NC450 HD Pan&Tilt Day/Night Cloud Camera 1910011601 REV1.0.
CONTENTS Chapter 1 About This Guide ................................................................................... 1 1.1 1.2 Conventions..................................................................................................................1 Overview of This Guide ................................................................................................1 Chapter 2 Get to Know About Your Camera.......................................................... 2 2.1 2.2 Product Overview ......
NC450 HD Pan&Tilt Day/Night 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.
NC450 HD Pan&Tilt Day/Night Cloud Camera Chapter 2 Get to Know About Your Camera 2.1 Product Overview TP-LINK NC450 HD Pan&Tilt Day/Night 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.
NC450 HD Pan&Tilt Day/Night Cloud Camera System LED: Status Flashing Red The camera starts booting up. Solid Red The camera has boot up, but is not connected to any network. Flashing Green The camera is in firmware upgrade procedure. The camera is connecting to a network. The camera is connected to a network. Solid Green Indication 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.
NC450 HD Pan&Tilt Day/Night Cloud Camera Used as 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. 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.
NC450 HD Pan&Tilt Day/Night 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.
NC450 HD Pan&Tilt Day/Night Cloud Camera Step 2. Download and install the tpCamera app. You can download the free tpCamera app from the App Store or Google play. You can also scan the QR code below to download the tpCamera app. OR Step 3. Add the camera to your TP-LINK Cloud account. Launch the tpCamera app, log into your TP-LINK Cloud account or create one if you do not have an account. Then follow the app instructions to add your new camera to your account.
NC450 screws HD Pan&Tilt Day/Night Cloud Camera wall plugs 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. Place the camera mount over the anchor and use the screws to secure it. D) Attach the camera.
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NC450 HD Pan&Tilt Day/Night 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.
NC450 HD Pan&Tilt Day/Night 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”) 4.
NC450 Symbols Meaning HD Pan&Tilt Day/Night Cloud Camera 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 HD Pan&Tilt Day/Night Cloud Camera 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 on the directional arrows on the pan/tilt wheel to manually control the pan and tilt functions of the camera.
NC450 HD Pan&Tilt Day/Night Cloud Camera 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 HD Pan&Tilt Day/Night 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.
NC450 HD Pan&Tilt Day/Night Cloud Camera 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. 4.3.3 Basic > Wireless Connection The camera’s wireless function is enabled by default.
NC450 HD Pan&Tilt Day/Night Cloud Camera 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.
NC450 4. HD Pan&Tilt Day/Night Cloud Camera 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 into the web management page 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 into the camera again. 4.3.
NC450 2. HD Pan&Tilt Day/Night Cloud Camera To add a camera to your TP-LINK Cloud account, make sure that the camera is connected to the Internet. Add Your Camera to TP-LINK Cloud Account If you already have a TP-LINK Cloud account, to add your camera to your account, just enter the TP-LINK Cloud account and password, and then click Register. Account: Enter your TP-LINK Cloud account, either E-mail address or username is allowed. Password: Enter your TP-LINK Cloud account’s password.
NC450 4.4 HD Pan&Tilt Day/Night 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.
NC450 HD Pan&Tilt Day/Night Cloud Camera 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 HD Pan&Tilt Day/Night Cloud Camera 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.
NC450 HD Pan&Tilt Day/Night Cloud Camera 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.
NC450 HD Pan&Tilt Day/Night Cloud Camera 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 HD Pan&Tilt Day/Night 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.
NC450 HD Pan&Tilt Day/Night 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.
NC450 HD Pan&Tilt Day/Night Cloud Camera 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 HD Pan&Tilt Day/Night Cloud Camera 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.
NC450 HD Pan&Tilt Day/Night Cloud Camera 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.
NC450 HD Pan&Tilt Day/Night Cloud Camera 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 overwriting 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. Name: Displays the name of the file or folder.
NC450 HD Pan&Tilt Day/Night Cloud Camera 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.
NC450 HD Pan&Tilt Day/Night Cloud Camera 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.
NC450 4.5 HD Pan&Tilt Day/Night Cloud Camera 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. Username: Displays the name of user account. User Group: Displays the group that the user account is in. Different user group has different limits of authority.
NC450 HD Pan&Tilt Day/Night Cloud Camera 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. 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.
NC450 HD Pan&Tilt Day/Night Cloud Camera 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 HD Pan&Tilt Day/Night 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.
NC450 HD Pan&Tilt Day/Night 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.
NC450 HD Pan&Tilt Day/Night Cloud Camera Reboot: Click Reboot and then click Reboot on the pop-up screen to confirm. Rebooting 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.
NC450 HD Pan&Tilt Day/Night 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.
NC450 HD Pan&Tilt Day/Night Cloud Camera Appendix: Specifications SYSTEM Image Sensor 1/4’’ Progressive scan CMOS sensor Resolution 1280*720 Lens F: 2.0, f: 3.6mm Viewing Angle FOV=75° Pan/Tilt Range Micro SD Card Pan Range: 300° Tilt Range: 110° Support Video/Image/Audio Video Compression H.
NC450 Standards and Protocols Security HD Pan&Tilt Day/Night Cloud Camera Bonjour, TCP/IP, DHCP, ARP, ICMP, DNS, NTP, HTTP, HTTPS, TCP, UDP Multiple password-protected user levels Encrypted audio/video data Wireless Wireless Data Rate IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Up to 300Mbps Frequency 2.4-2.4835GHz Wireless Encryption WEP, WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK Antenna One 2.4GHz 3.05dBi detachable antenna (RP-SMA) One 2.4GHz 3.34dBi internal antenna System Requirements Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0 or higher Firefox 4.
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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.
“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.
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. Le présent émetteur radio (IC: 8853A-NC450/ Model: NC450) a été approuvé par Industrie Canada pour fonctionner avec les types d'antenne énumérés ci-dessous et ayant un gain admissible maximal.
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