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User Manual

Version 1.00 | 09/14/2015

DCS-1201

HD Covert Network Camera

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Page 1: ...User Manual Version 1 00 09 14 2015 DCS 1201 HD Covert Network Camera ...

Page 2: ...cription 1 00 09 14 2015 DCS 1201 Revision A1 with firmware version 1 00 Trademarks D Link and the D Link logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of D Link Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States or other countries All other company or product names mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Copyright 2015 D Link Corporation All rights ...

Page 3: ...n 17 Using the Configuration Interface 17 Live Video 19 Setup 21 Setup Wizard 21 Network Setup 26 Dynamic DNS 29 Image Setup 30 Audio and Video 33 Preset 35 Motion Detection 37 Tamper Detection 38 Time and Date 39 Event Setup 40 SD Card 48 Advanced 49 DI and DO 49 HTTPS 50 Access List 51 SNMP 52 Maintenance 54 Device Management 54 System 55 Firmware Upgrade 56 Status 57 Device Info 57 Logs 58 Help...

Page 4: ...r reseller Safety Notice Installation and servicing should be done by certified technicians so as to conform to all local codes and prevent voiding your warranty DCS 1201 HD Covert Network Camera includes control box and camera Flat mounting bracket Angled mounting bracket CD ROM with User Manual and software Quick Installation Guide Camera cover ...

Page 5: ...t the need for supplemental power cabling It also includes audio in and out jacks DI DO connectors and a microSD slot making it an extremely versatile surveillance solution The DCS 1201 can be accessed remotely controlled and configured from any PC Notebook over your local network or through the Internet via a web browser The simple installation and intuitive web based interface offer easy configu...

Page 6: ...ications because of its standards based features The DCS 1201 works with any 10 100 Ethernet network making the DCS 1201 easy to integrate into your existing network environment Advanced Event Management The DCS 1201 can be set up to send e mail notifications with snapshots when an event occurs such as when motion is detected Events can be triggered from several sources such as motion detection an...

Page 7: ...er terminal Connects to a power source Pin 8 28 V DC input Pin Ground 3 LAN status LED Indicates connection to a wired network and traffic status 4 LAN PoE port RJ 45 connector for Ethernet which can also be used to power the camera using Power over Ethernet PoE 5 microSD card slot Insert a microSD card for storing recorded images and video locally 1 2 3 4 5 Back ...

Page 8: ...Audio out jack Connects to a speaker 8 Status LED Indicates the camera s current status 9 Camera port Connects to camera cable 10 DI DO connectors I O connectors for external devices 11 Reset button Press and hold for 10 seconds to reset camera back to the factory default settings 6 7 8 9 10 11 Front ...

Page 9: ...ea 13 Mounting holes Used when mounting camera to a wall or the angled mounting bracket 14 Camera cable Connects to control box 15 Camera cover Snaps onto camera when mounted on a wall 16 Flat mounting bracket Holds camera when doing a discreet wall installation 17 Angled mounting bracket Allows camera to be mounted on a wall at an angle ...

Page 10: ... port on the control box Powering the camera through PoE Class 2 Connect an Ethernet cable to the LAN PoE port on the control box Connect the other end of the cable to your PoE switch or PoE injector You can power the DCS 1201 three different ways through PoE through the power terminal or through a power adapter ...

Page 11: ...e to the LAN PoE port on the control box Connect the other end of the cable to your network Powering the camera through the power terminal Connect your power source to the power terminal on the control box The specifications for the power terminal are as shown below Pin 8 28 V DC input Pin Ground Connect an Ethernet cable to the LAN PoE port on the control box Connect the other end of the cable to...

Page 12: ...the Setup Wizard If the Autorun function on your computer is disabled or if the D Link Launcher failstostartautomatically clicktheStartbuttonandtypeD autorun exe where D represents the drive letter of your CD ROM drive and press Enter Step 2 Click on the D Link Setup Wizard SE icon that was created in your Windows Start menu Start D Link Setup Wizard SE Configuring the Camera ...

Page 13: ...nd password for the camera and enter the new ID and password you wish to use Click Next to continue Step 3 The SetupWizard will appear and display the MAC address and IP address of your camera s If you have a DHCP server on your network a valid IP Address will be displayed If your network does not use a DHCP server the network camera s default static IP 192 168 0 20 will be displayed Select your c...

Page 14: ...Take a moment to confirm your settings and click Restart Step 5 Select DHCP if your camera obtains an IP address automatically from a DHCP server such as a router Select Static IP if you want to manually enter the IP settings for the camera Click Next to continue ...

Page 15: ...ncluded screws to mount the camera in the desired location then attach the camera cover Covert installation Drill a hole 9 mm in diameter in the wall ceiling which should be no more than 5 mm thick Peel off the adhesive backing on the flat mounting bracket and attach it to the inside of the wall ceiling Insert the camera and use the screw and washer to secure the camera in the mounting bracket as ...

Page 16: ...wall ceiling using the included screw Attach the camera to the angled mounting bracket with the included screws as shown You can adjust the pivot of the angled mounting bracket by using the included hex wrench Mounting the control box Use4screwstoattachthemountingplatestothecontrolbox thenuse2screwstomountthecontrolboxinthedesiredlocation ...

Page 17: ...r enter the IP address of your camera into a web browser such as Firefox To log in use the User name admin and the password you created in the InstallationWizard If you did not create a password the default password is blank After entering your password click OK Step 1 Click on the D LinkSetupWizardSE icon that was created in yourWindows Start menu Start D Link Setup Wizard SE Step 2 Select the ca...

Page 18: ...ection 3 Configuration Step 3 Enter admin as the default username and leave the password blank Click OK to continue Step 4 This section displays your camera s live video You can select your video profile and view or operate the camera ...

Page 19: ...ccurs Note The video motion feature for your camera must be enabled Recording Indicator When a recording is in progress this indicator will change color Control Pad This control pad can be used to electronically pan tilt and zoom ePTZ within the camera s predefined view area if one has been defined Auto Pan Starts the automatic panning function The ROI will pan from back and forth within the FOV S...

Page 20: ...you can select them here to move the camera to the selected preset Go To Preset List Video Profile 1 Video Profile 2 Full screen mode Take a Snapshot Record a Video Clip Set a Storage Folder Enable Mute Audio In from a microphone Enable Mute Audio Out to a speaker Start Stop Digital Output ...

Page 21: ... may click Manual Internet Connection Setup to manually configure your Network Camera and skip to Network Setup on page 26 To quickly configure your Network Camera s motion detection settings click Motion Detection Setup Wizard If you want to enter your settings without running the wizard click Manual Motion Detection Setup and skip to Motion Detection on page 37 ...

Page 22: ...t to the Internet If your camera is connected to a router or if you are unsure how your camera will connect to the Internet select DHCP Connection Select Static IP if your Internet Service Provider has provided you with connection settings or if you wish to set a static address within your home network Enter the correct configuration information and click Next to continue If you are using PPPoE se...

Page 23: ...ick Next to continue Enter a name for your camera and click Next to continue Configure the correct time to ensure that all events will be triggered as scheduled Click Next to continue If you have selected DHCP you will see a summary of your settings including the camera s IP address Please write down all of this information as you will need it in order to access your camera Click Apply to save you...

Page 24: ...otiondetection specifythedetectionsensitivity and adjust the camera s ability to detect movement You may specify whether the camera should capture a snapshot or a video clip when motion is detected Refer to Motion Detection on page 37 for information about how to configure motion detection Step 2 This step allows you to enable motion detection based on a customized schedule Specify the day and hou...

Page 25: ... choose not to receive notifications or to receive notifications via e mail or FTP Please enter the relevant information for your e mail or FTP account Click Next to continue Step 4 You have completed the Motion Detection Wizard Please verify your settings and click Apply to save them Please wait a few moments while the camera saves your settings and restarts ...

Page 26: ...ot need to fill out the IP address settings You may obtain a static or fixed IP address and other network information from your network administrator for your camera A static IP address may simplify access to your camera in the future Enter the IP address that the camera will use on your network You may need to get this information from your ISP or network administrator Enter the subnet mask that ...

Page 27: ...ng entries into the router automatically on a UPnP capable network Enable this setting if your network uses PPPoE Enter the username and password for your PPPoE account Re enter your password in the Confirm Password field You may obtain this information from your ISP Enter the port to use for HTTP access to the camera The default port number is 80 Enter a name to use for HTTP streaming access The ...

Page 28: ...r different types of traffic so you can prioritize their transmission on your network QoS helps provide prioritizationforLayer3traffic Ifthecameraisconnected to a router that itself implements QoS the router s settings will override the QoS settings of the camera Enabling this setting will enable use of the IPv6 protocol Click the IPv6 Information button to see the camera s current IPv6 details or...

Page 29: ...Address Host Name User Name Password Timeout Status Select this checkbox to enable the DDNS function Select your Dynamic DNS provider from the drop down menu or enter the server address manually Enter the host name of the DDNS server Enter the user name or e mail used to connect to your DDNS account Enter the password used to connect to your DDNS account Enter the DNS timeout values you wish to us...

Page 30: ...era image to draw a mask area Right clicking on the camera image brings up the following menu options Disable All Disables all mask areas Enable All Enables all mask areas Reset All Clears all mask areas This will mirror the image horizontally This will flip the image vertically If the camera is installed upside down Flip and Mirror should both be checked Select the frequency used by your power li...

Page 31: ... the picture If you are using one of the Customize settings for the ExposureMode youcansettheminimumandmaximum shutter speeds Faster shutter speeds will result in a clearerimage butrequirebrighterenvironments Slower shutter speeds provide better image exposure for darker environments but may blur motion This setting controls the amount of noise reduction that will be applied to the picture Adjust ...

Page 32: ...n 3D filtering reduces the amount of image noise when viewing a low light environment Higher levels of 3D filtering will apply stronger levels of noise reduction Click this button to reset the image settings to the factory defaults 3D Filter Reset Default ...

Page 33: ...en Click Save after changing this setting Set the video codec to be used to JPEG MPEG 4 or H 264 Frame size determines the total capture resolution and View window area determines the Live Video viewing window size If the Frame size is larger than the Live Video size you can use the ePTZ controls to look around 16 9 1280 x 720 800 x 450 640 x 360 4 3 1024 x 768 800 x 600 640 x 480 Note If yourView...

Page 34: ...ate and select the desired bandwidth The bps will affect the bit rate of the video recorded by the camera Higher bit rates result in higher video quality Select the image quality level for the camera to try to maintain High quality levels will result in increased bit rates Checkingthiswillmuteaudiopickedupbyamicrophone connected to the audio in jack Specify how much gain to add to audio picked up ...

Page 35: ...e This selects which video profile to use Specify the speed to use for ePTZ panning 1 is the slowest and 10 is the fastest Use these buttons to move to a specific part of the viewing area which you can then set as a preset Click the Home button to return to the center of the viewing area Enter the name of the preset you want to create then click the Add button to make a new preset If an existing p...

Page 36: ...e preset name will appear in the list followed by the dwell time to view that preset for You can rearrange your presets in the sequence by selecting a preset in the sequence then clicking the arrow buttons to move it higher or lower in the current sequence Clicking the trash can button will remove the currently selected preset from the sequence If you want to change the dwell time for a preset sel...

Page 37: ...o monitor for motion motion will not be detected by the camera Specifies how sensitive motion detection will be from 0 to 100 A low sensitivity setting means that there must be large changes between two images in order to detect motion and a high sensitivity setting means that even small changes will cause motion to be detected Use your mouse to click and drag on the areas that you would like to m...

Page 38: ...h suchasifthecamerahasbeenredirected blocked defocused or spray painted Tampering is detected after the camera s view is changed significantly for longer than the trigger duration you specify Enable camera tampering detection Select this box to enable the tamper detection feature of your camera Specify the trigger duration you wish to use ...

Page 39: ...e from the drop down menu Select this to enable Daylight Saving Time Select this option to allow your camera to configure the Daylight Saving settings automatically SelectingthisoptionallowsyoutoconfiguretheDaylight Saving date and time manually Sets the amount of time to be added or removed when Daylight Saving is enabled Set the date and time to start using and stop using daylight saving Enable ...

Page 40: ...ollowing Server This is a destination for media to be sent to such as an e mail address or FTP server Media This is the media that will be sent such as snapshots video clips or a system log You can then set up Events and Recordings Event This is the actual trigger event that the camera is monitoring for and the action that it will take Event triggers include motion detection loss of network connec...

Page 41: ... Storage SD Card Enter the name for the server If you want to use an e mail address for your server select this and enter the settings for your target e mail account If you want to use an FTP server for your server select this and enter the settings for your target FTP server If you want to use a network storage device for your server select this and enter its settings here You can only specify a ...

Page 42: ...ake Pre event imagesareimagestakenbeforethemaineventsnapshot is taken Set the number of post event images to take Post event images are images taken after the main event snapshot is taken You can set up to 7 post event images to be taken For example If both Send pre event images and Send post event images are set to four a total of 9 images will be saved after a trigger is activated There are thre...

Page 43: ...ix Select this option to set the media type to video clips Set the video profile to use as the media source Refer to Audio andVideo on page 33 for more information on video profiles This sets how many seconds to record before the main event video clip starts You can record up to 4 seconds of pre event video Set the maximum length of video to record for your video clips Set the maximum file size to...

Page 44: ... again This is used for both motion detection events and digital input triggers Specify the input type that triggers the event Selecting this will trigger the event when motion is detected during live video monitoring Make sure you have enabled motion detection and specified what part of the image to monitor for motion For more details refer to Motion Detection on page 37 Selecting this will trigg...

Page 45: ...ent then select Always or enter the time interval to monitor for the specified event If you have created Server and Media entries you will see them appear here Select which Server you want to send to and which Media you want the camera to send You can also trigger a signal on the D O port by enabling the option then specifying how many seconds to send a signal for ...

Page 46: ...rofile to use as the recording source Use the checkboxes to set which days to record video on Select Always to record for the entire day or select From and specify the period of time you want to record using the dropdown boxes Select the Server to save the recording file to If you created a server entry for network storage you can select SAMBA to save to it If you created a server entry for the mi...

Page 47: ...he camera will record 100 files in the specified destination After that the oldest file will be deleted to make space for new ones Please note that if the amount of free disk space is not enough the recording will stop Before you set up this option please make sure your storage drive has enough free space Also it is recommended that you do not save other files in the same folder as your recording ...

Page 48: ...n clicking on the file you want to view Files Per Page Refresh Format SD Card Deleting Files and Folders Use the drop down box to specify how many files to show per page To change pages use the drop down box on the right Click this to refresh the file and folder information from the microSD card Click this icon to automatically format the microSD card and create the Video and Picture folders To de...

Page 49: ...ages will be taken and e mailed After making any changes click the Save Settings button to save your changes DI and DO The camera can receive signals from an external device and can send a signal when an event is triggered Specify whether you want the active state to be N C or N O for the digital input and digital output ports N C stands for Normally Closed This means that the normal state of the ...

Page 50: ...hod Status Note Enable HTTPS connections You will need to create a certificate using the settings below Choose the way the certificate should be created Three options are available Create a self signed certificate automatically Create a self signed certificate manually Create a certificate request and install Displays the status of the certificate The certificate cannot be removed while HTTPS is s...

Page 51: ...ng the entry to the Allow list The starting IP address of the IP address range for the devices such as a computer that have permission to access the video of the camera TheendingIPaddressoftheIPaddressrangeforthedevices such as a computer that have permission to access the video of the camera Click Add to save your changes Note You can create seven entries for both the Allow list and the Deny list...

Page 52: ...this option to allow for SNMPv1 and SNMPv2c management of the camera Enter a name for the read write community of your SNMP server Enter a name for the read only community of your SNMP server Enable this option to allow SNMPv3 management of the camera Enter a name for the read write community of your read write SNMP server Enter the type of authentication used by your read write SNMP server Enter ...

Page 53: ... only SNMP server Enter the type of authentication used by your read only SNMP server Enter the authentication password used for your read only SNMP server Enter the encryption password used for your read only SNMP server Read Only Security Name Authentication Type Authentication Password Encryption Password ...

Page 54: ...ount Add a new user account Enter the user name for the new account Enter the password for the new account All the existing user accounts will be displayed here You may delete accounts included in the list but you may want to reserve at least one as a guest account Create a unique name for your camera that will be added to the file name prefix when creating a snapshot or a video clip Select this o...

Page 55: ...n as a file on your computer Locate a pre saved configuration by clicking Browse and then restore the pre defined settings to your camera by clicking Load Configuration You may reset your camera and restore the factory settings by clicking Restore Factory Defaults This will restart your camera If you want your camera to reboot on a regular schedule check the Enable Schedule Reboot checkbox then se...

Page 56: ...nload and save the latest firmware version from the D Link Support Page to your local hard drive Locate the file on your local hard drive by clicking the Browse button Select the file and click the Upload button to start upgrading the firmware Current Firmware Version Current Product Name File Path Upload Displays the detected firmware version Displays the camera model name Locate the file upgrade...

Page 57: ...57 D Link DCS 1201 User Manual Section 3 Configuration Status Device Info This page displays detailed information about your device and network connection ...

Page 58: ... 1201 User Manual Section 3 Configuration This page displays the log information of your camera You may download the information by clicking Download You may also click Clear to delete the saved log information Logs ...

Page 59: ...59 D Link DCS 1201 User Manual Section 3 Configuration This page provides helpful information regarding camera operation Help ...

Page 60: ...ultaneous H 264 MPEG 4 MJPEG format compression H 264 MPEG 4 multicast streaming JPEG for still images Video Resolution 16 9 1280 x 720 800 x 450 640 x 360 at up to 30 fps1 4 3 1024 x 768 800 x 600 640 x 480 at up to 30 fps1 Audio Support G 711 External Device Interfaces 10 100 BASE TX Ethernet port with PoE Class 2 1 DI 1 DO DC12V 100 mA Output Camera port Power terminal 8 28V DC micro SD SDHC SD...

Page 61: ...D ViewCam System Requirements Operating System MicrosoftWindows 8 7 Web Browser Internet Explorer 7 or higher Protocol StandardTCP IP D ViewCam Software Functions Remote management control of up to 32 cameras Supports all management functions provided in the web interface Viewing of up to 32 cameras on one screen Scheduled motion triggered or manual recording options General Weight 385 grams 1 15 ...

Page 62: ...62 D Link DCS 1201 User Manual Appendix A Technical Specifications Dimensions Control Box Camera ...

Page 63: ...63 D Link DCS 1201 User Manual Appendix A Technical Specifications Camera Mounts Camera Cover Flat Mounting Bracket Angled Mounting Bracket ...

Page 64: ...hich case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense Non modification Statement Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment Caution This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause ...

Page 65: ...e Doing so can cause a fire or an electrical shock by shorting out interior components The powering of this device must adhere to the power specifications indicated for this product Do not overload wall outlets and or extension cords as this will increase the risk of fire or electrical shock Do not rest anything on the power cord or on the device unless the device is made and expressly approved as...

Page 66: ...efore connecting the power cable to the power supply Unplug the power cable before removing the power supply If the system has multiple sources of power disconnect power from the device by unplugging all power cables from the power supplies Servicing Disassembling Do not service any product except as expressly set forth in your system documentation Opening or removing covers that are marked with t...

Page 67: ...ody before you touch any of the electronic components such as the microprocessor You can do so by periodically touching an unpainted metal surface on the chassis You can also take the following steps to help prevent damage from electrostatic discharge ESD 1 When unpacking a static sensitive component from its shipping carton do not remove the component from the antistatic packing material until yo...

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