Network camera Operating Instructions Model No. WV-NP244 WV -NP 244 LOC K (Lens is option.) 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 Monitor Images on a PC .................................................................................................. 4 Monitor images from a single camera ......................................................................... 4 Monitor images from multiple cameras ....................................................................... 9 Action at an Alarm Occurrence ....................................................................................... 10 Transmit Images onto an FTP Server ............................................................................. 11 Transmit an alarm image at an alarm occurrence (Alarm image FTP transmission) .. 11 Transmit images at a designated interval or period (FTP periodic transmission) ....... 11 Save images on the SD memory card when failed to transmit images by the FTP periodic transmission function ............................................................................ 12 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] ......................... 22 Configure the multi-screen settings [Multi-screen setup] ............................................ 27 Configure the alarm settings [Alarm setup] ................................................................. 28 Configure the settings relating to the authentication [Authentication setup] ............... 35 Configure the settings of the servers [Server setup] ................................................... 37 Configuring the network settings [Network setup] ....................................................... 39 Maintenance of the camera [Maintenance] ................................................................. 45 About the Displayed System Log .................................................................................... 48 Troubleshooting ............................................................................................................... 50 2 Preface About these operating instructions There are 2 sets of operating instructions for the WV-NP244 as follows. · Operating Instructions (book) · Operating Instructions (PDF, these operating instructions) 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 operating instructions (book) for descriptions of how to install this product and of how to connect to a network. Adobe® Reader is required to read these operating instructions (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 · Adobe, Adobe logos, and Acrobat are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the U. S. and/ or other countries. · SD logo is a trademark. · Other names of companies and products contained in these operating instructions may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. 3 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) 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 To enhance the security, change the password for the user "admin". It is recommended to change this password periodically. · When "Unicast" is selected for "Transmission type" ( page 23), 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 have been concurrently accessing already, the access limit message will be displayed for users who accessed subsequently. · When "ON" is selected for "MPEG-4 transmission" ( page 23), MPEG-4 image will be displayed. When "OFF" is select, JPEG image will be displayed. It is possible to display JPEG image even when "ON" is selected for "MPEG-4 transmission". In this case, the refresh interval will be limited. 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 (QVGA or QVGA): 30 fps The refresh interval may be longer depending on a network environment, PC spec, photographic subject, access traffic, etc. 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. Important: · When the HTTP port number is changed from "80" to "81", enter the IP address of the camera after "http://", for example "http://192.168.0.10:81". · Configure the web browser to not use the proxy server. Step 3 Press the [Enter] key on the keyboard. Click this button to display the "Live" page. 4 About the "Live" page !0 Alarm occurrence indication button o Camera name !1 Audio button !2 One shot button !3 Time and date q [Live] button w Setup button e Multi-screen buttons r Image type buttons t Image capture size buttons y Zoom buttons u Brightness buttons i AUX buttons !4 Main area q [Live] button Click this button to display the "Live" page. Refer to page 7 for descriptions of how to operate the "Live" page. [Setup] button (*1) Click this button to display the setup menu. Multi-screen buttons Click the desired multi-screen (1-4 or 5-8) button to display images on a multi-screen. Image type buttons Click the desired button to change the image type to be displayed. The selected button will turn green. Image capture size buttons These buttons will be displayed only when a JPEG image is displayed. Click the desired button to display image with the desired image capture size. The selected button will turn green. y ZOOM buttons (*2) Click the desire button to zoom in/out the displayed image. To return the zoomed image to the original size, click the [1] button. Brightness buttons (*2) Adjust the brightness of images. AUX buttons (*2) Click the desired button to open/close the AUX connector. w u e i r o Camera name The set camera name will be displayed. !0 Alarm occurrence indication button (*2) This button will be displayed and will blink when an alarm occurred. When the button is clicked, the button will disappear. When "Latch" is selected for "Alarm output setup", the alarm output connector will be reset by clicking this button. ( page 30) t 5 !1 Audio button (*3) Click this button to turn on/off audio. One shot button Click this button to take a picture (a still picture). The picture will be displayed on a newly opened window. !2 !3 Time and date Current time will be displayed in the set date/time display format. ( page 19) !4 Main area Images from the camera will be displayed in this area. *1: Operable by only users whose access level is "1. Administrator" *2: Operable by only users whose access level is "1. Administrator" or "2. Camera control" when "ON" is selected for "User authentication" ( page 35). *3: The access level to operate this button can be changed by the settings of "Authentication" on the [Audio] tab. ( page 26) Refer to page 35 for further information about the access level. 6 Available operations when live images are displayed *1: Operable by only users whose access level is "1. Administrator" *2: Operable by only users whose access level is "1. Administrator" or "2. Camera control" when "ON" is selected for "User authentication" ( page 35). *3: The access level to operate this button can be changed by the settings of "Authentication" on the "Audio" tab. ( page 26) Refer to page 35 for further information about the access level. Operation Display the setup menu (*1) Description The letters "Setup" on the button will turn green and the setup menu will be displayed. To return to the "Live" page, click the [Live] button. Images from multiple cameras can be displayed on a multiscreen by registering cameras on the setup menu. ( page 9) The letters "MPEG-4" on the button will turn green and 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 23) The letters "JPEG" on the button will turn green and JPEG image will be displayed. The letters "VGA" on the button will turn green and images will be displayed in VGA size. The letters "QVGA" on the button will turn green and images will be displayed in QVGA size. * The image capture size can be changed only when displaying JPEG image. The zoomed image will return to the original size. (Image displayed in the original size cannot be zoomed out.) The zoomed image will return to the original size. The displayed image will be zoomed in. Change brightness (*2) The displayed image will be darker. Image will be displayed with the default brightness (0). ( page 25) The displayed image will be brighter. Open/close the AUX connector (*2) The AUX connector will open. The AUX connector will close. Display images on a multiscreen Display MPEG-4 image Display JPEG image Change the image capture size (Image resolution) Zoom in/out of image (*2) 7 Operation Acknowledge alarm occurrences (*2) Description This button will be displayed and will blink when an alarm occurred. When the button is clicked, the button will disappear. When "Latch" is selected for "Alarm output setup", the alarm output connector will be reset by clicking this button. ( page 30) When this button is clicked, the button will turn into the button and audio will not be heard. When this button is clicked, the button will turn into the button and audio will be heard. * The [Audio] button will be displayed only when "ON" is selected for "Mic mode" on the setup menu. ( page 26) Turn on/off audio (*3) Display a still picture (one shot) When this button is clicked, a new window will open and the still picture (one shot) displayed on the "Live" page will be displayed on it. To save this picture on a PC, right-click on the image and select "Save" on the displayed pop-up menu. 8 Monitor images from multiple cameras Images from multiple cameras can be displayed on a multi-screen. Images from up to 4 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 2 groups (8 cameras) can be registered. ( page 27) Important: · Select "OFF" for both the user authentication and the host authentication of the camera to be registered. ( pages 35 and 36) · Only JPEG images can be displayed on a multi-screen. Audio will not be heard. Step 1 Click the [Multi-screen] button. Images from the registered cameras will be displayed on a 4-split screen. q To display images on a single screen, click the the [1] button or [Live] button. w Click a camera name. Live images from the camera corresponding to the clicked camera name will be displayed on the "Live" page of the newly opened window. 9 Action at an Alarm Occurrence The alarm action will be performed when the following alarm occur. Alarm type Terminal alarm: When connecting an alarm device such as a sensor to the alarm connector on the rear of the camera, the alarm action will be performed when the connected alarm device activated. VMD alarm: When a motion is detected in the set VMD area, the alarm action will be performed. * VMD ...