D-Link DCS-932L manual

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    USER MANUAL DCS-932L VERSION 1.0[...]

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    2 D-Link DCS -932L User Manual T able of Con tents Product Overview .............................................................. 4 P ackage Contents ......................................................................... 4 Syst em Requirements ................................................................. 4 Introduction .....................[...]

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    3 D-Link DCS -932L User Manual T able of Con tents T roubleshooting .............................................................. 49 W ireless Basics ................................................................. 52 Wir eless Modes ............................................................................ 56 Networking Basics ................[...]

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    4 D-Link DCS -932L User Manual Sec tion 1 - Pr oduct O verview • DCS-932L W irelessNDa y/NightHomeNetworkCamera • CA T5EthernetCable • P ow erAdapter • ManualandSof twareonCD • QuickInstallGuide • MountingKit Note: Using a power supply wi th a dierent voltage than th e[...]

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    5 D-Link DCS -932L User Manual Sec tion 1 - Pr oduct O verview Introduction Congr atulations on your purchase of the DCS-932L Wir eless N Day/Night Home Network Camera. The DCS-932L is a versatile and unique solutionf or your smalloc e or home. Unlike a standard webcam, the DCS-932Lis ac omplete[...]

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    6 D-Link DCS -932L User Manual Sec tion 1 - Pr oduct O verview Simple to Use The DCS-932Lis astand-alone system with abuilt -in CPU, requiringno specialhar dware or sof tware such as PCfr ame grabber cards. TheDCS-932L suppor tsbothActiveXmodeforInternetExplor[...]

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    7 D-Link DCS -932L User Manual Sec tion 1 - Pr oduct O verview Har dwar e O ver view F ron t V iew P ow er and Link LED Camera L ens Microphone IR LED Light Sensor[...]

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    8 D-Link DCS -932L User Manual Sec tion 1 - Pr oduct O verview Rear V iew P ow er Receptor Ethernet P or t Reset WPS LED WPS Button Camera S tand[...]

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    9 D-Link DCS -932L User Manual Sec tion 2 - Installation Har dwar e I nstallation C onnec t the Ethernet Cable Connect the included Ethernet cable to the netw ork cable connector locatedonthebackpaneloftheDCS-932Landattachittothenetwork. A ttach the Ex ternal P ow er Supply Att[...]

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    10 D-Link DCS -932L User Manual Sec tion 2 - Installation W ireless Installation C onsiderations The D-Link Wir eless Net work Camer a lets you access your network using a wireless c onnec tion from an y where within the oper ating range of your wireless net work.How ever ,the number ,thicknessand locationof walls,c ei[...]

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    11 D-Link DCS -932L User Manual Sec tion 2 - Installation Inser t the I nstallation CD-ROM into your computer’ s optical drive to start the autorun program. The CD-R OM will open the Camera Installation W izard. Simply click Start  togo throughthe InstallationW izard,whichwill guideyou throughthe installatio[...]

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    12 D-Link DCS -932L User Manual Sec tion 2 - Installation T o create a WPS connection: Step 1 Pr ess and hold the WPS button for three seconds. The blue WPS status LED above the button willblink. Step 2 Pr ess theWPS button on your rout er within 60 seconds.TheWP[...]

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    13 D-Link DCS -932L User Manual Sec tion 3 - my dlink Portal m y dlink P or tal After regist er ing your DCS-932Lcamer a with a my dlink account in the Camera I nstallation Wizard . Y ou will be able to remotely access your camera from the ww w .mydlink.com website . A[...]

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    14 D-Link DCS -932L User Manual Sec tion 3 - my dlink Portal C amer a Sta tus Ifyourcameraisoine,trythefollowing: • Checktomakesur ethattheInternetconnec tiontoyourcamer aiswork ingproperly . • T r yrestar tingyourInternetrout er . • Checky ourcamera ’[...]

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    15 D-Link DCS -932L User Manual Sec tion 3 - my dlink Portal Liv e V ideo Inthe mainpartof the screen, theLiv e Video tabwill beselected by default.If the camerais available ,a Live Video feed will be display ed. V ideowill beshown at VGAr esolutio[...]

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    16 D-Link DCS -932L User Manual Sec tion 3 - my dlink Portal C amer a Settings The Camera Settings tab allow s you to access your camera ’ s conguration interface. T o open y our camera ’ s conguration inter face,click C amera web page anden terthepasswordexactlyas[...]

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    17 D-Link DCS -932L User Manual Sec tion 3 - my dlink Portal Device Name: The Device Name is a unique name that you can giv e to your device to help you identify it. Clicking on the De vice Name will open awindowforyoutologintoyourcamera ’ scongurationinterface. Then, it will open the Maintenance > Adm[...]

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    18 D-Link DCS -932L User Manual Sec tion 4 - W eb Conguration WEB C ongura tion Using the WEB C onguration Menu Aftercompleting the CameraI nstallationW izard,you arereadyto use yourcamera.Thecamera ’ s built-inW eb congurationutilit y is designedto allowyoutoe[...]

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    19 D-Link DCS -932L User Manual Sec tion 4 - W eb Conguration F unc tion: Click the ActiveX or Jav a radiobutton to view live video . Please make sure that you have the latest version of Java application installed on your computer to ensure proper operation when viewing the [...]

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    20 D-Link DCS -932L User Manual Sec tion 4 - W eb Conguration Liv e V ideo ActiveX: Jav a: F or Windo ws ®  Users that do not have Java installed, please choose this option to view video streaming on the Live Video page. Select Java when using other Internet brow sers such as Saf[...]

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    21 D-Link DCS -932L User Manual Sec tion 4 - W eb Conguration Internet C onnec tion S etup W izard Thiswizardwillguidey outhroughastep-by-stepprocesst ocongureyournew D-Link Camera and connect the camera to the Internet. Click Next to continue . • DHCP Connection  (by default), where you[...]

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    22 D-Link DCS -932L User Manual Sec tion 4 - W eb Conguration Enter a name f or your camera. Click Next to continue . Congur e the correct time t o ensur e that all events triggered, captured and scheduled at the right time. Click Ne x t to continue . This page displays your congur ed settings. Click App[...]

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    23 D-Link DCS -932L User Manual Sec tion 4 - W eb Conguration 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 updated to your camera automatically . Y ou may obtain a static or xed IP address and?[...]

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    24 D-Link DCS -932L User Manual Sec tion 4 - W eb Conguration W ireless Ser viceSetIdentier ,anidentierforyourwirelessnetwork. Thedefault setting ischannel 6. Selec tthe same channel thatis being used by other wireless devices within your network. When?[...]

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    25 D-Link DCS -932L User Manual Sec tion 4 - W eb Conguration (DynamicDomainNameS er ver)willholdaDNShostnameandsynchroniz ethepublicIPaddressofthemodemwhenithasbeen modied. The username and password are r equired when using the DDNS service. ClicktoenabletheDDNS[...]

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    26 D-Link DCS -932L User Manual Sec tion 4 - W eb Conguration Image Setup Selectthisboxtoenableantiicker . Selectthisboxtoverticallyipthevideo.Ifthecameraisinstalledupsidedown,F lipI mageandMirrorshouldbothbechecked. Horizontallyipthevideo . All[...]

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    27 D-Link DCS -932L User Manual Sec tion 4 - W eb Conguration V ideo V ideo Prole: Encode T ype: Resolution: FPS: JPEG Quality: V iew Mode: Light F requenc y: V ideo Congur ation This section allows you t o congure the video settings for your camer a. This section allows you t o change the Encode T ype , Resolution , FPS ,and?[...]

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    28 D-Link DCS -932L User Manual Sec tion 4 - W eb Conguration A udio Enabling audio setting will allow you to listen to audio from the camera through your PC’ s audio output. Note:  Please wait a few seconds for the camera to adjust the audio af ter the setting[...]

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    29 D-Link DCS -932L User Manual Sec tion 4 - W eb Conguration Motion Detec t Enab ling  Video  Mo tio n wi ll allow you r ca mera  to u se the mo tion  de tec tio n featur e. Y oumaydr awanitemotionareathatwillbeusedf ormonitoring. Motion Detection: Sensitivity: Detect[...]

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    30 D-Link DCS -932L User Manual Sec tion 4 - W eb Conguration Mail SMTP Server Address: Sender e -mail Address: Receiv er e -mail Address: User Name: Passw ord: ThisisthedomainnameorIPaddressofy ourex ternale -mailser ver . This is the e -mail address of the person sending the camera snapshots. This is the e-m[...]

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    31 D-Link DCS -932L User Manual Sec tion 4 - W eb Conguration T ime S chedule Enable e -mail image to e -mail accoun t: Interval: T est E-mail Ac count: Choosing Alw ays will start sending snapshots to the recipient’ s e -mail accoun t right aw ay . Choosing Schedule will allow you to schedule when to start and stop the sending of snapshots to[...]

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    32 D-Link DCS -932L User Manual Sec tion 4 - W eb Conguration FTP Host Addr ess: P ort Numb er: User Name: Passw ord: Director y Pa th: Passiv e Mode: ThisistheIPaddressoftheFTPserverthatyouwillbeconnectingto . Defaultis por t 21.I fchanged, external FTPclient programmust[...]

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    33 D-Link DCS -932L User Manual Sec tion 4 - W eb Conguration T ime S chedule Enable upload image to FTP server: Alwa ys: Schedule: Image Fr equenc y: Base File Name: File: T est FTP Server: CheckingthisboxwillenablevideouploadstotheFTPserveryouhaveselected. Selectingthisoptionallowssnapshots[...]

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    34 D-Link DCS -932L User Manual Sec tion 4 - W eb Conguration T ime and Date T ime Zone: Synchr onize NTP Server: Cop y your Computer’ s T ime Settings: Set the Date and Time Manually: Select the time zone for your reg ion from the drop down menu. Network Time Pr otocol will synchronize your camera with an Internet time ser ver . Choose the on[...]

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    35 D-Link DCS -932L User Manual Sec tion 4 - W eb Conguration Day/Night Mode This section allow s you to congure the settings of Day/Night mode switch method. Da y/N ight mode f eature pr ovides good video illumination in bothdayandnighten vironments. Auto: Manual: Alwa ys Day Mode: Alwa ys Night Mode: Day Mode Schedule: Camera au[...]

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    36 D-Link DCS -932L User Manual Sec tion 4 - W eb Conguration Maintenanc e This sec tion allows you to change the administrator’ s password and congure the ser ver settings for your camera. Y ou can also manage the user account(s)thatac cesstoyourcamera. Camera Name: LED Con trol: User A ccess Con trol: Snapshot URL Authentic[...]

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    37 D-Link DCS -932L User Manual Sec tion 4 - W eb Conguration Sy stem This section allows you to save and restor e your conguration, restor ethefac tor ysettings,and/orrestartthecamera.[...]

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    38 D-Link DCS -932L User Manual Sec tion 4 - W eb Conguration F irmw are Upgrade Y our current rmwar e version and date will be display ed on your scre en. Y ou may go to the D-Link Suppo rt P age to check for the lat est rmwar eversionsavailable. T o upgrade the rmware on your[...]

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    39 D-Link DCS -932L User Manual Sec tion 4 - W eb Conguration Device Inf o Thi s section dis plays all  the deta iled inf ormati on abou t you r devic e and network settings.[...]

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    40 D-Link DCS -932L User Manual Sec tion 4 - W eb Conguration Active U ser This page lists all the ac tive user ’ s information including the User Name,IPaddr ess,andthetimethatcamer aaccessbegan.[...]

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    41 D-Link DCS -932L User Manual Sec tion 5 - Security W ireless Security This section will show you the di erent levels of security you can use to prot ec t your data from intruders . TheDCS-932Loersthef ollowingtypesofsecur ity : • WP A2-PSK(P re -SharedKey) • WEP( WiredE quivalentPrivacy) Wha t [...]

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    42 D-Link DCS -932L User Manual Sec tion 5 - Security Wha t is WP A? WP A,or Wi-F iPr otec tedAc cess,isa Wi-F istandardthatwasdesignedtoimpr ovethesecurityfeaturesof WEP( WiredEquiv alentPrivacy). The2majorimpro vementsover WEP: Improv ed data encr yption?[...]

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    43 D-Link DCS -932L User Manual Sec tion 5 - Security D-Link ’ s DCS-932L is a versatile and cost eective Network Camera oering both video and audio monitoring . I t can also ser ve as a powerful sur veillancesystem in securit y applications. The DCS-932L[...]

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    44 D-Link DCS -932L User Manual Sec tion 5 - Security 1. Assign a Local IP Addr ess to Y our Camera Run the setup wizard from the CD included with the DCS-932L. F ollow the steps in the Quick Installation Guide to congure the DCS-932L.The camerawillbeassigneda[...]

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    45 D-Link DCS -932L User Manual Sec tion 5 - Security The S etup > Network Setup page displaysthe por tsettings fory ourcamera. I fnecessary ,these por ts canbechanged ifthey arealr eadyinuse by otherdevices(e.g .inamultiplecameraenvironmen t). Note: [...]

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    46 D-Link DCS -932L User Manual Sec tion 5 - Security The  fol low ing steps  gener ally apply to any r outer tha t you hav e on your network. The D-Link DIR -655 is used as an example  to clari fy the cong uration process .Conguretheinitialsettingsof[...]

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    47 D-Link DCS -932L User Manual Sec tion 5 - Security Note: Because adynamic W ANIP canchange fromtimet otimedepending ony ourISP ,you maywant toobtaina StaticIPaddr essfromy ourISP .A Static IP address is ax ed IPaddr ess that will?[...]

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    48 D-Link DCS -932L User Manual Sec tion 5 - Security Impor tant: S ome ISPs block acc ess to por t 80 and other commonly used Internet por ts to conserve bandwidth. Check with your ISP so that you can open the appropriat e por ts accor dingly . If your ISP does not pass trac on por t 80, y ou will need to change the por t the camera uses from 8[...]

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    49 D-Link DCS -932L User Manual Sec tion 6 - T roubleshooting T roubleshooting Thischapterpr ovidessolutionstoproblemsthatcanoccurduringtheinstallationandopera tionoftheDCS-932L. Read thefollowingdescriptions if youare havingproblems.( Theexamples beloware illust[...]

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    50 D-Link DCS -932L User Manual Sec tion 6 - T roubleshooting Y es, yo u can ac cess yo ur camera over th e Intern et throu gh the  fol low ing UR L after succes sful ly ins talli ng your ca mera  thr ough the Cam era Install atio n Wizar d: http://[my dlinkNo.].m ydlink.com F or?[...]

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    51 D-Link DCS -932L User Manual Sec tion 6 - T roubleshooting 7. Wh y does a series of broad vertical white lines appear through out the image? It couldbe that the CMOS sensor (a squarepanel situatedbehind the lens that measures the light signals and changes it into a digital?[...]

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    52 D-Link DCS -932L User Manual W ireless Basics D-Link wireless products are based on industr y standards to provide easy-to-use and compatible high-speed wireless* connectivity within your home,business orpublic access wirelessnetworks.Stric tly adhering tothe [...]

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    53 D-Link DCS -932L User Manual W ireless Basics Wha t is Wir eless? Wir eless or W iFi t echnology is another way of connecting your computer to the network without using wir es. WiF i uses radio frequenc y toconnectwirelessly ,soyouhavethefr eedomtoconnectcomputersan y whereinyourhomeorocenetw[...]

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    54 D-Link DCS -932L User Manual W ireless Basics Who uses wir eless? Wir eless technology as become so popular in recent years that almost ever yone is using it, whether it’ s for home, oce, business, D-Link has a wireless solution f or it. Home •Giveseveryoneat[...]

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    55 D-Link DCS -932L User Manual W ireless Basics Wher e is wireless used? Wir eless technology is expanding ever ywhere not just at home or oce. People like the freedom of mobilit y and it ’ s becoming so popular that moreand morepublic facilitiesnowprovide?[...]

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    56 D-Link DCS -932L User Manual W ireless Basics Therear ebasicallyt womodesofnetworking: • Infrastructure – All wireless clients will c onnec t to an access point or wir eless router . • Ad-Hoc  – Direc tly connec ting toanother computer , for peer-to-peerc ommunication,using wire[...]

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    57 D-Link DCS -932L User Manual Networking Basics Networking B asics Check y our IP address After you install your new D -Link adapter , by default, the TCP/IP settings should be set to obtain an IP address from a DHCP ser ver (i.e. wireless router)aut omatically . [...]

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    58 D-Link DCS -932L User Manual Networking Basics Statically A ssign an IP Addr ess IfyouarenotusingaDHCPcapablegatew ay/router ,oryouneedtoassignastaticIPaddr ess,pleasefollowthest epsbelow : Step 1 Windo ws ® Vista - Click on Start > Contr ol Panel > Network and Int ernet &g[...]

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    59 D-Link DCS -932L User Manual T echnical Specications T echnical Specications Sy stem Requirements • OperatingSystem:Microsoft Window sXP , Vista, Windows7 • I nternetExplorer6orabo ve,F irefo x3.5orabove,Safari4 Networking Pr otocol • IPV4,ARP , TCP ,UDP ,ICMP[...]

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    60 D-Link DCS -932L User Manual T echnical Specications Digital Zoom • Upto4x 3A Con trol • AGC(A utoGainControl) • A WB(Aut oW hiteBalance) • AES(AutoElectronicShutter) P ower • I nput:100-240 VAC,50/60Hz • Output:5VDC,1.2A • Ex ternalAC-to-DC?[...]