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    V ersion 1.0 | 02/06/2013 U ser Manual Da y/N ight Netw ork Camer a DCS-933L Cloud C amera 1150[...]

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    D-Link reser ves the right to r evise this publication and to make changes in the cont ent hereof without obligation t o notify any person or organization of such r evisions or changes. Information in this document ma y become obsolete as our ser vices and websites dev elop and change. Please r efer t o the w w w .m y dlink.com website f or the mos[...]

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    3 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual T able of C ontents Manual Overview............................................................... 2 Manual Revision ............................................................................ 2 T rademarks ..................................................................................... 2 Product Overview ......[...]

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    4 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual Sec tion 1 - Pr oduc t Over view • DCS-933LCloudCamera1150 • CA T5EthernetC able • P owerA dapter • QuickInstallGuide Note: Using a po wer supply with a die rent voltage other than the one included with your product will cause damage and void the warranty for this pr oduc[...]

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    5 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual Sec tion 1 - Pr oduc t Over view Introduction Congr atulations on your pur chase of the DCS-933L Cloud Camera 1150. The DCS-933L is a versatile and unique solution f or your small oce or home . Unlike a standard webcam, the DCS-933L is a complet e system with a built-in CPU and web server that transmits high [...]

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    6 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual Sec tion 1 - Pr oduc t Over view Easy to Use and m ydlink-Enabled f or Easy Ac cess and Management The DCS-933L is a standalone sur veillance camera tha t requires no special har dware or software, and can run independently ev en without a PC. This camera is also m ydlink-enabled, which means you can view and manage y[...]

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    7 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual Sec tion 1 - Pr oduc t Over view Har dwar e O ver view F ront V iew Camera L ens Microphone IR LED Light Sensor[...]

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    8 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual Sec tion 1 - Pr oduc t Over view Rear V iew P ower C onnector Ethernet P or t Reset Button WPS LED WPS Button Camera S tand P ower and Link LED[...]

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    9 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual Sec tion 2 - Installation There ar e three wa ys to set up your camer a: 1. Zero C onguration Setup : If you have a m ydlink - enabled router , this is the easiest w ay to set up your camer a. Refer to page 10. 2. Camer a Setup W izard : If you do not hav e a my dlink-enabled router , use the Camera Setup Wizar d t[...]

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    10 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual Sec tion 2 - Installation If you hav e a mydlink - enabled Cloud Router , you can take adv antage of the Zero C onguration f eature . Zero C onguration automatically congur es your camera 's settings for y ou by adding the information t o your my dlink account. This type of setup allows y ou to set up y[...]

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    11 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual Sec tion 2 - Installation A summar y and conrmation notication will appear with the automatically congured details . Make a note of the details and click Y es to add the camera to your ac count. Check Y our m ydlink A cc ount Open a web br owser and login t o your my dlink account . The mydlink page will che[...]

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    12 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual Sec tion 2 - Installation Zer o Congura tion will navigate t o the mydlink Li ve View tab f or your camera where y ou will see a screen similar to the f ollowing. If you wish to connect your camera t o your rout er wirelessly , disconnect the Ethernet cable and move the camer a to its inten[...]

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    13 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual Sec tion 2 - Installation C amera Setup W izard W indow s Users Go to ww w .my dlink.com/support t o selec t your camera and choose the Windows Setup Wizar d. Once y our computer downloads the le , unzip the le and then double click on the autorun.ex e locat ed in the Advanc ed folder to run the wizar d. [...]

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    14 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual Sec tion 2 - Installation Mac Users Go to ww w .my dlink.com/support to selec t your camera and choose the Mac OS Setup W izard. Onc e downloaded, open the Setup Wizar d le and lunch the application. After about 20-30 seconds , the Setup Wizar d will open, which will guide you step-by-step thr ough the insta[...]

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    15 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual Sec tion 2 - Installation Manual Hardw are Installation If you wish to set up your camer a without using the Camera Setup Wizard , please follow these st eps. Note: In order to use the m ydlink f eatures of this product, you will need to go through the Camer a Setup Wizar d or Zero Congura tion Setup. Optional: Us[...]

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    16 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual Sec tion 2 - Installation W ireless Installation C onsidera tions The D-Link W ireless Network Camera lets y ou access your network using a wir eless connection from anywhere within the operating range of y our wireless network. However , the number , thick ness and location of walls, ceilings , or other objects that[...]

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    17 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual Sec tion 2 - Installation T o create a WPS connec tion: Step 1 Make sure the camera is pow ered on, then pr ess and hold the WPS button f or threeseconds . Theblue WPSstatusLEDwillstar tblink ing. Step 2 Pr ess the WPS button on your router within 60 sec onds. The WPS button is usually loca[...]

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    18 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual Sec tion 2 - Installation m ydlink After reg istering your DCS-933L camera with a my dlink account in the C amera Setup W izard, y ou will be able to remotely access y our camera from the ww w .my dlink.com websit e. Once y ou are signed on to y our my dlink account, y ou will see a screen similar to the f ollowing: [...]

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    19 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual 19 Sec tion 3 - Congur ation C onguration U sing the W eb C ongura tion Inter face After completing the Camera Setup Wizar d, you are ready to use your camera. T he camera ’ s built-in W eb congurati on inter face is designed to allo w you to easi[...]

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    20 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual 20 Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Liv e V ideo V ideo Compr ession F ormat: Zoom: Audio: Night Mode: Click the H.264 or MJPEG radio button to choose which compression format to use when viewing y our camera. Click on these buttons to zoom in and out of the video . Click on the ON/OFF button to turn audio playback on an[...]

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    21 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual 21 Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Setup W izard Y ou may choose to congur e your network by using the Internet Connection Setup W izard that includes step-by-step instructions. Other wise, you ma y manually congure y our connection using the Manual I nternet Connection Setup . Note: T o regist er your camera with[...]

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    22 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual 22 Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Internet C onnec tion Setup Wizar d This wizard will guide y ou through a step-by-st ep process to c ongure your new D-Link Camera and connect the camera to the Internet. Click Nex t to continue . Choose the Internet connection your camera should use: • DHCP C onnec tion (Defau[...]

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    23 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual 23 Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Enteranamef oryourcamera.Click Nex t to continue. Congur e the correct time to ensure that all ev ents are triggered , captured , and scheduled at the right time. Click Nex t to continue. This page display s your congur ed settings. Click Apply to sa ve and a[...]

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    24 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual 24 Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Network Setup Select this connec tion if you hav e a DHCP ser ver running on your network and would like a dynamic IP address t o be updated to your camer a automatically . Y ou may obtain a static or x ed IP address and other network information from your netw ork administrator for[...]

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    25 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual 25 Sec tion 3 - Congur ation W ireless Setup Check this box to allo w your camera to c onnec t to your network wirelessly . Enter the network name(SSID) of the wireless network you want to connect to . Y ou can also click the Site Sur vey button belo w to choose an available network a[...]

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    26 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual 26 Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Repeater Setup Check this box to enable Repeat er Mode. This shows the name of the Host wir eless network that the camera is connected to and will extend. Select an option: • Same as Host W ireless Network Name : Y our ex tended network will use the same name and settings as your [...]

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    27 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual 27 Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Click to enable the DDNS function. Select your D ynamic DNS Ser ver 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. Enteryourpassw ordusedtoconnecttothe?[...]

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    28 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual 28 Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Image S etup If you have ligh ts ickering in your camera video , tr y enabling Anti Flicker . Other wise, you should leave this disabled . Select this box to vertically ip the video. Horizontally ip the video . Note : I f the camera is installed upside down, F lip Image and M [...]

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    29 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual 29 Sec tion 3 - Congur ation V ideo V ideo Prole: Encode T ype: Resolution: Bit Rate: Fr ame Rate: JPEG Quality: V iew Mode: Light F requency: This section allows you t o congure the video settings f or your camera. This section allows you t o change the Resolution , FPS , and Quality . Y ourcamerahas?[...]

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    30 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual 30 Sec tion 3 - Congur ation A udio This section allows you t o adjust the audio settings for y our camera. Note: Please wait a f ew seconds f or the camera to adjust the audio after making changes. Audio Settings: V olume S ettings: Y ou may Enable or Disable the camera audio feed. Select the desired volume perce[...]

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    31 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual 31 Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Motion Detec tion Motion detection allows you to mar k areas of your camera ’ s video to monitor for motion, which can be used to trigger snapshots or recor dings. Ref er to “Mail” on page 33 and “FTP ” on page[...]

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    32 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual 32 Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Sound Detec tion Sound detection allows your camera t o detect when there is a loud sound in the area, which can be used to trigger snapshots or recor dings. Refer to “Mail” on page 33 and “FTP ” on page 35 for mor e details. Sound Detection: Time: Detection Lev el: Select whet[...]

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    33 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual 33 Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Mail SMTP Server Addr ess: Sender e -mail Addr ess: Receiver e-mail Addr ess: User Name: P assword: This is the domain name or IP address of y our external e -mail ser ver . This is the e-mail address listed as the sender for your notica tion e -mails. This is the e -mail address th[...]

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    34 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual 34 Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Enable the e -mailing of images to an e -mail account: E-mail Interval: Enable the e -mailing of video clips to an e -mail accoun t: T est E-mail Ac count: Enabling thiswill allow snapshots to bee-mailed to you in dierent ways: • Choosing [...]

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    35 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual 35 Sec tion 3 - Congur ation FTP Host Name: P or t: User Name: P assword: P ath: P assive Mode: E nter the IP address of the FTP server that you will be c onnecting to. Enter the por t of the FTP ser ver that you will be connec ting to.  The default is 21. Enterth[...]

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    36 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual 36 Sec tion 3 - Congur ation F ile: Enable uploading of video clip to an FTP ser ver: T est FTP Ser ver: Select how you want uploading of snapshots to be handled: • Overwrite will replace the old snapshot with the new one. This means you will only hav e one snapshot that is updated every time a new one is tak[...]

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    37 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual 37 Sec tion 3 - Congur ation T ime and Dat e Time Z one: Synchr onize NTP Ser ver: Set the Date and Time Manually: Select the time zone for your r egion from the drop-down menu. Enabling this willallo w the camera to update its clock automatically from an NTP ser ver . S elect t[...]

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    38 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual 38 Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Day/Night Mode This section allows you t o congure the Day and Night mode settings. Da y mode uses the infrared cut lter t o provide a corr ec ted color image f or timeswher ethere isavailable lighting .Nightmode movesthe lter outofthe[...]

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    39 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual 39 Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Maintenanc e A dmin Thissec tion allowsyou to change the administrator’ s passwordand congurethe ser ver settings foryour camera.Y ou can also manage the user account(s)thatar eallowedt oaccesst[...]

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    40 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual 40 Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Sys te m This section allows you t o save and rest ore your congur ation, restor e the fac tory settings, and/or restart the camera. Save T o Local Hard Drive: Load F rom Local Hard Drive: Restore T o F ac tor y Default: Reboot The Device: Click the Save C onfiguration button to sav[...]

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    41 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual 41 Sec tion 3 - Congur ation F irmw are Upg rade Y our current rmwar e version and date will be displa yed on your scr een. Y ou may go to the D-Link Suppor t P age to check for the lat est rmware versions av ailable. T o upgrade the rmwar e on your DCS-933L, download the latest rm ware from the D-Link[...]

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    42 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual 42 Sec tion 3 - Congur ation Sta tus Devic e Info This section displays all the detailed inf ormation about your device and network settings.[...]

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    43 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual 43 Sec tion 3 - Congur ation A c tive U ser Thispagelistsalltheactiveusers ’ informationincludingtheUserName ,IPaddress,andthetimetha tcameraaccessbegan.[...]

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    44 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual Sec tion 4 - T roubleshooting T roubleshooting 1. What is Remote Ac cess? How do I enable it? Remote Acc ess allows you t o access your camer a from any PC c onnec ted to the Internet through a web brow ser . This lets you view y our camera feedandmanagey ourcamera ’ ssettingswhenyou ’ rea[...]

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    45 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual Sec tion 4 - T roubleshooting The pow er supply might be faulty . Conrm that you ar e using the provided DC 5V pow er supply for this network camera. V erify that the power supply is correctly connec ted. If the camera is functioning normally , the LED ma y have been di[...]

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    46 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual Sec tion 4 - T roubleshooting Make sure that yourcomputer ’ s display proper ties are set to at least 6-bit color . Using 16 or 256 colors on your computer will produc e dithering ar tifacts in the image, making the image look as if it is of[...]

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    47 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual T echnical Specications T echnical Specications SY STEM REQUIREMENTS • Microsoft Windows®8/7/V ista/XP ,orM acwithOSX10.6orhigher • PCwith1.3GHzoraboveandatleast128MBRAM • InternetExplorer7,F iref ox12,Safari4,or[...]

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    48 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual T echnical Specications VIEWING ANGLE • Horizontal: 45.3° • V er tical: 34.5° • Diagonal: 54.9° DIGIT AL Z OOM • Up to 4x 3A C ONTROL • AGC( AutoGainContr ol) • A WB(Aut o WhiteBalance) • AES(A utoElectronicShutter) POWER • Input: 100-240 V AC, [...]

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    49 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual Contacting T echnical Suppor t C ontac ting T echnical Suppor t U .S. and Canadian customers can c ontact D -Link technical suppor t through our web site or b y phone. Befor e you contact technical suppor t, please hav e the following r eady :  •Modelnumberoftheproduct(e.g .DCS-933L)  •[...]

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    50 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual W arranty W arran ty Subjecttothetermsandconditionssetforthherein,D-LinkSystems,Inc.(“D-Link”)providesthisLimited Warranty: • Onlytothepersonorentitythatoriginallypurchasedthepr oductfromD -Linkoritsauthorizedrese[...]

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    51 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual W arranty Limited Sof tware W arranty : D-Link warrantsthatthesof twarepor tion ofthe product(“Sof tware ”)will substantiallyconformtoD -Link ’ s thencurrentfunc tionalspecications fortheSof tware,assetfor thin theapplicable [...]

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    52 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual W arranty • After an RMA number is issued, the defective product must be packaged securely in the original or other suitable shipping package to ensure that it will not be damaged in tr ansit, and the RMA number must be prominently marked on the outs[...]

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    53 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual W arranty • Thecustomer is responsiblefor all in-bound shipping chargesto D -Link. No Cash on Deliver y (“C OD”) is allowed.Productssent CODwill be rejected by D-Link. Products shall be fully insured by the customer and shipped t o D -Link Net[...]

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    54 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual W arranty IF ANY IMPLIED W ARRANT Y C ANNO T BE DISCLAIMED IN ANY TERRITOR Y WHERE A PRODUC T IS SOLD , THE DUR A TION OF SUCH IMPLIED W ARRANT Y SHALL BE LIMITEDTOTHE DURA TION OF THE APPLICABLE W ARRANT Y PERIOD SE T [...]

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    55 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual W arranty CE M ark W arning: This is a Class B product. In a domestic environmen t, this product may cause radio interference , in which case the user may be requir ed to take adequate measures . FC C Statemen t: This equipment has been test ed and found to comply with the limits f or a Class B digital device , pursu[...]

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    56 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual W arranty F or detailed warranty information applicable to pr oducts purchased outside the United States , please contact the corresponding local D-Link oce. Industr y Canada Statemen t: This device complies with RSS-210 of the Industry Canada Rules. Operation is subject to the following two c onditions: (1) Th[...]

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    Registration 57 D-Link DCS -933L User Manual V ersion 1.0 F ebruar y 6, 2013 Pr oduct registration is entir ely voluntary and failure to complete or r eturn this form will not diminish your warr anty r ights. Registr ation[...]