Panasonic BL-C30A User Manual

Operating Instructions

Network Camera

Model No. BL-C30A

Please read this manual before using and save this manual for future reference. Panasonic Network Camera Website: http://www.panasonic.com/netcam

for customers in the USA or Puerto Rico

Operating Instructions

Main Features

Wireless Communication

Network Camera corresponds to the wireless system based on IEEE 802.11b/g. Wireless installation will play an increasing role in flexible mounting. Communication via Ethernet security on the wireless network.

Various remote monitoring features

• Pyroelectric infrared sensor*1 detects temperature differences caused by a human body or animals.

• Detection can let camera transfer images by E-mail or FTP

• Color night view m ode (auto-adjusted) enables the camera to dis pl ay images even in 1 lx illuminance*3.

Monitoring from PC or mobile phone

• The camera images can be monitored over the Internet.

• Pan/tilt operation can move the lens horizontally from -50 ° to +50 ° and vertically from -40 ° to +10 °.

Privacy mode

• Privacy mode hides the lens into the unit to protect privacy.

• Pressing the privacy button on the front of the camera switches privacy mode on or off with a single touch.

cable is also available. Encryption establishes the

Privacy Monitoring Purpose

Privacy mode On Disabled Protecting privacy

Monitoring Off Enabled Remote monitoring

The sensor uses pyroelectric effect. Due to the effects of environment temperature, direct sunlight or air conditioner, it may detect the temperature differences by mistake, or the detection range may be shortened.

It may take some time to transfer images depending on the network condition.

1 lx is the brightness about 2.5 m (8.2 feet) away from auxiliary fluoresce nt light. Color night view mode slows down the frame rate, and images may blur when viewing a mo ving object or using the pan/tilt operation.

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Easy installation using UPnP (Universal Plug and Play)

When connecting the ca mera with a UPnP enabled router, the camera automatically configures its networ k settings.

* Some UPnP enabl ed routers cannot configure the camera automatically. In

this case, the router needs to be configured manually. Ask the router manufacturer how to configure it. See Panasonic Network Camera support website at

http://panasonic.co.jp/pcc/products/en/netwkcam/ for more information.

Supporting Viewnetcam.com service

Viewnetcam.com service allows you to access the camera over the Internet with your favorite domain name (e.g. bob.viewnetcam.com) instead of a global IP address.

* Viewnetcam .com service is the service for Panasonic Network Camera. See

Viewnetcam.com website (http://www.viewnetcam.com) for more information.

Multi-Language Display

Top page, Single Camera and Multi-Camera page can be displayed in English, French, German, Ita lian, Spanish, Rus sian, Simplifie d Chinese or J apanese. If y ou select English or Japanese, all pages can be changed. But if you select other language, the Setup, Maintenance and Support pages are displayed only in English.

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System Requirements for your PC

Your PC (Personal Computer) and network must meet the following technical specifications for the camera to work properly.

Item Description

Operating

System

Microsoft Microsoft

CPU Pentium

Windows® XP, Microsoft® Windows® 2000

Windows® Me, Microsoft® Windows® 98SE

III (500 MHz or greater is recommended.)

Protocol TCP/IP protocol (HTTP, TCP, UDP, IP, DNS, ARP, ICMP) Interface 10/100 Mbps network interface installed

Web Browser Internet Explorer 6.0 or later (Not included on the Setu p CD-

ROM)

Note

See Panasonic Network Camera support website at http://panasonic.co.jp/pcc/products/en/netwkcam/ for the latest information about web browser.

Trademarks

• Adobe and Acrobat are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries.

• Ethernet is either a registe red tradem ark or a tradem ark of Xero x Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

• Microsoft, Windows, Hotmail and ActiveX are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

• Pentium is a trademark or registered trademark of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries.

• Screen shots reprinted with permission from Microsoft Corporation.

• All other trademarks identified herein are the property of their respective owners.

Abbreviations

• UPnP is the abbreviation for Universal Plug and Play.

• "Network Camera" is called "Camera" in this Operating Instructions.

Operating Instructions

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

When using this unit , basic saf ety precautions should alw ays be f ollow ed to reduce the risk of fire, electric sh ock, or personal injury.

1. Read and understand all instructions.

2. Keep these instructions.

3. Heed all warnings.

4. Follow all instructions.

5. After taking away the dust on the lens, wipe the lens with a cotton bud.

6. Do not install near an y hea t source s suc h as radia tors , heat re gisters , s toves,

or other devices (including amplifiers) that produce heat.

7. Protect the AC adaptor cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at

plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the unit.

8. When you operate the camera, the power outlet should be near the camera

and easily accessible.

9. Do not touch the unit or the AC adaptor during lightning storms.

10.Unplug the unit when unused for long periods of time.

11.Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when

the unit has been damaged in an y wa y, such as the AC adaptor cord or plug is damaged, the unit does not operate normally, or has been dropped.

12.The camera is intended for indoor use only. Prolonged exposure to direct

sunlight or halogen light may damage CMOS sensor.

User Name and Password Protection

The use of a unique User Name and secret P asswor d is an important tool that will help limit unauthorized individuals from accessing the camera. If you choose to disable this tool, and choose not to limit access by use of a User Name and Password, this may result in access to the camera by unauthorized individuals. (see page 46)

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Table of Contents

1 Camera Monitoring .......................................................8

1.1 Accessing the Camera................................................................... 8

1.2 Viewing Single Camera page.......................................................10

1.2.1 Image Auto Centering (Click to Center)...................................................13

1.2.2 Capturing a Still Image............................................................................14

1.2.3 Using Operation Bar..................... ...... ..... ................................................15

1.2.4 Setting Home Position/Sensor Position/Preset Button............................. 17

1.3 Viewing Multi-Camera page......................................................... 21

1.4 Viewing Buffered Image page......................................................23

1.4.1 Deleting Buffered Images........................................................................24

1.5 Viewing Still Images on Your Mobile Phone................................. 25

2 Various Camera Features...........................................27

2.1 Using Camera Features............................................................... 27

2.2 Connecting the Camera to Your Network.....................................30

2.3 Using Wireless LAN..................................................................... 34

2.4 Using UPnP (Universal Plug and Play)........................................ 37

2.5 Registering with the Viewnetcam.com service ............................38

2.6 Setting Date and Time .................................................................40

2.7 Changing Camera Settings.......................................................... 42

2.8 Changing Authentication Setting and Administrator User Name and

Password..................................................................................... 46

2.9 Logging in to the Camera.............................................................49

2.10 Creating, Modifying or Deleting General Users ........................... 50

2.11 Changing Initial Settings on the Single Camera page or the Multi-

Camera page ............................................................................... 52

2.12 Configuring Multiple Cameras......................................................55

2.13 Buffering or Transferring Images by Timer...................................57

2.14 Buffering or Transferring Images by Sensor................................. 64

2.15 Specifying Operation Time ..... ....... ....................................... ...... .. 74

2.16 Changing Indicator Display..........................................................76

2.17 Enabling Privacy Mode ................................................................77

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3 Camera Maintenance ..................................................78

3.1 Maintenance page .......................................................................78

3.1.1 Confirming the Status.............................................................................. 79

3.1.2 Confirming the Wireless Status............................................................... 79

3.1.3 Restarting the Camera............................................................................ 80

3.1.4 Updating the Camera Firmware.............................................................. 81

3.1.5 Creating Configuration File...................................................................... 84

3.1.6 Loading Settings from a Configuration File ............................................. 85

3.1.7 Resetting the Camera to Factory Default ................................................86

3.2 Suppor t pag e ............................................ ....... ...... ....... ...... ....... .. 87

3.2.1 Seeing Help page................................................. ..... .............................. 87

3.2.2 Seeing Wireless Help page....................... ..... ...... ..... .............................. 88

3.2.3 Seeing Product Information....................................... ...... ...... ..... ...... ....... 88

3.2.4 Seeing Support Information................................................... ..... ...... ...... .88

3.3 FACTORY DEFAULT RESET Button............................................89

3.4 Default Setting List.......................................................................90

3.5 Cleaning.......................................................................................98

3.5.1 Cleaning the Main Unit............................................................................ 98

3.5.2 Cleaning the Lens.................................................................................... 98

3.6 Setting an IP Address on Your PC ...............................................99

3.7 Using Setup Program.......................... ...... ....... ...... ....... .............100

3.8 Setting Your PC..........................................................................103

3.8.1 Setting the Proxy Server Settings on Web Browser ............................. 103

3.8.2 Setting UPnP to Display Camera Shortcut in My Network Places........106

3.8.3 Setting the Internet Temporary File Setting on Web Browser................ 106

3.9 ASCII Character T a ble ...............................................................107

3.10 File Size and Number of Buffered Images .................................108

3.11 Specifications.............................................................................109

Index..................................................................................111

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Operating Instructions

1 Camera Monitoring

1.1 Accessing the Camera

1. Start up the web browser on your PC.

2. Enter "http://IP Address (or URL):Port Number" on the address bar, and

press [Enter] on the keyboard.

E.g. http://192.168.0.253

(or http://XXXXX.viewnetcam.c om)

• When port number is 80 (default), you do not need to enter port number. See page 32 fo r details abo ut port number , and page 11 in the Installation / Troubleshooting.

• If the Internet access to the camera is desired, the port number will be changed in the order from 50000 to 50050. It is changed because some ISPs block port 80.

Note

When [Prohibiting unregistered users] is set on the Secu rity: Administrator page, authentic ation window w ill be displa yed. Ente r the administr ator's or the general user's user name and password, and the Top page is displayed.

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3. Click the following tabs to display each page.

A B C D E F

A To Single Camera page (page 10) B To Multi-Camera page (page 21) C To Buffered Image page (page 23) D To Setup page (page 27) E To Maintenance page (pag e 78) F To Support page (page 87) GTo log in to the camera (page 49)

Note

When users other than an administra tor are acc es sing the came ra , [Setup] and [Maintenance] tab will not be displayed. Additionally, When [Prohibiting unregistered users] i s s et on the Sec urity: Ad mi nis trator page, [Login] tab will not be displayed.

Select a language to display.

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1.2 Viewing Single Camera page

1. Access the camera (see page 8).

• The Top page is displayed.

2. Click the [Single] tab at the top of the page.

• When Security Warning window is displayed, see page 11.

Capture Image

Button

(see page 14)

Click to Center (see page 13)

Operation Bar (see page 15)

Refresh Interval

(see page 15)

Camera Image

The banner is displayed. (see page 12)

3. Close the web browser.

Notes

• While viewing images under florescent lighting, the image may appear noisy or experi ence fli c k er if th e inco rrect AC power setting was selec ted. Select 60 Hz in the U.S. (see page 42).

• Refresh interval is [Motion ] by default. You can change it on the operation bar (see page 15).

• Refresh interval may change depending on the network condition, PC performance and what object you view.

• When displaying video (Motion JPEG), the camera allows up to 20 simultaneous accesses. When trying more than 20 accesses, the 21st user will see a gray screen. (Maximum 20 accesses for a Buffered Image page too.)

• If the video (Motion JPEG) displ ay is limited (see page 52), the video will be changed to refreshing still images.

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• To reduce the data traffic, the video can be automatically changed to refreshing still images (see page 52).

• To display the Si ngle Cam era pag e directl y, add it to the [ F av orites ] on the web browser.

• Refresh interval may slow down depending on the network condition or the number of accessing users.

• When viewing a dark imag e, Color N igh t Vie w mode automa tical ly sta rts. The image will be brighter, but the refresh interval may slow down and image quality may decrease.

• The image ma y stop ref reshing bec ause the w ireless comm unication can be disconnected depending on the environment.

Security Warning window

To view a video (Motion JPEG), ActiveX® Controls must be installed. When trying to display a video for the first time, Security Warning window will be displayed. When using Windows XP or W indows 2000, log in as an administrator to install it.

If you cannot install ActiveX Controls or you cannot see the video in the Internet Explorer

• Click [Tools] [Internet Options] [Security] tab and click [Custom level] on the web browser. (1) Check "Prompt" in "Download signed ActiveX Controls". (2) Check "Enable" in "Run ActiveX Controls and plug-ins".

• ActiveX Controls can be installed from the file on the Setup CD-ROM. (1) Restart the PC. (2) Confirm that Internet Explorer is closed. (3) Double-click "o cx\Ac tiveXInst.exe" on the Setup CD-ROM.

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Notes

• Video may not be displayed quickly. Wait for a while.

• If you use a proxy server, set the web browser not to access the proxy server

(see page 103).

• In some corporate net work environments a firewall may be used for secu rity

purposes. It is possible that this may prevent motion video from being displayed. In this situation we suggest:

• Contact your network admini str a tor.

• Try using regularly refreshed images.

The Banner

When the camera accesses the Internet, the banner displays product information about cameras or an nounc ement s abo ut the lates t firmware, etc. from Panasoni c. Whether or not to display the banner can be set at Banner Display (see page 52).

Notes

• The banner is displayed when [Yes] is checked for Allow Access from the

Internet on the Automatic Setup page, or when [Enable] is checked for Auto Port Forwarding on the UPnP page for the Connection Mode of Static or DHCP.

• Even if [Yes] is checked for Allow Access from the Internet on the Automatic

Setup page, or [Enable] is chec ked f or Auto P ort Forward ing on the UPnP p age for the Connectio n Mode of Static or DHCP, when the camera is not connected

to the Internet, is displayed.

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1.2.1 Image Auto Centering (Click to Center)

When you click a certain point on the camera image, the point is centered on the image.

1. Move the cu rsor to the desired point.

Cursor

2. Click it.

• The clicked point is centered.

• See page 16 for the pan/tilt operation.

Notes

• When End Displa y appears on the oper ation bar , Clic k to Center does not

work beyond the pan/tilt end (see page 15).

• The clicked position may slightly miss the center depending on the lens

direction.

• If a user is restricted to level 1 or 2 on the General User page (see page

50), Click to Center does not work.

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1.2.2 Capturing a Still Image

A still image can be saved on your PC.

1. Operate pan/tilt and select a resolution to display an image.

2. Click the capture image button.

Capture Image Button

• The camera image opens in another window.

3. Right-click the image, and select [Save Picture As...].

• Save as dialog box is displayed.

4. Specify the location, and click [Save].

• Camera image is saved at that location.

5. Click [Close].

1.2.3 Using Operation Bar

Operating Instructions

End Display and Preset Display:

Pan/Tilt Scan:

Pan/Tilt/ Home Position:

Preset Button:

Sensor Position:

Brightness: Changes brightness in ni ne steps including

Refresh Interval:

When the pan/tilt has reached the end (Left End, Right End, Up End and Down End), End Display app ears. When clic king a preset bu tton, the preset name appears.

Moves the lens throughout the horizontal ( ) or vertical ( ) range, and returns to the original

position. Controls lens direction.

Pan ( : Left, : Right), Tilt ( : Up,

: Down) and Home Position ( : Center)

Applies the camera direction to a preset position. You can preset 8 positions (see page 17—page 20).

When the sensor detects a temperature difference, the camera can be set up to turn to this position. On ly an adminis trator can op erate it (see page 17).

[STD] (Standard). Clic king [-] or [+] cha nges the image bri ghtness.

Sets a refresh interval. (Motion—60-second interval)

Resolution: Selects [640 x 480] or [320 x 240] (default)

pixels.

Image Quality:

Selects the image quality.

• [Fa vor Clarity] optim izes the image for good clarity.

• [Standard] keeps the standard quality. (default)

• [Favor Motion] optimizes the image for motion display.

Note

When the camera image is not displayed correctly, click [Refresh] at the tool bar on the web browser. The image will be refreshed.

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Pan/Tilt Operation

Pan/tilt scan buttons automatically move the lens horizontally from -50 ° to +50 ° and vertically from -40 ° to +10 ° and return the lens to the original position. Each pan/tilt arrow moves the lens Up , Down, Right or Left, and the home position button moves it to the home position.

Pan/Tilt Range

Pan: -50

Tilt: -40

˚ to +50 ˚

˚ to +10 ˚

Note

Do not apply pressure to the pan/tilt portion of the camera. Any forced movement can damage the internal mechanism.

Pan/Tilt Scan

Pan/Tilt

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1.2.4 Setting Home Position/Sensor Position/Preset Button

The home position, sen sor position and 8 preset bu ttons can be re gistered. Prese t buttons (1—4) are registered 1: Upper Left, 2: Upper Right, 3: Lower Left and 4: Lower Right. These buttons can be changed (see page 20).

• Registered buttons are shown in blue.

• Unregistered buttons are shown in white. When clicking e ach button, the image switc hes to the home/s ensor/preset position.

When restarted, the camera takes a home position. If the Lens Position When T riggere d setting is s et (see page 65 ), the camer a takes a sensor posi tion after the pyroelectric infrared sensor detects temperature differences.

Registering Home Position/Sensor Position

Click [Program].

• [Program] swi tch es to [Canc el ]. Click [Cancel] to quit witho ut sav ing changes.

2. Pan and tilt the camera to a desired

position.

3. Click the home position button or the

sensor position button.

4. Click [Save].

• The bar switches to the operation bar.

• Clicking [Bac k] takes you bac k to the previous page.

Home Position

Pan/Tilt

Program

Sensor Position

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Registering a Preset Button

Click [Program].

• [Program] switches to [Cancel].

Click [Cance l] to quit without s avin g changes.

2. Pan and tilt the camera to a desired

position.

3. Click a preset button (1—8) to register.

E.g.: Setting "Middle" for the preset 5.

4. Enter the preset name.

• Maximum 15 characters.

• Enter ASCII characters (see page

107) or characters in each language. But [ Space], ["], ['], [&], [<] and [>] are not available.

5. Click [Save].

• When finished, "Success!" is

displayed.

• Clicking [Back] takes you back to the

previous p age withou t changi ng the settings.

6. Click [Back].

• The bar switches to the operation

bar.

Pan/Tilt

Preset

Preset number

Setting a name

Notes

• When registering preset buttons,

the camera also saves brightness and white balance settings.

• Only an administrator can register

preset buttons.

The button turns blue.

Viewing the Image

Click the home position, sensor position or registered preset button.

• The camera takes each position, and the image is displayed.

Home Position

Pan/Tilt

Putting the cursor displays the preset name.

Sensor Position

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UpperLeft

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Changing or Deleting the Settings

Click [Program].

• [Program] switches to [Cancel].

Click [Cance l] to quit without s avin g changes.

2. Pan and tilt the camera to a desired

position.

3. Click the home positio n, sensor posi tion

or a preset button (1—8).

4. Click [Save] after setting the preset

name or click [Delete].

• "Success!" is displayed.

• Clicking [Back] takes you back to the

previous page.

5. Click [Back].

• The bar switches to the operation

bar.

Note

The home positio n or the sensor pos ition cannot be deleted, and these position names cannot be changed either.

Home Position

Pan/Tilt

Preset

Sensor Position

Preset number

Changing the name

The deleted button turns white.

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1.3 Viewing Multi-Camera page

To view multiple cameras on the Multi-Camera page, you need to configure each camera on the Multi-Camera Setup page (see page 55).

1. Access the camera (see page 8).

• The Top page is displayed.

2. Click the [Multi] tab at the top of the page.

• Multi-Camera page can display up to 12 camera images.

Capture Image Button (see page 14)

Switches cameras to display.

Selects [320 x 240] (default) or [160 x 120] pixels resolution.

Selects a refresh interval (Motion—60-second interval). If y ou selec t [All] at the View Type, video (Motion JPEG) cannot be displayed.

When clicking the camera name, the Single Camer a page is displayed on another window.

3. Close the web browser.

Notes

• When selecting [All] at the View Type, all images are displayed in 160 x 120 pixels reso lu tion .

• 640 x 480 pixels image cannot be displayed on the Multi-Camera page.

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• When viewing video (Motion JPEG), we recommend using an Ethernet

switching hu b inste ad of th e repea ter hub to prevent degradation in v ideo display.

• Due to the network congestion or the number of accesses, the refresh

interval may slow down.

• When the refresh interval is slow, restrict the bandwidth on the Network

page (see page 33). The refresh interval may be improved.

• If the video (Motion JPEG) displ ay is limited (see page 52), the video will

be changed to refreshing still images.

• To reduce the data traffic, the video (Motion JPEG) can be automatically

changed to refreshing still images (see page 52).

• When viewing 4 came ras on the Mul ti-Came ra page , y ou m ay need 3 to 4

Mbps bandwidth. If the ba ndwi dth is no t enoug h, the refre sh inte rval may slow down.

When the image is not displayed on the Multi-Camera page

• Confirm that the Internet IP address is specifie d for each c amera and that e ach camera is connected to the Internet. For Internet access, local IP addresses (192.168.xxx.xxx) cannot be used.

• Confirm the settings on the Multi-Came ra Setup page (see page 55).

• Confirm that the web browser is not accessing the proxy server (see page

103).

How to save a still image to y our PC

On the Single Camera or Multi-Camera page

• A still image can be saved using the capture image button (see page 14).

On the Buffered Image page

• A still image can be saved on the Buffered Ima ge pa ge, if you are not playing images on it. Put t he cu rsor on the i mage , a nd righ t-clic k i t. Then sele ct [Sa v e Picture As...].

When setting [Do not permit unregist ered users] o n the Security: Administrator page

• An authentication window is displayed in camera access. Enter the administrator's or the general user's user name and password.

• When you view the images on the Multi-Camera page, all authentication windows of the configured cameras are displayed. Enter the administrator's or the general user's user name and password registered for each camera.

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1.4 Viewing Buffered Image page

To buffer the images on the internal memory, you need to set up image transfer settings (see page 57 or page 64). You can view buffered images on th is Buffered Image page.

1. Access the camera (see page 8).

• The Top page is displayed.

2. Click the [Buffered Image] tab at the top of the page.

3. Click the tr igger number.

The trigger number is displayed (see page 57 or page 64).

The trigger is displ ayed (see page 57 or page 64).

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4. Display im ages clicking buttons below.

Date and time of the day when the images were buffered are displayed.

Date, time and frame number are displayed.

[Play]: The buffered images are displayed

continuously. [<Prev] or [Next>]: The previous or next image is

displayed. [<10] or [10>]: The 10th image before or after the

current image is displayed. [<100] or [100>]: The 100th image before or after the

current image is displayed.

Notes

• Date, Time and frame number are not displayed in play mode.

• Maximum numb er of buff ered ima ges change de pending on res olution, imag e quality and what o bje ct the camera buffers. At t he 3 20 x 240 pixels resolution and the standard quality, the camera buffers about 250 fra mes (see page 108). (If 3 trigger settings are enab le d, the in ternal mem ory capacit y is divi ded into 3 sections. In this case, each trigger can buffer about 80 frames.)

1.4.1 Deleting Buffered Images

If you intend to delete images for each transfer condition, click [Delete Buffered Images] on the Image Buffer/Transfer page (see page 57 or page 64).

Notes

• When you change settings (except for Enable/Disable settings) on the Image Buffer/Transfer page, the buffered images only for that trigger will be deleted.

• The following operations also delete all buffered images.

• Turning off the camera.

• Saving the Date and Time page.

• Restarting, updating firmware or resetting the camera to factory default.

• Changing the Enable/Di sable set tings of Image Buff er/Transfer (see page

57 or page 64).

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1.5 Viewing Still Images on Your Mobile Phone

You can view still images over the Internet from a compatible mobile phone. Enter "http://IP address (or URL):Port Number/mobile

press [OK].

• When the port number is set to 80 (default), it is not required.

E.g. http://XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX:50000/mobile

(or XXXXX.viewnetcam.com:50000/mobile)

• When an authentication window is displayed, enter the administrator's or the general user's user name and password.

• A still image is displayed. (Video [Motion JPEG] cannot be displayed.)

Pressing 2, 4, 6 or 8 on the mobile phones allows you to pan or tilt the camera in four directions: Left, Up, Down or Right.

Pressing 5 will refresh the image.

160 x 120 resolution is displayed at the first access. Pressi ng 0 switches th e resolution to 320 x 240.

Executing [Home Position] moves the lens to the home position.

Pressing 1, 3, 7 or 9 o n t he k e ypa d allo w s yo u t o use the firs t four registered preset buttons.

" on a mobile phone and

Registered presets 5—8 are available by activating the link on the mobile phone page.

If you e xec ute [Privacy M ode] here, the camera sw itches to priv acy mode . To disable it, a ccess the camer a again and e xe cute [Disabl e Privacy Mo de] (see page 77).

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Notes

• If the image is not displayed properly, try the following 2 URLs.

1. http:// IP address(or URL):Port Number/mobileh (or XXXXX.viewnetcam.com:50000/mobileh)

2. http:// IP address(or URL):Port Number/mobilex (or XXXXX.viewnetcam.com:50000/mobilex)

• Only an administrator can control privacy mode.

• In privacy mode, sensor and timer image buffer/transfer features also are stopped.

• When ex ecuting [Priv acy Mode] while s etting [Allo wing unregistere d users] on the Security: Administrator page (see page 46), an authentication window is displayed. Log in to the camera as an administrator.

• If the users are restricted to level 1 or 2 on the General User page (see page

50), the users do not see some kinds of buttons.

• When pan/tilt reaches the end, the keypad number and character disappear. E.g.: The pan reaches the left end.

"(4)L" disappears.

• Some mobile phones are not compatible with Panasonic Network Cameras. Some phones may allow viewing only on port 80, and some may not support password authentication. See the Panasonic Network Camera support website at http://panasonic.co.jp/pcc/products/en/netwkcam/ for a mobile phone model list, and the compatibility level which has been verified with the Panasonic Network Camera.

• Some mobile phones display images not at the specified resolution but at a decreased size.

for HTML.

for XHTML.

Stopping E-mail Transfer by the Mobile Phone Operation

Executing privacy mode on a mobile phone operation can stop E-mail transfer.

1. Access the camera from a mobile phone (see page 25) and log in to the

camera as an administ ra tor.

2. Execute [Privacy Mode] (see page 25).

• The camera switches to privacy mode and stops E-mail transfer (Image

Buffer/Transfer).

2 Various Camera Features

2.1 Using Camera Features

1. Access the camera (see page 8).

Notes

• When [Allowing unregistered users] is set on the Security: Administrator page, click [login] tab and log in as an administrator.

• When users other than an administrator are accessing the camera, the [Setup] and [Maintenance] tabs are not displayed.

• The Top page is displayed.

2. Click [Setup] tab at the top of the page.

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Operating Instructions

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Basic (1) Network Configures the netw ork sett ing s su ch as connection mode

to connect the camera to the network (see page 30).

(2) Wireless Configures wireless network (see page 34). (3) UPnP Enables automatic port forwarding or shortcut to the

camera (see page 37).

(4) Viewnetcam.

Registers with the Viewnetcam.com service (see page 38).

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(5) Date and Time Sets the date and time, automatic time adjustment and

adjust clock for daylight saving time settings (see page 40).

(6) Camera Sets camera name, white balance, AC power source

frequency and pan/tilt range (see page 42).

Account

(7) Administrator

Sets authenticatio n setting and adminis trator security (user name and password) (see page 46).

(8) General User

Sets general user secu rity (use r nam e and password) and general user's feature restriction (see page 50).

Advanced (9) Image Display Sets resolution, image quality and refresh interval of Single

Camera and Multi-Camera page, limit continuous motion

, and language (see page 52).

JPEG

(10) Multi-Camera

Sets the camera IP address or host name, camera name on the Multi-Camera pa ge (m ax imum 12 cameras) (see page

55).

(11) Buffer/Transfer Sets image buff er or trans f er b y time r or senso r. (see page

57 or page 64).

(12) Operation

Sets time period to display camera images (see page 74).

Time

If you change [Administrator], [General User], [Limit Continuous Motion JPEG] or [MultiCamera Setup page] settings, changes will not be applied to the video (Motion JPEG) viewers. Restart the camera to make changes applied to all video viewers.

Operating Instructions

(13) Indicator

Sets indicator display (see page 76).

Control

(14) Privacy Mode Enables privacy mode (see page 77).

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2.2 Connecting the Camera to Your Network

The Network page offers three options to configure the camera.

• [Automatic Setup] automatic ally assigns an unused IP addre ss to the camer a, and uses UPnP to configure your router.

• [Static] allows the user to use a specific IP address.

• [DHCP] is offered for ISPs who require this option.

1. Click [Network] on the Setup page.

2. Select a connection mode.

Normally sets Automatic Setup. Uses a static IP address.

Uses ISP DHCP server function.

• Each page is displayed (see page 30—page 31).

3. Enter each parameter in the proper data field.

Automatic Setup

The camera aut om atic al ly ob tai ns the network settings (subnet mask, default gatewa y and DNS server address) uti lizing a DHCP f eatu re on the route r . The camera also automatic al ly searc he s the un u se d IP addres s on y ou r network. If you select [Yes] at the Allow Access from the Internet, the camera automatically en ables p ort forwarding by using U PnP. In this case, the camera automatically searches the unused port number on your network in the order from 50000 to 50050.

• Clicking [Cancel] takes you back to the previous page without saving

changes.

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