Digitus DN-16027 User manual

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DIGITUS Plug&View
OptiVision / OptiArc / OptiMax /
Optimax Pro
User Manual
DN-16027 / DN-16036 / DN-16037 / DN-16040
DN-16036
DN-16037/DN-16040
DN-16027

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1 Introduction:
DIGITUS Plug&View series of IP cameras offers P2P Cloud service to avoid those complicated
network setting for camera installation. All you need is just “Plug&View” with 3 simple steps.
2 Package Content:
-IP camera x 1
-Power supply x 1
-Ethernet cable x 1
-Support CD x 1
-Mounting accessory x 1
-* DN-16040 has additional 2GB TF card included.
3 Installation Procedures:
3.1 Getting connected
1. Power on the camera and connect the Ethernet cable from the camera to the router.
Please make sure that the router is setup to be able to access Internet.
2. Open a browser (Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox...) and key in
http://mydigitus.net/ to access DIGITUS Plug&View Website. Press “LOGIN” to enter the
login portal. Please create an account for first use. Alternatively, you can also use your
existing Google account to login by pressing “Google Login”. Then enter your account
and password.

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Alternatively you can also download “DIGITUS Plug&View” APP from APP store
or Google Play and execute this APP from your mobile devices and login the account
and password instead of using browser.

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3. With browser, please key in the MAC address and Activation code as shown on the last
page of the QIG to add camera under your account. After press “Apply”, it will show
“Success”.
Alternatively the easiest way to add camera without key-in long numbers is using the
smart phone to scan the QR code on the last page of the QIG using “DIGITUS
Plug&View” APP from your mobile devices.
After adding the camera, you can have live-view anytime anywhere.
3.2 Getting connected wirelessly
Wireless (WiFi) connection between IP cameras and Wireless router / Access point is also
available with the following procedures.
4. After completing Step 1 ~ 3 for wired connection with Ethernet cable, login into
http://login.mydigitus.net/ and click the setting icon to enter camera user interface.

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After entering Camera User Interface from DIGITUS Plug&View website through setting icon
, please key in “admin” for the Username and “admin” for the Password to login.
At the first viewing of the IP camera, the browser will prompt the users to install the OCX
component.
Note: If the users didn’t install the ‘OCX’ before, please click the link on the page: ‘Please
install the ActiveX widget RSAV.exe’. Or directly in the upper right corner to download OCX
After the download installed directly, refresh or re-login the IE interface. Then the IE will go to
default page and show the preview image.

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5. Go to “Parameter” => “Network”. Select the WiFi button and the SSIDs of your available
Wireless router or Access point will pop-up on the screen. Please select the SSID you
want to connect to and key in the password if it is encrypted. Press “OK” to apply the
changes.

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Close the camera user interface window and unplug the Ethernet cable. Now you can
access the camera wirelessly via Plug&View APP or through http://login.mydigitus.net
4 Change Device Name
Go to Settings and click Config button to lead to a Modify page for each camera. You
may change the name to any desired description.

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5 Tool bar description
Tool bar is located on the up-right-side of each IP cam media screen to
foster an easy management at your preference.
5.1 Light Signal
Green Signal
When you read the green light that means the IP cam is online and on air, therefore, its
video is successfully displayed on the screen.
Yellow Signal
When you read the yellow light that means the IP cam is online but not yet on air,
therefore, its video is not displayed on the screen.
Red Signal
When you read the red light that means the IP cam is offline, therefore,
the screen is blank.
5.2 Full Screen
Full screen button is to lead you to a new screen layer where the video is displayed in
full screen for the clearer vision and event play back function.
5.3 Live View & PTZ
“Live view” button is to view the selected IP cam’s media in a timely manner. You may also
select to view the different camera’s media from the “camera list” displayed on the
left-hand side of the screen. Click the arrow buttons and to select more IP cams
from the list.
Click located on the top-right hand side of the screen to exit the full screen function, or
click located on the right-bottom side of the screen to get back to the matrix view page.
You may click to reload the live view media if you encounter problem getting it. Each
selected camera’s configuration can be accessed by clicking on the right-bottom side of
the screen.

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When the selected IP cam supports PTZ function, its PTZ control panel will be displayed for
you to manage camera angle on the right-bottom side of the screen. Otherwise, the panel will
be displayed in grey to indicate it is not functioning. Each angle adjustment requires one click
to make.
5.4 Play Back
“Play back” function is only supported when IP cam is embedded with SD card for media
recording. All the recorded events can be retrieved from the blue mark displayed in timeline.

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All recorded events are stored and marked in the timeline as in blue tag. You may manage to
view them in different time length: by clicking hour, day or week located on the top-left hand
side of the timeline.
The detailed recorded clips will be displayed when mouse over on the blue tag and the tag
turned to be in orange. Then you can select a specific clip to review at your wish.
While playing back the selected media clip, you may also manage it to be stopped, paused,
move one clip forward or backward from the media control panel. Or, you may also drag the
progress bar cursor to the specific playing point at your preference.
Setting
Setting button is to lead you to that specific IP cam’s setting web UI.
Mute
Mute or un-mute buttons are used to control whether the users would like to hear
the voice receiving via camera or not.
Refresh
Refresh button is for you to refresh or reload the IP cam video.
Remove
Remove button is the button for you to remove this specific IP cam media in Overview
page.