How do I configure motion detection on my camera?

Method 1:


To be used if your D-Link Cloud Camera is already registered with the mydlink Cloud Service.


Step 1: Open your web browser and enter http://www.mydlink.com/


Step 2: Enter your mydlink ID (email) and password at the login screen and click Sign in.


Step 3: Select the camera and click on the Settings tab.




Step 4: Select the Motion Detection checkbox.


Step 5: Select the detection area and sensitivity you would like using the drawing tools. Click Next to continue.


Step 6 Select the detection schedule and click Next.


Example: Always


You can also select individual days using the checkboxes, and specify a From and To time in the fields provided.



Step 6: Click finish.


Step 7: Click Save to save the current configuration and activate motion detection.



Step 8: Click Save to confirm the changes.




Method 2:


Step 1: Open a web browser and enter the IP address of the camera in the address bar (default is 192.168.0.20). Press Enter.


Step 2: The default username is admin and the password field should be left blank. Click OK.

 

Step 3: Click on Setup on the top menu bar.




Step 3: Click Motion Detection from the menu on the left-hand side.


Step 4: Click Enable under the Motion Detection Settings section.


Step 5: Specify whether you want to Always have motion detection enabled, or define a Schedule of your choosing. When choosing a schedule, use the checkboxes to select individual days, and specify a Start and Stop time for the schedule on each of the days selected.



Step 6: Specify how sensitive you would like motion detection to be.

Step 7: Use your mouse to define the areas of the video that you would like to monitor for motion. Clicking once on a square within the grid will select that area of the video for motion detection. Clicking the same area again will deselect the area.



Step 8: Click the Save Settings button to save the new settings.



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