Panasonic WV-AS710 Operating Instructions
Before attempting to connect or operate this product,
please read these instructions carefully and save this manual for future use.
Model No. WV-AS710
PC Software Package
Operating Instructions
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CONTENTS
FEATURES ..................................................................................................................... 4
Operation ......................................................................................................................... 10
How to Use the "TOP MENU" .................................................................................... 12
How to Use the Camera Page .................................................................................... 13
Camera Selection Menu ............................................................................................. 14
Picture Display Area ................................................................................................... 15
Live Mode Panel ......................................................................................................... 17
Playback of Recorded Pictures .................................................................................. 20
Searching Menu ......................................................................................................... 23
Play Mode Panel ........................................................................................................ 27
Quad Screen .............................................................................................................. 29
Installation of the MPEG-4 Plug-in Software .............................................................. 30
Installation of the MPEG-4 Player .............................................................................. 31
Installation ....................................................................................................................... 32
Procedures to Establish the Network Camera Server ................................................ 32
Selection of the System Type ..................................................................................... 33
Confirmation of the Directory Structure ...................................................................... 34
Installation of Red Hat Linux ...................................................................................... 35
Allocation of Disk Space (When "Live View & Recording" is Selected) ..................... 36
How to Allocate Disk Space ....................................................................................... 37
Installation of the WV-AS710 ..................................................................................... 38
Starting up the Network Camera Server .................................................................... 39
After the Installation of the WV-AS710 ....................................................................... 41
Stop the WV-AS710 ................................................................................................... 41
Uninstallation .............................................................................................................. 42
Administration .................................................................................................................. 43
How to Display the "Administrator's Page" ................................................................. 43
List of Settings ............................................................................................................ 45
System Type .............................................................................................................. 46
Camera Setting .......................................................................................................... 47
Camera Properties ..................................................................................................... 49
Camera Sleep Schedule ............................................................................................ 51
Camera Sleep Schedule Properties ........................................................................... 52
Recording Status List ................................................................................................. 54
Disk Space Allocation for Camera # ........................................................................... 55
Disk Space Setting for Camera # ............................................................................... 56
Disk Space Addition for Camera # ............................................................................. 57
Delete Disk Space for Camera # ................................................................................ 58
Clear Protected Disk Space for Camera # ................................................................. 59
Disk Space Allocation ................................................................................................. 60
Recording Schedule List ............................................................................................ 61
Recording Schedule Properties .................................................................................. 62
Alarm Recording ......................................................................................................... 64
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Authentication ............................................................................................................. 66
Group ......................................................................................................................... 67
User ............................................................................................................................ 68
User List ..................................................................................................................... 69
User Registration ........................................................................................................ 70
Change User Profile ................................................................................................... 71
Camera Grouping ....................................................................................................... 72
Group Name ............................................................................................................... 73
System Properties ...................................................................................................... 74
Alarm Notification ....................................................................................................... 77
E-Mail Setting ............................................................................................................. 78
Stop and Restart ........................................................................................................ 79
Troubleshooting................................................................................................................ 80
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FEA TURES
The PC Software Package WV-AS710 (hereinafter referred to as WV-AS710) is designed to deliver pictures from
cameras at remote locations to personal computers (PCs) via an IP network such as the Internet/Intranet. Install the
WV-AS710 in a PC server whose OS is Red Hat Linux 8.0 Professional to run the network camera server (a PC
server in which the WV-AS710 is installed is referred to as a network camera server in this operating manual). Users
can browse delivered pictures using web browsers on PCs.
Camera Site
When using cameras connected by coaxial cable
Access the network using the network interface unit WJ-NT104. The network camera server identifies the IP address
and the camera channels of the network interface unit, and acquires camera pictures and controls the cameras.
When using network cameras with built-in 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX Ethernet port connected by LAN cable
Access the network assigning unique IP addresses to each camera. The network camera server identifies the IP
addresses assigned to each camera, and acquires camera pictures and controls the cameras.
Coaxial Cable
Camera
Network Camera
Network Camera
Camera
Camera
Camera
Camera
LAN Cable
Network Interface Unit WJ-NT104
Network Interface Unit
LAN Cable
LAN Cable
Coaxial Cable
Network Interface Unit WJ-NT104
Network Interface Unit
Modem/Router
Hub etc.
LAN Cable
PC Software Package
WV-AS710
Web Server Apache 2.0.40
OS
Red Hat Linux 8.0Professional
PC Server
Network Camera Server
Disk Space for
Recorded Pictures
Hard Disk
PC
Camera Site Center Site
User Site
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User Site
Users can browse camera pictures by entering the address of the network camera server in the address box of a
web browser in the same way they access web pages using a web browser. Users don’t need to remember the IP
address of each camera thanks to menus displayed in the web browser that allow them to select and operate the
desired camera.
When connected cameras are compatible with MPEG-4, users can browse camera pictures in the MPEG-4 format
by downloading the MPEG-4 Plug-in Software from the network camera server and installing it in the PC. Users also
can download recorded pictures from the network camera server and play them as MPEG-4 motion pictures.
It is required to download the MPEG-4 Player to play downloaded pictures. Download the MPEG-4 Player from the
network camera server and install it in the PC.
Network Monitoring
By using the network camera server, users can browse JPEG or MPEG-4 format pictures from cameras at remote
locations in the same way they access web pages using a web browser. Multiple users can browse pictures from the
same camera simultaneously, and also each user can browse pictures from different cameras.
Recordings
Authenticated users can record camera pictures delivered to the network camera server on to hard disks.
Alarm Recordings
When the network camera server receives an alarm signal from a camera, pictures from the camera can be recorded on to a hard disk when an alarm occurs. In this case, sending e-mail to specified addresses to notify of an alarm
occurring is also possible. The recipients of the alarm mail can browse the recorded camera pictures by following a
link contained in the mail.
Note: The network camera server receives alarm signals only when cameras use the Panasonic protocol to transmit
alarm signals.
Administration
Administration of the network camera server (for example, setting of camera numbers) can be performed using a
web browser installed on a PC connected to the Internet.
It is unnecessary to install special software on a PC since the network camera server is fully operable with a web
browser.
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FEA TURES
■ System Requirements
System requirements for using the network camera server differ depending on the sites, as described below
Center site
Prepare a PC meeting the following requirements to install the WV-AS710 on.
PC CPU: Pentium III 1.4GHz or higher
Memory 512 MB of RAM or more
LAN card 100BASE-TX controller or 1000BASE-T/TX/SX controller (Installing three controllers is
recommended: for camera sites, for user sites, for maintenance)
OS Red Hat Linux 8.0 Professional
CD-ROM drive Required to install the WV-AS710
USB port Required to install the hardware key (using an USB hub is available)
Hard disk 2 GB or more (except disk space for recorded pictures)
Core Component Apache HTTP Server 2.0.40 or later
When using the function for alarm notification by e-mail, establishment of a mail system including a mail server is
required.
Camera site
The following cameras can be connected to the network camera server.
Cameras WV-NM100, WV-NP472 (Ver. 1.08P or later), WV-NS324, or cameras that can be con-
nected to the network interface unit WJ-NT104
Controllable cameras WV-NM100, WV-NS324, or cameras controllable by WJ-NT104
Maximum camera number "Live View & Recording": 64 cameras
"Live View Only": 128 cameras
User site
Recommended environment to access the network camera server is as below.
For browsing JPEG
PC PC/AT compatible
Recommended CPU Intel®Pentium®lll or higher
Memory 128MB of RAM or more
OS Microsoft®Windows®98 Second Edition
Microsoft®Windows NT®4.0 SP6a
Microsoft®Windows®Millennium Edition
Microsoft®Windows®2000 Professional
Microsoft®Windows®2000 Server
Microsoft®Windows®XP Home Edition
Microsoft®Windows®XP Professional
Web browser Microsoft®Internet Explorer 5.5 SP2
Microsoft®Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1
Netscape Navigator 4.78
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Notes:
• It is required to configure a web browser to accept cookies from the network camera server. If the web browser is
configured to "Block All Cookies", set it to "Accept All Cookies". If it is configured to prompt you when a cookie is
sent, click the [Allow] button in the displayed dialog window.
• Netscape Navigator can be used only on Microsoft®Windows®XP and/or Microsoft®Windows®2000. When
Netscape Navigator is used, the recorded time and date will not be displayed during playback of recorded pictures stored on the network camera server.
• When Internet Explorer 5.5 SP2 or 6.0 SP1 is used with either Microsoft®Windows NT®4.0 SP6a, Microsoft
®
Windows®XP Home Edition, and Microsoft®Windows®XP Professional, Java
TM
2 Runtime Environment,
Standard Edition 1.4.1 of Sun Microsystems is required. Confirm the Java Plug-in control panel is installed on the
PC. If it is not installed, access the following address to download it. (The address of the downloading site is subject to change.)
http://java.sun.com/products/plugin/
For browsing camera pictures with MPEG-4 Plug-in Software
PC PC/AT compatible
Recommended CPU Intel®Pentium®lll or higher
Memory 128 MB of RAM or more
Monitor (Resolution) True Color 24 bit or more (XGA or more (1024 x 768 or more))
OS Microsoft®Windows®2000 Professional
Microsoft®Windows®2000 Server
Microsoft®Windows®Millennium Edition
Microsoft®Windows®XP Home Edition
Microsoft®Windows®XP Professional
Web browser Microsoft®Internet Explorer 5.5 SP2
Microsoft®Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1
For using MPEG-4 Player
PC PC/AT compatible
Recommended CPU Intel®Pentium®lll or higher
Memory 128 MB of RAM or more
Monitor (Resolution) True Color 24 bit or more (XGA or more (1024 x 768 or more))
OS Microsoft®Windows®2000 Professional
Microsoft®Windows®2000 Server
Microsoft®Windows®Millennium Edition
Microsoft®Windows®XP Home Edition
Microsoft®Windows®XP Professional
Hard disk 10 MB or more to install MPEG-4 Player
About Network Environment
Depending on the traffic on the network or the security system of the LAN (e.g. firewall), it may be difficult to display
HTML documents delivered from the network camera server correctly. The HTML documents delivered from the network camera server contain JavaScript and commands to CGIs. When a PC is set to ignore these commands,
HTML documents may not be displayed correctly.
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FEA TURES
Notes:
• When the traffic on the network is heavy
When the transmission speed is slow or the traffic on the network is too heavy to receive image data, it may be
difficult to browse camera pictures and a still picture indicating the failure to acquire an image ("Image capture
has failed.") may appear. When this still picture appears frequently, adjust the time interval for acquiring image
data.
•When a firewall (including software) is installed
• Allow HTTP access to a port for Apache (default port number: 80).
• Allow HTTP access to a port for WV-AS710 (default port number: 8080). The port for WV-AS710 can be
changed during installation.
• Allow access to all of the UDP ports. Otherwise, it is impossible to browse motion pictures (MPEG-4).
■ Standard Accessories
CD-ROM* ................................................................................. 1
Installation guide ....................................................................... 1
Hardware key ........................................................................... 1
* CD-ROM includes the install program of the WV-AS710, the operating instructions (PDF) and the Readme.txt.
Before installation read the Readme.txt.
■ Trademarks and Registered Trademarks
• Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds.
• RED HAT is a registered trademark of Red Hat, Inc.
• Java is a trademark or registered trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries.
• Microsoft, Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and other
countries.
• Netscape, Netscape Navigator, Netscape ONE, the Netscape N and Ship's Wheel logos are registered trademarks of Netscape Communications Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. Other Netscape product names
used in this document are also trademarks of Netscape Communications Corporation and may be registered outside the U.S.
• Intel and Pentium are trademarks of Intel Corporation.
• IBM and xSeries are registered trademarks of IBM Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries.
• Other names of companies and products contained in these operating instructions may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
• Distributing, copying, disassembling, reverse compiling, reverse engineering, and also exporting in violation of
export laws of the Software provided with this product, is expressly prohibited.
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■ Structure of These Operating Instructions
These operating instructions consist of an "Operation" section for general users, and "Installation" and
"Administration" sections for administrators of the network camera server. These operating instructions are written
on the assumption that users and administrators use Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 to operate the network camera server. If other browsers are used, the illustrations in these operating instructions may look differently.
"Operation"
This section describes how to access and operate the network camera server from PCs.
"Installation"
This section describes how to install the WV-AS710 on a PC server on which Red Hat Linux 8.0 Professional is
installed.
"Administration"
This section describes how to set and administrate the network camera server.
Readers of This Manual
The "Operation" section is written for users who know how to operate a web browser and have general knowledge
about the Internet.
The "Installation" and "Administration" sections are written for users who know how to administrate Red Hat Linux
8.0 Professional and the Apache HTTP Server, and who also know how to establish a backbone server.
Terms
Meanings of the terms used in these operating instructions are as follows:
Network camera server: A running PC server on which the WV-AS710 is installed.
Network camera: Cameras that can be directly connected to network such as: WV-NM100, WV-NP472 and WV-
NS324.
Disk space for recorded pictures: Disk space used only for recording which is allocated on a mounted hard disk
on the network camera server. (Partition or directory name is /S3_DATAxx.)
PC: A computer on which a Microsoft®Windows®operating system is installed.
Web browser: Software to browse web sites on the Internet (e.g. Netscape Navigator, Internet Explorer, etc.).
Administrator: A user registered in the administrator group.
User: A person who accesses the network camera server using a web browser, and browses camera pictures or
operates cameras.
Alarm picture: A picture captured when an alarm occurs.
Red Hat Linux: Red Hat Linux 8.0 Professional.
Windows: Microsoft®Windows®operating system.
Windows 2000: Microsoft®Windows®2000 Professional or Microsoft®Windows®2000 Server.
Windows XP: Microsoft®Windows®XP Professional or Microsoft®Windows®XP Home Edition.
Notes:
• Names of buttons are between square brackets (e.g. the [OK] button).
• Names of menus and items on menus are between double quotation marks (e.g. the "System Properties" menu).
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Operation
This section describes how to access the network
camera server in order to browse camera pictures,
operate cameras, and play recorded pictures.
• Access the network camera server using a web
browser. If you don’t have a recommended web
browser, download it from the distributor. Refer to
the "Help" menu of the web browser or to the web
site of a distributor if you need to learn how to operate the web browser.
• It is required to configure the web browser to
accept cookies from the network camera server. If
the web browser is configured to "Block All
Cookies", set it to "Accept All Cookies". If it is configured to prompt you when a cookie is sent, click
the [Allow] button in the displayed dialog window.
• To browse MPEG-4 pictures, the MPEG-4 Plug-in
Software is required. This Plug-in Software is only
for Internet Explorer 5.5 SP2 and 6.0 SP1.
• To browse downloaded MPEG-4 recorded pictures,
the MPEG-4 Player is required.
• To download the MPEG-4 Plug-in Software and the
MPEG-4 Player it is required to agree to the
License Agreement. In the WV-AS710, 32 licenses
are included. Each time the MPEG-4 Plug-in
Software or the MPEG-4 Player is downloaded,
one license is used.
• When accessing the network camera server with
two or more browser windows of a web browser on
a PC, pictures may not be displayed correctly.
• To access cameras with an operating restriction,
the user is required to be registered for authentication. Refer to an administrator for a user name and
a password.
• These operating instructions explain about the
HTML documents installed when the WV-AS710 is
installed. If the HTML documents are edited, layouts and actions may be changed.
Access to the Network camera server
Perform the following to access the network camera
server to browse camera pictures.
1. Start up the web browser and enter one of the following URLs (refer to a system administrator or a
network administrator about the URL):
• Display in English (Date format: Month/Day/Year)
http://(address of server)/s3/American/
• Display in English (Date format: Day/Month/Year)
http://(address of server)/s3/British/
• Display in Japanese
http://(address of server)/s3/Japanese/
When an address is entered correctly, the "TOP
MENU" will be displayed.
Note: In these operating instructions, procedures are
described on the assumption that the
"http://(address of server)/s3/American/" is entered.
2. To browse camera pictures, click one of the [1] [64] buttons. When "Live View Only" is selected as
the system type of the network camera server, the
[1] - [128] buttons are available.
The buttons for the registered cameras will be
available. Click one of the available buttons to display the "Camera Page".
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When the authentication dialog window is displayed:
The authentication dialog window will be displayed
when "ON" is selected for "Pre-Authentication Mode"
on the "System Properties" menu.
Enter a user name and a password, and click the [OK]
button.
When authenticated, the "Camera Page" will be displayed.
About "Pre-Authentication Mode"
Users, who have been authenticated when the
"Camera Page" is displayed for the first time, do not
have to be authenticated subsequently. However,
when an authenticated user tries to select or operate a
camera that the user is not allowed to access, the
authentication dialog window will be displayed.
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Operation
• "Camera Page" [1] - [64] (when "Live View &
Recording" is selected as the "System
Type")/[1] - [128] (when "Live View Only" is
selected as the "System Type")
Camera numbers will be displayed. The available
camera numbers are of cameras registered to the
network camera server. When an available button
is clicked, the picture from the selected camera will
be displayed in the selected camera page. The
camera number buttons are different depending on
the selected system type of the network camera
server, as follows:
"Live View & Recording": [1] - [64]
"Live View Only": [1] - [128]
Notes:
Live camera pictures will not be displayed even
when an available button is clicked, in the following
cases.
• When the network camera server stops delivering
camera pictures temporarily. (The network camera
server stops delivering camera pictures during
"Camera Sleep Schedule". Refer to page 51 for further information about "Camera Sleep Schedule".
• When IP addresses of cameras registered to the
network camera server are incorrect.
• When a camera registered to the network camera
server is not connected.
How to Use the "TOP MENU"
To operate the "TOP MENU" page, refer to the following.
• When the network camera server cannot acquire
camera pictures because of connection trouble,
malfunctioning of cameras, etc.
• Even if MPEG-4 Plug-in Software is not installed on
a PC, the network camera server will deliver
MPEG-4 camera pictures. (In this case, this problem will be solved by downloading MPEG-4 Plug-in
Software from the "TOP MENU" page and installing
it.)
• [Help] button
Click this button to display the "Help" page.
•[Administrator's Page] button
Click this button to display the "Administrator's
Page". Only users registered in the administrator
group can display the "Administrator's Page". (The
user name and password registered to the administrator group will be required.) Refer to the
"Administration" section of these operating instructions. Refer to page 43 for further information.
• [MPEG-4 Plug-in Download] button
Click this button to display the MPEG-4 Plug-in
Software download page. The MPEG-4 Plug-in
Software is required to browse MPEG-4 live camera pictures using a web browser.
•[MPEG-4 Player Download] button
Click this button to display the MPEG-4 Player
download page. The MPEG-4 Player is required to
play downloaded MPEG-4 pictures stored on the
network camera server.
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"Camera Select" tab
Click this tab to display the "Camera Select "menu.
"Time & Date Search" tab
Click this tab to display the "Time & Date Search
"menu. Use this menu to search recorded pictures
stored in the network camera server by time and
date.
"Event Search" tab
Click this tab to display the "Event Search" menu.
Use this menu to search recorded pictures stored
in the network camera server by detailed conditions.
Picture Display Area
The selected camera picture or playback picture is
displayed in this area.
Notes:
Live camera pictures will not be displayed even
when an available button is clicked, in the following
cases.
• When the network camera server stops delivering
camera pictures temporarily. (The network camera
server stops delivering camera pictures during
"Camera Sleep Schedule". Refer to page 51 for further information about "Camera Sleep Schedule".
How to Use the Camera Page
To operate the "Camera Page", refer to the following. To display the "Camera Page", click one of the available camera buttons on the "TOP MENU" page.
Click a tab to change the operation menus.
• When IP addresses of cameras registered to the
network camera server are incorrect.
• When a camera registered to the network camera
server is not connected.
• When the network camera server cannot acquire
camera pictures because of connection trouble,
malfunctioning of cameras, etc.
• Even if MPEG-4 Plug-in Software is not installed on
a PC, the network camera server will deliver
MPEG-4 camera pictures. (In this case, this problem will be solved by downloading MPEG-4 Plug-in
Software from the "TOP MENU" page and installing
it.) Refer to page 30 for further information.
"Live Mode"/"Play Mode" panel
"Live Mode" panel
Operate the selected camera with this panel in the
following case. Depending on cameras, some of
their functions are not available with this panel.
• Recording camera pictures
• Preset function
• Panning, tilting, zooming and scanning
• Adjustment of focus and brightness
"Play Mode" panel
When "Live View & Recording" is selected as the
system type of the network camera server, this
panel is available. Users can operate this panel to
play recorded pictures stored in the network camera server in various ways.
Notes:
• The available functions differ depending on the
models of connected cameras, and the image
format of pictures delivered by the cameras.
• The "Live Mode" panel will be displayed only
when a camera picture is displayed in the single
screen. (The "Live Mode" panel is not operable
when the quad screen is displayed.)
Menu
Picture Display Area
"Live Mode"/"Play Mode" panel
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Click the "Camera Select" tab.
[MODE] button
You can display a list of up to four "Camera Select"
buttons vertically by clicking the [MODE] button.
Clicking the [MODE] button again will display the
"Camera Select" buttons in the original form.
"Camera Select" [1] – [64] buttons ("Live View &
Recording") /[1] – [128] ("Live View Only")
Click one of the "Camera Select" buttons. The
camera picture respective to the clicked button
appears in the picture display area.
[NEXT] button
Click this button to display the "Camera Select"
buttons for the next sixteen cameras. When the
"Camera Select" buttons are displayed in the list
form, clicking this button displays the "Camera
Select" buttons for the next four cameras.
[PREV] button
Click this button to display the "Camera Select"
buttons for the previous sixteen cameras. When
the "Camera Select" buttons are displayed in the
list form, clicking this button displays the "Camera
Select" buttons for the previous four cameras.
[GO] button
Enter the desired camera number in the input box
next to this button, and click this button to display
the camera picture respective to the entered camera number in the picture display area.
Note: When a camera delivering camera pictures
in the MPEG-4 format is selected, the dialog
window below may be displayed.
This window will be displayed if the MPEG-4 Plugin Software is not installed to browse MPEG-4
motion pictures on a web browser. Refer to the
"MPEG-4 Plug-in Software Installation" on page 30.
[Quad Screen] Button
Click this button to change the single screen in the
picture display area to the quad screen. Up to four
camera pictures are displayed simultaneously. The
"Live Mode" panel is not displayed when the quad
screen is displayed.
Note: This button appears only when the "Quad
Screen Button" of "Monitor Screen Setting" on
the "System Properties" menu is set to "ON".
Operation
Camera Selection Menu
Use this menu to monitor live camera pictures. Depending on the setting of the network camera server, up to 4 live
camera pictures can be monitored simultaneously.
How to display the camera selection menu
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[QVGA]/[QCIF] button
Click the [QVGA] button to change the screen size
to the QVGA mode when displaying JPEGs. When
the selected camera delivers MPEG-4, click the
[QCIF] button to change the screen size to the
QCIF mode.
"Camera # (camera number)"
When the camera picture is displayed in the single
screen, the camera number of the displayed picture
is displayed above the picture.
"TITLE"
When the quad screen is displayed, each picture is
displayed with its respective title above. Click the
desired camera title to display the desired camera
picture in the single screen.
Note: "TITLE" can be edited on the "Camera List"
or "Camera Property" menu by an administrator. "TITLE" will not be displayed if it has not
been entered.
"Live"/"Play" ("Live View & Recording")
When a live camera picture is displayed in the single screen, "Live" is displayed above the picture.
When a recorded picture is displayed in the single
screen, "Play" is displayed above the picture.
Note: When the quad screen is displayed, neither
"Live" nor "Play" appears.
[NEXT] button
This button appears when camera pictures are displayed in the quad screen. Click this button to display the camera pictures for the next four cameras
in the quad screen.
[PREV] button
This button appears when camera pictures are displayed in the quad screen. Click this button to display the camera pictures for the previous four cameras in the quad screen.
Single Screen ("Live Mode" and "Play Mode")
Quad Screen ("Live Mode" Only)
[VGA]/[CIF] button
Click the [VGA] button to change the screen size to
the VGA mode when displaying JPEGs. When the
selected camera delivers MPEG-4, click the [CIF]
button to change the screen size to CIF mode.
Picture Display Area
The live camera pictures are displayed in the picture display area in the single screen or the quad screen in the "Live
Mode". When in the "Play Mode", recorded pictures stored in the network camera server will be displayed in the single screen.
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Operation
When failure to acquire a camera picture occurred:
When the network camera server could not acquire a
camera picture, the picture below will be displayed.
When the network camera server could not acquire a
camera picture, it is possible to send an e-mail to an
address registered in advance to notify of this failure.
Although access to acquire camera pictures failed, the
network camera server retries to acquire pictures periodically. When also retrying to acquire camera picture
fails, notification by e-mail will not be made.
"Start"/"Stop"/[DOWNLOAD] button ("Live View &
Recording")
When a search result is clicked, the start time of the
camera picture currently played will be displayed in the
"Start" input box. In the "Stop" input box, the displayed
time will be the start time plus 30 minutes. Time to
download can be changed by entering the date and
time directly in the "Start" input box and in the "Stop"
input box.
To download the recorded picture from the "Start" time
to the "Stop" time (up to 30 minutes) on a PC, click the
[DOWNLOAD] button.
Note: Download time will differ depending on the
image format. To download 30 minutes of recorded
pictures, approximately 100MB or more of hard
disk space is required.
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Live Mode Panel
The live mode panel contains the buttons to control the selected camera. (When the quad screen is displayed, this
panel is not displayed.) The buttons displayed in the live mode panel differ depending on the model of the selected
camera.
How to display the live mode panel
The live mode panel will be displayed by one of the following operations:
• Clicking one of the "Camera Select" buttons in the
camera selection menu.
• Clicking the "Live Mode" tab in the live mode panel.
About the user authentication dialog window:
When a user who is authenticated as a "Monitor" user
clicks a button in the live mode panel, the user authentication dialog window will be displayed. In this case,
perform the authentication as an "Operator" or as an
administrator.
Note: The authentication dialog window will be dis-
played when a user tries to access a camera which
the user is not allowed to access. In this case, cancel the operation or enter a valid user name and
password to be allowed to access and operate the
selected camera.
About camera control:
It is impossible to operate the camera if another user is
currently operating it (it is possible to access the
selected camera only to view live pictures.)
When the selected camera is a WV-NS324 or a
camera connected by the network interface unit
WJ-NT104:
Note: The operable buttons will depend on the fea-
tures of the camera connected by the WJ-NT104.
When the selected camera is a WV-NM100:
When the selected camera is a WV-NP472:
Manual Recording ("Live View & Recording")
Click the [●] button to record the currently monitored
camera picture on the hard disk of the network camera
server. If the camera picture is recorded in the JPEG
format, the camera picture will be recorded at 1 fps
(JPEG) until the [■] button is clicked. If the camera picture is recorded in the MPEG-4 format, the camera picture will be recorded at the transmission rate of the
camera until the [■] button is clicked. The "Priority" of
manual recording is "4" and pictures recorded by manual recording will be stored in the protected disk space.
Notes:
When pictures are recorded in the JPEG format,
recording interval may differ as below.
• If a recording whose priority is higher than the manual recording priority (for example, alarm recording
(priority: 3) or a schedule recording whose priority
is set to "1", "2" or "3" and whose recorded pictures
are set to be stored in the protected disk space), is
performed during manual recording, pictures will be
recorded at the recording interval of the recording
whose priority is the highest.
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• If manual recording and a recording whose priority
is the same as the manual recording (for example,
schedule recording whose priority is set to "4" and
whose recorded pictures are set to be stored in the
protected disk space) are performed, pictures of
the recording that started later will be recorded at
its recording interval.
• Depending on the setting of "Minimum Access
Interval/Maximum Frame Rate", the recording interval will be different from the examples above.
Refer to page 63 for further information.
To stop recording, click the [■] button.
Notes:
Manual recording will be stopped in the following
cases. It is impossible to stop recording by closing the
window of a web browser or by shutting down the web
browser.
• When another user accessing the camera while it
is recording clicks the [●] button.
• When an administrator stops or restarts the WVAS710 (Recording will not resume automatically
after restart.)
Zoom
Click the [WIDE] button or the [TELE] button to control
the zoom lens of the selected camera.
Note: Even if the [WIDE] button or the [TELE] button is
kept pressed, the camera will not keep on zooming.
Preset
Select a preset position to move the camera to the
selected preset position. Preset position numbers 1 to
64 and home position are available for this function.
The available preset position numbers differ depending
on the model of the selected camera as below:
A camera connected by the WJ-NT104: 1 to 64
WV-NM100: 1 to 8
WV-NS324: 1 to 16
Note: The preset function is a function of the camera,
not of the network camera server. If the preset
position is not set on the camera, this function is
not available.
Pan/Tilt
Click this button to move the camera horizontally or
vertically. Each click moves the camera horizontally or
vertically by one step. The speed of panning and tilting
and the range of a step differ depending on the model
of the selected camera.
When the selected camera is delivering JPEG:
When one of the edges (top, bottom, left, right) of
the camera picture is clicked, the camera pans or
tilts toward the clicked direction. (When browsing
MPEG-4, panning and tilting by clicking on the
camera picture is not possible.) The range of panning and tilting by one click differs depending on
the distance between the center point and the
clicked point. For example, if you click the right
edge, the camera pans widely toward the right
side. Tilting is performed in the same way as panning. The camera will not move if the clicked point
is just around the center point.
Notes:
• Even if a point on the camera picture or the arrow
buttons of "Pan/Tilt" is kept pressed, the camera
will not keep on moving.
• Panning and tilting is possible only when one of the
following cameras is selected:
• Camera connected by the network interface unit
WJ-NT104
• WV-NM100
• WV-NS324
Auto Pan
Click the [ON] button to start the AUTO functions set
on the cameras (AUTO PAN, SEQ, SORT, PATROL
and so on). The available functions differ depending on
the settings of the cameras. Refer to the operating
instructions of the cameras for further information. The
way of panning differs depending on the model of the
selected camera.
Click the [OFF] button to stop the AUTO functions.
Clicking other buttons (except the [●] button or the [■]
button of "Manual Recording") also stops the AUTO
functions.
Scan
When the [PRESET TOUR] button is clicked, the camera starts touring the preset position number 1 to 8 in
numerical order and stops automatically.
When the [ONE TIME PAN] button is clicked, the camera starts panning once to the right end and once to
the left end, and then stops automatically.
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Focus
Click these buttons to adjust focusing.
Click the [NEAR] button to focus on a closer object.
Click the [FAR] button to focus on a farther object.
Click the [AUTO] button to focus on an object in the
center of the displayed picture.
Note: Even if the [NEAR] button or the [FAR] button is
kept pressed, the camera will not keep on focusing.
Iris
Click these buttons to adjust the iris. Generally, to
shoot images with a clear background or to shoot in
bright locations, the iris should be closed.
Click the [OPEN] button to open the iris, so that the
depth of field will be shallower.
Click the [CLOSE] button to close the iris, so that the
depth of field will be deeper.
Click the [RESET] button to return to the default depth
of field.
Note: Even if the [OPEN] button or the [CLOSE] but-
ton is kept pressed, the iris will not keep on opening or closing.
Brightness
Click these buttons to adjust the brightness of the camera picture.
Clicking the left side buttons makes the camera picture
darker and clicking the right side buttons makes the
camera picture brighter.
"Play Mode" tab
Click this tab to switch from the "Live Mode" to the
"Play Mode" manually.
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Playback of Recorded Pictures
When "Live View & Recording" is selected as the system type of the network camera server, the following recorded
pictures will be stored in the allocated disk space of the network camera server.
• Manually recorded camera pictures by clicking the [●] button of "Manual Recording" on the "Live Mode" panel.
• Automatically recorded camera pictures when an alarm occurred at a camera site. (Set by an administrator)
• Automatically recorded camera pictures by the setting of the recording schedule. (Set by an administrator)
Play recorded pictures stored in the network camera
server as follows:
1. Click the "Time & Date Search" tab or the
"Event Search" tab.
"Time & Date Search":
Search recorded pictures saved in the network
camera server by designating a camera number,
time and date.
"Event Search":
Search recorded pictures saved in the network
camera server by designating more detailed conditions than in "Time & Date Search".
2. Enter the conditions for searching recorded
pictures, and then click the [SEARCH] button.
The search result will be displayed in the main control frame.
To return to the "Time & Date Search" or the
"Event Search" from the results, click the "It returns
to a condition input" link text.
3. Click a link text or a thumbnail from the results.
The playback of the recorded picture will start.
Users can operate buttons on the play mode panel
to play recorded pictures.
When playback of the recorded picture finishes, a
picture that says "STOP NO PICTURE" will be displayed.
When starting playback without selecting a link text
or a thumbnail from the result list of the "Event
Search" or "Time & Date Search", the last frame of
the latest recorded picture is played, and then the
picture that says "STOP NO PICTURE" will be displayed.
About playback of recorded pictures:
Playback of recorded pictures is possible only when
"Live View & Recording" is selected as the system
type of the network camera server.
When a user who is authenticated as a "Monitor" user
clicks a button in the play mode control frame, the user
authentication dialog window will be displayed. In this
case, perform the authentication as an "Operator" or
as an administrator, or click the [Cancel] button in the
user authentication dialog window.
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Downloading Recorded Picture
It is possible to download the recorded pictures onto a
PC by designating the start time and stop time for
downloading.
1. Play a recorded picture and confirm the date
and time to download.
2. Enter the desired time for the "Start time" and
"Stop time".
It is possible to download recorded picture of up to
30 minutes. When playback starts, the start time of
the recorded picture will be displayed in the "Start
time" input box and the "Start time" plus 30 minutes
will be displayed in the "Stop time" input box.
3. Click the [DOWNLOAD] button.
Follow the displayed instructions. It will take several minutes for the network camera server to prepare the recorded picture to be downloaded. Do
not click any buttons until the network camera server completes preparation.
When download has been completed, the downloaded file will be saved as a self-extracting executable file (file extension: .exe).
When pictures delivered from a camera are in the
JPEG format, JPEG files and html documents will
be downloaded as a self-extracting executable file.
When pictures delivered from a camera are in the
MPEG-4 format, MPEG-4 files (file extension:
.mg4) and an index file (file extension: .idx) will be
downloaded as a self-extracting executable file.
Play Downloaded Recorded Picture
To play the downloaded recorded picture, do the following.
To play JPEG
1. Move the downloaded self-extracting executable
file to the desired folder, and then double click it.
When the downloaded self-extracting file is double
clicked, JPEG files (file extension: .jpg) and html
documents used as a browser (index.html, thumb
html, play.html) will be uncompressed in the selected folder.
Notes:
• Browse the uncompressed JPEG files using the
uncompressed html document (index.html).
• When the size of the picture delivered from the
camera is 640 x 240 pixels, some image editing
software such as "Paint" will display the picture
in the half vertical size.
2. Display the index.html using a web browser.
The web page below will be displayed.
SKIP: Select a number of thumbnail display pages to
be skipped.
TOP: Click this button to go back to the top page on
the left frame.
PREV: Click this button to display the previous page.
The displayed page depends on the selected page
number for "SKIP".
NEXT: Click this button to display the next page. The
displayed page depends on the selected page
number for "SKIP".
LAST: Click this button to go to the last page.
Frame No.: Click this button to display the currently
browsed frame number.
SPEED: Click this button to display the playback
speed. When playing in reverse, the playback
speed will be displayed with a minus (–).
STEP <<: Click this button to go back to a previous
frame and pause.
PLAY: Click this button to start playback.
STEP >>: Click this button to go to the next frame and
pause.
SPEED –: Click this button to slow down the playback
speed one step (–1).
PAUSE: Click this button to pause the playback.
SPEED +: Click this button to speed up the playback
speed one step (+1).
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To play MPEG-4
To play the downloaded recorded picture in the
MPEG-4 format, it is required to install the MPEG-4
Player on the PC in advance.
Note: Downloading the MPEG-4 Player is possible
from the "TOP MENU". Refer to the "Installation of
the MPEG-4 Player" on page 31.
3. Select "File" - "Open" from the menu bar, and
then select an uncompressed MPEG-4 file to
open it.
File Menu
Open: Select an MPEG-4 file to be played.
Close: Quit the MPEG-4 Player.
Help Menu
About: Displays the MPEG-4 Player version.
Slider: Move this slider to the desired point of play-
back using the mouse.
Pause: Pauses the playback. Click this button
again to resume the playback.
Play: Starts the playback.
Stop: Stops the playback.
1. Move the downloaded self-extracting
executable file to the desired folder, and then
double click it.
When the downloaded self-extracting file is double
clicked, MPEG-4 files (file extension: .mg4) and an
index file which includes information about the
recording time, etc. (file extension: .idx) will be
uncompressed in the selected folder.
Note: Place the MPEG-4 files and the index file in
the same folder. If they are placed in different
folders, or the index file is deleted, it may be
impossible to play the MPEG-4 files.
2. Start up the MPEG-4 Player.
When the MPEG-4 Player is installed, the MPEG-4
Player will be added to the "Start" menu in
Windows.
Except Windows XP: [Programs] - [WV-AS710
MPEG-4 Player] - [WV-AS710 MPEG-4 Player]
In Windows XP: [All Programs] - [WV-AS710
MPEG-4 Player] - [WV-AS710 MPEG-4 Player]
Slider
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Searching Menu
"Time & Date Search"
Search recorded pictures saved in the network camera server by designating a camera number, date and time.
How to display the "Time & Date Search"
Click the "Time & Date Search" tab.
Note: The authentication dialog window will be displayed when a user tries to access a camera which the user is not
allowed to access. In this case, cancel the operation or enter a valid user name and password to be allowed to
access and operate the selected camera.
Camera Number
Enter the desired camera number whose pictures
are to be searched in this input box. When it is
required to enter two or more camera numbers,
insert a comma (,) between the camera numbers.
When the pictures of all cameras are to be
searched , enter an asterisk (*).
Note: When a camera number without disk space
allocation for recorded pictures, or a camera
number that the user is not allowed to access is
entered, an error message will be displayed.
Month/Day
Select the month and day to be searched .
Year
Enter the year to be searched in this input box with
4 digits. An error message will be displayed if the
[SEARCH] button is clicked when this input box is
blank.
Hour/Minute
Select the hour and minute to be searched .
Show Thumbnail
Check this box to display a list of results with the
respective pictures in small scale. The MPEG-4
recorded pictures will not be displayed with the
thumbnail in the list of results.
[SEARCH] button
Click this button to start searching.
A list of pictures recorded near the entered time
and date will be displayed as results.
Result List (Text) Result List (Thumbnail)
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Click the desired result. The selected recorded picture will be played from the point of time and date
entered for search.
Notes:
• When the time on the clocks of the network
camera server and the PC do not match,
searches will not be performed correctly.
• When pictures are recorded in the MPEG-4 format, the dialog window below may be displayed.
This window will be displayed if the MPEG-4 Plug-in
Software is not installed to browse MPEG-4 motion
pictures on the web browser. Refer to the "MPEG-4
Plug-in Software Installation" on page 30.
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Year
Enter the year to be searched in this input box with
4 digits. An error message will be displayed if the
[SEARCH] button is clicked when this input box is
blank.
Hour/Minute
Select the hour and minute to be searched.
Contact Alarm
Check this box to search camera pictures recorded
when an alarm occurred at a camera site.
VMD Alarm
Check this box to search camera pictures recorded
when motion was detected by the video motion
detection function of cameras.
Manual Recording
Check this box to search camera pictures recorded
manually using "Manual Recording" on the "Live
Mode" panel.
Image Acquisition Loss
Check this box to search events including events in
which camera pictures were not sent because of
connection trouble, network trouble, malfunctioning
of devices, etc.
Include Non-Video Event
Check this box to search all events near the
entered time and date, even events whose recorded pictures have already been deleted from the
network camera server, or events without recordings such as an image acquisition loss.
Show Thumbnail
Check this box to display a list of results with the
respective pictures in small scale. The MPEG-4
recorded pictures will not be displayed with the
thumbnail in the list of results.
[SEARCH] button
Click this button to start searching.
A list of up to ten pictures recorded near the entered
time and date will be displayed as results.
Camera Number
Enter the desired camera number whose pictures
are to be searched in this input box. When it is
required to enter two or more camera numbers,
insert a comma (,) between the camera numbers.
When the pictures of all cameras are to be
searched, enter an asterisk (*).
Note: When a camera number without disk space
allocation for recorded pictures, or a camera
number that the user is not allowed to access is
entered, an error message will be displayed.
Month/Day
Select the month and day to be searched.
"Event Search"
Search recorded pictures saved in the network camera server by more detailed criteria than in "Time & Date
Search".
How to display the "Event Search"
Click the "Event Search" tab.
Note: The authentication dialog window will be displayed when a user tries to access a camera which the user is not
allowed to access. In this case, cancel the operation or enter a valid user name and password to be allowed to
access and operate the selected camera.
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