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Page 2: ...8 with an Internet Browser 17 D ViewCam Device Pack Setup 18 Live Video 19 Setup 22 Internet Connection Setup Wizard 22 Motion Detection Setup Wizard 25 Network Setup 27 Dynamic DNS 29 Image Setup 30 Audio and Video 32 PTZ Setup 33 Preset 35 Motion Detection 37 Time and Date 38 Event Setup 39 Application 40 Add Server 41 Add Media 42 Add Event 45 Recording 46 Advanced 47 DI and DO Digital Input Ou...

Page 3: ...ink DCS 6815 6817 6818 User Manual Table of Contents DI DO Configuration 57 DI DO Pin Block Specifications 57 Digital Input Diagram 58 Digital Output Diagram 59 Troubleshooting 60 Technical Specifications 61 ...

Page 4: ...18 High Speed Dome Network Camera Data Cable for Video Alarm and Power AC 24V Power Adapter Power Cable Waterproof Collar Optical Cover Manual and Software on CD Quick Installation Guide Screws Lubricant System Requirements CPU Pentium 4 1 4GHz or above Hard Disk 40GB or above Memory 256MB or above Browser Internet Explorer 6 0 or above Video Resolution SVGA or XGA 1024x768 or above ...

Page 5: ...mounted in a variety of positions based on your needs Features Real time H 264 MPEG 4 MJPEG Compression The IP speed Dome Camera supports three selectable compression codecs H 264 MPEG 4 MJPEG Up to 30fps at D1 Resolution The IP speed Dome Camera supports up to 30fps NTSC or 25fps PAL at D1 resolution Motion Detection Users can specify a detection area and adjust motion detection sensitivity Suppo...

Page 6: ... or covers Consult D Link regarding service if necessary Do not block the cooling holes on the bracket This camera has a cooling fan inside Blocking the cooling holes will lead to overheating and may cause damage Do not operate the camera beyond the specified temperature humidity or power source ratings Use the camera under conditions where the temperature is between 40 50 C 40 122 F and relative ...

Page 7: ...15 6817 6818 User Manual Section 2 Installation STEP 1 Unpack the DCS 6815 6817 6818 and remove the dome camera unit STEP 2 Rotate the cap and remove it from the camera body Basic Hardware Setup Hardware Installation ...

Page 8: ... Remove the protective cover and PE sheet STEP 4 Apply some lubricant on the cover s waterproof seal to make the installation process smoother Attach the optical cover to the camera body The small protrusions on the cover must align with the four holes on the camera body ...

Page 9: ...Section 2 Installation STEP 5 Gently press down the dome cover with two hands on the side of it Warning DO NOT press down on the cover as shown in the figure this might cause damage to the camera STEP 6 Screw the dome cover and body together ...

Page 10: ... 6815 6817 6818 User Manual Section 2 Installation STEP 7 Insert the data cable into the opening on the cap STEP 8 Connect the 22 pin connector to the slot on the camera enclosure The connector will lock into place ...

Page 11: ... D Link DCS 6815 6817 6818 User Manual Section 2 Installation STEP 9 Connect the power cable to the power adapter STEP 10 Connect the power adapter s 3 pin connector to the camera s 3 pin power connector ...

Page 12: ...ur network STEP 12 Plug the power cable into a wall outlet Important Notice The DCS 6815 6817 6818 can operate at temperatures between 40 and 50 C However the power adapter is only designed to operate between 0 and 40 C For locations which will experience temperatures outside of this range the camera may need to draw power from a difference source such as a building s emergency backup power system...

Page 13: ...n 4 Plug in the camera and the device should successfully initialize Digital Reset If the camera s web user interface ever becomes unresponsive or if the administrator password is forgotten it may become necessary to reset the device firmware to its original factory settings 1 Press and hold the green button on the base of the camera for 10 seconds 2 Allow a few minutes for the camera to re initia...

Page 14: ... sponge in two different ways See figures 1 and 2 3 Thread the cables through the pendant mount and affix the pendant mount on the wall with screws and screw anchors not supplied 4 Attach the waterproof collar to the pendant mount 5 Thread the cables through the cap and affix it to the pendant mount with the supplied screws and washers 6 Connect the cables to the camera enclosure Attach the camera...

Page 15: ...crews and screw anchors not supplied 4 Attach the waterproof collar to the straight tube 5 Thread the cables through the straight tube and the cap 6 Affix the cap to the straight tube with the supplied screws and washers Attach the waterproof collar around the junction of the straight tube and cap 7 Connect the cables to the camera enclosure Attach the camera enclosure to the cap and affix it with...

Page 16: ...Driver CD in the CD ROM drive The step by step instructions will help you to search and setup your IP camera smoothly and quickly If the CD Autorun function does not automatically start on your computer click Windows Start Run In the Run command box type D autorun exe where D represents the drive letter of your CD ROM If it does start proceed to the next screen ...

Page 17: ...mera http 192 168 0 20 In the example this address is 192 168 0 20 Your address may differ depending on your network setup If a window appears asking to install a Verisign certificate for authentication click Yes This allows the proprietary MPEG4 video stream to be recognized by Internet Explorer Access the DCS 6815 6817 6818 with an Internet Browser ...

Page 18: ...nt tool for IP surveillance Device Pack Installation Users who already have D ViewCam v3 11 or higher installed must first install the Device Pack included on the DCS 6815 6817 6818 CD ROM to use the DCS 6815 6817 6818 camera with D ViewCam Upgrading D ViewCam to the latest device pack will ensure that the new camera is recognized by the software Users running D ViewCam v3 2 do not need to install...

Page 19: ...g The navigation pad is used to carry out pan tilt and zoom functions The camera can be aimed and the image adjusted using this pad Note The Home position of the dome camera not configured by default Please see page 35 for information about how to configure the home position There are 16 speeds for pan control 1 is the slowest and 16 is the fastest There are 16 speeds for pan control 1 is the slow...

Page 20: ...ton to manually focus the camera image Use these controls to focus the camera image You may select English or Traditional Chinese Loads the live camera image in fullscreen Saves a snapshot of the image to the specified location Begins recording to the specified location Pressing this button a second time will stop the recording Designates a folder where snapshots and video will be saved Sends a si...

Page 21: ...f three predefined video profiles to display in the Live Video window Click this button to begin listening to the audio feed from a microphone connected to the camera audio in Click this button to begin sending audio to speakers connected to the camera audio out Selecting a preset from this list will load the preset in the Live Video windows ...

Page 22: ...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 page 37 Internet 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 Sele...

Page 23: ...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 24: ...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 25: ...r disable motion detection specify the detection sensitivity 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 Please see the Motion Detection section on page 43 for information about how to configure motion detection Step 2 This step allows you to enable motion detection based on a customized sch...

Page 26: ...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 27: ...the future Enter the fixed IP address in this field This number is used to determine if the destination is in the same subnet The default value is 255 255 255 0 The gateway used to forward frames to destinations in a different subnet Invalid gateway settings may cause the failure of transmissions to a different subnet The primary domain name server translates names to IP addresses The secondary DN...

Page 28: ... 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 phones or PDAs 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 video1 sdp where the x x x x represents the ip address of your camera Specifying the...

Page 29: ...e 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 drop down menu or enter the server address manually Enter the host name of the DDNS server Enter your user name or e mail used to connect to the DDNS Enter your password used to connect to the DDNS server Enter DNS Timeout values Indica...

Page 30: ...rivacy mask Turning transparency on allows you to see through the privacy mask area This is the color that will be displayed over the masked area Select which mask area you would like to set You may set up to 16 different masked areas Specifies the horizontal length of the masked area in pixels Specifies the vertical length of the masked area in pixels Enable Privacy Mask Transparency Color Number...

Page 31: ...e Turn this option on to invert the image This feature automatically sets the aperture and shutter speed if Auto is selected If Manual is selected you may specify the shutter speed and gain You may also select Shutter Priority and specify the shutter speed Adjust this control to compensate for brightly backlit camera images Adjust this control to increase or decrease the contrast of the camera ima...

Page 32: ...de NTSC D1 720x480 CIF 352x240 QCIF 176x120 and PAL D1 720x576 CIF 352x288 QCIF 176x144 A higher frame rate provides smoother motion for video Lower frame rates will result in stuttering Select the number of frames to be captured per second 30fps is the highest video quality for this device This limits the maximal refresh frame rate which can be combined with the Fixed quality to optimize the band...

Page 33: ...so specify the pan direction and speed Click the Test button to view the path that you have just defined Click Stop to end the test A Cruise path is a stored route defined through manual adjustment of pan tilt and zoom Up to 4 Cruise paths may be defined Select the button next to the path that you would like to set Click Record Start to begin recording a path Use the navigation pad or mouse to def...

Page 34: ... option on will automatically calibrate the camera when needed to ensure that the This option turns on 2D noise reduction which may improve picture quality This option turns on 3D noise reduction which may further improve image quality The option allows you to adjust the minimum and maximum tilt angle of the camera ...

Page 35: ...se a name for the preset 4 Click Add Remove a Preset 1 Select the page number 2 Select the preset from the preset list 3 Click Remove Rename a Preset 1 Select the page number 2 Select the preset from the preset list 3 Enter a new name for the preset overwriting the old name 4 Click Rename Set a Preset as the Home Position 1 Select the page number 2 Select the preset from the preset list 3 Click Se...

Page 36: ...le time periods Before creating a sequence you must first define some presets Please see the previous page Define a Preset Sequence 1 Specify a path number to use 2 Specify up to 64 point numbers using the Prev Page and Next Page buttons to navigate between the sequence preset numbers a Select a preset point from the Preset List b Specify the Dwell Time c Specify the Camera Speed 3 Repeat steps a ...

Page 37: ...pecifies the amount of motion in the window being monitored that is required to initiate an alert If this is set to 100 motion is detected within the whole window will trigger a snapshot Draw the motion detection area by dragging your mouse in the window indicated by the red square To erase a motion detection area simply click on the red square that you wish to remove Right clicking on the camera ...

Page 38: ...own 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 Enable this feature to obtain time automatically from an NTP server Network Time Pro...

Page 39: ... 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 To delete the selected item from the drop down menu of event server or media click Delete 3 Click on the item name to pop up a window for modifying Note You can add up to four events five servers and five media fields ...

Page 40: ... 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 To start plotting an event it is suggested to configure server and media columns first so that the Network Camera will know what action shall be performed when a trigger is activated ex Motion detection Periodically Digit...

Page 41: ...servers to store media Server Name E mail FTP Network Storage Enter the unique name of your server Enter the configuration for the target e mail server account Enter the configuration for the target FTP server account Specify a network storage device Only one network storage device is supported ...

Page 42: ... or Profile 3 The number of pre event images The number of post event images The prefix name will be added on the file name Check it to add timing information as file name suffix Select this option to enable video clips The source of the profile profile1 profile2 or profile3 The interval of pre event recording in seconds The maximal recording file duration in seconds The maximal file size would be...

Page 43: ...time suffix to the file name Select this option to add a date and time to the file name suffix Maximum duration Specify the maximal recording duration in seconds You can set up to ten seconds For example If the Pre event recording is set to five seconds and the Maximum duration is set to ten seconds the Network Camera continues to record for another four seconds after a trigger is activated 1 pic ...

Page 44: ...c 6 sec 7 sec 8 sec 9 sec 10 sec The moment the trigger is activated VIDEOS20080104_100341 Date and time sufﬁx The format is YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS File name preﬁx for another four seconds after a trigger is activated File name prefix Enter the text that will be added at the beginning of the file name ...

Page 45: ...oth 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 triggered in specified intervals The trigger interval unit is in minutes The external digital input trigger input to the camera Triggers an event when the system boots up Triggers and event ...

Page 46: ...nd 200GB for recording space The recording data will replace the oldest record when the total recording size exceeds this value For example if each recording file is 6MB and the total cyclic recording size is 600MB then the camera will record 100 files in the specified location folder and then will delete the oldest file and create new file for cyclic recording Please note that if there is not eno...

Page 47: ...ices With this function the camera can cooperate with alarm system to catch event images Normal Open is for digital input that is activated when the circuit is closed Normal Close is for digital input that is activated when the circuit is opened For example Connect the Alarm input terminal to ALM GND to activate NC or floating unconnected NO to deactivate No DI Type Advanced ...

Page 48: ... depending on the ambient light allowing the camera to be effective in day night environments The day Night mode is set automatically It will typically use day mode but will use night mode if installed in a dark area The Day mode disables the IR Cut Filter The Night mode enables the IR Cut Filter You can specify a time period for which Day mode will always be used Automatic Default Day Mode Night ...

Page 49: ...Status Note Enable the HTTPS 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 The certificate cannot be removed while the HTTPS is still enabled To remove the certificate you must first uncheck E...

Page 50: ...ave 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 right to the camera Remove the customized setting from the Delete List For example When the range of the Allow...

Page 51: ... Enable OSD Label Show Time 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 includes in the list but please reserve at least one as guest Create a unique name for your camera that will be added to the file name prefix when creating...

Page 52: ...e Local From Local Hard Drive Restore to Factory Default Reboot Device You may save and document your current settings into 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 cam...

Page 53: ...please download 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 fi...

Page 54: ...54 D Link DCS 6815 6817 6818 User Manual Section 3 Configuration Status This section displays detailed information about your device and network settings Device Info ...

Page 55: ... 6817 6818 User Manual Section 3 Configuration Logs 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 ...

Page 56: ...56 D Link DCS 6815 6817 6818 User Manual Section 3 Configuration Help This page provides helpful information regarding camera operation ...

Page 57: ... Pin Block Specifications Pin Definition Cable 1 AC 24 1 DC 20AWG 2 ALM NC 3 AC 24 2 DC 20AWG 4 ALM NO 5 FG 20AWG 6 ALM COM 7 24AWG 8 9 10 11 ISOG 12 ALM 1 13 ALM 3 14 ALM 2 15 ALM 4 16 ALM 5 17 ALM 6 18 ALM 7 19 ALM 8 20 ALM GND 21 VGND 24AWG 22 Video DI DO Configuration ...

Page 58: ...58 D Link DCS 6815 6817 6818 User Manual Section 3 Configuration Digital Input Diagram Alarm Input ALM 1 8 ALM GND ...

Page 59: ...59 D Link DCS 6815 6817 6818 User Manual Section 3 Configuration Digital Output Diagram Alarm Output ALM NC ALM NO ALM COM NC normal close NO normal open Max load 3A max voltage 120V AC relay output ...

Page 60: ...CS 6815 6817 6818 be connected to the network if it consists of only private IP addresses Yes the Internet Camera can be connected to a LAN with private IP addresses 5 Why does the Internet Camera work locally but not externally This might be caused by network firewall protection The firewall may need to have some settings changed in order for the Internet Camera to be accessible outside your loca...

Page 61: ... Flip Mechanical Digital Off Digital Slow Shutter Image Freeze Image Inverse Image Features Configurable image size quality frame rate and bit rate Time stamp and text overlays Configurable motion detection windows 16 configurable privacy masks Configurable white balance shutter speed brightness saturation contrast sharpness Video Compression H 264 MPEG4 MJPEG format compression simultaneously JPE...

Page 62: ...er Mobile Support Windows 2000 XP Vista Win 7 Pocket PC Mobile Phone which 3GPP D ViewCam System Requirements Operating System Microsoft Windows R 7 Vista XP Web Browser Internet Explorer 6 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 provided in web interfac...

Page 63: ...63 D Link DCS 6815 6817 6818 User Manual Appendix C Technical Specifications Version 1 2 6 24 2011 Dimensions ...

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