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TL-SC4171G Wireless Pan/Tilt Surveillance Camera Rev: 1.0.0 1910010423...
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Specifications are subject to change without notice. is a registered trademark of TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. No part of the specifications may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative such as translation, transformation, or adaptation without permission from TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
FCC STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to pro-vide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not in-stalled and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
CONTENTS Package Contents.........................1 Chapter 1 Safety Instruction.....................2 Chapter 2 Minimum System Requirement & Product Feature..........3 System Requirement....................3 Product Feature ......................3 Chapter 3 Using IP Camera via Web Browser .................7 Obtain the IP Address ....................7 Windows Web Browser ....................8 Mac Web Browser .....................10 Chapter 4 Using IP Camera via Mobile Phone ..............13 Mobile Phone Viewing....................13...
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7.2.1 General ........................31 7.2.2 MPEG-4 .......................33 7.2.3 MJPEG.........................35 Network ........................36 7.3.1 Information ......................37 7.3.2 PPPoE (Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet)............38 7.3.3 DDNS (Dynamic DNS) ..................39 7.3.4 UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) ................43 7.3.5 Bonjour.........................44 7.3.6 IP Notification .......................45 7.3.7 Wireless .......................46 7.3.8 Messenger ......................49 Security ........................51...
Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: TL-SC4171G Wireless Pan/Tilt Surveillance Camera Power Adapter Camera Mount Kit & Pads Ethernet Cable Quick Installation Guide Resource CD, including: This User Guide Application Guide Other helpful information Note: Make sure that the package contains the above items.
Chapter 1 Safety Instruction Before you use this product This product has been designed with safety in mind. However, the electrical products can cause fires which may lead to serious body injury if not used properly. To avoid such accidents, be sure to heed the following.
Chapter 2 Minimum System Requirement & Product Feature 2.1 System Requirement We strongly recommend your computers follow our minimum requirements in order to use this IP-Camera normally. If computer level is lower than this, it might cause some problems. Item Requirements Pentium 4 1600MHz (or equivalent AMD) Graphic Card...
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Shutter Time 1/7.5 ~ 1/120 sec. Image snapshot Video Recording Full Screen Viewing Digital Zoom 10x digital Two-way (full/half duplex) with built-in microphone Audio Audio compression: G.711 PCM, 8kHz, 64kbit/s Instant Messenger Support MSN Live View Mobile Phone Live View Through 2.5 WAP, 3GPP, 3G Streaming, and 3G Browser Alarm Sending FTP Client/SMTP/HTTP Event...
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2.3 Physical Overview .3 Physical Overview 2.3.1 Front view 2.3.1 Front view Focus Adjustment Ring Built-in Microphone Power LED Ethernet LED Focus Adjustment Ring: Adjust the focus to get a clear image. Built-in Microphone: Built-in microphone for two-way audio. Power LED: Power LED will light up after completing the boot process. Ethernet LED: Ethernet LED will light up after successfully connecting to the Ethernet.
2.3.2 Rear view Audio Out Antenna Connector Network Connector Power Connector General I/O Terminal Block Reset Button Audio In Power Connector: For connection of 12V DC input. Reset Button: To reset the IP camera, please carry out the following steps. Make sure the camera is powered on for at least 30 seconds to complete its normal startup.
Choose the Intelligent IP Installer, and then the next screen appears. Click on Intelligent IP Installer to begin the installation. After the installation is finished, click Start > All Programs > TP-LINK > Intelligent IP Installer > Intelligent IP Installer to start using the program.
The following screen will then display. Click the Search button to search Network Cameras in the network; it displays Network Cameras information including IP Address. 3.2 Windows Web Browser Click Link to IE button or launch your web browser, and enter the IP address (obtain from the figure above) of the IP camera in the Location / Address field of your browser.
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Note: For the first time login with IE, you will need to enable “Download signed ActiveX controls”. Please go to Tool→Internet Options…→Security→Custom Level… and find Download signed ActiveX controls to prompt it. For detailed information, please refer to the Quick Installation Guide.
3.3 Mac Web Browser Click the Safari icon, and enter the IP address of the IP camera in the Location / Address field of your browser. Note: If you only want to view the video without setting page, enter “http://<IP>/index2.htm” as your web URL.
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Enter the default User name “admin” and password “admin” in the dialog box as shown below. Note: The default user name “admin” and the password are set at the factory for the administrator. You can change them in the Account Menu (Please check “Setting → Basic → Security → Account”)
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The monitor image will be displayed in your browser. In the far left side of main configuration are Setting, Client Setting, Image Setup and PT/PTZ control. For more details, you can check Section 6.2, Section 6.3, Section 6.4 Section 6.5.
Section 3.1). 4.2 Using IP Camera via iPhone You can use TP-LINK Web User Interface via iPhone. If you want to use TP-LINK web UI via iPhone, please follow the setting process below. 1. Select Safari function Enter IP address in your web link.
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Type name and password. The TP-LINK User Interface Default value is admin / and live image will show up in admin. Then click Login In. the middle of screen. Note: It will show continuous snapshots, not a real time video streaming.
Chapter 5 MSN Messenger (Supports up to Windows Live Messenger version 8089) Please follow the steps below to set up the Messenger function. Application of a new MSN account: You can download MSN software freely and create a new MSN account (e.g. camera at home@msn.com) to use Microsoft Live Messenger. Login Account and Password: Go to Setting→Basic→Network→Messenger, set the Messenger to “On”.
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Log in Working Account: Use your working account to login in the Messenger software. And add the camera’s MSN account (camera at home@msn.com) as a contact. Check its status. Normally it should be online.
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The Camera at home will show up with its Public IP and Private IP after sending a message of “Ping” in the lower key (if the option of IP Notification is “On”). Click the camera icon and select View a contact’s webcam to view the video.
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The IP Camera will accept your invitation; the live video will show up in the right screen after few seconds.
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10. Click Action button and choose Start Control Panel to use control panel. 11. The dialog box will show up with “This application is not part if Window Live Message…” Tick the box of “Don’t show me this again” and click OK.
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12. The IP Camera will accept your invitation to start Control Panel. 13. You can click Camera icon to snapshot then the picture will send to you immediately. Snapshot...
14. You can click paint palette icon showing up with tool bar to set up image. Then, you can use the tool bar to optimize video Brightness , Contrast , Saturation and Hue After the adjustment of all setting, you can still click to make the setting back to the original setting.
Chapter 6 Configuration of Main Menu In the far left side of main configuration are Setting, Client Setting, Image Setup and PT/PTZ control. Please see the content behind for more details. In the right hand side of the below picture, you can see the Live View screen of web user interface.
6.1.2 Zoom in / out the image via the monitor window Click to display the digital zoom in window. Pull the to adjust the digital zoom range and it will be showed on the above window. You can use the left click of your mouse to move the to any where on the window.
Speakers turned off mean broadcast Microphone turned on connected camera(s) Ethernet using your microphone Microphone turned off Volume control bar 6.2 Setting This function is only for the Administrator. Click SETTING to get into the Basic and Advanced Setting menu. The former includes for sub-folders, such as System, Camera, Network, and Security. The latter includes PT/PTZ control, Preset position, Patrol, FTP Client, SMTP, Http Event, Alarm output, Schedule, Alarm input, Motion Detection, and System Log.
Click Client Setting to control Mode, View Size, Protocol, and Video Buffer. 6.3.1 Mode Click the pull-down box to choose between MPEG-4 MJPEG, and JPEG video compression mode. MJPEG streaming is unavailable if RTSP mode is “On.” (Please check Setting → Basic → Camera → General.) 6.3.2 View Size Select the desired display image size to 640X480 or 320X240.
6.4.5 Default After the adjustment of all setting, you can still click Default to make the setting back to the original setting. 6.5 PT/PTZ Control 6.5.1 Pan / Tilt / Home control buttons If you want the IP camera to move, please click the arrow button of the corresponding direction. When you click button, the camera will return to “home position”—a preset position which can be set by yourself.
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Note: Before you start this function, you need to specify Guard tour setting in Setting → Advance → Patrol. For more detailed information about Patrol functions, please refer to Section 8.3.
Chapter 7 Setting-Basic Click the folder of Basic to display the sub folders including System, Camera, Network, and Security. 7.1 System Click the folder of System to display the sub-folders including Information, Date/Time, and Initialize. 7.1.1 Information The Information page provides the product factory information which includes Product Name, Firmware Version and Web Version.
7.1.2 Date/Time The Date/ Time page displays all options of time setting. Current date / time: This displays the current date and time of this IP Camera. PC clock: This displays the date and time of the monitoring PC clock. Date / Time format: You can click the pull down box to select different time display formats.
7.1.3 Initialize Reboot: Click this button to reboot. A confirmation dialogue will appear and then click “OK” to process. It takes two minutes to reboot this IP Camera. Factory Default: Click this button to reset this IP Camera to the factory default setting. A confirmation dialogue will appear and then click “OK”...
7.2 Camera Click the folder of Camera to display the sub folders including General, MPEG4 and MJPEG. 7.2.1 General RTSP: Switch RTSP “On” or “Off.” When the RTSP mode is “On”, MJPEG streaming is unavailable. RTSP Port: Specify the transmission port number of RTSP streaming. The default value is 554. Port Range: Specify the transmission port range of RTP streaming video.
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Image Rotate: Select the screen display “flip”, “mirror”, or “flip + mirror.” Audio Codec: If this option is selected “On”, the microphone will start sound reception. Exposure mode: You can choose 50Hz, 60Hz or Auto. If you choose Auto option, the camera will adjust automatically to perform well.
Privacy Mask: You can cover a specific area of the video image with the black bar. The black bar can be moved. 7.2.2 MPEG-4 A. Computer View If RTSP is On (please check “Setting → Basic → Camera → General”), the option of Viewer Authentication and Multicast Streaming will appear.
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Viewer Authentication: If the viewer authentication is On, the users will be requested to key in username and password when viewing through RTS Multicast Streaming (If it’s on): Multicast Address: Specify the multicast server address. Video / Audio Port: Specify th e transmission port number of the video data.
Note: If RTSP is off, Mobile View will be disabled. Viewer Authentication: If the viewer authentication is On, the users will be requested to key-in username and password when viewing t hrough RTSP. Multicast Streaming (If it’s on): Multicast Address: Specify the multicast server address. Video / Audio Port: Specify th e transmission port number of the video data.
Image Size: Specify the image size when the network camera transmits. You can choose among 640 x 480, 320 x 240, and 160 x 1 Frame Rate: Set the frame rate of the MJPEG image. You can choose values from 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 10, and 15 fps.
7.3.1 Information The page of Information displays the MAC address of the device. Obtain an IP address automatically (DHCP): If a DHCP server is installed on the network, to select this while the IP address is assigned by the DHCP server. Obtain DNS server address automatically: Select this to obtain the address of DNS server automatically.
If you connect the IP Camera with your computer directly, the default network domain of camera is 192.168.1.xx. 7.3.2 PPPoE (Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet) If your ISP provides Dynamic IP with authentication by username and password, type all PPPoE information in this part. When you use the PPPoE function, you need to turn on the DDNS or IP Notification function at same time.
7.3.3 DDNS (Dynamic DNS) DDNS is a system which allows the domain name data held in a name server to be updated in real time. The most common use for DDNS is allowing an internet domain name to be assigned to a computer with a varying/dynamic IP Address.
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Login http://www.dyndns.org, click the Create Account. Input all information and follow step by step with DynDNS.
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Login with new account and click Account → My Hosts → Add Host Services. Type domain in the Hostname field and select sub-domain.
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After type information, check your DDNS service. Type your DDNS User ID, Password and Host name in Setting → Network → DDNS. After completing setting, reboot IP Camera.
7.3.4 UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) You can select UPnP function “On” or “Off”. If a router is used to access to internet and it supports UPnP IGD function, please tick Turn On UPnP port forwarding. HTTP port: The default HTTP port is 80. Or the port number can be entered, ranged from 1024 to 65535.
7.3.5 Bonjour Bonjour, also known as zero-configuration networking, enables automatic discovery of computers, devices, and services on IP networks. Bonjour uses industry standard IP protocols to allow devices to automatically discover each other without the need to enter IP addresses or configure DNS servers. Device Name: Enter Device Name as you wish.
7.3.6 IP Notification Once IP Notification is set to "On", the camera will automatically send an e-mail notification to tell users its updated network parameters if the network settings about IP address, network connection type, HTTP port or wireless connection is changed or completed. (Some settings will take effect after rebooting.) Notify Type: You can select the notify type among DHCP, Static IP, and PPPoE.
SMTP: Select if SMTP authentication is necessary when an e-mail is sent. POP before SMTP: Select if POP before SMTP authentication is necessary when an e-mail is sent. POP server name: It is necessary when the POP before SMTP is selected in Authentication. Type the POP (receiving mail) server name up to 64 characters, or type the IP address of the POP server.
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Status of Wireless Networks The list above is the result of network scan. The network currently linked to will be shown in blue. The following information is provided. ESSID - The name of a wireless network (or ad-hoc device). If the same name occurs several times this means that several access points for that network were found.
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ESSID (ESSID is sometimes written as SSID) - This is the name of the wireless network to which the camera is ready to connect. The field accepts up to 32 alphanumeric characters. The name must be exactly the same as that used in the wireless access point; otherwise, the connection will not be established.
Obtain an IP address automatically (DHCP) – If a DHCP server is installed on the network, to select this while the IP address is assigned by the DHCP server. Use the following IP address - Select this when the fixed IP address is set. IP address: Enter the IP address of the camera, which must be in the same subnet with that of the desired AP/ Router.
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Protocol: support MSN only. Login Account: Camera will use this account to login MSN server. This MSN account should be applied form http://www.msn.com. Password: password for this msn account. Re-type password: re-type password to double confirm. Alias: This alias will display on MSN like the following which display in red frame. Port range: Camera will select one port from this port range for video transmission.
7.4 Security Click the folder of Security to display the sub folders including Account and HTTPS. 7.4.1 Account The device fault account and password setting is “admin / admin”. That means everyone who knows IP address can access the device including all configuration. It is necessary to assign a password if the device is intended to be accessed by others.
7.4.2 HTTPS HTTPS is a URI scheme used to indicate a secure HTTP connection. It is syntactically identical to the http:// scheme normally used for accessing resources using HTTP. Use an https: //URL/ with a different default TCP port (443) and an additional encryption / authentication layer between the HTTP and TCP, you can use the IP camera through HTTPS easily by using https:// instead of http://.
Chapter 8 Setting-Advanced Click the folder of Advanced to display the sub folders including PT Control, Present Position, Patrol, FTP client, SMTP, HTTP Event, Alarm Output, Schedule, Alarm Input, Alarm Buffer, Motion detection and System Log. 8.1 PT/PTZ Control In this section, it provides Pan, Tilt, Auto Pan speed control setting. Pan speed: Specify the moving speed of the left and right commands.
8.2 Preset Position Set: Use it to save the camera position to a preset number. Carry out the following steps. Move the camera to the position to be saved while you are checking the image with the main console. Write the preset position name in “Preset Pos. Name text” box. Click the Set.
Delete: Select a preset number from 1 to 32 in the list box. Use it to delete a specific preset position setting. 8.3 Patrol There are four patrol tours to set for composing different preset positions. Each one lists up to 8 positions which can be programmed, and the camera moves to the programmed positions sequentially.
Tour Start: To click Tour Start, and then the camera will start the preset patrol tour. Tour Stop: While the camera moves on patrol tour, click Tour Stop to stop the patrol tour. Carry out the following steps: Click Order and choose one of eight orders. Click Select Pos.
Passive mode: Set whether you use the passive mode of FTP server or not when connecting to FTP server. Select On to connect to FTP server using the passive mode. 8.4.2 Alarm Sending Set to forward the image file to the specified FTP server linked with the alarm detection by the built-in motion detection function.
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Note: You can set motion detection at motion detection page. (Please go to “Setting → Advanced →Motion Detection → Setting”. For more details, please refer to Section 8.10.) Alarm Input: Select the connected alarm. Alarm input1: The external sensor which is connected to Alarm input1 of the alarm input.
Note: You can set the alarm input function at Alarm Input page. (Please go to “Setting → Advanced → Alarm Input → Setting”. For more details, please refer to Section 8.9.) Effective period: Set the period when the periodical sending is effective. Always: The periodical sending is always effective.
Effective period: Set the period when the periodical sending is effective. Always: The periodical sending is always effective. Schedule: You can specify the period when the periodical sending is effective in the Schedule setting in the other section. Note: You can set schedule function at schedule page. (Please go to “Setting → Advanced → Schedule →...
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Note: If you use g-mail as your mail server, you should set 587 as your port number and tick SSL box. Authentication: Off: No authentication is necessary when an email is sent. On: Authentication is necessary when an e-mail is sent. To set the authentication, please select one from SMTP and POP before SMTP.
8.5.2 Alarm Sending Set to send the mail with connection to the alarm detection by the built-in motion detection function. Select On to send the image file to SMTP server linked with the alarm detection. Alarm sending: Select On to set to send mail with connection to the alarm detection. File attachment: Set whether an image file is attached to the mail sent or not.
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Note: You can set motion detection at motion detection page. (Please go to “Setting → Advanced →Motion Detection → Setting”. For more details, please refer to Section 8.10.) Alarm Input: Select the connected alarm. Alarm input1: The external sensor which is connected to Alarm input1 of the alarm input.
Note: You can set the alarm input function at Alarm Input page. (Please go to “Setting → Advanced → Alarm Input → Setting”. For more details, please refer to Section 8.9.) Effective period: Set the period when the periodical sending is effective. Always: The periodical sending is always effective.
Interval: Set the time interval of the periodical sending. Min value is 30 min and Max value is 24 hour. Effective period: Set the period when the periodical sending is effective. Always: The periodical sending is always effective. Schedule: You can specify the period when the periodical sending is effective in the schedule setting in the other section.
8.6.2 Alarm Sending Set to send the commands via the alarm detection, external sensor input or built-in motion detection function. Select On to send the commands to HTTP server linked with the alarm detection. Alarm sending: Select On to set to send command with connection to the alarm detection. Alarm Motion Detection: Click it on for using Motion Detection function as a sensor.
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Note: You can set motion detection at motion detection page. (Please go to “Setting → Advanced →Motion Detection → Setting”. For more details, please refer to Section 8.10.) Motion Detection works only when the MPEG4 function is On. Parameter: the parameter of CGI (defined in URL of HTTP → General) is from your target device.
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Message: message will show up in the form of Message = PTZ down. If your target device didn’t support the parameter of message, you can’t see the message. So you can just take the message as a note. For example: PTZ down. Alarm Input: Select the connected alarm.
Note: You can set schedule function at Schedule page. (Please go to “Setting → Advanced → Schedule → Setting”. For more details, please refer to Section 8.8.) 8.7 Alarm Output When you click Alarm output on the setting-advanced menu, the Setting menu appears. You can set in this menu to control the alarm out of I/O port on the rear of the device linked to the alarm detection and the timer.
Note: You can set the alarm input function at alarm input page. (Please go “Setting →Advanced →Alarm input → Setting”) Alarm Duration: There are up to 60 second options to choose for alarm duration interval. Effective period: Set the period when the periodical sending is effective. Always: The periodical sending is always effective.
Use the same time schedule every day: When this is checked, the Start time and End time set to Mon (Monday) are applied to all days. In this case, the Start time and End time of the other days than Mon (Monday) cannot be input. 8.9 Alarm Input When you click Alarm Input on the setting-advanced menu, the Setting menu appears.
Motion Detection 1: Click it on for using Motion Detection 1 function as a sensor. You can adjust and move the detecting zone by using mouse. Motion Detection 2: Click it on for using Motion Detection 2 function as a sensor. You can adjust and move the detecting zone by using mouse.
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Enable remote log: Enables user to send the log data to a specified log server.
Appendix A. FRAME-RATE AND BITRATE TABLE Help to set IP Camera with your network environment to access Internet. Base on your network UPLOAD environment to choose the suitable Image-Quality setting. For example, if the network environment is ADSL 256Kb/s (upload)/2Mb/s (download), the most fluent Image-Quality needs to set up under 256 Kb situation.
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320*240 160*120 1024 160*120 1024 160*120 160*120 160*120 160*120 A.3. MJPEG @ 15fps / Kbps Quality 640*480 320*240 160*120 Excellent 4000 1500 Detailed 2400 Good 1600 Standard 1300 Medium A.4. MJPEG / Kbps, fps Frame-Rate Current Image-Size Quality Setting Current Bitrate Setting Frame-Rate 640*480...
320*240 Medium 160*120 Medium 160*120 Excellent 160*120 Excellent 160*120 Good 160*120 Good 160*120 Medium 160*120 Medium B. STORAGE REQUIREMENT TABLE Help to set Recording Storage System. Please refer to the following table to find out the capability for recording into your hard disk. B.1.
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B.5. MJPEG Storage Requirement GB / channel / day Image-Size Quality Setting Frame-Rate Setting Current Bitrate 640*480 Excellent 42.2 640*480 Excellent 16.9 640*480 Good 16.9 640*480 Good 640*480 Medium 640*480 Medium 320*240 Excellent 15.8 320*240 Excellent 320*240 Good 320*240 Good 320*240 Medium 160*120...
C. TESTING SYSTEM SPECIFICATION Software: MainConsole Version 2.6.4 Professional CPU: AMD Athlon 64*2 @3600+MHz Memory: 2048 MB (2 x 1024 DDR2-SDRAM ) Ethernet: VIA Rhine II Fast Ethernet Adapter Hard Disk: ST3250620A (250 GB) Graphic card: ATI Technologies Inc EAX1600 Series Operating System: Windows XP Professional SP2 x64 D.
Europe – EU Declaration of Conformity This device complies with the essential requirements of the R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC. The following test methods have been applied in order to prove presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC: Clause Description EN 60950-1: 2001...
Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.