TP-Link NC220 manual

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    NC220 Day/Night Cloud Camera, 300Mbp s Wi - Fi 191001 1 260 R EV 1.0. 0[...]

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    COPYRIGH T & TR A DEM ARKS S pecificat ions are subject to change without notice. is a registere d trademar k of TP - LINK TECHNOLOGIES C O., L T D. O ther brands and product na m es are t rademarks or registered t rademarks of their r espective hold ers. No par t of the spe cifications may be reproduc ed in any form or by any means or us ed to[...]

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    FCC ST A TEMENT This equi pment has bee n test ed and found to c om ply with the limits for a Cl ass B digit al device, pursuant t o part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits a re designed to pro - v ide reasonable protect ion against har m ful inter ference in a residential inst allation. Th is equipment generat es, uses and can radiate radi o freque[...]

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    Canad ian Comp liance S t atement This device co m plies w i th Industr y Canada license - exe mpt RSS standard( s). Operation is subject to the follow ing two conditi ons: (1) This device may not cause interf erence, and (2)This dev i ce must accept any i nterfere nce, including inter ference that m ay cause undesired operation o f the device. Cet[...]

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    ●清潔本產品之 前請先拔掉電源線。 請勿使用液體、噴霧 清潔劑或濕布進行 清潔。 ●注意防潮,請 勿將水或其他液體潑 灑到本產品上。 ●插槽與開口供 通風使用,以確保本 產品的操作可靠並防 止過熱,請勿堵塞 或覆蓋開口。 ●請勿將本產品 置放於靠近熱源[...]

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    TP - LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., L TD DE CL A R A TION OF CONFORM ITY For the follow ing equipment : Product Des cription: Day /Night Cloud Cam era, 300Mbp s Wi - Fi Model No.: NC220 Tradema rk: TP - LIN K We declar e under our own responsib ility that the above produc ts satisfy all the techn ical regulatio ns applicab l e to the prod uct within the sc[...]

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    CONTENTS Chapter 1 A bout this Guide .................................................................................... 1 1.1 Convent i ons ................................................................................................................... 1 1. 2 Ov erview of T his Guide ............................................................[...]

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    NC2 20 Day/ N ight Clou d Camera, 300Mbp s Wi - Fi Chapt er 1 A b out this Guide This User G uide contain s information for set up and managem ent o f N C220 D ay/N igh t Cl oud Camera, 300Mbp s W i - Fi . Please read this guide carefully be f ore operat ion. 1.1 Conventi ons In this Guide t he following conv entions are used:  The c amera or NC[...]

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    NC2 20 Day/ N ight Clou d Camera, 300Mbp s Wi - Fi Chapt er 2 Introduc tion Thanks for c hoosing t he NC 220 Day/Night Cloud Camera, 300Mbp s Wi - Fi ! 2.1 Ove rvi ew NC2 20 is a versati le solution for hom e & office mo nitoring to keep an ey e on your home, kids or wo rkplace; what ever it is that you car e f or most. NC2 20 has a complete sy[...]

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    NC2 20 Day/ N ight Clou d Camera, 300Mbp s Wi - Fi 2.3 Appearance Description 2.3.1 Fr ont Panel Figure 2-1 Fr ont Panel  L ight S en sor : The ca m era has a built - in internal p hotodet ector . It is us ed to identify day or night.  Microp hone: The camera has a built - in int ernal microp hone. This microphone is h idden in the pinhole lo[...]

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    NC2 20 Day/ N ight Clou d Camera, 300Mbp s Wi - Fi 2.3.2 Rear Panel Figure 2-2 Rear Panel  WPS L ED: S ta t u s Indica tion Flash ing Gre en The camera st arts b ooting up. T he camera is connect ing to a netw or k by WPS f unc ti on. T his process will last in the first 2 m inutes. Off T he camera ha s boot up. T he camera failed to be added to[...]

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    NC2 20 Day/ N ight Clou d Camera, 300Mbp s Wi - Fi  Used as R ESET but ton: W ith the camera power ed on, pr ess and ho ld the W PS/ R ESET butto n ( more than 5 seconds ) unt il both the S ys t e m LED and W PS LE D turn of f . T hen release the b u tton and wait the came ra to re set to its fac tory default se ttings .  Used as W PS button:[...]

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    NC2 20 Day/ N ight Clou d Camera, 300Mbp s Wi - Fi 3. Drill two mounting hol es and fix the mounting ba se. 4. Put the base cov er and camera hea d back. 6[...]

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    NC2 20 Day/ N ight Clou d Camera, 300Mbp s Wi - Fi Chapt er 3 Man aging the Cam era T he camera ’ s built - in web manag ement p age is designe d to allow you to easily access and configure y our camera. 3.1 Login 1. Fi nd the manage ment IP addres s of the camera via one of the foll owing methods :  Run the Setu p W izar d . T he IP address i[...]

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    NC2 20 Day/ N ight Clou d Camera, 300Mbp s Wi - Fi 4. C li ck Dow nload to down load and inst all the required plu gi n.  Note : If the instal led plugin doesn't w ork , set y our browser security sett i ngs to allow plugi ns. H ere we ta k e the set tings for IE brow ser as an exampl e. Go to " T ools → I nternet Opt ions → Securi[...]

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    NC2 20 Day/ N ight Clou d Camera, 300Mbp s Wi - Fi Sy mbols Meani ng No te Cli ck to capture a s till image sh ot by the camera . The image file wil l be saved to your loca l computer and i ts def aul t nam e is im age - yy yy - mm - dd - hh - mm -ss. Y ou can sel ect a save p ath and rename the image file. Click to rec ord the cur rent video. The [...]

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    NC2 20 Day/ N ight Clou d Camera, 300Mbp s Wi - Fi Clic k to choose a camera w orking mode . Y ou can set the ca mera working m ode to Au t o ( ), Day ( ), or Night ( ). Drag the slider to adjust the size of the c urrent image. T he maxim um zoom ratio is 4 ti m es. Mute of f. Y ou can hear th e current soun d by the camera. Clic k and it will bec [...]

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    NC2 20 Day/ N ight Clou d Camera, 300Mbp s Wi - Fi 3.3.1 Basi c → Sta t u s T he S ta t u s pag e displays the cur rent configurat i on infor mation of the came ra. Y ou can find out cam era ’ s settings such as wireless connection s ettin gs here. A ll the inf ormation is read - only . 11[...]

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    NC2 20 Day/ N ight Clou d Camera, 300Mbp s Wi - Fi 3.3.2 Basi c → Ne tw o r k On this pa ge, you can conf i gure your ca m era ’ s IP address whic h is used to access and co nfigure the camera.  Dynamic IP: Sel ec t thi s option when a DHCP ser ver is instal led on the net work to issue IP address as signment. W ith this setting , the IP add[...]

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    NC2 20 Day/ N ight Clou d Camera, 300Mbp s Wi - Fi  Primary DNS Server: Enter a DNS addres s in dotted - deci m al not ation .  Secondary DN S Server : Enter a DNS address i n dotted - deci m al not ation . Clic k Save to save and enable t he setting s. 3.3.3 Basi c → W i reles s Connection T he camera ’ s w irel ess func tio n is ena ble[...]

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    NC2 20 Day/ N ight Clou d Camera, 300Mbp s Wi - Fi 3. If the wireless netw ork’ s secur ity mode is Non e , si mpl y cl ick Connect . If th e se cu rit y mode requires a p assword, enter the wirele ss network ’ s password a nd then click C onnect . Y ou can select Show p a sswor d t o display what you ’ ve ente r ed. 4. A pop - u p screen wil[...]

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    NC2 20 Day/ N ight Clou d Camera, 300Mbp s Wi - Fi 5. Clic k OK on the pop – up s creen to finish wire less connection pro cedure. 6. T o start using ca mera wirelessly , unplug its Ethernet cable. 3.3.4 Basi c → Cloud Setting A Cloud Ca m era can be viewed anytime an d anywhere over t he Internet w ith TP - LINK Cloud service. O n t his page, [...]

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    NC2 20 Day/ N ight Clou d Camera, 300Mbp s Wi - Fi  Camera N ame: The default value is the camera model. Y ou can change it to an easy - to - reme mber one. C amera na me can contai n up to 30 characters. I t c an onl y cont ain digits, l etters, space and . - _@' . After your camera is regist ered successful ly , y ou can go to www .tplink[...]

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    NC2 20 Day/ N ight Clou d Camera, 300Mbp s Wi - Fi 3.4 A d vanced Click the A dvanced menu to display the submenus inc l uding S ta t u s , N e two rk , Wi reless Con necti on , Wir eless Extender , Cl oud Set ting , DDNS , Vid eo , Moti on Detection , S ound Detection , Notific ation Delivery , and LED . 3.4.1 Adva nced → S ta tu s Refer to 3 .3[...]

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    NC2 20 Day/ N ight Clou d Camera, 300Mbp s Wi - Fi IP Address On this section , y ou can configure your camera ’ s IP address which is used to acces s and configure t he camera.  Dynamic IP: Sel ec t thi s option when a DHCP server is installe d on the netw ork to issue I P address as signment. W ith this set ting, the IP addres s of the ca me[...]

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    NC2 20 Day/ N ight Clou d Camera, 300Mbp s Wi - Fi  M AC Ad dr e s s : Di splay s the Ethernet M AC address of the ca mera. T he MAC addres s is read - o n l y.  IP Address: Enter a fixed IP address for the cam era in dotted - deci mal notatio n .  Subnet Mas k: Enter the subnet m a sk i n dotted - decimal notat ion . The default value is [...]

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    NC2 20 Day/ N ight Clou d Camera, 300Mbp s Wi - Fi  PPPoE: To ena ble or disable the PPPoE service h ere.  S ta t u s: D isplay s the PPPoE connect ion status.  Usernam e: Enter the use rname for PPPoE serv ice provided by y our ISP .  Pa sswo rd: Enter the passw ord for PPPoE serv ice provided by y our ISP . H TT P ( Hypertext T ransfe[...]

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    NC2 20 Day/ N ight Clou d Camera, 300Mbp s Wi - Fi  UPnP Port For w ardi ng: To enab le or disable the UP nP Port Forwar ding service here. If th is function is enab led and your router supports U P n P, the ca m eras and r outer can communicat e with each oth er so that the router know s which port s are used by which ca m era.  UPnP N ame: [...]

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    NC2 20 Day/ N ight Clou d Camera, 300Mbp s Wi - Fi 1. S ele ct Enable to e nable your ca mera ’ s wireless function . 2. Clic k Manually , and y ou will see the fol lowing scr een. 3. In the W ireless N etwork Name f ield, enter the na me of the wireles s network to wh ich your camera is read y to connect.  N ote : The name must be exactly the[...]

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    NC2 20 Day/ N ight Clou d Camera, 300Mbp s Wi - Fi 5. Clic k Connec t and a scre en will pop up. Click Chang e on the pop - up s creen. 6. Clic k OK on the pop – up s creen to finish wire less connection pro cedure. 7. T o start using ca mera wirelessly , unplug its Ethernet cable . 3.4.4 Advanced → Wireless Extend er On this pa ge, you can set[...]

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    NC2 20 Day/ N ight Clou d Camera, 300Mbp s Wi - Fi  Max Cli ents: Set the max imum number of cli ents that ar e allowed to connect to the extended networ k . Clic k Save to save and enable t he setting s. 3.4.5 Advanced → Cloud Setti ng Refer to 3.3. 4 B asic → Cloud Setting . 3.4.6 Advanced → DDNS If your camer a is connec ted to xDSL mod[...]

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    NC2 20 Day/ N ight Clou d Camera, 300Mbp s Wi - Fi  Service Prov ider: S ele ct one of the built - in DDNS servers from the dro p - down list : No - IP ( www .noip.com ), DynDNS ( www .dyn.com ), and Co m exe ( www .comexe.cn ).  Note : If you hav e not registered f or any of t he l isted DDNS serv ers, please select one and clic k Go to regi[...]

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    NC2 20 Day/ N ight Clou d Camera, 300Mbp s Wi - Fi  Mode : Displ ays the bit rat e mode of the ca m era. This camera uses the VBR (v ar i abl e bit rate ) mod e . In this m ode, t he bit rate varies t o keep consistent v i deo qua l ity . It allows a higher bit rate (and ther efore requires more b andwidth ) to be a llocated to dyna m ic scene s[...]

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    NC2 20 Day/ N ight Clou d Camera, 300Mbp s Wi - Fi Ena bled Dis abled C li ck Sa ve to save and en able the setting s. 3.4.8 Advanced → Motion Dete ction Motion dete ction allows you to specify areas of your camera’ s video to monitor for motion, which can be used to t rigger snapshot s. Refer to 3. 4.10 Advance d → N otific ation De livery f[...]

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    NC2 20 Day/ N ight Clou d Camera, 300Mbp s Wi - Fi  Motion De tection: To enable or disable t he motion detect i on funct i on.  Sensitivit y: Spec if y t he l evel of differenc e between tw o sequential images that would indicat e motion. Sel ect one of the t hree levels of sens itivity from the dro p - down list: High, Mediu m , and Low . D[...]

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    NC2 20 Day/ N ight Clou d Camera, 300Mbp s Wi - Fi 3.4.10 Advanced → Notifi cation Deli very Notificati on Deli very settings are available only af ter the m otion d etection or s ound d ete cti on function is enab led. It is u sed to inform you imm ediately by sending the snap shots triggered by a detected motion or sound to the speci fied FTP s[...]

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    NC2 20 Day/ N ight Clou d Camera, 300Mbp s Wi - Fi  Pa ssive Mo de: Enabling p assive mod e may he lp you reach your F TP serv er if your cam era is behind a router pr otected by a f irewall. T o set up a FTP to receive noti fication, follo w the st eps bel ow: 1. Enter an IP address or do m ain of y our FTP serv er , e.g. 192.168.1.1 68 2. Rema[...]

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    NC2 20 Day/ N ight Clou d Camera, 300Mbp s Wi - Fi  Recipient E - m ail Addre ss: Enter the rece iver ’ s E - mail ad dress that the notif i cation E - ma il will be s ent to. Cli ck Add rec ipient to add receiv er ’ s E - mail addres ses. Y ou can specify up to four recip ient E - mail addresses.  Sender E - mail Addr ess: E nter the sen[...]

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    NC2 20 Day/ N ight Clou d Camera, 300Mbp s Wi - Fi 1. Enter the recei ver ’ s E- mail addre ss in Reci pien t E- mail Addres s , e.g. test@tp - link .c om . 2. Enter your E - mail a ddress in Sender E - mail Address , e.g. test@gmai l.com . 3. E nter the p assword requir ed to access the SM T P server . 4. Enter smtp.gmail.com in SMTP serv e r . [...]

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    NC2 20 Day/ N ight Clou d Camera, 300Mbp s Wi - Fi 3.5.1 Account On this p age, you can ch ange the admin i strator’s p assword and m anag e the user account( s) that are allowed to ac cess to your ca m era.  Usernam e: Displays the na m e of user a ccount.  User Grou p: D i splay s the group that the user acco unt is in. Dif ferent user gr[...]

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    NC2 20 Day/ N ight Clou d Camera, 300Mbp s Wi - Fi 2. Enter a user name for your new accou nt. 3. Enter a pa ssword for your new account. The password shou ld conta in 5 to 20 charac ters. 4. Enter the p assword aga i n to conf irm it. 5. Clic k Save to save and enable t he settings. Change Pass word Y ou can change the p assword of a l l the accou[...]

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    NC2 20 Day/ N ight Clou d Camera, 300Mbp s Wi - Fi 3. Enter the curr ent passwor d in the Old Password t extbox. 4. Enter a new p assword. 5. Enter the new p assword agai n to confirm it. 6. Clic k Save to save and enable t he settings. Delete a User A ccount Y ou can delete a user acc ount except adm i n here. Click a user entry in the lis t and c[...]

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    NC2 20 Day/ N ight Clou d Camera, 300Mbp s Wi - Fi  Current Time: Dis pl ays the cur rent date and time o f the camer a .  Ti me Zone: Select the ti m e zon e for the region where the ca m era is inst al led fr om the drop - dow n l ist . A uto Ti me zone is recommend ed.  Enable Day light Sav ing Time: Select this o ption to enable day li[...]

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    NC2 20 Day/ N ight Clou d Camera, 300Mbp s Wi - Fi  NTP S erver : Y ou can either enter a domain name of the NT P server or select one wh i ch will be filled in aut omatically from th e drop - down lis t.  Set NTP Server from Dynamic IP: Y ou can use the N TP server app lied in the DHCP server on t he network.  Set Date and Ti me Manually [...]

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    NC2 20 Day/ N ight Clou d Camera, 300Mbp s Wi - Fi  Reb o ot: Click Re boot and t hen click Reboo t on the pop - up screen to c onfirm. Rebootin g will not change t he camera ’ s setting. Af ter rebooting, you need to l og in to this page aga in.  Ba ckup: Click Back up and follow the instructi ons on the browser t o save the setting dat a [...]

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    NC2 20 Day/ N ight Clou d Camera, 300Mbp s Wi - Fi 2. Clic k Brow se to locate t he latest downlo aded softwar e. 3. Clic k Up grade to up date the camera ’ s software t o the latest ver si on. 4. Wai t fo r the uploading pro cess to com pl ete , and the camera will re boot automatica lly .  Note : 1. We re comm end th at you use a wired conne[...]

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    NC2 20 Day/ N ight Clou d Camera, 300Mbp s Wi - Fi  Tim e: Disp lays t he time when t he log event occurs. The log can get the cor rect time after you configure on t he Date/T ime p age. (go to Advance d → Date/T ime )  Modu le: Displays t he module to which t he log information be longs. Y ou can speci fy the mod ule by sele cting one from[...]