Panasonic BB-HCE481A manual

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    Operating Instructions Netw ork Camera Please read this manual before using, and save this manual f or future reference . Panasonic Netw ork Camera Website: http://www .panasonic.com/netcam for customers in the USA or Puerto Rico Model No. BB-HCM381A (A C Adaptor T ype) BB-HCE481A (P oE T ype) Indoor Use Only[...]

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    Operatin g Instru ctions 2 Main Features IPv6 *1 Netw ork Ca mera Y our P anasonic Netw ork Camer a supports IPv6 (Internet Protocol V ersi on 6). IPv6 was created t o address the ad ditional IP addres ses that wil l be neede d as the Internet contin ues to e xpand. Since th e camer a also s upports the currently used IPv4, its "dual stac k&qu[...]

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    Oper ating I nstructio ns 3 Motion Detecti on The camera has a Motion D etect ion f eature that d etects mov ement, su ch as people , based o n the pr eset thres hold and sen sitivity of the camer a. Y ou can b uffer the camera im ages, tran sfer i mages to an FTP serv er or send E- mails using th e Motion De tection fu nction as a trigger . Better[...]

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    Operatin g Instru ctions 4 Enh ance d Multi- Camer a Pa ge The Mult i-Camera pag e displa ys the mov ing imag es from u p to 4 cameras , while supporting audio 2 -way communicati on with each. T his cam era a llow s y ou to s witch betwee n 3 sets of 4 ca meras. Additional ly , static im ages from a maximum of 12 cam eras can be displa ye d on a si[...]

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    Oper ating I nstructio ns 5 Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s 1 Camera Monitoring ............. ................... .............. ......... 8 1.1 BB-HCM381A F eature Locations .. ............. ............. ............. ..........8 1.1.1 F ront View.... ............................ ....................... ........... ................. ................[...]

  • Page 6

    Operatin g Instru ctions 6 2.7.1 Connecting the Cam era to a Router that Supports UPnP ™ (IPv4 Onl y ) .................. ........... ................. .................... 68 2.7.2 Connecting the Cam era to a Router that Does Not Support UPnP ™ (IPv4 Only) ......... ................. ....................... ... 68 2.8 Registe ring wi th the Dy[...]

  • Page 7

    Oper ating I nstructio ns 7 5.5 Changing t he Indi cator Disp la y ............ ............. ............. ............. 153 6 Camera Ma intenance ............... ....................... .......... 154 6.1 Maintenan ce page ............ ............. ............. ............. ................... 154 6.1.1 Confirming the S tatus .............. ..[...]

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    Operatin g Instru ctions 8 1Table of Contents 1 Camera Monito ring 1.1 BB-HCM381A Feature Locations 1.1.1 Fr ont Vie w Indicator Displ ay *1 The indicator turns orange if the c amera is not conne cted to the LAN. *2 The indicator blinks orange if the camera is not c onnected to the LA N. *3 See page 3 and 4 the T r oubleshooting on t he CD-ROM f or[...]

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    Oper ating I nstructio ns 9 1.1.2 Rea r Vie w 1.1.3 Bottom Vie w Ethernet (LAN) port Connects th e camera to you r L AN . A udio/Video te r minal (See Getting Started) External I/O (See page 164) DC IN jack Connec ts the camera to the A C adaptor . Hook for A C Adaptor Cord Used to se cure the A C adapt or cord. F ACT OR Y DEF A UL T RESET button R[...]

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    Operatin g Instru ctions 10 1.2 BB-HCE481A Feature Locations 1.2.1 Fr ont Vie w Indicator Displ ay *1 The indicator blinks orange if the camera is not c onnected to the LA N. *2 See page 5 and 6 the T r oubleshooting on t he CD-ROM f or information on indicator error codes. A uto Focu s/Zoom Lens Wide : 5 m m (3/1 6 in ches ) —Inf ini ty T ele: 1[...]

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    Oper ating I nstructio ns 11 1.2.2 Rea r Vie w 1.2.3 Bottom Vie w A udio/Video te r minal (See Getting Started) External I/O (See page 164) P oE IN por t Connec ts the camera to yo ur P oE hub . F ACT OR Y DEF A UL T RESET button Resets se ttings to def ault (see p age 166). Hole for C eiling Pla te A Used f or ceiling mountin g. (See Instal lation[...]

  • Page 12

    Operatin g Instru ctions 12 1.3 Ho w to T urn on the Camera Connectin g the A C cord (f or BB-HCM381A) or the Ethernet cab le (for BB- HCE481A) turns the cam era on, a nd disconnect ing the A C cord (f or BB- HCM381A) or Ethernet cab le (f or BB-HCE481A) turns the c amera off . BB-HCM381A • Connectin g the plug of the AC cord t o the outl et turn[...]

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    Oper ating I nstructio ns 13 1.4 Accessi ng the Camera 1. Start up the web bro wser on yo ur PC. 2. Enter "http://IPv4 Address (or URL):P ort Number " on the addr ess bar, and press [Enter] on the k eyboard. • When the p or t nu mber is 80 (def ault), you d o not need to inclu de the por t numbe r in the address . See page 50 f or detai[...]

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    Operatin g Instru ctions 14 4. Clic k the f ollow ing ta bs to dis pla y each page . Note • When users other than an adminis trato r are acce ssing the c amer a, the [Setup] and [Mai ntenance] tabs are not dis pla yed. Additi onally , when [Do not pe r mit access from gues t users] or [P er mit acce ss from guest u sers (mob ile only)] is set on [...]

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    Oper ating I nstructio ns 15 1.4. 1 T o Access the Camer a in IPv6 Y ou need t o prepare the f ollowi ng to access th e camer a in I Pv6. • PC Requirements Operating System: Window s XP Ser vi ce P ack 1 or l ate r We b B r ow se r : Internet Explorer 6.0 or later • An IPv6 Router • An IPv6 Conne ction Service T o connect in I Pv6, su bscribe[...]

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    Operatin g Instru ctions 16 Setting up y our PC 1. Cli ck [Star t] [Al l Program s] [Acce ssor ie s] [Com mand Prom pt]. • The Command Pro mpt windo w is dis pla yed. 2. Ent er " ipv 6 ins tal l". • "Succe eded" is display ed. Note • If Windo ws XP Ser vice P ack 1 or later is not install ed, "Succeeded" will not[...]

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    Oper ating I nstructio ns 17 1.5 Viewing th e Sing le Came ra page 1. Access the ca mera (s ee page 13). • The T op page is disp lay ed. 2. Click th e [S ingl e] t ab a t the t op o f the page. • When the Sec u rity W ar ning windo w is displa yed, clic k [Y es] (see page 19). • See pa ge 20 f or the Secu rity W ar ning windo w when usin g Mi[...]

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    Operatin g Instru ctions 18 • When dis pla ying video (M otion JPEG), the cam era allow s up to 3 0 simul taneous acce sses . The 31st user trying to acce ss will see a gr ay scree n. The Buff ered Imag e page is also limit ed to a ma ximum of 30 simultaneou s access es. • T o reduce th e data t raffic , the video can b e automatically chang ed[...]

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    Oper ating I nstructio ns 19 Security W arning windo w When trying to vie w a video (Motion JPEG) f or the first time , a Security W ar ning f or Activ eX ® Controls will be displa yed. Whe n using Windo ws 20 00 or Windo ws XP , log in as an admin istrator to install Activ eX Controls and enab le video vie wing. If you cannot install ActiveX Cont[...]

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    Operatin g Instru ctions 20 Security W arning window on Microsof t Windo ws XP Service Pac k 2 T o vie w a v ideo (Moti on JPEG) o r to us e audio f eature , Activ eX Controls m ust be installe d. Fo llow the s teps sho wn belo w to ins tall Activ eX Contro ls. 1. Click the warning dis pla yed abo ve the ta bs, and clic k [Install Activ eX Control.[...]

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    Oper ating I nstructio ns 21 1.5.2 A uto Centering the Image (Clic k to Center) Usin g yo ur mouse, c lic k any portion of the ca mera i mage. As lo ng as it is within the pan/til t range of th e camera, the image will autom atically mo v e to place the selec ted point i n the center of th e screen. 1. Mov e the cursor to the desired poi nt. 2. Cli[...]

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    Operatin g Instru ctions 22 1.5.3 Capturing a Still Ima g e Still ima ges can be sav ed on yo ur PC. 1. Oper ate pan/ti lt and select a resolu tion to displa y an i mage. 2. Click the capture ima ge button. • The camera image opens i n another w indo w . 3. Right-cl ick the imag e, a nd selec t [Sav e Pictur e As... ]. • The Sav e as dialog bo [...]

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    Oper ating I nstructio ns 23 1.5.4 Using the O perati on Bar (1) End Dis play a nd Preset Displa y: When the pan/tilt has reac hed the end of its ran ge, the End Displa y (Left End, Right En d, Up End or Dow n End) appe ars. Wh en the z oom or f ocus op erat ion has re ached the end, W ide End, T ele End, N ear End, o r F ar End appears . When y o [...]

  • Page 24

    Operatin g Instru ctions 24 (7) Brightness : Adjusts image br ightnes s in 9 st eps includ ing [ STD] (Stan dard). Cl ick ing [-] or [ +] ch anges th e image brig htness . (8) Output Contr ol: Controls the out put signals of the External I/O . (9) Refresh I nterval: Sets a r efr esh i nte r val. (M oti on— 60-sec ond interva l) (10) Resolu tion: [...]

  • Page 25

    Oper ating I nstructio ns 25 P an/Tilt Opera tion Not e • When the power is on, d o not man ually p an or tilt the camera . Doing so ma y damage the P an/Tilt o peration, or cause th e Preset butto ns to pan or tilt the camer a to th e wrong position. If you acc identally pan or tilt the c amera manual ly , r estar t t he came ra. The pan scan an[...]

  • Page 26

    Operatin g Instru ctions 26 1.5.5 Zooming In and Out Network C amera has a 42x magn ifying capaci ty: the 21x mag nifying c apacity of the optic al zoom an d 2x mag nifying capaci ty of the d igital zoom . Y ou can u s e the zoom b uttons i n the Oper ation Bar or y our mouse to zoom in or out on increase or decrease the size of the object on the S[...]

  • Page 27

    Oper ating I nstructio ns 27 Not e • Zoom c ontrol can be ena bled or disab l ed f or Gener al Use rs and Guest Us ers (see pag e 93). If disab led, a 10x di gital zoom is av ailable . • The perf or mance of the m ouse va ries accordi ng to y our OS. • The o ptical z oom automa tically s witches to t he digital z oom. • The d efinition in t[...]

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    Operatin g Instru ctions 28 1.5.6 Automatic and Man ual Focusing F ocus b utton ad justs the focus . Network Cam era h as A utomatic an d Manual F ocusi ng feature s. AF (A utomati c F ocus) b utton auto matically all ows the le ns to f ocus o n objects . Manual focusin g starts by pre s sing N ear or F ar button. Near butto n enables the le ns to [...]

  • Page 29

    Oper ating I nstructio ns 29 • Fingerprints , dust, stai ns, etc. on the l ens can de grade the p erf or mance of the A utomatic F ocusing f eature. Wipe the lens wi th lens cleanin g pape r . • The ima ge ma y be out of focus , if it is too near , or d epending on the zoom positio n. Mo ve the object, o r adjust th e zoom pos ition. • The ac[...]

  • Page 30

    Operatin g Instru ctions 30 1.5.7 Setting Home P osition/Al arm P osition/Preset Po s i t i o n Registering Hom e P osition/Al arm P osition A hom e pos ition or 2 alar m posit ion s can be reg iste red . When rest ar t ed, t he camer a takes a h ome position. I f the Lens P osition When T riggered s etting is set f or b u ff er ing ima ges by ala [...]

  • Page 31

    Oper ating I nstructio ns 31 Registering a Preset P osition 20 cam era p ositions can be s tored a s presets . These pos itions c an be changed (see pa ge 33). • Reg iste red buttons are sh own in blue. • Unregi stered butto ns are show n in wh ite. 1. Click [ Program]. • [Progra m] switch es to [Cancel]. Clic k [Cancel] to quit without sav i[...]

  • Page 32

    Operatin g Instru ctions 32 Viewi ng the Im age 1. Selec t the h ome po sit ion, alar m positi on or a registered preset bu tton or position. • The cam era mo ve s to that posit ion and th e ima ge i s displ ay ed. Home Position, Alarm Position and Preset Position Pan/Tilt Placing the cursor over the button displays the preset name. Home Position[...]

  • Page 33

    Oper ating I nstructio ns 33 Changing or Deleti ng the Settings 1. Click [ Program]. • [Progra m] switch es to [Cancel]. Clic k [Cancel] to quit without sav ing changes . 2. P an an d ti lt the ca mera to a desi re d position , or skip to step 5 if de leting a preset. 3. Zoom to t he desired po sition. 4. Adjus t the f ocusing if necessary . 5. S[...]

  • Page 34

    Operatin g Instru ctions 34 1.6 Listening to Camera Audio and T alking thr ough the Camera 1. Access the c amera (see pa ge 13). • The T op page is displa yed. 2. Click the [Single] tab at the top of the pa ge. 3. The A udio Control Ba r (T alk Button, Listen Button and Adjustment Bar) is displa yed at the top of the screen. L istening mode and t[...]

  • Page 35

    Oper ating I nstructio ns 35 Not e • An e xternal microph one and s peak er must be c onnected to the camer a (via th e A udio/Video Cab le) in order to use the Listen and T alk butto ns. • The T alk b utton and Liste n button canno t be used simultaneou sly . The T alk f eature is sto pped d uring listeni ng. The T alk f eature can b e used by[...]

  • Page 36

    Operatin g Instru ctions 36 1.7 V iewing the M ulti- Camera pag e T o vie w multip le camer as on the Mult i-Camera pag e, you need to confi gure each camer a on the Mult i-Camer a Setup pa ge (see page 148 ). 1. Access the c amera (see pa ge 13). • The T op page is displa yed. 2. Click the [Multi] tab at the top of the p age. • The Multi-Ca me[...]

  • Page 37

    Oper ating I nstructio ns 37 Not e • When selecti ng [All] f or the View T ype , all images a re disp la yed in 160 x 120 pix els resoluti on, and th e Audi o Control Bar is not display ed. • 640 x 4 80-pixel images canno t be displa yed o n the Mul ti-Camera pa ge. • When vi ewing vi deo (Moti on JPEG), we reco mmend using a n Ethernet s wit[...]

  • Page 38

    Operatin g Instru ctions 38 1.8 Vie wing the B uffere d Image page T o bu ffer imag es in the came ra's internal memory , you ne ed to set up the image tran sf er settings (see page 97, p age 107, or pa ge 119). Buff ered images can be vie wed on this Buff ered Image page . Note • Sound can not be bu ffe red on the Buff ered Imag e page . 1.[...]

  • Page 39

    Oper ating I nstructio ns 39 4. Displa y images by clic king bu ttons bel ow . The date and time w hen t he imag es were buffered are d isp layed. The date , time and fr ame number are disp lay ed. [Pla y]: The buff ered im ages ar e displa yed in sequenc e. [<Pr ev] or [Next >]: The pre v ious or n ext ima ge is displa yed. [Fir st], [<10[...]

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    Operatin g Instru ctions 40 Using the z oom fea ture on the Buffered Image pa g e • The op tical z oom is not a vaila ble w hile pl aying b ack b uffered images w ith the [Pla y] butto n, how ev er a 10x digi tal z oom is av ailab le. Y ou can z oom in and ou t using the mouse or scroll w heel (s ee page 26 ). • The z oom depth (x1.0—x 10.0) [...]

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    Oper ating I nstructio ns 41 1.9 Viewing Sti ll Imag es on Y ou r C ell Ph one Still im ages can be v i e wed o ver the Internet from a compat ib le cell phone. Enter "http://IP a ddress (or URL ):P or t Number/Mo bile" on a cel l phon e an d pres s [O K]. • When the por t number is set to 80 (defau lt), it is n o t requ ired. • Acces[...]

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    Operatin g Instru ctions 42 (1) Pressing 2 , 4, 6 o r 8 on the c ell phones a llows y ou to pan or ti lt the camer a in fo ur directio ns: Left, Up , Down or Right . (2) Pressing allo ws you to zoo m in, and pressing # allo ws you to z oom out. (3) Pressing 5 will refres h the ima ge. (4) 160 x 120 r esol uti on is displ ay ed on the fir st access [...]

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    Oper ating I nstructio ns 43 Not e • A udio f eature does not w or k on ce ll phones. • If the f eatures are not pe r mitted on the G ener al User pa ge (see page 93 ), the but tons related with the f eatures a re not displa yed. • If the image is not dis pla yed pro perly , tr y the f ollowing 2 URLs . • Whe n pan, ti lt, or z oom reaches [...]

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    Operatin g Instru ctions 44 1.9.1 Enabling or Disab ling the Buffer/ T ransfer on y our Cell Phone 1. Access c amera images from your cell phone , and log in a s an a dministr ator . 2. Select [Buff er/T ransf er]. 3. Select a trigge r number that y ou wa nt to enab le or disab le. Exam ple: Enabli ng t he Buf fer/T ransfer se ttin g (No.1). • Se[...]

  • Page 45

    Oper ating I nstructio ns 45 2 Using the Camera's Basic Features 2.1 Setup P age of th e Camera 1. Access the ca mera (s ee page 13). • The T op page is disp lay ed. Note • When [P er mit acces s from gue st users] is s et on the Se curity: Adminis trator page, cl ick the [Login] tab and log in as an adm inistr ator . • When use rs other[...]

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    Operatin g Instru ctions 46 Basic (1) Netw ork (IPv4) Configur es the IPv 4 netw ork settings to connect the camera to the netwo rk (see page 4 8). (2) Netw ork (IPv6) Configur es the IPv 6 netw ork settings to connect the[...]

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    Oper ating I nstructio ns 47 (15) Multi-Cam e ra *1 Sets the c amera IP ad dress or host name , and camera name on the Mult i-Camera pag e (maxim um 12 camer as) (see page 148). (16) Operation Time Sets the time period to di spla y camera i m ages (s ee page 15 0). (17) External Output Sets the ext e rnal output terminal of the External I/O (see pa[...]

  • Page 48

    Operatin g Instru ctions 48 2.2 Connecting the Cam era to Y our IP v4 Network The Netw ork page off ers three o ptions to configure the c amera i n IPv4. • [A utomati c Setup] automatical ly assign s an unuse d IP addres s to the camera, and uses UPnP™ (Univ ersal Plug and Pla y) to confi gure y our router . • [S tati c] a llows t he us er to[...]

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    Oper ating I nstructio ns 49 4. Clic k [Sav e] when fin ished. • The new set tings are saved. • When f inished, the fo llo wing pa ge is dis pla yed. Note • The curren t network settin gs are sh own on the Status page in the Mainten ance section (see page 155). 5. Click [Res tar t] . • The came ra res tar ts, a nd the T op page is dis playe[...]

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    Operatin g Instru ctions 50 • When the camer a is resta r ted, all buff ered images in the internal memo r y are de leted. The bu ff ered ima ges on the SD memory card are not deleted. Setting Descriptio n Allow Acce ss from the Internet (A utomati c Setup Only) • The all ow Access fro m the Internet setting automa tically config ures the route[...]

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    Oper ating I nstructio ns 51 Host Name (DHCP Only) • If y our ISP uses the DHCP fu nction, which automati cally as signs an IP add ress to th e camera, enter the ISP–assigned hos t name . (The host name ma y be used as an authen tication.) • Enter ASCII characters f or the host name (see page 190). Note t hat [Space], ["], [' ], [&a[...]

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    Operatin g Instru ctions 52 Connectio n T ype • Se lect [A uto Negoti ation] normally . If the c a mera cannot be accessed, see page 9 of the T roubles hooting on the CD-ROM . • This s etting is valid in both IPv4 and IPv 6. *1 If the IP address is automatically obtained from a DHCP ser v er , this field does not need to be s et. Setting Descri[...]

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    Oper ating I nstructio ns 53 2.3 Connecting the Camera to Y our IPv6 Netw ork The Network pag e offe rs two options to conf igure the camer a in IPv6. • [A utomatic Setu p] automa tically assi gns an IPv6 addre ss to the came ra. • [Static] a l low s the us er to use a specific IPv6 address . Not e • IPv6 is an e xpanded protoc ol created f o[...]

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    Operatin g Instru ctions 54 Static Setup Y ou can assi gn a static IPv6 address to the c amera. I f you select [No] for All ow Access f rom the In ter net, the ca mera can be accessed onl y from the LAN that has an sa me IPv6 prefix a s the cam era. • Clic king [Cance l] takes y ou bac k to the p revio us page w ithout s aving chang es. 4. Clic k[...]

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    Oper ating I nstructio ns 55 Setting Descrip tion Allo w Access from the I nternet • If [Y es] is sel ected f or Allow Ac cess fro m the I nternet, you can access th e camera from the Int er net. If [No] is selecte d, the camera can be accesse d only from a LAN that has an same IPv6 pre fix as the cam era. P or t Number ( Static Only) • The def[...]

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    Operatin g Instru ctions 56 Max . Band widt h Usage • The ban dwidth c an be res tr icted. • Select a maxim um band width fro m [Unlimited ] to [0.1 Mbps ]. • This s etting is valid in both IPv4 and IPv 6. Note • Set a max imum bandwid th refe rring to the f ollowin g file sizes. Th ese are examples for a JPE G fi le of st andar d image qua[...]

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    Oper ating I nstructio ns 57 2.4 Wha t is IP sec? IPse c prov ides security f or the transmi ssion of sensitiv e inf ormation ov er unpr otected ne tworks s uch as th e Internet. IPs ec authen ticates IP pac kets betw een p ar ticipati ng IPsec d evices . Camera's IPsec Features The camera can use IPsec i n both IPv4 and I Pv6. The came ra s u[...]

  • Page 58

    Operatin g Instru ctions 58 IPsec Mode Selec t ion Select tr anspor t mode o r tunnel mode to a ccess the came ra. T ransport Mode (IPv4 Only) The image is encrypted f or the whole w a y between the ca mer a and y our PC . The tran sport mode is a v ailable onl y in I Pv4 f or users of Win dows XP Service P ack 1 or later . Prepare the follo wing r[...]

  • Page 59

    Oper ating I nstructio ns 59 T unnel Mode (IPv4/ IPv6) An IPsec mode of o peration whe re the e ntire IP pac ket i ncluding IP header is authent icated and encrypted. A new IP head er is adde d (protecti ng the entire original pa cket). Both VPN clients an d VPN gatew ays c an use th is mode. Note • The came ra can be acce ssed only from PCs und [...]

  • Page 60

    Operatin g Instru ctions 60 2.5 Encry pting the Camer a Image in T ranspor t Mode The cam era can encr ypt imag es using IPsec tr anspor t mode. Note • If y ou use IPsec , the refresh interval in creases. 1. Click [IPsec] on the Setup page. 2. Clic k Ca mera in the T rans por t colum n. • If you u se t ransp or t mode for E- mai l or F TP tr an[...]

  • Page 61

    Oper ating I nstructio ns 61 4. Clic k [Sav e] when fin ished. • The new set tings are saved. 5. Clic k [Cancel]. • The IPsec page is displ aye d. 6. Chec k [Use] in the IPsec column, select an enco ding strength , and cli ck [Sav e]. Setting Descri ption Status • Chec k the bo x to us e this en cryption method . Pre- Shar ed Ke y • Thi s i[...]

  • Page 62

    Operatin g Instru ctions 62 7. Click [Restart]. 8. Set up y our PC a ccording to the requ irements on pag e 58. • Set the FT P ser ver or E-mail serve r to transf er images . 9. Access th e camer a (see pa ge 13). • If y ou can acces s the camera , the IPsec setup is complet e. Note • In IPsec communica tions, "IPse c" is displa yed[...]

  • Page 63

    Oper ating I nstructio ns 63 2.6 E ncrypting the Camera Image in T un nel Mode The camera can encrypt image s using IPse c tunn el mode . Note • Do not set IPsec on PCs un der the VPN route r . Communic ations m ay be bloc ked. • If yo u use IPsec , the refr esh interv al incr eases . • The came ra can be acc essed on ly from PCs under the VP[...]

  • Page 64

    Operatin g Instru ctions 64 4. Clic k [Sa ve ] when finish ed. • The new settings are sav ed. 5. Clic k [Can cel]. • The IPsec page is displa yed. 6. Chec k [Use] i n the IP sec colu mn, un chec k the encodin g strength, and c lick [Sav e]. Pre-Shared K ey • This is the k ey us ed in the authentication of comm unicat ions. Ente r the same pre[...]

  • Page 65

    Oper ating I nstructio ns 65 7. Click [Res tar t] . 8. Set up y our VPN router a s show n belo w . • T o use tu nnel mod e, y ou need to se t up your VPN router . Setting Descri ption IPse c • Check the b ox to enab le IPsec f eatures. If you unche ck the bo x, all IPsec f eatur es will be inv alid. Encodin g strength • The encod ing strength[...]

  • Page 66

    Operatin g Instru ctions 66 • Set u p the IPsec policy as belo w . 9. Access th e camer a (see pa ge 13). • If y ou can acces s the camera , the IPsec setup is complet e. Note • In IPsec communica tions, "IPse c" is displa yed o n the T op page or the Single C amera page. • If y ou cannot com munic ate using IPsec , see page 24 of[...]

  • Page 67

    Oper ating I nstructio ns 67 2.7 Using UPnP ™ (Univer sal Pl ug and Pla y) UPnP™ can a utomatically configure your router to make it a ccessib le from the Internet. In order to us e this f eature, yo ur router needs to support UPnP™, and i t mus t be en able d. UPnP™ is disa bled on most route rs by def ault. M ost rou ter manu f acturers d[...]

  • Page 68

    Operatin g Instru ctions 68 4. Click [Go to UPnP pag e]. • The UPnP page is displ aye d. 2.7.1 Connecting the Camera to a Router that Suppor ts UPn P ™ ( IPv4 Onl y) T o allo w acces s from the Inter net wit h a router s upporting UPnP ™ , f ollow the procedure s sho wn in Gett ing Star ted. Note • On so me routers, th e UPnP ™ fe ature i[...]

  • Page 69

    Oper ating I nstructio ns 69 P or t Forwarding f eature *1 (IPv4 Only) The por t f orw arding fea ture is requir ed to allo w camera access from the Internet with a router t hat does not support UPnP ™ . It e xchanges a local IP add ress f or a global one. Note • The IP add resses sho wn abov e ma y diffe r from those off ered on y our home net[...]

  • Page 70

    Operatin g Instru ctions 70 2.8 Registering with the DynamicDNS Service Dynamic DNS is a service that allow s y ou to assign an e asy-to-remembe r name to the came ra, f or e xample, s imilar to your f avo r ite web s ite. It also allows you to easi ly access the cam era, e ve n when your ISP changes the IP address . P anasonic Commun ications reco[...]

  • Page 71

    Oper ating I nstructio ns 71 3. Click [Sa ve]. • Clic king [Cancel ] cancels your setti ngs wi thout sa ving change s, and the Dyna micDN S win dow is di spl ay e d. 4. Click [OK]. • When f inished, "Success!" is displa yed. • The new set tings are saved. 5. Clic k [Go to Vie wnetcam.com pa ge]. • The Vi ewnetca m.c om page is di [...]

  • Page 72

    Operatin g Instru ctions 72 7. Registe r with the Vie wnetcam .com ser vice f ollow ing the i nstructions on the website. • The Vie wnetcam.com page is displa ye d. 8. Access y our camera with the register ed URL from the Internet (see page 13). • When the T op page is di splay ed, Vie wnetca m.com reg i str ation is comple te. Note • It ma y[...]

  • Page 73

    Oper ating I nstructio ns 73 3. Set each parameter . • Clic king [Cancel ] cancels your setti ngs wi thout savin g changes. • Dynam icDNS inf or mation ca n be obtained fro m companies i n the Dyna micDN S ser vice indus tr y . 4. Clic k [Sav e] after finishe d . • The new set tings are saved. • When f inished, "Success!" is displ[...]

  • Page 74

    Operatin g Instru ctions 74 Confirming Intern et access Due to t he route r’ s spec ification s, the image ma y not be displ aye d ev en if you access the camer a from your PC on the same LAN as the came ra. In this case , try: • Access ing fr om a PC o n another n e twork (s ee page 13 ) • Access ing from y our cell pho ne (see page 41)[...]

  • Page 75

    Oper ating I nstructio ns 75 2.8.1 Dynam icDNS Se rvice (IPv4/IPv6) Dyna micDNS allo ws you t o choose an easy-to-re member address (such as "bob .vie wnetcam.com ") that ca n be used to vi ew images fro m y our camera ov er the Int ernet. This service is compa tibl e with both IPv4 and IPv6 addres ses. Some Dyna micDNS s er vice is not c[...]

  • Page 76

    Operatin g Instru ctions 76 4. When y ou enter y our DynamicDNS address in y our w eb bro wser while a wa y from home or the office , the DNS serve r looks up the global IP address assigned to your Dyn amicDNS address . 5. The DNS server find s your curre nt global IP address and a llo ws y ou to connect t o your cam era. Note • Ask y our ISP abo[...]

  • Page 77

    Oper ating I nstructio ns 77 2.9 Setting the Date and Time The D ate and Time page all ows you to set an d conf ir m t he date and time. T he date and tim e are used f or the setting s of the trigger settin g, alarm log, oper ation time and Buff ered Image page . Not e • Sa ving a n ew date an d time deletes all buff ered imag es on the inter nal[...]

  • Page 78

    Operatin g Instru ctions 78 3. Clic k [Sa ve ] when finish ed. • The new settings are sav ed. • When finished , "Suc cess!" i s displa yed . Setting Description Time Setti ng • Set the date an d f ormat (AM/PM or 24 H ). The in terface and a vailab le valu es depend on th e format. The da te and time are us ed for the se ttin gs of [...]

  • Page 79

    Oper ating I nstructio ns 79 4. Clic k [Go to Date and Time page]. • The Dat e and Time page is displa ye d. Note • Date and time sett ings become inc orrect depend ing on the length o f time the camer a is tur ned on and it s inter nal tempe ratur e. Usi ng the A utomatic Time A djust ment i s reco mmended .[...]

  • Page 80

    Operatin g Instru ctions 80 2.10 Changing Camera Settings The Camer a page allo ws you t o set the camer a name , white bala nce, A C powe r source fr equency , automatic f ocus r ange , mounting type , pan/tilt r ange , retur n to specifi ed position, co lor night vie w , and v er tical re solution settings . 1. Click [Camera] on the Setup p age. [...]

  • Page 81

    Oper ating I nstructio ns 81 Setting Desc ription Camer a Name • The ca mera name is disp layed on the S ing le Ca mera page . • Enter ASCI I characters (s ee page 190) or char acters fro m other lan guages (1—15 cha racters f or a 1-b yte char acter and 1—7 c haracters f or a 2-by te character). Note that [Space], [ "], ['], [&am[...]

  • Page 82

    Operatin g Instru ctions 82 P an Range *1 Selec t from the f ollowing options . • Minim um — Curren t settings , -175—+175 • H ome P osit ion *2 — Current settin gs, -175—+175 • Maximum — Curren t settings , -175—+175 The v alues mu st be select ed as mi nimum home posit ion maxi mum. Note • Y our priv acy ma y be co mpromised i[...]

  • Page 83

    Oper ating I nstructio ns 83 Return to Specifi ed Po s i t i o n • If the camera is not operate d during the speci fied pe riod, the cam era t urns to a speci fied po sition. • The following setti ngs are available: – Time: D o not mov e, 10 s , 20 s, 30 s, 1 m in, 5 mi n, 10 min, 30 min, 1 h – Specifie d P osition: Hom e P osition, Pre s e[...]

  • Page 84

    Operatin g Instru ctions 84 3. Clic k [Sa ve ] when finish ed. • The ne w settings are sa ved. If the [P an Range] or [Til t Range] se ttings are change d, the camer a turns to the h ome position. • When finished , "Suc cess!" i s displa yed . 4. Click [Go to Camera page]. • The Camer a page is displ aye d. Specifying the P an/Tilt [...]

  • Page 85

    Oper ating I nstructio ns 85 Note • The v alues m ust be selected as mi nimum home posi tion maximu m. 5. Clic k [Sav e] on the Camer a page . • The ne w settings a re sa ved. T he camer a turns to th e home po sition. Max.: 0 ˚ Max.: +175 ˚ When the camera is mounted on a table Min.: -175 ˚ Min.: -120 ˚ Max.: +90 ˚ Min.: -175 ˚ When the [...]

  • Page 86

    Operatin g Instru ctions 86 2.11 Adjust ing A udio The A udio page allow s y ou to set the mi crophone, the external spea ker , microph one sensiti vity and external sp eaker v olume se ttings . 1. Click [Audio] o n the Setup page . 2. Set each pa rameter . • Clic king [Cance l] cancels y our settings without sa ving ch anges. Setting Descri ptio[...]

  • Page 87

    Oper ating I nstructio ns 87 3. Clic k [Sav e] when fin ished. • The new set tings are saved. • When f inished, "Success!" is displa yed. 4. Clic k [Go to A udio page]. • The A udio page is displa yed. Mute during P an/Tilt • Y ou can tempora r ily turn off the a udio (audio i nput) when the c amera p ans or til ts. Setting Descri[...]

  • Page 88

    Operatin g Instru ctions 88 3 Registerin g Users 3.1 Changing the A uthenticatio n Setting and Administrator User Name and P assw ord The Security: Administrator p age allow s yo u to chan ge authent ication, and the adminis trator's u ser name and pass word. An auth enticatio n window allow s registere d users to acce ss the c amera. Note •[...]

  • Page 89

    Oper ating I nstructio ns 89 1. Clic k [Admini s tra tor] on the Setup page . 2. Set each parameter . • Clic king [Cancel ] cancels your setti ngs wi thout savin g changes. Setting Desc ription Genera l A uthenticatio n A uthentic ation has 3 phases. • If you set [P er mit acces s from guest users], the ca mera does no t displa y the authenti c[...]

  • Page 90

    Operatin g Instru ctions 90 Note • When s etting authenti cation, set the user name an d pass word, and s a ve them. • When us ers other than an admi nistrator are ac cessing the c a mer a, the [Setu p] and [ Maintena nce] tabs will not be disp lay ed. • The user na me and pa ssw ord are case se nsitive . 3. Clic k [Sa ve ] when finish ed. ?[...]

  • Page 91

    Oper ating I nstructio ns 91 Administrator/General Users/Guest User s The a ccess le vel to the camer a is div ided to a dministra tor , genera l user s and gue s t users. Note • Gu est us ers mean unre giste red user s. Set [ P er m it a cces s from gues t users] or [P er mit access fro m guest users (mob ile only)] on the Security: Adminis trat[...]

  • Page 92

    Operatin g Instru ctions 92 3.2 Logging in to the Camer a If yo u set [P er mit acces s from gu est users] o n the Security: Admin istrator page, [Login] is displa yed at th e top of the page. Afte r y ou log in as an adminis trator , the Setup page and the Mainte nance page can be accessed. 1. Click [Login] at the to p of the page. 2. Chec k a log[...]

  • Page 93

    Oper ating I nstructio ns 93 3.3 Cr eating, Modifying or Deleting General Users The Gen eral User page allows y ou to create , modify or del ete gener al users . Up to 50 gen eral users c an be regist ered. The access le vel i s se t f or each gener al user . If y ou set [P ermit access from guest use rs] or [P ermit access fro m guest users (mobil[...]

  • Page 94

    Operatin g Instru ctions 94 3. Set each pa rameter . • Settings f or general users • Settings f or guest use rs • Clic king [Cancel] ta kes y ou bac k to the pre vious page w ithout saving ch anges. Setting Description User ID L i st • Up to 50 general users can be re gistered. • The list i s used to modify or dele te gener al user settin[...]

  • Page 95

    Oper ating I nstructio ns 95 4. Clic k [Sav e] when fin ished. • The new set tings are saved. • When f inished, "Success!" is displa yed. 5. Clic k [Go to Ge nera l User p age]. • The Gene ral User pag e is dis pla yed. Setting Desc ription Access Le vel An a ccess le v el is set f or each ge neral us er . Chec k each f eature to en[...]

  • Page 96

    Operatin g Instru ctions 96 4 Buffering or T ransferring Images 4.1 Pr ocedures of Buff ering or T ransf erring Imag es The proce dures from this page to pa ge 130 are described about se ttings of the image b uff er or tran sfer . See the proc edures be low to unde rstand the general outline o f the settings . Buffer/Transfer by Timer (Page 97) Tra[...]

  • Page 97

    Oper ating I nstructio ns 97 4.2 Bu ffering or T ransferring Images b y Timer The T rigger page al lows y ou to enab le image b uffer/t ransfer by E-mail or FTP . Not e • If you a re re cord ing i mag es to the S D memo r y car d, re fres h inte r val sl ows down. 1. Clic k [T r igger] on the Setup page . 2. Click a No. to enab le b uffer/t ransf[...]

  • Page 98

    Operatin g Instru ctions 98 4. Set the tim e, and clic k [Nex t>]. Note The timer w or ks b y an internal cloc k. Set the date a nd time be fore usin g timer buff er/tran sf er (see page 77). • Clic king [<Bac k ] tak es you b ack to the previous page . • Clic king [Cance l] tak es you ba ck to the T rigger page w ithout sa ving chang es.[...]

  • Page 99

    Oper ating I nstructio ns 99 6. Set the image b uffer f requency , and clic k [Nex t>]. • Clic king [<Back ] takes y ou back t o the pre vious page. • Clic king [Cancel ] take s you bac k to the T rigger page wi thout savin g chan ges. Note • Due to t he netw ork env ironment, objec t, the n umber of simu ltaneous access es, e nabling I[...]

  • Page 100

    Operatin g Instru ctions 100 7. Select the transf er metho d, and cl ick [Ne xt>]. • Clic king [<Bac k ] tak es you b ack to the previous page . • Clic king [Cance l] tak es you ba ck to the T rigger page w ithout sa ving chang es. Note • If y ou transf er images b y E-mail or FT P , confirm that t he def ault gate wa y and D NS server [...]

  • Page 101

    Oper ating I nstructio ns 101 When y ou set [FTP] f or T ransfer Metho d Select [FT P], and clic k [Nex t>]. The f ollo wing p age is di splay ed. • Clic king [<Back ] takes y ou back t o the pre vious page. • Clic king [Cancel ] take s you bac k to the T rigger page wi thout savin g chan ges. Setting Desc ription Server IP Address or Hos[...]

  • Page 102

    Operatin g Instru ctions 102 Ov erwrite Setting • Selecting [Overwrite F ile] o verwrites th e image on the s erver with a n ew er image . Selecting [ Sav e as Ne w File with Tim e Stamp] sa ves the image att aching ti me stamps on t he file name, and the images are not o verwritten . E.g. image200501 01093020500 .jpg The underl ined nu mbers mea[...]

  • Page 103

    Oper ating I nstructio ns 103 When y ou set [E-mail] f or T ransfer Method Select [E-m ail], and click [Ne xt>]. The f ollow ing pag e is disp lay ed. • Clic king [<Back ] takes y ou back t o the pre vious page. • Clic king [Cancel ] take s you bac k to the T rigger page wi thout savin g chan ges. Note • The cam era works only with an S[...]

  • Page 104

    Operatin g Instru ctions 104 Setting Description SMTP Server IP Address or H ost Name *1 • If you set a server IP add ress, set 4 n umbers (0—255) and 3 periods such as "192.1 68.0.253" . Note that "0. 0.0.0" and "255.255.2 55.255" are n ot av ailab le. Or set a host name (1— 255 charac ters ). • Y ou can set a[...]

  • Page 105

    Oper ating I nstructio ns 105 How to authe nti cat e The au thenticat ion method can be selected: [No authent ication], [POP be fore SMTP authenticat ion] or [SMTP authe ntication ]. POP server authenticatio n may be required by y our ISP . In that case, set POP befor e SMTP authe ntication. • No authentic ation: N o authenti cation when s ending[...]

  • Page 106

    Operatin g Instru ctions 106 8. Confirm the se ttings , and clic k [Sav e]. • The new settings are sav ed. • When finished , "Suc cess!" i s displa yed . 9. Click [Go to T rigger page] . • The T rigger page is displa yed. Note • If you c lick [Sa ve] on the T r igger pa ge, all b uff ered image s on the SD mem ory card are delet e[...]

  • Page 107

    Oper ating I nstructio ns 107 4.3 Bu ffering or T ransferring Images by Alarm Signal Y ou can b uff er the camer a images , transf er to an FTP server or send E-ma ils using alarm as a trigger . The T rigger page al lows y ou to enab le image b uffer/t ransfer by E-mail or FTP . Not e • If you a re re cord ing i mag es to the S D memo r y car d, [...]

  • Page 108

    Operatin g Instru ctions 108 4. Set the tim e, and clic k [Nex t>]. • Clic king [<Bac k ] tak es you b ack to the previous page . • Clic king [Cance l] tak es you ba ck to the T rigger page w ithout sa ving chang es. Note • The timer works by an internal cl ock. Set the date and time b efore u sing timer b uffer/ transfe r (see page 77)[...]

  • Page 109

    Oper ating I nstructio ns 109 5. Set the Le ns P osition When T riggered sett ing, and clic k [Nex t>]. • Clic king [<Back ] takes y ou back t o the pre vious page. • Clic king [Cancel ] take s you bac k to the T rigger page wi thout savin g chan ges. Note • If y ou enabl e the Lens P osition Wh en T r iggered setting, b uff er/transf e[...]

  • Page 110

    Operatin g Instru ctions 110 7. Set the ima ge bu ffer fre quency , and clic k [Ne xt>]. • Clic king [<Bac k ] tak es you b ack to the previous page . • Clic king [Cance l] tak es you ba ck to the T rigger page w ithout sa ving chang es. Note • Due to the ne twork en vironment, o bject , the num ber of sim ultaneou s acces ses, enabling[...]

  • Page 111

    Oper ating I nstructio ns 111 8. Select th e tran sf er method, and c lick [Ne xt>]. • Clic king [<Back ] takes y ou back t o the pre vious page. • Clic king [Cancel ] take s you bac k to the T rigger page wi thout savin g chan ges. Note • If yo u transf er images b y E-mail or FTP , c onfirm that the de fault gatew ay and DNS s er ver [...]

  • Page 112

    Operatin g Instru ctions 112 When y ou set [FTP] f or T r ansfe r Method Select [FTP], and click [Ne xt>]. The f ollowi ng page i s displa yed . • Clic king [<Bac k ] tak es you b ack to the previous page . • Clic king [Cance l] tak es you ba ck to the T rigger page w ithout sa ving chang es. Setting Descripti on Server IP Addr ess or Hos[...]

  • Page 113

    Oper ating I nstructio ns 113 Ov erwr ite Setting • Selectin g [Ov erwri te File] ov erwrites the im age on the server with a newer im age. Se lec tin g [Save as New Fi le w ith Ti me Stamp] s av es the imag e attachi ng time s tamps on the fi le name , and the image s are not o ve rwr itten. E.g. imag e2005010109302 0500 .jpg The unde r lined n [...]

  • Page 114

    Operatin g Instru ctions 114 When y ou set [E-mail] f or T ransfer Meth od Select [E-ma il], and clic k [Ne xt>]. The follo wing page is display ed. • Clic king [<Bac k ] tak es you b ack to the previous page . • Clic king [Cance l] tak es you ba ck to the T rigger page w ithout sa ving chang es. Note • Th e cam era wo rks onl y with an[...]

  • Page 115

    Oper ating I nstructio ns 115 Set ting D es crip tio n SMTP Server IP Address or Hos t Name *1 • If y ou set a server IP ad dress , set 4 n umbers (0 —255) and 3 periods suc h as "192.168.0.253 ". Note that "0.0.0.0" and "255.255 .255.255" are not a vailab le. Or set a host name (1—255 charac ters). • Y ou can [...]

  • Page 116

    Operatin g Instru ctions 116 How to authentic ate The authent ication m ethod can be s elected: [No au thenticat ion], [POP b efo re SMTP authentic ation] or [SMTP auth enticati on]. POP server au thentication m ay be r equired b y your ISP . In that case, s e t POP bef ore SMTP au thentication. • N o authe ntication: No authent ication wh en sen[...]

  • Page 117

    Oper ating I nstructio ns 117 9. After y ou confirm the settin gs and c lick [Next >], set E-ma il notification and clic k [Ne xt>]. • If yo u selec t [Enab le], the E-mail Not ification When T r iggered page is displa yed. Enter the settings referring t o page 115 —116. 10. Cli ck [ Save] after confirming the se ttings. • The new set t[...]

  • Page 118

    Operatin g Instru ctions 118 • If you are buff er ing ima ges to the int er nal memory , the f ollowing operatio ns also delete al l buff ered images . – T ur ning off or re starting the camer a. – Upd ati ng t he c amera . – Resettin g the camera to def ault. – Sa ving th e Date and Tim e page .[...]

  • Page 119

    Oper ating I nstructio ns 119 4.4 Bu ffering or T ransferring Images b y Motion Detection Signal Came ra has a Motion Detec tion f eature that detects mov ement, s uch as p eople, based on the preset thres hold and sens itivity o f Camera. Y ou can b uff er the camer a image s, transf er to an FTP s er ver or send E-mai ls usin g the Moti on Detect[...]

  • Page 120

    Operatin g Instru ctions 120 • Clic k [Sav e] to sa ve th e settings. • Clic king [Cance l] tak es you ba ck to the T rigger page w ithout sa ving chang es. Note • If y ou click [Save ], all bu ff ered im ages on the S D memo r y card are delet ed. 4. Set the tim e, and clic k [Nex t>]. • Clic king [<Bac k ] tak es you b ack to the pr[...]

  • Page 121

    Oper ating I nstructio ns 121 5. Set the im age settings , and cl ick [Ne xt>]. • Clic king [<Back ] takes y ou back t o the pre vious page. • Clic king [Cancel ] take s you bac k to the T rigger page wi thout savin g chan ges. Note • If y ou enabl e the Lens P osition Wh en T r iggered setting, b uff er/transf er of the post-t r igger [...]

  • Page 122

    Operatin g Instru ctions 122 7. Set the ima ge bu ffer fre quency , and clic k [Ne xt>]. fif • Clic king [<Bac k ] tak es you b ack to the previous page. • Clic king [Cance l] tak es you ba ck to the T rigger page w ithout sa ving chang es. Note • Due to the ne twork en vironment, o bject , the num ber of sim ultaneou s acces s, en abli[...]

  • Page 123

    Oper ating I nstructio ns 123 8. Select th e tran sf er method, and c lick [Ne xt>]. • Clic king [<Back ] takes y ou back t o the pre vious page. • Clic king [Cancel ] take s you bac k to the T rigger page wi thout savin g chan ges. Note • If yo u transf er images b y E-mail or FTP , c onfirm that the de fault gatew ay and DNS s er ver [...]

  • Page 124

    Operatin g Instru ctions 124 When y ou set [FTP] f or T r ansfe r Method Select [FTP], and click [Ne xt>]. The f ollowi ng page i s displa yed . • Clic king [<Bac k ] tak es you b ack to the previous page . • Clic king [Cance l] tak es you ba ck to the T rigger page w ithout sa ving chang es. Setting Descripti on Server IP Addr ess or Hos[...]

  • Page 125

    Oper ating I nstructio ns 125 Ov erwr ite Setting • Selectin g [Ov erwri te File] ov erwrites the im age on the server with a newer im age. Se lec tin g [Save as New Fi le w ith Ti me Stamp] s av es the imag e attachi ng time s tamps on the fi le name , and the image s are not o ve rwr itten. E.g. imag e2005010109302 0500 .jpg The unde r lined n [...]

  • Page 126

    Operatin g Instru ctions 126 When y ou set [E-mail] f or T ransfer Meth od Select [E-ma il], and clic k [Ne xt>]. The follo wing page is display ed. • Clic king [<Bac k ] tak es you b ack to the previous page . • Clic king [Cance l] tak es you ba ck to the T rigger page w ithout sa ving chang es. Note • The cam era works on ly with an S[...]

  • Page 127

    Oper ating I nstructio ns 127 Set ting D es crip tio n SMTP Server IP Address or Hos t Name *1 • If y ou set a server IP ad dress , set 4 n umbers (0 —255) and 3 periods suc h as "192.168.0.253 ". Note that "0.0.0.0" and "255.255 .255.255" are not a vailab le. Or set a host name (1—255 charac ters). • Y ou can [...]

  • Page 128

    Operatin g Instru ctions 128 How to authentic ate The authent ication m ethod can be s elected: [No au thenticat ion], [POP b efo re SMTP authentic ation] or [SMTP auth enticati on]. POP server au thentication m ay be r equired b y your ISP . In that case, s e t POP bef ore SMTP au thentication. • N o authe ntication: No authent ication wh en sen[...]

  • Page 129

    Oper ating I nstructio ns 129 9. After y ou confirm the settin gs and c lick [Next >], set E-ma il notification and clic k [Ne xt>]. • If yo u selec t [Enab le], the E-mail Not ification When T r iggered page is displa yed. Enter the settings referring t o page 127 –128. 10. Cli ck [ Save] after confirming the se ttings. • The new set t[...]

  • Page 130

    Operatin g Instru ctions 130 • If you are buff er ing ima ges to the int er nal memory , the f ollowing operatio ns also delete al l buff ered images . – T ur ning off or re starting the camer a. – Upd ati ng t he c amera . – Resettin g the camera to def ault. – Sa ving th e Date and Tim e page .[...]

  • Page 131

    Oper ating I nstructio ns 131 4.5 T ransferri ng Camera Ima ges in T ranspor t Mode The camera can transf er images i n transport mode b y E-mail or FTP . Prepare th e foll owing re quired items: See page 60 and set up th e E-mail o r FTP server . Item Supported Featu re E-mail or FTP Server Oper ating System : IPsec supported ISP Service : A servi[...]

  • Page 132

    Operatin g Instru ctions 132 4.6 T ransferring Cam era Imag es in T unnel Mod e The cam era can transf er imag es in tun nel mode by E-mail or FTP . Prepare the follo wing required i tems: See page 6 3 and set up the E-mail or FTP serve r. Item Suppo rted Feature VPN Router ISP Ser vice (in IPv4) : A service fo r static global addresses (A global a[...]

  • Page 133

    Oper ating I nstructio ns 133 4.7 Setting the Motion Detection The Motion D etectio n page all ows yo u to adjust the sensitiv ity of Motion Detection . Thresho ld: If the thresho ld is set lo w , this fu nction detects nearly all m ovem ents. Sensiti v ity: If you se t sensitivit y high, the am plitude of th e motion detect ion bar gets jumpy . 1.[...]

  • Page 134

    Operatin g Instru ctions 134 Preview Displa y the cu rrent thr eshold an d detection le vel. • The thres hold is the li ne between th e green and red bar . • The dete ction le vel is th e line betwe en the dark re d and light red c olor . • The Thre shold and Sensi tivity settings ar e enable d after sav ing, and reflecte d in pre view . • [...]

  • Page 135

    Oper ating I nstructio ns 135 What is “threshold ” ? The t hreshold is the mi nimum v alue f or the cam e ra to detect m otions on the image du ring the motion de tection buff er ing. Settin g the threshold lo wer allows subtler change s to be detect ed. Setting the thresho ld higher all ows only bigge r change s that might occup y half the i m[...]

  • Page 136

    Operatin g Instru ctions 136 Addition ally , if the ob ject's color is simi lar to the color o f the backg roun d, motio n can be ha rd to det ect. • The detection lev el depends on the object, r esolution , or image qu ality . Confi rm the condi tion on th e Previe w window f ollowing t he procedure ab ove.[...]

  • Page 137

    Oper ating I nstructio ns 137 4.8 Setting Alar m Log Notification An ala rm log sent on ce a da y at a spec ified time ca n be chec ked . T o enab le Alarm Log, se t Alar m 1, Alarm 2 or M otion D etection f or T r igger S etting and chec k [Enab le]. 1. Clic k [Alarm Log] on the Setup page. • When sel ecting Al ar m1, Alarm2 or Motion De tection[...]

  • Page 138

    Operatin g Instru ctions 138 Note • When the setti ngs ar e sav ed, the n umber of ne w alarm logs beco mes 0. • The cam era works on ly with an SMTP (Simple Mai l T ransf er Protocol) server . It does not w ork with mail s er vers l ike "Hotmail" tha t use a web browser. Setting Description A setup of oper ation • Alarm log operati[...]

  • Page 139

    Oper ating I nstructio ns 139 How to authe nti cat e The au thenticat ion method can be selected: [No authent ication], [POP be fore SMTP authenticat ion] or [SMTP authe ntication ]. POP server authenticatio n may be required by y our ISP . In that case, set POP befor e SMTP authe ntication. • No authentic ation: N o authenti cation when s ending[...]

  • Page 140

    Operatin g Instru ctions 140 4.9 Using the SD Memory Card The SD memory card (cu s tomer-pro vided) ca n store imag e data an d repla y them. Fo llow the in structions b elow to insert or remo ve the SD memory card. Note • F or mat the SD memory card (see page 142) bef ore you rec ord the image data. • The file s recorded on th e SD memor y car[...]

  • Page 141

    Oper ating I nstructio ns 141 3. Push the SD mem ory card with yo ur finger unti l it clic ks. When remo ving the card, pus h the card ligh tly to release it , then remo ve it from the slot . Note • Sound cannot be recorded. • Ensure that recor ding has bee n stopped , befo re remo ving the SD me mor y card. If th e SD memory card is remo ved w[...]

  • Page 142

    Operatin g Instru ctions 142 4.9.1 Format the SD Memory Car d Bef ore you rec ord the camera image, y ou need to format the SD memory card. Note • Y ou can c onfirm the SD mem or y card capaci ty on the Status page . 1. Insert the SD me mory card. 2. Click [T rigger] on th e Setup page. 3. Click [Format]. 4. Click [OK] on the confirmation window [...]

  • Page 143

    Oper ating I nstructio ns 143 4.9. 2 Star t the S D Memor y Rec ording The SD memo r y recordin g can be started on the T r igger page . Note • Y ou can co nfirm the SD me mory card capac ity on the Status page. • If the camera is restar ted, the SD memo ry recording starts again. • If yo u remo ve the SD memory card and i nser t it again, th[...]

  • Page 144

    Operatin g Instru ctions 144 4.9.3 Stop the SD Me mory Recor ding After y o u st op the SD memory recordin g, remov e the SD m emor y card. Note • Y ou can c onfirm the SD mem or y card capaci ty on the Status page . • Images will be record ed to the SD memo r y card again by th e follo wing oper atio ns. – If the ca mera is resta r ted, th e[...]

  • Page 145

    Oper ating I nstructio ns 145 5 Using Other Featu res 5.1 Ch anging Initi al Settings on the Sing le Came ra pag e or th e Mult i-Came ra pag e The Image Displa y page allows you to c hange th e initial set tings (displa y settings when a user ac cesses the ca mera) such as image resoluti on, image qual ity and the r efresh inte r val. Al so , you [...]

  • Page 146

    Operatin g Instru ctions 146 Setting Descri p tion Image R esolutio n • Select the image resoluti on. 640 x 480 pi xels (Onl y for the S ing le Ca mera page) 320 x 240 pix els (def ault) 160 x 1 20 pix els (On ly f or the Multi -Camer a page) Image Q uality • Select the image quali ty . [F av or Clarity] opt imizes f or good qual ity . [Standar[...]

  • Page 147

    Oper ating I nstructio ns 147 3. Clic k [Sav e] when fin ished. • The new set tings are saved. • When f inished, "Success!" is displa yed. 4. Clic k [Go to Image D ispla y page]. • The Imag e Displa y page is displ aye d. • Banner user • All users : The banner c an be disp lay ed for all use rs. Adminis trator only : The banner [...]

  • Page 148

    Operatin g Instru ctions 148 5.2 Configur ing Multiple Cameras The Mult i-Camera Setup page all ows y ou to con figure camera IP addresses an d camer a names to v iew multi ple images on the Multi-Cam era page . These configur ations are required to use the Multi-Cam era page . Up to 12 came ras can be confi gured. The Self camera is registered at [...]

  • Page 149

    Oper ating I nstructio ns 149 Note • If yo ur camera will only be acces sed on y our local n etwork, u se each camer a's local IP ad dress and port number . • If y ou intend to access you r camera from the I nter net, y ou must us e each cam era's ho st n ame (g lob al IP addre ss) an d th e por t numb er . 4. Clic k [Sav e] when fin [...]

  • Page 150

    Operatin g Instru ctions 150 5.3 Specifying Operation Time The Oper ation Time pag e allows y ou to limit the time th at the camera is in use . The camer a image turns to a g ra y scree n outside operation t ime. Note • Y our privac y ma y be compromised if the time period is s et incorrectl y . Confirm the time per iod afte r the setup . • If [...]

  • Page 151

    Oper ating I nstructio ns 151 4. Clic k [Sav e] when fin ished. • The new set tings are saved. • The Oper ation Time page i s displ ay ed. About Operation Time In the o peration tim e set tings , the enable d settings tak e priority ov er the disa bled setting s. Theref ore, if Monda y or T uesda y is disab led in a settin g but ena bled in oth[...]

  • Page 152

    Operatin g Instru ctions 152 5.4 Controlling External Outpu t The e xternal output terminal al lows y ou to contro l the ex ter nal de vices. Y ou can also chang e the initial status o f the output si gnal. 1. Click [Exter nal Outpu t] on the Se tup page. 2. Clic k [Sa ve ] when finish ed. • Clic king [Cance l] cancels y our settings without sa v[...]

  • Page 153

    Oper ating I nstructio ns 153 5.5 Changing the Indicator Displa y The Indi cator Control p age allo ws you to selec t an o perat ion f or the indicato r . There are three options . •A l w a y s o n • T ur n the indic ator on when the camer a is accesse d. •A l w a y s o f f 1. Clic k [Indica tor Control] on the Setup page . 2. Select an optio[...]

  • Page 154

    Operatin g Instru ctions 154 6 Camera Maintena nce 6.1 Maintenance page Mainte nance (1) Status Displ ay s the ca mera settin gs and status ( see page 155). (2) Session Status D ispla ys inf ormation on access to the camer a (see page 155 ). (3) Alarm Log Displa ys alarm logs (see page 156). (4) Restart Restarts the camer a (see page 157). (5) Upda[...]

  • Page 155

    Oper ating I nstructio ns 155 6.1.1 Confirming the Status The Statu s page allo w s y ou to ch eck the s tatus of the cam era. The status inf or mation p rov ides su pport for tro uble shooting. Clic king [Status] di spla ys the f ollowin g page. Not e • See th e P anasonic N etwork Cam era sup por t website at http:// panasonic .co.jp/pcc/pr odu[...]

  • Page 156

    Operatin g Instru ctions 156 6.1.3 Confirming Alarm Logs Displa ys up to 50 Alarm Logs in chron ological order . Old logs will be o verwritten b y new ones . 1. Click [Alar m Log] on th e Maintenance page. 2. Alarm Logs are di splay ed. Note • If t he came ra is res tar ted, all alar m logs are de let ed. Item Description Ne w Alarm Logs • Disp[...]

  • Page 157

    Oper ating I nstructio ns 157 6.1.4 Rest arting the Camera It is pos sible to res tart the camera by tu rning the camer a off and turning the c amera on agai n. The camer a can a lso be restarted on the Restart page. Not e • When the camera is re star ted, the b uffere d images wil l be deleted. The buf fered i mages o n the SD m emory card are n[...]

  • Page 158

    Operatin g Instru ctions 158 6.1.5 Updat ing the Camera Firmware The Update Fir mware pa ge allo ws you to update the camera’ s fir mwar e. If ne w fir m ware is av a ila ble, ins tall i t in to the came ra. Note • Do not tu rn off t he pow er during a firmware u pdate. • All b uffered images on the internal memory will be delet ed after the [...]

  • Page 159

    Oper ating I nstructio ns 159 4. Click [Bro wse...]. • A dialog b ox is d ispla yed to select the firmware . 5. Select th e fir mware ( including direc tory inf ormation) and c l ic k [Open]. • The firmwa re file name is display ed. 6. Confirm the firmware file name, a nd click [Update F ir mw are]. • Clic king [Cancel ] take s you bac k to t[...]

  • Page 160

    Operatin g Instru ctions 160 6.1.6 Creating the Configuration File A configu ration file can be s aved on your PC . Y ou can lo ad came ra settings fro m the confi guration fi le on the Load Settings pag e (see page 161) . Note • The sa ved image co ntains priv ate inf or mation. It is impor tant to pre ve nt leaks of priv ate inf ormation. 1. Cl[...]

  • Page 161

    Oper ating I nstructio ns 161 6.1.7 Loading Settings fr om a Configuration Fi le Came ra sett ings can b e loaded from a co nfiguration file . If yo u reset the came ra t o f actor y def ault, th e camer a can load previo usly us ed setti ngs from a c onfigur ation file . Not e • The con figuration file al so sa ves net work settings . When s ett[...]

  • Page 162

    Operatin g Instru ctions 162 6.1.8 Resetting the Camera to Fa ctor y Defa ult All came ra settings are reset to fa ctor y def ault when the Exe c ute b utton is cl ick ed. 1. Clic k [Reset to F acto ry Defau l t] on the Maint enance page . 2. Click [Ex ecute]. • The indicator blin ks orange , and then turns off f or 10 sec onds. • All cam era s[...]

  • Page 163

    Oper ating I nstructio ns 163 6.2 Supp or t page 6.2.1 The Help page The Help pag e displa ys e xplanations f or each of the f ollo wing fe atures. Clic king [Help] o n the Su pport page displa ys the f ollo wing pa ge. 6.2.2 Product Information See the P anasonic N etwork Cam era su ppor t website f or produ ct inf or mation. Clic king [Product In[...]

  • Page 164

    Operatin g Instru ctions 164 6.3 External I/O If yo u connect e xter nal de vices su ch as s ensors to the Exte rnal I/O , and image buff er/transf er by a lar m sign al is set, the c amera image is tran sferred by alar m detectio n. Explanation of the External I/O Note • The External I/ O (Input/Outpu t) are indep endent . Output terminal is con[...]

  • Page 165

    Oper ating I nstructio ns 165 Cir cuit Diagram Examp le CA UTION • The e xternal I/O is n ot capab le of conn ecting directl y to de vices tha t require large amounts of current . In some ca ses, a cus tom interface cir cuit (custo mer-pr ovided) ma y ha ve to be used. Serious damage to th e camera m ay res ult if a device th at exceeds its elect[...]

  • Page 166

    Operatin g Instru ctions 166 7 Other Information 7.1 F A CT OR Y DEF A U L T RESET Button There is a F ACT O R Y DEF A UL T RESET b utton on th e bottom of th e camer a. Pressing the F ACT OR Y DEF AUL T RESET button resets the c amera t o f actory def ault. If yo u lose you r user name and pass word, use thi s button to reset the came ra. • T o [...]

  • Page 167

    Oper ating I nstructio ns 167 7.2 Default Setting List Bas ic Items Default Required Note Network (IPv4) Connec tion Mode A utomatic Setup - A utomatic Setup/Stat ic / DHCP Allow Ac cess fro m the Internet (A utomatic Setup onl y) No - - Networ k Conf igu ratio n from Setup Progra m (Static/DHCP only) Enab le - - Po r t N o. (Static/DHCP only) 80 -[...]

  • Page 168

    Operatin g Instru ctions 168 Network (IPv6) Conn ection Mo de A utomati c Setup - A utomati c Setup/Static Allow Ac cess from the Internet (Au tomatic Setup only ) No - - Po r t N o. (Static onl y) 80 - 20, 21, 25 an d 110* 2 is not available. IP address (Static onl y) [Blank] When setting Static *1 Def ault Ga tew ay (Static only) [Blank ] Whe n u[...]

  • Page 169

    Oper ating I nstructio ns 169 Dynamic DNS DynamicDNS Disable - Vi e wnet cam .c om /User-s pecified DynamicDNS / Disab le DynamicDNS Ser ver URL [Blank] When u sing User- specif ied DynamicDNS 1—255 charac ters *8 Updating t ime 10 min At the time of starting/10, 30(min), 1, 3, 6, 12, 24 (h) User Name [Blank] 0—63 charac ters P assw ord [Blank [...]

  • Page 170

    Operatin g Instru ctions 170 Camera Camera Name Ne twork Camera Requ ired 1—15 char acters *6 White Balan c e A uto - Auto/Fi x ed Indoor/F ix ed Fluoresc ent (White)/Fix ed Fluoresc ent (Day light)/ Fix ed Outdoor/ Hold A C P ower S ource F requency 60 Hz - 50 Hz, 60 Hz A utoma tic F ocus Ran ge Ma cro - Macro , Normal Mounting T y pe On the ta [...]

  • Page 171

    Oper ating I nstructio ns 171 Came ra Tilt Ra nge (On th e ceiling ) Not-sele cted - - (Minim um) 0 deg rees - 0 — +90 degree s, current (Ho me P osit ion) +90 de grees - 0 — +90 degree s, current (Max imum ) +90 de gre es - 0 — + 90 degree s, current Return to Specified P osition (Time) Do not move - Do not move , 10, 20 , 30 (sec), 1 , 5, 1[...]

  • Page 172

    Operatin g Instru ctions 172 Account Items Default Req uired Note Security: Administr ator General A uthentic ation Do not per mi t access fr om guest us ers -- User Name [Blank] When setting adminis trator 6—15 chara c ters *3 P assw ord [Blank] When settin g adminis trator 6—15 chara c ters *3 Retype Pa s s w o r d [Blank] When settin g admin[...]

  • Page 173

    Oper ating I nstructio ns 173 Buffer/T ransfer Items Default Req uired Note T r igger Status Off - - T r igg er Timer - Timer/ Alar m1/ Alarm2/Motion Detection Activ e Time of T rigger Alwa ys - - Image Se tting (Image Resol ution) 320 x 240 - 160 x 120, 320 x 240, 640 x 480 Image Q uality Stand ard - F av or Clarity , Stan dard , Fav o r Motion, M[...]

  • Page 174

    Operatin g Instru ctions 174 Alarm Log A setup of operation Disable Wh en selec tin g Alarm1, Alarm2 or Motio n Detection in T r igger . Disable/ Enabl e(When ther e is no new- arrival alar m log: Disa ble)/ Enabl e(When ther e is no new- arrival alar m log: En able) Ac t ive Ti me Ch ecke d AM /P M , 1– 12 (h), 0/10/20/30 / 40/50 ( min) Time PM [...]

  • Page 175

    Oper ating I nstructio ns 175 Adv anced Items Default R equired N ote Image Displa y Single Ca mera Image R eso lution 320 x 240 - 320 x 2 40 or 64 0 x 480 Single Ca mera Image Q uality Standard - F av or Clarity , Standard or Fa v o r M o t i o n Single Ca mera Refresh I nter val Motion - 3, 5, 10, 30, 6 0 (s) or Motion Multi -Camera Image R eso l[...]

  • Page 176

    Operatin g Instru ctions 176 *1 In IPv4, set 4 numbers (0 — 255) and 3 periods, b y such as "192.168.0.253". Note that "0.0.0.0" and "255.255.255.255" are not av ailable. In IPv6, set 8 hexadecimal number divided b y ":". Consecutive 0s can be abbre viated as "::". (E.g. 2001:2:3:4::5) *2 Set the [...]

  • Page 177

    Oper ating I nstructio ns 177 *7 Enter ASCII characters (see page 190) or characters from other languages (1 — 15 characters for a 1-byte character and 1 — 7 charact ers for a 2-byte character). Note that [Space], ["], [ '], [#], [&], [%], [=], [+], [?], [<], and [>] are not avai lable. *8 ["] and [:] are not av ailable[...]

  • Page 178

    Operatin g Instru ctions 178 7.3 Cleaning Only c lean the camera after it has been turned off . If the lens is dus ty , image qu ality ma y decrease . After taking a wa y the sand or th e dust on it, wipe it with lens cleanin g paper . Note • Do not u se alcoh ol, polishing p owder , cleans er , benzine , thinner , wax, petrole um product s or ho[...]

  • Page 179

    Oper ating I nstructio ns 179 7.4 Setting an IP Address on Y our PC Y our PC's IP address c an be as signed b y fo llowing th e procedure s belo w . 1. Displa y the TCP/IP Proper ties w indow . • The steps are d iffe rent depending o n your OS . • When usi ng Windows XP a nd Windo ws 2000, lo g in as an admi nistr ator to acces s the TC P/[...]

  • Page 180

    Operatin g Instru ctions 180 7.5 Using Setup Program The S etu p Pro gram ca n be used f or t he followin g pu r pos es. • Finding t he IP address and por t numbe r of the camera connected to y our netwo r k. • Setting up the ca mera automati cally . • Setting up the camera name manually . Also, setting up to a Static or a DHCP setting . • [...]

  • Page 181

    Oper ating I nstructio ns 181 • If the fol lowing dia log box is displa yed, cl ick [Unb lock]. • Y ou can fin d the cam era IP ad dress and port number b y looking up the MA C address of y our camera. IPv4 Inf ormation IPv6 Inf ormation Note • When trying to find m ultiple cam eras, t he MA C address on the botto m of the cam era v erifies w[...]

  • Page 182

    Operatin g Instru ctions 182 A utomatic Setup (Local or Interne t Access) or Manual Setup 1. Click [Execute ] on the C amera List windo w sho wn on page 181. 2. Click the correspondi ng b utton. Note • See Get ting Star ted f or local and In ter net acces s setup . Ma nual Setu p wi ndow Set up each parameter ref erring to page 5 0—page 52. •[...]

  • Page 183

    Oper ating I nstructio ns 183 • If "Cam era set up completed" is displa yed, cli ck [ Close] to fini sh the Manual Setu p. 3. Clos e al l Setu p w indows. Setting up the Camera Using the MA C Address on the Setup Program The Setup Prog ram ma y not list an y cameras due to your f irewal l or an tivirus softw are settings on your PC . If[...]

  • Page 184

    Operatin g Instru ctions 184 3. Enter the user nam e and pas sw ord, and clic k [Sav e]. 4. The Enter Netw or k P assw ord window is dis pla yed. Enter the us er name and pass word that y ou set abo ve , and cli ck [ O K]. 5. When the Si ngle Camera pag e is displa yed, the s etup is complete . • If a S ecurity W arning windo w is displa yed , cl[...]

  • Page 185

    Oper ating I nstructio ns 185 Note • See pa ge 17 f or the Sing le Came ra page . • If yo u will enab le Internet access to the camera , foll ow th e proc edures below . • When y ou are usi ng a router tha t supports UPnP™ 1. Enabl e the Au to P or t Fo rwarding f eature on the UPnP page (see pa ge 67) 2. Regist er with th e DynamicDNS s er[...]

  • Page 186

    Operatin g Instru ctions 186 7.6 Setting Y o ur PC 7.6.1 Setting Pr oxy Server Set tings on a W eb Bro wser If a pro xy server is not used , these settings a re not required. If yo u are u sing a pro xy server , perf orm the pro xy se r v er settings bel ow . • T o comm unicat e with a came ra installe d withi n a LAN, c hanging the web brows er [...]

  • Page 187

    Oper ating I nstructio ns 187 3. Clic k the [Connec tions] tab , and cli ck [ LAN Settings]. 4. See if the Use a p roxy server f or yo ur LAN ch eck box is check ed or not. If chec ke d, click [Adv anced...]. • If not che cked , clic k [Cancel]. Pro xy settin gs are not require d. See if this check bo x is check ed or not. If check ed, click [Adv[...]

  • Page 188

    Operatin g Instru ctions 188 5. Enter the ca mera’ s IP address into the Do not use pro xy server f or addresses beginning with data field. (Ex a mple: 1 92.168.0.2 53) 6. Clic k [O K]. Note • When access ing the c amera via a p roxy se r v er , the T alk Button is gr ay . The T alk f eature cannot be used.[...]

  • Page 189

    Oper ating I nstructio ns 189 7.6.2 Setting UPnP™ to Displa y Camera Shor tcut in My[...]

  • Page 190

    Operatin g Instru ctions 190 7.7 ASCII Character T able (space) ! " # $ % & ' ( ) * + , - . / 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 : ; < = > ? ASCII Character T able @ A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z [ ] ^ _ ` a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z { | } ~[...]

  • Page 191

    Oper ating I nstructio ns 191 7.8 File Size and Number of Buffe red Images The f ollo wing tab le shows the relati onshi p betwee n the file siz e of the image and the ma ximum nu mber o f buffered ima ges. Not e • The f ollowi ng file siz es are sh own at thei r maxim um valu e. *1 The values sho wn are the file sizes when tr ansferring to a cel[...]

  • Page 192

    Operatin g Instru ctions 192 7.9 Number of Images on the SD Memory Card The cam era supp or ts the P anasonic SD me mor y card. • 2 GB: RP-SDK02G • 1 GB: RP-SDK01G • 512 MB: RP -SDK512 • 256 MB: RP-SDH256 • 128 MB: RP-SD128B • 64 MB: RP-SD064B Unit: fram e Resolution/ Image Quality 2 GB 1 GB 512 MB 160 x 120 (pix els) F av or Motion Abo[...]

  • Page 193

    Oper ating I nstructio ns 193 7.10 Specificati ons Network Camera Other Spec ifications Items Sp ecificat ions Zoom 12 step s, 42x (21x Optical Zoom, 2x Digital Zoom) P an/Tilt Angle P an: -175° to +175°, Til t: -1 20° to 0° (On th e table )/ 0° to +90° (On the ce iling) Sensor T y pe 1/4-inch CCD (Interlace typ e), 380,000 pix els (Eff ectiv[...]

  • Page 194

    Operatin g Instru ctions 194 Fr ame ra te *3 Max. 12 fram es/second (640 x 480) Max. 30 frames/se cond (320 x 240 or 160 x 120) Supported Protocol s IPv4/IPv6 Dual -Stack •I P v 4 : TCP , UDP , IP , HTTP , FTP , SMTP , DHCP , DNS, ARP , ICMP , POP3, NTP , UPnP TM , IP sec •I P v 6 : TCP , UDP , IP , HTTP , FTP , SMTP , DNS , ICMPv6, POP3, NDP ,[...]

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    Oper ating I nstructio ns 195 Po w e r S u p p l y BB-HCM381A: A C adaptor: Input 100—240 V A C , 50/60 Hz Output 12 V DC , 1 A Cons umption: A bout 12 W BB-HCE481A: P oE: 48 V IEEE 802 .3af-compliant P owe r over Ethernet Cons umption: A bout 11 W Mounti ng Angle A vailab le between 15° based o n le vel line f or mounti ng both on the ta ble an[...]

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    Operatin g Instru ctions 196 A Abbreviat ions 4 ActiveX Contro ls 19 Administrator/Gene ral Users/Guest Us- ers 91 Alarm Image Buffe r/Transfer 107 Alarm Log 137 , 156 Alarm Positio n 30 ASCII Character Table 19 0 Audio page 86 Audio/Vide o terminal 9 , 11 Autom atic Focu s Range 81 B Buffere d Image pa ge 38 C Camera Ac cess 13 Camera pa ge 80 Cap[...]

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    Oper ating I nstructio ns 197 Ser ial Numb er 9 , 11 Session Sta tus 155 Setup page 45 Setup Program 180 Single Came ra page 17 Specifica tions 193 Status page 155 Support Infor mation page 163 Support page 163 T Talk 34 Timer Imag e Buffer/Tran sfer 97 Top page 14 Trademar ks 4 U Update Fi rmware p age 15 8 UPnP page 67 User-speci fied DynamicD NS[...]

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    Panasonic Consumer Electr onics Company , Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America PQQX15037ZA KK1105RM0 2006 P anasonic Communications Co ., Ltd. All Rights Reser ved. Panasonic Puerto Rico, Inc. Carefully pack your unit, preferably in the original carton. Attach a letter, detailing the symptom, to the outside of the carton. Symptom The [...]