D-Link DCS-930L & Netgear WNR2000v3 router

[Redi4SKJM]

I'm not getting the Netgear WNR2000v3 router to see the DCS-930L wirelessly

The DCS-930L mylink set up wizard vs. 1.0.06 beta (mac) does not give me the network setup window.

So, I think it's premature to expect iCam to connect to the camera.

I had difficulty with a Foscam camera months ago and returned it.

So, I'm wondering if perhaps the Netgear router isn't very friendly to my intentions.
Can you advise and/or recommend a more compatible router?

Shared experience and suggestions appreciated

[rjgvt]

I have two Netgear routers, WNR2000v2 and WNR2000v3. One is at my home and the other is at a remote location. I use Windows XP computers for running Icamsource. I'm not familiar with Macs, but I've had no problem connecting two Airlink cameras wirelessly at home using the WPS feature after configuring them wired to router.

Did you set up the camera wired first? Hopefully someone more familiar with Macs will come along.

EDIT: just looked on mylink.com for your camera, requires Mac OS X 10.5 or higher.

[Redi4SKJM]

Yes. I Wired the DCS-930L to the Netgear and it connects with the router. Then, I'm able to see what the camera sees in Browsers and in mylink.

D-Link has a Mac setup wizard
This uTube video is a very clear step-by-step on how to use the Mac Wizard
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7jUYe8P4aI
including how to activate wireless
but the wizard I find to download does not provide that option.

Yes, we're running 10.5 and 10.7

thanks for the response

[Stefan]

The AirLink, Foscam, and Linksys cameras that we own we configured like rjgvt mentioned: Connected via Ethernet cable, and then configured the WiFi settings through the web browser. We don't have experience with D-Link cameras, but I would assume that it would be similar. (Then again, it might not be.)

One issue we did have back-in-the-day was with the Foscam cameras not connecting to WiFi networks that had strange characters (like '$') in the WPA password. If you are able to configure the D-Link's wireless settings, you might try making your router's WiFi settings temporarily less complicated (removing or simplifying passwords, broadcasting the SSID) to see if you can pinpoint the issue.

[Redi4SKJM]

I was able to get the DCS-930L to work, i.e. produce images viewable on mylink (the D-link) web site. But, the connection kept dropping.

As with the Foscam that I tried months ago, either because of my inexperience, ineptness or hardware/software problems the arrangement just was not reliable and simple enough for my wife's effective use.

We wantto monitor my wife's 105 and 95 year old parents, so she could roam around a little.

Alas, I gave up and returned the 930L. Perhaps I'll try again later with upgraded equipment. Maybe a "beefier" router and more expensive camera.

For now, I think I can set up an iPod touch as a WiFi IPCamera and get an adequate picture sans sound.

Thanks for all the input.
This is a fine forum and SKJM email tech support is superbly responsive and helpful.

CR

[rjgvt]

The Netgear router you have is beefy enough. I run two IP cams at home through one and two IP cams at a remote location. If you only want to monitor and not record, an IP camera can be setup with port forwarding in the router and monitor the live image with a computer or smartphone (using app for the IP camera). Airlink IP cameras are reliable and can monitor with SkyIPCam app. One of my Airlinks is not on Icamsource, it is setup just to watch my driveway so I can see if it snowed. A computer is not needed after initial setup for this method, just a router and IP camera. As suggested here, my Airlinks had to be set for <5 fps for reliablity.