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DateTime:

Select

Synchronized with Time Server

and the time will be based on the GMT setting.

This is the default setting for the DCS-900W. Using a time server with your camera is

recommended for time/date accuracy for your recorded video images and is critical for

surveillance applications.

Public time servers are available on the web. You must choose

the appropriate time server matching your region of operation.

The NTP server IP address listed below will set the time server.

NTP protocol is used primarily by Windows and Mac users. Time Protocol is used by

Linux users.

IP Address:

Enter the IP Address of the

Time Server

in this field. The IP address will be listed with

the time server information on the web.

Tools > Time

The

Time

menu sets the DCS-900W’s time and date requirements to provide correct

information to users who are accessing from a remote site. The two options in the

Time

settings are

Synchronized with Time Server

or

Set Manually

.

Click on

Time

in the left hand panel and this screen will appear as illustrated below:

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Protocol:

Two options are available for linking with the

Time Server.

The default setting is

NTP

.

Select the time for the Linux time server.

TimeZone:

The System administrator must select the time zone for the region.

Please refer to the

Appendix for the time zone selection table.

To set the

Time

manually select

Set Manually

. The system administrator must then

enter the Date and Time in the respective field manually.

When

Set Manually

is selected,

each time the DCS-900W is powered off, the time must be reset manually at reboot.

Apply/Cancel:

After making sure all settings are correct, click on the

Apply

icon to store the settings

in the DCS-900W. You can alternatively click on the

Cancel

icon if you do not wish to

make changes to the DCS-900W.

Tools > Time

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Status

The

Status

menu displays information about your DCS-900W

.

Click on

Status

and the Information screen will appear as illustrated below:

The Information table provides detailed information about the DCS-900W such as the

Model Name, Firmware Version, Mac Address, and IP Address

.

Tools > Default

The

Default

tab contains commands for restarting the DCS-900W.

Click on

Tools

, then the

Default

tab in the left hand panel and the

Tools

screen will

appear as illustrated below

Factory Reset:

A factory reset restarts the DCS-900W and returns all settings to their default values.

The Factory Reset will promt you with a “Do you really want to factory reset this device?”

message and a YES button. If you do not want to carry out a factory reset command,

exit the panel without clicking YES, otherwise click on the

“YES”

icon and factory reset

will be initiated.

Warning

All settings must be reconfigured after a Factory Reset!

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Completing Your Camera Configuration

Once the configuration is completed, click on

Home

to return to the Home screen and

select the desired Viewing Image using either ActiveX Mode or Java Mode as described

in the next section.

The last step is to position the DCS-900W and adjust the focus, by manually turning the

lens clockwise or counter-clockwise to the desired image quality.

ActiveX

To view video images from the browser, click on

ActiveX

in the

Home

screen, and the

following screen appears below:

Status

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Camera Name

-

The Camera name

will be displayed in

the top bar located

above the camera

image when the

Camera Name field

is entered in the

Web Configuration

setting under

Advanced >

System

.

Location

- The loca-

tion of the DCS-

900W will be dis-

played when the Lo-

cation

field

is

changed in the Web

Configuration set-

tings under

Ad-

vanced > System

.

Date/Time

- The date/time of the DCS-900W will be

displayed according to your time server settings or from

settings you have made manually.

Note:

Please refer to the Appendix for instructions on how

to install ActiveX.

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Java

Click on

Java

from the Home screen to access the video images from the Internet

Explorer or Netscape browser as illustrated below:

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Location

- The

location of the DCS-

900W will be

displayed when the

Location field is

changed in the Web

Configuration settings

under

Advanced >

System

.

Date/Time

- The date/time of the DCS-900W will be displayed

according to your time server settings or from your manual

settings.

Camera Name

- The

Camera name will be

displayed when the

Camera Name field is

changed in the Web

Configuration setting

under

Advanced >

System.