D-Link DCS-2000 Internet CameraManual (12/13/2002)Building Networks for People
10Software InstallationAfter you have successfully completed the hardware installation of the DCS-2000 Internet Camera, it is necessary to install sof
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11The opening Installer screen will appear.IMPORTANT:A hardware reset of the Internet Camera is now necessary to allow the Installerprogram to configu
12 Enter the information needed by theIntrnet Camera to connect with yournetwork or Internet connection. Enteryour IP Address, Subnet Mask,Gateway an
13Click OK and the DCS-2000 Internet Camera will reboot to accept the settings.If the Installer has not made any modifications to the settings, it wi
14SecurityAt this point it is highly recommended that you click on the Configuration but-ton on the Home screen, and then the Tools tab to bring you t
15Installing the Surveillance SoftwareThe Surveillance Software on the CD included with the DCS-2000 InternetCamera converts the DCS-2000 into a power
16Please read the Software Licensing Agreement and click yes if you agree withthe agreement. Click “No” to exit.Click YesEnter your name and company i
17Select the destination directory and click “Next”.Click NextSelect the Program Folder the software will be installed into and click “Next”.Click Ne
18Click “Next” and the program will begin copying onto your hard drive.Click NextClick FinishClick “Finish ” to end the installation.
19Using the DCS-2000If you are following this manual in the order it is presented, you should now havean operating DCS-2000 Internet Camera configured
2ContentsContents of Package...3Introduction ...
20The image from the the DCS-2000 should be visible from the Home page onyour computer monitor. There are two buttons on the left side of the Homepage
21The following options are available from the Connections settings screen:Media Option:Option for users to disable or enable audio when viewing vide
22Home > ConfigurationClick on the Configuration button on the Home page:There are 5 tabs across the top of the Configuration screen controllingdif
23Configuration > Advanced > Network SettingsReset IP address at next bootThe box is checked when first installed.To avoid performing a software
24FTP SettingsLocal FTP server port - It can be other than default port 21. After changing,the external FTP client program must change theserver port
25Click the video button from the Configuration screen to access video settingsthat effect how the video image appears.Configuration > Advanced >
26Configuration > Advanced > Video SettingsText on video - Text will be displayed in the black bar above thevideo window with a timestamp. The t
27Configuration > Advanced > Video SettingsThere are three dependent parameters provided for videoperformance adjustment.Maximum frame rate- Lim
28From this screen you can fine tune the video image.Brightness” “Contrast” “Saturation” and “Hue”are all adjusted in the samemanner. For each video
29Configuration > Advanced > Motion DetectionClick the Motion Detection button from the Configuration screen to accesssettings that effect how t
3Package ContentsContents of Package D-Link DCS-2000 Internet Camera Power Adapter Installation software and manual on CD
30Configuration > Advanced >Motion Detection (continued)Window Name - The text entered here will show at the top of thewindow.Sensitivity - Sets
31Configuration > Tools > AdminClick on the Tools tab to access 4 utility screens for controlling and adminstering theDCS-2000. The default scre
32Configuration > Tools > SystemClick on the System button to access the System settings from the Tools menu.Click SystemHost name - The text wi
33Configuration > Tools > SystemManual - Adjust the date and time according to what isentered by the administrator. Notice the formatin the rela
34Configuration > Tools > Applications (Continued)
35Configuration > Tools > Applications (Continued)Weekly schedule:Sunday through Saturday - Select the weekdays that should perform thefollowing
36Sequential operationSnapshot every second(s) - The DCS-2000 will send snapshots at the specifiedinterval to the external server according to thechos
37Click DefaultConfiguration > Tools > DefaultClick on the Default button to access the factory Default settings from the Toolsmenu.Click Apply
38Configuration > Status > Device InfoClick on the Status tab to access Device Info and a Log of DCS-2000 systemactivity. The Device Info is t
39Click on the Help tab to access descriptions of the particular function you need helpwith. The help screen is organized in the order of the tabs and
4Cautions and WarningsWarning!Keep the unit away from directsunlight, strong magnetic fields,excessive dust, humidity andelectronic/electrical equipme
40Firmware UpgradesThe DCS-2000 Internet Camera supports upgrades to the firmware (the software thatcontrols the operation in the DCS-2000). D-Link w
41Firmware Upgrades (continued)The firmware file is scanned by the Upgrade Wizard and the version is reportedto you.After clicking “Yes” the upgrade b
42Using the Surveillance SoftwareUpon completion of the installation of the Surveillance Software, you can runthe Monitor program from:Start\ Program
43Using the Surveillance Software (continued)Monitor Program Main Screen: Descriptions of the sections of the Monitor program Main screen:• Miscellano
44• Layout areaYou can change the monitoring layout in this area.• Recording settingsYou can record video onto your hard disk. The recordingschedule
45When you first login, you should configure the DCS-2000 from the CameraConfigurations menu. Once you set up the root (administrator) privilege, youc
46Home > Camera Configuration Screen (continued)In the local settings there are four main functions:Insert – Used to insert a camera in the camera
47Move mouse where you want to move and release the mouse button. Here Video 1 will be moved to the 10th row.Changing the Camera Order in the ListYou
48Saving the ChangesOnce you click the “Save” button, the changes in the configuration will be savedand will validate immediately.Global SettingsClick
49Backup Settings – Select the backup directory, the backup size for your backupmedia, and the backup locations. Also you can delete backup locations
5IntroductionThe D-Link DCS-2000 Internet Camera is a full featured survellance system thatconnects to an Ethernet, Fast Ethernet or broadband Interne
50If you enable proxy server and enable IP restriction, the listed IPaddresses will not use the proxy.Once you connect to the DCS-2000, you can drag a
51If you don’t want to monitor a video channel, you can drag and drop the video (inthe video area) to the trashcan. Here we’ll shown the drag and drop
52The drag and drop can also apply to the change of videos. In the video area, ifyou want to exchange the videos of different channel, you can drag th
53The LayoutThere are six layouts in the monitor tool. You can select (by clicking the leftmouse button on the icon) which videos you want to monitor.
54Record & ScheduleRecord – Record the selected channel manually.Stop – Stop recording the selected channel manually.Scheduling – Arrange recordin
55Alert MessageIf you turn on the Alert function, and a motion detected is triggered when set inthe configuration, the alert message will show in thi
56Miscellaneous FunctionsPower – Close the application and save last settingsFull Screen – Switch to full screen, double click screen to return backLo
571 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 The layout of the scheduler tool is divided into 9 sections:Section 1 of the scheduler tool is the Hour time-line. It helps you
58Current Year Settings And Camera SelectorBy default, the scheduler is running with the current date selected on the time-lines and Date-time picker.
59If users have configured the Surveillance Software and the DCS-2000camera, the IP address and location will show the correct setting. Pleasenote th
6Features & Benefits (continued)Remote Monitoring UtilityThe powerful Surveillance Software application assigns an administrator with a pre-define
60Scheduling ConceptTime UnitEach time-line has its own basic marking unit, if you make your scheduleon different time-line from what was intended, t
61The marking concept is that there exists different time units ofeach time-line. If there is any smallest time unit, which is markedfor recording, th
62When you move your mouse over the time-lines, the scheduler will show thedate/time information under the cursor to remind you of the time at the mou
633.- Release the left mouse buttonIf you press the right mouse button in the above steps, the scheduler tool drawa green bar in the time-line, and fi
64Marking/Unmarking the Recording TimeThe one-click unit of the Week time-line is one hour. It means a continuousone-hour recording schedule is marked
65Scrolling and Switch Date in Day Time-LineMoving the mouse cursor to the left-most part of the Day time-line will causethe time-line to scroll one d
66Schedule with Time PickerThere are three controlling units in both the start and end time selectors. Thefirst controlling unit is the Date Picker. Y
67 Once:
68Every hour:If this option is selected, only the selection of minutes is valid. And withinthe whole year, every minute that meet the setting will be
69Every day:If you select this option, only the selections of hour and minute is valid. The timethat meets the selection will be marked within the yea
7ConnectionsEthernet Cable ConnectorThe Internet Camera’s rear panel features an RJ-45 connector for connections to 10Base-T Ethernet cabling or 100Ba
70Every weekThe functionality is similar to other options. The scheduler tool will check thedates for their day of week, and apply the time mark to ev
71Every monthIn this option, only the date (exclude the month and year), hour and minute arevalid. Therefore, the result is as follows:
72Playback ProgramThe Playback program is a powerful tool to assist you in browsing the recordedvideo database. It has two display modes (Normal displ
73 Status AreaThe main window will be shown on the top of the screen and the display resolution willchange to 1024x768 automatically. There are fou
74Display AreaThe display area shows the surveillance database of each camera by eventstriggered by an alert or by time. You can change the video size
75Frame Selection IndicatorThe frame selection indicator only appears when you change the display modeto Preview Mode. It appears as a red rectangle s
76Database pathThe most important item in the settings dialog is the database path setting.You must set it to the directory that contains the surveill
77Control panel positionThe Control panel provides you a very convenient method to change the positionof the control area to fit your needs.Once you c
78This color-inverted region will be the new time period the program is going todisplay. If you change your mind and don’t want to see that period, yo
79Histogram AreaThe Histogram Area in the Preview Mode not only shows the events’ occurredtime and value with red bars, but also tells you the current
8I/O ConnectorThere are two I/O connectors,one for input and one for output situated on therear panel. The I/O connectors provide the physical interfa
80Period SelectorPeriod selector provides you a precise way to choose the start time and theend time of a new period. The end time should be larger th
81Since the program will record the previous start and end time in “Time Period”and “Events Preview” mode. Any time you want to change the period sele
82StopWhen you want to stop the displaying video sequence, you can click onthe “Stop” button. Once you had pressed the “Stop” button, the start pointw
83 Zoom OutWhen you click on the “Zoom Out” button one time, the image size in thedisplay area will be minified 12.5 percent to the original size. To
84 Zoom OutEach time you click on the “Zoom Out” button in the searching rangeadjustment toolbox, the displayed time period will be double in the cen
85The time required to Export data depends on the speed of the computer andprocessor that you are using. At any time during the export, you can clic
86 Lock WindowIf you want to leave your computer, we suggest either closing the Playbackprogram, or you can click on the “Lock Window” button to lock
87AppendixFrequently Asked QuestionsInternet Camera FeaturesQ: What is an Internet Camera?A:The Internet Camera is a standalone system connecting dire
88Q: Can the Internet Camera be setup as a PC-cam on the computer?A: No, the Internet Camera is used only on an Ethernet or Fast Ethernet network.The
89Q: Why does the Power LED not light up constantly?A1: The power supply used might be at fault. Confirm that you are using theprovided power supply,
9Hardware InstallationConnect an Ethernet cableConnect an Ethernet cable to the networkcable connector located on the InternetCamera’s rear panel and
90Q: The images is of poor quality, how can I improve the image quality?A1: Make sure that your computers display properties are set to at least 15-bi
91There is a button hidden in the pinhole beside the Ethernet socket. It isused to reset the system or restore the factory default settings.Sometimes
92I/O ConnectorI/O Connector Definition for the Internet CameraThe DCS-2000 provides a general I/O terminal block with one digital inputand one relay
93Time Zone TableGMT stands for Greenwich Mean Time, which is the global time that alltime zones are measured from.
95Adjusting the Cameras FocusThe DCS-2000 Internet Camera features an interchangeable C/CS-type lensthat can be used for different applications as nec
96Camera LensAdjust by turningclockwise or counter-clockwiseFixed Lens AssemblyDO NOT adjustNote:You can further adjust the Internet Camera’s image qu
97Replacing the LensSince the Internet Camera is designed with a CS- mount, the lens equippedwith the Internet Camera can be replaced with any standar
98Remote managementConfiguration and system log can be accessed via Web browser and FTP applicationremotelyNetworkingProtocolTCP/IP, HTTP, SMTP, FTP,
99LED indicatorBi-color status indicatorCamera specification1/3 inch color CMOS sensor640x4802.5Lux/F1.4AGC/AWBElectronic shutter: 1/60 ~ 1/15000 seco
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