D-Link DCS-6620G User Manual

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Table of Contents

Contents of Package .......................................................................................3

Minimum System Requirements ......................................................................3

Introduction ......................................................................................................4

Features and Beneﬁts .....................................................................................4

Connections .....................................................................................................6

Hardware Installation .......................................................................................9

Installation Wizard .........................................................................................10

Installation Wizard Screen .............................................................................15

Enabling UPnPTM for Windows® XP ...............................................................18

Installing IP surveillance Software .................................................................22

Testing the DCS-6620G ..................................................................................26

Security .........................................................................................................27

Using and Conﬁguring the DCS-6620G with a Router ....................................28

Using the DCS-6620G with an Internet Browser ..............................................34

Record Snapshots to your FTP server with Motion Detection .......................65

Using IP surveillance Software ......................................................................69

Installing IP surveillance Software .....................................................69

Launcher ............................................................................................74

Monitor Program ................................................................................77

Scheduling .......................................................................................102

Playback Program ...........................................................................110

Schedule Video Recording with Motion Detection .......................................125

Appendix ......................................................................................................128

Frequently Asked Questions ............................................................128

How to PING Your IP Address .........................................................131

Reset and Restore ..........................................................................132

External I/O Port ..............................................................................133

Technical Speciﬁcations ...................................................................137

Contacting Technical Support ......................................................................139

Time Zone Table ..........................................................................................140

Warranty ......................................................................................................142

Registration .................................................................................................145

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Package Contents

 D-Link SECURICAM DCS-6620G 802.11g PTZ Internet Camera  Remote Control  12V AC Power Adapter  A/V Cables  2 Antennas  Category 5 Ethernet Cable  Camera Stand  Quick Installation Guide  Installation software and manual on CD

If any of the above items are missing, please contact your reseller.

Note: Using a power supply with a different voltage than the one included with the DCS-6620G will cause damage and void the warranty for this product.

Minimum System Requirements

 Internet Explorer 6.0 or above  CPU: Pentium 4, 2.0GHz plus processor  Memory Size: 128MB or above  32MB AGP Video Card

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Introduction

The D-Link SECURICAM Network DCS-6620G 802.11g PTZ (Pan, Tilt, and Zoom) Internet Camera is a full featured surveillance system that connects to an Ethernet, Fast Ethernet wireless or broadband Internet connection to provide remote highquality 2-Way Full Duplex audio, and 10x optical and 10x digital zoom1 for greater clarity and detail from your recordings. The DCS-6620G is the latest product added to the D-Link SECURICAM Network line. The DCS-6620G 802.11g PTZ Internet Camera differs from a conventional PC Camera because it is a stand-alone system with a built-in CPU and Web server, capable of solving demanding security and home/ofﬁce monitoring needs. The 802.11g PTZ Internet Camera can be accessed remotely, and controlled, from any PC or notebook computer over the Internet from anywhere in the world. Simple installation procedures, along with the built-in Web-based interface offers easy integration to your network environments.

Features and Beneﬁts

The SECURICAM Network DCS-6620G 802.11g PTZ Internet Camera is a stand-alone system requiring no special hardware or software such as PC frame grabber cards. For remote viewing, all that is required is a computer with Internet Explorer Web browser (version 6.x or above). Just plug in the camera and monitor the site from your 802.11g PTZ Internet Camera with a valid IP Address.

Introduction

Motorized Pan and Tilt Operation

The DCS-6620G has a pan and tilt function that can expand your viewing area to cover a wide 270o angle side-to-side and a 90o angle up and down. This can be controlled with a PC from any location or locally using the included infrared remote control.

CCD Sensor

The DCS-6620G comes standard with a high quality CCD sensor that is superior to a CMOS type sensor. The variable focus glass lens will facilitate the use of the DCS-6620G providing crystal clear and sharp images. You can view up to 30 frames2 per second of live motion video with 380 TV lines of resolution.

Broad Range of Applications

With today’s high-speed Internet services, the 802.11g PTZ Internet Camera can provide the ideal solution for live video images and audio over the Intranet and Internet for remote monitoring. The DCS-6620G allows remote access from your Internet Explorer Web browser for live image viewing with audio, and allows the administrator to manage and control the

802.11g PTZ Internet Camera anytime and anywhere in the world. Apply the Internet Camera to monitor various objects and places such as homes, ofﬁces, banks, hospitals, child-care centers, amusement parks and other varieties of industrial and public monitoring. The 802.11g PTZ Internet Camera can also be used for intruder detection with its motion-detection mode, capture still images and video images for archiving, and many more applications such as sending images to an FTP server or conﬁguring for E-mail alerts. The DCS-6620G features 2-way

Full-Duplex audio with a built-in microphone that lets you remotely monitor and record audio with your video. With the addition of optional speakers (not included), you can have 2-way

Full-Duplex audio communication with the people you are viewing. The DCS-6620G also features 10x optical and digital zoom for closer viewing.

10x digital zoom enlarges an image by magnifying the pixels in a selected portion of the image by 10 times.

Actual frame rate will vary due to network trafﬁc, compression rate, frame rate, and lighting.

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Supports a Variety of Protocols

In addition, the DCS-6620G supports a variety of platforms including FTP, SMTP, NTP, and HTTP. The camera also supports UPnP and DDNS. DDNS allows the camera to use an easier to remember naming format rather than an IP address. UPnP will allow users of Windows® XP to install the camera with the click of a mouse.

A/V Output

The SECURICAM Network DCS-6620G comes with an A/V output allowing you to connect to your TV activities.

for local viewing. The DCS-6620G can also be connected

Web Conﬁguration

Using the Internet Explorer Web browser, administrators can conﬁgure and manage the

802.11g PTZ Internet Camera directly from its own Web page via the Intranet or the Internet. Up to 20 user names and passwords are permitted, with privilege settings controlled by the administrator.

Features & Beneﬁts

directly to your VCR to record

Powerful Surveillance and Remote Monitoring Utility

The powerful IP surveillance software application assigns an administrator with a pre-deﬁned user ID and password who can modify the 802.11g PTZ Internet Camera settings from the remote site via the Intranet or the Internet. Administrators are allowed to monitor the image, record the image to a hard drive, and take snapshots.

Connection to External Devices

Supporting auxiliary Input/Output connectors, you can connect the 802.11g PTZ Internet Camera to a variety of external devices such as IR-sensors, switches and alarm relays. Combined with programmable alarming equipments, you can develop a variety of security applications that are triggered on alarm-based events. The 802.11g PTZ Internet Camera provides an industry standard in/out external connector for connectivity.

Internal/External Microphone

The SECURICAM Network DCS-6620G allows you to monitor video as well as audio through the web browser. You have the option of using the DCS-6620G’s integrated microphone or your own external microphone using the connection located at the rear of the unit.

Note: Use of audio or video equipment for recording the image or voice of a person without their knowledge and consent is prohibited in certain states or jurisdictions. Nothing herein represents a warranty or representation that the D-Link product provided herein is suitable for the end-user’s intended use under the applicable laws of his or her state. D-Link disclaims any liability whatsoever for any end-user use of the D-Link product, which fails to comply with applicable state, local, or federal laws.

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Connections

Antennas

Microphone Connector

Ethernet 10/100 RJ45 socket

Power Cord socket

External I/O Port

A/V Out Connector

Antenna

Two antennas are included with the DCS-6620G, which are screwed onto the antenna connectors on the back panel. These antennas will provide a connection with a wireless network.

Ethernet 10/100 RJ-45 socket

The DCS-6620G back panel features an RJ-45 connector for connections to 10Base-T Ethernet cabling or 100Base-TX Fast Ethernet cabling. This network port supports the NWay protocol, allowing the 802.11g PTZ Internet Camera to automatically detect or negotiate the transmission speed of the network.

The Ethernet cable included with the DCS-6620G 802.11g PTZ Internet Camera is a Category 5 “straight through” cable. This is the recommended cable type when the camera is connected to a 100Mbps Fast Ethernet network router, hub or switch.

Power Cord socket

The DC power input connector is located on the DCS-6620G 802.11g PTZ Internet Camera’s back panel and is labeled 12V with a single socket to supply power to the 802.11g PTZ Internet Camera.

Microphone

The DCS-6620G 802.11g PTZ Internet Camera has an internal microphone. However, you have the option of using an external microphone by plugging it into the microphone connector.

A/V Out

Plug the included A/V cable into the A/V out connector to use the DCS-6620G with a television or VCR.

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External I/O Port

The DCS-6620G provides a terminal block with two pairs of connectors situated on the back panel. One pair is for input and the other is for output. The External I/O Port provides the physical interface to send, and receive, digital signals to a variety of external alarm devices.

Please refer to the appendix in this manual for detailed information (page 133).

Bottom Panel

Connections

Socket for stand

Attachment socket for the Camera Stand

Located on the bottom panel of the DCS-6620G, the socket is used to connect the camera stand to the 802.11g PTZ Internet Camera by attaching the screw head on the camera stand to the

802.11g PTZ Internet Camera.

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Infrared Remote Control

Included with the DCS-6620G is an infrared remote control. You have the option of controlling the camera via the Pan/Tilt/Zoom Controls using the IP surveillance software, Internet Explorer, or via the infrared remote. To use the remote, make sure that IR Control is enabled on the

Camera Control page in the Conﬁguration Menu under Advanced. Please refer to the section titled “Using the DCS-6620G with an Internet Browser” in this manual for more information.

Zoom In

Auto-Pan

Connections

Arrows

Home

Zoom Out

Auto-Patrol

Arrows:

Home:

Zoom In:

Zoom Out:

Auto-Patrol:

Auto-Pan:

Center:

Stop

Stop:

Center

Use the Up, Down, Left and Right arrows to tilt/navigate the camera lens.

Returns the camera lens to the set home position.

Zooms in to display a speciﬁc area.

Zooms out to display a larger area.

Enables the Auto-Patrol function.

Pans the camera one full cycle.

Centers the camera lens.

Stops the movement of the camera during pan.

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Hardware Installation

1 Connect the Ethernet Cable

Connect one end of the Ethernet cable to the network cable connector located on the back panel of the DCS-6620G, and attach the other end to a router, switch, or network.

If you connect this camera directly to a PC, you will need a cross-over Ethernet cable. If you plug the camera into a hub or router, you will be able to use the

cable included with your camera.

It is required that an Ethernet cable is used during initial setup. Once your wireless conﬁguration

camera to connect to your wireless network.

2 Attach the External Power Supply

Attach the external power supply to the DC power input connector located on the backpanel and connect it to an AC power outlet.

Both the LED will remain lit. The green conﬁgured

red

your camera.

gateway on the

is set, you may disconnect the Ethernet cable and reboot your

of the DCS-6620G (labeled 12V),

and

green

LEDs will ﬂash alternately

LED will not come on until you have

and only the red

Hardware Installation

3 Attach the Antennas

Attach the two antennas to the connectors located on the back panel of the DCS-6620G.

Power source is conﬁrmed when the LED Power Indicator on the 802.11g PTZ Internet Camera is illuminated.

Power LED

LED stands for Light-Emitting Diode.

The Power LED is positioned in the center of the Internet Camera base. As soon as the power adapter is connected to the Internet camera, the power and the activity LED will ﬂash red and

green several times. The DCS-6620G is conducting a self-test. Upon passing the self-test, the

red LED will be solid and the green LED will start to blink to indicate a good connection to an

Ethernet port. light may cycle on and off and your computer This is normal until you have conﬁgured your Internet Camera. The absence of a blinking green LED indicates no connection has been made.

Attaching the Internet Camera to the Camera Stand

The Internet Camera comes with a camera stand with a swivel ball screw head that can be attached to the Internet Camera bottom socket cavity. Attach the camera stand to the Internet Camera and station it for your application. There is a hole located in the base of the camera stand allowing the Internet Camera to be mounted to the ceiling, or any wall securely.

If you are directly connected to the camera via a crossover cable, the

may show an intermittent loss of connectivity.

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Installation Wizard

After you have successfully completed the hardware installation of the DCS-6620G 802.11g PTZ Internet Camera, it is necessary to install software to conﬁgure and operate the camera. The ﬁrst step is to install the Installation Wizard program from the CD. Installation Wizard will allow you to conﬁgure the 802.11g PTZ Internet Camera to your network.

After the Installation Wizard software program is completed, you will have an operating and controllable 802.11g PTZ Internet Camera. From your Internet Explorer Web browser you will be able to access the video and sound from the 802.11g PTZ Internet Camera. The camera has a built-in Web server. This Web server will allow the camera to access the Internet without being attached to a computer and permits users to view the video and audio remotely.

However, it is necessary to install the IP surveillance software from the enclosed CD to create a truly powerful surveillance system. The following section will show in detail the launching of the Installation Wizard and installation of the IP surveillance software.

Installation Wizard

Launching the Installation Wizard program

Insert the CD that is included with the DCS-6620G 802.11g PTZ Internet Camera into your computer’s CD-ROM. The DCS-6620G installation menu will start up automatically from the CD. If the CD does not start up automatically, (this function may be disabled in the Windows operating system), access the CD from Windows My Computer and click on the autorun.exe program to access the installation menu shown below:

Click Install Software

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Installation Wizard

Click Install Wizard

Please wait while the InstallShield Wizard prepares to install.

Click Next

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The InstallShield will install in the following folder. To install into a different folder, click Browse and select another folder.

Select the Program folder that Setup will add program icons to. You may type a new folder name, or select one from the existing folders list.

Installation Wizard

Click Next

Please wait while the Installation Wizard is installed.

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Installation is now complete.

To access the Installation Wizard screen, click on the Installation Wizard Icon on your desktop.

Installation Wizard

Click Finish.

The opening Installation Wizard screen will appear and show a MAC address of

the DCS-6620G and an IP Address (which may or may not be correct depending on what you have your DCS-6620G connected to). If you have a DHCP* server on your network, there will be a valid IP Address displayed here, indicated by a “Yes” under the assigned column.

*A DHCP server is a device that supplies IP Addresses to its clients that are on the same network.

IMPORTANT:

A hardware reset of the 802.11g PTZ Internet Camera may be required if the Installation Wizard cannot ﬁnd the camera. To accomplish this reset, lightly insert a paper clip (or a similar sized tool) into the reset hole on the side of the camera (see page 132 for the location of the reset hole). The LED on the front of the camera will begin blinking alternately. When it stops the blinking cycle continue to hold in the reset button for about 10 seconds.

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The Installation Wizard will now show a MAC address for the DCS-6620G and an IP address. This IP address may not be correct at this step in the installation until you see “Yes” under the assigned column. The camera is now automatically conﬁgured with an IP address consistent to the network it is connected to.

Installation Wizard

Select the MAC address.

Click on the Link to Selected

Devices button.

For more infor mation re g arding the functions of this screen, see the following section titled “Installation Wizard Screen” (page 15).

After you click on the Link to Selected Devices button, Installation Wizard will automatically open your Internet browser to the IP Address of the DCS-6620G it is: http://192.168.0.120. Your DCS-6620G may have a different IP Address.

If a window appears asking to install a Verisign certiﬁcate for authentication Click Yes MPEG-4 video stream to be recognized by Internet Explorer.

. This allows the proprietary

, in this example

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Installation Wizard Screen

After you click “Yes” to the certiﬁcate for authentication, you should see an image from your DCS-6620G 802.11g PTZ Internet Camera.

You have now completed the Setup Wizard and are ready to use your camera! You can also continue to the section titled “Installing IP surveillance Software” (page 22) to install the IP surveillance software before you begin to use the DCS-6620G.

Verisign

Installation Wizard Screen

The following options are available on the Installation Wizard screen by clicking on the corresponding tab:

Search:

Click to search for any available cameras to connect to the network.

Remove:

Uncheck

Links to

Selected

Devices:

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Add:

All:

Click to manually add a camera to the networ k. A window will appear, prompting you to enter the camera’s IP address or domain name. A second window will appear, prompting you to enter the port number.

Click to remove the se lected camera(s) from the network.

Click to uncheck all selected cameras.

Click to view all selected devices on your Internet browser.

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Setup

On the initial Setup Screen you can conﬁgure System and Date/Time settings for each camera. Click Next to conﬁgure Network settings for the camera.

Installation Wizard Screen

System

Settings:

Date/Time

Settings:

Network

Settings:

Wireless

Network

Settings:

Enter a Camera Name and create an Admin password for the camera.

Enter the Date and Time for each camera. These settings can also be conﬁgured on the Tools > System screen (page 57) when conﬁguring the camera via a Web browser.

Here users can conﬁgure the Network Settings for the camera. Enter the IP address, Subnet mask, Default router IP, Primary DNS, and Secondary DNS. Automatically, the option to reset IP address at boot is selected. If you would like to save your IP address settings, make sure to uncheck this box.

Here us ers ca n conf i gur e the Wireless Network Settings for the camera. Enter the SSID and select the Wireless mode, Channel, Tx Rate, and Preamble. Check the Data Encryption box to enable data encryption and conﬁgure the settings. These settings are explained and can also be conﬁgured on the Advanced > Network screen (page 38) when conﬁguring the camera via a Web Browser.

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Click Next and then Apply to save the conﬁgured settings. Users can click Previous to modify changes or mistakes.

Upgrade

The upgrade window allows users to upload a saved ﬁrmware ﬁle. If the ﬁrmware is older than that currently on the camera, a screen will appear indicating so and prompting the user to conﬁrm

the upload.

Installation Wizard Screen

Package

Information:

Locate the

Firmware to

Upgrade:

Selected

Package:

This displays information about the ﬁrmware and plugin currently installed on the camera.

Allows you to browse to the location of the ﬁrmware to be uploaded to the camera.

This displays the ﬁle name of the ﬁrmware selected for upload.

Reset to Default

Click the Reset to Default tab to reset the camera’s settings to factory defaults.

About

Click About to display the current version and date of the Installation Wizard.

Exit

Click the Exit tab to exit the Installation Wizard screen.

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Enabling UPnP for Windows® XP

UPnPTM is short for Universal Plug and Play, which is a networking architecture that provides compatibility among networking equipment, software, and peripherals. The DCS-6620G is a UPnP enabled 802.11g PTZ Internet Camera. If your operating system is UPnP enabled, the device will be easier to conﬁgure. If you do not want to use the UPnP functionality, it can be disabled by unselecting “Enabled” on the DDNS/UPnP settings page under “Advanced” in the conﬁguration menu. Use the following steps to enable UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) settings only if you are running Windows XP. If you are running Windows 2000, UPnP is not available.

Go to Start > Settings.



Enabling UPnPTM for Windows® XP

Click Control Panel

Click

Add or Remove Programs

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The following screen will appear:

Enabling UPnPTM for Windows® XP

Click Add/Remove Windows

Components

Select Networking Services

Click Details

Select Universal Plug

and Play

Click Ok

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Enabling UPnPTM for Windows® XP

Click Next

Please wait while Setup configures the components.

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To view your DCS-6620G 802.11g PTZ Internet Camera in an Internet browser, go to your Desktop and click My Network Places.

Enabling UPnPTM for Windows® XP

Click My Network Places

Click DCS-6620G-146

The last three digits (146), represent the fourth octet of your 802.11g PTZ Internet Camera’s IP address (in this example,

198.168.0.146).

After you click on the DCS-6620G-146 icon, your Internet browser will automatically be opened to the IP Address of the DCS-6620G, in this example it is: http://192.168.0.120. Your DCS-6620G may have a different IP Address

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Installing IP Surveillance Software

The IP surveillance Software on the CD included with the DCS-6620G 802.11g PTZ Internet Camera converts the DCS-6620G into a powerful, yet ﬂexible, surveillance system for home or business, with the following features:

Real-time Monitoring



Video and Audio Recording to hard disk



High quality video



High compression ratio



Maximum of 16 cameras with different monitor layouts



Smart playback



Triggered event browsing



Fast database searching



Conﬁgurable automated alarms



Account password protection



Scheduled recording for each camera



AVI ﬁle export



Motion detection for each camera



Installing IP surveillance Software

To install the IP surveillance software, click on Install IP surveillance Software on the CD included with the 802.11g PTZ Internet Camera. The Welcome screen appears:

Click Next

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Installing IP surveillance Software

Click Yes

Please read the Software Licensing Agreement and click yes if you wish to accept the agreement. Click “No” to exit the installation.

Enter your name and company information and then click “Next”.

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Sele c t th e de s tination directory.

Installing IP surveillance Software

Click Next

Select the program folder the software will be installed into.

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Installing IP surveillance Software

Click Next

The installation is complete.

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Testing the DCS-6620G

Open your Internet browser and type in the IP address of the DCS-6620G. In this example the address is DCS-6620G may have a different IP address based on what you found with the Installation Wizard program).

Testing the DCS-6620G

: http://192.168.0.120 (your

The window in the center of your browser is the camera image window. You should now see a video image and hear the audio over your computer speakers from the DCS-6620G. If you are having problems please consult the FAQ section of this manual (page 128).

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Security

At this point it is highly recommended that you click on the Conﬁguration button on the Home screen, and then the Tools tab to bring you to the Admin screen. Enter a password for security purposes.

Security

To ensure the highest security and prevent unauthorized use of the 802.11g PTZ Internet Camera, the Administrator has the exclusive privilege to access the System Administration settings to allow users entry and authorize privileges for all users. The 802.11g PTZ Internet Camera supports multi-level password protection/access to the 802.11g PTZ Internet Camera that can be restricted to deﬁned users who have a User Name and User Password, which is assigned by the Administrator.

The Administrator can release a public user name and password so that when remote users access the 802.11g PTZ Internet Camera they will have the right to view the image transmitted by the 802.11g PTZ Internet Camera.

When the 802.11g PTZ Internet Camera is used for the ﬁrst time, it is highly recommended that the Administrator set the Administrator Password to constrain user access to the

802.11g PTZ Internet Camera since the Default settings are Null String (no password). Once the Password is deﬁned, only the Administrator has access to the management of the 802.11g PTZ Internet Camera. This procedure should be done as soon as possible since the security features of the 802.11g PTZ Internet Camera will not be enabled until the Administrator Password is deﬁned.

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Using and Conﬁguring the DCS-6620G with a Router

D-Link’s DCS-6620G is a versatile and cost effective 802.11g PTZ Internet Camera offering both video and audio monitoring. It can also serve as a powerful surveillance system in security applications. The DCS-6620G can be used with any wired or wireless router. This section explains how to view the camera from either the Internet or from inside your internal network.

Materials Needed:

• 1 DCS-6620G 802.11g PTZ Internet Camera

• 1 Ethernet Cable

• A Wired or Wireless router such as the D-Link DI-624 Wireless Router

• Ethernet based PC for system conﬁguration

SETTING UP THE DCS-6620G FOR USE BEHIND A ROUTER

Installing a DCS-6620G 802.11g PTZ Internet Camera on your network is an easy 4–step procedure:

Using and Conﬁguring the DCS-6620G with a Router

 Assign a local IP Address to your 802.11g PTZ Internet Camera  View the 802.11g PTZ Internet Camera Using Your Internet Explorer Web browser  Access the Router with Your Web browser  Open Virtual Server Ports for Your Router (Enable Remote Viewing)

This section is designed to walk you through the setup process for installing your camera behind a router and enable remote video viewing. For the basic setup of the DCS-6620G, follow the steps outlined in the Quick Installation Guide.

After you have completed the setup of the DCS-6620G outlined in the Quick Installation Guide you will have an operating camera that has an assigned IP Address. Because you are using a router to share the Internet with one or more PCs, the IP Address assigned to the 802.11g PTZ Internet Camera will be a local IP Address. This allows viewing within your Local Area Network (LAN) until the router is conﬁgured to allow remote viewing of the camera over the Internet.

 Assign a Local IP Address for Your Camera

Run the Installation Wizard program from the CD included with the DCS-6620G. Follow the steps in the Quick Installation Guide to conﬁgure the DCS-6620G. The camera will be assigned a local IP Address that allows it to be recognized by the router.

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Using and Conﬁguring the DCS-6620G with a Router

This is the IP Address assigned to your camera. Write it down for later use.

192.168.0.120 is only an example. You will probably have a different IP Address.

 View the 802.11g PTZ Internet Camera using your Internet Explorer Web browser

Run your Internet Explorer Web browser. In the address bar, type in the IP Address that was assigned to the 802.11g PTZ Internet Camera by the Installation Wizard program. The

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able to view this screen from any PC running Internet Explorer on your LAN.

Click on the Conﬁguration button on the left side of the display. Scroll to the bottom of the Network Conﬁguration page to display the ports used by HTTP and Streaming audio and video.

Home Page appears with a window displaying live video from the camera. You are

Click on the Conﬁguration button.

Viewing the Video on the browser to test the connection

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These are the port settings for your camera. If necessary, these ports can be changed if they are already in use by other devices (e.g. in a multiple camera environment).

Using and Conﬁguring the DCS-6620G with a Router

Router Set-Up and Installation

The following steps generally apply to any router that you have on your network. The D-Link DI-624 is used as an example to clarify the conﬁguration process. Conﬁgure the initial settings of the DI-624 by following the steps outlined in the DI-624 Quick Installation Guide.

 Access Your Router on Your Web Browser

If you have cable or DSL service, you will most likely have a dynamically assigned WAN IP Address. ‘Dynamic’ means that your router’s WAN IP address can change from time to time depending on your ISP. A dynamic WAN IP Address identiﬁes your router on the public network and allows it to access the Internet. To ﬁnd out what your router’s WAN IP Address is, go to the Status screen on your router and locate the WAN information for your router. As shown on the next page the WAN IP Address will be listed. This will be the address that you will need to type in your web browser to view your camera over the Internet. Be sure to uncheck the Reset IP address at next boot button at the top of the screen after modifying the IP address. Failure to do so will reset the IP address when you restart your computer.

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Your WAN IP Address will be listed here.

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Determine Your Router’s IP Address (WAN)

Note: Because a dynamic WAN IP can change from time to time depending on your ISP, you may want to obtain a Static IP address from your ISP. A Static IP address is a ﬁxed IP address that will not change over time and will be more convenient for you to use to access your camera from a remote location.

 Open Virtual Server Ports to Enable Remote Image Viewing

The ﬁrewall security features built into the DI-624 router prevent users from accessing the video from the DCS-6620G over the Internet. The router connects to the Internet over a series of numbered ports. The ports normally used by the DCS-6620G are blocked from access over the Internet. Therefore, these ports need to be made accessible over the Internet. This is accomplished using the Virtual Server function on the DI-624 router. The Virtual Server ports used by the camera must be opened through the router for remote access to your camera. Virtual Server is accessed by clicking on the Advanced tab of the router screen.

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Follow these steps to conﬁgure your router’s Virtual Server settings

• Click Enabled.

• Enter a unique name for each entry.

• Select Both under Protocol Type (TCP and UDP)

• Enter your camera’s local IP Address (e.g., 192.168.0.120 in the example in step

on page 29) in the Private IP ﬁeld.

• If you are using the default camera port settings, enter 80 in to the Public and

Private Port section, click Apply.

• Scheduling should be set to Always so that the camera images can be accessed

at any time.

Repeat the above steps adding ports 5002 and 5003 to both the Public and Private Port sections. A check mark appearing before the entry name will indicate that the ports are enabled.

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Important: Some ISPs block access to port 80. Be sure to check with your ISP so that you can open the appropriate ports accordingly. Some ISPs block trafﬁc on commonly used ports to conserve bandwidth. If your ISP does not pass trafﬁc on port 80, you will need to change the port the camera uses from 80 to something else, such as 800. Not all routers are the same, so refer to your user manual for speciﬁc instructions on how to open ports.

Enter valid ports in the

Virtual Server

your router

Please make sure to check the box on this line to enable settings

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Viewing Your Camera

After all settings have been entered correctly, a PC user inside or outside your network will have access to the camera through the Internet Explorer Web browser. To access the camera from the Internet, type the IP Address of the router given to you by your ISP, followed by a colon, and the port number that you gave your camera (e.g., http://205.163.122.96:83). It is not necessary to enter the colon and port number if you are using the default Web server port 80. To access from a computer on your local (home) network, simply enter the local IP Address of the Camera followed by a colon and the port number (e.g., http://192.168.0.120:83).

http://205.163.122.96:83

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If you are following this manual in the order it is presented, you should now have an operating DCS-6620G 802.11g PTZ Internet Camera conﬁgured with the Installer program. You also have installed the IP surveillance software from the CD. This section of the manual will deal with using the 802.11g PTZ Internet Camera in two parts:

 Using the DCS-6620G with an Internet browser and accessing the screens to

 Using the IP surveillance software with the DCS-6620G.

Open your Internet Explorer Web browser and enter the IP address for your 802.11g PTZ Internet Camera. In the example, this address is 192.168.0.120. Your address may differ.

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control and monitor the camera.

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Home Page Screen

The image from the DCS-6620G should be visible from the Home page on your computer monitor. To the right of the image are controls that allow you to pan and tilt the camera. Pan and tilt can also be controlled within the image. Clicking on any part of the image will cause the camera to reposition itself so that the point will be the center of the image.

Digi tal On/D igit a l Off con trol s th e I/O por t functions.

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Take a Snapshot of the image.

Return to home position.

Tilt/navigate camera using arrows.

Pull down menu:

Pan/Tilt Speed:

Zoom/Focus Speed:

Zoom:

Focus:

Iris:

Auto Pan:

Stop:

Auto Patrol:

Microphone volume

Speaker volume

Digital Zoom

Talk Button

Select a preset position to move the camera to. Select the speed at which the camera will pan or tilt. Select the speed at which the camera will zoom or focus. “-” zooms out, and “+” zooms in. “-” controls focus near, and “+” controls focus far. “-” sets the aperture smaller, and “+” sets the aperture bigger. Pans the camera one full cycle. Stops movement of the camera during pan or tilt. Enables the Auto Patrol feature, please see page 54.

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Home Page Screen (continued)

The image from the DCS-6620G should be visible from the Home page on your computer monitor.

There are two buttons on the left side of the Home page:

Client Settings and Conﬁguration.

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Click on the Client Settings button to change settings related to the connection.

Click Client Settings

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Home > Client Settings

The following options are available from the Connections settings screen:

Media Options

Allows the User to determine whether to recieve

Video & Audio, Video Only, or Audio Only.

Protocol Options

The UDP Protocol should be chosen for most users. Generally the client computer will automatically try these protocols in the following order, UDP -> HTTP. After the client connects to the DCS-6620G successfully, the working protocol will be displayed in “Protocol Option”. The chosen protocol will be recorded in the user’s PC and used for the next connection. If the network environment is changed or users want to let the web browser automatically detect the protocol, select UDP manually and click Save to change the setting and return Home to reconnect with the new setting.

UDP Protocol:

HTTP Protocol:

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Offers the highest image and video quality.However, packet losses will diminish image quality when bandwidth becomes restricted.

If the network is protected by a ﬁrewall and it opens HTTP port (80) only, HTTP protocol must be selected. In this mode, audio is disabled and only video can be viewed. UDP connections will not be available to remote users if all four ports have not been forwarded (as shown on page 32). Only the HTTP port must be forwarded for remote users to make an HTTP connection (video only).

Streaming Options

Selecting Streaming Video will keep the video connection alive and enable you to see streaming smooth video.

Selecting Single JPEG will allow you to see the video in JPEG format. This is done on the client side, where JPEG images get periodically updated from the server according to the “Frame rate” settings.

Talk Button Control Style

Allows the User to determine whether to “click once and talk” or “push to talk”.

Click the Home tab to return to the DCS-6620G Home page.

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Home > Conﬁguration

Click on the Conﬁguration button on the Home page:

Click Conﬁguration

There are 5 tabs across the top of the Conﬁguration screen. From each tab, different elements of the DCS-6620G can be conﬁgured. The Advanced tab is the default screen in Conﬁguration and Network is the default screen under Advanced.

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Conﬁguration > Advanced > Network

Click Network

Any changes made to these settings will require the system to restart . Make sure every ﬁeld is correct before clicking on Apply.

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Reset IP Address at next boot

Once the DCS-6620G is conﬁgured, this box should be unchecked at all times. If the box has been checked and the connection is lost, run Installation Wizard to ﬁnd the camera’s IP address.

General Settings

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IP address:

Subnet mask:

Default router:

Primary DNS:

Secondary DNS:

HTTP Settings

HTTP Port:

Streaming Settings

Necessary for network identiﬁcation.

Used to determine if the destination is in the same subnet. The default value is “255.255.255.0.”

The router used to forward frames to destinations in a different subnet. Invalid router settings may cause the failure of transmissions to a different subnet.

Primary domain name server that translates names to IP addresses.

Secondary domain name server to backup the primary one.

Can be set to other than the default port 80. When the administrator changes the HTTP port of the DCS-6620G (which has an IP address of 192.168.0.120) from 80 to 8080, users must type http://192.168.0.100:8080 in the Web browser bar.

UDP Video channel port:

UDP Audio channel port:

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Can be set to other than the default port 5003 to correspond with the port opened by the ﬁrewall.

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WLAN Conﬁguration Settings (continued)

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SSID:

Wireless mode:

Channel:

TX rate:

Preamble:

(Service Set Identiﬁer) is a name that identiﬁes your wireless network. Access Points and wireless clients attempting to connect to a speciﬁc WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) must use the same SSID. The default setting is default.

Click on the pull-down menu; select from thefollowing options: Infrastructure – connecting the WLAN using an Access Point such as the DWL-1000AP+. (The default setting.) Ad-Hoc – wireless mode used when connecting directly to a computer equipped with a wireless adapter in a peer-to-peer environment (use this setting if you do not have an Access Point).

The default wireless channel setting is channel 6. Select the channel that is the same as the other wireless devices on your network.

Select the transmission rate on the network. Auto is the default setting.

Select Long or Short Preamble. The Preamble deﬁnes the length of the CRC block (Cyclic Redundancy Check is a common technique for detecting data transmission errors) for communication between the Access Point and the roaming wireless Network adapters. Long Preamble is the default setting. Note: High network trafﬁc areas should use the shorter preamble type.

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Security:

Auth Mode:

Key length:

Key format:

Choose one of the following modes:

None – No encryption is selected. WEP – The user can select 64-bit or 128-bit encrytpion in HEX

or ASCII mode. WPA-PSK – Selecting this mode will require an input of the preshared key between the camera and the wireless device it is connected to.

Choose one of the following authorization modes: Auto – Will automatically adjust to the Authentication mode of the wireless client. Shared Authentication – Allows communication only with other devices with identical WEP settings. Open Authentication – Communicates the key across the network.

Select the key length of 64-bits (10 characters in HEX or 5 in ASCII), 128-bits (26 characters in HEX or 13 in ASCII).

Select either HEX or ASCII.

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Default key:

Click Apply to make changes effective

This will preset 4 separate keys that you can choose at a later time.

Conﬁguration > Advanced > Mail & FTP

Click the Mail & FTP button from the Conﬁguration screen to access video settings that control sending images via e-mail or FTP.

Click Mail & FTP

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SMTP

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SMTP (mail) server 1:

SMTP account name 1:

SMTP password 1:

Recipient e-mail address 1:

SMTP(mail) server 2:

SMTP account name 2:

SMTP password 2:

Recipient e-mail address 2:

Return e-mail address:

FTP Settings

The domain name or IP address of external mail server.

The user name used to log into your e-mail account (e.g. jdoe or jdoe@yourisp.com depending on your ISP).

The password used to log into your e-mail account. (The password will appear as dots instead of entered characters.)

The e-mail address of recipients for snapshots or a system log ﬁle. Multiple recipients must be separated by a semicolon “;”

The domain name or IP address of a secondary mail server used only if the primary mail server is unreachable.

The user name for the second SMTP server.

The password used to log into the second e-mail account. (The password will appear as dots instead of entered characters.)

The e-mail address of recipients for the secondary server.

The return e-mail address to use if the snapshot or system log e-mail fails to send. (This address should be within the SMTP server’s domain for authentication purposes.)

Local FTP server port:

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1st FTP server:

1st FTP server port:

1st FTP user name:

1st FTP password:

Can be other than default port 21. If you ﬁnd that you want to change the port to a port number other than 21, you will need to specify the port when connecting to the FTP server. For example FTP://68.5.1.81:60 (if you are to use port 60 for your FTP server port)

The domain name or IP address of the external FTP server. The following user settings must be correctly conﬁgured for remote access.

The port to access the external FTP server.

Granted user name on the external FTP server.

Granted password on the external FTP server.

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1st FTP remote folder:

Primary FTP Passive

Mode:

2nd FTP server:

2nd FTP server port:

2nd FTP user name:

2nd FTP password:

Granted folder on the external FTP server. The string must conform to the external FTP server. Some FTP servers cannot accept a preceding slash symbol before the path if there is no virtual path mapping. Refer to the instructions of the external FTP server for details. The folder privilege must be open for upload.

If the DCS-6620G is located inside a network that is protected by a ﬁrewall, a data connection for FTP may be prohibited. Passive mode FTP can bypass this rule and allow the uploading of snapshots. If the passive mode is selected, the DCS-6620G can automatically attempt to upload in active mode if the external FTP server does not support passive mode.

The domain name or IP address of the external FTP server. Note that the 2nd FTP server will only be used if the 1st FTP is unavailable. If image upload to the 1st FTP is successful, no attempts will be made to connect to the 2nd FTP server.

The port to access the backup FTP server.

Granted user name on the backup FTP server.

Granted password on the backup FTP server.

2nd FTP remote folder:

Secondary FTP Passive

Click Apply to make changes effective

Invalid settings may cause the DCS-6620G to not respond. Change the conﬁguration settings only if necessary. Consult with your network administrator or your Internet Service Provider (ISP) if you do not have the necessary information. If you cannot connect to the camera,

refer to page 132 for camera reset and restore factory settings procedures.

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Granted folder on the backup FTP server.

Passive mode setting for the backup FTP server.

Mode:

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Conﬁguration > Advanced > DDNS & UPnP

Click the DDNS & UPnP button from the Conﬁguration screen to access DDNS & UPnP settings.

Click DDNS & UPnP

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Dynamic DNS (DDNS)

Dynamic DNS (Domain Name Service) is a method of keeping a domain name linked to a changing (dynamic) IP address. With most Cable and DSL connections, you are assigned a dynamic IP address and that address is used only for the duration of that speciﬁc connection. With the DCS-6620G, you can setup your DDNS service and the DCS-6620G will automatically update your DDNS server every time it receives a different IP address. Depending on the service, this update may take a few hours.

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Enable DDNS:

Provider:

Host name:

Username/E-mail:

Password/Key:

Click to enable the DDNS function.

Select your Dynamic DNS provider from the pull down menu.

Enter the host name of the DDNS server.

Enter your username or e-mail used to connect to the DDNS server.

Enter your password or key used to connect to the DDNS server.

UPnP

UPnP is short for Universal Plug and Play, which is a networking architecture that provides compatibility among networking equipment, software, and peripherals. The DCS-6620G is a UPnP enabled 802.11g PTZ Internet Camera. If your operating system is UPnP enabled, the device will be easier to conﬁgure. If you do not want to use the UPnP functionality, it can be disabled by unselecting “Enable UPnP”.

Click Apply to make changes effective

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Conﬁguration > Advanced > Video

Click the Video button from the Conﬁguration screen to access video settings that affect how the video image appears.

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Click Video

Color:

Size:

Maximum frame rate:

Video codec type:

Select either for color or monochrome video display

Three options exist for the sizes of the video display. You can select between 176x120/176x144, 352x240/352x288, or 704x480/ 401x576. The ﬁrst value represents the PAL format of video and the second value represents the NTSC format. In 704x480/401x576 mode, the frame rate will be reduced to 10fps and increased to 30fps automatically when it is switched back to a lower image size.

This limits the maximal refresh frame rate, which can be combined with the “Video quality control” to optimize the bandwidth utilization and video quality. If the User wants to ﬁx the bandwidth utilization regardless of the video quality, choose “Fix bit rate” and select the desired bandwidth.

It can be either MJPEG or MPEG4. In MJPEG mode, the video frames are independent. In MPEG4 mode, there are I frames and P frames. To decode a P frame need the information of previous frame. MPEG4 consumes much less network bandwidth than MJPEG.

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Key frame interval:

Video quality control:

Flip:

Mirror:

A large “Key frame interval” value can reduce the bit rate, but if there is a packet loss during transmission, it will cause image corruption. “Fix bit rate” and “Key frame interval” are only available in “MPEG4” mode. The video quality may be poor due to the sending of maximal frame rate within the limited bandwidth, which is when images are moving rapidly. Consequently, to ensure detailed video quality (quantization rate) regardless of the network, it will utilize more bandwidth to send the maximal frames when images change drastically.

To ﬁx the bandwidth utilization regardless of the video quality, choose Fix bit rate and select the desired bandwidth. The video quality may be reduced in order to send maximum frames with limited bandwidth, especially when images change drastically. For higher video detail regardless of the bandwidth selection, select Fix quality and select a video quality level. This setting will utilize more bandwidth to send the maximum frames when images change drastically.

Vertically rotate the video.

Horizontally rotate the video. Check options both if the Network Camera is installed upside down.

Click Apply to make changes effective

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Improve efﬁciancy

in the multi-user

environment:

Check this option to improve efﬁciency in the multi-user environment when running in the low bandwidth environment.

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Conﬁguration > Advanced > Audio

Click the Audio/Video button from the Conﬁguration screen to access video settings that affect how the video image appears.

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Click Audio

Transmission Mode:

Full Duplex

(Talk and listen

Simultaneously):

Half Duplex

(Talk or listen, not at the

same time):

There are ﬁve options to select. For all the modes, only one client can talk to the server at the same time.

In this mode, the User can talk to the server while listening sound from the server simultaneously.

In this mode, the User can talk to the server or listen from the server, but not at the same time.

Simplex- Talk only:

Simplex- Listen only:

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Disable:

In this mode, the User can only talk to the server.

In this mode, the User can only listen from the server.

In this mode, the audio is disabled in both directions.

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Send audio from the

active client to all the

other clients:

Improve audio quality

in low bandwidth

environment:

Audio source:

Acoustic echo

cancellation:

Bit rate:

In half duplex transmission mode, select the option to talk to the server and broadcast your voice to all the other clients.

If the Network Camera works in versatile or low network bandwidth environment, the User can check this option to improving audio quality by sacriﬁcing some real-time synchronization.

Select source from external or built-in microphone.

If the Network Camera works in versatile or low network bandwidth environment, the User can check this option to improving audio quality by sacriﬁcing some real-time synchronization.

There are three kinds of bit-rate for audio. 32Kbps and 24Kbps are suitable for both music and speech like audio while 8Kbps are suitable for only speech like audio.

Recommendations for setting video for the best performance:

“Best performance” means the image refresh rate should be the fastest possible and the video quality should be the best possible at the lowest network bandwidth possible. Three factors, Maximum frame rate, Fix bit rate, and Fix quality in the Video Conﬁguration page, are related to performance.

Recording settings for real-time motion images

To achieve a real-time visual effect, the network bandwidth should be large enough to transmit 20 image frames per second (fps) or more. If you are on a broadband network over 1Mbps, you can set Fix bit Rate to 1000Kbps or 1200Kbps, or set Fix quality to achieve the maximum frames. The maximum frame rate is 25 in 50Hz system and 30 in 60Hz system. If your network bandwidth is more than 384Kbps, you can adjust Fix bit rate according to your bandwidth and set the maximum frame rate of 25 to 30.

If the images vary dramatically in your environment, you may slow down the maximum frame rate to 20 to decrease the transmitted data for better video quality. Since the human eye could not easily differentiate between 20 and 25 or 30 frames per second, the slower frame rate will not be noticed. If your network bandwidth is below 384 Kbps, you should adjust the bit rate according to your bandwidth and experiment to allow for the best frame rate that can be achieved. The faster frame rate in a slow network will blur the images. You may also try to choose 352x240/352x288 in size option for better images or 704x480/704x576 for larger image size. Because the network has burst constraints and everyone’s environment is not the same, any poor connection will impair normal performance.

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Recommendations for setting video for the best performance (continued):

Recording settings to compromise between real-time and clear images

If you have a broadband network, set Fix quality to Good image quality, or higher, instead of setting the Bit rate. Otherwise, ﬁx the bit rate according to your actual network speed and set the frame rate to 30. If the image quality is low, select a lower frame rate above 15. If the image quality is still not improved, select a lower bit rate.

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Click the Image Setting button from the Conﬁguration screen to access additional settings that affect how the video image appears.

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Click the video button from the Conﬁguration screen to access video settings that affect how the video image appears.

From this screen you can ﬁne tune the video image.

Image Brightness, Contrast, Saturation and Hue are all adjusted in the same manner. For each video compensation you can set from among eleven levels ranged from -5 to +5.

You may press to ﬁne-tune the image and see what effect the setting will have on the image. When the image is acceptable, press to store the image settings, or to recall the original settings. If settings are changed without saving, they will be used until the next system start-up.

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Conﬁguration > Advanced > CCD Setting

Click CCD Setting

Auto electronic shutter:

Once the shutter is selected as “Auto”, the IRIS of the CCD will become ﬁxed. Select this setting if you select Low lux mode.

Auto tracking white balance:

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Low lux mode:

Checking this box will assist in seeing objects in poor illuminative environments.

Apply when the DCS-6620G is aiming outdoors. Adjusting the 9 levels of white levels can help the camera to capture video with correct colors.

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White balance control:

Low lux mode:

Auto switch to B/W in low lux

mode:

Enable BLC:

BLC sens level:

BLC area selection:

Apply when indoors to adjust video colors. The administrator can set different color temperatures (3200K~9600K) to get correct colors.

Checking this box will assist in seeing objects in poor illuminative environments.

Checking this box along with “Low lux mode”, will convert the video to black and white automatically, if the camera is aiming at a dark environment.

This option is for back light compensation.

This option allows objects to be seen more clearly. The BLC sens level is about sensitivity of BLC detection

Clicking this option will bring up a new window that will allow you to select the areas to enable BLC.

Conﬁguration > Advanced > Motion Detection

Click the Motion Detection button from the Conﬁguration screen to access settings that effect how the DCS-6620G PTZ Internet Camera can serve as a security device by recording only when motion is detected.

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Enable motion detection:

Window Name:

Sensitivity:

Percentage:

Note: Setting a higher sensitivity and a lower percentage will make any motion more easily

detected.

New:

Check this option to turn on the motion detection.

The text entered here will show at the top of the motion window.

Sets the measurable difference between two sequential images that would indicate motion.

Sets the amount of motion in the window being monitored that is required to initiate a motion detected alert. If this is set to 100%, this means that motion is detected within the whole window to trigger a snapshot.

Click to add a new window. A maximum of three motion windows can be opened simultaneously. Use your mouse to drag the window frame to resize or the title bar to move. Clicking on the ‘x’ at the upper right corner of the window will close the window.

Save:

To display motion detection, a graphic bar will rise or fall depending on the image variation.

A green bar means the image variation is under the monitoring level, and no motion detection alert is triggered. A red bar means the image variation is over the monitoring level and a motion detected alert is triggered. When the bar goes red, the window that the motion is detected in will also be outlined in red (note: remember that you can have up to 3 windows selected for motion detection). You can return to the DCS-6620G Home Page and the monitored window will not be visible, but the red frame will show on the home page when motion is detected.

Saves the related settings of that window.

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Conﬁguration > Advanced > Camera Control

Click the Camera Control button from the Conﬁguration screen to access settings that affect how the DCS-6620G 802.11g PTZ Internet Camera can pan and move to preset locations.

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Click Camera Control

Left, Up, Right, Down, & Home:

Zoom:

Focus:

Iris:

Pan Speed:

Tilt Speed:

Zoom Speed:

Auto Pan/Patrol Speed:

“Home” aims the camera to the center, where as the other buttons aim the camera accordingly.

“-” controls the zoom widely function, “Zoom” automatically returns the lens to normal view, “+” controls the zoom telescopically function.

“-” controls the focus near function, “Focus” automatically controls the focus normal function, and “+” controls the focus far function.

“-” sets the aperture smaller, “Iris” automatically sets the aperture to normal, and “+” sets the aperture bigger.

Select the speed at which the camera will pan for a full cycle from the pull down menu. Select a value between -5 and +5,

-5 being the slowest setting.

Select the speed at which the camera will tilt for a full cycle from the pull down menu. Select a value between -5 and +5,

-5 being the slowest setting. Select the speed at which the camera will zoom for a full

cycle from the pull down menu. Select a value between -5 and +5, -5 being the slowest setting.

Select the speed at which the camera will pan during auto patrol. Select a value between 1 and 5, 1 being the slowest setting.

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Current Position:

Preset Position:

Dwelling Time:

Enable IR Control:

Zoom times display:

Patrol Selection:

Enter a name for the position at which you would like to preset the DCS-6620G. Click Add to add the new preset position to the Preset Locations list.

Using the pull down menu, you can delete a preset position by selecting it and clicking Delete.

Set the value of time that the camera will remain on each preset position before moving to the next. The dwelling time can be set between 1 and 255 seconds.

Click this to allow the DCS-6620G to be controlled by the included remote.

Checking this box allows the Administrator to display the zoom magnitude on the transmitted video.

To use the Auto Patrol feature, select the desired preset positions from the Preset Locations list and add them to the

Selected Locations list by clicking Select. You can then select

the order in which the camera will patrol through the preset locations by selecting a location and clicking UP or DN. Click Remove to remove a location from the list.

Click Apply to make changes effective

Save:

The button is valid for “Pan speed”, “Tilt speed”, “Tilt speed”, “Auto pan/patrol speed”, “Enable IR control”, “Dwelling time” and “Patrol selection”. In other words, after changing these settings, and

the “Save” button is not clicked, the new setting of the camera will not take effect.

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Conﬁguration > Tools > Admin

Click on the Tools tab to access 4 utility screens for controlling and administering the DCS-6620G

. The default screen in Tools is the Admin screen.

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The DCS-6620G is manufactured without any passwords by default. This allows the ability to access the DCS-6620G (including the Conﬁguration) by anyone as long as the IP address is known. It is recommended that you enter a password to restrict others from accessing your camera.

Type a password in the New Password ﬁeld to enable protection, and then conﬁrm the password in Conﬁrm Password ﬁeld.

This password is used to identify the administrator. You can add accounts with User name and User Password for other users in the Add user section.

You can provide up to twenty accounts for other users / visitors. Each account identiﬁes the access right. This allows multiple visitors to share the same account of different levels. The options Permission for I/O Control (Digital In/Digital Out) and Permission for PT Control are provided for each account. Some users may need to be prohibited from controlling your attached security devices.

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Guest account:

This option allows a user to connect to a camera with view -only privileges. User name is “demo”. No password is required. This is useful for demonstrations and keeps guests separate from users with accounts.

Conﬁguration > Tools > System

Click on the System button to access the System settings from the Tools menu.

Camera Name

Click System

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Camera name:

Turn off the LED

indicator:

The text will display as the title of the window within the Windows operating system. This name will also appear on the log-in screen (once a password has been set).

Check this option to shut off the LED at the base of the camera. This will prevent anyone from observing the operation of the 802.11g PTZ Internet Camera.

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Keep current date and

time:

Sync with computer time:

Manual:

Automatic:

NTP server:

Time zone:

Click to save the current date and time of DCS-6620G. An internal real-time clock maintains the date and time even when the power is off.

Synchronize the date and time of DCS-6620G with the local computer. The date and time of the PC is displayed and updated in the DCS-6620G.

Adjust the date and time according to what is entered by the administrator. Notice the format in the related ﬁeld while typing.

Synchronize with the NTP server over the Internet whenever the DCS-6620G starts up. It will fail if the assigned timeserver cannot be reached.

Assign the IP address or domain name of the timeserver. Leaving the text box blank will let DCS-6620G connect to default time servers.

Used to adjust the hour of timeservers for local settings.

Click Apply to make changes effective

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Conﬁguration > Tools > Applications

Click on the Applications button to access the Applications settings from the Tools menu.

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Weekly schedule

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Sunday through Saturday:

Snapshots begin at:

Snapshots stop at:

All of the time except for

the above schedule:

Event operation

Delay second(s) before

detecting next event:

Take snapshots at second(s)

Trigger condition:

after event:

Select the weekdays that should perform the following operations:

Set the time to start operations. Setting the begin time the same as the stop time will force the operations to run continuously.

Sets the time to stop the operations.

If you do not wish to set a schedule, this box must be checked.

Sets the time delay before restarting to check the trigger condition when the current condition is triggered.

After a snapshot is taken because of a trigger, another snapshot will be taken after the configured time in seconds.

There are 4 conditions related to the digital input and three windows for motion detection. There can be multiple selections. Select the appropriate digital input condition according to the characteristics of the external device. “High”, “low” indicate external voltage input for level trigger, while “rising”, “falling” is for edge triggers. There are three windows shown for the names you deﬁned for motion detection. “Undeﬁned” will show instead of the window title if motion detection is not setup yet. An active, named motion window must be checked for motion detection to be possible.

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Reset output:

Check and save this option to reset the external device at the digital output back to the original state.

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Trigger action:

Sequential Operation

Snapshot every second(s):

Send snapshots by e-mail:

There are four options for two actions regarding either trigger condition. They can have multiple selections. While choosing the trigger output alarm, the digital output will short both pins to connect the circuit of the attached external device; otherwise both pins will be open. While choosing to upload snapshots, the method can be either e-mail or FTP. The snapshot names will be “videopre. jpg”, videotrg.jpg”, and “videopos.jpg” respectively for the snapshots before event, right upon event, and after event. The date and time sufﬁx may be added according to the option. Conﬁrm the external mail or FTP server settings in network conﬁguration.

The DCS-6620G will send snapshots at the speciﬁed interval to the external server according to the chosen method. Remember this operation is dependent to the weekly schedule.

Any upload action speciﬁed in the options above will use the method chosen here. The captured snapshot named “video.jpg” will be attached in the e-mail with subject “Periodic snapshots.”

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Send snapshots by FTP:

FTP put snapshots with

date and time sufﬁx:

The captured snapshots will upload to the external FTP server with the ﬁle name depending on the next option. It can be used to refresh the captured image stored in the external web server to build creative homepages.

If the sufﬁx is added, the captured date and time can be easily differentiated from the snapshot ﬁle name in either sequential or event operation. For instance, “video@20020102030405.jpg” means the JPEG image was captured at 4 minutes and 5 seconds after 3 o’clock, January 2nd, A.D. 2002. If the sufﬁx is omitted, the ﬁle named “video.jpg” on the external FTP server will be refreshed at the speciﬁed interval.

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Click Apply to make changes effective

Click on the Default button to access the factory setting restoration and camera calibration options from the Tools menu.

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Click Default

Click Apply on the screen to restore factory default settings. This means any changes made will be lost and the system will be reset to the initial status when shipped from the factory. After conﬁrmation, the system will restart and require the Installation Wizard software program to locate the IP address of the DCS-6620G.

Click Apply under Calibrate to restore them camera’s factory lens position. This means that the camera will be recalibrated to the default center to position to recover from any external forces that may have affected it.

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Conﬁguration > Status > Device Info

Click on the Status tab to access Device Info and a Log of DCS-6620G system activity. The Device Info is the default screen when you click on the Status tab.

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Click Device Info

The Device Info screen lists the following important settings that are currently set for the

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• Firmware Version number

• Mac Address

• IP Address

• Subnet Mask

• Default router address

• Primary DNS Address

• Secondary DNS Address

Conﬁguration > Status > Log

Click on the Log button to access a system log of system activity from the Status menu. The content of the log ﬁle reveals useful information about the current conﬁguration and connection logged after the DCS-6620G boots up.

Click Log

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Conﬁguration > Help

Click on the Help tab to access descriptions of the particular function you need help with. The help screen is organized in the order of the tabs and then each menu item under that tab.

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Record Snapshots to your FTP server with Motion Detection

Administrators can combine options on the application page to perform many useful security tasks. There are two trigger sources available: from an external sensor or with built-in motion detection. There are also two kinds of actions that can respond to these events that include uploading snapshots over the internet and driving attached devices. To upload the snapshots, users can choose either e-mail or FTP according to user’s needs. Both e-mail and FTP use the network settings on the network page. This section describes how to enable motion detection

and record snapshots to an FTP server.

If no external sensor is available, administrators can utilize the built-in motion detection to monitor any abnormal movement and then record the snapshots to an FTP or SMTP server.

Click the Motion Detection button under the Advanced tab from the Conﬁguration screen to access settings that affect how the DCS-6620G 802.11g PTZ Internet Camera can serve as a security device by recording only when motion is detected.

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In this window, follow the steps below to ensure that motion detection is correctly enabled:

 Check “Enable motion detection.”  Click on “New” to have a new window to monitor video.  Enter in a window name.  Adjust the “Sensitivity” and “Percentage” levels according to the local

environment. The highest sensitivity and lowest percentage provides the most sensitive setting. Percentage refers to the area that is covered by motion before detection is intialized.  Click on save to enable the activity display.

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Next, click the Mail & FTP button under the Advanced tab to set the FTP server settings for the DCS-6620G.

Click Mail & FTP

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123.123.123.1

John Smith

Snapshot

In this window, enter the settings for the FTP server you wish to record to. Optionally, you can enter settings for a secondary backup FTP server.

Local FTP server port:

The Default port is 21. To connect to an FTP server, it is recommended that you do not change the port number unless your camera is behind a router. If your camera is behind a router, you can assign any port number to this ﬁeld, but you must enable port forwarding on the router. Please refer to your router manual for more information on port forwarding.

1st FTP server:

If you are going to upload snapshots to an FTP server, you will need to ﬁll in the Domain name or IP address of your external FTP server such as ftp://dlink.com or ftp://123.123.123.1. (The server name and IP address will vary depending on the user.) The following user settings must be correctly conﬁgured for remote access.

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1st FTP user name:

1st FTP password:

1st FTP remote folder:

Primary FTP passive

mode:

2nd FTP server:

2nd FTP user name:

Specify the user name to access the external FTP server (ex. John Smith).

Specify the password to access the external FTP server (ex. 12345).

Specify the destination folder in the external FTP server (ex. snapshot).

Passive mode will allow access to an external FTP server if your camera is behind a router protected by a ﬁrewall.

Specify the Domain name or IP address of your second external FTP server. This ﬁeld is optional if you have already ﬁlled in the information for the ﬁrst FTP server.

Specify the user name to access your backup FTP server.

2nd FTP password:

2nd FTP remote folder:

Secondary FTP passive

mode:

For detailed information about each setting, please refer to Conﬁguration > Advanced > Network in the section titled “Using the DCS-6620G With an Internet Browser” (page 34). Click the apply button when ﬁnished.

Specify the user password to your backup FTP server.

Specify the destination folder on your external backup FTP server.

Passive mode will allow access to a second external FTP server if your camera is behind a router protected by a ﬁrewall.

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Next, click the Applications button under the Tools tab to set the application settings for the DCS-6620G.

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Click Applications

In this window, follow the steps below to set the application settings for snapshots to be recorded to an FTP site:

 Select the weekdays you would like to record and enter the “Snapshots begin” time and “Snapshots end” time for the weekly schedule, or select “All the time except for the above schedule” if you want to enable full time snapshot recording.

 Check “Event operation.”  Set the delay “before detecting next event” to avoid continuous false alarms

following the original event.  Set the delay to “take snapshots after event” to capture the direction of the moving object.

 Check the window name (in this case Lab).  Check “Upload snapshots while motion detected.”  Click “Send snapshots by FTP” and check “FTP put snapshots with date and time

sufﬁx”  Click the “Apply” button to save the settings.

Click the apply button when ﬁnished. You are now able to record snapshots to your FTP server when motion detection is triggered.

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Installing the IP surveillance Software

Before you begin installing this application software, the hardware system requirements must be checked ﬁrst. The minimum system requirements recommended for this application are as follows:

Browser: Internet Explorer 5.x or above CPU: Intel Pentium 4 2.4GHz or above SDRAM: 128MB SDRAM Hard Disk: 40GB Display Chip: nVidia, TNT, TNT2, GeForce series with 64MB Display memory ATI Radeon series with 128MB Display memory

Put the installation disk into your CD-ROM, and it will run automatically. If it does not, open “My Computer” and double click on the CD-ROM icon. Next the installation menu will appear.

Click “Install Software”. The following window will appear.

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Click IP surveillance

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Click Next

The “License Agreement” window below will appear. Please read the following license agreement carefully. Click “Yes” to accept this agreement and proceed with the installation.

Click Yes

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Next, the “User information” window below will appear. This window will prompt you to enter the user name and company name. Enter your user name and company name and then click

“Next” to continue.

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Click Next

You must setup the administrator’s password in order to proceed. Input and conﬁrm your password in the window shown in below. Click “Next” to continue.

Click Next

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Select the installation directory for this application software and click “Next”, which is shown in the ﬁgure below. You can change the installation directory by clicking “Browse…”

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Click Next

Select a program folder to install the application software and then click “Next”, which is shown in the ﬁgure below.

Click Next

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After checking all the setup information in the window shown below, click “Next” to start the installation of the application software.

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Click Next

Click “Finish”, in the window shown below, to ﬁnish installation. The program is now installed on your computer.

Click Finish

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Launcher

Launcher is a controller program that allows users to invoke Monitor or Playback quickly.

System Tray Icon

The Launcher icon reﬂects current state of IP surveillance. The icon in the system tray signiﬁes that the IP surveillance Software is currently active on the system.

Security for Launcher

When Launcher starts, there is no need to undergo a username/password check. But when users want to click on the icon of Launcher on system tray, Launcher will popup a username/ password dialog the ﬁrst time for menu popup or when Launcher is locked. If a user fails to pass the authentication check, no menu will show up. If a user fails 3 consecutive tries he/she will be locked out for a period of 60 seconds.

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After passing authentication, users will be able to use all the functions. If users want to leave the computer, it is possible to lock the Launcher for security reason. When Launcher is locked,

the user will need to pass authentication again to see the popup menu.

Below is the login window:

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When Launcher is locked, the unlock window will appear, prompting for the user password in order to unlock.

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The input area of the dialog will be grayed (disabled) for 60 seconds after 3 consecutive failures.

User Interface

Below is the user interface for Launcher:

The main user interface for Launcher is an icon on system tray, and the popup menu appears when the user clicks on the icon. The menu items are listed below:

Lock Launcher

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When this item is selected, Launcher will enter lock mode. In lock mode, whenever

users want to invoke the menu, a dialog asking for ID and password will appear. The interface for this dialog is covered in the previous section.

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Tools



Contains many utilities. Currently only change password is implemented. The change

password dialog looks like this:

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Autorun at Startup

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Users can select whether or not to autorun Launcher when Window boots up.

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Monitor

Starts up the Monitor program. If the Monitor program is already running, clicking this

button will re-open the Monitor window.

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Playback Starts up the Playback program. If the Playback program is already running, clicking

this button will re-open the Playback window.

Logout



Logs out user from IP surveillance. After logging out, if the user wants to return to the

menu, and clicks the Launcher icon, the authentication box will appear prompting for username and password again.



Exit Exits Launcher. If users choose this option, Launcher will show a message box prompting

to conﬁrm if users really want to exit, and warn users that exiting Launcher will also close Monitor and Playback.

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Features of the Monitor Tool

Traditional Surveillance Features:

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Real-time monitoring

Pan and Tilt control

Recording

Special Features:

The digital surveillance system supports not only the features listed above, but also the following features, which make the system more powerful and convenient.

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Simultaneous real-time monitoring and recording audio and video

High quality video up to full screen display

High compression ratio

Maximum of 16 cameras with different monitor layouts

Smart playback

Triggered event browsing with 9 preview video windows

Fast database searching

Auto alarm in multiple modes

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Account-password protection

Multiple recording modes: Event-driven, Scheduled, and manual recording for each camera.

Intelligent database index modes: indexing by sharp time tag, time interval, and motion detected events.

Just-in-time snapshot

AVI export

Motion detection with 3 alert windows for each camera

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Application Layout and Functionalities

This section demonstrates a global view of the monitor tool, shown below. The components of the monitor tool will be introduced in detail in the following sections.

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Misc. Functions

Channel Area

Layout Area

Hard Disk Status

Common Controls

PTZ DI/DO and Alert Message

There are several parts in the monitor tool:



Misc. functions:

These include application exit, minimization, full screen monitoring, lock, stop alert, and conﬁguration menu for camera conﬁgurations, global settings, scheduler settings and the user information of this application software. The tips about these operations are provided on-line when you move the mouse cursor over them.

Video Area

Display Frame

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Channel area

This area displays the status of each video channel. The information indicates the status of connection, recording, selection, and alert-event trigger.

Video area

In this area, you can see the video of the selected channel in the display frame. The number of the display frames in the video area depends on the layout chosen by the user. You can also use convenient controls to alter the video

display.

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Layout area

You can change the monitoring layout in this area. There are six kinds of layouts: 1, 4, 6, 9, 13, or 16 video display frames in the video area.

Hard disk status

In this area, you can get the status of the hard disk in which the video database resides in. The status reminds you to arrange the available storage size of the

recorded video database.

Common control area

This area includes volume control, manual recording, video printing, snapshot, and trash can to remove video from display frames.

PTZ control

This tool allows you to pan, tilt, optical and digital zoom, auto patrol, and move the camera to a preset position.

DI/DO control

This tool receives the digital input signal and sends digital output signal to the remote Video Server/ 802.11g PTZ Internet Camera series product associated

with the dedicated video channel.

Logging In

You need to login the ﬁrst time when you start the Launcher. The authentication window is shown below. If you do not have an account, the monitor tool will not execute. You must log in as admin (administrator) to use this application. Enter the password for the administrator.

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Alert Message

This tool will display the latest alert messages received by the remote 802.11g PTZ Internet Camera series product associated with the selected video channel.

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The Admin Privilege

In the monitor tool system, the admin privilege has the right to access the DCS-6620G 802.11g PTZ Internet Camera through this application software and change the local settings as well. But the admin privilege is not the same as the admin privilege as the 802.11g PTZ Internet Camera. You can change the settings of each selected 802.11g PTZ Internet Camera in the remote site only if you have the admin privilege of the 802.11g PTZ Internet Camera.

If you have the admin privilege, you have the right to do the following items:

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Again, if you need to change the settings of the DCS-6620G, you must have the password of the admin user.

Run the conﬁguration tool

Change the recording schedule

Change the local settings

Camera Conﬁgurations

When you log in for the ﬁrst time, you should conﬁgure this application software to connect the DCS-6620G in “Conﬁguration Menu > Camera Conﬁgurations”, shown in the ﬁgure below.

You will need the admin (administrator) privilege in order to run the conﬁguration.

Once you click “Conﬁguration Menu > Camera Conﬁgurations” for setting each camera, all recording processes will be stopped with a warning window popped up in advance to keep

you informed.

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The Layout of the Conﬁguration

This section discusses the local settings for the connection and the functional conﬁguration of each camera. If you are interested in the remote settings for each camera, you can refer to

the user’s manual that accompanied the hardware.

NOTE: For the location of the selected camera, you should check that the location string does not include prohibited characters such as “”\ / : * ? “ < > |”. Otherwise, the location string will cause this application program to malfunction. You can change the location string

in “Video->Text on Video” of the remote setting webpage.

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Local Settings

Remote Settings Webpage

Camera Selections

The Layout of the Conﬁguration

In the local settings, shown below, three main functionalities are provided:

Insert new camera to the list

History of all cameras in the list

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Insert – To insert a remote 802.11g PTZ Internet Camera to the camera list. Click the “Insert”

button, an “Insert New Channel” dialog will popup, as shown below. Specify the IP address, port, and admin password of the 802.11g PTZ Internet Camera, click the “Ok” button to close the dialog. Then the system will try to connect to the selected camera. If the connection

succeeds, the camera will be inserted to the camera selection list.

Specify the IP address, port, and admin password of the camera.

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Click Ok

Once added, you will see the IP address of the camera and also the port that is opened on the camera (port 80 in this example), so that the images can be viewed from the browser window.

The selected camera has been added to the selection list.

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Delete – Removes the selected 802.11g PTZ Internet Camera from the camera list. Highlight

the camera that you want to delete from the list and click on the “Delete” button.

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The selected camera will be deleted.

History – Clicking the “History” button will popup a historical camera list, which lists the latest 16 cameras you inserted into the camera list. 16 is the default number; you can change the number of the latest installed cameras you want to keep in the registry. Clicking on one camera in the history list will insert the camera into the camera list. The historical camera list is shown

below.

Historical camera list

Alert and Recording Settings

Alert Settings

Recording Settings

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Alert Settings:

Speciﬁc alert actions can be performed by setting the options in this window.

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

Recording Settings:



Enable motion detect This will trigger an alert sound that has been speciﬁed in the section titled “Global Settings \ Alert Sound.” Check this option for this video channel to

enable audio alert.

Enable digital input

This function is similar with “Enable Motion Detect” mentioned above. Once this option has been checked, a digital input device will be able to trigger an

alert sound and recording.

Digital input alert

This application software provides options for you to deﬁne the triggering criteria for the digital input of the DCS-6620G. The alert of the digital input can

be deﬁned as high-level triggered or low-level triggered.

Record # secs. before event

Once the automatic video recording has been activated, you can apply this setting to regulate the time for recording the triggered event. Recording will

start from the limited time before the alert event has been invoked.

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Record # secs. after event

Recording will last for the limited time after the alert event has been invoked.

Media Type

You can specify which media type you want to record, Video, Audio, or both.

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Changing the Camera Order in the List

You can apply “drag and drop” in the grid area of the camera list to change the sequence of the connected Internet Cameras, which is shown below. This will enable you to rearrange the camera order of your choice. Once the camera is moved to a speciﬁed location, the proceeding cameras will then move 1 position up or 1 position down depending on which direction the selected camera was moved.

Step 1: Step 2:

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Press the left mouse button at the gray index ﬁeld.

Once you click the “Save” button in the left-bottom corner of this window, the changes for all camera conﬁgurations will be saved and will validate immediately in the IP surveillance.

NOTE: If you change the remote settings of the Internet cameras in the right webpage of this window, you need to apply the “SAVE” button in each corresponding page in order to save the settings to the cameras. There are different “SAVE” buttons for changing the settings of the local IP surveillance system and the remote Video Server/802.11g PTZ Internet Camera

series product respectively.

Move the mouse to your new selected location and release the mouse button. Then Video 1 will be moved (to the 12th row in this example).

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Global Settings

After completing the connection for each remote 802.11g PTZ Internet Camera, we need to conﬁgure some global settings for all the cameras. These include the video database directory, the usage of the Hard disk, and options for video display.

You can activate the global settings window from “Conﬁguration Menu > Global Settings...” shown above.

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All recording processes will be stopped when activating the global settings window, indicated by a warning window popped up in advance to keep you informed.

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Directory Settings:

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Record Diskspace Usage Settings:

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Snapshot directory

The directory for storing the snapshot in *.bmp format from video channels of the monitor tool and the playback tool, which is shown on page 86.

Recording directory

The directory for storing the recorded video data from remote video channels.

Scheduler directory

The directory for storing the default and user-customized plots for the recording schedule of each channel.

Cycle Recording

When you turn this setting on, the video database system of this application software will overwrite the oldest data if the usage of the database has reached your limitation. That means it will record video data in a loop. If this setting is unchecked, a warning message will pop up when it is approaching the storage space limit. All recording will stop when the limit of the hard disk usage is

reached.

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Reserved space

Indicate the size of the hard disk that will be reserved for other Windows applications (at least 15%). The remainder of the hard disk space will be available for recording. The more space you have reserved, the less there will be available for your camera(s) to record to. As you move the bar to the right, more space will be available for your camera(s) and conversely, less space will be available for your other applications. If the recording data exceeds this limitation, the new video data will replace the oldest data (on a First In First

Out (FIFO) basis) when “Cycle Recording” has been checked.

Alert Sound

You can load a custom *.wav ﬁle for the sound of alert triggering. You can also select from the sound ﬁle in Windows.

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NOTE: You need to select the input signal format according to the camera type or CCD module type that is connected to the DCS-6620G.

Display Options:

In the video displaying frame of each channel, there are two status bars. The upper bar contains “Camera location” and “time of the remote site.” The lower bar contains “Connection time” and “Recording time.” All of them, shown in the ﬁgure below, can be enabled or disabled here individually for the status indication. Apply to full screen mode can also be turned on here. Once it has been checked, the status bar in each channel showing date, location, connection, and recording time will be shown in both display frame mode and full screen mode.

Location (channel number + camera name)

Modulation Mode

You must select the input signal format (NTSC or PAL) for displaying the original resolution of video stream from DCS-6620G. If you are not sure which format to select, then leave the input signal format at it’s default (NTSC).

Remote Time

Connection Time (Day:Hour:Min)

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Recording Time (Day:Hour:Min)

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Backup Settings:

Using Backup Settings in the global settings window, you can backup recorded data from selected cameras to a speciﬁed location.

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After you have set your backup settings in the global settings window, you can backup recorded data by clicking “Backup” in the Conﬁguration Menu, as seen below:

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