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D-Link DCS-5615 User Manual

Product Overview

DC Power

Connects to the 12 V 

DC power adapter to 

power the camera

Ethernet (PoE)

RJ-45 connector is for Ethernet 

and can also be used to power 

the camera using PoE

DI connector

DI connectors provide a 

physical interface to receive 

digital signals from a variety 

of external devices

microSD Card Slot

Local MicroSD card for storing 

recorded images and video

Reset

Press and hold this button for 10 
seconds to reset the camera

RESET

microSD

Summary of Contents for DCS-5615

Page 1: ...Version 1 0 02 07 2014 User Manual Full HD Mini Pan Tilt Dome Network Camera DCS 5615 ...

Page 2: ...ademarks 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 2014 by D Link Corporation All rights reserved This publication may not be reproduced in whole or in part without prior expressed written permission from D Link Corporation Revi...

Page 3: ... 26 Advanced Setup 27 System Overview 28 Video 29 Video Settings 29 Image Settings 32 Audio Settings 34 Network 35 IP Settings 35 Port and Access Name Settings 38 Dynamic DNS 41 HTTPS 42 Access List 44 Advanced Settings 46 Event Management 50 Motion Detection 50 Tamper Detection 51 DI 52 Event Settings 53 Recording 60 Recording Settings 60 Local Storage 62 PTZ Control 63 Mechanical Pan Tilt 63 Use...

Page 4: ...4 D Link DCS 5615 User Manual Appendix A Technical Specifications 73 Technical Specifications 73 ...

Page 5: ...roduct Overview If any of the above items are missing please contact your reseller Package Contents DCS 5615 Network Camera Mount bracket Extension Adaptor Screw Quick Install Guide CD ROM with User Manual and software Power Adapter Alignment sticker ...

Page 6: ... least 256MB of memory 512MB recommended Web Browser Internet Explorer 7 or higher VGA card resolution SVGA or XGA 1024x768 or above CPU 1 7GHz or above 2 8GHz plus processor with 512MB memory and a 32MB video card is required for multiple camera viewing and recording in IP surveillance program An available Ethernet connection ...

Page 7: ...m allow you to monitor a large area and zoom to view fine detail The built in MicroSD card slot can be used as a local backup by storing important events on an easily retrievable MicroSD card The included D Link D ViewCam is sophisticated software which allows users to manage up to 32 network cameras set e mail alert notifications create recording schedules and use motion detection to record direc...

Page 8: ...le microSD card Multiple Video Streams The DCS 5615 supports simultaneous streaming of H 264 MPEG 4 and MJPEG video to provide both high quality and bandwidth efficient compression formats H 264 produces a small file size making it useful for extended recording with high detail or for use in low bandwidth networks MJPEG delivers excellent file integrity ideal for situations which require extensive...

Page 9: ...9 D Link DCS 5615 User Manual Product Overview Hardware Overview Plastic housing Tilt 80 Pan 180 Pan 180 ...

Page 10: ...r is for Ethernet and can also be used to power the camera using PoE DI connector DI connectors provide a physical interface to receive digital signals from a variety of external devices microSD Card Slot Local MicroSD card for storing recorded images and video Reset Press and hold this button for 10 seconds to reset the camera RESET microSD ...

Page 11: ...allation Open the microSD card plastic cover at the bottom Slip the card socket forward and up Insert a microSD card close the the cover and push it back to secure the installation Install the plastic cover by pressing it back to its original position M ic ro S D ...

Page 12: ...ent sticker to the ceiling or wall 3 Drill three pilot holes where the holes of the alignment sticker are located 4 Insert the supplied plastic anchors into the drilled holes and install the Plate A with the screws 5 Attach Plate B to the bottom of the camera and secure it with two screws 6 Slide the Camera into Plate A 7 Secure the camera to the Plate A with the screw Plate B Plate A ...

Page 13: ...t the network camera to a switch or router via an Ethernet cable Connect the supplied power cable from the camera to a power outlet Connection with a PoE Switch If using a PoE switch connect the network camera to the switch via an Ethernet cable which will provide both power and data transmission over a single cable ...

Page 14: ...nto your computer s CD ROM drive to begin the installation If the Autorun function on your computer is disabled or if the D Link Launcher fails to start automatically click Start Run Type D autorun exe where D represents the drive letter of your CD ROM drive After clicking Setup Wizard the following window will open Click Next to continue ...

Page 15: ...15 D Link DCS 5615 User Manual Installation Click Yes to accept the License Agreement To start the installation process click Next Note The installation may take several minutes to finish ...

Page 16: ...16 D Link DCS 5615 User Manual Installation Click Finish to complete the installation Click on the D Link Setup Wizard SE icon that was created in your Windows Start menu Start D Link Setup Wizard SE ...

Page 17: ...t blank Click Next to proceed to the next page The Setup Wizard 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 Click the Wizard button to continue ...

Page 18: ...moment to confirm your settings and click Restart Select DHCP if your camera obtains an IP address automatically when it boots up Select static IP if the camera will use the same IP address each time it is started Click Next to proceed to the next page ...

Page 19: ...ity This section explains how to configure your new D Link Network Camera using the Web based Configuration Utility Select the camera and click the button labeled Link to access the web configuration The Setup Wizard will automatically open your web browser to the IP address of the camera Alternatively you may manually open a browser and enter the IP address of the camera 192 168 0 20 ...

Page 20: ...video You can select your video profile and view or operate the camera For additional information about web configuration please refer to the user manual included on the CD ROM or the D Link website Enter admin as the default username and leave the password blank Click OK to continue ...

Page 21: ...a s web interface you will see the following page This is the Live Video page which will allow you to view the camera s video feed and control basic camera functions using the icons on the screen Please refer to the tables on the following pages for detailed information about the icons on this screen ...

Page 22: ...aving options on the local computer Language Select this option to adjust the language settings Setup Click on the setup icon on the main page to enter the camera setting pages Note that only Administrators can access the setup page To simplify the setting procedure two types of user interfaces are available Advanced Setup for professional users and Basic Setup for entry level users Video Stream T...

Page 23: ...h image Patrol Auto Pan Patrol Patrol executes a pre defined sequence of pan tilt zoom and focus features Before selecting this users must define at least two preset points Auto Pan Auto Pan automatically scans an area horizontally Stop Stop Pan and Tilt Go Preset Select from the preset drop down list to quickly move the camera to the desired preset position Speed Control Control Pan Tilt Zoom spe...

Page 24: ...level drag the slider bar To move to a different area you want to magnify drag the navigation screen Speaker Volumn Speaker Volume When the mute function is not active move the slider bar to adjust the volume of the speakers that are connected to your network camera Speaker Mute Speaker Mute Un mute Click to mute the external speaker that is connected to the network camera Press again to un mute t...

Page 25: ... quality when bandwidth becomes restricted If the network is protected by a firewall and it opens only HTTP port 80 HTTP protocol must be selected In this mode audio is disabled and only video can be viewed UDP connections will not be available to remote users if all four ports have not been forwarded as shown on page 46 Only the HTTP port must be forwarded for remote users to make an HTTP connect...

Page 26: ...ons System Overview Audio and Video Video Settings Audio Settings Network IP Settings Event Management Motion Detection Tamper Detection PTZ Control Mechanical PT Calibrate System User Settings Device Settings Time and Date Maintenance Setup The DCS 5615 includes basic and advanced setup screens Both screens include a tree view with multiple setup options This manual includes detailed explanations...

Page 27: ...ns System Overview Audio and Video Video Settings Image Settings Audio Settings Network IP Settings Port Access Name Settings Dynamic DNS HTTPS Access List Advanced Settings Event Management Motion Detection Tamper Detection DI Event Settings Recording Recording Settings Local Storage PTZ Control Mechanical PT Calibrate User Customization Live Video Page Config HTML Code Examples System User Setti...

Page 28: ...nual Configuration System Overview The system overview page contains a summary of the camera s current settings For more information about adjusting these settings please consult the subsequent instructions found in this manual ...

Page 29: ...ed viewing region you can also resize and drag the floating frame to a desired position with your mouse 3 Choose a proper Output Frame Size from the drop down list according to the size of your monitoring device Note All the items in the Output Frame Size should not be greater than the Region of Interest current maximum resolution The definition of multiple streams Stream 1 3 Users can define the ...

Page 30: ...0 1 120 1 240 1 480 second Exposure level You can manually set the Exposure level which ranges from 1 to 8 dark to bright Max Gain Auto Gain Control You can manually set the AGC level 2X 4X or 8X The higher the value the brighter the image will be Enable BLC Back Light Compensation Enable this option when the object is too dark or too bright to recognize It allows the camera to adjust to the best ...

Page 31: ... but it requires more storage usage 10 options for selection customize 1 2 3 5 8 10 15 20 25 30 fps 30 fps is recommended real time video on a computer monitor 5 fps is ideal for mobile viewers Intra Frame Period Determines the frequency and I frame is planted The shorter the duration the more likely you will get better video quality but at the cost of higher network bandwidth consumption Select t...

Page 32: ...usts the relative amount of red green and blue primary colors in the image so that the neutral colors are reproduced correctly Auto The camera automatically adjusts the color temperature of the light in response to different light sources The white balance setting defaults to Auto and works well in most situations Fixed Follow the steps below to manually set the white balance to compensate for the...

Page 33: ...ote The Sensor Settings and Image Settings share the same Profile 2 settings Privacy Mask In this page you can block out certain sensitive zones for privacy concerns To set up a Privacy Mask Window follow the steps given below 1 Click New to add a window 2 The height and width of the window can be resized and drag dropped the window 3 Enter a descriptive Window Name and click Save to apply changes...

Page 34: ...ecibel number the louder the sound Audio type Advanced Audio Coding AAC is a wide band audio coding algorithm that exploits two primary coding strategies to dramatically reduce the amount of data needed to convey high quality digital audio Select a higher bit rate number for better audio quality AAC bit rate Select an AAC bit rate from the drop down list Higher bit rate means higher audio quality ...

Page 35: ...ddress You may enter a static or fixed IP address for your camera IP Address Enter an IP address Subnet Mask The default value is 255 255 255 0 This helps to determine if the designated IP address is on the same subnet Default Router This is the gateway used to forward frames to destinations in a different subnet Invalid router setting will cause the transmission to fail if its destination is in a...

Page 36: ...s UPnP work UPnP networking technology provides automatic IP configuration and dynamic discovery of devices added to a network Services and capabilities offered by networked devices such as printing and file sharing are available among each other without bothersome network configuration In the case of Network Cameras you will see Network Camera shortcuts at My Network Places PPPoE Select this opti...

Page 37: ... or above When IPv6 is enabled by default the camera will listen to router advertisements and be assigned a link local IPv6 address accordingly IPv6 Information Click this button to obtain the IPv6 information If your IPv6 setting are successful the IPv6 address list will be listed in the pop up window Please follow the steps below to link to an IPv6 address 1 Open your web browser 2 Enter the lin...

Page 38: ...n also be assigned to another port number between 1025 and 65535 To access the Network Camera on the LAN both the HTTP port and secondary HTTP port can be used to access the Network Camera For example when the HTTP port is set to 80 and the secondary HTTP port is set to 8080 You can login camera as example link as below Http 192 168 0 20 or Http 192 168 0 20 8080 Authentication Depending on your n...

Page 39: ...me for stream 3 is set to video3 mjpg 1 Launch Mozilla Firefox 2 Type the above URL command in the address bar Press Enter 3 The JPEG images will be displayed in your web browser NOTE 1 Microsoft Internet Explorer does not support server push technology therefore using http ip address http port access name for stream 1 3 will fail to access the Network Camera RTSP Authentication Depending on your ...

Page 40: ...n be changed to values between 1025 and 65535 The RTP port must be an even number and the RTCP port is the RTP port number plus one and thus is always an odd number When the RTP port changes the RTCP port will change accordingly Multicast Click the items to display the detailed configuration information Select the Always multicast option to enable multicast for stream 1 3 Unicast video transmissio...

Page 41: ...tion to enable the DDNS setting Server Name Select a DDNS server name from the provider drop down list With a Dynamic DNS account the camera automatically updates your IP address To enable DDNS enter your host information Click Next to continue Host Name Enter the host name of the DDNS server Username Enter your username or e mail used to connect to the DDNS Password Enter your password used to co...

Page 42: ...e Self signed Certificate Automatically 1 Select this option 2 In the first column select Enable HTTPS secure connection then select a connection option HTTP HTTPS or HTTPS only 3 Click Save to generate a certificate 4 The Certificate Information will automatically be displayed in the third column You can click Property to view detailed information about the certificate 5 Click Live Video to retur...

Page 43: ...ty that issues digital certificates Enroll the camera Wait for the certificate authority to issue a SSL certificate Click Browse to search for the issued certificate then click Upload in the second column How do I cancel the HTTPS setting 1 Deselect Enable HTTPS secure connection in the first column and click Save A warning dialog will pop up 2 Click OK to disable HTTPS 3 The webpage will redirect...

Page 44: ...nnections to the camera Elapsed time How much time the client has been at the webpage User ID If the administrator has set a password for the webpage the clients have to enter a user name and password to access the live video The user name will be displayed in the User ID column If the administrator allows client to link to the webpage without a user name and password the User ID column will be em...

Page 45: ...hoose Allow Type only those clients whose IP addresses are on the Access List below can access the camera and the others cannot access On the contrary if you choose Deny Type those clients whose IP addresses are on the Access List below will not be allowed to access the camera and the others can access Filter Then you can add a rule to the following Access List Please note that the IPv6 access lis...

Page 46: ...ces to the NMS 3 Managed device A network node on a managed network For example routers switches bridges hubs computer hosts printers IP telephones network cameras web server and database Before configuring SNMP setting on this page please enable your NMS first Enable SNMPv1 SNMPv2c Select this option and enter the names of Read Write community and Read Only community according to your NMS setting...

Page 47: ...o the protected network with 802 1x please apply a digital certificate from a Certificate Authority ie MIS of your company which can be validated by a RADIUS server 2 Connect the camera to a PC or notebook outside of the protected LAN Open the configuration page of the camera as shown below Select EAP PEAP or EAP TLS as the EAP method In the following blanks enter your ID and password issued by th...

Page 48: ...ervice It adds a 3 bit value to the VLAN MAC header which indicates prioritization from 0 7 Eight different classes of service are available The priority is set up on the network switches which then use different queuing disciplines to forward the packets Please follow the steps below to enable CoS settings 1 Click Enable CoS 2 Enter the VLAN ID of your switch 0 4095 3 Choose the priority for each...

Page 49: ...ribes a particular service level in terms of bandwidth queuing theory and dropping discarding the packet decisions Routers at each network node classify packets according to their DSCP value and give them a particular forwarding treatment For example how much bandwidth should be reserved Quality of Service refers to a resource reservation control mechanism which guarantees a certain quality to dif...

Page 50: ... a lower percentage will make motion easier to be detected New Click to add a new window 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 move Clicking on the x at the upper right corner of the window will close the window Save Save the configured settings To enable motion detection follow the steps below 1 Click N...

Page 51: ...camera tampering detection 2 Enter the tamper trigger duration 10 sec 10 min The tamper alarm will be triggered only when the tampering factor the difference between current frame and pre saved background exceeds the trigger threshold Set up the event source as Camera Tampering Detection on Event Settings Server Settings how to send alarm message Media Settings send what type of alarm message Even...

Page 52: ...minal block with one digital input for device control The I O connector provides the physical interface for digital input DI GND that is used for connecting a diversity of external alarm devices to the camera such as IR Sensors Once triggered images will be taken and e mailed DI Schematics ...

Page 53: ...figuration options You can configure either one or all of them E mail Select to send the media files via e mail when a trigger is activated Sender e mail address Enter the e mail address of the sender Recipient e mail address Enter the e mail address of the recipient Server address Enter the domain name or IP address of the e mail server User name Enter the user name of the e mail account if neces...

Page 54: ...ewall To verify if the FTP settings are correctly configured click Test The result will be shown in a pop up window as shown below If successful you will also receive a test txt file on the FTP server Click Save to enable the settings then click Close to exit the page HTTP Select to send the media files to an HTTP server when a trigger is activated URL Enter the URL of the HTTP server User name En...

Page 55: ...Select to send snapshots when a trigger is activated Source Select to take snapshots from stream 1 3 Send pre event images The camera has a buffer area It temporarily holds data up to a certain limit Enter a number to decide how many images to capture before a trigger is activated Up to 7 images can be generated Send post event images Enter a number to decide how many images to capture after a tri...

Page 56: ...e if pre event recording is set to 5 seconds and the maximum duration is set to 10 seconds the camera continues to record for another 4 seconds after a trigger is activated Maximum file size Specify the maximum file size allowed File name prefix Enter the text that will be appended to the front of the file name Click Save to enable the settings then click Close to exit the page System log Select t...

Page 57: ...vent A total of 3 event settings can be configured Event name Enter a name for the event Enable this event Select to activate this event Priority Set the priority for this event High Normal or Low The event with higher priority will be executed first Detect next event after seconds Select the delay time before selecting the next event It is being used for both events of motion detection and digita...

Page 58: ...is option allows the camera to trigger periodically for every other defined minute Up to 999 minutes are allowed Digital input This option allows the camera to use an external digital input device or sensor as a trigger source Depending on your application there are many choices of digital input devices on the market which helps to detect changes in temperature vibration sound and light etc System...

Page 59: ...Action Define the actions to be performed by the camera when a trigger is activated To set an event with recorded video or snapshots it is necessary to configure the server and media setting so that the camera will know what action to take i e the server to send the media files to when a trigger is activated Add Server same as Server Settings Add Media same as Media Settings ...

Page 60: ...source stream 1 3 Trigger Select a trigger source Schedule The server will start to record files on the network storage NAS Recording Schedule Specify the recording duration 1 Select the days of the week 2 Select the recording start and end times in 24 hr time format Destination You can select the network storage or local SD card that was set up for the recorded video files Capacity You can choose...

Page 61: ...enable recording notification please click Application to set up Please refer to Trigger Recording notify for detailed information When completed select Enable this recording Click Save to enable the setting and click Close to exit this page When the system begins recording it will send the recorded files to the Network Storage The new recording name will appear in the drop down list on the record...

Page 62: ... number of days you wish to retain a file For example if you enter 7 days the recorded files will be stored on the SD card for 7 days Click Save to enable your settings Searching and Viewing the Records This column allows the user to set up search criteria for recorded data If you do not select any criteria and click Search button all recorded data will be listed in the Search Results column File ...

Page 63: ...on the main page Please refer to the illustration on the next page 6 Click Save to enable the setting The Preset Positions will also be displayed on the Live Video Select one from the drop down list and the camera will move to the selected preset position Patrol Setting You can select some preset positions for the camera to patrol Please follow the steps below to set up a patrol schedule 1 Click a...

Page 64: ...k if necessary 5 Click Save to enable the setting Background You can change the color of your Live Video page background Follow the steps below to set up the customized Live Video page 1 Click Custom on the left column 2 Click the field where you want to change the color on the right column 3 The palette window will pop up as shown below 4 Drag the slider bar and click on the left square to select...

Page 65: ... for IE If target remote user client use Internet Explorer IE then the example code can support H 264 MPEG4 and MJPEG stream H 264 MPEG4 using QuickTime plug in for FireFox If target remote user client use QuickTime plug in for the FireFox then the example code can only support H 264 and MPEG4 stream MJEPG using Server Push for FireFox If target remote user client use FireFox then the example code...

Page 66: ...count name is admin which is permanent and cannot be deleted The default of password is empty Add user account Add a new user account Username Enter a username for the new account Password Enter a password for the new account Privilege Select the access rights for the new user Manage user Manage the accounts for existing users Authentication The access rights for existing users System ...

Page 67: ...nfiguration Device Settings Turn off the LED indicator Select this option to turn off the LED next to the lens This will prevent anyone from observing the operation of the network camera Camera Name Create a unique name for your camera ...

Page 68: ...ion Enable this feature to obtain time configuration automatically from NTP server NTP Server Network Time Protocol NTP synchronizes the network camera with an Internet time server Choose the one that is closest to your location Update Interval The time interval for updating the time information from NTP server Set the date and time manually This option allows you to set the time and date manually...

Page 69: ...Files This feature allows you to Export Upload daylight saving time rules custom language files and setting backup files Export daylight saving time configuration file Click to set the start and end time of DST Follow the steps below to export 1 In the Export files column click Export to export the daylight saving time configuration file from the camera 2 A file download dialog will pop up as show...

Page 70: ...et up a fixed IP or other special settings for your device it is not suggested to upload a settings backup file Firmware upgrade This feature allows you to upgrade the firmware of your camera It takes a few minutes to complete the process Note Do not power off the camera during the upgrade Follow the steps below to upgrade the firmware 1 Download the latest firmware file from the D Link website Th...

Page 71: ... 5615 User Manual Configuration Parameter List The Parameters List page lists the entire system s parameters in alphabetical order If you need technical assistance please provide the information listed on this page ...

Page 72: ...he remote server to receive system log messages from the camera Be sure to note the IP address of the remote server Follow the steps below to set up the remote log 1 In the IP address text box enter the IP address of the remote server 2 In the port text box enter the port number of the remote server 3 When completed select Enable remote log and click Save to enable the setting Current Log This col...

Page 73: ...e H 264 MPEG 4 multicast streaming Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 at 15 fps 1600 x 904 at 20 fps 1360 x 768 at 25 fps 1280 x 720 at 30 fps 640 x 480 at 30 fps 384 x 216 at 30 fps Audio Features G 711 MPEG 4 AAC External Device Interface DI for external sensor and alarm microSD card slot 10 100 BASE TX Ethernet port with PoE 12V DC jack Network Network Protocols IPv4 IPv6 TCP IP UDP ICMP DHCP Client ...

Page 74: ...le via web browser Surveillance Software Function Supports all management functions provided in web interface Scheduled motion triggered or manual recording options Remote management control of up to 32 cameras Viewing of up to 32 cameras on one screen General Power Input 12V DC 1 5 A 50 60 Hz IEEE 802 3af PoE Max Power Consumption 5 8W PoE DC 48V 5 8W Operating Temperature 0 to 40 C 32 to 104 F S...

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