Panasonic BB-HCS301A manual

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    Operating Instructions Please read this manual before using and sa ve this manual for future ref erence. Netw ork Camera Server Panasonic Netw ork Camera W ebsite: http://www .panasonic.com/netcam for customers in the USA or Puerto Rico Model No. BB-HCS301A I N D C I N I N I N A U D I O UDIO V I D E O VIDEO P O PO W E R WER[...]

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    Operatin g Instru ctions 2 Main Features Motion-JPEG Con version fr om Analog Camera Image When t he analog camera is connecte d to this p roduct , you can vie w the im age from the Internet. Video Output T erminal and Local A udio Mode This pro duct pro vides Vide o Output T erminal that all ows y ou to output the video signal from Video Input T e[...]

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    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 3 Digital Zoom Feature *1 This prod uct has a 10× digit al zo om f eature . This f eature al lows you to inc rease or dec rease the si ze of the o bject on the Si ngle Camer a screen, the Multi Cam era sc reen, and the Buff ered Image screen. Ther efore, it wil l be easy t[...]

  • Page 4

    Operatin g Instru ctions 4 Example of conne ction Note When using the video ou tput terminal, securely connec t a cab le from t he video output te rminal of this product to the video in put terminal of a monitor . If the monito r cabl e become s disco nnected, a nd only th e video inpu t terminal of this produ ct is co nnected, the image w ill turn[...]

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    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 5 Example of cascade connectio n Maxim um accesses can be increased by conne cting two or more pr oducts. Notes • Set Lo cal A udio for th e audio o utput of ea ch produc t in the c ascade connec tion (see pag e 69 ). • The conte nts set on the Setup page (se e page 34 [...]

  • Page 6

    Operatin g Instru ctions 6 T ra demarks • Adobe , Acrobat and Reader are ei ther register ed trademarks or tr ademarks of Adobe Sy stems Incorporate d in the Uni ted States and/or other c ountries. • Microsoft , Windo ws, Hotmail a nd Activ e X are e ither regi stered tr ademarks or tra demarks of Micr osoft Corporatio n in the Uni ted States a[...]

  • Page 7

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 7 T able of Contents 1 Camera Monitor ing ............. .............. .............. ............. 10 1.1 Produ ct F eature Locati ons .................. ............. ............. ............. .. 10 1.2 Accessin g this Pr oduct ........... ............. ............. ..[...]

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    Operatin g Instru ctions 8 2.16 Buff eri ng or T ransf erri ng Imag es by Timer ....... ............. ............. .. 82 2.17 Buff er ing or T ransferring Images by Alar m Signal... ............. ........ 91 2.18 Buff er ing or T ransferring Images by Motion Detec tion Sig nal .... 10 2 2.19 F or mattin g the SD memor y card ......... ............[...]

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    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 9 3.7 Using Set up Program ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. 155 3.8 Setting Y our PC ...................... ............. ................... ............. ....... 159 3.8.1 Setting the Prox y Server Sett ings on W e b Brows er .........[...]

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    Operatin g Instru ctions 10 1 Camera Monito ring 1.1 Pr oduct Feature Locations Fr ont View Indicator Display * 1 The i ndicator turns o range i f this produc t is not c onnected to t he LAN. * 2 The i ndicator b links orange if this pro duct is not c onnected to the LAN. * 3 See page 4 of the T roubles hoo tin g on t he Se tup CD-ROM. Po w e r I n[...]

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    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 11 Side vie w Rear View Ethernet (LAN) port (See Getting Star ted) External I/O (see page 143 ) A udio Input T erminal (see page 26 ) DC IN jac k Use t he attac hed spe cified AC adapto r . Video Outp ut T erminal (BNC T erminal ) * Connect i t to the vi deo input terminal [...]

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    Operatin g Instru ctions 12 1.2 Accessing this Product 1. Start up the web bro wser on y our PC . 2. Enter " http:/ /IPv4 Address (or URL):P ort Number " on the a ddress ba r , and press [ Enter] on the k eyb oard. • When port number is 80 (de fa ult), you do not n eed to en ter por t num ber . See page 39 f or details abo ut por t num [...]

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    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 13 Notes • When us ers other t han an adm inistr ator are ac cessing thi s produc t, [Setup ] and [Mainte nance] ta b will not b e displa yed. Additi onally , whe n [Do not pe rmit access from guest us ers] is set o n the Security: Adminis trator pa ge (see p age 74 ), [L[...]

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    Operatin g Instru ctions 14 1.2.1 T o Access this Product in IPv6 Y ou need to p rep are t he foll owings to ac cess th is p roduc t in IPv 6. • PC Requiremen ts Operating System: Wi ndows X P Ser vic e P ack 1 or lat er We b B r ow s e r : Internet Explorer 6.0 or later • An IPv6 Router • An IPv6 Conne ction Service T o connect in IPv 6, sub[...]

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    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 15 Setting up the IPv6 Router , your PC, and this Product Setting u p the IPv6 Router Set up the router as yo u subscribe to the IP v6 service. If the acces s from W AN side is disa bled on the rout er , enable the TCP pac ke ts from W AN side in the pac ket filtering. Set [...]

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    Operatin g Instru ctions 16 1.3 Viewing Single Cam era page 1. Access this prod uct (see pag e 12 ). • The T op page is displa y ed. 2. Clic k the [Sin gle] tab at th e top of the page. • When Security W ar ning windo w is displa y ed, clic k [Y es] (see page 18 ). • Se e pa ge 19 for Secur ity W ar ning w ind ow whe n usi ng Mi cros oft ® W[...]

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    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 17 • T o reduce the d ata traffi c, the video c an be auto matically changed t o refreshi ng still images on th e Gener al User pa ge (see pa ge 78 ). • T o displa y the Si ngle C amera pag e directl y , add it to the [ F avorites ] on the web b r ows er. • When th e [...]

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    Operatin g Instru ctions 18 Security W arning windo w T o vie w a vide o (Motion JPEG) or to use audio f eatu re, Activ eX ® Controls m ust be install ed. When tr ying to d ispla y a vid eo f or the fi rst time , Security W arning windo w will be di spl ay ed. Whe n us ing Window s XP or Win dows 20 00, log in as an adminis trat or to insta ll it.[...]

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    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 19 Security W arning windo w on M icrosof t Window s XP Service P ac k 2 T o vie w a video (M otion JPEG) o r to use au dio f eature , Activ eX Contr ols must be installe d. Fo llow the steps s hown be low to i nstall Ac tiveX C ontrols . 1. Clic k the warning displ ay ed a[...]

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    Operatin g Instru ctions 20 The Image Output fr om the Video Output T erminal and the Image Displa yed on the W eb Bro wser • The vid eo output terminal outputs the ima ge from the video in put terminal as it is . The f ollowing fe atures are effe ctiv e only f or the image on you r web bro wser , and not eff ectiv e f or the imag e from the vide[...]

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    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 21 The Banner When this pro duct acce sses the Internet, the banner disp la ys product i nfo r mation about pro ducts o r announc ements about th e latest firmware, etc. fro m P anasonic. Whether o r not to displa y the ban ner can b e set a t Banner Displa y (see page 123 [...]

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    Operatin g Instru ctions 22 1.3.1 Zooming In and Out This pro duct has a 10× digi tal zoom fe ature. There are 2 met hods of incre asing/de creasing the si ze of the ob ject on the Sing le Camer a screen, th e Multi Ca mera sc reen, and the Buff ered Imag e screen (only while pla ying video): 1. Rotating the mous e wheel Rotating the mouse wheel a[...]

  • Page 23

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 23 1.3.2 Ca pturing a Sti ll Image A still im age can be sav ed on yo ur PC. 1. Select a resolutio n to displa y an image . 2. Clic k the capture im age b utton. • The cam era im age opens in another w indo w . 3. Right-cli ck the i mage , and select [Sav e Picture As ...[...]

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    Operatin g Instru ctions 24 1.3.3 Using Opera tion Bar Note When the image is not displa yed so on or the image is not displa yed co rrectly , clic k "Refre sh" b utton on your browser . The image is updated. Output Control : Controls o utput sign als of the Ex ter nal I/O . Refresh Inte r val: Set s a re fres h int er val . (Mo tio n—6[...]

  • Page 25

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 25 1.4 Listening to A udio—T alking to this product 1. Access this prod uct (see p age 12 ). • The T op page i s displa yed. 2. Clic k the [Single] tab at the top of the pag e. 3. The A udio C ontrol Bar ( T alk Bu tton, List en Button and Ad justment Bar) is displa yed[...]

  • Page 26

    Operatin g Instru ctions 26 – When you sel ect [Local A udio] or [Local A udio + Remo te Aud io], and the audio inpu t de vice is pl aced near th e audio outp ut de vice, a h owling s ound ma y be heard. – Sensitivity can be s et up on th e Au dio page (see page 69 ). • T alk button a nd Listen b utton – T alk b utton and Listen butt on can[...]

  • Page 27

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 27 1.5 Vie wing Multi-Cam era pa ge T o vie w multipl e images on the Mult i-Camera page, you n eed to co nfigure the Multi-C amera Se tup page (see page 126 ). 1. Access this prod uct (see p age 12 ). • The T op page i s displa yed. 2. Clic k the [Mu lti] tab at the top [...]

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    Operatin g Instru ctions 28 Notes • Wh en se lec tin g [Al l] a t the V iew T yp e, all im ages are dis played in 16 0 × 120 p ixels re sol uti on, and t he Audio C on trol Bar is no t di spl ay ed. • 640 × 480 p ix els image cannot be displa yed on t he Multi-C amera page . • When vie wing v ideo (Motion JPEG), we recommend u sing an Ether[...]

  • Page 29

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 29 1.6 Vie wing Buffer ed Image page T o b uff er the images on the internal memory , y ou need to set up im age tra nsf er settings (see p age 82 , pa ge 91 or page 102 ). Y ou can vi ew b uff ered imag es on thi s Buff ered Imag e page . Note Sound ca nnot be b uff ered o[...]

  • Page 30

    Operatin g Instru ctions 30 4. Disp lay images c lick ing b uttons b elow . Notes • The b uff ered images a re displa yed ch ronologic ally . • Date , Time a nd fram e numb er are not di spla y ed in pla y mode. • A stil l image can be sav ed on the Buff ered I mage page , if yo u are not pla ying images on it. Put the cu rsor on th e image ,[...]

  • Page 31

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 31 1.6.1 Deleting Buff ered Ima ges If yo u intend t o delete i mages f or each transf er condition, clic k [Delete Buff ered Images] on the T rigger page (s ee page 82 , pa ge 91 or page 102 ). Notes • If y ou clic k [Sa ve] on the Im age Buff er/T ransf er page, all b u[...]

  • Page 32

    Operatin g Instru ctions 32 1.7 Viewing Still Imag es on Y our C ell Phone Y ou can vie w still images ov e r the In ter net from a compatib le cell phone . Enter " http ://IP ad dress (or URL) :P ort Number/ mobile " on a cell phon e and p ress [O K] . • When t he po r t num be r is set to 80 (de fault), it is not req uir ed. • This [...]

  • Page 33

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 33 • Some cell phones are not co mpatib le with this pr oduct. Som e phones ma y allo w vie wing onl y on port 80, and some m ay no t support pass word authenti cation. Se e the P anasonic s upport website at http://panasonic.c o.jp/ pcc/pr oducts/en/ne twkcam/ for a cell[...]

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    Operatin g Instru ctions 34 2 V arious Product Features 2.1 Using Product Features 1. Access this prod uct (see pag e 12 ). • The T op page is displa y ed. Notes • When [P ermit access from guest u sers] is set on the Security: Administr ator page , click [L ogin] tab and log i n as an admi nistrat or . • When users other tha n an admi nistra[...]

  • Page 35

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 35 Basic (1) Netw ork (IPv4) Config ures the IPv4 network setti ngs to co nnect thi s produ ct to the n etwork (see p age 37 ). (2) Netw ork (IPv6) Config ures the IPv6 network setti ngs to co nnect thi s produ ct to the n etwork (see p age 41 ). (3) IPsec Ena bles IPsec (T[...]

  • Page 36

    Operatin g Instru ctions 36 Ad v ance d (14) Image Displ ay Sets reso luti on, imag e qu alit y an d ref res h int er val of Sin gle Came ra and Mul ti-Camer a page , time stam p settin g, langua ge and banner (see page 123 ). (15) Multi-Camera *1 Sets th is product or P anasonic Netw ork Camera IP address or ho st name, came ra name on the Mu lti-[...]

  • Page 37

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 37 2.2 Connecting this Product to Y ou r IPv4 Network The Netw ork page off ers three opti ons to co nfigure this p roduct in IPv4. • [A utomat ic Setup] aut omatically assigns an u nused IP a ddress to this product, and us es UPnP TM (Univ ersal Plug a nd Play ) to confi[...]

  • Page 38

    Operatin g Instru ctions 38 4. Clic k [Sav e] whe n finished. • New s ettings are sa ved. • When finis hed, the f ollowi ng page i s displa yed. Note The cur re nt net wor k set tings are sh own on th e Stat us pa ge in the Ma inte nanc e sectio n (see pag e 133 ). 5. Clic k [Restar t]. • This pr oduct rest ar ts, and the T op page is dis pla[...]

  • Page 39

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 39 Notes • When y ou do not k now the IP addre ss while s etting [A utomatic Setu p] or [DHCP Setup], y ou can search it b y using the Setup Progra m (see page 155 ). • If this product is resta r ted, all buf f ered images on the internal memory are deleted . The b uff [...]

  • Page 40

    Operatin g Instru ctions 40 Def ault Gate wa y *1 (Static/DHCP Only) • If you hav e the assi gned Def ault Gate wa y address by your ISP or netw ork adminis trator , enter i t in this data field. • Set 4 d igits (0—255) and 3 periods such as "192.168 .0.253". But "0. 0.0.0" and "255 .255.255. 255" are no t avai l[...]

  • Page 41

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 41 2.3 Connecting this Product to Y ou r IPv6 Network The Netw ork page off ers two o ptions to con figure thi s product in IPv6. • [A utomat ic Setup] a utomaticall y assig ns an IPv6 ad dress to t his produ ct. • [Static] a llow s the use r to use a sp ecific IPv 6 ad[...]

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    Operatin g Instru ctions 42 Static Setup Y ou can a ssign a st atic IPv6 ad dress to this product. If yo u select [No] at t he Allo w Access f rom the Int ernet, this produ ct can be accessed only from the LAN tha t has an s ame IPv6 prefix as thi s produc t. • Clic king [Ca ncel] tak es y ou bac k to t he pre vious page witho ut sa ving ch ange [...]

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    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 43 Notes • When y ou do not kno w this product IP add ress while setting [Aut omatic Setu p], you can s earch it by usi ng t he Se tu p Progr am (s ee pa ge 155 ). Or yo u can sea rch it on th e Status pag e (see page 13 3 ) after acc essing this produ ct in IPv4 . • If[...]

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    Operatin g Instru ctions 44 DNS Ser ver Address • DNS ser ver addr es s is re qui red in t he followi ng c ondit io ns. – T rans fer ring images b y E-mai l or FTP – S ett ing produ cts by thei r ho st nam es on th e Mult i- Came ra Setup p age – Using the D ynamicDN S service – Using the a lar m log n otification • If y ou ha ve the as[...]

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    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 45 2.4 What is IPsec? IPsec pro v ides se curity f or the tr ansmis sion of s ensitiv e inf or mation o ver unprotect ed netw orks such as the Internet. IPsec au thenticat es IP pac kets betwe en participating IPsec de vices. This pr oduct's I Psec Feature This pro duc[...]

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    Operatin g Instru ctions 46 IPsec Mode Sel ection Select tr ansport mode or tun nel mode to access this produ ct. T ransport Mode (IPv4 Onl y) The ima ge is e ncrypted in th e whole w a y betw een this product and y our PC . In the env ironment of Window s XP Service P ac k 1 or lat er , tran spor t mode i s av ailab le only in IPv4. Prepare the fo[...]

  • Page 47

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 47 T unnel Mode (IPv4 /IPv6) An IPsec mode of ope ration w here the ent ire IP pac ket inclu ding IP header is authentic ated and encrypted. A ne w IP header is added (protectin g the entir e original pac ket). Both VPN c lients a nd VPN gate wa ys can use t his mode . Note[...]

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    Operatin g Instru ctions 48 2.5 Encrypt the C amera Ima ge in T ransport Mode This pro duct can encrypt the imag e using I Psec tra nsport mode. Note If y ou use IPs ec, refres h interval sl ows do wn. 1. Clic k [IPsec] on the Setup page . 2. Click Camera in the T ransp or t column. • If you use tra nspor t mode i n E-mail or FTP transf er , clic[...]

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    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 49 4. Clic k [Sa ve] when finished . • Ne w setting s are sa v ed. 5. Clic k [Canc el]. • The I Psec page is disp la yed. 6. Chec k [Use] in the IPs ec colum n, select a n encodin g strength , and cli ck [Sav e]. Setting Description Status • C hec k the bo x to us e t[...]

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    Operatin g Instru ctions 50 7. Clic k [Restar t]. 8. Set up y our PC as it fits t o the requirem ents on p age 46 . • Set the F TP server or E-mai l server to transf er images. 9. Access this prod uct (see pag e 12 ). • If yo u can acc ess this p roduct, the IPsec se tup is co mplete . Notes • In IPsec c ommunic ations , "IPsec" is [...]

  • Page 51

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 51 2.6 Encrypt the Camera Image in T unn el Mode This prod uct can e ncr ypt the image usin g IPsec tu nnel mode . Notes • Do not set IP sec on the PCs under the VPN rou ter . Communicat ions ma y be blocked. • If y ou use IPs ec, refres h interval slows down. • This [...]

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    Operatin g Instru ctions 52 4. Clic k [Sav e] whe n finished. • New s ettings are sa ved. 5. Click [Cancel]. • The IPse c page i s displa yed. 6. Chec k [Use ] in the IPs ec column , select a n encodi ng strengt h, and cli ck [Sa ve]. Setting De scription Status • Che ck the bo x to use t his encryption m ethod. Pre-Shared K ey • It is the [...]

  • Page 53

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 53 7. Click [Res ta r t ]. 8. Set up y our VPN router as shown b elow . • T o use tunnel mode, you nee d to set u p your VPN router . Setting Description IPsec • Chec k the bo x to ena ble IPsec f eature s. If y ou clea r the bo x, whol e IPsec f eatures will b e inv al[...]

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    Operatin g Instru ctions 54 • Set up th e IPsec poli cy as sho wn belo w . 9. Access this prod uct (see pag e 12 ). • If yo u can acc ess this p roduct, the IPsec se tup is co mplete . Notes • In IPsec c ommunic ations , "IPsec" is displa yed on the T op page or the Single Came ra page . • If yo u cannot c ommunic ate using IPs ec[...]

  • Page 55

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 55 2.7 Using UPnP™ (Universal Plug and Play) UPnP TM can automa tically conf igure y our router to be acc essed from the Int er net. In order to use this f eature , yo ur router need s to support this f eature and it must b e enab led. Mos t router manuf act urers disab l[...]

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    Operatin g Instru ctions 56 3. Clic k [Sav e] whe n finished. • New s ettings are sa ved. • When fi nished, "S uccess!" is displ ay ed. 4. Clic k [Go to UPnP p age]. • The UPnP p age is di spla y ed.[...]

  • Page 57

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 57 2.7.1 Connecting this Product to a Router Not Supporting UPn P TM (IPv4 Only) T o all ow acces s from the Inte rn et with a router not s uppor ting UPnP TM , f ollow the procedure s below . 1. Select [Sta tic] on the Ne twork (IPv4) pa ge. 2. Enab le por t for warding on[...]

  • Page 58

    Operatin g Instru ctions 58 2.8 Registering wi th the DynamicDNS ser vice Dynamic DNS service is a service that al lows y ou to assig n an easy-to -remember name to this produ ct, simi lar to y our f avorite w eb site . DynamicDNS service also allo ws yo u to easi ly acces s this prod uct, e ven whe n your ISP changes the IP address . P anasonic Co[...]

  • Page 59

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 59 3. Click [Sa ve]. • Clic king [Ca ncel] can cels y our settin gs without sa ving chan ges, a nd the Dyna micDNS w indo w is disp la yed. 4. Click [OK]. 5. Clic k [Go to Vie wnetcam.com p age]. • The Vie wnetca m.com page is disp lay ed. 6. Click Y our Account L ink .[...]

  • Page 60

    Operatin g Instru ctions 60 7. Reg ist er wi th t he Vi ewnetc am.c om ser vi ce f ol lowi ng th e webs ite. • The Viewn etcam.com p age is di spla y ed. 8. Access th is product with a registe red URL from the Internet (see pag e 12 ). • When t he T op page is displ ay ed, the Vie wnetca m.com registr ation is comp lete. Notes • It ma y take [...]

  • Page 61

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 61 2. Set each parame ter . • Clic king [Ca ncel] can cels y our settin gs with out sa ving chan ges. • Y ou can ge t Dynamic DNS inf or mation from the DynamicDN S service indu str y comp any . 3. Clic k [Sav e] after finishe d. • New s ettings are sa ved. • When f[...]

  • Page 62

    Operatin g Instru ctions 62 Confirmin g the Internet a ccess Due to the router s pecificati ons, t he image ma y not be displa ye d e ve n if y ou access t his produ ct from y our PC on the same LAN a s this produ ct. In this case, acc ess t his prod uct i n th e followin g proc edu res. • Accessi ng from the PC on anoth er netw ork (see page 12 [...]

  • Page 63

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 63 How the DynamicD NS service w orks 1. Y our ISP assi gns a glo bal IP addres s to you r Internet access a ccount that changes periodicall y . This is th e address ne eded to ac cess th is produc t ov er the Internet. 2. When y our ISP assigned g lobal IP a ddress chan ge[...]

  • Page 64

    Operatin g Instru ctions 64 2.9 Setting Date and Time The Date and Time page allo ws you to se t date and time . Date and time are us ed f or each im ages (Sing le, M ulti and Bu ffe red), T rigger , Alarm Log and Oper ation Time . Note Sav ing the da te and tim e settings deletes a ll bu ffe red images o n the inte rn al memor y . 1. Clic k [Date [...]

  • Page 65

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 65 3. Clic k [Sa ve] when finished . • Ne w setting s are sa v ed. • When fin ished, " Success! " is displa yed. 4. Clic k [Go to Date and Time page]. • The Da te and Tim e page is displa yed. Setting Description Time Sett ing • Select da te and f ormat (A[...]

  • Page 66

    Operatin g Instru ctions 66 Note Date a nd time set tings bec ome incorre ct depend ing on the length o f pow er-on time or the internal t emperat ure. Usi ng the A utomatic Time Adjustme nt is recomm ended.[...]

  • Page 67

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 67 2.10 Changi ng Camera Settings The Camer a page allo ws you to s et the Camera Name V er tical Resolu tion and Picture po sition ad justment . 1. Clic k [Cam era] on th e Setup page . 2. Set ea ch param eter . • Clic king [Cancel] cancel s your set tings witho ut savi [...]

  • Page 68

    Operatin g Instru ctions 68 3. Clic k [Sav e] whe n finished. • New s ettings are sa ved. • When fi nished, "S uccess!" is displ ay ed. 4. Clic k [Go to Camer a page]. • The Cam era page is disp la yed. Note Clic king [Sa v e] sa ve s the adju sted pos ition. Clic king [Canc el] canc els you r settin gs without sa ving the posit ion[...]

  • Page 69

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 69 2.11 Adjusting A udio The A udio page adj usts the a udio inpu t sensitivi ty and au dio outpu t vo lume etc . 1. Clic k [A udio] on the Setu p page . 2. Set ea ch param eter . • Clic king [Cancel] cancel s your set tings witho ut savi ng changes .[...]

  • Page 70

    Operatin g Instru ctions 70 Setting De scription Outp ut • Set the audio to o utpu t to th is pr oduct 's au dio out put t erminal . – Remote A udio: A udio is o utputted fr om the microp hone inpu t of you r PC . – Local A udio: It out put s the au dio f rom t he a udi o ou tput de vi ce conn ected t o thi s prod uct. – Local A udio +[...]

  • Page 71

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 71 3. Clic k [Sa ve] when finished . • Ne w setting s are sa v ed. • When fin ished, " Success! " is displa yed. 4. Clic k [Go to A udio pag e]. • The A udio page is displa yed. PC A udio In put Tim eout • It cont rols the con tinuou s receiving ti me of t[...]

  • Page 72

    Operatin g Instru ctions 72 Adjusting local audio and remote audio When [Loc al A udio + Remo te A udio] is selected on the Au dio page , audio fr om the audio in put terminal (Lo cal A udio) and audio fro m the mi crophone connecte d to you r PC (Remote A udio) are mix ed and outputte d from the audio outpu t terminal. If the y are not balanced we[...]

  • Page 73

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 73 2. Adjust th e sensit ivity of t he local aud io . (1) Cli ck [Audio] o n th e Setu p pa ge. (2) Select [ Minimum ], [Standard] or [Maxim um] in the Sen sitivity (s ee page 69 ). (3) Click [Sav e]. 3. Adjust bo th audios . (1) Cli ck [Audio] o n th e Setu p pa ge. (2) Se[...]

  • Page 74

    Operatin g Instru ctions 74 2.12 C hanging A uthentication Setting and Admini strator User Name and P assw ord The Security : Administr ator page a llow s you t o change authentic ation, adminis trat or user name a nd pass word. The aut henticati on windo w is dis pla yed , and allo ws the register ed users to access this pr oduct. Notes • If y o[...]

  • Page 75

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 75 Notes • When s etting au thenticat ion, set the user na me and p ass word, and sa ve them. • When us ers other t han an adm inistr ator are ac cessing thi s produc t, [Setup ] and [Mainte nance] ta b will not b e displa yed. • The u ser name and pass word are case [...]

  • Page 76

    Operatin g Instru ctions 76 4. Clic k [Go to Sec urity: Administr ator page ]. • The Security: Ad ministr ator page is disp lay ed. Note • When the u ser name and pass word ha ve been change d, this pro duct displa ys an a uthenticatio n windo w . Enter the us er name and p ass word, and clic k [OK]. Administrato r/General User s/Guest Users Th[...]

  • Page 77

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 77 2.13 Logging in to this Product If yo u set [P ermit access from guest users ] on the Sec urity: Administ rator pag e, [Login] tab is displa yed at the to p of the page . After y ou log in as an ad ministr ator , you can acc ess the Setup page and the Maint enance pa ge.[...]

  • Page 78

    Operatin g Instru ctions 78 2.14 C reating, Modifying or Deleting Gen eral Users The Gene ral User pa ge allo ws yo u to create , modif y or delete g eneral u sers. Up to 50 gene ral use rs can b e registe red. Th e access le vel is set f or each gener al u ser . If you set [P ermit access from gues t users] on the Security: Administr ator page , t[...]

  • Page 79

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 79 3. Set ea ch param eter . • Settin gs for a gene ral user • S et tin gs for gues t us ers • Clic king [Canc el] tak es y ou bac k to the previ ous page without saving ch ang es. Setting Description User ID List • Up to 50 ge neral users can be registe red. • Th[...]

  • Page 80

    Operatin g Instru ctions 80 4. Clic k [Sav e] whe n finished. • New s ettings are sa ved. • When fi nished, "S uccess!" is displ ay ed. 5. Clic k [Go to Gene ral User p age]. Acces s Lev el Access le v el is set f or each ge neral user . Check the fea ture to enab le. • In the l imit time of contin uous mot ion JPEG, set the time to[...]

  • Page 81

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 81 2.15 Pr ocedures of Buffering or T ransf erring Imag es The proce dures from thi s page to page 112 are described ab out se ttings of the image b u ff er or tr ansf er . See the pr ocedures bel ow to un derstand the gener al outline o f the setti ngs. Buffer/Transfer by [...]

  • Page 82

    Operatin g Instru ctions 82 2.16 Buffering or T ransferring Ima ges by Timer The T r igger pa ge allo ws y ou to enab le ima ge bu ffe r/transf er by E-m ail or FTP . Note If y ou are rec ording image s to the SD mem or y card, refresh int er val s lows down. 1. Clic k [T r igger] on the Setup page . 2. Click No. to enab le buff er/transf er . 3. C[...]

  • Page 83

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 83 4. Set the tim e, an d click [Ne xt>]. Note The tim er works b y an i nternal cloc k. Set th e date a nd time bef ore using timer buff er/transf er (see page 64 ). • Clic king [<Ba ck] tak es you b ack to the pre vious page. • Clic king [C ancel] ta kes y ou ba[...]

  • Page 84

    Operatin g Instru ctions 84 • Click ing [<Bac k] tak es y ou back to the pre vious p age. • Click ing [Ca ncel] tak es y ou bac k to the T r igger page without sa ving ch ange s. 6. Set the im age b uff er frequen cies , and clic k [Ne xt>]. Note Due to the netwo rk enviro nment, objec t, num ber of acces ses, enab ling IPsec , this pro d[...]

  • Page 85

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 85 7. Select th e transf er method, an d clic k [Ne xt>]. • Clic king [<Ba ck] tak es you b ack to the pre vious page. • Clic king [C ancel] ta kes y ou ba ck to th e T rigge r page witho ut sa ving chang es. Note If you tra nsf er image b y E-mail or FTP , confir[...]

  • Page 86

    Operatin g Instru ctions 86 When y ou set [FTP] for T ransfer Meth od Select [ FTP], and cl ick [Ne xt>]. The f ollowing p age is disp la yed . • Click ing [<Bac k] tak es y ou back to the pre vious p age. • Click ing [Ca ncel] tak es y ou bac k to the T r igger page without sa ving ch ange s.[...]

  • Page 87

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 87 Setting Description Ser v er IP Address or Host Name *1 *1 But [Space], ["], [' ], [&], [<] and [>] are not av ailable. • If y ou set the FTP serve r IP address , set 4 digit s (0—255) and 3 periods s uch as "1 92.168.0.253 ". But "[...]

  • Page 88

    Operatin g Instru ctions 88 When y ou set [E-mail] f or T ransfer Metho d Select [ E-mail] , and clic k [Ne xt>]. The f ollo wing pag e is displa yed. • Click ing [<Bac k] tak es y ou back to the pre vious p age. • Click ing [Ca ncel] tak es y ou bac k to the T r igger page without sa ving ch ange s. Notes • This pr oduct wo rks only wi[...]

  • Page 89

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 89 Setting Description SMTP Server IP Address o r Host Name *1 *1 But [Space], ["], [' ], [&], [<] and [>] are not av ailable. • If you set the SMTP se r ver I P address , set 4 dig its (0— 255) and 3 periods such as "192.168 .0.253". But &[...]

  • Page 90

    Operatin g Instru ctions 90 8. Confirm the settin gs, an d clic k [Sav e]. • New s ettings are sa ved. • When fi nished, "S uccess!" is displ ay ed. 9. Clic k [Go to T rigger pag e]. • The T rigger page is d ispla y ed. Notes • If yo u clic k [Sav e], all b uff ered imag es on the SD memory card are deleted. • If yo u are b uff [...]

  • Page 91

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 91 2.17 Buffering or T ransferring Images b y Alarm Signal The T rigger page allo ws you to e nabl e image b uff er/tr ansf er b y E-mail or FTP . Notes • If y ou ar e recordin g images to the SD memory card, refre sh interva l slo ws down. • Y ou need t o attach th e a[...]

  • Page 92

    Operatin g Instru ctions 92 4. Set the ti me, an d clic k [Ne xt>]. Note The timer w orks by a n internal cl ock. Set the date and time be fo re using tim er bu ffer /transf er (see page 64 ). • Click ing [<Bac k] tak es y ou back to the pre vious p age. • Click ing [Ca ncel] tak es y ou bac k to the T r igger page without sa ving ch ange[...]

  • Page 93

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 93 5. Set the im age setti ngs, and clic k [Ne xt>]. • Clic king [<Ba ck] tak es you b ack to the pre vious page. • Clic king [C ancel] ta kes y ou ba ck to th e T rigge r page witho ut sa ving chang es. 6. Set the im age b uff er frequen cies, and clic k [Ne xt&g[...]

  • Page 94

    Operatin g Instru ctions 94 • Click ing [<Bac k] tak es y ou back to the pre vious p age. • Click ing [Ca ncel] tak es y ou bac k to the T r igger page without sa ving ch ange s. Setting De scription Enab le Pre- trigger Imag e Buff er • Chec k the bo x to enab le the sett ing. This p roduct b uff ers or tran sf ers the imag e right bef or[...]

  • Page 95

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 95 7. Select th e transf er method, an d clic k [Ne xt>]. • Clic king [<Ba ck] tak es you b ack to the pre vious page. • Clic king [C ancel] ta kes y ou ba ck to th e T rigge r page witho ut sa ving chang es. Note If you tra nsf er image b y E-mail or FTP , confir[...]

  • Page 96

    Operatin g Instru ctions 96 When y ou set [FTP] for T ransfer Meth od Select [ FTP], and cl ick [Ne xt>]. The f ollowing p age is disp la yed . • Click ing [<Bac k] tak es y ou back to the pre vious p age. • Click ing [Ca ncel] tak es y ou bac k to the T r igger page without sa ving ch ange s.[...]

  • Page 97

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 97 Setting Description Ser v er IP Address or Host Name *1 *1 But [Space], ["], [' ], [&], [<] and [>] are not av ailable. • If y ou set the FTP serve r IP address , set 4 digit s (0—255) and 3 periods s uch as "1 92.168.0.253 ". But "[...]

  • Page 98

    Operatin g Instru ctions 98 When y ou set [E-mail] f or T ransfer Metho d Select [ E-mail] , and clic k [Ne xt>]. The f ollo wing pag e is displa yed. • Click ing [<Bac k] tak es y ou back to the pre vious p age. • Click ing [Ca ncel] tak es y ou bac k to the T r igger page without sa ving ch ange s. Notes • This pr oduct wo rks only wi[...]

  • Page 99

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 99 Setting Description SMTP Server IP Address o r Host Name *1 *1 But [Space], ["], [' ], [&], [<] and [>] are not av ailable. • If you set the SMTP se r ver I P address , set 4 dig its (0— 255) and 3 periods such as "192.168 .0.253". But &[...]

  • Page 100

    Operatin g Instru ctions 100 8. After y ou confirm the set tings and clic k [Ne xt>], set E-mail notifi cation and cli ck [Ne xt>]. • If yo u select [Enabl e], the E-mail Notificati on When T riggered pag e is displa yed. Enter t he settin gs seein g page 98 and page 99 . 9. Clic k [Sav e] after confirming the s ettings. • New s ettings a[...]

  • Page 101

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 101 10. Click [Go t o T ri gge r pa ge] . • The T rigger page is displa yed. Notes • If y ou set a short interval to tr ansf er image to a cell ph one, ma ny E-ma ils ma y be sent to it lead ing to a larg e phone bil l. Theref ore, we re commend yo u to set a long inter[...]

  • Page 102

    Operatin g Instru ctions 102 2.18 B uff ering or T ransferring Images b y Motion Detection Signal The T r igger pa ge allo ws y ou to enab le ima ge bu ffe r/transf er by E-m ail or FTP . Notes • A chang e due to l ight or wind ma y detec t motions m istak enly . • Mot ion det ect ion l ev el is ch ange d de pend ing on r esol utio n, i mage qu[...]

  • Page 103

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 103 4. Set the tim e, an d click [Ne xt>]. Note The tim er works b y an i nternal cloc k. Set th e date a nd time bef ore using timer buff er/transf er (see page 64 ). • Clic king [>Ba ck] tak es you b ack to the pre vious page. • Clic king [C ancel] ta kes y ou b[...]

  • Page 104

    Operatin g Instru ctions 104 5. Set the im age sett ings, and clic k [Ne xt>]. • Click ing [>Bac k] tak es y ou back to the pre vious p age. • Click ing [Ca ncel] tak es y ou bac k to the T r igger page without sa ving ch ange s. Setting De scription Image Resolution • Select i mage resolu tion (640 × 480, 3 20 × 240 (def ault) or 160[...]

  • Page 105

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 105 6. Set the im age b uff er frequen cies, and clic k [Ne xt>]. Note Due to t he network en vironment, obj ect, nu mber of acce sses , enab ling IPse c, this prod uct ma y not record the n umbers of image s as yo u set. In this c ase, set the imag e bu ffe r frequenci [...]

  • Page 106

    Operatin g Instru ctions 106 7. Select t he trans fer method, a nd clic k [Ne xt>]. • Click ing [<Bac k] tak es y ou back to the pre vious p age. • Click ing [Ca ncel] tak es y ou bac k to the T r igger page without sa ving ch ange s. Note If y ou trans fe r image b y E-mail or FTP , co nfirm that the de fau lt gate wa y and DNS serv er a[...]

  • Page 107

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 107 When y ou set [FTP] f or T ransf er Method Select [FT P], and click [Nex t>]. The f ollowin g page is di spla y ed. • Clic king [<Ba ck] tak es you b ack to the pre vious page. • Clic king [C ancel] ta kes y ou ba ck to th e T rigge r page witho ut sa ving cha[...]

  • Page 108

    Operatin g Instru ctions 108 Setting De scription Server IP Address or Host Name *1 *1 But [Space], ["], ['], [&], [<] and [>] are not a vailab l e. • If y ou set the FTP serv er IP addre ss, set 4 digi ts (0—255) and 3 periods s uch as "192 .168.0.253 ". But "0.0 .0.0" and "255.25 5.255.255" ar[...]

  • Page 109

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 109 When y ou set [E-mail] for T ransfer Method Select [E-m ail], and click [Ne xt>]. The f ollowing p age is d ispla yed . • Clic king [<Ba ck] tak es you b ack to the pre vious page. • Clic king [C ancel] ta kes y ou ba ck to th e T rigge r page witho ut sa ving[...]

  • Page 110

    Operatin g Instru ctions 110 Setting De scription SMTP Server IP Address or Hos t Name *1 *1 But [Space], ["], ['], [&], [<] and [>] are not a vailab l e. • If y ou set the SMTP server IP a ddress, s et 4 digits (0 — 255) and 3 periods such as "192.16 8.0.253". But "0.0.0.0" and "255 .255.255. 255&qu[...]

  • Page 111

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 111 8. After y ou confirm the setti ngs and clic k [Ne xt>], set E-m ail notific ation and clic k [Ne xt>]. • If y ou selec t [Enab le], the E- mail No tification Wh en T r iggered p age is displa yed. Ent er the setting s seeing pa ge 109 and page 110 . 9. Clic k [[...]

  • Page 112

    Operatin g Instru ctions 112 10. Clic k [Go to T rigger pag e]. • The T rigger page is d ispla y ed. Notes • If you se t a shor t i nter val to t rans fer ima ge to a ce ll p hone, many E- mai ls ma y be sent t o it lea ding to a lar ge phone bi ll. Theref ore, w e recomm end you to set a long i nterval. 1 image per min ute frequ ency is recomm[...]

  • Page 113

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 113 2.19 Formatting the SD memor y card Y ou can rec ord camer a images to the SD mem or y card ( customer -provided) . Bef ore y ou record t he camer a image , yo u need to f or mat the SD m emory card. Note • Y ou can c onfirm the SD mem or y capac ity on th e Status pa[...]

  • Page 114

    Operatin g Instru ctions 114 2.20 Stopping the SD Memory Recordin g After y ou stop the SD memo r y recording, r emo ve the SD memory card. Notes • Y ou can con fir m the SD m emory capacity o n the Status page (se e page 133 ). • If this pro duct is resta r ted (see page 134 ), the SD memo r y recordin g starts again. • If you remov e the SD[...]

  • Page 115

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 115 2.21 Star ting the SD Memory Recor ding The SD m emory recordi ng can be star ted on th e T rigger pa ge. Notes • Y ou can c onfirm the SD mem or y capac ity on th e Status page ( see page 133 ). • If thi s product is restarted (see page 134 ), the SD mem or y recor[...]

  • Page 116

    Operatin g Instru ctions 116 2.22 T ransfer the Image in T ransport Mode This pro duct can tr ansf er the im age in tr ansport mode b y E-mail or F TP . Prepare the fo llowin g requirem ents. See page 48 and se t up the E-m ail or FTP serve r . Item Supported Feature E-mail or FTP Server Operat ing System : IPsec suppo r ted ISP Ser vice : Ser vice[...]

  • Page 117

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 117 2.23 T ransfer the Image in T unnel Mode This prod uct can tr ansf er the image in tun nel mode by E-mai l or FTP . Prepare the f ollo wing requireme nts. See page 51 and s et up the E-mail or FT P server . Item Supported Feature VPN Router ISP Service (in IPv4) : Serv [...]

  • Page 118

    Operatin g Instru ctions 118 2.24 Setting the Mo tion Detection The Mot ion Det ection p age allo ws y ou to adjust sensitivit y of the Motion Detection. Threshol d: If the th reshold is set low , this functi on sensi tiv ely dete cts changes . Sens iti vit y: If you s et se nsi tiv ity high, ampl itu de o n the m oti on de te ction bar gets jump y[...]

  • Page 119

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 119 Preview The pre view wind ow dis pla ys current t hreshold and detection le ve l. • The thres hold is dis pla yed by betw een gr een and red bar . • The detec tion le vel is displa y ed b y betw een dark and l ight color . Note Settin g Threshold a nd Sensiti vity i[...]

  • Page 120

    Operatin g Instru ctions 120 What is the sensitivi ty? The sensitivi ty is the brightness ch ange le vel for th is product to d etect as the motio n. The high s ens itivi ty set ting ena bles this prod uct to dete ct t he sli ght brig htne ss c hang e. Lower the sens itivit y to ma ke t his p roduct to det ect on ly the big b rightne ss chan ge. No[...]

  • Page 121

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 121 2.25 Notifying Setup of an Alarm Log Once a day , an alarm log s ent at a s pecified time can be chec ke d. T o enable Alarm Log, set A larm or Motion Det ection f or T rigger Sett ing and chec k [En able]. 1. Clic k [Alarm Log] on the Setu p page . 2. Set ea ch param e[...]

  • Page 122

    Operatin g Instru ctions 122 Setting Descript ion A set up o f oper ati on • Alar m log op eration can be s et here . Time • Set the da te and tim e to send ala rm logs via E-m ail. SMTP Server IP Address or H ost Name *1 *1 But [Space], ["], ['], [&], [<] and [>] are not a vailab l e. • If y ou set the server IP addres s,[...]

  • Page 123

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 123 2.26 Changi ng Init ial Settings on the Single Camera pag e or the Multi-Ca mera pag e The Imag e Disp la y page a llows you to chang e initial setting s (displa y settings w hen a us er acc es ses t his produ c t) of imag e re solu tion , im age q ual ity and r efr esh[...]

  • Page 124

    Operatin g Instru ctions 124 Setting Descript ion Image R esolut ion • Select the im age reso lution. 640 × 480 pix els (Only f or the Singl e Camera page) 320 × 240 pix els (de fau lt) 160 × 120 pix els (Only f or the Multi-C amera page) Image Q uality • Select th e image q uality . [F avo r Clarity] op timizes fo r good qua lity . [Standar[...]

  • Page 125

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 125 3. Clic k [Sa ve] when finished . • Ne w setting s are sa v ed. • When fin ished, " Success! " is displa yed. 4. Clic k [Go to Image Dis pla y page]. • The I mage Disp la y page is displa yed.[...]

  • Page 126

    Operatin g Instru ctions 126 2.27 Config uring M ultip le I mag es T o vie w images on the Mu lti-Camer a page , this pro duct's or the P anasonic N etwork Camer a's IP address an d camera na me must be confi gured on the Mul ti-Camera Setup pag e. These confi gurat ions are required to use the Mu lti-Camer a page. Up to 12 ca meras c an [...]

  • Page 127

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 127 Notes • Set th e local IP address and port number f or this product on the same LAN. • If thi s product is accessed from the In ter net, be sure to us e the glob al IP address . In th is situa tion, loca l IP addres ses such a s 192. 168. . cann ot be used. 4. Clic [...]

  • Page 128

    Operatin g Instru ctions 128 2.28 Specifying Operation Time The Ope ration Ti me page allows you to limit the operatio n time . The ima ge turns to a gr a y screen outside the oper ation tim e. Notes • If yo u wrong ly set th e time peri od, you r priv acy ma y be seen. Co nfirm the time period a fter the set up . • If yo u access this pro duct[...]

  • Page 129

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 129 4. Clic k [Sa ve] when finished . • Ne w setting s are sa v ed. • The Op eration T ime page is disp la yed. About Operation Time In the operation ti me setti ngs, th e enab led set tings tak e priority o ver t he disab led settings . Theref ore, i f Monda y or T ues[...]

  • Page 130

    Operatin g Instru ctions 130 2.29 C ontrolling External Output T erminal The digi tal output terminal allo ws y ou to con trol the e xter nal de vices . Y ou can change the initia l status of the outp ut signal. Note Conne ct the e xternal de vices to th is produc t. 1. Clic k [External Ou tput] on the Setup p age. 2. Clic k [Sav e] whe n finished.[...]

  • Page 131

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 131 2.30 Changing Indicator Displa y The Indic ator Control page allo ws you to s elect Ind icator ope ration. I ndicator h as three opti ons. •A l w a y s o n • T u r n the indi cator on w hen thi s product is access ed. •A l w a y s o f f 1. Clic k [Indica tor Contr[...]

  • Page 132

    Operatin g Instru ctions 132 3 Maintenance 3.1 Maintenance page Mainten ance (1) Status Displa ys the setting s and status (see pag e 133 ). (2) Session S tatus D ispla ys inf or mation o n access to this produ ct (see pag e 133 ). (3) Ala rm L og Displa ys alarm logs (see page 134 ). (4) Res tart Restarts this pro duct (see pag e 134 ). (5) Update[...]

  • Page 133

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 133 3.1.1 Confirming the Status The Status page allo ws you to c hec k the stat us of this pro duct. The status inf ormation pro vides supp or t f or troub leshootin g. Clic king [Statu s] displ ay s the f ollo wing pag e. Note See the P anasonic support website at http://p[...]

  • Page 134

    Operatin g Instru ctions 134 3.1.3 Displayi ng Alarm Logs Displa ys up to 5 0 Alarm Logs in order of time. Old l ogs will be o ver written by ne w one. 1. Clic k [Alarm Log] on Mainten ance page . 2. Alarm Logs are displa ye d. Note If this p roduct is restarted, all alarm logs are delet ed. 3.1.4 Restar ting this Product The Rest ar t page can res[...]

  • Page 135

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 135 3.1.5 U pdating this Pr oduct Firmware The Up date Firmware page allo ws you to update the firmware . If the ne w firmware is a va ilabl e, ins tall it i nto this p roduct. Notes • Do not turn off the po wer during firmwa re update. • The v ersion numb er can be see[...]

  • Page 136

    Operatin g Instru ctions 136 • The Upda te page is displa yed in about 1 mi nute . 4. Clic k [Browse ...]. • A dialo g bo x is disp la yed t o select the firmware . 5. Select t he firmware (in cluding d irectory inf ormation) and cl ick [Open]. • The firmware fi le name is d ispla yed . 6. Confirm the fir mware file name , and cl ick [Upd ate[...]

  • Page 137

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 137 7. Confirm that t he v ersion nu mber on th e T op p age is updat ed. • If the versi on num ber is update d, the f ir mware update is c omplete . Updated v ersion[...]

  • Page 138

    Operatin g Instru ctions 138 3.1.6 Creating C onfiguration File A configu ration f ile can b e sa ved on you r PC . Y ou can l oad the setti ngs from t he configu ration fi le on the Load Settin gs page (see page 139 ). Note The sa ved imag e has priv acy inf or mation. Pre ven t privat e inf ormation leak s. 1. Clic k [Sa ve Settings] on the Maint[...]

  • Page 139

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 139 3.1.7 L oading Settings from a Configuration File The setti ngs can b e loaded from a config uration file. I f you reset thi s product to f actory def ault, thi s product c an load it s setting s from the configur ation fi le. Notes • The configur ation fil e has ne t[...]

  • Page 140

    Operatin g Instru ctions 140 3.1.8 Resetting this Product to F actory Default All setti ngs are reset to f actory def ault directl y after the Ex ecute bu tton is clic ked. 1. Clic k [Reset t o F actor y Def ault] on the Mai ntenance page. 2. Clic k [Ex ecute]. • The indic ator b links or ange , and then turns off f or 10 sec onds. • All set ti[...]

  • Page 141

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 141 3.2 Suppor t p age 3.2.1 Seeing Help pa ge The Hel p page displ ay s e xplanation s f or each f eature about t he f ollow ing 1. t o 6. items . Clic king [He lp] on the Suppor t page d ispla ys the n ex t page . 3.2.2 Seeing Product Inf ormation Y ou can se e product i [...]

  • Page 142

    Operatin g Instru ctions 142 3.2.3 Seeing Suppor t Information Y ou can se e support inf ormation on the P anasonic s uppor t webs ite. Clic king [Sup por t Inf ormation] on the Support page disp la ys the UR L, clic k it. Note If this p roduct is not connec ted to the I nternet, the w ebsite cann ot be displ ay ed.[...]

  • Page 143

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 143 3.3 External I/ O If you c onnect the e xternal de vices such as sensors to t he External I/O and image buff er/transf er by al ar m sign al is set, th e image i s trans fe rred by th e alarm detection . Explanation of the Exte rnal I/O Note The External I/O (Input/Outp[...]

  • Page 144

    Operatin g Instru ctions 144 Circui t D iagra m E xam ple CA UTION • The exte rnal I/O is not capa ble of conn ecting directl y to de vices that require lar ge amounts o f current. In some case, a custom inter face circ uit (customer -pro vided) ma y hav e to be used. Serious da mage to this pr oduct ma y result if a d evice is connected to th e [...]

  • Page 145

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 145 3.4 F A CT OR Y DEF A UL T RESET Button This prod uct has a F ACT OR Y DEF A UL T RESET bu tton in fron t. Pressing the F ACT OR Y DEF A UL T RESET b utton resets this produc t to fa ctor y def ault. If y ou lose y our user n ame and pas sw ord, use thi s bu tton to res[...]

  • Page 146

    Operatin g Instru ctions 146 3.5 Default Setting List Basic Item s Default Required Note Net work (IPv4) Conn ect ion Mo de Au t o m a t i c Setup - A utomatic Se tup/ Static/DHCP Allow Access from the Internet (A utomatic Setup only) No - - Netw ork Configur ation from Setup Prog ram (Static/DHCP only) Enable - - P or t No . (Static/DHCP only) 80 [...]

  • Page 147

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 147 Network (IPv6) Conn ecti on Mo de Autom atic Setup - A utomatic Set up/ Static Allow Ac cess from the Internet (A utomat ic Setup only ) No - - P or t No . (Static on ly) 80 - 20, 21, 25 or 110 is not a vailab le.*2 IP address (Static on ly) [Blank] Wh en setting Sta ti[...]

  • Page 148

    Operatin g Instru ctions 148 Date and Time Date - - Not initi ali zed Fo r m a t AM/PM - - Time - - Not in iti alize d Automatic Ti me Adjustm ent No check When using NTP - Time Zo ne GMT -05:00 - - Adjust Cl ock f or Da ylight Saving Time No check - - Star t Da y Apr , First Sunda y , 2 AM - - End Da y Oc t, Last Sunda y , 2 AM - - Came ra Camera [...]

  • Page 149

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 149 Account Item s Default Required Note Security: Administr ator Gener al A uthenticati on Do not per mit access fro m guest us ers - - User Name [Blank] W hen setti ng adminis trato r 6—15 char acters *3 Pa s s w o r d [Blank] When s etting adminis trato r 6—15 char a[...]

  • Page 150

    Operatin g Instru ctions 150 Buffer /T ransf er Items Default Required Not e Tr i g g e r Status Off - - Tr i g g e r Timer - - Activ e Time of T rigger Alwa ys - - Image Setting (Image Reso lution) 320 × 240 - 160 × 120, 320 × 240, 640 × 480 Image Qu ality Standard - Fa vo r C l a r i t y , Standard, F av or Motion, M obile phone Image Buff er[...]

  • Page 151

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 151 Alarm Log A set up of oper ation Disable When select ing Alarm or Motion Det ecti on i n T rigge r . Disable / Enab le(When there is no new- arr ival al ar m log:Di sab le)/ Enab le(When there is no new- arr ival al ar m log: En able) Activ e Time Chec ked AM/ PM, 1–1[...]

  • Page 152

    Operatin g Instru ctions 152 Adv anced Items Default Required Not e Image Disp la y Single Came ra Image Reso luti on 320 × 240 - 320 × 2 40 or 64 0 × 480 Single Came ra Image Quali ty Standard - Fa vo r C l a r i t y , Standard or Fa v o r M o t i o n Single Camer a Refresh Interval Motion - 3, 5, 10, 30, 60 (s) or Motion Multi- Camer a Image R[...]

  • Page 153

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 153 Multi - Camera Multi -Came ra [Blank] - - Display Chec ked When setting Multi-C amera - IP Addr ess or Hos t Name [Blank] W hen set ting Multi-C amera IP ad dress* 1 H o s t n a m e * 5 i s 1 — 255 chara cte rs. Po r t N o. [Blank] W hen set ting Multi-C amera 20, 21,[...]

  • Page 154

    Operatin g Instru ctions 154 3.6 Setting an IP Address on Y our PC Y our PC's IP a ddress can be assigned by t he f ollowi ng procedures . 1. Displa y th e TCP/IP Properties window . • The steps are diff erent depend ing on y our OS . The ste ps are sh own below . • When usin g Windo ws XP and W indow s 2000, log in as an adminis trator to[...]

  • Page 155

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 155 3.7 Using Setup Program The S et up Pr ogram c an be us ed for the followi ng pur pos es. • Finding the IP addre ss and port number o f this prod uct. • Settin g up this prod uct autom atically . • Setting up this product man ually to a Static or a DHCP setting. ?[...]

  • Page 156

    Operatin g Instru ctions 156 • When th e f ollowin g dialog bo x is displ ay ed, clic k [Unb lock ]. • Y ou can find the IP addre ss and port number by lo oking up the MA C address o f this prod uct. IPv4 I nformati on IPv6 I nformati on Notes • MAC addres s is written at the label on the bottom of this p roduct. • See the Getting Started f[...]

  • Page 157

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 157 A utomatic Setup (Loca l or Internet Access) or Man ual Setup 1. Clic k [Ex ecute] on the List wi ndow sh own on page 156 . 2. Clic k each b u tton to e xec ute the pro gram . Note See the G etting Started f or the local and Internet acces s setup . Sets up this produ c[...]

  • Page 158

    Operatin g Instru ctions 158 Manual Set up w indow Set up ea ch para meter see ing page 39 —page 40 . • If more than 20 m inutes hav e passed sinc e this pro duct wa s turned on, this product cann ot be set u p from the Setu p Progr am. If this product c annot be s et up , rest ar t this product. • If "Camer a setup c ompleted" i s [...]

  • Page 159

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 159 3.8 Setting Y our PC 3.8.1 Setting the Pro x y Server Set tings on W eb Br owser If the pr oxy server is not used, the settin gs are not req uired. If you are using the pro xy server , the f ollo wing s ettings are req uired. • T o communi cate wi th this pro duct ins[...]

  • Page 160

    Operatin g Instru ctions 160 3. Clic k the [Connec tions] ta b , and clic k [LAN Settings]. 4. See if the Use a pro xy server ch eck bo x is chec ked or not. If chec ked, clic k [Adv anced.. .]. • If not chec k ed, cl ick [C ancel]. Pro xy settings a re not requ ired. See if the check bo x is check ed or not. If check ed, click [Adv anced...].[...]

  • Page 161

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 161 5. Enter the IP add ress into th e Do not use pro xy ser ver f or addresses beg inning with da ta field. ( Example: 192.168.0. 253) 6. Click [OK]. Note When acc essing this product via a pro xy server , the T alk Button i s displa yed gr a y . T alk fea ture cann ot be [...]

  • Page 162

    Operatin g Instru ctions 162 3.8.2 Set ting UPnP™ to Disp la y the Shortcut in My Network Places T o di spla y the shortcut in the My Netwo rk Places f older , Windows com ponent should be add ed. Enabl e UPnP TM (Univ ersal Plug and Pl ay ) fo llowin g the step s belo w . Note This f eature is a v ailab le only w hen Windo ws XP or Wind ows Me i[...]

  • Page 163

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 163 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 { | } ~[...]

  • Page 164

    Operatin g Instru ctions 164 3.10 File Size and Numbe r of Buffered Images The followi ng ta ble show s the r ela ti onshi p bet ween t he f ile size of the im age and the max imum n umber of b uff ered images . Note The followin g fi le si zes were shown at the l arg est value. Resolution Ite ms Capture Favo r Clarity Standar d Favo r Motio n Mobi[...]

  • Page 165

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 165 3.11 Using the SD Memory Card The SD mem or y card (c ustomer-pro vided) enab les this produ ct to stor e images and repla y them. F ollow the instructions be low to insert the SD memory card into this prod uct. How to Insert or Remo ve the SD Memory Car d 1. Confirm th[...]

  • Page 166

    Operatin g Instru ctions 166 3.12 Number of Images on the SD Memory Card This pro duct supp or ts the P anas onic SD me mory card. • 1 GB: RP-SDH01GU1A • 512 MB: R P-SDH512U1A • 256 MB: RP-SD256U1A • 128 MB: R P-SD128BU 1A • 64 MB: RP-S D064BPP A Note The act ual num bers of rec ordab le imag es ma y dif fer from the ones abov e dependi n[...]

  • Page 167

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033 ] 167 3.13 Specifi cations Other Specif ications Items Specifica tions Video C ompression JPEG (3 Le v els) Video R esolution 640 × 48 0, 320 × 24 0 (def ault), 1 60 × 120 Buff ered Image *1 Ab out 125 fr ames (320 × 240, Standa rd) with tim e displ ay Video Inp ut BNC T [...]

  • Page 168

    Operatin g Instru ctions 168 Message -Digest Algorithm HMAC-MD5, HMAC -SHA-1 Image T ransf er Condition Ala r m, Time r (Day of t he Week/ Hour /Mi nute ) or Motion Detection Image T ransf er Method SM TP , FTP Interf ace 10Ba se-T/100Base-T X Ether net RJ-45 co nnector × 1 Indicator Displa y P ower/N etwork Comm unication/ Oper ation/Ethe r net l[...]

  • Page 169

    Operati ng Instr uctions 169 Index[...]

  • Page 170

    Operatin g Instru ctions 170 A Abbrevia tions 6 ActiveX Contro ls 18 Administrat or/General Users/Gu est Users 76 Alarm Im age Buffer/Trans fer 91 Alarm Log 121 , 134 ASCII Characte r Table 163 Audio pa ge 69 B Buffered Im age page 29 C Camera Access 12 Camera pa ge 67 Capture Image Button 23 Cell Phone 32 D Date a nd Time page 64 Defaul t Setting [...]

  • Page 171

    Operati ng Instr uctions 171 Support pag e 141 T Talk 25 Time r Im age B uff er/ Tran sfe r 82 Top page 12 Trademark s 6 Transport mo de 48 , 116 Tunn el mo de 51 , 117 U Update Firmware page 13 5 UPn P page 55 V Viewne tca m.com 58[...]

  • Page 172

    Panasonic Consumer Electr onics Company , Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America Printed in Japan PSQX3861ZA K K0605YT0 2005 P anasonic Communications Co ., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Panasonic Puerto Rico, Inc. Carefully pack your unit, preferably in the original carton. Attach a letter, detailing the symptom, to the outside of the cart[...]