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Version 1.0 | 10/23/2012
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HD Wireless Outdoor Cloud Camera
DCS-
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  • Page 1 Version 1.0 | 10/23/2012 User Manual HD Wireless Outdoor Cloud Camera DCS- 2332L...

  • Page 2: Manual Revisions

    Preface 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

    Device Management .............60 Mac Users................20 Firmware Upgrade ............61 Manual Hardware Installation ........21 Status ..................62 SD Memory Card Installation .........22 Device Info ................62 mydlink ...................23 Logs ..................63 Configuration ................24 Help..................64 Using the Configuration Interface ........24 Technical Specifications ............65 D-Link DCS-2332L User Manual...

  • Page 4: Product Overview

    Section 1: Product Overview Product Overview Package Contents DCS-2332L HD Wireless Outdoor Cloud Camera CAT5 Ethernet cable (Pre-Attached) Power adapter (Pre-Attached) CD-ROM with User Manual and software Quick Installation Guide Antenna If any of the above items are missing, please contact your reseller.

  • Page 5: Introduction

    Congratulations on your purchase of the DCS-2332L HD Wireless Outdoor Cloud Camera. The DCS-2332L is a versatile and unique solution for your small office or home. Unlike a standard webcam, the DCS-2332L is a complete system with a built-in CPU and web server that transmits high quality video images for security and outdoor surveillance. The DCS-2332L can be accessed remotely, and controlled from any PC/Notebook over your local network or through the Internet via a web browser.

  • Page 6: Features

    The built-in infrared LEDs enables night time viewing of up to 16 feet (5 meters). IP65 Weatherproof Housing The DCS-2332L uses an IP65 weatherproof housing, allowing you to rest assured that in the toughest of conditions, it will continue to provide round-the-clock surveillance.

  • Page 7: Hardware Overview

    Passive Infrared sensor for motion detection IR LED Infrared LED illuminates the camera's field of view at night WPS Status LED Indicates the WPS connection status of the camera Power/Status LED Indicates the camera's current status Antenna Outdoor wireless antenna D-Link DCS-2332L User Manual...

  • Page 8: Rear: External

    Press this button, then press the WPS button for 5 seconds on your WPS Button router to set up a wireless connection automatically Adjustment Ring Tighten or loosen the adjustment ring to adjust the camera's position D-Link DCS-2332L User Manual...

  • Page 9: Rear: Internal

    Use a paperclip or similar tool to press and hold the recessed button for Reset Button 10 seconds to reset the camera SD Memory Card Slot Insert a MicroSD card for for storing recorded images and video D-Link DCS-2332L User Manual...

  • Page 10: Removing The Top Panel

    Undo the two screws using a Philips #00 Screwdriver. Step 4: Lift off the protective panel. Note: To ensure that the camera stays weatherproof, users are advised to ensure that all the rubber seals are secured firmly in place. D-Link DCS-2332L User Manual...

  • Page 11: Replacing The Ethernet Cable

    Follow the steps outlined in "Reattaching the Top Panel" on page 12. Note: To avoid damage to the weatherproof aspects of the camera, users are advised not to remove the rear cable connection covering. To use a longer Ethernet cable install a coupling adaptor. D-Link DCS-2332L User Manual...

  • Page 12: Reattaching The Top Panel

    Replace the two screws. Ensure that the screws are tightened firmly. Step 3: Firmly replace the protective rubber screw coverings. Note: To ensure that the camera stays weatherproof, users are advised to ensure that all the rubber seals are secured firmly in place. D-Link DCS-2332L User Manual...

  • Page 13: Removing The Bottom Panel

    Using a paperclip or similar tool, press and hold the Reset Button for 10 seconds. This will reset the device to it's factory settings. Step 3: Follow the steps outlined in "Reattaching the Bottom Panel" on page 14. D-Link DCS-2332L User Manual...

  • Page 14: Installing An Sd Memory Card

    Replace the two screws. Ensure that the screws are tightened firmly. Step 3: Firmly replace the protective rubber screw coverings. Note: To ensure that the camera stays weatherproof, users are advised to ensure that all the rubber seals are secured firmly in place. D-Link DCS-2332L User Manual...
  • Page 15 To create a WPS connection: Step 1 Attach the Antenna Locate the antenna included with your DCS-2332L, and attach it to the antenna connector located on the side of the DCS-2332L. Step 2 Press and hold the WPS button for approximately 5-6 seconds. The blue WPS WPS Button status LED on the front panel will blink.

  • Page 16: Installation

    Connect your camera to your mydlink-enabled Cloud Router and Zero Configuration will automatically configure your DCS-2332L 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-2332L.
  • Page 17 Click the notification to continue. A summary and confirmation notification will appear with the automatically configured details. Make a note of the details and click Yes to add the camera to your account. DCS-2332L D-Link DCS-2332L User Manual...
  • Page 18 Your camera is now set up, and you can skip to "mydlink" on page 23 to learn more about the mydlink features of this camera, or to "Configuration" on page 24 for advanced configuration of your camera. D-Link DCS-2332L User Manual...

  • Page 19: 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 setup.exe file. D-Link DCS-2332L User Manual...

  • Page 20: Mac Users

    Within 20-30 seconds, the Setup Wizard will open, which will guide you step-by-step through the installation process from connecting your hardware to configuring your camera and registering it with your mydlink account. Note: mydlink portal requires JavaTM to function correctly. For more guidelines, please refer to mydlink FAQ pages at https://eu.mydlink.com/faq/mydlink D-Link DCS-2332L User Manual...

  • Page 21: Manual Hardware Installation

    Note: In order to use the mydlink features of this product, you will need to go through the Camera Setup Wizard. Connect the Ethernet Cable Using the pre-attached Ethernet cable connect the free end to your network. Attach the External Power Supply Attach the external power supply to your wall outlet or power strip. D-Link DCS-2332L User Manual...

  • Page 22: Sd Memory Card Installation

    Replace the two screws. Ensure that the screws are tightened firmly. Step 8: Firmly replace the protective rubber grommets. Note: To ensure that the camera stays weatherproof, users are advised to ensure that all the rubber seals are secured firmly in place. D-Link DCS-2332L User Manual...

  • Page 23: Mydlink

    After registering your DCS-2332L 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 24: Configuration

    After completing the Camera Installation Wizard, you are ready to use your camera. The camera’s built-in Web configuration utility is designed to allow you to easily access and configure your DCS-2332L. At the end of the wizard, enter the IP address of your camera into a web browser, such as Mozilla Firefox.

  • Page 25: Live Video

    Stop Stops the camera ePTZ motion Preset Path Starts the camera's motion along the predefined path ePTZ Speed: You may select a value between 0 and 64. 0 is the slowest and 64 is the fastest. D-Link DCS-2332L User Manual...
  • Page 26 Video Profile 3 Listen/Stop Audio In (from microphone) Full screen mode Start/Stop Audio Out (to speaker) Taking a Snapshot Go To: If any presets have been defined, selecting a preset from this list will (Preset List) display it. D-Link DCS-2332L User Manual...

  • Page 27: Setup

    To quickly configure your Network Camera’s motion detection settings, click Motion Detection Setup Wizard. If you want to enter your settings without running the wizard, click Manual Motion Detection Setup and skip to "Motion Detection" on page 44. D-Link DCS-2332L User Manual...

  • Page 28: Internet Connection Setup Wizard

    Section 3: Configuration Internet Connection Setup Wizard This wizard will guide you through a step-by-step process to configure your new D-Link Camera and connect the camera to the internet. Click Next to continue. Note: Select DHCP if you are unsure of which settings to choose.
  • Page 29 If you have a Dynamic DNS account and would like the camera to update your IP address automatically, Select Enable DDNS and enter your host information. Click Next to continue. Enter a name for your camera and click Next to continue. DCS-2332L D-Link DCS-2332L User Manual...
  • Page 30 If you have selected DHCP, you will see a summary of your settings, including the camera's IP address. Please write down all of this information as you will need it in order to access your camera. DCS-2332L Click Apply to save your settings. D-Link DCS-2332L User Manual...

  • Page 31: Motion Detection Setup Wizard

    Please see "Motion Detection" on page 44 for information about how to configure motion detection. Step 2 This step allows you to enable motion detection based on a customized schedule. Specify the day and hours. You may also choose to always record motion. D-Link DCS-2332L User Manual...
  • Page 32 Click Next to continue. Step 4 You have completed the Motion Detection Wizard. Please verify your settings and click Apply to save them. Please wait a few moments while the camera saves your settings and restarts. D-Link DCS-2332L User Manual...

  • Page 33: Network Setup

    Invalid gateway settings may cause the failure of transmissions to a different subnet. Primary DNS: The primary domain name server translates names to IP addresses. Secondary DNS: The secondary DNS acts as a backup to the primary DNS. D-Link DCS-2332L User Manual...
  • Page 34 Access name for stream 1 ~ 3: This Network Camera supports multiple streams simultaneously. The access name is used to differentiate the streaming source (video profile). D-Link DCS-2332L User Manual...
  • Page 35 IP address, specify an optional router and an optional primary DNS. MULTICAST The DCS-2332L allows you to multicast each of the available streams via group address and specify the TTL value for each stream. Enter the port and TTL settings you wish to use if you do not want to use the defaults.

  • Page 36: Wireless Setup

    TKIP or AES encryption. If you use Open or Shared authentication, WEP encryption should be the setting. Key: If you use WEP, WPA-PSK, or WPA2-PSK authentication, enter the Key (also known as password) used for your wireless network. D-Link DCS-2332L User Manual...

  • Page 37: Dynamic Dns

    DDNS account. Password: Enter the password used to connect to your DDNS server account. Timeout: Enter the DNS timeout values you wish to use. Status: Indicates the connection status, which is automatically determined by the system. D-Link DCS-2332L User Manual...

  • Page 38: Image Setup

    Select the frequency used by your power lines to avoid interference or distortion. White Balance: Use the drop-down box to change white balance settings to help balance colors for different environments. You can choose from Auto, Outdoor, Indoor, Fluorescent, and Push Hold. D-Link DCS-2332L User Manual...
  • Page 39 This setting controls the amount of coloration, from grayscale to fully saturated. Sharpness: Specify a value from 0 to 8 to specify how much sharpening to apply to the image. Reset Default: Click this button to reset the image to factory default settings. D-Link DCS-2332L User Manual...

  • Page 40: Audio And Video

    Maximum frame rate: A higher frame rate provides smoother motion for videos, and requires more bandwidth. Lower frame rates will result in stuttering motion, and requires less bandwidth. D-Link DCS-2332L User Manual...
  • Page 41 This setting controls the amount of gain applied to incoming audio to increase its volume. Audio out off: Selecting this checkbox will mute outgoing audio. Audio out volume level: This setting controls the amount of gain applied to outgoing audio to increase its volume. D-Link DCS-2332L User Manual...

  • Page 42: Preset

    Clicking the Remove button will delete the currently selected preset. Preset Sequence: This section allows you to create a preset sequence, which automatically moves the camera's view between a set of preset views. D-Link DCS-2332L User Manual...
  • Page 43 Clicking the trash can button will remove the currently selected preset from the sequence. If you want to change the dwell time for a preset, select it from the list, enter a new dwell time, then click the Update button. D-Link DCS-2332L User Manual...

  • Page 44: Motion Detection

    Right clicking on the camera image brings up the following menu options: Select All: Draws a motion detection area over the entire screen. Clear All: Clears any motion detection areas that have been drawn. Restore: Restores the previously specified motion detection areas. D-Link DCS-2332L User Manual...

  • Page 45: Time And Date

    Set the Date and Time Manually: This option allows you to set the time and date manually. Copy Your Computer's Time This will synchronize the time information from your PC. Settings: D-Link DCS-2332L User Manual...

  • Page 46: Event Setup

    Event Setup In a typical application, when motion is detected, the DCS-2332L sends images to a FTP server or via e-mail as notifications. As shown in the illustration below, an event can be triggered by many sources, such as motion detection or external digital input devices. When an event is triggered, a specified action will be performed.
  • Page 47 1. To add a new item - "event, server or media," click Add. A screen will appear and allow you to update the fields accordingly. 2. To delete the selected item from the pull-down menu of event, server or media, click Delete. 3. Click on the item name to pop up a window for modifying. D-Link DCS-2332L User Manual...

  • Page 48: Add Server

    Enter the configuration for the target e-mail server account. FTP: Enter the configuration for the target FTP server account. Network Storage: Specify a network storage device. Only one network storage device is supported. SD Card: Use the camera's onboard SD card storage. D-Link DCS-2332L User Manual...

  • Page 49: Add Media

    You can set up to 7 post-event images to be taken. File name prefix: The prefix name will be added on the file name. Add date and time suffix to file Check it to add timing information as file name suffix. name: D-Link DCS-2332L User Manual...
  • Page 50 This is the prefix that will be added to the filename of saved video clips. System log: Select this option to set the media type to system logs. This will save the event to the camera system log, but will not record any snapshots or video. D-Link DCS-2332L User Manual...

  • Page 51: Add Event

    Triggers an event when the system boots up. Network Lost: Triggers an event when the network connection is lost. Passive Infrared Sensor: Triggers an event when the PIR sensor is activated by moving infrared objects even in dark environment. D-Link DCS-2332L User Manual...
  • Page 52 Section 3: Configuration Time: Select Always or enter the time interval. Server: Specify the location where the event information should DCS-2332L be saved to. D-Link DCS-2332L User Manual...

  • Page 53: Add Recording

    Please note that if the free HDD space is not enough, the recording will stop. Before you set up this option please make sure your HDD has enough space, and it is better to not save other files in the same folder as recording files. D-Link DCS-2332L User Manual...
  • Page 54 Time of each file for recording: If this is selected, files will be separated based on the maximum length you specify. File Name Prefix: The prefix name will be added on the file name of the recording file(s). D-Link DCS-2332L User Manual...

  • Page 55: Sd Card

    Playback Recorded Video: If video files are stored on the SD card, click on the video folder and choose the video file you would like to view. Refresh: Reloads the file and folder information from the SD card. D-Link DCS-2332L User Manual...

  • Page 56: Advanced

    The IR light will always be on. Sync: The IR light will turn on when the ICR sensor is on. Schedule: The IR light will turn on or off according to the schedule that you specify below. D-Link DCS-2332L User Manual...

  • Page 57: Https

    Create a certificate request and install Status: Displays the status of the certificate. Note: The certificate cannot be removed while the HTTPS is still enabled. To remove the certificate, you must first uncheck Enable HTTPS secure connection. D-Link DCS-2332L User Manual...

  • Page 58: Access List

    Section 3: Configuration Access List Here you can set access permissions for users to view your DCS-2332L. Allow list: The list of IP addresses that have the access right to the camera. DCS-2332L Start IP address: The starting IP Address of the devices (such as a computer) that have permission to access the video of the camera.

  • Page 59: System

    Load Configuration. Restore to Factory Default: You may reset your camera and restore the factory settings by clicking Restore Factory Defaults. Reboot Device: This will restart your camera. D-Link DCS-2332L User Manual...

  • Page 60: Maintenance

    Label: Enter a label for the camera, which will be shown on the OSD when it is enabled. Show Time: Select this option to enable the time-stamp display on the video screen. D-Link DCS-2332L User Manual...

  • Page 61: Firmware Upgrade

    Section 3: Configuration Firmware Upgrade The camera's current firmware version will be displayed on this screen. You may visit the D-Link Support Website to check for the latest available firmware version. To upgrade the firmware on your DCS-2332L, please download and save the latest firmware version from the D-Link Support Page to your local hard drive.

  • Page 62: Status

    Section 3: Configuration Status Device Info This page displays detailed information about your device and network connection. DCS-2332L DCS-2332L D-Link DCS-2332L User Manual...

  • Page 63: Logs

    Section 3: Configuration Logs This page displays the log information of your camera. You may download the information by clicking Download. You may also click Clear to delete the saved log information. DCS-2332L D-Link DCS-2332L User Manual...

  • Page 64: Help

    Section 3: Configuration Help This page provides helpful information regarding camera operation. DCS-2332L D-Link DCS-2332L User Manual...

  • Page 65: Technical Specifications

    IP filtering DHCP client NTP client (D-Link) DNS client Multicast DDNS client (D-Link) IGMP SMTP client ONVIF compliant FTP client ƒ Administrator and user group protection Security ƒ HTTP and RTSP digest encryption ƒ Password authentication D-Link DCS-2332L User Manual...
  • Page 66 Power Consumption 5.5 Watts Temperature Operating: -25 to 50 °C (-13 to 122 °F) Storage: -20 to 70 °C (-4 to 158 °F) Humidity Operating: 20% to 80% non-condensing Storage: 5% to 95% non-condensing C-Tick Certifications CE LVD IP65 D-Link DCS-2332L User Manual...
  • Page 67 Appendix A: Technical Specifications Dimensions 45.7 D-Link DCS-2332L User Manual...

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