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NC200 Cloud Camera, 300Mbps WiFi REV1.0.0 1910011071 COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Specifications are subject to change without notice. is a registered trademark of TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. No part of the specifications may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative such as translation, transformation, or adaptation without permission from TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Copyright 2014 TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. All rights reserved. http://www.tp-link.com FCC STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to pro-vide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not in-stalled and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. is connected. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/ TV technician for help. This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
1) This device may not cause harmful interference. 2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the users authority to operate the equipment. Note: The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or TV interference caused by unauthorized modifications to this equipment. Such modifications could void the users authority to operate the equipment. FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement:
This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This device and its antenna must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. To comply with FCC RF exposure compliance requirements, this grant is applicable to only Mobile Configurations. The antennas used for this transmitter must be installed to provide a separation distance of at least 20 cm from all persons and must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. CE Mark Warning This is a class B product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures. Canadian Compliance Statement This device complies with Industry Canada license-exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
(1) This device may not cause interference, and
(2)This device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device. Cet appareil est conforme aux norms CNR exemptes de licence dIndustrie Canada. Le fonctionnement est soumis aux deux conditions suivantes:
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(2) cet appareil doit accepter toute interfrence, y compris celles susceptibles de provoquer un fonctionnement non souhait de lappareil. This device has been designed to operate with the antennas listed below, and having a maximum gain of 3 dBi. Antennas not included in this list or having a gain greater than 3 dBi are strictly prohibited for use with this device. The required antenna impedance is 50 ohms. To reduce potential radio interference to other users, the antenna type and its gain should be so chosen that the equivalent isotropically radiated power (e.i.r.p.) is not more than that permitted for successful communication. Industry Canada Statement:
Complies with the Canadian ICES-003 Class B specifications. Cet appareil numrique de la classe B est conforme la norme NMB-003 du Canada. This device complies with RSS 210 of Industry Canada. This Class B device meets all the requirements of the Canadian interference-causing equipment regulations. Cet appareil numrique de la Classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Rglement sur le matriel brouilleur du Canada. Korea Warning Statements:
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. Safety Information When product has power button, the power button is one of the way to shut off the product;
when there is no power button, the only way to completely shut off power is to disconnect the product or the power adapter from the power source. Dont disassemble the product, or make repairs yourself. You run the risk of electric shock and voiding the limited warranty. If you need service, please contact us. Avoid water and wet locations. This product can be used in the following countries:
AT ES LT RU BG FI LV SE BY FR MT SK CA GB NL TR CZ GR NO UA DE HU PL US DK IE PT EE IT RO TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment:
Product Description: Cloud Camera, 300Mbps WiFi Model No.: NC200 Trademark: TP-LINK We declare under our own responsibility that the above products satisfy all the technical regulations applicable to the product within the scope of Council Directives:
Directives 1999/5/EC, Directives 2004/108/EC, Directives 2006/95/EC, Directives 1999/519/EC, Directives 2011/65/EU The above product is in conformity with the following standards or other normative documents EN 300 328 V1.8.1 EN 301 489-1 V1.9.2 & EN 301 489-17 V2.2.1 EN 55022: 2010 + AC: 2011 EN 55024: 2010 EN 61000-3-2: 2006 + A1: 2009 + A2: 2009 EN 61000-3-3: 2013 EN 60950-1: 2006 + A11: 2009 + A1: 2010 + A12: 2011 EN 62311: 2008 The product carries the CE Mark:
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Yang Hongliang Product Manager of International Business Date of issue: 2014 TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Building 24 (floors 1, 3, 4, 5), and 28 (floors 1-4) Central Science and Technology Park, Shennan Rd, Nanshan, Shenzhen, China TL-NC200 Cloud Camera, 300Mbps WiFi CONTENTS 2.3.1 2.3.2 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.3.1 3.3.2 3.3.3 3.3.4 3.3.5 Chapter 1 About this Guide.................................................................................... 1 1.1 Conventions..................................................................................................................1 1.2 Overview of This Guide ................................................................................................1 Chapter 2 Introduction............................................................................................ 2 2.1 Overview.......................................................................................................................2 2.2 Main Features...............................................................................................................2 Appearance Description ...............................................................................................3 2.3 Front Panel ........................................................................................................3 Rear Panel.........................................................................................................4 Chapter 3 Managing the Camera............................................................................ 6 Login.............................................................................................................................6 Live View ......................................................................................................................7 Basic.............................................................................................................................9 Basic Status .................................................................................................9 Basic Network............................................................................................ 11 Basic Wireless Connection ........................................................................12 Basic Cloud Settings..................................................................................14 Basic LED ..................................................................................................15 Advanced....................................................................................................................15 3.4.1 Advanced Status........................................................................................16 3.4.2 Advanced Network.....................................................................................16 3.4.3 Advanced Wireless Connection .................................................................20 3.4.4 Advanced Wireless Extender.....................................................................22 3.4.5 Advanced Cloud Settings...........................................................................23 3.4.6 Advanced DDNS........................................................................................23 Advanced Video.........................................................................................24 3.4.7 3.4.8 Advanced Motion Detection.......................................................................25 3.4.9 Advanced Notification Sending ..................................................................26 3.4.10 Advanced LED...........................................................................................31 System........................................................................................................................31 Account............................................................................................................31 3.5.1 3.5.2 Date/Time ........................................................................................................34 3.5.3 Management....................................................................................................35 3.5.4 System Log......................................................................................................37 Appendix A: Specifications ................................................................................... 39 Appendix B: Troubleshooting ............................................................................... 41 3.4 3.5 TL-NC200 Cloud Camera, 300Mbps WiFi Chapter 1 About this Guide This User Guide contains information for setup and management of NC200 Cloud Camera, 300Mbps WiFi. Please read this guide carefully before operation. 1.1 Conventions In this Guide the following conventions are used:
The camera or NC200 mentioned in this Guide stands for NC200 Cloud Camera, 300Mbps WiFi without any explanation. Bold font indicates a button, a toolbar icon, menu or menu item. Symbol in this Guide Symbol Note:
Description Ignoring this type of note might result in a malfunction or damage to the device. 1.2 Overview of This Guide Chapter Introduction Chapter 1 About This Guide Introduces the guide structure and conventions Chapter 2 Introduction Introduces the features, application and appearance of NC200 Cloud Camera, 300Mbps WiFi Chapter 3 Managing Camera the Introduces how to quickly set up the camera using the built-in web management page Appendix A Specifications Introduces the specifications of NC200 Cloud Camera, 300Mbps WiFi Appendix B Troubleshooting Lists the answers or resolutions for some common problems Return to CONTENTS 1 Chapter 2 Introduction TL-NC200 Cloud Camera, 300Mbps WiFi Thanks for choosing the NC200 Cloud Camera, 300Mbps WiFi!
2.1 Overview NC200 is a versatile solution for home & office monitoring to keep an eye on your home, kids or workplace; whatever it is that you care for most. NC200 has a complete system with a built-in CPU and web server that transmits high quality video images, which can fully meet the need of your small office or homes security and surveillance. NC200 is an affordable and fully scalable surveillance camera. Because the camera can be added to your existing local area network (LAN) with a stable high speed Wi-Fi connection, you will potentially save thousands of dollars from unnecessary cabling. With wireless extender feature, it can also be used as a Wi-Fi range extender to easily expand your Wi-Fi network. NC200 can be accessed remotely, and controlled from any computer over your local network or through the Internet via a web browser. NC200 is a complete and cost-effective home or office security solution for it comes with remote monitoring and motion detection feature. NC200 is a cloud-based Wi-Fi video monitoring device with free live streaming and remote viewing, which makes it easy to stay connected with what you care most wherever you are. You can view and manage your camera from anywhere over the Internet through the TP-LINK Skylight website or through the TP-LINK Skylight mobile app for iOS and Android. 2.2 Main Features iOS and Android app for remote viewing and management with TP-LINK Skylight Monitor you home or office remotely with web-based management page skylight.tp-link.com access for easy viewing and management Email or FTP notification triggered by motion detection Supports wireless 802.11b/g/n with speeds up to 300Mbps Wireless connectivity compliant with WPS button Ethernet port for wired connectivity UPnP support for network setup & configuration 4x digital zoom for close-up viewing Instantly eliminates the dead zones and expand your homes wireless network 2 TL-NC200 Cloud Camera, 300Mbps WiFi 2.3 Appearance Description 2.3.1 Front Panel Microphone System LED Figure 2-1 Front Panel Microphone: The camera has a built-in internal microphone. This microphone is hidden in the pinhole located on the front panel. System LED:
Status Indication Flashing Red Solid Red The camera starts booting up. The camera has boot up, but is not connected to any network. Flashing Green The camera is in firmware upgrade procedure. Solid Green The camera is connected to a network or is transferring data. 3 2.3.2 Rear Panel TL-NC200 Cloud Camera, 300Mbps WiFi Power Jack ETHERNET Port WPS LED WPS/RESET Button WPS LED:
Status Figure 2-2 Rear Panel Indication Flashing Green Off Solid Green The camera starts booting up. The camera is connecting to a network by WPS function. This process will last in the first 2 minutes. The camera has boot up. The camera failed to be added to a network by WPS function. The camera has been successfully added to a network by WPS function. This process will last in the first 2 minutes. ETHERNET Port: The ETHERNET port is used to connect the camera to a network via RJ45 cable. Power Jack: The power jack is where you connect the AC adapter to the camera. WPS/RESET Button: This button is used for both WPS and RESET function. To use the WPS function, press it for 1 second; to use the RESET function, press and hold for more than 5 seconds. 4 Used as RESET button:
TL-NC200 Cloud Camera, 300Mbps WiFi With the camera powered on, press and hold the WPS/RESET button (more than 5 seconds) until both the System LED and WPS LED turn off. Then release the button and wait the camera to reset to its factory default settings. Used as WPS button:
If your router supports WPS, then you can press the WPS/RESET button for 1 second to quickly establish a connection between the camera and router. Return to CONTENTS 5 TL-NC200 Cloud Camera, 300Mbps WiFi Chapter 3 Managing the Camera The cameras built-in web management page is designed to allow you to easily access and configure your camera. Use the management IP address of the camera to log in to the camera. You can find the IP address in two ways:
Run the Setup Wizard. The IP address is displayed on the Select a camera screen. Find the IP address on the DHCP setting page of the front device such as router. 3.1 Login 1. Open a Web browser and type in the IP address of the camera you want to monitor in the address field of the browser. 2. Enter the default username and password (admin/admin). Click Login to start the main menu. Note:
The default password admin is set at the factory for the administrator. We recommend you to change it in the Account menu. (Go to System Account) If you log in to the camera as an administrator, you can perform all the settings provided by the camera. If you log in to the camera as a user, you can only view the Live View. After logging as administrator, you can add up to five user accounts in the Account menu. (Go to System Account) 3. Click Download to download and install the required plugin. 6 TL-NC200 Cloud Camera, 300Mbps WiFi Note:
If the installed plugin doesn't work, set your browser security settings to allow plugins. Here we take the settings for IE browser as an example. Go to "ToolsInternet OptionsSecurity". Click
"InternetCustom Level", find the item "Download signed ActiveX controls" and check Prompt. Click "Local IntranetCustom Level", find the item "Download signed ActiveX controls" and check Prompt. 4. After the plugin is successfully installed, refresh the webpage to display the monitor video. 3.2 Live View The Live View screen shows you the live video feed from your camera. On this screen, you can capture a picture, record a video, change the resolution and so on. 7 TL-NC200 Cloud Camera, 300Mbps WiFi Symbols Meaning Note The image file will be saved in JPG or BMP format in your local computer. The file is named as image-yyyy-mm-dd-hh-mm-ss.jpg. You can select a save path and rename the image file. The video file will be saved in AVI format in your local computer. The is named as rec-yyyy-mm-dd-hh-mm-ssi.avi. You can select a save path and rename the video file. once the save The icon path is selected. If you want to stop recording, just click If the camera is installed upside down, Flip Image and Mirror should both be checked. will turn yellow file
. Click to capture a still image shot by the camera. Click to record the current video. Click to vertically flip the current image. Click to horizontally flip the current image. 8 TL-NC200 Cloud Camera, 300Mbps WiFi Drag the slider to adjust the size of the current image. Mute off. You can hear the current sound by the camera. Mute on. The current sound by the camera is turned off. Drag the slider to adjust the sound volume. Click current image screen display. to enlarge to the full The maximum zoom ratio is 4 times. Click and it will become
. Click and it will become
. You can adjust the sound volume only with mute off
. Press ESC key to return to the original screen display. Brightness: Drag the slider to adjust the brightness level of camera. Large value will brighten the current displayed screen. Contrast: Drag the slider to adjust the contrast level of the camera. Large value will contrast the current displayed screen heavily. Saturation: Drag the slider to adjust the saturation level of the camera. Large value will saturate the current displayed screen to be more colorful. Resolution: Select the desired video resolution between two formats: 640*480 and 320*240. Higher setting offers better quality, but will require more bandwidth to stream. Preset: Click the Preset button to restore to factory image settings. 3.3 Basic Click the Basic menu to display the submenus including Status, Network, Wireless Connection, Cloud Settings, and LED. 3.3.1 Basic Status The Status page displays the current configuration information of the camera. You can find out 9 cameras settings such as wireless connection settings here. All the information is read-only. TL-NC200 Cloud Camera, 300Mbps WiFi 10 3.3.2 Basic Network TL-NC200 Cloud Camera, 300Mbps WiFi On this page, you can configure your cameras IP address which is used to access and configure the camera. Dynamic IP: Select this option when a DHCP server is installed on the network to issue IP address assignment. With this setting, the IP address of the camera is assigned automatically. Static IP: Select this option when a static or fixed IP address is obtained for the camera. A static IP address will ease your access to the camera in the future. Add your cameras static IP information to your router to avoid IP conflicts. MAC Address: Displays the Ethernet MAC address of the camera. The MAC address is read-only. IP Address: Enter a fixed IP address for the camera in dotted-decimal notation. Subnet Mask: Enter the subnet mask in dotted-decimal notation. The default value is 255.255.255.0. Default Gateway: Enter the default gateway in dotted-decimal notation. Primary DNS Server: Enter a DNS address in dotted-decimal notation. Secondary DNS Server: Enter a DNS address in dotted-decimal notation. 11 Click Save to save and enable the settings. TL-NC200 Cloud Camera, 300Mbps WiFi 3.3.3 Basic Wireless Connection The cameras wireless function is enabled by default. This function helps to connect your camera to a wireless network via wireless connection. If you dont want to use this function, just select the Disable option. Wireless Network Name: Displays the wireless networks name. Make sure the camera and your PC connect to the same wireless network, or your PC can't access the camera. Signal: Displays the strength of the wireless signal. Security: Displays the wireless networks security mode. MAC Address: Displays the MAC address of the front device. To connect your camera to a wireless network, follow the steps below:
1. Click Scan to scan the available wireless network and to refresh the Wireless Network List. 2. Select a wireless network from the wireless network list. 3. If the wireless networks security mode is None, simply click Connect. If the security mode is one requiring for a password, enter the wireless networks password and then click Connect. 12 TL-NC200 Cloud Camera, 300Mbps WiFi You can select Show password to display what youve entered. 4. A pop-up screen will prompt you for the network modification. Click Change to continue. 5. Click OK on the popup screen to finish wireless connection procedure. 13 TL-NC200 Cloud Camera, 300Mbps WiFi 6. To start using camera wirelessly, unplug its Ethernet cable. 3.3.4 Basic Cloud Settings NC200 is a Cloud Camera which can be viewed anytime and anywhere over the Internet with Skylight service. On this page, you can add your camera to an existing Skylight account or you can sign up for a Skylight account and then add your camera to it. Note:
To add a camera to Skylight account or to sign up for a Skylight account, make sure that the camera is connected to the Internet. Add Your Camera to Skylight Account If you already have a Skylight account, to add your camera to your account, just enter the Skylight account and password, and then click Register. Account: Enter your Skylight account, either E-mail address or username is allowed. Password: Enter your Skylight accounts password. Camera Name: The model such as NC200 is camera name by default. You can change it to an easy-remember one. Camera name can contain up to 30 characters. It can only contain 14 digits, letters, space and .-_@'. TL-NC200 Cloud Camera, 300Mbps WiFi After your camera is registered successfully, you can go to skylight.tp-link.com to view it. Sign Up for a Skylight Account If you do not have a Skylight account, click Dont have an account? to sign up. E-mail: Enter a valid E-mail address as your Skylight account. If you forget Skylight password, you can reset it via this E-mail address. Username: Enter a username as your Skylight account. Username should contain 1-32 characters. It can only contain letters, digits and . - _. Password: Enter a password for your Skylight account. Password should contain 6-20 characters. It can only contain letters, digits and .- _ ! @ # $,% ^& *. Confirm Password: Enter the password again to confirm it. Click Sign up to sign up for a Skylight account. After signing up successfully, you can add your camera to this account. Click Back if you dont want to sign up. 3.3.5 Basic LED The cameras LED is on by default. If you want to turn it off, just select Off. 3.4 Advanced Click the Advanced menu to display the submenus including Status, Network, Wireless Connection, Wireless Extender, Cloud Setting, DDNS, Video, Motion Detection, Notification 15 Sending, and LED. TL-NC200 Cloud Camera, 300Mbps WiFi 3.4.1 Advanced Status Refer to 3.3.1 Basic Status. 3.4.2 Advanced Network On this page, you can configure your network settings. 16 TL-NC200 Cloud Camera, 300Mbps WiFi IP Address On this page, you can configure your cameras IP address which is used to access and configure the camera. Dynamic IP: Select this option when a DHCP server is installed on the network to issue IP address assignment. With this setting, the IP address of the camera is assigned automatically. Fallback IP: If the camera cannot get a Dynamic IP address from a DHCP server within limited tries, the camera will assign a default IP address, 192.168.0.10, by itself as the Fallback IP address. 17 TL-NC200 Cloud Camera, 300Mbps WiFi Static IP: Select this option when a static or fixed IP address is obtained for the camera. A static IP address will ease your access to the camera in the future. Add your cameras static IP information to your router to avoid IP conflicts. MAC Address: Displays the Ethernet MAC address of the camera. The MAC address is read-only. IP Address: Enter a fixed IP address for the camera in dotted-decimal notation. Subnet Mask: Enter the subnet mask in dotted-decimal notation. The default value is 255.255.255.0. Default Gateway: Enter the default gateway in dotted-decimal notation. Primary DNS Server: Enter a DNS address in dotted-decimal notation. Secondary DNS Server: Enter a DNS address in dotted-decimal notation. PPPoE (Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet) This camera is a PPPoE enabled one. It can directly connect to the xDSL, however, it should be set up in a LAN environment to configure the PPPoE information first, and then connect to the xDSL modem. Power on again, and the camera will dial on to the ISP to get a dynamic IP address and connect to the WAN through the xDSL modem. For details, please refer to 3.4.6 Advanced DDNS. 18 PPPoE: To enable or disable the PPPoE service here. TL-NC200 Status: Displays the PPPoE connection status. Cloud Camera, 300Mbps WiFi Username: Enter the username for PPPoE service provided by your ISP. Password: Enter the password for PPPoE service provided by your ISP. HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) This feature allows you to access and manage your camera from a remote location over the Internet. Web browser access normally uses the standard HTTP service port 80. This camera's default remote management web port number is 80. For greater security, you can change the port to a custom one. HTTP Port: The default value is 80. If you want to use a port number other than 80, enter a port number between 1 and 65535. Note:
1. When you have set the HTTP port number to a number other than 80, a corresponding port must be opened on the router. 2. Access the camera by typing the IP address of the camera on the Web browser as follows: for example, when HTTP port number is set to 2000 and the IP address of your camera is set to 192.168.1.100, instead of only http://192.168.1.100 to access the camera. in http://192.168.1.100:2000 should type you UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) This camera is an UPnP enabled one. This means the camera can dynamically join a network, obtain an IP address. In turn, the camera can leave a network smoothly and automatically when it is no longer in use. UPnP is enabled by default; if you dont want to use this function, just select the Disable option. UPnP Port Forwarding: To enable or disable the UPnP Port Forwarding service here. If this function is enabled and your router supports UPnP, the cameras and router can communicate 19 TL-NC200 Cloud Camera, 300Mbps WiFi with each other so that the router knows which ports are used by which camera. UPnP Name: Displays the camera name. Bonjour Bonjour, also known as zero-configuration networking, enables automatic discovery of computers, devices, and services on IP networks. Bonjour uses industry standard IP protocols to allow devices to automatically discover each other without the need to enter IP addresses or configure DNS servers. Bonjour: To enable or disable the Bonjour service here. Bonjour Name: Displays the Bonjour name. By default, it is a combination of model and the last six characters of the cameras MAC address. Click Save to save and enable the settings. 3.4.3 Advanced Wireless Connection The cameras wireless function is enabled by default. With this function enabled, you can connect your camera to a wireless network via wireless connection. If you dont want to use this function, just select the Disable option. On this page, you can either scan a wireless network to connect to or enter a wireless networks parameters manually. To scan a wireless network, refer to 3.3.3 Basic Wireless Connection. To enter the parameters manually, see the following. 20 TL-NC200 Cloud Camera, 300Mbps WiFi 1. Select Enable to enable your cameras wireless function. 2. Click Manually, and you will see the following screen. 3. In the Wireless Network Name field, enter the name of the wireless network to which your camera is ready to connect. Note:
The name must be exactly the same as that used in the wireless access point, or the connection will not be established. Leaving this field blank means the camera will attempt to access the nearest open network. If your PC wants to access the camera, make sure your PC and the camera are connecting to the same wireless network. 4. Select the wireless security mode used by your wireless network from the drop-down list. The security mode and its corresponding settings must be exactly the same as that used in the 21 wireless network. TL-NC200 Cloud Camera, 300Mbps WiFi 5. Click Connect and a screen will pop-up. Click Change on the pop-up screen. 6. Click OK on the popup screen to finish wireless connection procedure. 7. To start using camera wirelessly, unplug its Ethernet cable. 3.4.4 Advanced Wireless Extender On this page, you can setup and configure the wireless network extending feature of your camera. Wireless extender function allows your camera to extend the range of your existing wireless network. The same network name and settings as the existing wireless network can be used, or you can create a new one. The cameras wireless extender function is disabled by default. If you want to use this function, just select the Enable option. Host Wireless Network Name: Displays the name of the wireless network which your camera is connected to. It is read-only. Extended Wireless Network Name: Name of the wireless network that your camera will extend. Same as Host: The extended network will use the same name and settings as your Host network. Your devices can use the same wireless information to connect to both the host and extended networks. Create a New One: Select this to manually set the name and security used for the extended network. You devices can use the wireless parameters you set to connect to the extended network. 22 TL-NC200 Cloud Camera, 300Mbps WiFi Max Clients: Set the maximum number of clients that are allowed to connect to the extended network. Click Save to save and enable the settings. 3.4.5 Advanced Cloud Settings Refer to 3.3.4 Basic Cloud Settings. 3.4.6 Advanced DDNS If your camera is connected to xDSL modem or cable modem directly, you might need this feature on the camera to allow you and your friends have access to the camera using domain name, in no need of remembering the IP address. However, if your camera is behind a NAT router, you need to set DDNS on your router, in no need of setting this on the camera. As to xDSL environment, most users will use dynamic IP addresses. If users want to set up a web or a FTP server, then the DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name Server) is necessary. Service Provider: Select one of the built-in DDNS servers from the drop-down list: No-IP 23 TL-NC200 Cloud Camera, 300Mbps WiFi
(www.noip.com), DynDNS (www.dyn.com), and Comexe (www.comexe.cn). Note:
If you have not registered for any of the listed DDNS servers, please select one and click Go to registerand follow the instructions provided on the official website to register. Username: Enter the username that is used to log into DDNS. Password: Enter the password that is used to log into DDNS. Domain Name: Enter the domain name that is applied to your camera and used to access your camera. Connection Status: Displays the current status of DDNS connection. Click Login. After logging in successfully, click Save to save and enable the settings. 3.4.7 Advanced Video On this page, you can configure the video settings for your camera. Frame Rate: Select the frame rate to use for the video stream from the drop-down list. Higher settings offer better quality, but will require more bandwidth to stream. Image Quality: Select one of the three levels of image quality from the drop-down list: High, Medium, and Low. Higher settings offer better quality, but will require more bandwidth to stream. Backlight Compensation: If enabled, this feature will compensate for bright backgrounds so foreground objects aren't silhouetted. It is enabled by default. Light Frequency: Select the frequency used by your lighting and power to help reduce image flicker. The default setting is auto, which is recommended. 24 TL-NC200 Cloud Camera, 300Mbps WiFi Time Stamp: If enabled, the current time of your camera, which can be set on System Date/Time page, will be displayed on the top right corner of the live view screen. With this feature enabled, you can find out the exact time of the snapshot or record easily. On-Screen Display (OSD): If enabled, you can set the OSD text and the OSD text you entered will be displayed on the top left corner of the live view screen. The OSD text is camera name by default. If Backlight Compensation, Time Stamp, and OSD are all enabled, see the following two pictures to see the differences:
Click Save to save and enable the settings. 3.4.8 Advanced Motion Detection Motion detection allows you to specify areas of your cameras video to monitor for motion, which can be used to trigger snapshots. Refer to 3.4.9 Advanced Notification Sending for more details. 25 TL-NC200 Cloud Camera, 300Mbps WiFi Motion Detection: To enable or disable the motion detection function here. Sensitivity: Specify the level of difference between two sequential images that would indicate motion. Select one of the three levels of sensitivity from the drop-down list: High, Medium, and Low. Use your mouse to click on the parts of screen where you would like to monitor for motion. Click Save to save and enable the settings. 3.4.9 Advanced Notification Sending Notification Sending settings are available only after the Motion Detection function is enabled. Notification sending function is used to inform you immediately by sending the snapshots, which are triggered by the cameras motion detection function, to the specified FTP server or E-mail address. 26 FTP TL-NC200 Cloud Camera, 300Mbps WiFi Select FTP, you can configure your camera to send snapshots to a specified FTP sever on the following screen:
FTP Server/ Port: Enter the IP or the domain (IP/domain without prefix ftp://) and the port of the FTP server that you will be connecting to. The port is 21 by default. Note:
The FTP server you set and the camera should be in the same LAN. Username: Enter the username that is used to log in to your FTP server. Password: Enter the password that is used to log in to your FTP server. Path: Enter the path to the destination on the FTP server. Passive Mode: Enabling passive mode may help you reach your FTP server if your camera is behind a router protected by a firewall. To set up a FTP to receive notification, follow the steps below:
27 TL-NC200 Cloud Camera, 300Mbps WiFi 1. Enter an IP address or domain of your FTP server, e.g. 192.168.1.168 2. Remain the FTP port number as the default value: 21. 3. Enter your username to log in to the FTP server, e.g. test. 4. Enter your password to log in to the FTP server. 5. Enter the path to the destination on the FTP server, e.g. /test 6. Enable Passive Mode. 7. Click Save to save and enable the settings. Click Test, and a test JPEG snapshot will be sent to the specified FTP server to check whether your settings are correct. If the settings are tested correct, you will see the following screen. Click OK. If the settings are tested incorrect, you will see the following screen. Click OK. Please check your network and FTP settings and try again later. 28 E-mail TL-NC200 Cloud Camera, 300Mbps WiFi Select E-mail, you can configure your camera to send snapshots to a specified E-mail address on the following screen. Recipient E-mail Address: Enter the receivers E-mail address that the notification E-mail will be sent to. Click Add recipient to add receivers E-mail addresses. You can specify up to four recipient E-mail addresses. SMTP Server/Port: Enter the domain name or IP address and the port of your external E-mail server. The port is 25 by default. Sender E-mail Address: Enter the senders E-mal address that is used to send the notification E-mail. Password: Enter your password if the SMTP server uses authentication. SSL Encryption: Select TLS or STARTTLS as the SSL encryption; select Close to disable SSL encryption. 29 TL-NC200 Cloud Camera, 300Mbps WiFi Note:
If TLS is selected as the SSL Encryption, set the Sender E-mail Port as 465; if STARTTLS is selected, set the Port as 25 or 587. Sending Interval: Set the limit for how frequently E-mail notifications will be sent. Select one interval from the drop-down list. For example, if you want to use Gmail with TLS for E-mail notifications, follow the steps below:
1. Enter the receivers E-mail address in Recipient E-mail Address, e.g. test@tp-link.com. 2. Enter smtp.gmail.com in SMTP server. 3. Enter your Gmail E-mail address in Sender E-mail Address, e.g. test@gmail.com 4. Enter the password required to access the SMTP server. 5. Select TLS as the SSL encryption and the SMPT server port number will be changed to 465 automatically. 6. Set the Sending Interval, e.g. 1m. 7. Click Save to save and enable the settings. Click Test, and a test JPEG snapshot will be sent to the recipient E-mail address to check whether your settings are correct. If the settings are tested correct, you will see the following screen. Click OK. 30 TL-NC200 Cloud Camera, 300Mbps WiFi If the settings are tested incorrect, you will see the following screen. Click OK. Please check your network and E-mail settings and try again later. 3.4.10 Advanced LED Refer to 3.3.5 Basic LED. 3.5 System Click the System folder to display the sub folders including Account, Date/Time, Management, and System Log. 3.5.1 Account On this page, you can change the administrators password and manage the user account(s) that 31 are allowed to access to your camera. TL-NC200 Cloud Camera, 300Mbps WiFi Username: Displays the name of user account. User Group: Displays the group the user account is in. Different user group has different limits of authority. admin: Admin group has all authority of configuration. It can only have one account:
admin. user: User group can only view the Live View. It can have up to five accounts. Add a New User Account You can create new user account to provide viewing access for your cameras video. User accounts will only be able to access the Live View section of the web configuration page, but cannot access any other parts or change any settings. To add a new user account, follow the steps below:
1. Click Add, and you will see the following screen. 2. Enter a username for your new account. 32 3. Enter a password for your new account. The password should contain 5~20 characters. TL-NC200 Cloud Camera, 300Mbps WiFi 4. Enter the password again to confirm it. 5. Click Save to save and enable the settings. Change Password You can change the password of all the accounts here. Note:
The default account and password are both admin. Everyone who knows the cameras IP address can access the device with all configuration authority. It is necessary to change the default password if the device is intended to be accessed only by administrator. To change password, follow the steps below:
1. Select one user account in the list whose password you want to change 2. Click Change Password, and you will see the following screen. 3. Enter the current password in the Old Password textbox. 4. Enter a new password. 5. Enter the new password again to confirm it. 6. Click Save to save and enable the settings. Delete a User Account 33 You can delete a user account except admin here. Select one in the list and click Delete. TL-NC200 Cloud Camera, 300Mbps WiFi 3.5.2 Date/Time On this page, you can configure the settings of the internal system clocks for your camera. Current Time: Displays the current date and time of the camera. Time Zone: Select the time zone for the region where the camera is installed from the drop-down list. Auto Time zone is recommended. Enable Daylight Saving Time: Select this option to enable daylight saving time adjustment. If enabled, you will see the following screen:
Automatically: If selected, the internal system clocks of the camera will adjust the DST automatically. Manually: If selected, you can adjust the DST by setting the Time Offset, Start Time, and End Time. Synchronize With NTP Server: Select this option to specify the NTP server name to synchronize the date and time of the camera with those of the time server, known as the NTP
(Network Time Protocol) server. If enabled, you will see the following screen:
34 TL-NC200 Cloud Camera, 300Mbps WiFi NTP Server: You can either enter a domain name of the NTP server or select one which will be filled in automatically from the drop-down list. Set NTP Server from Dynamic IP: You can use the NTP server applied in the DHCP server on the network. Set Date and Time Manually: Select this option to set the date and time of the camera manually. If enabled, you will see the following screen:
Copy Your Computers Time Settings: Click this button to copy your computers current time settings. Click Save to save and enable the settings. 3.5.3 Management On this page, you can reboot the camera, backup and restore the cameras current settings, reset factory settings, and update the cameras software. 35 TL-NC200 Cloud Camera, 300Mbps WiFi Reboot: Click Reboot and then click Reboot on the pop-up screen to confirm. Rebooting will not change the cameras setting. After rebooting, you need to log in to this page again. Backup: Click Backup and follow the instructions on the browser to save the setting data file to your specified location. Restore: Click Browse to locate the saved backup file and then click Restore. The camera will start rebooting and then the settings will be restored to the previous configuration. Reset: Click Reset and then click Reset on the pop-up screen to restore the camera to its factory defaults. Don't turn off the camera while resetting. After resetting, you need to find out the IP address of your camera (refer to 3.1 Login) and use the default username and password (admin/admin) to log in to this page. Update:
The system will detect whether your cameras current software is the latest one automatically. If the software is the latest one, you can see a note on the screen: Your software version is the latest one. If not, a screen will pop up for you to download the latest software and you can follow the steps below to upgrade the software. 1. Click Download on the pop-up screen to download the latest software. 36 TL-NC200 Cloud Camera, 300Mbps WiFi 2. Click Browse to locate the latest downloaded software. 3. Click Upgrade to update the cameras software to the latest version. 4. Wait for the uploading process to complete, and the camera will reboot automatically. Note:
1. We recommend you to use a wired connection for your camera and PC when upgrading firmware. 2. The firmware upgrade procedure must not be interrupted or the camera may be damaged. 3. The firmware upgrade procedure is always risky and do not try to upgrade new firmware if its not necessary. 3.5.4 System Log On this page, you can review any changes and events happened to your camera. The system starts logging automatically after startup. 37 Time: Displays the time when the log event occurs. The log can get the correct time after you TL-NC200 Cloud Camera, 300Mbps WiFi configure on the Date/Time page. (go to Advanced Date/Time) Module: Displays the module to which the log information belongs. You can specify the module by selecting one from the Module drop-down list at the bottom. Level: Displays the severity level of the log information. You can specify the level by selecting one from the Level drop-down list at the bottom. Content: Displays the details of the log information. Refresh: Click Refresh to refresh the log information. Save Log: Click Save Log and follow the instructions on the browser to save the log as a text file named log.txt to your specified location. Clear Log: Click Clear Log to clear all the log information. 38 TL-NC200 Cloud Camera, 300Mbps WiFi Appendix A: Specifications Image Sensor Resolution Lens Viewing Angle Digital Zoom SYSTEM 1/4 Progressive scan CMOS sensor 0.3 Megapixel (640*480) F: 2.8, f: 3.85mm FOV=64 4x Digital Minimum Illumination 0.5 Lux Video/Image Video Compression MJPEG Frame Rate & Resolutions Max: 20 fps at 640*480 (VGA) Max: 30 fps at 320*240 (QVGA) Video Streaming Controllable frame rate and bandwidth Rotation: Mirror, Flip, Mirror Flip Image Configurable brightness, contrast, saturation Overlay capabilities: time, date, text Audio Audio Communication 1-way Audio Input Built-in microphone Audio Compression PCM Alarm and Event Management Input Trigger Motion detection Notification Method E-mail, FTP Network Standards and Protocols Bonjour, TCP/IP, DHCP, PPPoE, ARP, ICMP, FTP, SMTP, 39 TL-NC200 Cloud Camera, 300Mbps WiFi Samba, NFS, DNS, NTP, UPnP, RTP, RTCP, HTTP, HTTPS, TCP, UDP Security Multiple password-protected user levels Wireless Wireless Data Rate IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Up to 300Mbps Frequency 2.4-2.4835GHz Wireless Transmit Power <20dBm (EIRP) Wireless Encryption WEP, WPA/WPA2, WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK Minimum System Requirements Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 or higher Firefox 4.0 or higher Supported Browser Safari 4.0 or higher Supported OS Chrome 5.0 or higher Opera 12.0 or higher Windows XP/Vista/7/8 Mac OS X 10.7 or higher General External Power Supply 9V DC, Max 9W Certification CE, FCC, RoHS Environment Operating Temperature: 0-40 (32-104) Storage Temperature: -40-70 (-40-158) Operating Humidity: 10%-90% non-condensing Storage Humidity: 5%-90% non-condensing Dimensions (H*W*D) 96*61*24mm 40 TL-NC200 Cloud Camera, 300Mbps WiFi Appendix B: Troubleshooting Question Answer or Resolution Features The maximum number of users the camera simultaneously. accessing The maximum number of users is limited to 13. However, it also depends on the total bandwidth accessed to this camera from clients. The actual number of connected clients varies by streaming mode, settings of rate and bandwidth. Obviously, the performance of the each connected client will slow down when many users are logged on. resolution, frame The camera can be used outdoors or not. The camera is not weatherproof. It needs to be equipped with a weatherproof case for outdoors using. However, equipped with a weatherproof case might disable the audio function of the camera. System LED does not light up. The camera will be installed and work if a firewall exists on the network. username The and password for the first time or after factory default reset Forgot the username and password Forgot the IP address of the camera. Install this camera Check and confirm that the DC power adaptor, included in package, is used. Secure the power connector and re-power it on again. If the problem is not solved, the camera might be faulty. Contact your dealer for further help. If a firewall exists on the network, port 80 is open for ordinary data communication. The HTTP port needs to be opened on the firewall or NAT router. Username is admin and password is admin. Note that its all case sensitive. Follow the steps below. 1. Restore the factory default setting by pressing and holding the WPS/RESET button (more than 5 seconds) on the camera. 2. Reconfigure the camera. Run the Setup Wizard. The IP address is displayed on the Select a camera screen. Find the IP address on the DHCP setting page of the front device such as router. Internet Explorer does not seem to work well with the camera Make sure that your Internet Explorer is version 7.0 or later. If you are experiencing problems, try upgrading to the latest version of Microsofts Internet Explorer from the Microsoft webpage. Cannot work with NAT Maybe NAT router does not support UPnP function. Please UPnP NAT Traversal 41 router cameras Some are working but others are failed Cannot access the web management page and other web pages of the camera Internet Explorer from Image or video does not appear in the main page. TL-NC200 Cloud Camera, 300Mbps WiFi check users manual of router and turn on UPnP function. Maybe UPnP function of NAT router is not compatible to the IP camera. Please contact your dealer to get the approval routers list. Maybe too many cameras have been installed on the LAN, and then NAT router is out of resource to support more cameras. You could turn off and on NAT router to clear out of date information inside router. Access this camera Maybe the IP Address of the camera is already being used by another camera or computer. To confirm this possible problem, disconnect the camera from the network first, and then run the PING utility to check it out. May be due to the network cable. Try correcting your network interface by cable and configuration. Test connecting a local computer to the camera via a crossover cable. the network Make sure the Internet connection and setting is ok. Make sure the IP address typed in is correct. If the camera has a dynamic address, it may have changed since you last checked it. Network congestion may prevent the web page appearing quickly. Wait for a while. The IP address and Subnet Mask of the PC and camera must be in the same class of the private IP address on the LAN. Make sure the http port used by the camera, default=80, is forward to the cameras private IP address. The port number assigned in your camera might not be available via Internet. Check your ISP for available port. The proxy server may prevent you from connecting directly to the camera, set up not to use the proxy server. Confirm that Default Gateway address is correct. The router needs Port Forwarding feature. Refer to your router's manual for details. Packet Filtering of the router may prohibit access from an external network. Refer to your router's manual for details. Access the camera from the Internet with the global IP address of the router and port number of camera. Some routers reject the global IP address to access the camera on the same LAN. Access with the private IP address and correct port number of camera. When you use DDNS, you need to set Default Gateway and DNS server address. If its not working after above procedure, reset camera to default setting and installed it again. If the problem is not solved, the camera might be faulty. Contact your dealer for further help. Make sure the plugin is installed properly and your browser security settings are set to allow plugins. Close and restart the browser. Try to browse and log in again. When using Windows XP, or Vista, log on with an appropriate 42 TL-NC200 Cloud Camera, 300Mbps WiFi account that is authorized to install applications. Network congestion may prevent the Image screen from appearing quickly. You may choose lower resolution to reduce the required bandwidth. Might be caused from the firewall protection. Check the Internet firewall with your system or network administrator. The firewall may need to have some settings changed in order for the camera to be accessible outside your LAN. Make sure that the camera isnt conflicting with any other web server running on your LAN. Check the configuration of the router settings allow the camera to be accessed outside your local LAN. Check the bandwidth of Internet connection. If the Internet bandwidth is lower than target bit rate, the video streaming will not work correctly. Use the operating system of the selected language. Set the Encoding or the Character Set of the selected language on the Internet Explorer. The traffic of the network and the object of the image affect the frame rate. The network congestion causes frame rate slower than the setting. Check the bandwidth of Internet connection. If the Internet bandwidth is lower than target bit rate, the video streaming will not work correctly. Ethernet switching hub can smooth the frame rate. Default Gateway and DNS server address should be set up correctly. If FTP does not work properly, ask your ISP or network administrator about the transferring mode of FTP server. Video quality of the camera The camera work locally but not externally. The unreadable characters are displayed. Frame rate is slower than the setting. Image Transfer on e-mail or FTP does not work. The focus on the camera is bad. The lens is dirty or dust is attached. Fingerprints, dust, stain, etc. on the lens can degrade the image quality. The color of the image is poor or strange. Image flickers. To insure the images you are viewing are the best they can be, set the Display property setting (color quality) to 16bit at least and 24 bit or higher if possible within your computer. The configuration on the camera image display is incorrect. You need to adjust the image related parameters such as brightness, contrast, and saturation properly. Wrong power line frequency makes images flicker. Make sure the 50 or 60Hz format of your camera. If the object is dark, the image will flicker. Make the condition around the camera brighter. Miscellaneous Cannot play the recorded file Have installed Microsofts DirectX 9.0 or later and use the Windows Media Player 11.0 or later to play the AVI filed recorded by the camera. 43
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