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Great camera ! For the price you cannot beat it, the camera will alert you via notification on your phone if you have the MeShare app installed on your phone. Cloud services are not yet available but I'm hoping sometime soon!

Priced on the lower end but performed like the higher end. I have been using this for half a year and it has faithfully been working remarkably well since then. Extremely simple WiFi pairing process with the MeShare app with pretty darn well viewing clarity. Was pleasantly surprised with the good value and certainly recommend it. Night Vision was also better then expected in this price range. Obviously this isn't really so suitable for security due to its connection by plug as well the micro USB connection that can be simply pulled out.

This camera actually exceeds my expectations,I know other people have said they have connecting issues, the issue these people are having are all connection related, remember just cause you can connect to it doesn't mean it will work correctly, the further you are away from your wifi router the slower your connection, if your speed if to slow the camera will not sure live feed without shipping, and will lag big time when trying to view in HD, which has a really good picture for what it is, remember this is a39.00 camera, doesn't seem rite to composite to a much more expensive camera... I have 4 of these 3 at my house in CA and 1 in Havasu watching my boat at the house out there, 3 of them are outside, but I have them mounted under the eve of the house to protect them from the weather, the night vision works OK, I like the live alerts, and the ability to have two way conversation, works great for ups and fed ex,

This is exactly what you need. (Or at least what we needed).Our dog is... well, a dog. She likes stuffed animals, but so does our 13 month old daughter. Obviously not a good mix. We put up a dog gate in the kitchen because we hated the idea of keeping our dog in a kennel all day while we worked.The camera was set up in under 5 minutes! It sends an alert to my phone if I want to detect motion or sound. It has night vision. I can also use the 2-way audio to either listen to what's going on at home, or also talk to my dog to tell her to stop doing something or just remind her she's a dog, or that I like her or something. The picture of my cat is my husband talking to the cat while he's at work, and the cat is trying to figure out where my husband is. LOL. Cute.It texted me this morning that it heard a noise at 8:37am and sent me a screen shot. When I pulled up the live feed, the dog was missing .The sound alert was the dog jumping the gate. I was able to run home and put the dog in our backyard until I can come up with a better solution for the gated kitchen today. Saved me a huge mess and a destroyed house! THANK YOU!So easy to set up.1) Unbox camera. Plug cord into camera. Plug into wall.2) Download "meshare" app. Create a free account.3) Connect to your wifi network4) Enjoy.

This camera is great! I read all of the reviews before I bought and decided to get it. For such a good price I couldn't resist. This thing has great night vision without any light at all. I got it for security on the house, but also because my kitty just had surgery and I wanted be able to keep an eye on him, so far I have just realized that he is a very lazy animal when I am not home and picks on his other feline friend while she is sleeping. LOL! Either way, this camera is totally worth it. Has great reception, and I like that you can record, take photos and there is a two way speaker and microphone on it. It also will take five still photos if it detects movement when you are not watching the feed from your device. It also records sound as well. I just ordered my second one and can't wait for it to come in!

This is a nice simple camera. Recently I had a security system installed and wanted a camera as well. It was $100 dollars through the security service and $39 for this camera. I decided to get this instead and install it myself. It was super easy to install and I had it up and going in 10 mins. I love that it has two way audio. I set it up while my new security system was being installed and even the guy installing the system was impressed with the camera's features for the price. I've had it up for about a month and so far so good. It is working every time I check in. The only thing is the motion detector is kinda annoying since it does go off at every little thing but you may not see that as a bad thing. I'd rather it do that than not at all. I just turn of the motion notification on my app when I'm at home and that solves the issue. No big deal. I just ordered two more to put in my front and backyard windows.

For months, after two attempts and returning orders from other wireless survellance camera manufacturer, I finally ordered the RIGHT one!... I depend so much in the volume of honest reviews and it pays off... The instruction manual that comes with it exactly described the procedure for setting up this camera... And yes, it is wireless and can be accessed in iphone, ipad, android, desktop computer and laptop... I did not tried in the KindleFire yet but the capabilities outweighs the availability. Its not HD but the video capture is acceptable enough to its purpose... I hope that the power cord that comes with it is longer. I strongly recommend this to anyone...

Tremendous value for a cloud based cam. I set this up in under 10 minutes on my home network and use their app on my iPhone. I love the app because you can access all your D Link cams via your D Link account which you set up during install. Adding additional cameras is very easy, I have 3 (front door, rear door and garage door).

*** Tip: run the correct install wizard or it won't see your camera. *** Check your box label for the correct version and then download and run that one.

I set up overlooking my front door which is on a semi busy street and sidewalk. In advanced settings from the website I activated motion detection and have it email me 6 pics in 1 second increments. In addition I set up a geo zone so it only targets anyone on my front steps to my door. It does not alert me or send me pics for anyone walking on sidewalk or driving by.

** Tip: from website in the Advanced settings go to video and set to the highest resolution so it's 480p or it will default to 240p, it's a pretty big difference. **

If you need help to set up your email for receiving pics, with the SMTP settings, google "SMTP Yahoo" (or your email provider).

For $35 this is a tremendous value. Take some time to learn the interface and adjust the settings and you will love this product. Kudos to D Link for a quality value product.

I agree with other reviews that say it is extremely easy to set up and that the FREE smartphone app makes this product a great choice for remote viewing of whatever.

As noted in other reviews the microphone is not very sensitive. I have found that the you can easily listen to the sound if you either use earphones or an powered amplifier. You will not be able to hear the sound through a passive system or a system that uses low amplification (like a standard PC, an iPad or an iPhone).

My experience with it in an outdoor environment disagrees somewhat with other reviews. I placed one under an eve that keeps any possible rain or snow away from the unit and it has functioned flawlessly even when the temperature outside was -15 degrees Farenheit. The problem may be that snow whipped up by high wind may get to the unit. I have covered exposed areas with additional protective material (duct tape mostly) in order to head off problems caused by blowing snow. I suppose that blowing snow will eventually find a way into the unit but until then the value of being able to view areas outside my house has greater value than replacing the unit every few years.

They are so light that I use velcro to position some.

Finally, I find that these units are very sensitive to having other units also using wireless broadcasting, such that I have to terminate one connection before I bring up another. For simultaneous viewing you should use wired connections so that wireless broadcasting interference does not get in the way. I suppose that if you separate units with enough physical distance between them that they will not interfere with each other but beware that atmospheric conditions (humidity, temperature, ... ) will make what works at one time quit working when conditions change. There are apps from Dlink that allow you to view multiple video cameras simultaneously but only 1 at a time can be "real-time", the others are "snapshots" that are refreshed periodically or you can manually refresh by selecting that camera to be real time.

I never rate a product as 5 stars unless it is superb.

UPDATE
Have found out why it can be difficult to set up. For the process to work the camera needs to involve Dlink servers in California. Completing the process involves how fast the servers respond (sometimes they are off-line) and the speed of the Internet connection (which is a function of your ISP and the condition of your connection wiring) - users tend to be impatient during the setup process and need to wait 2 or 3 minutes before expecting a response from the dlink server (during the discovery process). In my setups (i have multiple units) the unit was often not discovered on the first attempt so i would do something else for a while and then rescan (discover) for the unit to compete the setup process. So far 16 units have eventually successfully completed setup.

I purchased this camera after a string of home invasions on our street. I placed it near our back door and configured it to email images when it detected motion. After a week or so I awoke to several high quality images of an uninvited person at our back door at 3:30am. The police were impressed with the images. They used identifying features such as tattoos and facial images to identify and arrest the person.

I have been very impressed with the camera and have recommended it to several others.

i got this to keep an eye on my two year old twins as they jump in their beds when they should be asleep.

Pros: good night vision. good quality video. IPHONE APP!!!! Setup took about 5 min and was super easy.

CONS: So far, not many. the Audio has a lot of static but volume is fine. I just need it to hear them cry.

UPDATE: after a >1 yr of use, I still like this camera and bought a second one. That said, don't expect high quality images or sound. I just use this to see what the kids are doing without sticking my head in the room, which can distract them from falling asleep. Access to the camera via computer, ipad, iphone, is great.

Camera works well and all of the features described work as intended. I have a couple issues. The app they say to use is a bit unstable and I need to close and log back in more than I should; especially when I'm out of the house and not on the same network as the camera. But it isn't enough to be truly annoying. The other problem is the stand....since the camera is top heavy, the camera will fall over even if you stand it at 90 degrees. I need to place a heavier object on the stand to make sure it stays upright.

it does the job but the software is buggy and consume a lot of battery on the phone when left idle. Cloud support would be great but not available for this model. I like to keep it running and check on the living room when I am in office but I wish the software was even better. Also the sound transmitted has a clicking noise along with the sounds from the live video. I hope the next software upgrade will solve this.

I got my camera yesterday. Easy setup once u follow the little quick start booklet that comes in package. I brought this camera to see who is outside my front door way when my doorbell rings. It's pictures are very clear. And I can also use on my PC (u have to 1st create an acct on ur smartphone) I mounted it above my doorway and the wi-fi connection is still great! I even used the 2way speaker to talk to a guy from Scotts lawn care who was trying to sell me their services. At night it changes to black and white. Still very clear though. I like it so far. Updated. Camera freeze from 6pm to 9pm..didn't get any alerts. I had to power down my phone it finally start working again. Hopefully its just a small glitch and wont happen again as I really like my camera.

I currently own two of these cams and have just ordered three more. I'm still learning about the software, but thus far I can say that the video quality is amazing. The "MeShare" software has been reliable and functional, although it seems that the software development is not fully complete yet (cloud storage?) so I await an improvement for my iPhone app. I have one camera in a window looking through three layers of glass and it still managed to detect motion outdoors and send me an alert. Again - video quality is amazing. I was impressed to see that I can zoom in as well while streaming live video on my iPhone...very cool! The hardware itself seems to be a heck of a deal for 40 bucks. These cams are an easy way to keep an eye on things around the house...I just would like to see improvements in the software. I'm not complaining because I think it's great to be able to get this kind of video quality and reliability, at least so far, for the price. Oh, one other note: I use a 63 character password for my wifi networks. After trying unsuccessfully to initially activate the cams, I learned that the MeShare app won't work with anything over 32 characters for the password, so keep that in mind. Overall great product. When the software gets improved I will bump this up from a four-star to a five-star. Update: my initial exuberance is now beginning to diminish i as have run into problems adding more cameras as well as experiencing failed connection messages from the cams. When i had three installed the seemed to work flawlessly but now with 5 they are not working at all but were for a short time. Will troubleshoot and see what happens. This should not be this complicated or difficult in 2016. Another update: tech support now telling me 16 character wifi password (or less) is recomemded. All five cams working again after i reinstalled....lets see if it lasts. These cams have huge potential if the bugs get worked out.

Setup is easy. When it works it's great. The usefulness of this device depends on their service and that's where the missing star is from. Some times it is not streaming, or it lags. I know it's not my Internet problem because my other Internet based services is running fine. So not only are you depending on Internet access but you are also depending on their services. I wish I can setup my own server. I mean what happens if they are out of business? I won't be able to use it anymore?UPDATE: The service has improved since the last time I wrote. So far 7 days and counting there is no down time. Bumping to 4 stars from 3.

easy set up, iphone app works well. have it mounted upside down to watch front door. just rotate to camera to view right side up. rubber base so I just used a small screw through the base into the top of my bow window and tucked the power cord behind the molding. able take a snap shot and video and save to local device from iphone. unfortunately, no cloud saving. on the pc, it is view only as far as I can tell. I'd like to be able to save video locally in the event I need it and just delete it every so often. still doing some work on the night viewing. the Christmas light are causing some issues in the original location at the base of the window. we'll see how it works in the new location referenced above. for an easy, low cost basic surveillance device, I'm happy with it. if it had cloud and or pc storage options, I'd rate it 5 stars. if anyone knows how to address my issues, I'd appreciate your input.added 12-29-15: can't find an android app for this device. wanted to use on an inexpensive tablet. on my iphone, snapped picture of UPS delivery and sent an alert and was able to view. having some issues viewing on my computer at work and on the tablet via browser away from home. sees the camera but live feed not working. could be a restriction at my workplace. the feed did work while at a relative's house on Christmas Day on their computer.

This is the cheapest wi-fi camera you can get that actually works and isn't overly vulnerable to security exploits. (Perhaps I'm paranoid, but there's good reason to believe that the Chinese brands of electronics have privacy compromising backdoor exploits. For about $10 extra, it's worth the peace of mind.)

GOOD:
1. Fantastic price. Under $35 for a fully functioning wireless surveillance camera is insane. You could pay 5x that!
2. 100% uptime. Once setup, this camera performs reliably. Seamlessly reconnects to your network as needed. This is a zero intervention device.
3. Local and remote viewing. The software for your phone is pretty good (once you get it setup), and you can view your camera from anywhere.
4. You wont be asked (or tricked) into subscribing to a service to view or store your videos. I don't think D-Link even offers one.

BAD:
1. D-Link devices are notoriously difficult to setup, and this camera is no exception. Many of the bad reviews of D-Link devices are from purchasers who give up in frustration, and frankly I can't blame them. Unless you have patience and at least a little bit of home technology experience, beware. (The typical consumer will be happier paying the extra $$$ for the Nest camera.)
2. Motion detection and sound pickup are primitive. Lots of experimentation may be needed to get the settings just the way you want them. Don't expect professional results.

Took me over an hour to setup my camera, and I admit I came close to throwing up my hands. The solution was to choose a different model of camera from the setup menu than the model that I purchased, and that seemed to do the trick. Other users have reported other issues and fixes. But what those of us who eventually got this working have in common was patience and some free time. If you have these traits, and want to save a buck on video security, the D-Link camera may be for you.

I plan to expand my system with additional cameras, as well as D-Link's also notorious video security server. God help me.

When I got this camera, I could not get it to work using the software provided my D-Link. The camera would not configure using the wizard for Mac and also the D-Link app for the iPhone. I decided I had a bad camera and so Amazon sent me another one with the intent of me sending this one back to them. So, when I got the replacement, I had the same issues with the install. I was just about to give up but then decided to use the WPS button on the router and the camera. The install instructions are a little vague and I was under the assumption that you needed another piece of hardware called the registered Cloud Router to do this. But, I winged it and voila, camera hooked up and I was able to ip address into it with the web browser to finish the configuration process. As I still had the first camera, I followed the same steps and got it up and running. After both cameras were hooked up to my router, I tried to use the D-Link software and it still could not find either camera. But, I did find a couple of third party apps, IP Camera Viewer 2 for the Mac, and OWLR in the iTunes store for the iPhone that allows me to see the cameras. At that point, it was just a matter of signing into each camera using my browser, setting up FTP, and then send images from both cameras to my Weather Underground page (KCAMARKL9). You can go to it, click on the webcam box under the map and then click on my image. There are two cameras there and what you see is probably taken a minute or so ago from cameras. Enjoy!! BTW, I would recommend these cameras even though I have them indoors looking out. They're cheap enough and actually have a pretty good picture. Just throw away the crappy install instructions and supporting software and go with a third party app. As an aside, I decided to keep both cameras.

Camera won't link up. Have changed upnp settings, security settings and was on the phone with tech support for atleast 3 hours. I am a very tech savvy person. I think I just may have received a defective product. I will be contacting the seller to get another, to see if that is the issue. I really hate to leave 1 star reviews but when a product doesn't work/do what it's supposed to, that's what it deserves. So much for security.

UPDATE: After speaking with customer service they have fixed the issue and helped me very quickly to resolve the issue. Thankyou

Gave this a four only because instructions are not very clear on how to install wirelessly....I finally called tech support ( found phone number on website) and they walked me through the install.... The other thing is the cord isn't very long so might not be able to put it where you want/ need it and still be able to reach the electric outlet.....I just ordered my third one bd would recommend these for the price the picture is great and in color...

I purchased a pair of these D-Link DCS-932Ls along with a D-Link DIR-605L Wireless N router,D-Link DNR-202L Network Video Recorder and a Seagate 1TB external drive in order to build a (relatively) simple and (comparatively) inexpensive home surveillance "nanny cam" system that allowed remote viewing, continuous recording and motion detection without having to purchase a subscription or eat up tons of bandwidth uploading the video to someone else's cloud service.For the Novice user with one or two of these cameras who just wants live viewing, it should be a pretty simple proposition.The Push-Button WPS worked with minimal fiddling (had to try a couple of times) to connect the camera to the router, the software registered the cameras to D-Link's free "cloud" service (that serves to direct app requests to your cameras), and the free Android app does just what it says on the tin.If you're looking to set up a system like mine, it'll probably take a moderate level of technical know-how and a not-insignificant investment of time getting everything configured. I didn't find the D-Link community forums until after I got everything set up, but a few of the threads there might have saved me some grief.Features verified to work:- Wireless N connection to the router, configured using push-button WPS- Video at 640x480 at 12-15fps. (Daytime color and Night-time black-and white, but more on that under Issues below)- Night vision with IR LEDs. (When Night-mode is on, the front of the camera sports four red LEDs, but the illumination is otherwise undetectable to the naked eye)- Remote live view through mydlink.com, Android app, direct IP interface (though this one can be a little tricky to set up to work correctly from outside your network), Live View pane of the DNR-202L- Motion detection with ability to specify sensitivity and zones to ignore (I'm still tweaking this.)- Audio (but with some drawbacks detailed below)- Recording\Playback through D-Link DNR-202L Network Video Recorder. Continuous recording of Audio and Video with highlighting of Motion Detection events.Features I haven't tried:- iPhone app.- E-mail alerts on motion detection- FTP uploads - scheduled, on motion detection, or continuous- Dynamic DNS - D-Link offers a free DynDNS account, I guess? You can also sync the camera to a DDNS service.- User Accounts - you can set up sub accounts that do not have access to camera settings, but can still see the Live View- Recording using 3rd-party software. Other reviews report this is possible. I didn't want to tie up a home computer's CPU cycles, bandwidth, or storage with the recording responsibilities.Complaints\Issues:- Cameras are not HD. Max resolution is 640x480. That's sufficient for my purposes and cuts down on the amount of storage taken up. I've got the DNR-202L recording the two cameras at the max framerate the wireless bandwidth will allow, which is around 12-15fps, using "medium" quality MJPEG and it looks like I'll be getting around 8 days of continuous recording on a 1TB drive.- Restricted Field of View. 45 deg horizontal captures only a portion of the room, where some more expensive cameras will have a fov of 90 or even 120 degrees, which will capture an entire room if placed in a corner. Again, I've been able to place the cameras to capture what I need, and for the price you can probably purchase two of these for the price of one of the others. (See 3/20/2014 update at the end of this review.)- Day\Night automatic mode is ALMOST ALWAYS in black-and-white Night mode. Many times under normal room lighting you can switch to color Day mode and everything looks just fine, but the automatic Day\Night practically needs a supernova in your room to consider it bright enough to switch the IR off. Unfortunately, there's no adjustment for the sensitivity in the settings. You can set a schedule for Day-Night or set it to Always Day, Always Night or Manual, but none of those really seem like a proper solution. Supposedly, the firmware for the 942L (the next version up with the microSD card) has implemented a smarter algorithm for Day\Night detection, but there's no telling if that same fix will ever find its way to the 932L.- Only offers MJPEG encoding for video. The 942L also offers h.264 which offers considerable reduction in file size for recorded video (only matters if you're recording, which I am).- Audio isn't great. There's a constant background static and sound pickup can be faint. You can usually make out conversations that occurred within 7-10 feet of the camera if you turn up the volume and wear headphones, but be careful that the Day\Night mode doesn't switch while you're doing it because that can be DEAFENING.- AC adapter cable is SHORT. It's MAYBE 5 feet long. Considering most AC outlets are about a foot off the floor, and most cameras will be mounted in a corner near the ceiling, this probably won't be enough by itself. Both of my preferred locations required the use of an extension cord which just doesn't look nice. (See update 4/15/2014 below.)- Java security weirdness. If you view the Live View through the camera's direct IP interface (as opposed to the mydlink.com web interface or Android\iPhone app), recent Java security changes require you to add an exception for the camera's IP address to the Site List in the Java Security settings.- Documentation isn't fantastic. It's not awful, but there are certainly some gaps explaining esoteric settings. (Light frequency?) You have to find the documentation first, though.- Push notifications for disconnections. It's a minor thing, but you can turn on push notifications on your Android device for camera events, but you can't specify which events you want to hear about or ignore (e.g.: only motion). As it is, any time the wireless connection drops, even for a moment or two, I get a notification on my phone that the camera disconnected.Why This Particular Setup:- DCS-932L - The cameras offered Audio and nightvision at a decent quality much less expensively than other alternatives I've seen, as well as remote live viewing without the use of a subscription service- DIR-605L - I'd read you need to dedicate a router to your cameras to avoid bogging down other services on your network (e.g.: Netflix). In the end, I'm actually using it as a switch plus wireless access point (with LAN port to Lan port connection to the "parent" router and DHCP disabled on the 605L) so that the NVR and camera traffic is sequestered to the 605L, but the NVR and cameras are still on the same subnet as the rest of my computers, facilitating access.- DNR-202L - Local recording of (and remote access to) continuous Audio and Video without the use of a subscription service- Seagate 1TB portable external drive - the DNR-202L does not have its own storage, and requires an external USB hard drive. 1TB provides about 8 days of continuously-recorded 12-15fps "medium quality" MJPEG audio\video from two DCS-932Ls.The Other Alternatives I Considered:- Logitech Alert Indoor Master - My runner-up selection. Uses networking-over-power by communicating through special power adapters to avoid tying up your home network , has HD cameras with 130 degree fov, is probably easy to configure, and allows remote live viewing. Does not require a subscription for recording video, but my understanding is that local video recording is done by designating a home computer to do so using Logitech's included software or a 3rd party solution, although the camera's built-in microSD cards hold a certain amount of video until it's ready to be downloaded. This was roughly the same price as my setup, but only came with one camera, and additional cameras are nearly twice the price. There is some subscription service offered by Logitech, but I didn't see that it offered any meaningful benefits over the free service.- Netgear VueZone - Cameras are truly wireless, being battery operated, but they don't record audio. Requires a subscription or 3rd party software (on a home PC) for continuous recording and playback. The full-featured 110 degree fov camera with nightvision is twice as expensive as the 932L.- Foscam - No subscriptions, comparatively inexpensive, pan-tilt with two-way audio, but again - need to dedicate a PC with Foscam or 3rd-party sofware to recording and playback.- Lorex Wireless (and similar) - A true "surveillance system" with a dedicated DVR-type unit. Most require physical installation of BNC cables from the cameras to the DVR unit, although I did see a Lorex system with two wireless cameras at a big-box retailer for about the price I paid for my setup. The reviews were poor, so I dropped it from consideration.Two things that keep coming up in this review:- Subscriptions. It's a matter of principle for me, so it's a personal preference thing. I prefer to buy products rather than services. I get what I paid for and then I'm done putting money into it. Plus, I'm not at the mercy of a company who may discontinue the service before I'm done using it. I am using D-Link's mydlink cloud...thingy, but it's free, and it's not essential.- Use of a home PC for recording\playback purposes. I don't like the idea of using up CPU cycles, bandwidth, and storage space on my main computer for recording, plus I don't have to worry about the recording service starting back up automatically if there's a brief outage. With the NVR, you can access the recorded video for playback from any of the computers in the house (or remotely), and I've unhooked the power to the cameras and the NVR more than once to move them and had recording start back up very quickly without any intervention on my part.There you have it! I've had the system running for about a week now, so if I experience any issues with reliability down the road, I'll update my review.Update 03/20/2014: I installed one of those $6 add-on wide angle lenses (intended for iPhones and tablets) on each of my cameras, which provides a substantial increase to the limited field of view with the tradeoff of a slight decrease in image clarity. If you're considering something similar, I recommend a clip-style version of the 0.67x wide angle lens, since the magnetic versions can interfere with the IR filter operation. Because of the shape of the camera, you won't be able to use the clip itself (I've got mine attached with a dab of superglue), but you won't have to figure out how to remove the magnet.Update 04/15/2014: I purchased a pair of 12' 2.1mm x 5.5mm Male to Female DC Power Extension Cables to add extra length to the power cable (without running an AC extension cord halfway up the wall). So far, the cameras appear to function just fine with the extensions. The original DCS-932L plugs are angled, where these are straight, so the cord sticks out a bit farther from the back of the unit, but it's not a problem where I've got my cameras placed.

Worked ok- range was a bit limited. Picture quality good. Looked around a bit on amazon found cheaper alternatives that look about the same picture wise. Do your research before you buy anything.If you found this review helpful in any way please take a moment and hit the button.Thank You.

While I like the physical product, there are some misleading features that are just not available as advertised with this product. The price was fine, the picture quality is fine , but there are misleading features in the advertising of said product. 2 way talk feature does not work, can not shut off microphone as to stop the false alerts of sounds even though I have them shut off in the settings, night vision feature works if you don't have camera placed in a window. The inferred light shines off the window an blinds the camera from seeing anything, solution was to either tape over the Inferred light or have spot lights on out side to light up the surrounding area so the camera could see witch defeats the Inferred feature to begin with. The meShare app is less to be desired as well. many features not available as of yet and get a coming soon message when trying to use features. Live chat does not exist. Customer service is lack luster at best. Sent an e-mail weeks ago to ask about features with this product and have yet to here a response. HD only seems to work on my I Phone or I Pad only, can not get the meShare app on my Kindle Fire 7 HDX whitch in android platform. Cloud storage not available yet, when I click on it I get the message coming soon. Share feature wont turn off and I don't know who I'm sharing with, this feature automatically turned on when I set up cameras and does not have a shut off setting in the meShare app. Cameras need to be plugged into power outlets to work, had I know this at purchase I would have purchased battery powered cameras instead. Over all that I can think of saying now would give me at best a poor too/ fair rating of this product. A little more honesty in the description of this product and it's features should be implemented to the buying public on the amazon community.

It's item gives you a lot for a low price. It's got really high definition live viewing from an application that was super easy to set up so that I can keep an eye on my apartment or dogs it even has a built-in speaker so you can talk through it and hear things going on in your home. But the motion sensor and sound sensor does not always respond like they're supposed to. Which is very important considering that this item does not have automatic recording capabilities so the only way you get notified is through a push notification and like I said that doesn't always work properly. But it's good to have near a door so that you can see someone's face clearly.

FOLLOWUP REVIEW 5/2/2016Unfortunately, I will be downgrading my review of this product to 3/5 stars, and I'll explain why below.SETUP: Super easy. I added an additional camera, and it was very easy to add. I also shared a camera using the web service, which was very straightforward and easy to setup. All-in-all, 5 stars for easy of installation/setup.WEB STREAMING: Super easy! Log in, click a view, and you're in! However, you are limited to streaming a single camera at a time, unless you have multiple tabs up. You also can not change the size of the stream. You also cannot change between LD and HD, but rather only HD mode. This is great for me, but may not be ideal for some with slower internet speeds. All-in-all, for a free streaming service, again I give it 5 stars.PHONE/TABLET/APP VIEW: Now we start with the bad. A recent update removed motion alerts. I highly recommend downloading a previous version of MeShare that supports motion alerts. This was a huge downgrade to their app. Otherwise, the app works great! You can remotely install firmware upgrades, install the camera to your account, and most importantly, view your camera from anywhere you have internet access (WiFi, 3G, 4G, and so on). Due to the recent downgrade, broken support links, and promise of a cloud recording feature (via the app) that has yet to arrive, I am giving this a 4/5. The quality, and ability to switch from LD/HD still makes this a great app.MOTION/AUDIO ALERTS: This can be hit or miss. It does very well at detecting motion about 70-90% of the time (recently has been getting worse and worse after the firmware update), but will also detect sunrise and sunsets. This is not abnormal for low-cost cameras. However, again, motion detection is a feature that was removed from the MeShare app, I will be giving this a 4/5 stars.VIDEO QUALITY (DAY): Looks amazing for the price! Not much to say other than I can see the paint texture on the wall, all the shadows, and overall good quality for the price you pay.NIGHT MODE: While the night vision is impressive, there is no way to force the night mode, and the software does an iffy job at detecting when it gets too dark for day mode. As a result, I have to push this to 4/5. The quality of night vision saves this from being lower.MICROPHONE: Very sensitive, works well, and seemingly no/little lag. Pretty simple. 5/5.SPEAKERS: These are a complete joke! It's just a bunch of mumbled garbage. This should not have been added, since there is no way to hear anything that comes through. I was highly disappointed. 1/5.LOCAL RECORDING: No recording from web view, and app view only records locally onto your phone. No cloud recording is available beyond motion detection alerts. However, recording on your phone/tablet works great if you have the storage. I only wish there was a way to record to a desktop/PC, but for the price point, I am not too disappointed. 4/5.CLOUD RECORDING: This feature has been advertised since October of 2014. This feature is STILL not available. They will provide a single picture for voice detection, and 5 pictures for motion detection. 0/5. No actual recording as promised 'soon.' This was a huge selling point for me when I visited their website and purchased a second unit, only to realize this has been 'soon' since late 2014.OVERALL: Great unit for the price. The overall streaming quality is VERY impressive. I also love how many ways you can view the stream. However, due to the lack of features, removal of features, and false promises, I must push this to a 4/5. The reason I still keep it at 4 stars is because the streaming quality is very impressive for a $40 IP camera, and includes streaming at no additional cost via web and phone/tablet app. You truly do get what you pay for, but I feel like the quality and free streaming give me a little bit more than what I initially expected at this price point. I would easily pay extra for cloud recording, but am still happy with the peace of mind I get being able to check-in and stream while away.WHO SHOULD BUY THIS? Anyone who wants to be able to check-in, or view a live stream locally or remotely. The audio is also great, but do not expect to use the speakers that come with the camera. Please also note I tested this with Android, but do not have an iPhone. I can't speak for iOS users, but the app is great for Android, and the LD (low def) feature is great for using as little data as possible, while having the ability to switch to HD. In case anything happens, I especially like how you can record to your phone if needed. It's not much, but you're only paying $40. All-in-all, this is great for a basic live feed. You can stream from your phone, tablet, or the web. If your phone/tablet does not support the MeShare app (like my Nexus 10), I recommend using a third party app store/website to download the APK and at least test it out. I did this for my Nexus 10, and it streams beautifully.QUESTIONS? Ask! I've been using this camera (two, actually) very heavily, and will gladly answer any questions below. I hope this helps someone! Please let me know if it helped any of you out there. Thanks for reading!---------------Initial Review 3/28/2016:I received the product last night and installed it this morning. So far I really like this device. I have not mounted this device yet, as I will be moving (the reason for purchasing this device is to monitor my front door in a new neighborhood from work). So far... it's great. However, it's not perfect. The motion/audio sensor is it's biggest downfall. In contrast, the strong day/night vision, response time, and app/web view options, make this a very strong choice... especially for the overall cost. For how much you're paying, it's hard to be upset.SETUP: Initial setup went great! Plugged the device in, downloaded the app (required to register device), created an account, and added the device. After this, per a notification, I downloaded the latest update to my camera. The app did for me... keeping everything super easy!PHONE VIEW: So far the phone view is great. I am able to view my camera from wifi and 3G. Response time is around 1-3 seconds from what I can tell (2s times on web, 1s from phone on wifi), and overall it is very easy to use.WEB VIEW: I really wanted to test this out. I tried this via my own wifi, and will test from work later today. So far, the quality is very impressive. I used email registration (as opposed to phone number, fb, or google), which was easy to log in with. The other options may be just as easy, but I have only tested email registration login through their website. I am only testing one camera, but it looks like you can toggle between registered cameras on the right side panel (though I don't see anything for split camera view other than possibly opening multiple tabs).MOTION/AUDIO NOTIFICATIONS: So far it is hit and miss... but I want to test this out more before judging the motion/audio sensor. I love how it notifies my phone. It doesn't ALWAYS tell me when there's motion, BUT I think that's because I tried testing motion too often (I'm sure after the sensor is tripped, it waits xx minutes before being tripped again... so I'll be testing this feature more so later on).DAY VISION: Great quality in both low and high quality settings! I feel the night vision (B&W) is tripped too easily. I do wish there was a sensitivity feature, but if you provide plenty of light, it will stay on day/color mode.NIGHT VISION: WOW! I am very impressed. I thought this device would have horrible night vision due to the overall cost. I could not have been more wrong. If you need both day and night vision, this has both!MICROPHONE: The sensitivity is very high for this microphone, and will not disappoint. I really have nothing bad here to say! It was able to detect both ambient sounds as well as voices.SPEAKER: I have not yet tested this feature.CLOUD RECORDING: Unfortunately, this feature is not yet available for this device. Their website is pretty basic, and I have read that this has been 'coming soon' for a few years now. Do not look forward to this being added anytime soon.GENERAL RECORDING: There is a screenshot/video record feature on the app, but nothing for the web view. There is also no SD card, so recording features are very limited. This definitely limits the device's audience, as some may want to play older content.CONCLUSION:A solid device for the price. With the ability to mount this product, high quality day and night vision, and so much more, this is a solid choice. However, the hit/miss motion/audio sensor and lack of cloud recording available may not make this suitable for everyone who needs these features. It is also missing the ability to store your recordings on an SD card. So in short... the only way to record at the moment is through the app onto your phone. As a result, I only recommend this device for users who are looking for a live video/audio feed, where recording and playback features are not crucial. Since you can only record from your phone while pushing a button (much like on a phone's camera), your playback options are very limited.

Easy enough to setup on PC and Smart Phone. Clear Video. Works fine in freezing temperatures. Audio needs help. Support program motion detection is very choppie. It takes random snap shots (many times after the detection has left the view area and many times none). Audio detection takes snap shots constantly. (Had to disable Audio Detection notification due to annoyance). WIFI range could be lots better too. You have to be watching to be able to do a video clip of anything. Motion detection should auto record video to PC and or Phone. Not having this ability defeats the reason of having it.This system needs to have MUCH better software support.......

I have recently purchase two of these cameras. They use a Meshare to view on your cell phone. However; they recently had an upgrade and when I upgraded the software I could no longer view my camera. So at this poing it is useless until I get a fix for it. The Cameras are good but the software needs help.

No instructions, no setup program. Fortunately those are available online from D-Link, do a Google search. The bad news is you can't access all the internal camera setup features with any browser that does not support Java (yes Java not JavaScript) That is pretty much all browsers these days with the exception of Internet Explorer 10 which is optionally available in Windows 10. Chrome won't even show you the "home" page in the camera. Firefox will show you all the internal pages but won't show any video. It took several hours to figure all this out and find a solution on the web. After all that it seems to be working well. My application needs the FTP and Email motion detection reporting features.
Edit: In Google Play Store there is an app OWLR D-Link for viewing the video on your smartphone.

Initially it worked fine but then when I needed to move it I did a factory reset (as advised) and that's when the trouble started - the wizard couldn't locate the camera, even though it was visible on my local network. After consulting the online help (very little help), I trawled the web instead and learnt a valuable lesson: "Make sure you select the correct wizard". If you get the wrong wizard, like I did from the wizard support page, it may run and search (and run and run and run) but won't state if its potentially incompatible with your specific camera or provide any other messages such as 'compatible with camera's XYZ only'. So you need to go to the specific product support page and download from there. After several days of hunting for a solution, I located the correct wizard and the camera is up and running again. I chose it for its 'low light' claims and indeed it works albeit quality is video pretty low. One annoyance is that it always starts streaming with the microphone on, which leads to a lot of background white-noise. So my advice is to take care when selecting your installation wizard from the DLink website.

I had high hopes for this camera however I was left seeing that this product is now showing it's age.
The setup of the camera was simple enough via Ethernet cable however I was never able to get it to connect to my router. Odd enough my router did notice the camera and the camera would notice the router but they just wouldn't talk through WiFi.

Once things were finally connected I was able to go through the various settings such as audio notifications, motion, email and ftp upload.

I tried out the android app which worked well but left you with little to no options for the camera. You could only turn the audio on and off, take a snapshot and change the day/night mode. Careful though, when it switches to night mode it's so loud it will trigger a audio alert.

The video quality is the real disappointment. At a distance of 18 feet the clock on the wall was blurry. This was a concern because if there was a break in and I just had a blurry face then what is the point? (Images looking at a door that is 18 feet away)
The video was also not smooth, there was a noticeable stutter in the video like which is a result of the slow frame rate of the camera.
The narrow viewing angle also raised concerns for this camera. At 18 feet you're only able to capture a small part of the room.

Pro's
Fairly easy to setup
FREE Online viewing of camera
Ability to set the camera to send you email image alerts and ftp uploads of images
You can connect to the camera with 3rd party software, I tested with iSPY
Decent night viewing

Cons
Poor video quality
Narrow viewing angel
Low frame rate
Switching from day/night mode triggers an alert

Square away some of the software problems and you could easily get another star or maybe even two.

The short version

The hardware is quite capable however it is limited by a vast array of uncoordinated applications. Android, iPhones and Windows appear to be well supported while the iMac and iPad can have problems with Java. Software necessary (mydlinkhome) to operate the remote outlet is available for iPhone and Android phones but not for iPads and iMacs.

Installation is never as easy as they say, however if you have a recent dLink router you may have better luck. The good news here is that they have a toll free support line, available 24/7, however you will encounter varying levels of proficiency.

Probably the best app that I have encountered is Mydlink lite. It will recognize the switch module however it will not control it but it is great for monitoring and changing settings on the camera.

A bit longer version

Dec of 2014

Thought I should begin with a date since this will not be one of those slam dunk installations they keep raving about.

It began when my sister installed a dLink camera so the that family and friends could monitor their new puppies. It worked great and the software installed easily on my Android Phone and our iPad devices. After reviewing the hardware I thought that dLink had a good selection of hardware in a reasonable price range.

The master plan was to get one of their remote switch modules and use it to turn on and off the camera with the IPad or Smart Phone.

I purchased the DSP-W215 module and began the task of trying to make it work. The first glitch I ran into was that none of their software is made to operate on an IMac. That is correct none, nada and zip !!!

If you get nothing else from this review you need to know this important fact. They have knowledgeable tech support available 24/7 at the following number 877 453-5465.

Maybe if I had a dLink Router I might have had the simple installation they keep bragging about however that was not the case. After two trouble calls (I ran out of time midway threw the first one) I was finally able to get the Network to recognize the wireless switch module. I had to install MyDlink Home on my Android Phone and on my Wife’s iPhone. This works very well and allow us to have control of the switch from almost anywhere. Unfortunately that software is not available for the iPad or iMac! However once the camera is turned on you can monitor the camera from the mydlink Lite app which is available for Android, iPhone and iPad.

Now it is time for a camera so I chose the DCS-932L. I chose it primarily because of it’s low cost. It dose not have the resolution I wanted however if we can get this to work we will simply add a high resolution camera at a later date.

After downloading the setup wizard (they do have one that works with the iMac) I began to configure the device. I was able to recognize the camera however I was not able to get it to connect wirelessly. Another call to the tech center and after wandering through router settings and other mysterious incantations we finally got it to work.

Currently I have full control of the camera from my Android phone and our iPhone. I can view the camera on our iPads however I cannot control the switch from there. I do not have any viewing capabilities on my iMac. There may be some other software from a different vendor that might allow me to do that (dLink software has problems working with the Java that the used on Apple OS ).

I have not yet been able to generate eMail alerts so that will be our next trouble call.

I must say that I am impressed with the capabilities of this camera. It will sense motion and sound, it does send alerts to my Android Phone (however I do not know how it does it) and it does a pretty good job in the dark (the black and white night video is not nearly as clear as the daylight video).

Once you get it set up it is easy to use and appears to be pretty reliable. You can monitor the camera over a wifi connection or anywhere you have a good strong cell phone signal.

Note - the camera works in the 2.4 Ghz range. If you have a cordless phone or other wifi hardware operating in close proximity you could have some interference problems.

Let me start out by saying that I have worked in IT for 25 years and am very familiar with bringing up IP devices.

With that said, it took me 3 hours to get this thing working. I was able to get a wired connection going in 10 minutes.
I was able to get it connected via WPS WiFi in about a half hour.
The problem was getting it to talk to D-Link’s servers for remote use while on WiFi. I’m not sure what solved the problem but at one point I made 2 changes to the configuration that got it to work.

1) When using DHCP, the DNS server spaces in the camera configuration are blank. I entered Comcast’s east coast primary and secondary DNS IPs
2) After reading in the reviews section here that having a dash in the SSID was a problem, I removed the dash from my SSID.

After making these two changes I successfully connected to “the internet”. I’m not sure which one did the trick.

With that said, I’d bet that my second camera would take 30 min to set up.

Oh yeah, I also reflashed the firmware on the camera. It was at 1.6 and the latest was 1.9. I’m not sure if that was necessary.

Video quality is acceptable. Its field of view is fairly narrow. Not nearly as wide as a DropCam. But then again, for the price of a Dropcam Pro, I can buy 4 of these things. So keep that in mind.

In summary, it works, install is a hassle and there is little to know product support. It’s the ANTI-Apple product experience. Its more like buying a Chinese item on ebay. You work at it and eventually, you (hopefully) figure it out. The up side to buying from Amazon is that if it doesn’t work, you can send it back.

Prior to a firmware upgrade I could manage the camera with a generic software and I could hence use enhanced motion detection and local storage without having to buy storage...After the upgrade the camera stopped responding to the TCP port and hence I could not manage the camera anymore nor use my local storage...this was done due to security reasons (as per the vendor)...and there are no plans to include SSL or something that would make it secure but still allow local storage instead of having to buy their cloud services.

I could not get the camera to work. Tried all the special instructions which involved messing with my router settings. I am sure it may be a great camera but too complicated to get it working. Returned and refunded with no issues. :)

There 2 led light you can't turn offThe app they say to use is garbage no recording ability very laggy video and and half the settings don't workMotion sensor does not work goes off on setup but that's itThey 2 way radio works but no way to turn volume up on speaker people say they can't hear meThey need to add SD card slot and give use the ability to turn off lights and adjust motion sensor distance

The camera itself may or may not work well. I was not able to get to that point because the app in opinion is acceptable and you can only set this camera up via the MeShare app. Whats unacceptable about the app to me, is that requires access to just about every aspect of your phone. Your call history, your app history, browsing history, your contacts, and many more. On top of that, you have to sign up with some website for the app to work. Sending this one back. Next.

Camera is way toooo sensitive as it picks up house sounds and auto lights on n off and alerts phone constantly. Had to shut alerts off and check camera alerts on line 3 or 4 times a day. All I was doing is checking phone for 20-30 alerts daily or more. Whew!!! Enough!! Sensitivity should be adjustable every for a few bucks more. Great Pictures tho………...

Got the camera yesterday. Packed well, easy enough to find software. Note that although it says it will support iPads, the software on the App store for iOS is for iPhone only, so it doesn't scale properly on an iPad. The problem is that it's really not worthwhile as a security camera at all.#1 - it detects motion walking by about 25% of the time, if you're lucky. (And I'm talking about being within 2-3 feet of the camera itself.)#2 - after the first evening I've never gotten the software to load the picture from the camera on my iPad at all, even though the (sparse) motion alerts get to my iPad so there must be communication.#3 - from the web interface you cannot adjust HD or LD (high or low def) picture.#4 - you can't use it inside pointing out through glass because when it's not light enough the IR LED turns on and creates glare (even if you have light outside on the porch).#5 - Their website said "lifetime support" but there is no support for this product. Just a message that says "Amazon customers go to Amazon for support." Amazon then points us back to their webiste.#6 - They're using third party software that offers most of its support on the camera that they sell (not this camera).#7 - That software has very limited configuration options and talks of a vaporware "cloud service" that they'll charge a monthly fee for with more options and longer recording and is "coming soon" (as of December 2014).#8 - The free cloud service (only option) just grabs 5 pictures when it detects motion instead of continuing to record for a longer time. It's about 2fps when it does that.#9 - You can only record onto a smartphone (or tablet) but not on your PC.I'll most likely return this if I don't get the help I need to get the motion sensing situation rectified.

Bought to keep an eye on some things while I was out of town but it didn't play well with ATT U-verse equipment so I didn't get to use it. Doesnt have option for adding onboard memory like I thought either. Too much comparison shopping and I confused myself. That's on me but how can that not be a standard feature? That would cost very little and make an infinitely more capable product. Used an old phone and an app I found in the play store instead. The app for the phone made it perfectly capable for video, has option for extra storage, easy access to remote viewing, and had no problems hooking up to wireless network so next time I need to keep an eye on something when I'm away I'll use one of those. Used smartphones are cheap.

Great camera \ Crap application.

You get what you pay.

Had quite a bit of trouble setting up this camera. Not with the Camera itself, but it's integration with the DLINK my home platform. The DLink application would not discover the camera on my network. However, I was able to easily login to the camera's web interface from the same device that was running the dlink application, and view the camera there. Additionally, I installed a third party program (OWLR) and it pulled it up without an issue. I've tried constant resetting and re-installation of the DLINK my home software, still the same issue. It will NOT find this camera. I've tried from two iphones and one ipad. All devices can pull up the cameras web interface (IP address in the browswer) but their App is just complete garbage.

DO not buy unless you want a headache. It isn't worth the money. I'm keeping the camera because I was able to (outside of dlink) use a third party program to view this camera. This was my only way of getting it to work.

This camera is probably adequate IF you have a D-Link Cloud router. I do not. Sadly I did not real all the reviews before I ordered this device, but it cannot be configured with the high-end Linksys router that I use. There is no capability to "find" the network to connect to, unless you have a D-Link Cloud router; what you are instructed to do is connect the device to the router. I did this, and was hopeful that we were getting somewhere. There were encouraging clicks and blinks in the device, and it showed up as a busy port on the router. But then an error message appeared. I could not find any error messages on the D-Link website to check it against. So I tried the process again with the same result, trying various options such as resets, changing cables, using a different port on the router, etc. After the third try with identical error message I remembered that the definition of insanity is trying a solution that fails identically over and over, and expecting a different outcome. So I decided to write this one off as a learning experience. I probably need to spend a bit more to get a device that will work.

OK, it was 2 years ago when I bought the 932L, setup was a little confusing but got it on the second try. The camera worked as needed forva few weeks so I bought a pan and tilt version for my patio. Setup was easier this time and it worked excatly as it was intended. After a week it had the dreaded "red X" on the app. I had to reset the camera. Again it worked for a few days and then needed a reset. This continued as was a real pain as when I was away and wanted to view my patio area it couldn't connect. It also seemed that the 932L would also go offline only when I was away from home???? By the end of the first year they were both needing resets every few days and then the 932L did not reset and got very hot.
So at present I have one that has ceased operation and one that can only be used when I am here to reset it!! Not going to use these products again.

I bought this for surveillance in our yard. I want to be able to save the video on a continuing basis.
I set it up fairly easily. I got a good view and set up the app on my phone.
That part works ok if you have a bit of computer knowledge.
From there, it gets pretty bad.
It took me 5 hrs to set up the online system for it and then it still wouldn't send me emails for motion detection.
Ignoring that for the time being I tried to set it up to save video.
I had to call support. After finally setting up an acct to talk to them, the very patient support person walked me through downloading, extracting, and setting up the D-View system.
Here is where it gets weird and where I'm sorry I bought this....
When you set up the video capture system you must disable your user acct on your pc. Essentially this program takes over the pc. It comes up with a screen you literally cannot get out of. You can't escape, you can't control-alt-delete because, get this, it disables it! I had to do a hard restart and be sure to not start the d-link software.
The support person did mention it would be best to buy other storage but I didn't know it was because it would render my pc essentially useless.
I am deciding what to do. Buying storage will cost me more than the unit did and I'm not convinced that will change what is happening to my pc, so it's likely I'll just send this back.
I gave it two stars because if you only want it for a monitor it would be fine but for any other surveillance it's not what you want.
I won't buy another d-link device because I think they are being unclear at the very least. They make it sound like it's so easy to use and it's just so not.

No video at times (says disconnected) even when I am getting sound and motion notifications via phone. I have to power-cycle the camera often. I have a request in at FunLux. If I get any action from them I'll update this review.

I don't really like writing reviews as long as the products I received are working fine. However, when a product I received doesn't work and when I try contacting their customer service support to help and they take very long time to reply, I get frustrated. I understand that the device doesn't work with 5.0 ghz channel so I had to change the wifi from my iphone6 to 2.4 ghz. And it still wouldn't connect.I tried with the zink, as well as the wireless device.If I could give this product a zero star, I would definitely pick that. I will be returning this unit and get something else.

Purchased the camera in March 2016. Worked great, awesome quality picture, wide view, 2 way talk. It kept wanting me to update on the camEra firmware, which I did twice. Camera kept working great. Then May 2016 came, and the camera lost connection. It does not work anymore. I am unable to hard reset the camera, by the reset whole on the back of the device itself. I spoke with the support team for the device, and I need to provide payment for a new one, as I am now unable to return to Amazon. Prime

1- App only seems to be able to be downloaded on phone or tablet. If you want this on your Mac or PC so you can for example monitor the front of a business....nope.2-After figuring that out, the camera would not recognize my Comcast router for home.3-After that I took it to my office, and the camera would not recognize my Comcast business gateway.Why would you make a product that can't even recognize an every day router is beyond me. After reviewing the instructions there are distinctions made between 5ghz and 2.4ghz, dual band, single band etc....as an end user I don't want to know about all of that....i don't want to have to have a PhD in computer science to have to figure out your stupid product.I want a product that works. It should really not be this difficult. Plug in the camera, type in your network key, done. Well, apparently that's too much to ask for.Maybe you will have better luck than me. I'm so frustrated if I could leave less than a 1 star review, I would.

Do not waste your money. I had bought this thinking it would be an easy set up. First of all, support for this product is pretty much non existent, and when I did get help they always told me to try something different that didn't end up working. First I had to change my wireless settings to be split for a 2.4 and 5 gHz broadcast, then I set it up so it would be on the 2.4 and still didn't work. Next it was that my wireless router was ac and not b/g well I switched it and it still didn't work. IT SHOULDNT BE THAT COMPLICATED. Your company and product sucks. Even worse is your app! FFS

Like the way it arrived very fancy and yet portable although major issues,1) LED does turn on however it does not blink nor activate with other LED lights after it connects.2) Comnection/Set up is very difficult even though it says simple, it's not. MeShare app is experiencing bugs and everytime you type the password from your wifi it files it "Wrong Password"3) Restart button does not even work , tryed for 30s and nothing not even a sign, it clicked but nothing.Hopefully I get me refund because I bought a camera that was portable for cheaper and it worked great and I bought this one for more and it's crap. Look for other cameras guys.

After 3 years of living with this camera my thoughts are:
01) OVERPRICED at current price, as of 2017-09-07
02) SLOW, the images are SLOW TO LOAD for viewing whether you are on a home network or viewing over cellular. Images are also CHOPPY.
03) LOW resolution, at 240 or 480 you won't be able to properly ID intruders. That is you can't make out faces until they are pretty much up close to the camera. BUT it'll be good enough for you to know there IS an intruder.
04) DIFFICULT to set-up
05) MOTION TRACKING ALERT is slow and spotty.

What did I use it for?: It sat in my garage so I can use it to tell if the garage door was closed or open.
* However, for more than 7 months I could only access the camera via a wifi network. When I called customer service they told me viewing over T-Mobile's network was broken. Today Sept.07.2017 I got an update that allows again viewing via a cellular network. But, after +7 months I'm pretty upset at DLink and am no longer interested in their product.

Bottom line: You can NOT use this as a security camera NOR can you use it as a baby/toddler camera even if all you care to know is whether the toddler is awake or not. THERE ARE BETTER options for this purpose that includes 2-way voice. This unit has no 2-way voice. IF you want to use it to tell if your garage door is closed or open it's okay. But at the asking price of $77.50 as of Sept-07-2017? Buy the 960L instead which is far more capable and costs $64, assuming D-Link is what you want.

CHECK OUT LOGITECH. Their cameras aren't cheap but look good performance wise.

I configured the camera as per instructions and was able to access the video feed from my iPad and iPhone. Next day, it refused to connect. I had to reset the camera. Same deal the following day. The device needs to be hands-off and reliable in order to be worth anything. I wish I could return it for a refund.

i set up smart homes and i am a computer engineer. this thing does not work. I hard wired it connected it to the wifi but the app would not work on either windows, android, or ios.. i have three phones i tried them all.. i also tried the desktop app it doesn't work either. Do not buy this as if it doesn't work now it for sure wont work a year from now when you have to move it or get a new a phone.

I tried everything but was not able to set this up with my Mac at all. I downloaded the setup wizard and the app on my phone and followed the instructions for both, multiple times and according to the camera, it was ready to be setup, the led was green, but neither one of my devices was able to locate the camera. I have the latest Airport router and used the LAN connection as instructed and it just did not work at all. I am very disappointed with this product but not surprised as I have had an issue in the past with another D-Link product. I figured that since this camera was the best seller on Amazon then it must be good and I'd give D-Link another try, but I got had by them again and I will never buy another product from D-Link.
That is just my personal feeling about the company, but this camera, just did not work with a Mac, and its supposed to. I returned it.

Honestly just don't buy this product if you have a Mac. The whole reason I bought this was because they said it was Mac compatible. Nope. Wasted hours of my time, still doesn't work and I can't get support.

So ... the instructions for setup don't work. I need a router with an ethernet connection, which I don't have. I have an Apple Airport Express like most Mac users. Doesn't work.

Ok, no problem. Let's try plan B: download the iPhone setup app. No problem, right? Nope. There's no QR code on the device for automatic setup and manual setup doesn't support this device (DCS-932L).

Frustrating, but ok, let's try plan C: download the desktop setup program. Nope. Doesn't work without an Windows-type ethernet port, which of course my Macbook doesn't have.

Plan D: call technical support. So let's see if I understand this correctly: to make this product work I need to pay for support ($40, $60 or $100 options) to speak with a human. I have to pay first before they will speak with me. So I have to pay more than the price of the product to get the basic support I need to make it work?

Seriously? Insane. Why is D-Link still in business?