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U ser Manual W ir eless N Day & Night P an/T ilt Cloud C amer a Lite DCS-5010L V ersion 1.0 | 04/03/2013[...]
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D-Link reser ves the right to revise this publication and to make changes in the content hereof without obligation to notify any person or organization of such revisions or changes . Information in this document ma y become obsolete as our ser vices and websites dev elop and change. P lease refer t o the w ww .mydlink.com w ebsite for the most curr[...]
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3 D-Link DCS -5010L User Manual T able of C ontents T able of C onten ts Manual Overview............................................................... 2 Manual Revision ............................................................................ 2 T rademarks ..................................................................................... 2 P[...]
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4 D-Link DCS -5010L User Manual Sec tion 1 - Pr oduc t Over view P ack age C ont ents • DCS-5010L Wireless N Day & Night P an/Tilt Cloud Camera Lite • CA T5 Ethernet Cable • 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 re[...]
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5 D-Link DCS -5010L User Manual Sec tion 1 - Pr oduc t Over view Introduction Congr atulations on your purchase of the DCS-5010L Wireless N Day & Night P an/Tilt Cloud Camera Lite. The DCS-5010L is a versatile and unique solution for your home or small oce. Unlike a standar d webcam, the DCS-5010L is a c omplete system with a built-in CPU an[...]
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6 D-Link DCS -5010L User Manual Sec tion 1 - Pr oduc t Over view Easy to Use and m ydlink-Enabled for Easy A ccess and Management The DCS-5010L is a standalone surveillance camera that requires no special hardwar e or software , and can operate independently , ev en without a PC. This camera is also my dlink-enabled, which means you can view and ma[...]
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7 D-Link DCS -5010L User Manual Sec tion 1 - Pr oduc t Over 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 -5010L User Manual Sec tion 1 - Pr oduc t Over view Rear V iew P ower C onnec tor Ethernet P or t Reset Button WPS Button[...]
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9 D-Link DCS -5010L User Manual Sec tion 2 - Installation There ar e three ways to set up y our camera: Zero C onguration Setup : If y ou hav e a mydlink-enabled router (D -Link cloud rout er), this is the easiest way to set up your camera. Ref er to “Zer o Congura tion Setup ” on page 10. Camer a I nstallation W izard : If you do not hav[...]
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10 D-Link DCS -5010L User Manual Sec tion 2 - Installation If you hav e a my dlink-enabled Cloud Router , you can take advantage of Zero Conguration S etup . Zero Conguration automatically congures your camera's settings for you, and adds the camera to your mydlink account automatically . This type of setup allows y ou to set up your [...]
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11 D-Link DCS -5010L User Manual Sec tion 2 - Installation A summar y and conrmation notication will appear with the automatically congured details. Make a note of the details and click Y es to add the camera to your ac count. Check Y our my dlink Ac coun t F rom any comput er with an Inte rnet con nection , open a we b bro wser and log in[...]
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12 D-Link DCS -5010L User Manual Sec tion 2 - Installation Zer o Congura tion will navigate to the myd link Live V iew tab for your camera where y ou will see a screen similar to the f ollowing . If you wish to c onnect your camera to y our router wirelessly , you can simply disconnect the Ethernet cable and move the camera to its intended locat[...]
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13 D-Link DCS -5010L User Manual Sec tion 2 - Installation C amera Setup W izard If you do not have a CD-ROM drive, or the CD is missing , please downlo ad the Setup Wi zard from http://www .my dlink.com/support Inser t the Installation CD -ROM into your computer ’ s optical drive to star t the autorun program. I f the Setup program does not auto[...]
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14 D-Link DCS -5010L User Manual Sec tion 2 - Installation Mac Users Inser t the Installation CD-ROM int o y our computer ’ s optical driv e. On the deskt op , open your CD drive and double - click on the SetupWizar d le. After about 20-30 seconds, the Setup Wizard will open, which will guide you step-by-step through the installation process f[...]
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15 D-Link DCS -5010L User Manual Sec tion 2 - Installation Manual Hardw are Installation If you wish to set up your camer a without using the Camera Setup Wizar d, please f ollow these steps. Note: In order to use the mydlink f eatures of this product, you will need to go through the Camera S etup Wizar d or Zero Congura tion Setup. Optional: Us[...]
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16 D-Link DCS -5010L User Manual Sec tion 2 - Installation W ir eless I nstallation C onsidera tions Y our D-Link Wireless Network Camera lets you access your network using a wireless connection from anywhere within the operating range of your wireless network . How ever , the number , thick ness and location of walls, ceilings , or other objects t[...]
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17 D-Link DCS -5010L User Manual Sec tion 2 - Installation T o create a WPS connection: Step 1 Make sur e 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 y our router within 60 seconds. The WPS button is usually on the fron t or side of yo[...]
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18 D-Link DCS -5010L User Manual Sec tion 2 - Installation Mounting Instruc tions T o mount your camera on a wall or c eiling, please f ollow the steps below . It is su gg est ed th at y ou co n gur e t he ca me ra be fo re m ou nt in g. P la ce th e mo un ti ng b ra ck et w he re y ou wa n t t o p o si ti on t he c am er a a nd u se a p e nc il[...]
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19 D-Link DCS -5010L User Manual Sec tion 2 - Installation m ydlink After reg istering your DCS-5010L camera with a mydl ink account in the Camera I nstallati on W izard , you will be able to remotely access your camera from the ww w .mydlink.com website. After signing in to your my dlink account, you will see a screen similar to the f ollowing: F [...]
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20 D-Link DCS -5010L User Manual 20 Sec tion 3 - Congur ation C ongura tion U sing the W eb C ongura tion I nter fac e After completing the Camera I nstallation W izard, your camera is ready to use. The camera ’ s built-in web conguration inter face is designed to allow you to easily access and congure your DCS-5010L. There are two[...]
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21 D-Link DCS -5010L User Manual 21 Sec tion 3 - Congur ation 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 to view . Click on the directional arrows on the pan/tilt wheel to manually control the pan and til[...]
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22 D-Link DCS -5010L User Manual 22 Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Setup W izard Y ou may choo se to con gu re you r Int erne t co nne ctio n by usin g the Inte rne t Co nne ction Setup Wizar d that includes step-by-step instruc tions. Other wise , you may manually congure y our connection using the Manual Internet Connection Setup . Note : T o[...]
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23 D-Link DCS -5010L User Manual 23 Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Internet C onnec tion Setup Wizar d This wizard will guide you through a st ep-by-step process to congure your new D-Link Camera and connect the camera to the Internet. Click Next to continue . Select what k ind of I nternet connection your camera should use: DHCP Connection (Defau[...]
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24 D-Link DCS -5010L User Manual 24 Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Enter a name f or your camera. Click Ne xt to continue. Congur e the correct time to ensure that all events are triggered, captured, and scheduled at the right time. Click Ne x t to continue. This page displays your congured settings. Click Apply to save and ac tivate your chang[...]
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25 D-Link DCS -5010L User Manual 25 Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Network Setup Select this connection if you have a DHCP ser ver running on your network and would like a dynamic IP address to be assigned to your camera automatically . Select this connec tion t ype if your I nternet Ser vice Pr ovider (ISP) or net work administrator has provided you[...]
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26 D-Link DCS -5010L User Manual 26 Sec tion 3 - Congur ation W ireless Setup Check this box to allow your camera to connect to your net work wirelessly . Enter the net work name (SSID) of the wireless network you want t o conn ect to . Y ou can also click the Site Surve y butto n belo w to choos e an available network and ll in settings auto[...]
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27 D-Link DCS -5010L User Manual 27 Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Click to enable the DDNS function. Select your D ynamic DNS Ser ver 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 you to specify the p[...]
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28 D-Link DCS -5010L User Manual 28 Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Image S etup If you have lights flickering in your camera video , tr y enabling antiicker . O ther wise, you should leave this disabled . Select this box to vertically ip the video. Horizontally ip the video . Note : I f the camera is installed upside down, F lip Image and M [...]
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29 D-Link DCS -5010L User Manual 29 Sec tion 3 - Congur ation V ideo V ideo Prole: Encode T ype: Resolution: Bit Rate FPS: JPEG Quality : Default View Mode: Light F requency : This section allows you t o congure the video settings f or your camera. This section allows you t o change the Resolution , FPS , and Quality . Y our camera has sep[...]
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30 D-Link DCS -5010L User Manual 30 Sec tion 3 - Congur ation 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 f eed. Select the desired volume perc[...]
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31 D-Link DCS -5010L User Manual 31 Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Motion Detec tion Motion det ection allows you to mark areas of y our camera ’ s video to monitor f or motion, which can be used to tr igger snapshots or recordings . Refer to “Mail” on page 32 and “FTP ” on page 34 for more details . Motion Detection: Time: Sensitivity : De[...]
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32 D-Link DCS -5010L User Manual 32 Sec tion 3 - Congur ation 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 allo ws y ou to set the por t for the SMTP Server . The default value is 25, and shoul[...]
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33 D-Link DCS -5010L User Manual 33 Sec tion 3 - Congur ation 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 dieren t ways: • Choosing Al wa ys will email snapshots continuously base[...]
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34 D-Link DCS -5010L User Manual 34 Sec tion 3 - Congur ation FTP Host Name: P or t: User Name: P assword: P ath: P assive Mode: Enter the IP address of the FTP ser ver that you will be connecting to . Enter the port of the FTP ser ver that you will be connecting 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 -5010L User Manual 35 Sec tion 3 - Congur ation F ile: Enable the uploading of video clip to an FTP ser ver: F ile Name Pr ex: 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 i[...]
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36 D-Link DCS -5010L User Manual 36 Sec tion 3 - Congur ation T ime and Date 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 update its clock automatically from an NTP ser ver . S elect the NTP ser ver closest to you, and [...]
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37 D-Link DCS -5010L User Manual 37 Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Day/Night Mode This section allows you t o congur e when Day and Night modes are used. Day mode uses the infrar ed cut lter t o pro vide a corrected c olor image for times where there is a vailable lighting. N ight mode mo ves the lt er out of the way to use all available lig[...]
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38 D-Link DCS -5010L User Manual 38 Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Camer a Con trol This section allows you t o congur e the pan and tilt opera tions of your camer a. Y ou can specify the lens location f or the Home button, and specify up to 24 pre-set lens locations, allowing you t o quickly view these pre - determined areas of the camera ’ s r[...]
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39 D-Link DCS -5010L User Manual 39 Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Maintenanc e A dmin This sec tion allows you to change the administrator ’ s password and congure the ser ver 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 ccess [...]
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40 D-Link DCS -5010L User Manual 40 Sec tion 3 - Congur ation S yst em This section allows you t o save and r estore your c onguration, restor e the fac tor y settings, and/or restart the camera. Save T o Local Hard Drive: Load F rom Local Hard Drive: Restore T o F ac tory Default: Reboot The Device: Click the Save Con gurat io n button to[...]
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41 D-Link DCS -5010L User Manual 41 Sec tion 3 - Congur ation F irm war e Upgr ade Y our cur rent rmware version and date will be displayed on your screen. Y ou may go to the D -Link Suppor t Page to check for the latest rmware versions av ailable. T o upgrade the rmwar e on y our DCS -5010L, download the latest rmwar e from the D-Li[...]
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42 D-Link DCS -5010L User Manual 42 Sec tion 3 - Congur ation 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 -5010L User Manual 43 Sec tion 3 - Congur ation A c tive U ser This page lists all the active users ’ information including the User Name , IP address, and the time that camera acc ess began.[...]
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44 D-Link DCS -5010L User Manual Sec tion 4 - T roubleshooting T roubleshooting 1. What is Remote Ac cess? How do I enable it? Remote Access allows you to access your camera from any PC connected to the I nternet through a web browser . This lets y ou view y our camera feed and manage y our camera ’ s settings when you ’ re awa y from home. T o[...]
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45 D-Link DCS -5010L User Manual Sec tion 4 - T roubleshooting 4. Why don ’t the LEDs light up? The power supply might be faulty . Conrm that you are using the provided DC 12V power supply for this network camera. V erify that the po wer supply is correctly connected. The WPS LED will only turn on if there is a WPS connection present, the came[...]
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46 D-Link DCS -5010L User Manual Sec tion 4 - T roubleshooting 8. The images are poor quality , how can I improv e the image quality? Make sure that your computer ’ s display proper ties are set to at least 6-bit color . Using 16 or 256 colors on y our computer will pr oduce dithering ar tifacts in the image, mak ing the image look as if it is of[...]
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47 D-Link DCS -5010L User Manual Appendix A - T echnical Specications T echnical Specications SY STEM REQUIREMENT S • 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 • I nternet Explorer 7, F irefo x 12, Safari 4, or Chrome 20 or higher version with Jav a installed a[...]
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48 D-Link DCS -5010L User Manual Appendix A - T echnical Specications LENS • F ocal length: 2.2 mm, F2.0 SENSOR • VGA 1/5 inch CMOS sensor IR L E D • 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 er ti[...]