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Section ³ - D-ViewCam Installation

Welcome to the Add Camera Wizard. Use this wizard to add your cameras to the D-ViewCam system.

Note:

Use the left or right arrow to navigate the wizard.

Click

/

Next

to continue.

Click

Next

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Choose which method to add your camera(s). You can choose

Auto

Discovery

to automatically search for your camera(s), or choose

Add

Manually

to add your camera(s) via the camera’s IP address. Click

Next

to continue.

If you choose

Auto Discovery

, the system will search all cameras that

are located on the same LAN with same subnet. The system will place all

the cameras at the default map called My Map. Click

Next

to continue.

If you choose

Add Manually

, you will need to enter the IP address of the

camera(s). Click

Next

to continue.

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D-ViewCam shows the detected IP camera(s) information. You can choose and schedule the recording for each

camera.

• 24/7 Continuous Recording

: Continuously recording 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

• 24/7 Motion Detection Recording

: Continuously monitoring but ONLY recording when motion is detected.

• Office Hours Only

: Continuously monitoring during office hours (08:00 AM to 06.00 PM) and ONLY recording

when motion is detected.

• Non-Office Hours Only

: Continuously monitoring during non-office hours (06:00 PM to 08.00 AM) and ONLY

recording when motion is detected.

Note:

Excluding 24/7 Continuous Recording, other schedule recording types can ONLY do recording when motion is

detected. Please refer to page 29 for more information.

Click

Next

to continue.

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Select

Yes

to add other camera(s), or select

No

if you have no additional

camera(s) to add. Click

Next

to continue.

The

Add Camera wizard

is now complete. Click

Close

to access the D-ViewCam’s main screen.

Your D-ViewCam Installation is Complete!

Note:

Please refer to the D-ViewCam user manual for information

about using D-ViewCam.

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Section 5 - Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

This chapter provides solutions to problems that may occur during the installation and operation of the DCS-5610. Read

the following descriptions if you are having problems. (The examples below are illustrated in Windows

®

XP. If you have

a different operating system, the screenshots on your computer will look similar to the following examples.)

PTZ PoE Internet Camera Features

1. What is a PTZ PoE Internet Camera?

The PTZ PoE Internet Camera is a stand-alone system connecting directly to an Ethernet or Fast Ethernet network.

The PTZ PoE Internet Camera differs from a conventional PC Camera because it has an integrated system with built-in

CPU and web-based solutions, providing a low cost solution that can transmit high quality video images for monitoring.

The PTZ PoE Internet Camera can be remotely managed, accessed and controlled from any PC/Notebook over an

Intranet or Internet using a web browser.

2. What is the maximum number of users that can access DCS-5610 simultaneously?

The maximum number of users that can log onto the PTZ PoE Internet Camera at the same time is 10. Please keep in

mind the overall performance of the transmission speed will be reduced if many users have logged on to the camera

simultaneously.

3. What algorithm is used to compress the digital image?

The PTZ PoE Internet Camera utilizes MPEG-4 simple profile or MJPEG Mode image compression technology providing

high quality images. MJPEG is a standard for image compression and it can be applied to various web browsers and

application software without installing any extra software

4. Can I capture still images from the PTZ PoE Internet Camera?

Yes you can capture still images using the snapshot function.