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TL-SC2020N
Wireless N Network Camera
Rev: 1.0.0
1910010671

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  • Page 1 TL-SC2020N Wireless N Network Camera Rev: 1.0.0 1910010671...
  • Page 2 Specifications are subject to change without notice. is a registered trademark of TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. No part of the specifications may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative such as translation, transformation, or adaptation without permission from TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
  • Page 3 FCC STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to pro-vide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not in-stalled and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
  • Page 4 CE Mark Warning This is a class B product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures. National Restrictions This device is intended for home and office use in all EU countries (and other countries following the EU directive 1999/5/EC) without any limitation except for the countries mentioned below: Country Restriction...
  • Page 5 Industry Canada Statement: This device complies with RSS-210 of the Industry Canada Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and 2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

  • Page 6: Declaration Of Conformity

    TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: Wireless N Network Camera Model No.: TL-SC2020N Trademark: TP-LINK We declare under our own responsibility that the above products satisfy all the technical regulations applicable to the product within the scope of Council Directives:...

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS Package Contents......................1 Chapter 1 Safety Instructions..................2 Chapter 2 Minimum System Requirement & Product Feature........3 2.1 System Requirement ......................3 2.2 Product Features ......................3 2.3 Physical Overview ......................4 2.3.1 Front View ....................... 4 2.3.2 Rear View ........................ 5 2.4 Mount the Camera ......................
  • Page 8 Appendix ........................40 A. Frame-rate and Bitrate Table – Help to set Camera with your network environment to access Internet........................40 B. Storage Requirement Table - Help to set Recording Storage System....... 40 C. System Requirement – Help to setup System ..............40 Europe –...

  • Page 9: Package Contents

    Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: TL-SC2020N Wireless N Network Camera  Power Adapter  Mounting Bracket with three screws, a Lock Ring, a Brace and a Base Plate  RJ45 Cable  Quick Installation Guide ...

  • Page 10: Chapter 1 Safety Instructions

    Chapter 1 Safety Instructions  Before you use this product This product has been designed with safety in mind. However, the electrical products can cause fires which may lead to serious body injury if not used properly. To avoid such accidents, be sure to heed the following.

  • Page 11: Chapter 2 Minimum System Requirement & Product Feature

    Chapter 2 Minimum System Requirement & Product Feature 2.1 System Requirement For normal operation and viewing of the network camera, it’s recommended that your system meets these minimum requirements for proper operation: Item Requirements Pentium 4 2.8GHz (or equivalent AMD) Graphic Card 256 MB RAM graphic cards (or equivalent on-board graphic cards) 2 GB RAM...

  • Page 12: Physical Overview

    TCP/IP, DHCP, PPPoE, ARP, ICMP, FTP, SMTP, DNS, NTP, UPnP, Supported protocols RTSP, RTP, RTCP, HTTP, TCP, UDP Simultaneous Up to 3 users Connection 0°C ~ 40 ℃ (32℉ ~ 104 ℉) Operating conditions HARDWARE Lens F 2.4 fixed lens Audio Output Power 5V DC, 1A...

  • Page 13: Rear View

     Solid Blue: The Camera has been connected to a network. Built-in Microphone: The location where the voice from your partner comes out. 2.3.2 Rear View Power Jack LAN Port WPS LED Indicator RESET Button WPS Button Base Plate  Power Jack: The power connector is where you connect the power adapter. RESET: Press the button for more than 15 seconds, and the Camera will be restored to factory defaults.

  • Page 14: Mount The Camera

    DHCP feature is enabled. If not, please refer to your router’s instruction to enable For TL-SC2020N, you can set up either a Wired Connection or a Wireless Connection. To set up a wireless connection, if your Router supports WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup), please follow 2.5.2 Wireless...

  • Page 15: Wired Connection

    Wireless section of 5.3.2 Network. Please connect the Camera according to the following steps. 2.5.1 Wired Connection Connect the Camera to the LAN network (Router or Switch) via Ethernet cable. Connect the power adapter cord to the Power Jack. Plug the power adapter into the power outlet. 2.5.2 Wireless Connection (by WPS) Power on the Camera and make sure that the Power LED is flash red.

  • Page 16: Chapter 3 Using Camera Via Web Browser

    Chapter 3 Using Camera via Web Browser 3.1 Obtain the IP Address Insert the provided CD into your CD-ROM driver. The Setup Wizard will automatically pop up on your computer’s screen as shown in the figure below. Figure 3-1 Choose the Intelligent IP Installer, and then the next screen appears. Click on Intelligent IP Installer to begin the installation.
  • Page 17 After the installation is finished, click Start > All Programs > TP-LINK >Intelligent IP Installer to start using the program. Figure 3-3 The following screen will then display. Click the Search button to search Network Cameras in the network; it displays Network Cameras information including IP Address.

  • Page 18: Windows Web Browser

    3.2 Windows Web Browser .2 Windows Web Browser The configuration of browser is similar in Windows XP/Vista/7. Here we take IE browser in Windows XP The configuration of browser is similar in Windows XP/Vista/7. Here we take IE browser in Windows XP for example.
  • Page 19 The monitor image will be displayed in your browser. In the far left side of main configuration are Home, Information, Basic setup, System and Language.

  • Page 20: Chapter 4 Operating Camera Via Mobile Phone

    For 2.5G mobile phone viewing, type “http://<IP>/mobile.htm” into your 2.5G Web Browser. <IP> is the Public IP address of your Camera. 4.2 Using Camera via iPhone You can use TP-LINK Web User Interface via iPhone. Please follow the setting process below. Then you can use TP-LINK Web UI via iPhone. 1. Select Safari function.
  • Page 21 3. Enter name and password. Default values 4. The TP-LINK User Interface and live image are both admin.Then click Log in will show up in the middle of the screen.  Note: It will show continuous snapshots not a real time video streaming.

  • Page 22: Chapter 5 Configuration Of Main Menu

    Chapter 5 Configuration of Main Menu In the left side of main configuration are Home, Information, Basic setup, System and Language. 5.1 Home In the right side, you can control Live View in your main Browser. The functions include: Snapshot, Open digital zoom, Audio, and Video Play.

  • Page 23: Snapshot

    5.1.2 Snapshot You can capture a still image shot by clicking the Camera icon and save it in the operating computer. Symbols Meaning A snapshot window appears after clicking the icon Save Image Save the picture captured by snapshot into your computer Close Return to the view screen 5.1.3 Digital zoom in/out the image via the monitor window...

  • Page 24: Information

    5.2 Information The Information screen provides the product factory information which includes Product Name, Current Version, Firmware current Date/Time, Image Setting, Video and Network. 5.3 Basic setup This function is only for the Administrator. Click Basic setup to display the submenus: Account, Network, Image Setting, Video, Audio, Camera setting and Events.
  • Page 25  Add: Click this button to add a new account.  Modify: Click this button to edit the selected account. Remove: Click this button to delete the selected account.   Anonymous Viewer: Select Disable and the anonymous viewers cannot access the Camera. Select Enable to and the anonymous users can access the Camera in Viewer mode.

  • Page 26: Network

     Password: Set a password for the account.  Re-type Password: Re-type the password to confirm.  Viewer Mode: Set the user mode among Viewer, Operator and Administrator. Different viewer mode has different limits of authority. The Viewer mode only can view the Live View. ...
  • Page 27  Obtain DNS server address automatically: Select this option to obtain the address of DNS server automatically.  Use the following IP address: Select this option when the fixed IP address is set as the IP address. IP address: Enter the IP address of the device. ...
  • Page 28  IP Address: The IP address obtained at the PPPoE connecting with network.  User ID: Enter the user ID for authentication necessary for PPPoE connections. Type it up to 64 characters.  Password: Enter the password for authentication necessary for PPPoE connections. Type it up to 32 characters.
  • Page 29 work. It also widely used in XDSL (digital affiliate line such as ADSL, VDSL or SDSL) The Camera needs to be rebooted after it finishes changing the network completely. For more details, please refer to 5.4.1 Initialize. You can reset the Camera to its factory default settings by pressing the Reset button. Then the Camera can be found by Intelligent IP Installer.
  • Page 30 2. Input all information and follow step by step with DynDNS. 3. Login with new account and click Account → My Hosts → Add Host Services.
  • Page 31 4. Type domain in the Hostname field and select sub-domain. 5. After typing information, check your DDNS service...
  • Page 32 6. Type your DDNS User ID, Password and Host name in Setting → Network → DDNS. After completing setting, reboot the Camera. 5.3.2.4 UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) If you have a Router to access to Internet and the Router supports UPnP IGD function, you need to turn on the UPnP Port Forwarding function.
  • Page 33  HTTP Port: Enter the HTTP port number and default HTTP port is 80.  SSL Port: Enter the SSL port number and default SSL port is 443.  RTSP Port: Enter the RTSP port, default value is 554 for computer view. ...
  • Page 34  WLAN: Select Enable to enable the wireless function; select Disable to disable the function.  Device Mac address: This displays the MAC address of the Camera.  IP address: This displays the IP address of the Camera. It displays blank, 0.0.0.0 or an IP Address. When it is blank, the Camera doesn’t establish physical link with access point.
  • Page 35 If you want manually fill in the ESSID of the wireless network, you can click Manual button. The network wireless setting page will display. Then enter the ESSID of the wireless network, select a mode, select the corresponding authentication and encryption, get an IP address for the Camera and click “Save”. ...
  • Page 36 Encryption – You can select TKIP or AES. Keep this option the same with that of the  wireless network. Passphrase - Enter the desired AP/ Router’s password here.  Re-type – Enter the password above again to confirm it. ...
  • Page 37  Secondary DNS server: Enter the IP address of the secondary DNS server, if necessary. 5.3.2.6 WPS WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) function allows you to add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly. If the router supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) or Quick Setup Security (QSS), you can establish a wireless connection between wireless Camera and router using either Push Button Configuration (PBC) method or PIN method.

  • Page 38: Image Setting

    2. Secondly, open the router’s Web-based Utility and click WPS/QSS link on the left of the main menu. Then the following screen will appear. Click Add device. And then select Enter the new device’s PIN, enter the PIN value of the Camera and click Connect. 5.3.3 Image Setting The tool bar can be adjusted to optimize video Brightness, Saturation, Contrast, Sharpness and White Balance.

  • Page 39: Video

     Default: After the adjustment of all setting, you can still click Default to make the setting back to the original setting.  Backlight Compensation: Tick the box to enable the backlight compensation function.  White Balance: Choose the white balance among Auto, Florescent, Incandescent, Sunny and Cloudy.

  • Page 40: Camera Setting

    5.3.6 Camera setting On this page, you can set the Camera Name and whether the LED is on or off.  Camera Name: You can enter a new name for the Camera.  LED: Select On to enable the LEDs; select Off to disable the LEDs. 5.3.7 Events Click Events to display the submenus including Motion detection, e-Mail (SMTP) and FTP.
  • Page 41 Motion Detection: Click to select motion detection.   Motion Detection 1: Click it on for using Motion Detection 1 function as a sensor. You can adjust and move the detecting zone by using mouse.  Motion Detection 2: Click it on for using Motion Detection 2 function as a sensor. You can adjust and move the detecting zone by using mouse.
  • Page 42 Select On when you use the e-Mail (SMTP) function. The common setting options are displayed below. Select Off, if you do not wish to use the e-Mail (SMTP) function.  SMTP Server Name: Type the SMTP server name up to 64 characters, or the IP address of the SMTP server.
  • Page 43 up to three recipient E-mail addresses.  Administrator E-mail Address: Type the Administrator e-Mail address up to 64 characters. This address is used for reply mail and sending system messages from the SMTP server.  Attached File Type: You can choose snapshot or video clip for alarm sending. Select “Snapshot,” one snapshot will be transmitted to the administrator’s e-mail address while motion detection / audio detection triggered.
  • Page 44 Select On when you use FTP function. The FTP client Setting screen appears. Select Off, when you do not wish to use the FTP client function.  Note: The frame rate and operability on the main viewer may decrease while a file is being transmitted by the FTP client function.

  • Page 45: System

    Schedule Selection: Select the list box to specify the schedule you want to set.  FTP -Alarm / E-mail (SMTP) -Alarm  Start Time, End Time: Specify the Start Time and the End Time.  Use the same time schedule every day: When this is checked, the Start Time and End Time ...

  • Page 46: Date Time

    saved file. Click “OK” and this Camera is adjusted according to the loaded data and then restarted.  Firmware Update: Update the device software. Click “Browse” and select the file for updating. A confirmation dialogue will appear. Click “OK” to start. This Camera will reboot upon completion. ...

  • Page 47: Language

     Time Zone: Select the Time Zone format of Greenwich Mean Time among different cities. The time display will be the same as the current date / time option. Daylight Saving Time: There are two modes to choose for setting up daylight saving time. ...

  • Page 48: Appendix

    Appendix A. Frame-rate and Bitrate Table – Help to set Camera with your network environment to access Internet. Base on your network upload environment to choose the suitable Image-Quality setting. For example, if the network environment is ADSL 256Kb (upload) / 2Mb (download), the most fluent Image-Quality needs to set up under 256Kb situation.

  • Page 49: C. System Requirement – Help To Setup System

    640*480 4970 51.2 640*480 3162 32.6 640*480 2427 25.0 640*480 1961 20.2 640*480 320*240 3416 35.2 320*240 2270 23.4 320*240 1770 18.2 320*240 1188 12.2 320*240 320*240 320*240 160*120 1493 15.4 160*120 10.2 160*120 160*120 160*120 160*120 160*120 C. System Requirement – Help to setup System Item Requirements Pentium 4 2.8GHz (or equivalent AMD)

  • Page 50: Europe - Eu Declaration Of Conformity

    Europe – EU Declaration of Conformity This device complies with the essential requirements of the R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC. The following test methods have been applied in order to prove presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC: Clause Description EN 60950-1: 2001...
  • Page 51 Español Por medio de la presente [nombre del fabricante] declara que el [clase de equipo] [Spanish] cumple con los requisitos esenciales y cualesquiera otras disposiciones aplicables o exigibles de la Directiva 1999/5/CE. Ελληνική ΜΕ ΤΗΝ ΠΑΡΟΥΣΑ [name of manufacturer] ∆ΗΛΩΝΕΙ ΟΤΙ [type of equipment] [Greek] ΣΥΜΜΟΡΦΩΝΕΤΑΙ...
  • Page 52 Svenska Härmed intygar [företag] att denna [utrustningstyp] står I överensstämmelse med de [Swedish] väsentliga egenskapskrav och övriga relevanta bestämmelser som framgår av direktiv 1999/5/EG.

  • Page 53: Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement

    Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.

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