Operating Instructions Network Camera WV-SF130 Series Model No. WV-SW150 Series WV-SW155 WV-SF135 This manual covers the models: WV-SF130 Series (WV-SF135, WV-SF132, WV-SF135E, WV-SF132E) and WV-SW150 Series (WV-SW155, WV-SW152, WV-SW155M, WV-SW152M, WV-SW155E, WV-SW152E, WV-SW155ME, WV-SW152ME). Before attempting to connect or operate this product, please read these instructions carefully and save this manual for future use.
Preface Preface About the user manuals There are 2 sets of operating instructions for the WV-SW155, WV-SW155M, WV-SW152, WV-SW152M, WV-SF135, WV-SF132 (P model), WV-SW155E, WV-SW155ME, WV-SW152E, WV-SW152ME, WV-SF135E, WV-SF132E (E model) as follows. • Installation Guide: Explains how to install and connect devices. When you use the WV-SW155, WV-SW155M, WV-SW152, WV-SW152M, WV-SW155E, WV-SW155ME, WV-SW152E or WV-SW152ME, refer to WV-SW155/WV-SW155M/WV-SW152/WV-SW152M/WV-SW155E/ WV-SW155ME/WV-SW152E/WV-SW152ME Installation Guide.
Preface Universal Plug and Play is described as UPnP™. Viewer software It is necessary to install the viewer software “Network Camera View 4S” to display images on a PC. This software can be installed directly from the camera or by selecting the [Install] button next to [Viewer Software] on menu of the CD-ROM provided, and then following the on-screen instructions.
Table of Contents Table of Contents 1 Monitor images on a PC ................7 Monitor images from a single camera ................7 About the “Live” page ......................9 Monitor images from multiple cameras ................12 2 Monitor images on a cellular phone/mobile terminal ......13 Monitor images on a cellular phone ................13 Monitor images on a mobile terminal ................14 3 Record images on the SD memory card manually (WV-SW155/...
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Set the VMD areas [VMD area] ..................92 13.5 Configuration of the settings relating to the mail notification [Notification] ....94 13.6 Configure the settings relating to Panasonic alarm protocol [Notification] .....95 14 Configure the setting relating to the image recognition [Advanced func.] .......................98 14.1 Configure the settings relating to the XML notification [XML notification] ....98...
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Table of Contents 17.2.2 Generation of the self-signed certificate (security certificate) ........121 17.2.3 Generation of CSR (Certificate Signing Request) ............123 17.2.4 Installation of the server certificate ................124 17.2.5 Configuration of the connection protocol ..............125 17.3 Access the camera using the HTTPS protocol ............126 17.3.1 Install the security certificate ..................126 17.4...
The following are descriptions of how to monitor images from the camera on a PC. 1.1 Monitor images from a single camera Start up the web browser. Enter the IP address designated using the Panasonic "IP Setting Software" in the address box of the browser. •...
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1 Monitor images on a PC Press the [Enter] key on the keyboard. → The “Live” page will be displayed. Refer to page 9 for further information about the “Live” page. When “On” is selected for “User auth.”, the authentication window will be displayed before displaying live images for the user name and password entries.
1 Monitor images on a PC 1.2 About the “Live” page [select language] pull-down menu The camera's display language can be selected. The default language can be set in [Language] in the [Basic] settings. (®page 38) [Setup] button Displays the setup menu. The button will turn green and the setup menu will be displayed. [Live] button Display the “Live”...
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1 Monitor images on a PC • [QVGA] button: The letters “QVGA” will turn green and images in the main area will be displayed in QVGA size. • [1280x960] button : The letters “1280x960” will turn green and images in the main SW155 SF135 area will be displayed in 1280 x 960 (pixels).
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1 Monitor images on a PC Click this button to manually record images on the SD memory card. Refer to page 16 for descriptions of how to manually record images on the SD memory card. [Log] button SW155 SW152 [List] button will become available only when “On” is selected for “Save logs” on the setup menu. (®page 56) When this button is clicked, the log list will be displayed and images saved on the SD memory card can be played.
When displaying images on a 4-screen, panning, tilting and zooming operations become available only for images from the Panasonic PTZ cameras. Refer to the [Readme] file on the provided CD-ROM for further information about the compatible PTZ cameras and their versions.
2 Monitor images on a cellular phone/mobile terminal 2 Monitor images on a cellular phone/mobile terminal 2.1 Monitor images on a cellular phone It is possible to connect to the camera using a cellular phone via the Internet and monitor images (JPEG only) from the camera on the screen of the cellular phone.
2 Monitor images on a cellular phone/mobile terminal Functions Outline of functions B Resolution control Changes the image capture size by pressing the dial key “0”. • Changes the image capture size Image in the aspect ratio of “4:3” between 320x240 (default) and 640x480.
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2 Monitor images on a cellular phone/mobile terminal Access to “http://IP address/cam” or “http://Host name registered in the DDNS server/cam” using a mobile terminal. → Images from the camera will be displayed. Note • When the HTTP port number is changed from “80”, enter “http://IP address: (colon) + port number/ cam”...
3 Record images on the SD memory card manually (WV-SW155/WV-SW155M/WV-SW152/WV-SW152M) 3 Record images on the SD memory card manually (WV-SW155/WV-SW155M/WV-SW152/ WV-SW152M) Images displayed on the “Live” page can be recorded on the SD memory card manually. This button is operable only when “Manual”...
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3 Record images on the SD memory card manually (WV-SW155/WV-SW155M/WV-SW152/WV-SW152M) Note • Image data saved on Drive B can be obtained by executing “Access img.” on the “SD memory card” tab and logging in from the user authentication window (®page 48). The destination to save image data is a fixed directory on Drive B.
VMD alarm: When motion is detected in the set VMD area, the alarm action will be performed. *VMD stands for “Video Motion Detection”. • Command alarm: When a Panasonic alarm protocol is received from the connected device via a network, the alarm action will be performed. 4.2 Action at an alarm occurrence Display the alarm occurrence indication button on the “Live”...
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When “On” is selected for “Panasonic alarm protocol notification”, the connected Panasonic device will be notified that the camera is in the alarm state. The settings for Panasonic alarm protocol can be configured in the Panasonic alarm protocol section of the [Notification] tab of the [Alarm] page. (®page 95)
5 Transmit images onto an FTP server 5 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 •...
SD memory card. It is possible to select a trigger to save images on the SD memory card on the [SD memory card] tab of the “Basic” page. (®page 42) To use the SD memory recording function featured in Panasonic network disk recorder, select “Off” for “FTP periodic image transmission” (®page 142) and “FTP error” for “Save trigger” (®page 42).
6 Display the log list (WV-SW155/WV-SW155M/WV-SW152/WV-SW152M) 6 Display the log list (WV-SW155/WV-SW155M/ WV-SW152/WV-SW152M) The setting items of the cameras will be displayed in list form. • Alarm log: Logs of the alarm occurrences such as time and date of the alarm occurrences and the alarm type will be displayed.
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6 Display the log list (WV-SW155/WV-SW155M/WV-SW152/WV-SW152M) Click the [List] button. → The log list will be displayed in a newly opened window (log list window). Number of the listed logs IMPORTANT • Only a single user can operate the log list window. Other users cannot access the log list window. Note •...
6 Display the log list (WV-SW155/WV-SW155M/WV-SW152/WV-SW152M) Note • When any images are saved on the SD memory card, the image can be displayed by clicking Time and Date when “JPEG” is selected for “Recording format” of the setup menu. (®page 42) About the log list window Number of the listed logs Total number of the logs of the selected log type and a number of the log being displayed on the top of the log...
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6 Display the log list (WV-SW155/WV-SW155M/WV-SW152/WV-SW152M) • VMD: Alarm by VMD alarm • COM: Alarm by command alarm [SD memory card] Available capacity and the original capacity of the SD memory card will be displayed. The displayed descriptions are the same descriptions displayed as “Remaining capacity” on the [SD memory card] tab.
7 Playback of images on the SD memory card (WV-SW155/WV-SW155M/WV-SW152/WV-SW152M) 7 Playback of images on the SD memory card (WV-SW155/WV-SW155M/WV-SW152/ WV-SW152M) When clicking a time and date listed on the log list window, the “Live” page will turn to the “Playback” page. When images associated with the clicked time and date are on the SD memory card, the first image of them will be displayed.
7 Playback of images on the SD memory card (WV-SW155/WV-SW155M/WV-SW152/WV-SW152M) 7.1 About the playback page (WV-SW155/ WV-SW155M/WV-SW152/WV-SW152M) Number of images When clicking a time and date listed on the log list window, total number of images associated with the clicked time and date, and the number of the currently displayed image will be displayed.
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7 Playback of images on the SD memory card (WV-SW155/WV-SW155M/WV-SW152/WV-SW152M) Note • When the mouse button is held down while the mouse pointer is on this button, the image number will be increased. When the mouse button is released, the increment of the image number will stop and the image number displayed at the moment when the mouse button is released will be displayed.
7 Playback of images on the SD memory card (WV-SW155/WV-SW155M/WV-SW152/WV-SW152M) 7.2 Download the images (When “H.264” is selected for “Recording format” of the SD memory card) (WV-SW155/WV-SW155M/WV-SW152/WV-SW152M) IMPORTANT • Depending on the network environment, download of video data may fail. To play back video data recorded on the SD memory card, download the desired data, and save the data on the PC.
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7 Playback of images on the SD memory card (WV-SW155/WV-SW155M/WV-SW152/WV-SW152M) Select the image to be downloaded, and then click the [OK] button. → Image saved at the clicked time and date will be downloaded. Note • When the [Cancel] button is clicked in the process of the download, the download will be canceled. In this case, images already downloaded before clicking the [Cancel] button will be saved on the PC.
8 About the network security 8 About the network security 8.1 Equipped security functions The following security functions are featured in this camera. 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”.
9 Display the setup menu from a PC 9 Display the setup menu from a PC The settings of the camera can be configured on the setup menu. IMPORTANT • The setup menu is only operable by users whose access level is “1. Administrator”. Refer to page 102 for how to configure the access level.
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9 Display the setup menu from a PC Click the [OK] button after entering the user name and the password. → The setup menu will be displayed. Refer to page 36 for further information about this menu. Operating Instructions...
9 Display the setup menu from a PC 9.2 How to operate the setup menu Menu buttons Setup page 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 displayed 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.
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9 Display the setup menu from a PC When completing the setting items in field A, click the [Set] button (B) below field (A). The edited settings in field A will not be applied unless the [Set] button (B) below field (A) is clicked. In the same manner as above, click the [Set] button (D) below field C when completing the setting items in field C.
9 Display the setup menu from a PC 9.3 About the setup menu window [Setup] button Display the “Setup” page. [Live] button Display the “Live” page. [Basic] button Displays the “Basic” page. The basic settings such as time and date and camera title, and the settings relating to the SD memory card can be configured on the “Basic”...
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9 Display the setup menu from a PC [Network] button Displays the “Network” page. The network settings and the settings relating to DDNS (Dynamic DNS), SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) and the FTP (File Transfer Protocol) periodic transmission can be configured on the “Network” page. (®page 111) [Schedule] button Displays the “Schedule”...
10 Configure the basic settings of the camera [Basic] 10 Configure the basic settings of the camera [Basic] The basic settings such as camera title, time and date, SD memory card and the logs can be configured on the “Basic” page. The “Basic” page has 3 tabs; the [Basic] tab, the [SD memory card] tab and the [Log] SW155 SW152...
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10 Configure the basic settings of the camera [Basic] • Available number of characters: 0 - 20 characters • Unavailable characters: “ & • Default: Varies as follows depending on the model in use. – : WV-SW155 SW155 – : WV-SW152 SW152 –...
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10 Configure the basic settings of the camera [Basic] [Camera title on screen] Select “On” or “Off” to determine whether or not to display the camera title on the screen. When “On” is selected, the character string entered for “Camera title on screen (0-9, A-Z)” will be displayed at the position selected for “OSD position”.
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10 Configure the basic settings of the camera [Basic] When the status of the camera changes, the alarm occurrence indication button, the SD saving status indicator will be displayed to notify of the camera status. SW155 SW152 • Polling(30s): Updates the status each 30 seconds and provide notification of the camera status. •...
10 Configure the basic settings of the camera [Basic] 10.2 Configure the settings relating to the SD memory card [SD memory card] (WV-SW155/ WV-SW155M/WV-SW152/WV-SW152M) Click the [SD memory card] tab on the “Basic” page. (®page 32, page 34) The settings relating to the SD memory card can be configured on this page Operating Instructions...
When “H.264(2)” is selected for “Priority stream” - “Stream type” on the [System] tab of the “User mng.” page, the priority band may not be maintained. • When using the SD memory recording function of a Panasonic network disk recorder, select “JPEG” for “Recording format”. •...
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Common [Remaining capacity notification] When the mail notification function or the Panasonic alarm protocol function is used to provide notification of the remaining capacity of the SD memory card, select a level to be notified at from the following. 50%/ 20%/ 10%/ 5%/ 2% •...
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10 Configure the basic settings of the camera [Basic] • Available number of characters: 1 - 8 characters Note • When “H.264” is selected for “Recording format”, the name of the saved file will be given automatically. • When “FTP error” is selected for “Save trigger”, the file name entered for “File name” on the [FTP img. trans.] tab of the “Network”...
10 Configure the basic settings of the camera [Basic] QVGA /VGA When “16:9” is selected for “Aspect ratio” 320x180/ 640x360 • Default: VGA [Recording priority] Select “Constant bit rate” or “Frame rate” for the H.264 recording mode. • Constant bit rate: H.264 images will be recorded with the bit rate selected for “Max bit rate”. •...
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Save/obtain images in accordance with the schedule settings – Save/obtain the alarm logs, the manual/schedule logs, the FTP error logs and the system logs – Save/obtain images recorded using the SD memory recording function of Panasonic network disk recorder – Play/download images on the SD memory card •...
10 Configure the basic settings of the camera [Basic] 10.3 Access copy images saved on the SD memory card onto the PC [SD memory card images] (WV-SW155/WV-SW155M/WV-SW152/WV-SW152M) Click the [SD memory card] tab on the “Basic” page. (®page 32, page 34) The following are descriptions of how to copy images saved on the SD memory card onto the PC.
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10 Configure the basic settings of the camera [Basic] Possible number of JPEG images that can be saved on the SD memory card (as indications) IMPORTANT • The numbers on the following table are just indications. They are not actual numbers of images that can be saved on the SD memory card.
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10 Configure the basic settings of the camera [Basic] Image capture size: 1280x720 SW155 Image quality Capacity of SD memory card 0 Super fine 1 Fine 32 GB 76,800 102,400 128,000 140,800 166,400 16 GB 38,400 51,200 64,000 70,400 83,200 8 GB 19,200 25,600...
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10 Configure the basic settings of the camera [Basic] Image capture size: 800x600 SW152 Image quality Capacity of SD memory card 0 Super fine 1 Fine 32 GB 102,400 160,000 192,000 243,200 281,600 16 GB 51,200 80,000 96,000 121,600 140,800 8 GB 25,600 40,000...
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10 Configure the basic settings of the camera [Basic] Image capture size: VGA Image quality Capacity of SD memory card 0 Super fine 1 Fine 32 GB 160,000 224,000 256,000 288,000 320,000 16 GB 80,000 112,000 128,000 144,000 160,000 8 GB 40,000 56,000 64,000...
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10 Configure the basic settings of the camera [Basic] Image capture size: 640x360 Image quality Capacity of SD memory card 0 Super fine 1 Fine 32 GB 192,000 281,600 332,800 358,400 409,600 16 GB 96,000 140,800 166,400 179,200 204,800 8 GB 48,000 70,400 83,200...
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10 Configure the basic settings of the camera [Basic] Image capture size: QVGA Image quality Capacity of SD memory card 0 Super fine 1 Fine 32 GB 384,000 416,000 432,000 448,000 480,000 16 GB 192,000 208,000 216,000 224,000 240,000 8 GB 96,000 104,000 108,000...
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10 Configure the basic settings of the camera [Basic] Image capture size: 320x180 Image quality Capacity of SD memory card 0 Super fine 1 Fine 32 GB 460,800 524,800 563,200 576,000 614,400 16 GB 230,400 262,400 281,600 288,000 307,200 8 GB 115,200 131,200 140,800...
10 Configure the basic settings of the camera [Basic] 10.4 Configure the settings relating to the logs [Log] (WV-SW155/WV-SW155M/WV-SW152/WV-SW152M) Click the [Log] tab on the “Basic” page. (®page 32, page 34) The settings relating to the log list can be configured in this section. Alarm Settings for the alarm log list can be performed.
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10 Configure the basic settings of the camera [Basic] Note • When “Recording format” is set to “H.264”, “Save logs” is set to “On” or “Off” depending on the setting of “Save trigger”. • Schedule saving is available only when “H.264” is selected for “Recording format”. FTP error Perform the settings for the FTP error log list.
10 Configure the basic settings of the camera [Basic] 10.4.1 How the logs and images are saved depending on the settings for “Alarm” (WV-SW155/WV-SW155M/WV-SW152/ WV-SW152M) [Log] tab [SD memory card] tab Logs and associated images Alarm: Save SD memory Save trigger logs card Alarm input...
10 Configure the basic settings of the camera [Basic] 10.4.2 How the logs and images are saved depending on the settings for “Manual/Schedule” (WV-SW155/WV-SW155M/ WV-SW152/WV-SW152M) [Log] tab [SD memory card] tab Manual/ Logs and associated images SD memory Schedule: Save trigger Overwrite card Save logs...
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10 Configure the basic settings of the camera [Basic] [Log] tab [SD memory card] tab Manual/ Logs and associated images SD memory Schedule: Save trigger Overwrite card Save logs Manual/ • Logs: Will not be saved. Schedule • Images: Will be saved. When the remaining capacity of the SD memory card becomes insufficient, the older images will be overwritten by the newer images.
10 Configure the basic settings of the camera [Basic] 10.4.3 How the logs and images are saved depending on the settings for “FTP error” (WV-SW155/WV-SW155M/WV-SW152/ WV-SW152M) [Log] tab [SD memory card] tab Logs and associated images FTP error: SD memory Save trigger Save logs card...
11 Configure the settings relating to images [Image] 11 Configure the settings relating to images [Image] The settings relating to JPEG and H.264 images such as the settings of image quality, etc. can be configured on this page. The “Image” page has 3 tabs; the [JPEG/H.264] tab and the [Image quality] tab. 11.1 Configure the settings relating to the aspect ratio [JPEG/H.264] Click the [JPEG/H.264] tab on the “Image”...
11 Configure the settings relating to images [Image] 11.2 Configure the settings relating to JPEG images [JPEG/H.264] Click the [JPEG/H.264] tab on the “Image” page. (®page 32, page 34) JPEG Configure the settings such as “Refresh interval (JPEG)*”, “Image capture size” and “Image quality” on this section.
11 Configure the settings relating to images [Image] 11.3 Configure the settings relating to H.264 images [JPEG/H.264] Click the [JPEG/H.264] tab on the “Image” page. (®page 32, page 34) Configure the settings relating to H.264 image such as “Max bit rate (per client)”, “Image capture size”, “Image quality”, etc.
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11 Configure the settings relating to images [Image] H.264(1)/H.264(2) [H.264 transmission] Select “On” or “Off” to determine whether or not to transmit H.264 images. • On: Transmits H.264 images. • Off: Does not transmit H.264 images. • Default: On Note •...
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11 Configure the settings relating to images [Image] • Default: Frame rate Note • When “Frame rate” is selected for “Transmission priority”, number of users who can access the camera may be limited more (may become less than 10). [Frame rate*] Select a frame rate for H.264 images from the following.
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11 Configure the settings relating to images [Image] [Transmission type] Select the transmission type of H.264 images from the following. • Unicast port (AUTO): Up to 14 users can access a single camera concurrently. “Unicast port” will automatically be selected when transmitting images from the camera. When it is unnecessary to fix the port number for H.264 image transmission such as when using in a particular LAN environment, it is recommended to select “Unicast port (AUTO)”.
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11 Configure the settings relating to images [Image] • When two or more network interface cards are installed on the PC in use, the network interface card(s) not used for receiving images should be invalidated when displaying images using the multicast port. SW152 SW155 SF135...
11 Configure the settings relating to images [Image] 11.4 Configure the settings relating to image adjust, extra zoom (WV-SW155/WV-SW155M/WV-SW152/ WV-SW152M/WV-SF135), privacy zone and VIQS [Image quality] Click the [Image quality] tab on the “Image” page. (®page 32, page 34) When the [Setup>>] button of each setting item is clicked, the detailed settings menu will be displayed in a newly opened window.
11 Configure the settings relating to images [Image] 11.4.1 Configure the settings relating to image quality (“Image adjust” setup menu) Click the [Setup>>] button of “Image adjust” on the [Image quality] tab of the “Image” page. (®page 70) The settings relating to image quality can be configured with the setup menu displayed in a newly displayed window.
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11 Configure the settings relating to images [Image] Refer to the description “Super Dynamic function” about the super dynamic function. • On: The super dynamic function will work. • Off: The super dynamic function will not work. • Default: On Note •...
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11 Configure the settings relating to images [Image] • Default: Off Note • When “Off” is selected for “Super Dynamic(SD)”, the interactive control with face detection is deactivated. [Adaptive black stretch] Select “On” or “Off” to determine whether or not to activate the darkness compensation function. The darkness compensation function can make darker parts of images brighter by digital image processing.
11 Configure the settings relating to images [Image] In the area of 60 Hz power supply frequency: – ELC(3/120s), ELC(2/120s), ELC(1/120s) When flickering still remains, set flicker-less mode. • Under extremely strong lighting, flickering may happen even when "Indoor scene" is selected for "Light control mode".
11 Configure the settings relating to images [Image] • Default: Off [White balance] Select a method of white balance adjustment from the following. White color can be adjusted by “Red gain” and “Blue gain”. • ATW1: Selects the automatic tracing white balance mode. The camera will constantly check the color temperature of the light source and adjust the white balance automatically.
11 Configure the settings relating to images [Image] [Pedestal level] Adjust the black level of images by moving the cursor. When the cursor is moved to the “+” direction, images will become brighter. When the cursor is moved to the “-”...
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11 Configure the settings relating to images [Image] Display the “Image adjust” setup menu. (®page 70) Operating Instructions...
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11 Configure the settings relating to images [Image] Click the [Start] button of “Mask area”. → Borders will appear and the image displayed on the [Image quality] tab will be divided into 48 (6x8) / 16 (4x4) SW155 SW152 SF135 SF132 Click the divided areas to be masked.
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11 Configure the settings relating to images [Image] Image in the aspect ratio of “4:3” Areas where the image is not displayed when “16:9” is selected for the aspect ratio Image in the aspect ratio of “16:9” (Being cut out from the aspect ratio of 4:3) Note •...
11 Configure the settings relating to images [Image] 11.5 Adjust the angular field of view using the extra zoom function Click the [Setup>>] button of “Extra zoom” on the [Image quality] tab of the “Image” page. (®page 70) It is possible to adjust the angular field of view using the extra zoom function. •...
11 Configure the settings relating to images [Image] 11.6 Configure the settings relating to the privacy zone (Privacy zone setup menu) Click the [Setup>>] button of “Privacy zone” on the [Image quality] tab of the “Image” page. (®page 70) When there is a zone that you do not want to display, set the zone as a privacy zone not to be displayed. Up to 2 privacy zones can be set.
11 Configure the settings relating to images [Image] 11.7 Configure the VIQS setting Click the [Setup>>] button of “VIQS” on the [Image quality] tab of the “Image” page. (®page 70) VIQS is an abbreviation of Variable Image Quality Specified area and is a feature that enables you to change the images of a specified area.
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11 Configure the settings relating to images [Image] Note • Refer to page 84 for setting procedure of the VIQS area. Operating Instructions...
11 Configure the settings relating to images [Image] 11.8 Configure the VIQS area The VIQS area is specified by following the steps below. Drag the mouse on the screen to specify the area. → The specified area is displayed with a white frame. Note •...
12 Configure the multi-screen settings [Multi-screen] 12 Configure the multi-screen settings [Multi-screen] The cameras from which images are to be displayed on a multi-screen can be registered on the “Multi-screen” page. (®page 32, page 34) [IP address] Enter the IP address or the host name of the camera to be used for the multi-screen. 4 cameras can be registered as a group and up to 4 groups (16 cameras) can be registered.
12 Configure the multi-screen settings [Multi-screen] – Example when entering an IPv6 address: http://[2001:db8:0:0:0:0:0:1]:8080 • Available number of characters: 1 - 128 characters To access the cameras using the HTTPS protocol, enter as follows: Example of entry: https://192.168.0.10/ IMPORTANT • When accessing the camera using the HTTPS protocol, install the security certificate of the camera to display images on the monitor.
Select “On” or “Off” to determine whether or not to receive the command alarm. The command alarm is the function that provides notification of a Panasonic protocol alarm from the other cameras. When “On” is selected, alarm actions will be performed between multiple cameras.
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13 Configure the alarm settings [Alarm] The settings relating to the alarm image to be transmitted to an FTP server can be configured in this section. The alarm image will be transmitted to an FTP server. To transmit alarm images to an FTP server, it is necessary to configure the settings in advance.
13 Configure the alarm settings [Alarm] H.264 recording(SD memory card) [Pre alarm] Determine whether or not to perform the pre-alarm recording. When “Use” is selected, 1 MB image data is always saved during the pre-alarm recording. Use/ Not use • Default: Not use [Post alarm (recording) duration] Set the duration to save image data on the SD memory card after an alarm occurrence.
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13 Configure the alarm settings [Alarm] [Area] When selecting a VMD area in the screen, it will be numbered as area 1. (Subsequent areas will be numbered in the order of selection.) [Status] Select “On” or “Off” to determine whether or not to perform video motion detection. •...
Select “On” or “Off” to determine whether or not to add VMD information to superimposed image data. The VMD information can be searched by some of Panasonic network disk recorders. Refer to the operating instructions of the connected devices for further information about the functions and settings.
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13 Configure the alarm settings [Alarm] Set the video motion detection area by dragging the mouse on the screen. → The designated area will become the VMD area “1(White)” and the outline will be displayed. When 2 - 4 VMD areas are set, each area will be numbered in order. The areas will be identified by the respective outline colors.
13 Configure the alarm settings [Alarm] 13.5 Configuration of the settings relating to the mail notification [Notification] Click the [Notification] tab on the “Alarm” page. (®page 32, page 34) The settings relating to the alarm mail can be configured. It is necessary to configure the settings of the mail server to perform the mail notification.
SD memory card has become full, or “The SD memory card cannot be detected.” when mounting of the SD memory card failed. 13.6 Configure the settings relating to Panasonic alarm protocol [Notification] Click the [Notification] tab on the “Alarm” page. (®page 32, page 34)
The settings relating to Panasonic alarm protocol can be configured in this section. Panasonic alarm protocol notification [Panasonic alarm protocol] Select “On” or “Off” to determine whether or not to provide notification by Panasonic alarm protocol according to the settings for the “Alarm” and “Diag.” checkboxes of “Destination of notification” below. –...
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13 Configure the alarm settings [Alarm] Destination of notification [Address 1] - [Address 8] Enter the destination IP address of the Panasonic alarm protocol from the following. Host name is unavailable for the IP address. Up to 8 destination addresses can be registered. •...
14 Configure the setting relating to the image recognition [Advanced func.] 14 Configure the setting relating to the image recognition [Advanced func.] The setting relating to the XML notification, destinations of information about the face detection and the settings relating to the face detection can be configure on the “Advanced func.” page. The “Advanced func.”...
14 Configure the setting relating to the image recognition [Advanced func.] 14.2 Configuration of the destination settings of the face detection [XML notification] Click the [XML notification] tab on the “Advanced func.” page. The destination settings of the face detection information can be configured. Destination setting for XML notification [Destination address] Configure the IP address or the host name of the destination for XML notification of the face detection...
14 Configure the setting relating to the image recognition [Advanced func.] [Password] Enter a password. • Available number of characters: 0 - 32 characters • Default: None (blank) 14.3 Configuration of the settings relating to the face detection [Face detection] Click the [Face detection] tab on the “Advanced func.”...
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14 Configure the setting relating to the image recognition [Advanced func.] [XML notification] The destination settings of the face detection information can be configured. When clicking “XML notification”, the [XML notification] tab will be displayed. (®page 98) Operating Instructions...
15 Configure the settings relating to the authentication [User mng.] 15 Configure the settings relating to the authentication [User mng.] The settings relating to the authentication such as users and PCs restrictions for accessing the camera with a PC or cellular phone/mobile terminal can be configured on the “User mng.” page. The “User mng.”...
15 Configure the settings relating to the authentication [User mng.] Note • When the [Authentication] setting has been changed, close the web browser, and then access the camera again. • For other devices such as other i-PRO series cameras or network disk recorders, unless otherwise stated, Digest authentication is not supported.
15 Configure the settings relating to the authentication [User mng.] The restriction settings of PCs (IP address) from accessing the camera can be configured on this page. [Host authentication] Select “On” or “Off” to determine whether or not to authenticate the host. •...
15 Configure the settings relating to the authentication [User mng.] The description below is the configuration of the priority stream that can transmit images without deteriorating the image quality and refresh interval even when multiple users access concurrently. Priority stream [Activation] Select “On”...
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15 Configure the settings relating to the authentication [User mng.] Note • When “On” is selected for “H.264 transmission”, the transmission interval may be longer than the set value when any value with an asterisk (*) on the right is selected. [Image capture size] Select the image capture size from the following.
16 Configure the settings of the servers [Server] 16 Configure the settings of the servers [Server] The settings relating to the mail server, the FTP server and the NTP server can be configured on this page. The “Server” page has 3 tabs; the [Mail] tab, the [FTP] tab and the [NTP] tab. 16.1 Configure the settings relating to the mail server [Mail] Click the [Mail] tab on the “Server”...
16 Configure the settings of the servers [Server] IMPORTANT • When entering the host name for “SMTP server address” or “POP server address”, it is necessary to configure the DNS settings on the [Network] tab of the “Network” page. (®page 111) [Authentication] •...
16 Configure the settings of the servers [Server] IMPORTANT • When entering the host name for “FTP server address”, it is necessary to configure the DNS settings on the [Network] tab of the “Network” page. (®page 111) [User name] Enter the user name (login name) to access the FTP server. •...
16 Configure the settings of the servers [Server] [Time adjustment] Select the time adjustment method from the following. Time adjusted by the selected method will be used as the standard time of the camera. • Manual: Time set on the [Basic] tab on the “Basic” page will be used as the standard time of the camera. •...
17 Configuring the network settings [Network] 17 Configuring the network settings [Network] The network settings and the settings relating to DDNS (Dynamic DNS) and SNMP (Simple Network management Protocol) can be configured on the “Network” page. The “Network” page has 4 tabs; the [Network] tab, the [DDNS] tab, the [SNMP] tab and the [FTP img. trans.] tab.
17 Configuring the network settings [Network] IPv4 network [Network Settings] Select the method of how to configure the IP address from the following. • Static: The IP address is configured by entering manually on “IP address(IPv4)”. • DHCP: The IP address is configured using the DHCP function. •...
17 Configuring the network settings [Network] Note • When “Auto” is selected and the IP address cannot be obtained from the DHCP server, an IP address not used in the same network will be searched within 169.254.1.0 - 169.254.254.255. [IP address(IPv4)] When not using the DHCP function, enter the IP address of the camera.
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17 Configuring the network settings [Network] configure IPv6 address including prefix information provided from the IPv6 compatible router. Refer to the manuals provided with the router for further information. [DHCPv6] Select “On” or “Off” to determine whether or not to use the IPv6 DHCP function. Configure the DHCP server not to assign the same IP addresses used for the other network cameras and PCs whose IP address is unique.
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17 Configuring the network settings [Network] UPnP This camera support UPnP (Universal Plug and Play). By using the UPnP function, it becomes possible to configure the following automatically. • Configuration of the port forwarding function of the router (However, a router supporting UPnP is required.) This configuration is useful when accessing the camera via the Internet, or from a cellular phone/mobile terminal.
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17 Configuring the network settings [Network] [CRT key generate] CRT key (SSL encryption key) used for the HTTPS protocol is generated. To generate the CRT key, click the [Execute] button to display “CRT key generate” dialog box. [Self-signed Certificate - Generate] The camera itself generates the security certificate used for the HTTPS protocol.
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“JPEG” on the [JPEG/H.264] tab or set “Image quality setting” of “JPEG” lower. [Easy IP Setup accommodate period] Select “20min” or “Unlimited” to determine how long the network setting operation using the Panasonic "IP Setting Software" can be allowed since the camera starts up.
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17 Configuring the network settings [Network] • To access the camera via the Internet by connecting the camera to a router, it is necessary to assign a respective HTTP port number for each camera and address translation by using the port forwarding function of the router.
17 Configuring the network settings [Network] 17.2 Configure the HTTPS settings Click the [Network] tab on the “Network” page. (®page 32, page 34) The settings relating to the HTTPS protocol that can enhance the network security by encrypting the access to cameras on this page.
17 Configuring the network settings [Network] Note • To use the server certificate, you need to apply for the approval and the issue of server certificate by • Either of the self-signed certificate or the server certificate is available. If both of them are installed, the server certificate will be used prior to the self-signed certificate.
17 Configuring the network settings [Network] will be displayed, and it is possible to check the key size and generation time & date of the previous key. When the [Apply] button is clicked on the “Previous CRT key” dialog box, it is possible to replace the current CRT key with the previous one.
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17 Configuring the network settings [Network] Item Description Available number of characters [Organizational Enter the unit name of the organization. 64 characters Unit] (Omission is OK.) [CRT key] Displays the key size and generation time & date of the current key. Note •...
17 Configuring the network settings [Network] • When the [Delete] button is clicked, the generated self-signed certificate (security certificate) will be deleted. • When “HTTPS” is selected for “Connection”, it is impossible to delete the self-signed certificate. 17.2.3 Generation of CSR (Certificate Signing Request) IMPORTANT •...
17 Configuring the network settings [Network] Item Description Available number of characters [CRT key] Displays the key size and generation time & date of the current key. Note • To use the server certificate, follow the requests from the CA about the information to be entered. Click the [OK] button after entering the items.
17 Configuring the network settings [Network] • When the [Confirm] button is clicked, the registered information of the installed server certificate will be displayed in the “CA Certificate - Confirm” dialog box. (Only “Organizational Unit” will be displayed with an asterisk (*).) •...
17 Configuring the network settings [Network] In advance, install the root certificate and intermediate certificate on the browser in use. Follow the instructions of CA for how to obtain and install these certificates. • When the camera is accessed using the HTTPS protocol, the refresh interval and frame rate of images may be lower.
17 Configuring the network settings [Network] • When the security certificate is properly installed, a key icon is displayed in the address box of the web browser that has accessed the camera. (When using Internet Explorer 7, Internet Explorer 8, or Internet Explorer 9) When using Internet Explorer 7, Internet Explorer 8, or Internet Explorer 9 When using Internet Explorer 7 or Internet Explorer 8 with Windows XP, note that some of the displayed...
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17 Configuring the network settings [Network] Click “Certificate Error” over the URL, and click “View certificates”. Operating Instructions...
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17 Configuring the network settings [Network] Click “Install Certificate...”. Note • If [Install Certificate...] is not displayed, close Internet Explorer once, and select [Run as Administrator] to launch Internet Explorer again. Click [Start] ® [All Programs] ® right click [Internet Explorer] ®...
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17 Configuring the network settings [Network] Click “Next” displayed on “Certificate Import Wizard”. Select “Place all certificates in the following store”, and click “Browse...”. Operating Instructions...
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17 Configuring the network settings [Network] Select “Trusted Root Certificate Authorities”, and click “OK”. Click “Next”. Operating Instructions...
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17 Configuring the network settings [Network] Click “Finish”. Click “Yes”. → When the import is successfully completed, the screen “The import was successful.” will be displayed. Operating Instructions...
17 Configuring the network settings [Network] Click “OK”. → When the browser is restarted after the certificate is imported, “Certificate Error” will not be displayed. OS: Windows XP, Web browser: When using Internet Explorer 6 Access the camera using the HTTPS protocol. Click “View Certificate”.
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17 Configuring the network settings [Network] Click “Install Certificate...”. Click “Next” according to the procedures displayed on the displayed on “Certificate Import Wizard”. Operating Instructions...
“Viewnetcam” service. Note • “Viewnetcam” is a Dynamic DNS service designed for use with Panasonic Network Cameras. Refer to the “Viewnetcam” website (http://www.viewnetcam.com/) for further information about the service. About DDNS services (IPv4/IPv6) By using a DDNS service, it becomes possible to view camera images via the Internet.
17 Configuring the network settings [Network] In most of the DNS services offered by providers, global addresses are not static but dynamic. Therefore, access to the camera via an old global address may be invalidated after a certain period of time. Either of the following services is required when accessing a camera whose global address is not static via the Internet.
17 Configuring the network settings [Network] Access using the current global address The identified global address is used for accessing the router (or camera) to monitor images. Note • Refer to the contracted provider whether the current IP address is static or not. •...
17 Configuring the network settings [Network] 10min/ 20min/ 30min/ 40min/ 50min/ 1h • Default: 1h 17.4.3 Procedure to register information for the “Viewnetcam” service Select [Viewnetcam] for [DDNS] and click the [Set] button. → A URL is displayed in [Your Account Link]. If a URL is not displayed in [Your Account Link], confirm the camera's network settings and Internet connection, then click [Set] again.
17 Configuring the network settings [Network] • If access often fails due to the change in the global address of router, set a smaller value for “Access interval”. 17.4.4 Checking the information registered for the “Viewnetcam” service It is possible to check if the camera has been registered for the “Viewnetcam” service. (®page 151) 17.4.5 When using “Dynamic DNS Update”...
17 Configuring the network settings [Network] • Default: None (blank) Note • Refer to the network administrator for further information about the available host names. 17.5 Configure the settings relating to SNMP [SNMP] Click the [SNMP] tab on the “Network” page. (®page 32, page 34) The settings relating to SNMP can be configured on this page.
17 Configuring the network settings [Network] 17.6 Configure the settings relating to the FTP periodic image transmission [FTP img. trans.] Click the [FTP img. trans.] tab on the “Network” page. (®page 32, page 34) 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 108).
17 Configuring the network settings [Network] [Directory name] Enter the directory name where the images are to be saved. For example, enter “/img” to designate the directory “img” under the root directory of the FTP server. • Available number of characters: 1 - 256 characters •...
17 Configuring the network settings [Network] 17.7.1 How to set the schedules Check the check box of the desired day of the week of “FTP image transmission schedule”. → The selected day of the week will be validated for the schedule. To designate time, select the desired “hour”...
17 Configuring the network settings [Network] 17.7.2 How to delete the set schedule Uncheck the check box of the set day of the week. Click the [Set] button after completing the settings. → The schedule of the selected day of the week is deleted. Operating Instructions...
18 Configure the settings relating to the schedules [Schedule] 18 Configure the settings relating to the schedules [Schedule] On the “Schedule” page, it is possible to configure the settings relating to schedules as follows. • VMD permission (Video motion detection will be active only in the specified schedule.) •...
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18 Configure the settings relating to the schedules [Schedule] Up to 5 schedules can be set. Select an action to be assigned to the schedule from “Schedule mode”. “Off” is selected at the default. • Off: No action will be taken for the respective schedule. •...
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18 Configure the settings relating to the schedules [Schedule] • Access permission: Users whose access level is set to 2 and 3 on the “User auth.” tab (®page 102) can access the camera only in the period of schedule. • H.264 recording : The SD recording will be performed at the designated time in the SW155...
19 Maintenance of the camera [Maintenance] 19 Maintenance of the camera [Maintenance] System log check, firmware upgrade, status check and initialization of the setup menu can be performed on this page. The “Maintenance” page has 4 tabs; the [System log] tab, the [Upgrade] tab, [Status] tab and the [Default reset] tab.
19 Maintenance of the camera [Maintenance] 19.2 Upgrade the firmware [Upgrade] Click the [Upgrade] tab of the “Maintenance” page. (®page 32, page 34) 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.
19 Maintenance of the camera [Maintenance] Click the [Execute] button. → The confirmation window will be displayed. When “Do not reset the settings to the default after the upgrade.” is selected, the confirmation window will not be displayed. IMPORTANT • After completing the upgrade, delete temporary internet files.
Refer to the [Readme] file on the provided CD-ROM for further information about the contents of the displayed statuses (relating to the “Viewnetcam” service, the UPnP function, or the self check). Or refer to our website (http://panasonic.net/pss/security/support/info.html) for further information. 19.4 Reset the settings/Reboot the camera [Default reset] Click the [Default reset] tab of the “Maintenance”...
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19 Maintenance of the camera [Maintenance] [Reboot] Click the [Execute] button to reboot the camera. It is impossible to operate the camera for about 2 minutes after rebooting the camera. Note • To initialize the network settings (®page 111), turn off the power of the camera, then turn on the power again while holding down the [INITIAL SET] button on the unit for about 5 seconds.
20 About the displayed system log 20 About the displayed system log Error indications relating to SMTP Category Indication Description POP3 server error Authentication error. • Entered user name or password may be incorrect. Check if the mail settings are configured correctly.
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20 About the displayed system log Category Indication Description Internal error Undefined error. • An error occurred in the FTP function. Check if the FTP settings are configured correctly. Error indications relating to “Viewnetcam” Category Indication Description Viewnetcam server Failed to resolve the Viewnetcam •...
20 About the displayed system log Error indications relating to NTP Category Indication Description Connection error No response from the NTP server. • The IP address of the server may be incorrect. Check if the IP address of the server is configured correctly. •...
If not, proceed either of the following. – Reboot the camera and change the IP address by using the Panasonic "IP Setting Software" within 20 minutes after the restart. Installation Guide – Reboot the camera while holding the [INITIAL SET] button on the camera.
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21 Troubleshooting Symptom Cause/solution Reference pages Cannot access from the web • Is the same IP address provided to other devices? browser. 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”...
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21 Troubleshooting Symptom Cause/solution Reference pages • Are you accessing the camera using the local address (the IP address used in a local network)? When accessing the camera, use the global address (or the URL registered in the DDNS service) and the port number of the camera as the IP address to be used in the Internet.
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21 Troubleshooting Symptom Cause/solution Reference pages • Is the SSL encryption method different from that of the camera? Select “HTTP” (Do not select “HTTPS”) for “HTTPS” - “Connection” on the “Network” page - the [Network] tab, and access the camera again. •...
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21 Troubleshooting Symptom Cause/solution Reference pages No image is displayed. • Is the viewer software installed on the PC? Install the viewer software on a PC. • Is the version of DirectX 9.0c or later? Check the version of DirectX as follows. Select “Run...”...
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[SD memory card] tab? Format the SD memory card. • Is any recognition error received when the “Diag.” of “Mail notification” or “Panasonic alarm protocol” is used? Format the SD memory card. • Isn’t the SD memory card out of order? There are limited times to overwrite on an SD memory card.
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21 Troubleshooting Symptom Cause/solution Reference pages Cannot download the log list. • Download of files using Internet Explorer may be disabled. SW155 SW152 Click “Internet Options...” on the [Tools] menu of Internet Explorer, and [Security] tab. Then, click the [Custom Level...] button to open the “Security Setting”...
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21 Troubleshooting Symptom Cause/solution Reference pages When displaying H.264 • This may occur due to the display adapter and driver images on two or more web combination. browser windows, images When this has occurred, first update the driver of the from two or more cameras are display adapter to the latest version.
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Select [Allow]. displayed on the information bar. “This webpage wants to run the following add-on: `WebVideo Module' from `Panasonic System Networks Co.,Ltd.`.” (Internet Explorer The following message is • Click the information bar and select “Install displayed on the information ActiveX Control”.
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“Security Warning” window. “This webpage wants to install the following add-on: `nwcv4Ssetup.exe' from `Panasonic System Networks Co.,Ltd.`.” (Internet Explorer An unnecessary status bar or • Click “Internet Options...” under “Tools” of the scroll bar is displayed on the menu bar of Internet Explorer, and then click the pop-up window.
(Ex.img_1001010123000001.jpg) 10010112.02 Destination where images are to be saved by the SD memory PULL recording function of Panasonic network disk recorder Destination where log files are to be saved (for the system administration) 10000001 M_ALARM Video saved at the alarm occurrence (Approx. 2 MB per file) (Ex.10000001_101224193826_A.mp4)
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