D-Link DCS-6620G manual

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2 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. T able of Contents Contents of P ackage ....................................................................................... 3 Minimum System Requirements ......................................................................3 Introduction .........................................................[...]

3 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Package Contents  D-Link SECURICAM DCS-6620G 802.11g PTZ Inter net Camera  Remote Control  12V A C P ower Adapter  A/V Cables  2 Antennas  Categor y 5 Ether net Cab le  Camera Stand  Quick Installation Guide  Installation software and man ual on CD Note: Using a power supp[...]

4 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Introduction Introduction The D-Link SECURICAM Network DCS-6620G 802.11g PTZ (P an, Tilt, and Zoom) Inter net Camera is a full f eatured sur veillance system that connects to an Ether net, F ast Ether net wireless or broadband Inter net connection to provide remote high- quality 2-W ay Full Duple x [...]

5 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Features & Benefits A/V Output The SECURICAM Network DCS-6620G comes with an A/V output allowing you to connect to your TV f or local vie wing. The DCS-6620G can also be connected directly to y our VCR to record activities. Powerful Surveillance and Remote Monitoring Utility The pow erful IP su[...]

6 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Connections Connections Ethernet 10/100 RJ-45 socket The DCS-6620G back panel features an RJ-45 connector f or connections to 10Base-T Ether net cabling or 100Base-TX F ast Ether net cabling. This network por t suppor ts the NWay protocol , all ow ing the 80 2.1 1g PTZ Inte rnet Cam er a to au toma [...]

7 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Connections Located on the bottom panel of the DCS-6620G , the soc ket is used to connect the camera stand to the 802.11g PTZ Inter net Camer a by attaching the screw head on the camer a stand to the 802.11g PTZ Inter net Camera. Bottom Panel Attachment socket for the Camera Stand The DCS-6620G prov[...]

8 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Connections Included with the DCS-6620G is an infrared remote control. Y ou ha v e the option of controlling the camer a via the P an/T ilt/Z oom Co ntrol s usin g the IP surv eill ance softw are , Internet Expl orer , or via the infrared remote. T o use the remote, mak e sure that IR Control is ena[...]

9 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Hardware Installation Attaching the Internet Camera to the Camera Stand Hardware Installation The Internet Camer a comes with a camera stand with a s wiv el ball screw head that can be attached to the Inter net Camera bottom sock et cavity . Attach the camera stand to the Internet Camera and station[...]

10 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Installation Wizard Installation Wizard After you ha ve successfully completed the hardware installation of the DCS-6620G 802.11g PTZ Inter net Camera, it is necessar y to install softw are to configure and operate the camera. The first step is to install the Installation Wizard progr am from the[...]

11 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Installation Wizard Click Install Wizard Please wait while the InstallShield Wizard prepares to install. Click Next[...]

12 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Installation Wizard The InstallShield will install in the f ollowing f older . T o install into a diff erent f older , click Browse and select another f older . Click Next Select the Program folder that Setup will add program icons to . Y ou ma y type a new f older name, or select one from the e xi[...]

13 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Installation Wizard Installation is now complete . IMPORT ANT : A hardwar e reset of the 802.11g PTZ Internet Camera ma y be required if the Installation Wizard cannot find the camera. T o accomplish this reset, lightly insert a paper clip (or a similar sized tool) into the reset hole on the side [...]

14 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Installation Wizard The Installation Wizard will now show a MA C address f or the DCS-6620G and an IP address . This IP address ma y not be correct at this step in the installation until you see “Y es” under the assigned column. The camer a is now automatically configured with an IP address co[...]

15 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Installation Wizard Screen Installation Wizard Screen The f ollowing options are a v ailable on the Installation Wizard screen by clic king on the corresponding tab: Search: Click to search for an y av ailable cameras to connect to the network. Add: Click to manually add a camera to the network. A [...]

16 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Installation Wizard Screen Network Settings: He re us er s ca n co nfi gur e th e Ne tw ork Settings for the camera. Enter the IP ad dre ss , Sub ne t ma sk , De f aul t ro ut er IP , Primar y DNS, and Secondar y DNS. A utomatically , the option to reset IP address at boot is selected. If you woul[...]

17 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Installation Wizard Screen Reset to Default Click the Reset to Def ault tab to reset the camer a’ s settings to f actor y def aults. About Click About to display the current version and date of the Installation Wizard. Exit Click the Exit tab to e xit the Installation Wizard screen. Upgrade The u[...]

18 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Enabling UPnP TM for Windows ® XP Enabling UPnP for Windows ® XP UPnP TM is shor t f or Univ ersal Plug and Pla y , which is a networking architecture that pro vides compatibility among networ king equipment, software, and peripherals. The DCS-6620G is a UPnP enabled 802.11g PTZ Internet Camera. [...]

19 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Enabling UPnP TM for Windows ® XP Click Add/Remove Windows Components The f ollowing screen will appear: Select Networking Services Click Details Select Universal Plug and Play Click Ok[...]

20 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Enabling UPnP TM for Windows ® XP Please wait while Setup configures the components. Click Next Click Finish[...]

21 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Enabling UPnP TM for Windows ® XP Click My Network Places T o vie w y our DCS- 66 20G 80 2. 11 g PT Z Inte rnet Camera in an Internet bro wser , go to your Desktop and click My Network Places . Click DCS-6620G-146 The last three digits (146), represent the f our th octet of your 802.11g PTZ Intern[...]

22 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Installing IP surveillance Software Click Next Real-time Monitoring Video and A udio Recording to hard disk High quality video High compression ratio Maximum of 16 camer as with diff erent monitor la youts Smar t pla yback T riggered ev ent browsing F ast database searching Configurab le automated[...]

23 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Installing IP surveillance Software Please read the Software Licensing Ag reement and click y es if y ou wish to accept the agreement. Click “No” to exit the installation. Enter your name and compan y inf ormation and then click “Ne xt”. Click Next Click Y es[...]

24 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Installing IP surveillance Software Click Next Select the destination director y . Click Next Select the program folder the softw are will be installed into .[...]

25 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Installing IP surveillance Software The installation is complete. Click Finish Click Next[...]

26 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. T esting the DCS-6620G The window in the center of your browser is the camera image window . Y ou should now see a video image and hear the audio o v er y our computer speakers from the DCS-6620G . If y ou are having prob lems please consult the FAQ section of this man ual (page 128). Open your Int[...]

27 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Security When the 802.11g PTZ Inter net Camera is used for the first time, it is highly recommended that the Administrator set the Administrator Password to constrain user access to the 802.11g PTZ Inter net Camera since the Default settings are Null String (no pass word). Once the P ass word is d[...]

28 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using and Configuring the DCS-6620G with a Router D-Link’ s DCS-6620G is a vers atile and cost eff ectiv e 802.11g PTZ Internet Camera off ering both video and audio monitoring. It can also ser v e as a powerful sur v eillance system in secur ity app li cat ion s . Th e DC S-6 620 G can be us ed[...]

29 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using and Configuring the DCS-6620G with a Router  View the 802.11g PTZ Internet Camera using your Internet Explorer Web browser Viewing the Video on the browser to test the connection Click on the Configuration b utton on the left side of the display . Scroll to the bottom of the Network Con?[...]

30 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using and Configuring the DCS-6620G with a Router Router Set-Up and Installation The f ollowing steps generally apply to any router that y ou hav e on your network. The D-Link DI-624 is used as an example to clarify the configuratio n process. Configure the initial settings of the DI-624 by f ol[...]

31 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using and Configuring the DCS-6620G with a Router Determine Y our Router’ s IP Address (W AN) Note: Because a dynamic W AN IP can change from time to time depending on y our ISP , you may want to obtain a Static IP address from your ISP . A Static IP address is a fixed IP address that will not [...]

32 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using and Configuring the DCS-6620G with a Router Important: Some ISPs bloc k access to por t 80. Be sure to check with your ISP so that you can open the appropriate por ts accordingly . Some ISPs bloc k traffic on commonly used por ts to conser v e bandwidth. If y our ISP does not pass traffic [...]

33 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using and Configuring the DCS-6620G with a Router Viewing Y our Camera After all settings hav e been entered correctly , a PC user inside or outside your network will hav e access to the camera through the Internet Explorer Web browser . T o access the camera from the Inter net, type the IP Addres[...]

34 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the DCS-6620G with an Internet Browser Open your Inter net Explorer W eb browser and enter the IP address f or your 802.11g PTZ Inter net Camera. In the e xample, this address is 192.168.0.120. Y our address ma y differ . If you are f ollowing this manual in the order it is presented, you sho[...]

35 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the DCS-6620G with an Internet Browser Home Page Screen The image from the DCS-6620G should be visible from the Home page on your computer monitor . T o the right of the image are controls that allow y ou to pan and tilt the camera. P an and tilt can also be controlled within the image. Click[...]

36 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the DCS-6620G with an Internet Browser Home Page Screen (continued) The image from the DCS-6620G should be visible from the Home page on your computer monitor . Click on the Client Settings b utton to change settings related to the connection. There are two b uttons on the left side of the Ho[...]

37 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the DCS-6620G with an Internet Browser Home > Client Settings Click the Home tab to return to the DCS-6620G Home page. Protocol Options Th e UD P P ro to col sh oul d be ch os en f or mo st us ers . Gen er ally the cl ien t comp ute r wil l auto mat ica lly tr y these protocols in the f ol[...]

38 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the DCS-6620G with an Internet Browser Home > Configuration Click on the Configur ation button on the Home page: Th e re ar e 5 ta bs ac ros s t he to p of th e Co nfi gu ra ti on screen. F rom each tab , diff erent elements of the DCS-6620G can be configured. The Advanced tab is the d[...]

39 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the DCS-6620G with an Internet Browser Configuration > Advanced > Network (continued) Reset IP Address at next boot Onc e th e DCS -662 0G is confi gur ed, thi s bo x shou ld be unc hec ke d at al l tim es . If the bo x has be en check ed and the connection is lost, r un Installation [...]

40 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the DCS-6620G with an Internet Browser WLAN Configuration Settings (continued) (Ser vice Set Identifier) is a name that identifies y our wireless network. Access P oints and wireless clients attempting to connect to a specific WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) must use the same SSID . Th[...]

41 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the DCS-6620G with an Internet Browser Configuration > Advanced > Network (continued) Configuration > Advanced > Mail & FTP Click the Mail & FTP button from the Configuration screen to access video settings that control sending images via e-mail or FTP . Click Mail &[...]

42 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the DCS-6620G with an Internet Browser Configuration > Advanced > Mail & FTP (continued) FTP Settings SMTP The domain name or IP address of e xter nal mail ser v er . The user name used to log into your e-mail account (e.g. jdoe or jdoe@yourisp .com depending on your ISP). The pass[...]

43 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the DCS-6620G with an Internet Browser Configuration > Advanced > Mail & FTP (continued) Click Apply to mak e changes eff ectiv e In v alid settin gs ma y cause the DCS-6620G to not respond. Change the configur ation settin gs only if necessar y . Consult with your network adminis[...]

44 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the DCS-6620G with an Internet Browser Click the DDNS & UPnP b utton from the Configuration screen to access DDNS & UPnP settings. Configuration > Advanced > DDNS & UPnP Dynamic DNS (DDNS) Dynamic DNS (Domain Name Ser vice) is a method of keeping a domain name linked to a [...]

45 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the DCS-6620G with an Internet Browser Configuration > Advanced > DDNS & UPnP (continued) UPnP UPnP is shor t for Univ ersal Plug and Play , which is a networking architecture that provides compatibility among networ king equipment, software, and peripherals. The DCS-6620G is a UPn[...]

46 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the DCS-6620G with an Internet Browser Click the Video b utton from the Configuration screen to access video settings that aff ect how the video image appears. Configuration > Advanced > Video Select either f or color or monochrome video displa y Size: Color: Click Video Three options[...]

47 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the DCS-6620G with an Internet Browser Configuration > Advanced > Video (continued) Key frame interval: Video quality control: V er tically rotate the video . A large “ Key frame inter val ” v alue can reduce the bit rate, b ut if there is a pac ket loss dur ing transmission, it wi[...]

48 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the DCS-6620G with an Internet Browser Click the Audio/Video button from the Configuration screen to access video settings that aff ect how the video image appears . Configuration > Advanced > Audio Click Audio There are fiv e options to select. F or all the modes, only one client ca[...]

49 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the DCS-6620G with an Internet Browser Recommendations for setting video for the best performance: “Best perfo r mance” means the image refresh rate should be the fastest possib le and the video quality should be the best possible at the lowest network bandwidth possib le. Three factors ,[...]

50 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the DCS-6620G with an Internet Browser Recording settings to compromise between real-time and clear images If y ou hav e a broadband network, set Fix quality to Good image quality , or higher , instead of setting the Bit rate . Otherwise, fix the bit r ate according to y our actual netw ork [...]

51 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the DCS-6620G with an Internet Browser Y ou may press to fine-tune the image and see what eff ect the setting will hav e on the image. When the image is acceptable, press to store the image settings, or to recall the or iginal settings. If settings are changed without sa ving, the y will be [...]

52 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the DCS-6620G with an Internet Browser Configuration > Advanced > Motion Detection Click the Motion Detection b utton from the Configuration screen to access settings that effect how the DCS-6620G PTZ Internet Camera can ser v e as a security device b y recording only when motion is d[...]

53 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the DCS-6620G with an Internet Browser Configuration > Advanced > Motion Detection (continued) Click to add a new windo w . A maximum of three motion windows can be opened simultaneously . Use your mouse to drag the window frame to resize or the title bar to mov e. Clicking on the ‘x[...]

54 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the DCS-6620G with an Internet Browser Configuration > Advanced > Camera Control Click the Camera Control button from the Configuration screen to access settings that affect how the DCS-6620G 802.11g PTZ Inter net Camera can pan and mo v e to preset locations. Pan Speed: Select the sp[...]

55 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the DCS-6620G with an Internet Browser Configuration > Advanced > Camera Control (continued) Current Position: Enter a name for the position at which you would like to preset the DCS-6620G . Click Add to add the new preset position to the Preset Locations list. Preset Position: Using t[...]

56 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the DCS-6620G with an Internet Browser Configuration > T ools > Admin Click on the T ools tab to access 4 utility screens for controlling and administering the DCS-6620G . The default screen in T ools is the Admin screen. The DCS-6620G is manuf actured without any pass words b y def au[...]

57 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the DCS-6620G with an Internet Browser This option allow s a user to connect to a camera with view -only privileges. User name is “ demo ”. No password is required. This is useful f or demonstrations and keeps guests separate from users with accounts. Configuration > T ools > Admin[...]

58 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the DCS-6620G with an Internet Browser Configuration > T ools > System (continued) Adjust the date and time according to what is entered by the administrat or . Notice the fo r mat in the related field while typing. Syn ch ron iz e wi th the NTP se rve r o v er the Inte rnet when e ve[...]

59 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the DCS-6620G with an Internet Browser Configuration > T ools > Applications Click on the Applications b utton to access the Applications settings from the T ools menu.[...]

60 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the DCS-6620G with an Internet Browser Configuration > T ools > Applications (continued) Select the weekda ys that should perform the follo wing operations: Sets the time to stop the operations . Set the time to star t operations. Setting the begin time the same as the stop time will f[...]

61 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the DCS-6620G with an Internet Browser Any upload action specified in the options abov e will use the method chosen here. The captured snapshot named “video .jpg” will be attached in the e-mail with subject “P er iodic snapshots. ” The captured snapshots will upload to the e xter nal[...]

62 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the DCS-6620G with an Internet Browser Configuration > T ools > Default Click on the Default b utton to access the factory setting restoration and camera calibration options from the T ools menu. Clic k Apply on the screen to restore f actor y defau lt settings. This means any changes [...]

63 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the DCS-6620G with an Internet Browser The De vice Inf o screen lists the f ollowing impor tant settings that are currently set f or the DCS-6620G • Fir mware V ersion number • Mac Address • IP Address • Subnet Mask • Def ault router address • Primar y DNS Address • Secondar y D[...]

64 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using the DCS-6620G with an Internet Browser Click on the Help tab to access descriptions of the par ticular function y ou need help with. The help screen is organized in the order of the tabs and then each men u item under that tab . Configuration > Help[...]

65 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Record Snapshots to your FTP server with Motion Detection Administrators can combine options on the application page to perf or m many useful security tasks. There are two trigger sources a v ailable: from an e xternal sensor or with built-in motion detection. There are also two kinds of actions th[...]

66 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Record Snapshots to your FTP server with Motion Detection 1 5 2 4 3 6 John Smith 123.123.123.1 Snapshot Ne xt, clic k the Mail & FTP b utton under the Advanced tab to set the FTP server settings f or the DCS-6620G . In this window , enter the settings f or the FTP ser ver you wish to record to [...]

67 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Record Snapshots to your FTP server with Motion Detection 1st FTP password: Specify the password to access the e xternal FTP ser ver (e x. 12345). 1st FTP remote folder: Specify the destination f older in the e xter nal FTP ser ver (e x. snapshot). Primary FTP passive mode : P assive mode will allo[...]

68 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Record Snapshots to your FTP server with Motion Detection Ne xt, click the Applications b utton under the T ools tab to set the application settings f or the DCS-6620G . In this window , follo w the steps below to set the application settings for snapshots to be recorded to an FTP site:  Sel ect[...]

69 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Using IP sur veillance Software Installing the IP sur veillance Software Bef ore you begin installing this application software , the hardware system requirements must be check ed first. The minimum system requirements recommended for this application are as f ollows[...]

70 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software The “License Agreement” window below will appear . Please read the follo wing license agreement carefully . Click “Y es” to accept this agreement and proceed with the installation. Click Next Click Y es Installing the IP sur veillance Software (continued)[...]

71 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Ne xt, the “User information” window below will appear . This window will prompt y ou to enter the user name and company name. Enter your user name and compan y name and then clic k “Ne xt” to continue. Click Next Y ou must setup the administrator’ s pass wo[...]

72 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Select the installation director y f or this application software and click “Ne xt”, which is shown in the figure below . Y ou can change the installation directory by clicking “Browse…” Click Next Select a progr am folder to install the application softwar[...]

73 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software After checking all the setup information in the window shown below , click “Ne xt” to star t the installation of the application software . Click Next Click Finish Click “Finish”, in the window shown below , to finish installation. The program is now installe[...]

74 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Launcher Launcher is a controller program that allo ws users to in vok e Monitor or Playbac k quickly . System T ray Icon The Launcher icon reflects current state of IP sur veillance. The icon in the system tr a y signifies that the IP sur v eillance Software is cur[...]

75 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software When Launcher is lock ed, the unloc k window will appear , prompting f or the user pass word in order to unlock. The input area of the dialog will be gra yed (disabled) for 60 seconds after 3 consecutiv e f ailures. User Interface Below is the user interf ace for Laun[...]

76 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Exit Exi ts Laun ch er . If use rs choo se this opti on , Lau nc her wil l sho w a mes sag e bo x pro mp tin g to confir m if users really w ant to e xit, and warn users that e xiting Launcher will also close Monitor and Pla yback. T ools Contains many utilities. Cur[...]

77 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Monitor Program Features of the Monitor T ool T raditional Sur veillance Features: Real-time monitoring Recording P an and Tilt control    Special Features: The dig ita l surv eil lan ce syste m su ppo r ts no t onl y th e f ea tur es li ste d abo ve , bu t a[...]

78 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Application Layout and Functionalities This section demonstrates a global view of the monitor tool, shown below . The components of the monitor tool will be introduced in detail in the f ollowing sections . Misc. Functions Channel Area Hard Disk Status La yout Area Co[...]

79 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Layout area Y ou can cha nge the monit oring la you t in this area. The re are six kinds of la y outs : 1, 4, 6, 9, 13, or 16 video displa y frames in the video area.  Hard disk status In this area, y ou can get the status of the hard disk in which the video databa[...]

80 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software The Admin Privilege In the monitor tool system, the admin privilege has the r ight to access the DCS-6620G 802.11g PTZ Inter net Camera through this application software and change the local settings as w ell. But the admin privilege is not the same as the admin pr iv[...]

81 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software The Layout of the Configuration This section discusses the local settings for the connection and the functional configuration of each camera. If you are interested in the remote settings f or each camer a, you can ref er to the user’ s manual that accompanied the [...]

82 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Insert – T o inser t a remote 802.11g PTZ Internet Camer a to the camera list. Click the “Inser t” button, an “Inser t New Channel” dialog will popup, as shown below . Specify the IP address, por t, and admin pass word of the 802.11g PTZ Internet Camer a, cl[...]

83 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Delete – Remo v es the selected 802.11g PTZ Inter net Camer a from the camera list. Highlight the camera that y ou want to delete from the list and clic k on the “Delete” button. The selected camera will be deleted. History – Clicking the “Histor y” button[...]

84 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Alert Settings: Specific aler t actions can be performed by setting the options in this windo w . Enable motion detect This will tr igger an aler t sound that has been specified in the section titled “Global Settings Aler t Sound. ” Check this option for this [...]

85 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Changing the Camera Order in the List Y ou can apply “drag and drop” in the grid area of the camera list to change the sequence of the connected Inter net Cameras, which is shown below . This will enable you to rearrange the camer a order of your choice. Once the [...]

86 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Global Settings After completing the connection f or each remote 802.11g PTZ Inter net Camera, we need to configure some global settin gs for all the cameras . These include the video database directory , the usage of the Hard disk, and options f or video displa y . [...]

87 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Directory Settings: Snapshot directory The directory for storing the snapshot in *.bmp f or mat from video channels of the monitor tool and the pla yback tool, which is sho wn on page 86.  Recording directory The director y f or storing the recorded video data from[...]

88 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software  Display Options: In the video di spla ying fr ame of each cha nnel , there are tw o statu s bars . The upp er bar co ntain s “Camera location” and “time of the remote site. ” The lower bar contains “Connection time” and “Recording time. ” All of th[...]

89 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Monitor Program (continued) Backup Settings: Using Backup Settings in the global settings window , you can backup recorded data from selected cameras to a specified location. Directory Thi s is the di rec tory whe re ba c kup dat a wil l be sav ed. Y ou can sele ct t[...]

90 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software This section depicts, in detail, ho w to manipulate the monitor tool. Using the Monitor Program Connection of the DCS-6620G Channel: Once y ou ha ve the privilege to connect to the DCS-6620G , the cameras will automatically appear in the video area in the order the y [...]

91 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Monitor Program (continued) If you do not want to monitor one video, y ou can drag and drop the video (in the video area) to the trashcan in the common control area of the monitor program. The f ollowing section will demonstrate the procedures f or “drag and drop”[...]

92 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Monitor Program (continued) Step 2: Press and hold the left mouse b utton, and then mo v e the cursor to a display window in the video area, which is shown belo w . Note that the cursor will change according to the area in order to indicate whether the area is droppab[...]

93 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Monitor Program (continued) Video shown Empty video bo x Removing video from a display window Step 1: Mov e the mouse cursor to the display window that contains the video channel you wish to remov e. Step 2: Note that the cursor will change to the hand-shape when it h[...]

94 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Pre ss an d hold the le ft mouse button here . Mo v e the mouse curs or here, and then release the left mouse button. The Layout 4 camera la y out 9 camera la y out 1 camera la y out 6 camera la y out 13 camera la y out 16 camera la y out Monitor Program (continued) T[...]

95 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software When you choose the one-camera lay out or four-camera lay out, the “P age up” and “P age down” b uttons will be shown in the left-bottom corner of the video area. Y ou can use these two b uttons to s witch the pages, as sho wn in the figure below . Use to swi[...]

96 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Back Back to pre vious la yout. Monitor Program (continued) Input/Output Control T ools Digital Input/Digital Output Aler t Message P an/Tilt control T o view an individual camera from the multi-camera lay out, double-clic k on the desired display window . Y ou will s[...]

97 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software IP sur veillance includes pan/tilt control, DI/DO (Digital Input / Digital Output) control, and an aler t message receiver . Each of these are descr ibed in detail below . DI/DO Control Clicking on the “DI/DO” button sho wn below , you can s witch to the DI/DO con[...]

98 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Monitor Program (continued) Alert Message If you hav e chec ked the bo x for “Enab le Motion Detect” or “Enable Digital Input” on “Camer a Configurations > Aler t Settings“ screen, the aler t message will show in the window sho wn abov e. Once the aler[...]

99 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software About Miscellaneous Functions Full Screen Quit Minimize Stop Aler t Sound Configuration Menu This section will descr ibe some other miscellaneous functions of the icons sho wn abov e. These functions are: Quit By clic king this b utton, IP sur veillance will be close[...]

100 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Full Screen With this function, you can enlarge the selected video channel to a full-screen displa y . Press the “ESC” ke y on the k eyboard or double-clic k the mouse on the screen to retur n to a regular displa y . Configuration Menu The menu includes Camera C[...]

101 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Record By clicking on this button, you can record video of the selected channel manually . Printer Click on the printer icon to print the current image to your def ault pr inter . T rashcan Y ou can drag and drop the video channel to the T rashcan to close the video [...]

102 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Scheduling  F r iendly graphic user interf ace for schedule editing  Fle xible schedule scheme suitab le for all applications  Individual schedule f or each video channel  Suppor ts up to 9 preset schedule schemes for each video channel  A utomatic per[...]

103 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software P ar t 1 P ar t 2 P ar t 3 P ar t 4 Scheduling (continued) The scheduler will not be accessible until at least one camera has been added to the camera list. Go to the configuration menu and clic k on “Scheduler” to launch the scheduler . The Layout and Functiona[...]

104 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Video channel IP address Location Scheduling (continued) The la yout of the scheduler is roughly divided into 4 parts: Part 1 The first par t of the scheduler is the video channel selection area. It provides the IP addresses and location inf ormation of the connecte[...]

105 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Scheduling (continued) In this area you will select the video channel that you want to set a schedule for . Each video ch ann el wil l disp la y a name , IP add res s , an d loca ti on . Pl ea se note th at when y ou s wi tc h be tw een video channels in this area, t[...]

106 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Scheduling (continued) Hour Time-Line In the figure below , the Hour time-line is display ed. Marking/Unmarking the Recording Time on the Hour T ime-Line Y ou can apply the one-click function by clicking the left mouse b utton and dragging to mark the time on this t[...]

107 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Scheduling (continued) Apply and Erase Buttons After you hav e selected the time period with “Begin time” and “End time” pick er , you can apply the period pic ker , sho wn in the figure belo w , to set the periodical types of the time inter v al set pre vio[...]

108 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Scheduling (continued) Digital Input In the figure above , there are f our conditions for the digital input. Check the condition that y ou would lik e to record while the condition triggers. Schedule modes If you select Continuo us mode in the schedule mode selector[...]

109 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Scheduling (continued) The Schedule Scheme operations There are six related buttons. “Load…”, “Undo”, “Clear”, “Sav e”, “Sav e as…” and “Close” f or handling the schedule schemes. These operations are shown in the figure below . Undo Clic[...]

110 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Playback Program The pla yback progr am is a v er y powerful, conv enient, and easy wa y to browse the recorded video . It has one display mode (nor mal display mode) and two pla yback methods (full ran ge and time period). There are sev eral main functions incl udin[...]

111 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Logging In Bef ore you star t the pla yback progr am, it is necessar y for y ou to log in to the application software . The figure below shows the login dialog. For secur ity concerns, only the admin account can log in to this program. T o change the password of the[...]

112 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Playback Program (continued) Pla yback method Displa y adjustment tool When you successfully log in to the pla yback system, the main window will be shown on the top of the screen and the displa y resolution will be changed to 1024x768 automatically (see previous pag[...]

113 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Playback Program (continued) Histogram Area The histog ram is an intera ctiv e control. Not only can y ou get the ev ent’ s location in time domain and its quantity of the motion percentage, b ut y ou can also select a group of e vents or a period from the e v ent [...]

114 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Playback Program (continued) Lock Windows Settings Minimize Exit Pull Bar The pull bar is a fast, fle xible control for seeking data in the selected time period. It represents the total length of time in that period. Y ou can pull the indicator on the pull bar to th[...]

115 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Playback Program (continued) Database location The most impor tant item in the settings dialog is the database location setting. Y ou must set it to the director y that contains the sur veillance database to make the program to w ork proper ly . The items in the sett[...]

116 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Playback Program (continued) Normal (Single Frame) Mode While in the nor mal (single frame) displa y mode, you can change the video currently displa yed by: (1) Changing the database path f or retrieving another one in the settings dialog of “System Control” tool[...]

117 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Playback Program (continued) Histogram Area Dark Region Inv er ted region The histogr am area in the nor mal display (single frame ) mode only shows the ev ents’ occurred time and the percentage of motion detection with red bars. If you want to access the histogram[...]

118 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Playback Program (continued) Location selector P er iod selector Pla yback method selector Aler t area selector Location Selector The location selector is a control that lets y ou select the camera you want to see (ref er to the figure abov e). The location name is [...]

119 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Playback Program (continued) Playback Method Selector Full Range If you select this method, the database will be displa y ed from the beginning to the end of this location. Any change in the per iod selector will hav e no eff ect e xcept when you change this selector[...]

120 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Playback Program (continued) Play Th e su ppo r te d “P la y” bu tt on is an inte ll ige nt pla y us er- in ter f ace . The fun ct ion al ity of thi s b utto n can v ar y to fit di ff erent circum stan ces . In th e normal dis pla y mode , clicking on the “Pla[...]

121 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Playback Program (continued) Display Adjustment T ool When you mov e the mouse cursor to the displa ying area, the displa y adjustment toolbo x will appear . Using the displa y adjustment toolbo x, you can change the displa ying video sequence to the siz e you want t[...]

122 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Playback Program (continued) Full Screen When y ou click on the “Full Screen” b utton, the video sequence will be enlarged to the whole scree n instant ly . Y ou can doub le clic k on an y place or the “ESC ” ke y to retu r n bac k to the normal screen. When [...]

123 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Zoom Out Playback Program (continued) Lock Window Each time you click on the “Zoom Out” button in the searching range adjustment toolbo x, the displa yed time period will be double in the center of the original time period unless the star t time or end time e xce[...]

124 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Using IP surveillance Software Settings Playback Program (continued) The settings dialog will pop up when you clic k the “Settings” button. For more inf or mation about setting this program, please ref er to the section titled “Settings . ” Minimize Click this b utton in order to minimize [...]

125 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Schedule Video Recording with Motion Detection Schedule Video Recording with Motion Detection Ne xt, run the IP sur veillance program. Click on the Configurations b utton and select Scheduler .  Check “Enable motion detection. ”  Click on “New” to hav e a ne w window to monitor vide[...]

126 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Schedule Video Recording with Motion Detection In the Primary Schedule you can choose either Once (for one time recording) or Ever y Day (f or sched uled reco rding) . Fo r e xample , if y ou would like to record e v ents ev er y da y during a cer tain time frame , clic k on the beginning time and[...]

127 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Schedule Video Recording with Motion Detection Click the Save button when finished. Y ou hav e now set a schedule to record video when motion detection is triggered. If you would like to sa v e this configuration, click Save As to sav e this configuration to a f older in your hard driv e. This [...]

128 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Frequently Asked Questions 802.11g PTZ Internet Camera Features Q: What is an 802.11g PTZ Internet Camera? A: Th e 80 2. 11g PTZ In terne t Ca me ra is a stan d- alo ne sys tem co nne ct ing dir ec tly to an Et herne t, F ast Ethe r net , or wirele ss netw ork. It diff ers from a con ven tiona l P[...]

129 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Frequently Asked Questions Q: Can the 802.11g PTZ Internet Camera be setup as a PC-cam on a computer? A: No , the 802.11g PTZ Internet Camera is used only on an Ether net or F ast Ethernet network. The D-Link DSB-C110, DSB-C310, can be used as a PC Camera (W ebcam). Q : Can the 802.11g PTZ Interne[...]

130 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Frequently Asked Questions Q: Noisy images occur . How can I solve the problem? A: The video images might be noisy if the 802.11g PTZ Inter net Camera is used in a v er y lo w light environment. T o solve this issue y ou need more lighting. Q: I connect ed the 802.11 g PTZ Interne t Camera dire ct[...]

131 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. How to Ping Y our IP Address How to PING Y our IP Address The PING (P ac ket Inter net Groper) command can deter mine whether a specific IP address is accessible by sending a pack et to the specific address and waiting f or a reply . It can also provide a v er y useful tool to confirm if the IP[...]

132 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Reset and Restore There is a button hidden in the pinhole beside the Ether net sock et. It is used to reset the system or restore the f actor y def ault settings. Sometimes resetting the DCS-6620G will retur n the system bac k to a nor mal state. If the system still has problems after reset, resto[...]

133 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. External I/O Port External I/O Port 1 DI+ INPUT (Max. 50mA, 12VDC) 2 DI- INPUT (Initial state of DI is low) 3 SW_COMMON OUTPUT (open from SW_OPEN at initial state) (close with SW_OPEN when set DO to ON) 4 SW_NOPEN OUTPUT (Max. 1A, 24VDC or 0.5A, 125V AC) The digital input is used for connecting e [...]

134 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. External I/O Port The abov e diagram shows a typical wiring configuration for a nor mally closed PIR motion sensor . Please ref er to your specific motion sensor f or the power supply connection to the de vice since this will be critical to the success of your installation. Note that the positiv[...]

135 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. External I/O Port Click the Mail & FTP b utton under the Advanced tab to set the SMTP or FTP ser v er settings f or the DCS-6620G . In this window , enter the settings f or the SMTP or FTP ser ver to which recorded snapshots will be sent. F or detailed inf or mation about each setting, please [...]

136 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. External I/O Port Configuring Y our Camera for External T rigger Based Recording (continued) Ne xt, clic k the Applica tions bu tton under the T ools tab to set the application settings f or the DCS-6620G . In this windo w , f ollow the steps below to set the application settings f or snapshots t[...]

137 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. T echnical Specifications Remote management Configuration and system log can be accessed via Web bro wser , using Inter net Explorer 5.X and abov e, and FTP application remotely Networking Protocol TCP/IP , HTTP , SMTP , FTP , T elnet, NTP , DNS, and DHCP Networking Application DDNS suppor t wit[...]

138 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. T echnical Specifications LED indicator 2 Status indicators: 1) P ow er , 2) POST , connection, and hear tbeat Camera specification 1/4 inch color CCD sensor A GC/A WB Electronic shutter : 1/60 ~ 1/15000 second Fix ed f ocus glass lens, F2.0, 1 LUX A uto f ocus, F2.0, .05 LUX A uto Iris P ower 1[...]

139 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Contacting T echnical Support Contacting T echnical Support T echnical Support Y ou can find software updates and user documentation on the D-Link w ebsite. D-Link provides free technical support for customers within the United States and within Canada f or the duration of the warr anty period on[...]

140 DCS-6620G User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Time Zone T able T ime Zone T able GMT stands f or Greenwich Mean Time, which is the global time that all time z ones are measured from.[...]

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