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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Wireless Installation Considerations....... 10 Device Management ..........43 Backup and Restore ..........45 Configuration ............. 11 Firmware Update ........... 46 D-Link Click’n Conenct (DCC) ....... 11 Status ................47 Enabling UPnP for Windows XP ......12 ® Device Info ............. 47 Testing the DCS-5220 ...........
  • Page 3 Play from PVPlayer ........126 Troubleshooting ............129 Wireless Basics ............132 Wireless Modes ............136 Networking Basics ..........137 Check your IP Address ........137 Statically Assign an IP Address ......138 Technical Specifications......... 139 D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...

  • Page 4: Product Overview

    Section 1 - Product Overview Product Overview Package Contents • D-Link DCS-5220 Wireless PT Internet Camera with 3G Mobile Video Support • CAT5 Ethernet Cable • Power Adapter • Antenna • Manual and Software on CD • Quick Install Guide •...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    Customers also have the ability to view live video streams from a compatible 3G cell phone. The live camera feed of the D-Link Wireless PT Internet Camera can be pulled from the 3G cellular network by using a compatible cell phone with a 3G video player .

  • Page 6: Features

    The Internet Camera can also be used for intruder detection with its motion-detection mode, capture still images and video images for archiving and many more applications. The wireless capability enables you to place the camera where it is inconvenient to install network cables. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...

  • Page 7: Hardware Overview

    As the camera is booting, a flashing red LED and steady green LED light will appear next. The red LED will be turned off during self-test. Upon passing the self-test, a steady red LED and flashing green LED light will appear, indicating a good connection to the Ethernet port. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...
  • Page 8 When the reset button is pressed, the power and activity LED light will both appear steady on. While pressing the reset button both LEDs will begin to flash, indicating that the DCS-5220’s settings are now restored to factory default. Release the reset button. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...

  • Page 9: Hardware Installation

    Ethernet cable and begin communicating wirelessly with your DCS-5220. Attach the external power supply to the DC power input connector located on the Internet Camera’s back panel (labeled DC 12V) and connect it to an AC power outlet. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...

  • Page 10: Wireless Installation Considerations

    The key to maximizing wireless range is to follow these basic guidelines: 1. Keep the number of walls and ceilings between the D-Link adapter and other network devices to a minimum - each wall or ceiling can reduce your adapter’s range from 3-90 feet (1-30 meters.) Position your devices so that the number of walls or ceilings is minimized.

  • Page 11: Configuration

    Section  - Configuration Configuration Turn on the computer and Insert the D-Link DCS-5220 Driver CD in the CD-ROM drive. The step-by-step instructions will help you to search and setup your IP camera smoothly and quickly. If the CD Autorun function does not automatically start on your computer, click Windows ®...

  • Page 12: Enabling Upnp For Windows ® Xp

    Advanced > Network page (see page 32). Use the following steps to enable UPnP settings only if you are running Windows XP. If you are running Windows ® ® 98/2000, UPnP is not available. Go to Start > Settings. Click Control Panel. Click Add or Remove Programs D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...
  • Page 13 Section  - Configuration Click Add/Remove Windows Components The following screen will appear. Select Networking Services. Click Details Select Universal Plug and Play. Click OK D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...
  • Page 14 Section  - Configuration Click Next Please wait while Setup configures the components. Click Finish D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...
  • Page 15 Section  - Configuration To view your DCS-5220 Internet Camera in an Internet browser, go to your Desktop and click My Network Places. Click DCS-5220 (192.168.0.120). D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...
  • Page 16 Section  - Configuration After you click on the DCS-5220 icon, your Internet browser will automatically be opened to the IP Address of the DCS-5220, in this example it is: http://192.168.0.120. Your DCS-5220 may have a different IP Address. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...

  • Page 17: Testing The Dcs-5220

    The window in the center of your browser is the camera image window. You should now see a video image and hear the audio over your computer speakers from the DCS-5220. If you are having problems, please consult the Troubleshooting section of this manual (page 128). D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...

  • Page 18: Viewing Your Dcs-5220

    Internet Camera in two methods: • Using the DCS-5220 with an Internet browser and accessing the screens to control and monitor the camera. • Using IP surveillance software with the DCS-5220. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...

  • Page 19: Using The Dcs-5220 With An Internet Browser

    In the example, this address is 192.168.0.120. Your address may differ. If a window appears asking to install a Verisign certificate for authentication click Yes. This allows the proprietary MPEG4 video stream to be recognized by Internet Explorer. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...

  • Page 20: Home Page Screen

    (Please refer to “camera control” setup for the preset list function). Snapshot: Click on the Snapshot button to capture a snapshot image. The image will pop up in a new window. This image can be saved to your local hard drive. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...

  • Page 21: Client Setup

    TCP Protocol - Packet loss is less likely to occur compared to UDP when bandwidth is restricted. Record Options: Allows you to specify where the video image will be saved on your local hard drive, when recording video directly from the web interface. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...

  • Page 22: Setup

    DCS-5220. The Setup page provides the following configuration options: Wizard, Network Setup, Wireless Setup, Dynamic DNS, Image Setup, Audio and Video, Mail and FTP, Motion Detection, Time and Date, Schedule, Access List, Camera Control, and Logout. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...

  • Page 23: Wizard

    This wizard can help you to setup the motion detection step by step, including the motion detection area, sensitivity and the schedule of actions. Manual Motion Detection Setup: This button will take you to the motion detection setup page. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...

  • Page 24: Network Setup

    DSL modem, and the ISP (Internet Service Provider) requires you to use PPPoE for the Internet connection. Enter the authentication information from your ISP into these fields. Note: The Internet (WAN) IP Address of the PPPoE will be sent through e-mail. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...
  • Page 25 The video channel port for RTCP. It must be the port number of video RTP plus 1 RTP port for audio: The audio channel port for RTP. It must be even number. RTCP port foraudio: The video channel port for RTCP. It must be the port number of video RTP plus 1. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...

  • Page 26: Wireless Setup

    Long Preamble is the default, as it is a required setting for Wi-Fi compatibility. Security: Select the encryption type from the drop-down list. The default setting for encryption is None, which means the security is disabled. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...
  • Page 27 You can create up to  different security keys. Key index: The Key allows the camera to connect to other devices by using WPA-PSK encryption. Pre-shared key must be - Pre-shared key: characters or  hex characters. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...

  • Page 28: Dynamic Dns

    Enter the host name of the DDNS server. Username / Email: Enter your username or e-mail used to connect to the DDNS server. Password / Key: Enter your password or key used to connect to the DDNS server. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...

  • Page 29: Image Setup

    The default setting for white balance is “Auto”. Brightness: Image Brightness is adjustable, you can set from among eleven levels ranged from -5 to +5. The default setting is zero. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...

  • Page 30: Audio And Video

    For higher video detail regardless of the bandwidth selection, select Fixed quality and select a video quality level. This setting will utilize more bandwidth to send the maximum frames when images change drastically. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...
  • Page 31 A standard adapted audio codec by the 3GPP video (3rd Generation Partnership Project). It is an Adaptive GSM-AMR: Multi Rate-Narrow Band (AMR-NB) speech codec. Select a higher bit rate number for better audio quality. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...

  • Page 32: Mail And Ftp

    It can be another value other than default port 21. If you find that you want to change the port to a port number other than 21, you will need to specify the port when connecting to the FTP server. For example FTP://68.5.1.81:60 (if you are to use port 60 for your FTP server port) D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...
  • Page 33 Internet Service Provider (ISP) if you do not have the necessary information. If you cannot connect to the camera, refer to page 8 for camera reset and restore factory settings procedures. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...

  • Page 34: Motion Detection

    Example: If you set this to 50%, then the selected window must be half filled by a moving object before it triggers motion detection. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...
  • Page 35 (Note: remember that you can have up to 3 windows selected for motion detection). You can return to the DCS-5220 Home Page and the monitored window will not be visible, but the red frame will show on the home page when motion is detected. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...

  • Page 36: Time And Date

    Adjust the date and time according to what is selected by the administrator. Copy Your Computer’s time Settings: Synchronize the date and time of DCS-5220 with your local computer. The date and time of the PC is displayed and updated in the DCS-5220. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...

  • Page 37: Schedule

    To avoid the problem, please reduce the maximum file size or enlarge the time interval. Motion detection: This option enables motion detection triggering for video clip uploading. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...

  • Page 38: Snapshot

    To avoid the problem, please reduce the maximum file size or enlarge the time interval. Motion detection: This option enables motion detection triggering for snapshot uploading. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...
  • Page 39 This option will add a date and time indicator to the video clip file name. For instance, “snapshot@20060102030405. FTP put sanpshot with date mpg” indicates that the snapshot was captured at Year: 2006; Month: January; Date: 2nd; Time: 03:04:05 AM. and time suffix: D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...
  • Page 40 Otherwise, fix the bit rate according to your actual network speed and set the frame rate to 30. If the image quality is low, select a lower frame rate above 15. If the image quality is still not improved, select a lower bit rate. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...

  • Page 41: Access List

    Deny List End IP Address: The ending IP Address of the devices (such as a computer) that don’t have permission to access the video of the camera. Delete Deny List: Remove the customized setting from the Deny List. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...

  • Page 42: Camera Control

    Selected Locations list by clicking Select. You can then select the order in which the camera will patrol through the preset locations by selecting a location and clicking UP or DN. Click Remove to remove a location from the list. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...

  • Page 43: Maintenance

    Password field. This password is used to identify the administrator. You can add accounts with User name and User Password for other users in the Add user section. A maximum of 20 user accounts can be added. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...
  • Page 44 Administrator can edit or delete users here by selecting the user name. Delete user: Remove a user from the user list. IP camera name: The name to identify your camera. Text entered will be displayed in the black bar above the video window with a timestamp. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...

  • Page 45: Backup And Restore

    This option will restart the camera. Click Apply on this screen to restore the factory default settings. After confirmation, the system will restart and require the DCC program to locate the IP address of the DCS-5220. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...

  • Page 46: Firmware Update

    Firmware Update File Path: This option allows you to upgrade the firmware via a web browser. Click on Browse to locate the firmware file and then click on Upgrade to apply the firmware to the camera. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...

  • Page 47: Status

    DCS-5220: • IP camera name • Time and Date • Firmware Version • IP address • IP Subnet mask • Default Gateway • Primary DNS • Secondary DNS • PPPoE • DDNS D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...

  • Page 48: Log

    The port number of the remote log server. The default port is 514. Current log: View the system log file. The content of the file reveals useful information about camera configuration and connectivity status after the camera boots up. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...

  • Page 49: Help

    Section  - Configuration Help The help page provides detailed information for the camera’s Web interface. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...

  • Page 50: Record Snapshots To Your Ftp Server With Motion Detection

    This section describes how to enable motion detecting and record snapshots to an FTP server. Administrators can utilize the built-in motion detection to monitor any abnormal movement and then record the snapshots to an FTP server. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...
  • Page 51 5 Click on save to enable the activity Next, click the Mail and FTP button under the Setup tab to set the FTP server settings for the DCS-5220. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...
  • Page 52 Specify the user name to access the external FTP server (ex. John Smith). 1st FTP password: Specify the password to access the external FTP server (ex. 12345). 1st FTP remote folder: Specify the destination folder in the external FTP server (ex. snapshot). D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...
  • Page 53 Specify the user name to access your backup FTP server. 2nd FTP password: Specify the user password to your backup FTP server. 2nd FTP remote folder: Specify the destination folder on your external backup FTP server. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...
  • Page 54 6. Click the “save settings” button to save the settings. Click the save settings button when finished. You are now able to record snapshots to your FTP server when motion detection is triggered. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...

  • Page 55: Installing The Ip Surveillance Software

    • Email / FTP video snapshots • AVI file export • Motion detection for each camera Click Multicamera management To install IP surveillance, click on the Multicamera management link on the CD included with the Internet Camera. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...
  • Page 56 Section  - Configuration The Welcome screen appears. Click Next Please read the Software Licensing Agreement and click Yes if you wish to accept the agreement. Click No to exit the installation. Click Yes D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...
  • Page 57 Note: This User Name is not the User Name to log into the IP surveillance program. Click Next You must setup the administrator’s password in order to proceed. Input and confirm your password in the window shown below. Click Next D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...
  • Page 58 Section  - Configuration Select the installation directory for the IP surveillance software. You can change the installation directory by clicking Browse. Click Next Select the program folder to install the application software. Click Next D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...
  • Page 59 Section  - Configuration Click Next The installation is complete. Click Finish D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...

  • Page 60: Using The Multicamera Management Software

    Launcher is locked. If a user fails to pass the authentication check, no menu will show up. If a user fails 3 consecutive tries he/she will be locked out for a period of 60 seconds. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...
  • Page 61 When Launcher is locked, the unlock window will appear, prompting for the user password in order to unlock. The input area of the dialog will be grayed (disabled) for 60 seconds after 3 consecutive failures. User Interface Below is the user interface for Launcher: D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...
  • Page 62 ID and password will appear. Monitor start up mode: Users can select whether or not to autorun Launcher when Window boots up. Tools: The Change local admin’s password dialog looks like this: The User Management utility looks like this: D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...
  • Page 63 Exit: Exits Launcher. If users choose this option, Launcher will show a message box prompting to confirm if users really want to exit, and warn users that exiting Launcher will also close Monitor and Playback. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...

  • Page 64: Monitor Program

    • Maximum of 16 cameras with different monitor layouts • Auto alarm in multiple modes • Account-password protection • Multiple recording modes: Event-driven, Scheduled, and manual recording for each camera. • Just-in-time snapshot • Motion detection with 3 alert windows for each camera D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...
  • Page 65 This section demonstrates a global view of the monitor program, shown below. The components of the monitor tool will be introduced in detail in the following sections. Misc. Functions Channel Area Layout Area Hard Disk Status Common Control Area DI/DO Control Alert Message Video Area D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...
  • Page 66 Camera series product associated with the dedicated video channel. Alert Message: This tool will display the latest alert messages received by the remote Video Server / Network Camera series product associated with the selected video channel. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...
  • Page 67 • Run the configuration tool • Change the recording schedule • Change the local settings Again, if you need to change the settings of the DCS-5220, you must have the administrator’s password for the camera itself. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...
  • Page 68 Once you click Configuration Menu > Camera Configurations for setting each camera, all recording processes will be stopped indicated by a warning window popped up in advance to keep you informed. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...
  • Page 69 In the local settings, shown below, three main functionalities are provided: Insert: Click to insert a new camera to the list. Click to delete a camera from the list. Delete: Click to view the history of all cameras in the list. History: D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...
  • Page 70 Once the camera is added, you will see the IP address of the camera and also the port that is opened on the camera (port 80 in this example). The selected camera has been added to the selection list. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...
  • Page 71 16 cameras you have inserted into the camera list. Clicking on one camera in the history list will insert the camera into the camera list. The hisrtory list is shown here. Alert and Recording Settings D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...
  • Page 72 This will allow you to rearrange the cameras in an order of your choice. Once the camera is moved to a specified location, the proceeding cameras will then move 1 position up or 1 position down depending on which direction the selected camera was moved. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...
  • Page 73 Once you click the Save button (see page 75) in the left-bottom corner of this window, the changes for all camera configurations will be saved and will be applied immediately to the IP surveillance. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...
  • Page 74 You can activate the global settings window from Configuration Menu > Global Settings... shown above. All recording processes will be stopped when activating the global settings window, indicated by a warning window popped up in advance to keep you informed. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...
  • Page 75 If the recording data exceeds this limitation, the new video data will replace the oldest data (on a First In First Out (FIFO) basis) when “Cycle Recording” has been checked. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...
  • Page 76 Allows the user to pan and tilt the camera from the video image. Alert Sound: You can load a custom *.wav file for the alert triggering sound, or you can select a sound file from the Windows sound file directory. ® D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...
  • Page 77 Apply to full screen mode can also be turned on here. Once it has been checked, the status bar in each channel showing date, location, connection, and recording time will be shown in both display frame mode and full screen mode. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...
  • Page 78 The main features of the scheduling tool are: • Friendly graphic user interface for schedule editing • Flexible schedule scheme suitable for all applications • Individual schedule for each video channel • Periodic automatic recording D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...
  • Page 79 The layout of the scheduler and its components, shown below, will be described. The layout of the scheduler is roughly divided into 4 parts: Video Channel Selection Area, Primary schedule settings, Secondary schedule settings, and Operation Buttons. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...
  • Page 80 In this area you will select the video channel that you want to set a schedule for. Each video channel will display a name, an IP address, and the location. Please note that when you switch between video channels in this area, the changes in the schedule of the previous video channel will be saved automatically. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...
  • Page 81 You can also mark and unmark the plotted bar by clicking and dragging with the left and the right mouse button. Hour Time-Line In the figure below, the Hour time-line is displayed. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...
  • Page 82 Note that only after you click on the “Apply” button, the scheduling information settings will be written back into the whole editing schedule scheme. That means this edited scheduling time interval is valid only after you “Apply” the changes. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...
  • Page 83 In the figure below, there are four conditions for the digital input. Check the condition that you would like to record while the condition triggers. Note: The Digital Input is not available for the DCS-5220 camera. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...
  • Page 84 If continuous mode is selected, the camera will begin recording continuously after scheduling settings are saved. These two modes are the same as the primary schedule. Please refer to the previous section for more detail. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...
  • Page 85 This button is used to save the current schedule as another file name instead of the default name. Undo: Click on this button to undo all changes for the current schedule since the last save. Close: Click on this button to close the scheduler. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...
  • Page 86 To delete a location, select the location and click the “Delete” button to the right of the Backup Location Select window. After you have set your backup settings in the global settings window, you can backup recorded data by clicking “Backup” in the Configuration Menu, as seen below: D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...
  • Page 87 If you do not want to monitor one video, you can drag and drop the video (in the video area) to the trashcan in the common control area of the monitor program. The following section will demonstrate the procedures for “drag and drop” step-by-step. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...
  • Page 88 If you drag one camera’s video to a window that already has its own camera’s video, the two cameras will trade display windows. Dragging and dropping is a very convenient way to manipulate the video channels in the IP surveillance Software. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...
  • Page 89 Step 4: When the cursor shape changes to an arrow-shape over the trashcan, release the left mouse button. The video in the corresponding display window will disappear. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...
  • Page 90 When you choose the one-channel layout or four-channel layout, the “Page up” and “Page down” buttons will be shown in the left-bottom corner of the video area. You can use these two buttons to switch the pages, as shown in the figure below. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...
  • Page 91 IP surveillance includes DI/DO control (Digital Input / Digital Output) control and an alert message receiver. Each of these are described in detail on the following pages. Note: The DI/DO is not available in the DCS-5220 camera. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...
  • Page 92 02:41:00 PM in Motion Window 2 and Motion Window 3, for camera #1. If the message “PM 02:41:56=>DI #1” is listed, that means there is an alert triggered by the DI, for camera #1, at 02:41:56 PM . D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...
  • Page 93 IP surveillance. The information includes the software name, version, user name, and company. Miscellaneous Functions This section will describe some other miscellaneous functions of the icons shown below. The icons, from left to right, are Quit, Minimize, Full Screen, Lock, Stop Alert Sound, and Configuration Menu. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...
  • Page 94 Click on this button to adjust your volume settings. Record: By clicking on this button, you can manually record video from the selected channel. Stop: After video recording has been activated, this button allows you to manually stop recording the selected video channel. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...
  • Page 95 You can drag and drop the video channel to the Trashcan to close the video connection with the DCS-5220. Status Bar The status bar, shown below, displays information about the IP surveillance program such as: Local Time, Current Login User, Login Time, Software Name, and Software Version. Scheduling D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...

  • Page 96: Playback Program

    • User input (from full range to 1 second) • Zoom in (from full range to 10 seconds) • Zoom out (up to full range) • Full range System control tool: • Program locking • System settings D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...
  • Page 97 There are also three visualized controls , i.e. area selection indicator, frame selection indicator, and pull bar. These features provide much more convenience while searching recorded video in the IP surveillance database. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...
  • Page 98 When you select the display area, the display adjustment tool will appear in the control area. If you select the histogram area, the display adjustment tool will disappear and the searching range adjustment tool will be shown in the same place of the control area. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...
  • Page 99 After the main window is shown on the screen, you must modify the settings to make it to work properly. Click on the “Settings” button, shown below, in the system control tool, and the setting dialog will appear on the screen. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...
  • Page 100 1) Changing the database path for retrieving another one in the settings dialog of “System Control” tool. 2) Changing the location selector to another location in control area. 3) Changing the playback method selector to “Full Range.” 4) Changing the playback method selector to “Time Period.” D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...
  • Page 101 Under the normal display (single frame) mode, you can use all the tools provided with the playback program, except the page control. In this mode, the two labels under the pull bar show the starting and the ending time of the interval individually (as shown below). D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...
  • Page 102 In this section, the method of how to use the tools in the control panel (shown in the main playback window) will be discussed. Selector Tools The figure below shows the selector tools. They are location selector, period selector for the selection of the beginning time and the ending time, playback method selector, and alert area selector. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...
  • Page 103 The alert area selector will be changed to alert window 0 by default settings when you change the location selector to another window. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...
  • Page 104 To increase playing speed, move the indicator in the clockwise direction. And to decrease playing speed, move it in the counterclockwise direction. The current speed that is set will be shown in the second column of status area. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...
  • Page 105 Press the same keys again to close the jog dial. You can also press the “Alt” and “Enter” keys together to switch between the normal display and full screen display at any time when the program is under the normal display mode. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...
  • Page 106 “Settings.” Minimize: Click this button in order to minimize the playback program window. The playback program will be closed immediately when you click on the “Exit” button. Exit: D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...

  • Page 107: Schedule Video Recording With Motion Detection

    4 Adjust the “Sensitivity” and “Percentage” levels according to the local environment. The highest sensitivity and lowest percentage provides the most sensitive setting. 5 After adding the motion window, click on save to enable the activity display. You can add up to 3 motion windows to trigger recording. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...
  • Page 108 You do not need to set the Secondary Schedule with the Primary Schedule. To schedule video recording with motion detection, you can use either the Primary Schedule or Secondary Schedule, or both. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...
  • Page 109 If you would like to save this configuration, click Save As to save this configuration to a folder in your hard drive. This configuration can be used on another system running IP surveillance or can be used as a backup if you need to re-install the IP surveillance software program. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...

  • Page 110: Wireless Security

    ASCII format is provided so you can enter a string that is easier to remember. The ASCII string is converted to HEX for use over the network. Four keys can be defined so that you can change keys easily. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...

  • Page 111: What Is Wpa

    WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK uses a passphrase or key to authenticate your wireless connection. The key is an alpha-numeric password between 8 and 63 characters long. The password can include symbols (!?*&_) and spaces. This key must be the exact same key entered on your wireless router or access point. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...

  • Page 112: Setting Security

    Once the Password is defined, only the Administrator has access to the management of the Internet Camera. This procedure should be done as soon as possible since the security features of the Internet Camera will not be enabled until the Administrator Password is defined. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...

  • Page 113: Using & Configuring The Dcs-5220 With A Nat Router

    Using & Configuring the DCS-5220 with a NAT Router D-Link’s DCS-5220 is a versatile and cost effective Internet Camera offering both video and audio monitoring. It can also serve as a powerful surveillance system in security applications. The DCS-5220 can be used with any wired or 802.11b/g wireless router.
  • Page 114 Write down this IP Address for future reference. This is the IP Address assigned to your camera. Write it down for later use. 172.17.5.108 is only an example. You will probably have a different IP Address. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...
  • Page 115 Click on the Setup button on the left side of the display. Scroll to the bottom of the Network Setup page (see page 24) to display the ports used by HTTP and Streaming audio and video. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...
  • Page 116 (e.g. in a multiple camera environment). Note: Ports 5556 - 5559, and both HTTP port and RTSP port are required to be opened for the DCS-5220. Please refer to page 112 on how to open ports in the router. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...

  • Page 117: Router Set-Up And Installation

    Router Set-Up and Installation The following steps generally apply to any router that you have on your network. The D-Link DIR-655 is used as an example to clarify the configuration process. Configure the initial settings of the DIR-655 by following the steps outlined in the DIR-655 Quick Installation Guide.

  • Page 118: Open Virtual Server Ports To Enable Remote Image Viewing

    5 If you are using the default camera port settings, enter 80 into the Public and Private Port section, click Apply. 6 Scheduling should be set to Always so that the camera images can be accessed at any time. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...
  • Page 119 Enter valid ports in the Virtual Server section of your router. Please make sure to check the box next to the camera name on the Virtual Server List to enable your settings. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...

  • Page 120: Using & Configuring 3G Compatible Cell Phones

    Before you start, please refer to page 30 to find the Access Name of the RTSP protocol. To enter the RTSP streaming address, please follow this format: rtsp://ip address of the camera/live.sdp. To enable mobile device video streaming, you will need to select Configure for mobile viewing (see sample screenshot to the right). D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...

  • Page 121: Play From Realplayer

    Section  - Security Play from RealPlayer The following steps are based on a Nokia 6630 cell phone. Press the Menu button and select Media Select Open Select RealPlayer D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...
  • Page 122 Section  - Security Select Open When RealPlayer opens, press Options D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...
  • Page 123 Section  - Security Select Download Select Video Clips Note: 71.34.50.5 is the camera’s IP address in this sample. Press Options D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...
  • Page 124 Section  - Security Select Navigation Options Select Go to web address Input your rtsp address D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...
  • Page 125 Section  - Security Press Yes, and allow Connection and Loading of the streaming video. Enjoy streaming video on your cellphone. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...

  • Page 126: Play From Pvplayer

    Section  - Security Play from PVPlayer Press the Menu button and select PVPlayer Select Open Press the Options button D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...
  • Page 127 Section  - Security Select Open location Input your rtsp address Note: 71.34.50.5 is the camera’s IP address in this sample. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...
  • Page 128 Section  - Security Enjoy streaming video on your cellphone. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...

  • Page 129: Troubleshooting

    The Internet Camera uses Category 5 UTP cable allowing 10 Base-T and 100 Base-T networking. 7. Can the Internet Camera be setup as a PC-cam on a computer? No, the DCS-5220 Internet Camera is used only on a wireless 802.11b/g, Ethernet, or Fast Ethernet network. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...
  • Page 130 The default router setting might be a possible reason. Check that the configuration of the router settings allow the Internet Camera to be accessed outside your local LAN. Please refer to page 124 for more information. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...
  • Page 131 Web management you need to adjust the image related parameters such as brightness, contrast, hue and power line frequency for fluorescent light. Please refer to the Advanced > Image Setting section on Page 43 for detailed information. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...

  • Page 132: Wireless Basics

    Strictly adhering to the IEEE standard, the D-Link wireless family of products will allow you to securely access the data you want, when and where you want it. You will be able to enjoy the freedom that wireless networking delivers.
  • Page 133 Why D-Link Wireless? D-Link is the worldwide leader and award winning designer, developer, and manufacturer of networking products. D-Link delivers the performance you need at a price you can afford. D-Link has all the products you need to build your network.
  • Page 134 Appendix A - Wireless Basics Who uses wireless? Wireless technology as become so popular in recent years that almost everyone is using it, whether it’s for home, office, business, D-Link has a wireless solution for it. Home • Gives everyone at home broadband access •...
  • Page 135 Appendix A - Wireless Basics Using a D-Link Cardbus Adapter with your laptop, you can access the hotspot to connect to Internet from remote locations like: Airports, Hotels, Coffee Shops, Libraries, Restaurants, and Convention Centers. Wireless network is easy to setup, but if you’re installing it for the first time it could be quite a task not knowing where to start.

  • Page 136: Wireless Modes

    An Infrastructure network contains an Access Point or wireless router. All the wireless devices, or clients, will connect to the wireless router or access point. An Ad-Hoc network contains only clients, such as laptops with wireless cardbus adapters. All the adapters must be in Ad-Hoc mode to communicate. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...

  • Page 137: Networking Basics

    Check your IP Address After you install your new D-Link adapter, by default, the TCP/IP settings should be set to obtain an IP address from a DHCP server (i.e. wireless router) automatically. To verify your IP address, please follow the steps below.

  • Page 138: Statically Assign An Ip Address

    2000 - From the desktop, right-click My Network Places > Properties. ® Step 2 Right-click on the Local Area Connection which represents your D-Link network adapter and select Properties. Step 3 Highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties. Step 4 Click Use the following IP address and enter an IP address that is on the same subnet as your network or the LAN IP address on your router.

  • Page 139: Technical Specifications

    • 3G Video Support Viewer • Enhanced Video Compression Using MPEG4 • ActiveX control plug-in for Microsoft Internet Explorer with Simple Profile D-Link digital certificate RealPlayer • Apple Quicktime Video Resolution • Up to 30fps at 160x120 Browser • Up to 30fps at 176x144 •...
  • Page 140 Maximum wireless signal rate derived from IEEE Standard 802.11b/g specifications. Actual data throughput will vary. Network conditions and environmental factors, including volume of network traffic, building materials and construction, and network overhead, lower actual data throughput rate. Environmental factors will adversely affect wireless signal range. D-Link DCS-50 User Manual...

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