User manual D-LINK DCS-900

[. . . ] DCS-900 Internet Camera Manual Version 1. 50 Building Networks for People (10/04/04) Contents Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Hardware Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Using the Setup Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Click on the icon located on the upper left corner of the screen. A Save Image dialog box will appear for you to save the snap shot picture. 49 IPView Lite (continued) How to Start Recording To start recording with a camera you must highlight the camera you want to use from the list view format. From the menu bar select Camera > Start. An AVI file will appear in your IPView Lite folder to save the recorded videos. Alternatively, in the viewing mode (using either 1 or 4 cameras), right-click on the icon located on the upper left corner of the screen. An AVI file will appear in your IPView Lite folder to save the recorded videos. Note : You must stop recording before changing any camera settings. How to Stop Recording To stop recording with a camera, you must highlight the camera you wish to stop from the list view format. From the menu bar select Camera > Stop. The other alternative is to click the icon located on the upper left corner of the screen under the viewing mode of either 1 or 4 cameras; a case-sensitive menu will appear. The recording will now cease. 50 IPView Lite (continued) Camera Property Settings > General Once you have completed the initial configuration of the DCS-900 using the Web-based interface, you can review or change your configuration using either the Web-based configuration utility or the Property Settings in the DCS-900 IPView Lite. To access the Property Settings menu, select Camera > Property from the main menu or double-click on the camera link from within the list view. The Camera Property box will appear which allows for Web Configuration settings and upgrading firmware. Select the desired options from the tab selections to configure the camera. General Allows settings for the camera name, location and administrator information such as administrator ID and password. Please refer to the DCS-900 Configuration section under Advanced ­ System for further details (P. 18. ) 51 IPView Lite (continued) Camera Property Settings > IP Assignment IP Assignment If you need to change your IP Address, select the IP Address tab in the Camera property window. There are two options: Manually Assign or Assign Automatically Using. Please refer to the DCS-900 Configuration section: Advanced ­ System for further details (P. 18). 52 IPView Lite (continued) Camera Property Settings > DNS DNS DNS (Domain Name System) server is an Internet service that translates domain names into IP Addresses. Please refer to the DCS-900 Configuration section under Advanced - System for further details (P. 18). 36. 137. 143. 135 4. 3. 2. 1 53 IPView Lite (continued) Camera Property Settings > Misc, Image Misc Configure the LED Control, ActiveX control location, and second port in this menu. Please refer to the DCS-900 Configuration section under Advanced­ System for further details (P. 18). Image Brightness, contrast, hue, resolution, compression, frame rate, and light frequency can be adjusted for your camera. Please refer to the DCS-900 Configuration section under Advanced ­ Video for further details (P. 28). 54 IPView Lite (continued) Camera Property Settings > Users Users Set up user accounts with user name and password for camera access. Please refer to the DCS-900 Configuration Setting under Tools-Admin for more detailed information (P. 30). To add a user click on the Add icon and the Add User dialog box will appear. Enter the User Name and Password into the specific field. To delete a user, select the user and click Delete. 55 IPView Lite (continued) Camera Property Settings > Date/Time Date/Time Set the camera's time and date to provide correct time information for remote users by selecting Synchronized with Time Server or Set Manually. Please refer to the DCS-900 Configuration section under Tools-Time for further details (P. 32). 56 IPView Lite (continued) Camera Property Settings > Information Information Displays information about the camera such as the model, firmware version, MAC address, and IP address. [. . . ] What Is Not Covered: This limited warranty provided by D-Link does not cover: Products, if in D-Link's judgment, have been subjected to abuse, accident, alteration, modification, tampering, negligence, misuse, faulty installation, lack of reasonable care, repair or service in any way that is not contemplated in the documentation for the product, or if the model or serial number has been altered, tampered with, defaced or removed; Initial installation, installation and removal of the product for repair, and shipping costs; Operational adjustments covered in the operating manual for the product, and normal maintenance; Damage that occurs in shipment, due to act of God, failures due to power surge, and cosmetic damage; Any hardware, software, firmware or other products or services provided by anyone other than DLink; Products that have been purchased from inventory clearance or liquidation sales or other sales in which D-Link, the sellers, or the liquidators expressly disclaim their warranty obligation pertaining to the product. Repair by anyone other than D-Link or an Authorized D-Link Service Office will void this Warranty. Disclaimer of Other Warranties: EXCEPT FOR THE LIMITED WARRANTY SPECIFIED HEREIN, THE PRODUCT IS PROVIDED "AS-IS" WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. IF ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY CANNOT BE DISCLAIMED IN ANY TERRITORY WHERE A PRODUCT IS SOLD, THE DURATION OF SUCH IMPLIED WARRANTY SHALL BE LIMITED TO NINETY (90) DAYS. [. . . ]