TP-Link TL-SC2020N manual

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    TL-SC2020N Wireless N Network Camera Rev: 1.0.0 1910010671[...]

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    COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS S pecifications ar e subject to change without notice. is a registered trademark of TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., L TD. Other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. No part of the specifications ma y be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative[...]

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    FCC ST A TEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the li mits for a Class B digit al device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are des igned to pro-vide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equi pment generates, uses and c an radiate radio frequency energy and,[...]

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    CE Mark 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 required to take adequate measures. National Restrictions This device is intended for home and office use in all EU countries (and ot her countries following the EU directive 1999/5/EC) wit hout any limita[...]

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    Industry Canada S tatement: This device complies with RSS-210 of the Industr y Canada Rules. Operati on is subject to the following two conditions: 1) This device may not caus e harmful interference, and 2) This device must accept any interferenc e received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. IMPORT ANT NOTE: Radiation Expos[...]

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    TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., L TD DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: Wireless N Network Camera Model No.: TL-SC2020N T rademark: TP-LINK We declare under our own responsib ility that the above product s satisf y all the technical regulations applicable to the product within the scope of Council Directives: Dir[...]

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    i CONTENTS Package Content s .............................................................................................................. 1 Chapter 1 Safety Instructions .......................................................................................... 2 Chapter 2 Minimum System Require ment & Product Feature .........................[...]

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    ii Appendix ....................................................................................................................... 40 A. Frame-rate and Bitrate T able – Help to set Camera with your network environment to access Internet. .............................................................................................................[...]

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    1 Package Content s The following items should be found in your package:  TL-SC2020N Wireless N Network Camera  Power Adapter  Mounting Bracket with three screws, a Lock Ring, a Brace and a Base Plate  RJ45 Cable  Quick Installation Guide  Resource CD, including:  This User Guide  Application Guide  Other helpful informat[...]

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    2 Chapter 1 Safety Instructions  Before you use this product This product has been designed with safety in mind. Ho wever, the electrical products can cause fires which may lead to serious body injur y if not used pr operly. To avoid such accidents, be sure to heed the following.  Legal Caution Video and audio surveillance can be forbid den b[...]

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    3 Chapter 2 Minimum System Requirement & Product Feature 2.1 System Requirement For normal operation and viewing of the network ca mera, it’s recommended that your system meets these minimum requirements for proper operation: Item Requirement s CPU Pentium 4 2.8GHz (or equivalent AMD) Graphic Card 256 MB RAM graphic cards (or equivalent on-bo[...]

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    4 Supported protocols TCP/IP, DHCP, PPPoE, ARP, ICMP , FTP, SMTP, DNS, NTP, UPnP, RTSP, RTP, RTCP, HTTP, TCP, UDP Simultaneous Connection Up to 3 users Operating conditions 0°C ~ 40 ℃ (32 ℉ ~ 104 ℉ ) HARDWARE Lens F 2.4 fixed lens Audio Output 1 Power 5V DC, 1A Wireless IEEE 802.1 1b/g/n with WEP/WP A/WP A2. Up to 150 Mbps WPS 1 (Wi-Fi Prote[...]

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    5  Solid Blue: The Camera has been c onnected to a network. Built-in Microphone : The location where the voice from your partner comes out. 2.3.2 Rear View Power Jack LAN Port WPS LED Indicator RESET Button WPS Button Base Plate  Power Jack : The power connector is where you connect the power adapter . RESET : Press the button for more than 1[...]

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    6 2.4 Mount the Camera 2.4.1 The Screw Size There are three supplied screws for mounting the Ca mera. The length of the screws is 25±1 mm and the diameter is 4±0.2 mm. 2.4.2 Wall and Ceiling Mount There are two ways to mount the Ca mera. See the following two pictures. Ceiling Mount W all Mount T o mount the Camera, please follow the step s below[...]

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    7 Wireless section of 5.3.2 Network . Please connect the Camera according to the following steps. 2.5.1 Wired Connection 1. Connect the Camera to the LAN network (Router or Switch) via Ethernet cable. 2. Connect the power adapter cord to the Power Jack. 3. Plug the power adapter into the power outlet. 2.5.2 Wireless Connection (by WPS) Power on the[...]

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    8 Chapter 3 Using Camera via Web Browser 3.1 Obtain the IP Address 1. Insert the provided CD into your CD-ROM driver . The Setup Wizard will automatically pop up on your computer ’s screen as shown in the figure below . Figure 3-1 2. Choose the Intelligent IP Inst aller , and then the next screen appears. Click on Intelligent IP Inst aller to beg[...]

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    9 3. After the inst allation is finished, click St art > All Programs > TP-LINK >Intelligent IP Inst aller to start using the program. Figure 3-3 4. The following screen will then display . Click the Search button to search Netw ork Cameras in the network; it displays Network Camera s information including IP Address. Figure 3- 4[...]

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    10 3.2 Windows Web Browser .2 Windows Web Browser The configuration of browser is si milar in Windows XP/Vist a/7. Here we take IE browser in Windows XP for example. The configuration of browser is si milar in Windows XP/Vist a/7. Here we take IE browser in Windows XP for example. 1 Click Link to IE button in Figure 3-4 directly . Y ou can also lau[...]

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    11 3 The monitor image will be displayed in your browser . In the far lef t side of main configuration are Home, Information, Basic setup, System and Language.[...]

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    12 Chapter 4 Operating Camera via Mobile Phone 4.1 Mobile Phone Viewing 4.1.1 3G Mobile Phone Streaming V iewing For 3G mobile phone viewing, type “ rtsp://<IP>:<PORT>/video.3gp ” into your 3G S treaming Link. <IP> is the Public IP address of your Camera; <PORT> is the R TSP port of your Camera (Default value is 554.) Ex[...]

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    13 3. Enter name and p assw ord. Default values are both admin.Then click Log in 4. The TP-LINK User Interface and live image will show up in the middle of the screen.  Note: It will show continuous snap shot s not a real time video streaming. Therefore, the r ecording feature is disabled.[...]

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    14 Chapter 5 Configuration of Main Menu In the left side of main configuration are Home , Information , Basic setup , Syst em and Language . 5.1 Home In the right side, you c an control Live View in your main Browser . The functions include: Snap shot, Open digit al zoom, Audio, and Vi de o P la y . Zoom FullScreen Pause Stop Snap shot Record Audio[...]

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    15 5.1.2 Snapshot Y ou can capture a still image shot by clicking the Camera icon and save it in the operating computer . Symbols Meaning A snapshot window appears after clicking the icon Save Image Save the picture captured by snapshot into your computer Close Return to the view screen 5.1.3 Digital zoom in/out the image via the monitor window [...]

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    16 5.2 Information The Information screen provides the produc t factory information which includes Product Name, Current V ersion, Firmware current Da te/Time, Image Setting, V ideo and Network. 5.3 Basic setup This function is only for the Administrator . Click Basic setup to display the submenus: Account, Network, Image Setting, Video, Audio, Cam[...]

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    17  Add : Click this button to add a new account.  Modify : Clic k this button to edit the selected account.  Remove : Click this button to delete the selected account.  Anonymous V iewer : Select Disable and the anonymous viewers cannot access the Camera. Select Enable to and the anonymous users can access the Camera in View er mode. T[...]

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    18  Password : Set a password for the account.  Re-type Password : Re-type the password to confirm.  View er Mo de : Set the user mode among View er , Operator and Administrator . Different viewer mode has different limits of authority .  The View er mode only can view the Live View .  The Operator mode can not only view the Live Vie[...]

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    19  Obt ain DNS server address automatically : Select this option to obtain the address of DNS server automatically .  Use the following IP address: Select this option when the fixed IP address is set as the IP address.  IP address: Enter the IP address of the device.  Subnet mask: Enter the subnet mask.  Default gatew ay: Enter the [...]

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    20  IP Address : The IP address obt ained at t he PPPoE connecting with network.  User ID : Enter the user ID for aut hentication necessary for PPPo E connections. T ype it up to 64 characters.  Password : Enter the password for au thentication necessary for PPPoE connections. T ype it up to 32 characters.  Re-type Password : Re-type th[...]

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    21 work. It also widely used in XDSL (digital af filiate line such as ADSL, VDSL or SDSL) 2) The Camera needs to be reb ooted after it fini shes changing the network completely . For more details, please refer to 5.4.1 Initialize . 3) Y ou can reset the Camera to its factory def ault settings by pressing the Reset button. Then the Camera can be fou[...]

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    22 2. Input all information and fo llow step by step with DynDNS. 3. Login with new account and click Account → My Hosts → Add Host Services.[...]

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    23 4. Type domain in the Hostname field and select sub-domain. 5. After typing information, check your DDNS service[...]

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    24 6. Type your DDNS User ID, Password and Host name in Setting → Network → DDNS . After completing setting, reboot the Camera. 5.3.2.4 UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) If you have a Router to access to Internet and the Router suppor ts UPnP IGD function, you need to turn on the UPnP Port Forwarding function.[...]

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    25  HTTP Port : Enter the HTTP port number and default HTTP port is 80.  SSL Port: Enter the SSL port number and default SSL port is 443.  RTSP Port: Enter the RTSP port, defa ult value is 554 for computer view .  Note: UPnP (Universal Plug and Play ): UPnP is a set of computer network protocol. It allows devices to connect seamlessly a[...]

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    26  WLAN : Select Enable to enable the wireless function; select Disable to disable the function.  Device Mac address : This displays the MAC address of the Camera.  IP address : This displays the IP address of the Camera. It displays blank, 0.0.0.0 or an IP Addr ess. When it is blank, the Camera does n’t establish physical link with acc[...]

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    27 If you want manually fill in the ESSID of the wireless network, you can click Manual button. The network wireless setting page will display . Then enter the ESSID of the wireless network, select a mode, select the corresponding authentication and encryption, get an IP address for the Camera and click “ Save ”.  ESSID – Enter the name of[...]

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    28  Encryption – Y ou can select TKIP or AES . Keep this option the same with that of the wireless network.  Passphrase - Enter the desired AP/ Router ’ s password here.  Re-type – Enter the password above again to confirm it.  Obt ain an IP address automatically (DHCP) – If a DHCP server is installed and enabled on the network,[...]

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    29  Secondary DNS server : Enter the IP address of the secondary DNS server , if necessary . 5.3.2.6 WPS WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) func tion allows you to add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly. If the router supports Wi-Fi Protec ted Setup (WPS) or Quick Setup Security (QSS), you can establish a wireless connection between w[...]

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    30 2. Secondly, open the router ’s Web-based Utility and click WPS/QSS link on the left of the main menu. Then the following screen will appear. Click Add device . And then select Enter the new device’s PIN, enter the PIN value of the Camera and click Connect . 5.3.3 Image Setting The tool bar can be adj usted to optimize video Brightness, Satu[...]

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    31  Default : After the adju stment of all setting, you can still click Default to make the setting back to the original setting.  Backlight Compensation : T ick the box to enable the ba cklight compensation function.  White Balance : Choose the white balance among Auto , Florescent , Incandescent , Sunny and Cloudy . 5.3.4 Video On this p[...]

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    32 5.3.6 Camera setting On this page, you can set the Camera Name and whether the LED is on or off.  Camera Name : Y ou can enter a new name for the Camera.  LED : Select On to enable the LEDs; select Off to d isable the LEDs. 5.3.7 Events Click Events to display the submenus including Motion detection, e-Mail (SMTP) and FTP . 5.3.7.7 Motion [...]

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    33  Motion Detection : Click to select motion detection.  Motion Detection 1 : Click it on for using Motion Detection 1 function as a sensor . Y ou can adjust and move the detecti ng zone by using mouse.  Motion Detection 2 : Click it on for using Motion Detection 2 function as a sensor . Y ou can adjust and move the detecti ng zone by usi[...]

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    34 Select On when you use the e-Mail (SMTP) function. The common setting options are displayed below . Select Off , if you do not wish to use the e-Mail (SMTP) function.  SMTP Server Name : T ype the SMTP server name up to 64 characters, or the IP address of the SMTP server .  SMTP Server Port : Y ou can set port number from 1~65535 according[...]

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    35 up to three recipient E-mail addresses.  Administrator E-mail Address : T ype the Administrator e-Mail address up to 64 characters. This address is used for reply mail and sending sy stem messages from the SMTP server .  Att ached File T ype : Y ou can choose snapshot or video clip for alarm sending. Select “Snapshot,” one snapshot wil[...]

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    36 Select On when you use FTP function. The FTP client Setting screen appears. Select Off, when you do not wish to use the FTP client function.  Note: The frame rate and operability on the main viewer may decrease while a file is being transmitted by the FTP client function.  FTP Server Name : T ype the FTP server name to upload still images [...]

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    37  Schedule Selection : Select the list box to specif y the schedule you want to set.  FTP -Alarm / E-mail (SMTP) -Alarm  St art Time, End Time : S pecify the Star t Ti me and the End Time .  Use the same time schedule every day: When this is checked, the St a rt Tim e and End Time set to Mon (Monday) are applied to all days. In this c[...]

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    38 saved file. Click “ OK ” and this Camera is adjusted accordi ng to the loaded data and then restarted.  Firmware Up date : Upda te the device software. Click “ Bro w se ” and select the file for updating. A confirmation dialogue will appear . Click “ OK ” to start. This Camera will reboot upon completion.  Upload language p ack[...]

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    39  Time Zone: Select the Ti me Zone form at of Greenwic h Mean T ime among different cities. The time display will be the same as the current date / time option.  Daylight Saving Ti me: There ar e two modes to choose for setting up daylight saving time.  By Date: Set the start and end time by select month, day , hour , a nd minute.  By[...]

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    40 Appendix A. Frame-rate and Bitrate T able – Help to set Camera with your network environment to access Internet. Base on your network upload e nvironment to choose the suitable Image-Quality setting. For example, if the network environment is ADSL 256Kb (upload) / 2Mb (download), the most fluent Image-Quality needs to set up under 256Kb situat[...]

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    41 640*480 15 4970 51.2 640*480 10 3162 32.6 640*480 7 2427 25.0 640*480 5 1961 20.2 640*480 1 392 4.0 320*240 30 3416 35.2 320*240 20 2270 23.4 320*240 15 1770 18.2 320*240 10 1188 12.2 320*240 7 900 9.3 320*240 5 706 7.3 320*240 1 147 1.5 160*120 30 1493 15.4 160*120 20 989 10.2 160*120 15 756 7.8 160*120 10 499 5.1 160*120 7 346 3.6 160*120 5 30[...]

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    42 Europe – EU Declaration of Conformity This device complies with the essential requirements of the R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC. The following test methods have been applied in order to prove presumption of conformi ty with the essential requirements of the R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC: Clause Description EN 60950-1: 2001 Safety of Informati [...]

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    43 Español [S panish] Por medio de la presente [nombre del fabricante] declara que el [clase de equipo] cumple con los requisitos esenciales y cual esquiera otras dispos iciones aplicables o exigibles de la Directiva 1999/5/CE. Ελληνική [Greek] ΜΕ ΤΗΝ ΠΑΡΟ ΥΣΑ [name of manuf acturer] ∆ΗΛΩΝΕΙ ΟΤΙ [type of equipment] [...]

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    44 Svenska [Swedish] Härmed intygar [företag] att denna [utrustningstyp] står I överensstämmelse med de väsentliga egenskapskrav och övriga rele vanta bestämmelser som framgår av direktiv 1999/5/EG .[...]

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    45 Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to prov ide reasonable p rotection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, us es and[...]