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User Manual

Version 1.00 | 6/1/2017

DCS-2670L

Full HD 180-Degree Outdoor Wi-Fi Cam

Summary of Contents for DCS-2670L

Page 1: ...User Manual Version 1 00 6 1 2017 DCS 2670L Full HD 180 Degree Outdoor Wi Fi Cam ...

Page 2: ...t names mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Apple Apple logo Safari iPhone iPad iPod touch and Macintosh are trademarks of Apple Inc registered in the U S and other countries App StoreSM is a service mark of Apple Inc Chrome browser Google Play and Android are trademarks of Google Inc Internet Explorer Windows and the Windows logo are trademarks o...

Page 3: ...ing Your Camera 16 Configuration 18 Accessing the Web Configuration Utility 18 Live Video 19 Setup 21 Setup Wizard 21 Network Setup 26 Wireless Setup 29 Dynamic DNS 30 Image Setup 31 Audio and Video 33 Motion Detection 34 Sound Detection 35 Time and Date 36 Event Setup 37 SD Card 44 Advanced 45 ICR and IR 45 HTTPS 46 Access List 47 Maintenance 48 Admin 48 System 49 Firmware Upgrade 50 Status 51 De...

Page 4: ... Fi Cam Power Adapter Camera Base and Mounting Kit Ethernet Cable Quick Installation Guide If any of the above items are missing please contact your reseller Note Using a power supply with a different voltage than the one included with your product will cause damage and void the warranty for this product Waterproof Cable Connector ...

Page 5: ...m mydlink Lite App Requirements An iPhone iPad iPod touch or Android smartphone or tablet please refer to the mobile app s store page to check whether your device is compatible mydlink Website Requirements A computer with Internet Explorer 8 or higher Firefox 12 or higher Safari 6 or higher Chrome 20 or higher Note Make sure you have the latest version of Java installed Visit www java com to downl...

Page 6: ... crisp detail and clarity for high quality snapshots and video IP65 Certified for Waterproof Installations The DCS 2670L has the toughness to withstand wet conditions in both indoor or outdoor environments Comprehensive Day Night Surveillance The built in infrared LEDs enable night time viewing of up to 10 meters 32 8 feet in complete darkness The microSD card slot allows the camera to record snap...

Page 7: ...onnector 3 Ethernet Connector Use an Ethernet cable for a wired connection to your network 4 Light Sensor The IR Cut sensor monitors lighting conditions and switches between color and infrared modes accordingly 5 180 Camera Lens Provides a wide angle view and streams records video of your environment 6 Status LEDs Indicates the camera s current status 7 Microphone Records audio from the camera s e...

Page 8: ...s button for 10 seconds to reset the camera 2 microSD Card Slot Insert a microSD card to record videos and images to the card 3 Camera Base Rotate the camera base until you achieve your desired viewing angle 4 Baseplate Use the baseplate to easily mount the camera to the surface of your choice 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 9: ...ppears to be almost 3 feet 1 meter thick At a 2 degree angle it looks over 42 feet 14 meters thick Position your devices so that the signal will travel straight through a wall or ceiling instead of at an angle for better reception 3 Building materials make a difference A solid metal door or aluminum studs may weaken the wireless signal Try to position your access points wireless routers and other ...

Page 10: ... below to set up your DCS 2670L Step 1 Connect the Ethernet Cable and the Plug Use an Ethernet cable and plug it into the camera Connect the other end into an available LAN port on your router Connect one end of the included power adapter to the back of the camera Step 2 Plug the Power Adapter to a Wall Outlet Plug the other end of the power adapter to a wall outlet to power on your camera ...

Page 11: ...n configure your camera through the mydlink Lite mobile app On your mobile device download mydlink Lite by searching for mydlink Lite in the App Store or Google Play Launch the mydlink Lite app and create a new account or sign in to your existing account Follow the onscreen instructions to set up your camera ...

Page 12: ...Settings button Step 2 Select Wi Fi Setting and Enable Wi Fi connection To connect your camera to your network wirelessly follow the instructions below Step 3 Select your wireless network and enter your password then tap Apply Step 4 You can now disconnect the Ethernet cable and move the camera to your preferred location ...

Page 13: ...cess your camera from the www mydlink com website After signing in to your mydlink account you will see a screen similar to the following For more details on using your camera with mydlink go to the Support section of the mydlink website and check the User Manual section for your product to find the latest guides for your camera s mydlink features ...

Page 14: ...installation or the small holes for a fixed one Make sure the lock arrow on the plate is pointing down Step 2 Depending on the material of the wall or ceiling use proper tools to drill holes 25 mm deep with a 6 mm drill bit where you marked If the wall is made out of concrete drill the holes first then insert the plastic anchors to support the screws Step 3 Place the baseplate over the holes that ...

Page 15: ...the camera by sliding it in the direction of the arrow Then screw the baseplate to the camera body Step 6 Adjust the angles via the camera body and rotate the silver base until you achieve your desired viewing angle Step 5 Once the camera is secured to the baseplate use a screwdriver to fasten the screw next to the hole at the back of the camera body ...

Page 16: ...fing your connectors when using Wi Fi Note DuetoitsIP65ratingwerecommendthatyouinstallyourdeviceunderarooforashelter to protect the Power and Ethernet connections from water seepage However the cables and connections need to be located away from all potential water hazards Step 1 Plug the power adapter into the dongle Step 2 To waterproof the Ethernet socket align the cap according to the thread a...

Page 17: ...r and Ethernet cables to their sockets Step 2 Wind waterproof tape such as butyl rubber or vinyl tape around the individual cables and connectors in a half overlapping manner then wrap all the connectors together Be sure to cover all of the connectors and any unsheathed cables Note Butyl rubber tape should be wrapped by stretching the tape to about twice its length andwrappingitaroundthecable Fail...

Page 18: ...te a password you will be prompted to create one Initially you can log in using the default password which is blank After entering your new password click OK Note If you are directly connecting your PC to the camera or if you are using the camera on a closed network the default IP is 192 168 0 20 PleasemakesurethatyouhavethelatestversionofJavaapplicationinstalledonyourcomputer to ensure proper ope...

Page 19: ...ge lets you view the live video stream from your camera Please make sure that you have the latest version of Java installed on your computer to ensure proper operation when viewing the video in Java mode The Java application can be downloaded free from Sun s web site http www java com ...

Page 20: ...l Screen Switches to a full screen view of the camera video Snapshot Takes a snapshot of the image currently displayed on the screen and saves it to the hard drive in the folder specified using the Storage folder button Video Recording Triggers the camera s recording function This will record the video displayed on the screen and saves it to the hard drive in the folder specified using the Storage...

Page 21: ...on by using the Motion Detection Setup Wizard that includes step by step instructions Please refer to Motion Detection Setup Wizard on page 24 for more details If you would rather manually set up the camera s motion detection features you can refer to Motion Detection on page 34 which provides more details on the information required Internet Connection Setup Wizard Manual Internet Connection Setu...

Page 22: ...nnect to the Internet If your camera is connected to a router or you are unsure how your camera will connect to the Internet select DHCP Select Static IP Client 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 selec...

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: ... 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 34 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 days and hours to enable ...

Page 25: ...You may choose not to receive notifications or to receive notifications via e mail Please enter the relevant information for your e mail 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: ...om 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 network administrator Enter the subnet mask that your camera will use on the network The default value is 255 255 255 0 This is used to determine if the destination is part of ...

Page 27: ... streaming to mobile devices The default port number is 554 You may specify the address of a particular stream For instance live1 sdp can be accessed at rtsp x x x x live1 sdp where the x x x x represents the IP address of your camera Enabling CoS allows you to specify the Class of Service for different types of traffic so you can prioritize their transmission on your network CoS helps provide pri...

Page 28: ...administrator The DCS 2670L allows you to multicast each of the available streams via a group address and lets you specify the TTL value for each stream Enter the ports and TTL settings you wish to use if you do not want to use the defaults Enable this to allow other network devices to connect to this camera using the Bonjour protocol Enter a name to use to identify this camera through Bonjour ...

Page 29: ... again Type in an SSID name to connect the camera to a wireless network This shows the current wireless mode being used by the camera In Ad Hoc wireless mode you can select the wireless channel you wish the camera to operate on For security you can choose Open Shared or WPA PSK WPA2 PSK Select the same encryption method that is being used by your wireless device router Select Shared WPA PSK or WPA...

Page 30: ...S Server 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 it again in the Verify Passw...

Page 31: ...rizontally 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 lines to avoid interference or distortion Use the drop down box to change white balance settings to help balance colors for different environments You can choose from Auto Outdoor Indoor and Fluorescent Changes the exposure mode Use th...

Page 32: ...his setting to compensate for backlit subjects Adjust this setting to alter the color intensity strength This setting controls the amount of coloration from grayscale to fully saturated Specify how much sharpening to apply to the image You can select the strength ofWide Dynamic Range from this drop down menu to enhance dark and bright areas of your image Click this button to reset the image settin...

Page 33: ...ovides smoother motion for videos and requires more bandwidth Lower frame rates will result in stuttering motion and require less bandwidth Please note that if 1920 x 1080 is selected as your frame size your maximum frame rate will be 30 frames per second This limits the maximum frame rate which can be combined with the Fixed quality option to optimize the bandwidth utilization and video quality I...

Page 34: ...or for motion motion will not be detected by the camera Specifies how sensitive motion detection will be from 0 to 100 A lowsensitivitysettingmeansthattheremustbelargechangesbetween 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 monitor for motion...

Page 35: ...r by option under Video Clip Snapshot or SD Recording should also be selected For more details refer to Event Setup on page 37 After making your changes click the Save Settings button for them to take effect Sound Detection Detection Level Select this box to enable the sound detection feature of your camera Specify the volume level that a sound must exceed in order to trigger the sound detection f...

Page 36: ...op down menu Select this to enable Daylight Saving Time Select this option to allow your camera to configure the Daylight Saving settings automatically Selecting this option allows you to configure the Daylight 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 this ...

Page 37: ...define Detailed information for the following steps can be found at Add Server on page 38 Add Media on page 39 and Add Event on page 41 Action Step 1 Select your destination Server and Media type Step 2 Select your Trigger event and Action Server E mail SD Card Media Snapshot Video Clip System Log Video motion detection Periodic System boot Network lost Sound detection Event schedule Event Server ...

Page 38: ... to edit it Add Server Server Name E mail 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 You can ask your email service provider for the server address and port settings After you ve filled these fields out click the Test button to make sure the system is working correctly Select this to u...

Page 39: ...vent images are images taken before the main event snapshot 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 seven post event images to be taken For example If both the Send pre event images and Send post event images are set to four a total of 9 images are generated after a trigger is activated There a...

Page 40: ...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 and Video 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 t...

Page 41: ... 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 34 Selecting this will trigger the event in specified intervals The trigger interval unit is in minutes Selecting this will t...

Page 42: ...eated a server entry for the microSD card slot you can select SD to save to it Specify the amount of disk space to use for this recording between 200 MB and 2 TB When this space is full the oldest recordings will be deleted to make room for new recordings For example if each recording file is 6 MB and the total cycling recording size is 600 MB then the camera will record 100 files in the specified...

Page 43: ...recording Time of each file for recording File Name Prefix Ifthisisselected fileswillbeseparatedbasedonthefilesizeyouspecify If this is selected files will be separated based on the maximum length you specify The prefix name will be added to the file name of the recording file s ...

Page 44: ...n clicking on the file you want to view Files Per Page Refresh Format SD Card Deleting Files and Folders Use the drop down menu to specify how many files to show per page To change pages use the drop down menu 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 ...

Page 45: ... to the right shows which lighting conditions are currently being detected by the camera for reference You can refresh this status by clicking the Refresh button Day mode enables the IR Cut Filter Night mode disables the IR Cut Filter Set up the Day Night mode using a schedule The camera will enter Day mode at the starting time and return to Night mode at the ending time The camera can enable or d...

Page 46: ...us 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 details of the SSL certificate that is being used Note The certificate cannot be removed ...

Page 47: ...dding 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 The ending IP address of the IP address range for the devices 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...

Page 48: ...nt 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 opt...

Page 49: ...y save your current camera configuration as a file on your computer Locate a pre saved configuration by clicking Browse and then restore thepre definedsettingstoyourcamerabyclickingLoadConfiguration 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 Sc...

Page 50: ...wnload 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 upgrad...

Page 51: ...51 D Link DCS 2670L User Manual Section 3 Configuration Status Device Info This page displays detailed information about your device and network connection ...

Page 52: ... 2670L 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 Log ...

Page 53: ...53 D Link DCS 2670L User Manual Section 3 Configuration This page provides helpful information regarding camera operation Help ...

Page 54: ... be a problem with the network cable To confirm that the cables are working PING the address of a known device on the network If the cabling is OK and your network is reachable you should receive a reply similar to the following bytes 32 time 2 ms Another possible problem may be that the network device such as a hub or switch utilized by the Network Camera is not functioning properly Please confir...

Page 55: ... set properly For more refer to Image Setup on page 31 7 Why are no images available through the Web browser ActiveX might be disabled If you are viewing the images from Internet Explorer make sure ActiveX has been enabled in the Internet Options menu You may also need to change the security settings on your browser to allow the ActiveX plug in to be installed Also check that you have the latest v...

Page 56: ...ays Configurable motion detection windows Configurable brightness Video Compression Simultaneous H 264 format compression H 264 multicast streaming JPEG for still images Video Resolution 16 9 1920 x 1080 at up to 30 fps 1280 x 720 800 x 448 640 x 360 at up to 30 fps Audio Support AAC 32 kbps G 711 128 kbps Connectivity 802 11n g b wireless withWPA WPA2 encryption 10 100BASE TX Fast Ethernet port M...

Page 57: ...snapshot video clip uploads to mobile device Remote Management Configuration interface accessible via a web browser Mobile Support mydlink Lite mobile app for iPhone iPad iPod touch and Android Physical Weight 360 grams 12 7 ounces 5 Power Adapter Input 100 to 240V AC 50 60 Hz Output 5V DC 1 2 A Power Consumption Maximum 5 watts 5 Temperature Operating 25 to 45 C 13 to 113 F Storage 20 to 70 C 4 t...

Page 58: ...tion between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Non modifications 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 Thi...

Page 59: ...ept any interference including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device Le présent appareil est conforme aux CNR d ISED applicables aux appareils radio exempts de licence L exploitation est autorisée aux deux conditions suivantes 1 l appareil ne doit pas produire de brouillage et 2 l utilisateur de l appareil doit accepter tout brouillage radioélectrique subi même si le brouil...

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