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USER MANUAL
DCS-932L
VERSION 1.0
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Table of Contents Table of Contents Product Overview .............................................................. 4 Network Setup ..............................................................23 Package Contents ......................................................................... 4 Wireless ............................................................................24 System Requirements ................................................................. 4 DDNS ............................
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Table of Contents Troubleshooting ..............................................................49 Wireless Basics .................................................................52 Wireless Modes ............................................................................56 Networking Basics ...........................................................57 Check your IP address ...............................................................57 Statically Assign an IP Address .......................
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Section 1 - Product Overview Product Overview Package Contents • DCS -932L W ir eless N Da y/N igh t Home Net w or k C amer a • C A T5 E ther net C able • P o w er A dapt er • M anual and S of t w ar e on CD • Q uick I nstall Guide • M oun ting K it Note: Using a power supply with a different voltage than the one included with your product will cause damage and void the warranty for this product. If a n y o f t h e a b o v e i t e m s a r e m i s s i n g , p l e a s e c
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Section 1 - Product Overview Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the DCS-932L Wireless N Day/Night Home Network Camera. The DCS-932L is a versatile and unique solution f or y our small offic e or home . Unlike a standar d w ebcam, the DCS -932L is a c omplet e sy st em with a built - in CPU and w eb ser v er tha t tr ansmits high qualit y video images f or secur it y and sur v eillanc e . T he IR LED pr o vides ar ound the clock sur v eill
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Section 1 - Product Overview Features Simple to Use T he DCS -932L is a stand-alone sy st em with a built -in CPU , r equir ing no special har dw ar e or sof t w ar e such as PC fr ame g r abber car ds . T he DCS -932L suppor ts both A c tiv eX mode f or I n t er net Explor er and Ja v a mode f or other br o w sers such as F ir ef o x® and S afar i®. Supports a Variety of Platforms Suppor ting T CP/IP net w or k ing , HT TP , and other I n t er net r ela t ed pr o
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Section 1 - Product Overview Hardware Overview Front View Light Sensor IR LED Camera Lens Microphone Power and Link LED D-Link DCS-932L User Manual 7
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Section 1 - Product Overview Rear View Power Receptor Ethernet Port Reset WPS LED WPS Button Camera Stand D-Link DCS-932L User Manual 8
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Section 2 - Installation Installation Hardware Installation Connect the Ethernet Cable C onnec t the included E ther net cable t o the net w or k cable c onnec t or loca t ed on the back panel of the DCS -932L and a ttach it t o the net w or k . Attach the External Power Supply A ttach the e x t er nal po w er supply t o the DC P o w er r ec ept or loca t ed on the r ear back panel of the DCS -932L and c onnec t it t o y our w all outlet or power strip. Power
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Section 2 - Installation Wireless Installation Considerations The D-Link Wireless Network Camera lets you access your network using a wireless connection from anywhere within the operating range of your wir eless net w or k . Ho w ev er , the number , thick ness and loca tion of w alls , c eilings , or other objec ts tha t the wir eless sig nals must pass thr ough, ma y limit the r ange . T ypical r anges v ar y depending on the t ypes of ma t er ials and back
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Section 2 - Installation Camera Installation Wizard Insert the Installation CD-ROM into your computer’s optical drive to start the autorun program. The CD-ROM will open the Camera Installation Wizard. Simply click Start t o go thr ough the I nstalla tion W izar d , which will guide y ou thr ough the installation process from connecting your hardware to configuring your camera. D-Link DCS-932L User Manual 11
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Section 2 - Installation WPS - Push Button Setup A lt er na tiv ely , y ou ma y cr ea t e a secur e wir eless c onnec tion using the WPS Butt on on the back of the camer a. To create a WPS connection: Step 1 P r ess and hold the WPS butt on f or thr ee sec onds . T he blue WPS sta tus LED abo v e the butt on will blink . Step 2 P r ess the WPS butt on on y our r out er within 60 sec onds . T he WPS butt on is usually on the fr on t or side of y our r out e
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Section 3 - mydlink Portal mydlink Portal A f t er r eg ist er ing y our DCS -932L camer a with a m y dlink ac c oun t in the C amer a I nstalla tion W izar d . Y ou will be able t o r emot ely ac c ess y our camer a fr om the w w w .m y dlink .c om w ebsit e . A f t er sig ning in t o y our m y dlink ac c oun t , y ou will see a scr een similar t o the f ollo wing: D-Link DCS-932L User Manual 13
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Section 3 - mydlink Portal Camera Status Her e , y ou can see the online sta tus of each of y our camer as . Y our online sta tus ma y be one of the f ollo wing: A green checkmark indicates that your camera is online and ready to use. A y ello w e x clama tion poin t indica t es tha t y our camer a is online , but the camera password has changed. You will need to enter your new camera password to access your camera again. A r e d x i n d i c a t e s t h a t y o u r c a
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Section 3 - mydlink Portal Live Video I n the main par t of the scr een, the Liv e V ideo tab will be selec t ed b y default . I f the camer a is a v ailable , a Liv e V ideo f eed will be displa y ed . V ideo will be sho wn a t VGA r esolution (640x480) if viewing y our camer a fr om a PC on the same local net w or k , or a t QVGA r esolution (320x240) if viewing y our camer a fr om a PC on a r emot e net w or k . D-Link DCS-932L User Manual 15
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Section 3 - mydlink Portal Camera Settings T he C amer a S ettings tab allo w s y ou t o ac c ess y our camer a ’ s c onfigur a tion in t er fac e . T o open y our camer a ’ s c onfigur a tion in t er fac e , click Camera web page and en t er the passw or d e xac tly as list ed on the Camera Settings page. D-Link DCS-932L User Manual 16
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Section 3 - mydlink Portal Camera Info T he C amer a I nf o tab sho w s y ou v ar ious inf or ma tion about y our camer a. Device Name: The Device Name is a unique name that you can give to your device to help you identify it. Clicking on the Device Name will open a windo w f or y ou t o log in t o y our camer a ’ s c onfigur a tion in t er fac e . T hen, it will open the Maintenance > Admin page where you can change your Device Name. Camera Password: Displays the current passwor
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Section 4 - Web Configuration WEB Configuration Using the WEB Configuration Menu A f t er c ompleting the C amer a I nstalla tion W izar d , y ou ar e r eady t o use y our camer a. T he camer a ’ s built -in W eb c onfigur a tion utilit y is desig ned t o allo w y ou t o easily ac c ess and c onfigur e y our DCS -932L. A t the end of the wizar d , click Go To Camera, or en t er the IP addr ess of y our camer a in t o ® a w eb br o w ser , such a
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Section 4 - Web Configuration P lease make sur e tha t y ou ha v e the la t est v ersion of Ja v a applica tion installed on y our c omput er t o ensur e pr oper oper a tion when viewing the video in Ja v a mode . T he Ja v a applica tion can be do wnloaded a t no c ost fr om Sun ’ s w eb sit e (h ttp://w w w .ja v a.c om). W hen y ou c onnec t t o the home page of y our camer a, y ou will be pr ompt ed t o do wnload A c tiv eX. I f y ou w an t t o us
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Section 4 - Web Configuration Live Video ® ActiveX: For Windows U sers tha t do not ha v e Ja v a installed , please choose this option t o view video streaming on the Live Video page. Java: S elec t Ja v a when using other I n t er net br o w sers such as S afar i, F ir ef o x or Chr ome tha t suppor t Ja v a t o view video str eaming on the liv e video page . Setup Wizard Y ou ma y choose t o c onfigur e y our net w or k b y using the Internet Connectio
