Digital Watchdog MEGApix FLEX DWC-PVX16W Quick Start Manual

WHAT’S IN THE BOX

Quick star t guide &
Download guide

1 Set

Template sheet 1 Set

Torx wre nch 1 Set

Waterproof cap & Ga sket 1 Set

Moisture abso rber – 2pcs
& Absorber guide

1 Set

Test video cable 1 Set

Screw & Plastic a nchor – 4pcs 1 Set

STEP 1 – PREPARING TO MOUNT THE CAMERA

STEP 3 – INSTALLING THE CAMERA

STEP 2 – CABLING THE CAMERA TO EXTERNAL
DEVIC ES

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

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

cover to be damaged. Th is may cause a breakdown or re.

3. For the installation process, rem ove the dome cover from the camera

module by loosen ing the screw on the side of the dome. Use the
wrench provided w ith the camera.

4. Remove the protective foam from the cam era.

5. A ssemble the Sensor Module B lock (with a lens) at the Base Guide.

a. To operate a camera functio ns working properly, the Sensor Mo dule

Block must be ass embled the Base Guide up to four of the B ase
Guide points.

b. Ple ase make sure to t together Sensor Mod ule Block and Base

Guide in accorda nce with the gure below. Unless you fol low the
instructions, the assembly is impossible.

c. Opposite ways asse mbling is impossible due to inter face sockets

locations.

6. Us ing the mounting template sheet or th e camera itself, mark and drill

the necessar y holes in the wall or ceiling.

9. Once all cables are conne cted, secure the camera to the mounti ng

surface using the included screws.

10. Adjust the camera module on the magnetic surface for the ultimate

coverage and view. Each c amera module snaps into positi on using
the magnetic track, allowing for maximum customization and fully
adjustable views. Please refer to the user manual for additional
information on positioning recommendations.

11. Install the moist ure absorber according to the gu ide included. Remove

the dome cover’s inner protec tive lm. Re-attach the camera’s dome
to the camera modul e by aligning the screw holes. Remove t he dome
cover’s outer protective lm to com plete the installation.

DWC- PVX16W

7. Pass the wires through the mount b racket and make all necessar y

connections.

a. NETWORK CO NNECTIONS – Using a PoE Switch or PoE Inje ctor,

connect the camera using an Ethernet cable for both data and
pow er.

b. NET WORK CONNECTIONS – Not using PoE Switch or PoE Injector,

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

POWER

NETWORK

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Template
Sheet

Remove the outer protection
lm from the camer a’s dome
to complete the installation

Remove the
dome cover inner
protection lm

Base Guide

Sensor Module
Block

Power Requirement s Power Consumption

DC12V, PoE+ IEEE 802.3at class 4
(High Power POE injector included)

18W

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2. Search your pro duct by entering the pa rt number in the ‘Search by Product’

search bar. Results for applicable part numbers will populate automatically
based on the par t number you enter.

3. Click ‘Search’. All supporte d materials, includ ing manuals, Quic k Start

Guides (QSG), sof tware and rmware wi ll appear in the resu lts.

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Attention: T his document is inten ded to serve as a quic k reference for init ial
set-up. It is rec ommended that the u ser read the entire i nstruction man ual
for complete and proper installation and usage.

Quick Start Guide

Quick Start Guide

Default Login Information

Username: admin Password: admin

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8. To use the camera’s water proof wir ing:

(1). Install the LA N cable into .

(2). will be assemb led to with a 1/4 turn.

(3). Thread tightly to .

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b

b

c

NOTE: To ensure moisture s eal, make sure the o-ring is in place

between and . In ex treme environments use of an
outdoor rated sealer is recommended.

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b

NOTE: When using the waterproof cap, crimp the RJ45 connector

after passing th e cable through the waterproof cap.

Test Monitor
Select Switch

Reset Button

Resetting the camera: To reset the camera, use the tip of a p aper
clip or a pencil an d press the reset button. Pressin g the button for
ve (5) seconds will i nitiate a camera-wide reset of all the s ettings,
including network settings.

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Quick Start Guide

STEP 4 – CABLING

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

Using a PoE-Enabled Switch Using a Non-PoE Swi tch

Power

Ethernet cable

Ethernet cable

Alarm In

Alarm Out

Audio Out

DI (+)

DI (–)

DO (–)

DO (+)

WHITE

YELLOW

SKY BLUE

PURPLE

Audio In

OPTIONAL:
STEP 5 – MANAGING OPTIONAL SD CARDS

To install the memory ca rd:

1. Detach the camer a’s cover dome from the c amera’s module by

unscrewing the cove r dome screws.

2. Inse rt a Micro SD/SDHC Class 10 card accordi ng to the diagram.

3. To remove the SD ca rd, press the card gently into the card s lot to

release it. The ca rd will pop out automatically.

SD Card Slot

SD Card Slot

SD Card Slot

SD Card Slot

NOTE: The cam era has up to 4 SD card slots. Please refer to th e

diagram below for position.

NOTE: For security purposes, it is highly recommended to change

the cameras default password.

7. To view the camera’s web viewer, click on ‘View C amera Website’.

Use the DW IP Finder

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software to scan th e network and detect all
MEGApix® cameras, set the ca mera’s network settings or acces s the
camera’s web client.

‘Port Forwardi ng’ has to be set in your network’s router for
external acce ss to the camera.

Network Setup

1. Go to: http://www.digital-watchdog.com

2. Sea rch for ‘IP Finder’ on the quick sear ch bar at the top of the page.

3. The l atest IP Finder software will a ppear in the search results. C lick on

the link to download the  le to your computer.

4. Lau nch the DW IP Finder software by do uble-clicking on the

downloaded le.

5. The s oftware will scan your netw ork for all supported came ras and

display the result s in the table. Allow up to 5 seconds for the I P Finder
to nd the camera on the n etwork.

6. Sel ect a camera from the list by doubl e-clicking on the camera’s

image or clicki ng on the ‘Click’ button under the IP C onf. column. The
camera’s network infor mation will appear. If necessar y, you can adjust
the camera’s network ty pe.

Search for Cameras

Cam era’s
Network Settings

Vie w Came ra’s
Thumbnail View

Cam era’s Firmware

Camera Uptime

Open Camera’s IP

Conguration Screen

Filter Search Results

Camera Name,

Model, IP Address,

and MAC Address

Firmware Upgrade

NOTE: Please s ee the full product manua l for web viewer setup,

functions and camera settings options.

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8. To save the chang es made to the camera’s settings, input the ID a nd

PW of the camera for au thentication and click ‘Save’.

9. If the c amera needs to be rebooted after th e settings were changed,

press the ‘Reboot’ b utton. The camera will cycle powe r and will appear
back in the search re sults once the reboot is complete.

Default ID / PW : admin / adm in

NOTE: Some Me nu options may not be available b ased on the camera

model. See the full manual for more information.

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Once the camera’s networ k settings have been setup prope rly, you can
access the came ra’s web viewer using the DW IP Finder™ (see step 7
under STEP 6 IP Finde r™), or directly via a supp orted web browser.

To open the camera’s web viewer:

1. Open a supported web browser (Internet Explorer

®

8.0 or above).

2. Enter th e camera’s IP address and port in the add ress bar. Example:

http://ipaddress/port.

Please note that por t forwarding may be necess ary in order to access

the camera from a di fferent network. Please c ontact your network
administrator for additional information.

3. Enter th e camera’s username and password (defau lt are admin /

admin).

4. If you are a ccessing the camera for the  rst time, install the ActiveX for

web les in order to vie w video from the camera.

STEP 6 – DW IP FINDER

™

STEP 7 – WEB VIEWER

The GUI display m ay differ by camera mo dels.

Default TCP/IP information

• IP: DHCP

Select DHCP if the I nternet service is dynam ic IP. This will
allow the camera to re ceive its IP address from the DHCP
server.

Select STATIC to manually enter the c amera’s IP address,
subnet mask, Gateway a nd DNS information.

Contact your network administrator for more information.

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