NC260 HD Day/Night Wi-Fi Cloud Camera 1910011847 REV1.0.
CONTENTS Chapter 1 About This Guide ................................................................................... 1 1.1 1.2 1.3 Conventions.................................................................................................................1 Overview of This Guide................................................................................................1 More Info......................................................................................................................
NC260 HD Day/Night Wi-Fi Cloud Camera Chapter 1 About This Guide This guide is a complementation of 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 Cloud Camera may vary slightly depending on the model and software version you have, and on your location, and language.
NC260 HD Day/Night Wi-Fi Cloud Camera Chapter 2 Get to Know About Your Camera 2.1 Product Overview TP-LINK NC260 HD Day/Night Wi-Fi Cloud 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.
NC260 System LED: Status Indication Flashing Red The camera starts booting up. Solid Red The camera has boot up, but is not connected to any network. Flashing Green Solid Green HD Day/Night Wi-Fi Cloud Camera 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.
NC260 HD Day/Night Wi-Fi Cloud Camera WPS/Reset Button: The switch for the WPS and Reset function. To use the WPS function, press it for about 2 seconds. To use the Reset function, press and hold for more than 5 seconds. Used as the WPS button: If your wireless router supports WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup), you can connect the camera to your Wi-Fi network using WPS. Press the WPS or QSS button on your router.
NC260 HD Day/Night Wi-Fi Cloud Camera 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.
NC260 HD Day/Night Wi-Fi Cloud Camera 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. When this LED becomes solid on, the WPS is successful and the camera is connected to the router wirelessly. Step 2. Download and install the tpCamera app.
NC260 HD Day/Night Wi-Fi Cloud Camera Pick a location which is close enough to a wall outlet. Use only the power adapter that comes with this camera in the package. You can place your camera to your desired location. Just unplug and replug it without having to go through the app’s setup again. Place the camera within the coverage of your wireless network.
NC260 HD Day/Night Wi-Fi Cloud Camera 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 1. Log in to Your Camera Connect a computer to the router that your camera is connected to.
NC260 HD Day/Night Wi-Fi Cloud Camera Note: For the administrator, the default password is “admin”. We recommend that you 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 common 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”).
NC260 4.2 HD Day/Night Wi-Fi Cloud Camera 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.
NC260 HD Day/Night Wi-Fi Cloud Camera 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. 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.
NC260 HD Day/Night Wi-Fi Cloud Camera 4.3.1 Basic > Status The Status page displays the current configuration information of the camera. All the information is read-only.
NC260 HD Day/Night Wi-Fi Cloud Camera 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.
NC260 HD Day/Night Wi-Fi Cloud Camera 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. Click Save to save and enable the settings. 4.3.
NC260 HD Day/Night Wi-Fi Cloud Camera Scan: Click to scan the available wireless network. You will get or refresh the Wireless Network List as shown below. 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.
NC260 3. HD Day/Night Wi-Fi Cloud Camera If the wireless network’s security mode is None, simply click Connect. If the security mode requires a password, enter the wireless network’s password and then click Connect. You can select show password to display what you’ve entered. 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.
NC260 HD Day/Night Wi-Fi Cloud Camera Note: 1. You can register a TP-LINK Cloud account in the tpCamera app only. If you do not get the tpCamera app, please refer to the Step 2 Download and install the tpCamera app in 3.1 Set up the Camera with the tpCamera APP to register a TP-LINK Cloud account. 2. To add a camera to your TP-LINK Cloud account, make sure that the camera is connected to the Internet.
NC260 4.4 HD Day/Night Wi-Fi Cloud Camera 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.
NC260 HD Day/Night Wi-Fi Cloud 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.
NC260 HD Day/Night Wi-Fi Cloud Camera 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. Fallback IP: If the camera cannot get a valid static IP address, the camera will assign a default IP address, 192.168.0.10, by itself as the Fallback IP address.
NC260 HD Day/Night Wi-Fi Cloud Camera Bonjour Name: Displays the Bonjour name. By default, it is a combination of device name and the last six characters of the camera’s MAC address. Click Save to save and enable the settings. 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).
NC260 HD Day/Night Wi-Fi Cloud Camera 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.
NC260 HD Day/Night Wi-Fi Cloud Camera 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.
NC260 HD Day/Night Wi-Fi Cloud Camera 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.
NC260 HD Day/Night Wi-Fi Cloud Camera 4.4.6 Advanced > Sound Detection Sound detection allows your camera to detect a loud sound, which can be used to trigger snapshots. Refer to 4.4.9 Advanced > Notification Delivery for more details. 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.
NC260 HD Day/Night Wi-Fi Cloud Camera 4.4.7 Advanced > Motion Detection Motion detection allows you to specify areas and sensitivity of your camera’s video to monitor for motion, which can be used to trigger snapshots. Refer to 4.4.9 Advanced > Notification Delivery for more details. 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.
NC260 HD Day/Night Wi-Fi Cloud Camera 4.4.8 Advanced > SD Card SD Card function allows you to save snapshots and videos in your SD card. The SD card is not provided, and you need to insert a micro SD card into the SD card slot on the back of the camera. After inserting a micro SD card, go to Advanced > Sound Detection or Advanced > Motion Detection to set the detections according to your needs.
NC260 HD Day/Night Wi-Fi Cloud Camera Select FTP, you can configure your camera to send snapshots to a specified FTP server 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.
NC260 HD Day/Night Wi-Fi Cloud Camera 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.
NC260 HD Day/Night Wi-Fi Cloud Camera If the settings are tested incorrect, check your network and FTP settings and try again later. 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.
NC260 HD Day/Night Wi-Fi Cloud Camera 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 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. 3. Enter a password for your new account.
NC260 HD Day/Night Wi-Fi Cloud Camera To change password, follow the steps below: 1. Select a 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 You can delete a user account except admin here.
NC260 HD Day/Night Wi-Fi Cloud 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. 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.
NC260 HD Day/Night Wi-Fi Cloud Camera 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.
NC260 HD Day/Night Wi-Fi Cloud Camera 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.
NC260 HD Day/Night Wi-Fi Cloud Camera 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.
NC260 HD Day/Night Wi-Fi Cloud Camera Log Control: You may be asked to use this function when contacting our technical support for troubleshooting.
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This radio transmitter (IC: 8853A-NC260/ Model: NC260) has been approved by Industry Canada to operate with the antenna types listed below with the maximum permissible gain indicated. Antenna types not included in this list (Appendix A), having a gain greater than the maximum gain indicated for that type, are strictly prohibited for use with this device.
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