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Version 1.0 | 01/15/2013

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Wireless N H.264 Day/Night Network Camera
DCS-933L

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  • Page 1: User Manual

    Version 1.0 | 01/15/2013 User Manual Wireless N H.264 Day/Night Network Camera DCS-933L...
  • Page 2: Manual Overview

    Manual Overview D-Link reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes in the content hereof without obligation to notify any person or organization of such revisions or changes. Information in this document may become obsolete as our services and websites develop and change.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Wireless Installation Considerations ........16 Status ....................42 WPS - Push Button Setup ............17 Device Info ................42 mydlink ...................18 Active User ................43 Coniguration ..............19 Troubleshooting ..............44 Using the Web Coniguration Interface ......19 Live Video ..................20 Technical Speciications ..........47 Setup ....................21 D-Link DCS-933L User Manual...
  • Page 4: Product Overview

    Section 1 - Product Overview Product Overview Package Contents • DCS-933L Wireless N H.264 Day/Night Network Camera • CAT5 Ethernet Cable • Power Adapter • Manual and Software on CD • Quick Install Guide • Mounting Kit Note: Using a power supply with a diferent voltage than the one included with your product will cause damage and void the warranty for this product.
  • Page 5: Introduction

    Congratulations on your purchase of the DCS-933L Wireless N H.264 Day/Night Network Camera. The DCS-933L is a versatile and unique solution for your small oice or home. Unlike a standard webcam, the DCS-933L is a complete system with a built- in CPU and web server that transmits high quality video images for security and surveillance.
  • Page 6: Features

    Motion and Sound Triggered Notiications and Recordings The DCS-933L can send e-mail notiications with snapshots or video clips whenever motion or sound is detected. You can customize areas of the video to monitor for motion to keep watch over entryways, and you can set volume limits to detect when a loud sound is picked up by the camera.
  • Page 7: Hardware Overview

    Section 1 - Product Overview Hardware Overview Front View Light Sensor IR LED Camera Lens Microphone D-Link DCS-933L User Manual...
  • Page 8: Rear View

    Section 1 - Product Overview Rear View Power Connector Ethernet Port Power and Link LED Reset Button WPS LED WPS Button Camera Stand D-Link DCS-933L User Manual...
  • Page 9: Installation

    Manual Hardware Installation: This section shows you how to manually set up your camera, though in order to use the mydlink features of your camera, you will still need to run the Camera Installation Wizard. Refer to page 15. D-Link DCS-933L User Manual...
  • Page 10: Zero Coniguration Setup

    Connect your camera to your mydlink-enabled Cloud Router and Zero Coniguration will automatically conigure your DCS-933L and automatically add the camera to your mydlink account. After the short time it takes to do this you can remotely access your camera from the www.mydlink.com website to manage and monitor your DCS-933L.
  • Page 11 Click the notiication to continue. A summary and conirmation notiication will appear with the automatically conigured details. Make a note of the details and click Yes to add the camera to your account. D-Link DCS-933L User Manual...
  • Page 12 Your camera is now set up, and you can skip to “mydlink” on page 18 to learn more about the mydlink features of this camera, or to “Coniguration” on page 19 for advanced coniguration of your camera. D-Link DCS-933L User Manual...
  • Page 13: Camera Installation Wizard

    Note: If the autorun program does not open, go to My Computer, browse to your CD drive, and double-click on the autorun.exe ile. D-Link DCS-933L User Manual...
  • Page 14: Mac Users

    CD drive and double-click on the SetupWizard ile. After about 20-30 seconds, the Setup Wizard will open, which will guide you step-by-step through the installation process from connecting your hardware to coniguring your camera and registering it with your mydlink account. D-Link DCS-933L User Manual...
  • Page 15: Manual Hardware Installation

    “WPS - Push Button Setup” on page 17. If your router does not support WPS, you will still be able to set up your camera’s wireless settings in the camera’s web interface. D-Link DCS-933L User Manual...
  • Page 16: Wireless Installation Considerations

    Section 2 - Installation Wireless Installation Considerations The D-Link Wireless Network Camera lets you access your network using a wireless connection from anywhere within the operating range of your wireless network. However, the number, thickness and location of walls, ceilings, or other objects that the wireless signals must pass through, may limit the range.
  • Page 17: Wps - Push Button Setup

    WPS feature. If you are not sure where the WPS button is on your router, please refer to your router’s User Manual. WPS Button The DCS-933L will automatically create a secure wireless connection to your router. While connecting, the green LED will lash and your camera will reboot. D-Link DCS-933L User Manual...
  • Page 18: Mydlink

    After registering your DCS-933L camera with a mydlink account in the Camera Installation Wizard, you will be able to remotely access your camera from the www.mydlink.com website. After signing in to your mydlink account, you will see a screen similar...
  • Page 19: Coniguration

    After completing the Camera Installation Wizard, you are ready to use your camera. The camera’s built-in Web coniguration interface is designed to allow you to easily access and conigure your DCS-933L. At the end of the wizard, enter the IP address of your camera into a web browser, such ®...
  • Page 20: Live Video

    Click the H.264 or MJPEG radio button to choose which stream to view. Compression Format: Zoom: Click on these buttons to zoom in and out of the video. Audio: Click on these buttons to turn audio playback on and of. D-Link DCS-933L User Manual...
  • Page 21: Setup

    Manual Internet Connection Setup. Note: To register your camera with mydlink and enable its mydlink-related features, you will need to use the Camera Installation Wizard. Please refer to “Camera Installation Wizard” on page 13 for more details. D-Link DCS-933L User Manual...
  • Page 22: Internet Connection Setup Wizard

    Section 3 - Coniguration Internet Connection Setup Wizard This wizard will guide you through a step-by-step process to conigure your new D-Link Camera and connect the camera to the Internet. Click Next to continue. Select what kind of Internet connection your camera should use: •...
  • Page 23 Conigure the correct time to ensure that all events are triggered, captured, and scheduled at the right time. Click Next to continue. This page displays your conigured settings. Click Apply to save and activate your changes, or click Back to change your settings. D-Link DCS-933L User Manual...
  • Page 24: Network Setup

    For example, if the port is changed to 1010, users must type http://192.168.0.100:1010 instead of only “http://192.168.0.100”. UPnP Settings: Enable this setting to conigure your camera as a UPnP device in the network. D-Link DCS-933L User Manual...
  • Page 25: Wireless Setup

    Wireless Select the wireless security mode used by your wireless network. If you Security Mode: select WEP or WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK, enter the password for your wireless network in the text box that appears. D-Link DCS-933L User Manual...
  • Page 26: Repeater Setup

    Set the maximum number of clients that are allowed to connect to the Clients Allowed extended network. to Connect: Security Mode: If you choose to Create a New Wireless Network Name, you can set your wireless security options here. D-Link DCS-933L User Manual...
  • Page 27: Ddns

    Select your Dynamic DNS Server from the pull down menu. Host Name: Enter the host name of the DDNS server. User Name: Enter your username or e-mail used to connect to the DDNS. Password: Enter your password used to connect to the DDNS server. D-Link DCS-933L User Manual...
  • Page 28: Image Setup

    Note: If the camera is installed upside down, Flip Image and Mirror should both be checked Brightness Allows you to adjust the brightness level. Control: Contrast Allows you to adjust the contrast level. Control: Saturation Allows you to adjust the saturation level. Control: D-Link DCS-933L User Manual...
  • Page 29: Video

    Select one of ive levels of image quality: Highest, High, Medium, Low, and Lowest. View Mode: Select the default encoding to use when viewing your video on the Live Video page. Light Frequency: Select the frequency used by your lighting and power to help reduce image licker. D-Link DCS-933L User Manual...
  • Page 30: Audio

    This section allows you to adjust the audio settings for your camera. Note: Please wait a few seconds for the camera to adjust the audio after making changes. Audio Settings: You may Enable or Disable the camera audio feed. Volume Settings: Select the desired volume percentage level. D-Link DCS-933L User Manual...
  • Page 31: Motion Detection

    Schedule that you deine. Sensitivity: Specify the amount of diference required to determine whether there was motion. Detection Use your mouse to click on the areas of the video that you would like to Areas: monitor for motion. D-Link DCS-933L User Manual...
  • Page 32: Sound Detection

    Time: Specify whether you want to Always have motion detection enabled, or according to a Schedule that you deine. Detection Specify the volume level that a sound must exceed in order to be “detected”. Level: D-Link DCS-933L User Manual...
  • Page 33: Mail

    Note: You can also use STARTTLS, which will use SMTP server port number 587. Note: If you want to use a Yahoo SMTP server, the SMTP server address will be diferent between each registered region, and only SMTP port 465 is supported for SSL-TLS. D-Link DCS-933L User Manual...
  • Page 34 This is the same as e-mailing images, as speciied above, but will take video video clips clips according to the Video Limit settings you specify. to an e-mail account: Test E-mail This will send a test e-mail according to the e-mail settings you have Account: speciied above. D-Link DCS-933L User Manual...
  • Page 35: Ftp

    Set how frequently you want images to be taken and uploaded. You can Frequency: choose to upload by frames per second, or by seconds per frame. Base File Name: Set what you want the base ile name to be for your snapshots. D-Link DCS-933L User Manual...
  • Page 36 Clicking on the Test button will send a test JPEG snapshot to the FTP server speciied above to make sure that your settings are correct. This will send a test e-mail according to the e-mail settings you have speciied above. D-Link DCS-933L User Manual...
  • Page 37: Time And Date

    If Synchronize NTP Server is disabled, you can set the date and time and Time manually. You can also click on the Copy Your Computer’s Time Settings Manually: to automatically set the date and time based on your computer’s settings. D-Link DCS-933L User Manual...
  • Page 38: Day/Night Mode

    This sets the camera to always use Night mode. Mode: Day Mode This sets the camera to use Day mode during the times you specify, and will Schedule: switch to Night mode outside the times you specify. D-Link DCS-933L User Manual...
  • Page 39: Maintenance

    Add. A maximum of 8 user accounts can be created. User List: Displays the account names of authorized users. You can modify or delete an account by clicking on its modify or delete icon. D-Link DCS-933L User Manual...
  • Page 40: System

    To Factory the factory defaults. Please note that this will erase any changes you have Default: made to the settings of the camera. Rebbot The Click the Reboot the Device button to reboot the camera. Device: D-Link DCS-933L User Manual...
  • Page 41: Firmware Upgrade

    Section 3 - Coniguration Firmware Upgrade Your current irmware version and date will be displayed on your screen. You may go to the D-Link Support Page to check for the latest irmware versions available. To upgrade the irmware on your DCS-933L, download the latest irmware from the D-Link Support Page to your local hard drive.
  • Page 42: Status

    Section 3 - Coniguration Status Device Info This section displays all the detailed information about your device and network settings. D-Link DCS-933L User Manual...
  • Page 43: Active User

    Section 3 - Coniguration Active User This page lists all the active users’ information including the User Name, IP address, and the time that camera access began. D-Link DCS-933L User Manual...
  • Page 44: Troubleshooting

    If you forget your password, you will need to perform a hard reset of your camera. This process will change all your settings back to the factory defaults. To reset your camera, please use an unfolded paperclip to press and hold the RESET button for at least 3 seconds while your camera is plugged in. D-Link DCS-933L User Manual...
  • Page 45 Reposition the camera into a more shaded area immediately, as prolonged exposure to bright lights will damage the sensor. 7. The camera is producing noisy images. How can I solve the problem? The video images might be noisy if the camera is used in a very low light environment. D-Link DCS-933L User Manual...
  • Page 46 You may also need to change the security settings on your browser to allow the ActiveX plug-in to be installed. If you are using Internet Explorer with a version number lower than 6, then you will need to upgrade your Web browser software in order to view the streaming video transmitted by the Network Camera. D-Link DCS-933L User Manual...
  • Page 47: Technical Speciications

    • DHCP Client • JPEG for still images • NTP Client (D-Link) • DNS Client VIDEO FEATURES • DDNS Client (Dyndns and D-Link) • Adjustable image size and quality • SMTP Client • Time stamp and text overlay • FTP Client •...
  • Page 48 • Camera only: 27.2 x 60 x 96 mm WEIGHT • 96.2 g (without bracket and stand) MAX POWER CONSUMPTION • 4 W OPERATION TEMPERATURE • 0 ˚C to 40 ˚C (32 ˚F to 104 ˚F) D-Link DCS-933L User Manual...

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