Panasonic Network Camera BL-C30A Getting Started Manual

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5[For assistance, please call: 1-800-272-7033] IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
When using this unit, basic safety precautions should always be followed to reduce 
the risk of fire, electric shock, or personal injury.
1.Read and understand all instructions.
2.Keep these instructions.
3.Heed all warnings.
4.Follow all instructions.
5.After taking away the dust on the lens, wipe the lens with a cotton bud.
6.Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves,...

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Table of Contents
1 Camera Monitoring ....................................................... 8
1.1 Accessing the Camera ................................................................... 8
1.2 Viewing Single Camera page....................................................... 10
1.2.1 Image Auto Centering (Click to Center) ................................................... 13
1.2.2 Capturing a Still Image...

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3 Camera Maintenance ..................................................78
3.1 Maintenance page ....................................................................... 78
3.1.1 Confirming the Status .............................................................................. 79
3.1.2 Confirming the Wireless Status ............................................................... 79
3.1.3 Restarting the Camera...

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1 Camera Monitoring
1.1 Accessing the Camera
1.Start up the web browser on your PC.
2.Enter http://IP Address (or URL):Port Number on the address bar, and 
press [Enter] on the keyboard.
 When port number is 80 (default), you do not need to enter port number. 
See page 32 for details about port number, and page 11 in the Installation/
Troubleshooting.
 If the Internet access to the camera is desired, the port number will be 
changed in the order from 50000 to 50050. It is...

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4.Click the following tabs to display each page.
Note
When users other than an administrator are accessing the camera, [Setup] 
and [Maintenance] tab will not be displayed. Additionally, When [Prohibiting 
unregistered users] is set on the Security: Administrator page, [Login] tab will 
not be displayed. ATo Single Camera page (page 10)BTo Multi-Camera page (page 21)
CTo Buffered Image page (page 23)DTo Setup page (page 27)
ETo...

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1.2 Viewing Single Camera page
1.Access the camera (see page 8).
 The Top page is displayed.
2.Click the [Single] tab at the top of the page.
 When Security Warning window is displayed, see page 11.
3.Close the web browser.
Notes
 While viewing images under florescent lighting, the image may appear 
noisy or experience flicker if the incorrect AC power setting was selected. 
Select 60 Hz in the U.S. (see page 42).
 Refresh interval is [Motion] by default. You can change it...

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11[For assistance, please call: 1-800-272-7033]  To reduce the data traffic, the video can be automatically changed to 
refreshing still images (see page 52).
 To display the Single Camera page directly, add it to the [Favorites] on the 
web browser.
 Refresh interval may slow down depending on the network condition or 
the number of accessing users.
 When viewing a dark image, Color Night View mode automatically starts. 
The image will be brighter, but the refresh interval may...

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Notes
 Video may not be displayed quickly. Wait for a while.
 If you use a proxy server, set the web browser not to access the proxy server 
(see page 103).
 In some corporate network environments a firewall may be used for security 
purposes. It is possible that this may prevent motion video from being 
displayed. In this situation we suggest:
 Contact your network administrator.
 Try using regularly refreshed images.
The Banner
When the camera accesses the Internet, the...

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1.2.1 Image Auto Centering (Click to Center)
When you click a certain point on the camera image, the point is centered on the 
image.
1.Move the cursor to the desired point.
2.Click it.
 The clicked point is centered.
 See page 16 for the pan/tilt operation.
Notes
 When End Display appears on the operation bar, Click to Center does not 
work beyond the pan/tilt end (see page 15).
 The clicked position may slightly miss the center...

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1.2.2 Capturing a Still Image
A still image can be saved on your PC.
1.Operate pan/tilt and select a resolution to display an image.
2.Click the capture image button.
 The camera image opens in another window.
3.Right-click the image, and select [Save Picture As...].
 Save as dialog box is displayed.
4.Specify the location, and click [Save].
 Camera image is saved at that location.
5.Click [Close].
Capture Image Button