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Panasonic WV-NP244 Operating Instructions Manual

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WV-NP244
Model No.
(Lens is option.)
Before attempting to connect or operate this product,
please read these instructions carefully and save this manual for future use.

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  • Page 1: Network Camera

    Network camera Network Operating Instructions WV-NP244 Model No. (Lens is option.) 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

    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 ...

  • Page 3: Preface

    Preface About these operating instructions There are 2 sets of operating instructions for the WV-NP244 as follows. • Operating Instructions • 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.

  • Page 4: Monitor Images 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) +...
  • Page 5 About the "Live" page 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 [Live] button Click this button to display the "Live" page. Refer to page 7 for descriptions of how to operate the "Live"...
  • Page 6 Audio button 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. !3 Time and date Current time will be displayed in the set date/time display format.
  • Page 7 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). Refer to page 35 for further information about the access level.
  • Page 8 Operation Acknowledge alarm occur- rences (*2) Turn on/off audio Display a still picture (one shot) Description This button will be displayed and will blink when an alarm occurred. When the button is clicked, the button will disappear and the alarm output connector will be reset. (☞ page 30) When this button is clicked, the button will turn into the button and audio will not be heard.

  • Page 9: Monitor Images From Multiple Cameras

    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 10: Action At An Alarm Occurrence

    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 on the [Notification] tab of the "Alarm setup" page. (☞ page 33)

  • Page 11: Transmit Images Onto An Ftp Server

    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 password to restrict users who can log into the FTP server.

  • Page 12: Save Images On The Sd Memory Card When Failed To Transmit Images By The Ftp Periodic Transmission Function

    SD memory card regardless of what the cause may be. Notes: • When using the "SD memory REC" function of a Panasonic’s network disk recorder, select "OFF" for the "FTP periodic transmission" function. ( page 43) •...
  • Page 13 Step 3 Move the current directory to drive B and obtain images. Notes: • When logging in the camera, the current directory will be drive D. Images on the SD memory card can be found in the "FTP" directory under drive B. Move to the "FTP" directory and obtain images. <Directory structure of drive B>...

  • Page 14: About The Network Security Of The Camera

    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.

  • Page 15: Display The Setup Menu And Configure The Settings Of The Camera Using A Pc

    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 operable by only users whose access level is "1. Administrator". How to display the setup menu Step 1 Display the "Live"...

  • Page 16: How To Operate The Setup Menu

    How to operate the setup menu 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 dis- played 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.
  • Page 17 About the operation window q [Live] button w [Basic setup] button e [Camera setup] button 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 [Live] button Click this button to display the "Live"...
  • Page 18 [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 FTP (File Transfer Protocol) can be configured on the "Network setup" page.

  • Page 19: Configure The Basic Settings Of The Camera [Basic Setup]

    Number of characters for the camera title: 0 - 20 characters Default: WV-NP244 [Time and date setup] Enter the current time and date. When "12-hours" is selected for "Time display", "AM" or "PM" can be select- Available range: 01/01/2005 0:00:00 –...
  • Page 20 Notes: • Link LED: This LED will light when communication with the connected device is available. • Access LED: This LED will light when accessing to a network. • SD memory card error LED: This LED will light when it is impossible to write data on the SD memo- ry card.
  • Page 21 [Notification for SD memory card] When the "E-mail notification" function or the "Panasonic alarm protocol" function is used to notify of the remaining space of the SD memory card, select a timing to be notified from the following. Notification will be made when the remaining space of the SD memory card reached the value selected from the following.

  • Page 22: Configure The Settings Relating To Images And Audio [Camera Setup]

    • Do not turn the power of the camera off in the process of formatting. • After formatting the SD memory card, available size may be smaller than the total size since the default directory is automatically created in the SD memory card.
  • Page 23 Configure the settings relating to MPEG-4 image [JPEG/MPEG-4] Click the [JPEG/MPEG-4] tab on the "Camera setup" page. (☞ page 16) Configure the settings such as "Refresh interval (MPEG-4)", "Image capture size" and "Image quality" on this page. Refer to page 22 for further information about the settings relating to JPEG images. [MPEG-4 transmission] Select "ON"...
  • Page 24 [Multicast port] Enter the multicast port number (used to transmit MPEG-4 images from the camera). Available port number: 1024 - 50000 (Only even num- bers are available.) Default: 37004 [Multicast TTL] Enter the multicast TTL value. Available value: 1 - 254 Default: 16 Important: •...
  • Page 25 Configure the camera settings such as image quality and brightness, etc. [Camera] Click the [Camera] tab on the "Camera setup" page. (☞ page 16) The following are descriptions of how to configure the settings relating to images such as brightness, etc. [Brightness] 17 steps (–8 - 8) are available for brightness.
  • Page 26 Configure the settings relating to audio [Audio] Click the [Audio] tab on the "Camera setup" page. (☞ page 16) The settings relating to audio can be configured on this page. [Mic mode*] Select "ON" or "OFF" to determine whether to turn on or off audio on a PC.

  • Page 27: Configure The Multi-Screen Settings [Multi-Screen Setup]

    Refer to page 16 for descriptions of how to display "Multi-screen setup" page. Note: The following cameras are available for the multi-screen display (as of April 2006). WV-NP1004, WV-NP244, WV-NP472, WV-NS324, WV-NW474S [IP address] Enter the IP address or the host name of the camera to be used for the multi-screen.

  • Page 28: Configure The Alarm Settings [Alarm Setup]

    Select "ON" or "OFF" to determine whether or not to receive the command alarm. The command alarm is the function that notifies of Panasonic protocol alarm from the other cameras. When "ON" is selected, alarm actions will be performed between multiple cameras.
  • Page 29 Configure the settings relating to the alarm image [Alarm image setup] Click the [Alarm] tab on the "Alarm setup" page. (☞ page 16) The settings relating to the alarm image to be transmitted to the FTP server can be configured on this page. The alarm image will be transmitted to the FTP server.
  • Page 30 Configure the settings relating to the alarm out connector [Alarm output setup] Click the [Alarm] tab on the "Alarm setup" page. (☞ page 16) The settings relating to the alarm out connector can be configured on this page. Refer to pages 28 and 29 for further information about the settings relating to the alarm action and the alarm image.
  • Page 31 Set the VMD areas [VMD area] Click the [VMD area] tab on the "Alarm setup" page. (☞ page 16) The video motion detection areas can be set on this page. When a motion is detected in the set area, the alarm action will be performed. Set the VMD areas Step 1 Set the video motion detection area by dragging the...
  • Page 32 Delete the set VMD area Step 1 Click the [Delete] button respective to the area to be deleted. → The outline of the area will disappear. Step 2 Click the [SET] button. → The deletion will be completed. Important: The deletion will not be completed unless the [SET] button is clicked.
  • Page 33 Configure the settings relating to the mail notification [Notification] Click the [Notification] tab on the "Alarm setup" page. (☞ page 16) The settings relating to the alarm mail can be configured on this page. To notify of an alarm occurrence by e-mail, it is necessary to configure the settings of the mail server.
  • Page 34 Configure the settings relating to Panasonic alarm protocol [Panasonic alarm protocol] Click the [Notification] tab on the "Alarm setup" page. (☞ page 16) The settings relating to Panasonic alarm protocol can be configured on this page. [Panasonic alarm protocol] Select "ON" or "OFF" to determine whether or not to notify of an alarm occurrence by Panasonic alarm proto- col when an alarm is detected.

  • Page 35: Configure The Settings Relating To The Authentication [Authentication Setup]

    Configure the settings relating to the authentication [Authentication setup] The settings relating to the authentication such as users and PCs restrictions for accessing the camera can be con- figured on this page. The "Authentication setup" page has 2 tabs of the [User] tab and the [Host] tab. Configure the settings relating to the user authentication [User] Click the [User] tab on the "Authentication setup"...
  • Page 36 Configure the settings relating to the host authentication [Host] Click the [Host] tab on the "Authentication setup" page. (☞ page 16) The settings to restrict PCs (IP address) to access the camera can be configured on this page. [Host authentication] Select ON or OFF to determine whether or not to authenticate the host.

  • Page 37: Configure The Settings Of The Servers [Server Setup]

    Configure the settings of the servers [Server setup] The settings relating to the mail server and the FTP server can be configured on this page. The "Server setup" page has 2 tabs of the [Mail] tab and the [FTP] tab. Configure the settings relating to the mail server [Mail] Click the [Mail] tab on the "Server setup"...
  • Page 38 Configure the settings relating to the FTP server [FTP] Click the [FTP] tab on the "Server setup" page. (☞ page 16) The settings relating to the FTP server used to transmit the alarm images can be configured on this page. [FTP server address] Enter the IP address or the host name of the FTP serv- Number of characters for the FTP server address:...

  • Page 39: Configuring The Network Settings [Network Setup]

    Configuring the network settings [Network setup] The network settings and the settings relating to DDNS (Dynamic DNS) and SNMP (Simple Network management Protocol) can be configured on this page. The "Network setup" page has 3 tabs of the [Network] tab, the [DDNS] tab, the [SNMP] tab and the [FTP] tab. Configure the network settings [Network] Click the [Network] tab on the "Network setup"...
  • Page 40 [Default gateway] When not using the DHCP function, enter the default gateway of the camera. Default: 192.168.0.1 <Unavailable IP addresses for the default gate- way> 0. *. *. * *. *. *. 0 255. *. *. * *. *. *. 255 127.0.0.1 Class D address (224.0.0.0 - 239.255.255.255) Class E address (240.0.0.0 - 255.255.255.255)
  • Page 41 Notes: • The port forwarding function changes a global IP address to a private IP address, and "Static IP masquerade" and "Network Address Translation (NAT)" have this function. This function is to be set in a router. • To access the camera via the Internet by connecting the camera to a broadband router, it is necessary to assign a respective port number for each camera and address translation by using the port forwarding function.
  • Page 42 [User name] Enter the user name (login name) to access the DDNS server. Number of characters for the user name: 1 - 32 char- acters [Password] Enter the password to access the DDNS server. Number of characters for the password: 0 - 32 char- acters Configure the settings relating to SNMP [SNMP] Click the [SNMP] tab on the "Network setup"...
  • Page 43 Configure the settings relating to the FTP periodic transmission [FTP periodic transmission] Click the [FTP] tab on the "Network setup" page. (☞ page 16) The settings relating to the periodic transmission of images to an FTP server can be configured on this page. To transmit images to an FTP server periodically, it is necessary to configure the settings of the FTP server in advance.
  • Page 44 Configure the schedule settings of the FTP periodic transmission [Schedule setup] Click the [FTP] tab on the "Network setup" page. (☞ page 16) The schedule settings of the FTP periodic transmission can be configured on this page. Refer to page 43 for further information about the settings relating to the FTP periodic transmission.

  • Page 45: Maintenance Of The Camera [Maintenance]

    Maintenance of the camera [Maintenance] System log check, firmware upgrade, and initialization of the setup menu can be performed on this page. The "Maintenance" page has 3 tabs of the [System log] tab, the [Upgrade] tab and the [Initialization] tab. Check the system log [System log] Click the [System log] tab of the "Maintenance"...
  • Page 46 Upgrade the firmware [Upgrade] Click the [Upgrade] tab of the "Maintenance" page. (☞ page 16) The current firmware can be checked and upgraded to the latest version on this page. Contact the dealer for further information about the firmware upgrade. [Model No.
  • Page 47 Initialize/restart the camera [Initialization] Click the [Initialization] tab of the "Maintenance" page. (☞ page 16) Initialization of the setup data and HTML files of the camera and restarting of the camera can be performed on this page. [Initialize setup data] Click the [Execute] button to reset the settings to the default settings.

  • Page 48: About The Displayed System Log

    About the Displayed System Log Error indications relating to SMTP Category Content POP3 server error Authentication error Cannot connect to POP3 server SMTP server error Authentication error Connection error to DNS server Connot connect to SMTP server. Internal error Other error Error indications relating to FTP Category Content...

  • Page 49: Error Indications Relating To Ddns

    Error indications relating to DDNS Category Content Connection error Cannot connect to DDNS server. User name or password isn't correct. IP address updated failed. Internal error Other error Error indications relating to NTP Category Content Connection error Cannot connect to NTP server. Internal error Other error Time adjustment...

  • Page 50: Troubleshooting

    > ping "IP address set for the camera" When the WV-NP244 replies, the camera is function- ing normally. If not, restart the WV-NP244 and proceed as follows (1) Change the IP address by using the "Panasonic IP setting" software. (2) Initialize the camera by pressing the [INITIAL SET] button on the rear of the camera.
  • Page 51 Symptom Cannot access from the browser. No image is displayed. Images are displayed blurry. The image is not being refreshed. Cause/solution • Is the power of the camera on? Check if the power of the camera is turned on. • Is the viewer software installed on a PC? Install the viewer software on a PC.
  • Page 52 Symptom When displaying MPEG-4 images on two browser win- dows or more, images from two cameras or more are dis- played in sequence on a sin- gle browser window. Cause/solution • This may occur due to the display adapter and driver combination.
  • Page 53 When using a PC on which Windows XP Service Pack2 (SP2) is installed The following may occur during operation when using a PC on which Windows XP Service Pack2 (SP2) is installed. Follow the instructions below when the following occurred. By performing the following solutions, other applications and the security level may not be affected.
  • Page 54 Unit Company of Panasonic Corporation of North America Security Systems www.panasonic.com/security For customer support, call 1.877.733.3689 Executive Office: Three Panasonic Way 2H-2, Secaucus, New Jersey 07094 Zone Office Eastern: Three Panasonic Way, Secaucus, New Jersey 07094 Central: 1707 N. Randal Road, Elgin, IL 60123 Southern: 1225 Northbrook Parkway, Suwanee, GA 30024 Western: 6550 Katella Ave., Cypress, CA 90630...

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