Panasonic Network Camera Bb Hcm371a Operating Instructions

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2.15 Creating, Modifying or Deleting General Users
The General User page allows you to create, modify or delete general users. Up to 
50 general users can be registered. The access level is set for each general user. 
If you set [Permit access from guest users] on the Security: Administrator page, the 
access level can be set for guest users.
Note
For general users, the Setup and Maintenance tabs are not displayed.
1.Click [General Users] on the Setup page.
2.If you create a general user, click [Create].
•When setting [Do not permit 
access from guest users]•When setting [Permit access 
from guest users]
•If you change the settings of general users or guest users, select 
their name and click [Modify]. The modification page is displayed.
•If you delete a general user, select the name and click [Delete]. The 
confirmation page is displayed. 
						

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3.Set each parameter.
•Settings for a general user•Settings for guest users
•Clicking [Cancel] takes you back to the previous page without 
saving changes.
Setting Description
User ID List•Up to 50 general users can be registered.
•The list is used to modify or delete general user settings.
User Name/
Password•User Name (6 to 15 characters): Enter the user name.
•Password (6 to 15 characters): Enter the password.
Note
The password must be different from the user name.
•Retype Password: Reenter the password.
•Enter ASCII characters (see page 150). But [Space], [], [], 
[&], [] and [:] are not available. 
						

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4.Click [Save] when finished.
•New settings are saved.
•When finished, Success! is displayed.
5.Click [Go to General User page]. Access Level Access level is set for each general user. Check the feature to 
enable.
•In the limit time of continuous motion JPEG, set the time to 
change the video (Motion JPEG) to still images for each 
user. (Not permitted, Unlimited, 10 seconds—60 minutes) 
In the refresh interval, set the refresh interval after the 
video changes to still images. (3—60 seconds)
•See each page for the following features.
Pan/Tilt Control (see page 24)
Preset Control (see page 23)
Click to Center Control (see page 21)
Brightness Control (see page 23)
External Output Control (see page 23)
Change Refresh Interval (see page 23)
Change Resolution (see page 23)
Change Quality (see page 23)
Capture Image Button (see page 22)
Listen (see page 29)
Talk (see page 29)
View Multi-Camera page (see page 32)
View Buffered Image page (see page 34) Setting Description 
						

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2.16 Changing Initial Settings on the Single 
Camera page or the Multi-Camera page
The Image Display page allows you to change initial settings (display settings 
when a user accesses the camera) of image resolution, image quality and refresh 
interval. You can display a time stamp on the image. The initial language can be 
selected from eight languages. The banner can be displayed for administrator or 
general users or both.
1.Click [Image Display] at the top of the page.
2.Set each parameter.
•Clicking [Cancel] cancels your settings without saving changes. 
						

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3.Click [Save] when finished.
•New settings are saved.
•When finished, Success! is displayed. Setting Description
Image Resolution•Select the image resolution.
640 x 480 pixels (Only for the Single Camera page)
320 x 240 pixels (default)
160 x 120 pixels (Only for the Multi-Camera page)
Image Quality•Select the image quality.
[Favor Clarity] optimizes for good quality.
[Standard] offers standard quality.
[Favor Motion] optimizes for enhanced motion.
Refresh Interval•Select a refresh interval.
(Motion—60-second interval)
Time stamp setting•You can display a time stamp on the upper left side of 
the image. Select from [Not used], [AM/PM format] or 
[24H format].
Note
If you enable this feature, the time is also stamped on 
the buffered image.
Language•Select the initial language from English, French, 
German, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Simplified Chinese 
or Japanese. The selected language is displayed as 
the initial language on the Top, Single Camera, Multi-
Camera and Buffered Image pages. If you select 
English or Japanese, all pages can be changed. But if 
you select other language, the Setup, Maintenance 
and Support pages are displayed only in English.
Banner Display•When the camera accesses the Internet, the banner 
displays product information about cameras or 
announcements about the latest firmware, etc. from 
Panasonic. Checking [Display] for Administrator is 
particularly recommended.
•When checked, the banner is displayed for 
administrator or general users or both.
•The banner is displayed only on the Single Camera 
page (see page 17). 
						

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4.Click [Go to Image Display page].
•The Image Display page is displayed. 
						

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2.17 Configuring Multiple Cameras
The Multi-Camera Setup page allows you to configure the camera IP addresses 
and camera names to view multiple images on the Multi-Camera page. These 
configurations are required to use the Multi-Camera page. Up to 12 cameras can 
be configured.
1.Click [Multi-Camera] on the Setup page.
2.Click [Add].
Notes
•If you click the camera number, the modification page is displayed. The 
camera setting can be modified or deleted on it.
•If you configured multiple cameras, you can change the camera number. 
Select the number, and click [Move].
3.Set each parameter.
•Clicking [Cancel] cancels your settings without saving changes.
Note
If the cameras will be accessed from the Internet, be sure to use the global IP 
address. In this situation, local IP addresses such as 192.168. x.x cannot be 
used. 
						

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Notes
•Set the local IP address and port number for the camera on the same 
LAN.
•If the cameras will be accessed from the Internet, be sure to use the global 
IP address. In this situation, local IP addresses such as 192.168. x.x 
cannot be used.
4.Click [Save] when finished.
•New settings are saved.
•The Multi-Camera Setup page is displayed. Setting Description
Display•Check the box to enable the camera.
IP Address
*1 or 
Host Name*2•Set the IP address or the host name to enable the camera.
Por t  N o.•Set the port number (1—65535).
Camera Name
*3•This camera name is displayed only on the Multi-Camera 
page.
*1In IPv4, set 4 digits (0—255) and 3 periods such as 192.168.0.253. But 
0.0.0.0 and 255.255.255.255 are not available.
In IPv6, set the host name.
*2Enter ASCII characters for the host name (see page 150). But [Space], [], [], 
[#], [&], [%], [=], [+], [?], [] are not available.
Enter 1—255 characters.
*3Enter ASCII characters (see page 150) or characters in each language (1—15 
characters for a 1-byte character and 1—7 characters for a 2-byte character). 
But [Space], [], [], [#], [&], [%], [=], [+], [?], [:], [] are not available. 
						

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2.18 Format the SD memory card
Before you record the camera image, you need to format the SD memory card.
Notes
•You can confirm the SD memory capacity on the Status page (see page 
118).
1.Insert the SD memory card (see page 40 of the Installation/Troubleshooting).
2.Click [Buffer/Transfer] on the Setup page.
3.Click [Format].
4.Click [OK] on the confirmation window.
•Format is complete.
5.Click [Go to Image Buffer/Transfer page].
•The Image Buffer/Transfer page is displayed. 
						

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2.19 Stop the SD Memory Recording
After you stop the SD memory recording, remove the SD memory card.
Notes
•You can confirm the SD memory capacity on the Status page (see page 
118).
•If the camera is restarted (see page 119), the SD memory recording starts 
again.
•If you remove the SD memory card and insert it again, the SD memory 
recording starts again (see page 40 of the Installation/Troubleshooting).
1.Click [Buffer/Transfer] on the Setup page.
2.Click [SD video recording stop].
3.Click [OK] on the confirmation window.
•The SD memory recording is stopped.
4.Click [Go to Image Buffer/Transfer page].
•The Image Buffer/Transfer page is displayed.
Note
Ensure that recording has been stopped, before removing the SD memory 
card. If the SD memory card is removed while recording, the image file will 
most likely become unreadable. In this case, format the SD memory card 
again. (Files will be deleted.)