Manual D-Link DCS-2121

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    i T able of Conte nt s Package Contents ............................ ........................ ......................... ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ .......... 1 Minimum System Requirements ................................... ... ...

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    ii 1) Identify Y our Cam era on the Net work ................... ........................ ........................ ........................ ......................... ........................ ........................ ................. 42 2) Assign a Loca l IP Address and Port for Y our Camera ... ........................ ........................ ... ...

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    1 Package Contents If any of the below it ems are missing from your package, please contact your retailer . DCS-2102 Meg apixel Internet Came ra  D-Link DCS-2102 Megapixel Internet Cam era  CA T 5 Ethernet Ca ble  Power Adapter  Mounting Kit  Quick Installation Guide  CD-ROM with Software an d Product Docum entation DCS-2121 Meg a ...

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    2 Minimum Sy stem Requirements  W ired (10/ 100 Fast Ether net) network  W irel ess 802.11g networ k (for DCS-2121 only, for wireless use onl y)  PC with:  1.3 GHz processor or higher  128 MB mem ory or more  W indows XP SP2 or Vista  Internet Explorer 6 or h igher  Multiple cam era operation requires :  2.4 GHz processor ...

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    3 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the DCS-2102/2121 Megapixel Internet Camera! The DCS-2102/2121 is a v ersatile and unique s olution for your s mall office or home. Unlike a s tandard w ebcam , th e DCS-2102/2121 is a complete system with a built-in CPU and web server that tr ansmits hig h qualit y video i mages for security and s ...

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    4 Features and Benefits  Simple to Use: T he DCS-2102/212 1 is a stand-alo ne system with a built-in CPU, r equiring no specia l hardware or sof tware such as PC f rame grabber car ds. The DCS-2102/2121 suppor ts ActiveX m ode for Internet Explorer. All that is requ ired is a com puter with Internet Explorer 6.0 or abov e.  Supports a Variet ...

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    5 Hard w are Overv ie w 1. Camera lens 8. Antenna connector ( DCS-2121 only) 2. Focus ring 9. W PS button and LED (DCS-2121 on ly) 3. S tatus LED 10. Camera base m ount 4. Microphone 5. W ireless antenna (DCS-2121 onl y) 6. SD Card slot 7. Reset button 8 9 10 1 2 3 6 7 5 4 Front Back ...

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    6 1. External speak er jack 2. Power jack 3. Ethernet port 4. DI/DO port Bottom 1 2 3 4 ...

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    7 2 1 4 5 3 Hard w are Installation A ttach the Antenna (DCS-2121 only) Screw the wireless a ntenna onto the antenna connecto r . Connect the camera base 1. Screw the base stem into the base. 2. T ake the hinge brack et and tighten the wheel. 3. Screw the hinge bracket into the base stem . 4. Screw the collar on to the hinge bracket. 5. Screw the c ...

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    8 Connect the Ethernet Ca ble Connect the includ ed Ethernet cable to t he network cable connector loca ted on the bottom of the DCS-2102/212 1 and attach it to your network switch or router . Connect the Po w er A dapter Attach the power adapter to the power jack located on t he bottom of the DCS-2102/212 1 and connect the po wer adapter to a po w ...

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    9 Autorun Installation Insert the Installation CD-R OM into your com puter ’s CD-ROM dri ve to initiate the autorun program . The content of the Installat ion CD-ROM inc ludes:  View QIG: Click here to view the Quick Installation Guid e for a quick step-by-step guide to installing the DCS-2102/21 21.  View Manual: Click here to vie w the Us ...

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    10 Soft w are Installation Click the Installation Wizard button from the autorun program on the CD. Follow the sim ple steps below to run the Setup W izard to guide you quick ly through the installation proces s. Click Next . ...

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    1 1 Click Y es . Click Next . Click Finish . ...

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    12 Now , click on ffdshow fr om the autorun screen. This will install the proper c odecs t hat will allow you to playback video taken by the DCS-210 2/2121. Click I A gr ee . Click Next . ...

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    13 Click Install . Click Close . ...

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    14 Before using ffdshow , you m ust configure its properties. Fr om your computer , p lease click on St art     Programs     ffdsho w     Configuration . At the ffdshow properties window , s croll to the botto m and click Miscellaneous . Be sur e that Autodetect is checked and that Error resilience an d Error con ...

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    15 T o run the Setup Wizard , click on St art     Programs     D-Link Setup Wizard SE . The Setup W izard will then scan f or all available cam eras connected to your wired net work. Each cam era will appear with its MAC addres s, current IP address, and c am era name. Y o u can choose f rom the f ollowing options f rom the ...

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    16 Here, y ou can s et w hether the c amera should use a direct or static I P . If yo u use a static IP , the camera's IP Address, Subnet Mask , Gateway , and DNS address es m ust correspond with your n etwork settings for you to access the camera. If y o u are un sure of what t hese settings should be, please check with your netwo rk administ ...

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    17 If you need to m ake any changes, c lick Back to m odif y y our cam era settings. Otherwise, cl ick Restart to save and apply your settings. This m ay take a few minutes. (Wireless s ettings are for DCS-2121 o nly) Camera setup is n ow complete! Wait un til the Link LED on the cam era turns green, the n click Link to launch your Web browser and ...

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    18 After yo u click the Link button, the Installation W iz ard will automatically open y our Web brow ser to t he IP add ress of the DCS-2102/212 1 and prom pt you for a user nam e and password. Enter “adm in” into the User name field, th en click OK. If you changed your password in th e Setup W izard, enter your password then click O K. After ...

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    19 Adjusting the Camera Focus After open ing the web i nterface, turn the f ocus ring left or right un til the area you want to view is in focus. Y ou can use the video fee d of the web interface as a gu ide. Note: Y ou ca n adjust other settings suc h as brightness, c ontrast, orientation in the SET UP > Image Setup section of the web i nterfac ...

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    20 Setting up a Wireless Connection w ith WPS (DCS-2121 only) If your wireless acces s point or rout er supports push-button W i reless Protected S etup (W PS), you can quickly configure your wireless network and camer a without using the cam era’s web interface. After plugging the power ad apter to your cam era and the front status LED li ghts u ...

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    21 Using the Configuration Menu After completing the Setup W izard, y ou are rea dy to use your cam era. The Web configuration utilit y is designed to easi ly access and co nfigure your DCS-2102/2121. C lick the “Link” button will open up the m ain configuratio n page. If you would lik e to open the conf iguration page from a W eb Brow ser , en ...

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    22 LIVE VIDEO This section allo ws you to set up your IP camer a's live video by using th e buttons belo w . LIVE VIDEO > C amera Screen Size : Y o u can change th e video sc reen size to Sm all, Medium , or Large. Full Screen : T his allows you to v iew the video in full sc reen mode. T o exit ful l screen mode, press the ESC k ey on your ...

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    23 SETUP This section allo ws you to further set up or change th e configuration of your IP cam era. SETUP > Wizard The setup wizards guide you throu gh initial setup of your IP camera. Y ou can use the Inter net Connection Setup W izard for i nitial network setup, and you can u se the Motion Detection Setup W izard to set up motion detection an ...

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    24 SETUP > Netw ork Setup This option, Netw ork Setup , al lows you to conf igure your LAN a nd Internet config uration, including the settin gs for LAN, PPPo E, and port. DHCP Connection: This allows the cam era to get an IP address autom atically from your router or Internet serv ice. If you are not sure which LA N settings to use, try using D ...

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    25 SETUP > Wirele ss (DCS-2121 o nly) T o set up your IP camera's wireless network interface settings, enable Wirele ss Settings in th is window firs t. Then continue the further c onfiguration next. Site survey : Clicking this button will scan for available wireless network s. After scanning, you can use the dropd own box to sel ect an ava ...

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    26 SETUP > D ynamic DNS If you have a DSL or Cable service prov ider that chang es your m odem IP address periodicall y , Dynamic DNS (Dom ain Nam e Service), a method of keeping a dom ain name linked to a dynamic IP address, is usef ul. W ith most Cable and DSL connections, you are ass igned a dynamic IP address and that ad dress is used on ly ...

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    27 SETUP > Image S etup The options in Imag e Setup allow you to adjust the se ttings for your IP camera sensor and image. Brightness : T his adjusts the brightness of the camera im age. This is set to 60 b y default. Saturation : T his adjusts the color saturation of the cam era image. This is set to 60 b y default. Contrast : T his adjusts the ...

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    28 SETUP > A udio and Vi deo This Audio and Video option a llows you to set up your IP camera’s video quality , resolution, an d fram e rate. Video Sensor Sensor Output : Y ou can set the cam era's sensor output to VGA qualit y (640x640), XG A quality (1024x768), or SXGA qualit y (1280x1024). Note: W hen using SXGA m ode, please not e tha ...

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    29 Note: Higher frame siz e, frame rate a nd bit r ates will give y ou better video quality , but th ey will a lso require more network bandwidth. For best viewing results on a mobile phone, we suggest setting the Fr ame Rate to 5 fps and bit rate to 20 Kbps. After making any changes, click the Save Settings button t o save your changes, or c lick ...

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    30 SETUP > Motion Det ection This option allo ws you to set up Motion Det ection on your IP camera. In order to use m otion detection you m ust first c heck the Enable Video Motion check box. Y ou can t hen click on the video window an d draw motion detec tion zones b y clicking and draggin g your m ouse. Red areas indicate areas that will be m ...

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    31 SETUP > Time and Da te This option allo ws you to configure, up date, and m aintain the correct tim e on the internal system c lock. From this section you can set the tim e zone that you are in and set the NT P (Network Ti m e Protocol) Ser ver . Daylight Sav ing can also be conf igured to autom atically adjust the time when need ed. Time Zon ...

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    32 SETUP > Recording This option allo ws you to configure recor ding settings and sc heduling. Y ou can re cord video to a Secure Digital card insert ed into the SD card s lot, or you can h ave video save d to a Sam ba network drive. Enable recording : Check this checkbox to enable the recor ding feature . After enabling recording, you will need ...

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    33 Scheduling Event Based: Event based recording wil l allow you to record video when specif ic events happen. Motion det ection triggered recording : Enabling this option will set the camera to record video when m otion is detecte d by the cam era. Digital input triggered recording: W hen the camera rec eives a signal from its DI input, it will st ...

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    34 SETUP > Snaps hot Here, you can set the cam era to take snapshots when m otion is detected an d/or when a signal is sent to the DI inp ut. Snapshots can be sent to an e- m ail address and/or to an FT P server . Enable Snapshot: Check this box to enable th e snapshot feature. T rigger Event: Motion det ection: T his will set the cam era to tak ...

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    35 SETUP > Digital Ou tput This scr een allows you to enable the D igital Out (D/O) port, and a llows you to select what events will trigger the Digital Out si gnal. Enable D/O: Check this box to enabl e the D/O port. Motion Detectio n: W hen checked, the D/O po rt will send a s ignal whenever m otion is detected b y the camera. (W hen motion de ...

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    36 MAINTENANCE M A I NTEN ANCE > De vice Management Here you can cha nge the Adm in password, add and manage Users , and adjust so m e camera settings. Admin Passwo rd Setting: T his section lets you chang e the admin password used to log in to the camera and adj ust settings. Af te r installing the camera for the first time, it is highl y recom ...

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    37 M A I NTEN ANCE > Backup and Restore This scr een llows you to save and restor e the cam era’s current configuration. Y ou can a lso reset all settings to f actory default, an d reboot the de vice. Save T o Local Hard Drive : Click on the Sav e Configuration button to save the c urrent configuration to a hard drive. Load From Local Ha rd Dr ...

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    38 M A I NTEN ANCE > Firmw are Upgrade Here, you can see your curr ent firmware version and you can also upgr ade your f irmware with a new version. Firm ware upgrades are m ade available a t support.dlink.c om.tw . T o upgrade your firm ware, go to support.dlink .com .tw and download the latest f irmware to your computer ’s hard dri ve. Click ...

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    39 ST A TUS The S tatus section pr ovides the detail inform ation about your IP camera. STATUS> De vice Info This scr een shows you various inform ation about your camera and its current sett ings. ...

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    40 STATUS> Log The log shows you a list of events that have ha ppened recentl y . Y ou can d ownload the log b y clicking the Dow nload button, or you can em pty the log by clicking the Cl ear button. ...

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    41 HELP The Help screen pro vides you with support inform ation about the DCS-2 102/212 1 for your reference. ...

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    42 Installing the DCS-2102/2121 Behind a Router If you connect your cameras to an Intern et router , f ollow these steps to allow rem ote access to your cam eras, so you can access your cam eras from any Internet-connected PC: 1) Identify your camera on the network 2) Assign a local IP addres s and port for your camera 3) Determine your router ’s ...

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    43 2) Assign a Local IP Address and Port for Y our Camera  Click on the SET UP t ab, and select Netw ork Setup A Local IP Address is requ ired to conf igure your cam era and to view your camera within your local network. Y ou m ay use the d efault camera IP Address of 192.168.0.20. If you wish to use a different IP Addres s, be sure that th e ca ...

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    44 3) Open the HTTP Port The HTT P Port opt ion is us ed when multiple c ameras are being installed behind a single p ublic IP add ress and will be acces sed rem otely OR for using a port oth er than the def ault port for image viewing. For each additional cam era that is ins talled, you m ust assign the appropriate Web server port for each cam era ...

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    45 Router Setup The following steps general ly apply to an y router that you have on your net work. The D-Link DIR-300 is used as an exam ple to clarif y the configuration process. Y o ur WAN IP Address i nform ation will be listed on following window . Note: Because a dy nam ic WAN IP address can chan ge from time to ti me depending on y our ISP , ...

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    46 4) Open Virtual Ser ver Ports to Enable Rem ote Image View ing The Virtual Server Ports of your router m ust be opened for r emote access to your cam era. This is also referred to as port for warding. Please proc eed as f ollows:  Select Enabled to ena ble virtual ser ver settings.  Select a camer a name.  Enter your cam era’s Local I ...

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    47 Viewing Your Camera Over the Internet After all sett ings have be en entered c orrectly , a user ins ide or outside y our network will have access to the c amera through a standard W eb browser . T o access your camera, sim ply type in the IP Address of the router g iven to you by your ISP , a colon, a nd the HTT P port number that you gave your ...

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    48 Frequently Asked Questions Internet Camera Features 1 What is an Internet C amera? An Internet Cam era is a stand alone system that connects di rectly to an Ethernet or Fast E thernet network and supported by the wireless transmission based on the IEEE 802.1 1g standard, whereas con ventional PC Cam eras require connect ion to a po wered PC to f ...

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    49 10 Why can’t I acce ss the Internet Ca mera from a web brow ser? A possible cause might be t hat the IP Address for the Internet Camera is alread y being used b y another devi ce. T o correct the pos sible problem , you need to firs t disconnect the Inter net Cam era from the network . Then try to PING (follow the ins tructions in the sect ion ...

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    50 18 Why are no images available throu gh the Web browser? ActiveX m ight be disabled on your web browser . If you are viewing th e images fr om Internet Explorer , m ak e sure ActiveX has been en abled in the In ternet Options menu. Y ou m ay also need to c hange the securit y settings on your browser to al low the ActiveX plug-in to be in stalle ...

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    51 Ho w to Ping Your IP Addres s The PING (P acket Internet Groper) c omm and can determine whether a specific IP Address is accessible by sending a packet to t he specific address and waiting for a reply . I t is a ver y useful tool to confirm if the IP Address c onflicts with the Internet Cam era over the net work. Follow the step-b y-step proced ...

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    52 If you fail to connect to your cam era you will see the fol lowing: Check to see if you have entered your camera’s IP Address correctl y or reassign your cam era’s IP Address. ...

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    53 Time Zone Table (GMT -12:00) International Dateline West (GMT -1 1:00) M idway Island, Sam oa (GMT -10:00) Hawaii Island (GMT -09:00) Alask a (GMT -08:00) Pacific Ti m e (US & Canada); Tijuana (GMT -07:00) Mountain Ti me (US & Cana da) (GMT -06:00) Central T im e (US & Canada) (GMT -05:00) Eastern T ime (US & Canada) (GMT -04:00) ...

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    54 DI/DO Input specifica tions DO Digital Output :  Normal: open circ uit  Trigger: short circuit After powering on or rebooting the DCS-2121, the cam era will be in Norm al m ode by default. DI Digital Input:  Normal: no current  Trigger: 12V current As the Digital Input s ignal is c ontrolled by an externa l device, we recom mend that ...

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    55 Technical Specifications Video Codec MPEG-4 / MJPEG Audio Codec GSM-AMR: 8kbps, A DPCM: 8Kbps Sensor 1/4" color 1.3MP CMO S sensor SDRAM 64 Mbytes Flash Memory 8 Mbytes SD-Card Slot Supports SD Cards u p to 16GB Lens 5.01mm, F 2.8 LAN • 10/100BASE T port • IEEE 802.3 com pliant • IEEE 802.3u com pliant • Supports Full-Dupl ex operat ...

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    56 Audio Out Yes Reset Button Reset to factor y default Dimension (WxDxH) 71.9mm x 110.0mm x 37mm (without brack et and stand) Weight DCS-2121: 281.4g ( without brack et and stand) DCS-2102: 265.3g ( without brack et and stand) Max Pow er Consumption • 6 W • Input: 100-240VAC, 50/60H z • Output: 5VDC, 2.5 A Networking Protocol • IPV4, ARP, ...

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    57 Video Algorithm Supported • MPEG-4/MJPEG sim ultaneous d ual-form at compression • JPEG for still im age Features • Adjustable im age size and qual ity • Time stam p and text overlay • Configurable m otion detec tion zones Resolution 1.3M: 1280 x 1024 at up to 10f ps 1024 x 768 / 512 x 384 / 256 x 192 at u p to 10fps 300K: 640 x 480 / ...

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    58 OS Support Device W indows 2000 / W indows XP / W indows Vista / 3GPP Mobile Phone Utility W indows 2000 / W indows XP / W indows Vista Physical Env ironment Power • 5V 2.5A switching p ower adapter • External AC-to-DC Switching Power Adapter • T y pe: USA / UK / EUR / AUS / CN Operation Temp erature 0 to 40 C (3 2 to 104 F) Storage Temper ...

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