D-Link DCS-5222L review

The DCS-5222L is a relatively large security camera network camera. Its design is in part dictated by its pan and tilt capabilities, which mean you have more flexibility in terms of placement compared to a fixed-angle camera. A flush plate mount and articulating arm mount are included if you want to fix the camera to the wall.

The camera essentially consists of two parts: a flat white base that allows the upper assembly to rotate, and the lens which sits inside a black spherical enclosure that can tilt vertically. The lens is surrounded by four infrared LEDs to assist with the night vision mode. There’s a non-removable ip camera new external antenna protruding from the side. The DCS-5222L’s size might make it trickier to hide out of the way than some of the smaller network cameras we’ve seen, but as a visual deterrent, there’s no mistaking it for a surveillance camera.

D-Link is known for its networking kit, sale ip camera so it’s perhaps unsurprising that it has applied some of this existing knowledge to its IP camera. The DCS-5222L integrates with the mydlink service, which is also used for remotely configuring other D-Link products such as its routers and NAS devices.

You can set up the DCS-5222L using WPS, so you just have to press the WPS button on the camera and on your router to make them pair. If your router doesn’t support WPS pairing you’ll need to first cheap ip camera connect the DCS-5222L through an Ethernet cable. You can then run the PC application or use the mydlink lite app on Android or iOS to set the camera up. You can then enter your home network’s Wi-Fi details to use the camera wirelessly. As with the DCS-2332L, if you’re using a D-Link router than supports mydlink and zero configuration, you can plug the camera in with an Ethernet cable first and it will grab the wireless settings automatically.

The mydlink lite app can also take care of firmware upgrades, and one was immediately available for our camera once HD Wireless IP Camera we’d installed it. The upgrade process took a few minutes, during which time the camera wasn’t operational, so it’s a good idea to upgrade the firmware straight away.