Panasonic WV-NS202 User Manual
Network Camera
Network Operating Instructions
Model No. WV-NS202
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WV-NS202
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CONTENTS
Preface ............................................................................................................................ 3
About these operating instructions .............................................................................. 3
Trademarks and Registered Trademarks ................................................................... 3
Viewer Software .......................................................................................................... 3
Monitor Images on a PC .................................................................................................. 4
Monitor images from a single camera ......................................................................... 4
Monitor images from multiple cameras ....................................................................... 9
Record images on the SD memory card manually .......................................................... 10
Action at an Alarm Occurrence ....................................................................................... 11
Transmit images onto an FTP server .............................................................................. 12
Transmit an alarm image at an alarm occurrence (Alarm image transmission) .......... 12
Transmit images at a designated interval or period (FTP periodic transmission) ....... 12
Save images on the SD memory card when images fail to transmit using the
FTP periodic transmission function ............................................................................. 13
About the network security of the camera ....................................................................... 14
Equipped security functions ........................................................................................ 14
Display the setup menu and configure the settings of the camera using a PC ............... 15
How to display the setup menu ................................................................................... 15
How to operate the setup menu .................................................................................. 16
Configure the basic settings of the camera [Basic setup] ........................................... 19
Configure the settings relating to images and audio [Camera setup] ......................... 26
Configures the multi-screen settings [Multi-screen setup] .......................................... 42
Configure the alarm settings [Alarm setup] ................................................................. 43
Set the VMD areas [VMD area] ................................................................................... 48
Configure the settings relating to the authentication [Authentication setup] ............... 54
Configure the settings of the servers [Server setup] ................................................... 56
Configuring the network settings [Network setup] ....................................................... 58
Maintenance of the camera [Maintenance] ................................................................. 66
About the displayed system log ....................................................................................... 69
Troubleshooting ............................................................................................................... 71
Directory Structure of Drive B........................................................................................... 78
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Preface
About these operating instructions
There are 2 sets of operating instructions for the WV-NS202 as follows.
• Installation Guide
• Network operating instructions
These network operating instructions contain descriptions of how to operate this product using a PC via a network
and of how to configure the settings.
Refer to the installation guide for descriptions of how to install this product and of how to connect to a network.
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Trademarks and Registered Trademarks
• Microsoft, Windows, Internet Explorer, ActiveX and DirectX are either registered trademarks or trademarks of
Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
• Adobe and Reader are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United
States and/or other countries.
• SD logo is a trademark.
• Other names of companies and product contained in these operating instructions may be trademarks or regis-
tered trademarks of their respective owners.
Viewer Software
• Images will not be displayed when the viewer software "Network camera View3" is not installed on the PC. Install
the viewer software from this product or from the provided CD-ROM.
Important:
• The default setting of "Automatic installation of Viewer
software" is "ON". Follow the instructions on page 77
when the message is displayed on the information bar of
the browser.
• When the "Live" page is displayed for the first time, the
install wizard of the ActiveX control required to display
images from the camera will be displayed.
Follow the instructions of the wizard.
• When the install wizard is displayed again even after
completing the installation of the ActiveX, restart the PC.
• The viewer software used on each PC should be licensed individually. The number of installations of the viewer
software from the camera can be checked on the [Upgrade] tab of the "Maintenance" page (☞ page 67). Refer to
your dealer for the software licensing.
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Monitor Images on a PC
The following are descriptions of how to monitor images from the camera on a PC.
Monitor images from a single camera
Step 1
Start up the web browser.
Step 2
Enter the IP address designated using the Panasonic IP
setup software in the address box of the browser.
(Example: http://192.168.0.10)
Important:
• When the HTTP port number is changed from "80",
enter "http://IP address of the camera + : (colon) +
port number" in the address box of the browser, for
example, "http://192.168.0.11:8080".
• When the PC is in a local network, configure the
web browser to bypass the proxy server for the local
address.
Step 3
Press the [Enter] key on the keyboard.
→ The "Live" page will be displayed.
Notes:
• When "ON" is selected for "User Authentication", the
authentication window will be displayed before displaying live images for the user name and password
entries. The default user name and password are as
follows.
User name: admin
Password: 12345
When accessing the camera without changing the
default password, the pop-up window saying that it
is recommended to change the password will be displayed.
To enhance the security, change the password for
the user "admin". It is recommended to change this
password periodically.
• When "Unicast port (AUTO)" or "Unicast port (MANUAL)" is selected for "Transmission type" (☞ page
27), up to 8 users can access the camera concurrently. Depending on the set values for "Total bit
rate" and "Max bit rate (per 1 client)", the maximum
concurrent access number may be less than 8
users. When 8 users are concurrently accessing, the
access limit message will be displayed for users who
subsequently attempt to access.
• When "ON" is selected for "MPEG-4 transmission"
(☞ page 27), an MPEG-4 image will be displayed.
When "OFF" is selected, a JPEG image will be displayed. It is possible to display a JPEG image even
when "ON" is selected for "MPEG-4 transmission".
In this case, the refresh interval will be limited.
<Refresh interval (MPEG-4)>
• When "ON" is selected for "MPEG-4 transmission"
JPEG (VGA): 5 fps
JPEG (QVGA): 10 fps
• When "OFF" is selected for "MPEG-4 transmission"
JPEG (VGA or QVGA): 30 fps
The refresh interval may be longer depending on a
network environment, PC spec, photographic subject, access traffic, etc.
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Important:
When displaying multiple MPEG-4 images on a PC,
images may not be displayed depending on the performance of the PC.
Refer to the following page for further information about
the "Live" page.
About the "Live" page
q [Setup] button
w [Live] button
e Multi-screen buttons
r Image type buttons
t Image capture size buttons
y AUX buttons
u SD button
!5 Alarm occurrence indication button
!4 Camera title
i Zoom buttons
!0 AUTO MODE
o Focus buttons
!6 Full screen button
!7 One shot button
!8 Mic input button
!9 Audio output button
@0 SD recording status
indicator
@1 Main area
!2 BRIGHTNESS buttons
!3 PRESET
!1 Control pad/buttons
q [Setup] button (*1)
Click this button to display the setup menu. The button will turn green and the setup menu will be displayed.
w [Live] button
Click this button to display the "Live" page. The button will turn green and the "Live" page will be displayed.
e Multi-screen buttons
Images from multiple cameras can be displayed on
a multi-screen by registering cameras on the setup
menu. (☞ page 9)
r Image type buttons
: The letters "MPEG-4" on the button will
turn green and an MPEG-4 image will be
displayed. When "OFF" is selected for
"MPEG-4 transmission" on the setup
menu, the [MPEG-4] button will not be displayed. (☞ page 27)
: The letters "JPEG" on the button will turn
green and JPEG image will be displayed.
t Image capture size buttons
These buttons will be displayed only when a JPEG
image is displayed.
: The letters "VGA" will turn green and
images in the main area will be displayed
in VGA size.
: The letters "QVGA" will turn green and
images in the main area will be displayed
in QVGA size.
y AUX buttons (*2)
These buttons will be displayed only when "Terminal
alarm 3" is selected for "AUX output" on the setup
menu. (☞ page 43)
: The letters "OPEN" on the button will turn
green and the status of AUX connector will
be open.
: The letters "CLOSE" on the button will turn
green and the status of the AUX connector
will be closed.
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u [SD] button (manual SD recording
button) (*2)
This button will be displayed only when "Manual" is
selected for "Save trigger" on the setup menu.
(☞ page 22)
Click this button to manually record images on the
SD memory card. Refer to page 10 for descriptions
of how to manually record images on the SD memory card.
• When an object moves quickly
• When a moving object is too small or too big
• When the shooting area is dark
• When there is a flicker in the shooting area
• When the zoom ratio is set to the TELE side, it
may be difficult to obtain accuracy with the auto
tracking function. It is recommended to use the
auto tracking function with setting the zoom ratio
to the WIDE side.
i ZOOM buttons (*2)
: Click this button to adjust the zoom ratio
to the WIDE side.
: Click this button to adjust the zoom ratio
to the TELE side.
o Focus buttons (*2)
: Click this button to adjust the focus auto-
matically.
: Click this button to adjust the focus to the
NEAR side.
: Click this button to adjust the focus to the
FAR side.
!0 AUTO MODE (*2)
Select an operation from the pull-down menu and
click the [START] button. The selected operation will
start.
Click the [STOP] button to stop the operation.
The selected operation will stop when the camera
(panning/tilting/zooming/focusing) is operated or
when an action that is to be taken according to the
settings for "Self return" (☞ page 29) or for "Camera
motion on alarm" (☞ page 44) starts.
Auto track: Automatically tracks an object in the
shooting area.
Notes:
• The auto track function works only when the size of
the object is larger than 1/48 of the main area and
also the contrast ratio between the object and the
background is more than 5 %.
• The auto track function of this camera is the simplified function that tracks a moving object in the shooting area. It may be impossible to track a moving
object in the following cases:
• When there are multiple moving objects in the
shooting area
• When the contrast ratio between a moving object
and the background is almost none
Auto pan: Automatically pans between the start posi-
tion and the end position set in advance (☞ page
38).
Even when the camera is operated for zooming or
focusing, the camera continues panning.
Preset sequence: Automatically moves to the preset
positions (☞ page 36) orderly (start from the lowest
preset position number).
360 map-shot: Moves 45° horizontally at a time and
repeats 7 times to shoot images of each 45° position
(45° x 8 = 360°), and then displays 8 thumbnail
images of each 45° position (45° x 8 = 360°) on a
newly opened window. When a thumbnail image is
clicked, the camera moves to the respective position
and live images will be displayed on the "Live" page.
Preset map-shot: 8 thumbnail images of the preset
position 1-8 (☞ page 36) will be displayed orderly on
a newly displayed window. When a thumbnail image
is clicked, the camera moves to the respective position and live images will be displayed on the "Live"
page.
Notes:
• Do not operate the browser until all the thumbnail
images are displayed and the camera returns to the
original position (where the camera was when "360°
map-shot" or "Preset map-shot" was carried out).
• When "360 map-shot" is carried out while the camera is moving (panning/tilting), images captured
while panning/tilting may be displayed as the thumbnail display. In this case, stop the current operation
and carry out "360 map-shot" again.
• When "Preset map-shot" is carried out with an
unregistered preset position (among preset position
1-8), the thumbnail image of the preset position
before the unregistered preset position will be displayed.
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In this case, the camera will not move when the
thumbnail image is clicked. (For example, when preset position 3 is unregistered, the thumbnail image
of preset position 2 will be displayed as the thumbnail image of preset position 3. The camera will not
move when the thumbnail image of preset position 3
is clicked.)
• The camera will not always returns to the exactly
same position where it was before "360° map-shot"
or "Preset map-shot" was carried out. (It may sometimes be slightly different.)
• The window on which the thumbnail images are displayed will close when Clicking the following buttons
that can switch the camera channel or reload
images.
[Live] button, multi-screen buttons, image type buttons ([MPEG-4]/[JPEG]), image capture size buttons
([VGA]/QVGA), full screen button, [Setup] button
(☞ pages 5 - 7)
To display the thumbnail images again, carry out
"360° map-shot" or "Preset map-shot" again.
!1 Control pad/buttons (*2)
: Left-click on the control pad to adjust
the horizontal/vertical position of the
camera (panning/tilting).
Panning/tilting speed will be faster if a
clicked point gets farther from the cen-
ter point of the control pad.
It is also possible to pan/tilt the camera by dragging the
mouse.
Zoom and focus can be adjusted by right-clicking. When
an upper/lower area of the control pad is right-clicked,
the displayed image will be zoomed in/out on. When a
left/right area is right-clicked, the focus will be adjusted
to the NEAR/FAR side.
Zoom can also be adjusted using the mouse wheel.
!2 BRIGHTNESS buttons (*2)
: The displayed image will be darker.
: The adjusted brightness will return to the
default brightness.
: Image will be brighter.
Note:
When the BRIGHTNESS buttons are clicked while
the camera is at the preset position, the adjusted
brightness will automatically be registered for the
current preset position.
!3 PRESET (*2)
Select a preset position from the pull-down menu
and click the [GO] button. The camera will move to
the selected preset position (☞ page 36). "H" next to
the preset position number indicates the home position. When "Home position" is selected, the camera
will move to the home position.
When the preset ID is registered for a preset position, the registered preset ID will be displayed next
to the preset position number.
!4 Camera title
The camera title entered for "Camera title" on the
[Basic] tab will be displayed. (☞ page 19)
!5 Alarm occurrence indication button (*2)
This button will be displayed and will blink when an
alarm has occurred. When this button is clicked, the
alarm output terminal will be reset and this button
will disappear. (☞ page 47)
!6 Full screen button
Images will be displayed on a full screen. To return
to the "Live" page, press the [Esc] key or the [F5]
key, or the combination of the [Alt] key and the [F4]
key on the keyboard.
!7 One shot button
Click this button to take a picture (a still picture). The
picture will be displayed on a newly opened window.
When right-clicking on the displayed image, the popup menu will be displayed. The displayed image can
be saved on the PC by selecting "Save" from the
pop-up menu.
!8 Mic input button (*3)
Turns on/off the audio reception (hear audio from
the camera on a PC). This button will be displayed
only when "Mic input" or "Interactive" is selected for
"Audio mode" on the setup menu. (☞ page 40)
When this button is clicked, the button will turn into
the button and audio from the camera will not be
heard.
Audio volume can be adjusted (Low/Middle/High) by
moving the volume cursor .
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!9 Audio output button (*3)
Turns on/off the audio transmission (play audio from
the PC on the camera speaker). This button will be
displayed only when "Audio output" or "Interactive" is
selected for "Audio mode" on the setup menu.
(☞ page 40)
The button blinks while the audio transmission is
being carried out.
When this button is clicked, the button will turn into
the button and audio from the PC will not be
heard.
Audio volume can be adjusted (Low/Middle/High) by
moving the volume cursor .
Notes:
• When a user is using the audio transmission function, the receiver button and the transmission button
will be inoperable for the other users.
• Possible duration of audio transmission is up to 5
minutes per transmission. When 5 minutes have
passed, the audio transmission function will be canceled and the audio reception function will automatically be turned on. To turn the audio transmission
function on, click the transmission button again.
• When the camera is restarted, the adjusted volume
level (for both the audio transmission and reception)
will return to the level that had been set on the
[Audio] tab on the setup menu. (☞ page 40)
• Actual volume level will change in three steps even
though the volume cursor can be adjusted minutely.
@0 SD recording status indicator
The status of the SD recording can be checked with
this indicator.
When the SD recording starts, this indicator will light
red. When the SD recording stops, this indicator will
go off.
This indicator will be displayed only when "Manual"
is selected for "Save trigger" on the setup menu.
(☞ page 22)
Click a desired point in the main area on the "Live"
page that is to be the center of the angle of view.
The camera moves to adjust the position in order to
set the clicked point as the center. Zoom can be
adjusted using the mouse wheel.
Note:
When an image is displayed at 22x, the clicked point
may not always be located at the center of the displayed image.
Important:
When the camera position is moved inadvertently
while the power of the camera is on, restart the camera (restart) or refresh the camera position (position
refresh) on the [Initialization] tab of the
"Maintenance" page (☞ page 68).
*1 Only operable by users whose access level is "1.
Administrator"
*2 Only operable by users whose access level is "1.
Administrator" or "2. Camera control" when "ON" is
selected for "User authentication" (☞ page 54).
*3 Operable by users who belong to the access level
selected for "Authentication" on the [Audio] tab of the
"Camera setup" page (☞ page 40).
Refer to page 55 for further information about the
access level.
Note:
When operated by a lower access level user,
images displayed on the screen may be changed
temporarily. This does not affect operation of the
camera.
@1 Main area (*2)
Images from the camera will be displayed in this
area.
The current time and date will be displayed at the
selected position in the time and date format set on
the setup menu. (☞ pages 19 and 20).
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Monitor images from multiple cameras
Images from multiple cameras can be displayed on a multi-screen. Images from 4 cameras (up to 16 cameras) can
be displayed simultaneously. To display images on a multi-screen, it is necessary to register cameras in advance. 4
cameras can be registered as a group and up to 4 groups (16 cameras) can be registered. (☞ page 42)
Important:
• When simultaneously displaying images from 16 cameras on a multi-screen, panning, tilting and zooming are
unavailable.
• Only JPEG images can be displayed on a multi-screen. Audio will not be heard.
• When the power is turned off or the LAN cable is disconnected while displaying images, displaying images on a
multi-screen from the "Live" page will become unavailable.
Step 1
Click the [Multi-screen] button.
→ Images from the registered cameras will be displayed
on a 4-split screen (screen can be split up to 16
areas). The following are instructions when displaying on a 4-split screen.
q To display images on a single screen, click the [Live]
button.
w Click a camera title. Live images from the camera
corresponding to the clicked camera title will be displayed on the "Live" page of the newly opened window.
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Record images on the SD memory card manually
Images displayed on the "Live" page can be recorded on the SD memory card manually.
This button is operable only when "Manual" is selected for "Save trigger" on the setup menu. (☞ page 22)
Images recorded on the SD memory card can be copied onto the PC. (☞ page 24)
Step 1
Display the "Live" page. (☞ page 4)
Step 2
Click the [SD] button in the "SD memory card" box.
→ The SD recording window will open.
Step 4
Click the [STOP] button to stop saving images on the
SD memory card.
Step 5
Click the [CLOSE] button to close the window.
Step 3
Click the [START] button to start recording images on
the SD memory card.
The SD recording status indicator will light red while
images are being recorded on the SD memory card.
The save interval (frame rate) can be configured on the
[SD memory card] tab of the "Basic setup" page.
(☞ page 23)
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Action at an Alarm Occurrence
The alarm action will be performed when the following alarms occur.
Alarm type
Terminal alarm: When connecting an alarm device such as a sensor to the EXT I/O connector 1-3 on the rear of
the camera, the alarm action (camera action at an alarm occurrence) will be performed when the connected
alarm device is activated. Alarm action to be performed differs depending on the settings configured in the
"Camera motion on alarm" section of the [Alarm] tab. (☞ page 44)
VMD alarm: When motion is detected in the set VMD area, the alarm action will be performed.
* VMD stands for "Video Motion Detection".
Command alarm: When a Panasonic alarm protocol (☞ page 53) is received from the connected device via a
network, the alarm action will be performed.
Action at an alarm occurrence
Display the [Alarm occurrence indication] button on the "Live" page. (☞ page 7)
The alarm occurrence indication button will be displayed on the "Live" page at an alarm occurrence.
Important:
When "Polling (30 sec)" is selected for "Alarm status update mode" (☞ page 20), the alarm occurrence indication
button will be refreshed in 30-second intervals. For this reason, it may take a maximum of 30 seconds until the
alarm occurrence indication button is displayed on the "Live" page at an alarm occurrence.
Notify of alarm occurrences to the device connected to the alarm connector
It is possible to output signals from the alarm connector on the rear of the camera and sound the buzzer when an
alarm occurs. The settings for the alarm output can be configured in the "Alarm output terminal" section of the
[Alarm] tab of the "Alarm setup" page.
(☞ page 47)
Transmit an image onto a server automatically
An alarm image can be transmitted at an alarm occurrence to the server designated in advance. The settings
required to transmit an alarm image to a server can be configured in the "Alarm image setup" section of the [Alarm]
tab of the "Alarm setup" page (☞ page 46) and the [FTP] tab of the "Server setup" page (☞ page 57).
Important:
Select "FTP error" for "Save trigger" on the [SD memory card] tab when using the SD memory card. When
"Alarm input" or "Manual" is selected for "Save trigger", an alarm image will not be transmitted at an alarm occurrence to the FTP server.
Notify of alarm occurrences by e-mail
Alarm mail (alarm occurrence notification) can be sent at an alarm occurrence to the e-mail addresses registered in
advance. Up to 4 addresses can be registered as recipients of the alarm mail. An alarm image (still picture) can be
sent with the alarm mail as an attached file. The settings for alarm mail can be configured in the "E-mail notification
setup" section of the [Notification] tab of the "Alarm setup" page (☞ page 52) and the [Mail] tab of the "Server setup"
page (☞ page 56).
Notify of alarm occurrences to the designated IP addresses (Panasonic alarm protocol)
This function is available only when a Panasonic device, such as the network disk recorder, is connected to the system. When "ON" is selected for "Panasonic alarm protocol", the connected Panasonic device will be notified that the
camera is in the alarm state. The settings for Panasonic alarm protocol can be configured in the "Panasonic alarm
protocol" section of the [Notification] tab of the "Alarm setup" page. (☞ page 53)
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Transmit images onto an FTP server
Images can be transmitted to an FTP server. By configuring the following settings, transmission of images captured
at an alarm occurrence or captured at a designated interval to an FTP server will become available.
Important:
• When using this function, set the user name and the password to access the FTP server to restrict users who
can log into the FTP server.
• To transmit images to the FTP server, select "Not use" for "SD memory card", or select "FTP error" for "Save trigger" on the [SD memory card] tab of the "Basic setup" page.
Transmit an alarm image at an alarm occurrence (Alarm image transmission)
An alarm image can be transmitted at an alarm occurrence to the FTP server. To transmit alarm images to an FTP
server, it is necessary to configure the settings in advance.
The settings for the FTP server can be configured on the [FTP] tab of the "Server setup" page. (☞ page 57)
The alarm image transmission function can be turned on/off in the "Alarm image setup" section of the [Alarm] tab of
the "Alarm setup" page. (☞ page 46)
Note:
Depending on the network traffic, the number of the transmitted images may not reach the set number of images
to be transmitted.
Transmit images at a designated interval or period (FTP periodic transmission)
Images can be transmitted at a designated interval or period. To transmit images at a designated interval or period, it
is necessary to configure the settings in advance.
The settings for the FTP server to which images are to be transmitted can be configured on the [FTP] tab of the
"Server setup" page. (☞ page 57)
On the [FTP] tab of the "Network setup" page (☞ page 63), the FTP periodic transmission function can be turned
on/off, and the settings relating to images to be transmitted and the settings relating to schedules (periods) can be
configured.
Notes:
• Depending on the network line speed or the network traffic, images may not be transmitted at the exact designated interval or period.
• When "ON" is selected for both the alarm image transmission function and the FTP periodic transmission function, the alarm image transmission function will be given priority over the FTP periodic transmission function. For
this reason, images may not be transmitted at the exact designated interval or period if alarms occur frequently.
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Save images on the SD memory card when images fail to transmit using the FTP periodic transmission function
Images that have failed to transmit using the FTP periodic transmission can be saved automatically on the SD memory card. Images saved on the SD memory card can be obtained from the [SD memory card] tab of the "Basic setup"
page.
(☞ page 22)
To use the SD memory recording function featured in Panasonic’s network disk recorder, select "OFF" for "FTP periodic transmission" (☞ page 63) and "FTP error" for "Save trigger" (☞ page 22).
We make no guarantee for any damages of files on the SD memory card incurred by malfunction or error occurrence
in files saved in the SD memory card regardless of what the cause may be.
Save images on the SD memory card
By configuring the following settings, saving images that have failed to transmit to the FTP server using the FTP
periodic transmission function will become available.
SD memory card: Use (☞ page 22)
Save trigger: FTP error (☞ page 22)
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About the network security of the camera
Equipped security functions
The following security functions are featured in this camera.
q Access restrictions by the host authentication and the user authentication
It is possible to restrict users from accessing the camera by setting the host authentication and/or the user
authentication to "ON". (☞ pages 54 and 55)
w Access restrictions by changing the HTTP port
It is possible to prevent illegal access such as port scanning, etc. by changing the HTTP port number.
(☞ page 59)
Note:
When user authentication (authentication error) has failed to pass 8 times within 30 seconds using the same IP
address (PC), access to the camera will be denied for a while.
Important:
Design and enhance security countermeasures to prevent leakage of information such as image data, authentication information (user name and password), alarm mail information, FTP server information, DDNS server
information, etc.
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Display the setup menu and configure the settings of the camera using a PC
The settings of the camera can be configured on the setup menu.
The setup menu is only operable by users whose access level is "1. Administrator".
How to display the setup menu
Step 1
Display the "Live" page. (☞ page 4)
Step 2
Click the [Setup] button on the "Live" page.
→ The window with the user name and password entry
fields will be displayed.
Step 3
Click the [OK] button after entering the user name and
the password.
→ The setup menu will be displayed.
Refer to the next page for further information about
this menu.
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How to operate the setup menu
Important:
When there are two or more [SET] buttons on the
page, click the respective button to the edited setting
item.
<Example>
A
Menu button Setup page
Step 1
Click the desired button in the frame on the left of the
window to display the respective setup menu.
When there are tabs at the top of the setup page displayed in the frame on the right of the window, click the
desired tab to display and configure the setting items
relating to the name of the tab.
Step 2
Complete each setting item displayed in the frame on
the right of the window.
Step 3
After completing each setting item, click the [SET] button to apply them.
A-1
B
B-1
When completing the setting items in field A, click
the [SET] button below field A (A-1). The edited setting items in field A will not be applied unless the
[SET] button below field A (A-1) is clicked.
In the same manner as above, click the [SET] button
below field B (B-1) when completing the setting
items in field B.
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About the setup menu window
q [Live] button
w [Basic setup] button
e [Camera setup] button
!1 Status display
area
r [Multi-screen setup] button
t [Alarm setup] button
y [Authentication setup]
button
u [Server setup] button
i [Network setup] button
o [Maintenance] button
!0 [Help] button
q [Live] button
Click this button to display the "Live" page.
w [Basic setup] button
Click this button to display the "Basic setup" page.
The basic settings such as time and date and camera title, and the settings relating to the NTP server
and the SD memory card can be configured on the
"Basic setup" page. Refer to page 19 for further
information.
e [Camera setup] button
Click this button to display the "Camera setup" page.
The settings relating to JPEG/MPEG-4 images and
camera operation can be configured on the "Camera
setup" page. Refer to page 26 for further information.
r [Multi-screen setup] button
Click this button to display the "Multi-screen setup"
page. The cameras to be used for the multi-screen
display can be registered on the "Multi-screen setup"
page. Refer to page 42 for further information.
!2 Setup page
t [Alarm setup] button
Click this button to display the "Alarm setup" page.
The settings relating to alarm occurrences such as
settings for the alarm action at an alarm occurrence,
the alarm occurrence notification, and the VMD area
settings can be configured on the "Alarm setup"
page. Refer to page 43 for further information.
y [Authentication setup] button
Click this button to display the "Authentication setup"
page. The settings relating to the authentication
such as users and PCs restrictions for accessing the
camera can be configured on the "Authentication
setup" page. Refer to page 54 for further information.
u [Server setup] button
Click this button to display the "Server setup" page.
The settings relating to the mail server and the FTP
server to which the camera accesses can be configured on the "Server setup" page. Refer to page 56
for further information.
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i [Network setup] button
Click this button to display the "Network setup" page.
The network settings and the settings relating to
DDNS (Dynamic DNS), SNMP (Simple Network
management Protocol) and the FTP (File Transfer
Protocol) periodic transmission function can be configured on the "Network setup" page. Refer to page
58 for further information.
o [Maintenance] button
Click this button to display the "Maintenance" page.
System log check, firmware upgrade and initialization of the setup menu can be carried out on the
"Maintenance" page. Refer to page 66 for further
information.
!0 [Help] button
Click this button to display the "Help" page.
!1 Status display area
The title of the camera whose settings are currently
being configured will be displayed.
!2 Setup page
Pages of each setup menu will be displayed. There
are tabs for some setup menus. When the underlined item is clicked, the corresponding help page
will be displayed.
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Configure the basic settings of the camera [Basic setup]
The basic settings such as time and date and camera name, and the settings relating to the NTP server and the SD
memory card can be configured on the "Basic setup" page.
The "Basic setup" page has 3 tabs; the [Basic] tab, the [NTP] tab and the [SD memory card] tab.
Configure the basic settings [Basic]
Click the [Basic] tab on the "Basic setup" page. (☞ page 15)
The settings such as the camera name, time and date, etc. can be configured on this page.
[Date/time display format]
Select a date/time display format.
When "06/04/01 13:10:00" is set for "Time & date setup"
after selecting "24-hours" for "Time display", time and
date will be respectively displayed as follows.
DD/MM/YYYY: 01/04/2006 13:10
MM/DD/YYYY: 04/01/2006 13:10
DD/Mmm/YYYY: 01/Apr/2006 13:10
YYYY/MM/DD: 2006/04/01 13:10
Mmm/DD/YYYY: Apr/01/2006 13:10
Default: MM/DD/YYYY
[Camera title]
Enter the title of the camera. Click the [SET] button after
entering the title of the camera. The entered title will be
displayed in the status display area.
Number of characters for the camera title: 0 - 20
characters
Default: WV-NS202
[Time & date setup]
Enter the current time and date. When "12-hours" is
selected for "Time display", "AM" or "PM" can be selected.
Available range: 01/01/2006 0:00:00 –
12/31/2035 23:59:59
[Time display]
Select the time display format from "12-hours", "24hours" and "OFF". Enter the current hour reflecting this
setting when entering the current time and date for
"Time & date setup". To hide time and date, select
"OFF".
Default: 24-hours
[Daylight saving (Summertime)]
Select "ON" or "OFF" to determine whether or not to
apply daylight saving time. Select "ON" or "OFF" to
determine whether or not to apply daylight saving time.
ON: Applies summer time. An asterisk (*) will be dis-
played on the left side of the displayed time and
date.
OFF: Does not apply summer time.
Default: OFF
[Link/Access LED]
Select "ON" or "OFF" to determine whether or not to
light the link LED, the access LED, the SD memory card
error LED and the power LED.
Select "ON" to check the operational status by lighting
the LEDs. Select "OFF" to turn off the LEDs at all times.
Default: ON
Notes:
• Link LED: This LED will light when communication
with the connected device is available.
• Access LED: This LED will light when accessing a
network.
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• SD memory card error LED: This LED will light
when the SD memory card is unavailable to save
images.
• Power LED: This LED will light when the power is
on.
[OSD Position]
Select a position where time and date, camera title, preset ID, panning/tilting angle, zoom ratio are to be displayed on the "Live" page.
Upper left: The above information will be displayed at
the upper left corner of the main area on the "Live"
page.
Lower left: The above information will be displayed at
the lower left corner of the main area on the "Live"
page.
Upper right: The above information will be displayed at
the upper right corner of the main area on the "Live"
page.
Lower right: The above information will be displayed at
the lower right corner of the main area on the "Live"
page.
Default: Upper left
[Alarm status update mode]
Select an interval of the camera status notification from
the following.
When the status of the camera changes, the alarm
occurrence indication button, the receiver button, the
transmission button, the AUX button or the SD saving
status indication button will be displayed to notify of the
camera status.
Polling (30 sec): Updates the status each 30 seconds
and provide notification of the camera status.
Real time: Provide notification of the camera status
when the status has changed.
Default: Real time
[Alarm status port]
When selecting "real time" for "Alarm status update
mode", designate a port number to which the status
change notification is to be sent.
Available port number: 1 - 65535
Default: 31004
[Automatic installation of Viewer software]
Determine whether or not to install the viewer software
from this camera.
ON: Installs the viewer software from the camera auto-
matically.
OFF: The viewer software cannot be installed from the
camera.
Default: ON
Important:
• It is impossible to display images and to receive/
transmit audio between the camera and the PC
when the viewer software "Network Camera View3"
is not installed on the PC.
• The number of the viewer software installations can
be checked on the [Upgrade] tab of the
"Maintenance" page.
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Important:
When using Windows®2000 Professional SP4, even
when "Real time" is selected, the actual interval will
be 30 seconds. This is a normal operation.
Note:
Depending on the network environment, notification
may not be provided in real time.
Configure the settings relating to the NTP server [NTP]
Click the [NTP] tab on the "Basic setup" page. (☞ page 15)
The settings relating to the NTP server such as the NTP server address, port number, etc. can be configured on this
page.
[NTP port]
Enter a port number to be used for the NTP server.
Available port number: 1 - 65535
Default: 123
[Synchronization interval]
Select an interval (1 - 24 hours: in 1 hour intervals) of
synchronization with the NTP server.
Default: 1 hour
[Time zone]
Select a time zone corresponding to the location where
the camera is in use.
Default: (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time: Dublin,
[Time adjustment]
Select the time adjustment method from the following.
Time adjusted by the selected method will be used as
the standard time of the camera.
Manual setup: Time set on the [Basic] tab on the
"Basic setup" page will be used as the standard time
of the camera.
Synchronization with NTP server: Time automatically
adjusted by synchronizing with the NTP server will
be used as the standard time of the camera.
Default: Manual setup
Edinburgh, Lisbon, London
[NTP server address]
Enter the IP address or the host name of the NTP server.
Number of characters for the NTP server address:
1 - 128 characters
Default: None (blank)
Important:
When entering the host name for "NTP server
address", it is necessary to configure the DNS settings on the [Network] tab of the "Network setup"
page. (☞ page 59)
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Configure the settings relating to the SD memory card [SD memory card]
Click the [SD memory card] tab on the "Basic setup" page. (☞ page 15)
The settings relating to the SD memory card can be configured on this page.
[Save trigger]
Select a trigger to save images on the SD memory card
from the following.
FTP error: Saves images when images have failed to
transmit to the FTP server by the FTP periodic transmission function.
Alarm input: Saves images at an alarm occurrence.
Manual: Saves images manually. (☞ page 10)
Default: FTP error
Notes:
• Select "FTP error" when images are to be transmitted to the FTP server at an alarm occurrence.
• When using the DHCP function (☞ page 58),
images will not be saved on the SD memory card
■ SD memory card setup
[SD memory card]
Select "Use" or "Not use" to determine whether or not to
use the SD memory card.
Default: Not use
Important:
• Before removing the SD memory card from the camera, it is necessary to select "Not use" first.
• After inserting the SD memory card, it is necessary
to select "Use" to use the SD memory card.
[Notification of remaining]
When the "E-mail notification" function or the
"Panasonic alarm protocol" function is used to provide
notification of the remaining space of the SD memory
card, select a level to be notified at from the following.
50 %/20 %/10 %/5 %/2 %
Default: 50 %
Note:
Notification will be provided each time the remaining
space of the SD memory card reached the values
above.
For example, notification will be provided each time
the remaining space reaches 50%, 20%, 10%, 5%
and 2% when "50%" is selected. Notification may not
always be made at the very moment when the
remaining space of the SD memory card has
reached each value.
until an IP address is assigned regardless of the
"Save trigger" setting.
[Overwrite]
Determine whether or not to overwrite when the SD
memory card becomes full.
This setting is available only when "Manual" is selected
for "Save trigger".
ON: Overwrites when the SD memory card becomes
full. (The oldest image is the first to be overwritten.)
OFF: Stops saving images on the SD memory card
when the SD memory card becomes full.
Default: OFF
Note:
The overwrite setting will be as follows according to
the "Save trigger" setting.
FTP error: Will not be overwritten
Alarm input: Will be overwritten
Manual: Can be determined by selecting "ON" or
"OFF" for "Overwrite"
[File name]
Enter the file name used for the image to be saved on
the SD memory card. The file name will be as follow.
File name: ["Entered file name" + "Time and date
(year/month/day/hour/minute/second)"] + "Serial
number"
Number of characters that can be entered for the file
name: 1 - 8 characters
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Note:
When "FTP error" is selected for "Save trigger", the
file name entered for "File name" on the [FTP] tab of
the "Network setup" page will be used for the file
name of the image saved on the SD memory card.
[Frame rate]
Select an image save interval from the following.
0.1 fps/0.2 fps/0.33 fps/0.5 fps/1 fps
Default: 1 fps
[Number of images]
Select a number of alarm images to be saved on the SD
memory card from the following.
10 pics/20 pics/ 30 pics/50 pics/100 pics/200 pics/
300 pics/500 pics/1000 pics/2000 pics/3000 pics/
5000 pics
Default: 100 pics
Note:
"Save interval" and "Number of images" can be configured only when "Alarm input" is selected for "Save
trigger".
[Image capture size]
Select "QVGA" or "VGA" for the size of the images to be
saved on the SD memory card.
Default: VGA
Notes:
• When "FTP error" is selected for "Save trigger",
images will be saved with the image capture size
selected on the [FTP] tab of the "Network setup"
page.
• When "Alarm input" is selected for "Save trigger",
images will be saved with the image capture size
selected on the [Alarm] tab of the "Alarm setup"
page.
■ SD memory card information
[SD memory card]
Available size and the total size of the SD memory card
will be displayed.
Depending on the status of the SD memory card, the
size indications will differ as follows.
Indication Description
--------KB/--------KB No SD memory card is inserted.
Failed to obtain available size
due to error, etc.
********KB/********KB The SD card memory is unfor-
matted, or locked, etc.
Note:
When "OFF" is selected for "Overwrite" (☞ page 22)
and the available size of the SD memory card has
reached "0 KB", images will not be saved on the SD
memory card. When the notification function is on, a
notification mail will be sent to the registered
addresses when the SD memory card becomes full.
(☞ page 52)
[Format]
To format the SD memory card, click the [Execute] button.
Important:
• Before formatting the SD memory card, it is necessary to select "Use" for "SD memory card" on the
[SD memory card] tab of the "Basic setup" page (☞
page 22) and "OFF" for "FTP periodic transmission"
on the [FTP] tab of the "Network setup" page (☞
page 63).
• Only format the SD memory card by clicking the
[Execute] button on the setup menu. Otherwise, the
following functions using the SD memory card may
not work properly with this camera.
• Save/obtain images that failed to transmit to the
FTP server using the FTP periodic transmission
function
• Save/obtain alarm images
• Save/obtain images saved manually
• Save/obtain the system logs
• Save/obtain images recorded using the SD
memory recording function of Panasonic's network disk recorder.
• It is impossible to access the SD memory card during the process of formatting.
• All data saved on the SD memory card will be deleted when the SD memory card is formatted.
• Do not turn off the power of the camera during the
process of formatting.
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• After formatting the SD memory card, the available
size may be smaller than the total size since the
default directory is automatically created in the SD
memory card.
• Compatible SD memory card is as follows.
SD memory card manufactured by Panasonic
(64 MB, 128 MB, 256 MB, 512 MB, 1 GB, 2GB)
Copy images saved on the SD memory card onto the PC [SD memory card images]
Click the [SD memory card] tab on the "Basic setup" page. (☞ page 15)
The following are descriptions of how to copy images saved on the SD memory card onto the PC.
It is necessary in advance to select "Allow" for "FTP access" on the [Network] tab of the "Network setup" page
(☞ page 59).
Important:
• It is impossible to copy images saved on the SD memory card when another user is simultaneously obtaining
images from the SD memory card.
• Depending on the settings of a proxy server or a firewall, images may not be obtained via a network. In this case,
refer to the network administrator.
Step 1
Click the [Execute] button of "Access images".
→ The user authentication window will be displayed.
Step 2
Click the [OK] button after entering the user name and
the password.
→ The folder in which images are to be saved will be
displayed.
Step 3
Copy the desired images or the folder onto the PC.
It is impossible to display the image to be saved on this
window. Display the image after saving it on the PC.
Note:
When logging in the camera to obtain images, drive
B will be displayed first.
Images are saved in different directories according
to "Save trigger" ("Save trigger" - "Basic setup"-"SD
memory card".).
Move to the directory corresponding to the desired
images and obtain them.
Refer to page 78 for further information about the
directory structure.
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