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Panasonic WV-NF284 Network Operating Instructions

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  • Page 1: Network Camera

    Network Camera Network Operating Instructions WV-NF284 Model No. I N S Before attempting to connect or operate this product, please read these instructions carefully and save this manual for future use. No model number suffix is shown in this manual.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    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 ............... 7 Action at an Alarm Occurrence ..................

  • Page 3: Preface

    Preface About these operating instructions There are 2 sets of operating instructions for the WV-NF284 as follows. • Installation Guide • 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

    (☞ page 34), the authentication window will be dis- Step 2 played before displaying live images for the user Enter the IP address designated using the Panasonic IP name and password entries. The default user name setup software in the address box of the browser.
  • Page 5 Refer to this page for further information about the Important: "Live" page. • When displaying multiple MPEG-4 images on a PC, images may not be displayed depending on the per- formance of the PC. • When "ON" is selected for "VMD alarm" (☞ page 27), the frame rate of MPEG-4 images will become 15 fps at a maximum.
  • Page 6 t Image capture size buttons One shot button These buttons will be displayed only when a JPEG Click this button to take a picture (a still picture). The image is displayed. picture will be displayed on a newly opened window. : The letters "VGA"...

  • Page 7: 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 8: 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 9: 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 10: Save Images On The Sd Memory Card When Failed To Transmit Images By The Ftp Periodic Transmission Function

    To obtain the images saved on the SD memory card, use the Windows command prompt or FTP client software. The obtained images can be browsed on a PC. * When using the "SD memory REC" function of a Panasonic’s network disk recorder, select "OFF" for the "FTP periodic transmission" function. (☞ page 43) * When using the DHCP function, images will not be saved on the SD memory card until an IP address is assigned to the camera.
  • Page 11 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 12: About The Network Security Of This Unit

    About the network security of this unit 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 13: 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 only operable by users whose access level is "1. Administrator". How to display the setup menu Step 1 Display the "Live"...

  • Page 14: How To Operate The Setup Menu

    How to operate the setup menu Important: When there are two [SET] buttons (or [REG] but- tons) or more on the page, click the respective but- ton to the edited setting item. <Example> Menu button Setup page Step 1 Click the desired button in the frame on the left of the window to display the respective setup menu.
  • Page 15 About the operation window !1 Status display area q [Live] button w [Basic setup] button e [Camera setup] button !2 Setup page 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 [Alarm setup] button...
  • Page 16 [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 17: Configure The Basic Settings Of The Camera [Basic Setup]

    Number of characters for the camera title: 0 - 20 played on the left side of the displayed time and characters date. Default setting: WV-NF284 OFF: Does not apply summer time. Default setting: OFF [Time and date setup] Enter the current time and date. When "12-hours" is [Link/Access LED] selected for "Time display", "AM"...
  • Page 18 Notes: • Link indicator: This indicator will light when com- munication with the connected device is available. • Access indicator: This indicator will light when accessing to a network. • SD memory card error indicator: This indicator will light when it is impossible to write data on the SD memory card.
  • Page 19 When the "E-mail notification" function or the • Before formatting the SD memory card, it is neces- "Panasonic alarm protocol" function is used to provide sary to select "Use" for "SD memory card" on the notification of the remaining space of the SD memory [SD memory card] tab of the "Basic setup"...
  • Page 20 • Compatible SD memory card is as follows. may be smaller than the total size since the default SD memory card* manufactured by Panasonic directory is automatically created in the SD memory (64 MB, 128 MB, 256 MB, 512 MB, 1 GB, 2GB) card.

  • Page 21: Configure The Settings Relating To Images And Audio [Camera Setup]

    Configure the settings relating to images and audio [Camera setup] The settings relating images and audio such as brightness and image quality of JPEG/MPEG-4 can configured on this page. The "Camera setup" page has 3 tabs of the [JPEG/MPEG-4] tab, the [Camera] tab and the [Audio] tab. Configure the settings relating to JPEG/MPEG-4 images [JPEG/MPEG-4] Click the [JPEG/MPEG-4] tab on the "Camera setup"...
  • Page 22 ■ MPEG-4 setup Configure the settings relating to MPEG-4 image such as "Max bit rate (per 1 client)", "Image capture size", "Image quality", etc. in this section. Refer to page 21 for further information about the settings relating to JPEG images. [Image quality] Select image quality of MPEG-4 images from the follow- ing.
  • Page 23 [Unicast port1 (Image)] Enter the unicast port number (used to transmit image from the camera). Available value: 1024 - 50000 (Only even numbers are available.) Default setting: 32004 [Unicast port2 (Audio)] Enter the unicast port number (used to transmit audio from the camera).
  • Page 24 Configure the camera settings such as image quality and brightness, etc. [Camera] Click the [Camera] tab on the "Camera setup" page. (☞ page 15) The following are descriptions of how to configure the settings relating to images such as brightness, etc. Note: When using the camera under low-light intensity, the flicker-less function may not work effectively even...
  • Page 25 Configure the settings relating to audio [Audio] Click the [Audio] tab on the "Camera setup" page.(☞ page 15) The settings relating to audio can be configured on this page. Note: When a shorter interval is selected, delay time will be shorter. When a longer interval is selected, audio interruption may be diminished even though delay time will be longer.

  • Page 26: Configure The Multi-Screen Settings [Multi-Screen Setup]

    The cameras to be used for the multi-screen display can be registered on this page. Refer to page 15 for descriptions of how to display images on a multi-screen. * The following cameras are available for the multi-screen display. WV-NF284, WV-NS202, WV-NP240 series, WV-NP1000 series, WV-NW470S series, WV-NP472, WV-NS320 series [IP address] Enter the IP address or the host name of the camera to be used for the multi-screen.

  • Page 27: 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 alarm protocol from the other cameras. When "ON" is selected, alarm actions will be performed between multiple cameras.
  • Page 28 Configure the settings relating to the alarm image Click the [Alarm] tab on the "Alarm setup" page. (☞ page 15) ■ Alarm image setup 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 29 Configure the settings relating to the alarm out connector Click the [Alarm] tab on the "Alarm setup" page. (☞ page 15) ■ Alarm output terminal setup The settings relating to the alarm out connector can be configured on this page. Refer to pages 27 and 28 for further information about the settings relating to the alarm action at an alarm occurrence and the alarm image.
  • Page 30 Set the VMD areas [VMD area] Click the [VMD area] tab on the "Alarm setup" page. (☞ page 15) 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 Step 2...
  • Page 31 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 32 Configure the settings relating to the mail notification [Notification] Click the [Notification] tab on the "Alarm setup" page. (☞ page 15) ■ E-mail notification setup 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 33 Configure the settings relating to Panasonic alarm protocol Click the [Notification] tab on the "Alarm setup" page. (☞ page 15) ■ Panasonic alarm protocol setup The settings relating to Panasonic alarm protocol can be configured on this page. ■ Panasonic alarm protocol [Destination IP address] Enter the destination IP address of the Panasonic alarm protocol from the following.

  • Page 34: 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 35 Configure the settings relating to the host authentication [Host] Click the [Host] tab on the "Authentication setup" page. (☞ page 15) The settings to restrict PCs (IP address) to access the camera can be configured on this page. [Access level] Select the access level of the host from the following.

  • Page 36: 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 37 Configure the settings relating to the FTP server [FTP] Click the [FTP] tab on the "Server setup" page. (☞ page 15) The settings relating to the FTP server used to transmit the alarm images can be configured on this page. [Control port] Enter a control port number to be used for the FTP serv- Available port number: 1 - 65535...

  • Page 38: 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 4 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 39 [Default gateway] [Line speed] When not using the DHCP function, enter the default Select the line speed for data transmission from the fol- gateway of the camera. lowings. It is recommended to use the default setting Default setting: 192.168.0.1 "AUTO". AUTO: Line speed will be applied automatically.
  • Page 40 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 41 Configure the settings relating to DDNS [DDNS] Click the [DDNS] tab on the "Network setup" page. (☞ page 15) The settings relating to DDNS can be configured on this page. When accessing the camera via the Internet from the network environment of which the global IP address is obtained using DHCP, the DDNS function is necessary.
  • Page 42 Configure the settings relating to SNMP [SNMP] Click the [SNMP] tab on the "Network setup" page. (☞ page 15) The settings relating to SNMP can be configured on this page. It is possible to check the status of the camera by connecting to the SNMP manager.
  • Page 43 Configure the settings relating to the FTP periodic transmission [FTP] Click the [FTP] tab on the "Network setup" page. (☞ page 15) ■ FTP periodic transmission 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 Click the [FTP] tab on the "Network setup" page. (☞ page 15) ■ Schedule setup 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 How to delete the set schedule Step 1 Uncheck the check box of the set day of the week. Step 2 Click the [SET] button after completing the settings. → The result will be displayed at the bottom of the win- dow.

  • Page 46: 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 47 Upgrade the firmware [Upgrade] Click the [Upgrade] tab of the "Maintenance" page. (☞ page 15) 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. Step 4 Click the [Upgrade] button.
  • Page 48 Initialize/restart the camera [Initialization] Click the [Initialization] tab of the "Maintenance" page. (☞ page 15) Initialization of the setup data and HTML files of the camera and restarting of the camera can be performed on this page. [Restart] Click the [Execute] button to restart the camera. The camera will be inoperable for around 1 minute after the restart just as when the power is turned on.

  • Page 49: About The Displayed System Log

    About the Displayed System Log Error indications relating to SMTP Category Content Description POP3 server error Authentication error Entered user name or password may be incorrect. Check if the mail settings are con- figured correctly. Cannot connect to POP3/SMTP server. •...
  • Page 50 Error indications relating to DDNS Category Content Description Connection error Cannot connect to DDNS server. • The designated IP address of the DDNS may be incorrect. Check if the DDNS set- tings are configured correctly. • The DDNS server may be down. Ask the network administrator.

  • Page 51: Troubleshooting

    Check the connection as follows: browser. With the Windows command prompt, > ping "IP address of the camera" When the WV-NF284 replies, the camera is function- – ing normally. If not, proceed either of the following. • Restart the camera and change the IP address by using the Panasonic IP setup software within 20 minutes after the restart.
  • Page 52 Reference Symptom Cause/solution pages • Is the same IP address provided to other devices? Are there contradictions between the address and the network subnet to be accessed? <When the camera and the PC are connected in the same subnet> Are the IP addresses of the camera and the PC set in a common subnet? Or is "Use Proxy Server"...
  • Page 53 Reference Symptom Cause/solution pages • Aren’t there dusts or dirt on the dome cover? – Check if there are dust or dirt on the dome cover. Images are displayed blurry. • Is the focus adjusted correctly? Installation Check if the focus is adjusted correctly. Guide •...
  • Page 54 Reference Symptom Cause/solution pages • This may occur due to the display adapter and driver combination. When this occurred, update the driver of the display adapter to the latest version first. If updating the driver does not solve the problem, adjust the hardware acceleration as follows.
  • Page 55 ® 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 56 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Osaka, Japan http://panasonic.net © 2006 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. N1206-0/1 3TR004678AAA Printed in Japan...

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