the old snapshot with the new one. This means you will only ha ve one snapshot that[...]

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    36 D-Link DCS -5009L U ser Manual 36 Sec tion 3 - C onguration T ime and Dat e Time Z one: Synchr onize NTP Ser ver: Set the Date and Time Manually: Select the time zone for your r egion from the drop do wn menu. Enabling this will allow the camera to upda te its clock automatically from an NTP server . Selec t the NTP ser v er closest to you, a[...]

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    37 D-Link DCS -5009L U ser Manual 37 Sec tion 3 - C onguration Day/Night Mode This section allows you t o congure when Day and Night modes ar e used. Day mode uses the infrar ed cut lter to pro vide a corrected color image for times wher e there is available lighting . Night mode moves the lt er out of the way to use all av ailable ligh[...]

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    38 D-Link DCS -5009L U ser Manual 38 Sec tion 3 - C onguration Camer a C ontrol This section allows you t o congure the pan and tilt operations of y our camera. Y ou can specify the lens location for the Home button, and specify up to 24 pre-set lens locations, allowing you t o quickly view these pre - determined ar eas of the camera ’ s ra[...]

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    39 D-Link DCS -5009L U ser Manual 39 Sec tion 3 - C onguration Maintenanc e A dmin This section allows you t o change the administrator ’ s password and c ongure the ser v er settings for your camera. Y ou can also manage the user account(s) that ar e allowed t o access to y our camera. Admin P assword: Camera Name: LED Con trol: User A cce[...]

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    40 D-Link DCS -5009L U ser Manual 40 Sec tion 3 - C onguration Sys te m This section allows you t o save and r estore your c onguration, rest ore the factor y settings, and/or r estar t the camera. Save T o Local Hard Drive: Load F rom Local Hard Drive: Restore T o F actor y Default: Reboot The Device: Click the Save C onguration button to[...]

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    41 D-Link DCS -5009L U ser Manual 41 Sec tion 3 - C onguration F irmw are Upg rade Y our current rmware v ersion and date will be display ed on your screen. Y ou may go to the D-Link Suppor t P age to check for the la test rmwar e versions av ailable. T o upgrade the rmware on y our DCS-5009L, download the latest rmw are from the D-L[...]

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    42 D-Link DCS -5009L U ser Manual 42 Sec tion 3 - C onguration Sta tus Devic e Info This section displays all the detailed inf ormation about your device and network settings.[...]

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    43 D-Link DCS -5009L U ser Manual 43 Sec tion 3 - C onguration A c tiv e User This page lists all the active users ’ information including the User Name , IP address, and the time that camer a access began.[...]

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    44 D-Link DCS -5009L U ser Manual Sec tion 4 - T roubleshooting T roubleshooting 1. Wha t is Remote Ac cess? How do I enable it? Remote Acc ess allows y ou to access y our camera from an y PC connected to the Internet through a web br owser . This lets you view y our camera feed and manage y our camera ’ s settings when you’ re aw ay from home [...]

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    45 D-Link DCS -5009L U ser Manual Sec tion 4 - T roubleshooting 4. Wh y don ’ t the LEDs light up? The pow er supply might be faulty . Conrm that you ar e using the provided DC 12V po wer supply for this network camer a. V erify that the power supply is correctly connected. The WPS LED will only turn on if there is a WPS connection present, th[...]

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    46 D-Link DCS -5009L U ser Manual Sec tion 4 - T roubleshooting 8. The images are poor quality , how can I improve the image quality? Make sure that your c omputer ’ s display properties are set to at least 6-bit color . Using 16 or 256 colors on y our computer will produc e dithering ar tifacts in the image, making the image look as if it is of [...]

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    47 D-Link DCS -5009L U ser Manual Appendix A - T echnical Specications T echnical Specications SY STEM REQUIREMENTS • Microsoft Window s® 8/7/Vista/XP , or Mac with OS X 10.6 or higher • PC with 1.3 GHz or above and at least 128 MB RAM • Internet Explorer 7, F iref ox 12, Safari 4, or Chrome 20 or higher version with Jav a installed an[...]

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    48 D-Link DCS -5009L U ser Manual Appendix A - T echnical Specications LENS • F ocal length: 2.2 mm, F2.0 SENSOR • VGA 1/5 inch CMOS sensor IR LED • 8 meter illumination distance with 10 LEDs and light sensor MINIMUM ILL UMINA TION • Color: 1 lux @ F2.0 (Day) • B/W: 0 lux @ F2.0 (Night) VIEWING ANGLE • Horizontal: 66.2° • V ertica[...]