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Section 1 - Product Overview

Hardware Overview

Back

Power jack

Connects to the power adapter.

Ethernet

port

Connects to a PC or network through

an Ethernet connection.

Antenna connectors (DCS-1130)

Connects to the wireless antennas.

Camera base mounting points

Allows you to attach the camera

base or another mounting unit.

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Section 2 - mydlink Portal

mydlink Portal

After registering your DCS-1100/1130 camera with a mydlink account in the Camera Installation Wizard. You will be

able to remotely access your camera from the www.mydlink.com website. After signing in to your mydlink account,

you will see a screen similar to the following:

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Section 2 - mydlink Portal

Camera Status

A green checkmark indicates that your camera is online and ready to

use.

A yellow exclamation point indicates that your camera is online, but

the camera password has changed. You will need to enter your new

camera password to access your camera again.

A red x indicates that your camera is offline and currently cannot be

accessed remotely.

If your camera is offline, try the following:

• Check to make sure that the Internet connection to your camera

is working properly.

• Try restarting your Internet router.

• Check your camera’s cable connections and make sure they are

secure.

• Check to make sure that the LED on your camera is lit solid

green.

If you still cannot access your camera, reset your camera and run the

Camera Installation Wizard again from the CD-ROM included in your

package.

Here, you can see the online status of each of your cameras. Your online status may be one of the following:

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Live Video

In the main part of the screen, the Live Video tab will be selected by default. If the camera is available, a Live Video

feed will be displayed. Video will be shown at VGA resolution (640x480) if viewing your camera from a PC on the same

local network, or at QVGA resolution (320x240) if viewing your camera from a PC on a remote network.

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Camera Settings

The Camera Settings tab allows you to access your camera’s configuration interface. To open your camera’s configuration

interface, click

Camera web page

and enter the password exactly as listed on the Camera Settings page.