Panasonic WJ-ND200 Setup Instructions

Network disk recorder

Hide thumbs Also See for WJ-ND200:

Operating instructions manual (69 pages)

Installation manual (30 pages)

Specifications (2 pages)

Table Of Contents

Table of Contents

Quick Links

Summary of Contents for Panasonic WJ-ND200

Page 1 Before attempting to connect or operate this product, please read these instructions carefully and save this manual for future use. Network Disk Recorder Setup Instructions WJ-ND200 Model No. is k R ec or de r W J- N D 20...
Page 2: Table Of Contents
Preface ... 3 Features ... 3 About these operating instructions ... 4 System requirements for a PC ... 4 Trademarks and registered trademarks ... 5 Abbreviations ... 5 Terms used in these operating instructions ... 5 Operations Flow ... 7 Performing the Network Settings of a PC ...
Page 3: Preface
Up to 16 cameras can be connected via a network and it is possible to record their camera pictures. It is possible to perform the settings or operate the WJ-ND200 (this unit) using a web browser installed on a PC connected to a net- work.
Page 4: About These Operating Instructions
Reader is required to read these operating instructions (PDF) on the provided CD-ROM. When the Adobe Reader is not installed on the PC, download the latest Adobe "ND200" shown in the illustrations used in these operating instructions indicate this unit or the WJ-ND200. System requirements for a PC It is recommended to operate this unit using a PC that meets the following system requirements.
Page 5: Trademarks And Registered Trademarks
Note: When using a PC that does not meet the above requirements, displaying of images may become slow or the web browser may become inoperable. Trademarks and registered trademarks • Adobe and Reader are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries.
Page 6 SD memory recording/SD memory data Function featured in some Panasonic’s cameras that saves images on the SD memory card on the camera when communication with the camera failed in the period set for the schedule recording of this unit. Images saved by the SD memory recording are described as "SD memory data"...
Page 7: Operations Flow
Operations Flow Connections Startup Network settings of the PC (page 8) Format (initialize) hard disk drives (page 76) Display the camera setup menu and perform the network settings of cameras. (page 47) Setup (pages 22 - 77) Start operation Refer to the provided Installation Guide for further infor- mation about connections.
Page 8: Performing The Network Settings Of A Pc
Performing the Network Settings of a PC Change the TCP/IP setting of the PC to conform to the settings of this unit. It is required to set the IP address of the PC to "192.168.0.XX (a number from 2 to -254 except 250)" to access this unit.
Page 9 Screenshot 3 The "Network and Internet Connections" window will be displayed. Screenshot 4 The "Network Connections" window will be displayed. Screenshot 5 The "Local Area Connection Status" window will be dis- played. Step 3 Click "Network Connections". Step 4 Double click "Local Area Connection". Step 5 Click "Properties".
Page 10 Screenshot 6 The "Local Area Connection Properties" window will be displayed. Screenshot 7 The "Properties" window of "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)" will be displayed. Step 6 Click "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)", and then click "Properties". Step 7 Click "Use the following IP address" and enter the IP address and the subnet mask as follows;...
Page 11: About The Network Security Of This Unit
About the Network Security of This Unit Equipped security functions q Access restrictions by the host authentication and the user authentication It is possible to restrict users from accessing this unit by setting the host authentication and/or the user authenti- cation to on.
Page 12: Display The Operation Window
Display the Operation Window To display the operation window to operate the unit from the web browser installed on the PC, proceed as follows. Screenshot 1 Start just after the PC is started up. Screenshot 2 The user authentication window will be displayed. This window will not be displayed when "OFF"...
Page 13 Screenshot 3 The top page will be displayed. Important: When the unit is being operated without changing the default administrator name and password, the pop-up window saying that it is recommended to change the password will be displayed. Step 3 Click the buttons or the tabs for operations.
Page 14: About The Operation Window
About the Operation Window Top page [Cam Select] button [Control] button Camera title [CAM] tab [HDD] tab [Control] button ( page 15) Clicking this button displays the "Control" panel that is used for performing operations such as searching for recorded pictures on the HDD and playing recorded pic- tures.
Page 15: [Control] Button
[Control] button When the [Control] button is clicked, the "Control" panel will be displayed. "Control" panel [Multiscreen Select] box Up to 4 camera images can be displayed simultaneous- ly on a 4-Screen. Each time the button is clicked, the camera picture is changed to quad display according to the settings made in the "Monitor Display"...
Page 16: [Cam Select] Button
Camera images will be displayed in the proportion of the clicked zoom ratio button. [Camera Select] box When the "WJ-ND200" title is clicked, the group title of the cameras will be displayed. Refer to page 52 for the descriptions of how to perform the group settings.
Page 17: [Setup] Button
This button is for performing camera network settings, group settings and sequence operation settings. Refer to page 47 for further information. [Comm] button The setup menu for network settings of the WJ-ND200 will be displayed. Refer to page 55 for further informa- tion. [User Mng.] button The setup menu for user and host authentication will be displayed.
Page 18: Status Display Area
Status display area q The status of live/playback image will be displayed. [LIVE]: Indicates that a live image is being displayed. [Playback]: Indicates that a playback image is being dis- played. [Reverse playback]: Indicates that a reverse playback image is being displayed.
Page 19: Playback Point Operation Area
[ERR]: Indicates an error occurrence. The error will be reset by clicking this button. (Refer to the operat- ing instructions (PDF).) Playback point operation area q Indicates the start time and the end time of a down- load. (Refer to the operating instructions (PDF).) [Start] button Set the start time for the time and date of the image to be downloaded.
Page 20 [FF] button Fast playback will be performed. Playback speed for fast playback will be changed in the following order each time this button is clicked: Step2 (Approx. 4x) → Step3 (Approx. 8x) → Step4 (Approx. 16x) → Step5 (Approx. 32x) → Step6 (Approx. 48x) → Step7 (Approx.
Page 21: [Cam] Tab
[CAM] Tab [Zoom] box Zooming can be adjusted by clicking the [WIDE] button or the [TELE] button. [Focus] box Focusing can be adjusted by clicking the [NEAR] button or the [FAR] button. The auto focus function can be performed by clicking [AUTO] button.
Page 22: Setup Menu
Setup Menu Performing each setting item on the setup menu should be completed in advance to operate this unit. The setup menu operations are performed from the "Setup" panel. Setup menu chart Setup items Quick Setup System Basic Setup Time & Date Emergency recording Emergency REC Event Action...
Page 23 Perform the settings to send e-mails to addresses registered in advance at an event or error occurrence. Panasonic Alarm protocol It is possible to send a message to addresses registered in advance using "Panasonic Alarm Protocol" when an event or a problem occurs. User Mng. Basic Setup Determine whether to enable or disable the user authentication and the host authentication.
Page 24 Network information such as IP addresses of the connected cam- eras and network line speed of the WJ-ND200 will be displayed. Perform the settings relating to the remaining disk size and the settings relating to image data.
Page 25: Basic Operation With The Setup Menu
Basic operation with the setup menu Screenshot 1 Start operation from the top page. Screenshot 2 The "Setup" panel will be displayed. "Setup" panel Step 1 Click the [Setup] button. Step 2 Click the desired button relating to the settings to be configured.
Page 26 Screenshot 3 The setup menu respective to the clicked button on the "Setup" panel will be displayed. Tabs Screenshot 4 The setup menu corresponding to the selected tab will be displayed in the image display area. Step 3 Click the tab relating to the settings to be configured. Step 4 Perform the settings for each item.
Page 27: Perform The Minimum Required Settings [Quick]
Perform the minimum required settings [Quick] Perform the minimum required settings to operate this unit. Before perform the settings on each setup menu, check the settings on the "Quick" menu first. Screenshot 1 Click the [Quick] button to display the "Quick" menu. Step 1 Perform the settings for each item.
Page 28 Setup items I Language Select the display language for the web browser from the following. JAPANESE/ENGLISH I Time & Date Adjust the current time and date. Select numbers for year, month, day, hour and minute, and click the [SET] button. Important: •...
Page 29 In this case, check the IP address setting and regis- ter the other IP address for the camera manually. • When "Register the IP address set with a detected camera" is selected and the DHCP setting of the detected camera is "ON", the unit will automatically set the DHCP setting of the camera to "OFF"...
Page 30: Perform The Settings For The System [System]
Perform the settings for the system [System] Perform the settings for the system of this unit. Perform the basic settings for the system [Basic Setup] Perform the settings for the basic operations of this unit. Screenshot 1 Click the [System] button in the "Setup" panel then click the "Basic Setup"...
Page 31 I GO TO LAST before Select a time to be skipped to when the [GO TO LAST] button is clicked from the following. 5 s/10 s/30 s/1 min/5 min I Buzzer (Error) Perform the settings for sounding a buzzer at an error occurrence.
Page 32 Setup items I Date Format Select a date format to be displayed from the following. Example: (Ex. 01.APR.06) YY.MM.DD: 06.04.01 MMM.DD.YY: APR.01.06 DD.MMM.YY: 01.APR.06 I Time Format Select a time format to be displayed from the following. (Example for 3 o’clock in the afternoon) 12h: 3:00:00PM 24h: 15:00:00 I Time &...
Page 33 I Summer Time (Daylight Savings) Table Set the start (IN)/end (OUT) date and time for summer time. The following window will be displayed when the [SETUP] button is clicked. Click the [SET] button after completing the settings, and close the window by click- ing the [×] button at the top right of the window.
Page 34: Functions For The Emergency Recording [Emergency Rec]
Functions for the emergency recording [Emergency REC] Perform the settings for the emergency recording. Settings for emergency recording [Emergency REC] Perform the settings for emergency recording such as the recording time or recording rate. Refer to the provided installation guide (book) for further information about emergency recording. Screenshot 1 Click the [Emergency REC] button to display the "Emergency REC"...
Page 35 Camera Setup Set the recording rate for the SD memory recording for each channel. Refer to page 40 for further information about the SD memory recording. The following recording rates are available for "SD MEMORY REC". When "OFF" is selected, the SD mem- ory recording will not be performed for the respective channel.
Page 36: Functions For Events [Event]
Functions for events [Event] Perform the settings for event actions of each event type (site alarm and terminal alarm). Refer to the provided oper- ating instructions for further information about each event type. Basic settings for event actions [Basic Setup] Perform the settings relating to event actions such as the alarm output duration and the buzzer sound duration of each camera channel at an event occurrence (site alarm and terminal alarm).
Page 37 Settings relating to the terminal alarm [Terminal Setup] Set event actions at a terminal alarm occurrence. Screenshot 1 Click the [Event] button in the "Setup" panel then click the "Terminal Setup" tab. The "Terminal Setup" page will be displayed. Note: Action to be taken at a command alarm occurrence will be affected by this setting.
Page 38 Perform the settings for site alarm [Site Alarm Setup] Perform the settings relating to the site alarm such as the setting to validate or invalidate the alarm from cameras, the port number used for receiving the alarm, and the event actions for each camera channel at an alarm occur- rence.
Page 39: Settings For The Recording/Event Schedule [Schedule]
Settings for the recording/event schedule [Schedule] Perform the settings for the recording schedules by designating a day of the week and time. It is possible to divide a day into 6 time zones and create a schedule by assigning programs to each time zone. Up to 4 programs can be created.
Page 40 Screenshot 2 The "Program Setup" window will be displayed. Setup items I Copy the Other Program Setup When it is necessary to copy the settings of the other program, select the desired program (source of the set- tings) and click the [Copy] button. I RECORDER SETUP Perform the settings such transmission rate of "LIVE VIDEO"...
Page 41 Note: When "MANUAL" is selected for "DURATION" (recording duration), recording will be performed for at least 8 seconds at an event occurrence as long as the alarm is not canceled. Important: • Depending on the network traffic or environment, images will not be recorded as configured (by setting the pre-event recording rate and the recording dura- tion).
Page 42 About the SD memory recording The SD memory recording is the function of some Panasonic’s cameras that saves images on the SD memory card on the camera when communication with the camera failed in the period set for the schedule recording of this unit.
Page 43 [Measurement] button It is possible to check if the set recording rate and trans- mission rate are available for the network in use by clicking the [Measurement] button. It will take around 90 seconds to check. In the process of the measurement, recording will stop.
Page 44 Set the time zone and assign programs [Time Table] Create timetables for each day of the week, and assign a program to each timetable. Up to 6 recording programs can be created for each day of the week. Screenshot 1 Click the [Schedule] button in the "Setup"...
Page 45 Select "ON" or "OFF" to determine whether or not to notify of an alarm occurrence to a PC according to the "Panasonic Alarm protocol" of the setup menu ("Comm" – "Panasonic Alarm protocol") ( page 64). To receive a notification and display the contents of the notification, the optional software (WV-AS65, ver.
Page 46 Perform the settings of timetable for special days [Special Days] Assign timetables to special days aside from other days of the week. Timetables for special days can be set for up to 30 days. Perform the settings to specify dates as special days and apply the timetable of the day of the week to the specified special days.
Page 47: Settings Relating To Cameras [Camera]
Settings relating to cameras [Camera] Perform the setting relating to the network such as the IP address of the cameras, port numbers, etc., the settings of the group and the settings of the sequential display. Perform the settings for network connection [NW Camera Setup] Perform the network camera settings such as the camera IP address and the port number.
Page 48 Screenshot 2 The detected cameras will be displayed in the "Camera Search Result" window. Setup items I Camera Search Click the [Search] button to search cameras again. [MODEL] The model number of the detected camera will be dis- played. [MAC Address] The MAC address of the detected camera will be dis- played.
Page 49 • When the [Execute] button of "Start IP Address" is clicked, the unit will automatically find an unused IP address and set it to the detected camera. However, depending on the network environment, the set IP address may be already used for the other network device such as when using the firewall function of ®...
Page 50 Screenshot 2 The "Network Camera Registration" window will be dis- played. Setup items [Manufacturer] Select the manufacturer of the camera. [MODEL/COMPRESSION] Select a camera number and image compression method. Note: When the [SET] button is clicked after changing only the compression method, the set recording rate/ transmission rate will be automatically changed as follows.
Page 51 Perform the settings of the registered cameras independently Screenshot 1 Click the [Camera] button in the "Setup" panel and then click the "NW Camera Setup" tab. The "NW Camera Setup" page will be displayed. Step 1 The following settings of the registered cameras will be displayed.
Page 52 Screenshot 2 The "Network Camera Registration" window of the selected camera will be displayed. Settings of the title of the camera group [Group Setup] Set the title of the camera group. Screenshot 1 Click the [Camera] button in the "Setup" panel and then click the "Group Setup"...
Page 53 Settings of the sequential display of images from cameras [Sequence Setup] Perform the settings for the sequential display of live images. Screenshot 1 Click the [Camera] button in the "Setup" panel and then click the "Sequence Setup" tab. The "Sequence Setup" page will be displayed.
Page 54 Camera groups can be set on the "Monitor Display" page ("System" – "Basic Setup" – "Monitor Display" ( page 30). [PRESET] Enter the preset position to where the camera is to be moved at each step. (Only for SPOT Live Sequence) Enter 1 –...
Page 55: Settings Relating To Network [Comm]
Settings relating to network [Comm] Perform the settings for a network connection such as settings of the IP address and gateway address. Basic settings for a network [Basic Setup] Basic network settings can be configured with this menu. Screenshot 1 Click the [Comm] button in the "Setup"...
Page 56 I FTP Port Number Specify the FTP port number to be used. Note: The following port numbers and the port numbers used for the HTTP port and for the site alarm setting are unavailable for the FTP port number. 20, 23, 25, 42, 53, 67, 68, 69, 79, 80, 105, 110, 123, 161, 162, 546, 547, 995, 10001, 10002, 10003, 10004, 10005, 10006, 10007 I Port Setup...
Page 57 Basic network settings relating to DDNS [DDNS Setup] Perform the basic settings of network DDNS. Screenshot 1 Click the [Comm] button in the "Setup" panel and then click the "DDNS Setup" tab. The "DDNS Setup" page will be displayed. Step 1 Perform the following setup items.
Page 58 Basic settings relating to the proxy server [Proxy Setup] Basic network proxy settings can be performed with this menu. Screenshot 1 Click the [Comm] button in the "Setup" panel and then click the "Proxy Setup" tab. The "Proxy Setup" page will be displayed.
Page 59 Settings for SNMP network [SNMP Setup] Perform the settings for the SNMP. Perform the settings for the status check of the unit, etc. by connecting the SNMP manager. Screenshot 1 Click the [Comm] button in the "Setup" panel and then click the "SNMP Setup"...
Page 60 Settings for the time adjustment of a network [NTP Setup] Screenshot 1 Click the [Comm] button in the "Setup" panel and then click the "NTP Setup" tab. The "NTP Setup" page will be displayed. Step 1 Perform the following setup items. I Time Adjustment Select "ON"...
Page 61 Settings for the FTP server [FTP Setup] Settings for transmitting images from a camera connected to this unit to a designated FTP server periodically can be performed with the "FTP Setup" menu. Screenshot 1 Click the [Comm] button in the "Setup" panel and then click the "FTP Setup"...
Page 62 I Channel to Send Select a camera channel from which images will be sent periodically. Images from the checked camera channel will be sent to the FTP server. Note: When the image compression method of the camera selected for a camera channel is "MPEG-4", the image will not be sent.
Page 63 Settings for mail notification [Mail Setup] Perform the settings relating to the alarm mail function and the warning report mail function (refer to the Operating Instructions (PDF)). Screenshot 1 Click the [Comm] button in the "Setup" panel and then click the "Mail Setup" tab. The "Mail Setup" page will be displayed.
Page 64 ^ _ ` { | } ~ Step 1 Perform the following setup items. I Port Number (to PC) Enter a port number to be used to transmit a Panasonic alarm protocol to the PC. I Retry Set the retry number of the Panasonic alarm protocol transmission to the PC in case that the PC failed to receive the Panasonic alarm protocol.
Page 65: Settings Relating To The Authentication [User Mng.]
Settings relating to the authentication [User Mng.] Perform the settings for the user authentication/host authentication to restrict access this unit from PCs. It is possible to restrict access this unit from users/hosts (PCs) by registering users and hosts (PCs) who can access this unit in advance when "ON"...
Page 66 Edit information of the registered administrator [Administrator Setup] It is possible to edit the registered administrator information such as the password, default screen, etc. Screenshot 1 Click the [User Mng.] button in the "Setup" panel and then click the "Administrator Setup" tab. The "Administrator Setup"...
Page 67 Registration of users who operates this unit and edit/delete the registered user information [User Setup] Register user information such as a user name and password. Screenshot 1 Click the [User Mng.] button in the "Setup" panel and then click the "User Setup" tab. The "User Setup" page will be displayed.
Page 68 SEQ: Images will be displayed in the sequential display. The operational settings of the sequential display can be performed on the "Sequence Setup" window ("Camera" - "Sequence Setup"). I Camera Partitioning Select a controllable range for each camera channel from the following. View/Operate: Both displaying live/recorded images and controlling cameras are possible.
Page 69 Setup items I Host IP Address Enter an IP address. Enter 4 units from the decimal numbers (0-254). Notes: • Entering "*" validates all numbers. • It is impossible to register "0.0.0.0" or "*.*.*.*". I Level Select a user level from the following. Operable func- tions for each level can be set in the "User Level"...
Page 70 Setting of operation level [User Level] Assign a level (LV1/LV2/LV3/LV4) to every user to restrict operable functions. Screenshot 1 Click the [User Mng.] button in the "Setup" panel and then click the "User Level" tab. The "User Level" page will be displayed. Step 1 Check the desired functions that a user may operate.
Page 71 Functions that can be restricted The following functions can be restricted according to the user levels. Function Setup Quick Camera Setup Comm Setup User Mng. Setup Maintenance Camera Control Error Log Status Access Log Status Event Log Status Network Log Status Alarm Reset Error Reset Alarm Suspend...
Page 72: Settings For Maintenance [Maintenance]
Settings for maintenance [Maintenance] It is possible to check the statuses of the HDDs of this unit and the network, and perform the settings relating to the HDDs. The available capacity of the HDDs and the network status can be checked. Check version info, etc.
Page 73 Confirmation of the available hard disk space [Disk Information] The disk size of the HDDs, status of write protection, the available capacity of the HDDs, and the hour meter will be displayed. It is also possible to check the time range of the images recorded on the HDDs. Refer to the operating instructions (PDF) for further information about the built-in hard disks of this unit.
Page 74 Settings relating to the available disk space and images on the disk [Disk Setup] Perform the setting whether or not to write data when the available disk capacity is running out and the settings relat- ing to images on the disk. Screenshot 1 Click the [Maintenance] button on the "Setup"...
Page 75 I HDD Manual Delete By setting the date, images on the hard disk that were recorded up until a day before the set date will be delet- ed. Click the [DELETE] button after setting the time and date by clicking the [i] button. Saving and loading of settings of the setup menu or reset the settings to the default [Save/Load] It is possible to save the settings of the setup menu in this unit.
Page 76: Settings Relating To The Disk Configuration [Config]
Settings relating to the disk configuration [Config] The FORMAT button inside the front cover can be enabled/disabled and the hard disk drives can be formatted on this page. Important: • When the "Config" page is displayed, all operations (recording, playback, etc.) except operations on this page will stop.
Page 77 Format the hard disk drives Screenshot 1 Display the "Config" page ( page 76). Screenshot 2 The confirmation window will be displayed. Screenshot 3 When completing the format, the "Format Result" will be displayed. Step 1 Check the checkbox of the hard disk drive to be format- ted.
Page 78: Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting Before asking for repairs, check the symptoms with the following table. Contact your dealer if a problem cannot be solved even after checking and trying the solution or a problem is not described below, and when having a problem with installations. Symptom Cannot access from the browser.
Page 79 Symptom The buttons on the browser are displayed out of align- ment. Some contents are not dis- played on the browser. The image is not being refreshed. Live/recorded images in MPEG-4 format are not dis- played in a normal manner. No SD memory data is dis- played in the recording event list.
Page 80 Symptom When displaying MPEG-4 images on a multi-screen or when enlarging the dis- played image using the zoom function, images from two or more cameras are displayed in sequence on a single area. Cannot close the authenti- cation window displayed when displaying the basic operation window.
Page 81 Symptom The message "Please Wait." remains on the screen. No live image is displayed. Live/recording images are not displayed. Cause/solution • The "ActiveX control" is not installed in the PC. Install the "ActiveX control" by referring to the following page. •...
Page 82 Symptom Refresh of live images is unstable. Browser disconnection sometimes occurs. Network performance is poor. Image file downloaded from the FTP server is faulty. Cannot operate the camera. The setup menu of the cam- era is not displayed even though the [SETUP] button on the "NW Camera Setup"...
Page 83 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 84 Symptom An unnecessary status bar or scroll bar is displayed on the pop-up window. Solutions • Click "Internet Options" on the Tools menu of Internet Explorer, and then click the [Security] tab. Then, click the [Custom Level…] button to open the "Security Setting"...
Page 85 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...

Panasonic WJ-ND200 Setup Instructions

Quick Links

Related Manuals for Panasonic WJ-ND200

Summary of Contents for Panasonic WJ-ND200

Table of Contents