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2 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. T able of Contents Introduction ................................................................................................ 4 Package Contents ......................................................................................... 5 System Requirements .........................................[...]
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3 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. T able of Contents How to Start Recording ....................................................................................... 54 How to Stop Recording ........................................................................................ 54 Camera Settings ......................................[...]
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4 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the DCS-G900 Wireless G Internet Camera ! The DCS-G900 is a v ersatile and unique solution f or your small office or home. Unli k e a PC Camera, the DCS-G900 is a stand-alone system with a built-in CPU and W eb ser v er that tra nsmit s high quality v[...]
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5 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Package Contents D-Link DCS-G900 Wireless G Internet Camera Printed Install Guide CD-ROM with Man ual 5V 2.5A P ower Supply Antenna Camera Stand Ether net (CA T5-UTP/Straight-Through) Cab le A wireless (802.11g or 802.11b) or Ether net netw ork. PC w it h 1 .3 GH z[...]
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6 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Features and Benefits Simple to Use: The DCS-G900 is a stand-alone system with a b uilt-in CPU , requiring no special hardware or software such as PC frame grab ber cards. The DCS-G900 suppor ts both Activ eX mode f or Inter net Explorer and Ja va mode f or Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigat[...]
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7 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Hardware Overview Hardware Over view Fr ont Power LED LAN LED Camera Lens Wireless Antenna Camera Stand[...]
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8 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Hardware Overview Rear Ethernet Cable Connector Wireless Antenna Power Connector Camera Stand Reset[...]
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9 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Getting Started T o begin using the DCS-G900 Wireless G Internet Camera, you will need: An existing network (including a wireless 802.11b or 802.11g router or a router/hub with an av ailable Ethernet por t). The DCS-G900 Wireless G Inter net Camera connected to y our router/hub . Getting Star[...]
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10 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Hardware Installation Note: It is required that an Ether net cable is used during initial setup . Once your wireless configuration is set, y ou may disconnect the Ether net cable and begin communicating wirelessly with your DCS-G900. Connect the Ethernet Cable Connect the included Ether net cab le [...]
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11 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Security Security T o ensure the highest secur ity and pre v ent unauthorized usage of the DCS-G900, the Administrator has the exclusiv e pr ivilege to create all users. T h e D C S - G 9 0 0 s u p p o r t s multi-le vel pass word protection/access that can be restricted by the Administrator f or de[...]
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12 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. The DCS-G900 Setup Wizard The DCS-G900 Setup Wizard Y ou are no w rea dy to run the Set up Wiza rd, which will guide you quic kly thr oug h the insta lla ti on process. Inser t the D-Link DCS-G900 Dr iv er CD into your CD-R OM dr iv e. Click Ne xt Click Install Wizar d Click Install Software[...]
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13 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. The DCS-G900 Setup Wizard Click Ne xt Click Finish Click Y es[...]
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14 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. The DCS-G900 Setup Wizard Y our camera’ s IP Address will be displa yed here along with its corresponding MA C Address. T o r un the Setup Wizard, click on: Start > Programs > D-Link Setup Wizard . Y ou must change the Admin ID and P assw ord immediately to protect your camera against unauth[...]
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15 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. The DCS-G900 Setup Wizard F or Connection Mode , select either Infrastructure f or use with a router , or Adhoc f or a peer-to-peer connection. The Netw ork Name (SSID) , Wireless Cha nne l , Secu rit y Mode , and A uthent ica tio n mus t correspond with your wireless network settings f or the camer[...]
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16 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. The DCS-G900 Setup Wizard The Home screen of your camera can be accessed from the Setup Wizard using the Link button. Y ou can also use your f av orite W eb browser , type “ h t t p : / / address” in the address bo x where address is the IP address that you assigned to the DCS-G900 from the pre [...]
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17 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. DCS-G900 Configuration DCS-G900 Configuration Home > ActiveX Home F or Windows ® Users that do not hav e J a v a ins tall ed, plea se choose this option to view video streaming on the Home page. ActiveX: Java: Setup: F or Windo ws ® Users that do not ha v e Ja v a ins ta ll ed , please choose[...]
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18 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. DCS-G900 Configuration Home > Java F or Windo ws ® u s er s t h a t h ave Ja va installed can also use this f or viewing video . MA C users should also choose this mode to view video . Home > Setup After clic king the Setup button, y ou will be directed to Adv anced > System , please see [...]
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19 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. DCS-G900 Configuration Advanced > System Provide the name of y our camera. Enter inf ormation of where your camera is located. The follo wing fields are required for setting up the Administrator name and pass word: Camera Name: Location: Admin: LED Control: Admin ID: Admin Password: Confirm Pa[...]
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20 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. DCS-G900 Configuration Advanced > Video There are three settings av ailable to choose from 160x120 , 320x240 and 640x480 . Compression will be selectable from ver y high , high , middle , low , and very low . This is adjustable from 1, 5, 7, 15, 20, 30, and Auto . 30 frames a second is vide o qu[...]
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21 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. DCS-G900 Configuration Advanced > Wireless Infrastructure is a wireless connection using an access point as a transmission point of all wireless devices . Ad-Hoc is a wireless connection used without an access point. This basically connects the PC directly to the DCS-G900. This is done using the[...]
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22 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. DCS-G900 Configuration This can be selected to restr ict bandwidth usage of the DCS-G900 in a high traffic network so that the camera does not consume all the band widt h. If too muc h bandwi dth is being used in a ne two rk that cannot supp or t it, e xce ssiv e lag du ring video tra nsmi ssi on [...]
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23 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. DCS-G900 Configuration Advanced > Wireless (continued) A preamb le is a signal used in networ k communications to synchronize the transmission timing between two or more systems. Proper timing ensures that all systems are inter preting the star t of the inf ormation transf er correctly . P ar t [...]
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24 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. DCS-G900 Configuration Advanced > Network IP Address Mode: Fixed IP: Dynamic IP (DHCP): Enter your IP Address , this is necessar y f or network identification. Provide a Subnet Mask, this will be used to determine if the destination is in the same subnet. Enter your Def ault Gatew a y . IP Addr[...]
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25 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. DCS-G900 Configuration Advanced > Network (continued) IP Address Mode (continued) : DNS IP Address: Dynamic DNS: Second HTTP Port: UPnP: PPPoE: If you use the DCS-G900 to connect directly to the Inter net you will need to put in the user name and pass word that was given to you when y ou initial[...]
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26 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. DCS-G900 Configuration Advanced > User Access Control: Enable this function to allo w users same r ights as the administrator . This will enable you to add users and allow or disallow e-mail upload to that user . Y ou must clic k Add each time you add a user to the User List. User Access Control[...]
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27 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. DCS-G900 Configuration Advanced > T ime Date & T ime Setting Synchronized with Time Server: Set Manually: Y ou will need to input the time man ually . The top fields are for the dates and the low er fields are f or the time . IP Address: Protocol: Time Zone: Enter the IP Address of the NTP[...]
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28 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. DCS-G900 Configuration Advanced > Upload FTP Ser ver Host Address: Port Number: User Name: Password: Directory Path: Passive Mode: This is the IP address of the FTP ser v er that you will be connecting to . Def ault is por t 21. If changed, e xter nal FTP client progr am must change the ser v er[...]
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29 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. DCS-G900 Configuration Advanced > Upload (continued) T ime Schedule Enable upload image to FTP server: Always: Schedule: Video Frequency: Base File Name: File: Checking this box will enable video upload to the FTP ser v er you selected. Selecting this will allo w snapshot upload to y our FTP as [...]
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30 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. DCS-G900 Configuration Advanced > E-mail E-mail Account SMTP Server Address: Sender e-mail Address: Receiver e-mail Address: User Name: Password: This is the domain name or IP address of your e xter nal e-mail server . This is the e-mail address of the person sending the camera snapshots. This i[...]
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31 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. DCS-G900 Configuration Advanced > E-mail (continued) T ime Schedule Enable e-mail image to e-mail account: Interval: Choosing alwa ys will star t sending snapshots to the recipient’ s e-mail account right a wa y . Choosing schedule will giv e y ou a choice as to when to star t sending snapshot[...]
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32 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. DCS-G900 Configuration T ools > T est T est FTP Ser ver: T est E-mail Account: This will send a snapshot to the FTP server that you hav e configured in the Upload section. If you ha v e configured the FTP correctly y ou will be able to see a test file in y our FTP ser ver . Th is wil l sen d [...]
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33 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. DCS-G900 Configuration T ools > Reset T ools > Firmware Restart: Factory Reset: This will reboot the camera once y ou select Apply . Se le ct App ly wil l r es et th e cam er a to al l i ts def a ul t s et ti ng s. The In sta ll at ion Wizard ma y need to be used in order to find the camera [...]
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34 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. DCS-G900 Configuration T ools > Backup Backup Device Configuration to File: Restore Device Configuration from File: This wi ll allow you to save th e camera’ s c onfigurations to your hard drive . This is particular ly useful if y ou will be installing more than one camer a; remember to mak[...]
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35 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. DCS-G900 Configuration Status > System Displa ys inf ormation about the Device Status, such as Camera Name, Location, Model, Fir mw are V ersion, MAC Address , and IP Address. Also displa ys inf or mation about the Ether net Status , such as Link, Speed, and Duple x. Status > Video Displa ys [...]
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36 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. DCS-G900 Configuration Status > Wireless Displa ys inf ormation about the Wireless Status, such as Connection Mode, Link, SSID , Channel, transmission Rate , and Encr yption. Status > Network Displa ys inf or mation about the Networ k Status, such as IP Address , Subnet Mask, Default Gatew ay[...]
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37 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. DCS-G900 Configuration Status > User Displa ys inf or mation about Active Users, such as their IP Address, Name, DateTime, and Miniseconds/P ack et.[...]
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38 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. DCS-G900 Configuration Help Click Help f or easy access to inf or mation on specific fields .[...]
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39 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Installing the DCS-G900 Behind a Router Assigning and Opening the HTTP Port on the DCS-G900 (F or Installing Multiple Cameras) Opening por ts will allow users to view the camera via the Inter net. The por ts that are opened must be unique f or each camera in order to successfully view the images rem[...]
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40 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Installing the DCS-G900 Behind a Router Router Setup and Installation The f ollowing steps generally apply to any router that y ou hav e on y our network. The D-Link DI-624 is used as an e xample to clar ify the configuration process. Y our W AN IP Address inf ormation will be listed on follo wing [...]
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41 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Installing the DCS-G900 Behind a Router Assigning and Opening Virtual Ser ver Ports 2) Open Virtual Ser ver Ports T o Enable Remote Image Viewing The Vir tual Ser v er P or ts of your router m ust be opened f or remote access to your camera. This is also ref erred to as por t f orwarding. Please pro[...]
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42 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Installing the DCS-G900 Behind a Router Viewing Y our Camera After all settings ha ve been entered correctly , a user inside or outside y our network will hav e access to the camera through a standard Web bro wser . T o access from the Internet, simply type in the IP Address of the router giv en to [...]
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43 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. IPView SE Application Installation IPView SE software is included for administrators to manage up to 4 DCS-G900s remotely . Administrators can also record to hard drive and configure advanced settings for the DC S- G9 00 . IPView SE is a complete software management tool f or the DCS-G900 and inclu[...]
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44 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. IPView SE Application Installation Click Y es Click Ne xt Click Ne xt[...]
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45 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. IPView SE Application Installation Click Finish After successfully installing the IPVie w SE, the application progr am f or the DCS-G900 is automatically installed to ProgramsIPVie w SE Director y . T o star t r unning the IPView SE click on Windo ws ® Star t > Programs > IPView SE > IPV[...]
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46 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. IPView SE IPView SE This section describes the operation of the IPVie w SE application User Interface with detailed procedures f or using the application. IPView SE allows you to manage y our cameras by enab ling you to search, configure and pre vie w all the DCS-G900s from one location. It is desi[...]
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47 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. IPView SE IPView SE Icon Description System Configure Connect/Disconnect Assign IP to a Camera Liberate Camera Camera’ s Extra Inf or mation Configure Camera from W eb Motion Setting Manual Recording Schedule Recording Motion Recording Scan Combine Pla y Help/About Minimize Close Rotate Snapshot[...]
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48 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. IPView SE Add a New Camera T o add a new camera select the Camera b utton from the IPView SE. Mak e sure that the green lights are on when clic king the camera b utton. Select the camera y ou would like to connect to and click Add A Camera . If the camera is not listed in this list, clic k the Input[...]
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49 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. IPView SE Highlight the camer a y ou wish to add and click on Add . The camera will automatically be added into the IPView SE list view . If you add the same camera more than once you will receiv e the f ollo wing message (see below). If the Login Camera dialog bo x appears, mak e sure to enter the [...]
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50 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. IPView SE How to Change the IP Address T o change a camera’ s IP Address , you must highlight the camera you wish to change . Clic k the Change IP Address button and the Change IP Address dialog bo x will appear . Select Manually As si gn IP if y ou w ant to c onn ec t manu al ly to t he came r a [...]
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51 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. IPView SE How to Format the Camera View Select the Combine button on the IPVie w SE and you should see all f our cameras combined (see image below). A maximum of 4 cameras can be vie wed simultaneously with IPVie w SE. Select any of the f our camer as f or the Vie w Mode f or mat. If there is a gree[...]
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52 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. IPView SE How to Rotate the Video View In View Mode f or mat, clic k on the Rotate button and the image should rotate 90 o to the left (see image below). View/List Click the View/List button . All the cameras and their proper ties, such as the camera name, IP Address, user name , and functional inf [...]
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53 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. IPView SE Zoom Click the Zoom button to zoom in on the camera image. The options under z oom are Fit Window x1, x1.5, x2, x2.5, x3, x3.5, and x4. Color Setting Click the Color Setting b utton , to adjust the Br ightness , Contrast, and Hue . W ake Up Control Panel Click the W ake Up Control Panel bu[...]
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54 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. IPView SE How to take a Snap-Shot with the Camera In View Mode f or mat select the Snapshot button located on the upper left corner of the screen. A Sa v e Image dialog bo x will appear for y ou to sa v e the snap shot picture. How to Start Recording T o star t recording with a camera, clic k the Ma[...]
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55 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. IPView SE Camera Settings Once you hav e completed the initial configuration of the DCS-G900 using the Web-based in te rf a ce , y ou c an r e v i e w or cha ng e y ou r co nfi g ur at ion usi ng ei the r th e W eb -ba se d c onfi gu r ati on utility or the Settings in the DCS-G900 IPView SE. Con[...]
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56 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. IPView SE Manual Recording Click the Man ual Recor ding b utton , to begin recording images from your camer a. Schedule Recording Click the Schedule Recording button to record based on a specific time and date. Click Add to set the time and date f or recording.[...]
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57 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. IPView SE Schedule Recording (continued) Select Date Mode and enter in the Start date/time, and Stop date/time. The camera will star t to record according to the specified date and time period entered. Select Week Mode to specify which date to record during the time per iod. Motion Recording Clicki[...]
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58 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. IPView SE Camera’ s Extra Information Click the Camera’ s Extra Information b utton to view inf or mation about y our camera. Play Click the Pla y button to pla yback video recorded from your camer a.[...]
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59 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. IPView SE System Configure Click the System Configure b utton on the IPView SE. The DCS-G900 will not hav e a profile to load initially , you will hav e to select all of your cameras and then c l ic k t he Sa ve or S a ve As b utto ns to sa v e your pr ofile. Up to f our ca meras can be saved pe[...]
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60 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. IPView SE T o add another stor age, simply clic k the Add b ut ton . The f ollo wing S to r age dia lo g bo x wil l appe ar , a ll o wi ng y ou to se le ct a driv e and to En ab le Stora ge on th at dri v e. The Single HDD Reser ved Space option per mits reser v ed HDD space from 500 MB to 1000 MB. [...]
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61 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. IPView SE The Reser ved HDD space per camera option allows old video files to be ove r w r i tt e n and replaced by new recorded files. This field refers to the amoun t of sp ace left on y our dr iv e befo re ov erwrite take s place. F or instance if yo u selec t 1000 MB and yo ur tota l hard driv[...]
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62 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. IPView SE About Cli c k the H el p/A bo ut i co n, and t he n s el ec t A bo ut fo r cam er a det ai ls su ch a s s of tw are v ersio n.[...]
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63 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. IPView SE Click on Windo ws ® Start Menu > Programs > IPView SE > Uninstall IPView SE . A new prompt screen will be displa yed lik e the one belo w confirming the remo v al. At the Co nfi rm Uninstall dialog bo x, clic k OK to continue the process . Uninstall IPView SE The InstallShield [...]
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64 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Frequently Asked Questions Internet Camera Features 1 What is an Internet Camera? Th e In te rnet Ca me ra is a sta nd al on e s ys tem co nn ec ting dir ec tly to an Et he rnet or F as t Et he rnet network and suppor ted b y the wireless transmission based on the IEEE 802.11g standard. It is differ[...]
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65 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Frequently Asked Questions 6 What netw ork cabling is required f or the Internet Camera? The Inter net Camera uses Category 5 UTP T wisted-pair cable allowing 10 Base-T and 100 Base-T networking. 7 Can the Internet Camera be setup as a PC-cam on the computer? No , the Inter net Camera is used only o[...]
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66 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Frequently Asked Questions Internet Camera Installation 11 Wh y doe s t he P o w er LE D n ot li g ht up c ons t an tl y? The pow er supply used might be at f ault. Confirm that you are using the pro vided pow er supply , which is DC 5V , f or the Internet Camera. Also verify that the pow er supply[...]
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67 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Frequently Asked Questions 1 6 No i s y i m a g e s oc c ur . H o w ca n I s o lv e t he p r o b le m ? Th e vi de o i ma ge s mi gh t b e no is y i f th e In te rne t Ca me r a is u se d i n a v ery lo w l ig ht e n vi ro n me nt . 17 The images are poor quality , how can I impro ve the image quali[...]
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68 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. How to Ping Y our IP Address The PING (P ac ket Internet Groper) command can deter mine whether a specific IP Address is accessible b y sending a packet to the specific address and waiting for a reply . It is a very useful tool to confir m if the IP Address conflicts with the Internet Camera ov [...]
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69 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. T echnical Specifications Network* • TCP/IP (DHCP or Static IP Address) • 802.11g Wireless (Suppor ts up to 54Mbps transf er rate) • 802.11b Wireless (Suppor ts up to 11Mbps transf er rate) • Wired LAN: 10/100Mbps Web Access Requirements • Any J av a-Enabled or Activ eX compatible Web Bro[...]
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70 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. T echnical Specifications Power Consumption: • 5W Environmental specification • Operating temper ature: 5 ° C to 50 °C • Storage temper ature: -25 ° C to 50 ° C • Operating relativ e humidity: 5% to 95% non-condensing Warranty: • 1 Y ear[...]
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71 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Appendix Wireless Installation Considerations The D-Link ® DCS-G900 can be integrated into a wireless networ k from vir tually anywhere withi n its operati ng range . Ho we ver , the range can be limited by the n umbe r of w alls, thic kness of w alls, and location of the walls that the wireless si[...]
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72 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Glossary Networking 802.11b : A wireless networ king standard that suppor ts data encr yption and up to 11Mbps bandwidth. 802.11g : A wireless networ king standard that suppor ts data encr yption and up to 54Mbps bandwidth. Ad-Hoc : This wireless networking mode means that two PC’ s are communicat[...]
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73 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Glossary SSID (Service Set Identifier) : The name designated f or a specific wireless local area network (WLAN). The SSID can be easily changed to connect to an e xisting wireless network. Static IP : A static IP address is configured manually on the device that will be using it. A static IP addr[...]
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74 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. T echnical Support T echnical Support Y ou can find software updates and user documentation on the D-Link website . D-Link provides free technical support for customers within the United States and within Canada f or the duration of the w arranty period on this product. U .S. and Canadian customers[...]
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75 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Warranty Subject to the terms and conditions set for th herein, D-Link Systems , Inc. (“D-Link”) provides this Limited W arranty: · Only to the person or entity that originally purchased the product from D-Link or its authorized reseller or distributor , and · Only for p roduc ts pur chas ed a[...]
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76 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Warranty · The customer must submit with the product as par t of the claim a written description of the Hardware defect or Software nonconformance in sufficient detail to allow D-Link to confirm the same , along with proof of purchase of the product (such as a copy of the dated purchase in voice [...]
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77 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Warranty Limitation of Liability: T O THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LA W , D-LINK IS NOT LIABLE UNDER ANY CONTRACT , NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER LEGAL OR EQUIT ABLE THEOR Y FOR ANY LOSS OF USE OF THE PRODUCT , INCONVENIENCE OR DAMA GES OF ANY CHARACTER, WHETHER DIRECT , SPECIAL, INCIDENT[...]
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78 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Registration Product registration is entirely v oluntar y and failure to complete or return this f orm will not diminish your warr anty rights. Registration 11/03/05[...]