User manual D-LINK DCS-2100-

[. . . ] DCS-2100+ Enhanced 2. 4 GHz Wireless Internet Camera Manual Version 2. 40 Building Networks for People (10/04/04) Contents Contents of Package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Features and Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Alert Message This tool will display the latest alert messages received by the remote Video Server / Network Camera series product associated with the selected video channel. Logging In You need to login the first time when you start the Launcher. The authentication window is shown below. If you do not have an account, the monitor tool will not execute. You must log in as admin (administrator) to use this application. Enter the password for the administrator. 75 Using IP surveillance Software (continued) Monitor Program (continued) The Admin Privilege In the Monitor program, the admin has the right to access the DCS-2100+ Network Camera through this application software and change the local settings as well. But the admin password for the software is not the same as the admin password for the Internet camera. You can change the settings of each selected Internet camera from the Monitor program only if you have the admin password for the Internet camera. If you have the admin privilege, you have the right to do the following tasks: Run the configuration tool Change the recording schedule Change the local settings Again, if you need to change the settings of the DCS-2100+, you must have the administrator's password for the camera itself. Camera Configurations When you log in for the first time, you should configure this application software to connect the DCS-2100+ in "Configuration Menu > Camera Configurations", shown in the figure below. You will need the admin (administrator) password of the camera in order to run the configuration. Once you click "Configuration Menu > Camera Configurations" for setting each camera, all recording processes will be stopped indicated by a warning window popped up in advance to keep you informed. 76 Using IP surveillance Software (continued) Monitor Program (continued) The Layout of the Configuration This section discusses the local settings for the connection and the functional configuration of each camera. If you are interested in the remote settings for each camera, you can refer to "Using the DCS-2100+ With an Internet Browser" (page 34). Remote Camera Webpage Settings Local Settings DCS-2100+ Setup Page Camera Selections The Layout of the Configuration In the local settings, shown below, three main functionalities are provided: Insert new camera to the list Delete camera from the list 77 History of all cameras in the list Using IP surveillance Software (continued) Monitor Program (continued) Insert ­ To insert a remote network camera to the camera list. Click the "Insert" button, an "Insert New Channel" dialog will popup, as shown below. Specify the IP address, port, and admin password of the network camera, click the "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. Specify the IP address, port, and admin password of the camera. Click Ok 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). The selected camera has been added to the selection list. 78 Using IP surveillance Software (continued) Monitor Program (continued) Delete ­ The deletion of a device is a much easier operation than "insertion". It removes the selected network camera from the camera list. Highlight the camera that you want to delete from the list and click on the "Delete" button. The selected camera will be deleted. History ­ Clicking 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 Alert and Recording Settings Alert Settings Recording Settings 79 Using IP surveillance Software (continued) Monitor Program (continued) 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 to enable audio alerts for the selected camera. Enable digital input This function is similar to "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. 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