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[JavaLawyer]

Thanks for the screenshot.  The 2132L looks like it has more options regarding this, but the 924l is supposed to have this.  Just the simple option to turn off the ir lights.

Unfortunately, at present, the only way to simulate that functionality on the DCS-942L is to cover the IR lights (e.g. with electrical tape).

[sark666]

Unfortunately, at present, the only way to simulate that functionality on the DCS-942L is to cover the IR lights (e.g. with electrical tape).

If that's the case, what is manual IR option for?  I thought it was for this exactly.  Because right now, manual IR apparently does nothing.

If manual IR should do this but does not, I would think it's a bug.

And in the firmware request list it lists:

Night Mode - Ability to disable IR Illuminator while the camera is in Night Mode (i.e. to enable application of a third party IR Illuminator) [FIXED!]

How is the above done?

[JavaLawyer]

If that's the case, what is manual IR option for?  I thought it was for this exactly.  Because right now, manual IR apparently does nothing.

If manual IR should do this but does not, I would think it's a bug.

And in the firmware request list it lists:

How is the above done?

I just reviewed the DCS-942L manual and you're absolutely correct -- my bad. If that's not functioning properly, then yes, we should characterize your request as a bug.

If you review the DCS-942L manual, there are instructions on how to use this functionality. There is an IR LED On/Off button on the LIVE VIDEO page on the UI that appears only when the camera is set to Manual IR. Please post back as to whether this functionality works for you.

[JavaLawyer]

I just reviewed the DCS-942L manual and you're absolutely correct -- my bad. If that's not functioning properly, then yes, we should characterize your request as a bug.

If you review the DCS-942L manual, there are instructions on how to use this functionality. There is an IR LED On/Off button on the LIVE VIDEO page on the UI that appears only when the camera is set to Manual IR. Please post back as to whether this functionality works for you.

Solution is discussd in this thread: http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=53256.0

[JavaLawyer]

Below is a summary of everyone's input thus far. Please let me know if I over generalized, misrepresented, or missed anyone's concerns and I'll refresh the list with updates. Recent items are highlighted in blue. Items fixed in the latest firmware update are striked out.

If any items in the wishlist were fixed by the latest firmware, please post and I'll update!

DCS-942L Wishlist

• General - Ability to accept user specified file/folder naming convention for image FTP, including the ability to overwrite images with the same file name)
• General - Ability to view snapshot and video thumbnails
• General - Include more items on the status page (e.g. FTP, email, uptime, total uptime, etc.)
• General - Option to change the ports used by the camera
• General - Option to remotely access files stored on the SD card
• General - Option to select vdeo profile number used on mydlink
• General - Option to set a user defined frequency for  scheduled snapshots (rather than the default of one snapshot per 10 minutes)
• General - Option to upload files to dropbox
• General - Reboot on a schedule
• General - Add SMB server to access files on the SD card
• Audio - Fix intermittent clicking/static
• Audio - Set default audio to OFF for mydlink, mobile devices, and D-ViewCam
• Audio - Fix feedback loop during thee first 5 seconds of startup
• Color - Image/video color settings are off (i.e. greenish tint). Either adjust the fixed color settings or provide a user interface to modify color and hue
• Email Notification - Ability to send email notifications to multiple email addresses
• Email Notification - Emailing images when Trigger is set to "Motion" does not work properly (Conversely, when Trigger set to "Always", emailing images works as expected)
• FTP - Add an FTP test button (similar to the DCS-932L)[/color]
  
• FTP - Option to automatically upload video files of the same duration as the recorded event (e.g. same as SD recording)
• FTP - Reduce minimum "Send next FTP after" value to or or one second rather than 10 seconds
• Image - Ability to rotate image 90 and 270 degrees in addition to flip and mirror
• Image - Ability to save "Image Setup" settings (i.e. anti flicker, flip image, mirror)
• Mobile - Default to SETUP page rather than LIVE VIDEO page when accessing the UI from a mobile device (i.e. Android devices cannot view the live feed on the LIVE VIDEO page)
  
• Motion Detection - Ability to set multiple motion zones, each with uniquely configurable sensitivities
• Motion Detection - Option for motion detection event SMS alerts
• Night Mode - Ability to adjust the light level required to trigger the transition between Day and Night Modes
• Night Mode - Scheduled start and end times for entering/exiting night mode
• Recording Video - Increased recording time beyond the current 6-minute maximum
  
• Recording Video - Increased range for record time settings (i.e. recording video longer than the current 10 second maximum and eliminating the need to wait 30 seconds between snapshot bursts)
• Recording Video - Option in SETUP > Video Clip > Trigger by to configure different start/end times for each day
  
• Recording Video - Quick Setup option to record video on the fly (via mobile and desktop devices) without significant configuration requirements
• Recording Video - "Setup > SD Recording >Trigger by", add ability to configure different start/end times for each day of he week
• Security - Ability to disable broadcasting of video/audio feed (i.e. to prevent potential hijacking of feed)
• Security - Support for passwords containing special characters
• Security - Support for secure broadcasting of video/audio feed (SSL, HTTPS)
• Snapshot - "Setup > Snapshot >Trigger by", add ability to configure different start/end times for each day of he week
• Storage - Ability to access the on-board SD card via a folder

Wishlist Items Addressed by D-Link (Thank You!)

• Recording Video - Ability to capture a snapshot at the same time video is recorded [FIXED!]
  
• Night Mode - Ability to disable IR Illuminator while the camera is in Night Mode (i.e. to enable application of a third party IR Illuminator) [FIXED!]
  
• Time - NTP not functioning properly (issue reported by multiple users) [FIXED!]
  
• Motion Detection - Motion detection indicator integrated in the web interface to more easily (and accurately) adjust sensitivity [FIXED!]
  
• Email Notification - Ability to automatically send multiple snapshots in the same email (rather than separate emails for each snapshot) [FIXED!]
  
• Email Notification - Add an email test button (similar to the DCS-932L) [FIXED!]
  
• General - The web interface support page links to the Manderine language D-Link Taiwan site (http://www.dlinktw.com.tw/support/ [FIXED!]
  
• General - Ability to disable all LED lights, including the rear of the DCS-942L [FIXED!]
  
• Zoom - Change default zoom to center of image (rather than upper left corner) [FIXED!]
  
• Email Notification - Ability to send 6 snapshots in one email (similar to the DCS-932L) [FIXED!]

[brockerpocker]

It would be nice if the camera would work without ethernet cable.

With my Fritz Box the camera doesn´t work in wlan mode!!!!!!

But this is an already known problem. Shame on D-Link that they are not able to fix that!!!!!

[RYAT3]

It would be nice if the camera would work without ethernet cable.

With my Fritz Box the camera doesn´t work in wlan mode!!!!!!

But this is an already known problem. Shame on D-Link that they are not able to fix that!!!!!

Get a real router perhaps?

[942LCamera]

The ability to copy all videos from sd card to computer without having to remove sd card and put it into pc. If we could just copy all sd files in the 192. website to hard drive that would be great as my camera is not in an easy location to get to.

My camera is on continuous recording so it becomes tedious to click on every single file to save it to hard drive, there should just be an option to "save all".

[JavaLawyer]

The ability to copy all videos from sd card to computer without having to remove sd card and put it into pc. If we could just copy all sd files in the 192. website to hard drive that would be great as my camera is not in an easy location to get to.

My camera is on continuous recording so it becomes tedious to click on every single file to save it to hard drive, there should just be an option to "save all".

Added... 

[JavaLawyer]

Below is a summary of everyone's input thus far. Please let me know if I over generalized, misrepresented, or missed anyone's concerns and I'll refresh the list with updates. Recent items are highlighted in blue. Items fixed in the latest firmware update are striked out.

If any items in the wishlist were fixed by the latest firmware, please post and I'll update!

DCS-942L Wishlist

• General - Ability to accept user specified file/folder naming convention for image FTP, including the ability to overwrite images with the same file name)
• General - Ability to view snapshot and video thumbnails
• General - Include more items on the status page (e.g. FTP, email, uptime, total uptime, etc.)
• General - Option to change the ports used by the camera
• General - Option to remotely access files stored on the SD card
• General - Option to select vdeo profile number used on mydlink
• General - Option to set a user defined frequency for  scheduled snapshots (rather than the default of one snapshot per 10 minutes)
• General - Option to upload files to dropbox
• General - Reboot on a schedule
• General - Add SMB server to access files on the SD card
• Audio - Fix intermittent clicking/static
• Audio - Set default audio to OFF for mydlink, mobile devices, and D-ViewCam
• Audio - Fix feedback loop during thee first 5 seconds of startup
• Color - Image/video color settings are off (i.e. greenish tint). Either adjust the fixed color settings or provide a user interface to modify color and hue
• Email Notification - Ability to send email notifications to multiple email addresses
• Email Notification - Emailing images when Trigger is set to "Motion" does not work properly (Conversely, when Trigger set to "Always", emailing images works as expected)
• FTP - Add an FTP test button (similar to the DCS-932L)[/color]
  
• FTP - Option to automatically upload video files of the same duration as the recorded event (e.g. same as SD recording)
• FTP - Reduce minimum "Send next FTP after" value to or or one second rather than 10 seconds
• Image - Ability to rotate image 90 and 270 degrees in addition to flip and mirror
• Image - Ability to save "Image Setup" settings (i.e. anti flicker, flip image, mirror)
• Mobile - Default to SETUP page rather than LIVE VIDEO page when accessing the UI from a mobile device (i.e. Android devices cannot view the live feed on the LIVE VIDEO page)
  
• Motion Detection - Ability to set multiple motion zones, each with uniquely configurable sensitivities
• Motion Detection - Option for motion detection event SMS alerts
• Night Mode - Ability to adjust the light level required to trigger the transition between Day and Night Modes
• Night Mode - Scheduled start and end times for entering/exiting night mode
• Recording Video - Increased recording time beyond the current 6-minute maximum
  
• Recording Video - Increased range for record time settings (i.e. recording video longer than the current 10 second maximum and eliminating the need to wait 30 seconds between snapshot bursts)
• Recording Video - Option in SETUP > Video Clip > Trigger by to configure different start/end times for each day
  
• Recording Video - Option to easily copy all content on the SD card to another storage location without removing the SD card from the camera (e.g. "Save All" function)
  
• Recording Video - Quick Setup option to record video on the fly (via mobile and desktop devices) without significant configuration requirements
• Recording Video - "Setup > SD Recording >Trigger by", add ability to configure different start/end times for each day of he week
• Security - Ability to disable broadcasting of video/audio feed (i.e. to prevent potential hijacking of feed)
• Security - Support for passwords containing special characters
• Security - Support for secure broadcasting of video/audio feed (SSL, HTTPS)
• Snapshot - "Setup > Snapshot >Trigger by", add ability to configure different start/end times for each day of he week
• Storage - Ability to access the on-board SD card via a folder

Wishlist Items Addressed by D-Link (Thank You!)

• Recording Video - Ability to capture a snapshot at the same time video is recorded [FIXED!]
  
• Night Mode - Ability to disable IR Illuminator while the camera is in Night Mode (i.e. to enable application of a third party IR Illuminator) [FIXED!]
  
• Time - NTP not functioning properly (issue reported by multiple users) [FIXED!]
  
• Motion Detection - Motion detection indicator integrated in the web interface to more easily (and accurately) adjust sensitivity [FIXED!]
  
• Email Notification - Ability to automatically send multiple snapshots in the same email (rather than separate emails for each snapshot) [FIXED!]
  
• Email Notification - Add an email test button (similar to the DCS-932L) [FIXED!]
  
• General - The web interface support page links to the Manderine language D-Link Taiwan site (http://www.dlinktw.com.tw/support/ [FIXED!]
  
• General - Ability to disable all LED lights, including the rear of the DCS-942L [FIXED!]
  
• Zoom - Change default zoom to center of image (rather than upper left corner) [FIXED!]
  
• Email Notification - Ability to send 6 snapshots in one email (similar to the DCS-932L) [FIXED!]

[happyhere]

My 942L dont have this issue on firmware v1.12
Audio - Fix intermittent clicking/static


Additional Wishlist:
General - Add additional DDNS provider like no-ip.org
Security - add option not to send Admin password to mydlink.com
Logs - add option to email logs on daily basis
Logs - "An anonymous user is streaming video" is too generic.  Please put mydlink user-id if streaming from mydlink.com, iOS or andriod

[kaspermalfroid]

The ftp path in "Video Clip" or "Snapshot" pages in the setup page of the camera does not accept spaces, but my ftp folder structure DOES contain spaces. Please accept spaces or %20 in the path

[JavaLawyer]

Additional Wishlist:
General - Add additional DDNS provider like no-ip.org
Security - add option not to send Admin password to mydlink.com
Logs - add option to email logs on daily basis
Logs - "An anonymous user is streaming video" is too generic.  Please put mydlink user-id if streaming from mydlink.com, iOS or andriod

Added... 

[JavaLawyer]

The ftp path in "Video Clip" or "Snapshot" pages in the setup page of the camera does not accept spaces, but my ftp folder structure DOES contain spaces. Please accept spaces or %20 in the path

Added...

[JavaLawyer]

Below is a summary of everyone's input thus far. Please let me know if I over generalized, misrepresented, or missed anyone's concerns and I'll refresh the list with updates. Recent items are highlighted in blue. Items fixed in the latest firmware update are striked out.

If any items in the wishlist were fixed by the latest firmware, please post and I'll update!

DCS-942L Wishlist

• General - Ability to accept user specified file/folder naming convention for image FTP, including the ability to overwrite images with the same file name)
• General - Ability to view snapshot and video thumbnails
• General - Add additional DDNS provider (e.g. no-ip.org)
  
• General - Include more items on the status page (e.g. FTP, email, uptime, total uptime, etc.)
• General - Option to change the ports used by the camera
• General - Option to remotely access files stored on the SD card
• General - Option to select vdeo profile number used on mydlink
• General - Option to set a user defined frequency for  scheduled snapshots (rather than the default of one snapshot per 10 minutes)
• General - Option to upload files to dropbox
• General - Reboot on a schedule
• General - Add SMB server to access files on the SD card
• Audio - Fix intermittent clicking/static
• Audio - Set default audio to OFF for mydlink, mobile devices, and D-ViewCam
• Audio - Fix feedback loop during thee first 5 seconds of startup
• Color - Image/video color settings are off (i.e. greenish tint). Either adjust the fixed color settings or provide a user interface to modify color and hue
• Email Notification - Ability to send email notifications to multiple email addresses
• Email Notification - Emailing images when Trigger is set to "Motion" does not work properly (Conversely, when Trigger set to "Always", emailing images works as expected)
• FTP - Add an FTP test button (similar to the DCS-932L)[/color]
  
• FTP - Option to automatically upload video files of the same duration as the recorded event (e.g. same as SD recording)
• FTP - Reduce minimum "Send next FTP after" value to or or one second rather than 10 seconds
• FTP - Support for spaces or %20 in the file path for the Video Clip and Snapshot Setup page
  
• Image - Ability to rotate image 90 and 270 degrees in addition to flip and mirror
• Image - Ability to save "Image Setup" settings (i.e. anti flicker, flip image, mirror)
• Logs - Option to email logs on daily basis
  
• Logs - Rather than using the generic message, "An anonymous user is streaming video", insert the mydlink user-id if streaming from mydlink.com, iOS, or andriod
  
• Mobile - Default to SETUP page rather than LIVE VIDEO page when accessing the UI from a mobile device (i.e. Android devices cannot view the live feed on the LIVE VIDEO page)
  
• Motion Detection - Ability to set multiple motion zones, each with uniquely configurable sensitivities
• Motion Detection - Option for motion detection event SMS alerts
• Night Mode - Ability to adjust the light level required to trigger the transition between Day and Night Modes
• Night Mode - Scheduled start and end times for entering/exiting night mode
• Recording Video - Increased recording time beyond the current 6-minute maximum
  
• Recording Video - Increased range for record time settings (i.e. recording video longer than the current 10 second maximum and eliminating the need to wait 30 seconds between snapshot bursts)
• Recording Video - Option in SETUP > Video Clip > Trigger by to configure different start/end times for each day
  
• Recording Video - Option to easily copy all content on the SD card to another storage location without removing the SD card from the camera (e.g. "Save All" function)
  
• Recording Video - Quick Setup option to record video on the fly (via mobile and desktop devices) without significant configuration requirements
• Recording Video - "Setup > SD Recording >Trigger by", add ability to configure different start/end times for each day of he week
• Security - Ability to disable broadcasting of video/audio feed (i.e. to prevent potential hijacking of feed)
• Security - Option not to send Admin password to mydlink.com
  
• Security - Support for passwords containing special characters
• Security - Support for secure broadcasting of video/audio feed (SSL, HTTPS)
• Snapshot - "Setup > Snapshot >Trigger by", add ability to configure different start/end times for each day of he week
• Storage - Ability to access the on-board SD card via a folder

Wishlist Items Addressed by D-Link (Thank You!)

• Recording Video - Ability to capture a snapshot at the same time video is recorded [FIXED!]
  
• Night Mode - Ability to disable IR Illuminator while the camera is in Night Mode (i.e. to enable application of a third party IR Illuminator) [FIXED!]
  
• Time - NTP not functioning properly (issue reported by multiple users) [FIXED!]
  
• Motion Detection - Motion detection indicator integrated in the web interface to more easily (and accurately) adjust sensitivity [FIXED!]
  
• Email Notification - Ability to automatically send multiple snapshots in the same email (rather than separate emails for each snapshot) [FIXED!]
  
• Email Notification - Add an email test button (similar to the DCS-932L) [FIXED!]
  
• General - The web interface support page links to the Manderine language D-Link Taiwan site (http://www.dlinktw.com.tw/support/ [FIXED!]
  
• General - Ability to disable all LED lights, including the rear of the DCS-942L [FIXED!]
  
• Zoom - Change default zoom to center of image (rather than upper left corner) [FIXED!]
  
• Email Notification - Ability to send 6 snapshots in one email (similar to the DCS-932L) [FIXED!]