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D-Link DCS-5±±0 User Manual
Section ² - Configuration
Application Layout and Functionalities
This section demonstrates a global view of the monitor program, shown below. The components of the monitor
tool will be introduced in detail in the following sections.
Misc. Functions
Channel Area
Layout Area
Hard Disk Status
Video Area
Common Control Area
DI/DO Control
Alert Message
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Section ² - Configuration
There are several parts in the monitor tool:
These include application exit, minimization, full screen monitoring, lock, stop alert, and configuration menu for
camera configurations, global settings, scheduler settings and the user information of this application software.
Tips for these operations are provided
when you move the mouse cursor over each icon.
This area displays the status of each video channel. The information indicates the status of connection, recording,
selection, and alert-event trigger.
In this area, you can see the video of the selected channel in the display frame. The number of the display
frames in the video area depends on the layout chosen by the user. You can also use convenient controls to
alter the video display.
You can change the monitoring layout in this area. There are six kinds of layouts: 1, 4, 6, 9, 13, or 16 video
display windows in the video area.
In this area, you can get the status of the hard disk in which the video database resides. The status reminds
you of the available storage space remaining on the hard drive you have selected to record to.
This area includes volume control, manual recording, video printing, snapshot, and trash can to remove video
from display windows.
This tool receives the digital input signal and sends digital output signal to the remote Video Server/ Network
Camera series product associated with the dedicated video channel.
This tool will display the latest alert messages received by the remote Video Server / Network Camera series
product associated with the selected video channel.
Misc. Functions:
Channel area:
Video area:
Layout area:
Hard disk status:
Common control area:
DI/DO control:
Alert Message:
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Section ² - Configuration
Logging In
You need to login the first time when you start the Launcher. The authentication window is shown below. If you do not
have an account, the monitor tool will not execute. You must log in as admin (administrator) to use this application.
Enter the password for the administrator.
Note:
The password is the one you provided during installation.
The Admin Privilege
In the Monitor program, the admin has the right to access the DCS-5220 Network Camera through this application
software and change the local settings as well. But the admin password for the software is not the same as the admin
password for the Internet camera. You can change the settings of each selected Internet camera from the Monitor
program only if you have the admin password for the Internet camera.
If you have the admin privilege, you have the right to do the following tasks:
Again, if you need to change the settings of the DCS-5220, you must have the administrator’s password for the camera
itself.
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Run the configuration tool
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Change the recording schedule
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Change the local settings
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Section ² - Configuration
Camera Configurations
When you log in for the first time, you should configure this application software to connect the DCS-5220 in
Configuration
Menu > Camera Configurations
, shown in the figure below. You will need the admin (administrator) password of the
camera in order to run the configuration.
Once you click
Configuration Menu > Camera Configurations
for setting each camera, all recording processes will
be stopped indicated by a warning window popped up in advance to keep you informed.
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Section ² - Configuration
Click to insert a new camera to the list.
Click to delete a camera from the list.
Click to view the history of all cameras in the list.
This section discusses the local settings for the connection and the functional configuration of each camera. If you are
interested in the remote settings for each camera, you can refer to “Using the DCS-5220 with an Internet Browser”
(page 29).
The Layout of the Configuration
In the local settings, shown below, three main functionalities are provided:
Insert:
Delete:
History:
Load Settings
Alert Settings
Recording Settings
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