Panasonic WV-NW964, WV-NS954 User Manual

Network Camera

Operating Instructions

Model Nos. WV-NS954

WV-NW964

WV-NS954

WV-NW964

Before attempting to connect or operate this product,

please read these instructions carefully and save this manual for future use.

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
Display the log list ...........................................................................................................	14
Playback of images saved on the SD memory card ........................................................	17
About the network security of the camera .......................................................................	19
Equipped security functions ........................................................................................	19
Viewing Help ...................................................................................................................	20
Displaying the Help screen .........................................................................................	20

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Preface

About these operating instructions

There are 3 sets of operating instructions for the WV-NS954, WV-NW964 as follows.

•Installation Guide

•Operating instructions

•Setup Instructions

•WV-NS954 Network camera (for indoor use)

•WV-NW964 Network camera (for outdoor use)

* The screens used in these Setup Instructions show the case of WV-NS954.

These 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. Adobe® Reader is required to read PDF. When the Adobe® Reader is not installed on the PC, download the latest Adobe® Reader from the Adobe web site and install it.

Trademarks and registered trademarks

•Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista, 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.

•mini SD is a trademark.

•Other names of companies and product contained in these operating instructions may be trademarks or registered 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. This software can be installed directly from the camera or by double clicking "nwcv3setup.exe" on the CD-ROM provided, and then following the on-screen instructions.

Important:

•The default setting of "Automatic installation of Viewer software" is "ON". Follow the instructions on Setup Instructions 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 ( Setup Instructions). 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.

Important:

•When displaying multiple MPEG-4 images on a PC, images may not be displayed depending on the performance of the PC.

•When "ON" is selected for "VMD alarm" ( Setup Instructions), the frame rate of MPEG-4 and JPEG (QVGA) images will become 15 fps at a maximum.

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 (MANUAL)" is selected for "Transmission type" of "MPEG-4 setup", up to 8 users can access the camera concurrently regardless of the image type (JPEG/MPEG-4) that the current access users are monitoring. 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 "Multicast" is selected for "Transmission type" of "MPEG-4 setup", users who are monitoring MPEG-4 images will not be limited to access.

•When "ON" is selected for "MPEG-4 transmission" ( Setup Instructions), 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.

•The refresh interval for MPEG images is limited to 15 fps at the maximum even when a frame-rate-pri- oritized bit rate is selected at "Max bit rate (per 1 client)" of "MPEG-4 transmission".

<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

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The refresh interval may be longer depending on a network environment, PC spec, photographic subject, access traffic, etc.

Refer to the following page for further information about the "Live" page.

About the "Live" page

!6Alarm occurrence indication button

!7Full screen button

!8One shot button

!5Camera title

!9Mic input button

q [Setup] button

@0Audio output button

w [Live] button

@1SD recording status

indicator

e Multi-screen buttons

r Image type buttons

@2Main area

t Image capture size buttons

y AUX buttons

!3BRIGHTNESS buttons

u [SD] button

!4PRESET

i [List] button

o Zoom buttons

!1AUTO MODE

!2Control pad/buttons

!0Focus 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)

rImage 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. ( Setup Instructions)

: The letters "JPEG" on the button will turn green and JPEG image will be displayed.

tImage 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.

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yAUX buttons (*2)

These buttons will be displayed only when "Terminal alarm 3" is selected for "AUX output" on the setup menu. ( Setup Instructions)

: 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.

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.

( Setup Instructions)

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.

i [List] button (*1)

This button will become available only when "ON" is selected for "Save logs" on the setup menu ( Setup Instructions).

When this button is clicked, the log list will be displayed and images saved on the SD memory card can be played.

Refer to page 17 for further information about the log list and of how to play images on the SD memory card.

oZOOM buttons (*2)

: Click this button to adjust the zoom ratio to the WIDE side.

: Click this button to set the zoom ratio to x1.

: Click this button to adjust the zoom ratio to the TELE side.

!0Focus buttons (*2)

: Click this button to adjust the focus automatically.

: Click this button to adjust the focus to the NEAR side.

: Click this button to adjust the focus to the FAR side.

!1AUTO 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" ( Setup Instructions) or for "Camera motion on alarm" ( Setup Instructions) 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

•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.

Auto pan: Automatically pans between the left position and the right position set in advance ( Setup Instructions).

Even when the camera is operated for zooming or focusing, the camera continues panning. (However, panning will stop when the zoom button (x1) is clicked.)

Preset sequence: Automatically moves to the preset positions ( Setup Instructions) 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.

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Preset map-shot: 8 thumbnail images of the preset position 1-8 ( Setup Instructions) 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.

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.

Patrol 1: Performs the registered patrol 1 operation. Patrol 2: Performs the registered patrol 2 operation. Patrol 3: Performs the registered patrol 3 operation. Patrol 4: Performs the registered patrol 4 operation.

!2Control 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 center 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.

!3BRIGHTNESS 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.

!4PRESET (*2)

Select a preset position from the pull-down menu and click the [GO] button. The camera will move to the selected preset position ( Setup Instructions). "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.

!5Camera title

The camera title entered for "Camera title" on the [Basic] tab will be displayed. ( Setup Instructions)

! 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. ( Setup Instructions)

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