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Title: DCS-932L, solid red light, 'reset' don't work
Post by: s10stealth on April 15, 2013, 07:43:31 PM
DCS-932L, solid red light, WPS light glows blue then goes out, and 'reset' doesn't work.

I've set up (2) DCS-930L's with the same network cable, no issues.

Paperweight?  :'(
Title: Re: DCS-932L, solid red light, 'reset' don't work
Post by: jeaves726 on July 24, 2013, 03:50:07 PM
I'm having the same issue.  Any solutions?  LED is solid red.  The camera will not respond to the reset button or being plugged in by Ethernet cable.  I have used multiple cables to make sure it isn't a bad cable.  The camera also gets pretty hot when it's plugged in for any length of time.  It's looking like a useless piece of plastic now.

Any ideas?
Title: Re: DCS-932L, solid red light, 'reset' don't work
Post by: JavaLawyer on July 27, 2013, 07:36:09 PM
What firmware version are you using? Is the Wizard software you used to configure the camera compatible with the firmware that you have installed?
Title: Re: DCS-932L, solid red light, 'reset' don't work
Post by: ram4784 on August 07, 2013, 02:28:51 PM
I'm having the same issue with the solid red light.
Also, can't find original setup wizard that came with camera.
I'm assuming it won't respond because the wizard I downloaded from dlink is much newer than the firmware still on the camera. Correct????

Where can I get an old setup wizard to match a camera that's several years old?

Can't download new firmware because the green light never comes on after many many many attempts.

Thanks.
Title: Re: DCS-932L, solid red light, 'reset' don't work
Post by: JavaLawyer on August 08, 2013, 05:02:22 AM
If you wire the camera directly to your router, can you access the web UI through your PC to update the firmware? Did you try performing a factory reset? DCS-9XX - Factory Reset Procedure (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=47707.0)

You can download prior Wizard setup software versions here: http://tsd.dlink.com.tw/ (http://tsd.dlink.com.tw/) (Just make sure you choose the correct region -- ww = worldwide, NA = north america, etc.)
Title: Re: DCS-932L, solid red light, 'reset' don't work
Post by: ram4784 on August 08, 2013, 06:43:32 AM
I can access the web UI (My DLink?), but my camera is shown as "Off Line". Nothing I do can get it to reconnect. (should I delete it and somehow start over?) I'm guessing that as long as it's off line I cannot upgrade the firmware, correct?

Factory reset it many many times. Still have red light for 6 seconds, blinks red 3 times then shows red constantly.

I downloaded previous version of setup wizard, then unzipped them and double click on "autorun", message comes up about potential harm from .exe file, told it to go ahead then message comes up that says it cannot connect to web page (?), although I can manually go to any web page and my internet connection is ok. I tried downloading and running several versions of the wizard all with the same results.
Title: Re: DCS-932L, solid red light, 'reset' don't work
Post by: JavaLawyer on August 08, 2013, 06:50:18 AM
Open an IE browser on a PC connected to the same LAN as your DCS-932L and enter the camera IP address as the URL. This will bring up the DCS-932L web UI login page.

DCS-9XX - Upgrading DCS-9XX Firmware (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=49148.0)
Title: Re: DCS-932L, solid red light, 'reset' don't work
Post by: JavaLawyer on August 08, 2013, 06:53:21 AM
As a followup to my last post:

Title: Re: DCS-932L, solid red light, 'reset' don't work
Post by: ram4784 on August 08, 2013, 08:02:04 AM
My guess this camera is "fried". I can't even get it to obtain an ip address from my router.  Unless you got a magic bullet to revive it.
Title: Re: DCS-932L, solid red light, 'reset' don't work
Post by: JavaLawyer on August 08, 2013, 08:42:18 AM
Is the camera connected to your router via wired connection?
Title: Re: DCS-932L, solid red light, 'reset' don't work
Post by: ram4784 on August 08, 2013, 09:10:04 AM
Yes, I'm afraid so and I've tried several different cables.  :-\
Title: Re: DCS-932L, solid red light, 'reset' don't work
Post by: JavaLawyer on August 08, 2013, 09:19:39 AM
If you performed a factory reset and still can't get to the web UI through a direct connection, and the router can't see the device (looking at the router UI device table), then the device may be rendered inoperable.

At any point while the camera was working, did you try to upgrade the firmware through a wireless connection that broke during the upgrade process? That sort of scenario can break the camera.
Title: Re: DCS-932L, solid red light, 'reset' don't work
Post by: ram4784 on August 08, 2013, 09:43:07 AM
No. Never tried a firmware update at any time.
The camera was working fine until earlier this week (wirelessly).
Then I got a new router and it quit working. That's when I started again to get it going.
After a factory reset it became "inactive" on my dlink web site.
Now all this, just dead I guess. Wired connection must be broken.
Title: Re: DCS-932L, solid red light, 'reset' don't work
Post by: JavaLawyer on August 08, 2013, 09:55:20 AM
Can you connect the camera to your old router to access and update the firmware?
Title: Re: DCS-932L, solid red light, 'reset' don't work
Post by: FurryNutz on August 08, 2013, 10:17:03 AM
What model router did you get?  ???

No. Never tried a firmware update at any time.
The camera was working fine until earlier this week (wirelessly).
Then I got a new router and it quit working. That's when I started again to get it going.
After a factory reset it became "inactive" on my dlink web site.
Now all this, just dead I guess. Wired connection must be broken.
Title: Re: DCS-932L, solid red light, 'reset' don't work
Post by: ram4784 on August 08, 2013, 10:36:55 AM
I didn't try my old router because I reset it and using it elsewhere.

I DID get a green light on the camera by disconnecting the wired ethernet and pushing the weps button on the camera and the router. Repeat, got a green light.

Can you detail to me what to do next?
Title: Re: DCS-932L, solid red light, 'reset' don't work
Post by: JavaLawyer on August 08, 2013, 10:48:16 AM
First see if you can get into the Web UI on your browser using the steps I outlined earlier.
Enter the camera IP address into the browser.
Title: Re: DCS-932L, solid red light, 'reset' don't work
Post by: ram4784 on August 08, 2013, 11:06:09 AM
Yep, I'm in.
Went to maintenance/firmware update.
Current firmware is 1.04 dated 8/15/12
Title: Re: DCS-932L, solid red light, 'reset' don't work
Post by: JavaLawyer on August 08, 2013, 11:13:01 AM
Yep, I'm in.
Went to maintenance/firmware update.
Current firmware is 1.04 dated 8/15/12

Great! Next step....

If the camera is working the way you like it, then there's no need to upgrade the firmware. If it's not broken, then don't fix it.

If you need to upgrade the firmware then do the following:

Title: Re: DCS-932L, solid red light, 'reset' don't work
Post by: ram4784 on August 08, 2013, 12:16:31 PM
So far so good.

I have downloaded and installed the new firmware 1.06, still working
still downloading new wizard. will update.
Mydlink shows no devices so I guess i will need to run the wizard once its downloaded?
Title: Re: DCS-932L, solid red light, 'reset' don't work
Post by: JavaLawyer on August 08, 2013, 12:25:50 PM
So far so good.

I have downloaded and installed the new firmware 1.06, still working
still downloading new wizard. will update.
Mydlink shows no devices so I guess i will need to run the wizard once its downloaded?

Yes, the new wizard is required to re-associate your camera with mydlink.
Post back after everything is sorted out!
Title: Re: DCS-932L, solid red light, 'reset' don't work
Post by: ram4784 on August 08, 2013, 01:11:01 PM
Javalawyer, you're a genuine rocket scientist!
Thanks for all the help and support!
We are back on line............
Title: Re: DCS-932L, solid red light, 'reset' don't work
Post by: jeaves726 on August 25, 2013, 10:30:57 AM
I talked to dlink (mine was still under warranty).  They said it was toast.  I did the replacement deal with them and sent me another one.  I'm back up and running, but the old camera was dead.
Title: Re: DCS-932L, solid red light, 'reset' don't work
Post by: happyhere on October 18, 2013, 11:10:15 PM
my 932L is also also now a toast. 
It is showing a solid red light along with the WPS blue light. Reset wont help

It lost connection to the network, and it was a little bit more hot when I touch it.
It might have overheated because the case cracks open little bit. The warranty sticker is still intact.
Now I cannot find my receipt hehe... and I think this unit is more than 1 year old already.
Oh well....

The only reason I'm sticking to mydlink products is because I can access them behind firewall and ISP's private IP address.
Title: Re: DCS-932L, solid red light, 'reset' don't work
Post by: RYAT3 on October 19, 2013, 07:42:14 AM

The only reason I'm sticking to mydlink products is because I can access them behind firewall and ISP's private IP address.


ISP's private IP address?  Ummm, it's public, not private.
Title: Re: DCS-932L, solid red light, 'reset' don't work
Post by: happyhere on October 26, 2013, 06:38:12 AM
ISP's private IP address?  Ummm, it's public, not private.

some ISP provides you an accessible public IP.  My ISP provides 10.x.x.x.x so I cannot view it remotely.
Title: Re: DCS-932L, solid red light, 'reset' don't work
Post by: RYAT3 on October 26, 2013, 09:25:30 AM
some ISP provides you an accessible public IP.  My ISP provides 10.x.x.x.x so I cannot view it remotely.

Does this return anything?   ???

https://www.google.com/search?q=what+is+my+ip+address (https://www.google.com/search?q=what+is+my+ip+address)
Title: Re: DCS-932/933L, solid red light -- MY DLINK LITE APP broke camera
Post by: mbetesh on December 01, 2014, 08:05:22 PM
If you performed a factory reset and still can't get to the web UI through a direct connection, and the router can't see the device (looking at the router UI device table), then the device may be rendered inoperable.

At any point while the camera was working, did you try to upgrade the firmware through a wireless connection that broke during the upgrade process? That sort of scenario can break the camera.

This is exactly what happened to me.  I WAS PROMPTED TO UPGRADE MY FIRMWARE BY THE MYDLINK LITE APP ON MY IPHONE.  Because the camera was connected to my network wirelessly, it broke the camera.   I was not warned to not upgrade because  the camera was in wireless mode.  Shame on you, D-Link.  And to make matters worse, I can't contact customer support because my camera is out of warranty!!!!
Title: Re: DCS-932L, solid red light, 'reset' don't work
Post by: panahead on January 26, 2015, 12:12:02 PM
i have the same problem... i have a apple mac computer... have 4 dlink cameras that all are working... but i have one that i can't seem to get to work? i have reset it by pushing the reset button on the back for 10 seconds.. both unplugged and plugged in... i have tried unplugging the power.... i have both the laptop and the camera plugged into the same router (apple airport)... as a side note on another camera that had been sitting in the drawer for a long time it had a green light but the dlink set up wizard running on the laptop plugged in the to the same router and it never saw the camera... but when i ran the  dlink app from a iphone and searched for cameras i found it and was able to update the software and set up the camera.... this other one the red light is always on... please help... i hate to brick it... there MUST be something that i can do to get it going?
Title: Re: DCS-932L, solid red light, 'reset' don't work
Post by: FurryNutz on January 26, 2015, 12:38:09 PM
What region are you located?

Can you set up the camera thats giving the Red LED indication on a wired LAN connection and reset the camera again and see if it can get an IP address from the main host router?

i have the same problem... i have a apple mac computer... have 4 dlink cameras that all are working... but i have one that i can't seem to get to work? i have reset it by pushing the reset button on the back for 10 seconds.. both unplugged and plugged in... i have tried unplugging the power.... i have both the laptop and the camera plugged into the same router (apple airport)... as a side note on another camera that had been sitting in the drawer for a long time it had a green light but the dlink set up wizard running on the laptop plugged in the to the same router and it never saw the camera... but when i ran the  dlink app from a iphone and searched for cameras i found it and was able to update the software and set up the camera.... this other one the red light is always on... please help... i hate to brick it... there MUST be something that i can do to get it going?
Title: Re: DCS-932L, solid red light, 'reset' don't work
Post by: JavaLawyer on January 30, 2015, 05:15:39 AM
Have you tried manually reloading the latest firmware using the DCS-932L web UI? Links to performing firmware upgrades are provided on the following post: Network Cameras - Important Posts & Information (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=58121.0).

You may also want to try powering down other D-Link cameras on your network while setting up the problematic camera.
Title: Re: DCS-932L, solid red light, 'reset' don't work
Post by: ReverendTed on March 22, 2015, 05:41:04 PM
I'm worried I may have a toasted DCS-932L.
A little over a week ago, I started noticing a blue LED shining behind the unit, but didn't really get a chance to take a closer look until I noticed it wasn't recording.  The final recording doesn't show anything unusual right up until the moment the signal dropped.
There's a solid red LED on the front and the blue (WPS?) LED on the back.  Tried power cycling it, and depressing the reset button to no avail.  Plugged an Ethernet cable between the camera and a laptop and the laptop doesn't even register that the cable's been plugged in.

I may tinker with it a bit more, but I've got a feeling it's kaput.
It's been running indoors pretty much non-stop since early Feb 2014, so just over a year.  The other DCS-932L I purchased at the same time is still going, as of right now.
Title: Re: DCS-932L, solid red light, 'reset' don't work
Post by: Bluezoo on April 04, 2015, 06:38:53 PM
- I think your camera is in recovery mode
- Try to assign static IP address 192.168.0.20 to your computer
- Open your browser to access your camera gui (firmware upgrade gui will shows up) then browse to your firmware bin file then upload it
- Once upload is complete, obtain the IP address of your computer. you must have a green light to your camera hardwired to your router
- Get the DHCP IP address of the camera from your router
- Access your router GUI then change the wireless mode to WPA2 only
- Access your camera GUI go to wireless settings connect
- Scan for available network and connect to your own WI-FI
- I got the same case too..I locked my router to WPA2 only to be able to connect wirelessly to my router. WPA/WPA2 auto will not work
Title: Re: DCS-932L, solid red light, 'reset' don't work
Post by: lorddennisjoplin on September 14, 2015, 10:57:52 PM
If you performed a factory reset and still can't get to the web UI through a direct connection, and the router can't see the device (looking at the router UI device table), then the device may be rendered inoperable.

At any point while the camera was working, did you try to upgrade the firmware through a wireless connection that broke during the upgrade process? That sort of scenario can break the camera.
I think this is what happened to me :( Is there any other way to fix it?
Title: Re: DCS-932L, solid red light, 'reset' don't work
Post by: lorddennisjoplin on September 14, 2015, 11:02:46 PM
Okay, I just read this thread (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=56758.0).

The firmware upgrade was taking too long, that's why I closed the window. Didn't think the camera would be unusable after that!
Title: Re: DCS-932L, solid red light, 'reset' don't work
Post by: FurryNutz on September 15, 2015, 06:27:43 AM
I recommend that you phone contact your regional D-Link support office and ask for help and information regarding this. We find that phone contact has better immediate results over using email or FB> https://www.facebook.com/mydlink?fref=ts.
Let us know how it goes please.

Okay, I just read this thread (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=56758.0).

The firmware upgrade was taking too long, that's why I closed the window. Didn't think the camera would be unusable after that!
Title: Re: DCS-932L, solid red light, 'reset' don't work
Post by: robert-e on September 15, 2015, 01:10:14 PM
The following is from  http://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/d-link/dcs-930l
It also applies to the dcs932l.

Quote
There is an emergency web interface, which has to be used to flash OpenWrt.
Uploading via the regular web interface does not work.

    Disconnect Power
    Press and hold "Reset", connect Power and hold Reset until the blue LED goes out (about 8 seconds).
    Release reset
    Configure your computer to 192.168.0.x
    Fire up a web browser and connect to 192.168.0.20
    Upload your new firmware in the emergency web interface
Unquote

If the above is true, then you could use this method to re-install your Dlink dcs932l firmware to the camera.  Be sure to have the correct firmware downloaded, and know where to find it on your computer.  If networking is all "voodoo" to you, have someone on hand
who understands networking and flashing firmware.

However, do try dlink support before doing anything.  If dlink support fails you, then you have nothing to lose by attempting to revive your camera.

Regards,
Bob
Title: Re: DCS-932L, solid red light, 'reset' don't work
Post by: FurryNutz on September 15, 2015, 02:05:45 PM
You can Hyper link your URLs. Use the 2nd row, 2nd button over from the left in the forum tool bar.

Thank you.
Title: Re: DCS-932L, solid red light, 'reset' don't work
Post by: robert-e on September 15, 2015, 04:16:40 PM
Thanks for that info...did not realize that..I will do that in the future.  I am always reticent in posting urls..some web forums frown on the practice.

On a total off topic...I got out my cabling today, and finally got a good flash back onto the old dl-534 router...I know, it is really old, but I had to try.
I will not likely use it much, if at all' but the challenge was there.. lol .  I do note that the switching power supply seems to be a lot warmer than it
used to get.  I wonder if bad power supply might have precipitated the failure?

Anyway...thanks

Regards
Bob


Edit  dl-534 -> dl-524    was typo
Title: Re: DCS-932L, solid red light, 'reset' don't work
Post by: FurryNutz on September 15, 2015, 04:25:43 PM
Power supplies have been known to go bad.

I had a DIR-645 online for a bit in the past couple of weeks. Been checking out the old stuff I have. I may put my DGL-4500 online. It's fun to play with the old stuff here and there.

Enjoy.  ;)
Title: Re: DCS-932L, solid red light, 'reset' don't work
Post by: am959 on September 16, 2015, 10:22:50 AM
This may help: I tried to extend the power supply cable to the 932L by about 10m by cutting the existing wires and joining in a length of low-voltage cable. Straight away the red-light issue happened. After trying to reset it a few times unsuccessfully, and a lot of head scratching, i thought to take out the extra length of cable, and try again. The camera worked fine as before, the green light came on first time.

Hence, it seems to me the power supply is just about adequate enough to power the camera, but probably close to the edge. Trying a different power supply with a higher current output capacity should make the camera more reliable IMHO.
Title: Re: DCS-932L, solid red light, 'reset' don't work
Post by: FurryNutz on September 16, 2015, 10:52:55 AM
Actually it would not be the power supply if it's used as it is designed for. Adding additional cable between the adapter and plug is not recommended and it increases the distance the electrons have to travel. In this case the adapter was not designed to send electrons over the intended design of the adapter and cable length.

Not maybe adding a power extension cable between the adapter and wall out let can be done. Just not in between the adapter and camera.

This may help: I tried to extend the power supply cable to the 932L by about 10m by cutting the existing wires and joining in a length of low-voltage cable. Straight away the red-light issue happened. After trying to reset it a few times unsuccessfully, and a lot of head scratching, i thought to take out the extra length of cable, and try again. The camera worked fine as before, the green light came on first time.

Hence, it seems to me the power supply is just about adequate enough to power the camera, but probably close to the edge. Trying a different power supply with a higher current output capacity should make the camera more reliable IMHO.
Title: Re: DCS-932L, solid red light, 'reset' don't work
Post by: robert-e on September 16, 2015, 08:58:48 PM
@am959 et al:
I think there was a thread wrt this on this forum a couple of years ago; you might want to do a search for it.  However, the "copper wire table" predicts for an 18 guage (often used for lamp cord) a resistance of approx. 6.5 ohms/1000 ft.  If you used 10 ft. for your extra cable, the added resistance would be .065 ohms; which at 1.2 amps (camera spec.) would result in a voltage drop of less than 0.1 volt at the camera.  Compare this to a line voltage flucuation of 10 volts on a nominal 115 volt line.  IF this were transformed to 5 volts needed by the camera, the voltage change would be 0.4 volts.  Of course, this should not happen with a switching regulator of decent design. 

All that being said; if you used a common extension cord to reach from the wall socket to near the camera power supply, you should not have any problem with a voltage drop, assuming that dlink's engineers have done their homework for the equipment you have purchased.  Not sure about this, as I believe if the camera malfunctions because of 0.1 volt drop, that is not very good endineering.

OTOH, 1000's of these cameras are in use with the power cube supplied, and I don't hear about any problems.  So, bottom line:  Use an extension cord.

Regards,
Bob
Title: Re: DCS-932L, solid red light, 'reset' don't work
Post by: lorddennisjoplin on September 16, 2015, 09:46:02 PM
I recommend that you phone contact your regional D-Link support office and ask for help and information regarding this. We find that phone contact has better immediate results over using email or FB> https://www.facebook.com/mydlink?fref=ts.
Let us know how it goes please.

Yup! I got it replaced. I was able to set up the new item last night. I checked the live stream at like 11:30PM before going to sleep. Then when I woke up, I checked the live stream again but it was disconnected already. Now it has a solid red light too, and smells toasted. Hmm Does it mean it overheated? It's kinda frustrating. :(
Title: Re: DCS-932L, solid red light, 'reset' don't work
Post by: lorddennisjoplin on September 16, 2015, 09:54:29 PM
I'm going to have this replaced again. But our warranty is only until the 20th of this month! I hope the next one wouldn't be toasted  too.

Do you think putting it in a cooler place would help?
Title: Re: DCS-932L, solid red light, 'reset' don't work
Post by: lorddennisjoplin on September 17, 2015, 02:40:39 AM
Okay, so I got a replacement for the third time. I hope this one doesn't get burnt again.

This is kinda off topic now:

My model is DCS-942L.
I read in the comments section on this site (http://www.camcloud.com/blog/dlink-dcs-942l-review) that it turns off once a day? If yes, at what time and for how long? And when it restarts, it should automatically re-connect to the wifi, right?

Ours is situated outside the room which has no aircon. So that's probably why it gets too hot sometimes. Wish it were more durable.
Title: Re: DCS-932L, solid red light, 'reset' don't work
Post by: FurryNutz on September 17, 2015, 06:58:29 AM
Where do you have the camera placed is maybe warm?
Usually any open room should work. Unless you have this in a close closet with out any ventilation.

Do you think putting it in a cooler place would help?
Title: Re: DCS-932L, solid red light, 'reset' don't work
Post by: peter_900 on November 26, 2015, 03:49:24 AM
The following is from  http://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/d-link/dcs-930l
It also applies to the dcs932l.

Quote
There is an emergency web interface, which has to be used to flash OpenWrt.
Uploading via the regular web interface does not work.

    Disconnect Power
    Press and hold "Reset", connect Power and hold Reset until the blue LED goes out (about 8 seconds).
    Release reset
    Configure your computer to 192.168.0.x
    Fire up a web browser and connect to 192.168.0.20
    Upload your new firmware in the emergency web interface
Unquote

If the above is true, then you could use this method to re-install your Dlink dcs932l firmware to the camera.  Be sure to have the correct firmware downloaded, and know where to find it on your computer.  If networking is all "voodoo" to you, have someone on hand
who understands networking and flashing firmware.

However, do try dlink support before doing anything.  If dlink support fails you, then you have nothing to lose by attempting to revive your camera.

Regards,
Bob

Yes!! Worked very well on my dcs-932l (had almost gave up after a firmware upgrade 1.12-03).

Thanks!
Title: Re: DCS-932L, solid red light, 'reset' don't work
Post by: FurryNutz on November 26, 2015, 10:54:00 AM
Glad it's working now. Enjoy.  ;)
Title: Re: DCS-932L, solid red light, 'reset' don't work
Post by: shahbazz on January 25, 2016, 12:18:18 AM
I tried to upgrade the firmware of my camera without making it in static ip. My camera is not responding now. I can`t make it static also. Is there any solution for this?
Title: Re: DCS-932L, solid red light, 'reset' don't work
Post by: FurryNutz on January 25, 2016, 07:42:15 AM
Did you do a factory reset on the camera then set up from scratch. It will get a new IP address from the main host router So you'll need to look at the DHCP client table to see what IP address it got, this go from there.

I tried to upgrade the firmware of my camera without making it in static ip. My camera is not responding now. I can`t make it static also. Is there any solution for this?
Title: Re: DCS-932L, solid red light, 'reset' don't work
Post by: Grilo-RJ on March 26, 2016, 08:44:29 PM
Got my DCS-5009L bricked after a firmware unintended update (wife press YES on firmware update over D-Link app).
Found this thread and now I'm here to say that the:
    "Disconnect Power
    Press and hold "Reset", connect Power and hold Reset until the blue LED goes out (about 8 seconds).
    Release reset
    Configure your computer to 192.168.0.x
    Fire up a web browser and connect to 192.168.0.20
    Upload your new firmware in the emergency web interface"

Worked for me also!

I was only getting the red LED and no reset button or WPS working. That was the only way to communicate with the camera and make it work.

Thx!
Title: Re: DCS-932L, solid red light, 'reset' don't work (RESOLVED)
Post by: FurryNutz on March 27, 2016, 12:06:00 PM
Glad you got it working. You can find this procedure here for future reference: Emergency Recovery Mode (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=44909.msg163599#msg163599)

Enjoy.  ;)
Title: Re: DCS-932L, solid red light, 'reset' don't work
Post by: grosso69 on June 26, 2018, 07:00:23 AM
The following is from  http://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/d-link/dcs-930l
It also applies to the dcs932l.

Quote
There is an emergency web interface, which has to be used to flash OpenWrt.
Uploading via the regular web interface does not work.

    Disconnect Power
    Press and hold "Reset", connect Power and hold Reset until the blue LED goes out (about 8 seconds).
    Release reset
    Configure your computer to 192.168.0.x
    Fire up a web browser and connect to 192.168.0.20
    Upload your new firmware in the emergency web interface
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If the above is true, then you could use this method to re-install your Dlink dcs932l firmware to the camera.  Be sure to have the correct firmware downloaded, and know where to find it on your computer.  If networking is all "voodoo" to you, have someone on hand
who understands networking and flashing firmware.

However, do try dlink support before doing anything.  If dlink support fails you, then you have nothing to lose by attempting to revive your camera.

Regards,
Bob

Yes!! Worked very well on my dcs-932l (had almost gave up after a firmware upgrade 1.12-03).

Thanks!

I tried above procedure but holding reset for 10 seconds or more the blue led doesn't go out...
Do you think it's fried or maybe the emergency web interface page is still available?
Title: Re: DCS-932L, solid red light, 'reset' don't work
Post by: FurryNutz on June 26, 2018, 08:59:48 AM
Give the emergency procedure a try. If it fails, possible the unit is bad.
How long have you had the camera for?
You might test the power adapter top for correct voltages and amps seen on it's sticker.

I tried above procedure but holding reset for 10 seconds or more the blue led doesn't go out...
Do you think it's fried or maybe the emergency web interface page is still available?
Title: Re: DCS-932L, solid red light, 'reset' don't work
Post by: grosso69 on June 29, 2018, 12:53:08 AM
Give the emergency procedure a try. If it fails, possible the unit is bad.
How long have you had the camera for?
You might test the power adapter top for correct voltages and amps seen on it's sticker.

I tried above procedure but holding reset for 10 seconds or more the blue led doesn't go out...
Do you think it's fried or maybe the emergency web interface page is still available?

I have the cam since 3/4 years.
The power adapter is ok. I tried also from another cam (same model).
I guess last week I disconnected the cam from ethernet cable; the cam automatically switched to wifi; at the same time a firmware update started and for some reason went bad.
s***.....
Title: Re: DCS-932L, solid red light, 'reset' don't work
Post by: FurryNutz on June 29, 2018, 08:21:11 AM
I recommend that you phone contact your regional D-Link support office and ask for help and information regarding this.
>Tech Support Contact Information (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?board=635.0)
Ask them about an RMA. We find that phone contact has better immediate results over using email.
Let us know how it goes please.
Title: Re: DCS-932L, solid red light, 'reset' don't work
Post by: lightbright on May 26, 2020, 01:21:02 PM
My DCS-932L was working but I decided to reset it (due to changing my network name).  What a mistake to reset.  It would then not get a DHCP address.
Just had a constant red light.  Here's what I did to solve:

-Downloaded latest firmware (though I don't know if upgrading firmware is actually necessary so you might skip steps 3&4 below)
-Set router to 192.168.0.X range and plug in camera & PC to router
-Unplug camera power, stick pin in reset hole & hold, plug power in, wait about 8 sec until blue light goes out, let go of reset button
-Access Emergency firmware update page on camera at 192.168.0.20 and update firmware (took 10 seconds & page then lost connection)
-reboot camera, press WPS button on router, press WPS button on camera, blue light flashes, front camera light turns from red to green
-use a network scanning tool (I used a free iPhone app) to find the IP address. (Mine was 192.168.0.21 so you might just try this)
-access the camera's web pages at the address you found to change WiFi, IP, password, etc.

Don't know why no one else didn't post this summary which is the whole point of this thread.  Good luck.
Title: Re: DCS-932L, solid red light, 'reset' don't work
Post by: FurryNutz on May 26, 2020, 02:11:05 PM
Thanks for letting us know. Something to definitely try.
Emergency Recovery Mode (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=44909.msg163599#msg163599)
Title: Re: DCS-932L, solid red light, 'reset' don't work
Post by: RecDNA on August 22, 2020, 03:15:57 PM
I don't  Know how to set range on Xfinity X1 modem/router.
My range is 10.0.0.x

192.168.0.X range and plug in camera & PC to router

Thanks for letting us know. Something to definitely try.
Emergency Recovery Mode (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=44909.msg163599#msg163599)
Title: Re: DCS-932L, solid red light, 'reset' don't work
Post by: FurryNutz on August 22, 2020, 04:40:05 PM
You'll have to log into the ISPs modem router to make any changes there. If the ISP allows this then you could change from 10.something to 192.168.0.1. Find the mfrs user manual for that model modem.
Title: Re: DCS-932L, solid red light, 'reset' don't work
Post by: RecDNA on August 24, 2020, 02:19:23 PM
I finally got it to connect to DLink!
I wasn't waiting long enough for the reset to finish and reboot.  My bad.
Title: Re: DCS-932L, solid red light, 'reset' don't work
Post by: FurryNutz on August 24, 2020, 04:45:15 PM
Glad you got it working and connected.

Enjoy.  ;)

I finally got it to connect to DLink!
I wasn't waiting long enough for the reset to finish and reboot.  My bad.
Title: Re: DCS-932L, solid red light, 'reset' don't work
Post by: RecDNA on August 24, 2020, 04:53:12 PM
Thanks again for all your help and  amazing  patience.
It's too bad DLink doesn't make a HD cam that records 24-7 not  only snippets based on movement or sound .
I thought the 5030 would do the trick but I need a narrow angle lens less than  60 degrees.  Someday I'll find one that meets all my criteria.  My ring  doorbell is a joke.   It catches  movement of a bug or blade of grass but totally misses  a guy  leaving a note on my car this morning.  I found him on D View Cam clear as day but i
HD quality would  be needed if this were a serious problem.  I doubt anyone could recognize a stranger 24 feet away  on 480p
Title: Re: DCS-932L, solid red light, 'reset' don't work
Post by: GreenBay42 on August 25, 2020, 07:55:00 AM
Some newer models do support ONVIF so you can use 3rd party software or DviewCam, or connect to a NVR to record 24/7.

The new models are the DCS-8526LH, DCS-8630LH, and DCS-8302LH.