D-Link DCS-1000 Digital Camera User Manual


 
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Wired and Wireless Network Support
The Internet Camera supports both wired and wireless transmission (DCS-1000W only,
the DCS-1000 supports wired transmittion only) providing the advantage of mobility,
flexibility and high-speed of wireless LAN based technology, IEEE 802.11b, to transform
the Internet Camera 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) (Wireless Internet Camera only)
WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) (Wireless Internet Camera only)
Broad Range of Applications
With today’s high-speed Internet services, the Internet Camera can provide the ideal
solution for live video images over the Intranet and Internet for remote monitoring. The
Internet Camera allows remote access from a web browser for live image viewing and
allows the administrator to manage and control the Internet Camera anywhere and any
time in the world. Apply the Internet Camera 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 Internet Camera can also be used for
intruder detection, capture still images and video images for archiving and many more
applications.
Connection to External Devices
Supporting auxiliary Input/Output connectors, you can connect the Internet Camera 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 Internet Camera provides up to two in/out
external devices for connectivity.
Remote Monitoring Utility
Powerful IPView application assigns administrator with a pre-defined user ID and
password who can modify the Internet Camera settings from the remote site via Intranet
or Internet, and upgrade remotely over the network for added convenience. Users are
also allowed to monitor the image, record the image to a hard drive, and take snapshots.
Web Configuration
Applying a standard web browser, administrators can configure and manage the Internet
Camera directly from its own web page via the Intranet or Internet. Up to 64 user names
and passwords are permitted, with privilege setting controlled by the administrator.