D-Link Air DCS-1000W User manual

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DCS-1000W
2.4GHz Wireless Internet Camera
Manual

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Contents
CONTENTS ...............................................................................................................................1
ABOUT THIS GUIDE............................................................................................................3
INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................................3
SYSTEM REQUIREMENT..................................................................................................3
FEATURES AND BENEFITS..............................................................................................4
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION.................................................................................................6
FRONT PANEL.........................................................................................................................6
REAR PANEL...........................................................................................................................7
BOTTOM PANEL......................................................................................................................8
UNPACKING THE DCS-1000W.........................................................................................9
HARDWARE INSTALLATION..........................................................................................9
CONNECTINGTHE DCS-1000W TO THE CAMERA STAND.............................................10
SECURITY..............................................................................................................................11
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION........................................................................................12
WEB CONFIGURATION.........................................................................................................12
MAIN MENU IMAGE.............................................................................................................13
SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION.................................................................................................13
SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION.................................................................................................14
System Administration –System.................................................................................14
System Administration -Image...................................................................................21
System Administration -Users....................................................................................23
System Administration –DateTime............................................................................24
System Administration –Trigger................................................................................26
System Administration -Information.........................................................................28
System Administration -Information.........................................................................28
System Administration -Tools....................................................................................28
VIEW IMAGE –ACTIVEXMODE.........................................................................................29
VIEW IMAGE –JAVA MODE................................................................................................31
IPVIEW APPLICATION INSTALLATION................................................................32
INSTALLATION......................................................................................................................32
IPVIEW –GETTING STARTED.....................................................................................38
IPVIEW..................................................................................................................................38
HOW TO CHANGE PASSWORD.............................................................................................39
Change Password..........................................................................................................39

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HOW TO CHANGE IP ADDRESS...........................................................................................40
Change IP Address .......................................................................................................40
HOW TO ADD A CAMERA....................................................................................................42
Add Camera ...................................................................................................................42
HOW TO DELETE A CAMERA..............................................................................................45
Delete Camera...............................................................................................................45
HOW TO VIEW A CAMERA...................................................................................................46
View Camera..................................................................................................................46
HOW TO TAKE A SNAP -SHOT OF A CAMERA....................................................................47
Snap shot Camera.........................................................................................................47
HOW TO ADJUST THE PROPERTY SETTING.......................................................................47
Property Setting.............................................................................................................47
Menu Bar........................................................................................................................54
Menu Bar -File.............................................................................................................54
Menu Bar –View...........................................................................................................55
Columns..........................................................................................................................55
Viewing Format.............................................................................................................55
List View.........................................................................................................................56
Menu Bar -Camera ......................................................................................................57
Enable Function............................................................................................................57
Menu Bar -Tools...........................................................................................................57
Menu Bar -Help............................................................................................................57
IPVIEW ICON DESCRIPTION................................................................................................58
CONTEXT SENSITIVE MENU................................................................................................59
UNINSTALL IPVIEW APPLICATION.........................................................................60
APPENDIX..............................................................................................................................62
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS......................................................................................62
TROUBLE SHOOTING............................................................................................................63
HOW TO PINGYOUR IP ADDRESS....................................................................................66
I/OCONNECTOR...................................................................................................................67
UPGRADE FIRMWARE..........................................................................................................69
TIME ZONE TABLE...............................................................................................................70
XPLUG CONTROL INSTALLATION......................................................................................72
Installation to a Local PC............................................................................................73
ADJUSTING THE CAMERAS FOCUS.....................................................................................75
REPLACING THE LENS..........................................................................................................77
SPECIFICATIONS...............................................................................................................78
TECHNICAL SUPPORT....................................................................................................80
REGISTRATION..................................................................................................................80

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About This Manual
This manual describes the DCS-1000W, including a description of its features,
as well as installation procedures and web configuration instructions. Included
are the operating procedures for the IPView Remote Monitoring Application.
Introduction
The DCS-1000W connects directly to an Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, or 802.11b
Network. It is different from the conventional PC Camera because the DCS-
1000W is a standalone system with a built-in CPU and web server providing a
low cost solution that can transmit high quality video images for monitoring.
The DCS-1000W can be accessed remotely, and controlled from any
PC/Notebook over the Intranet or Internet via a web browser. The simple
installation procedures and web-based interface offers easy integration to your
network application environments coupled with many applications such as
remote monitoring for a cost-effective solution.
System Requirement
Local Area Network: 10Base-T Ethernet or 100Base TX Fast Ethernet
Wireless Local Area Network: IEEE 802.11b Wireless LAN
Recommended: PC or Notebook to Access the Wireless Internet
Camera
Web Configuration:
•Java Enabled and Compliant Web Browser
•CPU: Pentium II, 266 MHz or above
•Memory Size: 32 MB (64 MB recommended)
•VGA card resolution: 800x600 or above

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IPView Configuration:
•Windows XP, Me, 2000, 98Se or 98
•Pentium II, 350 MHz or above
•Memory Size of 128 MB (256 MB recommended)
•VGA card resolution of 800x600 or above
Features and Benefits
This section describes the features and benefits of DCS-1000W
Simple to Use
DCS-1000W is a standalone system with built-in CPU requiring no special
hardware or software such as PC frame grabber cards. DCS-1000W supports
both ActiveX mode for Internet Explorer and Java mode for Internet Explorer
and Netscape Navigator. Therefore, all that is required is a computer with a
web browser software such as Internet Explorer 4.0 or above or Netscape 4.0
or above. Just plug and view the picture from your DCS-1000W with a valid
IP Address.
Supports a Variety of Platforms
Supporting TCP/IP networking, SMTP e-mail, HTTP and other Internet
related protocols. The DCS-1000W can be utilized in a mixed operating
system environment such as Windows, Unix, and Macintosh. It can also be
integrated easily into other Internet/Intranet applications because of its
standards based features.
Wired and Wireless Network Support
The DCS-1000W supports both wired and wireless transmission providing the
advantage of mobility, flexibility and high-speed of wireless LAN based
technology, IEEE 802.11b, to transform DCS-1000W into a total solution for
your network. There are three modes available configured from the slide
switch on the rear panel.
•LAN (Local Area Network Only)
•LAN/WLAN (Local Area Network and Wireless Local Area Network.
Both can be accessed at the same time.)
•WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network Only)

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Web Configuration
Applying a standard web browser, administrators can configure and manage
the DCS-1000W directly from its own web page via the Intranet or Internet.
Up to 64 users name and password are permitted with privilege setting
controlled by the administrator.
Remote Monitoring Utility
Powerful IPView application assigns administrator with a pre-defined user ID
and password whom can modify DCS-1000W settings from the remote site via
Intranet or Internet. When new firmware is available you can also upgrade
remotely over the network for added convenience. Users are also allowed to
monitor the image, record the image to hard drive, and take snapshots.
Connection to External Devices
Supporting auxiliary Input/Output connectors, you can connect the DCS-
1000W to a variety of external devices such as IR-sensors, switches and alarm
relays. One can combine with programmable alarming facilities to develop a
variety of security applications that are triggered on alarm-based events. The
DCS-1000W provides up to two in/out external devices for connectivity.
Broad Range of Applications
With today’s high-speed Internet services, the DCS-1000W can provide the
ideal solution for live video images over the Intranet and Internet for remote
monitoring. DCS-1000W allows remote access from a web browser for live
image viewing and allows the administrator to manage and control the DCS-
1000W anywhere and any time in the world. Apply DCS-1000W 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 DCS-1000W can also be used for intruder detection, capture
still images and video images for archiving and many more applications.

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Physical Description
This section describes the externally visible features of DCS-1000W.
Front Panel
Power LED
The Power LED is positioned on the right side of DCS-1000W’s lens while
facing the DCS-1000W. Steady blue confirms DCS-1000W is powered on.
Note:
There are three settings for the Power LED to control the light illumination for
monitoring purpose from Normal / Off / Dummy. Please refer to the Web
Configuration section for detailed information and usage.
LAN/WLAN LED
The LAN/WLAN LED is positioned on the right side of DCS-1000W’s lens
while facing the DCS-1000W. It is located right of the Power LED
Steady orange confirms good connection to the LAN or WLAN.
Dependent on the data traffic the LED will begin to flash to indicate that DCS-
1000W is receiving/transceiving from/to the LAN or WLAN network.
Note:
There are three settings for the LAN/WLAN LED to control the light
illumination for monitoring purpose from Normal / Off / Dummy. Please refer
to the Web Configuration section for detailed information and usage.
Power LED
LAN/WLAN LED
Manual Focus Ring

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Ethernet Cable
Connector
DC Power
Connector
I/O Connector
Antenna Connector Slide Switch
Reset Button
Antenna Connector
Rear Panel
Network Cable Connector
The DCS-1000W’s rear panel features an RJ-45 connector for connections to
10Base-T Ethernet cabling or 100Base-TX Fast Ethernet cabling (which
should be Category 5 twisted-pair cable). The port supports the NWay
protocol, allowing DCS-1000W to automatically detect or negotiate the
transmission speed of the network.
DC Power Connector
The DC power input connector is located on the DCS-1000W’s rear panel and
is labeled DC 5V with a single jack socket to supply power to DCS-1000W.
Reset Button
Reset will be initiated when the reset button is pressed once and Power LED
begins to flash.
Factory Reset will be initiated when the reset button is pressed continuously
for three seconds or when Power LED begins to light up. Release the reset
button and the Power LED will begin to flash indicating that the DCS-
1000W’s settings are reverting back to the factory settings. When factory reset
is completed DCS-1000W will be set to default on channel 11 and EES-ID is
set as “NULL String” (This default setting will let DCS-1000W connect to
ANY access point on the infrastructure network). The IP address will also
return to the default setting as 192.168.0.20.

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Slide Switch
The slide switch permit user’s to determine the type of network
communication media for the DCS-1000W and is positioned on the rear panel.
The three settings are as follows:
•LAN (Local Area Network Only)
•LAN/WLAN (Local Area Network and Wireless Local Area Network.
Both can be accessed at the same time.)
•WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network Only)
I/O Connector
There are four I/O connectors, two for input and two for output situated on the
rear panel. The I/O connectors provide the physical interface to send and
receive digital signals to a variety of external alarm devices. Please refer to
the User’s Guide appendix for detailed information.
Antenna Connector
There are two SMA type antenna connectors located at the rear panel of the
DCS-1000W providing connection for two high sensitivity antenna included
with the device.
Bottom Panel
Bracket Cavity
Located on the bottom panel of DCS-1000W the bracket cavity is used to
connect the camera stand onto DCS-1000W by attaching the screw head on
the camera stand into the mounting cavity of DCS-1000W.
Bracket Cavity

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Unpacking the DCS-1000W
Carefully remove all items from the package. In addition to this User’s Guide,
be certain that you have:
•One Wireless Internet Camera
•Two External Wireless Antennas
•One Installation CD-ROM
•One AC power adapter
•One Camera Stand
•One Category 5 Ethernet Cable
•This manual
If any item is missing, or if you find any damage or mismatch, promptly
contact your dealer for assistance.
Hardware Installation
This section describes the Hardware installation procedure for DCS-1000W.
1. Attach Wireless Antenna
From the rear panel of DCS-1000W screw
the 2 external antennas that came with DCS-
1000W into the antenna connector.
2. Configure Network Communication
From the rear panel of DCS-1000W select the
desired network communication for DCS-
1000W from the Slide Switch. Position the
Slide Switch to the setting required either LAN
or LAN/WLAN position.
Please refer to the Physical Description
section for detailed information.

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3. Connect an Ethernet cable
Connect an Ethernet cable to the network
cable connector located on DCS-1000W’s rear
panel and attach it to the network.
4. Attach the external power supply
Attach the external power supply to the DC
power input connector located on DCS-
1000W’s rear panel and is labeled DC 5V
and connect it to your local power supply.
Note:
Confirm power source is supplied from the
LED indicators label Power on DCS-1000W
is illuminated.
Connecting the DCS-1000W to the Camera Stand
DCS-1000W comes with a camera stand
with a swivel ball screw head that can be
attached to DCS-1000W's bottom bracket
cavity. Attach the camera stand to DCS-
1000W and station it for your application.
There are three holes located in the base
of the camera stand allowing the DCS-
1000W to be mounted on the ceiling or
any wall securely.

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Security
To ensure the highest security and prevent unauthorized usage of DCS-1000W
the Administrator has the exclusive privilege to access System Administration
setting to allow users the security level of entry and authorize privileges for all
users. The DCS-1000W supports multi-level password protection/access to the
DCS-1000W that can be restricted to defined users who has a "User Name"
and "User Password" which is assigned by the Administrator.
The administrator can release a public user name and password so when
remote users access DCS-1000W they will have the right to view the image
transmitted by DCS-1000W.
Note:
When the DCS-1000W is used for the first time it is highly recommended that
the Administrator set the "Admin ID" and "Admin Password" to constrain user
access to the DCS-1000W since the Default settings are Null String (no
password). Once the ID and Password are defined only the Administrator has
the access to management DCS-1000W. This procedure should be done as
soon as possible since the security features with DCS-1000W will not be
enabled until the "Admin ID" and "Admin Password" is defined.

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Software Installation
This section describes the Software installation procedure of the DCS-1000W
for Web Configuration and the IPView application.
Web Configuration
•DCS-1000W must be configured through its built-in Web-based
Configuration.
From the web browser, enter the default IP address (192.168.0.20) to access
the Welcome screen of the DCS-1000W. To configure your DCS-1000W type
“http://192.168.0.20” in the address box of your favorite Web Browser. The
number is the default IP address of your DCS-1000W. Press Enter.
Note:
The PC’s IP address must correspond with the DCS-1000W’s IP
address in the same segment (i.e. PC=192.168.0.5,
Camera=192.168.0.20) for the two devices to communicate. For
instructions on how to do this, please access instructions for installing
any of the D-Link Broadband Gateway products from
support.dlink.com/products. The DI-713 or DI-714 are good products to
use as an example as their Quick Install Guides are the most up-to-date.

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Main Menu Image
After the default IP address is entered from the browser DCS-1000W Home
screen will appear with a still image. There will be three options to choose
from to set-up and view your DCS-1000W and they are as follows:
§View Image –ActiveX Mode
§View Image –Java Mode
§System Administration
System Administration
Click on “System Administration” from the Home screen to access the
settings required for DCS-1000W.
There will be several options in the System menu bar to choose from to set
your DCS-1000W and they are as follows:
§System
§Image
§Users
§Date/Time
§Trigger
§Information
§Tools

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System Administration
System Administration –System
The System menu contains commands for settings that are required for
inputting key details to set-up the DCS-1000W for operation.
Click on "System" in the system administration menu bar and the System
screen will appear as illustrated below:
Click on “Home” to
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Camera Name:
This field is used for entering a descriptive name for the device.
The default setting for the Camera Name is CS-xxxxxx, where xxxxxx is the
last six digit of the MAC Address. The maximum length is 32 (Printable
ASCII).
Location:
This field is used for entering a descriptive name for the location used by
DCS-1000W.
Admin:
This field is used for entering the Administrator ID along with the password to
access the System Administration settings. Be sure to enter the password twice
to confirm the details once in the Admin Password field and again in the
Confirm Password field.
The default setting for Admin is blank (Null String) you need to key in the
Admin ID with a maximum length of 12 (Printable ASCII) characters and
enter the Admin Password with a maximum length of 8 (Printable ASCII)
characters.
It is highly recommended to set the Admin ID and Admin Password as soon as
possible to ensure the highest possible security.
IP Assignment: Important Information
Access to DCS-1000W is done through assigning a proper IP address. Please
make sure to use a vacant IP address when you assign the IP address for DCS-
1000W.This will prevent errors from occurring if the IP address is overlapped.
There are two options to select from the IP Assignment either Manually
Assign or Assign Automatically Using.
Manually Assign
You can click “Manually Assign” and directly enter the IP address.

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The default settings are as follows:
§Default IP –192.168.0.20
§Subnet Mask –255.255.255.0
§Default Gateway –0.0.0.0
Assign Automatically Using
Important Information
It is recommended that you do not use an Automatically Assigned IP address as
it may be difficult to determine the IP address of the unit after the IP address has
been assigned. It is recommended that an IP address be assigned manually.
If your network is using RARP, BOOTP or DHCP server you can click
“Assign Automatically Using” and click on “RARP”, “BOOTP” or
“DHCP”. Under this setting DCS-1000W will automatically assign an IP
address from RARP, BOOTP or DHCP server. Each time the DCS-1000W
starts up be sure the RARP, BOOTP or DHCP server is setup as assign a static
IP to your DCS-1000W.
If your application requires a direct connection from an ADSL modem
through the DCS-1000W’s RJ-45 LAN port and you also have an ISP PPPoE
account, click on the “PPPoE” option and enter the Service Name, User ID
and Password into the respective fields.
The DCS-1000W will get an IP address from the ISP each time DCS-1000W
starts up when Assign Automatically is used.
DNS IP Address:
DNS (Domain Name System) server is an Internet service that translates
domain names (ie. www.dlink.com) into IP addresses (ie. 192.168.0.20). The
DNS IP address can be received from your ISP. Enter at least one DNS IP
Address.
Wireless Interface:
Connection Mode:
Use the Connection Mode to determine the type of wireless communication
for the DCS-1000W. There are three choices of Infrastructure mode , 802.11
Adhoc mode and Adhoc mode. The default setting for the Connection Mode
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Note:
Keep in mind that after setting the Wireless Interface make sure that the Slide
Switch on the rear panel is positioned to either LAN/WLAN or WLAN setting
for the wireless communication to take effect.
Network Name:
This field is used to setup which wireless network (ESS-ID Extended Service
Set ID) DCS-1000W is to be connected for communication. The ESS-ID is a
unique identifier shared among all points in a wireless network environment.
The default Network Name is blank space (NULL String); this default setting
will let the DCS-1000W connect to any access point under the infrastructure
network mode.
To connect the DCS-1000W to a specific access point on the network make
sure that you set the ESS-ID of the DCS-1000W to correspond with the access
point’s ESS-ID. Type any string up to 32 characters long (spaces, symbols,
and punctuation are not allowed) in the Network Name box.
To connect the DCS-1000W to an Ad-hoc wireless workgroup make sure that
you set the same wireless channel and ESS-ID to match with the PC/Notebook
wireless channel and ESS-ID for direct wireless communication under the Ad-
hoc wireless workgroup (ad-hoc and 802.11 ad-hoc modes).
Note:
The DCS-1000W supports two ad-hoc modes (802.11 ad-hoc mode and
proprietary ad-hoc mode). Which option of the ad-hoc mode required depends
on the operation of your DCS-1000W. It depends on which ad-hoc mode is
supported by your wireless card driver on the PC/Notebook. Some driver
supports both modes, however, some driver support only one of the modes.
The names of each ad-hoc mode may not be consistent between each wireless
card vendor therefore you may need to try each of the ad-hoc mode (802.11
mode and proprietary mode) and select the mode that can communicate with
each other.
Wireless Channel:
The pull down menu provides the wireless channel for communication. A
"channel" is a range of frequencies to be used in communication between
DCS-1000W and Access Point in infrastructure mode or DCS-1000W and
PC/Notebook in Ad-hoc mode. Select the appropriate channel from the list

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provided depending on the regulatory region which the unit is sold. The
default setting is channel 11.
Encryption WEP Key:
Wireless network communications are easily intercepted. WEP (Wired
Equivalent Privacy) is an encryption method specified by the IEEE 802.11b
standard to make any intercepted communications extremely difficult to
interpret by unauthorized parties.
To enable WEP Encryption, first decide which WEP key format will be
applied. Click on ASCII or HEX check box to select input format as ASCII
format or HEX format, and then input the WEP key. To Confirm the WEP key
you must enter the data once again in the Confirm WEP Key field.
ASCII input format:
ASCII format causes each character you type to be interpreted as an eight-bit
value. All unaccented upper-and lower-case Western European characters that
can be input through your keyboard's typing zone are valid. To setup 64-bit
WEP key, input 5 ASCII characters, for example, ‘12345’. To setup 128-bit
WEP key, input 13 ASCII characters, for example, ‘1234567890123’. These
character counts result in bit counts of 40 and 104, respectively; the DCS-
1000W will automatically pad your input to a bit count of 64 or 128.
HEX input format:
Hex format causes each pair of characters you type to be interpreted as an
eight-bit value in hexadecimal (base 16) notation. Only the digits 0 through 9
and the letters A through F (in upper or lower case) are valid. To setup 64-bit
WEP key, input 10 HEX format, for example, ‘3132333435’, this is the same
with ASCII input ‘12345’. To setup 128-bit WEP key, input 26 HEX format,
for example, ‘31323334353637383930313233’, this is the same with ASCII
input ‘1234567890123’. These character counts result in bit counts of 40 and
104, respectively; the DCS-1000W will automatically pad your input to a bit
count of 64 or 128.
On the Confirm WEP Key field, input the same characters as the Encryption
Code field.
Make sure the Encryption Code is the same with the access point’s encryption
code that DCS-1000W is to be connected under Infrastructure mode. Your
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DCS-1000W's encryption code under either Infrastructure mode or Ad-hoc
mode.
The default setting for the Encryption Key is “Disable”. Therefore, to secure
the wireless transmission be sure to Enable the Encryption Key by entering the
relevant data.
Note:
Carefully input the Encryption Code, any error setting the code will cause the
communication link to fail.
LED Control:
The LED control allows you to setup the LED illumination as desired. This
feature provides the flexibility when surveillance activity is ON.
There are three options as follows:
§Normal
Power-Steady On of the LED indicator.
LAN/WLAN -Steady On of the LED indicator. When
LAN/WLAN activity is present the LED indicator will flash
steadily.
§OFF
Power-LED indicator is off
LAN/WLAN –LED indicator is off
§Dummy
Power-Steady On of the LED indicator.
LAN/WLAN -Steady On of the LED indicator with random
flashing.
The default setting for the LED control is “Normal”. When you have
configured the LED control the correct illumination will set in after 1 minute.
Note:
This function is built-in to the LED indicators to add extra capabilities. The
three options allow the Administrator to configure and camouflage the
illumination for the LED indicator to falsify the monitoring status. In Normal
Mode the LED indicator functions normally. Under Off Mode the LED
indicators are both off, however, it is still monitoring the activity. In Dummy
Mode the LED indicators operate in monitoring condition but monitoring
activity is off or on.