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DCS-950G User’s Manual

D-Link Systems, Inc.

IPView Lite

System Conﬁguration

Account

The account menu is for administrators to change user 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.

Summary of Contents for WIRELESS G DCS-950G

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Page 2: ...ware Installation 10 Security 12 Using the Setup Wizard 13 Using the Con guration Menu 25 Home Screen 25 Con guration 28 Advanced 29 Video 29 Default Level 29 Custom Level 29 User 31 LAN 32 PPPoE 33 D...

Page 3: ...ewing 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...

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 8...

Page 5: ...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 Ethern...

Page 6: ...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 b...

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...

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 a...

Page 9: ...is located below the Power LED Steady green con rms a good connection to the LAN Depending on the data traf c the LED will begin to ash to indicate that the DCS 950G is receiving transceiving from to...

Page 10: ...r 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...

Page 11: ...ttach 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 s...

Page 12: ...dministrator 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 use...

Page 13: ...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 driv...

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: ...ual 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 a...

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 con gure it s properties From your computer please click on Start Programs ffdshow Con gurat...

Page 20: ...rd 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...

Page 21: ...th elds 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 set...

Page 22: ...work 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 networ...

Page 23: ...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 th...

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 con guration page If you would like to open the con guration page from a Web Browser enter the IP address that you assigned to your DCS 950G Using the Co...

Page 26: ...guration 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 ip the image vertically This feature can be used if you choose...

Page 27: ...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 simu...

Page 28: ...Home screen to access the settings required for the DCS 950G There will be several options in the Con guration page to choose from to setup your DCS 950G and they are as follows Advanced Video User L...

Page 29: ...less 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 reso...

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...

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...

Page 32: ...ng the Con guration 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 Add...

Page 33: ...50G User s Manual D Link Systems Inc Using the Con guration 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 accou...

Page 34: ...assigned a dynamic IP address and that address is used only for the duration of that speci c connection With the DCS 950G you can set up your DDNS service and the DCS 950G will automatically update y...

Page 35: ...nt 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 environmen...

Page 36: ...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 yo...

Page 37: ...e 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 network...

Page 38: ...ration 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...

Page 39: ...ate 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...

Page 40: ...ault 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...

Page 41: ...g this tool First check the D Link support site for rmware updates at http support dlink com Make sure that the rmware you want to use is saved on the local hard drive of your computer Click on Browse...

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...

Page 43: ...word 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 s...

Page 44: ...ed 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...

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...

Page 46: ...how to open up ports For additional help on con guring 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 cam...

Page 47: ...ou 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...

Page 48: ...or 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 multi...

Page 49: ...ou are installing several cameras on your network 2 Assign a Local IP Address for Your Camera A Local IP Address is required to con gure your camera and to view your camera within your local home netw...

Page 50: ...nd 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 por...

Page 51: ...ddress 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 ob...

Page 52: ...ect 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 acces...

Page 53: ...b 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 fro...

Page 54: ...software is included for administrators to manage up to 4 DCS 950Gs remotely record to hard drive and con gure advanced settings for the DCS 950G IPView Lite is a complete software management tool fo...

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 les that are newer th...

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...

Page 58: ...S 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 f...

Page 59: ...te is used for the rst time it is highly recommended that the Administrator change the User Name and Password for security purposes Once the User Name and Password are de ned only the Administrator ha...

Page 60: ...to the section titled Installing the DCS 950G Behind a Router Con guration 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 th...

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 1...

Page 62: ...t 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...

Page 63: ...t 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...

Page 64: ...sword 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 gate...

Page 65: ...rner 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...

Page 66: ...w format From the menu bar select Camera Start An AVI le 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...

Page 67: ...sed interface you can review or change your con guration using either theWeb based con guration utility or the Property Settings in the DCS 950G IPView Lite To access the Property Settings menu select...

Page 68: ...ecording 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 Lis...

Page 69: ...on speci c times and dates Click Schedule Setting to set the time and date for recording your les Select By Date and enter in the dates Start and Stop Times The camera will start to record according...

Page 70: ...ording 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 conti...

Page 71: ...added to the list for con guration Opens saved camera lists Saves your current list of cameras and con gurations Exits the IPView Lite Application Menu Bar The menu bar makes it easier to navigate IP...

Page 72: ...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 Camer...

Page 73: ...amera 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...

Page 74: ...eal 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 d...

Page 75: ...ser name and password This menu allows you to set overwrite options to overwrite old recorded les with new recorded les Check the Load Last Con guration When Program Starts to load all your con gured...

Page 76: ...kes 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 les will be overwritten You can specify between 300MB to 10GB...

Page 77: ...y 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...

Page 78: ...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 fo...

Page 79: ...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 con rming th...

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: ...ccess 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 do...

Page 82: ...vate 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 rewall exists on the network If a rewall exists on the network...

Page 83: ...that the network device utilized by the Internet Camera is not functioning properly such as hubs or switches Con rm the power for the devices are well connected and functioning properly 13 Why does t...

Page 84: ...es 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 con guration on the Inter...

Page 85: ...eci c address and waiting for a reply It is a very useful tool to con rm if the IP Address con icts with the Internet Camera over the network Follow the step by step procedure below to utilize the PIN...

Page 86: ...nual 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 you...

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: ...lity through the Web Con guration under Advanced Video Please refer to the Web Con guration section for further details Warning Direct exposure to sunlight may cause permanent damage to the CMOS senso...

Page 90: ...deo 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 V...

Page 91: ...IP UDP ARP ICMP BOOTP RARP DHCP PPPoE Web Con guration 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 a...

Page 92: ...ne 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...

Page 93: ...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...

Page 94: ...ome 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 wil...

Page 95: ...LITY 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 THI...

Page 96: ...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 of ce FC...

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 righ...

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