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Summary of Contents for Panasonic WV-AS710
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Page 1: Operating Instructions
PC Software Package Operating Instructions WV-AS710 Model No. Before attempting to connect or operate this product, please read these instructions carefully and save this manual for future use. -
Page 2: Table Of Contents
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"... - Page 3 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 ......................
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Page 4: Features
(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. - Page 5 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.
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Page 6: System Requirements
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. CPU: Pentium III 1.4GHz or higher Memory 512 MB of RAM or more... - Page 7 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.
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Page 8: Standard Accessories
• 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. - Page 9 "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.
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Page 10: Operation
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. - Page 11 When the authentication dialog window is dis- played: 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 dis- played.
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Page 12: How To Use The "Top Menu
Operation 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. -
Page 13: How To Use The Camera Page
How to Use the Camera Page To operate the "Camera Page", refer to the following. To display the "Camera Page", click one of the avail- able camera buttons on the "TOP MENU" page. Click a tab to change the operation menus. Menu Picture Display Area •... -
Page 14: Camera Selection Menu
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 [PREV] button Click this button to display the "Camera Select"... -
Page 15: Picture Display Area
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 sin- gle screen. - Page 16 Operation When failure to acquire a camera picture occurred: To download the recorded picture from the "Start" time When the network camera server could not acquire a to the "Stop" time (up to 30 minutes) on a PC, click the camera picture, the picture below will be displayed.
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Page 17: Live Mode Panel
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. - Page 18 Operation • If manual recording and a recording whose priority When the selected camera is delivering JPEG: is the same as the manual recording (for example, When one of the edges (top, bottom, left, right) of schedule recording whose priority is set to "4" and the camera picture is clicked, the camera pans or whose recorded pictures are set to be stored in the tilts toward the clicked direction.
- Page 19 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.
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Page 20: Playback Of Recorded Pictures
Operation 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. •... - Page 21 Downloading Recorded Picture 2. Display the index.html using a web browser. The web page below will be displayed. 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.
- Page 22 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]...
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Page 23: Searching Menu
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. - Page 24 Operation Click the desired result. The selected recorded pic- ture 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.
- Page 25 "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.
- Page 26 Operation Result List (Text) This window will be displayed if the MPEG-4 Plug- Result List (Thumbnail) 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. Click the desired event.
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Page 27: Play Mode Panel
Play Mode Panel The play mode panel contains the buttons to play recorded pictures in various ways. How to Display the Play Mode Panel Note: Depending on the network environment, drop frame may occur. Therefore, it may be The play mode panel will be displayed when the impossible to play all frames. - Page 28 Operation Play All Frames (only for JPEG) Click this button to play all frames of recorded pic- tures. Frames are played in 0.2 seconds intervals. Note: Depending on the network environment, it may take a longer time to play. Back Skip (only for MPEG-4) Click this button to go back around 3 seconds and pause the playback.
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Page 29: Quad Screen
Quad Screen When the [Quad Screen] button is clicked, the quad screen (pictures from four cameras) is displayed in the picture display area. When the quad screen is displayed in the picture display area, neither manual recording nor operating the camera are available since the camera control frame is not displayed. Notes •... -
Page 30: Installation Of The Mpeg-4 Plug-In Software
Operation Installation of the MPEG-4 Plug-in Software To view live pictures or play recorded pictures in the MPEG-4 format, it is required to install the MPEG-4 Plug-in Software on the PC. Notes: • Confirm your PC fulfills the system requirements before installing the MPEG-4 Plug-in Software. Refer to page 7 for further information. -
Page 31: Installation Of The Mpeg-4 Player
When the MPEG-4 Player has been 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] How to Uninstall To uninstall the MPEG-4 Player, do the following. -
Page 32: Installation
HTTP Server will be required to access the network camera server from a network. Note: Installation of the WV-AS710 on the Red Hat Linux server, allocation of disk space for recorded pictures, and uninstallation of the WV-AS710 must be performed by a root user. -
Page 33: Selection Of The System Type
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. -
Page 34: Confirmation Of The Directory Structure
Confirmation of the Directory Structure The network camera server uses the following directories. Disk space for recording pictures should be allocated by an administrator. (Refer to page 36.) The other directories below are created automatically when the WV-AS710 is installed. -
Page 35: Installation Of Red Hat Linux
Installation of Red Hat Linux When installing Red Hat Linux, take notice of the following. About Disk Space for Recorded Pictures (When "Live View & Recording" is Selected) When "Live View & Recording" is selected as the system type, allocation of disk space for recorded pictures will be required. -
Page 36: Allocation Of Disk Space (When "Live View & Recording" Is Selected)
Installation Allocation of Disk Space (When "Live View & Recording" is Selected) To allocate disk space for recorded pictures, refer to the following. About Disk Space for Recorded Pictures When the network camera server runs on the "Live View & Recording" system, it is required to allocate disk space for recorded pictures. -
Page 37: How To Allocate Disk Space
How to Allocate Disk Space There are two following ways to allocate disk space. • Use a whole partition as disk space for recorded pictures. • Use a directory as disk space for recorded pictures. Creating a New Partition to Use as Disk Space for Recorded Pictures When preparing a new hard disk or creating a new partition on a currently used hard disk, the new partition must be the following name to mount. -
Page 38: Installation Of The Wv-As710
When the entered passwords do not match, execution of the installation script will be interrupted. When interrupt- ed, begin this procedure from step 1 again. 4. Decide whether or not to start up the WV-AS710 automatically when the server on which Red Hat Linux is installed starts up. -
Page 39: Starting Up The Network Camera Server
Installation of the Hardware Key The WV-AS710 will not be started up if the provided hardware key is not installed on the PC server. Before starting up the WV-AS710, insert the provided hardware key into a USB port on the PC server. - Page 40 AS710 is installed, and the server is restarted. • When the automatic startup of the WV-AS710 or the manual restart of the WV-AS710 by an administrator is per- formed, the WV-AS710 will start running in the background. Therefore, nothing will be displayed in the terminal window.
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Page 41: After The Installation Of The Wv-As710
Refer to the "Administration" section on page 43 for further information about the environment settings. Stop the WV-AS710 To stop the WV-AS710, click the [Stop] button on the "Stop and Restart" menu. Refer to page 79 for further informa- tion. -
Page 42: Uninstallation
When uninstallation of the WV-AS710 is needed, execute the script for uninstallation. When the script for uninstallation is executed, all directories created when the WV-AS710 was installed will be delet- ed, except the newly created partitions or directories for disk space named "S3_DATAxx" (their contents will be deleted.). -
Page 43: Administration
"admin" group. The password http://(server address)/s3/American/ for the user name "admin" is the password entered The server address differs depending on the when installing the WV-AS710. user environment. When the user is authenticated, the 2. Click the [Administrator's Page] button. - Page 44 Administration 6. To stop or restart the WV-AS710, display the When the [Restart] button is clicked "Stop and Restart" menu. ([System] button– [Stop and Restart] tab) When the [Stop] button is clicked 7. Click the [Restart] button to restart, or the [Stop] button to stop the WV-AS710.
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Page 45: List Of Settings
List of Settings Setting Menu Tab/Setting Page System Type System Type Selects the system type. Camera Camera List Camera Properties Displays the list and performs Performs more detailed settings the basic settings of the camera than the "Camera List" menu. properties. -
Page 46: System Type
The dialog window for confirmation will be dis- played. Click the [OK] button on the dialog window to confirm. After clicking the [OK] button, restart the System Type WV-AS710 to make the changed system type valid. Select the system type of the network camera server. -
Page 47: Camera Setting
Camera Setting Camera List Click the [Camera] button on the "Setting Menu" or click the "Camera Setting" tab. The "Camera List" menu will be displayed. It is useful to check the registered cameras with this page. It is possible to register or delete cameras using this menu. Note: It is impossible to change the settings during recording. - Page 48 Administration Unit Setting Click the [Setup] button to display the setting menu (html) of the camera. Available settings are differ- ent depending on the connected camera. Refer to the operating instructions of the connected camera for further information about the setting menu. [Delete] button Click the [Delete] button to delete the selected reg- istered camera from the "Camera List"...
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Page 49: Camera Properties
Camera Properties Click the desired "Camera No." in the "Camera List" menu. The "Camera Properties" menu of the selected camera will be displayed. Note: It is impossible to change the settings during recording. By Camera Group Setting: Register a camera to groups using the "Camera Group Setting"... - Page 50 Administration Access User Password Pre-Recording In cases where user authentication is required to Select "Allowed" or "Denied" to activate the pre- access the camera or the network interface unit, recording or not. enter the password registered for the camera or the When "Allowed"...
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Page 51: Camera Sleep Schedule
Camera Sleep Schedule Camera Sleep Schedule List Click the [Camera] button of the "Setting Menu" to display the "Camera List" menu, and click the "Camera Sleep Schedule" tab. The "Camera Sleep Schedule" menu will be displayed. It is useful to check the camera sleep schedules with this page. -
Page 52: Camera Sleep Schedule Properties
Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Mon. to Fri., Sat. and The sample pictures will be installed in the directo- Sun., Daily ry below when the WV-AS710 is installed. Hour: 12AM - 11PM, Every The details of the sample pictures are listed below. - Page 53 File name Designed for Message blue1.jpg/blue1.mg4 Priority 1 "Live streaming video is currently unavailable." This message will be displayed when delivery of the camera pictures is stopped by the "Camera Sleep Schedule" of priority 1. blue2.jpg/blue2.mg4 Priority 2 "This camera is currently unavailable." This message will be displayed when delivery of the camera pictures is stopped by the "Camera Sleep Schedule"...
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Page 54: Recording Status List
Administration Recording Status List Click the [Recording] button of the "Setting Menu" or click the "Recording Status" tab. The "Recording Status List" menu will be displayed. It is useful to check the status of disk space for each camera with this page. Allocated Space (MB) The allocated disk space for each connected cam- era is displayed. -
Page 55: Disk Space Allocation For Camera
[Next] link text When the "Recording Status List" menu has two or more pages because many cameras are regis- tered, and the currently displayed page is not the last page, this link text will be displayed. Click this to display the next page. Disk Space Allocation for Camera # Click the desired "Camera No."... -
Page 56: Disk Space Setting For Camera
Administration Disk Space Setting for Camera # Click the desired "Camera No." of the camera to which the disk space has already been allocated in the "Recording Status List" menu. The "Disk Space Setting for Camera #" menu will be displayed. (# is the selected camera num- ber) This menu has the following links. -
Page 57: Disk Space Addition For Camera
Disk Space Addition for Camera # Click the desired "Camera No." of the camera to which the disk space has already been allocated in the "Recording Status List" menu. The "Disk Space Setting for Camera #" menu will be displayed. (# is the selected camera num- ber) Click the "Disk Space Addition"... -
Page 58: Delete Disk Space For Camera
Administration Delete Disk Space for Camera # Click the desired "Camera No." of the camera to which the disk space has already been allocated in the "Recording Status List" menu. The "Recording Status for Camera #" menu will be displayed. (# is the selected camera number) Click the "Delete Disk Space"... -
Page 59: Clear Protected Disk Space For Camera
Clear Protected Disk Space for Camera # Click the desired "Camera No." of the camera to which the disk space has already been allocated in the "Recording Status List" menu. The "Recording Status for Camera #" menu will be displayed. (# is the selected camera number) Click the [Clear Protected Disk Space] link text to display the "Clear Protected Disk Space for Camera #". -
Page 60: Disk Space Allocation
Administration Disk Space Allocation Click the [Recording] button of the "Setting Menu" and click the "Disk Space Allocation" tab. The "Disk Space Allocation" menu will be displayed. On this menu, it is possible to allocate the same amount of disk space simultaneously to the selected cameras which no disk space has been allocated yet. -
Page 61: Recording Schedule List
Administration Recording Schedule List Click the [Recording] button of the "Setting Menu" to display the "Recording Schedule List" menu, or click the "Recording Schedule" tab. The "Recording Schedule" menu will be displayed. It is useful to check the recording schedules with this page. The "Recording Schedule"... -
Page 62: Recording Schedule Properties
Administration Recording Schedule Properties Click the desired "No" on the "Recording Schedule List" menu to display the "Recording Schedule Properties" menu. Perform the settings for the selected recording schedule or delete the selected recording schedule. Minute: 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55 (min.), Every Note: When "Daily"... - Page 63 Note: When two or more recordings are performed 1. When "Data Protection Mode" is different or depending on the selected values for Regardless of the setting for "Priority", recording "Interval" and "Minimum Access will be performed at the recording interval of the Interval/Maximum Frame Rate", pictures may recording whose "Data Protection Mode"...
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Page 64: Alarm Recording
• To record alarm pictures, it is required to vali- the network camera server starts recording. When date "Panasonic Protocol" for cameras or net- recording in the JPEG format, alarm pictures will be work interface unit, and it is also required to recorded at the selected interval for "Interval (JPEG... - Page 65 Data Protection Mode Select to protect the recorded alarm pictures saved on disk space or not. Protect The recorded alarm pictures will be saved in the protected area (protected disk space) of the disk space. The recorded alarm pictures will be protect- ed until they are cleared from the "Clear Protected Disk space for Camera #"...
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Page 66: Authentication
Administration Authentication The network camera server authenticates users by user name and password. There are 3 user types, "Administrator", "Operator" and "Monitor". Users also must belong to a group among "Group1" - "Group20" or "admin". Users belonging to "admin" are regarded as administrators. Operable functions for each user differ depending on the user type, belonging group and the operating restriction as below. -
Page 67: Group
Group There are two kinds of group, the general user group "Group 1" - "Group 20", and the administrator group "admin". All users should belong to a group. The general user group "Group 1 - 20" The groups "Group 1" - "Group 20" are for general users. When "By Camera Group Setting"... -
Page 68: User
Administration User Basically, a user must belong to only one group among the 20 general user groups of "Group 1 - 20" or the adminis- trator group "admin". (A camera can belong to two or more groups.) A user can access only cameras belonging to the same group. Depending on the user type and the group to which the user belongs, what the user can do with access to cameras differs. -
Page 69: User List
As a default setting, a user (user name: admin, group: admin) is already registered (password is the one entered when installing the WV-AS710). [User Registration…] button To register a new user, click this button to display the "User Registration"... -
Page 70: User Registration
Administration User Registration Click the [User Registration…] button on the "User List" menu to display the "User Registration" menu. On this page, register a new user. Group 1-20 These groups are for general users to access the network camera server to browse live cam- era pictures or operate cameras. -
Page 71: Change User Profile
Change User Profile Click the [User Name] on the "User List" menu to display the "Change User Profile" menu. On this page, change the password, belonging group and the user type of the selected user. User Type Select a user type for the user from "Operator" or "Monitor". -
Page 72: Camera Grouping
Administration Camera Grouping Click the [User/Camera Group] button of the "Setting Menu" and click the "Camera Group Setting" tab to display the "Camera Grouping" menu. Assign cameras to groups on this menu. Note: Assignment of a camera to a group using this menu is possible only when "By Camera Group Setting" is selected from the "Camera Properties"... -
Page 73: Group Name
Group Name Click the [User/Camera Group] button of the "Setting Menu" and click the "Group Name" tab to display the "Group Name" menu. Note: Addition or deletion of a group is impossible. The number of the group is indicated. There are "1" to "20"... -
Page 74: System Properties
Administration Perform the following system settings of the network camera server. Stop or restarting the WV-AS710 is also possi- ble. • System Properties (Pre-Authentication Setting, Camera Control Setting, Network Setting, Monitor Screen Setting, Auto Erase Setting) • Alarm Notification • Stop and Restart System Properties Click the [System] button of the "Setting Menu"... - Page 75 Proxy Server Exceptions Note: Pictures from cameras with operating restric- When a proxy server is used to capture camera pic- tion will be delivered in the unicast mode. tures, enter the IP address of the network camera or (Selecting "Multicast" will be ignored.) This set- the network interface unit when acquiring camera pic- ting does not affect MPEG-4 acquisition.
- Page 76 Administration Auto Erase Setting Image Auto Erase Select a period to keep recorded pictures in the disk space for recorded pictures. 7 Days, 15 Days, 30 Days, 60 Days, 90 Days, 180 Days, No limitation When the selected period has passed, the stored recorded pictures will be deleted.
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Page 77: Alarm Notification
Alarm Notification Click the [System] button of the "Setting Menu" to display the "System Properties" menu and click the "Alarm Notification" tab. The "Alarm Notification" menu will be displayed. Perform the settings concerning what the network camera server should do when an alarm occurs on this menu. •... -
Page 78: E-Mail Setting
Administration [Save…] button Click this button to save the settings of the "Alarm Notification" menu. When this button is clicked, the dialog window for confirmation will be displayed. Click the [OK] button in the dialog window to con- firm. Note: If any other menu is displayed without click- ing this button after editing, the settings in the network camera server will not be updated. -
Page 79: Stop And Restart
Click the [System] button of the "Setting Menu" to display the "System Properties" menu and click the "Stop and Restart" tab. The "Stop and Restart" menu will be displayed. To stop or restart the WV-AS710, click the [Stop] or [Restart] button on this menu. [Restart] button Click this button to restart the WV-AS710. When this button is clicked, the dialog window for confir- mation will be displayed. -
Page 80: Troubleshooting
• Cannot start up the It seems that the WV-AS710 multiply started. Check if the WV-AS710 is already started or not. If the WV-AS710 has not started yet, the WV- WV-AS710. AS710 might have been forced to stop last time. Check if "s3.pid" file exists in the "/var/run/"... - Page 81 Troubles / Symptoms Points to be checked / Solutions • Is the power of the camera on? • Is the power of the network interface unit on? • Is the "Active" selected on the "Camera Sleep Schedule Properties" menu? • Is it possible to establish the transmission between the network inter- face unit and the network camera server? Confirm it using "ping"...
- Page 82 Troubleshooting Troubles / Symptoms Points to be checked / Solutions • Is the "Do not notify." selected for the "E-Mail Mode" of the "Alarm The registered address was Notification" menu? not notified by e-mail when • Is the mail system of the server activated correctly? Check from the PC an alarm occurred or after using the "mail"...
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