Preface D-Link reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes in the contents hereof without obligation to notify any person or organization of such revisions or changes. Manual Revisions Revision Date Description June 14, 2011 DCS-2130 Revision A1 with firmware version 1.00...
Product Overview Product Overview Package Contents DCS-2130 Network Camera CAT5 Ethernet cable Power adapter Camera stand CD-ROM with User Manual and software Quick Installation Guide If any of the above items are missing, please contact your reseller.
Hardware Overview Hardware Overview Hardware Overview Front Camera Lens Records video of the surrounding area Status LED Indicates the camera's current status Microphone Records audio from the surrounding area D-Link DCS-2130 User Manual...
Base Holes Can be used with cable ties to attach camera to a surface Reset Press and hold this button for 10 seconds to reset the camera D-Link DCS-2130 User Manual...
Hardware Overview Side MicroSD Slot Accepts MicroSD flash memory cards for recording snapshots Audio Out Port Connects to an external speaker (optional) D-Link DCS-2130 User Manual...
Insert the Installation CD-ROM into your computer’s optical drive to start the autorun program. The CD-ROM will open the Camera Setup Wizard. Simply click the Start button to go through the Setup Wizard, which will guide you through the setup process from connecting your hardware to configuring your camera. D-Link DCS-2130 User Manual...
WPS feature. If you are not sure where the WPS button is on your router, please refer to your router’s User Manual. The DCS-2130 will automatically create a wireless connection to your router. While connecting, the green LED will flash and your camera will reboot.
After completing the Camera Setup 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-2130. At the end of the wizard, click the Go To Camera button, or enter the IP address of your camera into a web browser, such as Internet Explorer.
Recording a Video Clip Set a Storage Folder This control pad can be used to pan, tilt, and zoom Listen/Stop Listening Control Pad within the camera's predefined view area, if one Talk/Stop Talking has been defined. Start/Stop Digital Output D-Link DCS-2130 User Manual...
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The Language: You may select the interface language using this menu. ROI will pan from back and forth within the Stop Stops the camera ePTZ motion Preset Path Starts the camera's motion along the predefined path D-Link DCS-2130 User Manual...
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.
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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. D-Link DCS-2130 User Manual...
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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. Click Apply to save your settings. D-Link DCS-2130 User Manual...
Please see the Motion Detection section on page 27 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-2130 User Manual...
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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-2130 User Manual...
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-2130 User Manual...
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PDAs. The default port number is 554. You may specify the address of a particular stream. For instance, live1. sdp can be accessed at rtsp://x.x.x.x/video1.sdp where the x.x.x.x represents the ip address of your camera. D-Link DCS-2130 User Manual...
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Entering a value of '0' indicates that the camera should not monitor bandwidth. Specifying other values will limit the camera's transfer speed to the specified number of kilobytes per second. D-Link DCS-2130 User Manual...
- Open, Shared, WPA-PSK, or WPA2-PSK. Encryption: If you use WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK authentication, you will need to specify whether your wireless network uses TKIP or AES encryption. If you use Open or Shared authentication, WEP encryption should be setting. D-Link DCS-2130 User Manual...
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Configuration 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-2130 User Manual...
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-2130 User Manual...
Select the frequency used by your power lines to avoid interference or distortion. White Balance: Use the dropdown 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-2130 User Manual...
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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-2130 User Manual...
Frame size, you will not be able to use the ePTZ function. 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-2130 User Manual...
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This setting controls the amount of gain applied to incoming audio to increase its volume. Audio out off: Ticking 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-2130 User Manual...
Click this dropdown box to see a list of all the presets that have been created. You can select one, then click the GoTo button to change the displayed camera view to the preset. Clicking the Remove button will delete the currently selected preset. D-Link DCS-2130 User Manual...
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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-2130 User Manual...
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-2130 User Manual...
NTP server. NTP Server: Network Time Protocol (NTP) synchronizes the DCS-2130 with an Internet time server. Choose the one that is closest to your location. Set the Date and Time This option allows you to set the time and date Manually: manually.
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. Note: You can add up to four events, five servers, and five media fields. D-Link DCS-2130 User Manual...
Application In a typical application, when motion is detected, the DCS-2130 Network Camera 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.
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-2130 User Manual...
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-2130 User Manual...
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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-2130 User Manual...
Digital input: The external trigger input to the camera. System Boot: Triggers an event when the system boots up. Network Lost: Triggers an event when if the network connection is lost. D-Link DCS-2130 User Manual...
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Select Always or enter the time interval. Trigger D/O: Select to trigger the digital output for a specific number of seconds when an event occurs. Server: Specify the location where the event information should be saved to. D-Link DCS-2130 User Manual...
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-2130 User Manual...
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Size of each file for recording: File size for each recording file. You may input the value in the range of 200-5000. File Name Prefix: The prefix name will be added on the file name of the recording file(s). D-Link DCS-2130 User Manual...
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-2130 User Manual...
N.O. stands for Normally Open. This means that the normal state of the circuit is open. Therefore events are triggered when the device status changes to "Closed." LED: You may specify whether or not to illuminate the LED on the side of the camera. D-Link DCS-2130 User Manual...
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-2130 User Manual...
Configuration Access List Here you can set access permissions for users to view your DCS-2130. Allow list: The list of IP addresses that have the access right to the camera. Start IP address: The starting IP Address of the devices (such as a computer) that have permission to access the video of the camera.
Enable OSD: Select this option to enable the On-Screen Display feature for your camera. Label: Enter a label for the camera. Show Time: Select this option to enable the time-stamp display on the video screen. D-Link DCS-2130 User Manual...
Browse and then restore the pre-defined settings to your camera by clicking 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-2130 User Manual...
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-2130, please download and save the latest firmware version from the D-Link Support Page to your local hard drive.
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. D-Link DCS-2130 User Manual...
DC 5 V Output / Max. 100 mA Internal 5V Power External 3~12V Power DC Power 5V DC Power 5V DC Power 3V~12V N.C / N.O N.C / N.O Reed switch Reed switch Diode Diode 100 mA 100 mA ALARM ALARM D-Link DCS-2130 User Manual...
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* This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference. (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. D-Link DCS-2130 User Manual...
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Appendix Dimensions D-Link DCS-2130 User Manual...
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