Panasonic WV-AS710AE Install Guide

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PC Software Package

Install Guide

Model No. WV-AS710AE

CONTENTS

FEATURES ..................................................................................................................... 3

Installation ....................................................................................................................... 7

Procedures to Establish the Network Camera Server ................................................. 7

Selection of the System Type ...................................................................................... 8

Confirmation of the Directory Structure ........................................................................ 9

Installation of Red Hat Enterprise Linux ..................................................................... 11

Allocation of Disk Space (When "Live View & Recording" is Selected) ..................... 13

How to Allocate Disk Space ....................................................................................... 16

Installation of the WV-AS710A ................................................................................... 17

Starting up the Network Camera Server .................................................................... 18

After the Installation of the WV-AS710A .................................................................... 21

Stop the WV-AS710A ................................................................................................ 22

Uninstallation ............................................................................................................. 23

The model numbers listed in this Install Guide have no suffixed attached to it.

FEATURES

■ Introduction

The PC Software Package WV-AS710A (hereinafter referred to as WV-AS710A) is designed to monitor pictures from cameras at remote locations on personal computers (PCs) via an IP network such as the Internet/Intranet. Install the WV-AS710A in a PC server whose OS is Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 3.0 to run the network camera server (a PC server in which the WV-AS710A is installed is referred to as a network camera server in this operating instructions). Users can monitor the pictures using web browsers on PCs.

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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 of the server. 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 network. It is unnecessary to install special software on a PC since the network camera server is fully operable with a web browser.

FEATURES

■ 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-AS710A on.

PC CPU: Intel

Xeon™ 2.8 GHz or higher Memory 512 MB of RAM or more LAN card 100BASE-TX controller or 1000BASE-T/TX/SX con-

troller (Installing three controllers is recommended: for

camera sites, for user sites, for maintenance) OS Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 3.0 CD-ROM drive Required to install the WV-AS710A USB port Required to install the hardware key (using a USB hub

is available) Hard disk Ultra 160 SCSI or Ultra 320 SCSI, 2 GB or more (except

disk space for recorded pictures)

Introducing a RAID is recommended for high tolerance

to disk failure. Core Component As the web server, Apache HTTP Server included in

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 3.0 is required.

For the database server, mysgl-server-3.23.58 down-

loaded from Red Hat Network is required.

When using the function for alarm notification by e-mail, establishment of a mail system including a mail server is required.

■ Standard Accessories

CD-ROM* ............................................................................................. 1

Installation guide .................................................................................. 1

Hardware key ....................................................................................... 1

Software License Agreement ............................................................... 1

* CD-ROM includes the install program of the WV-AS710A, 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, and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and other countries.

• Intel and Pentium are trademarks of Intel Corporation.

• 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.

About This Install Guide

This install guide describes how to install the WV-AS710A on a PC server on which Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 3.0 Professional is installed. Refer to the operating instructions (PDF) on the supplied CD-ROM about how to perform the settings of the WV-AS710A and how to access the WV-AS710A to view camera pictures. To read the operating instructions (PDF) on the supplied CD-ROM, Adobe

Acrobat

Reader®is required. It is possible to download it from the web site of Adobe System Incorporated.

Readers of This Install Guide

This install guide is written for users who know how to administrate Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 3.0 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-AS710A is installed. Disk space for recorded pictures: Disk space used only for recording which is allocat-

ed on a mounted hard disk on the network camera server. (Partition or directory name is /S3_DATAxx.)

Alarm picture: A picture captured when an alarm occurs. Red Hat Enterprise Linux: Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 3.0

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).

FEATURES

To install the WV-AS710A, adequate knowledge of Red Hat Linux is required. Also, adequate knowledge of Apache HTTP Server will be required to access the network camera server from a network.

Note: Installation of the WV-AS710A on the Red Hat Linux server, allocation of disk

space for recorded pictures, and uninstallation of the WV-AS710A must be performed by a root user.

Procedures to Establish the Network Camera Server

To use the network camera server, perform the following.

1. Selection of the system type of the network camera server

2. Confirmation of the directory structure

3. Installation of Red Hat Enterprise Linux

4. Allocation of disk space for recorded pictures (when "Live View & Recording" is selected)

5. Installation of the WV-AS710A (Execution of the installation script)

6. Startup of the WV-AS710A

7. System environment setting

Before running the network camera server, access the "Administrator’s Page" and set the system environment. Refer to the operating instructions (PDF) on the supplied CD-ROM for further information.

8. Running of the network camera server

After setting the system environment, restart the WV-AS710A. The settings will be validated and the network camera server will start running.

Installation

Selection of the System Type

Depending on the system type, the network camera server works in different ways.

System Type Description

Live View & Recording Delivery of live camera pictures and recording can

be performed. (Allocation of disk space for recorded pictures is required on the server.) Recorded pictures can be searched for and played when desired, and they can be downloaded on a user's PC hard disk.

Live View Only Only delivery of live camera pictures is available

with this system type. Recording, playback, searching and the alarm function are not available with this system type.

Note: The system type can be changed anytime if required. In case of switching from

the "Live View Only" to the "Live View & Recording", allocation of disk space for recorded pictures will be required.

Design a system fulfilling all of the conditions below to run the network camera server in each system type.

Items Live View & Recording Live View Only

Camera Site Maximum camera number 64 128*

Maximum total bit rate 30 Mbps

30 Mbps

User Site Maximum concurrent access*2100 200

(Live) Maximum total bit rate 30 Mbps 30 Mbps

User Site Maximum concurrent access 64 -

(Playback) Maximum concurrent playback*364

Maximum total bit rate 15 Mbps

User Site Maximum concurrent access 100 -

(Live & Playback)

Maximum total bit rate 30 Mbps -

Maximum total frame rate of in & out 400 fps 400 fps

Installation

To connect 128 cameras, it is required to set the maximum bit rate at less than 230kbps and the maximum frame rate at less than 1.5fps per a camera in the camera settings. Refer to the following values for the maximum frame rate of cameras.

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