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Operating Instructions

WJ-PR204 / WJ-PR204E

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RECEIVER (4-channel)

WJ-PR201 / WJ-PR201E

RECEIVER (1-channel)

WJ-PC200 / WJ-PC200E

Coaxial - LAN Converter

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Page 1 Operating Instructions Coaxial - LAN Converter WJ-PR204 / WJ-PR204E Model No. RECEIVER (4-channel) WJ-PR201 / WJ-PR201E RECEIVER (1-channel) WJ-PC200 / WJ-PC200E CAMERA WJ-PC200 WJ-PR204 Before attempting to connect or operate this product, please read these instructions carefully and save this manual for future use.
Page 2 2006/95/CE y 2004/108/CE. For U.S. and Canada: Noi dichiariamo sotto nostra esclusiva responsabilità che WJ-PR204 / WJ-PR201 / WJ-PC200 il prodotto a cui si riferisce la presente dichiarazione risulta conforme ai seguenti standard o altri documenti For Europe and other countries:...
Page 3 Important information WJ-PR204E/WJ-PR201E For U.K. FOR YOUR SAFETY PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TEXT CAREFULLY. This appliance is supplied with a moulded three pin mains plug for your safety and convenience. A 5 amp fuse is tted in this plug. Should the fuse need to be replaced please ensure that the replacement fuse has a rating of 5 amp and that it is approved by ASTA or BSI to BS1362.
Page 4 Important safety instructions Important safety instructions 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water. 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.
Page 5: Table Of Contents
1.5.2 CAUTION .......................15 General Precautions ..................15 Precautions for Installation ................17 Parts and functions .................21 WJ-PR204/WJ-PR204E/WJ-PR201/WJ-PR201E (connects to the network device) ......................21 WJ-PC200/WJ-PC200E (connects to the camera) ........23 Understanding the Indicators ...............25 Mounting the Unit ..................26 Mounting the camera side unit ..............26 Mounting the receiver side unit to a Rack ...........27...
Page 6: Preface
The functions without the notations are supported by all models. <Receiver side unit (4-channel)> : The functions with these notation are available when using the model PR204 WJ-PR204/WJ-PR204E. <Receiver side unit (1-channel)> : The functions with these notation are available when using the model PR201 WJ-PR201/WJ-PR201E.
Page 7: Main Features
Please see page 31 for details. For information on recommended network cameras, see our support site (https://i-pro.com/global/en/surveillance/training_support/support/technical_information). Transmission speed is the speed of transmission between the receiver side unit and the camera side unit.
Page 8: Introduction
1 Preface 1.2 Introduction About the user manuals • Instruction Manual (this document): Explains the safety precautions, instructions for use and installation, installation and setup procedures, and other information. The external appearance and other parts shown in this manual may differ from the actual product within the scope that will not interfere with normal use due to improvement of the product.
Page 9: Other Information
1 Preface 1.3 Other Information About copyright and license • Details about open source software is available by clicking the [Copyright] button on the maintenance screen (see page 47). • Distributing, copying, disassembling, reverse compiling and reverse engineering of the software provided with this product (other than open source software) are all expressly prohibited.
Page 10 1 Preface Network security As you will use this unit connected to a network, your attention is called to the following security risks. Leakage or theft of information through this unit Use of this unit for illegal operations by persons with malicious intent Interference with or stoppage of this unit by persons with malicious intent It is your responsibility to take precautions such as those described below to protect yourself against the above network security risks.
Page 11: Included Items
Confirm that the following items are included in the unit’s packaging. WJ-PR204/WJ-PR204E/WJ-PR201/WJ-PR201E • Operating Instructions (this document) (1 pc.) • AC adapter (1 pc.) • AC Cord (1 pc.) WJ-PR204, WJ-PR201 • AC Cord (2 pcs.) WJ-PR204E, WJ-PR201E • BNC Connector Cover (4 ch.) (1 pc.) PR204 •...
Page 12: For Your Safety
1 Preface 1.5 For Your Safety To prevent severe injury and loss of life/property, read this section carefully before using the unit to ensure proper and safe operation of your unit. 1.5.1 WARNING Consult an authorized dealer for mounting. • Experience and knowledge are required to perform mounting of the unit.
Page 13 1 Preface Always hold the plug when unplugging the power cord. PR204 PR201 • Otherwise, the cord may be damaged and result in a fire or electric shock. The exclusively designed mount bracket shall be used. PR204 PR201 • Failure to observe this may cause a drop resulting in injury or accidents. Use the exclusively designed mount bracket for installation.
Page 14 1 Preface Avoid installing this product in the locations where salt damage occurs or corrosive gas is produced. • Otherwise, the mounting portions will deteriorate and accidents such as a fall of the product may occur. Do not damage the power cable. PR204 PR201 •...
Page 15: Caution
1 Preface Never touch the power plug with wet hands. PR204 PR201 • This may result in electric shock. Do not pour or wet the unit. • This may result electric shock or fire. Turn the power off immediately and contact qualified service personnel for service.
Page 16 1 Preface allow the power to be quickly turned off, use a distribution panel with a circuit breaker capable of disconnecting the power, or connect this unit to a power source controller. 5. Handle this product with care. • Do not drop this product, nor apply shock or vibration to the product. Failure to observe this may cause trouble.
Page 17: Precautions For Installation
1 Preface 1.7 Precautions for Installation Install the unit in accordance with electrical equipment technical standards. Before beginning to install and connect the unit, check and prepare all necessary peripheral equipment and cables. Turn off the power supply of the unit, camera, and other components before connecting them.
Page 18 • When mounting 3 to 4 connected receiver side units to the rack, use the following bracket (locally procured). – Rack mount bracket: For WJ-PR204/WJ-PR201: BY-HCA10A For WJ-PR204E/WJ-PR201E: BY-HCA10CE • Available racks – EIA standard rack or equivalent (third party) EIA19 type •...
Page 19 1 Preface 6. Screw tightening • The screws and bolts must be tightened with an appropriate tightening torque according to the material and strength of the installation area. • Do not use an impact driver. Use of an impact driver may damage the screws or cause tightening excessively.
Page 20 1 Preface 8. Mounting and connections • Do not mount camera side units above or below other camera side units. This can cause transmission interference. When mounting several camera side units in the same area, mount them side by side each other. •...
Page 21: Parts And Functions
Indicates that the receiver side unit is connected to the camera side unit (see page 25). Note The WJ-PR204 is used as an example in some of the illustrations in this document. Rear view WJ-PR201, WJ-PR201E A BNC connector Connects the receiver side unit to the camera side unit with a coaxial cable (see page 38).
Page 22 2 Parts and functions WJ-PR204, WJ-PR204E A BNC connector Connects the receiver side unit to the camera side unit with a coaxial cable (see page 38). B Network connector Connects the receiver side unit to a network device with an Ethernet cable (see page 39).
Page 23: Wj-Pc200/Wj-Pc200E (Connects To The Camera)
2 Parts and functions 2.2 WJ-PC200/WJ-PC200E (connects to the camera) Front view ① A LINK Indicator Displays the status of the camera side PC200 unit (see page 25). B Network connector ④ Connects the camera side unit to a network camera with an Ethernet cable (see page 35).
Page 24 2 Parts and functions Rear view ① PC200 Used when attaching the camera side unit to a ceiling or wall with screws (see page 26). Operating Instructions...
Page 25: Understanding The Indicators
The camera side unit is connected to the receiver side unit through the coaxial cable. * When using the WJ-PR204, the indicator lights even if only 1 camera is connected to the camera side unit when a coaxial cable is connected.
Page 26: Mounting The Unit
3 Mounting the Unit 3 Mounting the Unit 3.1 Mounting the camera side unit Please read the following information before mounting the camera side unit. IMPORTANT • Mount the camera side unit to a secure location that is firm enough to support its weight (approximately 110 g (0.24 lb)) and the weight of the cabling.
Page 27: Mounting The Receiver Side Unit To A Rack
3 Mounting the Unit 3.2 Mounting the receiver side unit to a Rack By using the Rack Mount Connecting Fitting (locally procured), 3 or 4 connected receiver side units can be mounted to a rack. Prepare the Rack Mount Connecting Fitting (BY-HCA10A), which includes the following items.
Page 28 3 Mounting the Unit Note • When mounting the receiver side units, make sure to connect a unit to both the left and right ends of the underside continuous connecting bracket. • The BY-HCA10A rack mount bracket comes with 2 underside continuous connecting bracket and 32 screws (flat-head: M3´6 mm {1/4 inches}).
Page 29 3 Mounting the Unit 2. Secure the mounting brackets of the BY-HCA10A to both sides of the connected receiver side units with the screws included with the BY-HCA10A. (Recommended torque 0.7±0.3 N·m {0.52±0.22 lbf·ft}) Screw (M3u6 mm {1/4 inches}: Screw Rack mount connecting (M3u6 mm {1/4 inches}: fitting (accessory)) u 2...
Page 30 3 Mounting the Unit 3. Secure the connected receiver side units to the separately-sold racks. • Securely mount the receiver side units to the rack with the rack mounting screws (locally procured, nominal diameter 5 mm {3/16 inches} tapping). Rack mounting screw (locally procured) u 4 •...
Page 31: Connecting The Unit
4 Connecting the Unit 4 Connecting the Unit 4.1 Connection Conditions Maximum cable length varies depending on the power source used for the receiver side unit and the camera. Refer to the following information when connecting a camera to the coaxial - LAN converter. 4.1.1 When using a 1-channel Receiver Side Unit IMPORTANT Use RG-6/U coaxial cable with a loop resistance of 4 W/100 m {328 feet} or less.
Page 32 Switching hub For information about recommended network cameras, visit our web site. https://i-pro.com/global/en/surveillance/training_support/support/technical_information Use a PoE camera that consumes no more than 6.5 W. Make sure to turn the PoE switch to “OFF” if the PoE camera or PoE+ camera is connected to an external power supply.
Page 33: When Using A 4-Channel Receiver Side Unit
{328 feet} {16 feet 4-27/32 inch For information about recommended network cameras, visit our web site. https://i-pro.com/global/en/surveillance/training_support/support/technical_information Make sure to turn the PoE switch to “OFF” if the PoE camera or PoE+ camera is connected to an external power supply. PC200...
Page 34 4 Connecting the Unit 4-channel Receiver Side Unit connection example In this example, the camera is powered by PoE and the receiver side unit is powered by an AC adaptor. Ethernet cable (Cat-5e or higher, straight) Ethernet cable (Cat-5e or higher, straight) Coaxial cable Camera Camera side unit...
Page 35: Connections
4 Connecting the Unit 4.2 Connections Before proceeding with the connections, turn off the power of the unit and other network devices that will be connected. Prepare the necessary peripheral equipment and cables. The ethernet cable and coaxial cable are locally procured. IMPORTANT •...
Page 36 4 Connecting the Unit 2. First pass the coaxial cable through the BNC connector cover (accessory), then connect the coaxial cable to the BNC connector of the camera side unit. BNC connector Coaxial cable BNC connector cover (Included parts of camera side unit) To receiver side unit IMPORTANT •...
Page 37 4 Connecting the Unit 3. Secure the BNC connector cover using the screw (included parts of camera side unit) to the camera side unit. (Recommended torque 0.6±0.2 N·m {6±2 kgf·cm}) Screw (body diameter 2.6u10 mm {3/8 inches}: included parts of camera side unit) BNC connector cover (Included parts of camera side unit) 4.
Page 38 4 Connecting the Unit • Keep the removed BNC connector cover cap (accessory) for future use. BNC connector terminal × 4 BNC connector cover cap (accessory) Coaxial cable BNC connector cover (Accessory of receiver side unit) • The illustrations below show an example to establish the 2-channel connection to a 4-channel unit model.
Page 39 4 Connecting the Unit 5. Secure the BNC connector cover with included the screw (M2.6 ´ 10 mm {3/8 inches}: included parts) to the receiver side unit. (Recommended torque 0.6±0.2 N·m {6±0.2 kgf·cm}) Screw (body diameter 2.6×10 mm {3/8 inches}: accessory of receiver side unit) BNC connector cover...
Page 40 4 Connecting the Unit 7. Connect the output connector of the AC adapter (accessory) to the DC jack at the rear of the receiver side unit, and plug the AC power cord into the power outlet. AC adapter output connector Cable fixing hooks AC cord (accessory)
Page 41 4 Connecting the Unit 9. Check the camera shooting screen on the PC, via the coaxial - LAN converter. • Connect the PC to the system, open Internet Explorer, enter the IP address of the camera, and press the Enter key. The live image of the connected camera is displayed on the PC screen.
Page 42: Maintenance Screen Of Coaxial - Lan Converter
If you plan to update the adapter’s firmware, download the latest version of the coaxial - LAN converter’s firmware from our support site (https://i-pro.com/global/en/surveillance/documentation_database) and save it on the computer before you change the IP address of the computer. Operating Instructions...
Page 43: Accessing The Maintenance Screen
5 Maintenance Screen of coaxial - LAN converter 5.1 Accessing the Maintenance Screen 5.1.1 Temporarily Changing the Computer’s IP Address Temporarily change the IP address assigned to your computer to access the coaxial - LAN converter’s maintenance screen. The procedure for changing the IP address differs depending on the operating system used.
Page 44 5 Maintenance Screen of coaxial - LAN converter 5. Select [Use the following IP address], then click [OK] after entering the IP address (192.168.249.***) and Subnet mask (255.255.255.0). Substitute “***” in “192.168.249.***” with any number between 1 and 254 other than 249 (this is the address assigned to the receiver side unit).
Page 45: Accessing The Maintenance Screen
4. Enter the user name and password. – Default user name: Model no. – Default password: 999999 • The screen shown here depicts the screen shown when using Windows 7. Model no. User name Password WJ-PR204/WJ-PR204E WJ-PR204 999999 WJ-PR201/WJ-PR201E WJ-PR201 999999 WJ-PC200/WJ-PC200E WJ-PC200...
Page 46 5 Maintenance Screen of coaxial - LAN converter 5. Click [OK]. • The maintenance screen is displayed. Receiver side unit Camera side unit Note • The screens used in this manual show the case of firmware V1.031fM. IMPORTANT • Only a PC connected to the coaxial - LAN converter’s network connector can display the maintenance screen and perform firmware updates, etc.
Page 47: Maintenance Screen Overview
The [Terminal List] button displayed when [Option] is clicked does not function normally. • For information about the [Pairing] button, refer to our support site below. https://i-pro.com/global/en/surveillance/training_support/support/ technical_information IMPORTANT • When consecutively connecting coaxial - LAN converters to the computer to...
Page 48: Using The Maintenance Screen
5 Maintenance Screen of coaxial - LAN converter 5.2 Using the Maintenance Screen 5.2.1 Confirming the coaxial - LAN converter’s Status You can confirm the information in the table below, such as the firmware version, MAC address of the coaxial - LAN converter, and the connection status of other coaxial - LAN converters on the [Status] screen.
Page 49 5 Maintenance Screen of coaxial - LAN converter Items Description MAC address of the Displays the MAC address of the connected receiver side unit. Master (only displayed for the camera side unit) Operating Instructions...
Page 50: Updating The Coaxial - Lan Converter's Firmware
5.2.2 Updating the coaxial - LAN converter’s Firmware Make sure you download the latest version of the coaxial - LAN converter firmware from our support site (https://i-pro.com/global/en/surveillance/documentation_database) and save it to the computer before changing the computer's IP address and accessing the maintenance screen.
Page 51: Changing Coaxial - Lan Converter's Settings
5 Maintenance Screen of coaxial - LAN converter 5.2.3 Changing coaxial - LAN converter’s Settings The IP address for accessing the maintenance screen can be changed. The camera side and receiver side units can be connected at their default settings. Multiple units on the receiver side can also be connected at their default setting.
Page 52: Troubleshooting
6 Troubleshooting 6 Troubleshooting Before sending the unit in for repairs, check if the problem can be resolved by following the troubleshooting steps. If the problem cannot be solved by the steps in the troubleshooting, contact an authorized service center. 6.1 Indicator Display Issues Problem Cause and Remedy...
Page 53: Transmission Speed
→ Connect the camera side unit and receiver side unit with a coaxial cable. Note When using the WJ-PR204, the indicator lights even if only 1 camera is connected to the camera side unit when a coaxial cable is connected.
Page 54: When The Receiver Side Unit Is Used With A Poe Power Supply
6 Troubleshooting 6.3 When the receiver side unit is used with a PoE power supply Problem Cause and Remedy The camera does not • The PoE software setting for the hub is not completed operate when both an because of a phenomenon where connections cannot be AC adaptor and a PoE completed because the PoE software repeatedly tries to hub are connected to...
Page 55: Other Issues
The AC adapter is • This is normal. warm. → If the unit gets extremely hot, disconnect the power plug and contact an authorized service center. Other than those • Refer to our support site below. above → https://i-pro.com/global/en/surveillance/training_support/ support/technical_information Operating Instructions...
Page 56: Specifications
7 Specifications 7 Specifications Receiver side unit Items Specifications Power Supply Use the included AC adapter. • INPUT: 100-240 V/ 50/60 Hz • OUTPUT: DC 57 V/ 1.14 A Use the PoE power supply. • PoE DC 48 V/ Approx.265 mA Power Consumption Use the included AC adapter.
Page 57 About 110 g (0.24 lb) Finish Main unit: PC/ABS, sail white BNC connector cover (1 ch.): ABS, white Coaxial Interface Items Specifications Standard i-PRO original system Frequency Range 2 MHz–28 MHz Data Transfer Mode Wavelet OFDM Access Method CSMA/CA Error Correction...
Page 58 There are restrictions regarding combining cameras. For more information, see page 33. For information about the specified cameras, visit our website: https://i-pro.com/global/en/surveillance/training_support/support/technical_information The maximum distance that can be connected with a coaxial cable varies depending on the camera used. For more information, see page 31, 33. For information about the specified cameras, visit our website: https://i-pro.com/global/en/surveillance/training_support/support/technical_information...
Page 59 For information about recommended cameras to be used for the camera side unit, see our website: https://i-pro.com/global/en/surveillance/training_support/support/technical_information For details of the connection conditions, see page 31. Accessories Rack Mount Connecting Fitting – BY-HCA10A: WJ-PR204, WJ-PR201 – BY-HCA10CE: WJ-PR204E, WJ-PR201E Operating Instructions...
Page 60 Penalties may be applicable for incorrect disposal of this waste, in accordance with national legislation. Authorised Representative in EU: i-PRO EMEA B.V. Laarderhoogtweg 25, 1101 EB Amsterdam, Netherlands Tokyo, Japan i-PRO EMEA B.V. UK Branch 1010 Cambourne Business Park, https://www.i-pro.com/ Cambridgeshire CB23 6DP © i-PRO Co., Ltd. 2022 Printed in Philippines...

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