Panasonic BB-HCM371A manual

Operating Instructions Please read this manual before using and sa ve this manual for future ref erence. Netw ork Camera Panasonic Netw ork Camera W ebsite: http://www .panasonic.com/netcam for customers in the USA or Puerto Rico Model No. BB-HCM371A Outdoor Ready[...]

Operatin g Instru ctions 2 Main Features Splash Resistant body f or indoor and outdoor use Y our P anason ic Netw ork Camer a has a sp lash resista nt body . The spl ash resis tant body al lows th e camer a to be used indoors o r outdo ors. Wireless Co mmunication Netwo r k Camera corresponds to the wirel ess system b ased on IEEE 80 2.11b/g. Wirel[...]

Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please ca ll: 1-800-2 72-7033] 3 Better Image Quality The CCD sens or and the co lor night vie w mode provid es better im age qualit y and low light perf or mance . • The CCD sen sor gives y ou clea r image. • Y ou can m onitor liv e video (M otion JPEG) th at refreshe s its imag e 30 fram es per sec[...]

Operatin g Instru ctions 4 Multi-Language Display T op p age, Sin gle Camer a and M ulti-Camer a page can be displa yed in English, F rench, German, Ital ian, Spani sh, Russian , Simplifi ed Chinese or J apanese. The Setup , Maintenan ce and Sup por t pages a re displa yed on ly in Engl ish or J apane se.[...]

Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please ca ll: 1-800-2 72-7033] 5 How to Use T his Docume ntation The c am era inc lu des the followi ng 2 manua l ty pes. • Installation /T ro ubleshoot ing Installa tion/T rouble shooting provi des e xplanati ons f or acc essories inclu ded with th e camera, the initia l configu ration, a nd troub les[...]

Operatin g Instru ctions 6 System Re quireme nts for your PC Y our PC (P ersonal C omputer) and network m ust meet the f ollow ing technic al specifi cations for the came ra to w ork properly . For IPv4 Connection Item Descrip tion Operatin g System Mic ros oft ® Windows ® XP , Microsoft ® Windows ® 2000 Mic ros oft ® Windows ® Me , Microsoft[...]

Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please ca ll: 1-800-2 72-7033] 7 Note See P anasonic Ne twork Came ra s uppor t webs ite at http://panas onic.co.jp/pc c/pr oducts/en/n etwkcam/ f or the latest inf ormation ab out web b rows er . For IPv6 Connection Item De scription Operati ng System Micro soft ® Win dows ® XP Ser vice P ack 1 or lat[...]

Operatin g Instru ctions 8 IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS When usi ng this uni t, basic s afe ty precaut ions shou ld alwa ys be f ollow ed to red uce the risk of f ire, el ectric shoc k, or personal inj ur y . 1. Read a nd unders tand all i nstructions . 2. K eep thes e instructions . 3. Heed all war nings. 4. F oll ow all i nst r uctio ns. 5. Af[...]

Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please ca ll: 1-800-2 72-7033] 9 User Name and P assw or d Protec tion The use of a unique Use r Name and secret P asswor d is an important tool that will help l imit unauthorized individuals from ac cessing the camera. If y ou choose to disable this tool, an d choose not to limit a ccess by use of a Use[...]

Operatin g Instru ctions 10 T able of Contents 1 Camera Monitoring ............ .............. .............. ............. 13 1.1 Accessing the Cam era ..... ............. ............. ............. ............. ........ 13 1.1.1 T o Acc ess the Camera in IPv6....................... ................. ................. ........ 15 1.2 Viewing Sin[...]

Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assistanc e, pl ease call: 1 -800-272-7033] 11 2.16 C hangin g Initial Settin gs on the Singl e Camera page or th e Multi - Came ra page ...... ................... ............. ............. ............. ............. .. 84 2.17 C onfigur ing Mul tiple Cam eras ...... ............. ............. ............. ......[...]

Operatin g Instru ctions 12 3.10 Setting Y our PC ................ ............. ............. ............. ............. ...... 146 3.10.1 Setting the Proxy Ser v er Settings on Web Browser ................. ............ 146 3.10.2 Setting UPnP™ t o Displa y Camer a Shortcut in My Netw ork Places ..... 149 3.10.3 Setting the Internet T empor ar[...]

Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assistanc e, pl ease call: 1 -800-272-7033] 13 1 Camera Monitoring 1.1 Accessing the Camera 1. Start up the web bro wser on y our PC . 2. Enter " http://IPv4 Address (or URL):P ort Number " on th e address bar , and press [Enter] on the k eybo ard. • When po r t number i s 80 (de fau lt), you do not ne ed [...]

Operatin g Instru ctions 14 4. Clic k the f ollowing tabs to d ispla y each p age. Notes • When users other tha n an admi nistrato r are acce ssing the c amera, [Setup] and [Maintena nce] tab wi ll not be displa y ed. Addit ionally , When [Do not p er mit acces s from gues t users] is s et on the Security: Administr ator page , [Logi n] tab will [...]

Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assistanc e, pl ease call: 1 -800-272-7033] 15 1.1.1 T o Access the Camera in IPv6 Y ou need to prepare the fol low ings to acc ess the cam era in I Pv6. • PC Requirem ents Operating S ystem: W indows XP Service P ack 1 or later Web Browser: Internet Explorer 6.0 or later • An IPv6 R outer • An IPv6 Co nnection [...]

Operatin g Instru ctions 16 Setting up the IPv6 Router , yo ur PC, and the Camer a Setting up the IPv6 Router Set up the route r as y ou subs cribe to t he IPv6 service . If the access from W AN side is disa bled on the router , enab le the TCP pack ets from W AN side in the pa ck et filtering . See the P anasonic Ne twork Came ra supp or t websi t[...]

Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assistanc e, pl ease call: 1 -800-272-7033] 17 1.2 Viewing Single Cam era pag e 1. Access the came ra (see page 13 ). • The T op page i s displa yed. 2. Clic k the [Single] tab at the top of the pag e. • When Sec urity W ar ning windo w is dis play ed, clic k [Y es] (see pa ge 18 ). • See pa ge 19 for Sec urity [...]

Operatin g Instru ctions 18 • When y ou vie w a dark im age, e nabl e the col or night vie w mode on the Camer a Setup pag e (see page 71 ). The image will be brighte r , but the refresh in terval ma y slow down and imag e quality ma y decr ease in a d ark place . • The image m ay stop refres hing beca use the wirel ess comm unica tion can be d[...]

Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assistanc e, pl ease call: 1 -800-272-7033] 19 • Video ma y not be d ispla yed quic k ly or audio ma y not be lis tened imm ediately . W ait for a whil e. • If yo u use a pro xy ser ve r , set the w eb bro wser not to ac cess the pr oxy ser v er (see page 146 ). • In so me corporate ne twork en viron ments a fir[...]

Operatin g Instru ctions 20 The Banner When the camer a acce sses the I nternet, the b anner di splay s produc t inf ormation about cameras or anno uncement s about the lates t firmware , etc. f rom P anasonic. Whether o r not to dis pla y the banne r can be set at Banner Dis pla y (see page 84 ). Notes • The bann er is dis play ed when [Y es] is[...]

Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assistanc e, pl ease call: 1 -800-272-7033] 21 1.2.1 Auto Centering the Im age (Click to Center) Using your mouse, clic k an y portion of th e camera image . As long as it i s within the pan/tilt r ange of the camer a, the im age will a utomatic ally mo ve to plac e the selected point in the ce nter of the screen. 1. [...]

Operatin g Instru ctions 22 1.2.2 Capturing a Still Image A still i mage can be sa v ed on y our PC . 1. Oper ate pan/til t and sel ect a reso lution to displa y an im age. 2. Clic k the ca pture i mage bu tton. • The ca mera imag e opens i n another w indo w . 3. Right-cli ck the image , and selec t [Sav e Picture As...] . • Sav e as dialog bo[...]

Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assistanc e, pl ease call: 1 -800-272-7033] 23 1.2.3 Using Operation Bar End Displa y and Pres et Displa y: When the p an/tilt has reached the end (Left En d, Right End, Up End and Down End), End Displa y appears . When c lic king a p reset b utton, th e preset name app ears. P an/Tilt Scan: Mo ves the lens th roughou[...]

Operatin g Instru ctions 24 Note When the camer a image i s not displ ay ed c orrectly , clic k [Refres h] at the tool bar on th e web bro wser . The im age will b e refreshed. P an/Tilt Operat ion P an/Tilt Range Note When the pan /tilt reache s the end, a sha dow ma y be displ ay ed partially . This is no t a pr oblem. P an/tilt scan b uttons aut[...]

Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assistanc e, pl ease call: 1 -800-272-7033] 25 1.2.4 Setting Home P osition/Alarm P os ition/Pre set Button Registering Home P osition/Alarm P osition A home po sition or 2 alarm positio ns can b e registered. W hen restarted, the camera tak es a hom e positio n. If the Le ns P osition When T riggered sett ing is s et[...]

Operatin g Instru ctions 26 Registering a Preset Button 8 camer a positio ns can be st ored as preset s. By def ault, the prese t butto ns (1—4) are regis tered 1: Upper Le ft, 2: Upper Right , 3: Lo wer Left an d 4: Low er Right. These b uttons can be c hanged (see page 28 ). • Reg ist ered butto ns are shown in blue. • Unregi stered b utton[...]

Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assistanc e, pl ease call: 1 -800-272-7033] 27 View ing the Image 1. Clic k the ho me posit ion, al ar m positi on or registere d preset b utton . • Th e camera takes each pos iti on, and the im age is d ispla yed . Alarm P osition P an/Tilt Putting the cursor displa ys the preset name. Home P osition UpperLeft[...]

Operatin g Instru ctions 28 Changing or Deleting the Settings 1. Click [Progr am]. • [Prog ram] s witches to [Can cel]. Clic k [Cance l] to quit without s avin g chan ges. 2. P an and tilt the cam era to a desired position . • When d eleting, this step is not nece ssary . 3. Click the hom e positio n, alarm position or a preset button (1 —8).[...]

Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assistanc e, pl ease call: 1 -800-272-7033] 29 1.3 Listening to Camera Audio—T a lking to the Camera 1. Access the came ra (see page 13 ). • 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 Button , Listen Bu tton and Ad justment Bar) is displa ye[...]

Operatin g Instru ctions 30 • A udio f eature s such as camer a micro phone sensiti vity and m ute during pan/t ilt can be set up on the A udio pag e (see pag e 75 ). • If y ou are runn ing other a pplications or openi ng mul tiple windo ws, the au dio ma y be interrupted or del ay ed. • When the im age is refresh ed during any op eration s u[...]

Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assistanc e, pl ease call: 1 -800-272-7033] 31 • The e xter nal microp hone inpu t terminal does not correspon d to an li ne le vel. A udio ma y be disto r ted when the li ne le vel is in put. A udio distortion will be solv ed if y ou ins er t the f ollo wing ci rcuits. U nder no circ umstance s hould hig h le ve l [...]

Operatin g Instru ctions 32 1.4 Vie wing Mul ti-Camera p age T o vi ew m ultiple camera s on the M ulti-Ca mera pa ge, y ou nee d to configu re each camer a on the Mul ti-Camera Setup page (see page 87 ). 1. Access the camer a (see pa ge 13 ). • The T op page is displa y ed. 2. Clic k the [Mult i] tab at th e top of the page. • Multi- Camera pa[...]

Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assistanc e, pl ease call: 1 -800-272-7033] 33 • 640 x 4 80 pix els image ca nnot be displa yed on t he Multi-Ca mera pa ge. • When vi ew ing video (M otion JPEG), w e reco mmend usi ng an Ethernet ® s witchi ng hub inst ead of the repeater hu b to pre v ent deg radatio n in video displ ay . • Due to the netwo [...]

Operatin g Instru ctions 34 1.5 View ing Buffered Ima ge page T o b uff er the i mages on the internal memo r y , you ne ed to set u p image tr ansf er settings (see page 91 or page 100 ). Y ou c an vie w b uff ered imag es on this Buff ered Image pa ge. Note Sound ca nnot be b uff ered o n the Buff ered Image pag e. 1. Access the camer a (see pa g[...]

Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assistanc e, pl ease call: 1 -800-272-7033] 35 4. Displ ay im ages cl icking butto ns belo w . Notes • Date , Time and f rame n umber are not displ ay ed in pla y mode . • A still image can be s av ed on t he Buff ered Imag e page, if you are not pla ying images on it. Pu t the cursor on the i mage, an d right-cli[...]

Operatin g Instru ctions 36 1.5.1 Deleti ng Buffered Ima g es If y ou intend to delete images f or each tran sf er condit ion, clic k [Delete Buff ered Images] on the Im age Buff er/T ransf er page (s ee page 91 or pa ge 100 ). Notes • If y ou clic k [Sa ve ] on the Im age Buff er/T ransf er pa ge, al l buf fere d images on the SD mem or y card a[...]

Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assistanc e, pl ease call: 1 -800-272-7033] 37 1.6 Vi ewing Still Imag es o n Y our Cell Phone Y ou can vi ew still image s o ver the Internet from a compat ible cell pho ne. Enter " http://I P address ( or URL):P ort Number/Mobile " o n a cell phone and press [OK]. • Whe n th e por t num ber is se t to 80[...]

Operatin g Instru ctions 38 • If the image is n ot displa yed properly , tr y the f ollo wing 2 URL s. • When pa n/tilt reac hes the e nd, the k eyp ad numb er and ch aracter d isappear . E.g.: The pan reaches the left end. • Some cell pho nes are no t compat ible with P anasonic Ne twork Came ras. Some ph ones ma y allow vie wing only on por[...]

Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assistanc e, pl ease call: 1 -800-272-7033] 39 2 V arious Ca mera Features 2.1 Using Camera Features 1. Access the came ra (see page 13 ). • The T op page i s displa yed. Notes • When [P ermit acce ss from gues t users] is s et on the Security: Adminis trator pa ge, c lick [Login] t ab and log in as an ad ministr [...]

Operatin g Instru ctions 40 Bas ic (1) Netwo rk (IPv4) Configures t he IPv4 net work setting s to connec t the camer a to the n etwork (see pag e 42 ). (2) Netwo rk (IPv6) Configures t he IPv6 net work setting s to connec t the camer a to the n etwork (see pag e 47 ). (3) IPsec Enab les IPsec (T rans por t or T unnel mode) ( see page 51 ). (4) Wire[...]

Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assistanc e, pl ease call: 1 -800-272-7033] 41 (14) Buffer/T ransfer Sets ima ge bu ffe r or trans fe r by tim er or alarm. (see pag e 91 or pag e 100 ). (15) Oper ation Time Sets t ime period to dis pla y came ra imag es (see p age 113 ). (16) External Output Sets the d igital ou tput terminal of the External I/O (se[...]

Operatin g Instru ctions 42 2.2 Connecting the Camera to Y our IPv4 Netw ork The Net work page off ers three opti ons to co nfigure th e camera i n IPv4. • [A utoma tic Setup] automa tically assigns an un used IP addre ss to the camer a, and uses UP nP TM (Univ ersal Pl ug and Pla y) to configur e your ro uter . • [Stati c] allow s the user to [...]

Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assistanc e, pl ease call: 1 -800-272-7033] 43 4. Clic k [Sa ve] when finished . • Ne w setting s are sa v ed. • When finished, th e f ollow ing page is displa yed. Note The cur rent network setti ngs are sho wn on the Stat us page in the Main tenance sec tion ( see page 118 ). 5. Click [Res ta r t ]. • The cam [...]

Operatin g Instru ctions 44 Note When y ou do not kno w the camera IP addres s while settin g [Au tomatic Setu p] or [DHCP Setup], y ou can search it by usin g the Setup Program (see page 143 ). Setting De scription Allow Acce ss fro m the Internet (A utomatic Set up Only ) • Allow Access fro m the Internet setti ng automatic ally confi gur es th[...]

Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assistanc e, pl ease call: 1 -800-272-7033] 45 Host Name (DHCP Only) • If y our ISP uses the DHCP functi on which automatically assigns the IP add ress to the c amera, ente r the ISP- assigne d host na me. (Hos t name ma y be used as an authentic ation.) • Ent er AS CII char acte rs for th e ho st na me ( see pag [...]

Operatin g Instru ctions 46 Connect ion T ype • Select [A uto Negotia tion] normally . For the w ireless connec tion, [A uto Nego tiation] m ust be se lected. If you cannot ac cess the cam era, see pa ge 55 "The T op page is not disp la yed ." in the In stallati on/T roubles hooting. • This se tting is v alid in b oth IPv4/IPv6. *1 If[...]

Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assistanc e, pl ease call: 1 -800-272-7033] 47 2.3 Connecting the Camera to Y our IPv6 Netw ork The Netw ork page off ers three opti ons to co nfigure the ca mer a in IPv6. • [A utomat ic Setup] a utomaticall y assig ns an IPv6 address to t he camer a. • [Static] a llow s the use r to use a sp ecific IPv 6 address[...]

Operatin g Instru ctions 48 Static Setup Y ou can a ssign a sta tic IPv6 ad dress to the camera . If y ou selec t [No] at the Allo w Access f rom the Int ernet, the camer a can be access ed only from the LAN tha t has an s ame IPv6 prefix as the camer a. • Clic king [Ca ncel] tak es y ou bac k to t he pre vious page witho ut sa ving ch ange s. 4.[...]

Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assistanc e, pl ease call: 1 -800-272-7033] 49 5. Click [Res ta r t ]. • The cam era res tar ts, and the T op page is dis pla ye d. Notes • When y ou do not kno w the cam era IP ad dress whil e setting [Au tomatic Setu p], you can s earch it by usi ng t he Se tu p Progr am (s ee pa ge 143 ). Or yo u can se arch it[...]

Operatin g Instru ctions 50 DNS Ser ver Address • DNS ser ver addr es s is re qui red in th e followi ng c ondit io ns. • T ransf erring came ra images by E-mai l or FTP • Settin g cameras by their host names o n the Mult i- Came ra Setup p age • Using th e View netcam.c om service • If y ou ha ve the assigne d DNS serve r IPv6 addre sses[...]

Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assistanc e, pl ease call: 1 -800-272-7033] 51 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. Camera's IPsec Feature The came ra can use I[...]

Operatin g Instru ctions 52 IPsec Mode Sel ection Select tr ansport mode or tun nel mode to acces s the came ra. T ranspo rt Mode (IPv4 Only ) The image is encrypted in the whole wa y betw een the camer a 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 llow[...]

Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assistanc e, pl ease call: 1 -800-272-7033] 53 T unnel Mode (IPv4/IPv 6) 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 [...]

Operatin g Instru ctions 54 2.5 Encrypt the C amera Ima g e in T ransport Mode The cam era can encrypt the ima ge using IPsec 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 [...]

Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assistanc e, pl ease call: 1 -800-272-7033] 55 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, chec k encod ing streng th, and cl ick [Sav e]. Setting Description Status • C hec k the bo x to us e this e[...]

Operatin g Instru ctions 56 7. Clic k [Restar t]. 8. Set up y our PC as it fits t o the requirem ents on p age 52 . • Set the F TP server or E-mai l server to transf er images. 9. Access the camer a (see pa ge 13 ). • If yo u can acces s the ca mera, th e IPsec setup is comple te. Notes • In IPsec c ommunic ations , "IPsec" is displ[...]

Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assistanc e, pl ease call: 1 -800-272-7033] 57 2.6 Encrypt the Camera Image in T unnel Mode The came ra c an encrypt the im age usin g IPsec tu nnel mod e. 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. • The cam e[...]

Operatin g Instru ctions 58 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 IPsec co lumn, ch eck encoding s trength, an d clic k [Sav e]. Setting De scription Status • Che ck the bo x to use t his encryption m ethod. Pre-Shared K ey • It is the ke y t[...]

Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assistanc e, pl ease call: 1 -800-272-7033] 59 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 ali[...]

Operatin g Instru ctions 60 • Set up th e IPsec poli cy as the f ollowin g. 9. Access the camer a (see pa ge 13 ). • If yo u can acces s the ca mera, th e IPsec setup is comple te. 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 com municate using IPs ec, see[...]

Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assistanc e, pl ease call: 1 -800-272-7033] 61 2.7 Using Wireless LAN Wirele ss comm unicatio n is possib le by ad justing th e setting s of the wir eless LAN to those f or the wirel ess router . T ak e a note of the settin gs and s av e them f or ref erence . F or more inf or mation about wireless sett ing, plea se r[...]

Operatin g Instru ctions 62 3. Set each parame ter f or the Enc r yption. Setting De scription Ciphe r • Select en cr ypting or not encrypting. • T o pre vent un authorize d users fro m reading data, select ing [WEP] is re commended. WEP Selec tion • Chec ked WEPK ey is used as a standa rd WEPK ey . Chec k the sa me num ber as th e rou ter. W[...]

Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assistanc e, pl ease call: 1 -800-272-7033] 63 Notes • Some w ireless de vices do not s uppor t the WEP 15 2 bit. • The ca mera supports only the open sy stem authe nticatio n. If the wireless router or acce ss point i s set to shared ke y authent ication, set it to auto or open sy stem. 4. Clic k [Sa ve] when fin[...]

Operatin g Instru ctions 64 2.8 Using UPnP™ (Universal Plug and Play) UPnP TM can autom atically con figure y our router to be acces sed from the Internet. In orde r to use this f eature, y our router needs to suppo r t this fe ature and it m ust be enab led. Most rou ter manuf acturers dis abl e this f eature as the de fau lt setting. See http:/[...]

Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assistanc e, pl ease call: 1 -800-272-7033] 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 UPnP page ]. • The UPn P page is displ ay ed.[...]

Operatin g Instru ctions 66 2.9 Registering wi th the Viewnetcam.com servi ce View netcam.co m is a free service (dynam ic DNS s er vice) t hat allo ws y ou to a ssign an easy to remem ber name to th e camer a, simi lar to y our f av or ite web site. View netcam.co m also all ows y ou to easily access the c amera, e ven when your ISP changes the IP[...]

Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assistanc e, pl ease call: 1 -800-272-7033] 67 Notes • When the View netcam. com registr ation w ebsite is n ot displa yed, c onfirm that the URL is disp la yed in the right column of the Y our Account Link. If the URL is not di spla yed, f ollow the procedure s belo w . • P ersonal (Cam era) URL is a vaila ble a [...]

Operatin g Instru ctions 68 2.10 Setting Date and Tim e The Date and Time page allo ws you to se t date and time . Date and time are us ed f or image b uffer /transf er , oper ation time a nd time s tamps on the buff ered image . Note Sav ing the da te and tim e settings deletes a ll bu ffe red images o n the inte rn al memory . The bu ff ered imag[...]

Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assistanc e, pl ease call: 1 -800-272-7033] 69 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 • Sel ect date and format (AM [...]

Operatin g Instru ctions 70 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.[...]

Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assistanc e, pl ease call: 1 -800-272-7033] 71 2.11 Changing Camera Settings The Camer a pag e allow s you to set the c amera name, w hite bala nce, p an/tilt rang e, return to sp ecified position and color night vie w sett ings. 1. Clic k [Cam era] on th e Setup page . 2. Set ea ch param eter . • Clic king [Cancel][...]

Operatin g Instru ctions 72 Setting De scription Camera Name • The came ra na me is disp layed on the S ing le Ca mera page . • Enter ASCII charac ters (see pag e 150 ) or char acters in each la nguage (1—1 5 chara cters f or a 1 -byte character and 1—7 c haract ers f or a 2-b yte ch aracter). But [Space], ["], ['], [&], [<[...]

Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assistanc e, pl ease call: 1 -800-272-7033] 73 3. Clic k [Sa ve] when finished . • Ne w settings a re sa ved . If the [P an Range] or [T ilt Range] s ettings ar e change d, the cam era turns to th e home po sition. • When fin ished, " Success! " is displa yed. 4. Clic k [Go to Camera page ]. • The Ca m[...]

Operatin g Instru ctions 74 Specifying P an/Tilt Range 1. Access the camer a (see pag e 13 ), and clic k [Single ] at the top of the T op page . 2. Open a nother w eb bro wser , and disp la y the Came ra p age (see p age 71 ). 3. Align th e Single C amera pag e and the Camer a page si de to side . 4. Set the pa n/tilt ra nge. • Selecting [Current[...]

Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assistanc e, pl ease call: 1 -800-272-7033] 75 2.12 Adjusting A udio The A udio page allo ws y ou to adju st the b uilt-in micropho ne, th e use of e xternal speak er , microph one sens itivity a nd e xternal speak er v olume . 1. Clic k [A udio] on the Setu p page . 2. Set ea ch param eter . • Clic king [Cancel] ca[...]

Operatin g Instru ctions 76 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 Au dio page]. • The A udio page is dis pla yed . Setting De scription Outp ut • It control s audio output f or e xternal speake r connected to the cam era. Vo l u m e • It contr[...]

Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assistanc e, pl ease call: 1 -800-272-7033] 77 2.13 Changing A uthentication Setting and Admin istrator User Name and P assw ord The Security: Administr ator page allo ws yo u to chang e authent ication, adminis trator us er name a nd pass word. The auth enticatio n windo w is disp la yed, and allo ws the registe red [...]

Operatin g Instru ctions 78 Notes • When setti ng [Genera l A uthentica tion], set the user nam e and pass word. • When users other tha n an admi nistrato r are acce ssing the c amera, [Setup] and [Maintena nce] tab w ill not be displa yed. • The user n ame and p assw ord are case se nsitiv e. 3. Clic k [Sav e] whe n finished. • New s ettin[...]

Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assistanc e, pl ease call: 1 -800-272-7033] 79 4. Clic k [Go to Security: Administ rator pa ge]. • The Secu rity: Adminis trator pa ge is dis pla yed. Notes • When the user nam e and pass word ha v e been chan ged, the c amera displa ys an authe ntication window . Enter the user na me and pa ss word, and clic k [O[...]

Operatin g Instru ctions 80 2.14 Logg ing in to the C amera If y ou set [P ermit access from guest us ers] on the Se curity: Adminis trator pag e, [Login] is displa yed at the top of the pag e. After y ou log in as an admini strator , y ou can acc ess the Setu p page and the Main tenance page . 1. Clic k [Login] at the top of the page . 2. Chec k t[...]

Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assistanc e, pl ease call: 1 -800-272-7033] 81 2.15 Creating, Modifying or Deleting General Users The Gener al Use r page allo ws y ou to crea te, modify or delete ge neral us ers. Up to 50 gener al u sers can be registere d. The ac cess le vel is set f or each gener al user . If you s et [P er mit access from guest u[...]

Operatin g Instru ctions 82 3. Set each parame ter . • Set ti ngs for a ge nera l us er • Settin gs fo r guest us ers • Clic king [C ancel] tak es you ba ck t o the pre vious page wit hout sa ving cha nges . Setting De scription User I D List • Up to 5 0 genera l users can be regist ered. • The lis t is used to m odify or delete ge neral [...]

Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assistanc e, pl ease call: 1 -800-272-7033] 83 4. Clic k [Sa ve] when finished . • Ne w setting s are sa v ed. • When fin ished, " Success! " is displa yed. 5. Clic k [Go to Gener al User p age]. Acce ss Le v el Acces s lev el is set f or each gen eral use r . Chec k the f eature to enab le. • In the l[...]

Operatin g Instru ctions 84 2.16 Changing I nitial Settings on the Single Came ra p age or the M ulti- Came ra p age The I mage Disp la y page allows you to chan ge initia l setting s (displa y setting s when a user accesses the camer a) of imag e resolut ion, imag e quality an d refresh interval. Y ou can dis pla y a time s tamp on th e image . Th[...]

Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assistanc e, pl ease call: 1 -800-272-7033] 85 3. Clic k [Sa ve] when finished . • Ne w setting s are sa v ed. • When fin ished, " Success! " is displa yed. Setting Description Image Res olution • Sele ct the imag e resoluti on. 640 x 480 pix els (Only f or the Single C amera page) 320 x 240 pix els (d[...]

Operatin g Instru ctions 86 4. Clic k [Go to Image Displ ay page]. • Th e Im age Di spl ay page is disp layed.[...]

Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assistanc e, pl ease call: 1 -800-272-7033] 87 2.17 Configuring Multiple Camer as The Multi -Camera Se tup page allows you to configure the camer a IP addre sses and cam era nam es to vie w m ultiple i mages on the Multi-C amera p age. T hese configur ation s are requ ired to use the Mult i-Camera page. Up to 12 ca me[...]

Operatin g Instru ctions 88 Notes • Set the loc al IP addres s and port number f or the camera o n the same LAN. • If the camer as will be accessed fro m the Internet, be sure to us e the globa l IP address . In thi s situation, local IP a ddresses such as 1 92.168. x. x cannot be used. 4. Clic k [Sav e] whe n finished. • New s ettings are sa[...]

Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assistanc e, pl ease call: 1 -800-272-7033] 89 2.18 Format the SD memory car d Bef ore y ou record t he camer a image , yo u need to f or mat the SD m emory card. Notes • Y ou can c onfirm the SD mem or y capac ity on th e Status page ( see page 118 ). 1. Insert the SD memory card (s ee page 40 of the Ins tallation [...]

Operatin g Instru ctions 90 2.19 Stop the SD Mem ory Recording 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 118 ). • If the camer a is restarted (see page 119 ), the SD memor y recording starts again. • If yo u remo ve t he SD memory c[...]

Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assistanc e, pl ease call: 1 -800-272-7033] 91 2.20 Buffe ring or T ransfer ring Images by Time r The Image Buff er/T ransf er page a llows y ou to enabl e image b uff er/tr ansf er b y E- mail or FTP . Note If y ou are reco rding ima ges to the SD m emory card, re fresh inte r val sl ows dow n. 1. Clic k [Buff er/T r[...]

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 68 ). • Click ing [<Bac k] tak es y ou back to the pre vious p age. • Click ing [Cancel ] take s you bac k to the Imag e Buff er/T ransf er page witho ut[...]

Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assistanc e, pl ease call: 1 -800-272-7033] 93 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, SD me mor y r eco rding , th e cam era may not re cor d the number s of imag es as you set. In th is case , set the i [...]

Operatin g Instru ctions 94 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 [Cancel ] take s you bac k to the Imag e Buff er/T ransf er page witho ut sav ing chang es. Note If y ou trans fe r image b y E-mail or FTP , confi r m that the def ault gate wa y and[...]

Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assistanc e, pl ease call: 1 -800-272-7033] 95 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 [Canc el] tak es you ba ck to the Image Buff er/T ransf er page without s[...]

Operatin g Instru ctions 96 Setting De scription Server IP Address or Host Name *1 *1 But [Space], ["], ['], [&], [<] and [>] are not a vailab l e. • If you s et t he se r ver IP add res s, set 4 d igi ts ( 0—2 55) an d 3 periods su ch as "1 92.168.0.2 53". But "0 .0.0.0" and "255.25 5.255.255" [...]

Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assistanc e, pl ease call: 1 -800-272-7033] 97 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 [Canc el] tak es you ba ck to the Image Buff er/T ransf er page witho[...]

Operatin g Instru ctions 98 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 server IP ad dress, s et 4 digit s (0—255) and 3 periods s uch as "192 .168.0.253 ". But "0.0 .0.0" and "255.255 .255.255" a[...]

Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assistanc e, pl ease call: 1 -800-272-7033] 99 8. Confirm the sett ings, and clic k [Sa ve ]. • Ne w setting s are sa v ed. • When fin ished, " Success! " is displa yed. 9. Clic k [Go to Image Buff er/T ransf er page]. • The I mage Buff er/T ransf er page is di spla yed. Notes • If y ou clic k [Sa ve[...]

Operatin g Instru ctions 100 2.21 Buff ering or T ransferring Ima g es b y Alarm Signal The Imag e Buff er/T ransf er page all ows y ou to enab le image b uff er/tran sf er by E- mail 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 [Buff er/T ransf er] on the Setup p age. 2. Clic k [No[...]

Operati ng Instr uctions [Fo r assista nce, p lease call : 1-800-272 -7033] 1 01 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 68 ). • Clic king [<Ba ck] tak es you b ack to the pre vious page. • Clic king [Canc el] tak es you b[...]

Operatin g Instru ctions 102 5. Set the Le ns P osition When T riggered setting, a nd clic k [Ne xt>]. Note If y ou enab l e the Len s P osition Wh en T r iggered setti ng, b uff er/tra nsf er starts after the camera turns to the ala rm position. • Click ing [<Bac k] tak es y ou back to the pre vious p age. • Click ing [Cancel ] take s yo[...]

Operati ng Instr uctions [Fo r assista nce, p lease call : 1-800-272 -7033] 1 03 7. 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, SD me mor y r eco rding , th e cam era may not re cor d the number s of imag es as you set. In th is case , set the[...]

Operatin g Instru ctions 104 8. 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 [Cancel ] take s you bac k to the Imag e Buff er/T ransf er page witho ut sav ing chang es. Note If y ou trans fe r image b y E-mail or FTP , confi r m that the def ault gate wa y an[...]

Operati ng Instr uctions [Fo r assista nce, p lease call : 1-800-272 -7033] 1 05 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 [Canc el] tak es you ba ck to the Image Buff er/T ransf er page withou[...]

Operatin g Instru ctions 106 Setting De scription Server IP Address or Host Name *1 *1 But [Space], ["], ['], [&], [<] and [>] are not a vailab l e. • If you s et t he se r ver IP add res s, set 4 d igi ts ( 0—2 55) an d 3 periods su ch as "1 92.168.0.2 53". But "0 .0.0.0" and "255.25 5.255.255"[...]

Operati ng Instr uctions [Fo r assista nce, p lease call : 1-800-272 -7033] 1 07 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 [Canc el] tak es you ba ck to the Image Buff er/T ransf er page wi[...]

Operatin g Instru ctions 108 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 server IP ad dress, s et 4 digit s (0—255) and 3 periods s uch as "192 .168.0.253 ". But "0.0 .0.0" and "255.255 .255.255" [...]

Operati ng Instr uctions [Fo r assista nce, p lease call : 1-800-272 -7033] 1 09 9. 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 107 and page 108 . When finis[...]

Operatin g Instru ctions 110 11. Clic k [Go to Image Buff er/T ransf er page]. • The Image Buff er/T ransf er page is d ispla yed . Notes • If you se t a shor t int er val to t rans fer image to a ce ll p hone, ma ny 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 interval. 1 i mage p[...]

Operati ng Instr uctions [Fo r assista nce, p lease call : 1-800-272 -7033] 1 11 2.22 T ransfer the Camera Image in T r anspor t Mode The came ra can transf er the image i n transp or t mode b y E-mail or F TP . Prepare the f ollo wing requireme nts. See page 54 and s et up the E-mail or FT P server . Item Supported Feature E-mail or FTP Server Ope[...]

Operatin g Instru ctions 112 2.23 T ransfer the Camera Ima ge in T unnel Mode The cam era can tr ansf er th e image in tu nnel mode b y E-mail or FTP . Prepare the fo llowin g requirem ents. See page 57 and se t up the E-m ail or FTP serve r . Item Supported Feature VPN Router ISP Ser vice (in IPv4) ISP Ser vice (in IPv6) : Services f or static glo[...]

Operati ng Instr uctions [Fo r assista nce, p lease call : 1-800-272 -7033] 1 13 2.24 Specifyi ng Operation Time The Oper ation Tim e page al lows y ou to limit the operati on time . The cam era im age turns to a g ra y screen o utside th e operat ion time . Notes • If y ou wr ongly set the ti me period, your privac y ma y be seen. C onfirm the t[...]

Operatin g Instru ctions 114 4. Clic k [Sav e] whe n finished. • New s ettings are sa ved. • Th e Ope rat ion Ti me pa ge i s dis played. About Operati on Time In the op eration t ime setti ngs, the enab led settin gs tak e priority o ve r the disab led settings . There fo re, if M onda y or T uesda y is disa bled in a sett ing b ut enab led in[...]

Operati ng Instr uctions [Fo r assista nce, p lease call : 1-800-272 -7033] 1 15 2.25 Contr olling External Output T erminal The digit al output t erminal allo ws y ou to con trol the e xternal de vices. Y ou can change th e initial statu s of the outpu t signal. 1. Clic k [Exte r nal Out put] on the Setup page . 2. Clic k [Sa ve] when finished . ?[...]

Operatin g Instru ctions 116 2.26 Changing Indi cator Display The Indic ator Control page all ows y ou to sel ect Indicato r operati on. Indicator has three options . •A l w a y s o n • T ur n the ind icator on w hen the came ra i s accessed. •A l w a y s o f f 1. Clic k [Indicato r Control] on the Setup page . 2. Select i ndicator o ption. ?[...]

Operati ng Instr uctions [Fo r assista nce, p lease call : 1-800-272 -7033] 1 17 3 Camera Mainten ance 3.1 Maintenance page Maintena nce (1) Status Disp la ys the c amera s ettings a nd status (see page 118 ). (2) Wirele ss Status Disp la ys wireles s inf ormation (se e page 118 ). (3) Restart Rest ar ts the cam era (see page 119 ). (4) Update Firm[...]

Operatin g Instru ctions 118 3.1.1 Confirming the Status The Status page all ows y ou to chec k the sta tus of the camera . The stat us inf ormation pr ovides s uppor t f or troub leshooting. Clic king [Status] dis pla ys the f ollowing page. Note See P anasonic N etwork Camer a support website at http://panason ic.co.jp/ pcc/pr oducts /en/netwkcam[...]

Operati ng Instr uctions [Fo r assista nce, p lease call : 1-800-272 -7033] 1 19 3.1.3 Restarting the Camera The Res tar t page can restar t the ca mera. Th e camera c an also be restarted by pressing the REST ART b utton or by disconnec ting the p ower cord from the outlet and recon necting i t again. Note When the camera restarts, the b uffered i[...]

Operatin g Instru ctions 120 3.1.4 Updating the Camera Firmware The Upda te Firmware page a llows y ou to updat e the camer a firmware. If the ne w firmware is a vailab le , install it into the c amera. Notes • Do not turn off the p ower d uring firmware upd ate. • All b uff ered image s on the i nternal memory will be deleted a fter the firmwa[...]

Operati ng Instr uctions [Fo r assista nce, p lease call : 1-800-272 -7033] 1 21 • The Up date page is displ ay ed in about 90 second s. 4. Click [Bro wse...]. • A dia log bo x is displa ye d to sele ct the firmw are. 5. Select th e firmware ( including d irectory inf ormation) and c lick [ Open]. • The f ir mware file name is displa yed. 6. [...]

Operatin g Instru ctions 122 7. Confirm that the v ersion n umber o n the T op page is u pdated. • If the v e rsion n umber is up dated, the firmware updat e is compl ete. U p dated v ersion[...]

Operati ng Instr uctions [Fo r assista nce, p lease call : 1-800-272 -7033] 1 23 3.1.5 Creating Configuration File A configura tion file can be sa v ed on your PC . Y ou can load the came ra settings from the c onfigur ation file on the Loa d Settings page (se e page 124 ). Note The sa ved imag e has priv acy info rmation. Pre v ent priv ate inf or[...]

Operatin g Instru ctions 124 3.1.6 Loading Settings from a Configuration File The setti ngs can be loaded from a confi gurat ion file. If yo u reset the camer a to f actory def ault, the camer a can lo ad its se ttings from th e config uration f ile. Notes • The co nfigurat ion file has netw ork settings . When the setti ngs are l oaded, the net [...]

Operati ng Instr uctions [Fo r assista nce, p lease call : 1-800-272 -7033] 1 25 3.1.7 Resetting the Camera to F actory Default All came ra setti ngs are reset to f actory defau lt directl y after the Ex ecute bu tton is clic ke d. T o restor e the wireless connection, ac cess the c amera b y using t he wired connecti on and s et up the wi reless c[...]

Operatin g Instru ctions 126 3.2 Sup por t page 3.2.1 Seeing Help page The Hel p page di spla ys e xplana tions f or ea ch f eature ab out the f ollowing 1. to 6. items . Clic king [H elp] on th e Support page displa ys the ne xt page . Support (1) Hel p Displa ys the H elp page (s ee page 126 ). (2) Wireless Help Displa ys the W ireless He lp page[...]

Operati ng Instr uctions [Fo r assista nce, p lease call : 1-800-272 -7033] 1 27 3.2.2 Seeing Wirel ess Help pa ge The Wirele ss Help p age displ ay s ex planatio ns f or each f eature about W ireless Basic co nfigura tion, Wirel ess Cipher co nfigur ation and W ireless St atus. Clic king [Wire less Help ] on the Sup por t page dis pla ys the n ext[...]

Operatin g Instru ctions 128 3.2.4 Seeing Suppor t Information Y ou can se e support inf ormation on the P anasonic Ne twork Came ra supp or 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 the cam era is not connected to the Internet, the web site cannot be displa yed .[...]

Operati ng Instr uctions [Fo r assista nce, p lease call : 1-800-272 -7033] 1 29 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 alarm signa l is set, the camera imag e is trans fe rred by the alarm detection . Explanation of the Exte rnal I/O Note The External I/O (I nput[...]

Operatin g Instru ctions 130 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 the camer a ma y result if a devic e is conne cted to the e [...]

Operati ng Instr uctions [Fo r assista nce, p lease call : 1-800-272 -7033] 1 31 3.4 REST AR T Button The came ra has a REST ART b utton o n the side . Pressing the REST AR T button restarts the camera . Notes • After re movi ng the su nshade , press t he REST ART b utton. • All b uff ered i mages on th e internal memo r y are dele ted when res[...]

Operatin g Instru ctions 132 3.5 F A CT OR Y DEF A UL T RESET Button The cam era has a F A CT OR Y DEF A UL T RE SET button o n the sid e. Pressing the F ACT OR Y DEF A UL T RESET bu tton resets th e camera to f actor y def ault. If y ou lose y our user name and pas s word, use this b utton to reset the camer a. T o restore th e wireless connectio [...]

Operati ng Instr uctions [Fo r assista nce, p lease call : 1-800-272 -7033] 1 33 3.6 Default Sett ing List Basic Items Default Required No tes Network (IPv4) Conn ecti on Mo de A utomatic Setup - A utomatic Set up/ Static/DHCP Allow Ac cess from the Internet (A utomat ic Setup only ) No - - Network C onfigur ation from Setup Progra m (Static/DHCP o[...]

Operatin g Instru ctions 134 Net work (IPv6) Conn ect ion Mo de Au t om a ti c Setup - A utomatic Se tup/ Static Allow Access from the Internet (A utomatic Setup only) No - - P or t No . (Static on ly) 80 - 20, 21, 2 5 and 11 0 is not a vailab le. IP address (Static on ly) [Bla nk ] When setti ng Sta tic *1 Def ault Gat ewa y (Static only ) [Bla nk[...]

Operati ng Instr uctions [Fo r assista nce, p lease call : 1-800-272 -7033] 1 35 Wire less Communic ation mode IEEE 802.11b /g - - (Channe l) Au t o - - SSID BBHCMA - Up to 32 char acters, s igns or numbe rs (Speed) Aut o - - Encryption (WEP) No encryption - - A uthenticati on Open S yst em - - WEPK ey 1—4 ASCII 13 Char acters 128 bit - - UPnP A [...]

Operatin g Instru ctions 136 Came ra Camera Name Netw or k Camera Required 1—1 5 characte rs *6 White Bal ance Aut o - Aut o/Fix ed Indo or/ Fix ed Fluor escent (Whi te )/F ixed Fluoresc ent (Da ylight)/Fix ed Outdoo r/Hold P an Ran ge (Minim um) - 60 de grees - -60—+60 d egrees (Hom e Positi on) 0 degr ees - -60—+60 d egrees (Maxim um) +6 0 [...]

Operati ng Instr uctions [Fo r assista nce, p lease call : 1-800-272 -7033] 1 37 Account Item s Default Required Note s 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 cha[...]

Operatin g Instru ctions 138 Adv anced Items Default Required Note s Image Disp la y Single Came ra Image Reso luti on 320 x 2 40 - 320 x 240 o r 640 x 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 Res[...]

Operati ng Instr uctions [Fo r assista nce, p lease call : 1-800-272 -7033] 1 39 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 add ress*1 Host nam e*5 is 1—25 5 charac ters. Po r t N o. [Blank] W hen set ting Multi-C amera 20, 21 , 25 and 1[...]

Operatin g Instru ctions 140 Preset Buttons Indicator Con tro l Indicator Contro l Tu r n i n d i c a t o r on wh en came ra is on - - Items Default Required Notes Preset Buttons Pres et 1 UpperLe ft - - Pres et 2 UpperRigh t - - Pres et 3 Lowe rLeft - - Pres et 4 Lowe rRight - - *1 In IPv4, s et 4 digit s (0—255) and 3 periods such a s "192[...]

Operati ng Instr uctions [Fo r assista nce, p lease call : 1-800-272 -7033] 1 41 3.7 Cleaning After the ca mera is turned off b y disconn ecting the A C plug, c lean the cam era. 3.7.1 Cleanin g the Main U nit If the lens co v er has the sand or the dust , image quali ty ma y decrease . After taking aw a y the sand or the dus t on it, wip e it with[...]

Operatin g Instru ctions 142 3.8 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[...]

Operati ng Instr uctions [Fo r assista nce, p lease call : 1-800-272 -7033] 1 43 3.9 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 the camer a connec ted to y our netw ork. • Settin g up the cam era autom atically . • Se tti ng u p the ca mera manua lly to a[...]

Operatin g Instru ctions 144 • When th e f ollowin g dialog bo x is displ ay ed, clic k [Unb lock ]. • Y ou can find the came ra IP add ress and por t number by l ooking u p the MAC addre ss of your ca mera. IPv6 I nformati on Notes • If you try to find mul tiple cam eras , each MA C address beside the Ethernet (LA N) po r t veri fie s wh ich[...]

Operati ng Instr uctions [Fo r assista nce, p lease call : 1-800-272 -7033] 1 45 2. Clic k each b u tton to e xec ute the pro gram . Notes • F or the firs t time ins tallation or after press ing the F ACT OR Y DEF A UL T RESET b utton, y ou must select [A utomatic S etup (Local Access Only)]. T o star t th e Manu al S etup, ex ecut e Automat ic S[...]

Operatin g Instru ctions 146 3.10 Setting Y ou r PC 3.10.1 Setting the Pr oxy Serv er Settings on Web Br owser If the pro xy server is not used, the setti ngs are not req uired. If y ou are using th e pro xy serve r , the f oll owing s ettings a re required . • T o commun icate with a camer a installed inside a LAN, ch anging the web browse r set[...]

Operati ng Instr uctions [Fo r assista nce, p lease call : 1-800-272 -7033] 1 47 3. Clic k the [Connectio ns] tab , and clic k [LAN Set tings] . 4. See if the Use a p rox y server c heck b ox is chec k ed or no t. If chec ke d, clic k [Adv anced... ]. • If no t check ed, c lick [ Cancel]. Pro xy settings ar e not re quired. See if the check bo x [...]

Operatin g Instru ctions 148 5. Enter the camera IP address in to the Do not use pr oxy ser v er f or address es beginni ng with dat a field. (Ex ample: 1 92.168.0.253) 6. Click [OK]. Note When accessing the cam era via a pro xy se r ver , the T alk Button is displ ay ed gray . T alk feature can not be us ed.[...]

Operati ng Instr uctions [Fo r assista nce, p lease call : 1-800-272 -7033] 1 49 3.10.2 Setting UPnP™ to Displa y Camera Shortcut in My Netw ork Places T o dis pla y the came ra shortcut in the My Netw ork Places fo lder , Wi ndows compone nt should be added . Enab le UPnP TM (U nive rsal Plug a nd Pla y) f ollowi ng the st eps belo w . Note This[...]

Operatin g Instru ctions 150 3.11 ASCII Char acter T able (space) ! " # $ % & ' ( ) * + , - . / 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 : ; < = > ? ASCII Character T able @ A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z [ ] ^ _ ` a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z { | } ~[...]

Operati ng Instr uctions [Fo r assista nce, p lease call : 1-800-272 -7033] 1 51 3.12 File Size and Number of Buff ered Images The f ollo wing ta ble s hows t he relatio nship bet ween the file siz e of the image a nd the m aximu m numbe r of buffered im ages. Note The f ollowing f ile siz es w ere sho wn at the largest v alue. Resolution Item s Ca[...]

Operatin g Instru ctions 152 3.13 Number of Images on the SD Memory Card The cam era supports the P anasonic SD memory 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 Resolution / Imag e Quali ty 1 GB 512 MB 256 MB 128 MB 64 MB 160 x 120 (pix els) Fa vo r Motio n Ab[...]

Operati ng Instr uctions [Fo r assista nce, p lease call : 1-800-272 -7033] 1 53 3.14 Specifi cations Network Camera Items Specifica tions P an/Tilt Angl e P an: -60 ° to +60 °, Til t: -45 ° to +2 0 ° Numb er of Pix els 1/4-inc h CCD Sensor 320,000 pix els Illumi nance 3 —100,000 l x (0.2—100,000 lx in co lor night view mode) White Bal ance[...]

Operatin g Instru ctions 154 Buff ered Image *1 Abou t 125 fra mes (320 x 240) with time displa y (When SD m emory card is not i nser ted.) A udio Co mmunica tion 2 -wa y Half Duplex A udio Bandwidth 300 Hz —3. 4 KH z A udio Pla y Method Pla y with Activ e X Input Encod ing Method Enco ding with Ac tiv eX A udio Inpu t Buil t-in Micropho ne or Ex[...]

Operati ng Instr uctions [Fo r assista nce, p lease call : 1-800-272 -7033] 1 55 Indicat or Displ ay P ower/N etwork Comm unicati on/Camer a oper ation/ Ethe r net link External Micro phone Inp ut ø 3.5 mm Mini J ack A udio Outp ut ø 3.5 mm Stereo Mini J ac k (But output is mono .) External I/O External Sensor Input x 2 External Sensor Output x 1[...]

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Opera ting I nstr uct ions 157 Index[...]

Operatin g Instru ctions 158 A Abbreviat ions 5 ActiveX Controls 18 Administra tor/General Users /Guest Users 79 Alarm Image B uffer/Tran sfer 100 Alarm Posi tion 25 ASCII Ch aracter Table 150 Audio pag e 75 B Buffer ed Image pa ge 34 C Camera Access 13 Camera p age 71 Captur e Image But ton 22 Cell Phone 37 Cleani ng 141 Click to Center 21 Confirm[...]

Operati ng Instr uctions [Fo r assist ance, please call : 1-800-272 -7033] 159 SD memory card 89 , 90 Security: Administrator page 77 Set up pa ge 39 Setup Program 143 Single Cam era pag e 17 Spec ificat ions 153 Status page 118 Support Informatio n page 128 Support page 126 System Requ iremen ts for yo ur PC 6 T Talk 29 Timer Image B uffer/Transf [...]

Printed in Japan PSQX3508Y A KK1104JT1035 2004 P anasonic Communications Co ., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Carefully pack your unit, preferably in the original carton. Attach a letter, detailing the symptom, to the outside of the carton. Symptom Send the unit to an authorized servicenter, prepaid and adequately insured. Do not send your unit to the P[...]