Panasonic BL-C30A manual

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    Operating Instructions Netw ork Camera Model No. BL-C30A Please read this manual before using and sa ve this manual f or future reference. Panasonic Netw ork Camera W ebsite: http://www .panasonic.com/netcam for customers in the USA or Puerto Rico[...]

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    Operating In struction s 2 Main Features Wireless Communication Netwo rk Camera co rresponds to the wireless s ystem bas ed on I EEE 802.11b/g . Wireless inst allation w ill pla y an increa sing role in fle xible mo unting . Commu nicati on via Eth ernet ® cab le is als o a v ailab le . Encryption e stab lishe s the security on the wireles s netwo[...]

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    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or as sistanc e, plea se call : 1-800-2 72-7033] 3 Easy installa tion using UPnP (Universal Plug a nd Play) When con necting th e camer a with a UPnP enab led router , the cam era automati cally configur es its netwo rk setting s. Supporting Viewnetcam.com service View netcam. com s ervice allo ws yo u to ac cess the cam[...]

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    Operating In struction s 4 System Re quirements for y our PC Y our PC (P ersonal Compu ter) and net work m ust meet the f ollo wing technic al specifi cations f or the came ra to w ork prop erly . Note See P a nason ic Netw ork Camera s upport website at http://panas onic.co .jp/pcc/ prod ucts/en/netw kcam/ f or the latest inf ormation a bout w eb [...]

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    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or as sistanc e, plea se call : 1-800-2 72-7033] 5 IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS When usin g this unit, basic safet y precauti ons should alw ays be f ollowed t o reduce the risk of fi re, ele ctric shoc k, or persona l injury . 1. Read and un ders tan d all in str uc tions. 2. K eep t hese i nstructions . 3. Heed all[...]

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    Operating In struction s 6 T able of Contents 1 Camera Monitoring ............ ......... .......... .............. ......... . 8 1.1 Accessing the Camera ..... ................... .................... ............. .......... 8 1.2 Viewing Single Camera page . .................... ............. ................... .. 10 1.2.1 Image Aut o Centering [...]

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    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or as sistanc e, plea se call : 1-800-2 72-7033] 7 3 Camera Maintena nce ......... .......... .............. ......... ........78 3.1 Mai ntenance p age ................. ............. ................... ............. ......... 78 3.1.1 Confirming the Stat us .................... ............ ........... ...............[...]

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    Operating In struction s 8 1 Camera Monito ring 1.1 Accessing the Camera 1. Start up the web bro wse r on y our PC . 2. Enter " http: //IP Address (or URL):P ort Number " on the add ress b ar , and press [ Enter ] on the k e yboard . • When port number is 80 (de f ault) , you do not n eed to enter port numbe r . See page 32 fo r details[...]

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    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or as sistanc e, plea se call : 1-800-2 72-7033] 9 3. Clic k the f ollo wing tabs t o disp la y eac h page . Note When users oth er than an adm ini st ra tor are acc es sing the came ra , [Setup] and [Mai ntenan ce] tab wil l not b e displa y ed . Additiona lly , When [Prohi biting unregist ered us ers ] i s set on the S[...]

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    Operating In struction s 10 1.2 Viewing Singl e Camera page 1. Access the cam era (see page 8 ). • The T op pa ge is dis pla y ed. 2. Clic k the [Sin gle] ta b at the to p of the page. • When Se curity W arning w indo w is di spla y ed, see page 11. 3. Clos e the w eb bro wser . Notes • While vie wi ng image s under flo resce nt lightin g, th[...]

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    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-800-272-7 033] 11 • T o reduce the data traffi c, the vide o can be a utoma tically chang ed to refreshi ng still image s (see pag e 52). • T o displa y the Si ngle Cam era pag e directl y , add it to the [F av orites] o n the web b row ser. • Refres h interval ma y sl ow do wn d epe[...]

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    Operating In struction s 12 Notes • Video ma y not be disp lay ed quickly . Wa it f or a w hile. • If you use a proxy se r ver , set th e web browse r not to ac cess the p roxy ser ver (see pa ge 103) . • In so me cor p orate ne twor k environ ment s a firewall may be us ed for secu ri t y purposes. I t is poss ib le that th is ma y pre v ent[...]

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    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-800-272-7 033] 13 1.2.1 Image A ut o Centering (Click to Center) When y ou c lic k a certain poin t on the c amera i mage , the po int is centered on the image . 1. Mov e the cursor to the de sired point. 2. Click it . • The cli c ked point is ce ntered. • See page 16 f or the pan/ti l[...]

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    Operating In struction s 14 1.2.2 Capturing a Still Image A still i mage can be sa v ed on y our P C . 1. Oper ate pan /tilt and s elect a r esolu tion to dis pla y an image . 2. Clic k the capture i mage b utton . • The came ra im age open s in a nother wi ndow . 3. Right-cli c k the im age, a nd sel ect [Sa v e Picture As ...] . • Sav e as di[...]

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    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-800-272-7 033] 15 1.2.3 Using Operation Bar Note When the came ra imag e is n ot displa yed correc tly , click [Refresh ] at the tool bar on the web brows er . The image w ill be refr eshed. End Displa y and Preset Displa y: When th e pan/t ilt has rea ched the end (Le ft End, Right End, U[...]

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    Operating In struction s 16 P an/Til t Operat ion P an/Tilt Range Note Do not ap ply pre ssure to the pan/til t portion of the c amera. Any f o rced mov ement can d amage the internal me chani sm. P an/tilt scan b uttons aut omatical ly mo v e the lens horiz ontally from -50 ° to +50 ° a nd vertically fr om -40 ° to +10 ° an d return the lens t[...]

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    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-800-272-7 033] 17 1.2.4 Setting Home P osition/S ensor P osition/Preset Button The home p osition, sensor position and 8 preset bu ttons can be regis tered. Preset butto ns (1—4) are registered 1: Uppe r Left, 2: Upp er Right , 3: Low er Lef t and 4 : Low er Rig ht. These b u ttons can b[...]

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    Operating In struction s 18 Registering a Preset Button 1. Click [Progr am]. • [Prog ram] s witches to [Cance l]. Clic k [Cance l] to quit with out sa ving chan ges. 2. P an and tilt th e camer a to a des ired position . 3. Click a preset b utton (1—8) to register . E.g.: Setting "M iddle" f or the preset 5 . 4. Ent er th e pres et na[...]

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    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-800-272-7 033] 19 Viewing the I mage 1. Clic k the home position , sens or positi on or regis tered pr eset b utton. • Th e camera takes ea ch posi tion, and the im age i s displa y ed. Sensor P osition P an/Tilt Putting the cursor displa ys the preset name. Home P osition UpperLeft[...]

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    Operating In struction s 20 Changing or Deleting the Settings 1. Click [Progr am]. • [Prog ram] s witches to [Cance l]. Clic k [Cance l] to quit with out sa ving chan ges. 2. P an and tilt th e camer a to a des ired position . 3. Clic k the home po sition, s ensor posi tion or a preset b utton (1—8). 4. Click [Sav e] after settin g the pres et [...]

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    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-800-272-7 033] 21 1.3 Vie wing Multi -Camera pa ge T o vie w m ultiple c ameras on th e Multi-Cam era page , y ou need to confi gure ea ch camera on the Multi-Cam era S etup pa ge (see pa ge 55). 1. Access the ca mera (s ee pag e 8). • The T op page i s displa y ed . 2. Clic k the [Multi[...]

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    Operating In struction s 22 • When vie win g video (M otion JPEG ), we recomme nd using an Ethernet ® sw itch ing hu b inste ad of th e repea ter hub to pre v e nt deg r adatio n in v ideo displa y . • Due to th e netw ork congesti on or the n umb er of acc esses , the r efresh int er val may slow down. • When the re fresh i nterval is slow [...]

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    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-800-272-7 033] 23 1.4 Vie wing Buffered I mage page T o bu ffe r the im ages on the int ernal memory , y ou nee d to set up imag e trans f er settings (s ee pa ge 57 o r p age 64 ). Y o u c an v ie w b uff er ed im age s on th is Bu ff er ed Image pa ge. 1. Access the ca mera (s ee pag e 8[...]

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    Operating In struction s 24 4. Disp lay images clic kin g but tons b elow . Notes • Date , Tim e and fr ame n umber ar e not di spla yed in pla y mode. • Maxim um number of buff ered ima ges change de pending on resolu tion, image quality an d w h at o bje ct the cam er a b uff ers. At the 3 20 x 2 40 pix els resolu tio n and the sta ndard qu a[...]

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    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-800-272-7 033] 25 1.5 Viewing Still Images o n Y our Mobile Pho ne Y ou can vie w still im ages o v er the Internet from a compat ib le mo bile phon e. Enter " http://IP a d dres s (or URL):P or t Number/mobil e " o n a m ob ile phone and press [O K]. • Whe n th e por t numb er[...]

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    Operating In struction s 26 Notes • If the im age i s not displa yed pro perly , tr y the f ollo wing 2 URLs. • Only an ad minis trator can con trol pri vacy mode. • In priv acy mode , sens or and tim er image bu ff er/tran sf er f eatures also are stopped . • When e x ecuting [Priv acy Mode] while s etting [Allowi ng unregistered us ers] o[...]

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    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-800-272-7 033] 27 2 V arious Camera Features 2.1 Using Camera Features 1. Access the ca mera (s ee pag e 8). Notes • When [All owi ng unregis tered u sers] is set on the Security: Administr ator page , cli ck [l ogin] tab and lo g in as a n admi nistr ator . • When us ers other t han a[...]

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    Operating In struction s 28 Bas ic (1) Netwo rk Confi gure s the netw ork setting s such as co nne cti on m ode to conn ect the c amera to the ne twork (se e page 30). (2) Wireless Confi gures wi reless ne twork (se e page 34 ). (3) UPnP Enab les a utomatic port forw arding or shortcut to the camer a (se e page 37). (4) Viewn etcam. com Re gister s[...]

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    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-800-272-7 033] 29 (13) Indicator Contro l Sets indi cator displa y (se e page 76). (14) Privacy Mode Enable s pr ivacy mode ( see pa ge 77) .[...]

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    Operating In struction s 30 2.2 Connecting the Camera to Y ou r Network The Net work page off ers th ree options to co nfigure th e camer a. • [A utomatic Setup ] automatically assign s an unused IP ad dress to the cam era, and use s UP nP to confi gure y our rou ter . • [Stati c] allo ws the user to us e a spec ific I P address . • [DHCP] is[...]

  • Page 31

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-800-272-7 033] 31 4. Clic k [S av e] when fin ished. • Ne w setting s are s a ved . • When finished , the f o llowing p age is di spla yed. Note The cur rent netw ork settings are sh own on the Status page in the Main tenance sec ti on (se e page 79). 5. Click [Res tar t]. • The cam [...]

  • Page 32

    Operating In struction s 32 Setting Descrip tion Allow Acce ss from the Internet (A utomatic Setup Only ) • Allow Acces s from the Internet setti ng automa tically confi gure s the r oute r's Port Forwarding sett ing (s ome routers c all it "Ad dress T ranslatio n", "Sta tic IP Masque rade", " Virtual Server" or[...]

  • Page 33

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-800-272-7 033] 33 Def ault Gatew ay *1 (Static/DHCP Only) • If y ou ha v e the assigned Def ault Gate wa y a ddress b y y our ISP or netwo rk administ rator , enter it in this d ata field. • Set 4 digits ( 0—255) a nd 3 pe riods suc h as "192.168 .0.2 53" . Bu t "0.0 .[...]

  • Page 34

    Operating In struction s 34 2.3 Using Wireless LAN Wireless comm unicati on is possib le b y ad justi ng the set tings of the wi reless LAN to th ose for th e rout er . T a ke a not e of th e sett ings a nd save them f or referen ce. For more inf or mation abo ut wireless setting , please re f er to http:// panasonic.c o.jp/ pcc/pr oducts/e n/netwk[...]

  • Page 35

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-800-272-7 033] 35 3. Set each param eter f or the Encryption. Setting Descriptio n Ciphe r • Select encrypting o r not en crypting. • T o pr ev ent unauthoriz ed users from readi ng data , selecti ng [WEP] is rec ommende d. WEP Select ion • Check ed WEPK ey is us ed as a s tan da rd [...]

  • Page 36

    Operating In struction s 36 Notes • Some wire less de vices do n ot support the WEP 152 bit. • The ca mera supports only th e open syst em authentic ation. If the router or access point i s set to shared ke y a uthentica tion, s et it t o auto or o pen syste m. 4. Clic k [Sa v e] when fi nished. • New s etting s are sa v ed. • When fi nishe[...]

  • Page 37

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-800-272-7 033] 37 2.4 Using UPnP (Univer sal Plug and Pla y) UPnP can au tomatica lly confi gure your ro uter to be a ccessed from the In ternet. In order to us e this f e ature, y our router ne eds to support this f eatu re and it m ust be enab led. Mos t router manuf act urers dis able t[...]

  • Page 38

    Operating In struction s 38 2.5 Registering with the Vie wnetcam.com servi ce View netcam .com is a free service (dynam ic DNS service) that allo ws y ou to assign an easy to remem ber nam e to the c amera, simi lar to y our f avorite w eb si te. View netcam .com al so allo ws y ou to eas ily acces s the c amera, e ven when yo ur ISP changes the IP[...]

  • Page 39

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-800-272-7 033] 39 Notes • When the Vie wne tca m. com re gis tr ation w e bsi te i s n ot d is pla yed, conf irm that the URL is disp la yed in the right column of the Y our Account Link. If the URL is no t displa yed, f ollo w the proce dures belo w . • P er sonal (Camer a) URL is a v[...]

  • Page 40

    Operating In struction s 40 2.6 Setting Date and Time The Date and Time page allo ws y ou to set date and time . Date and tim e are used f or imag e buf f er/tr ansf er , operati on tim e and tim e stamps on the buff ered image. Note Sav ing th e date and time set tings delete s all b uff e red image s. 1. Clic k [Date and Ti me] on th e Setup page[...]

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    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-800-272-7 033] 41 3. Clic k [S av e] when fin ished. • Ne w setting s are s a ved . • When finished , "Succ ess!" i s displa yed. 4. Clic k [Go to Date and Time page]. • The Da te and Time page is disp la y ed. Note Date an d time setting s become i ncorrect dependi ng on t[...]

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    Operating In struction s 42 2.7 Changi ng Camera Settings The Camer a pag e allo ws you to set the camer a na me, w hite bala nce, A C po we r source f requenc y and pa n/tilt ra nge . 1. Clic k [Cam era] on the Setup page . 2. Set each para meter . • Clic king [Ca ncel] cance ls y our se ttings w ithout sa v ing chan ges.[...]

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    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-800-272-7 033] 43 Setting Descriptio n Camer a Name • The camer a name is displa yed on the Single Camer a page. • Enter ASCII char acters (se e page 107) or ch arac ters in each lan guage (1—15 char acte rs f or a 1-b yte c har acter and 1— 7 chara cters f or a 2-by te char acter)[...]

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    Operating In struction s 44 3. Clic k [Sa v e] when fi nished. • New settings are s av ed. If the h ome position is chan ged, the camera turns to the hom e positio n. • When fi nished, " Succe ss!" is displ ay e d. 4. Clic k [Go to Camera p age]. • The Cam era page is disp la y ed. Tilt Range *1 Selec t from the f ollowing options .[...]

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    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-800-272-7 033] 45 Specifying P an/Tilt Range 1. Access th e c am er a (se e page 8), an d cli c k [Sin gle ] at th e t op of t he T op page . 2. Open an other w eb bro wser , and disp la y the C amera page (see pa ge 42). 3. Align the Single Camer a page an d the Ca mera pa ge sid e to sid[...]

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    Operating In struction s 46 2.8 Changing Authentication Setting and Administrator User Name and P ass w or d The Security : Adminis trator page a llow s y ou to chan ge aut henticati on, adminis trat or user nam e and pass wo rd. The authentic ation windo w is dis pla y ed, and allo ws the registe red users to acces s the came ra . Notes • If y o[...]

  • Page 47

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-800-272-7 033] 47 Note When users oth er than an adm ini st ra tor are acc es sing the came ra , [Setup] and [Mai ntenan ce] tab wil l not b e displa y ed . 3. Clic k [S av e] when fin ished. • Ne w setting s are s a ved . • When finished , "Succ ess!" i s displa yed. Setting[...]

  • Page 48

    Operating In struction s 48 4. Clic k [Go to Security: Adm inistr ator page ]. • The Security: Ad mini strator p age is displa y ed. Notes • When the u ser nam e and pas s word h a ve been c hanged, th e camer a displa ys a n authenti catio n windo w . Enter the us er name an d pass w ord, and clic k [O K]. Administrato r/General User s/Guest U[...]

  • Page 49

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-800-272-7 033] 49 2.9 Logging in to the Camera If yo u set [P er mit access from gu est us ers] on the Security: Adm inist rator pag e, [Login] is displa y ed at the top of the page. Afte r you log in as an admi nistrato r , yo u can acc ess the Se tup pa ge and the Maint enance p age . 1.[...]

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    Operating In struction s 50 2.10 Creating, Modifying or Deleting General Users The Gene ral User pa ge allows y ou to cre ate, modif y or delete gene ral users . Up to 50 gene ra l use rs ca n be re gi ste red. The a cc es s le vel is s et f o r ea ch ge ner al u se r . If you set [P er mit access from guest users ] on the Security: Admi nistrato r[...]

  • Page 51

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-800-272-7 033] 51 4. Clic k [S av e] when fin ished. • Ne w setting s are s a ved . • When finished , "Succ ess!" i s displa yed. 5. Clic k [Go to Ge nera l User page ]. • The Ge neral User pa ge is dis pla y ed. Setting Descriptio n User ID Lis t • Up to 50 ge neral user[...]

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    Operating In struction s 52 2.11 Changing Initial Settings on the Single Came ra page or the Multi-Cam era page The I mage D ispla y page allo ws y ou to change initia l set tings (di spla y setting s when a user ac cesses the cam era) o f image re solut ion, imag e quality and re fresh interval. Motion JPEG dis pla y time can be set here . 1. Clic[...]

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    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-800-272-7 033] 53 3. Clic k [S av e] when fin ished. • Ne w setting s are s a ved . Setting Descriptio n Image R esoluti on • Select the image res olution. 640 x 480 pix els (O nly f or th e Single Ca mera page) 320 x 240 pix els (def ault) 160 x 120 pix els (Only f or th e Multi-C ame[...]

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    Operating In struction s 54 • When fi nished, " Succe ss!" is displ ay e d. 4. Clic k [Go to Image Displa y pa ge]. • Th e Imag e Disp lay page is disp l ay ed.[...]

  • Page 55

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-800-272-7 033] 55 2.12 Configuring Multiple Cameras The Multi -Camer a Setup pa ge all ows you to config ure the camer a IP addre sses and camer a name s to vi e w multi ple ima ges on the Multi-Cam er a page (m aximu m 12 came ras). These configur ation s are re quired to use the Mult i-C[...]

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    Operating In struction s 56 Notes • If yo ur camer a will only b e accesse d on y our lo cal ne twork, use e ach camer a's lo cal IP address a nd port numbe r . • If yo u inte nd to a cces s y our came r a from the In ternet, y ou m ust u se ea ch camera s glob al IP addre ss an d respecti v e port number . 4. Clic k [Sa v e] when fi nishe[...]

  • Page 57

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-800-272-7 033] 57 2.13 Buffering or T ransferring Images b y Timer The Image Buff er/T ransf er pa ge allo ws y ou to enab l e image b uff e r/tran sfe r b y E- mail or FTP . 1. Clic k [Buff er/T ransf er] on the Setu p page . 2. Clic k [No .] to enable b uff er/tra nsf er . 3. Chec k [Ena[...]

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    Operating In struction s 58 4. Set the ti me , and cli ck [ Ne xt>]. Note The timer w orks b y an internal cl oc k. Se t the date a nd ti me be f o re using timer bu ff er/tr ansf er (see p age 40 ). • Click ing [< Back ] take s y ou bac k to the pre vi ous page . • Click ing [Canc el] tak es y ou bac k to the Image Buf fer/ T rans fe r p[...]

  • Page 59

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-800-272-7 033] 59 6. Set the im age b uff er frequen cies, and clic k [Ne xt>]. • Clic king [<Bac k] tak es y ou b ack to the pre vious page. • Clic king [Cancel] t akes you ba ck to the Image Buff er/T ra nsf er page without sa vi ng change s . Setting Descriptio n Image Resolut[...]

  • Page 60

    Operating In struction s 60 7. Select t he tra nsf er me thod, and c lic k [Ne xt>]. • Click ing [< Back ] take s y ou bac k to the pre vi ous page . • Click ing [Canc el] tak es y ou bac k to the Image Buf fer/ T rans fe r page witho ut sav ing ch anges . Note If y ou tr ansf er im age b y E-mail or FTP , co nfirm that the def ault g ate[...]

  • Page 61

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-800-272-7 033] 61 When y ou s et [FTP] f or T ransf er Method Select [FT P], and clic k [Ne xt>]. The f oll owin g page is disp la y ed. • Clic king [<Bac k] tak es y ou b ack to the pre vious page. • Clic king [Cancel] t akes you ba ck to the Image Buff er/T ra nsf er page witho[...]

  • Page 62

    Operating In struction s 62 When y ou s et [E-mail] f or T rans fer Metho d Select [ E-mail] , and c lick [Ne xt>]. T he f ol lowing page i s displa yed. • Click ing [< Back ] take s y ou bac k to the pre vi ous page . • Click ing [Canc el] tak es y ou bac k to the Image Buf fer/ T rans fe r page witho ut sav ing ch anges . Note The ca me[...]

  • Page 63

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-800-272-7 033] 63 8. Confirm the sett ings, and cl ick [Sav e ]. • Ne w setting s are s a ved . The b uff ere d images are de leted. • When finished , "Succ ess!" i s displa yed. 9. Clic k [ Go to Image Buff er/T r a ns f er pag e]. • The I mage Buff e r/T ransf er page is [...]

  • Page 64

    Operating In struction s 64 2.14 B uffering or T ransfe rring Images b y Sensor The Imag e Buff er/T ransf er pa ge allo ws y ou to enab le image b uff er/tr ansf er b y E- mail or FTP . 1. Clic k [Buff er/ T ransf er] on the Set up page . 2. Clic k [No .] to enab le b uff er /transf e r . 3. Chec k [Enab le I mage Buff e r/T ransf er], selec t [Se[...]

  • Page 65

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-800-272-7 033] 65 4. Set the tim e , and clic k [Ne xt>]. Note The tim er wo rks b y an i nternal clo c k. Set the d ate a nd tim e bef ore using tim er buff er/transf er (se e page 40). • Clic king [<Bac k] tak es y ou b ack to the pre vious page. • Clic king [Cancel] t akes you[...]

  • Page 66

    Operating In struction s 66 6. Set the im age sett ings , and c lick [Ne xt>]. • Click ing [< Back ] take s y ou bac k to the pre vi ous page . • Click ing [Canc el] tak es y ou bac k to the Image Buf fer/ T rans fe r page witho ut sav ing ch anges . Setting Descrip tion Lens P osition When T riggered • Set [Mov e to sensor p osition] t[...]

  • Page 67

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-800-272-7 033] 67 7. Set the im age b uff er frequen cies and non de tection ti me , and cli c k [Ne xt>]. • Clic king [<Bac k] tak es y ou b ack to the pre vious page. • Clic king [Cancel] t akes you ba ck to the Image Buff er/T ra nsf er page without sa vi ng change s . Setting[...]

  • Page 68

    Operating In struction s 68 Non d etection time • Set the le ngth of time during wh ich th e sensor canno t be triggered afte r sa ving i mages tem por arily or tr ansmitt ing them. Th is fun ction is recomme nded t o use not to send too man y E-mails to a mobi le pho ne. Note The internal m emory cannot b uff er imag es during Non detectio n tim[...]

  • Page 69

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-800-272-7 033] 69 8. Select th e tran sf er met hod, and c lic k [Ne xt>]. • Clic king [<Bac k] tak es y ou b ack to the pre vious page. • Clic king [Cancel] t akes you ba ck to the Image Buff er/T ra nsf er page without sa vi ng change s . Note If you tra ns f e r image b y E-ma[...]

  • Page 70

    Operating In struction s 70 When y ou set [F TP] f or T ransfer M ethod Select [ FTP], and clic k [Ne xt> ]. The f o llowing pag e is disp la y ed. • Click ing [< Back ] take s y ou bac k to the pre vi ous page . • Click ing [Canc el] tak es y ou bac k to the Image Buf fer/ T rans fe r page witho ut sav ing ch anges . Setting Descrip tion[...]

  • Page 71

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-800-272-7 033] 71 When y ou s et [E-mail] f or T ransfe r Method Select [E-m ail], and clic k [Ne xt>]. The f ollo wing p age is d ispla y ed. • Clic king [<Bac k] tak es y ou b ack to the pre vious page. • Clic king [Cancel] t akes you ba ck to the Image Buff er/T ra nsf er page[...]

  • Page 72

    Operating In struction s 72 9. After y ou con firm the settings an d clic k [Ne xt>], set E-mail no tifica tion and clic k [Ne xt>]. • If yo u select [Enab le], the E-mail Notificati on When T riggered pag e is displa yed. Ent er the set tings seei ng page 71 and page 7 2. When fi nished, clic k [Ne xt>] and go to step 1 0. 10. Clic k [S[...]

  • Page 73

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-800-272-7 033] 73 11. Clic k [ Go to Image Buff er/T r a ns f er pag e]. • The I mage Buff e r/T ransf er page is disp la y ed. Notes • If y ou se t a short interval to t rans f er image to a mobi le pho ne, m any E- mails ma y be sent to it leadin g to a larg e phon e bill. Th eref or[...]

  • Page 74

    Operating In struction s 74 2.15 Specifying Operation Time The Ope ratio n Time page allo ws y ou to limi t the operati on time . The came ra imag e turns to a gr a y scre en out side the opera tion time . 1. Clic k [Oper ation Time ] on the Setu p page . 2. Clic k [No .] to set the oper ation tim e. Note If No . 1—7 are dis able d, the cam era c[...]

  • Page 75

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-800-272-7 033] 75 4. Clic k [S av e] when fin ished. • Ne w setting s are s a ved . • The Op erati on Time p age is displa yed. About Operation Time In the operatio n time settings , th e enab led settings tak e priority o v er the disab led settings . Th eref ore , if Mond a y or T ue[...]

  • Page 76

    Operating In struction s 76 2.16 Changing Indicator Display The Indic ator Con trol page a llows you to selec t Indicato r oper ation. Ind icator has fo ur opti ons. •A l w a y s o n • T ur n the indic ator on w hen the ca mer a is acc essed. • T ur n the indicator on during senso r react ion. •A l w a y s o f f 1. Clic k [Indic ator Contro[...]

  • Page 77

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-800-272-7 033] 77 2.17 Enabling Priv acy Mode Pressing the priv acy b utton turns the c amer a into p r iva cy mode . Y ou can ke ep y our privac y in p rivacy mode . In th is ca se, the camer a oper ation stops , and the im age tran sfer by timer or se nsor (see pa ge 57 or page 64 ) is a[...]

  • Page 78

    Operating In struction s 78 3 Camera Maintena nce 3.1 Maintenance page Mainten ance (15) Status Displa y s the cam era se ttings and statu s (see page 79). (16) Wireless Status Displa ys wi reless inf ormation (s ee page 7 9). (17) Restart Restar ts the c amera ( see page 80). (18) Update Firmware Updates the c amera f irmware (se e page 81 ). (19)[...]

  • Page 79

    Operati ng Instructio ns [For ass ist ance, pl ease cal l: 1-80 0-272-7033 ] 79 3.1.1 Confirming the St atus The S tatus p age al lows you to check the st atus o f the c amera. The st atus informati on provides su pport for trouble shooting . Clicking [S tatus] dis plays th e foll owing p age . Note See Panas onic Network Camera su pport websi te a[...]

  • Page 80

    Operating In struction s 80 3.1.3 Resta r ting the Camera The came ra resta rts by dis conne cti ng th e plu g of the A C cord from the ou tlet and reconnec ting it a gain. T he camer a ca n also be restarted on the Re start page. Note When the came ra re star ts, the b uff ered im ages wil l be de leted. 1. Clic k [Res tar t] on the Main tenanc e [...]

  • Page 81

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-800-272-7 033] 81 3.1.4 Updat ing the Camera Firmware The Updat e Firmw a re pag e al lo ws y ou to upd ate t he cam er a firmwa re . If th e ne w firmware is av a ilab le, in stall it into the camer a. Notes • Do not turn off the po wer d uring firmware u pdate. • All b uff ered i mag[...]

  • Page 82

    Operating In struction s 82 • The Upda te page is disp la y ed in abo ut 90 s econds . 4. Clic k [Bro wse...]. • A dialo g bo x is di spla yed to sele ct the firmware . 5. Select t he firmware (inclu ding dire ctory info rmation) and clic k [Open ]. • The firmware fi le name i s displa y ed. 6. Confirm the firmware file n ame, a nd cl ick [Up[...]

  • Page 83

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-800-272-7 033] 83 7. Confirm that t he v ersion n umber o n the T op page is up dated. • If the v e rsion n umber is update d, the f ir mware update is com plete. Updated v ersion[...]

  • Page 84

    Operating In struction s 84 3.1.5 Creating C onfiguration File A configu rati on file can be s av ed on y our PC . Y ou can load the came ra setti ngs from the c onfig urati on file on the Lo ad Settings page (se e page 85). 1. Clic k [Sa v e Sett ings] on the Mai ntenance page . 2. Click [Sa ve ]. 3. Clic k [Sa v e] on the File Do wnload dialog bo[...]

  • Page 85

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-800-272-7 033] 85 3.1.6 Loading Sett ings from a Configuration File The setti ngs can b e load ed from a config uration file . If y ou res et the ca mera to f actory def ault , the cam era can load i ts set tings from the c onfigura tion fi le. Notes • The configurati on file has network[...]

  • Page 86

    Operating In struction s 86 3.1.7 Res etti ng the Came ra to F a ct ory Def ault All cam era setti ngs ar e reset to f actory def ault directly after the Ex ecute b utto n is cl icke d. 1. Clic k [Res et to F actory Def ault] on t he Mainte nance pa ge. 2. Clic k [Ex ecute ]. • The indic ator b links ora nge , and then turns off f or 10 secon ds.[...]

  • Page 87

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-800-272-7 033] 87 3.2 Suppor t page 3.2.1 Seeing Help pa ge The Hel p page dis pla ys e xplana tions for each f eature about t he f ollo wing 1. to 6. items . Clic king [He lp] on the Support page dis pla ys th e ne xt pa ge. Support (22) Help Displa ys the Hel p page (s ee page 87 ). (23)[...]

  • Page 88

    Operating In struction s 88 3.2.2 Seeing Wireles s Help page The Wirel ess He lp page di spla ys expl anatio ns f or ea ch f eature about Wireless Basic c onfigura tion, W ireless Ci pher c onfigura tion a nd Wireles s Statu s. Clic king [Wirele ss Help] o n the Su pport page displ ay s the ne xt pag e. Note [Wire less Help ] is di spla y ed only w[...]

  • Page 89

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-800-272-7 033] 89 3.3 F A CT OR Y DEF A U L T RESET Bu tton The camer a has a F A CT ORY DEF AUL T RESET butto n on the botto m. Pressing the F A CT OR Y DEF A UL T RESET button resets th e camera t o fa ctory def ault. If you lose you r user n ame and p ass wo rd, use thi s bu tton to res[...]

  • Page 90

    Operating In struction s 90 3.4 Default Setting List Basic Items Default Required Notes Network Conne cti on Mod e A uto mat ic Setup - A ut omatic Se tup/ Static/DHCP Allow Access f rom the Internet (A uto ma tic Setup only) No - - Netw ork Confi gurat ion from Setup Prog ra m (Static/DHCP only ) Enable - - P ort No . (Static/DHCP only ) 80 - 20, [...]

  • Page 91

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-800-272-7 033] 91 Wireles s Communic ati on mo de 802. 11b /g - - (Channe l) A uto - - SSID BLC30AXXX X -U p t o 3 2 char acters , signs or numbe rs (Speed) A uto - - Encryption (WEP) No encryption -- A uthentic ation Open Sy stem - - WEPK e y 1—4 ASCII 13 Charac ters 128 bit -- UPnP Aut[...]

  • Page 92

    Operating In struction s 92 Camera Camera Name Network Camera Required 1—1 5 chara cters *6 White Bal ance A u to - A uto/Fix ed Indoor/ Fix ed Fl uorescen t (Whi te )/Fi xed Fluoresc ent (Day light )/Fix ed Outdoo r/Hold AC Powe r So u rc e F r equency 60 Hz - 50 Hz, 60 Hz P an Ra nge (M ini mu m ) -50 de grees - -50— +50 de grees (Hom e Posit[...]

  • Page 93

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-800-272-7 033] 93 Account Items Default Required Notes Security: Adminis trato r Gener al A uthentic ation Do not permit access fro m guest us ers -- User Name [Blank] When s etting adminis trato r 6—15 ch aracters *3 P ass wo rd [Blank] When s etting adminis trato r 6—15 ch aracters *[...]

  • Page 94

    Operating In struction s 94 Adv anced Items Default Require d Notes Image Disp la y Single C amer a Image Reso lution 3 20 x 240 - 320 x 24 0 or 640 x 480 Single Came ra Imag e Quali ty Standard - F av or Cl arity , Standard or Fa vo r M o t i o n Single Camer a Refresh Interval Motion - 3, 5 , 10, 30, 6 0 (s) or Moti on Multi- Camer a Imag e Reso [...]

  • Page 95

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-800-272-7 033] 95 Multi - Camera Multi -Came ra [Bla nk] - - Disp la y Chec k ed When s et ting Multi-C amera - IP Addr ess or Hos t Name [Blank] When s et t ing Multi-C amera I P addres s*1 Host nam e*5 is 1—25 5 charac ters. P ort No . [Blank] When setting Multi-C amera 20, 21, 25 and [...]

  • Page 96

    Operating In struction s 96 Buff er/ T ransf e r Status Off - - T rigger Timer - Timer , Sensor Activ e Time o f T rigger Alwa ys - - Lens P osition When Tr i g g e r e d Do no t mov e - Do not mo v e, Move to sens or pos ition Image R esolu tion 320 x 2 40 - 160 x 120, 320 x 24 0, 640 x 480 Image Quali ty Standard - F avo r Clarity , Stand ard, Fa[...]

  • Page 97

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-800-272-7 033] 97 Preset Buttons Items Default Required Notes Pres et Buttons Pres et 1 UpperLef t - - Preset 2 U pperRi gh t - - Preset 3 LowerLeft - - Preset 4 Low er Righ t - - *1 Set 4 digits (0—255) a nd 3 periods s uch as "1 92.168 .0.253". But "0.0.0.0" and &qu[...]

  • Page 98

    Operating In struction s 98 3.5 Cleaning Clean the came ra aft er the cam era i s turned off . 3.5.1 Cleaning the Main Unit Clean the uni t with a dry and soft cloth. Notes • Do not us e alcoh ol, polis hing p owde r , cleanser , benzine , thinn er , w ax, petrole um produ cts or h ot wate r to wipe the cam era. Als o a voi d pesti cide, glass c [...]

  • Page 99

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-800-272-7 033] 99 3.6 Setting an IP Address on Y our PC Y our PC's IP addre ss can b e assign ed b y the f ollowing p rocedu res. 1. Displa y the TCP/IP Prop er ties wind ow . • The steps are diff erent depending on y our OS . The ste ps are sho wn below . • When us ing Wi ndow s [...]

  • Page 100

    Operating In struction s 100 3.7 Using Setup Program The Setup Progr am can be used f or the f ollow ing purposes . • Finding the IP a ddress an d port number of th e camer a con nected to y our networ k. • Settin g up the c amera a utoma tically . • Setting u p the camera man ual ly to a Static or a DHCP setting. • Displa yin g the Se tup [...]

  • Page 101

    Operati ng Instr uctions [Fo r assi stance , pleas e call: 1 -800-272 -7033] 1 01 Notes • If y ou try to find multipl e cameras, each MA C address be side the Ethernet (LAN) port verifies which cam era you are settin g up . • See page 12 in the Instal lat ion /T roubles ho oti ng f or the se tup from the MA C addre ss.[...]

  • Page 102

    Operating In struction s 102 A utomatic Setup ( Local or Inter net Access) or Manual Setup 1. Click [E xecut e] on t he Ca mera Li st wi ndow shown on page 100. 2. Clic k eac h bu tton to ex ecute the p rogr am. Notes • For the firs t time in stalla tion or aft er pres sing th e F a ctory Def ault Rese t button , y ou mu st se lect [A uto matic S[...]

  • Page 103

    Operati ng Instr uctions [Fo r assi stance , pleas e call: 1 -800-272 -7033] 1 03 3.8 Setting Y o ur PC 3.8.1 Setting the Pro x y Ser ver Settings on W eb Br owser If the pr ox y server i s not used, the settin gs are not require d. If y ou are using the pro xy serve r , the f ollo wing settings are requi red. • A pro xy server m a y pr ev ent ac[...]

  • Page 104

    Operating In struction s 104 3. Clic k the [Con nections ] tab , a nd cli ck [LAN Settin gs]. 4. See if the Use a pro xy se rver ch eck bo x i s chec k ed or n ot. If chec k ed, clic k [Adv anc ed...]. • If not chec k ed, clic k [Canc el]. Pro xy settings a re not re quired. See if the check bo x is check ed or not. If check ed, click [Adv anced.[...]

  • Page 105

    Operati ng Instr uctions [Fo r assi stance , pleas e call: 1 -800-272 -7033] 1 05 5. Enter the c amer a IP ad dress int o the Do not use pr o xy serv er f or a ddresses beginni ng with d ata fie ld. (Exam ple: 192.1 68.0.25 3) 6. Click [OK].[...]

  • Page 106

    Operating In struction s 106 3.8.2 Setting UPnP to Display Camera Shortcut in My Network Places T o displ ay the cam era sho r tcut i n the My Network Plac es f old er , Windows compon ent shoul d be added. Enab le UPnP (Univ ersa l Plug and Pl a y) f ollowing th e steps b elo w . 3.8.3 Setting the Internet T emporary File Set ting on W eb Bro wser[...]

  • Page 107

    Operati ng Instr uctions [Fo r assi stance , pleas e call: 1 -800-272 -7033] 1 07 3.9 ASCII Character T able (space) ! " # $ % & ' ( ) * + , - . / 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 : ; < = > ? ASCII Character T able @ A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z [ ] ^ _ ` a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z { | } ~[...]

  • Page 108

    Operating In struction s 108 3.10 File Size and Num ber of Buff ered Im ages The followi ng ta ble shows th e rela ti on shi p b etwee n the f ile si ze of the imag e and the max imum n umber of b uff ere d images . Note The followin g file sizes wer e shown at the l arges t value. Resolution Items Capture F av or Clarity Standar d Fav or Motio n M[...]

  • Page 109

    Operati ng Instr uctions [Fo r assi stance , pleas e call: 1 -800-272 -7033] 1 09 3.11 Specifi cations Network Camera Item s Spe cifi cati ons P an/Ti lt Angle P an: -50 ° to +50 °, Tilt: -4 0 ° to +10 ° Numb er of Pix el s 1/4-inch CMOS S ensor 3 20,000 pi x els Illumi nance 1—10, 000 lx White Bal ance Auto/ Man ual/Hold F ocus Fix ed 0.5 m [...]

  • Page 110

    Operating In struction s 110 Other Specifica tions Items Specific ations Interf ace Wire d: Wir eless: 10Base-T/ 100Base-TX Et hernet RJ-45 connec tor x 1 IEEE 802.11b/g (Emb edd ed) Sensor Detec tion Meth od Pyroelectric Infr ared Se nsor Sensor Range Horizon tally Abo ut 30 °, V er tical ly About 85 °, Dist ance About 5 m (1 6.4 f eet) (When th[...]

  • Page 111

    Operati ng Instr uctions 111 Index[...]

  • Page 112

    Operating In struction s 112 A ActiveX Co ntrols 11 Administrat or/General Use rs/Guest Us- ers 48 ASCII Characte r Table 10 7 B Buffered Im age page 23 C Camera Acc e ss 8 Camera pa ge 42 Capture Im age But ton 14 Clea ning 9 8 Click to Center 13 CPU 4 D Date a nd Time p age 40 Defaul t Settin g List 90 F FACTORY DEFAULT RESET Button 89 G General [...]

  • Page 113

    Operati ng Instr uctions 113 Top page 9 U Update Firm ware page 8 1 UPn P page 3 7 V Viewnetcam .com Servic e 38 W Web Browser 4 Wireless 34 Wireless Help p age 88[...]

  • Page 114

    Panasonic Consumer Electr onics Compan y , Division of Matsushita Electric Corporation of America Printed in Japan PSQX3231ZA KK0904JT0 2004 P anasonic Communications Co ., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Panasonic Sales Compan y , Division of Matsushita Electric of Puerto Rico, Inc. Carefully pack your unit, preferably in the original carton. Attach a l[...]