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Repeat the above steps adding ports

5001

,

5002

, and

5003

to both the

Public

and

Private Port

sections. A check mark appearing before the entry name will indicate that

the ports are enabled.

Important:

Some ISPs block access to port 80 and other commonly used Internet ports

to conserve bandwidth. Check with your ISP so that you can open the appropriate ports

accordingly. If your ISP does not pass traffic on port 80, you will need to change the port

the camera uses from 80 to something else, such as 800. Not all routers are the same,

so refer to your user manual for specific instructions on how to open ports.

Enter valid ports in the

Virtual Server

section of your router. Please make sure to check

the box next to the camera name on the Virtual Server List to enable your settings.

1

Click

Enabled

.

2

Enter a different name for each entry.

3

Enter your camera’s local IP Address (e.g.,

192.168.0.102

in the example in

step

2

on page 38) in the

Private IP

field.

4

Select

Both

under

Protocol Type

(

TCP

and

UDP

)

5

If you are using the default camera port settings, enter

80

into the

Public

and

Private

Port

section, click

Apply

.

6

Scheduling

should be set to

Always

so that the camera images can be accessed

at any time.

Follow these steps to configure your router’s Virtual Server settings:

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Viewing Your Camera

After all the router settings have been entered correctly, a PC user inside or outside

your network will have access to the camera through the Internet Explorer Web browser.

To access the camera from the Internet, type the IP Address of the router given to you by

your ISP, followed by a colon, and the port number that you gave your camera (e.g.,

). It is not necessary to enter the colon and port number if you

are using the default Web server port 80. To access from a computer on your local

(home) network, simply enter the local IP Address of the Camera followed by a colon

and the port number (e.g.,

205.163.122.96:83

).

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Using the DCS-2100 with an Internet

Browser

Open your Internet Explorer Web browser and enter the IP address for your Internet

Camera.

In the example, this address is 192.168.0.120. Your address may differ.

If a window appears asking to install a Verisign certificate for authentication

Click

Yes

. This allows the proprietary MPEG 4 video stream to be recognized by Internet

Explorer.

If you are following this manual in the order it is presented, you should now have an

operating

DCS-2100

Internet Camera configured with the Installer program. You also

have installed the

IP surveillance

software from the CD. This section of the manual will

deal with using the Internet Camera in two parts:

±

Using the

DCS-2100

with an Internet browser and accessing the screens to

control and monitor the camera.

±

Using

IP surveillance

software

with the

DCS-2100

.

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Using the DCS-2100 with an Internet Browser

Home Page Screen

The image from the

DCS-2100

should be visible from the Home page on your computer

monitor.

Click on the

Snapshot

button to capture a snapshot image.

The image will pop up in a new window. This image can be

saved to a local hard drive.

Click on the

Connection Type

button to change settings related

to the camera connection.

Click on the

Configuration

button to access the configuration

menu where you can configure camera settings under the

Advanced, Tools, and Status tabs.

Click the

Zoom

button below the image to display the digital

zoom control panel. Using the bar, you can select to view the

image up to 400% of the original size.

Configuration:

Snapshot:

Connection Type:

Zoom:

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Media Option:

Protocol Option:

Allows a user to disable audio when viewing video.

The UDP Protocol should be chosen for the most users.

Generally, the client computer

will automatically try these

protocols in the following order, UDP -> TCP -> HTTP.

After

the client connects to the

DCS-2100

successfully, the working

protocol will be displayed in

Protocol Option

. The chosen

protocol will be recorded in the user’s PC and used for the next

connection. If the network environment is changed or users want

to let the Web browser automatically detect the protocol, select

UDP manually and click

Save

to change the setting and return

Home

to reconnect with the new setting.

Options:

UDP Protocol

- Offers the highest image and video quality.

However, packet losses will diminish image quality when

bandwidth becomes restricted.

TCP Protocol

- Packet loss is less likely to occur compared to

UDP when bandwidth is restricted.

HTTP Protocol

- If the network is protected by a firewall and it

opens HTTP port (80) only, HTTP protocol must be selected.

In this mode, audio is disabled and only video can be viewed.

TCP and UDP connections will not be available to remote users

if all four ports have not been forwarded (as shown on page

41). Only the HTTP port must be forwarded for remote users to

make an HTTP connection (video only).

Connection Type