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Configure D-Link DCS-2132L Wireless IP Camera for  

Cloud Recording, Remote Monitoring and Playback 

 

Contents 

Introduction .............................................................................................................................................. 2 

Step 1: Connect Camera to the Network and Find Its IP Address ............................................................ 2 

1.1 Connect Camera to the Network .................................................................................................... 2 

1.2 Find the Camera’s IP Address ......................................................................................................... 3 

Step 2: Access the Web-based Camera Configuration Tool ..................................................................... 6 

Step 3. Configure Video/Audio or Image Profile Settings ......................................................................... 8 

Step 4. Configure Motion Detection Settings ........................................................................................... 9 

Step 5. Configure the Events (i.e. FTP Server, Media Type and Event) .................................................. 10 

5.1 Configure the FTP Server Info ....................................................................................................... 10 

5.2 Configure the Media Type (Image snapshots or video clips) ........................................................ 12 

5.3 Configure an Event ........................................................................................................................ 14 

6. CameraFTP Viewer .............................................................................................................................. 15 

 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for DCS-2132L

Page 1: ...Address 2 1 1 Connect Camera to the Network 2 1 2 Find the Camera s IP Address 3 Step 2 Access the Web based Camera Configuration Tool 6 Step 3 Configure Video Audio or Image Profile Settings 8 Step...

Page 2: ...cording Continuous recording Continuous recording is not fully supported It can record 1 minute video 2 minutes or 10 images minute Supported video format MP4 Connection type Wi Fi and Ethernet cable...

Page 3: ...changes In about 1 minute you will see the status light below the camera lens changes to solid green indicating it is connected to the wireless router 1 2 Find the Camera s IP Address Please refer to...

Page 4: ...e the default password is blank After you selected the camera it will ask you to create and confirm a password After you entered the password clicking Next will bring you to setup your network connect...

Page 5: ...ly You can sign up for an account or select I don t want to sign up now CameraFTP s service is different from mydlink service We offer cloud based storage for your camera which is much more secure tha...

Page 6: ...Access the Web based Camera Configuration Tool Once you have found the camera s IP address launch a web browser and enter the address of your camera http IP_ADDRESS It will pop up a logon dialog as f...

Page 7: ...t is recommended that you change the password After logging in you will see the Live Video screen Once you are in your configuration pages click Setup and you will see the Setup Main screen With Camer...

Page 8: ...it matters is the frame size This model camera cannot specify upload frequency for image based recording It will always use 1 image s so make sure this is what you ordered on CameraFTP If you ordered...

Page 9: ...timating the bandwidth Number of Cameras should be set to 1 For the video plan of 1280x720 5 frames s the estimated bandwidth is 486Kbps So you can set it to 512Kbps Click Save Settings not to be conf...

Page 10: ...loading for longer than 10 hours day you should order the continuous recording plan even if you will turn on motion detection Otherwise your camera may exceed the usage limit and be blocked Step 5 Con...

Page 11: ...fo as follows Check the FTP checkbox and enter the FTP info as follows FTP server ftp cameraftp com Port 21 Username and Password Same as your cameraftp com username and password Remote folder name Sa...

Page 12: ...essful click Save Settings 5 2 Configure the Media Type Image snapshots or video clips In this step we will configure what type of media to be recorded when an event is triggered Click Event Setup the...

Page 13: ...ny other prefix Also check the checkbox Add date and time suffix to file name and set it to send in 3 pre event images and 7 post event images Click Save Settings If you ordered a video plan you can c...

Page 14: ...the checkbox Delay for 1 or 2 seconds before detecting next event If you ordered a plan with motion detection enabled then you must check the checkbox of Video motion detection If you ordered a contin...

Page 15: ...rofile 1 If you ordered a video plan you just need to select the VideoClip1 as the attached media Click Save Settings That s all You don t need to configure the Recording section which is for local re...

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