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TL-SC2020 Wired Network Camera REV1.0.1 1910010670[...]
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COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS S pecifications ar e subject to change without notice. is a registered trademark of TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., L TD. Other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of t heir respective holders. No part of the specificatio ns ma y be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivati[...]
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FCC ST A TEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to pro-vide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if n[...]
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Safety Information When product has power button, the power button is one of the wa y to shut off the product; when there is no power b utton, the only way to co mpletely shut off power is to disconnect the product or the power adapter from the power source. Don’t disassemble the product, or make repairs yourself. Y ou run the risk of ele[...]
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TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Building 24 (floors 1, 3, 4, 5), and 28 (floors 1-4) Central Science and Technology Park, Shennan Rd, Nanshan, Shenzhen, China DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: Wired Network Camera Model No.: TL-SC2020 T rademark: TP-LINK We declare under our ow[...]
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i CONTENTS Package Content s .............................................................................................................. 1 Chapter 1 Safety Instructions ........................................................................................ 2 Chapter 2 Minimum System Require ment & Product Feature ...........................[...]
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ii 5.4.1 Initialize .................................................................................................................. 32 5.4.2 Date T ime .............................................................................................................. 33 5.5 Language ....................................................................[...]
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1 Package Content s The following items should be found in your package: TL-SC2020 Wired Network Camera Power Adapter Mounting Bracket with three screws, a Lock Ring, a Brace and a Base Plate RJ45 Cable Quick Installation Guide Resource CD, including: This User Guide Application Guide Other helpful information ?[...]
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2 Chapter 1 Safety Instructions Before you use this product This product has been designed with safety in mind. Ho wever, the electrical products can cause fires which may lead to serious body injur y if not used pr operly. To avoid such accidents, be sure to heed the following. Legal Caution Video and audio surveillance can be forbid den b[...]
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3 Chapter 2 Minimum System Requirement & Product Feature 2.1 System Requirement For normal operation and viewing of the network ca mera, it’s recommended that your system meets these minimum requirements for proper operation: Item Requirement s CPU Pentium 4 2.8GHz (or equivalent AMD) Graphic Card 256 MB RAM graphic cards (or equivalent on-bo[...]
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4 Supported protocols TCP/IP, DHCP, PPPoE, ARP, ICMP , FTP, SMTP, DNS, NTP, UPnP, RTSP, RTP, RTCP, HTTP, TCP, UDP Simultaneous Connection Up to 3 users Operating conditions 0°C ~ 40 ℃ (32 ℉ ~ 104 ℉ ) HARDWARE Lens F 2.4 fixed lens Audio Output 1 Power 5V DC, 1A 2.3 Physical Overview 2.3.1 Front V iew Built-in Microphone Power LED Indicator N[...]
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5 2.3.2 Rear V iew Power Jack LAN Port RESET Button Base Plate Power Jack : The power connector is where you connect the power adapter . RESET : Press the button for more than 15 seconds, and the Camera will be restored to factory defaults. LAN Port : Through this port, you can connect the Camera to your computer or the other Ethernet n[...]
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6 diameter is 4±0.2 mm. 2.4.2 W all and Ceiling Mount There are two ways to mount the Ca mera. See the following two pictures. Ceiling Mount W all Mount T o mount the Camera, ple ase follow the steps below: 1. Use the three supplied screws to fix the base plate to a flat surface. 2. Loosen the lock ring to adjust the desired angle of the Camera. 3[...]
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7 Chapter 3 Using Camera via Web Browser 3.1 Obt ain the IP Address 1. Insert the provided CD into your CD-ROM driver . The Setup Wizard will automatically pop up on your computer ’s screen as shown in the figure below . Figure 3-1 2. Choose the Intelligent IP Inst aller , and then the next screen appears. Click on Intelligent IP Inst aller to be[...]
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8 start using the program. Figure 3-3 4. The following screen will then display . Click the Search button to search Netw ork Cameras in the network; it displays Network Camera s information including IP Address. Figure 3-4[...]
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9 3.2 Windows W eb Browser The configuration of browser is si milar in Windows XP/Vist a/7. Here we take IE browser in Windows XP for example. 1 Click Link to IE button in Figure 3-4 directly . Y ou can also launch your w eb browser and then ent er the IP address or host name of the Camera in t he Location / Address field of your browser . 2 Use th[...]
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10 3 The monitor image will be displayed in your browser . In the far left side of main configuration are Home, Information, Basic setup, System and Language.[...]
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11 Chapter 4 Operating Camera via Mobile Phone 4.1 Mobile Phone V iewing 4.1.1 3G Mobile Phone S treaming Viewing For 3G mobile phone viewing, type “ rt sp://<IP>:<PORT>/video.mjpg ” into your 3G Streaming Link. <IP> is the Public IP address of your Camera; <POR T> is the RTSP port of your Camera (Default valu e is 554.)[...]
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12 3. Enter name and p assword. Default values are both admin.Then click Log in 4. The TP-LINK User Interface and live image will show up in the middle of the screen. Note: It will show continuous snap shots not a real time video streaming. Therefore, the record ing feature is disabled.[...]
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13 Chapter 5 Configuration of Main Menu In the left side of main configuration are Home , Information , Basic setup , Syst em and Language . 5.1 Home In the right side, you c an control Live View in your main Browser . The functions include: Snap shot, Open digit al zoom, Audio, and Vid eo Pl a y . Zoom Audio Button FullScreen Pause Stop Snap shot [...]
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14 5.1.2 Snap shot Y ou can capture a still image shot by clicking the Camera icon and save it in the operating computer . Symbols Meaning A snapshot window appears after clicking the icon Save Image Save the picture captured by snapshot into your computer Close Return to the view screen 5.1.3 Digit al zoom in/out the image via the monitor window ?[...]
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15 5.2 Information The Information screen provides the produc t factory information which includes Product Name, Current V ersion, Firmware current Da te/Time, Image Setting, V ideo and Network. 5.3 Basic setup This function is only for the Administrator . Click Basic setu p to display the submenus: Account, Network, Image Setting, Video, Audio, Ca[...]
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16 Add : Click this button to add a new account. Modify : Clic k this button to edit the selected account. Remove : Click this button to delete the selected account. Anonymous V iew er : Select Disable and the anonymous viewers cannot access the Camera. Select Enable to and the anonymous users can access the Camera in View er mode. [...]
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17 View er M od e : Set the user mode among Vi ew er , Operator and Administrator . Dif ferent viewer mode has different limits of authority . The View er mode only can view the Live View . The Operator mode can not only view the Live View but also the Information p age. The Administrator mode has all authority of configuration. 5.3[...]
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18 Use the following IP address: Select this option when the fixed IP address is set as the IP address. IP address: Enter the IP address of the device. Subnet mask: Enter the subnet mask. Default gatew ay: Enter the default gateway . Use the following DNS server address : Select this option when you set the fixed addre ss as the[...]
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19 IP Address : The IP address obt ained at t he PPPoE connecting with network. User ID : Enter the user ID for aut hentication necessary for PPPo E connections. T ype it up to 64 characters. Password : Enter the password for au thentication necessary for PPPoE connections. T ype it up to 32 characters. Re-type Password : Re-type th[...]
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20 2) The Camera needs to be rebooted after it fini shes changing the network completely . For more details, please refer to 5.4.1 Initialize . 3) Y ou can reset the Camera to its factory def ault settings by pressing the Reset button. Then the Camera can be found by Intelligent IP Installer . 5.3.2.3 DDNS (Dynamic DNS) DDNS is a system which allow[...]
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21 2. Input all information and fo llow step by step with DynDNS. 3. Login with new account and click Account → My Hosts → Add Host Services.[...]
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22 4. Type domain in the Hostname field and select sub-domain. 5. After typing information, check your DDNS service[...]
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23 6. Type your DDNS User ID, Password and Host name in Setting → Network → DDNS . After completing setting, reboot the Camera. 5.3.2.4 UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) If you have a Router to access to Internet and the Router suppor ts UPnP IGD function, you need to turn on the UPnP Port Forwarding function.[...]
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24 HTTP Port : Enter the HTTP port number and default HTTP port is 80. SSL Port: Enter the SSL port number and default SSL port is 443. RTSP Port: Enter the RTSP port, defau lt value is 554 for computer view . Note: UPnP (Universal Plug and Play ): UPnP is a set of computer network protocol. It allows devices to connect seamlessly a[...]
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25 Sharpness : The value range is 0~100. It applies im age pr ocessing techniques to adjust the sharpness of live view . However , the higher the value is, more the noise is. Default : After the adju stment of all setting, you can still click Default to make the setting back to the original setting. Backlight Compensation : T ick the bo[...]
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26 Camera Name : Y ou can enter a new name for the Camera. LED : Select On to enable the LEDs; select Off to d isable the LEDs. 5.3.7 Event s Click Events to display the submenus incl uding Motion detection, e-Mail (SMTP) and FTP . 5.3.7.1 Motion detection There are three Motion Detection f unctions as sensors to set for di fferent detectin[...]
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27 Motion Detection : Click to select motion detection. Motion Detection 1 : Click it on for using Motion Detection 1 function as a sensor . Y ou can adjust and move the detecti ng zone by using mouse. Motion Detection 2 : Click it on for using Motion Detection 2 function as a sensor . Y ou can adjust and move the detecti ng zone by usi[...]
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28 Select On when you use the e-Mail (SMTP) function. The common setting options are displayed bel ow . Select Off , if you do not wish to use the e-Mail (SMTP) function. SMTP Server Name : T ype the SMTP server name up to 64 characters, or the IP address of the SMTP server . SMTP Server Port : Y ou can set port number from 1~65535 accordin[...]
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29 Recipient E-mail Address : T ype the recipient e-Mail address up to 64 characters. Y ou can specify up to three recipient E-mail addresses. Administrator E-mail Address : T ype the Administrator e-Mail address up to 64 characters. This address is used for reply mail and sending sy stem messages from the SMTP server . Att ached File T[...]
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30 Select On when you use FTP function. The FTP client Setting screen appears. Select Off, when you do not wish to use the FTP client function. Note: The frame rate and operability on the main viewer may decrease while a file is being transmitted by the FTP client function. FTP Server Name : T ype the FTP server name to upload still images [...]
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31 Schedule Selection : Select the list box to specif y the schedule you want to set. FTP -Alarm / E-mail (SMTP) -Alarm St art Time, End Time : S pecify the Star t Ti m e and the End Ti me . Use the same time schedule every day: When this is checked, the St a rt Tim e and End Time set to Mon (Monday) are applied to all days. In this[...]
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32 5.4.1 Initialize Reboot : Click this button to reboot this Camera. It ta kes one minute to complete the reboot process. Factory Default : Click this button to recov er this Ca mera to the factory default setting. A confirmation dialogue will appear and then click “ OK ” to execute. The network indicator on this Camera will start to b[...]
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33 5.4.2 Date T ime The Date T ime screen displays all options of time setting. Current Date / Time: This displays th e current date and time of this Camera. PC Clock: This displays the date and time of the monitoring PC clock. Date/Time Format: Y ou can click the drop-down list to se lect dif ferent time display formats. Keep curre[...]
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34 5.5 Language Select a language from the drop-down list, the pres ent display langu age of WEB User Interface will be changed.[...]
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35 Appendix A. Frame-rate and Bitrate T able – Help to set Camera with your network environment to access Internet. Base on your network upload e nvironment to choose the suitable Image-Quality setting. For example, if the network environment is ADSL 256Kb (upload) / 2Mb (download), the most fluent Image-Quality needs to set up under 256Kb situat[...]
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36 640*480 15 4970 51.2 640*480 10 3162 32.6 640*480 7 2427 25.0 640*480 5 1961 20.2 640*480 1 392 4.0 320*240 30 3416 35.2 320*240 20 2270 23.4 320*240 15 1770 18.2 320*240 10 1188 12.2 320*240 7 900 9.3 320*240 5 706 7.3 320*240 1 147 1.5 160*120 30 1493 15.4 160*120 20 989 10.2 160*120 15 756 7.8 160*120 10 499 5.1 160*120 7 346 3.6 160*120 5 30[...]
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37 Europe – EU Declaration of Conformity This device complies with the essential requirements of the R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC. The following test methods have been applied in order to prove presumption of conformi ty with the essential requirements of the R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC: Clause Description EN 60950-1: 2001 Safety of Informati [...]
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38 Español [S panish] Por medio de la presente [nombre del fabricante] declara que el [clase de equipo] cumple con los requisitos esenciales y cual esquiera otras dispos iciones aplicables o exigibles de la Directiva 1999/5/CE. Ελληνική [Greek] ΜΕ ΤΗΝ ΠΑΡΟ ΥΣΑ [name of manuf acturer] ΔΗΛΩΝΕΙ ΟΤΙ [type of equipment] ?[...]
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39 Svenska [Swedish] Härmed intygar [företag] att denna [utrustningstyp] står I överensstämmelse med de väsentliga egenskapskrav och övriga rele vanta bestämmelser som framgår av direktiv 1999/5/EG .[...]
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40 Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the li mits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to prov ide re asonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, us es an[...]