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SETUP

This section allows you to further set up or change the configuration of your IP camera.

SETUP > Network Setup

This option,

Network Setup

, allows you to configure your LAN and Internet configuration, including the settings for LAN, PPPoE, and port. After done the

configuration, you may click Save Settings button to save the new settings or Don’t Save Settings button to abandon it.

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IP Address Mode

–

y

Fixed IP/ DHCP

: If you are using a LAN connection, select either DHCP Connection or Static IP Address. If manually assigning a Static IP, enter your IP Address,

IP Subnet Mask, and Gateway IP Address into the fields provided.

y

PPPoE Settings

: If you are using a PPPoE connection, enable it and enter the User ID and Password for your PPPoE account.

DNS IP Address

– This is the IP Address of your ISP’s Domain Name Server, if you are using a fixed IP Address you will need to know this, if not you will need to

contact your ISP or your network administrator.

Second HTTP Port

– Most ISPs do not open port 80 (a DCS-900 default video transfer port) for their residential customers, the DCS-900 has the ability to use a

different port by enabling the second http port for its video transfer.

If the

Second HTTP Port

is enabled, it will automatically disable the default port 80. Any unused ports can be used such as port 800, 801, etc. Remember that if the

DCS-900 were behind a router you would need to forward that port to the DCS-900’s IP Address. When accessing the camera you would need to type the camera’s IP

Address + the port number (http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:port number, or http://192.168.0.20:800 for example). Please refer to “Installing the DCS-900 Behind a Router” of

this manual.

UPnP

– Short for

Universal Plug and Play

. It is a networking architecture that provides compatibility among networking equipment, software, and peripherals. The

DCS-900 is an UPnP enabled Internet camera, and this function will work with operating systems such as Windows® XP. If you do not want to use the UPnP

functionality, you can disable it by selecting Disabled option. This function is enabled by default.

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SETUP > Dynamic DNS

If you have a DSL or Cable service provider that changes your modem IP address periodically, Dynamic DNS (Domain Name Service), a method of keeping a domain

name linked to a dynamic IP address, is useful. With most Cable and DSL connections, you are assigned a dynamic IP address and that address is used only for the

duration of that specific connection. With the DCS-900, you can set up your DDNS service and the DCS-900 will automatically update your DDNS server every time it

receives a different IP address. Depending on the service, this update may take a few hours.

If you are using a DDNS connection, select Enable option and enter in your Host Name, User Name, and Password. After done the configuration, you may click Save

Settings button to save the new settings or

Don’t Save Settings button to abandon it.

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SETUP > Video

This

Video

option allows you to set up your IP camera’s video quality, resolution, and Frame rate. After done the configuration, you may click Save Settings button to

save the new settings or Don’t Save Settings button to abandon it.

Video Setting

–

y

Video Resolution

: There are three settings available to choose from 160x120, 320x240, and 640x480.

y

Compression Rate

: Four options are available for this parameter: Very Low, Low, Middle (default), High, and Very High.

y

Frame Rate

(fps): Three options are available for the refresh frame rate: 1, 5, 7, 15, 20, 30 frames per second (fps), and Auto. By default the frame rate is set to

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Auto.

y

Brightness Control

: Allows you to adjust the brightness level. The default setting is 64.

y

Contrast Control

: Allows you to adjust the contrast level. The default setting is 64.

y

Saturation Control

: Allows you to adjust the saturation level. The default setting is 64.

y

Light Frequency

: Adjust the light frequency to suit your area of operation.

50Hz

and

60Hz

are available to accommodate the different light frequencies found in

USA (

60H

z) and Europe (

50Hz

) for optimal image quality.

y

Mirror

: Horizontally rotates the video. Check this option if the camera is installed upside down.

y

Flip

: Vertically rotates the video.

y

Enable Anti Flicker

: This option adjust the camera sensor’s setting to avoid the image flickering issue under certain light sources. Only use this option when it is

necessary.