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DCS-950G User’s Manual

D-Link Systems, Inc.

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Summary of Contents for SECURICAM Network DCS-950G

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Page 2: ...dware Installation 10 Security 12 Using the Setup Wizard 13 Using the Conﬁguration Menu 25 Home Screen 25 Conﬁguration 28 Advanced 29 Video 29 Default Level 29 Custom Level 29 User 31 LAN 32 PPPoE 33 DDNS 34 Wireless 35 Site Survey 37 Tools 38 Admin 38 System 39 Default 40 Firmware 41 Recording 42 Trigger 43 Motion Detection 44 Port 45 Status 46 Device Info 46 Help 47 Installing the DCS 950G Behin...

Page 3: ...iewing Your Camera 53 IPView Lite Application Installation 54 IPView Lite 59 How to Change the Password 59 How to Add a Camera 60 How to Delete a Camera 62 How to Change the IP Address 63 How to Format the Camera View 64 How to Rotate the Video View 65 How to take a Snap Shot with the Camera 66 How to Start Recording 66 How to Stop Recording 66 Camera Property Settings 67 General 67 Recording 68 M...

Page 4: ... Uninstall IPView Application 79 Frequently Asked Questions 81 Internet Camera Features 81 Internet Camera Installation 83 How to Ping Your IP Address 85 Time Zone Table 87 Adjusting the Camera Focus 89 Technical Speciﬁcations 90 Contacting Technical Support 92 Warranty 93 Registration 97 ...

Page 5: ...h your product will cause damage and void the warranty for this product If any of the above items are missing please contact your reseller Minimum System Requirements Local Area Network 10Base T Ethernet or 100Base TX Fast Ethernet Wireless Local Area Network 802 11g Wireless Router or Access Point Recommended PC or Notebook to access the Internet Camera PC with 1 3GHz Processor 128MB Memory Windo...

Page 6: ...a built in CPU and Web server that transmits high quality video images for monitoring The DCS 950G can be accessed remotely and controlled from any PC Notebook over the Intranet or Internet via a Web browser The simple installation procedure and intuitive web based interface offer easy integration with your Ethernet Fast Ethernet or 802 11g wireless network The DCS 950G also comes with remote moni...

Page 7: ... connectivity making the DCS 950G easy to integrate into your existing network environment The DCS 950G works with a 10Mbps Ethernet based network or 100Mbps Fast Ethernet based network for traditional wired environments and works with 802 11g routers or access points for added ﬂexibility The Site Survey feature also allows you to view and connect to nearby wireless networks Web Conﬁguration Using...

Page 8: ... DC power input connector is labeled DC 5V with a single jack socket to supply power to the DCS 950G Reset Button Reset will be initiated when the reset button is pressed once and Power LED begins to ﬂash Factory Reset will be initiated when the reset button is pressed continuously for ten seconds Release the reset button and the Power LED will begin to flash indicating that the DCS 950G s setting...

Page 9: ... is located below the Power LED Steady green conﬁrms a good connection to the LAN Depending on the data trafﬁc the LED will begin to ﬂash to indicate that the DCS 950G is receiving transceiving from to the LAN network Power LED The Power LED is positioned on the right side of the DCS 950G lens Steady orange conﬁrms that the DCS 950G is powered ON ...

Page 10: ...or on the DCS 950G located below the Power LED is illuminated Attach the External Power Supply Attach the external power supply to the DC power input connector located on the rear panel of the DCS 950G and connect it to your local power supply Note Power source is conﬁrmed when the orange LED Power Indicator located to the right of the lens on the DCS 950G is illuminated Attach the Antenna Locate ...

Page 11: ...Attach the Mounting Bracket If you would like to mount the camera on a wall locate the necessary screws and continue with securing the bracket to the wall To attach the mounting bracket to the Camera simply attach the Camera s base to the bracket see illustration below ...

Page 12: ...Administrator can release a public User Name and Password so that when remote users access the DCS 950G they will be allowed to view the images transmitted by the DCS 950G Note When the DCS 950G is used for the ﬁrst time it is highly recommended that the Administrator set the Admin ID and Admin Password to constrain user access to the DCS 950G since the Default settings for the Admin ID and Admin ...

Page 13: ...g the Setup Wizard Using the Setup Wizard Follow the simple steps below to run the Setup Wizard to guide you quickly through the installation process Insert the D Link DCS 950G CD into your CD ROM drive Click Install Software Click Installation Wizard ...

Page 14: ...14 DCS 950G User s Manual D Link Systems Inc Using the Setup Wizard Click Next Click Yes ...

Page 15: ...15 DCS 950G User s Manual D Link Systems Inc Using the Setup Wizard Click Next Click Finish ...

Page 16: ...nual D Link Systems Inc Using the Setup Wizard Now you should install ffdshow this will install the proper codec that will allow you to playback recorded video taken by the DCS 950G Select a language and click OK Click Next ...

Page 17: ...17 DCS 950G User s Manual D Link Systems Inc Using the Setup Wizard Click I Agree Click Next ...

Page 18: ...18 DCS 950G User s Manual D Link Systems Inc Using the Setup Wizard Click Install Click Next ...

Page 19: ... DCS 950G User s Manual D Link Systems Inc Using the Setup Wizard Click Finish Before using ffdshow you must conﬁgure it s properties From your computer please click on Start Programs ffdshow Conﬁguration ...

Page 20: ...ard click on Start Programs DCS 950 Series Setup Wizard Your camera s default IP Address will be displayed on the screen Click Wizard to begin At the ffdshow properties window scroll to the bottom and click Miscellaneous Be sure that Autodetect is checked and that Error resilience and Error concealment are set to none ...

Page 21: ...oth ﬁelds To change the Admin Password select the Change box and enter a New Password Click Next The IP Address Subnet Mask of your camera Gateway and DNS addresses must correspond with your network settings for you to access the camera If you are unsure of what these settings should be please check with your network administrator Click Next ...

Page 22: ...twork Click Infrastructure for use with a router or Adhoc for a peer to peer connection The Network Name Wireless Channel Security Mode and Authentication type MUST correspond with your wireless network settings for the camera to work Click Next Enter the Encryption Mode Key Format and Encryption Keys for your wireless network Click Next ...

Page 23: ...o make any changes click Back to modify your camera settings Otherwise click Restart to save and apply your settings This may take a few minutes Your setup is now complete Wait until the Link LED on the camera begins to ﬂash Click Link to launch your Web browser and view your images ...

Page 24: ...24 DCS 950G User s Manual D Link Systems Inc Using the Setup Wizard Your camera is now displayed in the Web browser ...

Page 25: ... Clicking the Link button will open up the main conﬁguration page If you would like to open the conﬁguration page from a Web Browser enter the IP address that you assigned to your DCS 950G Using the Conﬁguration Menu Home Screen When you click on Link the DCS 950G Home screen will appear Use the following displayed options to set up and view your Internet Camera Wizard Setup Audio On Upside Down M...

Page 26: ...ﬁguration settings of the DCS 950G This will turn on the built in microphone on the DCS 950G By default the audio is turned off This will ﬂip the image vertically This feature can be used if you choose to mount the DCS 950G upside down on the ceiling This will ﬂip the image horizontally in such a way that your left side will be on the left side of the screen and vice versa Click to capture a snaps...

Page 27: ...e are 5 settings each for more brightness and less brightness from 0 After selecting your setting please wait a few seconds for the camera to adjust accordingly The DCS 950G will be able to detect simultaneous users connected to it and indicate the amount with a digital readout next to the green icon on the video window The DCS 950G is able to record video from the Web Browser into a local hard dr...

Page 28: ...e Home screen to access the settings required for the DCS 950G There will be several options in the Conﬁguration page to choose from to setup your DCS 950G and they are as follows Advanced Video User LAN PPPoE DDNS Wireless Site Survey Tools Admin Time System Firmware Recording Trigger Status Device Info Help ...

Page 29: ...eless and Site Survey Video Advanced Video Quality Default Level Select the viewing video quality By default the quality is set to High This is the size of the video display By default the capture resolution is set to VGA 640x480 Custom Level Capture Resolution This is the size of the video display By default the capture resolution is set to VGA 640x480 Capture Resolution ...

Page 30: ... rapidly Consequently to ensure detailed video quality quantization rate regardless of the network it will utilize more bandwidth to send the maximum frames when images change drastically This is the refresh frame rate By default the frame rate is set to 15 frames per second fps The higher the bit rate the better the picture quality but at the same time the ﬁle size will also be larger For low ban...

Page 31: ... a group For example if the Username is Guest and the User Password is Guest anyone can access the DCS 950G using this information The maximum length for the User Name is 16 characters Printable ASCII Enter the user s password you want to assign to the speciﬁc Username The maximum password length is 16 characters Printable ASCII The User List displays all the user names that have access to the DCS...

Page 32: ...ng the Conﬁguration Menu LAN Advanced LAN If you are using a LAN connection select either Static IP or DHCP Client If manually assigning a Static IP enter your IP Address IP Subnet Mask Gateway IP Address and DNS into the ﬁelds provided LAN Settings ...

Page 33: ...950G User s Manual D Link Systems Inc Using the Conﬁguration Menu PPPoE Advanced PPPoE If you are using a PPPoE connection click the Yes button and enter the User Name and Password for your PPPoE account PPPoE ...

Page 34: ...e assigned a dynamic IP address and that address is used only for the duration of that speciﬁc connection With the DCS 950G you can set up your DDNS service and the DCS 950G will automatically update your DDNS server every time it receives a different IP address Depending on the service this update may take a few hours If you are using a DDNS connection click the Yes button and enter in your User ...

Page 35: ...int such as the DWL 2100AP or a DI 624 wireless router The default setting Ad Hoc wireless mode used when connecting directly to a computer equipped with a wireless adapter in a peer to peer environment Service Set Identiﬁer is a name that identiﬁes a wireless network Access Points and wireless clients attempting to connect to a speciﬁc WLAN Wireless Local Area Network must use the same SSID The d...

Page 36: ...en Open or Shared Authentication Open Authentication communicates the key across the network Shared Authentication allows communication only with other devices with identical WEP settings In WEP mode you can select between 64 bit 128 bit andTKIP mode Both PSK and TKIP Temporal Key Integrity Protocol will support up to 256 bit encryption Select an ASCII or hexadecimal key format Select the key to u...

Page 37: ...te Survey Site Survey Site Survey This page will allow you to display all the wireless networks detected by the DCS 950G You can select a network to connect to and refresh the list of available networks You must enable your wireless settings in order to activate the Site Survey feature ...

Page 38: ...uration options Admin System Default Firmware Recording Trigger Motion Detection and Port Enter the administrator user name admin Enter the current password Enter the new administrator password with a maximum length of 8 printable ASCII characters Conﬁrm the new password by entering it again User Name Password New Password Conﬁrm Password ...

Page 39: ...Date Default NTP Server Synchronize with computer time Set the Time Time Zone System Tools System The current camera time The current camera date Enter the IP address or domain name of the time server Leaving the box blank will connect the camera to default time servers This is optional Press Set Time to set the time to the NTP server Synchronize the date and time of the camera with the local comp...

Page 40: ...fault Tools Default Restart Default Click the Restart button to restart the camera system Click the Restore button to restore factory default settings This means that any changes made will be lost and the system will be reset to the initial status when shipped from the factory ...

Page 41: ...g this tool First check the D Link support site for ﬁrmware updates at http support dlink com Make sure that the ﬁrmware you want to use is saved on the local hard drive of your computer Click on Browse to search the local hard drive for the ﬁrmware that you downloaded from the D Link Website to be used for the update Upgrading the ﬁrmware will not change any of your system settings but it is reco...

Page 42: ...ct Account from the drop down menu you will need to know the Username and Password to access the shared folder Enter the user name required to access the storage device Enter the password required to access the storage device Enter the path that points to the shared folder i e DNS G121 share Select to record all the time Select to record according to a schedule Allows you to only save ﬁles in whic...

Page 43: ...sword used to log into your e mail account The password will appear as dots instead of entered characters The domain name or IP address of external mail server The return e mail address to use if the snapshot or system log e mail fails to send This address should be within the SMTP server s domain for authentication purposes The e mail address of recipients for snapshots or a system log ﬁle This i...

Page 44: ...ted within the whole window to trigger a snapshot Note Setting a higher sensitivity and a lower percentage makes any motion more easily detected Click to open the corresponding motion window To assign a name to the window enter the desired name in the entry ﬁeld next to the zone button Motion Detection Tools Motion Detection Sensitivity Percentage Zone 1 3 Motion Detection Skip Time Increasing the...

Page 45: ... bars will increase or decrease depending on the image variation A blue bar means the image variation is under the monitoring level and no motion detection alert is triggered A red bar means the image variation is over the monitoring level and a motion detected alert is triggered Web Port Open MSD Save This is the port that allows the user to connect to the camera s user interface By default the p...

Page 46: ... how to open up ports For additional help on conﬁguring your camera to work with your router please refer to the next section on setting up your camera for use with a router For installing multiple cameras ONE port per camera must be opened on your router the Web server HTTP port This is the port that allows the user to connect to synchronize the camera s audio and video By default the port is set...

Page 47: ...you need help with The help screen is organized in the order of the tabs and then each menu item under that tab Help The Device Info screen lists the following important settings that are currently set for the DCS 950G IP Address IP Subnet Mask Gateway IP Address SSID Wireless IP Address Channel PPPoE Server Name Firmware Version On Line User Numbers ...

Page 48: ...for Your Camera 3 Determine Your Router s WAN IP Address Enable Remote Viewing 4 Open Virtual Server Ports for Your Router Enable Remote Viewing Multiple Camera Installation If you are installing multiple cameras on your network the installation is an easy 5 step procedure 1 Identify Your Camera on the Network 2 Assign a Local IP Address for Your Camera 3 Open a Second Port on the Camera 4 Determi...

Page 49: ...you are installing several cameras on your network 2 Assign a Local IP Address for Your Camera A Local IP Address is required to conﬁgure your camera and to view your camera within your local home network You may use the default camera IP Address of 192 168 0 20 If you wish to use a different IP Address be sure that the camera settings correspond to your network settings The Default Gateway will b...

Page 50: ...ond port and can proceed to the next section If port 80 is not available for example if you are already using port 80 to run a Web server or your ISP blocks access on port 80 you MUST open a second port and designate a new Web server port 800 801 802 etc and new AV Control and Streaming ports 5002 5003 etc IMPORTANT Be sure to take note of these settings since these same settings will be used to c...

Page 51: ...Address information will be listed on following window Determine Your Router s WAN IP Address Note Because a dynamic WAN IP address can change from time to time depending on your ISP you may want to obtain a Static IP address from your ISP A Static IP address is a ﬁxed IP address that will not change over time and will be more convenient for you to use to access your camera from a remote location ...

Page 52: ...elect TCP under Protocol Type If you are using the default camera port settings enter 80 in to the Public and Private Port section Schedule should be set to Always so that the camera images can be accessed at any time In the Virtual Servers List a check mark appearing before the camera name will indicate that the ports are enabled Click Apply to save your settings Note If you are installing multip...

Page 53: ...eb browser To access from the Internet simply type in the IP Address of the router given to you by your ISP a colon and the port number that you gave your camera Ex http 205 163 122 96 83 To access from a computer on your local home network simply enter the local IP Address of your camera i e 192 168 0 35 If using a port other than port 80 you must enter the IP address followed by a colon and the ...

Page 54: ...e software is included for administrators to manage up to 4 DCS 950Gs remotely record to hard drive and conﬁgure advanced settings for the DCS 950G IPView Lite is a complete software management tool for the DCS 950G and includes all conﬁgurable settings available in the Web conﬁguration utility Insert the CD ROM into the CD ROM drive A menu screen will appear as shown on below ...

Page 55: ...55 DCS 950G User s Manual D Link Systems Inc IPView Lite Application Installation Click Next Click Yes Click Next ...

Page 56: ...plication Installation If your sound card or video card has not passed Windows Logo testing this window will appear Click Continue Anyway If there are previously installed target ﬁles that are newer than the source ﬁles do NOT overwrite them Click No Click Next ...

Page 57: ... IPView Lite the application program for the DCS 950G is automatically installed to Programs IPViewLite Directory To start running the IPView Lite click on Windows Start Programs IPViewLite IPViewLite Enter the default User Name admin into the respective ﬁeld and click on OK to log into the application Click Finish ...

Page 58: ...CS 950G User s Manual D Link Systems Inc IPView Lite Application Installation Once logged in the IPView Lite application is executed and the IPView Lite interface will appear in the default List View format ...

Page 59: ...ite is used for the ﬁrst time it is highly recommended that the Administrator change the User Name and Password for security purposes Once the User Name and Password are deﬁned only the Administrator has access to the management of IPView Lite applications This procedure should be done as soon as possible to prevent unauthorized usage of the IPView Lite application To change the administrator User...

Page 60: ...to the section titled Installing the DCS 950G Behind a Router Conﬁguration on page 48 To add a new camera select Camera Add from the IPView Lite An Add Camera dialog box will appear See below Enter the IP Address of the camera in the speciﬁed ﬁeld and click Add If the IP Address is entered incorrectly or if you have a bad network connection a dialog box will appear to notify you of the error To ad...

Page 61: ... on the camera you wish to add and the Add Camera dialog box will appear once again with the IP Address entered Click on Add and the camera will automatically be added into the IPView Lite list view 192 168 0 20 If the Login Camera dialog box appears make sure to enter the correct Username and Password Click OK The camera will be added into IPView Lite in list format If the Username and Password a...

Page 62: ...st highlight the camera you wish to delete from the IPView Lite list view format From the menu bar select Camera Delete A Delete Camera dialog box will appear Click Yes to delete the camera or click No if you do not wish to delete the camera Click Yes List view How to Delete a Camera ...

Page 63: ...ct Camera Add An Add Camera dialog box will appear see below Click on Browse The Browse Camera dialog box will appear with a blank screen see below How to Change the IP Address Click Search IPView Lite will detect and search for all available cameras installed on the local area network example below ...

Page 64: ...ssword you will be prompted to enter your admin ID and password before IPView Lite will allow you to change the IP Address for the DCS 950G Enter the new IP Address the Subnet Mask and the Default gateway into the respective ﬁelds and click OK IPView Lite will apply the new IP Address to the camera How to Format the Camera View From the menu bar select View 4 Cameras See below ...

Page 65: ...orner of the screen and a case sensitive menu will appear Select List and the viewing image will return to the list view format A maximum of 4 cameras can be viewed simultaneously with IPView Lite How to Rotate the Video View In View Mode format click on the icon located on the upper left corner of the screen and a pop up menu will appear Once you click Rotate Right or Rotate Left in the menu the ...

Page 66: ...w format From the menu bar select Camera Start An AVI ﬁle will appear in your IPView Lite folder to save the recorded videos Alternatively in the viewing mode using either 1 or 4 cameras right click on the icon located on the upper left corner of the screen A case sensitive menu will appear Select the Start icon An AVI ﬁle will appear in your IPView Lite folder to save the recorded videos Note You...

Page 67: ...sed interface you can review or change your conﬁguration using either theWeb based conﬁguration utility or the Property Settings in the DCS 950G IPView Lite To access the Property Settings menu select Camera Property from the main menu or double click on the camera link from within the list view The Camera Property box will appear which allows for Web Conﬁguration settings and upgrading ﬁrmware Se...

Page 68: ...Recording tab provides options for manual recording schedule recording or motion trigger recording Manual Recording If the Manual Recording option is chosen you must manually start recording in the List view of the DCS 950G in the Menu Bar or by clicking on the Record Icon ...

Page 69: ...d on speciﬁc times and dates Click Schedule Setting to set the time and date for recording your ﬁles Select By Date and enter in the dates Start and Stop Times The camera will start to record according to the speciﬁed date and time period entered Select By Weekday to indicate speciﬁc days to record and the time period ...

Page 70: ...cording enables the DCS 950G to record based on motion When this option is selected and the camera detects motion within the range of the viewing window recording will be triggered Recording will continue until no motion is detected Click on Sensitivity Setting to set the sensitivity levels for the DCS 950G ...

Page 71: ...e added to the list for conﬁguration Opens saved camera lists Saves your current list of cameras and conﬁgurations Exits the IPView Lite Application Menu Bar The menu bar makes it easier to navigate IPView Lite All Management functions can be accessed from the menu bar File New Open Save Save As Exit ...

Page 72: ...r displaying the Column Settings Select the columns that you wish to appear in the List View as illustrated below View on the menu bar provides users with management capabilities for Columns List Camera and Refresh You can view the Camera in 1 Camera or 4 Camera mode The View menu bar is pictured below Columns ...

Page 73: ...camera All the cameras and their properties such as the camera name IP Address user name and location will be displayed in the list view Note Right click on any camera to bring up a menu of actions you can apply to the selected camera Double clicking on the desired camera will bring up the Property dialog box You can click the Refresh icon to update the camera list view ...

Page 74: ...real time video capture or take a Snap shot image Enable Function By default the video image is enabled There will be a check next to the Enable command to show that the Enable function is working To disable the real time image select Camera Enable and the real time video image will stop and shutdown Camera Tools Tools on the menu bar allows you to change account information and system conﬁguratio...

Page 75: ...ser name and password This menu allows you to set overwrite options to overwrite old recorded ﬁles with new recorded ﬁles Check the Load Last Conﬁguration When Program Starts to load all your conﬁgured settings each time you run IPView Lite It is highly recommended that you select this option to save your camera settings in IPView Lite ...

Page 76: ...akes place For instance if you enter 1000 MB and your total hard drive space is 3000 MB as soon as your drive reaches 2000 MB capacity your ﬁles will be overwritten You can specify between 300MB to 10GB hard drive reserve space Click on By Time to overwrite old ﬁles with new ﬁles once the time frame that you specify 1 240 hours has been reached Note Selecting the Recycle option will disable the Re...

Page 77: ... key is Ctrl F3 4 Camera view format The hot key is Ctrl F4 Refresh IPView Lite application The hot key is F12 Add a camera The hot key is Shift Ins Delete a camera The hot key is Del Property setting to conﬁgure the camera The hot key is F2 Snap shot to capture a single still image The hot key is F5 Start recording video image The hot key is F7 Stop recording the image The hot key is F9 Option to...

Page 78: ...s Previous Page and Next Page In View mode format click on the icon located on the upper left corner of the screen and a case sensitive menu will appear see below Context Sensitive Menu In List View format highlight a camera and right click to bring up a context sensitive menu for features such as Add Delete Property Enable and Snap shot and Start Stop recordings ...

Page 79: ...l appear Click OK to continue the process Uninstall IPView Application Click on windows Start Menu Programs IPView Uninstall IPView A new prompt screen will be displayed like the one below conﬁrming the removal Choose the option that you want and click Next to continue the process or click on Cancel to reject the uninstall process ...

Page 80: ...80 DCS 950G User s Manual D Link Systems Inc Uninstall IPView Application The InstallShield Wizard prompt will appear Click Finish to complete the uninstallation procedure ...

Page 81: ...access DCS 950G simultaneously The maximum number of users that can log onto the Internet Camera at the same time is 8 Please keep in mind the overall performance of the transmission speed will slow down when multiple users are logged on 3 What algorithm is used to compress the digital image The Internet Camera utilizes MPEG 4 Simple Proﬁle image compression technology to provide high quality imag...

Page 82: ...ate IP Addresses Yes the Internet Camera can be connected to a LAN with private IP Addresses 9 Can the Internet Camera be installed if a ﬁrewall exists on the network If a ﬁrewall exists on the network port 80 is open for ordinary data communication You will need to do port forwarding by opening a port to the camera Please refer to your ﬁrewall s product manual for detailed instructions 10Why can ...

Page 83: ... that the network device utilized by the Internet Camera is not functioning properly such as hubs or switches Conﬁrm the power for the devices are well connected and functioning properly 13 Why does the Internet Camera work locally but not externally This might be caused by the ﬁrewall protection Check the Internet ﬁrewall with your system administrator The ﬁrewall may need to have some settings c...

Page 84: ...ies are set to at least 6 bit color Using 16 or 256 colors on your computer will produce dithering artifacts in the image making the image look as if it is of poor quality The conﬁguration on the Internet Camera image display is incorrect Through the Web Conﬁguration Video section of the web management you need to adjust the image related parameters for improved images such as brightness contrast ...

Page 85: ...peciﬁc address and waiting for a reply It is a very useful tool to conﬁrm if the IP Address conﬂicts with the Internet Camera over the network Follow the step by step procedure below to utilize the PING command Start a DOS window Start Program Accessories Command Prompt Type ping x x x x where x x x x is the IP Address of the Internet Camera A successful connection to the camera will be indicated ...

Page 86: ...anual D Link Systems Inc How to Ping Your IP Address If you fail to connect to your camera you will see the following Check to see if you have entered your camera s IP Address correctly or reassign your camera s IP Address ...

Page 87: ...87 DCS 950G User s Manual D Link Systems Inc Time Zone Table Time Zone Table GMT stands for Greenwich Mean Time which is the global time that all time zones are measured from ...

Page 88: ...88 DCS 950G User s Manual D Link Systems Inc Time Zone Table ...

Page 89: ...ality through the Web Conﬁguration under Advanced Video Please refer to the Web Conﬁguration section for further details Warning Direct exposure to sunlight may cause permanent damage to the CMOS sensor Therefore do not expose the Internet Camera s lens directly to sunlight The Internet Camera is designed for indoor usage and if your application requires prolonged exposure to sunlight a sun visor ...

Page 90: ...ideo Setting Image compression JPEG Frame rate 30fps QSIF SIF VGA Compression Rate selection 5 level Very Low Low Medium High Very High Frame rate setting 1 5 7 15 20 auto depends on the video format Video resolution 160x120 320x240 640x480 Brightness control Range 1 128 Contrast control Range 1 128 Hue control Range 1 128 System Hardware LAN Connector One RJ 45 port to connect to 10 100Mbps Ether...

Page 91: ...P IP UDP ARP ICMP BOOTP RARP DHCP PPPoE Web Conﬁguration Requirements Internet Explorer 6 0 or above CPU Pentium II 266 MHz or above Memory Size 32 MB 64 MB recommended VGA card resolution 800x600 or above ActiveX Control requires IE6 0 or above PC Requirements for IPView Lite Windows XP Windows 2000 Windows Me Windows 98SE Pentium III 850 MHz CPU or above 128 MB 256 MB Recommended EMI Safety FCC ...

Page 92: ...one 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 over the Telephone 800 361 5265 Monday to Friday 7 30am to 12 00am EST D Link Technical Support ov...

Page 93: ...s incapable of correction or if D Link determines that it is not practical to repair or replace the defective Hardware the actual price paid by the original purchaser for the defective Hardware will be refunded by D Link upon return to D Link of the defective Hardware All Hardware or part thereof that is replaced by D Link or for which the purchase price is refunded shall become the property of D ...

Page 94: ...come the property of D Link Products shall be fully insured by the customer D Link will not be held responsible for any packages that are lost in transit to D Link The repaired or replaced packages will be shipped to the customer via UPS Ground or any common carrier selected by D Link with shipping charges prepaid Expedited shipping is available if shipping charges are prepaid by the customer and ...

Page 95: ...ILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES THE SOLE REMEDY FOR A BREACH OF THE FOREGOING LIMITED WARRANTY IS REPAIR REPLACEMENT OR REFUND OF THE DEFECTIVE OR NON CONFORMING PRODUCT THE MAXIMUM LIABILITY OF D LINK UNDER THIS WARRANTY IS LIMITED TO THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE PRODUCT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY THE FOREGOING EXPRESS WRITTEN WARRANTIES AND REMEDIES ARE EXCLUSIVE AND ARE IN LIEU OF ANY OTHER WARRANTIES OR REMED...

Page 96: ...t to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help For detailed warranty outside the United States please contact corresponding local D Link ofﬁce FCC Caution The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio orTV interference caused by unauthorized modiﬁcations to this equipment such modiﬁcations could void the user s authority to operate the eq...

Page 97: ... DCS 950G User s Manual D Link Systems Inc Registration Registration 05 13 05 Product registration is entirely voluntary and failure to complete or return this form will not diminish your warranty rights ...

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