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Internet Camera

Manual

Building Networks for People

Version 1.30

DCS-5300

Summary of Contents for SECURICAM NETWORK DCS-5300

Page 1: ...Internet Camera Manual Building Networks for People Version 1 30 DCS 5300 ...

Page 2: ... an Internet Browser 34 Record Snapshots to your FTP server with Motion Detection 62 Using IP surveillance Software 66 Installing IP surveillance Software 66 Launcher 71 Monitor Program 74 Scheduling 99 Playback Program 107 Schedule Video Recording with Motion Detection 122 Appendix 125 Frequently Asked Questions 125 How to PING Your IP Address 128 Reset and Restore 129 I O Connector 130 Adjusting...

Page 3: ... 5300willcausedamageandvoidthewarrantyforthisproduct Minimum System Requirements Internet Explorer 6 x or above Internet Web Browser CPU Pentium III 800 MHz or above Pentium 4 2Ghz plus processor with 512Mb memory and a 32Mb video card is required for multiple camera viewing and recording in IP Surveillance Memory Size 128 MB or above VGA card resolution 800 x 600 or above Package Contents If any ...

Page 4: ...nd Benefits The SECURICAM NetworkTM DCS 5300 Internet Camera is a stand alone system requiring no special hardware or software such as PC frame grabber cards All that is required is a computer with Internet Explorer Web browser version 6 x or above Just plug in the camera and view the picture from your Internet Camera with a valid IPAddress The DCS 5300 also features 4x digital zoom for closer vie...

Page 5: ...5300 allows you to monitor video as well as audio through the web browser You have the option of using the DCS 5300 s integrated microphone or your own external microphone using the connection located at the rear of the unit Note Use of audio or video equipment for recording the image or voice of a person without their knowledge and consent is prohibited in certain states or jurisdictions Nothing ...

Page 6: ...with a single socket to supply power to the Internet Camera The Ethernet cable included with the DCS 5300 Internet Camera is a Category 5 straight through cable This is the recommended cable type when the camera is connected to a 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet network hub or switch Ethernet Cable Connector DC Power Connector Microphone Connector AV Out Connector I O Connector Microphone The DCS 5300 Inter...

Page 7: ...lash red and green several times The DCS 5300 is conducting a self test Upon passing the self test the LED will turn green to indicate a good connection to an Ethernet port or red to indicate no connection has been made Attachment socket for the Camera Stand The DCS 5300 provides a terminal block with two pairs of connectors situated on the back panel One pair is for input and the other is for out...

Page 8: ... the Configuration Menu under Advanced Please refer to the section titled Using the DCS 5300 with an Internet Browser in this manual for more information Infrared Remote Control Stop Auto Patrol Auto Pan Center Home Arrows Arrows Use the Up Down Left and Right arrows to tilt navigate the camera lens Home Returns the camera lens to the set home position Auto Patrol Enables the Auto Patrol function ...

Page 9: ...crew head that can be attached to the Internet Camera bottom socket cavity Attach the camera stand to the Internet Camera and station it for your application There are holes located in the base of the camera stand allowing the Internet Camera to be mounted to the ceiling or any wall securely Attaching the Internet Camera to the Camera Stand When you have a proper connection the LED will turn from ...

Page 10: ...ched to a computer and permits users to view the video and audio remotely After running the Installation Wizard you will be able to operate the DCS 5300 and view the camera remotely through Internet Explorer 6 x and above However it is necessary to install the IP surveillance software from the enclosed CD to create a truly powerful surveillance system The following section will show in detail the ...

Page 11: ...11 Installation Wizard continued Click Installation Wizard Please wait while the InstallShield Wizard prepares to install Click Next ...

Page 12: ...lder click Browse and select another folder Click Next Select the Program folder that Setup will add program icons to You may type a new folder name or select one from the existing folders list Click Next Please wait while the Installation Wizard is installed Installation Wizard continued ...

Page 13: ...tton until a second cycle of blinking red and green lights indicates a second reset cycle has completed This will take approximately 5 7 seconds The opening Installation Wizard screen will appear and show a MAC address of the DCS 5300 and an IPAddress which may or may not be correct depending on what you have your DCS 5300 connected to If you have a DHCP server on your network there will be a vali...

Page 14: ...k to Selected Devices button Installation Wizard will automatically open your Internet browser to the IP Address of the DCS 5300 in this example it is http 192 168 0 146 Your DCS 5300 may have a different IP Address You have now completed the Setup Wizard and are ready to use your camera You can also continue to the section titled Installing IP surveillance Software page 21 to install the IP surve...

Page 15: ... number Remove Click to remove the selected camera s from the network Uncheck All Click to uncheck all selected cameras Links to Selected Devices Click to link all selected devices to the network Setup On the initial Setup Screen you can configure System and Date Time settings for each camera Click Next to configure Network settings for the camera System Settings Enter a Camera Name and create a R...

Page 16: ...ox These settings can also be configured on the Advanced Network screen page 36 when configuring the camera via a Web Browser Click Next and then Apply to save the configured settings Users can click Previous to modify changes or mistakes The upgrade window allows users to upload a saved firmware file If the firmware is older than that currently on the camera a screen will appear indicating so and...

Page 17: ... screen Click About to display the current version and date Click the Reset to Default tab to reset the camera s settings to factory defaults Locate the Firmware to Upgrade Indicate the location of the firmware to be uploaded to the camera Selected Package This displays the file name of the firmware selected for upload ...

Page 18: ...P enabled the device will be easier to configure If you do not want to use the UPnP functionality it can be disabled by unselecting Enabled on the DDNS UPnP settings page under Advanced in the configuration menu Use the following steps to enable UPnP Universal Plug and Play settings only if you are running Windows XP Me If you are running Windows 98 2000 UPnP is not available Click Control Panel G...

Page 19: ... Remove Windows Components The following screen will appear Select Networking Services Communications in Windows Me Click Details Select Universal Plug and Play Click Ok Enabling UPnP for Windows XP Me continued TM ...

Page 20: ...20 Please wait while Setup configures the components Click Next Click Finish Enabling UPnP for Windows XP Me continued TM ...

Page 21: ... of your Internet Camera s IP address in this example 198 168 0 146 After you click on the DCS 5300 146 icon your Internet browser will automatically be opened to the IPAddress of the DCS 5300 in this example it is http 192 168 0 146 Your DCS 5300 may have a different IPAddress Note Screen shots are taken in Windows XP similar screens will appear in Windows ME Enabling UPnP for Windows XP Me conti...

Page 22: ...otection Scheduled recording for each camera AVI file export Motion detection for each camera The IP surveillance Software on the CD included with the DCS 5300 Internet Camera converts the DCS 5300 into a powerful yet flexible surveillance system for home or business with the following features Installing IP surveillance Software To install the IP surveillance software click on Install IP surveill...

Page 23: ...e Licensing Agreement and click yes if you wish to accept the agreement Click No to exit the installation Installing IP surveillance Software continued Enter your name and company information and click Next Click Next Click Yes ...

Page 24: ...24 Installing IP surveillance Software continued Click Next Select the destination directory Click Next Select the program folder the software will be installed into ...

Page 25: ...25 The installation is complete Click Finish Installing IP surveillance Software continued Click Next ...

Page 26: ...dio over your computer speakers from the DCS 5300 If you are having problems please consult the FAQ section of this manual page 125 Open your Internet browser and type in the IP address of the DCS 5300 In this example the address is http 192 168 0 146 your DCS 5300 may have a different IP address based on what you found with the Installation Wizard program ...

Page 27: ...Internet Camera the Administrator has the exclusive privilege to access the System Administration settings to allow users entry and authorize privileges for all users The Internet Camera supports multi level password protection access to the Internet Camera that can be restricted to defined users who have a User Name and User Password which is assigned by the Administrator The Administrator can re...

Page 28: ...er with Your Web browser Open Virtual Server Ports for Your Router Enable Remote Viewing This section is designed to walk you through the setup process for installing your camera behind a router and enable remote video viewing For the basic setup of the DCS 5300 follow the steps outlined in the Quick Installation Guide After you have completed the setup of the DCS 5300 outlined in the Quick Instal...

Page 29: ... and Streaming audio and video Run your Internet Explorer Web browser In the address bar type in the IP Address that was assigned to the Internet Camera by the Installation Wizard program The DCS 5300 Home Page appears with a window displaying live video from the camera You are able to view this screen from any PC running Internet Explorer on your LAN Click on the Configuration button This is the ...

Page 30: ...ding on your ISP A dynamic WAN IP Address identifies your router on the public network and allows it to access the Internet To find out what your router s WAN IP Address is go to the Status screen on your router and locate the WAN information for your router As shown on the next page the WAN IP Address will be listed This will be the address that you will need to type in your web browser to view y...

Page 31: ...The firewall security features built into the DI 614 router prevent users from accessing the video from the DCS 5300 over the Internet The router connects to the Internet over a series of numbered ports The ports normally used by the DCS 5300 are blocked from access over the Internet Therefore these ports need to be made accessible over the Internet This is accomplished using the Virtual Server fu...

Page 32: ...Virtual Server settings Repeat the above steps adding ports 5001 5002 and 5003 to both the Public and Private Port sections A check mark appearing before the entry name will indicate that the ports are enabled Click Enabled Enter a unique name for each entry Select Both under Protocol Type TCP and UDP Enter your camera s local IP Address e g 192 168 0 146 in the example in step on page 29 in the P...

Page 33: ...e router given to you by your ISP followed by a colon and the port number that you gave your camera e g http 205 163 122 96 83 It is not necessary to enter the colon and port number if you are using the default Web server port 80 To access from a computer on your local home network simply enter the local IP Address of the Camera followed by a colon and the port number e g http 205 163 122 96 83 Vi...

Page 34: ...nternet Explorer If you are following this manual in the order it is presented you should now have an operating DCS 5300 Internet Camera configured with the Installer program You also have installed the IP surveillance software from the CD This section of the manual will deal with using the Internet Camera in two parts Using the DCS 5300 with an Internet browser and accessing the screens to contro...

Page 35: ...e center of the image Using the DCS 5300 with an Internet browser continued Pull down menu Select a preset position to move the camera to Pan Tilt Speed Select the speed at which the camera will pan or tilt Auto Pan Pans the camera one full cycle Stop Stops movement of the camera during pan Auto Patrol Enables the Auto Patrol feature Return to home position Tilt navigate camera using arrows Click ...

Page 36: ...he Home page on your computer monitor Using the DCS 5300 with an Internet browser continued Click on the Connection Type button to change settings related to the connection There are two buttons on the left side of the Home page Connection Type and Configuration Click Connection Type ...

Page 37: ...the new setting Options UDP Protocol Offers the highest image and video quality However packet losses will diminish image quality when bandwidth becomes restricted TCP Protocol Packet loss is less likely to occur compared to UDP when bandwidth is restricted HTTP Protocol If the network is protected by a firewall and it opens HTTP port 80 only HTTP protocol must be selected In this mode audio is di...

Page 38: ...rent elements of the DCS 5300 can be configured The Advanced tab is the default screen in Configuration and Network is the default screen under Advanced Using the DCS 5300 with an Internet browser continued Click Configuration Any changes made to these settings will require the system to restart Make sure every field is correct before clicking on Apply ...

Page 39: ...ent subnet Invalid router settings may cause the failure of transmissions to a different subnet Primary DNS Primary domain name server that translates names to IP addresses Secondary DNS Secondary domain name server to backup the primary one General Settings SMTP SMTP mail server 1 The domain name or IP address of external mail server SMTP account name 1 The user name used to log into your e mail ...

Page 40: ...FTP Settings 1st FTP server Granted folder on the external FTP server The string must conform to the external FTP server Some FTP servers cannot accept a preceding slash symbol before the path if there is no virtual path mapping Refer to the instructions of the external FTP server for details The folder privilege must be open for upload 1st FTP remote folder Granted password on the external FTP se...

Page 41: ...n the backup FTP server 2nd FTP server The domain name or IP address of the external FTP server Note that the 2nd FTP server will only be used if the 1st FTP is unavailable If image upload to the 1st FTP is successful no attempts will be made to connect to the 2nd FTP server 2nd FTP remote folder Granted folder on the backup FTP server Mode Passive mode setting for the backup FTP server Secondary ...

Page 42: ...store factory settings procedures Using the DCS 5300 with an Internet browser continued Improve audio quality in low bandwidth environment In a low bandwidth network environment you can check this option to improve audio quality by sacrificing some real time synchronization Configuration Advanced Network continued Audio channel port Can be set to other than the default port 5002 to correspond with...

Page 43: ... keeping a domain name linked to a changing dynamic IP address With most Cable and DSL connections you are assigned a dynamic IP address and that address is used only for the duration of that specific connection With the DCS 5300 you can setup your DDNS service and the DCS 5300 will automatically update your DDNS server every time it receives a different IP address Depending on the service this up...

Page 44: ...tion Advanced DDNS UPnP Continued Enter your username or e mail used to connect to the DDNS server UPnP UPnP is short for Universal Plug and Play which is a networking architecture that provides compatibility among networking equipment software and peripherals The DCS 5300 is a UPnP enabled internet camera If your operating system is UPnP enabled the device will be easier to configure If you do no...

Page 45: ...u choose to use an external microphone connect it to the microphone connection at the rear of the DCS 5300 Click Audio Video Check boxes to mute audio and or improve audio quality in a low bandwidth environment Three options exist for the sizes of the video display You can select between 176x120 176x144 352x240 352x288 or 704x480 401x576 The first value represents the PAL format of video and the s...

Page 46: ...ix bit rate and select the desired bandwidth The video quality may be reduced in order to send maximum frames with limited bandwidth especially when images change drastically For higher video detail regardless of the bandwidth selection select Fix quality and select a video quality level This setting will utilize more bandwidth to send the maximum frames when images change drastically Mirror Horiz...

Page 47: ... transmit 20 image frames per second fps or more If you are on a broadband network over 1 Mbps you can set Fix bit Rate to 1000Kbps or 1200Kbps or set Fix quality to achieve the maximum frames The maximum frame rate is 25 in 50Hz system and 30 in 60Hz system If your network bandwidth is more than 384Kbps you can adjust Fix bit rate according to your bandwidth and set the maximum frame rate of 25 t...

Page 48: ...ality or higher instead of setting the Bit rate Otherwise fix the bit rate according to your actual network speed and set the frame rate to 30 If the image quality is low select a lower frame rate above 15 If the image quality is still not improved select a lower bit rate Click the Image Setting button from the Configuration screen to access additional settings that affect how the video image appe...

Page 49: ... When the image is acceptable press to store the image settings or to recall the original settings If settings are changed without saving they will be used until the next system start up Configuration Advanced Image Setting continued Click the video button from the Configuration screen to access video settings that affect how the video image appears Image Brightness Contrast Saturation and Hue are...

Page 50: ... in red note remember that you can have up to 3 windows selected for motion detection You can return to the DCS 5300 Home Page and the monitored window will not be visible but the red frame will show on the home page when motion is detected Enable motion detection Check this option to turn on the motion detection Window Name The text entered here will show at the top of the motion window Sensitivi...

Page 51: ...Select the speed at which the camera will pan for a full cycle from the pull down menu Select a value between 5 and 5 5 being the slowest setting Tilt Speed Select the speed at which the camera will tilt for a full cycle from the pull down menu Select a value between 5 and 5 5 being the slowest setting Auto Pan Patrol Speed Select the speed at which the camera will pan during auto patrol Select a ...

Page 52: ...lling Time Set the value of time that the camera will remain on each preset position before moving to the next The dwelling time can be set between 1 and 255 seconds Patrol Selection To use the Auto Patrol feature select the desired preset positions from the Preset Locations list and add them to the Selected Locations list by clicking Select You can then select the order in which the camera will p...

Page 53: ...assword field to enable protection and then confirm the password in Confirm Password field This password is used to identify the administrator You can add accounts with User name and User Password for other users in the Add user section Using the DCS 5300 with an Internet browser continued You can provide up to twenty accounts for other users visitors Each account identifies the access right This ...

Page 54: ...ss the System settings from the Tools menu Using the DCS 5300 with an Internet browser continued Configuration Tools System Camera name Check this option to shut off the LED at the base of the camera This will prevent anyone from observing the operation of the Internet Camera The text will display as the title of the window within the Windows operating system This name will also appear on the log ...

Page 55: ... timeserver Leaving the text box blank will let DCS 5300 connect to default time servers Time zone Used to adjust the hour of timeservers for local settings Keep current date and time Using the DCS 5300 with an Internet browser continued Synchronize the date and time of DCS 5300 with the local computer The date and time of the PC is displayed and updated in the DCS 5300 Sync with computer time Cli...

Page 56: ...56 Using the DCS 5300 with an Internet browser continued Configuration Tools Applications Click on the Applications button to access the Applications settings from the Tools menu ...

Page 57: ...here can be multiple selections Select the appropriate digital input condition according to the characteristics of the external device High low indicate external voltage input for level trigger while rising falling is for edge triggers There are three windows shown for the names you defined for motion detection Undefined will show instead of the window title if motion detection is not setup yet An...

Page 58: ...ver will be refreshed at the specified interval Configuration Tools Applications Continued Trigger action There are four options for two actions regarding either trigger condition They can have multiple selections While choosing the trigger output alarm the digital output will short both pins to connect the circuit of the attached external device otherwise both pins will be open While choosing to ...

Page 59: ...he Installation Wizard software program to locate the IP address of the DCS 5300 Using the DCS 5300 with an Internet browser continued Click Apply to make changes effective Configuration Status Device Info Click on the Status tab to access Device Info and a Log of DCS 5300 system activity The Device Info is the default screen when you click on the Status tab Click Default Click Apply under Calibra...

Page 60: ...address Primary DNS Address Secondary DNS Address Configuration Status Log Using the DCS 5300 with an Internet browser continued Click on the Log button to access a system log of system activity from the Status menu The content of the log file reveals useful information about the current configuration and connection logged after the DCS 5300 boots up Click Device Info Click Log ...

Page 61: ...ccess descriptions of the particular function you need help with The help screen is organized in the order of the tabs and then each menu item under that tab Configuration Help Using the DCS 5300 with an Internet browser continued ...

Page 62: ...n utilize the built in motion detection to monitor any abnormal movement and then record the snapshots to an FTP or SMTP server In this window follow the steps below to ensure that motion detection is correctly enabled Check Enable motion detection Click on New to have a new window to monitor video Enter in a window name Adjust the Sensitivity and Percentage levels according to the local environme...

Page 63: ...ber unless your camera is behind a router If your camera is behind a router you can assign any port number to this field but you must enable port forwarding on the router Please refer to your router manual for more information on port forwarding 1st FTP server If you are going to upload snapshots to an FTP server you will need to fill in the Domain name or IP address of your external FTP server su...

Page 64: ...ify the user name to access your backup FTP server 2nd FTP password Specify the user password to your backup FTP server 2nd FTP remote folder Specify the destination folder on your external backup FTP server For detailed information about each setting please refer to Configuration Advanced Network in the section titled Using the DCS 5300 With an Internet Browser page 38 Click the apply button when...

Page 65: ...e delay before detecting next event to avoid continuous false alarms following the original event Set the delay to take snapshots after event to capture the direction of the moving object 5 5 5 5 5 Check the window name in this case Living room 6 6 6 6 6 Check Upload snapshots while motion detected 7 7 7 7 7 Click Send snapshots by FTP and check FTP put snapshots with date and time suffix 8 8 8 8 ...

Page 66: ...nternet Explorer 5 x or above CPU Intel Pentium III 800GHz or above SDRAM 128 MB SDRAM Hard Disk 40GB Display Chip nVidia TNT TNT2 GeForce series with 32 MB Display memory ATI Radeon series with 32 MB Display memory Put the installation disk into your CD ROM and it will run automatically If it does not open My Computer and double click on the CD ROM icon Next the installation menu will appear Clic...

Page 67: ...ed The License Agreement window below will appear Please read the following license agreement carefully Click Yes to accept this agreement and proceed with the installation Click Next Click Yes Installing the IP surveillance software continued ...

Page 68: ... enter the user name and company name Enter your user name and company name and then click Next to continue Click Next You must setup the administrator s password in order to proceed Input and confirm your password in the window shown in below Click Next to continue Click Next Installing the IP surveillance software continued ...

Page 69: ...tware and click Next which is shown in the figure below You can change the installation directory by clicking Browse Click Next Select a program folder to install the application software and then click Next which is shown in the figure below Click Next Installing the IP surveillance software continued ...

Page 70: ...mation in the window shown below click Next to start the installation of the application software Click Next Click Finish Click Finish in the window shown below to finish installation The program is now installed on your computer Installing the IP surveillance software continued ...

Page 71: ...eck But when users want to click on the icon of Launcher on system tray Launcher will popup a username password dialog the first time for menu popup or when Launcher is locked If a user fails to pass the authentication check no menu will show up If a user fails 3 consecutive tries he she will be locked out for a period of 60 seconds After passing authentication users will be able to use all the fu...

Page 72: ...rface Below is the user interface for Launcher The main user interface for Launcher is an icon on system tray and the popup menu appears when the user clicks on the icon The menu items are listed below Lock Launcher When this item is selected Launcher will enter lock mode In lock mode whenever users want to invoke the menu a dialog asking for ID and password will appear The interface for this dial...

Page 73: ...at Startup Users can select whether or not to autorun Launcher when Window boots up Monitor Starts up the Monitor program If the Monitor program is already running clicking this button will re open the Monitor window Playback Starts up the Playback program If the Playback program is already running clicking this button will re open the Playback window Logout Logs out user from IP surveillance Afte...

Page 74: ...oring and recording audio and video High quality video up to full screen display High compression ratio Maximum of 16 cameras with different monitor layouts Smart playback Triggered event browsing with 9 preview video windows Fast database searching Auto alarm in multiple modes Account password protection Multiple recording modes Event driven Scheduled and manual recording for each camera Intellig...

Page 75: ...oring lock stop alert and configuration menu for camera configurations global settings scheduler settings and the user information of this application software The tips about these operations are provided on line when you move the mouse cursor over them Channel area This area displays the status of each video channel The information indicates the status of connection recording selection and alert ...

Page 76: ... This tool receives the digital input signal and sends digital output signal to the remote Video Server Network Camera series product associated with the dedicated video channel Alert Message This tool will display the latest alert messages received by the remote Video Server Network Camera series product associated with the selected video channel Logging In You need to login the first time when y...

Page 77: ...right to do the following items Run the configuration tool Change the recording schedule Change the local settings Again if you need to change the settings of the DCS 5300 you must have the password of the admin user Camera Configurations When you log in for the first time you should configure this application software to connect the DCS 5300 in Configuration Menu Camera Configurations shown in th...

Page 78: ...ou should check that the location string does not include prohibited characters such as Otherwise the location string will cause this application program to malfunction You can change the location string in Video Text on Video of the remote setting webpage Local Settings Camera Selections Remote Settings Webpage The Layout of the Configuration In the local settings shown below three main functiona...

Page 79: ... dialog Then the system will try to connect to the selected camera If the connection succeeds the camera will be inserted to the camera selection list Click Ok Specify the IP address port and admin pass word of the camera Once added you will see the IP address of the camera and also the port that is opened on the camera port 80 in this example so that the images can be viewed from the browser wind...

Page 80: ...eted History Clicking the History button will popup a historical camera list which lists the latest 16 cameras you inserted into the camera list 16 is the default number you can change the number of the latest installed cameras you want to keep in the registry Clicking on one camera in the history list will insert the camera into the camera list The historical camera list is shown below Historical...

Page 81: ...cording Digital input alert This application software provides options for you to define the triggering criteria for the digital input of the DCS 5300 The alert of the digital input can be defined as high level triggered or low level triggered Recording Settings Record secs before event Once the automatic video recording has been activated you can apply this setting to regulate the time for record...

Page 82: ... index field Move the mouse to your new selected location and release the mouse button Then Video 1 will be moved to the 12th row in this example Once you click the Save button in the left bottom corner of this window the changes for all camera configurations will be saved and will validate immediately in the IP surveillance NOTE If you change the remote settings of the network cameras in the righ...

Page 83: ...eras These include the video database directory the usage of the Hard disk and options for video display You can activate the global settings window from Configuration Menu Global Settings shown above All recording processes will be stopped when activating the global settings window indicated by a warning window popped up in advance to keep you informed Monitor Program continued ...

Page 84: ...setting is unchecked a warning message will pop up when it is approaching the storage space limit All recording will stop when the limit of the hard disk usage is reached Reserved space Indicate the size of the hard disk that will be reserved for other Windows applications at least 15 The remainder of the hard disk space will be available for recording The more space you have reserved the less the...

Page 85: ...Hz Display Options In the video displaying frame of each channel there are two status bars The upper bar contains Camera location and time of the remote site The lower bar contains Connection time and Recording time All of them shown in the figure below can be enabled or disabled here individually for the status indication Apply to full screen mode can also be turned on here Once it has been check...

Page 86: ...t size limit is 10MB The maximum value for this setting depends on the amount of Free Space available on your hard drive This value can be found under the Record Disk space Usage Settings section of the global settings window Backup Location Select Select the locations to backup by clicking the checkbox next to the location camera name To delete a location select the location and click the Delete ...

Page 87: ...gnal associated with each channel number It indicates the status of the dedicated video channel which is depicted as follows Off The video channel is not connected with any DCS 5300 yet Green The green light means the DCS 5300 associated with this channel number is connected and the video is monitored in the video area Red The red light indicates the video from this channel is recording into the v...

Page 88: ...ion will demonstrate the procedures for drag and drop step by step Show the video of a specified channel This section depicts the method of how to show the video of a specific channel in a display window Step 1 Move the mouse cursor to the display window shown below Video 1 5 9 13 Recording Selected Channel Connected and monitoring Not configured channel Configured but not connected no video Trash...

Page 89: ... area Step 3 Release the left mouse button while on top of a display window In each display layout only one window can be assigned to a camera Also each camera must have its own separate window when displayed Once the video is in a display window it can be dragged and dropped to other windows If you drag one camera s video to a window that already has its own camera s video the two cameras will tr...

Page 90: ...nge to the hand shape when it has been moved onto the displaying frame After that press the left mouse button and hold it Step 3 Move the cursor while still holding the left mouse button to the trashcan in the common area of the monitor program Step 4 When the cursor shape changes to an arrow shape over the trashcan release the left mouse button The video in the corresponding display window will d...

Page 91: ...ent layouts available as shown below for the display windows in the monitor program You can select one of them by clicking on a layout icon In each layout you can drag and drop the channel number to any display window in the video area Following the procedures described in the section titled Show the video of a specified channel you can add the video channels to display windows within the selected...

Page 92: ... layout the Page up and Page down buttons will be shown in the left bottom corner of the video area You can use these two buttons to switch the pages as shown in the figure below Usetoswitchbetween cameras Monitor Program continued Double click a display window to switch to a single channel layout ...

Page 93: ... camera from the multi camera layout double click on the desired display window You will see that the size of the display window is the same as the one channel layout Clicking the Back button in the upper left corner of the video area will switch to the previous selected multi camera layout The position that each video channel is in for every layout will be saved for the next time the layout is se...

Page 94: ...of the DO Digital Output With these features you can monitor the remote sensor input from DI and also trigger the camera by DO switch Monitor Program continued Set digital output to LOW Set digital output to HIGH No connection Refer to the following figure to use the pan and tilt controls Pan Pans the camera one full cycle Stop Stops movement of the camera during pan Patrol Enables the Auto Patrol...

Page 95: ...vel changer is triggered the alert message will be shown in this window If there are more events than this window can display a scroll bar will appear The message format is described as follows time alert type channel number win1 win2 win3 For example the message PM 02 41 00 MO 1 0 1 1 means that this is a motion detection alert occurring at 02 41 00 PM in Motion Window 2 and Motion Window 3 for c...

Page 96: ...ove These functions are Quit By clicking this button IP surveillance will be closed with the latest settings saved Minimize Minimize the Monitor application Monitor Program continued By choosing About located in the configuration menu shown below a dialog box will appear and display the information about the installed version of IP surveillance The information includes the software name version us...

Page 97: ...will describe the common control functions shown above which are depicted by the small icons These functions only apply to the currently selected channel These functions are Stop Record Volume Print Trash can Record Snapshot Volume Control Click on this button to adjust your volume settings Monitor Program continued Stop Alert Sound If an alert is triggered the alert sound will start to play After...

Page 98: ...atus Bar Local time Current login user Login time Software version Software name Monitor Program continued Stop After video recording has been activated this button allows you to manually stop recording of the selected video channel Snapshot This button will take a snapshot of the selected video channel and save the picture as a bitmap file to the hard disk You can set the directory for storing th...

Page 99: ...for each video channel Automatic period recording Invoke Scheduler This section discusses the method of how to invoke the scheduler Start the Scheduler Schedule Tool The scheduler allows the user to schedule recordings from the selected video channel of the DCS 5300 Through both the graphic user interface and time period selection options you will be able to easily regulate a schedule for each vid...

Page 100: ... The scheduler will not be accessible until at least one camera has been added to the camera list Go to the configuration menu and click on Scheduler to launch the scheduler The Layout and Functionalities Introduction The layout of the scheduler and its components shown below will be described ...

Page 101: ...t Part 2 The second part is the Primary schedule settings It consists of the day time line week time line begin time selector end time selector and event mode settings Part 3 The third part is the Secondary schedule which consists of event mode settings Part 4 The fourth part contains the operation buttons for the user to manipulate the edited schedule of the selected video channel The scheduler c...

Page 102: ...marking the Recording Time on the Week Time Line Click Result in hour time line There are two different time lines hour unit time line and week unit time line You can make your own schedule by plotting markers in all time lines These two time lines are associated with each other That is if you make changes in one time line the corresponding changes will be applied with scale to the other three tim...

Page 103: ...g unmarking on the week time line for more details Schedule with Time Picker Begin and End Time Date picker Hour picker Minute picker There are three controlling units in both Begin Time and End Time selectors shown above The first unit of these two selectors is the date picker You can select day with it to set the beginning time and the ending time for the recording interval The second and third ...

Page 104: ...ttings will be written back into the whole editing schedule scheme That means this edited scheduling time interval is valid only after you Apply the changes Period picker Apply Erase Schedule in event mode You can select to record in Event mode or Continuous mode by the Schedule mode selector as shown in the figure below There are two types of event recording Please refer to the following two sect...

Page 105: ...hedule The secondary schedule provides options to record without a specified date or time Schedule in Continuous mode high Checking this will trigger recording while the digital input is high The technical name for this event is line trigger low Checking this will trigger recording while the digital input is low The technical name for this event is line trigger rising Checking this will trigger re...

Page 106: ...ly working on before loading a new one Otherwise the current changes will be lost Clear This button will clear all changes in the current schedule of the selected video channel Save This button is used for saving changes to the current schedule Save As This button is used to save the current schedule as another file name instead of the default name There are three modes in the secondary schedule D...

Page 107: ... features in the Playback program These functions are depicted as follows Powerful play control tool Play Stop Pause Step forward Fast play from x1 to x16 Slow play from 1 to 16 Convenient display adjustment tool Zoom in from 1 1 to 2 25 1 Zoom out from 1 1 to 1 2 Full screen Flexible searching range adjustment tool User input from full range to 1 second Zoom in from full range to 10 seconds Zoom ...

Page 108: ...cation software The figure below shows the login dialog For security concerns only the admin account can log in to this program To change the password of the admin account please refer to the section titled Logging In Layout DisplayArea Control Area Pull Bar Area Area Selection Indicator Status Area Histogram Area Playback Program continued ...

Page 109: ...area There are also three visualized controls i e area selection indicator frame selection indicator and pull bar These features provide much more convenience while searching recorded video in the IP surveillance database MainAreas DisplayArea The display area is able to show the surveillance database of each camera by time You can change the video size through the display adjustment tool and the ...

Page 110: ...ol These tools are discussed in more detail in the section titled Using Tools StatusArea The status area is located at the bottom of the main window It tells you the program status information including display mode display size display speed exporting file format and exporting file name Indicators AreaSelectionIndicator In the main playback window the display area is surrounded by a blue rectangl...

Page 111: ...ou would like to view The displaying video will halt and then restart playing the video sequence from the point you selected If the video sequence has been paused the display area will show the point you selected without playing Note that the pull bar will only function under the normal display mode Settings After the main window is shown on the screen you must modify the settings to make it to wo...

Page 112: ...ect the wrong mode the video shown in the display area will become distorted If you have chosen the wrong modulation mode you may open the settings dialog again change to the correct mode and restart the playback program The display will now be normal AVI file location This sets the directory where exported AVI files will be stored Exported AVI files will be stored in the sub directory camera name...

Page 113: ...2 Changing the location selector to another location in control area 3 Changing the playback method selector to Full Range 4 Changing the playback method selector to Time Period Period Start Time Label Period End Time Label HistogramArea Under the normal display single frame mode you can use all the tools provided with the playback program except the page control In this mode the two labels under ...

Page 114: ...your mind and don t want to see that period you can cancel it by just pressing the right button of your mouse with the left button still pressed If you click on the left button without dragging it the action will be the same as clicking on the pull bar in the same x axis position That means the playback system will shift to the pointed time and show video on the displaying frame Besides the dark r...

Page 115: ...d Selector Period selector provides you a precise way to choose the start time and the end time of a new period The end time must be later than the start time After you provide the correct start and end time clicking on the Play button in the jog dial will play the new period in the display area with changing the period start and end time label Besides the pull bar and histogram area will change t...

Page 116: ...e mode you want to use first Otherwise the period selector will revert back to the previous period set the last time you changed the playback method selector AlertAreaSelector In the preview mode the playback program can show the information of total events of only one alert window each time If you want to see the events of the other two alert area windows you must change the alert area selector t...

Page 117: ...e Stop button Note that once you press the Stop button the start point will be reset to the start of the present period Pause Resume The Pause button provides you a way to pause the video sequence display When the displaying video is paused click on the Pause button again to resume the video display Fast Play and Slow Play The camera supports a maximum of x16 fast forward play and minimum of 16 sl...

Page 118: ... Zoom Out and Full Screen ZoomIn When you click on the Zoom In button one time the image size in the display area will be magnified 12 5 percent to the original size Due to the limitation of the display area size the maximum zoom in ratio supported is only 2 25 1 for NTSC modulation mode and 1 875 1 for PAL modulation mode If you want to see the image in more details you can use the full screen fu...

Page 119: ...ram area the display adjustment toolbox will change to a range adjustment toolbox The range adjustment toolbox provides a faster way to change the range of the displayed time period By using this toolbox you can browse the database of one location from any 10 second interval of the entire range The figure below shows the searching range adjustment toolbox composed of its own three elements i e Zoo...

Page 120: ...iod from the newly defined start time When you click on the Full Range button you will get the same functionality as when you change the playback method selector to Full Range System Control Toolbox The system control toolbox provides some basic operations for the playback program The figure below shows the three elements of the system control toolbox i e Lock Window Settings Minimize and Exit Ful...

Page 121: ... will pop up when you click the Settings button For more information about setting this program please refer to the section titled Settings Minimize Click this button in order to minimize the playback program window Exit The playback program will be closed immediately when you click on the Exit button ...

Page 122: ... recording To schedule video recording with motion detection you must first enable motion detection on the Internet Camera Click the Motion Detection button under the Advanced tab from the Configuration screen to access settings that affect how the DCS 5300 Internet Camera can serve as a security device by recording only when motion is detected Note These settings can be configured in your Web bro...

Page 123: ...nutes hours days weeks or months The Secondary Schedule allows you to set a schedule outside the Primary Schedule The Secondary Schedule provides two options to record without a specified date or time You can select Event Mode which will record whenever an event is triggered or Continuous Mode which will begin continuously after scheduling settings are saved You do not need to set the Secondary Sc...

Page 124: ...n when finished You have now set a schedule to record video when motion detection is triggered If you would like to save this configuration click Save As to save this configuration to a folder in your hard drive This configuration can be used on another system running IP surveillance or can be used as a backup if you need to re install the IP surveillance software program Schedule Video Recording ...

Page 125: ...of the transmission speed will slow down when many users are logged on Q What algorithm is used to compress the digital image A The Internet Camera utilizes H 263 MPEG 4 Short Header Mode image compression technology providing high quality images MPEG is a standard for image compression and can be applied to various web browser and application software without the need to install extra software Q ...

Page 126: ... router or firewall To correct the problem you need to determine if the DCS 5300 is behind a router or firewall and if the router or firewall is properly configured for the ports the DCS 5300 is using Refer to Page 26 for help in opening the correct ports on a router or firewall for use with the DCS 5300 A2 Other possible problems might be due to the network cable Try replacing your network cable ...

Page 127: ...h a valid IP address Turn off DHCP from the Network Settings in Windows and configure the computer with a valid IP address or connect the camera to a router with DHCP enabled A2 This error can also occur if the Installation Wizard icon is clicked on more than once from the setup wizard Q The images appear to be of poor quality how can I improve the image quality A1 Make sure that your computer s d...

Page 128: ... useful tool to confirm if the IP address conflicts with Internet Camera over the network Follow the step by step procedure below to utilize the PING command but first you must disconnect Internet Camera from the network Start a DOS window Type ping x x x x where x x x x is the IP address of the Internet Camera The replies as illustrated below will help diagnose any connection problems Frequently ...

Page 129: ...ing the Installation Wizard to return the DCS 5300 to a normal state 2 The LED on the front of the camera will begin blinking red and green Lightly insert a paper clip or a similar sized tool into the reset hole on the back of the camera press lightly and then release the button Insert the paperclip or other tool and press on the button continuously Wait for the LED on the front of the camera to b...

Page 130: ...ernal device The I O connector provides the physical interface for digital output DO and digital input DI that is used for connecting a diversity of external alarm devices to the Internet Camera such as IR Sensors and alarm relays 1 DI INPUT Max 50mA 12VDC 2 DI INPUT Initial state of DI is low 3 SW_COMMON OUTPUT open from SW_OPEN at initial state close with SW_OPEN when set DO to ON 4 SW_NOPEN OUT...

Page 131: ... installation Note that the positive from the PIR is connected to the D of the I O port of the camera and the negative from the PIR is connected to the D of the camera I O port Configuring Your Camera for External Trigger Based Recording I O Connector continued To configure your camera to record when triggered by an external device you must first set your SMTP or FTP settings in order to send snap...

Page 132: ...TP server to which recorded snapshots will be sent For detailed information about each setting please refer to Configuration Advanced Network in the section titled Using the DCS 5300 With an Internet Browser page 38 Click the apply button when finished Configuring Your Camera for External Trigger Based Recording continued I O Connector continued Click Network ...

Page 133: ... the time except for the above schedule if you want to enable full time snapshot recording Check Event operation Set the delay before detecting next event to avoid continuous false alarms following the original event Set the delay to take snapshots after event to capture the direction of the moving object 5 5 5 5 5 Check the trigger condition for input and motion detection in this case Input is Lo...

Page 134: ...ill be out of focus or may damage the camera To help you get the best image quality keep in mind that while adjusting the DCS 5300 s focus you can preview the image quality from your Web browser Note You can further adjust the Internet Camera s image quality through the Web Configuration under Configuration Advanced Audio Video page 45 Please refer to Using the DCS 5300 with an Internet Browser se...

Page 135: ...ast Ethernet Video Algorithm supported H 263 MPEG 4 Short header mode Features Three adjustable image size and quality intelligent motion detection windows with flexible bit rate MPEG 4 short header mode compression for streaming video JPEG compression for still image Audio 24Kbps Built in omni directional microphone Video resolution Up to 30 fps at 160x120 Up to 30 fps at 320x240 General I O 1 op...

Page 136: ...lens F2 0 1 LUX Power 12VDC 1 5A external power supply Weight About 12 2 oz Dimension 4 0in L x 4 1in W x 4 4in H Viewing system requirement Protocol ActiveX Operating system Microsoft Windows XP 2000 ME or 98SE Browser Internet Explorer 6 x or above Technical Specifications continued R Environmental Operating 40O F to 113O F Storage 4o F to 158o F Humidity Max 95 RH Safety FCC class B CE ...

Page 137: ...uct U S and Canadian customers can contact D Link Technical Support through our website or by phone Tech Support for customers within the United States D Link Technical Support over the Telephone 877 453 5465 24 hours a day seven days a week D Link Technical Support over the Internet http support dlink com email support dlink com Tech Support for customers within Canada D Link Technical Support ov...

Page 138: ...138 Time Zone Table GMT stands for Greenwich Mean Time which is the global time that all time zones are measured from ...

Page 139: ...139 Time Zone Table continued ...

Page 140: ... period of ninety 90 days Warranty Period provided that the Software is properly installed on approved hardware and operated as contemplated in its documentation D Link further warrants that during the Warranty Period the magnetic media on which D Link delivers the Software will be free of physical defects D Link s sole obligation shall be to replace the non conforming Software or defective media ...

Page 141: ...e been purchased from inventory clearance or liquidation sales or other sales in which D Link the sellers or the liquidators expressly disclaim their warranty obligation pertaining to the product Repair by anyone other than D Link or an Authorized D Link Service Office will void this Warranty Disclaimer of Other Warranties EXCEPT FOR THE LIMITED WARRANTY SPECIFIED HEREIN THE PRODUCT IS PROVIDED AS...

Page 142: ... Class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communication However there is no guarantee th...

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