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The Graveyard - Products No Longer Supported => IP Cameras => DCS-930L => Topic started by: sdlack on September 14, 2016, 12:19:16 AM
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Hi,
I purchased a DLInk 930L second-hand. I want to confirm that the firmware is authentic. I can't find any download for its firmware which is listed as 2.13 (only 2.12 is on the Dlink site). Is this device and firmware trustworthy?
Details: I reset it by pressing the reset button in the back for 60+ seconds. When I logged into the device, I checked its firmware version. I found that it was:
2.13 (more specifically, the upgrade.htm page said:
Current Firmware Version: 2.13.15
Current Firmware Date: 2016-06-28
Current Agent Version: 2.1.0-b27
However, the support page and ftp site for the DCS 930L Version B does not offer this version of firmware. Only 2.12.
Also, I tried to download the firmware 2.12, but when I tried upgrading to 2.12, it failed.
So, my question is: is there actually a release of 2.13 firmware from DLink? Or is there something wrong with this device. I am hesitant to use this camera for now.
Thank you.
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Update: Found a version 2.13 on the Taiwanese site (figured since DLink is based in Taiwan...)
http://www.dlinktw.com.tw/techsupport/ProductInfo.aspx?m=DCS-930L
And on the Australian site:
http://support.dlink.com.au/Download/download.aspx?product=DCS-930L&type=Firmware
So, this might be why. I think the mystery is solved...
The firmware file downloads as: dcs932lb1_v2.13.15.zip
Also, the reason the firmware update failed was b/c I tried to use the .zip instead of the .bin file. Sorry, the instructions were very unclear.
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Link>Welcome! (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=48135.0)
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Current release version of FW is v2.12.
You can check for current FW version on your regional mydlink site.
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I'm the US. But, because I bought this camera second hand, I don't know where it came from.
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I would do a factory reset, load v2.12 then factory reset and set up from scratch...Be LAN wired with the camera and PC when you do this. You'll be find.
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I see. Though, looks like customer service is even more wary. I got this from customer service (DLink US):
"If you purchased the device outside the US then it's not recommended to load the FW 2.12 since it may brick the camera."
Of course, I read this after loading the Australian 2.13 firmware on the device. I wanted to have firmware that I myself updated just in case. After my update, I noticed the fonts on the administration panel were different. So, it's 2.13 now, but the original was probably from a different region than AUS. I works for now, and I think I can trust it a little more.
Thanks!
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Ok if it works then run it for now.
I presume that USA may post v2.13 at some future date as USA does more testing and development for the NA region than other regions do.
Enjoy.