Panasonic Network Camera Bl C1a Operating Instructions

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 If the following dialog box is displayed, click [Unblock].
 You can find the camera IP address and port number by looking up the 
MAC address of your camera. 
Note
 When trying to find multiple cameras, the MAC address on the rear side 
verifies which camera you are setting up.
 See page 124 for details about setup from the MAC address.
Camera 
Status
Camera 
List window Por t 
No. MAC 
Address
IP 
Address 

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Automatic Setup (Local or Internet Access) or Manual Setup
1.Click [Execute] on the Camera List window shown on page 121.
2.Click the corresponding button.
Note
See Getting Started for local and Internet access setup.
 
 
Sets up the camera to be viewed 
on the LAN.
 
Sets up Internet access to the 
camera.
 
Manually sets up the camera. 
 
Displays the Setup page (see 
page 
28). 

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Manual Setup window
Set up each parameter referring to page 33—page 35.
 If more than 20 minutes have passed since the camera was turned 
on, the camera cannot be set up from the Setup Program. If the 
camera cannot be set up, restart the camera.
 If Camera setup completed is displayed, click [Close] to finish Manual 
Setup.
3.Close all Setup windows. 

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Setting up the Camera Using the MAC Address on the Setup 
Program
The Setup Program may not list any cameras due to your firewall or antivirus 
software settings on your PC. If you cannot disable your firewall or antivirus 
software, you can set up the camera using the camera MAC address as shown 
below. 
1.Enter the camera MAC address in the data field, and click [Set up camera].
Note
The cameras MAC address can be found on the sticker affixed to the rear 
of the camera (see...

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3.Enter the user name and password, and click [Save].
4.The Enter Network Password window is displayed. Enter the user name and 
password that you set above, and click [OK].
5.When the Single Camera page is displayed, the setup is complete.
 If a Security Warning window is displayed, click [Yes]. (See page 14)
 See page 15 for Security Warning window when using Microsoft Windows 
XP Service Pack 2.
6.[For BL-C20A] Configure...

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Note
 See page 12 for the Single Camera page.
 If you will enable Internet access to the camera, follow the procedures 
below.
When you are using a router that supports UPnP™
1.Enable the Auto Port Forwarding feature on the UPnP™ page (see 
page 
39).
2.Register with the DynamicDNS service on the DynamicDNS page 
(see page 
42).
3.Confirm that the camera can be accessed from the Internet (see page 
10). 
If you cannot access the camera, see page 9 of the Troubleshooting on...

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7.5 Setting Your PC
7.5.1 Setting Proxy Server Settings on a Web Browser 
If a proxy server is not used, these settings are not required. If you are using a 
proxy server, perform the proxy server settings below.
 To communicate with a camera installed within a LAN, changing the web 
browser settings is recommended.
 The firewall of a proxy server in a corporate environment may prevent access 
to the camera. Consult your network...

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3.Click the [Connections] tab, and click [LAN Settings].
4.See if the Use a proxy server for your LAN check box is checked or not. If 
checked, click [Advanced...].
 If not checked, click [Cancel]. Proxy settings are not required.
See if this check
box is checked or not.
If checked, 
click [Advanced...]. 

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5.Enter the cameras IP address into the Do not use proxy server for addresses 
beginning with data field. (Example: 192.168.0.253)
6.Click [OK]. 

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7.5.2 Setting UPnP™ to Display Camera Shortcut in My 
Network Places
To display the camera shortcut in the My Network Places folder, a Windows 
component should be added. Enable UPnPTM (Universal Plug and Play) following 
the steps below.
Note
This feature is only available when using Windows XP or Windows Me.
7.5.3 Setting the Internet Temporary File Setting on the 
Web Browser
An old image may be displayed. In this case, change the web browser settings 
following the steps...