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DCS-660 User’s Manual 

D-Link Systems, Inc.

Using IP surveillance Software

Alert Settings:

Specific alert actions can be performed by setting the options in this window.

Enable motion detect

 

This will trigger an alert sound that has been specified in the section titled “Global Settings 
\ Alert Sound.” Check this option for this video channel to enable audio alert.

Enable digital input 

This function is similar with “Enable Motion Detect” mentioned above. Once this option 

has  been  checked,  a  digital  input  device  will  be  able  to  trigger  an  alert  sound  and 
recording. 

Digital input alert 

This application software provides options for you to define the triggering criteria for the 

digital input of the 

DCS-6620

. 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 recording the triggered event. Recording will start from the limited 
time before the alert event has been invoked.

Record # secs. after event 

Recording will last for the limited time after the alert event has been invoked.

Media Type 

You can specify which media type you want to record, Video, Audio, or both.

Monitor Program 

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Страница 2: ...he DCS 6620 with a Router 28 Using the DCS 6620 with an Internet Browser 34 Record Snapshots to your FTP server with Motion Detection 63 Using IP surveillance Software 67 Installing IP surveillance Software 67 Launcher 72 Monitor Program 75 Scheduling 100 Playback Program 108 Schedule Video Recording with Motion Detection 123 Appendix 126 Frequently Asked Questions 126 How to PING Your IP Address ...

Страница 3: ...de Installation software and manual on CD Note Using a power supply with a different voltage than the one included with the DCS 6620 will cause damage and void the warranty for this product Internet Explorer 6 0 or above CPU Pentium 4 2 0GHz plus processor Memory Size 128MB or above 32MB AGP Video Card Package Contents If any of the above items are missing please contact your reseller Minimum Syst...

Страница 4: ...d infrared remote control Broad Range of Applications With today s high speed Internet services the PTZ Internet Camera can provide the ideal solution for live video images and audio over the Intranet and Internet for remote monitoring The DCS 6620 allows remote access from your Internet Explorer Web browser for live image viewing with audio and allows the administrator to manage and control the P...

Страница 5: ...son without their knowledge and consent is prohibited in certain states or jurisdictions Nothing herein represents a warranty or representation that the D Link product provided herein is suitable for the end user s intended use under the applicable laws of his or her state D Link disclaims any liability whatsoever for any end user use of the D Link product which fails to comply with applicable sta...

Страница 6: ...d is labeled 12V with a single socket to supply power to the PTZ Internet Camera The Ethernet cable included with the DCS 6620 PTZ Internet Camera is a Category 5 straight through cable This is the recommended cable type when the camera is connected to a 100Mbps Fast Ethernet network router hub or switch Ethernet 10 100 RJ45 socket Power Cord socket Microphone Connector A V Out Connector External ...

Страница 7: ...amera Bottom Panel Attachment socket for the Camera Stand The DCS 6620 provides a terminal block with two pairs of connectors situated on the back panel One pair is for input and the other is for output The External I O Port provides the physical interface to send and receive digital signals to a variety of external alarm devices Please refer to the appendix in this manual for detailed information...

Страница 8: ...ced Please refer to the section titled Using the DCS 6620 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 Auto Pan Center Centers the camera ...

Страница 9: ... of the camera stand allowing the PTZ Internet Camera to be mounted to the ceiling or any wall securely Attaching the PTZ Internet Camera to the Camera Stand Power LED LED stands for Light Emitting Diode The Power LED is positioned in the center of the PTZ Internet Camera base As soon as the power adapter is connected to the PTZ Internet Camera the power and the activity LED will flash red and gre...

Страница 10: ...t in Web server This Web server will allow the camera to access the Internet without being attached to a computer and permits users to view the video and audio remotely 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 launching of the Installation Wizard and installation...

Страница 11: ...11 DCS 6620 User s Manual D Link Systems Inc Installation Wizard Please wait while the InstallShield Wizard prepares to install Click Next ...

Страница 12: ...ollowing folder To install into a different folder 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 ...

Страница 13: ...ng alternately When it stops the blinking cycle continue to hold in the reset button for about 10 seconds The opening Installation Wizard screen will appear and show a MAC address of the DCS 6620 and an IP Address which may or may not be correct depending on what you have your DCS 6620 connected to If you have a DHCP server on your network there will be a valid IP Address displayed here indicated ...

Страница 14: ...o Selected Devices button Select the MAC address After you click on the LinktoSelected Devices button Installation Wizard will automatically open your Internet browser to the IP Address of the DCS 6620 in this example it is http 192 168 0 120 Your DCS 6620 may have a different IP Address For more information regarding the functions of this screen see the following section titled Installation Wizar...

Страница 15: ...ou to enter the port 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 view all of the selected cameras For each individual camera selected an individual Internet browser will appear You have now completed the Setup Wizard and are ready to use your camera You can also continue to the section tit...

Страница 16: ...red on the Advanced Network screen page 39 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 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 crea...

Страница 17: ...llows you to browse to the location of the firmware to be uploaded to the camera Selected Package This displays the file name of the firmware selected for upload Upgrade 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 prompting the user to confirm the upload Package Information This di...

Страница 18: ...PTZ Internet Camera If your operating system is UPnP 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 If you are running Windows 200...

Страница 19: ...User s Manual D Link Systems Inc Enabling UPnPTM for Windows XP Click Add Remove Windows Components The following screen will appear Select Networking Services Click Details Select Universal Plug and Play Click Ok ...

Страница 20: ...20 DCS 6620 User s Manual D Link Systems Inc Enabling UPnPTM for Windows XP Please wait while Setup configures the components Click Next Click Finish ...

Страница 21: ... and click My Network Places Click DCS 6620 146 The last three digits 146 represent the fourth octet of your PTZ Internet Camera s IP address in this example 198 168 0 146 After you click on the DCS 6620 146 icon your Internet browser will automatically be opened to the IP Address of the DCS 6620 in this example it is http 192 168 0 120 Your DCS 6620 may have a different IP Address ...

Страница 22: ...d alarms Account password protection Scheduled recording for each camera AVI file export Motion detection for each camera The IP surveillance Software on the CD included with the DCS 6620 PTZ Internet Camera converts the DCS 6620 into a powerful yet flexible surveillance system for home or business with the following features To install the IP surveillance software click on Install IP surveillance...

Страница 23: ...lease read the following license agreement carefully Click Yes to accept this agreement and proceed with the installation Click Yes Next the User information window below will appear This window will prompt you to enter the user name and company name Enter your user name and company name and then click Next to continue Click Next ...

Страница 24: ...r s password in order to proceed Input and confirm your password in the window shown in below Click Next to continue Click Next Select the installation directory for this application software and click Next which is shown in the figure below You can change the installation directory by clicking Browse Click Next ...

Страница 25: ...ftware and then click Next which is shown in the figure below Click Next After checking all the setup information 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 ...

Страница 26: ... audio over your computer speakers from the DCS 6620 If you are having problems please consult the FAQ section of this manual page 126 Open your Internet browser and type in the IP address of the DCS 6620 In this exampletheaddress is http 192 168 0 120 your DCS 6620 may have a different IP address based on what you found with the Installation Wizard program Testing the DCS 6620 ...

Страница 27: ...unauthorized use of the PTZ 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 PTZ Internet Camera supports multi level password protection access to the PTZ Internet Camera that can be restricted to defined users who have a User Name and User Password which is assigned by the Ad...

Страница 28: ... 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 6620 follow the steps outlined in the Quick Installation Guide After you have completed the setup of the DCS 6620 outlined in the Quick Installa...

Страница 29: ...s used by HTTP 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 PTZ Internet Camera by the Installation Wizard program The DCS 6620 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 b...

Страница 30: ...ime to time depending 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 ...

Страница 31: ...e Image Viewing The firewall security features built into the DI 624 router prevent users from accessing the video from the DCS 6620 over the Internet The router connects to the Internet over a series of numbered ports The ports normally used by the DCS 6620 are blocked from access over the Internet Therefore these ports need to be made accessible over the Internet This is accomplished using the V...

Страница 32: ...ure your router s Virtual Server settings Repeat the above steps adding ports 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 0 120 in the example in step on pag...

Страница 33: ...ss the camera from the Internet type the IP Address of the 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 ...

Страница 34: ... in the order it is presented you should now have an operating DCS 6620 PTZ 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 PTZ Internet Camera in two parts Using the DCS 6620 with an Internet browser and accessing the screens to control and monitor the camera Using the IP sur...

Страница 35: ...Pan Tilt Speed Zoom Focus Speed Zoom Focus Iris Auto Pan Stop Auto Patrol Return to home position Tilt navigate camera using arrows Digital Zoom Select a preset position to move the camera to Select the speed at which the camera will pan or tilt Pans the camera one full cycle Stops movement of the camera during pan Enables the Auto Patrol feature please see page 53 Select the speed at which the ca...

Страница 36: ... Screen continued The image from the DCS 6620 should be visible from the Home page on your computer monitor Click on the Client Settings button to change settings related to the connection There are two buttons on the left side of the Home page Client Settings and Configuration Click Client Settings ...

Страница 37: ...ve Video Audio Video Only or Audio Only The following options are available from the Connections settings screen Offers the highest image and video quality However packet losses will diminish image quality when bandwidth becomes restricted 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 disabled and only video can be vie...

Страница 38: ... across the top of the Configuration screen From each tab different elements of the DCS 6620 can be configured The Advanced tab is the default screen in Configuration and Network is the default screen under Advanced Click Configuration Any changes made to these settings will require the system to restart Make sure every field is correct before clicking on Apply Click Network ...

Страница 39: ...o backup the primary one General Settings Subnet mask IP address Default router Primary DNS Secondary DNS 2nd SMTP mail server The domain name or IP address of a secondary mail server used only if the primary mail server is unreachable The user name for the second SMTP server 2nd SMTP account name The password used to log into the second e mail account The password will appear as dots instead of e...

Страница 40: ...P server port 1st FTP server 1st FTP user name 1st FTP server port If the DCS 6620 is located inside a network that is protected by a firewall a data connection for FTP may be prohibited Passive mode FTP can bypass this rule and allow the uploading of snapshots If the passive mode is selected the DCS 6620 can automatically attempt to upload in active mode if the external FTP server does not suppor...

Страница 41: ...ith your network administrator or your Internet Service Provider ISP if you do not have the necessary information If you cannot connect to the camera refer to page 130 for camera reset and restore factory settings procedures Can be set to other than the default port 80 When the administrator changes the HTTP port of the DCS 6620 which has an IP address of 192 168 0 120 from 80 to 8080 users must t...

Страница 42: ...e is a method of 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 6620 you can setup your DDNS service and the DCS 6620 will automatically update your DDNS server every time it receives a different IP address Depending on the...

Страница 43: ...rver Configuration 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 6620 is a UPnP enabled PTZ Internet Camera If your operating system is UPnP enabled the device will be easier to conf...

Страница 44: ...PAL format of video and the second value represents the NTSC format In 704x480 401x576 mode the frame rate will be reduced to 15fps and increased to 30fps automatically when it is switched back to a lower image size Maximum frame rate This limits the maximal refresh frame rate which can be combined with the Video quality control to optimize the bandwidth utilization and video quality If the User w...

Страница 45: ...ize more bandwidth to send the maximal frames when images change drastically To fix the bandwidth utilization regardless of the video quality choose Fix 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 qu...

Страница 46: ...le listening sound from the server simultaneously There are five options to select For all the modes only one client can talk to the server at the same time Transmission Mode Simplex Talk only Half Duplex Talk or listen not at the same time In this mode the User can talk to the server or listen from the server but not at the same time In this mode the User can only talk to the server Simplex Liste...

Страница 47: ...e slower frame rate will not be noticed If your network bandwidth is below 384 Kbps you should adjust the bit rate according to your bandwidth and experiment to allow for the best frame rate that can be achieved The faster frame rate in a slow network will blur the images You may also try to choose 352x240 352x288 in size option for better images or 704x480 704x576 for larger image size Because th...

Страница 48: ...ommendations for setting video for the best performance continued Click the Image Setting button from the Configuration screen to access additional settings that affect how the video image appears Configuration Advanced Image Setting Click Image Setting Recording settings for clear identification for each image To have the best video quality you should set Fix quality to detailed or excellent and ...

Страница 49: ...eo settings that affect how the video image appears Image Brightness Contrast Saturation and Hue are all adjusted in the same manner For each video compensation you can set from among eleven levels ranged from 5 to 5 From this screen you can fine tune the video image Configuration Advanced CCD Setting Click CCD Setting Auto electronic shutter Low lux mode Once the shutter is selected as Auto the I...

Страница 50: ...can set different color temperatures 3200K 9600K to get correct colors Checking this box will assist in seeing objects in poor illuminative environments Checking this box along with Low lux mode will convert the video to black and white automatically if the camera is aiming at a dark environment This option is for back light compensation This option allows objects to be seen more clearly The BLC s...

Страница 51: ...utlined in red Note remember that you can have up to 3 windows selected for motion detection You can return to the DCS 6620 Home Page and the monitored window will not be visible but the red frame will show on the home page when motion is detected Check this option to turn on the motion detection The text entered here will show at the top of the motion window Sets the measurable difference between...

Страница 52: ...g Auto Pan Patrol Speed Select the speed at which the camera will pan during auto patrol Select a value between 1 and 5 1 being the slowest setting Click Camera Control Zoom Speed Select the speed at which the camera will zoom for a full cycle from the pull down menu Select a value between 5 and 5 5 being the slowest setting Zoom Focus Iris sets the aperture smaller Iris automatically sets the ape...

Страница 53: ...lection 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 patrol through the preset locations by selecting a location and clicking UP or DN Click Remove to remove a location from the list Enable IR Control Click this to allow the DCS ...

Страница 54: ...strict others from accessing your camera Type a password in the New Password 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 You can provide up to twenty accounts for other users visitors Each account identifies the acc...

Страница 55: ...ols Admin continued Click on the System button to access the System settings from the Tools menu 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 PTZ Internet Camera The text will display as the title of the window within the Windows operating system This name will also appear on the ...

Страница 56: ...hed Assign the IP address or domain name of the timeserver Leaving the text box blank will let DCS 6620 connect to default time servers Used to adjust the hour of time servers for local settings Keep current date and time Synchronize the date and time of DCS 6620 with the local computer The date and time of the PC is displayed and updated in the DCS 6620 Sync with computer time Click to save the c...

Страница 57: ...CS 6620 User s Manual D Link Systems Inc Using the DCS 6620 with an Internet Browser Configuration Tools Applications Click on the Applications button to access the Applications settings from the Tools menu ...

Страница 58: ... 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 active named motion window must be checked for motion detection to be possible Check and save this option to reset th...

Страница 59: ...er will be refreshed at the specified interval Configuration Tools Applications continued 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 upload snapshots...

Страница 60: ... changes made will be lost and the system will be reset to the initial status when shipped from the factory After confirmation the system will restart and require the Installation Wizard software program to locate the IP address of the DCS 6620 Click Apply to make changes effective Click Default Click Apply under Calibrate to restore them camera s factory lens position This means that the camera w...

Страница 61: ...ess Secondary DNS Address Configuration Status Log 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 6620 boots up Click Device Info Click Log Configuration Status Device Info Click on the Status tab to access Device Info and a Log of DCS 6...

Страница 62: ...Using the DCS 6620 with an Internet Browser Click on the Help tab to access 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 ...

Страница 63: ...r If no external sensor is available administrators can 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 ...

Страница 64: ...P server it is recommended that you do not change the port number 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 i...

Страница 65: ...ve already filled in the information for the first FTP server 2nd FTP user name Specify 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 ti...

Страница 66: ... 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 Check the window name in this case Lab Check Upload snapshots while motion detected Click Sen...

Страница 67: ...m requirements recommended for this application are as follows Browser Internet Explorer 6 x or above CPU Intel Pentium 4 2 4GHz or above SDRAM 128MB SDRAM Hard Disk 40GB Display Chip nVidia TNT TNT2 GeForce series with 64MB Display memory ATI Radeon series with 128MB Display memory Put the installation disk into your CD ROM and it will run automatically If it does not open My Computer and double ...

Страница 68: ...veillance Software 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 ...

Страница 69: ...ll prompt you to 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 ...

Страница 70: ... application software 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 ...

Страница 71: ... the setup information 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 ...

Страница 72: ...name password check 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 t...

Страница 73: ...ilures User Interface 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 interfa...

Страница 74: ...ke this Autorun 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 s...

Страница 75: ...s real time monitoring 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 eac...

Страница 76: ...n full screen monitoring 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 s...

Страница 77: ...his tool receives the digital input signal and sends digital output signal to the remote Video Server PTZ Internet 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 PTZ Internet Camera series product associated with the selected video channel Logging In You need to login the first tim...

Страница 78: ...n privilege you have the 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 6620 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 6620 in Configuration Menu Camera C...

Страница 79: ...n of the selected camera you 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 ...

Страница 80: ...Ok button to close the 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 password 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 ...

Страница 81: ...king 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 camera list Aler...

Страница 82: ...ert sound and recording Digital input alert This application software provides options for you to define the triggering criteria for the digital input of the DCS 6620 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...

Страница 83: ...on at the gray 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 Internet came...

Страница 84: ...ngs for all the cameras 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...

Страница 85: ... a loop If this 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 reser...

Страница 86: ... 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 checked the status bar in each...

Страница 87: ...ed up The default 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 c...

Страница 88: ... unique light signal 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 6620 yet Green The green light means the DCS 6620 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 reco...

Страница 89: ...e following section 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 Selected Channel Connected and monitoring Not configured channel Configured but not con nected no vide...

Страница 90: ...ea Not droppable 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...

Страница 91: ... cursor will change 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 displ...

Страница 92: ...e are six different 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 wit...

Страница 93: ...or four camera 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 Use to switch between cameras Monitor Program continued Double click a display win dow to switch to a single channel layout ...

Страница 94: ...iew an individual 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...

Страница 95: ...he HI LOW state 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...

Страница 96: ...digital input level 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 Motio...

Страница 97: ...he icons shown above 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 softwar...

Страница 98: ...s This section 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 star...

Страница 99: ... the DCS 6620 Status 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 director...

Страница 100: ...chedule schemes 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 6620 Through both the graphic user interface and time period selection options you will be able to easily regulate a sched...

Страница 101: ...duling continued 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 ...

Страница 102: ...a schedule for it 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...

Страница 103: ...d Day Marking Unmarking 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...

Страница 104: ...ion about marking 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 s...

Страница 105: ... information settings 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 fol...

Страница 106: ...f the primary schedule 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...

Страница 107: ... you are currently 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 seco...

Страница 108: ...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 o...

Страница 109: ...in to the application 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 Display Area Control Area Pull Bar Area Area Selection Indicator Status Area Histogram Area Playback Program continued ...

Страница 110: ...rea and status 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 Main Areas Display Area The display area is able to show the surveillance database of each camera by time You can change the video size through the display adjustm...

Страница 111: ...ystem control tool These tools are discussed in more detail in the section titled Using Tools Status Area 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 Area Selection Indicator In the main playback window the display area is surrounded...

Страница 112: ...fic time point you 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 ...

Страница 113: ...ogram If you select 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 direc...

Страница 114: ...C o n t r o l tool 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 Histogram Area 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 t...

Страница 115: ...ay If you change 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 B...

Страница 116: ... otherwise Period 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 ar...

Страница 117: ... selector to the 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 Alert Area Selector 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 aler...

Страница 118: ... can click on the 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 ...

Страница 119: ...ents i e Zoom In Zoom Out and Full Screen Zoom In 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 t...

Страница 120: ...the alert histogram 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 ...

Страница 121: ...splay the new period 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 Mini...

Страница 122: ... settings dialog 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 ...

Страница 123: ...dd up to 3 motion windows to trigger recording To schedule video recording with motion detection you must first enable motion detection on the PTZ Internet Camera Click the Motion Detection button under the Advanced tab from the Configuration screen to access settings that affect how the DCS 6620 PTZ Internet Camera can serve as a security device by recording only when motion is detected Note Thes...

Страница 124: ...configured by minutes 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 ...

Страница 125: ...ou want the recording schedule to occur Once or Every day Set the date time line and begin and end times for recording Check Event Mode Select the motion detection window that will be used to trigger motion detection Note You must first create motion detection windows in the Web configuration page of the camera Remember the names of the windows and the order in which you created them as they are n...

Страница 126: ...sion speed will slow down when many users are logged on Q What algorithm is used to compress the digital image A The PTZ Internet Camera utilizes MPEG 4 simple profile or MJPEG Mode image compression technology providing high quality images MJPEG 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 Can I...

Страница 127: ... 6620 may not be configured on the router or firewall To correct the problem you need to determine if the DCS 6620 is behind a router or firewall and if the router or firewall is properly configured for the ports the DCS 6620 is using Refer to Page 28 for help in opening the correct ports on a router or firewall for use with the DCS 6620 A2 Other possible problems might be due to the network cable...

Страница 128: ...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 display properties are set above 256 colors Using 16 or 256 colors on your co...

Страница 129: ...iting for a reply It can also provide a very useful tool to confirm if the IP address conflicts with the PTZ Internet Camera over the network Follow the step by step procedure below to utilize the PING command but first you must disconnect the PTZ 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 PTZ Internet Camera The replies as illustra...

Страница 130: ...ss of any previous settings and will require running the Installation Wizard to return the DCS 6620 to a normal state 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 W...

Страница 131: ...External I O Port External I O Port Definition for the PTZ Internet Camera The DCS 6620 provides a general I O terminal block with one digital input and one relay switch for device control Pin 1 and pin 2 can be connected to an external sensor and the state of voltage will be monitored from the initial state LOW The relay switch of pin 3 and pin 4 can be used to turn on or off the external device ...

Страница 132: ...s will be critical to the success of your 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 To configure your camera to record when triggered by an external device you must first set your SMTP or FTP settings in o...

Страница 133: ...indow enter the settings for the SMTP or FTP 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 6620 With an Internet Browser page 41 Click the apply button when finished Configuring Your Camera for External Trigger Based Recording continued Click Network ...

Страница 134: ...Snapshots begin time and Snapshots end time for the weekly schedule or select All 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 Check the trigger condition for input and motion detection in this case Input is Low Check Trigger out...

Страница 135: ...10BaseT or 100BaseT Fast Ethernet Video Algorithm supported MSPEG and MPEG 4 Simple Profile 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 176x120 Up to 30 fps at 35...

Страница 136: ... 1 60 1 15000 second Fixed focus glass lens F2 0 1 LUX Auto focus F2 0 05 LUX Auto Iris Power 12VDC 1 5A external power supply Weight About 12 2 oz Dimension 4 0in L x 4 1in W x 5 3in H Viewing system requirement Protocol ActiveX Operating system Microsoft Windows XP or 2000 Browser Internet Explorer 6 x or above R Environmental Operating 40O F to 113O F Storage 4o F to 158o F Humidity Max 95 RH S...

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