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D-Link DCS-2100+ Wireless Internet Camera, 802.11b, 22Mbps, Built-in Microphone | 
 enlarge | Brand: D-Link
Category: CE
This item is no longer available
Rating:  10 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.8
Dimensions (in): 11.5 x 9.5 x 3.5
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: DCS-2100+
Model: DCS-2100+
UPC: 790069253508
EAN: 0790069253508
ASIN: B00009PGTE
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| Features:
| • | Built-in Microphone & Motion Detection | | • | High Quality MPEG-4 Compression | | • | Remotely Manage and View Up to 16 Cameras | | • | View Directly From Web Browser | | • | Built-in 802.11b Wireless Functionality |
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Product Description
Watch and listen remotely with the D-Link DCS-2100+ Internet Camera. The DCS-2100+ is a powerful surveillance system that connects to a wired Ethernet or Enhanced 802.11b wireless connection to provide remote high-quality video and audio.Easily access your camera using an Internet Explorer browser from anywhere in the world. From the web browser you can view video from the DCS-2100+ and manage the camera. The built-in microphone adds the element of sound to the video.You can record streaming video that utilizes high quality MPEG-4 Compression to your hard drive, enable motion detection and set up automated email alerts for security. The DCS-2100+ easily connects to the Internet or to your existing network. It is a cost-effective and versatile security solution for your home or business.The bundled IP Sentry software further enhances the security features of the DCS-2100+, allowing you to archive streaming video to your hard drive, search and playback stored video, monitor as many as 16 cameras on a single screen, and set up motion detection to trigger automatic recording or email alerts.The DCS-2100+ Internet Camera maximizes your existing network investment, using the latest Enhanced 802.11b wireless technology to communicate wirelessly at up to 22 Mbps and offer 256-bit WEP security encryption.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 5 more reviews...
 dont bother August 5, 2008
Michael Wilson (colorado, usa)
Dont bother with this cam. DLink no longer provides support, and it took 15 hours to setup (and I know computers well!). Impossible to set up if your not computer proficient. Wireless sucks, hard to set up and range is poor. It is fairly cost efficient if you have the time to mess with it and the images are good. Need to purchase software to get the streaming video to a website.
I RETURNED IT!! ALL FEATURES DO NOT WORK! August 1, 2005
D. B. Rosenbaum (West Coast)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I purchased this camera based on the salesman recommendation. He said that I can easily use this camera and view the images from a different computer.
To start things off:
I inserted the CD Rom into the drive and it didn't recognize my camera. I've even download the newest installaton program from D-Link's web site and my camera was still not recognized.
Finally, after connecing the ethernet cable to the camera, it recognized the camera.
There is a lot of technical configuring that you have to do with your router. Ironically, I had the same DLink Router that was pictured on the box and in the instructions. (The full instructions can be downloaded as a PDF file off the DLink web site.
After about 2 hours of trying to run the installation program, I was able to get an image on my screen, but still never able to use the camera wirelessly. The picture quality was horrible. It looked like a black and white camera.
I tried calling DLink tech support, and I was on hold for over a half hour when I just decided to hang up.
I asked my friend to attempt to ping the IP address that you have to get from your router and she was not able to view my image.
To summerize:
1) Older installation software/drivers included
2) Full manual must be downloaded from DLINK
3) Poor picture quality
4) No tech support
5) Unable to view the image remotely.
Save your money and if you really need a surveillance system, pay a professional!
Features Sound Good but... March 18, 2005
R. Cassell (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I bought this camera to test it as a security camera for a store I own. The camera sounds good if you look at all the features it has but when I hooked it up I found the software to be pretty bad. I'm a software engineer so maybe I expect too much but when you open the software and it takes up the full screen without a minimize button, i consider that pretty bad. Not to mention the software is not very intuitive at all and pretty difficult to work with.
I also found that the picture quality was pretty poor as well. I have not worked with too many cameras but I have seen low price webcams with better pictures quality than this. And when you factor in the price, then it really is not worth it.
Buggy and Difficult Installation but DLink Got It Working July 21, 2004
T. J LeClair (Franklin, NJ USA)
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
I would give this product a three star rating. The DCS 2100+ started out worse than a plague of locusts. To be fair, I am reporting the final result. A Senior Level Technician at DLink figured out the problem and with download of the latest update to the application software (IP Surveillance) the DCS 2100+ works as does the IP Surveillance software (It now allows minimalization of the screen. I still haven't conquered the surveillance mode completely and email alerts still don't work, nor have I figured out how to add my Linksys camera to the sureveillance software, but I am optimistic.
Overall, this product has great promise. However, installation is not for the faint hearted. It may be the nature of the infancy of home networking or just the birth pangs of a relatively new product. I will add a few more DLink cameras to the mix when I am more comfortable with the remote monitoring functions.
Buggy wireless July 19, 2004
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Even after an upgrade to the newest firmware, the wireless connection was buggy. The included "IP configuration" tool never found the camera even after it had obtained an IP address from my router. I had to use the DHCP table from my router to find the camera's IP address. I eventually got it connected to my wireless network (40b WEP, DHCP), but after about 10min it killed all of my wireless connections. Worked ok when connected to wired ethernet network (except that the config util couldn't find the camera). Returning it ASAP.
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