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User Manual

HD PoE/Wireless Mini Dome Network Camera

Version 1.00 | 11/26/2013

DCS-6004L/DCS-6005L

Summary of Contents for DCS-6004L? DCS-6005L

Page 1: ...User Manual HD PoE Wireless Mini Dome Network Camera Version 1 00 11 26 2013 DCS 6004L DCS 6005L ...

Page 2: ...on Manual Revisions Revision Date Description 1 0 October 25 2013 DCS 6004L DCS 6005L 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 com...

Page 3: ...stallation 11 Mounting the Camera 12 Adjusting the Viewing Angle 13 mydlink 14 Configuration 15 Using the Configuration Interface 15 Live Video 16 Setup 17 Setup Wizard 17 Network Setup 23 Wireless Setup 27 Dynamic DNS 28 Image Setup 29 Audio and Video 31 Preset 33 Motion Detection 35 Time and Date 37 Event Setup 38 SD Card 46 ICR 47 HTTPS 48 Access List 49 Maintenance 50 Device Management 50 Syst...

Page 4: ...wer supply with a different voltage than the one included with your product will cause damage and void the warranty for this product DCS 6004L DCS 6005L HD PoE Wireless Mini Dome Network Camera CAT5 Ethernet Cable Power Adapter CD ROM with User Manual and Software Quick Installation Guide Camera Accessories Audio extension cable female Ethernet connector and mounting alignment guide ...

Page 5: ...urity and surveillance The DCS 6004L DCS 6005L can be accessed remotely and controlled from any PC Notebook over your local network or through the Internet via a web browser Computer with Microsoft Windows 8 7 Vista XP or Mac with OS X 10 6 or higher PC with 1 3GHz or above at least 128MB RAM Internet Explorer 7 Firefox 12 Safari 4 or Chrome 20 or higher version with Java installed and enabled Exi...

Page 6: ...able wireless networks Web Configuration Using a standard Web browser administrators can configure and manage the Network Camera directly from its own Web page via Intranet or Internet This means you can access your DCS 6004L DCS 6005L anytime anywhere in the world Broad Range of Applications With today s high speed Internet services the Network Camera can provide the ideal solution for delivering...

Page 7: ...or HD capable CMOS sensor 4 Status LED Indicates the camera s current status 1 2 4 1 IR LED Used to illuminate the camera s field of view at night 2 microSD Card Slot Used to add storage for recording 3 Status LED Indicates the camera s current status 4 WPS LED Indicates the current status of WPS 5 WPS Button Used to initialize WPS mode on the camera 6 Camera Sensor HD capable CMOS sensor 1 2 3 6 ...

Page 8: ...egree 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 networking devices where the signal passes throug...

Page 9: ...our Cloud Camera to go through the Setup Wizard which will guide you step by step through the installation process from connecting your hardware to configuring your camera and registering it with your mydlink account Camera Installation Wizard Windows Users Note If the Autorun program does not open go to My Computer browse to your CD drive and double click on the autorun exe file ...

Page 10: ...Wizard file Within 20 30 seconds the Setup Wizard will open which will guide you step by step through the installation process from connecting your hardware to configuring your camera and registering it with your mydlink account Mac Users Note mydlink Web portal requires JavaTM to function correctly For more guidelines please refer to mydlink FAQ pages at https www mydlink com faq mydlink ...

Page 11: ...ra Housing The camera housing needs to be separated from the camera base to expose the screw used to adjust the viewing angle Remove the camera housing from the camera base by squeezing the housing release buttons on either side of the camera Once the housing is released lift it up and off the camera base to expose the Ethernet and power receptor Reattach the Camera Housing Reattach the camera hou...

Page 12: ... sliding the camera towards you until it locks into position 5 Adjust the angle of the camera as desired then tighten the collar on the camera stem to lock it in place 3 Place the mounting base over the holes that are in the wall Make sure to align the mounting base holes with the holes in the wall Use the supplied screws to attach the mounting base to the surface of the wall 1 The camera needs to...

Page 13: ...sired location Do not overtighten screw as this may crack the mount 1 The camera housing needs to be separated from the camera base to expose the screw used to adjust the viewing angle Remove the camera housing from the camera base by squeezing the housing release buttons on either side of the camera 3 2 1 4 5 6 6 Reattach the camera housing by lining up the housing so that the access port on the ...

Page 14: ...l be able to remotely access 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 instruction guide for your camera s mydlink features ...

Page 15: ...built in Web configuration utility is designed to allow you to easily access and configure your DCS 6004L DCS 6005L At the end of the wizard enter the IP address of your camera into a web browser such as Mozilla Firefox To log in use the User name admin and the password you created in the Installation Wizard If you did not create a password the default password is blank After entering your passwor...

Page 16: ...an 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 Stop Stops automatic panning Preset Path Starts the camera s motion along the predefined path You may select a value between 0 and 5 0 is the slowest and 5 is the fastest This window i...

Page 17: ...ively you may click Manual Internet Connection Setup to manually configure your Network Camera and skip to Network Setup on page 23 ToquicklyconfigureyourNetworkCamera smotiondetectionsettings 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 35 ...

Page 18: ...ernet Connection Setup Wizard This wizard will guide you through a step by step process to configure your new D Link Camera and connect the camera to the Internet Click Next to continue Note Select DHCP if you are unsure of which settings to choose Click Next to continue ...

Page 19: ...work Enter the correct configuration information and click Next to continue If you are using PPPoE select Enable PPPoE and enter your user name and password otherwise click Next to continue If you have a Dynamic DNS account and would like the camera to update your IP address automatically select Enable DDNS and enter your host information Click Next to continue Enter a name for your camera and cli...

Page 20: ...ure 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 your settings ...

Page 21: ...ust 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 Please see the Motion Detection section on Motion Detection on page 35 for information about how to configure motion detection Click Next to continue Step 2 Thisstepallowsyoutoenablemotiondetectionbasedonacustomized schedule Specify the day and hours You ...

Page 22: ...u may 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 23: ...tomatically If you choose DHCP you do not 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 fixed IP address in this field This numberisusedtodetermineifthedestination is in the same subnet The default value ...

Page 24: ...E account Re enter your password in the Confirm Password field You may obtain this information from your ISP The default port number is 80 The default name is video mjpg where is the number of the stream You may use a PC with a secure browser to connect to the HTTPS port of the camera The default port number is 443 The port number that you use for RTSP streaming to mobile devices such as mobile ph...

Page 25: ...uality of Service during busy periods If the Network Camera is connected to a router that itself implements QoS the router s settings will override the QoS settings of the camera Enable the IPV6 setting to use the IPV6 protocol Enabling the option allows you to manually set up the address specify an optional IP address specify an optional router and an optional primary DNS ...

Page 26: ...uration The DCS 6004L DCS 6005L allows you to multicast each of the available streams via group address and specify the TTL value for each stream Enter the port and TTL settings you wish to use if you do not want to use the defaults Enable Multicast for stream ...

Page 27: ...ter the SSID of the wireless access point you wish to use Use the drop down box to select the mode of the wirelessnetworkyouwishtoconnectto Infrastructure is normally used to connect to an access point or router Ad Hoc is usually used to connect directly to another computer If you are using Ad Hoc mode select the channel of the wireless network you wish to connect to or select Auto Select the auth...

Page 28: ...ton to save your changes Enable DDNS Server Address Host Name User Name Password Timeout Status Select this checkbox to enable the DDNS function Select your Dynamic DNS provider from the pull 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 server ...

Page 29: ...r over the camera 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 If the video flickers try enabling this setting This will mirror the image horizontally This will flip the image vertically When turning Flip on you may want to consider turning Mirr...

Page 30: ...w you to control the maximum amount of gain to apply to brighten the picture This setting controls the amount of noise reduction that will be applied to the picture Adjust this 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 a value from 0 to 8 to specify ho...

Page 31: ... 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 800 1280 x 720 800 x 450 640 x 360 480 x 270 320 x 176 4 3 1024 x 768 800 x 600 640 x 480 480 x 360 320 x 240 Note If your V...

Page 32: ...stant bit rate and select the desired bandwidth The bps will affect the quality 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 Select the audio encoding to use with the video stream Selecting this checkbox will mute incoming audio Mic This set...

Page 33: ...ed Arrow Buttons and Home Button Input Preset Name Preset List This selects which video profile to use You may select a value between 0 and 64 0 is the slowest and 64 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...

Page 34: ...ong the camera view will stay at that preset then click the Add button The 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 prese...

Page 35: ...e Settings button to save your changes Enable Video Motion Sensitivity Percentage Select this box to enable the motion detection feature of your camera Specifies the measurable difference between two sequential images that would indicate motion Please enter a value between 0 and 100 Specifies the amount of motion in the window being monitored that is required to initiate an alert If this is set to...

Page 36: ...uld also be selected Enable Sound Detection Time Detection Level Select this box to enable the sound detection feature of your camera Specify the day and hours you would like sound detection monitoring to be active You may also choose to always record whenever sound is detected Specify the volume level that a sound must exceed in order to trigger the sound detection feature The higher the number t...

Page 37: ...ing Synchronize with NTP Server NTP Server Set the Date and Time Manually Copy Your Computer s Time Settings Select your time zone from the drop down menu Select this to enable Daylight Saving Time Enable this feature to obtain time automatically from an NTP server Network Time Protocol NTP synchronizes the DCS 6004L DCS 6005LwithanInternettimeserver Choose the one that is closest to your location...

Page 38: ...igital input devices When an event is triggered a specified action will be performed You can configure the Network Camera to send snapshots or videos to your e mail address or FTP site ex Motion detection Periodically Digital input System reboot Event Condition ex Snapshot Video Clips ex Email FTP Media what to send Server where to send Action To start plotting an event it is suggested to configur...

Page 39: ...nt sections Server Media Event Recording 1 To add a new item event server or media click Add A screen will appear and allow you to update the fields accordingly 2 Todeletetheselected item fromthe pull downmenuofevent server or media click Delete 3 Click on the item name in the drop down menu for modifying ...

Page 40: ...he configuration for the target e mail server account Enter the configuration for the target FTP server account Specifyanetworkstoragedevice Onlyonenetwork storage device is supported Use the camera s onboard SD card storage You can configure up to 5 servers to save snapshots and or video to After making any changes click the Save Settings button to save your changes ...

Page 41: ...dio and Video on page 31 for more information on video profiles Set the number of pre event images to take Pre event 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 7 post event images to be taken The prefix name will be added on the file name Chec...

Page 42: ...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 3 seconds of pre event video Set the maximum length of video to record for your video clips Set the maximum file size to record for your video clips This is the prefix that will be added to the filename of saved video clips Select this option to set the media typ...

Page 43: ...s box to activate this event Set the priority for this event The event with higher priority will be executed first Select the delay time before checking the next event It is being used for both events of motion detection and digital input trigger Specify the input type that triggers the event Motion is detected during live video monitoring Select the windows that need to be monitored The event is ...

Page 44: ...entry Select this to enable the recording function Set the priority for this entry The entry with a higher priority value will be executed first The source of the stream Scheduling the recording entry Select the folder where the recording file will be stored Here you can configure and schedule the recording settings After making any changes click the Save Settings button to save your changes ...

Page 45: ...ze is 600MB then the camera will record 100 files in the specified location folder and will then delete the oldest file and create new file for cyclical recording Please note that if there is not enough free HDD space the recording will stop Before you set up this option please make sure your HDD has enough space and also do not save other files in the same folder as recording files If this is sel...

Page 46: ...he picture file you would like to view If video files are stored on the SD card click on the Video link and choose the video file you would like to view Reloads the file and folder information from the SD card Here you may browse and manage the recorded files which are stored on the SD card If your SD card is not available or not formatted correctly you camera will display the screen to the right ...

Page 47: ...ty in low light environments Automatic Day Mode Night Mode Schedule Mode TheDay Nightmodeissetautomatically Generally the camera uses Day mode and switches to Night mode when needed 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 ...

Page 48: ...TTPS service 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 You can click on CSR Property or Certificate Property to view the HTTPS credentials being used Click Remove to delete the certificate used No...

Page 49: ...ve the changes made Note A total of seven lists can be configured for both columns The ending IP Address of the devices such as a computer that have permission to access the video of the camera Remove the customized setting from the Allow List The list of IP addresses that have no access rights to the camera Remove the customized setting from the Delete List For example When the range of the Allow...

Page 50: ... Set a new password for the administrator s account Add new user account The user name for the new account 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 snaps...

Page 51: ...51 D Link DCS 6004L DCS 6005L User Manual Section 4 Configuration You may specify whether or not to illuminate the status LED on the camera LED ...

Page 52: ... current configuration to your hard drive To load a saved configuration click on the Browse button to select a configuration file from your hard drive Then clicktheLoadConfigurationbuttonto load the new configuration Click this buttontoresetallsettings totheirfactory defaults Ifyouselecttoresetyoursettings youwill need to set up your camera again ClickingtheRebootbuttonwillrebootyourdevice Select ...

Page 53: ...he 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 Choose File button Select the file and click the Upload button to start upgrading the firmware Current Firmware Version Current Product Name Current Product Date Choose File Upload Displays the detected firmware version Displays the date the firmware was release...

Page 54: ...54 D Link DCS 6004L DCS 6005L User Manual Section 4 Configuration Status This page displays detailed information about your device and its network connection Device Info ...

Page 55: ... DCS 6005L User Manual Section 4 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 56: ...56 D Link DCS 6004L DCS 6005L User Manual Section 4 Configuration This page provides helpful information regarding camera operation Help ...

Page 57: ...on Simultaneous H 264 MPEG 4 MJPEG format compression H 264 MPEG 4 multicast streaming JPEG for still images Video Resolution 16 9 1280x800 1280x720 800x450 640x360 480x270 320x176 up to 30 fps recording1 4 3 1024x768 800x600 640x480 480x360 320x240 up to 30 fps recording1 Audio Support G 711 64kbps AAC 64kbps External Device Interface 10 100 BASE TX Fast Ethernet port 802 11n wireless DCS 6005L o...

Page 58: ...nd Android mobile devices D ViewCam System Requirements Operating System Microsoft Windows 8 7 Vista XP Web Browser Internet Explorer 7 or higher Protocol Standard TCP IP D ViewCam Software Functions Remote management control of up to 32 cameras Viewing of up to 32 cameras on one screen Supports all management functions in web interface Scheduled motion triggered or manual recording options Genera...

Page 59: ... 6004L HD PoE Mini Dome Network Camera DCS 6005L HDWireless Mini Dome Network Camera Optional Accessories Black Exterior Casing White Exterior Casing 1 Frame rates when streaming video may vary depending on network conditions and method used 2 A SDHC Class 6 card or above is recommended Supports card capacities up to 32GB ...

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