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2 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. T able of Contents Introduction ................................................................................................ 4 Package Contents ......................................................
3 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. T able of Contents How to Start Recording ....................................................................................... 54 How to Stop Recording ...............................................
4 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the DCS-G900 Wireless G Internet Camera ! The DCS-G900 is a v ersatile and unique solution f or your small office or home.
5 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Package Contents D-Link DCS-G900 Wireless G Internet Camera Printed Install Guide CD-ROM with Man ual 5V 2.5A P ower Supply Antenna Camera Stand Ether net (CA T5-UTP/Straight-Through) Cab le A wireless (802.
6 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Features and Benefits Simple to Use: The DCS-G900 is a stand-alone system with a b uilt-in CPU , requiring no special hardware or software such as PC frame grab ber cards.
7 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Hardware Overview Hardware Over view Fr ont Power LED LAN LED Camera Lens Wireless Antenna Camera Stand.
8 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Hardware Overview Rear Ethernet Cable Connector Wireless Antenna Power Connector Camera Stand Reset.
9 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Getting Started T o begin using the DCS-G900 Wireless G Internet Camera, you will need: An existing network (including a wireless 802.11b or 802.11g router or a router/hub with an av ailable Ethernet por t).
10 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Hardware Installation Note: It is required that an Ether net cable is used during initial setup . Once your wireless configuration is set, y ou may disconnect the Ether net cable and begin communicating wirelessly with your DCS-G900.
11 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Security Security T o ensure the highest secur ity and pre v ent unauthorized usage of the DCS-G900, the Administrator has the exclusiv e pr ivilege to create all users.
12 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. The DCS-G900 Setup Wizard The DCS-G900 Setup Wizard Y ou are no w rea dy to run the Set up Wiza rd, which will guide you quic kly thr oug h the insta lla ti on process. Inser t the D-Link DCS-G900 Dr iv er CD into your CD-R OM dr iv e.
13 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. The DCS-G900 Setup Wizard Click Ne xt Click Finish Click Y es.
14 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. The DCS-G900 Setup Wizard Y our camera’ s IP Address will be displa yed here along with its corresponding MA C Address. T o r un the Setup Wizard, click on: Start > Programs > D-Link Setup Wizard .
15 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. The DCS-G900 Setup Wizard F or Connection Mode , select either Infrastructure f or use with a router , or Adhoc f or a peer-to-peer connection.
16 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. The DCS-G900 Setup Wizard The Home screen of your camera can be accessed from the Setup Wizard using the Link button.
17 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. DCS-G900 Configuration DCS-G900 Configuration Home > ActiveX Home F or Windows ® Users that do not hav e J a v a ins tall ed, plea se choose this option to view video streaming on the Home page.
18 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. DCS-G900 Configuration Home > Java F or Windo ws ® u s er s t h a t h ave Ja va installed can also use this f or viewing video .
19 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. DCS-G900 Configuration Advanced > System Provide the name of y our camera. Enter inf ormation of where your camera is located.
20 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. DCS-G900 Configuration Advanced > Video There are three settings av ailable to choose from 160x120 , 320x240 and 640x480 . Compression will be selectable from ver y high , high , middle , low , and very low .
21 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. DCS-G900 Configuration Advanced > Wireless Infrastructure is a wireless connection using an access point as a transmission point of all wireless devices . Ad-Hoc is a wireless connection used without an access point.
22 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. DCS-G900 Configuration This can be selected to restr ict bandwidth usage of the DCS-G900 in a high traffic network so that the camera does not consume all the band widt h.
23 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. DCS-G900 Configuration Advanced > Wireless (continued) A preamb le is a signal used in networ k communications to synchronize the transmission timing between two or more systems. Proper timing ensures that all systems are inter preting the star t of the inf ormation transf er correctly .
24 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. DCS-G900 Configuration Advanced > Network IP Address Mode: Fixed IP: Dynamic IP (DHCP): Enter your IP Address , this is necessar y f or network identification. Provide a Subnet Mask, this will be used to determine if the destination is in the same subnet.
25 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. DCS-G900 Configuration Advanced > Network (continued) IP Address Mode (continued) : DNS IP Address: Dynamic DNS: Second HTTP Port: UPnP: PPPoE: If.
26 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. DCS-G900 Configuration Advanced > User Access Control: Enable this function to allo w users same r ights as the administrator . This will enable you to add users and allow or disallow e-mail upload to that user .
27 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. DCS-G900 Configuration Advanced > T ime Date & T ime Setting Synchronized with Time Server: Set Manually: Y ou will need to input the time man ually . The top fields are for the dates and the low er fields are f or the time .
28 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. DCS-G900 Configuration Advanced > Upload FTP Ser ver Host Address: Port Number: User Name: Password: Directory Path: Passive Mode: This is the IP address of the FTP ser v er that you will be connecting to .
29 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. DCS-G900 Configuration Advanced > Upload (continued) T ime Schedule Enable upload image to FTP server: Always: Schedule: Video Frequency: Base File Name: File: Checking this box will enable video upload to the FTP ser v er you selected.
30 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. DCS-G900 Configuration Advanced > E-mail E-mail Account SMTP Server Address: Sender e-mail Address: Receiver e-mail Address: User Name: Password: This is the domain name or IP address of your e xter nal e-mail server .
31 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. DCS-G900 Configuration Advanced > E-mail (continued) T ime Schedule Enable e-mail image to e-mail account: Interval: Choosing alwa ys will star t sending snapshots to the recipient’ s e-mail account right a wa y .
32 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. DCS-G900 Configuration T ools > T est T est FTP Ser ver: T est E-mail Account: This will send a snapshot to the FTP server that you hav e configured in the Upload section. If you ha v e configured the FTP correctly y ou will be able to see a test file in y our FTP ser ver .
33 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. DCS-G900 Configuration T ools > Reset T ools > Firmware Restart: Factory Reset: This will reboot the camera once y ou select Apply . Se le ct App ly wil l r es et th e cam er a to al l i ts def a ul t s et ti ng s.
34 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. DCS-G900 Configuration T ools > Backup Backup Device Configuration to File: Restore Device Configuration from File: This wi ll allow you to save th e camera’ s c onfigurations to your hard drive .
35 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. DCS-G900 Configuration Status > System Displa ys inf ormation about the Device Status, such as Camera Name, Location, Model, Fir mw are V ersion, MAC Address , and IP Address. Also displa ys inf or mation about the Ether net Status , such as Link, Speed, and Duple x.
36 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. DCS-G900 Configuration Status > Wireless Displa ys inf ormation about the Wireless Status, such as Connection Mode, Link, SSID , Channel, transmission Rate , and Encr yption.
37 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. DCS-G900 Configuration Status > User Displa ys inf or mation about Active Users, such as their IP Address, Name, DateTime, and Miniseconds/P ack et.
38 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. DCS-G900 Configuration Help Click Help f or easy access to inf or mation on specific fields ..
39 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Installing the DCS-G900 Behind a Router Assigning and Opening the HTTP Port on the DCS-G900 (F or Installing Multiple Cameras) Opening por ts will allow users to view the camera via the Inter net.
40 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Installing the DCS-G900 Behind a Router Router Setup and Installation The f ollowing steps generally apply to any router that y ou hav e on y our network. The D-Link DI-624 is used as an e xample to clar ify the configuration process.
41 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Installing the DCS-G900 Behind a Router Assigning and Opening Virtual Ser ver Ports 2) Open Virtual Ser ver Ports T o Enable Remote Image Viewing The Vir tual Ser v er P or ts of your router m ust be opened f or remote access to your camera.
42 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Installing the DCS-G900 Behind a Router Viewing Y our Camera After all settings ha ve been entered correctly , a user inside or outside y our network will hav e access to the camera through a standard Web bro wser .
43 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. IPView SE Application Installation IPView SE software is included for administrators to manage up to 4 DCS-G900s remotely . Administrators can also record to hard drive and configure advanced settings for the DC S- G9 00 .
44 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. IPView SE Application Installation Click Y es Click Ne xt Click Ne xt.
45 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. IPView SE Application Installation Click Finish After successfully installing the IPVie w SE, the application progr am f or the DCS-G900 is automatically installed to ProgramsIPVie w SE Director y .
46 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. IPView SE IPView SE This section describes the operation of the IPVie w SE application User Interface with detailed procedures f or using the application. IPView SE allows you to manage y our cameras by enab ling you to search, configure and pre vie w all the DCS-G900s from one location.
47 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. IPView SE IPView SE Icon Description System Configure Connect/Disconnect Assign IP to a Camera Liberate Camera Camera’ s Extra Inf or mation Confi.
48 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. IPView SE Add a New Camera T o add a new camera select the Camera b utton from the IPView SE. Mak e sure that the green lights are on when clic king the camera b utton. Select the camera y ou would like to connect to and click Add A Camera .
49 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. IPView SE Highlight the camer a y ou wish to add and click on Add . The camera will automatically be added into the IPView SE list view . If you add the same camera more than once you will receiv e the f ollo wing message (see below).
50 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. IPView SE How to Change the IP Address T o change a camera’ s IP Address , you must highlight the camera you wish to change . Clic k the Change IP Address button and the Change IP Address dialog bo x will appear .
51 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. IPView SE How to Format the Camera View Select the Combine button on the IPVie w SE and you should see all f our cameras combined (see image below). A maximum of 4 cameras can be vie wed simultaneously with IPVie w SE.
52 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. IPView SE How to Rotate the Video View In View Mode f or mat, clic k on the Rotate button and the image should rotate 90 o to the left (see image below).
53 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. IPView SE Zoom Click the Zoom button to zoom in on the camera image. The options under z oom are Fit Window x1, x1.5, x2, x2.5, x3, x3.5, and x4. Color Setting Click the Color Setting b utton , to adjust the Br ightness , Contrast, and Hue .
54 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. IPView SE How to take a Snap-Shot with the Camera In View Mode f or mat select the Snapshot button located on the upper left corner of the screen. A Sa v e Image dialog bo x will appear for y ou to sa v e the snap shot picture.
55 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. IPView SE Camera Settings Once you hav e completed the initial configuration of the DCS-G900 using the Web-based in te rf a ce , y ou c an r e v i e w or cha ng e y ou r co nfi g ur at ion usi ng ei the r th e W eb -ba se d c onfi gu r ati on utility or the Settings in the DCS-G900 IPView SE.
56 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. IPView SE Manual Recording Click the Man ual Recor ding b utton , to begin recording images from your camer a. Schedule Recording Click the Schedule Recording button to record based on a specific time and date.
57 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. IPView SE Schedule Recording (continued) Select Date Mode and enter in the Start date/time, and Stop date/time. The camera will star t to record according to the specified date and time period entered.
58 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. IPView SE Camera’ s Extra Information Click the Camera’ s Extra Information b utton to view inf or mation about y our camera. Play Click the Pla y button to pla yback video recorded from your camer a.
59 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. IPView SE System Configure Click the System Configure b utton on the IPView SE. The DCS-G900 will not hav e a profile to load initially , you will hav e to select all of your cameras and then c l ic k t he Sa ve or S a ve As b utto ns to sa v e your pr ofile.
60 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. IPView SE T o add another stor age, simply clic k the Add b ut ton . The f ollo wing S to r age dia lo g bo x wil l appe ar , a ll o wi ng y ou to se le ct a driv e and to En ab le Stora ge on th at dri v e.
61 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. IPView SE The Reser ved HDD space per camera option allows old video files to be ove r w r i tt e n and replaced by new recorded files. This field refers to the amoun t of sp ace left on y our dr iv e befo re ov erwrite take s place.
62 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. IPView SE About Cli c k the H el p/A bo ut i co n, and t he n s el ec t A bo ut fo r cam er a det ai ls su ch a s s of tw are v ersio n.
63 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. IPView SE Click on Windo ws ® Start Menu > Programs > IPView SE > Uninstall IPView SE . A new prompt screen will be displa yed lik e the one belo w confirming the remo v al. At the Co nfi rm Uninstall dialog bo x, clic k OK to continue the process .
64 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Frequently Asked Questions Internet Camera Features 1 What is an Internet Camera? Th e In te rnet Ca me ra is a sta nd al on e s ys tem co nn ec ting dir ec tly to an Et he rnet or F as t Et he rnet network and suppor ted b y the wireless transmission based on the IEEE 802.
65 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Frequently Asked Questions 6 What netw ork cabling is required f or the Internet Camera? The Inter net Camera uses Category 5 UTP T wisted-pair cable allowing 10 Base-T and 100 Base-T networking.
66 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Frequently Asked Questions Internet Camera Installation 11 Wh y doe s t he P o w er LE D n ot li g ht up c ons t an tl y? The pow er supply used might be at f ault. Confirm that you are using the pro vided pow er supply , which is DC 5V , f or the Internet Camera.
67 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Frequently Asked Questions 1 6 No i s y i m a g e s oc c ur . H o w ca n I s o lv e t he p r o b le m ? Th e vi de o i ma ge s mi gh t b e no is y i f th e In te rne t Ca me r a is u se d i n a v ery lo w l ig ht e n vi ro n me nt .
68 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. How to Ping Y our IP Address The PING (P ac ket Internet Groper) command can deter mine whether a specific IP Address is accessible b y sending a packet to the specific address and waiting for a reply .
69 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. T echnical Specifications Network* • TCP/IP (DHCP or Static IP Address) • 802.11g Wireless (Suppor ts up to 54Mbps transf er rate) • 802.
70 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. T echnical Specifications Power Consumption: • 5W Environmental specification • Operating temper ature: 5 ° C to 50 °C • Storage temper atur.
71 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Appendix Wireless Installation Considerations The D-Link ® DCS-G900 can be integrated into a wireless networ k from vir tually anywhere withi n its operati ng range .
72 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Glossary Networking 802.11b : A wireless networ king standard that suppor ts data encr yption and up to 11Mbps bandwidth. 802.11g : A wireless networ king standard that suppor ts data encr yption and up to 54Mbps bandwidth.
73 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Glossary SSID (Service Set Identifier) : The name designated f or a specific wireless local area network (WLAN). The SSID can be easily changed to connect to an e xisting wireless network. Static IP : A static IP address is configured manually on the device that will be using it.
74 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. T echnical Support T echnical Support Y ou can find software updates and user documentation on the D-Link website . D-Link provides free technical support for customers within the United States and within Canada f or the duration of the w arranty period on this product.
75 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Warranty Subject to the terms and conditions set for th herein, D-Link Systems , Inc. (“D-Link”) provides this Limited W arranty: · Only to the p.
76 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Warranty · The customer must submit with the product as par t of the claim a written description of the Hardware defect or Software nonconformance in.
77 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Warranty Limitation of Liability: T O THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LA W , D-LINK IS NOT LIABLE UNDER ANY CONTRACT , NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR.
78 DCS-G900 User’ s Manual D-Link Systems, Inc. Registration Product registration is entirely v oluntar y and failure to complete or return this f orm will not diminish your warr anty rights.
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If you have not bought D-Link DCS-G900 yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data D-Link DCS-G900 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, D-Link DCS-G900 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get D-Link DCS-G900 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
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