Configure D-Link DCS-7110 PoE Outdoor IP Camera for Cloud Recording, Remote Monitoring and Playback

Video / image resolution	1920x1080, 1280x800, 1280x720, 640x480, 320x240
Audio recording	No
Image upload frequency	1 image/s only
Video frame rate
Night-vision	Up to 15m, or 50 feet
Image snapshot recording	Supported, but only supports 1 image/s
Video clip recording	Supported. (Continuous recording is not fully supported)
Motion detection	Supported for both image and video clip based recording
Continuous recording	Continuous recording is not fully supported
Supported video format	.MP4
Connection type	Ethernet cable; supports PoE
PoE (Power on Ethernet)	Yes
Indoor / outdoor	Outdoor
Lowest pricing (as of 7/4/2015)	$249.99

Note: This document is not designed to replace the product manual from the manufacturer. The information provided is based on our knowledge of the model D-Link DCS-7110. It may not be accurate or completely up-to-date. Users should contact the manufacturer for all camera-related issues and contact us only for CameraFTP-related (cloud service / FTP) issues.

The first 2 steps are camera related and are very trivial. If you have finished these basic steps before, then you can skip Step 1 and 2.

Step 1: Connect the camera to the network and find its IP address

1.1 Connect the camera to the network

This camera supports PoE (Power on Ethernet). It requires a PoE switch. You only need to wire the Ethernet cable; power adaptor is not needed. Connecting the camera to the network is very easy; just connect the camera with a PoE switch using an Ethernet cable. Wait for about 1 minute - the camera will acquire an IP address through DHCP.

1.2 Find the Camera’s IP Address

Please refer to the manufacturer’s manual for more detailed information.

To find the camera's IP address, you need to run the manufacturer’s setup program. From a PC in the same network, insert the camera’s software CD and run the autorun program. Follow the wizard and you should be able to find the camera's IP address. If you have any questions, please refer to the manufacturer's setup manual or our setup guide for D-Link 2132L.

Step 2: Access the Camera's Web-based Configuration Tool

Once you have found the camera's IP address, you can launch a web browser and enter the IP address of your camera. http://IP_ADDRESS/

Once you are in your configuration pages, click the Setup icon and enter your logon credentials. If you log on successfully, it will go to the Setup Main page as shown below:

With CameraFTP’s cloud service, most regular setup steps are not required. (You can feel free to check these steps, e.g. click "System" to set the camera time.)

Step 3. Configure Video or Image Stream Settings

Click Video à Video Settings as shown below. You can configure the video and image resolution; in the case of video, you can also configure the video frame rate and bit rate. You only need to configure the Video Quality Settings for Stream 1.

If you ordered an image plan, then frame size is the only parameter you need to modify. This model camera cannot specify upload frequency for image-based recording. It will always use 1 image/s.

If you ordered a video plan, please configure it as follows:

Select H.264;

Frame size: Set it based on your CameraFTP subscription level;
Maximum frame rate:
Set it based on your subscription level. Set it to 4 if your subscription fps is 5.
Intra frame period: 1, 2 or 3.
Video quality: Set it to constant bit rate. The number should be calculated as follows:

The Bit Rate is a little tricky. Setting it too high will use too much bandwidth, thus dramatically slow down your network, causing failed uploads; setting it too low will affect the video quality. You can use our bandwidth calculator to estimate the bandwidth. Visit www.cameraftp.com, click Pricing, and then customize a service plan. See the screenshot below. (Note for estimating the bandwidth, Number of Cameras should be set to 1.)

For the video plan of 1280x720, 5 frames/s, the estimated bandwidth is 486Kbps. So you can set it to 512Kbps.

Click Save to save the Video Stream settings.

Step 4. Configure Motion Detection Settings

If you ordered a plan with Motion Detection enabled, then you must configure Motion Detection.

Click Event Management à Motion Detection, you will see the screen as follows:

Click Motion Detection as shown below. Check the "Enable Video Motion" checkbox. You can then draw a motion detection area and click Save.

Motion detection is strongly recommended as it can lower your cost and dramatically reduce bandwidth/storage usage. Moreover, motion detection makes it easier to play back stored footage. When motion detection is disabled, your camera will continuously upload footage to CameraFTP

Please note: if you use your camera to monitor a busy scene such that the camera will be uploading for longer than 10 hours/day, you should order the continuous recording plan even if you will turn on motion detection. You can set a schedule for footage to upload.

Step 5. Configure the Events (i.e. FTP Server, Media Type and Event)

5.1 Configure the FTP Server Info

If you don’t have an account on CameraFTP, please visit www.cameraftp.com and sign up for a free trial account. CameraFTP offers a 3-day free trial, after which time you will need to order a subscription.

Assuming you have an account on CameraFTP, now click Event Management à Event Settings , then click the Add button in the Server Settings section as shown below.

You can then add the FTP server info as follows:

Check the "FTP" checkbox, and enter the FTP info as follows:

Server name: cameraftp (or any name)
Check the "FTP" checkbox
Server address: ftp.cameraftp.com (or IP: 66.220.9.45)
Server port: 21
Username / Password: FTP username is your CameraFTP username, FTP password is available in Configure IP Cameras page. (Your CameraFTP password may also work).
FTP folder name:
Same as the camera name you added on www.cameraftp.com. If you have not created the camera name, please log on to www.cameraftp.com, then click Add in the My Cameras page.
Passive Mode: Check it (This is very important!)

Click Test to test the FTP settings. If successful, click Save.

5.2 Configure the Media Type (Image snapshots or video clips)

In this step, we will configure what type of media to be recorded when an event is triggered.

In the Event Management screen, click the Add button in the Media section. You will see the following screen:

If you ordered an image plan, then don't configure the video clip section.

The resolution of your image snapshot is defined in Video Stream 1. You cannot set the image upload frequency with this model camera.

Check the "Snapshot" radio button;

Media name: Enter "Snapshot" or any other name.
Source: Select Stream1. The image's resolution will be set to the video Stream 1's frame size; other video parameters will not be used.
File Name Prefix: Enter "A" or any other prefix. Also check the checkbox "Add date and time suffix to file name".

Click Save to save the media type.

If you ordered a video plan, you can check the radio button of "Video Clip", see the screenshot below:

Media Name: Enter "VideoClip1" (or any name)
Source: select Profile1;
File Name prefix: "B" or any other prefix.
Maximum file size: 5000 kbytes

Click Save to save the media type.

5.3 Configure an Event

In the Event Management screen, click the Add button in the Event Settings section below the Media section. You will see the Add-Event page as shown below:

Event name: Enter any event name, such as CameraFTPEvent.
Enable this event: Check it

Delay for 2 seconds before detecting next event.

If you ordered a plan with motion detection enabled, then you must check the checkbox of "Video motion detection".

If you ordered a continuous recording plan, you can check the checkbox of "Periodic". Note: this camera can only trigger periodic events every 1 minute, thus it is not truly continuous recording.

In the Event Schedule section:

Please select "Always" unless you want to exclude certain days or time periods.

In the Action section:

Check the checkbox "CameraFTP" (which is configured when you added the FTP server);

If you ordered an image plan, then select the media "Snapshot" in the dropdown box. The camera will upload image snapshots to ftp.cameraftp.com.

Please note this camera does not support "upload frequency". It will always upload at 1 image/s. The image resolution is defined in the Video Stream 1.

If you ordered a video plan, you just need to select the "VideoClip1" as the media.

Click Save to save the event setting.

That's all. You don't need to configure the Recording section (which is for local recording only).

6. CameraFTP Viewer

You can visit www.cameraftp.com to monitor or play back your recorded footage from anywhere. You can also download CameraFTP Viewer App for iOS and Android.