Panasonic KX-HCM280A manual

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    Operating Instructions Please read this manual before using and sa ve this manual for future ref erence. Netw ork Camera Panasonic Netw ork Camera W ebsite: http://www .panasonic.com/netcam for customers in the USA or Puerto Rico Model No. KX-HCM280A[...]

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    Operati ng Instructi ons 2 Main Features IPv6 *1 Network Camera Y our P anasonic Netw ork Camer a supports IPv6 (Internet Protocol V ersion 6) , IPv6 was created to ad dress the additiona l IP add resses that will be nee ded as th e Internet contin ues to e xpand. Sinc e the c amera also supp or ts IPv4 that's c urrently used, it is "du a[...]

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    Operati ng Instr uctions [Fo r assista nce, please call : 1-800-272 -7033] 3 Enhanced Multi- Camera Pa ge Multi- Camer a page d ispla ys up to 4 camer as. T he pre vious model displa ys only 4 cam eras, but th is came ra c an switch 3 set s of 4 c ameras. Addi tiona lly , th e cam era can disp la ys maxi mum 1 2 camer as on a page in a static image[...]

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    Operati ng Instructi ons 4 How to Use This Documentation The c amer a inc ludes the f oll owing 2 manua l type s. • Installation /T ro ubleshooti ng Installa tion/T roub leshooti ng pro vides e xplanations fo r accessori es included with the camer a, the initial configu ration, a nd troub leshoo ting tips . The Installa tion/T roub leshooti ng he[...]

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    Operati ng Instr uctions [Fo r assista nce, please call : 1-800-272 -7033] 5 System Requirements f or y our PC Y our PC (P ersonal Computer) an d netw ork must me et the f ollowing technica l specific ations f or the camer a to work pro perly . For IPv4 Connec tion Item Description Oper ating System Micros oft ® Win dows ® XP , Microsoft ® Windo[...]

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    Operati ng Instructi ons 6 Note See Panas onic Netw ork Cam era sup por t webs ite at http://panaso nic.co.j p/pcc/pr oducts/en/ne twkcam/ f or the latest infor mati on a bout w eb brow ser . For IPv6 Connec tion Item Description Oper ating System Micros oft ® Win dows ® XP Ser vice P ack 1 or la ter CPU • For vie wing sing le camera P enti um [...]

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    Operati ng Instr uctions [Fo r assista nce, please call : 1-800-272 -7033] 7 IMPORT AN T SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS When usin g this unit, basic sa fety precauti ons should al wa ys be f ollow ed to reduce the r isk of f ire, el ect ric shock, or per sonal inj ur y . 1. Read an d underst and all in struction s. 2. K eep th ese inst ructions. 3. Heed al l[...]

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    Operati ng Instructi ons 8 User Name and Pas swo rd Pr otection The use of a unique Use r Name and secret P asswor d is an impor tant tool that will help li mit unau thorized individu als fr om accessing the camer a. If y ou choose to disable this tool, and choose not to limit ac cess by use of a Use r Name and Pa ssw ord, this ma y resul t in acce[...]

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    Operati ng Instr uctions [Fo r assista nce, please call : 1-800-272 -7033] 9 T able of Contents 1 Camera Moni toring ............... .............. .............. .......... 11 1.1 Accessing th e Camera ....... ............. ................... ............. ............ 11 1.1.1 T o Access the Camera in IPv6.................... ................. .[...]

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    Operati ng Instructi ons 10 2.16 Buffering or T ransferring Im ages by Timer.... ............. ............. ..... 82 2.17 Buffering or T ransferring Im ages by Alar m S ignal ..... ............. ..... 91 2.18 T ransf er the Came ra Image in T rans por t Mode ......... ............. ... 102 2.19 T ransf er the Came ra Image in T u nnel Mode . .....[...]

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    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033] 11 1 Camera Monitoring 1.1 Accessing the Camera 1. Start up the web br owser on y our PC . 2. Enter " http://I Pv4 Address (or URL):P ort Number " on th e address bar , and pres s [Ent er] on th e keyboard . • When port numb er is 80 (def ault), you do not need t[...]

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    Operati ng Instructi ons 12 4. Clic k the f ollowi ng tabs to displa y each page . Note • When us ers other than an admin istrator are acces sing the ca mer a, [Setup] an d [Mainte nance] ta b will not b e displa yed. Additi onally , When [Do not pe rmit access fro m guest use rs] is se t on the Se curity: Adminis trator pa ge, [Lo gin] tab w ill[...]

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    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033] 13 1.1.1 T o Access the Camera in IPv6 Y ou need to prep are the f ollo wings to access th e camer a in IPv6. • PC Requirem ents Operating Sy stem: Wind ows XP Service P ack 1 or l ater We b B r o w s e r : Internet Explorer 6 .0 or later • An IPv6 Router • An IPv6 Con[...]

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    Operati ng Instructi ons 14 Setting up the IPv6 Router , your PC, and the Camera Setting up the IPv6 Router Set up the router as yo u subscribe to the IPv6 service. If the acces s from W AN side is disab led o n the route r , enable the TCP pac k ets from W AN si de in the pack et filtering. S ee the P anasonic Network Cam era su pport website at h[...]

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    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033] 15 1.2 V iewing Sing le Cam era pag e 1. Acce ss the c amer a (see page 1 1). • The T op page is disp la yed. 2. Clic k the [ Single] tab at the top of the pag e. • W hen Se cur ity W ar nin g win dow is di spl ay ed, cl ick [Y e s] (se e page 16). • S ee pa ge 1 7 for[...]

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    Operati ng Instructi ons 16 Security W arning window T o view a video (Moti on JPEG), Activ eX ® Controls m ust be installe d. When trying to displa y a video f or the first ti me, Security W arning windo w will be displa yed. When usi ng Wi ndows X P or W indows 200 0, log in as an ad min ist rator to ins tal l it . If you cannot in stall ActiveX[...]

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    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033] 17 Security W arning windo w on Mi crosoft Window s XP Service P ack 2 T o view a video (Moti on JPEG), Activ eX Controls mus t be install ed. Fol low the steps s hown be low to i nstall Activ eX Controls. 1. Clic k the w arning displ ay ed a bov e the t abs, a nd clic k [In[...]

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    Operati ng Instructi ons 18 The Banner When the came ra acces ses the Internet, the banner dis pla ys product inf or mation about came ras or announ cements about the lates t firmware , etc. from P anasonic. Whethe r or not to d ispla y the banner can be set a t Banner Disp la y (see pa ge 77). Note • The ba nner is d ispla yed when [Y es] is ch [...]

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    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033] 19 1.2.1 A uto Centering the Image (Click to Center) Using your mouse, clic k an y portion of the camer a image . As long as it i s withi n the pan/tilt r ange of the camer a, the image wil l automat ically mo ve to plac e the selected point in the ce nter of the s creen. 1.[...]

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    Operati ng Instructi ons 20 1.2. 2 Captur ing a St ill Imag e A still im age can be sa ve d on you r PC . 1. Opera te pan/t ilt and s elect a resol ution to d ispla y an image . 2. Clic k the c apture im age b utton. • The camer a image opens in another win dow . 3. Right-clic k the i mage, and select [Sav e Pic ture As...]. • Sav e as dialog b[...]

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    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033] 21 1.2.3 Using O peration Ba r Note When t he camer a image is not disp la yed correctly , clic k [Refre sh] at the tool bar on the web b rowser . The ima ge will be refreshed. (1) En d Displa y and Preset Di splay: When the p an/tilt ha s reached th e end (Left End, Right E[...]

  • Page 22

    Operati ng Instructi ons 22 P an/Tilt Oper ation Note • When the po wer is on, do not manua lly pan or tilt the cam era. D oing so ma y dam age the P an/Tilt o peratio n, or cau se the Preset b uttons to pan or tilt the camera to the wrong posit ion. If y ou accid entally p an or tilt the camer a manual ly , restar t the cam era. The pan scan and[...]

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    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033] 23 1.2.4 Zooming In and Out Network C amera h as a 42x magnifying capacit y: the 21x magnify ing capa city of the optic al zoo m and 2x magnifying capaci ty of the d igital zo om. Zoom butto n increase s or de creases the siz e of the object on the Single C amera screen. T e[...]

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    Operati ng Instructi ons 24 1.2.5 A utomatic a nd Man ual Focusing F ocus b utton adjusts t he f ocus . Netwo rk Camera has A utoma tic and M anual Foc using f eatures. AF (Aut omatic F ocus) butto n automat ically a llows the lens to foc us on ob jects. M anual f ocusing starts by pres sing Near or F ar b utton. Ne ar butto n enabl es the lens to [...]

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    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033] 25 • When pos itioning the came ra in fro nt of a w indow to vie w images on the other side of the glass , se t the A utomatic F ocus R ange s etting to "Normal" (page 65 ). • W hen p ositi oni ng th e cam era w ithi n 1 m ( 39.4 i nch es) of the objec t you wi[...]

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    Operati ng Instructi ons 26 1.2.6 S etting Home P osition/Alarm P osition/Pres et Button Registering Home P osition/Alarm P osition A home pos ition an d an alarm posi tion can be registe red. When re star ted, th e camera take s a home position . If the Len s P osition Wh en T riggered setti ng is se t (see page 93), the camer a tak es a alarm pos[...]

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    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033] 27 Registering a Preset Button 8 camer a posit ions can be store d as pre sets. The se b uttons c an be ch anged (s ee page 29). • Re gis tere d butto ns ar e show n in blu e. • Unregis tered b uttons are s hown i n white. 1. Click [P rogram ]. • [Program ] s witches t[...]

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    Operati ng Instructi ons 28 Viewing the Ima ge 1. Clic k the ho me positi on, alarm posit ion or re giste red p res et butto n. • T he ca mera t akes each posi tion, and the im age is d ispla yed. Zoom Focus Program Preset Scan Pan / T ilt ∗ -+ Brightness ∗ Alarm Alarm Position Pan/Tilt Putting the cursor displays the preset name. Home Positi[...]

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    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033] 29 Changing or Del eting the Settings 1. Click [P rogram ]. • [Program ] s witches to [Cancel] . Clic k [Canc el] to q uit witho ut sa ving ch anges. 2. P an a nd tilt the camera to a des ired positio n, or skip to step 5 if deleting a preset. 3. Zoom to the desire d posit[...]

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    Operati ng Instructi ons 30 1.3 V iewing Mul ti-Cam era pag e T o view m ultipl e camer as on the Multi-Cam era pag e, y ou need to config ure each camera on the Mu lti-Camer a Setup page (see pa ge 80). 1. Acce ss the c amer a (see page 1 1). • The T op page is disp la yed. 2. Clic k the [ Multi] tab at the top of the pag e. • Multi-Cam era pa[...]

  • Page 31

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033] 31 • When the refre sh interval i s slow , restrict the bandwi dth on the Netw ork page (se e page 43 and page 48). The refr esh in ter va l ma y be i mprov ed. • T o reduce the d ata traffi c, the video c an be auto maticall y changed t o refreshin g still i mages on th[...]

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    Operati ng Instructi ons 32 1.4 Vie wing Buffered Image page T o buff er the images on the internal memory , you n eed to se t up imag e transf er settings (see page 82 or page 91 ). Y ou can vie w buf fere d images on th is Buff ered Image page . Note • Sound ca nnot be b uff ered o n the Buff ered I mage page . 1. Acce ss the c amer a (see page[...]

  • Page 33

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033] 33 4. Displa y images clic king b uttons below . Note • Date , Time an d frame number are not dis pla ye d in pla y mode. • A still image can be sav ed on the Buff ered Im age page , if y ou are not pl ay ing images on it. Pu t the cursor on the image, and right- click i[...]

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    Operati ng Instructi ons 34 1.4. 1 Deleting Buffer ed Imag es If yo u intend to delete i mages f or each transf er condition, clic k [Delete Buff ered Images] o n the Ima ge Buff er/T ransf er page (see page 82 or pag e 91). Note • If yo u are b uff ering im ages on t he internal memory , the f ollow ing ope rations also del ete all b uffere d im[...]

  • Page 35

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please ca ll: 1-800-2 72-7033] 35 1.5 Viewing Still Images on Y our Cell Phone Y ou can v iew s till ima ges ov er the Internet from a c ompatib le cel l phone . Enter " ht tp://IP address (or URL):P or t Number/Mobile " o n a cell phone and press [OK]. • W hen th e po r t nu mber i s set t o[...]

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    Operati ng Instructi ons 36 • If the image is not disp la yed p roperly , try the f ollo wing 2 U RLs. • Whe n pan, ti lt, or zoom rea che s the e nd, the keypad num ber and ch arac ter disappe ar . E.g.: The pa n reaches the left end . • Some c ell phones are not co mpatib le wi th P anason ic Network Cameras . Some pho nes ma y allow viewi [...]

  • Page 37

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033] 37 2 V arious Ca mera Features 2.1 Using Camera Features 1. Acce ss the c amer a (see page 1 1). • The T op page is disp la yed. Note • When [P er mit acc ess from gu est users] i s set on t he Security: Adminis trato r page, click [login] b utton and lo g in as an ad mi[...]

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    Operati ng Instructi ons 38 Basic (1) Netw ork (IPv4) Con figures th e IPv4 netw ork settings to connect the camer a to the network (see page 40). (2) Netw ork (IPv6) Con figures th e IPv6 netw ork settings to connect the camer a to the network (see page 45). (3) IPsec Enab les IPsec (T ransport or T unnel mode) (see page 49). (4) UPn P Enab les au[...]

  • Page 39

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033] 39 Adv anced (10) Image Disp lay Sets reso lution, im age qual ity and re fresh interval of Single Camer a and Mu lti-Camer a page , time stamp setti ng, and language (see pag e 77). (11) Mult i-Camera *1 Set s the cam era IP a ddress or host name , came ra name on the Multi[...]

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    Operati ng Instructi ons 40 2.2 Connecting th e Camera to Y our IPv4 Netw ork The Netw ork page off ers three optio ns to con figure the camera in IPv4. • [A utomati c Setup] autom aticall y assigns an unused IP add ress to the ca mera, and uses UPnP™ (Univ ersal Plug and Pl ay ) to configure you r router . • [Static ] allo ws the use r to us[...]

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    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033] 41 4. Clic k [Sa v e] when fin ished. • New s ettings ar e sav ed. • When fin ished, the fo llowin g page is displa yed. Note The current ne twork setti ngs are sho wn on the Status pa ge in the Ma intenance sect ion (see p age 109). 5. Click [Res tar t] . • The camer [...]

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    Operati ng Instructi ons 42 • Chec king [Y es] for [Allow Access fro m the Inte r net] on [A utomatic Setup ] ma y not displa y t he T op page , becaus e the p or t number ma y chan ge. Us e the Setup Program to acce ss the cam era. • If the came ra is resta r ted, all b uff ered image s on the internal mem or y are deleted. Setting Descr iptio[...]

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    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033] 43 Host Name (DHCP Only) • If yo ur ISP uses the DHCP function which automatically assigns the IP address to the c amera, ente r the ISP- assigne d host nam e. (H ost name may be used as an authen tication.) • Enter ASCII c haracte rs f or the hos t name (see p age 140).[...]

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    Operati ng Instructi ons 44 Connec tion T ype • Select [Au to Negotiati on] normally . If yo u cannot ac cess the came ra, se e page 44 " The T op page i s not displa yed." in the Installat ion/T roub leshooting. • This setting is va lid in bo th IPv4 /IPv6. *1 If you automatically obtain the IP addres s from the DH CP ser ver , you d[...]

  • Page 45

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033] 45 2.3 Connecting th e Camera to Y our IPv6 Netw ork The Netw ork page off ers two op tions to con figure the camer a in IPv6. • [Autom atic Setup ] automat ically a ssigns an IPv6 add ress to th e camer a. • [Static] allo ws the u ser to us e a speci fic IPv6 addr ess .[...]

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    Operati ng Instructi ons 46 Static Setup Y ou can assign a static IP v6 address t o the cam era. If y ou sele ct [No] a t the Allow Ac cess fro m the Internet, th e camera c an be acces sed onl y from the LAN that has an same IPv6 prefi x as the camera . • Clic king [Cancel ] tak es y ou bac k to the pre vious page without sa ving changes . 4. Cl[...]

  • Page 47

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033] 47 5. Click [Res tar t] . • The camer a rest ar ts, and the T op page i s displa yed. Note • When y ou do not know the camer a IP add ress whil e setting [A utomatic Setup], y ou can searc h it b y using th e Setup Prog ram (see page 132). Or yo u can sea rch it on the S[...]

  • Page 48

    Operati ng Instructi ons 48 DNS Ser v er Address • DNS ser v er address is required in the f ollowing c onditions . • T ransf erring camer a image s by E-mail or FTP • Setting c ameras by thei r host nam es on the Multi- Camer a Setup page • Using the View netcam. com service • If you ha v e the ass igned DN S server IPv6 address es by yo[...]

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    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033] 49 2.4 What is IPsec? IPs ec pr ovides s ecur i ty for the t rans miss ion of sen sitive i nform atio n over unprotecte d networks s uch as the Internet. IPsec authe nticates IP pack ets betwe en participating IPsec de vices. Camera's IPsec Feature The came ra can u se [...]

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    Operati ng Instructi ons 50 IPsec Mode Se lection Select tr ansport mode or tunnel mo de to acces s the camer a. T ransport Mode (IPv4 On ly) The image is encrypted in the whole w a y betw een the came ra and y our PC . In the envi ronment o f Windo ws XP Service P ac k 1 or late r , tr ansport mode is a va ilab le only in IPv4. Prepare the f ollow[...]

  • Page 51

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033] 51 T unnel Mode (IPv4 /IPv6) An IPsec mode of oper ation wh ere the ent ire IP pac k et including IP header i s authentic ated and e ncr ypted. A new IP header is added (protecting th e entire original pac k et). Both VPN clients a nd VPN gat ew ay s can use th is mode . Not[...]

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    Operati ng Instructi ons 52 2.5 Encrypt the Camera Image in T ranspor t Mod e The came ra can e ncrypt the imag e using IPs ec tran spor t mode . Note If yo u use IPs ec, ref resh interv al slow s down . 1. Clic k [IPse c] on the Setup page . 2. Click Camera in the T ran sport column. • If y ou use tr ansport mode in E-ma il or FTP tr ansf er , c[...]

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    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033] 53 4. Clic k [Sa v e] when fin ished. • New s ettings ar e sav ed. 5. Click [Cancel ]. • The IPsec page is displa y ed. 6. Chec k [Use] in the IPsec column, c heck encoding strength, and clic k [Sav e]. Setting Descr iption Status • Check the bo x to use this enc rypti[...]

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    Operati ng Instructi ons 54 7. Click [Res tar t] . 8. Set up y our PC as it fits to the requireme nts on pag e 50. • Set the FTP server or E-m ail server to t ransf er images. 9. Acce ss the c amer a (see page 1 1). • If y ou can ac cess th e camer a, the IPse c set up is co mplete . Note • In IPsec communi cations , "IPsec" is dis [...]

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    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033] 55 2.6 Encr ypt the Camer a Image in T un nel Mode The came ra can e ncrypt the imag e using IPs ec tunne l mode . Note • Do not set IPsec on the PCs und er the VPN router . Commu nications m ay be blocked. • If y ou use IPsec , refres h interval sl ows do wn. • The ca[...]

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    Operati ng Instructi ons 56 4. Clic k [Sa v e] when fin ished. • New s ettings ar e sav ed. 5. Click [Cancel ]. • The IPsec page is displa y ed. 6. Chec k [Use] in the IPsec column, c heck encoding strength, and clic k [Sav e]. Setting Descr iption Status • Check the bo x to use this enc ryption method. Pre- Sha red Key • It is the k ey to [...]

  • Page 57

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033] 57 7. Click [Res tar t] . 8. Set up y our VPN router as sho wn belo w . • T o use tunnel mode, you need to se t up y our VPN route r . Setting Descr iption IPsec • Check th e bo x to ena ble I Psec f eatures. I f you clear the bo x, whol e IPsec f eatu res will be inv al[...]

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    Operati ng Instructi ons 58 • Set up the IPsec pol icy as the fol low ing. 9. Acce ss the c amer a (see page 1 1). • If y ou can ac cess th e camer a, the IPse c set up is co mplete . Note • In IPsec communi cations , "IPsec" is dis pla ye d on the T op p age or the Single C amera pa ge. • If y ou canno t comm unicate using IPse c[...]

  • Page 59

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033] 59 2.7 Using UPnP™ (Universal Plug and Pl a y) UPnP ™ can a utoma tic ally confi gure your rou ter to be acce ssed from the Int er ne t. In o rder to us e th is featur e, your r oute r nee ds t o sup por t thi s featu re an d it mu st b e enab led. Most router man uf act[...]

  • Page 60

    Operati ng Instructi ons 60 3. Clic k [Sa v e] when fin ished. • New s ettings ar e sav ed. • W hen fi nish ed, " Suc cess!" is di spl ay ed. 4. Clic k [Go to UPnP pa ge]. • The UPn P page is displa ye d.[...]

  • Page 61

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033] 61 2.8 Registering with the V iewnet cam.com service View netcam.com is a fre e service (dynam ic DNS s er vice) th at allo ws y ou to as sign an easy to rememb er name to the came ra, simila r to y our f a vorite w eb sit e. Viewnet cam .com also all ows you to easil y ac c[...]

  • Page 62

    Operati ng Instructi ons 62 Note • W hen th e Viewn etcam .co m regi stra tion websit e is not di spl a yed, c onf ir m that t he URL is di spla yed in the righ t column of the Y our Accou nt Link. I f the URL is not di spla ye d, f ollo w the proced ures belo w . • P erson al (Camera) URL is av ailabl e after you regi stered with the Viewne tc[...]

  • Page 63

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033] 63 2.9 Setting Date and Time The Dat e and Tim e page allows yo u to set date and time . Date and time are use d f or image b uffer/tr ansf er , opera tion time and time stamps on the b uff ered im age. Note Savi ng the dat e and t ime settings deletes al l buf f ered images[...]

  • Page 64

    Operati ng Instructi ons 64 3. Clic k [Sa v e] when fin ished. • New s ettings ar e sav ed. • W hen fi nish ed, " Suc cess!" is di spl ay ed. 4. Click [G o to Date and T ime pa ge] . • The Date a nd Time p age is di spla y ed. Note Date an d time s ettings beco me inco rrect depe nding on the length of po wer-on time or th e interna[...]

  • Page 65

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033] 65 2.10 Changing Camera Set tings The Camer a page al lows y ou to set the cam era nam e, white balance , A C pow er source fre quency , automatic foc us rang e, mo unting typ e, pan /tilt r ange, return to specifie d positio n, color n ight vie w , and v er tical res olutio[...]

  • Page 66

    Operati ng Instructi ons 66 Setting Descr iption Camera Nam e • The camer a name is displa yed on the Sing le Camer a page. • Enter ASCII chara cters (see p age 140) or charac ters in each lan guage (1—15 charac ters f or a 1-b yte cha racter and 1—7 ch aracter s f or a 2-b yte chara cter). But [Spac e], ["], ['], [&] , [<][...]

  • Page 67

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033] 67 P an R ange *1 Select f rom the f ollo wing op tions. •M i n i m u m — Current setti ngs, - 175—+17 5 • Home P o sition *2 — Cu rrent settings , -1 75—+175 •M a x i m u m — Current setti ngs, - 175—+17 5 The values must be selec ted as m inimum home posi[...]

  • Page 68

    Operati ng Instructi ons 68 3. Clic k [Sa v e] when fin ished. • New settings are sa v ed. If the home position is chang ed, the camer a turns to the ho me posit ion. • W hen fi nish ed, " Suc cess!" is di spl ay ed. 4. Clic k [Go to Camer a page]. • The Came ra page i s displ ay ed. Color Night View • In the colo r night v iew m [...]

  • Page 69

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033] 69 Specifying P an/Tilt Range 1. Access the came ra (see p age 11), and c lick [Single] a t the top o f the T op page . 2. Open an other web browser , and displa y the Camera page (see page 65). 3. Align the Single C amera p age and th e Camera page sid e to side . 4. Set th[...]

  • Page 70

    Operati ng Instructi ons 70 5. Clic k [Sa v e] on the Camer a page . • New settings ar e sav ed. The camer a turns to the ho me posit ion. Max.: 0 ˚ Max.: +175 ˚ When the camera is mounted on a table Min.: -175 ˚ Min.: -120 ˚ Max.: +90 ˚ Min.: -175 ˚ When the camera is mounted on a ceiling Max.: +175 ˚ Min.: 0 ˚[...]

  • Page 71

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033] 71 2.11 Changing A uthentication Setting and Administrator User Name and P assw or d The Security: A dministr ator page allows you to chang e authentica tion, adminis trator us er name an d pass word . The authenti cation w indow is disp lay ed, and allo ws the re gistered u[...]

  • Page 72

    Operati ng Instructi ons 72 Note • When se tting [Gener al A uthen tication], s et the use r name and pass word . • When us ers other than an admin istrator are acces sing the ca mer a, [Setup] an d [Mainte nance] ta b will not b e displa yed. • The user name and pass word are case sen sitiv e. 3. Clic k [Sa v e] when fin ished. • New s ett[...]

  • Page 73

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033] 73 4. Clic k [Go to Security: Adminis trator pa ge]. • The Security: Adm inistrato r page is d ispla yed . Note • When the user name an d pass wor d ha ve b een chang ed, the c amera displa ys an authe ntication window . Enter the u ser name and pass word, and cli ck [ O[...]

  • Page 74

    Operati ng Instructi ons 74 2.12 Log ging in to the Camer a If yo u set [P ermit access from guest us ers] on the Sec urity: Admini strator p age, [Login] is di spla y ed at the top of the page. After y ou log in as an adminis trator , you can acc ess the Se tup page a nd the Ma intenance page . 1. Clic k [Log in] at the t op of the p age. 2. Chec [...]

  • Page 75

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033] 75 2.13 Creating, Modifying or Deleting General Users The Gener al Use r page allo ws you to creat e, mod ify or delet e gener al users . Up to 50 gener al users can be registere d. The ac cess le vel is set f or each gener al user . If you se t [P ermit access from guest us[...]

  • Page 76

    Operati ng Instructi ons 76 4. Clic k [Sa v e] when fin ished. • New s ettings ar e sav ed. • W hen fi nish ed, " Suc cess!" is di spl ay ed. 5. Clic k [Go to Gener al User page]. Setting Descr iption User ID Lis t • Up to 50 gener al users can be regis tered. • The list is use d to modi fy or dele te gener al user s ettings. User[...]

  • Page 77

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033] 77 2.14 Changing Initial Settings on the Single Camera page or the Multi-Cam era pa ge The Image Displa y page allo ws you to chang e initial settings (d ispla y settings wh en a user ac cesses the came ra) of image resoluti on, image quality and refresh interval . Y ou ca n[...]

  • Page 78

    Operati ng Instructi ons 78 3. Clic k [Sa v e] when fin ished. • New s ettings ar e sav ed. • W hen fi nish ed, " Suc cess!" is di spl ay ed. Setting Descr iption Image Res olution • Select the image resol ution. 640 x 480 pix els (Only fo r the Singl e Camera page) 320 x 240 pix els (de fau lt) 160 x 120 pix els (Only fo r the Mult[...]

  • Page 79

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033] 79 4. Click [Go to Imag e Dis play pa ge]. • The Imag e Displa y page is displa yed.[...]

  • Page 80

    Operati ng Instructi ons 80 2.15 Configuring Multiple Cameras The Multi -Camer a Setup pag e allo ws y ou to configu re the c amera IP ad dresses and came ra na mes to v iew m ultiple images on the Mu lti-Camer a page . These con figu ratio ns are req uire d to us e th e Mult i-Ca mera page. Up t o 12 camera s can be config ured. 1. Clic k [Multi-C[...]

  • Page 81

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033] 81 Note • Set the lo cal IP add ress and por t numbe r f or the ca mera on the same LAN . • If the cam eras will be accessed from the Internet, be s ure to use the global IP addres s. In t his situa tion, local IP address es such as 192.16 8. x.x canno t be used. 4. Clic[...]

  • Page 82

    Operati ng Instructi ons 82 2.16 Bufferi ng or T ransfer ring Images b y Timer The Image Buff er/T ransf er pag e allo ws y ou to enab le imag e buf fer/ transf er by E- mail or FTP . 1. Clic k [Buff er/T ransf er] on the Setup page. 2. Clic k [No .] to enab le b uff er/trans fer . 3. Chec k [Enab le Imag e Buff er/T ransf er], select [Ti mer] f or[...]

  • Page 83

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033] 83 4. Set the tim e, and click [Ne xt>]. Note The tim er works b y an internal cloc k. Set the date and tim e bef ore us ing timer buff er/transf er (see page 63). • Cl ick i ng [< B ack ] ta kes you b ack to t he pr evi ou s pa ge . • Clic king [Cancel] takes you [...]

  • Page 84

    Operati ng Instructi ons 84 6. Set the im age b uff er frequenc ies, and clic k [Ne xt>]. Note Due to t he network en vironment, obj ect, nu mber of acce sses , enab ling IPse c, the cam era ma y not record t he n umbers of im ages as you set. In th is case , set the imag e buf f er frequen cies lon ger . • Cl ick i ng [< B ack ] ta kes you[...]

  • Page 85

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033] 85 7. Select the transf er method, an d clic k [Ne xt>]. • Cl ick i ng [< B ack ] ta kes you b ack to t he pr evi ou s pa ge . • Clic king [Cancel] takes you bac k to the Image Buff er/T ransf er page without saving ch anges. Note If yo u tra nsfer image b y E-ma i[...]

  • Page 86

    Operati ng Instructi ons 86 When y ou set [FT P] for T ransfer M ethod Select [FT P], and cli ck [ Nex t>]. The f ollowing pa ge is dis pla ye d. • Cl ick i ng [< B ack ] ta kes you b ack to t he pr evi ou s pa ge . • Clic king [Cancel] takes you bac k to the Image Buff er/T ransf er page without saving ch anges.[...]

  • Page 87

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033] 87 *1 But [Space], ["], ['], [&], [<] and [>] are not a vailab le. *2 But [" ] is not av ailab le. Setting Description Server IP Addr ess or Host Name *1 • If you set the server I P address , set 4 digits (0— 255) and 3 periods suc h as "192[...]

  • Page 88

    Operati ng Instructi ons 88 When y ou set [E-m ail] for T r ansfe r Method Select [E-m ail], and clic k [Ne xt>]. Th e f ollowin g page is displa yed. • Cl ick i ng [< B ack ] ta kes you b ack to t he pr evi ou s pa ge . • Clic king [Cancel] takes you bac k to the Image Buff er/T ransf er page without saving ch anges. Note The camer a wor[...]

  • Page 89

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033] 89 *1 But [Space], ["], ['], [&], [<] and [>] are not a vailab le. *2 But [" ] is not av ailab le. Setting Descr iption SMTP Server IP Addr ess or Host Name *1 • If you set t he server IP address, set 4 digits (0—255) and 3 periods su ch as "[...]

  • Page 90

    Operati ng Instructi ons 90 8. Confirm the setti ngs, and clic k [Sa ve ]. • New s ettings ar e sav ed. • W hen fi nish ed, " Suc cess!" is di spl ay ed. 9. Clic k [Go to Image Buff er/T ransf er page]. • The Image Bu ffe r/T ransf er page is disp la yed. Note • The f ollo wing ope ratio ns also del ete all b uffere d images . –[...]

  • Page 91

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033] 91 2.17 Bufferi ng or T ransfer ring Images b y Alarm Signal The Image Buff er/T ransf er pag e allo ws y ou to enab le imag e buf fer/ transf er by E- mail or FTP . An e xternal senso r connecte d to the e xter nal I/O ter minal can be us ed with the buff er/transf er by al[...]

  • Page 92

    Operati ng Instructi ons 92 4. Set the tim e, and click [Ne xt>]. Note The tim er works b y an internal cloc k. Set the date and tim e bef ore us ing timer buff er/transf er (see page 63). • Cl ick i ng [< B ack ] ta kes you b ack to t he pr evi ou s pa ge . • Clic king [Cancel] takes you bac k to the Image Buff er/T ransf er page without[...]

  • Page 93

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033] 93 5. Set the Len s P osition Wh en T riggered setting, and clic k [Ne xt>]. Note If yo u enab le the L ens P osition When T r iggered setting, b uff er/tr ansf er starts after the c amera t urns to the alarm posi tion. • Cl ick i ng [< B ack ] ta kes you b ack to t [...]

  • Page 94

    Operati ng Instructi ons 94 7. Set the im age b uff er frequenc ies, and clic k [Ne xt>]. Note Due to t he network en vironment, obj ect, nu mber of acce sses , enab ling IPse c, the cam era ma y not record t he n umbers of im ages as you set. In th is case , set the imag e buf f er frequen cies lon ger . • Cl ick i ng [< B ack ] ta kes you[...]

  • Page 95

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033] 95 8. Select the transf er method, an d clic k [Ne xt>]. • Cl ick i ng [< B ack ] ta kes you b ack to t he pr evi ou s pa ge . • Clic king [Cancel] takes you bac k to the Image Buff er/T ransf er page without saving ch anges. Note If yo u tra nsfer image b y E-ma i[...]

  • Page 96

    Operati ng Instructi ons 96 When y ou set [FT P] for T ransfer M ethod Select [FT P], and cli ck [ Nex t>]. The f ollowing pa ge is dis pla ye d. • Cl ick i ng [< B ack ] ta kes you b ack to t he pr evi ou s pa ge . • Clic king [Cancel] takes you bac k to the Image Buff er/T ransf er page without saving ch anges.[...]

  • Page 97

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033] 97 *1 But [Space], ["], ['], [&], [<] and [>] are not a vailab le. *2 But [" ] is not av ailab le. Setting Description Server IP Addr ess or Host Name *1 • If you set the server I P address , set 4 digits (0— 255) and 3 periods suc h as "192[...]

  • Page 98

    Operati ng Instructi ons 98 When y ou set [E-m ail] for T r ansfe r Method Select [E-m ail], and clic k [Ne xt>]. Th e f ollowin g page is displa yed. • Cl ick i ng [< B ack ] ta kes you b ack to t he pr evi ou s pa ge . • Clic king [Cancel] takes you bac k to the Image Buff er/T ransf er page without saving ch anges. Note The camer a wor[...]

  • Page 99

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assis tance , please call: 1-8 00-272-7033] 99 *1 But [Space], ["], ['], [&], [<] and [>] are not a vailab le. *2 But [" ] is not av ailab le. Setting Descr iption SMTP Server IP Addr ess or Host Name *1 • If you set t he server IP address, set 4 digits (0—255) and 3 periods su ch as "[...]

  • Page 100

    Operati ng Instructi ons 100 9. After y ou confirm the settings and clic k [Ne x t>], set E-m ail notific ation and clic k [Ne xt>]. • If y ou select [En able ], the E-mai l Notification When T r iggered pa ge is displa yed. Enter the setti ngs seeing pa ge 98 and pag e 99. When fin ished, clic k [Ne xt>] and go t o step 10. 10. Clic k [[...]

  • Page 101

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assistanc e, pl ease call: 1 -800-272-70 33] 101 11. Clic k [Go to Image Buff er/T ransf er page]. • The Image Bu ffe r/T ransf er page is disp la yed. Note • If yo u set a short inter v al to tr ansf er image to a cell pho ne, ma ny E-mai ls ma y be sen t to it leadi ng to a large phone bil l. Theref ore , we rec[...]

  • Page 102

    Operati ng Instructi ons 102 2.18 T ransfer the Camera I mage in T ranspor t Mode The came ra can t ransf er the image in tran spor t mode b y E-mail or FTP . Prepare the f ollowi ng requireme nts. See page 5 2 and set up the E-ma il or FTP se rver . Item Suppor ted Feature E-mail or FTP Server Oper ating System ISP Service : IPsec supported : Serv[...]

  • Page 103

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assistanc e, pl ease call: 1 -800-272-70 33] 103 2.19 T ransfer the Camera Image in T unnel Mode The c amer a can transfer th e ima ge i n tu nnel mo de by E- mai l or F TP . Prepare the f ollowi ng requireme nts. See page 5 5 and set up the E-ma il or FTP se rver . Item Suppor ted Feature VPN Router ISP Service (in I[...]

  • Page 104

    Operati ng Instructi ons 104 2.20 Specifying Operati on Time The Oper ation Time page al lows yo u to limit the oper ation time . The c amera i mage turns to a g ra y scree n outside th e oper ation tim e. Note • If y ou wron gly set the time period, y our priv acy ma y be seen. Con firm the time pe riod after the s etup . • If y ou acces s the[...]

  • Page 105

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assistanc e, pl ease call: 1 -800-272-70 33] 105 4. Clic k [Sa v e] when fin ished. • New s ettings ar e sav ed. • The Oper ation T ime page is displa yed. About Operation Time In the o peratio n time se ttings , the enab led set tings tak e priority ov er the dis able d settings . Theref ore, if Monda y or T uesd[...]

  • Page 106

    Operati ng Instructi ons 106 2.21 Controlling External Outpu t T ermin al The e xter nal I/O ter minal can be used to c onnect a n e xternal output de vice, s uch as a ligh t. The e xternal outp ut de vice can be controlle d by pressing th e Output Control b uttons on the opera tion bar . Y ou can change the initial sta tus of the outpu t signal o [...]

  • Page 107

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assistanc e, pl ease call: 1 -800-272-70 33] 107 2.22 Changing Indicator Displa y The I ndi cato r Con tro l page all ows you to se lec t Ind icat or op erat ion. Ind ica tor ha s three optio ns. •A l w a y s o n • T urn the indica tor on when t he camer a is ac cessed. •A l w a y s o f f 1. Clic k [Indica tor C[...]

  • Page 108

    Operati ng Instructi ons 108 3 Camera Mainten ance 3.1 Maintenance page Maintena nce (1) Status Di spla ys the camer a settings and stat us (see pa ge 109). (2) Session Sta tus Disp la ys inf ormation on acc ess to the camer a (see page 109). (3) Restart Restarts the camer a (see pag e 110). (4) Upda te Firm war e Updat es the ca mera firmwa re (se[...]

  • Page 109

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assistanc e, pl ease call: 1 -800-272-70 33] 109 3.1.1 Confirming the Status The Stat us page a llows y ou t o check the statu s of the cam era. The status inf ormation pro vides supp or t f or troub leshoo ting. Click ing [Status ] displa ys the f ollowi ng page . Note See Panas onic Netw ork Cam era sup por t webs i[...]

  • Page 110

    Operati ng Instructi ons 110 3.1.3 Res tar ting the Camera The Res tar t page can restar t the camera . The camer a can als o be rest ar ted b y disconn ecting the AC cord from th e outlet a nd reconn ecting it again. Note When t he camer a restarts, the b uff ered images wi ll be del eted. 1. Clic k [Rest ar t] on the M aintenan ce page . 2. Click[...]

  • Page 111

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assistanc e, pl ease call: 1 -800-272-70 33] 111 3.1.4 Updating the Camera Firmware The Updat e Fir mw are page al lows y ou to upd ate the came ra firmwar e. If the ne w firmware is av ailab le, insta ll it into the came ra. Note • Do not turn off the pow er during firmwa re update . • All b uff ered images on th[...]

  • Page 112

    Operati ng Instructi ons 112 • The Update page is displa ye d in abou t 1 min ute. 4. Clic k [Browse ...]. • A dialog bo x is displ ay ed to select t he firmware . 5. Select the firmware (inc luding di rectory information ) and cli ck [Op en]. • The firmware file name is disp la yed. 6. Confirm the firmw are file na me, an d clic k [Update F [...]

  • Page 113

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assistanc e, pl ease call: 1 -800-272-70 33] 113 7. Confirm that th e vers ion num ber on the T op page is up dated. • If the v ersi on numb er is update d, the firmw are update is comp lete. Network Camera KX-HCM280A V ersion ∗.∗∗ Running in IPv4 mode. Updated version[...]

  • Page 114

    Operati ng Instructi ons 114 3.1.5 Creating Configuration File A configur ation file can be sav ed on yo ur PC . Y ou can load t he camer a settin gs from the c onfigura tion file on the Loa d Settings page (see pa ge 115). Note The sa v ed image has priv acy i nfo r matio n. Pre v ent priv ate inf or mation le aks. 1. Clic k [Sa v e Settings] on t[...]

  • Page 115

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assistanc e, pl ease call: 1 -800-272-70 33] 115 3.1.6 Loading Settings from a Configuration File The settin gs can b e loaded from a con figurati on file . If y ou reset t he camer a to f actory def ault, the camer a can loa d its set tings from the confi guratio n file . Note • The con figurati on file h as netw o[...]

  • Page 116

    Operati ng Instructi ons 116 3.1.7 Res etting the Camera to Factory De fault All camer a se ttings are res et to f actor y def ault d irectly after the Ex ecute b utton is cl i cked . 1. Clic k [Rese t to F actory Defa ult] on the Maintenanc e page . 2. Clic k [Ex ecute]. • The indi cator b links or ange, and then t urns off f or 10 seco nds. •[...]

  • Page 117

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assistanc e, pl ease call: 1 -800-272-70 33] 117 3.2 Suppor t p age 3.2.1 Seeing H elp pa ge The Help page displ ay s e xplanat ions f or each f eature about th e f ollow ing 1. to 6. items . Clic king [He lp] on the Suppor t pag e displa ys the ne xt page . 3.2.2 Seeing Product Inf ormation Y ou can s ee produc t inf[...]

  • Page 118

    Operati ng Instructi ons 118 3.2.3 Seeing Suppor t Information Y ou can s ee supp or t inf ormation on t he P ana sonic Netw ork Camer a suppo r t website. Click ing [Support Inf ormation] on the Su ppor t page displa ys the URL, clic k it. Note If the came ra is not c onnected to the Internet, the w ebsite ca nnot be disp la yed.[...]

  • Page 119

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assistanc e, pl ease call: 1 -800-272-70 33] 119 3.3 Exter nal I/O The e xternal I/ O terminal ca n be used to connect an e x ternal inpu t de vice (suc h as a door sen sor or mot ion sens or) and an e xter nal out put de vice (such as a light). By connec ting an e xter nal sen sor to the External I/O , the camera can[...]

  • Page 120

    Operati ng Instructi ons 120 Circuit Dia gram Example CA U TION • The ex ternal I/O is n ot capable of connecting directly to de vices tha t require lar ge amount s of current. In s ome case, a custom interfa ce cir cuit (customer -pr ovide d) may ha ve to be use d. Serious damage to the c amer a may re sult if a devi ce i s conn ect ed to th e e[...]

  • Page 121

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assistanc e, pl ease call: 1 -800-272-70 33] 121 3.4 F A CT OR Y DEF A UL T RESET Button The camera has a F ACT O R Y DEF A UL T RESET button. Pressing the F A CT OR Y DEF A UL T RESET but ton resets the camera to f actor y def ault. I f you lo se y our user n ame and p assw ord, use this b utton to re set the came ra[...]

  • Page 122

    Operati ng Instructi ons 122 3.5 Default Setting List Basic Items Default Requi red Not e Network (IPv4) Connec tion Mode Au tomatic Setup - A utoma tic Setup/ Static/DHCP Allow Ac cess from th e Internet (Au tomatic Setup only ) No - - Network C onfigur ation from Setup Program (Static/DHCP only) Enab le - - P or t No . (Static/DHCP only) 80 - 20,[...]

  • Page 123

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assistanc e, pl ease call: 1 -800-272-70 33] 123 Network (IPv6) Connec tion Mode Au tomatic Setup - A utoma tic Setup/ Static Allow Ac cess from th e Internet (Au tomatic Setup only ) No - - P or t No . (Static onl y) 80 - 20, 21, 25 a nd 110 is not av ailabl e*2. IP address (Static onl y) [Blank] Wh en setting Sta ti[...]

  • Page 124

    Operati ng Instructi ons 124 Date an d Time Time Setting AM/PM - - Au to m a t i c T i m e Adjustme nt No check When using NTP - Time Zone GMT -05:00 - - Adjust Cloc k f or Da ylight Sa ving Time No check - - Star t Da y Apr , Firs t Su nday , 2 AM - - End Da y Oct, Last S unday , 2 AM - - Camera Camera Name Network Camera Requi red 1—15 ch aract[...]

  • Page 125

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assistanc e, pl ease call: 1 -800-272-70 33] 125 Tilt Ran ge (On th e tabl e) Selected - - (Min imum) -1 20 de grees - -120 — 0 degrees , current (Home P osition ) -90 d egrees - -120 — 0 degre es, current (Maximum ) 0 de grees - -120 — 0 degrees , current Tilt Ran ge (On th e ceili ng) Not-selected - - (Min imu[...]

  • Page 126

    Operati ng Instructi ons 126 Account Items Default Required No te Security: Administr ator Genera l A uthentic ation Do not per mit acces s from guest users - - User Name [Bla nk] When se tting adminis trator 6—15 charac ters *3 Pa s sw o r d [Blank] W hen settin g adminis trator 6—15 charac ters *3 Retype Pa s sw o r d [Blank] W hen settin g a[...]

  • Page 127

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assistanc e, pl ease call: 1 -800-272-70 33] 127 Adv anced Items Default Required Note Image Display Single C amera Im age Resolution 320 x 24 0 - 320 x 240 or 640 x 480 Single C amera Im age Qualit y Standard - Fav o r C l a r i t y, Standard o r Fa vo r M o t i o n Single C amera Refres h Interval Motio n - 3, 5, 10[...]

  • Page 128

    Operati ng Instructi ons 128 Multi- Camera Multi -Camera [Blank] - - Display Ch e cked When s etting Multi-C amera - IP Address or Host Name [Blank] W hen sett ing Multi-C amera IP address*1 Host name*5 is 1—255 chara cters. Po r t N o. [Blank] W hen sett ing Multi-C amera 20, 21 , 25 and 110 ar e not available*2. Camera Name [Blank] W hen sett i[...]

  • Page 129

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assistanc e, pl ease call: 1 -800-272-70 33] 129 Indicato r Control Indicat or Control Tu r n i n d i c a t o r on when camera is o n - - *1 In IPv4, se t 4 digits (0—255) and 3 periods such as "192 .168.0.253 ". But "0 .0.0 .0" and "2 55. 255 .255. 255 " are not av aila ble. In IPv6, s[...]

  • Page 130

    Operati ng Instructi ons 130 3.6 Cleaning After the ca mera is turned off b y disconne cting the AC plug, clea n the camer a. 3.6.1 Cleaning the Main Unit If the lens ha s the sand or the dust, imag e quality m ay decrease . After tak ing a wa y the sand or the dust on it, w ipe it with lens cle aning pap er . Note • Do not us e alcohol , polish [...]

  • Page 131

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assistanc e, pl ease call: 1 -800-272-70 33] 131 3.7 Setting an IP Address on Y our PC Y our PC's IP address can be as signed b y the f ollowin g procedu res. 1. Displa y the TCP/IP Properties windo w . • The step s are diff erent dependi ng on y our OS. Th e steps a re sho wn below . • When using Windo ws XP[...]

  • Page 132

    Operati ng Instructi ons 132 3.8 Using Setup Program The Setup Pro gram can be us ed f or the f ollo wing p ur poses . • Finding the IP address and port number of the camer a connec ted to y our netwo rk. • Setting up the camer a automati cally . • Setting up the camer a manu ally to a Static or a DHCP set ting. • Disabli ng IPsec. • Di s[...]

  • Page 133

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assistanc e, pl ease call: 1 -800-272-70 33] 133 • When the fo llow ing dialo g bo x is disp la yed, clic k [Unb loc k]. • Y ou can find the camera IP address an d port number b y looking up the MA C addre ss of y our came ra. IPv6 Inf ormation Note • If y ou try to find mult iple ca mera s, ea ch MA C address b[...]

  • Page 134

    Operati ng Instructi ons 134 A utomatic Setup (Local or Int ernet Access) or Manual Setup 1. Clic k [Ex ecu te] on the C amer a List w indow s how n on page 133. 2. Click ea ch butt on to ex ecut e the p rogram . Note • F or the first tim e instal lation or afte r pressing the F A CT OR Y DEF A UL T RESET bu tton, y ou must sel ect [Au tomatic Se[...]

  • Page 135

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assistanc e, pl ease call: 1 -800-272-70 33] 135 • If "Camer a se tup comp leted" is displa y ed, cl ick [Close] to f inish the Manual Set up. 3. Close all Setup wi ndows .[...]

  • Page 136

    Operati ng Instructi ons 136 3.9 Setting Y our PC 3.9.1 Setting the Pr o xy Server Settings on W eb Bro wser If the pro xy server is n ot used, t he settings are not requ ired. If y ou are using the proxy ser ve r , the followin g set ting s are r equ ired . • T o comm unica te with a ca mera in stalled i nside a LAN, changi ng the web brow ser s[...]

  • Page 137

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assistanc e, pl ease call: 1 -800-272-70 33] 137 3. Clic k the [ Connection s] tab , and clic k [LAN Settings]. 4. See if the Use a p rox y server chec k box is chec ke d or no t. If chec ked , clic k [Adv anced...] . • If not ch eck ed, c lick [C ancel] . Pro xy settings are not req uired. See if the check bo x is [...]

  • Page 138

    Operati ng Instructi ons 138 5. Enter the c amera I P address into the Do not use pro xy serve r fo r addresses beginnin g with data field. 6. Click [OK].[...]

  • Page 139

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assistanc e, pl ease call: 1 -800-272-70 33] 139 3.9.2 Setting UPnP™ to Displa y Camera Shortcut in My Netw ork Places T o disp lay the c amera sh or tcu t in th e My N etwor k P lace s folder, Window s compone nt should b e added. Ena ble UPnP™ (Un iv ersal Plug a nd Play ) fol lowing the s tep s below . Note Thi[...]

  • Page 140

    Operati ng Instructi ons 140 3.10 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 141

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assistanc e, pl ease call: 1 -800-272-70 33] 141 3.11 File Siz e and Number of Bu ffered Images The f ollo wing tab le show s the rela tionship between t he file si ze of the imag e and the maxi mum n umber of buff ered images . Note The follow ing f ile s izes wer e shown a t the large st value. Resolution Items Capt[...]

  • Page 142

    Operati ng Instructi ons 142 3.12 Specifi cations Network Camera Items Specifica tions Zoom 12 s teps, 4 2x (21x Opt ical Zoom , 2x Digi tal Zoom) P an/Tilt An gle P an: -175° to +175°, Tilt: -120° to 0° (On the tab le)/ 0° to +90° (On th e ceilin g) Sensor T ype 1/4-inch CCD (Interlace type), 380,000 pix els (Eff ectiv e Pix els) Illumin ati[...]

  • Page 143

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assistanc e, pl ease call: 1 -800-272-70 33] 143 Supported Protocols IPv4/I Pv6 Dual-Stac k •I P v 4 : TCP , UDP , IP , HTTP , FTP , SMTP , DHCP , DNS , ARP , ICMP , POP3, NTP , IPsec , UPnP™ •I P v 6 : TCP , UDP , IP , HTTP , FTP , SMT P , DNS , ICMPv6, POP3, NDP , NTP , IPsec IPse c Feature ESP Encr yption, ES[...]

  • Page 144

    Operati ng Instructi ons 144 Humidity Operatio n: 20 %—80 % (No Cond ensation ) Stora ge: 20 %—80 % (N o Condens ation) Setting An gle A v ailab le bet ween 15° based on le vel line for mountin g both on the tab le and o n the ceil ing. *1 The maximum number of frames changes depending on the image qualit y and what object you b uffer . *2 F r[...]

  • Page 145

    Operati ng Instr uctions 145 Index[...]

  • Page 146

    Operati ng Instructi ons 146 A Abbrevi ations 4 ActiveX Controls 16 Administ rator/General Us ers/Guest Us- ers 73 Alarm I mage Buffer/Tran sfer 91 Alarm Positio n 26 ASCII Character Table 140 Automatic Focus Ran ge 66 B Buffered Im age page 32 C Camera Acce ss 11 Camera page 65 Capture Ima ge Button 20 Cell Phone 35 Cleanin g 130 Click t o Cent er[...]

  • Page 147

    Operati ng Instr uctions [F or assistanc e, pl ease call: 1 -800-272-70 33] 147 Security: Admini strator page 71 Setup page 37 Setup Program 132 Single C amera page 15 Specific ations 14 2 Status pag e 109 Support Informa tion page 11 8 Support page 117 System Req uirement s for your PC 5 T Timer Image Buffe r/Transfer 82 Top page 12 Trademark s 4 [...]

  • Page 148

    KK0305CH1056 PSQX3619ZB Panasonic Consumer Electr onics Company , Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America 2005 P anasonic Communications Co ., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Panasonic Puerto Rico, Inc. Carefully pack your unit, preferably in the original carton. Attach a letter, detailing the symptom, to the outside of the carton. Symptom The[...]