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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 irelessNDa y/NightHomeNetworkCamera • CA T5EthernetCable • P ow erAdapter • ManualandSof twareonCD • QuickInstallGuide • MountingKit Note: Using a power supply wi th a dierent 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 solutionf or your smalloc e or home. Unlike a standard webcam, the DCS-932Lis ac omplete[...]
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6 D-Link DCS -932L User Manual Sec tion 1 - Pr oduct O verview Simple to Use The DCS-932Lis astand-alone system with abuilt -in CPU, requiringno specialhar dware or sof tware such as PCfr ame grabber cards. TheDCS-932L suppor tsbothActiveXmodeforInternetExplor[...]
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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 locatedonthebackpaneloftheDCS-932Landattachittothenetwork. 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 ,thicknessand locationof 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 togo throughthe InstallationW izard,whichwill guideyou throughthe 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 willblink. Step 2 Pr ess theWPS button on your rout er within 60 seconds.TheWP[...]
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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-932Lcamer 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 Ifyourcameraisoine,trythefollowing: • Checktomakesur ethattheInternetconnec tiontoyourcamer aiswork ingproperly . • T r yrestar tingyourInternetrout er . • Checky ourcamera ’[...]
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15 D-Link DCS -932L User Manual Sec tion 3 - my dlink Portal Liv e V ideo Inthe mainpartof the screen, theLiv e Video tabwill beselected by default.If the camerais available ,a Live Video feed will be display ed. V ideowill beshown at VGAr 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 conguration interface. T o open y our camera ’ s conguration inter face,click C amera web page anden terthepasswordexactlyas[...]
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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 awindowforyoutologintoyourcamera ’ scongurationinterface. Then, it will open the Maintenance > Adm[...]
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18 D-Link DCS -932L User Manual Sec tion 4 - W eb Conguration WEB C ongura tion Using the WEB C onguration Menu Aftercompleting the CameraI nstallationW izard,you arereadyto use yourcamera.Thecamera ’ s built-inW eb congurationutilit y is designedto allowyoutoe[...]
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19 D-Link DCS -932L User Manual Sec tion 4 - W eb Conguration F unc tion: Click the ActiveX or Jav a radiobutton 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 Conguration 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 Conguration Internet C onnec tion S etup W izard Thiswizardwillguidey outhroughastep-by-stepprocesst ocongureyournew 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 Conguration Enter a name f or your camera. Click Next to continue . Congur 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 congur ed settings. Click App[...]
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23 D-Link DCS -932L User Manual Sec tion 4 - W eb Conguration 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 Conguration W ireless Ser viceSetIdentier ,anidentierforyourwirelessnetwork. Thedefault setting ischannel 6. Selec tthe same channel thatis 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 Conguration (DynamicDomainNameS er ver)willholdaDNShostnameandsynchroniz ethepublicIPaddressofthemodemwhenithasbeen modied. The username and password are r equired when using the DDNS service. ClicktoenabletheDDNS[...]
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26 D-Link DCS -932L User Manual Sec tion 4 - W eb Conguration Image Setup Selectthisboxtoenableantiicker . Selectthisboxtoverticallyipthevideo.Ifthecameraisinstalledupsidedown,F lipI mageandMirrorshouldbothbechecked. Horizontallyipthevideo . All[...]
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27 D-Link DCS -932L User Manual Sec tion 4 - W eb Conguration V ideo V ideo Prole: Encode T ype: Resolution: FPS: JPEG Quality: V iew Mode: Light F requenc y: V ideo Congur ation This section allows you t o congure 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 Conguration 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 Conguration 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 oumaydr awanitemotionareathatwillbeusedf ormonitoring. Motion Detection: Sensitivity: Detect[...]
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30 D-Link DCS -932L User Manual Sec tion 4 - W eb Conguration Mail SMTP Server Address: Sender e -mail Address: Receiv er e -mail Address: User Name: Passw ord: ThisisthedomainnameorIPaddressofy ourex ternale -mailser 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 Conguration 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 Conguration FTP Host Addr ess: P ort Numb er: User Name: Passw ord: Director y Pa th: Passiv e Mode: ThisistheIPaddressoftheFTPserverthatyouwillbeconnectingto . Defaultis por t 21.I fchanged, external FTPclient programmust[...]
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33 D-Link DCS -932L User Manual Sec tion 4 - W eb Conguration 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: CheckingthisboxwillenablevideouploadstotheFTPserveryouhaveselected. Selectingthisoptionallowssnapshots[...]
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34 D-Link DCS -932L User Manual Sec tion 4 - W eb Conguration 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 Conguration Day/Night Mode This section allow s you to congure the settings of Day/Night mode switch method. Da y/N ight mode f eature pr ovides good video illumination in bothdayandnighten 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 Conguration Maintenanc e 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)thatac cesstoyourcamera. 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 Conguration Sy stem This section allows you to save and restor e your conguration, restor ethefac tor ysettings,and/orrestartthecamera.[...]
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38 D-Link DCS -932L User Manual Sec tion 4 - W eb Conguration 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 eversionsavailable. T o upgrade the rmware on your[...]
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39 D-Link DCS -932L User Manual Sec tion 4 - W eb Conguration 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 Conguration Active U ser This page lists all the ac tive user ’ s information including the User Name,IPaddr ess,andthetimethatcamer aaccessbegan.[...]
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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 . TheDCS-932Loersthef ollowingtypesofsecur ity : • WP A2-PSK(P re -SharedKey) • WEP( WiredE quivalentPrivacy) 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 iPr otec tedAc cess,isa Wi-F istandardthatwasdesignedtoimpr ovethesecurityfeaturesof WEP( WiredEquiv alentPrivacy). The2majorimpro vementsover 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 eective Network Camera oering both video and audio monitoring . I t can also ser ve as a powerful sur veillancesystem 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 congure the DCS-932L.The camerawillbeassigneda[...]
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45 D-Link DCS -932L User Manual Sec tion 5 - Security The S etup > Network Setup page displaysthe por tsettings fory ourcamera. I fnecessary ,these por ts canbechanged ifthey arealr eadyinuse by otherdevices(e.g .inamultiplecameraenvironmen 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 cong uration process .Conguretheinitialsettingsof[...]
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47 D-Link DCS -932L User Manual Sec tion 5 - Security Note: Because adynamic W ANIP canchange fromtimet otimedepending ony ourISP ,you maywant toobtaina StaticIPaddr essfromy ourISP .A Static IP address is ax ed IPaddr 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 trac 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 Thischapterpr ovidessolutionstoproblemsthatcanoccurduringtheinstallationandopera tionoftheDCS-932L. Read thefollowingdescriptions if youare havingproblems.( Theexamples beloware 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 dlinkNo.].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 couldbe that the CMOS sensor (a squarepanel situatedbehind 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 orpublic access wirelessnetworks.Stric tly adhering tothe [...]
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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 toconnectwirelessly ,soyouhavethefr eedomtoconnectcomputersan y whereinyourhomeorocenetw[...]
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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, oce, business, D-Link has a wireless solution f or it. Home •Giveseveryoneat[...]
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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 oce. People like the freedom of mobilit y and it ’ s becoming so popular that moreand morepublic facilitiesnowprovide?[...]
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56 D-Link DCS -932L User Manual W ireless Basics Therear ebasicallyt womodesofnetworking: • Infrastructure – All wireless clients will c onnec t to an access point or wir eless router . • Ad-Hoc – Direc tly connec ting toanother computer , for peer-to-peerc 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 IfyouarenotusingaDHCPcapablegatew ay/router ,oryouneedtoassignastaticIPaddr ess,pleasefollowthest epsbelow : 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 Specications T echnical Specications Sy stem Requirements • OperatingSystem:Microsoft Window sXP , Vista, Windows7 • I nternetExplorer6orabo ve,F irefo x3.5orabove,Safari4 Networking Pr otocol • IPV4,ARP , TCP ,UDP ,ICMP[...]
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60 D-Link DCS -932L User Manual T echnical Specications Digital Zoom • Upto4x 3A Con trol • AGC(A utoGainControl) • A WB(Aut oW hiteBalance) • AES(AutoElectronicShutter) P ower • I nput:100-240 VAC,50/60Hz • Output:5VDC,1.2A • Ex ternalAC-to-DC?[...]