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DCS-950 User's Manual Table of Contents Table Of Contents Package Contents 5 Minimum System Requirements 5 Introduction 6 Features and Benefits 7 Hardware Overview 8 Connections ...8 LEDs ...9 Hardware Installation ... Custom Level 27 User ...29 LAN ...30 PPPoE ...31 DDNS ...32 Tools ...33 Admin...33 System ...34 Default ...35 Firmware 36 Recording 37 Trigger ...38 Motion Detection 39 Port ...40 Status ...41 Device Info 41 Help ...42 Installing the DCS-950 Behind a Router 43 Single Camera Installation 43 Multiple Camera Installation 43 D-Link Systems, Inc. 2
DCS-950 User's Manual Table of Contents Table Of Contents Package Contents 5 Minimum System Requirements 5 Introduction 6 Features and Benefits 7 Hardware Overview 8 Connections ...8 LEDs ...9 Hardware Installation ... Custom Level 27 User ...29 LAN ...30 PPPoE ...31 DDNS ...32 Tools ...33 Admin...33 System ...34 Default ...35 Firmware 36 Recording 37 Trigger ...38 Motion Detection 39 Port ...40 Status ...41 Device Info 41 Help ...42 Installing the DCS-950 Behind a Router 43 Single Camera Installation 43 Multiple Camera Installation 43 D-Link Systems, Inc. 2
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... Table of Contents 1) Identify Your Camera on the Network 44 2) Assign a Local IP Address for Your Camera 44 Assigning and Opening the HTTP Port on the DCS-950 45 3) Open the HTTP Port 45 Router Setup and Installation 46 Assigning and Opening Virtual Server Ports 47 4) Open ...Recording 64 Motion Trigger Recording 65 Menu Bar...66 File ...66 View ...67 Columns 67 List View 68 Camera ...69 Enable Function 69 Tools ...69 Account 70 System Configuration 70 About ...71 IPView Lite Icon Description 72 Context Sensitive Menu 73 Uninstall IPView Application 74 D-Link Systems,...
... Table of Contents 1) Identify Your Camera on the Network 44 2) Assign a Local IP Address for Your Camera 44 Assigning and Opening the HTTP Port on the DCS-950 45 3) Open the HTTP Port 45 Router Setup and Installation 46 Assigning and Opening Virtual Server Ports 47 4) Open ...Recording 64 Motion Trigger Recording 65 Menu Bar...66 File ...66 View ...67 Columns 67 List View 68 Camera ...69 Enable Function 69 Tools ...69 Account 70 System Configuration 70 About ...71 IPView Lite Icon Description 72 Context Sensitive Menu 73 Uninstall IPView Application 74 D-Link Systems,...
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... image to enable or disable motion detection. For low bandwidth network a lower bit rate than 352k is advised The camera name will appear after one I -frame and BP-frames are moving rapidly. Select to be larger. This is disabled. DCS-950 User's Manual MPEG Sequence Mode...Camera Name: Motion Detection: Using the Configuration Menu I-frame and P-frame mode and I frame. This determines how many repeated P frames will display as the title of maximum frame rate within the Windows operating system. By default the frame rate is packet loss while transmitting. D-Link...
... image to enable or disable motion detection. For low bandwidth network a lower bit rate than 352k is advised The camera name will appear after one I -frame and BP-frames are moving rapidly. Select to be larger. This is disabled. DCS-950 User's Manual MPEG Sequence Mode...Camera Name: Motion Detection: Using the Configuration Menu I-frame and P-frame mode and I frame. This determines how many repeated P frames will display as the title of maximum frame rate within the Windows operating system. By default the frame rate is packet loss while transmitting. D-Link...
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DCS-950 User's Manual Using the Configuration Menu Tools The Tools tab provides the following configuration options: Admin, System, Default, Firmware, Recording, Trigger, Motion Detection, and Port. Enter the current password. Enter the new administrator password with a maximum length of 8 (printable ASCII) characters. Confirm the new password by entering it again. D-Link Systems, Inc. 33 Admin User Name: Password: New Password: Confirm Password: Tools > Admin Enter the administrator user name (admin).
DCS-950 User's Manual Using the Configuration Menu Tools The Tools tab provides the following configuration options: Admin, System, Default, Firmware, Recording, Trigger, Motion Detection, and Port. Enter the current password. Enter the new administrator password with a maximum length of 8 (printable ASCII) characters. Confirm the new password by entering it again. D-Link Systems, Inc. 33 Admin User Name: Password: New Password: Confirm Password: Tools > Admin Enter the administrator user name (admin).
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... Select to access the storage device. DCS-950 User's Manual Recording Using the Configuration Menu Upload Image to access the storage device. Enter the user name required to Network Share Folder: Login Method: User Name: Password: Path: Always: Schedule: Smart Recording: D-Link Systems, Inc. Select either Anonymous or... Skip Empty File if you will need to know the Username and Password to only save the single frame files when no motion is required. Tools > Recording Clicking on the box will be recorded when no user name or password is 37 Select to record ...
... Select to access the storage device. DCS-950 User's Manual Recording Using the Configuration Menu Upload Image to access the storage device. Enter the user name required to Network Share Folder: Login Method: User Name: Password: Path: Always: Schedule: Smart Recording: D-Link Systems, Inc. Select either Anonymous or... Skip Empty File if you will need to know the Username and Password to only save the single frame files when no motion is required. Tools > Recording Clicking on the box will be recorded when no user name or password is 37 Select to record ...
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... allows you to set to 100%, motion is required to trigger a snapshot. DCS-950 User's Manual Using the Configuration Menu Motion Detection Skip Time: Increasing the time ...set here will start. Sets the amount of time between two sequential images that is detected within the whole window to initiate a motion detected alert. Tools > Motion Detection Click on the Motion button to open the corresponding motion window. Motion Detection Motion: Sensitivity: Percentage: Zone 1-3: D-Link Systems, Inc. Click to enable motion...
... allows you to set to 100%, motion is required to trigger a snapshot. DCS-950 User's Manual Using the Configuration Menu Motion Detection Skip Time: Increasing the time ...set here will start. Sets the amount of time between two sequential images that is detected within the whole window to initiate a motion detected alert. Tools > Motion Detection Click on the Motion button to open the corresponding motion window. Motion Detection Motion: Sensitivity: Percentage: Zone 1-3: D-Link Systems, Inc. Click to enable motion...
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.... Click to 80.You may change the port number if using multiple cameras. 40 A red bar means the image variation is over the monitoring level and a motion detected alert is the port that window. Web Port: D-Link Systems, Inc. The MSD window allows you to monitor the amount of...allows the user to connect to the camera's user interface. Tools > Port This is triggered. A blue bar means the image variation is under the monitoring level, and no motion detection alert is set to open the Motion Screen Display. By default the port is triggered. DCS-950 User's Manual Save: Open MSD:...
.... Click to 80.You may change the port number if using multiple cameras. 40 A red bar means the image variation is over the monitoring level and a motion detected alert is the port that window. Web Port: D-Link Systems, Inc. The MSD window allows you to monitor the amount of...allows the user to connect to the camera's user interface. Tools > Port This is triggered. A blue bar means the image variation is under the monitoring level, and no motion detection alert is set to open the Motion Screen Display. By default the port is triggered. DCS-950 User's Manual Save: Open MSD:...
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Manual Recording If the Manual Recording option is chosen, you must manually start recording in the List view of the DCS-950 in the Menu Bar or by clicking on the Record Icon. D-Link Systems, Inc. 63 DCS-950 User's Manual IPView Lite Recording The Recording tab provides options for manual recording, schedule recording, or motion trigger recording.
Manual Recording If the Manual Recording option is chosen, you must manually start recording in the List view of the DCS-950 in the Menu Bar or by clicking on the Record Icon. D-Link Systems, Inc. 63 DCS-950 User's Manual IPView Lite Recording The Recording tab provides options for manual recording, schedule recording, or motion trigger recording.
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D-Link Systems, Inc. 65 When this option is detected. Click on Sensitivity Setting to record based on motion. Recording will continue until no motion is selected and the camera detects motion within the range of the viewing window, recording will be triggered. DCS-950 User's Manual IPView Lite Motion Trigger Recording Checking Motion Trigger Recording enables the DCS-950 to set the sensitivity levels for the DCS-950.
D-Link Systems, Inc. 65 When this option is detected. Click on Sensitivity Setting to record based on motion. Recording will continue until no motion is selected and the camera detects motion within the range of the viewing window, recording will be triggered. DCS-950 User's Manual IPView Lite Motion Trigger Recording Checking Motion Trigger Recording enables the DCS-950 to set the sensitivity levels for the DCS-950.