Panasonic BL-C10A manual

Operating Instructions Please read this manual before using and sa ve this manual for future ref erence. Netw ork Camera Panasonic Netw ork Camera W ebsite: http://www .panasonic.com/netcam for customers in the USA or Puerto Rico Model No. BL-C10A[...]

Operating Instruc tions 2 Main Features V arious remote monitoring features • Pyro electr ic in frare d se nsor *1 detect s tempera ture dif ferences caused by a human body or animals. • De tection can let came ra transfer ima ges by E-m ail or FTP *2 . • Co lor nig ht view mode (auto -adjusted) enables the camera to display images even in 1 [...]

Operati ng Instructio ns [For assi stance, p lease call : 1-800-272- 7033] 3 Suppor ting Viewnetcam. com service Vi ewnetcam.com service al lows you to access t he camera over the Internet w ith your favo rite doma in name (e.g. bob.viewne tcam.co m) instea d of a glob al IP address. Multi-Language Display T op p age, Singl e Camera an d Multi-Cam [...]

Operating Instruc tions 4 System Re quirements for your PC Y our PC (Personal Computer) a nd network mus t meet the fo llowing tec hnical specifi cations f or the camera to work pro perly . Note See Panas onic Networ k Camera s upport webs ite at http://p anasonic.co.jp/ pcc/product s/en/netw kcam/ for th e latest informa tion about web brows er . [...]

Operati ng Instructio ns [For assi stance, p lease call : 1-800-272- 7033] 5 IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS When using this unit, basic safety precaut ions s houl d always be follow ed to reduce the risk of fire, ele ctric shock, o r personal injury . 1. Read a nd underst and all i nstructio ns. 2. Keep thes e instruc tions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4[...]

Operating Instruc tions 6 T able of C ontent s 1 Camera Monitoring ............ .............. .............. .............. . 8 1.1 Accessing the Camera ........... .................... ................... ............. .... 8 1.2 Viewing Single Ca mera page ........ ................... .................... ........ 10 1.2.1 Bringing th e Clicked [...]

Operati ng Instructio ns [For assi stance, p lease call : 1-800-272- 7033] 7 3 Camera Maintena nce .............. .............. .............. ........71 3.1 Mai ntenance page..... ................... .................... ............. ............... 71 3.1.1 Confirming the S tatus ......... ................. ................. ................. .[...]

Operating Instruc tions 8 1 Camera Monito ring 1.1 Accessing the Camera 1. S tart u p th e web bro wser o n yo ur PC. 2. Enter " http: //IP Address (or URL):Po rt Number " o n the address bar , and press [ Enter] on the keyb oard. • When p ort number is 80 (defau lt), you do not need to enter p ort number . See page 30 for details about[...]

Operati ng Instructio ns [For assi stance, p lease call : 1-800-272- 7033] 9 3. Click th e following tabs to display e ach p age. Note When use rs oth er than an a dministrato r are acce ssing the camera, [Setup] and [Mai ntenance ] tab wil l not be dis played. Ad ditionall y , When [Proh ibiting unre gis tere d user s] is set on the S ecur ity: A [...]

Operating Instruc tions 10 1.2 Viewin g Sin gle Came ra page 1. Access the camera (see p age 8). • The T op p age is disp layed. 2. Click th e [Single] tab at the top of t he pag e. • When Se curity W arning window is displa yed, see page 1 1. 3. Clos e the web bro wser . Notes • While v iewing im ages under f lorescen t lighting , the imag e[...]

Operati ng Instructio ns [For assi stance, p lease call : 1-800-272 -7033] 1 1 Security W arning window T o view a video (Moti on JPEG), Activ eX ® Control s must be in st alled. Whe n trying to displa y a video fo r the first time, Secu rity W arning wi ndow will be displayed. When usi ng Window s 2000 or Windows X P , log in as an adminis trator[...]

Operating Instruc tions 12 1.2.1 Bringing the Cli cked Point to Center (Crick to Center) When you click a certa in point o n the camera image, the p oint is c entered on the image. 1. Move t he cursor to th e desired po int. 2. Click it. • The cl icked po int is ce ntered. • See p age 15 fo r the pa n/tilt operatio n. Notes • When End Display[...]

Operati ng Instructio ns [For ass istan ce, please call: 1-800-27 2-7033] 13 1.2.2 Ca pturing a S till Imag e A still im age can be saved on your PC. 1. Operate pan/til t and sel ect a reso lution to display an image. 2. Click th e capture i mage but ton. • The c amera imag e opens in a nother windo w . 3. Right-cli ck the imag e, and selec t [Sa[...]

Operating Instruc tions 14 1.2.3 Using Opera tion Bar Note When the came ra image is not displ ayed cor rectly , click [Re fresh] at th e tool bar on t he w eb b rowser. The imag e w ill b e re fres hed. End D ispla y and Preset Disp lay: When the p an/tilt has reached the end (L eft End, Right En d, Up End and Down End), End Display appears. When [...]

Operati ng Instructio ns [For ass istan ce, please call: 1-800-27 2-7033] 15 Pan/Ti lt Operation Pan/T ilt Range Note Do not app ly press ure to the p an/til t portion of the came ra. Any forced movem ent can da mage the internal mec hanism. Pan/tilt s can butt ons automati cally mov e the lens ho rizont ally from -50 ° to +50 ° a nd vertica lly [...]

Operating Instruc tions 16 1.2.4 Set ting Home Position/Sensor Position/Preset Button The home position , sensor position and 8 preset buttons can be regis tered. Preset buttons (1—4) are regi stered 1: Upper Lef t, 2: Upper Rig ht, 3: Lower Left and 4: Lower Ri ght. These buttons can be chang ed (see p age 19). • Regi ste red bu tton s a re s [...]

Operati ng Instructio ns [For ass istan ce, please call: 1-800-27 2-7033] 17 Registering a Preset Button 1. Clic k [P rog ram ]. • [Program ] switches to [Cancel]. Click [Cancel] to quit without saving chang es. 2. Pan and tilt the ca mera to a desired positi on. 3. Click a preset button (1—8) to regi ster . E.g.: Setting " Middle" fo[...]

Operating Instruc tions 18 V iewing the Image 1. Click the home position, sensor position or registe red preset butt on. • The c amer a tak es ea ch pos itio n, and the i mage is displayed. Sensor P osition P an/Tilt Putting the cursor displa ys the preset name. Home P osition UpperLeft[...]

Operati ng Instructio ns [For ass istan ce, please call: 1-800-27 2-7033] 19 Changing or Del eting the Sett ings 1. Clic k [P rog ram ]. • [Program ] switches to [Cancel]. Click [Cancel] to quit without saving chang es. 2. Pan and tilt the ca mera to a desired positi on. 3. Clic k the hom e positio n, sensor position or a preset button (1—8). 4[...]

Operating Instruc tions 20 1.3 Vi ewing Multi-Camer a p age T o view multip le came ras on the Multi-C amera p age, you need to confi gure each camera on the Multi-C amera Se tup page (s ee pa ge 49). 1. Access the camera (see p age 8). • The T op p age is disp layed. 2. Click th e [Multi] tab at the top of t he pag e. • Multi- Camera p age c a[...]

Operati ng Instructio ns [For ass istan ce, please call: 1-800-27 2-7033] 21 • When viewing v ideo (Mo tion JPEG), we reco mmend usin g an Etherne t ® switchi ng hub instead of th e repeater hub to prevent d egrada tion in vide o displ ay . • Du e to the ne twork conge stion or t he numbe r of acces ses, the refresh interva l may slow d own. ?[...]

Operating Instruc tions 22 1.4 V iewing Buff ere d Ima ge p age T o buffer the i mages on the internal memory , you need to set up im age transfer settings (se e p age 51 or page 58). Y ou can vi ew buffe red i mages on t his Buf fered Image pag e. 1. Access the camera (see p age 8). • The T op p age is disp layed. 2. Click th e [Buff ered Image [...]

Operati ng Instructio ns [For ass istan ce, please call: 1-800-27 2-7033] 23 4. Display images c licking bu ttons bel ow . Notes • Date , T ime and fra me numbe r are not disp layed in play mode. • Max imum number of buffe red images change depending on resolutio n, image quality and what obje ct t he camera buf fers. At the 320 x 240 pixels re[...]

Operating Instruc tions 24 1.5 Viewing Still Images on Y our Mobile Phone Y ou can vie w still im ages ove r the Intern et from a com patibl e mobile ph one. Enter " http://IP address (or URL):Port Num ber/mobile " on a m obile phone and press [OK]. • When th e port num ber is se t to 80 (defa ult), it is no t required. • When an aut [...]

Operati ng Instructio ns [For ass istan ce, please call: 1-800-27 2-7033] 25 Notes • If the image is not display ed properly , try the fo llowing 2 URL s. • Only an admini strator can co ntrol privac y mode. • In pri vacy mode, sensor a nd timer ima ge buf fer/transfer features a lso are stopped . • When executing [Privacy Mode] while setti[...]

Operating Instruc tions 26 2 V arious Camera Features 2.1 Using Camera Features 1. Access the camera (see p age 8). Notes • When [Al lowing unre gistered users] is set on th e Security: Adm inistrato r page, c lick [l ogin] button a nd log in as an administrato r . • When us ers other than an ad ministrator a re acces sing the camera, the [Setu[...]

Operati ng Instructio ns [For ass istan ce, please call: 1-800-27 2-7033] 27 Basic (1) Network Config ures the network s ettings such as connec tion mo de to conne ct the ca mera to the network (s ee pag e 28). (2) UPnP Enables automatic port forward ing or shortcu t to the camer a (s ee pag e 32 ). (3) V iewnetca m. com Regis ters wit h the Viewne[...]

Operating Instruc tions 28 2.2 Connecting the Camer a to Y our Network The Netw ork page o ffer s three op tions to con figure the camera. • [Aut omati c Set up] automa tical ly assigns an unu sed IP addre ss to the ca mera, and use s UPnP (Uni versal Pl ug and Pla y) to confi gure your router . • [S tatic ] allows th e user to use a spe cific [...]

Operati ng Instructio ns [For ass istan ce, please call: 1-800-27 2-7033] 29 4. Click [Save] when finis hed. • New s etti ngs a re s aved. • When finished , the follo wing pa ge is displ ayed. Note The current network setting s are shown on the S tatus page in the Mainte nance sec tion ( see page 7 2). 5. Click [Rest art]. • The c amera res t[...]

Operating Instruc tions 30 Setting Descrip tion All ow Acce ss fro m the Internet (Automatic Setup Only ) • Allow Ac cess from the Internet setting auto matically configu res the router's Port Forward ing setting (some routers c all it "Ad dress T ranslation", "S tatic IP Masque rade", "V irtual Serve r" or &quo[...]

Operati ng Instructio ns [For ass istan ce, please call: 1-800-27 2-7033] 31 Defaul t Gateway *1 (S tatic/DHCP Only) • If you have the assigned Default Gateway address by your ISP or network administrat or , enter it in this dat a field. • S et 4 digi ts (0—25 5) and 3 p eriods su ch as "192.168 .0.253". But " 0.0.0.0" and[...]

Operating Instruc tions 32 2.3 Using UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) UPnP can automatic ally configure your router to b e accessed from the Internet. In order to us e this fe ature, your rou ter needs to support this featu re and it mus t be enabled . Most router manufacturer s disable this feature as the default setting. See http://p anasonic .co.j[...]

Operati ng Instructio ns [For ass istan ce, please call: 1-800-27 2-7033] 33 2.4 Registering wit h the V iewnetcam.com service Vi ewnetcam.c om is a free service (dynamic DNS service) that allows you to assign an easy to rememb er name to the camera, similar t o your favori te web site . Vi ewnetcam.c om also allows you to easily access the camer a[...]

Operating Instruc tions 34 Notes • When the Vi ewnetcam.c om re gistratio n webs ite is not displayed, confirm that the URL i s displa yed in the ri ght column o f the Y our Acco unt Link. If the URL is not displa yed, follo w the procedure s below . • Persona l (Camera) U RL is av ailable a fter you reg istered wit h the Viewnet cam.co m serv [...]

Operati ng Instructio ns [For ass istan ce, please call: 1-800-27 2-7033] 35 2.5 Setting Date and Tim e The D ate a nd T ime p age allows you to set date and time. Date and time are used for image buffe r/transfer , operat ion time an d time st amps on the buffe red image. Note Saving th e date and time settin gs delete s all buf fered ima ges. 1. [...]

Operating Instruc tions 36 3. Click [Sa ve] when fini shed. • New se ttings are s aved. • When fi nished, " Success!" is displ ayed. 4. Click [G o to Date and T ime p age]. • The D ate and T ime pag e is disp layed. Note Date and time settings are subjec t to change due to the temperature. Date and time s ettings may lose abo ut 1 m[...]

Operati ng Instructio ns [For ass istan ce, please call: 1-800-27 2-7033] 37 2.6 Changing Camer a Settings The Camera page allo ws you to set the cam era name, white balance, AC po wer source fre quency a nd pan/ti lt range. 1. Click [Camera ] on the Se tup page. 2. Set ea ch para meter . • Cl icking [Ca ncel] ca ncels your settings without sav i[...]

Operating Instruc tions 38 Setting Descrip tion Came ra Name • Th e camera nam e is dis played o n the Single C amera page . • Enter ASC II characte rs (see p age 96) o r characters in each la nguage (1—1 5 charact ers for a 1 -byte charact er and 1—7 c haracters for a 2-byte c haracter). B ut [Spac e], ["], ['], [&], [<], [...]

Operati ng Instructio ns [For ass istan ce, please call: 1-800-27 2-7033] 39 3. Click [Save] when finis hed. • Ne w settings are saved. If the home position is change d, the camera turns to the ho me posi tion. • When finished , "Succes s!" is dis played. 4. Click [G o to Camera page]. • The C amera p age is display ed. T ilt Range [...]

Operating Instruc tions 40 Specifying Pan/Tilt Range 1. Access the camera (see page 8), and click [Single] a t the top of the T op page . 2. Open a nother web b rowser , and displ ay the Camera page (see page 3 7). 3. Align th e Single Cam era page and the C amera pag e side to si de. 4. Set the p an/tilt range. • Selecti ng [Current Se ttings] d[...]

Operati ng Instructio ns [For ass istan ce, please call: 1-800-27 2-7033] 41 2.7 Changing Authentication Setting and Administrat or User Name and Password The Securi ty: Admini strator p age allows you to ch ange authenti cation, adminis trator user name and passw ord. The aut hentication window is displa yed, and allows the regis tered users t o a[...]

Operating Instruc tions 42 Note When us ers other t han an admin istrator are accessing th e camera, [Set up] and [Maintena nce] tab w ill not be displ ayed. 3. Click [Sa ve] when fini shed. • New se ttings are s aved. • When fi nished, " Success!" is displ ayed. Setting Descrip tion General Authenti cation Authentic ation has 2 phase[...]

Operati ng Instructio ns [For ass istan ce, please call: 1-800-27 2-7033] 43 4. Click [Go t o Security : Administrato r page] . • The Se curity: Ad ministrator p age is display ed. Notes • When the user n ame and passwo rd have be en chang ed, the ca mera displa ys an au thentication window . Enter the user nam e and p assword, and cli ck [OK].[...]

Operating Instruc tions 44 2.8 Loggi ng in to the Camera If you set [Permit a ccess fr om guest us ers] on the Security: Adm inistrato r page, [Login] is dis played at the top of the page. After you log in as an admini strator , you can acc ess the Setu p page and the M aintenance p age. 1. Click [L ogin] at th e top of th e page. 2. Check the logi[...]

Operati ng Instructio ns [For ass istan ce, please call: 1-800-27 2-7033] 45 2.9 Creating, Modifying or Deleting General Users The General User pa ge allows you to crea te, modify or delete general users. Up to 50 general users can b e reg istered. The access level i s s et fo r each g eneral user . If you set [Permit access from guest users] on th[...]

Operating Instruc tions 46 4. Click [Sa ve] when fini shed. • New settings are saved. • When finishe d, "Success !" is dis played. 5. Click [Go to Genera l User page ]. Setting Descrip tion User I D List • Up to 50 g eneral use rs can be registere d. • The list is used to mod ify or del ete genera l user se ttings. User Nam e/ Pas[...]

Operati ng Instructio ns [For ass istan ce, please call: 1-800-27 2-7033] 47 2.10 Changing Initial Settings on the Si ngle Camera p age or the Multi-Camera p age The Image Display page a llows you to change initial settings (display settings when a user accesses the ca mera) of image resoluti on, image quality and refresh interval. Motion J PEG dis[...]

Operating Instruc tions 48 3. Click [Sa ve] when fini shed. • New settings are saved. • When finishe d, "Success !" is dis played. 4. Click [G o to Ima ge Display p age]. • The Imag e Disp lay page i s dis playe d. Setting Descript ion Image Re solution • Select the im age reso lution. 640 x 48 0 pixels (Only for th e Single Cam e[...]

Operati ng Instructio ns [For ass istan ce, please call: 1-800-27 2-7033] 49 2.1 1 Configuring Multi ple Cameras The Multi -Camera Setu p page allows you t o configu re the camera IP address es and cam era names to view mult iple imag es on the Multi-C amera pag e. These configura tions are required to use the Mul ti-Came ra page . 1. Click [Mul ti[...]

Operating Instruc tions 50 Notes • Set the private IP address an d port num ber for the c amera on the same LAN. • If you access the came ra from the Internet, set th e host na me (or the global IP a ddress) an d port numbe r . 4. Click [Sa ve] when fini shed. • New settings are saved. • The Multi-Cam era Setup p age is display ed. Setting [...]

Operati ng Instructio ns [For ass istan ce, please call: 1-800-27 2-7033] 51 2.12 Buffering or T ransferri ng Images by T imer The Image Buffer/ T ransfer p age allo ws you to enable imag e buff er/transfer by E- mail or FT P . 1. Click [Buf fer/T ransfer] on the Se tup pag e. 2. Click [No. ] to enable bu ffer /transfer . 3. Check [En able Image Bu[...]

Operating Instruc tions 52 4. Set the ti me, and c lick [Next>]. Note The timer works by an internal clock. Set th e date and t ime before using timer buffer /tran sfe r (see pag e 35 ). • Clicking [<Bac k] takes you bac k to the p revious p age. • Clicking [Canc el] ta kes you back to the Ima ge Buff er/T ransfer p age without s aving ch[...]

Operati ng Instructio ns [For ass istan ce, please call: 1-800-27 2-7033] 53 6. Set the im age buf fer freque ncies, and click [Ne xt>]. • Clicking [ <Back] tak es you b ack to the pre vious p age. • Clicking [ Cancel] tak es you bac k to the Imag e Buffe r/T ransfer p age withou t saving changes. Setting Descriptio n Image Resolution •[...]

Operating Instruc tions 54 7. Select t he transfer method, a nd click [Next> ]. • Clicking [<Bac k] takes you bac k to the p revious p age. • Clicking [Canc el] ta kes you back to the Ima ge Buff er/T ransfer p age without s aving chan ges. Note If you transfer im age by E-mail or FTP , confi rm that the default gateway and DNS serv er ad[...]

Operati ng Instructio ns [For ass istan ce, please call: 1-800-27 2-7033] 55 When you s et [FTP] for T ransfer Metho d Select [FT P], and cli ck [Next>]. Th e following p age is displayed. • Clicking [ <Back] tak es you b ack to the pre vious p age. • Clicking [ Cancel] tak es you bac k to the Imag e Buffe r/T ransfer p age withou t savin[...]

Operating Instruc tions 56 When you set [E-mai l] for T ransfer Metho d Select [ E-mail], an d click [Nex t>]. The fol lowing p age is dis played. • Clicking [<Bac k] takes you bac k to the p revious p age. • Clicking [Canc el] ta kes you back to the Ima ge Buff er/T ransfer p age without s aving chan ges. Note The camera works only with [...]

Operati ng Instructio ns [For ass istan ce, please call: 1-800-27 2-7033] 57 8. Confirm th e settings, a nd click [Save]. • New s etti ngs a re s aved. • When finis hed, "Succ ess!" is d isplaye d. 9. Click [Go t o Image Buf fer/T ransfer page] . • The Image B uff er/T ransfer p age is display ed. Notes • If you set a short int er[...]

Operating Instruc tions 58 2.13 B ufferi ng or T ransferring Images by Sensor The Imag e Buffe r/T ransfer pa ge allows you to en able image b uffer/t ransfer by E- mail or FTP . 1. Click [Bu ffer/T ransfer] on th e Setup p age. 2. Click [No .] to enable b uffer/tr ansfer . 3. Check [En able Image Bu ffer/T ransfer], select [Sens or] for trigger , [...]

Operati ng Instructio ns [For ass istan ce, please call: 1-800-27 2-7033] 59 4. Set the tim e, and c lick [Next>]. Note The timer works by an i nternal clock . Set the date and time befor e using timer buffer /tran sfer (se e page 35). • Clicking [ <Back] tak es you b ack to the pre vious p age. • Clicking [ Cancel] tak es you bac k to th[...]

Operating Instruc tions 60 6. Set the im age sett ings, and cl ick [Next >]. • Clicking [<Bac k] takes you bac k to the p revious p age. • Clicking [Canc el] ta kes you back to the Ima ge Buff er/T ransfer p age without s aving chan ges. Setting Descrip tion Lens Posit io n When T riggered • Set [Move to sensor posi tion] to mov e the l[...]

Operati ng Instructio ns [For ass istan ce, please call: 1-800-27 2-7033] 61 7. Set the im age buf fer freque ncies, and click [Ne xt>]. • Clicking [ <Back] tak es you b ack to the pre vious p age. • Clicking [ Cancel] tak es you bac k to the Imag e Buffe r/T ransfer p age withou t saving changes. Setting Descriptio n Enable Pre - trigger[...]

Operating Instruc tions 62 8. Select t he transfer method, a nd click [Next> ]. • Clicking [<Bac k] takes you bac k to the p revious p age. • Clicking [Canc el] ta kes you back to the Ima ge Buff er/T ransfer p age without s aving chan ges. Note If you transfer im age by E-mail or FTP , confi rm that the default gateway and DNS serv er ad[...]

Operati ng Instructio ns [For ass istan ce, please call: 1-800-27 2-7033] 63 When you s et [FTP] for T ransfer Metho d Select [FT P], and cli ck [Next>]. Th e following p age is displayed. • Clicking [ <Back] tak es you b ack to the pre vious p age. • Clicking [ Cancel] tak es you bac k to the Imag e Buffe r/T ransfer p age withou t savin[...]

Operating Instruc tions 64 When you set [E-mai l] for T ransfer Metho d Select [ E-mail], an d click [Nex t>]. The fol lowing p age is dis played. • Clicking [<Bac k] takes you bac k to the p revious p age. • Clicking [Canc el] ta kes you back to the Ima ge Buff er/T ransfer p age without s aving chan ges. Note The camera works only with [...]

Operati ng Instructio ns [For ass istan ce, please call: 1-800-27 2-7033] 65 9. After you confirm the settings and click [Next>], set E-mail notifica tion and click [Next>]. • If you sel ect [Enable ], the E-ma il Notifica tion When T riggered p age is displa yed. Enter the settings seeing page 64 and page 65. When finished, click [Nex t>[...]

Operating Instruc tions 66 11 . Click [G o to Image Bu ffer/T ransfer p age]. • The Imag e Bu ffer/Transf er page is disp layed . Notes • If you set a s hort interv al to transfe r image to a mobile ph one, many E- mails m ay be sen t to it lea ding to a large phone b ill. Theref ore, we recommen d you to set a long in terval. In an emerge ncy [...]

Operati ng Instructio ns [For ass istan ce, please call: 1-800-27 2-7033] 67 2.14 Spec ifyi ng Oper ation Time The Operation Time page allows you to limit the operation time. The camera image turns to a gray scre en out side the o peration t ime. 1. Click [Ope ration T ime] on the Se tup pag e. 2. Click [No. ] to set the operation ti me. Note If No[...]

Operating Instruc tions 68 4. Click [Sa ve] when fini shed. • New settings are saved. • The Operation T ime p age is dis played. About Operati on Ti me In the op eration tim e setting s, the ena bled setting s tak e priority over the dis abled settings . Therefore , if Monda y or T uesday is disabled i n a set ting but e nabled in other setting[...]

Operati ng Instructio ns [For ass istan ce, please call: 1-800-27 2-7033] 69 2.15 Changing Indicator Display The Indic ator Control page allo ws you to select Indic ator opera tion. Indicato r has three opti ons. •A l w a y s o n • Turn the indi cator on whe n the cam era is acce ssed. •A l w a y s o f f 1. Click [Indic ator Control ] on the [...]

Operating Instruc tions 70 2.16 Enabling Privacy Mode Pressing the privac y button turns the camera into privacy mode. Y ou can keep your privacy in privacy mode. In this case, t he camera operation stops , and the image tran sfer b y time r or s enso r (see page 51 or page 58) is also stopp ed. The ind icato r turns red , and viewers see a gray sc[...]

Operati ng Instructio ns [For ass istan ce, please call: 1-800-27 2-7033] 71 3 Camera Main tenance 3.1 Maintenance p age Maintena nce (14) S t atus Displa ys the ca mera sett ings and status (see p age 72). (15) Re start Rest arts th e camera (se e page 72). (16) Up date Firmware Updates the came ra firmware ( see pa ge 73). (17) Save Settin gs Cre[...]

Operating Instruc tions 72 3.1.1 Confirming the St atus The S tatus page a llows you to check th e statu s of the cam era. The st atus informat ion provid es support fo r troubles hooting. Clickin g [S tatus] disp lays the following p age. Note See Panas onic Networ k Camera s upport webs ite at http://p anasonic.co.jp/ pcc/pr oduct s/en/netwkca m/[...]

Operati ng Instructio ns [For ass istan ce, please call: 1-800-27 2-7033] 73 3.1.3 Upd ating the Came ra Firmware The Upda te Firmware p age allows you to update the c amera firm ware. If the ne w firmware is availab le, insta ll it into the came ra. Notes • Do not turn of f the power during firmware update . • All buf fered imag es will be de [...]

Operating Instruc tions 74 • The Update p age is d isplayed in about a minute. 4. Click [Br owse...]. • A dialog box is displ ayed to s elect the firm ware. 5. Select t he firmware ( including d irectory infor mation) an d click [Open]. • The firmware fil e name is d isplayed. 6. Confir m the firmware f ile name, an d click [Update Firmware ][...]

Operati ng Instructio ns [For ass istan ce, please call: 1-800-27 2-7033] 75 7. Confirm th at the versio n number o n the T op page i s updated. • If the versi on numbe r is updat ed, the firmw are updat e is comple te. Updated v ersion[...]

Operating Instruc tions 76 3.1.4 Creating C onfiguration File A configu ration fil e can be s aved on yo ur PC. Y ou can load the cam era setti ngs from the c onfigurat ion file on th e Load Sett ings p age (see p age 77). 1. Clic k [Save Setting s] on the Maintena nce p age. 2. Click [S ave]. 3. Click [Sa ve] on the Fi le Download dialog bo x. 4. [...]

Operati ng Instructio ns [For ass istan ce, please call: 1-800-27 2-7033] 77 3.1.5 L oading Settings from a Configuration File The setti ngs can b e loaded from a config uration file. If you res et the camera to factory d efault, the camera c an load i ts settin gs from the c onfigurati on file. Notes • The configura tion file has network s etti [...]

Operating Instruc tions 78 3.1.6 Reset ting the C amera to Fa ctory Def ault All cam era settin gs are reset t o factor y default directly aft er the Exec ute button is clicke d. 1. Click [Re set to Factory Default] on th e Maintenanc e pag e. 2. Click [Ex ecute]. • The indicato r blinks orange, and then turns off f or 10 seco nds. • All came r[...]

Operati ng Instructio ns [For ass istan ce, please call: 1-800-27 2-7033] 79 3.2 Suppor t p age 3.2.1 Seeing Help p age The Help p age dis plays exp lanations fo r each fea ture about t he followin g 1. to 6. items. Clicking [Help] on th e Support p age displays t he next p age. 3.2.2 Seeing Product Information Y ou can s ee produc t information on[...]

Operating Instruc tions 80 3.2.3 Seeing Support Information Y ou can see support i nformation on the Pan asonic Ne twork Camera support website. Clicking [Su pport Inform ation] on the Support p age dis plays the URL, click it. Note If the camera is not connected to the Internet, the website cannot be displayed .[...]

Operati ng Instructio ns [For ass istan ce, please call: 1-800-27 2-7033] 81 3.3 F ACTOR Y DEF AUL T RESET Button The camera has a F ACTORY DEF AUL T RESET button on the bottom. Pressing the F ACTORY DEFAUL T RESET button resets the camera to factory default. If you los e your use r name an d passw ord, use t his button to reset the came ra. • Pr[...]

Operating Instruc tions 82 3.4 Default Setting Li st Basic Items Default Req uired Notes Network Connection Mode Autom atic Setup - Automatic Setup/ S tatic/DHCP Allow Acc ess from the Internet (Au tomatic Setup onl y) No - - Network Configu ration from Setup Program (S tatic/DHCP only) Enable - - Port No. (S tatic/DHCP only) 80 - 20, 21, 25 and 1 [...]

Operati ng Instructio ns [For ass istan ce, please call: 1-800-27 2-7033] 83 Vi ew n et cam.co m Enable No check - - Date and Ti m e T ime Setting AM/PM - - Automatic T ime Adjustme nt No che ck When using NTP - T ime Zone GMT -05:0 0 - - Adjust Clo ck for Daylig ht Saving T ime No check - - St a r t D a y A p r, First Sunda y , 2 AM -- End Day Oct[...]

Operating Instruc tions 84 Account Items Default Re quired Notes Security: Administrator Genera l Authentic ation D o n ot pe r m i t access fro m guest u sers -- User Na me [Blank ] When setting adminis trator 6—15 char acters *3 Password [Blank ] When setting adminis trator 6—15 char acters *3 Retype Password [Blank] When setting adminis trat[...]

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Operating Instruc tions 86 Multi- Came ra Multi- Camera [Blan k] - - Dis play Che cked W hen set ting Multi -Camera - IP Address or Hos t Name [Blank] When settin g Multi -Camera IP address*1 Host nam e*5 is 1—255 characters . Port No. [Blank] When se tting Multi -Camera 20, 21, 25 and 1 10 are n ot availabl e. Cam era Name [Bla nk] Wh en set tin[...]

Operati ng Instructio ns [For ass istan ce, please call: 1-800-27 2-7033] 87 Preset Buttons Items Default Require d Notes Pres et Buttons Preset 1 UpperLef t - - Preset 2 UpperRight - - Preset 3 LowerLef t - - Preset 4 LowerRight - - *1 Set 4 digits (0—255) and 3 periods such as "192.168.0 .253". But "0.0.0.0" and "255.25[...]

Operating Instruc tions 88 3.5 Cleaning Clean the came ra after the c amera is tu rned of f. 3.5.1 Cleaning the Main Unit Clean the unit with a dry and s oft cloth. Notes • Do not use alcohol, pol ishing p owder , cleanser , benzine, thinner , wax, petrole um products or hot water to wipe the camera. Also avo id pest icide, glass cleaner or hair [...]

Operati ng Instructio ns [For ass istan ce, please call: 1-800-27 2-7033] 89 3.6 Setting an I P Address on Y our PC Y our PC's IP a ddress can be assig ned by th e following procedures. 1. Display the TCP/IP Propertie s window . • The step s are dif ferent depending on your OS. T he step s are sh own below. • When using Windows 2000 and Wi[...]

Operating Instruc tions 90 3.7 Using Setup Program The Setup Program can be used for the fol lowing purp oses. • Finding the IP address and port numbe r of the cam era connected to your netw ork. • Setting up th e camera aut omatically . • Setting up the camera manually to a S tatic or a DHCP setting. • Displaying th e Setup p age. Finding [...]

Operati ng Instructio ns [For ass istan ce, please call: 1-800-27 2-7033] 91 Automatic Setup ( Local or In ternet Access) or Manual Setup 1. Click [Exec ute] on the Cam era List windo w shown on p age 90 . 2. Click ea ch button to execu te the prog ram. Notes • For the first time instal lation or after pressing the Factory Default Reset button, y[...]

Operating Instruc tions 92 3.8 Setting Y our PC 3.8.1 Setti ng the Prox y Server Settin gs on Web Browser If the proxy serve r is not us ed, the setti ngs are no t required. If you are us ing the proxy s erver , the followin g setting s are required . • A proxy ser ver ma y prevent access to the came ra dependi ng in a c orporate environ ment. In[...]

Operati ng Instructio ns [For ass istan ce, please call: 1-800-27 2-7033] 93 3. Click th e [Connections ] tab, and click [ LAN Settings] . 4. See if the Use a p roxy server c heck box i s check ed or not. If checked, click [Advance d...]. • If not chec ked, click [Cancel]. Proxy setting s are not re quired. See if the check bo x is check ed or no[...]

Operating Instruc tions 94 5. Enter the camera IP a ddress i nto the Do no t use proxy server for addresses beginni ng with data fi eld. 6. Click [OK].[...]

Operati ng Instructio ns [For ass istan ce, please call: 1-800-27 2-7033] 95 3.8.2 Setting UPnP to Display Camera Shortcut in My Network P laces T o displ ay the cam era shortcut i n the My Ne twork Places folder , Windows compone nt should be added. Enable UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) followi ng the step s below . 3.8.3 Setting the I nternet T e[...]

Operating Instruc tions 96 3.9 ASCII Character T able (space) ! " # $ % & ' ( ) * + , - . / 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 : ; < = > ? ASCII Character T able @ A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z [ ] ^ _ ` a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z { | } ~[...]

Operati ng Instructio ns [For ass istan ce, please call: 1-800-27 2-7033] 97 3.10 File Size and Number of Buffered Images The follo wing tab le show s the rela tionship bet ween the fil e size o f the image a nd the ma ximum num ber of buf fered images. Note The follo wing file s izes were sh own at the l argest va lue. Resolution Items Capture Fav[...]

Operating Instruc tions 98 3.1 1 Specifications Network Camera Items Spe cifications Pan/T ilt A ngle Pan: -50 ° to +50 °, T ilt: -40 ° to +1 0 ° Number o f Pixels 1/4-inch CM OS Sensor 320,000 pixe ls Illumina nce 1—10,00 0 lx White Balan ce Auto/Manua l/Hold Focus Fixed 0.5 m (20 i nches)—Infin ity Caliber Ratio (F No.) F 2.8 Horizont al [...]

Operati ng Instructio ns [For ass istan ce, please call: 1-800-27 2-7033] 99 Other Specif ications Item s Spe cifica tio ns Interface 10Base-T /100Base-T X Ethernet R J-45 connec tor x 1 Sensor Det ection M ethod Pyroelectri c Infrared Se nsor Sensor R ange H orizont ally Ab out 30 °, V ertically Ab out 85 °, Distanc e About 5 m (16.4 fee t) (Whe[...]

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Operati ng Instructio ns 101 Index[...]

Operating Instruc tions 102 A ActiveX Contro ls 11 Administrat or/General Users/Gues t Us- ers 43 ASCII Chara cter Table 96 B Buffered Im age page 22 C Camera Access 8 Camera pa ge 37 Capture Image Button 13 Clea ning 88 CPU 4 Crick to Cente r 12 D Date a nd Time page 35 Default Set ting List 82 F FACTORY DEFAULT RESET Button 81 G Gener al Us er p [...]

Operati ng Instructio ns 103 Top pa ge 9 U Update Firmware pag e 73 UPnP pag e 32 V Viewnetcam .com Servic e 33 W Web Browser 4[...]

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