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A review of the D-Link DCS-6620G Wireless Pan-Tilt-Zoom IP Camera (PTZ)
Clicking on a snapshot is a simple configuration and jump. The user interface in this deserves a good rating.
Unless you have a Ph.D. in Computer Science, is likely to have trouble getting the work unit. The online manual and help D-Link are of little value - the prayer of the religious icons and perseverance are your best resource here. Unless you have extensive experience and training, connectivity is probably the worst aspect of this technology. The manual is absent from all the details or examples. First, the details of the SMTP server does not require the introduction of "smtp". or 'smtp' for SMTP server data in the field, even for the FTP, do not enter "FTP ://'. For wireless, make sure you get the SSID of the access point or wireless router and the first-in exactly. Site Survey function not see my access point in the show at all, only the router in the study. You also need to know to open Audio, Video, HTTP, FTP and a local FTP server on the router ports before, you will have all the fun with this unit.
Once operational, you will find the base of the unit is too hot and only taking one point out of the drive assembly to achieve the $ 800 to be very vulnerable to break off and fall to the ground. The images are very clear until you zoom in on an object. I disabled the digital zoom to limit the camera with optical zoom, but even when close to 70% (as in a plate of a car) can not concentrate enough to the unit identification numbers.
You can not use both the FTP and SMTP (mail) settings at the same time - you must choose one or the other. Camera images only snapshots of the FTP or e-mail, no video. The video playback, you need to save to your local computer in real time the movement of additional programs. This is not a problem when you have a local computer on the LAN, but presents a serious problem with remote installation where computer equipment is not necessary. For remote installation, you get a few shots of the best events, not the actual video images downloaded from your e-mail.
Finally, a few meters of the wireless router or access point. Move the camera further away than 15 m (5 ft) lead to the loss of a wireless signal I was not able to control the camera. So get ready to stretch some of the threads, if you think you have a Wi-Fi a few meters away from the unit. Strengths: The Internet pan, tilt, zoom with remote control is a cutting-edge technology. Only the D-Link and 4XEM production units at the time of this specification. Clarity of the video is better than most markets.
Weaknesses: The manual. Online Help. A new firmware is needed - for example, when you turn off some boxes, there is no "Save" button, leaving the question of whether the changes were recorded. FTP and email alerts should not be exclusive. The point that the aim should be improved to maximize the capabilities of optical zoom.
Summary: A unit with a niche only real competitor in the market made from 4XEM. I suggest most users to wait six months, unless you are desperate to move forward at first.
Not to mention the creation of a dynamic or static DNS hosting details (which is just a drop-down menu, and these unless you subscribe to one of them, you're out of luck). The documentation is poor, and the calling of all this, the D-Link more than 2 hours, 4 separate calls, frankly, did not help to solve. Thanks to my local ISP technician, who had already been installed Trendnet camera, which was able to help me through the joggle.


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