DCS 2100+

Last week I got a D-Link DCS 2100+ wireless camera. ($100 after rebate)

My DCS 2100+ Internet camera works perfect, as long as I use the wired
Ethernet connection. When I remove the Ethernet connection, it is
suppose to go into wireless mode but it doesn't. It just sits there
with an orange light blinking. It is suppose to be green when it is
connected.

I went by the book and rebooted the camera and pushed the reset button
but it just does not connect to my 802.11 b/g Netgear Rangemax router
in wireless mode. I don't get it because when I use the wired
connection it goes and gets a correct IP address and connects fine. My
router uses the IP scheme of 192.168.1.X. Most use 192.168.0.X but when
it is is hard wired it gives itself the IP address of 192.168.1.4 and
it works fine.

There was another thread with the same problem but when I contacted the
person he said he never got it to work and uses the camera in wired
mode.

I dont have that exact cam but do have one equal and it has a slide switch
on the back wifi/wired/both i think.
Both doesnt work - set it stricktly wifi, power it down.. power down the
router to clear the routing table.. power things back up.

Where did yoiu see the 2100+ for that price after rebate please. Nice camera
at that price, especially with the bundled software



"howkasam" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Last week I got a D-Link DCS 2100+ wireless camera. ($100 after rebate)
>
> My DCS 2100+ Internet camera works perfect, as long as I use the wired
> Ethernet connection. When I remove the Ethernet connection, it is
> suppose to go into wireless mode but it doesn't. It just sits there
> with an orange light blinking. It is suppose to be green when it is
> connected.
>
> I went by the book and rebooted the camera and pushed the reset button
> but it just does not connect to my 802.11 b/g Netgear Rangemax router
> in wireless mode. I don't get it because when I use the wired
> connection it goes and gets a correct IP address and connects fine. My
> router uses the IP scheme of 192.168.1.X. Most use 192.168.0.X but when
> it is is hard wired it gives itself the IP address of 192.168.1.4 and
> it works fine.
>
> There was another thread with the same problem but when I contacted the
> person he said he never got it to work and uses the camera in wired
> mode.
>

I was at Fry's and happend to look at the Web cameras. I saw it was
marked from $200 down to $150 with a $50 rebate. There was no ad, it
was just on sale. A few months ago the same thing happend with a
DCS-900 camera. I was walking in Fry's and there it was for $80 with a
$40 rebate. Same thing, no ad or anything just on sale.

There is no mechnical switch for wireless it is just suppose to sense
that the ethernet cable is not attached and go wireless. Like I said it
only works in wired mode and not wireless. I don't get what is
happening but my Son said he bought another very expensive wireless
camera and it was DOA in wireless mode. Maybe it just happens
sometimes,.

I have sevral of there more inexpensive DCS 900 and 900W (wireless) and they
do a pretty good job. There is not anything that is needed to do to go from
Wired to Wireless that I have to do, I agree it is just a matter of it
sensing the cable is removed. I would also suggest that you ontact tech
support, if it is bad, you get another one. Missing out on that camera as
wireless would be a financial travesty!


"howkasam" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I was at Fry's and happend to look at the Web cameras. I saw it was
> marked from $200 down to $150 with a $50 rebate. There was no ad, it
> was just on sale. A few months ago the same thing happend with a
> DCS-900 camera. I was walking in Fry's and there it was for $80 with a
> $40 rebate. Same thing, no ad or anything just on sale.
>
> There is no mechnical switch for wireless it is just suppose to sense
> that the ethernet cable is not attached and go wireless. Like I said it
> only works in wired mode and not wireless. I don't get what is
> happening but my Son said he bought another very expensive wireless
> camera and it was DOA in wireless mode. Maybe it just happens
> sometimes,.
>

I finally read the fine print, actually I went to the FAQ on their web
site. The 2100+ does not work with a "g" network. The wireless part of
the 2100+ is proprietary. They suggest putting your wireless net work
in "b" only mode. I tied that and it still did not work on my Netgear
router. So, I can use it in wired mode or I can brake out my old D-Link
"b" router and try it again. So now I have to learn if I can have both
a "b" and "g" network going at the same time. I started getting grey
hair in the third grade, now this is going to make me lose the hair
that I do have.

Yeah, I called tech support and talked to those India guys but they
read from a script and were not too much help.

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In <(E-Mail Removed) .com> on 22 Apr 2006
16:00:06 -0700, "howkasam" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>I finally read the fine print, actually I went to the FAQ on their web
>site. The 2100+ does not work with a "g" network.

True -- it's "b" only. But it should work on a mixed "b+g" network.

>The wireless part of
>the 2100+ is proprietary.

It's actually standard "b" (not proprietary) mode plus an "enhanced"
(proprietary) mode. It should work properly with standard "b" or mixed "b+g"
products.

>They suggest putting your wireless net work
>in "b" only mode. I tied that and it still did not work on my Netgear
>router.

It should work. My guess is that it didn't because of some configuration
issue, probably security mismatch (e.g., WEP, WPA, MAC filtering). Did you
try it with *all* security turned off in the Netgear (and the correct SSID)?
Is there some utility for the DCS-2100+ to configure the wireless settings?

>So, I can use it in wired mode or I can brake out my old D-Link
>"b" router and try it again. So now I have to learn if I can have both
>a "b" and "g" network going at the same time. ...

Yes, but not on the same channel -- put them on different non-overlapping
channels (1, 6, 11), and make sure the SSIDs are different (and unique).

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