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[marginal]

File format like this: 2013/12/04 or 2013-12-04 (for today's date), instead of being like it is now: 20131204 ...
In a better world, being able to choose the date format: 2013/12/04, or: 04/12/2013, day of the week as well, and so on.
Also, why don't you add the extension *.jpg or *.avi so we don't have to hover over the link in order to find the right file?

Regards.

[JavaLawyer]

File format like this: 2013/12/04 or 2013-12-04 (for today's date), instead of being like it is now: 20131204 ...
In a better world, being able to choose the date format: 2013/12/04, or: 04/12/2013, day of the week as well, and so on.

Added...

Also, why don't you add the extension *.jpg or *.avi so we don't have to hover over the link in order to find the right file?

Can you elaborate? Saved images and video are saved with no extensions? Double clicking the file does not open the file in an image viewer or player? 

[JavaLawyer]

Below is a summary of everyone's input thus far. Please let me know if I over generalized, misrepresented, or missed anyone's concerns and I'll refresh the list with updates. Recent items are highlighted in blue. Items fixed in the latest firmware update are striked out.

If any items in the wishlist were fixed by the latest firmware, please post and I'll update!

DCS-942L Wishlist

• General - Ability to accept user specified file/folder naming convention for image FTP, including the ability to overwrite images with the same file name)
• General - Ability to view snapshot and video thumbnails
• General - Add additional DDNS provider (e.g. no-ip.org)
• General - Display wireless signal strength on camera web UI status page
• General - Include more items on the status page (e.g. FTP, email, uptime, total uptime, etc.)
• General - NCS Plugin for Linux Firefox
• General - Option to change the ports used by the camera
• General - Option to increase the frame size for the LIVE VIDEO feed in the web UI
  
• General - Option to remotely access files stored on the SD card
• General - Option to select vdeo profile number used on mydlink
• General - Option to set a user defined frequency for  scheduled snapshots (rather than the default of one snapshot per 10 minutes)
• General - Option to upload files to dropbox
• General - Reboot on a schedule
• General - Add SMB server to access files on the SD card
• Audio - Fix intermittent faint clicking/static
• Audio - Set default audio to OFF for mydlink, mobile devices, and D-ViewCam
• Audio - Fix feedback loop during thee first 5 seconds of startup
• Bug - Fix "Start Hour is not valid" error when disabling speaker function (see original post here)
  
• Color - Image/video color settings are off (i.e. greenish tint). Either adjust the fixed color settings or provide a user interface to modify color and hue
• Connectivity - Automatic cut-over to secondary wireless radio if first source fails
• Email Notification - Ability to send email notifications to multiple email addresses
• Email Notification - Emailing images when Trigger is set to "Motion" does not work properly (Conversely, when Trigger set to "Always", emailing images works as expected)
• Email Notification -  Option to customize the subject field of the snapshot emails
• FTP - Add an FTP test button (similar to the DCS-932L)[/color]
  
• FTP - Option to automatically upload video files of the same duration as the recorded event (e.g. same as SD recording)
• FTP - Reduce minimum "Send next FTP after" value to or or one second rather than 10 seconds
• FTP - Support for spaces or %20 in the file path for the Video Clip and Snapshot Setup page
• FTP - Support for a file path with more than 30 characters
• Image - Ability to rotate image 90 and 270 degrees in addition to flip and mirror
• Image - Ability to save "Image Setup" settings (i.e. anti flicker, flip image, mirror)
• IP Filtering - Add option to restrict access to the web UI SETUP section to a specific Administrator IP address (See Screenshot here)
  
• Logs - Option to email logs on daily basis
• Logs - Rather than using the generic message, "An anonymous user is streaming video", insert the mydlink user-id if streaming from mydlink.com, iOS, or Android
• Mobile - Default to SETUP page rather than LIVE VIDEO page when accessing the UI from a mobile device (i.e. Android devices cannot view the live feed on the LIVE VIDEO page)
• Motion Detection - Ability to set multiple motion zones, each with uniquely configurable sensitivities
• Motion Detection - Option for motion detection event SMS alerts
• Night Mode - Scheduled start and end times for entering/exiting night mode
• Recording Video - Increased recording time beyond the current 6-minute maximum
• Recording Video - Increased range for record time settings (i.e. recording video longer than the current 10 second maximum and eliminating the need to wait 30 seconds between snapshot bursts)
• Recording Video - Option in SETUP > Video Clip > Trigger by to configure different start/end times for each day
  
• Recording Video - Option to change the filename date format
  
• Recording Video - Option to easily copy all content on the SD card to another storage location without removing the SD card from the camera (e.g. "Save All" function)
• Recording Video - Quick Setup option to record video on the fly (via mobile and desktop devices) without significant configuration requirements
• Recording Video - "Setup > SD Recording >Trigger by", add ability to configure different start/end times for each day of he week
• Security - Ability to disable broadcasting of video/audio feed (i.e. to prevent potential hijacking of feed)
• Security - Option not to send Admin password to mydlink.com
• Security - Support for passwords containing special characters
• Security - Support for secure broadcasting of video/audio feed (SSL, HTTPS)
• Snapshot - "Setup > Snapshot >Trigger by", add ability to configure different start/end times for each day of he week
• Storage - Ability to access the on-board SD card via a folder
• Storage - Set the default "Files per Page on the "SD Management" page to 100 (rather than 5)

Wishlist Items Addressed by D-Link (Thank You!)

• Night Mode - Ability to adjust the light level required to trigger the transition between Day and Night Modes - Fixed through improved logic [FIXED!]
• Recording Video - Ability to capture a snapshot at the same time video is recorded [FIXED!]
• Night Mode - Ability to disable IR Illuminator while the camera is in Night Mode (i.e. to enable application of a third party IR Illuminator) [FIXED!]
• Time - NTP not functioning properly (issue reported by multiple users) [FIXED!]
• Motion Detection - Motion detection indicator integrated in the web interface to more easily (and accurately) adjust sensitivity [FIXED!]
• Email Notification - Ability to automatically send multiple snapshots in the same email (rather than separate emails for each snapshot) [FIXED!]
• Email Notification - Add an email test button (similar to the DCS-932L) [FIXED!]
• General - The web interface support page links to the Manderine language D-Link Taiwan site (http://www.dlinktw.com.tw/support/ [FIXED!]
• General - Ability to disable all LED lights, including the rear of the DCS-942L [FIXED!]
• Zoom - Change default zoom to center of image (rather than upper left corner) [FIXED!]
• Email Notification - Ability to send 6 snapshots in one email (similar to the DCS-932L) [FIXED!]

[belvedere]

300%?

Yes.  I have a Macbook Pro with a 2.3 GHz quad-core I7 and the NCSPlugin manages to spool up the fans.  All four cores get loaded to 75% exclusively by the plugin == 300% CPU load reported by the Activity Monitor.  That's to stream 640x480 video.

I can only imagine they're performing timing with infinite loops or some other bone-headed thing.

[marginal]

Added...

Can you elaborate? Saved images and video are saved with no extensions? Double clicking the file does not open the file in an image viewer or player?  

OK JavaLawyer.

Here I go.
You have links like:

   20131204_232025.jpg   16
   20131204_232025.avi   2026
   20131204_231101.jpg   16
   20131204_231101.avi   2185
   20131204_230706.jpg   16
   20131204_230706.avi   2095
   20131204_230621.jpg

But on my Ubuntu Firefox I can only see that:


Wouldn't it be possible to move the Gray rectangle with the .avi & .jpg links in the centre, and keep the "Files per Page ... Refresh" text above it so I (and guess other people) could see the text of the extensions?

Thanks.

[marginal]

Hi JavaLawyer.

If it's not too much asking.
How about a name for the camera on my router's devices list?
Here's the example where we see the names of my PC, and one of my Android devices, but no name for my D-Link DCS-942L.



Thanks.

[JavaLawyer]

Yes.  I have a Macbook Pro with a 2.3 GHz quad-core I7 and the NCSPlugin manages to spool up the fans.  All four cores get loaded to 75% exclusively by the plugin == 300% CPU load reported by the Activity Monitor.  That's to stream 640x480 video.

I can only imagine they're performing timing with infinite loops or some other bone-headed thing.

Can other users validate/replicate this issue?

[JavaLawyer]

OK JavaLawyer.

Here I go.
You have links like:

   20131204_232025.jpg   16
   20131204_232025.avi   2026
   20131204_231101.jpg   16
   20131204_231101.avi   2185
   20131204_230706.jpg   16
   20131204_230706.avi   2095
   20131204_230621.jpg

But on my Ubuntu Firefox I can only see that:
. . . .

Wouldn't it be possible to move the Gray rectangle with the .avi & .jpg links in the centre, and keep the "Files per Page ... Refresh" text above it so I (and guess other people) could see the text of the extensions?

Thanks.

Is this image artifact limited to Linux? Is the display correct using Windows' based FF?

[JavaLawyer]

Hi JavaLawyer.

If it's not too much asking.
How about a name for the camera on my router's devices list?
Here's the example where we see the names of my PC, and one of my Android devices, but no name for my D-Link DCS-942L.



Thanks.

Descriptive names of my D-Link cameras appear on my router's device list, then again, I'm using a D-Link router. Can other DCS-9XX owners validate whether the camera display name is properly populated on their routers?     

[belvedere]

Can other users validate/replicate this issue?

Hi JavaLawyer,

This thread was earlier in the year about this issue:
http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=54706.0

[marginal]

Is this image artifact limited to Linux? Is the display correct using Windows' based FF?

Hi. even worse in Windows:



Thanks.

[JavaLawyer]

Hi. even worse in Windows:



Thanks.

Can other DCS-942L owners validate this display artifact?

[JavaLawyer]

Below is a summary of everyone's input thus far. Please let me know if I over generalized, misrepresented, or missed anyone's concerns and I'll refresh the list with updates. Recent items are highlighted in blue. Items fixed in the latest firmware update are striked out.

If any items in the wishlist were fixed by the latest firmware, please post and I'll update!

DCS-942L Wishlist

• General - Ability to accept user specified file/folder naming convention for image FTP, including the ability to overwrite images with the same file name)
• General - Ability to view snapshot and video thumbnails
• General - Add additional DDNS provider (e.g. no-ip.org)
• General - Display wireless signal strength on camera web UI status page
• General - Include more items on the status page (e.g. FTP, email, uptime, total uptime, etc.)
• General - NCS Plugin for Linux Firefox
• General - Option to change the ports used by the camera
• General - Option to increase the frame size for the LIVE VIDEO feed in the web UI
  
• General - Option to remotely access files stored on the SD card
• General - Option to select vdeo profile number used on mydlink
• General - Option to set a user defined frequency for  scheduled snapshots (rather than the default of one snapshot per 10 minutes)
• General - Option to upload files to dropbox
• General - Reboot on a schedule
• General - Add SMB server to access files on the SD card
• Audio - Fix intermittent faint clicking/static
• Audio - Set default audio to OFF for mydlink, mobile devices, and D-ViewCam
• Audio - Fix feedback loop during thee first 5 seconds of startup
• Bug - Fix "Start Hour is not valid" error when disabling speaker function (see original post here)
  
• Color - Image/video color settings are off (i.e. greenish tint). Either adjust the fixed color settings or provide a user interface to modify color and hue
• Connectivity - Automatic cut-over to secondary wireless radio if first source fails
• Email Notification - Ability to send email notifications to multiple email addresses
• Email Notification - Emailing images when Trigger is set to "Motion" does not work properly (Conversely, when Trigger set to "Always", emailing images works as expected)
• Email Notification -  Option to customize the subject field of the snapshot emails
• FTP - Add an FTP test button (similar to the DCS-932L)[/color]
  
• FTP - Option to automatically upload video files of the same duration as the recorded event (e.g. same as SD recording)
• FTP - Reduce minimum "Send next FTP after" value to or or one second rather than 10 seconds
• FTP - Support for spaces or %20 in the file path for the Video Clip and Snapshot Setup page
• FTP - Support for a file path with more than 30 characters
• Image - Ability to rotate image 90 and 270 degrees in addition to flip and mirror
• Image - Ability to save "Image Setup" settings (i.e. anti flicker, flip image, mirror)
• IP Filtering - Add option to restrict access to the web UI SETUP section to a specific Administrator IP address (See Screenshot here)
  
• Logs - Option to email logs on daily basis
• Logs - Rather than using the generic message, "An anonymous user is streaming video", insert the mydlink user-id if streaming from mydlink.com, iOS, or Android
• Mobile - Default to SETUP page rather than LIVE VIDEO page when accessing the UI from a mobile device (i.e. Android devices cannot view the live feed on the LIVE VIDEO page)
• Motion Detection - Ability to set multiple motion zones, each with uniquely configurable sensitivities
• Motion Detection - Option for motion detection event SMS alerts
• Night Mode - Scheduled start and end times for entering/exiting night mode
• Recording Video - Increased recording time beyond the current 6-minute maximum
• Recording Video - Increased range for record time settings (i.e. recording video longer than the current 10 second maximum and eliminating the need to wait 30 seconds between snapshot bursts)
• Recording Video - Option in SETUP > Video Clip > Trigger by to configure different start/end times for each day
  
• Recording Video - Option to change the filename date format
  
• Recording Video - Option to easily copy all content on the SD card to another storage location without removing the SD card from the camera (e.g. "Save All" function)
• Recording Video - Quick Setup option to record video on the fly (via mobile and desktop devices) without significant configuration requirements
• Recording Video - "Setup > SD Recording >Trigger by", add ability to configure different start/end times for each day of he week
• Security - Ability to disable broadcasting of video/audio feed (i.e. to prevent potential hijacking of feed)
• Security - Option not to send Admin password to mydlink.com
• Security - Support for passwords containing special characters
• Security - Support for secure broadcasting of video/audio feed (SSL, HTTPS)
• Snapshot - "Setup > Snapshot >Trigger by", add ability to configure different start/end times for each day of he week
• Storage - Ability to access the on-board SD card via a folder
• Storage - Set the default "Files per Page on the "SD Management" page to 100 (rather than 5)

Wishlist Items Addressed by D-Link (Thank You!)

• Night Mode - Ability to adjust the light level required to trigger the transition between Day and Night Modes - Fixed through improved logic [FIXED!]
• Recording Video - Ability to capture a snapshot at the same time video is recorded [FIXED!]
• Night Mode - Ability to disable IR Illuminator while the camera is in Night Mode (i.e. to enable application of a third party IR Illuminator) [FIXED!]
• Time - NTP not functioning properly (issue reported by multiple users) [FIXED!]
• Motion Detection - Motion detection indicator integrated in the web interface to more easily (and accurately) adjust sensitivity [FIXED!]
• Email Notification - Ability to automatically send multiple snapshots in the same email (rather than separate emails for each snapshot) [FIXED!]
• Email Notification - Add an email test button (similar to the DCS-932L) [FIXED!]
• General - The web interface support page links to the Manderine language D-Link Taiwan site (http://www.dlinktw.com.tw/support/ [FIXED!]
• General - Ability to disable all LED lights, including the rear of the DCS-942L [FIXED!]
• Zoom - Change default zoom to center of image (rather than upper left corner) [FIXED!]
• Email Notification - Ability to send 6 snapshots in one email (similar to the DCS-932L) [FIXED!]

[JavaLawyer]

Hi. even worse in Windows:



Thanks.

Can other DCS-942L owners validate this display artifact?

[marginal]

Hi.

Isn't there a way to make so after hitting the "Reload current page" button in Firefox we get back to the page we were at (in my case the Image Setup one, but it goes for all the other ones except for the Setup Wizard page), instead of being redirected to the Setup Wizard page (which we need only once in the beginning of the installation of the camera)?

Thanks.