Panasonic BL-C30 manual

Operating Instructions Netw ork Camera Model No. BL-C30 Please read this manual before using and sa ve this manual f or future reference.[...]

Operating Inst ructions 2 Main Features Wireless Comm unication Network Camera corresponds to the wirel ess system based on IEEE 802.11b/g. Wireless installation will play an increasing role in flexib le mounting. Communication via Eth er net ca ble is also av ailab le. Encryption esta blishes the security on the wireless network. V arious remote m[...]

Operating Instruction s 3 Easy installation us ing UPnP TM (Universa l Plug and Play) When connecting the ca mera with a UPnP TM enabled router , the camera automatically configures its network settings. Supporting Viewnetcam.com se rvice Viewnetc am.com service allows you to a ccess the camera o v er the Internet with your f avorite domain name (e[...]

Operating Inst ructions 4 System Requi rements for y our PC Y our PC (P ersonal Comp uter) and network must meet the f oll owing technical specifications for the camer a to work proper ly . Note See P anasonic Network Camera suppor t website at http://panason ic.co.jp/p cc/products/en/netwkcam/ f or the latest inf or mation about web browser . T ra[...]

Operating Instruction s 5 IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRU CTIONS When using this unit, basi c saf ety precautions should al wa ys be followed to reduce the risk of fire, electr ic shock, or personal injury . 1. Read and understand all instruction s. 2. K eep these instructions. 3. Heed all warni ngs. 4. F ollo w all in structions . 5. After taking aw a y [...]

Operating Inst ructions 6 T able of Contents 1 Camera Monitoring .... ............................ ............ ........... 8 1.1 Accessing the Camera ...... ................ ................ ................ ............. 8 1.2 Viewing Single Camera page .................. ................ ................. .... 10 1.2.1 Image A uto Centering (Cli[...]

Operating Instruction s 7 3 Camera Maintenance .... ................ ................. ............. 82 3.1 Maintenance page ........... ................ ................. ................ ........... 82 3.1.1 Confirming the Status .............. .............. .............. .............. ........... ........... 83 3.1.2 Confirming the Wireless S[...]

Operating Inst ructions 8 1 Camera Monitoring 1.1 Accessing the Camera 1. Star t up the web browser on y our PC . 2. Enter " http://IP Address (o r URL):P or t Number " on the address bar , and press [Enter] on the ke yboard. • When por t number is 80 (default), you do not need to enter por t number . See page 33 for details about p or [...]

Operating Instruction s 9 4. Click the f ollowing tabs to di splay each page. Note When users other than an administrator a re accessing the camera, the [Setup] and [Maintenance] tab will not be displayed. Additionally , When [Do not permit access from guest users] is set on the Secur ity:Administrator page, the [Login] tab will not be display e d.[...]

Operating Inst ructions 10 1.2 Viewing Single Camera pa ge 1. Access the camera (see page 8 ). • The T op page is display ed. 2. Click the [Single] tab at the top of the page. • When the Security W ar ning window is displa yed, click [Y es] (see page 11 ). • See page 12 for the Security W arn ing window when using Microsoft Windows XP Serv ic[...]

Operating Instruction s 11 • T o reduce th e data traffic, the video can be automatically changed to refreshing still images (see page 55 ). • T o displ a y the Singl e Camera page directly , add it to the [Fa vorites] on the web browser . • Refresh inter val ma y slow down depending on the network conditio n or the number of accessing users.[...]

Operating Inst ructions 12 Notes • When the IP address was changed for the camera, enter it on the address bar . • Video ma y not be displa yed quic kly . Wait f or a while. • If yo u use a pro xy server , set the web browser not to access the pro xy server (see page 107 ). • In some cor porate network environments a fire wall may be used f[...]

Operating Instruction s 13 The Banner When the camera accesses th e Internet, the banner di splays product inf or mation about cameras or anno uncements about the latest firm ware , etc. from P anasonic. Whether or not to display the banner can be set at Banner Displa y (see pa ge 55 ). Notes • The banner is display e d when [Y es] is chec ked f [...]

Operating Inst ructions 14 1.2.1 Ima ge A uto Center ing (Clic k to Center) When you click a certain point on th e camera image, the point is centered on the image. 1. Mo ve t he cursor to the de sired po int. 2. Click it. • The click ed point is centered. • See page 17 for the pan/tilt op eration. Notes • When End Display appears on the oper[...]

Operating Instruction s 15 1.2.2 C apturing a Still Image A still image can be sav ed on your PC. 1. Operate pan/tilt and select a resolution to display an image. 2. Clic k th e ca pt ure image butto n . • The camera image open s in another window . 3. Right-click the image, and select [Sa ve Picture As ...]. • Sav e as dia log bo x is displa y[...]

Operating Inst ructions 16 1.2.3 Using Operation Bar Note When the camera image is not display ed correctly , click [Refresh] at the tool bar on the web browser . The image will be refreshed. End Display and Preset Display: When the pan/tilt has reached the end (Left End, Right End, Up End and Down End), End Displa y appears. When clicking a preset[...]

Operating Instruction s 17 P an/Tilt Operation P an/Tilt Range Note Do not apply pressure to the pan/tilt por tion of th e camera. Any f orced mov ement can damage the inter nal mechanism. P an/tilt scan buttons automatically mov e the lens horizontally from -50 ° to +50 ° and vertically from -40 ° to +10 ° and retu r n the lens to the original[...]

Operating Inst ructions 18 1.2.4 Setting Home P osition/Sensor P osition/Preset Button Registering Home P osition/Sensor P osition A home position or senso r position can be registered. W hen restar ted, the camera takes a home position. If the Lens P osition When T riggered setting is set (see page 69 ), the camera takes a sensor position after th[...]

Operating Instruction s 19 Registering a Preset Button 8 preset buttons can be regi stered. Preset b uttons (1—4 ) are registered 1: Upper Left, 2: Upper Right, 3: Lower Left and 4: Lo wer Right. These buttons can be changed (see page 21 ). • Registered buttons are shown in b lue. • Unreg i s te re d b uttons are show n in whit e. 1. Click [P[...]

Operating Inst ructions 20 Viewing the Ima ge 1. Click the home position, sensor position or registered preset button. • The camera takes each position, and the image is display ed. Sensor P osition P an/Tilt Putting the cursor displa ys the preset name. Home P osition UpperLeft[...]

Operating Instruction s 21 Changing or Deleting the Settings 1. Click [Progr am]. • [Program] switches to [Cancel]. Click [Cancel] to quit without saving changes. 2. P an and tilt the camera to a desired position. • When deleting, this step is not necessar y . 3. Click the home positio n, sensor position or a preset b utton (1—8). 4. Click [S[...]

Operating Inst ructions 22 1.3 Viewing Multi-Camera pa ge T o view multiple cameras on the Multi-Camera page, you need to configure each camera on the Multi-Camera Setup page (see page 58 ). 1. Access the camera (see page 8 ). • The T op page is display ed. 2. Click the [Multi] tab at the top of the page. • Multi-Camera page can display up to 1[...]

Operating Instruction s 23 Notes • When selecting [All] at the View T ype, all images are displayed in 160 x 120 pixels resolution. • 640 x 480 pixels image cannot be display ed on the Multi-C amera page. • When viewing video (Motion JPEG), we recommend using an Ether net s witching hub instead of the repeate r hub to prev ent degr adation in[...]

Operating Inst ructions 24 1.4 Viewing Buff ered Image page T o buff er the images on the inter nal memor y , you need to set up image tr ansfer settings (see page 60 or page 68 ). Y ou can view b uff ered images on this Buffered Image page. 1. Access the camera (see page 8 ). • The T op page is display ed. 2. Click the [Buff e red Image] t ab at[...]

Operating Instruction s 25 4. Display images clicking b uttons belo w . Notes • Date, Time and frame number are not displa yed in pla y mode. • Maximum number of b uffered images change depending on resolution, image quality and what object the camera buff ers . At the 320 x 240 pix els resolution and the standard quality , the camera buff ers [...]

Operating Inst ructions 26 1.5 Viewing Still Ima ges on Y our Mobile Phone Y ou can view still images ov e r the Inter net from a compatible mobile phone. Enter " http://IP address (or URL):P or t Number/mobile " on a mobile ph one and press [OK]. • When the por t number is set to 80 (default), it is not required. • The Internet acces[...]

Operating Instruction s 27 Notes • If the image is not display ed pro perly , tr y the follo wing 2 URLs. • Only an administrator can control privacy mode. • In privacy mode, sensor and timer image buff er/transfer f eatures also are stopped. • When e xecuting [Privacy Mode] while setting [Allowing unregistered users] on the Security: Admin[...]

Operating Inst ructions 28 2 V arious Camera Features 2.1 Using Camera Features 1. Access the camera (see page 8 ). • The T op page is display ed. Notes • When [P er mit access from g uest users] is set on the Se curity: Administrator page, click [Login] tab and log in as an administrator . • When users other than an administra tor are access[...]

Operating Instruction s 29 Basic (1) Network Configures the network setting s such as connectio n mode to connect the camera to the network (see page 31 ). (2) Wireless Confi gures wireless network (see page 36 ). (3) UPnP Enables automatic por t forw arding or shor tcut to the camera (see page 40 ). (4) Viewnetcam. com Registers with the Viewnetca[...]

Operating Inst ructions 30 (13) Indicator Contr ol Sets indicator displa y (see page 80 ). (14) Privacy Mode Enables privacy mode (see page 81 ).[...]

Operating Instruction s 31 2.2 Connecting the Camera to Y our Netw ork The Network page offers three opt ions to configure the came ra. • [A utomatic Setup] automatic ally as signs an unused IP address to the came ra, and uses UPnP TM to configure your router . • [Static] allows the user to use a specific IP address. • [DHCP] is off ered f or[...]

Operating Inst ructions 32 4. Click [Sa ve] when finished. • New settings are sav ed. • When finished, the follo wing page is display ed. Note The current network settings are shown on th e Status page in the Mainten ance section (see page 83 ). DHCP Setup Static Setup • Clicking [Cancel] tak es you bac k to the pre vious page without saving [...]

Operating Instruction s 33 5. Click [Restar t]. • The camera restar ts, and the T op page is displayed. • If the camera is restar ted, all buff er ed images on the inter nal memo r y are delet ed. • Checking [ Y es] f or [Allo w Access from the Internet] on [Autom atic Setup] may not displa y the T op page, because the por t number may change[...]

Operating Inst ructions 34 • IP address • Subnet Mask (Static Only) • If your ISP or netw ork admin istrator sp ecifies the IP address and subnet mask, enter them in each data field. • If you use the camera on the LAN, set the IP address in the same subnet mask as your PC (see page 103 ). • Set 4 digits (0—255) and 3 per iods such as &q[...]

Operating Instruction s 35 Max. Bandwidth Usage • The bandwidth can be restricted. • Select the maximum bandwidth usage from [Unlimited] to [0.1 Mbps]. Note Set the maximum bandwidth usage seeing the following file sizes. These are e xamples for a JPEG file with a standard image quality . File sizes may change depending on the image quality or [...]

Operating Inst ructions 36 2.3 Using Wireless LAN Wireless communication is possible b y adjusting the settings of the wireless LAN to those for the wireless router . T ake a note of the settings and sav e them for ref erence. F or more inf ormation ab out wireless setting, please refer to http:// panasonic.co.jp/p cc/products/en/netwkcam/tech nic/[...]

Operating Instruction s 37 3. Set each parameter f or the Encryptio n. Setting Description Cipher • Select encrypting or not encrypting. • T o prev ent unauthor ized users from reading data, selecting [WEP] is recommended. WEP Selection • Check ed WEPK ey is used as a standard WEPK ey . Check the same number as the router . WEPK ey1—4 • S[...]

Operating Inst ructions 38 Notes • Some wireless devices do not support the WEP 152 bi t. • The camera suppor ts only the open system authentication. If the wi reless router or access point is set to shared key authentication, set it to auto or open system. 4. Click [Sa ve] when finished. • New settings are sav ed. • When finished, "Su[...]

Operating Instruction s 39 • When you s w itch wired to wireless or vice ve rsa, restar t the camera. Some routers also ma y need to be restar ted after switching.[...]

Operating Inst ructions 40 2.4 Using UPnP™ (Universal Plug and Pla y) UPnP TM can automatically configure your rout er to be accessed from the Inter net. In order to use this feature, y our router need s to suppor t this feature and it must be enabled. Most router manuf acturers disable this feature as the def ault setting. See http://pan asonic.[...]

Operating Instruction s 41 2.5 Registering with the Vie wnetcam.com service Viewnetcam.com is a free ser vice (dynamic DNS serv ice) that allows you to assign an easy-to-remember name to the camera, similar to your f av orite website. Viewnetcam.com also allows you to easily access the camer a, e ven when y ou r ISP changes the IP address. Panasoni[...]

Operating Inst ructions 42 Notes • When the Viewnetcam.com registr ation w ebsite is not displa yed, confirm that the URL is display ed in the right column of the Y our Acco unt Link. If the URL is not display ed, f ollow the procedures below . • P ersonal (Camera) URL is av ailable after y ou registered with the Viewnetcam.com service. • If [...]

Operating Instruction s 43 2.6 Setting Date and Time The Date and Time page allows you to set date and time. Date and time are used f or image buff er/transf er , operation ti me and time stamps on the buff ered image. Note Saving the date and time settings deletes all buff ere d images. 1. Click [Date and Time] on the Setup page. 2. Set each param[...]

Operating Inst ructions 44 3. Click [Sa ve] when finished. • New settings are sav ed. • When finished, "Success!" is displayed. 4. Click [Go to Date and Time page]. • The Date and Time page is display ed . Note Date and time settings be come incorrect depending on the le ngth of power-on time or the inter nal temperature. Us ing the[...]

Operating Instruction s 45 2.7 Changing Camera Settings The Camera page allows y ou to set the camera name, white balance, A C power source frequency and pan/tilt range. 1. Click [Camera] on the Setup page. 2. Set each parameter . • Clicking [Cancel] cancels your settings without sa vi ng chan ges.[...]

Operating Inst ructions 46 Setting Description Camera N am e • The camer a name is di sp l a yed on the Sin g l e C ame r a page. • Enter ASCII characters (see page 111 ) or characters in each language (1—15 ch aracters for a 1-b yte characte r and 1—7 characters for a 2-b yte character). But [Space], ["], ['], [&], [<], an[...]

Operating Instruction s 47 3. Click [Sa ve] when finished. • New settings are sa v ed. If the [P a n Range] or [Tilt Range] settings are changed, the camera tur ns to the home position. • When finished, "Success!" is displ ayed. 4. Click [Go to Camera page]. • The Camera page is disp la y ed. Tilt Range *1 Sel ect from the f o llowi[...]

Operating Inst ructions 48 Specifying P an/Tilt Range 1. Access the camera (see page 8 ), and click [Single] at the top of the T op page. 2. Open another web browser , and disp lay the Camera page (see page 45 ). 3. Align the Single Camera page and the Camera page side to side. 4. Set the pan/tilt range. • Selecting [Current] displays the current[...]

Operating Instruction s 49 2.8 Changing A uthentication Setting and Administrator User Name and P assw ord The Security: Administrator page allows y ou to change authentication, administrator user name and passw ord. Th e authentication window is displayed, and allows the registered users to access the came ra. Notes • If you access the camera f [...]

Operating Inst ructions 50 Notes • When setting authenticatio n, set the user na me and password, and sav e them. • When users other than an administ rator are accessing the camera, [Setup] and [Maintenance] tab will not be displayed. • The user name and pass w ord are case sensitive. 3. Click [Sa ve] when finished. • New settings are sav e[...]

Operating Instruction s 51 4. Click [G o to Security: Administrator page]. • The Secur ity: Administrator page is display ed. Note When the user name and password ha ve been changed, the camera displa ys an authentication wind ow . Enter the user name and password, and click [OK]. Administrator/General Users/Guest Use rs The camera has 3 user lev[...]

Operating Inst ructions 52 2.9 Loggi ng in to the Camera If you set [P er mit access from guest users] on the Secur ity: Administrator page, [Login] is display ed at the top of the page. After y ou log in as an administrator , you can access the Setup page and the Maintenan ce page. 1. Click [Login] at the top of the page. 2. Check the login mode, [...]

Operating Instruction s 53 2.10 Creating, Modifying or Dele ting General User s The General User pag e allows you to create, modify or delete general users. Up to 50 general users can be registere d. The access lev el is set f or each general user . If you set [P er mit access from guest users] on the Secur ity: Administrator page, the access le ve[...]

Operating Inst ructions 54 4. Click [Sa ve] when finished. • New settings are sav ed. • When finished, "Success!" is displayed. 5. Click [Go to General User page]. • The General User page is display ed. Setting Description User ID List • Up to 50 general users can be registered. • The list is used to modify or delete general use[...]

Operating Instruction s 55 2.11 Changing Initial Settings on the Single Camera page or the Multi-Camera page The Image Display page allows you to change initial settings (dis pla y settings when a user accesses the camera) of image resolution, image quality and refresh inter val. Y ou can display a time stamp on the image. The initial language can [...]

Operating Inst ructions 56 Setting Description Image Resolution • Select the image resolution. 640 x 480 pixels (Only f or the Single Came ra page) 320 x 240 pixels (def ault) 160 x 120 pixels (Only for the Multi-Camera page) Image Quality • Select the image quality . [F avor Clarity] optimizes for good quality . [Standard] offers standard qual[...]

Operating Instruction s 57 3. Click [Sa ve] when finished. • New settings are sa v ed. • When finished, "Success!" is displ ayed. 4. Click [Go to Image Displa y page]. • The Image Display page is displayed.[...]

Operating Inst ructions 58 2.12 Configuring Multiple Cameras The Multi-Camera Setup page allows y ou to configure the camera IP addresses and camera names to vie w multiple images on the Multi-Camera page. These configurations are required to use th e Mu lti-Camera page. Up to 12 cameras can be configured. 1. Click [Multi-Camera] on the Setup page.[...]

Operating Instruction s 59 Notes • If your camera will only be accessed on your local network, use each camera's local IP address and por t number . • If you intend to access your camera from the Inter net, you must use each cameras’ global IP address and respective por t number . 4. Click [Sa ve] when finished. • New settings are sa v[...]

Operating Inst ructions 60 2.13 Buffering or T ransferring Images by Timer The Image Buffer/T ransfer page allows y o u to enable image b uff e r/transf er by E- mail or FTP . 1. Click [Buff er/T ransfer] on the Setup page. 2. Click No. to enable b uffer/transf er . 3. Check [Enab le Image Buff er/T ransfer], select [Timer] for trigger , and click [...]

Operating Instruction s 61 4. Set the time, and clic k [Ne xt>]. Note The timer works by an internal clock. Set the date and time before using timer buff er/transf er (see pag e 43 ). • Clicking [<Bac k] takes y ou back to the pre vious page. • Clicking [Cancel] tak es you bac k to the Image Buff er/T ransf e r page without saving changes[...]

Operating Inst ructions 62 6. Set the image buff er fre quen cies, and click [Ne xt>]. • Clicking [<Bac k] takes y ou back to the pre vious pa ge. • Clicking [Cancel] takes y ou back to the Image Buffer/T r ansfer page without saving changes. Setting Description Image Resolution • Select image reso lution (640 x 480, 320 x 240 (default)[...]

Operating Instruction s 63 7. Select the transf er method, and click [Ne xt>]. • Clicking [<Bac k] takes y ou back to the pre vious page. • Clicking [Cancel] tak es you bac k to the Image Buff er/T ransf e r page without saving changes . Note If you tr ansfer image by E-mail or FTP , confir m th at the default gate way and DNS ser ver add[...]

Operating Inst ructions 64 When you set [FTP] f or T ransfer Method Select [FTP], and click [Ne xt>]. The following page is displa yed. • Clicking [<Bac k] takes y ou back to the pre vious pa ge. • Clicking [Cancel] takes y ou back to the Image Buffer/T r ansfer page without saving changes. Setting Description Server IP Address or Host Na[...]

Operating Instruction s 65 When you set [E-mail] f or T ransfer Method Select [E-mail], and click [Ne xt>]. The following page is displa yed. • Clicking [<Bac k] takes y ou back to the pre vious page. • Clicking [Cancel] tak es you bac k to the Image Buff er/T ransf e r page without saving changes . Notes • The camera works only with an[...]

Operating Inst ructions 66 8. Confir m the settings, and click [Sa v e]. • New settings are sav ed. The buff ered images are deleted. • When finished, "Success!" is displayed. Login ID *2 • If your ISP requires a login ID to log in to a POP3 ser ver , set it (0—63 characters). Pa s sw o rd *2 • If your ISP requires a password to[...]

Operating Instruction s 67 9. Click [Go to Image Buff er/T ransf er page]. • The Image Buffer/T ransfer page is display ed. Notes • If y ou set a shor t inter val to transf er image to a mobile phone, many E- mails ma y be sent to it leading to a large pho ne bill. Therefore , we recommend you to set a long inter val. In an emergency situation,[...]

Operating Inst ructions 68 2.14 Buffering or T ransferring Images by Sensor The Image Buffer/T ransfer page allows y o u to enable image b uff e r/transf er by E- mail or FTP . 1. Click [Buff er/T ransfer] on the Setup page. 2. Click No. to enable b uffer/transf er . 3. Check [Enable Image Buffer/T ransfer], select [Sensor] for trigger, and click [[...]

Operating Instruction s 69 4. Set the time, and clic k [Ne xt>]. Note The timer works by an internal clock. Set the date and time before using timer buff er/transf er (see pag e 43 ). • Clicking [<Bac k] takes y ou back to the pre vious page. • Clicking [Cancel] tak es you bac k to the Image Buff er/T ransf e r page without saving changes[...]

Operating Inst ructions 70 6. Set the image settings, and click [Ne xt>]. • Clicking [<Bac k] takes y ou back to the pre vious pa ge. • Clicking [Cancel] takes y ou back to the Image Buffer/T r ansfer page without saving changes. Setting Description Lens P o sition When T riggered • Set [Move to sensor position] to mo v e the lens to th[...]

Operating Instruction s 71 7. Set the image buff er frequencies and sensor deactivation time, and click [Next>]. • Clicking [<Bac k] takes y ou back to the pre vious page. • Clicking [Cancel] tak es you bac k to the Image Buff er/T ransf e r page without saving changes . Setting Description Enable Pre- trigger Image Buff er • Check the [...]

Operating Inst ructions 72 Sensor deactivation time • Set the length of time dur ing which the sensor cannot be triggered after saving images temporarily or transmitting them. This function is recomme nded to use not to send too many E-mails to a mobile phone. Note The inter nal memor y cannot buff e r images during Sensor deactivation time. Beca[...]

Operating Instruction s 73 8. Select the transf er method, and click [Ne xt>]. • Clicking [<Bac k] takes y ou back to the pre vious page. • Clicking [Cancel] tak es you bac k to the Image Buff er/T ransf e r page without saving changes . Note If you tr ansfer image by E-mail or FTP , confir m th at the default gate way and DNS ser ver add[...]

Operating Inst ructions 74 When you set [FTP] f or T ransfer Method Select [FTP], and click [Ne xt>]. The following page is displa yed. • Clicking [<Bac k] takes y ou back to the pre vious pa ge. • Clicking [Cancel] takes y ou back to the Image Buffer/T r ansfer page without saving changes. Setting Description Server IP Address or Host Na[...]

Operating Instruction s 75 When you set [E-mail] f or T ransfer Method Select [E-mail], and click [Ne xt>]. The following page is displa yed. • Clicking [<Bac k] takes y ou back to the pre vious page. • Clicking [Cancel] tak es you bac k to the Image Buff er/T ransf e r page without saving changes . Notes • The camera works only with an[...]

Operating Inst ructions 76 9. After you confirm the se ttings and click [Next>], set E-mail not ification and click [Ne xt>]. • If you select [Enab le], the E-mail Notification When T riggered page is display ed. En ter the setting s seeing page 75 and page 76 . When finished, click [Ne xt>] and go to step 10. Login ID *2 • If your ISP[...]

Operating Instruction s 77 10. Clic k [Sa ve] after conf irming the settings . • New settings are sa v ed. The buff ered images are deleted. • When finished, "Success!" is displ ayed. 11. Click [Go to Image Buff er/T ransf er page]. • The Image Buffer/T ransfer page is display ed. Notes • If y ou set a shor t inter val to transf e[...]

Operating Inst ructions 78 2.15 Specifying Operation Time The Operation Time page allows you to limit the operation time. The camera image tur ns to a gray screen outside the operation time. Notes • If you wrongly set the time per iod, your privacy ma y be seen. Confir m the time period after the setup. • If you access the camera as an administ[...]

Operating Instruction s 79 4. Click [Sa ve] when finished. • New settings are sa v ed. • The Operation Time page is d ispla y ed. About Operation Time In the operation time settings, the enabled settings take priority ov er the disabled settings. Theref ore, if Monda y or T uesday is disabled in a setting b u t en abled in other settings, the c[...]

Operating Inst ructions 80 2.16 Changing Indicator Displa y The Indicator Control page allows you to select Indicator operation. Indicator has f our options. •A l w a y s o n • T ur n the indicator on when the came ra is accessed. • T ur n the indicator on dur ing sensor reaction. • Alwa ys off 1. Click [Indicator Contro l] on the Setup pag[...]

Operating Instruction s 81 2.17 Enabling Priv acy Mode Pressing the privacy button turns the camera into pri vacy mode. Y ou can keep your privacy in privacy mode . In this case, the camera oper ation stops, and the image transf er by timer or sensor (see page 60 or page 68 ) is also stopped. The ind icator tur n s red, and viewers see a g ra y scr[...]

Operating Inst ructions 82 3 Camera Maintenance 3.1 Maintenance page Maintenance (1) Status Displa ys the camera settings and status (see page 83 ). (2) Wireless Status Displays wireless information (see page 83 ). (3) Restart Restar ts the camera (see page 84 ). (4) Update Firmware Updates the camera fir mware (see page 85 ). (5) Save Settings Cre[...]

Operating Instruction s 83 3.1.1 C onfirming the Status The Status page allows yo u to check th e status of the camera. The status inf ormation provides suppor t f o r troubleshooting. Clicking [Status] displa ys the f ollowing page. Note See P anasonic Network Camera suppor t website at http://panaso nic.co.jp/ pcc/products/e n/netwkcam/ for detai[...]

Operating Inst ructions 84 3.1.3 Restarting the Camera The camera restar ts by disconnecting the pl ug of the AC cord from the outlet and reconnecting it again. The camera can also be restar ted on the Restar t page. Note When the camera restar ts, the b uff ered images will be deleted. 1. Click [Restar t] on the Maintenance page. 2. Click [Restar [...]

Operating Instruction s 85 3.1.4 U pdating the Camera Firmw are The Update Fir mware page allows y ou to update the camera fir mware. If the ne w fir mware is av ailable, install it into the camera. Notes • Do not turn off the power during fir mware update. • All buff ered images wil l be deleted after the fir mware update. • The fir mware v [...]

Operating Inst ructions 86 • The Update page is displayed in about 90 seconds . 4. Click [Bro wse...]. • A dialog box is display ed to select the fir mware . 5. Select the firm ware (including director y information) and click [Open]. • The firm ware file name is display ed. 6. Confir m the fir mware file name, and click [Update Firmware]. ?[...]

Operating Instruction s 87 7. Confir m that the version num ber on the T op pag e is updated. • If the version n umber is updated, the fir mware update is complete. Updated v ersion[...]

Operating Inst ructions 88 3.1.5 Creating Configuration File A configuration file can be sav e d on your PC . Y ou can load the camera settings from the configuration file on the Load Settings page (see page 89 ). 1. Click [Sav e Settin gs] on the Maintenance page. 2. Click [Sa ve]. 3. Click [Sa ve] on the File Download dialog box. 4. Specify the l[...]

Operating Instruction s 89 3.1.6 Loading Settings fr om a Configuration File The settings can b e loaded from a configuration file. If you reset the camera to f actor y default, the camera can load its settings from the configuration file. Notes • The configuration file has network settings. When th e settings are loaded, the network settings are[...]

Operating Inst ructions 90 3.1.7 Resetting the Camera to Factory Default All camera settings are reset to f actor y de f aul t directly after the Execute b utton is click ed. T o restore the wireless connection , access the camera by using the wired connection and set up the wireless configuration. (See Getting Star ted.) 1. Click [Reset to F actor[...]

Operating Instruction s 91 3.2 Suppor t page 3.2.1 Seeing Help page The Help page displays e xplanations for ea ch f eature about the follo wing 1. to 6. items. Clicking [Help] on the Suppor t page displays the ne xt page. Support (1) Help Displays the Help page (see page 91 ). (2) Wireless Help Displa ys the Wireless Help page (see page 92 ). (3) [...]

Operating Inst ructions 92 3.2.2 Seeing Wireless Help pag e The Wireless Help page displays e xplanations for each f eature about Wireless Basic configuration, Wireless Cipher con figuration and Wireless Status. Clicking [Wireless Help] on the Suppor t page displays the ne xt page. Note [Wireless Help] is displayed only when logging in as an admini[...]

Operating Instruction s 93 3.3 F A CT OR Y DEF A UL T RESET Button The camera has a F ACT ORY DEF A UL T RESET button on the bottom. Pressing the F ACT OR Y DEF AUL T RESET button resets the camera to f actor y def ault. If you lose y our user name and pass word, use this button to reset the camera. T o restore the wireless connection, access the c[...]

Operating Inst ructions 94 3.4 Default Setting List Basic Items Default Required Notes Network Connection Mode A utomatic Setup - A utomatic Setup/ Static/DHCP Allow Access from the Inter net (Automatic Setup only) No - - Network Configuration from Setup Prog ram (Static/DHCP on ly) Enable - - P or t No. (Static/DHCP on ly) 80 - 20, 21, 25 and 110 [...]

Operating Instruction s 95 Wireless Communication mode IEEE 802.11b/g - - (Channel) Au t o - - SSID BLC30XXXX X - Up to 32 characters, signs or numb ers (Speed) Au t o - - Encryption (WEP) No encryption - - Authentication Open System - - WEPK ey 1—4 ASCII 13 Characters 128 bit - - UPnP Au to P or t Forw arding Disable - - Display Shortcut Icon in[...]

Operating Inst ructions 96 Camera Camera Name Networ k Camera Required 1—15 characters *6 White Balance Au t o - A uto/Fix ed Indoor/ Fixed Fluorescent (White)/Fi xed Fluorescent (Daylight)/Fix ed Outdoor/Hold A C P ower Source F r equency 50 Hz - 50 Hz, 60 Hz P an Range (Minimum) -50 degrees - -50—+50 degrees (Home P ositi on) 0 degrees - -50?[...]

Operating Instruction s 97 Account Items Default Required Notes Security: Administrator General Authentication Do not permit access from guest users - - User Name [Blank] When se tting administr ator 6—15 characters *3 Pa s sw o rd [Bla nk] When setting administr ator 6—15 characters *3 Retype Pa s sw o rd [Bla nk] When setting administr ator 6[...]

Operating Inst ructions 98 Adv anced Items Default Required Notes Image Display Single Camera Image Resolution 320 x 240 - 320 x 240 or 640 x 480 Single Camera Image Quality Standard - Fa v o r C l a r i t y , Standard or F av or Motion Single Camera Refresh Interval Motion - 3, 5, 10, 30, 60 (s) or Motion Multi-Camera Image Resolution 320 x 240 - [...]

Operating Instruction s 99 Multi- Camera Multi-Camera [Blank] - - Display Checke d When setting Multi-Camera - IP Address or Host Name [Blank] When setting Multi-Camera IP address*1 Host name*5 is 1—255 characters. Po r t N o . [Blank] When setting Multi-Camera 20, 21, 25 and 110 are not avai l abl e . * 2 Camera Name [Blank] When setting Multi-C[...]

Operating Inst ructions 100 Buff er/ T ransfer Status Off - - Tr i g g e r Timer - Timer , Sensor Active Time of T rigger Alwa ys - - Lens P osition When Tr i g g e r e d Do not move - Do not move , Mov e to sensor posit ion Image Resolution 320 x 240 - 160 x 120, 320 x 240, 640 x 480 Image Quality Standard - F av or Clar ity , Standard, F av or Mo[...]

Operating Instruction s 101 Preset Buttons Items Default Requir ed Notes Preset Buttons Preset 1 UpperLeft - - Preset 2 UpperRight - - Preset 3 LowerLeft - - Preset 4 LowerRight - - *1 Set 4 digits (0—255) and 3 per iods such as "192 .168.0.253". But "0.0 .0.0" and "255.255.255.255" are n ot av ail able . *2 Set the [...]

Operating Inst ructions 102 3.5 Cleaning Clean the camera after the camera is turned off . 3.5.1 Cleaning the Main Unit Clean the unit with a dr y and soft cloth. Notes • Do not use alcohol, polishi ng powder , cleanser , benzine, thinner , wax, petroleum products or hot water to wipe the camera. Also avoid pesticide, glass cleaner or hair spray [...]

Operating Instruction s 103 3.6 Setting an IP Address on Y our PC Y our PC's IP address can be assigned by the f oll owing procedures. 1. Displa y the TCP/ IP Properties window . • The steps are di ff erent depending on your OS. The steps are sho wn below . • When using Windows XP and Windows 2000, log in as an administrator to access the [...]

Operating Inst ructions 104 3.7 Using Setup Program The Setup Program can be used f or the follo w ing pur poses. • Finding the IP address and por t number of the camera connected to y our network. • Setting up the camera automatically . • Setting up the camera manually to a Static or a DH CP setting. • Displaying the Setup page. Finding th[...]

Operating Instruction s 105 • Y ou can find the camera IP address and por t number by looking up the MAC address of y our camera. Notes • If you try to find multiple cameras, each MAC address beside the Ethernet (LAN) por t verifies which camera you are setting up . • See page 14 in the Installation/T roubleshooting f o r the setup from the M[...]

Operating Inst ructions 106 Manual Se t up window Set up each parameter seeing page 33 —page 35 . • If more than 20 minutes have passed since the camera was turned on, the camera cannot be set up from the Set up Program. If the camera cannot be set up, restar t the camera. • If "Camera setup complete" is di spla yed, click [Close] t[...]

Operating Instruction s 107 3.8 Setting Y our PC 3.8.1 Setting the Pro xy Ser ver Settings on W eb Bro wser If the proxy server is not used, the setti ngs are no t required. If you are using the proxy server , the following settings are required. • T o communicate with a camera installed inside a LAN, ch anging the web browser settings is recomme[...]

Operating Inst ructions 108 3. Click the [Connections] tab , and click [LAN Settings]. 4. See if the Use a pro xy ser ver check bo x is checked or not. If chec ked, click [Advanced...]. • If not check ed, click [Cancel]. Pro xy settin gs are not required. See if the check bo x is check ed or not. If check ed, click [Adv anced...].[...]

Operating Instruction s 109 5. Enter the camera IP address into the Do not use pro xy server f or addresses beginning with data field. (Example: 192.168.0 .253) 6. Click [OK].[...]

Operating Inst ructions 110 3.8.2 Setting UPnP™ to Displa y Camera Shortcut in My Netw ork Places T o displ ay the camera shortcu t in the My Network Places folder , Windows component should be added. Enable UPnP TM (Universal Plug and Play) f ol l owing the steps below . Note This feature is a vailable only when Windows XP or Windows Me is being[...]

Operating Instruction s 111 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 { | } ~[...]

Operating Inst ructions 112 3.10 File Size and Number of Buffered Images The f ollowing table shows the relationship between the file size of the image and the maximum number of b uff ered images. Note The follo wing file sizes were shown at the largest value. Resolution Items Capture Favor Clarity Standard Fav or Motion Mobile Phone 640 x 480 (pix[...]

Operating Instruction s 113 3.11 Specifications Network Camera Items Specif ications P an/Tilt Angle P an: -50 ° to +50 °, Tilt: -40 ° to +10 ° Number of Pix els 1/4-inch CMOS Sensor 320,00 0 pix els Illuminance 1—10,000 lx White Bala n ce A uto/Manual/Hold F ocus Fixed 0.5 m—Infinity Caliber Ratio (F No.) F2.8 Horizontal Viewing Angle 43 ?[...]

Operating Inst ructions 114 Other Specifications Items Specifications Interf ace Wired: Wireless: 10Base-T/100Base-TX Ether net RJ-45 connector x 1 IEEE 802.11b/g (Embedded) Sensor Detecti on Method Pyroelectr ic Infrared Sensor Sensor Range Horizontally About 30 °, V er tically About 85 °, Distance About 5 m (When the temperature is 20 °C) Indi[...]

Operating Instruction s 115 Inde x[...]

Operating Inst ructions 116 A ActiveX Controls 11 Administrator/Genera l Use rs/Guest Users 51 ASCII Character Table 111 B Buffered Image page 24 C Camera Access 8 Camera page 45 Capture Image Button 15 Cleaning 102 Click t o Cente r 14 CPU 4 D Date and Time page 43 Default Setting List 94 F FACTORY DEFAULT RESET Button 93 G General Use r pag e 53 [...]

Operating Instruction s 117 U Update Firmware pa ge 85 UPnP page 40 V Viewnetcam.com Service 41 W Web Browser 4 Wireless 36 Wireless Help page 92[...]

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