Panasonic KX-HCM8 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 Site: http://www .panasonic.com/netcam for customers in the USA or Puerto Rico Model No. KX-HCM8[...]

Operating Inst ructions 2 Introduction Thank you fo r purchasing a Panasonic Netw ork Camera. Check the foll owing items when unpacki ng. For operatio n assistanc e: • Call 1-80 0-272-7033 • Refer t o the Panason ic Network Cam era Site http://ww w.panasonic.c om/netcam Network Camera Operatin g Inst ructions Getting Start ed AC Adaptor Flexibl[...]

Operating Instr uct io ns [F or a s si st an c e, pl ea s e ca ll : 1 - 80 0- 27 2- 7 03 3] 3 Tradem arks • Netscape and Netscape Navigator a re either regis tered t rademarks or trademark s of Netsc ape Communi cations Corporati on in the U. S. and other coun tries. • Adobe and Ac robat are ei ther regis tered trademar ks or trade marks of Ado[...]

Operating Inst ructions 4 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS When usin g this un it, basic sa fety prec autions sho uld alwa ys be follo wed to reduce the risk of fi re, electric shock, or personal in jury. 1. Read and unders tand all instructions . 2. Keep the se instructi ons. 3. Heed all warning s. 4. Follow all ins tructions . 5. After t aking away [...]

Operating Instr uct io ns [F or a s si st an c e, pl ea s e ca ll : 1 - 80 0- 27 2- 7 03 3] 5 Table o f Contents 1 Product Introduction ................. .................. .............. ..... 7 1.1 Getting t o Know Network Ca mera .... ................... .................... ......... 8 1.1.1 Main Feature s ................ ................. ...[...]

Operating Inst ructions 6 3.5.6 Top View Imag e ....................... ................. ................ ................. ...............60 3.5.7 Image Transfer ................... ................. ................. ................. ................. ... 62 3.5.8 Camera Setup ......... ................. ................. ................ .....[...]

Operating Instr uct io ns [F or a s si st an c e, pl ea s e ca ll : 1 - 80 0- 27 2- 7 03 3] 7 Section 1 Product Introduc tion[...]

Operating Inst ructions 8 1.1 Getting to Know Network Camera 1.1. 1 Main Feat ure s Easy installa tion Setup CD-R OM simp lifies the i nstallati on. Inser t the Se tup C D-ROM a nd aut orun program sh ould star t the appli cation au tomatica lly. This program a utomatic ally finds Ne twork Camera on the network. High-Speed Mo tion JPEG Network Cam [...]

Operating Instr uct io ns [F or a s si st an c e, pl ea s e ca ll : 1 - 80 0- 27 2- 7 03 3] 9 Upda te Fi rmwa re If new f irmware is rele ased, yo u can down load the l atest prog ram from Net work Camera Tec hnical Suppo rt Site. Inst allation i s easy and fast. Refer to page 82 for details . Authenticatio n Authenticatio n window requires you to [...]

Operating Inst ructions 10 1.1.2 System Requirements The PC (Pers onal Comp uter) and the n etwork mus t meet the following technical specific ations for Netwo rk Camera to work prope rly. * 1 Network Camera im age is n ot displaye d correctly i n the Netsc ape ® v6.x. Use Nets cape Navigato r v4.7x. Refer t o Panasonic Network Camera Site http://[...]

Operating Instr uct io ns [ F or a s s i s t a n c e, p l e a s e c a l l : 1- 8 0 0 - 2 7 2 - 7 03 3 ] 1 1 1.1.3 Authentication—System Security Feature Authenticatio n window requires you to e nter the admi nistrator/g eneral use r ID and pas sword for se curity. Pass word securi ty can preve nt unregist ered users/ intruders from acces sing you[...]

Operating Inst ructions 12 1.2 Included Accessories The follow ing ite ms are pr ovided w ith Netw ork Came ra. Addit ional p ieces can be ordered by calli ng 1-80 0-332-5368 . Not es • If an y items are m issing , contact the dealer im mediatel y. • The o rder numbe rs listed above ar e subject to change w ithout no tice. • Save the original[...]

Operating Instr uct io ns [ F or a s s i s t a n c e, p l e a s e c a l l : 1- 8 0 0 - 2 7 2 - 7 03 3 ] 1 3 Setup CD-ROM The setu p program s implifies Network Ca mera inst allation. Adobe ® Acrobat ® Reader 4.05 or lat er enables y ou to see the Opera ting Instructi ons on th e Setup CD-ROM. If Adobe Acro bat Read er is not ins talled on the PC,[...]

Operating Inst ructions 14 1.3 Camera Feature Locations 1.3.1 Front Vi ew Power Indicator Power Indi cator can be controlle d on In dicator Control windo w on page 79 . Power Indica tor blinks in the fo llowing si tuations . • During the Update Firmware. • During initializi ng after pus hing CLEAR SETT ING but ton. • During getting th e IP ad[...]

Operating Instr uct io ns [ F or a s s i s t a n c e, p l e a s e c a l l : 1- 8 0 0 - 2 7 2 - 7 03 3 ] 1 5 1.3. 2 Rea r View Ethernet Indic ator Ethernet In dicator turns on when the network is ac tive. It flic kers when Network Camera is sending and recei ving the dat a. 1.3.3 Bottom Vi ew I/O Connector (Refer to page 91.) Ethernet port (RJ-45) ([...]

Operating Inst ructions 16 Section 2 Network Camera Setup[...]

Operating Instr uct io ns [ F or a s s i s t a n c e, p l e a s e c a l l : 1- 8 0 0 - 2 7 2 - 7 03 3 ] 1 7 2.1 In stallation Procedur e Sel ect th e Net w ork Ca mera c onfi gurat ion ty pe. ( P age 18 —Page 19) Connect Network Camera for installa tion. (Page 20 ) Prepare the network param eters for Netwo rk Camera. (Page 21—Page 22) Che ck th[...]

Operating Inst ructions 18 2.2 Networ k Camera Configur ation Type Network Came ra can be connected ov er the LAN/Intrane t and the Interne t. Select from the fo ur Network Camera config uration ty pes. Netw ork parameters differ depending on the N etwork Ca mera con figuration type. [Type 1]—LAN/Int ranet Connection w ith an Ethernet Switching H[...]

Operating Instr uct io ns [ F or a s s i s t a n c e, p l e a s e c a l l : 1- 8 0 0 - 2 7 2 - 7 03 3 ] 1 9 [Type 3] — Internet Direct Connection with a Modem Network C amera can b e installed a lone without PC on the network. Wh en you set up Network Camera in [Typ e 3] , c onnect Network Camera tempo rarily in [T ype 1] , [Type 2] or [T ype 4] [...]

Operating Inst ructions 20 2.3 How to turn on Network Camera for Install ation Connect the DC p lug of the AC adaptor t o the DC I N jack an d a categ ory 5 stra ight/ cross ca ble to the Ethernet port. C onnect the AC plug o f the AC adap tor to the power out let to turn on Network C amera. Etherne t Indicator tu rns on when the network i s active[...]

Operating Instr uct io ns [ F or a s s i s t a n c e, p l e a s e c a l l : 1- 8 0 0 - 2 7 2 - 7 03 3 ] 2 1 2.4 Network Paramet ers 2.4.1 Preparing the Network P arameters for Network Camera Befo re st artin g to se t up th e net work pa rame ters of Netw ork Cam era, make no te of cor resp o nding networ k par amete r s. Refer to page 22 and page [...]

Operating Inst ructions 22 Network Parame ters Table * 1 Many ISP ' s in tentionall y block port numb er 80 to gua rd against network vi ruses. If your ISP block s por t numb er 80, subs tit ute it to an othe r unus ed port numbe r . * 2 When you use m ore than one Network Camer a with a b roadband router, eac h Network Camera n eeds its o wn [...]

Operating Instr uct io ns [ F or a s s i s t a n c e, p l e a s e c a l l : 1- 8 0 0 - 2 7 2 - 7 03 3 ] 2 3 How to refer the ne twork parameters from the PC If you ca nnot get the network par ameters, y ou can refe r to the netwo rk paramet ers except for IP addres s from the PC on the sa me network in the following procedure. • When using Window[...]

Operating Inst ructions 24 2.4.2 Setting IP Addr ess of the PC in [Type 4] Configuration Type Your PC needs to have a sta tic priv ate IP addr ess to acce ss Netw ork Came ra in [Type 4] configurat ion . 1. Follow the steps be low, appropriate for your op erating system t o open TCP/IP Properties wind ow on the PC. Note When us ing Wind ows NT, Wi [...]

Operating Instr uct io ns [ F or a s s i s t a n c e, p l e a s e c a l l : 1- 8 0 0 - 2 7 2 - 7 03 3 ] 2 5 2. TCP IP Properti es window appea rs. Set "19 2.168.0.25 0" in the IP address data fiel d and "25 5.255.255. 0" in the S ubnet Mas k data field . 3. Click [OK] . Private IP address Private IP address is t he network I D t[...]

Operating Inst ructions 26 2.5 Proxy Server Setting A proxy se rver may prevent you f rom conne cting di rectly to N etwork Cam era in some cor porate env ironments. Th e web br owser can set up the IP address communi cation wit hout usin g a proxy se rver. Consu lt your ISP o r network adminis trator. Note A proxy server is gene rall y us ed to ma[...]

Operating Instr uct io ns [ F or a s s i s t a n c e, p l e a s e c a l l : 1- 8 0 0 - 2 7 2 - 7 03 3 ] 2 7 3. Enter the IP address of Netwo rk Came ra assigned from your ISP o r network adminis trator into the Do not use proxy server for add resses begi nning with data fie ld. 4. Click [OK] on all of the opening wi ndows.[...]

Operating Inst ructions 28 2.6 Simple Installation using the Setup CD-ROM After finishi ng cabling , turn on Network Cam era and insert the Setup C D-ROM in the CD-ROM drive of the PC. Setup C D-ROM sh ould start the appli cation automatic ally. Th is program automat ically f inds Network Camer as on the network. 1. Turn on N etwork Camera . 2. Ins[...]

Operating Instr uct io ns [ F or a s s i s t a n c e, p l e a s e c a l l : 1- 8 0 0 - 2 7 2 - 7 03 3 ] 2 9 3. Click [Network Configuration]. Network Camera List wind ow appears. Setup prog ram finds all N etwork Came ras conne cted on your loc al netwo rk. It lists al l of MAC ad dresses and IP addre sses of Netw ork Camera s. Network Camera s tha[...]

Operating Inst ructions 30 4. Select y our target Network Cam era from the l ist as show n in exam ple (A) on Network Cam era List window on page 2 9 and click [S elect] . Configuration window appea rs. Refer to page 21 and page 2 2 and enter the c o rrect n etwork parame ters. Refer to pag e 51 for de tails of each p arameter. 5. Click [Sav e] whe[...]

Operating Instr uct io ns [ F or a s s i s t a n c e, p l e a s e c a l l : 1- 8 0 0 - 2 7 2 - 7 03 3 ] 3 1 6. Click [OK] . Refer to pag e 50 for Setup Page (Netwo rk window) . 7. Click [Top Page] . Top Pa ge appears. Refer to pag e 37 for Top Page . Notes • When vie wing imag es for the f irst time in the Internet Explorer, a pop-up Security War[...]

Operating Inst ructions 32 2.7 Network Came ra Access fr om the Inter net [Type 2] and [Type 3] of the Network Camera configur ation type allow Netw ork Camera t o be access ed from th e Internet. Port Forwarding (I P Masquerade) fea ture Set up the Po rt Forwarding feature to t he broadba nd router if the [Type 2] — Internet Connect ion with the[...]

Operating Instr uct io ns [ F or a s s i s t a n c e, p l e a s e c a l l : 1- 8 0 0 - 2 7 2 - 7 03 3 ] 3 3 Top Page Refer to pag e 37 for Top Pag e. Note When vie wing imag es for the first time in the Interne t Explorer, a pop-up Security Warning wind ow may appe ar. The w indow reque sts your permiss ion to down load ActiveX Controls (O CX file)[...]

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Operating Instr uct io ns [ F or a s s i s t a n c e, p l e a s e c a l l : 1- 8 0 0 - 2 7 2 - 7 03 3 ] 3 5 Section 3 Network Camera Scr een and Set up Window[...]

Operating Inst ructions 36 3.1 Netwo rk Camera F lo w Chart Top Page en ables yo u to acce ss Top View Image scre en (Single C amera/Multi- Camera scr een). Authen tication window can s et pass word for the l ink at (A) . Enter "htt p://IP Address (or URL ) :Port No." on the web browser. When port n umber is 80 ( default), y ou do not nee[...]

Operating Instr uct io ns [ F or a s s i s t a n c e, p l e a s e c a l l : 1- 8 0 0 - 2 7 2 - 7 03 3 ] 3 7 3.2 Top Page Top Page al lows you to select the Single /Multi-Camera scree n in Motion JPEG or JPEG - R egularly R efresh. Motio n JPEG en ables yo u to view th e image lik e a motion v ideo, and J PEG - Regu larly Refresh can be s et the ref[...]

Operating Inst ructions 38 Notes • If a port n umber is specified i n the IP address, " http :// " must precede the IP add ress, othe rwise the p ort number will not be rec ognized. • When vi ewing ima ges for the first time in the Interne t Explorer, a pop- up Security W a rning w indow may app ear. The window reques ts your permiss [...]

Operating Instr uct io ns [ F or a s s i s t a n c e, p l e a s e c a l l : 1- 8 0 0 - 2 7 2 - 7 03 3 ] 3 9 ActiveX Controls When viewi ng images for the first ti me in the Internet Ex plorer, a pop-up Security Warning window m ay appea r. The windo w requests your permi ssion to download ActiveX Con trols (OCX fil e) used to di splay M otion JPEG.[...]

Operating Inst ructions 40 3.3 Single Camera Screen Single C am era sc reen ha s a n O p erati on Bar o n t he left. It ca n c han ge the im ag e resolution , the image quality and image siz e. [Viewer] links to the Buffered Image screen. Notes • The Scree n Saver ca n prevent the PC moni tor from bur ning in di splaying the sam e image. • Sele[...]

Operating Instr uct io ns [ F or a s s i s t a n c e, p l e a s e c a l l : 1- 8 0 0 - 2 7 2 - 7 03 3 ] 4 1 3.3.1 Using Op eration Bar Opera tion ba r cont rols the gene ral us e of Netw ork Came ra. Th e foll owing se ctio ns describ e the gene ral way of using it. (1) Lock ed Di sp lay: Brightnes s Control can be locked. Locked a ppears w hen the[...]

Operating Inst ructions 42 3.3.2 Viewing Buffered Ima ge Screen Buffered Ima ge scree n can be v iewed by clicking [Viewer] on the operat ion bar. Buffered Ima ge is sa ved in th e internal memory o f Network Camera by clicking [Start Capture] . Alarm/Time r mode in the Image Transfer o n page 62 can also buffer the i mage. Buffe red Image is erase[...]

Operating Instr uct io ns [ F or a s s i s t a n c e, p l e a s e c a l l : 1- 8 0 0 - 2 7 2 - 7 03 3 ] 4 3 Notes • The refresh interval becomes lo nger as more clients access Network Camera. • The imag e resoluti on, image qu ality and object s ituation affect the number of frames in the Buffered Im age. • If inter nal memo ry is filled afte[...]

Operating Inst ructions 44 3.4 Multi-Camera Screen Four se parate Netw ork Camera im ages ca n be disp layed in both Motion J PEG and JPE G - Regularly Refresh. Yo u can jum p to eac h individu al Network Camera by clicki ng Cam era Na me. Refer t o page 76 for how to c onfigure ea ch Networ k Camera. Notes • On the M ulti-C ame ra screen , the m[...]

Operating Instr uct io ns [ F or a s s i s t a n c e, p l e a s e c a l l : 1- 8 0 0 - 2 7 2 - 7 03 3 ] 4 5 3.5 Setup Page Setup Page c ontrols all features of Network Came ra. Authenticat ion window protects the Network Ca mera securit y. It enab les only ad ministrat or to acce ss Setup Page by enteri ng ID and Pas sword. Enter " http://IP A[...]

Operating Inst ructions 46 Setup Page Note Firmware Version n umber indic ated on Setup Page is important f o r you r future support of Network Cam era. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15) (16) V ersion number[...]

Operating Instr uct io ns [ F or a s s i s t a n c e, p l e a s e c a l l : 1- 8 0 0 - 2 7 2 - 7 03 3 ] 4 7 Item Description (1) Go to To p Page Links t o Top Page. You can a ccess Singl e/Multi- Camera scree n in Motion JPEG /JPEG - Regularly Refres h. Refer to pa ge 49. (2) Network Configures the network s etting (Static/ DHCP, Default Gateway, P[...]

Operating Inst ructions 48 (10) Externa l Output Control Sets the Ex ternal Device Control Ou tput settin g to attach ex ternal sen sors/devic es. (Open or Short to GND) Re fer to page 78 and pa ge 91. (11) Indic ator Control Sets Power Indicato r operation. Ind icator will be turned on i n the default. Refer to pag e 79. (12) Status Displa ys gene[...]

Operating Instr uct io ns [ F or a s s i s t a n c e, p l e a s e c a l l : 1- 8 0 0 - 2 7 2 - 7 03 3 ] 4 9 3.5.1 Go to Top Page Click [Go to Top Page] on Setup Page . You c an acc ess t he Si ngl e C amera and Multi-Cam era screen in M otion JPEG/J PEG - Regularly Refre sh. Click the language to change the displa y .[...]

Operating Inst ructions 50 3.5.2 N etwork Network window configure s network para meters. Restart Network Came ra to make the parame ters effec tiv e. • You can set disa ble Configu ration w indow from the Setup CD- ROM for th e securi ty by cl eari ng the check. 1. Click [Network] on Set up Page.[...]

Operating Instr uct io ns [ F or a s s i s t a n c e, p l e a s e c a l l : 1- 8 0 0 - 2 7 2 - 7 03 3 ] 5 1 2. Enter each parameter in the proper d ata field . Click [Save] when f inished. • Click [Cancel] to quit th e current set tings. The wi ndow returns to Setup Page with out saving the parame ters. 3. Click [Restart Now!] to res tart to ma k[...]

Operating Inst ructions 52 Static • IP Address • Subnet Ma sk • Check [St atic], when having spe cified IP a ddress assigned to Network Camera from your ISP or admini strator. Ente r the specifi ed IP addres s and Sub net Mask. • If you u se Network Ca mera on th e LAN, set up in the same cl ass as yo ur PC is i n. Refer t o page 25 for the[...]

Operating Instr uct io ns [ F or a s s i s t a n c e, p l e a s e c a l l : 1- 8 0 0 - 2 7 2 - 7 03 3 ] 5 3 File size of the image The intern al memo ry, image resolution, image qua lity and object situ ation determin e the max imum numb er of frames . File si zes change dependin g on the image q uality an d object situation . (Brightness, etc.) Fo[...]

Operating Inst ructions 54 3.5.3 N ame/Time Name/Time w indow is used to a ssign a name to ea ch Networ k Camera. D ate and Time entered on Name/Time w indow are u sed for the Alarm/Timer m ode in the Image Trans fer feature and on the Buf fered Image scree n. NTP automatical ly adjusts t he interna l clock of Ne twork Camera . 1. Click [Name/Time][...]

Operating Instr uct io ns [ F or a s s i s t a n c e, p l e a s e c a l l : 1- 8 0 0 - 2 7 2 - 7 03 3 ] 5 5 Time Zone GMT- 10 :00 Haw aii GMT-09:00 Alaska, Hawaii Daylight Time GMT- 08:00 Pac ific Ti me, Alas ka Dayl ig ht Time GMT-07:00 M ountain T ime, Pacific Daylight Tim e GMT-06:0 0 Central Ti me, Mountai n Daylight Time GMT-05:00 Ea stern Tim[...]

Operating Inst ructions 56 3.5.4 Secur ity: A dministrat or Security: Adminis trator window allow s the admi nistrator t o limit o r exclude access to the selec ted Network Camera. In dividual le vels of a ccess can be defined fo r multiple users. Notes • If Networ k Camera is to be acce ssed vi a the Intern et, use authenti cation win dow for se[...]

Operating Instr uct io ns [ F or a s s i s t a n c e, p l e a s e c a l l : 1- 8 0 0 - 2 7 2 - 7 03 3 ] 5 7 Instructions f or the data fiel ds Authentication Enable Authe ntication window can be set in the three patte rns. None : No au thenticat ion window a ppears. Any one can access all s c r eens (S ingl e Camer a/Mul t i-Cam era scr e en) and p[...]

Operating Inst ructions 58 3.5.5 Secur ity: G eneral U ser Security: Gen eral User wind ow allows the admi nistrator to create the general user ID a nd passwo rd for the s ecurity lev el defined as gener al user. Up to 30 individu al user na mes can be def ined. The various s ecurity lev els are e xplained on page 57 . 1. Click [Security: General U[...]

Operating Instr uct io ns [ F or a s s i s t a n c e, p l e a s e c a l l : 1- 8 0 0 - 2 7 2 - 7 03 3 ] 5 9 Instructions f or the data fiel ds Gener al User Authentication Th e General Us er can be up to 30. Ea ch of them c an have th eir own I D and pass word. (1) User ID List • User ID L ist display s the reg istered user n ame. • [Delete] a [...]

Operating Inst ructions 60 3.5.6 Top View Image Top View Ima ge Setting windo w can change set tings for T op Page, Sin gle Camera a nd Multi -Camera sc reen su ch as the in itial lan guage, the image resolution , image q uality, re fresh interva l as the i nitial setti ng, Limit tim e of Continuous Mot ion JPEG and On the Air time . 1. Click [Top [...]

Operating Instr uct io ns [ F or a s s i s t a n c e, p l e a s e c a l l : 1- 8 0 0 - 2 7 2 - 7 03 3 ] 6 1 Instructions for the data fields Top Page • Top Page title can be chang ed. Enter th e new title. • Refer to una vaila ble c harac ter se t 1 on page 93 b ut [sp ace] is ava ilable. • Refer t o display able charac ter set on page 94. ?[...]

Operating Inst ructions 62 3.5.7 Image Transfer Image T ransfer wind ow can set the I mage Transfe r featur e. Network C amera can buffer ima ges and send the imag es via e -mail or FT P. The reque st to send th e image is initiated by a con tact closur e from the e xternal s ensors/devi ces co nn ected to th e Exter nal I/ O usin g the Al arm mo d[...]

Operating Instr uct io ns [ F or a s s i s t a n c e, p l e a s e c a l l : 1- 8 0 0 - 2 7 2 - 7 03 3 ] 6 3 Non Transfer mode Non Tra nsfer mode en ables [Start Capture] on the operation bar to buffe r the image on the Sing le Came ra s cre en. Refer to page 4 2. Ca ptu r e Con trol can lock [Start Capture] on the op eration ba r to preven t the us[...]

Operating Inst ructions 64 Transfe r in the Alarm M ode The Alarm mode can trans fer an image via e-mail or FTP w hen the alarm trig ger is activ e. To activat e the alarm tri gger, the Ex ternal Sensor Input of Ex ternal I/O must be conn ected with the ex ternal sens ors/devic es. The Alarm mode can send the e-mail without tran sferring th e image[...]

Operating Instr uct io ns [ F or a s s i s t a n c e, p l e a s e c a l l : 1- 8 0 0 - 2 7 2 - 7 03 3 ] 6 5 Instructions fo r the data field s a. External Se nsor Input of External I/O activat es the ala rm trigger. Refer to page 91 . b. Active Time o f Trigger The activ e trigger ti me can b e set in the primary ti me and th e seconda ry time. Th [...]

Operating Inst ructions 66 a. Select s Transfer Meth od . Non Transfer w ithout Memory Over Write : Image b uffering wil l stop when the intern al memo ry is full . Non Tr ansfer with Memory Ov er Write : Buffered i mage will overwrite th e older im age data wh en the int ernal memory is full. FTP : Enters the server ad dress* 1 or Host Name* 2 , P[...]

Operating Instr uct io ns [ F or a s s i s t a n c e, p l e a s e c a l l : 1- 8 0 0 - 2 7 2 - 7 03 3 ] 6 7 Over wr ite setting : Selects [O ver Write ...] to over write the tran sferred im age or [Add time...] to save ea ch transfe rred image . Data transfer method : Use [Passi ve Mo de] no rma lly. I f FTP doe s not work prop erly, a sk y our ISP[...]

Operating Inst ructions 68 Setting Example b. a. c. d. e. f.[...]

Operating Instr uct io ns [ F or a s s i s t a n c e, p l e a s e c a l l : 1- 8 0 0 - 2 7 2 - 7 03 3 ] 6 9 Setting expla nation a. The activ e time of trigger is set betwee n 9:00 AM t o 6:00 PM f rom Monday t o Frida y. When the alarm oc curs in th e settin g time, the images are transferre d to FTP serv er, and the notificat ion is sent to the s[...]

Operating Inst ructions 70 Transfe r in the Timer Mode The timer m ode can be activate d by entering the activ e time, the i mage set ting, frequency settin g and th e transf er metho d on Image T ransf er window . Buffere d Image can also be tra nsferred via e -mail or FTP. The timer mod e uses the Network Camera i nternal cloc k. Make sure Date a[...]

Operating Instr uct io ns [ F or a s s i s t a n c e, p l e a s e c a l l : 1- 8 0 0 - 2 7 2 - 7 03 3 ] 7 1 Instructions fo r the data field s a. Buffers or tra nsfers by th e timer tri gger. b. Active Time o f Trigger Always : always activa tes the tim er trigger. The timer trig ger interva l can be s et in e . Image Buffer F requency Setting . Op[...]

Operating Inst ructions 72 a. Select s Transfer Meth od . Non Transfer w ithout Memory Over Write : Image b uffering wil l stop when the intern al memo ry is full . Non Tr ansfer with Memory Ov er Write : Buffered i mage will overwrite th e older im age data wh en the int ernal memory is full. [Primary] or [Secondary] o n the ope ration bar can be [...]

Operating Instr uct io ns [ F or a s s i s t a n c e, p l e a s e c a l l : 1- 8 0 0 - 2 7 2 - 7 03 3 ] 7 3 Over wr ite setting : Selects [O ver Write ...] to over write the tran sferred im age or [Add time...] to save ea ch transfe rred image . Data transfer method : Use [Passi ve Mo de] no rma lly. I f FTP doe s not work prop erly, a sk y our ISP[...]

Operating Inst ructions 74 3.5. 8 Camera Setup Cam era S etu p wind ow sets White Bal ance and Powe r Line Frequency. Yo u can lock the Brightne ss feature . 1. Click [Cam era Se tup] on Setup Pa ge. 2. Select th e each parameter in the pr oper data field. Click [Save ] when finis hed. • Click [Cancel] to quit th e current setti ngs. The window r[...]

Operating Instr uct io ns [ F or a s s i s t a n c e, p l e a s e c a l l : 1- 8 0 0 - 2 7 2 - 7 03 3 ] 7 5 Instructions for the data fie lds White Balan ce Auto (default) — Auto White Balance Fixed Indo or — Color Temp erature: 280 0K, Electri c Bulb Fixed Fluorescen t_1 — Color Temp erature: 3600K, N atural fluo rescent light Fixed Fluoresc[...]

Operating Inst ructions 76 3.5.9 Multi-Camera Multi-Camera w indow enabl es the se tting of Mult i-Camera scree n. Camera Name and IP addre ss of each Networ k Camera must be entere d to view the Mul ti- Camera scre en. R e gis teri ng I P addr ess es of th e oth er Netw o rk C amera ena ble s you to vi ew on the M ulti-Camera sc reen. Clicki ng Ca[...]

Operating Instr uct io ns [ F or a s s i s t a n c e, p l e a s e c a l l : 1- 8 0 0 - 2 7 2 - 7 03 3 ] 7 7 2. Select/Ent er the each pa rameter. Cli ck [Save] when fini shed. • Click [Cancel] to quit th e current set tings. The wi ndow returns to Setup Page with out saving the parame ters. * 1 Refer to IP addressin g on page 93. * 2 Refer to una[...]

Operating Inst ructions 78 3.5.10 External Output Control External Output Control window e nables th e External Dev ice Control Output signal to activate the external sensors/ devices. (O pen or Shor t to GND) T he network a dministrato r should s et up this setting. Note Refer to p age 91 for I nterfacing to the Externa l I/O. 1. Click [External O[...]

Operating Instr uct io ns [ F or a s s i s t a n c e, p l e a s e c a l l : 1- 8 0 0 - 2 7 2 - 7 03 3 ] 7 9 3.5.11 Indicator Control Indicator Con trol window allows you to select Power Indi cator operation. Power Indicato r operation has three patterns. • Always on • Turns on w hen ac cessing N etwork Ca mera • Always off Notes • Power Ind[...]

Operating Inst ructions 80 3.5.12 S tatus Status dis plays ge neral info rmation ab out Netwo rk Camera. Not e When som e trouble occ urs, the infor mation is useful.[...]

Operating Instr uct io ns [ F or a s s i s t a n c e, p l e a s e c a l l : 1- 8 0 0 - 2 7 2 - 7 03 3 ] 8 1 3.5. 13 Rest art Restart wind ow restarts Network C amera with the par ameters sav ed. Restarting is requi red when the network pa rameters ar e changed. 1. Click [Restart] on Set up Page. 2. Click [Restart Now!] . • Click [Cancel] t o quit[...]

Operating Inst ructions 82 3.5.14 Update Firmware Update Firmware w indow all ows the user to install the latest v ersion of t he Network Cam era internal o perating s ystem. In m ost cases , this will nev er be necessa ry. Change s may be nece ssary to acc ommoda te new operating systems or new web browsers th at are not sho wn on page 10. In thos[...]

Operating Instr uct io ns [ F or a s s i s t a n c e, p l e a s e c a l l : 1- 8 0 0 - 2 7 2 - 7 03 3 ] 8 3 4. Click [Update Firmware] on Setup Page. 5. Click [Update Firmware] . Wait abou t one min ute. Note If you cli ck [Update Fi rmware] , ope ration cannot be cancel ed. If cancel ed, refer to pag e 108.[...]

Operating Inst ructions 84 6. Click [Browse...] to s elect the fi rmware from t he file s elector. • A dialog box appe ars to choos e the file. 7. Select a desired Firmware fil e (including the path i nformatio n) and click [Open] . 8. Make s ure the desi red firmware file name is selecte d correct ly, and c lick [Update Firm ware] . Rest arting [...]

Operating Instr uct io ns [ F or a s s i s t a n c e, p l e a s e c a l l : 1- 8 0 0 - 2 7 2 - 7 03 3 ] 8 5 3.5.1 5 Reset to Fa ct ory Default Reset to Fac tory Defa ult w in dow initi ali ze s all the p aramet ers inclu ding the ID , Passwor d, IP address and Subnet Mask exc ept Date and Time se tting to the factory d efault. Rec onfirm the settin[...]

Operating Inst ructions 86 Section 4 Techni cal Guide s[...]

Operating Instr uct io ns [ F or a s s i s t a n c e, p l e a s e c a l l : 1- 8 0 0 - 2 7 2 - 7 03 3 ] 8 7 4.1 Mounting Four mounti ng met hods ar e show n in the f ollow ing fi gure s. Confir m the top an d bottom o f Network Came ra when mou nting. Note Mountin g and cab ling inst ructions describe d in this Operating Instructi ons follow genera[...]

Operating Inst ructions 88 Wall Mo unting Note Rear Mou nting Adap tor can be us ed in wall mounting. Refer to pag e 89 for Rear Mou nting Adaptor. 1) Mount the Flexi ble Stan d firm ly to t he wall or t he bea m using the three screws . 2) Attach Networ k Camera by scre wing the threa ded mount into th e tripod mounti ng hol e. 3) Adjus t the po s[...]

Operating Instr uct io ns [ F or a s s i s t a n c e, p l e a s e c a l l : 1- 8 0 0 - 2 7 2 - 7 03 3 ] 8 9 Ceiling Mounting 1) Mount the Flexibl e Stand firm ly to the ce iling or th e beam u sing the three s crews. 2) Attach the Rear Mo unting Ada ptor to the r ear of Net work Camera. 3) Attach Network Came ra by screwing th e threaded m ount int[...]

Operating Inst ructions 90 Notes • Make sure th e Power Indic ator is always i n the upper right corner when you mount. • The ups ide down m ounting m ay cause Net work Cam era to fall dow n. CAUTION Network Camera is intended for ind oor use only. Prolong ed exposure to direc t sunlig ht or halo gen light may dam age the C MOS senso r. P ower [...]

Operating Instr uct io ns [ F or a s s i s t a n c e, p l e a s e c a l l : 1- 8 0 0 - 2 7 2 - 7 03 3 ] 9 1 4.2 Interfacing to the External I/O The Alarm mode in the Image Transfer fe ature requi res the ex ternal senso rs/ device s t o be con nec ted to the Ex tern al Sens or Inp ut o f t he External I/O . C erta in featur es of this N etwork Ca m[...]

Operating Inst ructions 92 Circuit Diagram Example CAUTION • THE EXTERNAL I/O IS NOT CAPABLE OF CONNECTING DIRECTLY TO DEVICES THAT REQUIRE LARGE AMOUNTS OF C URRENT. IN SOME CASES, A CUSTOM INTERFACE CIRCUIT (CUSTOM ER PROVIDED) MAY HAVE TO BE USED. SERIOUS DAMAGE TO NETWORK CAMERA MAY RESULT IF A DEVICE IS CONNECTED TO THE EXTERNAL I/O THAT EXC[...]

Operating Instr uct io ns [ F or a s s i s t a n c e, p l e a s e c a l l : 1- 8 0 0 - 2 7 2 - 7 03 3 ] 9 3 4.3 ASCII and ISO-8859-1 Character Table The chara cters of t he ASCII chara cter table are available f or use in the variou s setu p wi ndows. IP addres sing (Assignm ent of the IP address) Address c onsis ts of one to four numbers (0 — 25[...]

Operating Inst ructions 94 Displa yable charac ter set Network Camera ca n display IS O-8859-1 c haracter set for West Euro pean langua ges and th e Shift-JIS c haracter set for Japane se. Net work Camera screen may dis play the unreadabl e characters if the ope rating sy stem or th e entered character set is differe nt from the languag e selected [...]

Operating Instr uct io ns [ F or a s s i s t a n c e, p l e a s e c a l l : 1- 8 0 0 - 2 7 2 - 7 03 3 ] 9 5 4.4 Maintenanc e To keep Network Cam era funct ioning in good con dition, m aintenance p lays an importan t part. Keep maintena nce when u sing Network Camera. After rem oving dust from the Fixe d Focus L ens, wipe the Fixed Focus Lens with l[...]

Operating Inst ructions 96 Section 5 Specification and Trou bleshooting[...]

Operating Instr uct io ns [ F or a s s i s t a n c e, p l e a s e c a l l : 1- 8 0 0 - 2 7 2 - 7 03 3 ] 9 7 5.1 Network Camera Reset Procedure — Default Settings If the u ser forg ets se ttin gs or pa ss w ords , Net work Came ra c an b e easily res et to the defau lt setting s. The CLEAR SET TING button initiali zes all the parameters except Da [...]

Operating Inst ructions 98 5.2 Default Settings List No Items Factory Default value Indispensable setting Note 1 Network 1. Network Configuration Checked - - 2. Port No. 80 - 1 – 65535 Static : IP Address 192.168.0.253 If necessary If necessary If necessary (*1) (*1) (*1) (*1) Static : Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 DHCP : Host Name [Blank] (*3) 0 to [...]

Operating Instr uct io ns [ F or a s s i s t a n c e, p l e a s e c a l l : 1- 8 0 0 - 2 7 2 - 7 03 3 ] 9 9 No Items Factory Default value Indispensable setting Note 5 Top View Image 320 x 240 - 160 x 120, 320 x 240, 640 x 480 Setting Image Quality Standard - Favor Clarity, Standard, Favor Motion Refresh Interval 30 s - 10, 15, 20, 25, 30,45 s, 1, [...]

Operating Inst ructions 100 No Items Factory Default value Indispensable setting Note 6 1. Alarm 5. Non Transfer without Memory Over Write Non Transfer with Memory Over Write Selected - - Not-selected - - FTP Not-selected - - Server Address or Host Name [Blank] Required when using FTP Required when using FTP Required when using FTP (*1) or (*3) 1 t[...]

Operating Instr uct io ns [ F o r a s s i s t a n c e , p l e a s e c a l l : 1 - 8 0 0 - 27 2 - 7 0 3 3 ] 1 0 1 No Items Factory Default value Indispensable setting Note 1. Timer Always - - Start time 00:00:00 - - Stop time 23:59:59 - - Day-of-the-week setting All checked - - (2) Secondary Time No check - - 320 x 240 - 160 x 120, 320 x 240, 640 x [...]

Operating Inst ructions 102 No Items Factory Default value Indispensable setting Note 7 1. White Balance Auto Auto, Fixed (Indoor/Fluorescent_1/ Fluorescent_2/Outdoor), Hold Camera Setup 2. Power Line Frequency 60 Hz 60 Hz, 50 Hz 3. Brightness Control Enable - - - - 8 Multi-Camera Required when using Multi-Camera Required when using Multi-Camera Re[...]

Operating Instr uct io ns [ F o r a s s i s t a n c e , p l e a s e c a l l : 1 - 8 0 0 - 27 2 - 7 0 3 3 ] 1 0 3 5.3 Specificati ons Network C amera Specificati ons Other Specifica tion Item Descrip tion Sensor Type 1/3 inc h CMOS Number of Pixels 320,000 pixels (E ffective Pixe ls) Illumin ation 10 — 10,00 0 lx White Bal ance Au to/Manual/H old [...]

Operating Inst ructions 104 Imag e Tra ns ferr i ng Met hod S MTP, FT P Interface 10Base-T Ethernet RJ-4 5 connector x 1 External I/O * 3 Exter nal Sensor Inp ut x 1 External Device Control Output x 1 Power Indicator Display Power/Ne twork Camera operati on Ethernet Ind icator Disp lay Netw ork Communic ation Dimensio n (HWD) 1 16 m (4.57 inches) x[...]

Operating Instr uct io ns [ F o r a s s i s t a n c e , p l e a s e c a l l : 1 - 8 0 0 - 27 2 - 7 0 3 3 ] 1 0 5 5.4 Troubleshootin g About Network Ca mera Setup Problem Cause and Remedy When Setu p CD-ROM cannot f ind Network Camera. • Reco nnect the AC adaptor if installat ion is no t comple ted withi n 20 minu tes. • Do no t connect N etwork[...]

Operating Inst ructions 106 When Top Pa ge does not appear. • Enter the c orrect IP ad dress in the web brow ser. • IP address and Subnet M ask of the PC a nd the Netw ork Camera m ust be in the same c lass of the private IP address on the LAN. Refe r to page 25. • The netw ork conges tion prevents Top Page f rom appea ring quickl y. Wait for[...]

Operating Instr uct io ns [ F o r a s s i s t a n c e , p l e a s e c a l l : 1 - 8 0 0 - 27 2 - 7 0 3 3 ] 1 0 7 Power Indic ator continu es blin king. • Internal Failure of t he s erv er o r the co nge st ion on the netw o rk traffic when using DHCP may prevent Network Camera fr om getting the IP addre ss. Ask the network administrato r or your [...]

Operating Inst ructions 108 Update Firmware ha s not fin ished. When Up date Fi rmware is interru pted by power of f, or for ne twork troubles and other problems, fol low the pro cedure bel ow. * 1 Refer to page 82 for the Update F irmware. About Network Camera Setup Problem Cause and Re medy No Top Page Update Firmware window Yes Turn on Network C[...]

Operating Instr uct io ns [ F o r a s s i s t a n c e , p l e a s e c a l l : 1 - 8 0 0 - 27 2 - 7 0 3 3 ] 1 0 9 About Top View Image sc reen Problem Cause and Remedy The Top Vi ew Image s creen (Single C amera/ Multi-Cam era) does not appe ar. • If you a re using I nternet Exp lorer, the fi rst time t he PC connec ts to Network Camera, a p op-up[...]

Operating Inst ructions 110 Ref resh inte rval is longer than the setup. • The traffic of the ne twork, PC perform ance and th e object of the im age affect the refresh interval . The network congest ion ca uses refresh interval slower than the set up . • When more tha n one c lient are vie wing , the re fresh i nter val beco mes slow er. • E[...]

Operating Instr uct io ns [ F o r a s s i s t a n c e , p l e a s e c a l l : 1 - 8 0 0 - 27 2 - 7 0 3 3 ] 1 1 1 5.5 Con firmation of Network Camera Operation This proc edure ch ecks the Netwo rk Camera operat ion. IP ad dress o f the PC has to be on the same network to be able to access Network Camera. If Top Page appears, Netwo rk Camera h as no [...]

Operating Inst ructions 112 4. Record the c urrent TCP/IP prop erties of the PC. Th ey are impor tant in the later pro cedure to se t the TCP/I P properties of the PC ba ck. 5. Enter "19 2.168.0.25 0" in the IP address fie ld and "2 55.255.25 5.0" in the Subnet M ask field a nd click [OK] . (Window s 95, Windo ws 98 and W indows[...]

Operating Instr uct io ns [ F o r a s s i s t a n c e , p l e a s e c a l l : 1 - 8 0 0 - 27 2 - 7 0 3 3 ] 1 1 3 5.6 FCC and Other Informatio n This equ ipme nt has been t est ed and found to com ply wi th the l imits fo r a Cl ass B digital de vice, purs uant to Part 15 of t he FCC Rules. Th ese limits ar e designe d to provide reasonabl e protect[...]

Operating Inst ructions 114[...]

Operating Instr uct io ns 115 Index[...]

Operating Inst ructions 116 A AC adap tor 12, 20, 104 ActiveX Contro ls 39 Administra tor 56 Alarm Mo de 64 Alarm trig ger 64, 65 ASCII ch aracter table 93 Authentic ation 11 , 36, 57, 59 Auto Adju stment 55 B Brightnes s 75 Broadban d Router 32 Buffered Im age 42, 63, 65, 66, 69, 70, 72 C Camera Name 54 Came ra Setup 74 Catego ry 5 cabl e 20 CATV/[...]

Operating Instr uct io ns 117 Mult i Client Access 8 Multi- Cam era 44, 76 Multi- Language 37, 60 N Netsca pe Navi gat or 10 Network Pro tocol 10 Network window 50 Non Tran sfer mode 63 NTP (Network Time Protocol ) 55 O On the Air tim e 61 Operatin g System 10 Operatio n Bar 41 P Pass word 11 , 36, 57 , 59 Port Forwardin g (IP Masq uera de) 32 Port[...]

Panasonic Consumer Electr onics Company , Division of Matsushita Electric Corporation of America Printed in Japan PSQX2679Y A KK1101RM1013 2001 P anasonic Communications Co ., Ltd. All Rights Reser v ed. Panasonic Sales Compan y , Division of Matsushita Electric of Puerto Rico, Inc. Carefully pack your unit, preferably in the original carton. Attac[...]