User Guide HD Pan/Tilt Wi-Fi Camera NC450 1910012138 REV2.1.
CONTENTS Chapter 1 About This Guide ................................................................................... 1 1.1 1.2 1.3 Conventions................................................................................................................... 1 Overview of This Guide ................................................................................................. 1 More Info ...................................................................................................................
NC450 Chapter 1 About This Guide This guide is a complement to Quick Installation Guide. The Quick Installation Guide instructs you on quick setup, and this guide provides details of each function and shows you the way to configure these functions appropriate to your needs. When using this guide, please notice that features of the TP-Link Camera may vary slightly depending on the model and software version you have, and on your location, and language.
NC450 1.3 More Info The latest software, management app and utility can be found at Download Center at http://www.tp-link.com/support. The Quick Installation Guide can be found where you find this guide or inside the product package. Specifications can be found on the product page at http://www.tp-link.com. A Technical Support http://forum.tp-link.com.
NC450 Chapter 2 Get to Know Your Camera 2.1 Product Overview TP-Link NC450 HD Pan/Tilt Wi-Fi Camera is a cloud-based Wi-Fi video monitoring device with live streaming and remote viewing, which makes it easy to stay connected with what you care most.
NC450 System LED: Status Flashing Red Solid Red Flashing Green Solid Green Indication The camera is starting up. The camera has started up, but not connected to any network. The camera is in firmware upgrade procedure. The camera is connecting to a network. The camera is connected to a network. The camera is transferring data. Microphone: The camera has a built-in internal microphone. This microphone is hidden in the pinhole located on the front panel. 2.2.
NC450 router. Within 2 minutes, press the WPS/Reset button on the camera for about 2 seconds, then the LED above this button will start flashing quickly. When this LED • becomes solid on, the WPS is successful. Used as the Reset button: With the camera powered on, press and hold the WPS/Reset button (for more than 5 seconds) until the System LED turns off. Then release the button and wait the camera to reset to its factory default settings.
NC450 Chapter 3 Set Up Your Camera 3.1 Set up the Camera with the tpCamera App Step 1. Connect the camera to the network your smartphone is on. 1) Power on the camera using the provided power adapter as shown. 2) Connect a smartphone to the router as shown. 3) Connect the camera to the router via wired or wireless connection, and then wait till the camera’s system LED become solid green. Wired: Connect the camera to the router’s LAN port via an Ethernet cable or the provided passive PoE injector.
NC450 Wireless: Via web management page You can set the wireless connection using the basic settings on the web management page. (Refer to 4.3.3 Basic > Wireless Connection). Via WPS/QSS button If your wireless router supports WPS, you can connect the camera to your Wi-Fi network using WPS. Press the WPS or QSS button on your router. Within 2 minutes, press the WPS/Reset button on the back of the camera for about 2 seconds, then the LED above this button will start flashing quickly.
NC450 Step 3. Add the camera to your TP-Link ID. Launch the tpCamera app, log in with your TP-Link ID or create one if you do not have a TP-Link ID. Then follow the app instructions to add your new camera to your TP-Link ID. When you reach the My Cam screen, you have successfully added your camera and can start to use your camera. Note: You can enable Email and App notification in the app, which will inform you immediately of any detected movement or sound by sending the snapshots.
NC450 A) Place the paper drill guide where you want the camera. Check the alignment using a level. B) Using a 0.24 inch (6mm) drill bit, drill holes through the two circles on the guide. Remove the paper. C) Insert the two anchors into the holes and place the camera mount over the anchor. D) Attach the camera and use the screws to secure it. Ceiling Mounting Get the provided accessories for camera’s wall mounting ready, and follow the instructions below to mount the camera.
NC450 When you finish positioning your camera, use the tpCamera app to check that your camera can see what you want to keep an eye on. Adjust its position if needed.
NC450 Chapter 4 Configure Your Camera This chapter shows how to use the camera’s web management page to configure the camera locally. In addition to the web management page, you can use the tpCamera app and TP-Link Cloud (http://www.tplinkcloud.com) to view and manage your camera remotely. 4.1 Log in to Your Camera 1. Connect a computer to the router that your camera is connected to. You can connect the 2.
NC450 4. Enter the default username and password (admin/admin). Click Login. 5. Create a new password for your camera to enhance security. Click OK. Note: For the administrator, the default password is admin. For subsequent logins, use your password you have created. 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 common user, you can only view the Live View.
NC450 4.2 Live View The Live View screen shows you the live video feed from your camera. On this screen, you can capture a picture. Symbols Meaning Note Click to capture a still image shot by the camera. The image file will be automatically saved to your computer. If the camera is installed upside down, Flip Image and Mirror should both be checked. Click to vertically flip the current image. Click to horizontally flip the current image.
NC450 Auto: This mode will automatically switch between Day and Night modes based on the amount of available lighting. Click to select the Auto/Day/Night mode. Day: This sets the camera to always be in the Day mode. Night: This sets the camera to always be in the Night mode. Click to set the camera’s position. Click on the directional arrows on the pan/tilt wheel to manually control the pan and tilt functions of the camera.
NC450 4.3 Basic Click the Basic menu to display the submenus including Status, Network, Wireless Connection, Cloud Setting, and LED. 4.3.1 Basic > Status The Status page displays the current configuration information of the camera. All the information is read-only.
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NC450 4.3.2 Basic > Network On this page, you can configure your camera’s 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.
NC450 • Primary DNS Server: Enter a DNS address in dotted-decimal notation. • Secondary DNS Server: Enter a DNS address in dotted-decimal notation. Click Save to save and enable the settings. 4.3.3 Basic > Wireless Connection The camera’s wireless function is enabled by default. This function helps to connect your camera to a wireless network wirelessly. If you don’t want to use this function, just select the Disable option. Scan: Click to scan the available wireless network.
NC450 Wireless Network Name: Displays the wireless network’s name. Make sure the camera and your PC connect to the same wireless network; otherwise your PC can't access the camera. Signal: Displays the strength of the wireless signal. Security: Displays the wireless network’s security mode. MAC Address: Displays the MAC address of the router. To connect your camera to a wireless network, follow the steps below: 1. Click Scan to get and refresh the Wireless Network List. 2.
NC450 4. A pop-up screen will prompt you for the wireless network modification. Click Change, and then click OK on the next pop-up screen. The camera will connect to the wireless network that you have selected. 5. To log in to the web management page of the camera, you need to connect your computer to the router that your camera is connected to. Refer to 4.1 Log in to Your Camera to find the IP address of your camera and log in to the camera again. 4.3.
NC450 2. To add a camera to your TP-Link ID, make sure that the camera is connected to the internet. Add Your Camera to TP-Link ID If you already have a TP-Link ID, to add your camera to your account, just enter the TP-Link ID and password, and then click Register. Account: Enter your TP-Link ID. Either E-mail address or username is allowed. Password: Enter your TP-Link ID’s password. Camera Name: The default value is the camera model. You can change it to an easy-to-remember one.
NC450 4.4 Advanced Click the Advanced menu to display the submenus including Status, Network, Wireless Connection, Cloud Setting, Video, Sound Detection, Motion Detection, SD Card, Notification Delivery and LED. 4.4.1 Advanced > Status Refer to 4.3.1 Basic > Status. 4.4.2 Advanced > Network On this page, you can configure the network settings of the camera.
NC450 IP Address On this section, you can configure your camera’s 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.
NC450 • 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 “0.0.0.0”. • 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.
NC450 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. 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.
NC450 4.4.3 Advanced > Wireless Connection You can set the wireless connection manually besides the basic settings for wireless connection (Refer to 4.3.3 Basic > Wireless Connection). For example, a hidden wireless network does not broadcast its SSID, and you cannot find it from the Wireless Network List. If you want to connect the camera to a hidden wireless network, you need to make it manually. Click the Manually button.
NC450 4.4.4 Advanced > Cloud Setting Refer to 4.3.4 Basic > Cloud Setting. 4.4.5 Advanced > Video On this page, you can configure the video settings for your camera.
NC450 Coding Format: Displays the video coding format of the camera. Resolution: Displays the video resolution of the camera. Higher resolution offers better quality, but will require more bandwidth to stream. Frame Rate: Select the frame rate to use for the video stream from the drop-down list. Higher settings offer smoother video streams, but will require more bandwidth. Mode: Displays the bit rate mode of the camera. This camera uses the VBR (variable bit rate) mode.
NC450 Enabled Disabled Light Frequency: Select the frequency used by your lighting and power to help reduce image flicker. The default setting is Auto, which is recommended. Time Stamp&On-Screen Display (OSD): If enabled, the current time of your camera, which can be set on the System > Date/Time page, will be displayed on the Live View screen. Meanwhile, you can set the OSD text to be displayed with the time stamp. We use NC450 as the OSD text for demonstration here.
NC450 Sound Detection: To enable or disable the sound detection function. Sensitivity: Specify the level of difference between current sound and the threshold you set. Select one of the three levels of sensitivity from the drop-down list: High, Medium, and Low. Threshold: Select the threshold of sound level. You can also drag the arrow in the diagram to set the threshold. Snapshots will be triggered and sent to FTP server when current sound exceeds the threshold.
NC450 Motion Detection: To enable or disable the motion detection function. The area with blue mask indicates that it is the area with motion detection on. All areas are selected by default. You can drag your mouse to draw specific areas that you want to monitor. Sensitivity: Select one of the three levels of sensitivity from the drop-down list: High, Medium, and Low. Snapshots will be triggered and sent to FTP when the motion meets the level of sensitivity.
NC450 After inserting a micro SD card, go to Advanced > Sound Detection or Advanced > Motion Detection to set the detections according to your needs. Then when an event occurs, the corresponding snapshot and video will be saved in the micro SD card automatically. Note: If the micro SD card capacity is insufficient, it will overwrite the oldest data. Back: Click to go back to the previous path of the folder. Type: Displays the type of the file or folder, such as the photo, video, and file.
NC450 4.4.9 Advanced > Notification Delivery Notification Delivery settings are available only after the motion detection or sound detection function is enabled. It is used to inform you immediately by sending the snapshots triggered by a detected motion or sound to the specified FTP server.
NC450 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: 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.
NC450 4.4.10 Advanced > LED Refer to 4.3.5 Basic > LED. 4.5 System Click the System menu to display the submenus including Account, Date/Time, Management, and System Log. 4.5.1 Account On this page, you can change the administrator’s password and manage the user account(s) that are allowed to access to your camera. User Name: Displays the name of the user account. User Group: Displays the group that the user account is in. Different user group has different limits of authority.
NC450 Add a New User Account You can create a new user account to provide viewing access for your camera’s video. User accounts will only be able to access the Live View section of the web management 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. 3. Enter a password for your new account. The password should contain 5 to 20 characters. 4.
NC450 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 You can delete a user account except admin here. Click a user entry in the list and click Delete. 4.5.2 Date/Time On this page, you can configure the settings of the internal system clocks for your camera.
NC450 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. 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.
NC450 • Copy Your Computer’s Time Settings: Click this button to copy your computer’s current time settings. Click Save to save and enable the settings. 4.5.3 Management On this page, you can reboot the camera, backup and restore the camera’s current settings, reset factory settings, and update the camera’s software.
NC450 Reboot: Click Reboot and then click Reboot on the pop-up screen to confirm. The reboot will not change the camera’s 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. Browse: Click Browse to locate the saved backup file. Restore: Click Restore, and then the camera will start rebooting. The settings will be restored to the previous configuration.
NC450 Note: The firmware upgrade procedure must not be interrupted, or the camera may be damaged. When upgrading firmware, do not unplug the camera or your computer, or close the web management page until the process is complete. 4.5.4 System Log On this page, you can review any changes and events happened to your camera. The system starts logging automatically after startup. Time: Displays the time when the log event occurs.
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