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3 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual T able of C ontents Manual Overview............................................................... 2 Manual Revision ............................................................................ 2 T rademarks ..................................................................................... 2 Product Overview ......[...]

4 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual Sec tion 1 - Pr oduc t Overview • DCS-933L Wir eless N H.264 Day/Night Network Camera • CA T5 Ethernet C able • P ower Adapt er • Manual and Sof tware on CD • Quick Install Guide • Mounting Kit Note: Using a power supply w ith a dierent voltage tha n the one included with your product will cause damage [...]

5 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual Sec tion 1 - Pr oduc t Overview Introduction Congr atulations on your purchase of the DCS-933L Wireless N H.264 Day/Night Network Camera. The DCS-933L is a versatile and unique solution for your small oc e or home. Unlike a standard webcam, the DCS -933L is a complet e system with a built- in CPU and w eb ser ver t[...]

6 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual Sec tion 1 - Pr oduc t Overview Easy to Use and m ydlink-Enabled f or Easy Ac cess and Management The DCS-933L is a standalone sur veillance camera that requires no special har dware or sof tware, and can run independently even without a PC. This camera is also mydlink-enabled, which means you can view and manage your[...]

7 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual Sec tion 1 - Pr oduc t Overview Har dwar e O ver view F ront V iew Camera L ens Microphone IR LED Light Sensor[...]

8 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual Sec tion 1 - Pr oduc t Overview Rear V iew P ower C onnector Ethernet P or t Reset Button WPS LED WPS Button Camera S tand P ower and Link LED[...]

9 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual Sec tion 2 - Installation There ar e three wa ys to set up your camer a: Zero Congur ation S etup : If you have a mydlink -enabled r outer , this is the easiest way to set up your camera. Refer to page 10. Camer a Installation Wizar d : I f you do not have a mydlink - enabled router , use the Camera Installation Wi[...]

10 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual Sec tion 2 - Installation If y ou have a m ydlink-enabled Cloud Rout er , you can take advantage of Zero Conguration. Zero Conguration automatically congures your camer a's settings for y ou, and adds it to your m ydlink account aut omatically . This type of setup allows y ou to set up your camera b y s[...]

11 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual Sec tion 2 - Installation A summar y and conrmation notica tion will appear with the automa tically congured details. M ake a note of the details and click Y es to add the camera to your ac count. Check Y our m y dlink Ac coun t Ope n a we b bro wser and logi n to you r my dlink acco unt . Th e my dlink page[...]

12 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual Sec tion 2 - Installation Zer o Congura tion will naviga te to the my dlink Live View tab for your camera where y ou will see a screen similar to the f ollowing. If you wish to c onnec t your camer a to your r outer wirelessly , you can simply disconnect the Ethernet cable and move the camera to its intended locat[...]

13 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual Sec tion 2 - Installation C amera Installation W izard W indow s Users Note : I f the autorun progr am does not open, go to My Computer , bro wse to your CD drive, and double - click on the autorun.ex e le. Inser t the I nstallation CD-ROM into your computer’ s optical drive to star t the autorun prog ram. Simpl[...]

14 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual Sec tion 2 - Installation Mac Users Inser t the Installation CD-ROM int o y our c omputer ’ s optical drive. On the desktop , open your CD drive and double - click on the SetupW izard le. After about 20-30 seconds, the Setup Wizard will open, which will guide y ou step-by-step through the installation process fr[...]

15 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual Sec tion 2 - Installation Manual Hardw are Installation If you wish to set up your camer a without using the Camera Setup Wizard , please follo w these steps. Note: In order to use the mydlink f eatures of this product, you will need to go thr ough the C amera Setup Wizard or Zer o Congura tion Setup. Optional: Us[...]

16 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual Sec tion 2 - Installation W ireless Installation C onsider ations The D-Link Wir eless Net work Camera lets you access your network using a wir eless connection fr om anywhere within the operating range of your wireless network . How ever , the number , thick ness and location of walls, ceilings , or other objects th[...]

17 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual Sec tion 2 - Installation T o create a WPS connec tion: Step 1 Make sur e the camera is plugged in, then press and hold the WPS butt on f or three seconds . The blue WPS status LED will star t blink ing. Step 2 Pr ess the WPS button on y our router within 60 seconds. The WPS button is usually on the fron t or side of[...]

18 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual Sec tion 2 - Installation m ydlink After registering your DCS-933L camera with a mydlink account in the Camera I nstallation Wizard , you will be able to remotely access your camera from the w ww .mydlink.com website. Af ter signing in to your my dlink account, you will see a screen similar to the f ollowing: F or mo[...]

19 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual 19 Sec tion 3 - Congur ation C ongura tion U sing the W eb C ongura tion Inter fac e After completing the Camera Installation W izard, you are ready to use your camera. The camera ’ s built-in W eb conguration inter face is designed to allow you to easily acc ess and congure your DCS-933L. At the end[...]

20 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual 20 Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Liv e V ideo V ideo Compr ession F ormat: Zoom: Audio: Click the H.264 or MJPEG radio button to choose which str eam to view . Click on these buttons to zoom in and out of the video . Click on these buttons to turn audio playback on and o . The Live Video screen shows you the live v[...]

21 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual 21 Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Setup W izard Y o u m ay ch oo se to con  gu re yo u r n et wo r k by us in g the I nte r ne t Con ne c ti o n Se t up W izard that includes step-by-st ep instructions. Other wise, you may manually congur e your connection using the Manual Internet Connection Setup . Note : T o r[...]

22 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual 22 Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Internet C onnec tion Setup W izard This wizard will guide y ou through a step-by-step pr ocess to congure y our new D-Link Camera and connect the camera to the Internet. Click Next to continue . Select what k ind of Internet connection your camera should use: • DHCP Connection (D[...]

23 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual 23 Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Enter a name f or your camera. Click Ne x t to continue . Congur e the correct time to ensure that all events are trigger ed, captured, and scheduled at the right time. Click Ne xt to continue. This page displays y our congured settings. Click Apply to sa ve and activat e your ch[...]

24 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual 24 Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Network Setup Select this connection if you have a DHCP ser ver running on your network an d wou l d l i ke a dy na m ic I P a dd re s s t o b e up da te d to you r ca m er a automatically . Y ou may obtain a static or xed IP address and other net work information from y our network[...]

25 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual 25 Sec tion 3 - Congur ation W ireless Setup Chec k this box to allo w your came ra to conne ct to you r netw ork wire lessl y . En ter the netw ork nam e(S SID ) of the wire les s netw ork you wan t to co nnect to . Y ou can also click the Site Survey button below to choose an available network and ll in setti[...]

26 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual 26 Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Repeater Setup Check this box to enable Repeat er Mode. This shows t he name of th e Host wireless network t hat the camera is connected to and will extend. S e le c t a n o p t i o n : • S a m e as Ho s t Wi re l e s s Ne t wo r k Na m e : Y o u r ex t e n de d ne t w o r k wi l l u[...]

27 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual 27 Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Click to enable the DDNS function. Select your D ynamic DNS Ser ver from the pull down menu . Enter the host name of the DDNS server . Enter your username or e-mail used to connect to the DDNS. Enter your passw ord used to connect to the DDNS server . Enable: Ser ver A ddress: Host Nam[...]

28 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual 28 Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Image S etup If you hav e lights ickering in your camera video , tr y enabling antiicker . Other wise, you should leav e this disabled. Select this box to vertically ip the video. Horizontally ip the video . Note : If the camera is installed upside down, Fli p Image and Mir[...]

29 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual 29 Sec tion 3 - Congur ation V ideo V ideo Prole: Encode T ype: Resolution: FPS: JPEG Quality: V iew Mode: Light F requency: This section allows you t o congure the video settings for y our camera. This section allows you t o change the Resolution , FPS , and Quality . Y our camera has separate settings f or[...]

30 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual 30 Sec tion 3 - Congur ation A udio This section allows you t o adjust the audio settings for your camera. Note: Please wait a f ew seconds for the camer a to adjust the audio after mak ing changes. Audio Settings: V olume S ettings: Y ou may Enable or Disable the camera audio feed . Select the desired volume perc[...]

31 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual 31 Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Motion Detec tion Motion detec tion allows you to mar k areas of your camera ’ s video to monitor for motion, which can be used to tr igger snapshots or recordings . Refer to “Mail” on page 33 and “FTP ” on page 35 for more details . Motion Detection: Time: Sensitivity : Dete[...]

32 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual 32 Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Sound Detec tion Sound detection allows you to detect when there is a loud sound in the area, which can be used to trigger snapshots or recordings . Refer to “Mail” on page 33 and “FTP ” on page 35 for more details . Sound Detection: Time: Detection Lev el: Select whether you w[...]

33 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual 33 Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Mail SMTP Server Addr ess: Sender e -mail Addr ess: Receiver e-mail Addr ess: User Name: P assword: This is the domain name or IP address of y our external e -mail ser ver . This is the e -mail address listed as the sender for your notication e -mails . This is the e -mail address t[...]

34 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual 34 Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Enable the e -mailing of images to an e -mail account: E-mail Interval: Enable the e -mailing of video clips to an e -mail accoun t: T est E-mail Ac count: Enabling this will allow snapshots to be e -mailed to you in di erent ways: • Ch o os in g Al ways w i ll e -ma i l s na p sh[...]

35 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual 35 Sec tion 3 - Congur ation FTP Host Name: P or t: User Name: P assword: P ath: P assive Mode: Enter the IP address of the FTP server that you will be c onnecting to. Enter the port of the FTP ser ver that you will be connecting to . Enter the user name of your FTP server accoun t. Enter the passwor d of your FTP[...]

36 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual 36 Sec tion 3 - Congur ation F ile: T est FTP Ser ver: Select how you want uploading of snapshots to be handled: • O ve r wr i te w i l l r e p la c e th e o l d sn a p s h o t w i t h t he n e w o ne . Th is me a n s y o u wi ll onl y h av e on e sn ap s h o t th at i s u p d at e d e v er y t i m e a n e w o n[...]

37 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual 37 Sec tion 3 - Congur ation T ime and Date Time Z one: Synchr onize NTP Ser ver: Set the Date and Time Manually: Select the time zone for your r egion from the drop do wn menu. Enabling this will allow the camera to update its clock automatically from an NTP ser ver . Select the NTP ser ver closest to you, and se[...]

38 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual 38 Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Day/Night Mode This sec tion allo ws y ou to congure when Day and Night modes are used. Day mode uses the infrar ed cut lter to provide a corrected color image for times where there is available lighting. Night mode moves the lt er out of the way to use all available light, an[...]

39 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual 39 Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Maintenanc e A dmin This sec tion allows you to change the administrator ’ s password and congure the ser ver settings for your camera. Y ou can also manage the user account(s) that ar e allowed t o access to your camer a. Admin P assword: Camera Name: LED Con trol: User A ccess C[...]

40 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual 40 Sec tion 3 - Congur ation S yst em This section allows you t o save and rest ore your congur ation, restor e the fac tory settings, and/or restart the camera. Save T o Local Hard Drive: Load F rom Local Hard Drive: Restore T o F ac tory Default: Rebbot The Device: C l i c k t h e S av e Co n f i g u r at i o[...]

41 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual 41 Sec tion 3 - Congur ation F irm ware Upg rade Y our current rmware version and date will be displayed on your screen. Y ou may go to the D -Link Suppor t P age to check for the latest rmwar e versions av ailable. T o upgrade the r mwar e on your DCS-933L, download the latest rmware from the D-Link S[...]

42 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual 42 Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Sta tus Devic e Info This section displays all the detailed inf ormation about your device and network settings.[...]

43 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual 43 Sec tion 3 - Congur ation A c tive U ser This page lists all the active users ’ information including the User Name , IP address, and the time tha t camera access began.[...]

44 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual Sec tion 4 - T roubleshooting T roubleshooting 1. What is Remote Ac cess? How do I enable it? Remote Access allows you to access your camera from any PC connected to the I nternet through a web browser . This lets you view your camera feed and manage y our camera ’ s settings when you ’ re aw ay from home. T o en[...]

45 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual Sec tion 4 - T roubleshooting 3. Why does the LED not light up? The power supply might be faulty . Conrm that you are using the provided DC 5V pow er supply for this net work camera. V erify that the power supply is correctly connected. If the camera is functioning normally , the LED may have been disabled. See ?[...]

46 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual Sec tion 4 - T roubleshooting 8. The images are poor quality , how can I improv e the image quality? Make sure that your computer ’ s display proper ties are set to at least 6-bit color . Using 16 or 256 colors on your computer will produc e dithering ar tifacts in the image, making the image look as if it is of po[...]

47 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual T echnical Specications T echnical Specica tions SYS T E M R E Q U I R EM E N TS • Microsoft Windows® 8/7/V ista/XP , or Mac with OS X 10.6 or higher • PC with 1.3 GHz or above and at least 128 MB RAM • Internet Explorer 7, F iref ox 12, Safari 4, or Chrome 20 or higher version with Jav a installed and e[...]

48 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual T echnical Specications VI E W I N G A N GL E • Horizontal: 45.3° • V er tical: 34.5° • Diagonal: 54.9° DI G I T A L ZO OM • Up to 4x 3A CON T R O L • AGC ( Auto Gain Contr ol) • A WB (A uto White Balance) • AES (A uto Electronic Shutter) PO W E R • Input: 100-240 V AC, 50/60 Hz • Output: 5 V [...]