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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 d-link video server dvs-301 user manual ver.1.00 20040507.

  • Page 2: Before You Use

    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 1 before you use law in your country may prohibit surveillance devices. Though video server is not only a high performance surveillance system but also a networked video server, ensure that the operation of such devices are legal before installi...

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 2 table of contents before you use .......................................................................... 1 table of contents ....................................................................... 2 package contents............................

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 3 c. Technical specifications ....................................................................84.

  • Page 5: Package Contents

    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 4 package contents.

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 video server dvs-301 power adapter null modem cable i/o terminal block connector software cd camera control cable.

  • Page 7: Physical Description

    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 1 physical description front panel bnc video input 75ohms resistance video port for connecting an external camera. To ensure video modulation type being correctly detected, cameras should be attached and powered on before the video server is pow...

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 2 rear panel ethernet 10/100 socket connect to ethernet network with a utp category 5 cable that cannot exceed 100 meters. Once the ethernet cable is connected without error, video server will utilize ethernet interface regardless of modem conne...

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 3 video server provides a very flexible general i/o interface to combine with the user’s security devices such as sensors, alarms, lighting or door locks. The general i/o terminal block has six pins for device control. These pins can be divided ...

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 4 after installed flash off during camera control flash flash ppp with modem after post flash on before connected on on ppp with null modem after connected flash on restore button there is a button hidden in the box for restoring the system fact...

  • Page 11: How to Install

    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 5 how to install to easily fit into various environments, video server automatically detects the attached interfaces and configures itself to the best condition. Therefore users need not care whether the connected cameras are either ntsc or pal,...

  • Page 12: Ethernet Environment

    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 6 ethernet environment hardware installation before installing multiple video servers at the well-chosen locations, the administrator should memorize the serial numbers on the packages respectively for future use. Cable connection shut down all ...

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 7 power on make sure all cables are correctly and firmly connected before turning on video server. Turn on cameras, sensors, alarm devices, and then attach the power adaptor of video server to the electric power socket*. After the post (power-on...

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 8 software configuration easy way with installer program in order to configure video servers remotely, administrators should keep the mac address of the new video servers for identification and initial passwords. After successfully mounting vide...

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 9 the ip address shown in "current ip address" field is for the administrator's reference. If the administrator wants to use another ip address, modify the ip text field below the list window. If the administrator wants to fix the ip address of ...

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 10 if the ip is not taken by another network device in the network, the installer program will continue with the setup. Otherwise another message window will warn that the assigned ip conflicts. In this case, administrators should ask the networ...

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 11 after successful notification, administrators may keep the address information for user’s request. After clicking on , the "assigned" field will be labeled "yes". Administrators may click directly on to access the newly installed server in th...

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 12 once installation is complete, administrators should follow the actions in the "first access to video server" section for necessary checks and configurations. Experienced administrators may use the customized config.Ini script file to perform...

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 13 manual way with existing programs in addition to the provided installer program, some common network tools including arp and ping can be used to install video server. Open a dos command prompt window to perform the manual installation. First,...

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 14 first access to video server when connecting to video server for the first time, administrators should check security and network settings on the configuration page. For complete protection from illegal usage, video server provides two privil...

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  • Page 22: Modem Environment

    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 16 modem environment hardware installation before installing video server, the administrator should memorize the mac address on the packages respectively for the initial passwords. To use a dial-up network, the ethernet socket should be left dis...

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 17 cable connection shut down the peripheral devices prior to connection. Connect the supplied cables from video server to the related devices according to following steps. Note that power adaptor must be kept unplugged until other cables are fi...

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 18 software configuration for the first time, users should connect the included null modem cable between the com port of video server and any com port of the pc for initial setup. Install a new modem open the control panel and double click the m...

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 19 from (standard modem type) choose the standard 33600 bps modem and click on ..

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 20 choose the serial port that the included null modem cable is attached to and click on . The null modem is now ready for use. If no dial-up adapter exists in the system, windows will automatically prompt to install. Press to continue..

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 21 setup a new connection after the 33600 bps modem is installed, open the dialup network folder in windows to build a new connection. Select the device as the newly installed standard 33600 bps modem and click on . Just enter arbitrary digits a...

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 22 after clicking on , this new connection will display in the dial-up networking folder and will be used for null modem connections..

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 23 right-click on the newly setup connection icon for properties. In the first general page, clear "use area code and dialing properties" option and click on ..

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 24 select 115200 as the speed and click on . On the second page, only check "enable software compression" and "tcp/ip" while leaving others blank. Keep other settings as default values and click on . Now the connection is ready for null modem co...

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 25 double click the newly setup connection. A dialing information window will pop up. Enter “root” as user name and the mac address labeled on the bottom side of the box as the password and click on . The user name and password are identical to ...

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 26 first access to video server through direct connection by null modem cable administrators can open the default web browser and type in 200.1.1.1 as the address and press enter. Note that 200.1.1.1 will be the default ip address in a dial-in c...

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 27 only administrators can access the configuration page. There is more information needed for correct modem operation. Refer to the modem setting section in configuration for further settings. Video server will wait for someone to dial in. If t...

  • Page 34: How to Use

    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 28 how to use video server is a well-designed stand-alone video server. With the built-in web server, authorized users may use web browser internet explorer to watch the video and hear the audio captured by video server. The powerful video compr...

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 29 authentication after opening the web browser and typing in the url of video server, a dialogue window will pop up to request a username and password. For administrator’s initial usage of video server, enter the username as “root” and the pass...

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 31 primary user’s capability main screen with camera view there is a logo image shown in the upper left corner. It can link to other web sites or resources depending on the settings in configuration. The assigned caption and system date/time wil...

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 32 ptz camera control a ptz motorized camera is provided by customers and should be correctly installed in advance. The control button under the video allows users to control the motorized camera attached to video server with pan/tilt direction ...

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 33 there are two settings for the client side. One is “media option”. You can mute the audio by checking this option. The other is “protocol option”. You can choose the connection protocol between client and server by this option. There are thre...

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 34 http:///client.Html is the domain name or original ip address of video server. When using modem as the network connection, video server will not send the audio automatically, and send video only because the low bandwidth environment doesn’t m...

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 35 http:///setup/config.Html is the domain name or original ip address of video server..

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 36 system parameters to change the system name, type in the text box after "host name". This name will be displayed at the top of the main page. In the case that only the host name is changed, without adjusting date and time of video server, cli...

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 37 user group administration to change the administrator’s password, type the new password in both text boxes identically. What is typed will be displayed as asterisks for security purposes. After pressing , the web browser will ask administrato...

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 38 network settings any change made to this page will make the system restart to validate. Make sure every field is correctly typed before clicking on . To eliminate incautious mistakes during installation, video server will stay in installation...

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 39 "subnet mask", "default router", "primary dns" and "secondary dns". After changing network settings, be sure to leave "reset network at next boot" blank to skip installation when the system restarts. Otherwise the settings will be erased. Vid...

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 40 administrators should notice that the ip address, subnet mask, default router and dns servers will be cleared when the network interface is switched to the other. Refer to the related section of ethernet or modem for software installation..

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 41 video codec parameters options on this page will affect the image on the main page seen by users. "text on video" will be displayed above the video window with a timestamp. The timestamp is captured from date and time of video server that is ...

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 42 desired bandwidth. The video quality may be poor in order to send maximal frames within the limited bandwidth when images change drastically. Consequently to ensure the video quantization rate regardless of the bandwidth, it will utilize more...

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 43 to adjust image settings for best visual quality, press and a motion picture window will pop up for your reference. There are four fields including "brightness", "contrast", "hue" and "saturation" for video compensation. . Each field has elev...

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 44 areas. To monitor a specific area, click to add a new window. The typed text in "window name" will show at the top of the window. Use the mouse to drag the border to the desired size or title bar for location. Higher sensitivity and small per...

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 45 the following figure shows the screen when is clicked. The monitoring windows will be marked by red squares..

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 46 ptz camera configuration since video server can be used in either ethernet network or ppp network, the single serial port can be used to control either external com port devices like a ptz camera or modem. While in ppp interface, go to modem ...

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 47 to preset the camera head position, press and another window will pop up with the camera view and control buttons for preview. After moving it to the desired position, enter the preset position name and click on . Note that if improper charac...

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 48 video server provides five more custom commands other than general pan, tilt, zoom and preset functions. Administrators can click on and refer to the instruction manual of the attached device to setup frequently used functions. The "commands"...

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 49 if the attached motorized camera is not on the support driver list, choose the proper uart interface and pull down the driver list to select custom camera type and click on for further configuration. Setup the serial "port settings" according...

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 50 ..

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 51 modem and dialup settings in ppp interface, a modem option will work instead of camera control. Configurations include modem initialization and outside dial-up server. If the users will setup with external sensors and alarms for property secu...

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 52 connection. Based on the settings of di/do in the application, the system will send mail or upload via ftp with image attachment upon the event occurring. In that case video server will need a network connection and automatically dial out to ...

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 53 application administrators can use combinations of options on the application page to perform many useful security applications. The sending method is selected at the bottom of the page. Both e-mail and ftp use the network settings on the net...

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 54 conditions are matched, video servers will capture three stages of events and react based on the "trigger action" settings. The post-event snapshot can be configured to be delayed after events happen according to the setting in "take snapshot...

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 55 homepage layout settings administrators may give video server a different presence of homepage. The "logo graph" for the system logo in the upper-left corner can be hidden; or the default image from the system memory can be used; or an extern...

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 56 one-shot fast configuration via ftp for quick setup of video server, the administrator can utilize the default config.Ini that may be downloaded from the ftp daemon of video server. To log into the ftp daemon, enter “root” as the user name an...

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 57 07:00:00 hour/minute/second. Read only string 0 from 12 to -12 (0) root read only string (1) string shorter than 15 characters (2) the followings are as same as above (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15) (16) (17) (18) (1...

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 58 (12) (13) (14) (15) (16) (17) (18) (19) (20) [layout] 1 color index: 0 for black, 1 for white, 2 for green, 3 for maroon, 4 for olive, 5 for navy, 6 for purple, 0 7 for gray, 8 for yellow, 9 for lime, 10 for aqua, 11 for fuchsia, 12 for silve...

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 59 bytes) [network] yes or no yes obsolete 00-02-d1-00-00-01 read only string 192.168.0.201 standard ip format 255.255.255.0 standard ip format 192.168.0.254 standard ip format 192.168.0.1 standard ip format 168.95.1.1 standard ip format yes or ...

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 60 string shorter than 15 characters / string shorter than 40 characters standard ip format or string shorter than 40 characters string shorter than 15 characters string shorter than 15 characters / string shorter than 40 characters 80 integer l...

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 61 0 among 5 and -5 0 among 5 and -5 yes for fix bit rate, no for fix quality 384k 1200k, 1000k, 768k, 512k, 384k, 256k, 128k, 64k 30 1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 (30 for ntsc only) 3 1, 2, 3 representing half, halfx2, normal no no no [serial]...

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 62 (1) string shorter than 80 characters (2) string shorter than 80 characters (3) string shorter than 80 characters (4) string shorter than 80 characters up string shorter than 80 characters down string shorter than 80 characters left string sh...

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 63 00:00:00 24 hours format 3.

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 64 advanced functions web viewing system log click the button on the configuration page to view the system log file. The content of the file reveals useful information about configuration and connection after the system boots up. Viewing system ...

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 65 ftp video server not only has web service for easy access but also has a built-in ftp service to make system integrators easy to use. According to settings on the application page, video server can sequentially send updated snapshots over a s...

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 66 uploading the configuration file to update each video server’s configuration at once, upload the accurately formatted batch file to config.Ini. It is recommended to keep the original format, but changing values. Refer to the section in config...

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 67 telnet video server has a telnet daemon for administrators to access some seldom used functions. Using any general terminal program to connect to video server will prompt the user for a password. Username is not requested here since only admi...

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 68 erase snapshots stored in flash memory typing "erase image" will clear all snapshots saved in flash.Memory. Erase logo and graphic buttons typing "erase graph" will clear all images used on the homepage. If no new images are uploaded, the sys...

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 69 url commands of video server for some customers who already have their own web site or web control application, video server can be easily integrated through convenient urls. This section lists the commands in url format corresponding to the ...

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 70 clear data mode serial port driver this url applies to the attached serial port device including supported ptz cameras or non-supported custom cameras. Note the serial port settings of custom cameras must be correctly defined in advance. Send...

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 71 page url the configuration page has a frame layout including an option list frame and an option page frame. Referenced urls, except for the configuration page, direct users to the option page frame only. Some pages, like image quality setting...

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 72 system resource url there are some images used on the homepage when the homepage layout is in image mode. Administrators may use the following links to show the images saved in video server on another page. To change the images referenced by ...

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 73 rootpass characters> change root password username characters> add new user userpass characters> new user's password deluser characters> existing user name network configuration url url: /setup/network.Cgi name value description yes enable in...

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 74 ftpuser1 characters> user name for primary ftp server ftppass1 characters> password for primary ftp server ftpfolder1 characters> upload folder in primary ftp server ftp2 secondary ftp server ftpuser2 characters> user name for secondary ftp s...

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 75 768000 set bit rate to 768k bps 1000000 set bit rate to 1000k bps 1200000 set bit rate to 1200k bps auto let video server detect video modulation ntsc set directly to ntsc type mode set directly to pal type 1 set maximum frame rate to 1 fps 2...

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 76 rs232 switch com to rs232 interface switch com to rs485 auto let video server auto detect camera 1 non-ptz camera device 2 sony evi-d30/31 3 canon vcc1 4 canon vcc3 5 dynadome/smartdome 6 pelco d protocol driver 7 third party ptz camera camer...

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 77 com3 characters> custom command 3 of com com4 characters> custom command 4 of com com5 characters> custom command 5 of com custom camera configuration url url: /setup/custom.Cgi name value description baud set baud rate of com data set data b...

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 78 no dial-out allowed tone (atdt) make modem dial in tone method pulse (atdp) make modem dial in pulse reatt redial attempts discon minutes delay before disconnection init characters> command to initialize modem phone1 characters> phone number ...

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 79 motion2 set motion window2 as trigger condition motion3 set motion window3 as trigger condition ioalarm trigger do when di condition matched mdalarm trigger do when motion detected ioupload upload snapshot when di condition matched mdupload u...

  • Page 86: Appendix

    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 80 appendix a. Post procedure after the power has been turned on, video server will perform a self-diagnostic to locate any possible hardware defects. If the power indicator is dim at the beginning, the power fails to proceed further. While the ...

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 81 and the devices of the opposite end. B. Frequently asked questions q. What if i forget my password? A. Every access to video server needs authentication. If you are one of the managed users, you have to ask the administrators for the password...

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 82 continuously. As long as the cts is detected, video server will try to handshake with supported cameras until a supported camera is found. There is no more camera detection once a ptz camera is recognized. Q. How many users are allowed to wat...

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 83 q. How fast will video server check the status of digital inputs? A. Video server will check input status in less than half a second. However, to avoid repeatedly checking conditions too often and to allow the devices connected to digital out...

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 84 c. Technical specifications remote management configuration and system log can be accessed via web browser and ftp application remotely. Networking protocol tcp/ip, http, smtp, ftp, telnet, ntp, dns and dhcp modem ppp(dial-up, direct cable co...

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 85 limited warranty d-link provides this limited warranty for its product only to the person or entity who originally purchased the product from d-link or its authorized reseller or distributor. Limited hardware warranty: d-link warrants that th...

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 86 obligation shall be to replace the non-conforming software (or defective media) with software that substantially conforms to d-link’s functional specifications for the software. Except as otherwise agreed by d-link in writing, the replacement...

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 87 misuse, faulty installation, lack of reasonable care, repair or service in any way that is not contemplated in the documentation for the product, or if the model or serial number has been altered, tampered with, defaced or removed; initial in...

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 88 wichtige sicherheitshinweise 1. Bitte lesen sie sich diese hinweise sorgfältig durch. 2. Heben sie diese anleitung für den spätern gebrauch auf. 3. Vor jedem reinigen ist das gerät vom stromnetz zu trennen. Vervenden sie keine flüssig- oder a...

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 89 17. Wenden sie sich mit allen fragen die service und repartur betreffen an ihren servicepartner. Somit stellen sie die betriebssicherheit des gerätes sicher. 18. Zum netzanschluß dieses gerätes ist eine geprüfte leitung zu verwenden, für eine...

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 90 fcc warning this equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class a digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the fcc rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a re...

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 91 offices australia d-link australia 1 giffnock ave,north ryde, nsw 2113, australia tel: 61-2-8899-1800 fax: 61-2-8899-1868 toll free: 1800-177-100 (australia), 0800-900900 (new zealand) e-mail: support@dlink.Com.Au, info@dlink.Com.Au url: www....

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    Building networks for people dvs-301 user manual v1.00 92 tel: 44-20-8731-5555 fax: 44-20-8731-5511 e-mail: info@dlink.Co.Uk url: www.Dlink.Co.Uk u.S.A. D-link u.S.A. 17595 mt. Herrmann street fountain valley, ca 92708 usa tel: 1-714-885-6000 fax: 1-866-743-4905 info line: 1-877-453-5465 e-mail: tec...

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