2.8.2 Wireless Setup on PC via Web Browser ..........40 3.0 Advanced Setting ..................Network Camera Setting Interface ..............43 Camera........................45 3.2.1 Camera Setup....................45 3.2.2 Stream Setup ....................46 3.2.3 OSD Setup ......................49 3.2.4 Night Vision Setup ..................50 PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
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System Identity ................... 81 3.6.2 User Management ..................82 3.6.3 Date & Time ....................83 3.6.4 Backup or Reset ..................84 3.6.5 Firmware Upgrade ..................84 Advanced functions..................... 86 3.7.1 Wizard......................86 3.7.2 System......................87 PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
Table of Contents 4.0 Troubleshooting ..................5.0 Technical Specifications ................. 6.0 Glossary of Terms ..................7.0 Technical Support ..................PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
Processor-800MHz-Power PC G4 or Intel Memory-128Mb RAM (256Mb recommended) Viewing System Requirements Web Browser Setup/Viewing- IE Version 5.5 or later, Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari & most other browsers Real Player QuickTime and most other VLC players. PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
Fast and easy setup View your camera online Within minutes. No software installation or router setup needed. With the P2P Technology, PHYLINK Cube smart connect to internet without any complicated port mapping or DDNS settings. You just enter or scan the QR Code which printed on each camera. It's very simple and smoothly.
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Federal Communications Commissions rules. This product complies with standards including Low Voltage Device Directive 73/23/EEC; EMC Directive 89/336/EEC and R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC. It passed the subject tests by the authority concerned and is authorized to bear CE mark. PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
Press this button to setup a wireless Connects to the included DC 12V connection automatically. power adapter. Light sensor Micro SD Card slot Monitors lighting conditions and switches Local storage for storing recorded image between color and infrared accordingly. and video. PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
Should any mounting position require the image to be rotated 180 degrees (inverted), there is a setting for that in the "camera setup" menu. IMPORTANT! - The PHYLINK Cube HD is not approved for outdoor use - the product may only be installed in indoor environments.
You’ll feel the click when the switch engages. A few seconds later the camera will restart and is now at factory settings. Of course, after reset the user name and password will both be “admin” again. PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
On some routers, you may need to login to the web interface and then click on an onscreen button to activate the WPS feature. If you are not sure where the WPS button is on your router, please refer to your router’s User Manual. PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
Section 2 - Installation 2.4 Wireless Installation Considerations The PHYLINK wireless IP security camera lets you access your network using a wireless connection from anywhere within the operating range of your wireless network. However, the number, thickness and location of walls, ceilings, or other objects that the wireless signals must pass through, may limit the range.
Assign a "Name" to the camera to help identify this camera if more than one camera is in use. ( The default name is "Camera". ) Press " Save " button and your camera will show up under “ Camera List ”. PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
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Assign a "Name" to the camera to help identify this camera if more than one camera is in use. ( The default name is "Camera". ) Press " Save " button and your camera will show up under “ Camera List ”. PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
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View saved pictures. Press to take a snapshot. Press to start listening or stop listening. Press to start speaking or stop speaking. Press the " Back " button to go back to the “ Camera List ”. PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
17:50 Edit Camera Back Back Advanced Setting Name Camera Motion Detection Account admin Alarm Recording Password Microphone Speaker Not available Reconnect Connected Video Quality Security Code Network Setup Advanced Setting Alarm Actions Login Account PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
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” button to complete the Wi-Fi setup. iPad 17:52 Cancel Enter Password Join Password After a successful wireless setup, you can remove the network cable and the camera should work through the wireless network after a short delay. PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
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On some routers, you may need to login to the web interface and then click on an onscreen button to activate the WPS feature. If you are not sure where the WPS button is on your router, please refer to your router’s User Manual. PHYLINK Cube HD Quick Install Guide...
Moving objects triggered motion detection recording function, but the delay problems caused the loss of data images in the beginning of the event, in some situations, these are very important. Video pre-recording will help you catch everything. PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
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It can be from 5 seconds to 24 hours. [File Split] This specifies the maximum duration of one file. If the recording goes on for longer than this parameter the camera will split the video into a number of files. PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
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. For Gmail, select It depends on the mail system. [Authentication] Select [Account] Input your E-mail user name. [Password] Input your E-mail password. [Sender] Input the sender mail address [Receiver mail address] Input the receiver mail address. PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
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Note: Gmail requires that you go to your account settings on Gmail.com and enable the POP feature (Post Office Protocol). If your Gmail account does not have POP enabled, the camera will not be able to send email. PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
Cancel camera is in use. ( The default name is "Camera". ) Press " " button and then the camera will show up under the “ Camera List ”. PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
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Assign a "Name" to the camera to help identify this camera if more than one camera is in use. ( The default name is "Camera". ) Press " " button and then the camera will show up under the “ Camera List ”. PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
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Press to start listening or stop listening. Press to start speaking or stop speaking. Press the “ Back ” button of Android to go back to the “ Camera List ”. PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
Disconnect and press " " button to complete setup. After successful wireless setup, remove the D-Link_DIR-612 network cable and the camera should work D-Link_DIR-612 through the wireless network after a short TP-Link_245416 delay. FAST_11DA2E phr-002 PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
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On some routers, you may need to login to the web interface and then click on an onscreen button to activate the WPS feature. If you are not sure where the WPS button is on your router, please refer to your router’s User Manual. PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
You can fill a value of seconds to adjust this times.(The Max value is 10 seconds) Video pre-recording allows the camera to record up to 10 seconds of video leading up to a related trigger event. It will allows users to review the moments before the camera was triggered. PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
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It can be from 5 seconds to 24 hours. [File Split] This specifies the maximum duration of one file. If the recording goes on for longer than this parameter the camera will split the video into a number of files. PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
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. It depends on the mail system. [Authentication] Select SSL Connection [Account] Input your E-mail user name. [Password] Input your E-mail password. Authentication [Sender] Input the sender mail address [Receiver mail address] Input the receiver mail address. Account Password Sender PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
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Note: Gmail requires that you go to your account settings on Gmail.com and enable the POP feature (Post Office Protocol). If your Gmail account does not have POP enabled, the camera will not be able to send email. PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
CD-ROM drive and double click on "autorun". Install Camera Live Documents Exit The icon will appear on the desktop after software installation is completed. Double click the icon to start Phylink Camera Live. Setup Camera Multilive Video Album Click on to add a camera, a pop-up window will appear as below.
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Manually type the camera UID according to the sticker on the camera cable or option 1 product main body. The remaining steps are same, please refer to After the above steps, you have completed a camera installation and you can view the live video now. PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
This icon indicates that the camera is in disconnection status. In this state you can not connect and view the camera. Please check the UID and password you entered or your internet Hardware Installation connection. Also check the of your camera. PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
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Multilive Video Album 1920x1080 8FPS 1.3Mbps Play Control Panel Take a snapshot Speak talk back Record video Zoom in display ratio Zoom out display ratio Full screen viewing Mute Back cameras preview Volume control bar PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
Camera Setup Multilive Video Album viewing window of camera, then the live viewing window will appear a blue border. You can only listen one camera audio at the same time. home office bedroom school PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
Multilive Video Album Home Office Bedroom school 20140206_102606.mov 20140208_102605.mov 20140108_092905.mov 20140108_092903.mov Note: The recorded video and photo files will be automatically created and you can find these files in Camera Live folder in My Documents. PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
Note: The recorded video file will be automatically created and you can find these files in Camera Live folder in My Documents on desktop. Setup Camera Multilive Video Album Home Office Bedroom school 20140206_102606.jpg 20140208_102605.jpg 20140108_092905.jpg 20140108_092903.jpg PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
You do not need this way unless for some advanced function. You can set up a camera on a smart phone with simple steps. 2.8.1 Viewing Camera via Web Browser Start the Phylink Camera Live and click on " Setup "...
Without the password you can not proceed with your camera's wireless setup. So you can either continue to use your camera in wired mode or set up a new wireless key/password on your router. PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
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Infrastructure WPA2PSK TP-LINK_4B8C68 Infrastructure FAST_3AC1FE WPA2PSK WPA2PSK Tenda_0B0458 Infrastructure Cancel Select your Wi-Fi network from this list then click " ", and check if your network name has now been filled into the SSID field. PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
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" button to check if all the information about the wireless was entered correctly. If the test reports "Success!" you can remove the network cable and the camera should work through wireless network after a short delay. PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
If you forget the password, the camera will have to be reset to its default settings in order to gain access to the settings page and this will also reset all other settings you may have changed. Edit User User name: Admin Password: Re-type password: Back Save Delete PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
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Section 3 - Advanced Setting After successful login, the following page will appear. * User modified successfully! User Management Group User name Admin Administrators PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
[Prerecord] Phylink camera can buffer a 3-10 seconds pre-record stream. This stream can be record to SD card or NAS. This feature allows users to review what occurred in those vital moments before the camera was triggered. In some situations, these are very important.
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Secondary Stream ” links in the Stream Setup page. Note: Clicking on the name of the stream will display the various paths to the particular video stream. A sample of primary stream list as below: PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
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Intranet or Internet. RTSP steams can be opened by the “Open URL…” menu in Apple QuickTime 7.0 or later and “Open Network…”menu in VLC 2.0 version on Macintosh or Windows desktop with audio and video. PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
[OSD] Enable or disable OSD function. [Display date and time] OSD is date and time of camera. [Display system name] OSD is system name of camera. [Display the text below] OSD is user-defined text. Click Apply to confirm your settings. PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
Note: If you are using the cameras to look through a window, you should set the night vision mode to turn off the IR LEDs and instead turn on the automatic moonlight mode. Otherwise the IR LEDs would reflect off the window glass and the glare would make everything almost invisible. PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
Infrastructure mode and Adhoc mode Adhoc Mode : Select Adhoc mode when the camera is directly connected to your computer. Infrastructure Mode : Select Infrastructure mode when the camera is connected via an access point or router. PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
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. [Mode] Infrastructure mode and Adhoc mode [signal] It show out the strength of signal [Encryption] on and off. Click Apply to save changes. Click Test to test whether connection is successful. PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
[RTP port range] It is for UPnP port forwarding, 1 camera actually use 2 RTP ports, one for video, the other for audio. (See UPnP setup) [HTTP/RTSP Authentication method] Select Basic Authentication or Digest Access Authentication. PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
This name takes the place of the IP address. Together with software in your camera this also makes sure the name for your camera is always updated with the correct IP address. PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
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Note: If you have only just registered your DDNS account, it may take a while until your account is activated and fully registered on the internet. Some of the DDNS services listed offer free and paying services. PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
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No-IP.com uses your complete email address as user name, and the password required in this menu is the one you created during No-IP account setup. If successful the camera will show you the complete external URL for your reference. PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
If there are several cameras in Local Network, the first one which first be opened will use 8150 as external port, and second one will use 8151, third one use 8152, etc. Every camera will remember its port, it will preferentially use this port in next power on. PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
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Many routers may need a firmware update for UPnP to be available or work properly. You should look up your router’s model number on your router manufacturer’s support web page to see if updates are available. PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
NAS or SD Card [Store directory] The file that Videos will be saved to. [Max Space] Unlimited (The capacity of all videos) [Max files] The Max quantity of all the videos. Click Apply to confirm your setting. PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
When click Browse Storage and you can browse, download, delete the snapshot and recording files in it. 3.4.3 Format SD Card Click Format to format SD card click , all the recorder files will be lost after format. PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
If you are unsure about any of the above please refer to your NAS drive's manual or the manufacturer's technical support. 2. Entering the NAS settings into your camera PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
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To complete click Apply to confirm and Save your settings. 3. Create a task in Task Management Create a task in Task Management to set the camera to record to your NAS based on Alarm or Continuously PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
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You can always come back and fine tune these later). Note: Always click APPLY after making any changes you want to Save!!!! Now, providing everything is set up correctly your camera will record to your NAS drive whenever motion is detected. PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
Determines how easily the camera detects motion. Lower sensitivity means the camera is less likely to detect motion. Higher sensitivity means the camera is more likely to detect motion. Click Apply to confirm your setting. PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
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If the blue level does not reach the threshold setting the motion is ignored. To reduce the chance of false alarms you would increase the threshold (move threshold slider to right) or decrease sensitivity (move sensitivity slider to left) PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
[Start time] Start time of the alarm. [End time] End time of the alarm. [Days] You can choose any day among Monday to Sunday to set the trigger alarm. Click Apply to confirm your setting. PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
The camera refers to motion detection as an “alarm”. You can select what you want the camera to do once the motion is detected [Enable] Enable task. [Schedule] Option to choose always or set a particular schedule. [Task] Task function. Click Apply to confirm your setting. PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
Select Yes [User name] Input your E-mail user name. [Password] Input your E-mail password. [Sender mail address] Input the sender mail address [Receiver mail address] Input the receiver mail address. Click Apply to confirm your setting. PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
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Note: Gmail requires that you go to your account settings on Gmail.com and enable the POP feature (Post Office Protocol). If your Gmail account does not have POP enabled, the camera will not be able to send email. PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
Instead of using motion detection in Email Alarm Sending, you can also use the “Email Periodic sending” menu to upload pictures at regular time intervals. [Periodic interval] Input the interval time. The default setting is the same as E-mail Alarm Sending. Click Apply to confirm your setting. PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
FTP client software to manage the FTP server, such as FileZilla client. Yet another option for FTP server is to use a standalone NAS (Network Attached storage) hard drive such as the MyBook World Edition. PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
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Type your FTP user name. [Password] Type your FTP password. [Re-type password] Re-type FTP password. [Passive mode] Select on or off. [Keep alive] Input the time. [Remote path] Input the file directory. Click Apply to confirm your setting. PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
The default setting is the same as FTP Alarm Sending. Click Apply to confirm your setting. Note:The menu option for “HTTP alarm sending” and “ HTTP Periodic sending”are not explained here since HTTP servers are only used by network professionals. PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
Type your HT TP user name. [Password] Type your HT TP password. [Re-type password] Re-type your HT TP password. [Sending URL] Input the URL, the camera will give an alarm to it. Apply Click to confirm your setting. PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
Section 3 - Advanced Setting 3.5.3.6 HTTP periodic sending [Period interval] Input the interval time. The rest setting is the same as HT TP Alarm Sending. Click Apply to confirm your setting. PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
Enable “storage” and select store to “SD card”, and then select “format the Micro SD”. [Snapshot to storage on alarm] Select Primary stream. [Snapshot duration] Select the time. [Snapshot frame rate] Select the frame. [Alarm interval] Input the interval time. Click Apply to confirm your setting. PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
Section 3 - Advanced Setting 3.5.3.8 Snapshot to storage periodically [Period interval] Input the interval time. The rest setting is the same as Snapshot to storage on alarm. Click Apply to confirm your setting. PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
If the recording goes on for longer than this parameter the camera will split the video into a number of files. [Record thumbnail] Enable or disable thumbnail. [Record file name] Name of record file are saved to. Click Apply to confirm your setting. PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
24 hours of total recording time. Then with 32 GB Micro SD card this can be extended to approximately 16 days. Or you can increase video quality via increasing bit rate, which improves image sharpness and makes motion appear smoother. PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
Section 3 - Advanced Setting 3.5.3.11 Send files in Storage to FTP Server Phylink cameras can transfer files automatically to a standalone NAS hard drive or any other FTP server, such as a computer with FTP software or an online server.
Network Camera 0:e0:4b:c6:23:c4 VDF45G8IPK3... PLC 223PW Default Location 192.168.168.75 Search Browser Clean Setup The information you fill in can be displayed on the camera. It can help to distinguish different Cameras in the network . PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
Back To edit a user’s password, click on the user name then enter the new password for that user twice and click Save. To delete a user, click on the user name then click Delete PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
[Date and time format] Select date and time format. [Auto time setting(SNTP)] Enable or disable this function. [Time server] Type one SNTP server name in the box. Click Apply to confirm your settings. PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
Upgrading the firmware may erase or change your current settings, please ensure you have made a backup of your settings under the Backup and Reset menu. Current firmware version is: 5.68 (build 20140416) Click continue to proceed. Continue Back PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
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If the update hasn’t worked after 15-20 minutes, reset the camera via the side button on the camera. IMPORTANT! Do not unplug or power off the camera while the upgrade is in progress! PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
Date & Time process. Click Next to continue. Wlan setup IP setup Finish Note: you will be able to change all of these settings at a later time should you wish to do so. Next Close PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
2.1 (build 0002) 5.80 (build 20141031) Firmware version: ActiveX Control version: 1,2,6,1 MAC address: 7c:dd:90:70:26:c0 (7CDD907026C0) [Firmware Version] Your current firmware version. Check the phylink.com website to see if there are updates for your model. Wireless Status: Connected Netgear_D01F22 SSID:...
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This saves you forwarding any ports. [Internet URL] This is the external address and Port of the camera. Storage Status: Not ready Store to: SD card [Storage] Lets you know if storage is available on SD card or NAS drive. PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
(but not limited to) your local or remote network speed, mobile provider, etc. If the status remains on "connecting..." for more than a minute try closing the app and trying again. PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
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The camera is producing noisy images The camera is producing noisy images. How can I solve the problem? The video images might be noisy if the Network Camera is used in a very low light environment. PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
Operating temperature -5 to +60 °C (-4 to +140 °F) Storage temperature -20 to +60 °C (-4 to +140 °F) ~ Operating humidity -20 90%RH(Non-condensing) ~ Storage humidity -20 95%RH(Non-condensing) Dimensions Φ 57X125mm Weight -85g(Main Body PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
13. DDNS: DDNS is a method of keeping a domain name linked to a dynamic IP address with your Network Camera. You can set up your DDNS service and the device will automatically update your DDNS server each time it alter a different IP address. PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
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15. WPA: Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA and WPA2) is a class of systems to secure wireless (Wi-Fi)computer networks. WPA implements the majority of the IEEE 802.11i standard, and was intended as an intermediate measure to take the place of WEP while 802.11i was prepared. PHYLINK Cube HD User Manual...
We are always glad to help, however we ask that you read this short manual first. If you still have questions send us an email. For Technical questions, please email: support@phylink.com Phylink’s website contains the latest user documentation and software updates for Phylink’s products. Visit www.phylink.com for more details. For more information or support, visit:...
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