Digital Watchdog DWC-MD421TIR, DWC-MD421DB, DWC-MD421TIRB, DWC-MD421D Quick User Guide

Quick Start Guide

Quick Start Guide

DWC-MD421D DWC-MD421DB DWC-MD421TIR DWC-MD421TIRB

DWC-MD421D

DWC-MD421DB

Username: admin Password: admin

DWC-MD421TIR

DWC-MD421TIRB

WHAT’S IN THE BOX

Step 1 – PREPARING TO MOUNT THE CAMERA

1. The mounting sur face must bear ve times the weight of your camera.

2. Do not let the cables get caught in improper places or the electric line cover to

be damaged. This may cause a breakdown or re.

3. For the installation process, remove

the dome cover from the camera
module. Press on the camera dome
from both sides to separate from the
camera module.

4. Using the mounting template sheet

or the camera itself, mark and drill the
necessary holes in the wall or ceiling.

Step 2 – CABLING THE CAMERA TO EXTERNAL DEVICES

5. Pass the wires through the mount bracket and make all necessar y connections.

a. NETWORK CONNECTIONS – If you are using a PoE Switch, connect the

camera using an Ethernet cable for both data and power.

b. NETWORK CONNECTIONS – If you are using a non-PoE switch, connect

the camera to the switch using an Ethernet cable for data transmission and
use a power adapter to power the camera.

Template
Sheet

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QSG Manual 1 Set Template Sheet 1 Set

Manual CD 1 Set

Test Video
Cable

Atten tion: This document is intended to serve as a quick reference page for initial set-up.
It is recommended that the user read the entire instruction manual for complete and proper
camera usage.

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Power Requirements

DC 12V
PoE IEEE 802.3atPoE+ / PoE Class 3

Power Consumption

LED Of f: 7.2W, 600mA
LED On: 8.64W, 720mA (IR models)

NETWORK

CONNECTION

Step 3 – INSTALLING THE CAMERA

6. Use the camera’s 3-Axis gimbal to adjust the camera’s tilt and angle. The

camera’s maximum tilting angle is 75° (90° for non-IR models).

7. Secure the dome cover over the camera by snapping is back into place.

Detach the protecting lm from the dome bubble.

POWER

Factory
Reset
Switch

Resetting the camera: To reset the camera, use the tip of a paper clip or
a pencil and press the reset button. Pressing the button for ve (5) seconds
will initiate a camera-wide reset of all the settings, including network settings.

Quick Start Guide

POWERALARM

OUTPUT

ALARM

INPUT

Step 4 – CABLING

Use the diagram below to properly connect power, network, audio, alarm and
sensors to the camera.

NETWORK

CONNECTION

AUDIO
INPUT

AUDIO

OUTPUT

Search for
Cameras

Camera's Network Settings

Filter Search
Results

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Camera Name,
Model, IP Address,
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Conguration Screen

Camera's Firmware

View Ca mera's
Thumbnail View

Camera Uptime

Select DHCP if the internet ser vice is dynamic IP. This will allow the camera to
receive its IP address from the DHCP server.

Select STATIC to manually enter the camera’s IP address, subnet mask,
Gateway and DNS information.

Contact your network administrator for more information.

6. To save the changes made to the camera’s settings, input the ID and PW of the

camera for authentication and click ‘Save’.

7. If the camera needs to be rebooted after the settings were changed, press the

‘Reboot’ button. The camera will cycle power and will appear back in the search
results once the reboot is complete.

Default ID / PW : admin / admin

Step 6 – WEB VIEWER

ALARM

INPUT

Step 5 – DW IP FINDER

OUTPUT

™

POWERALARM

Use the DW IP Finder™ included in the camera’s accessor y CD to scan the network
and detect all MEGApix® cameras, set the camera’s network set tings, perform
rmware upgrade or access the camera’s web client.

Network Setup

1. Run the CD included with the camera and click on the DW IP Finder

™

le.

2. The sof tware will scan your network for all supported cameras and display the

results in the table. Allow up to 5 seconds for the IP Finder to nd the camera on
the network.

3. Select a camera from the list by double-clicking on the camera’s image or

clicking on the ‘Click’ button under the IP Conf. column. The camera’s network
information will appear. If necessary, you can adjust the camera’s network type.

4. The camera’s default network information is:

Default TCP/IP information

• I P : 19 2 .16 8 .1.12 3

• Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0

• G a t e w ay: 192.1 6 8.1.12 3

• D N S : 16 8 .126 . 6 3 .1

Once the camera’s network settings have been setup properly, you can access the
camera’s web viewer using the DW IP Finder™. To open the camera’s web viewer:

1. Find the camera using the DW IP Finder™.

2. Double-click on the camera’s view in the results table.

3. Press the ‘View Camera Website’. The camera’s web viewer will open up in

your default web browser.

4. Enter the camera’s username and password (default are admin / admin).

5. If you are accessing the camera for the rst time, install the VLC les in

order to view video from the camera.

Note: Please see the full product manual for web viewer setup, functions

5. To view the camera’s web viewer, click on ‘View Camera Website’.

‘Port Forwarding’ has to be set in your network’s router for external access
to the camera.

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and camera settings options.