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The Graveyard - Products No Longer Supported => IP Cameras => DCS-932L => Topic started by: thehill on November 29, 2016, 01:48:57 PM
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I have had 930 and 932L cameras setup and working fine. Due to an increase of activity reported in my area I added three P932LB camera and retired a 932 that only had a BW fuzzy picture. I got all of them up just fine and accessible remotely on computer and phone. But as I was adding two 5220 and one 5222 Pan & Tilt cameras, I had some of the 932LB and 930 cameras go off line (red X) on both mydlink phone and through the dlink website. I got all of them back up after powering down and powering back up to reboot except one which showed not connected but sent an email when motion was detected and then showed back up.
I have one the the 932LB that I can connect and view through the phone app (even rename) but can not connect through the dlink website to either video or settings. It just times out. I don't have anything else using band width. Why is this happening?
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This maybe a MDL service issue. I recommend that you phone contact your regional D-Link support office and ask for help and information regarding this. We find that phone contact has better immediate results over using email.
Let us know how it goes please.
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Ok Googled MDL but did not find definition. What is MDL?
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I just found this on D-Links FB page:
"The mydlink portal will undergo the server maintenance. Kindly be noted the mydlink portal and the mydlink apps may be temporarily unavailable during this period.
We apologize for any inconvenience.
* US, Canada and South America: November 30, 2016 12:00am –2:00am (UTC-7) / 3:00pm-5:00pm (UTC+8)
* Europe, Russia, Turkey and Israel: December 1, 2016 2:00am-4:00am (UTC) / 10:00am-12:00pm (UTC+8)"
Might check for this issue tomorrow and after...
MDL = mydlink
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I am having same issue with my 930 and 932s. They work on dviewcam software but not on app or Mydlink.com. I have a couple other models that are working fine. Hopefully they fix it soon.
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Post back this weekend or next week and let us know if anything had changed?
I am having same issue with my 930 and 932s. They work on dviewcam software but not on app or Mydlink.com. I have a couple other models that are working fine. Hopefully they fix it soon.
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Can also be a router issue. Try reserving IP addresses for each cam.
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I recommend setting a static IP address ON the cameras outside of the main host routers default DHCP IP address pool as a troubleshooting step: 192.168.#.93 and .94 DHCP (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=58017.0)
Test cameras with uPnP and uPnP Port Forwarding (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=37689.0) both enabled on ALL cameras: DCS Cloud (L) Series Camera Configuration and Mydlink.com (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=62395.0)
I have had 930 and 932L cameras setup and working fine. Due to an increase of activity reported in my area I added three P932LB camera and retired a 932 that only had a BW fuzzy picture. I got all of them up just fine and accessible remotely on computer and phone. But as I was adding two 5220 and one 5222 Pan & Tilt cameras, I had some of the 932LB and 930 cameras go off line (red X) on both mydlink phone and through the dlink website. I got all of them back up after powering down and powering back up to reboot except one which showed not connected but sent an email when motion was detected and then showed back up.
I have one the the 932LB that I can connect and view through the phone app (even rename) but can not connect through the dlink website to either video or settings. It just times out. I don't have anything else using band width. Why is this happening?
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Dlink Support tells me that each camera streams Video continuously to their server even if I'm not using the Mydlink app or webpage to connect eating up bandwidth on local network all the time. They say I have added too many cameras and my network bandwidth is exhausted. I thought the cameras only sent video when the app or webpage was connected to the camera? Anyway, my cameras go down and are no longer a way to me to keep an eye on my home when I am away.
The Dlink server was up since I could see the few remaining cameras that were still up.
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Fuzzy, It Dlink support is correct, then how would that solve my issue. I read the thread you posted on port forwarding. Is there more of a how to thread in addition to the definition of thread you posted?
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What Mfr and model is the main host router?
Internet Service Provider and Modem Configurations
- What ISP Service do you have? Cable or DSL?
- What ISP Modem Mfr. and model # do you have?
- Is ISP Modem/Service using Dynamic or Static WAN IP addressing?
- What ISP Modem service link speeds UP and Down do you have? Link> Speed Testing Sites (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=48352.0)
If you have exhausted your band width, then you might try installing a 2ndary WiFI AP and connect some of the cameras to it and some of the cameras to the main host router.
I don't understand your last reply.
My camera keeps connected however I only have 1 camera, not 6. There are wifi bandwidth limitations to consider.
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Well first of , is it correct that every camera streams continuously the video feed to Dlink server even if I'm not connected to it through mydlink or the Dlink webpage???? Why would they do this?
I am at a remote location. I brought one 932L Ver A with latest firmware with me here. I tried to setup a static IP address but that failed (lost connection and could not reestablish) so I hard reset the camera. While I was setting it up here locally, I lost another camera at the remote location. Which was what I was seeing when I setup the new cameras. Could the problem be with the MYdlink server?
As for all of the other information you posted, I have an ATT unverse modem/router but I don't know any of the specifics and can't get it while I'm away. But I have a top tier service.
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Well first of , is it correct that every camera streams continuously the video feed to Dlink server even if I'm not connected to it through mydlink or the Dlink webpage???? Why would they do this? I believe only when the camera is associated with the MDL service is when there services gets data which would be correct for this configuration. If it's not associated, then I don't believe data is being streamed to there services. I would ask 2nd or higher level support about this.
I am at a remote location. I brought one 932L Ver A with latest firmware with me here. I tried to setup a static IP address but that failed (lost connection and could not reestablish) so I hard reset the camera. While I was setting it up here locally, I lost another camera at the remote location. Which was what I was seeing when I setup the new cameras. Could the problem be with the MYdlink server?
There was a maintenance period done on the 30th of Nov and 1st of Dec and is now over. My 933L is still connected and I haven't had to touch it.
Can you connect to the cameras web page when you LAN wire connect it to the router there? When your LAN wired connected, you should be able to connect to the cameras web page. Then you can configure static IP address on the camera. Once thats configured, you would reboot the camera. then close the browser and then re-open the browser and use the new IP address you set for static ON the camera to connect to the cameras web page. Mine set for 192.168.0.93 for my 933L. I can access it all the time on the LAN side. It's currently connected to a DIR-890L running in AP mode thats connected to a old DGL-4500 router (DHCP pool 192.168.0.100 to .200) and that's connected to my Motorola SB 6180 cable modem. The camera is always connected to the MDL services.
As for all of the other information you posted, I have an ATT unverse modem/router but I don't know any of the specifics and can't get it while I'm away. But I have a top tier service.
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ICan you connect to the cameras web page when you LAN wire connect it to the router there? When your LAN wired connected, you should be able to connect to the cameras web page. Then you can configure static IP address on the camera. Once thats configured, you would reboot the camera. then close the browser and then re-open the browser and use the new IP address you set for static ON the camera to connect to the cameras web page. Mine set for 192.168.0.93 for my 933L. I can access it all the time on the LAN side. It's currently connected to a DIR-890L running in AP mode thats connected to a old DGL-4500 router (DHCP pool 192.168.0.100 to .200) and that's connected to my Motorola SB 6180 cable modem. The camera is always connected to the MDL services.
Ok I set the static IP. Lost remote access. I tried it with the gateway set to the router lan IP and and blank. Doesn't help. Do I need the DNS set too? I can login through browser and see it as a local cam on the my dlink ap.
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Heres my settings:
(http://i1195.photobucket.com/albums/aa396/furrynutz740il/933Networking_zpsqtgny7rg.png) (http://s1195.photobucket.com/user/furrynutz740il/media/933Networking_zpsqtgny7rg.png.html)
Yes DNS needs to be filled in.
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Dlink Support tells me that each camera streams Video continuously to their server even if I'm not using the Mydlink app or webpage to connect eating up bandwidth on local network all the time. They say I have added too many cameras and my network bandwidth is exhausted. I thought the cameras only sent video when the app or webpage was connected to the camera? Anyway, my cameras go down and are no longer a way to me to keep an eye on my home when I am away.
The Dlink server was up since I could see the few remaining cameras that were still up.
If you were told you dont have enough bandwith and you only have 2 cams they are BS ing you.
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The user has more than 2 cameras...
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The user has more than 2 cameras...
How many?
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All listed in the users post. ::)
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Dlink link Support has advised me that even if you are loggin to the Dlink website or to Dlink Lite app, their cameras stream to the dlink server continually using your network bandwidth. They say to allocate 2-3 MB for each 932 cam and more for the HD cams in HD mode. They advise that you should have a top tier internet service to use IP cams. They say using their cams significantly hurt your network /Internet performance for other uses if you use their cams.
I guess next time I'm around Ill have to get a packet sniffer and see what it is actually doing. It seems silly that they would stream video when no one is watching it.
Euzzy, what should the DNS be set to. My settings are the same s yours even IP address except that I have the DNS set to the WAN IP address?
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Interesting. Well I've always had my 933L connected and it's been working. I do know that my DNR-202L does some bandwidth hogging so I turn it off when I'm gaming at night. One thing to think about, a camera is recording video or producing video. It's designed to be online ALL the time and thus users who connect to them want to see the video. The video stream is online all the time and when associated with the MDL service, it's just there and waiting for them all the time. I presume there would be some issues and problems if the design was different and harder to trouble shoot problems if something like On-Demand video streaming was in place where the camera would only stream video when accessed by a user. Would be hard to troubleshoot streaming problems in this kind of manor rather then the camera being online all the time. Besides, I presume all cameras maybe like this anyways and been like this for a while.
You might connect up one of the cameras via LAN wire and look at the networking activity on a LED if you have a switch or router that indicates network activity via LED. East way to see visually.
You don't need top tier ISP services for a few cameras. I had 50/3 with my one 933L however maybe higher is needed for more than 3 or more.
I used my ISP default DNS addresses in the DNS boxes on the camera.