Panasonic Network Camera Bl C30a Operating Instructions

							Operating Instructions
Network Camera
Model No.  BL-C30A
Please read this manual before using and save this manual for future reference.
Panasonic Network Camera Website: http://www.panasonic.com/netcam
for customers in the USA or Puerto Rico 
						

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Main Features
Wireless Communication
Network Camera corresponds to the wireless system based on IEEE 802.11b/g. 
Wireless installation will play an increasing role in flexible mounting. 
Communication via Ethernet
® cable is also available. Encryption establishes the 
security on the wireless network.
Various remote monitoring features
 Pyroelectric infrared sensor*1 detects temperature differences caused by a 
human body or animals.
 Detection can let camera transfer images by E-mail or FTP
*2.
 Color night view mode (auto-adjusted) enables the camera to display images 
even in 1 lx illuminance
*3.
Monitoring from PC or mobile phone
 The camera images can be monitored over the Internet.
 Pan/tilt operation can move the lens horizontally from -50 ° to +50 ° and 
vertically from -40 ° to +10 °.
Privacy mode
 Privacy mode hides the lens into the unit to protect privacy. 
 Pressing the privacy button on the front of the camera switches privacy mode 
on or off with a single touch.
*1The sensor uses pyroelectric effect. Due to the effects of environment temperature, direct 
sunlight or air conditioner, it may detect the temperature differences by mistake, or the 
detection range may be shortened.
*2It may take some time to transfer images depending on the network condition.*31 lx is the brightness about 2.5 m (8.2 feet) away from auxiliary fluorescent light. Color night 
view mode slows down the frame rate, and images may blur when viewing a moving object or 
using the pan/tilt operation.
Privacy Monitoring Purpose
Privacy modeOn Disabled Protecting privacy
MonitoringOff Enabled Remote monitoring 
						

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Easy installation using UPnP (Universal Plug and Play)
When connecting the camera with a UPnP enabled router, the camera 
automatically configures its network settings.
Supporting Viewnetcam.com service
Viewnetcam.com service allows you to access the camera over the Internet with 
your favorite domain name (e.g. bob.viewnetcam.com) instead of a global IP 
address.
Multi-Language Display
Top page, Single Camera and Multi-Camera page can be displayed in English, 
French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Simplified Chinese or Japanese. 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. * Some UPnP enabled routers cannot configure the camera automatically. In 
this case, the router needs to be configured manually. Ask the router 
manufacturer how to configure it. See Panasonic Network Camera support 
website at 
http://panasonic.co.jp/pcc/products/en/netwkcam/ for more information.
* Viewnetcam.com service is the service for Panasonic Network Camera. See 
Viewnetcam.com website (http://www.viewnetcam.com) for more 
information. 
						

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System Requirements for your PC
Your PC (Personal Computer) and network must meet the following technical 
specifications for the camera to work properly.
Note
See Panasonic Network Camera support website at 
http://panasonic.co.jp/pcc/products/en/netwkcam/ for the latest 
information about web browser.
Trademarks
 Adobe and Acrobat are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe 
Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries.
 Ethernet is either a registered trademark or a trademark of Xerox Corporation 
in the United States and/or other countries.
 Microsoft, Windows, Hotmail and ActiveX are either registered trademarks or 
trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other 
countries.
 Pentium is a trademark or registered trademark of Intel Corporation or its 
subsidiaries in the United States and other countries.
 Screen shots reprinted with permission from Microsoft Corporation.
 All other trademarks identified herein are the property of their respective 
owners.
Abbreviations
 UPnP is the abbreviation for Universal Plug and Play.
 Network Camera is called Camera in this Operating Instructions.Item Description
Operating 
SystemMicrosoft
® Windows® XP, Microsoft® Windows® 2000
Microsoft® Windows® Me, Microsoft® Windows® 98SE
CPUPentium
® III (500 MHz or greater is recommended.)
ProtocolTCP/IP protocol (HTTP, TCP, UDP, IP, DNS, ARP, ICMP)
Interface10/100 Mbps network interface installed
Web BrowserInternet Explorer 6.0 or later (Not included on the Setup CD-
ROM) 
						

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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, 
or other devices (including amplifiers) that produce heat.
7.Protect the AC adaptor cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at 
plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the unit.
8.When you operate the camera, the power outlet should be near the camera 
and easily accessible.
9.Do not touch the unit or the AC adaptor during lightning storms.
10.Unplug the unit when unused for long periods of time.
11.Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when 
the unit has been damaged in any way, such as the AC adaptor cord or plug is 
damaged, the unit does not operate normally, or has been dropped.
12.The camera is intended for indoor use only. Prolonged exposure to direct 
sunlight or halogen light may damage CMOS sensor.
User Name and Password Protection
The use of a unique User Name and secret Password is an important tool that 
will help limit unauthorized individuals from accessing the camera. If you 
choose to disable this tool, and choose not to limit access by use of a User 
Name and Password, this may result in access to the camera by 
unauthorized individuals. (see page 46)
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS 
						

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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 ............................................................................ 14
1.2.3 Using Operation Bar ................................................................................ 15
1.2.4 Setting Home Position/Sensor Position/Preset Button............................. 17
1.3 Viewing Multi-Camera page ......................................................... 21
1.4 Viewing Buffered Image page ...................................................... 23
1.4.1 Deleting Buffered Images ........................................................................ 24
1.5 Viewing Still Images on Your Mobile Phone ................................. 25
2 Various Camera Features ........................................... 27
2.1 Using Camera Features ............................................................... 27
2.2 Connecting the Camera to Your Network ..................................... 30
2.3 Using Wireless LAN ..................................................................... 34
2.4 Using UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) ........................................ 37
2.5 Registering with the Viewnetcam.com service ............................ 38
2.6 Setting Date and Time ................................................................. 40
2.7 Changing Camera Settings .......................................................... 42
2.8 Changing Authentication Setting and Administrator User Name and 
Password ..................................................................................... 46
2.9 Logging in to the Camera............................................................. 49
2.10 Creating, Modifying or Deleting General Users ........................... 50
2.11 Changing Initial Settings on the Single Camera page or the Multi-
Camera page ............................................................................... 52
2.12 Configuring Multiple Cameras...................................................... 55
2.13 Buffering or Transferring Images by Timer ................................... 57
2.14 Buffering or Transferring Images by Sensor................................. 64
2.15 Specifying Operation Time........................................................... 74
2.16 Changing Indicator Display .......................................................... 76
2.17 Enabling Privacy Mode ................................................................ 77 
						

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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 ............................................................................ 80
3.1.4 Updating the Camera Firmware .............................................................. 81
3.1.5 Creating Configuration File ...................................................................... 84
3.1.6 Loading Settings from a Configuration File ............................................. 85
3.1.7 Resetting the Camera to Factory Default ................................................ 86
3.2 Support page ............................................................................... 87
3.2.1 Seeing Help page .................................................................................... 87
3.2.2 Seeing Wireless Help page ..................................................................... 88
3.2.3 Seeing Product Information ..................................................................... 88
3.2.4 Seeing Support Information..................................................................... 88
3.3 FACTORY DEFAULT RESET Button............................................ 89
3.4 Default Setting List ....................................................................... 90
3.5 Cleaning ....................................................................................... 98
3.5.1 Cleaning the Main Unit ............................................................................ 98
3.5.2 Cleaning the Lens.................................................................................... 98
3.6 Setting an IP Address on Your PC ............................................... 99
3.7 Using Setup Program ................................................................. 100
3.8 Setting Your PC .......................................................................... 103
3.8.1 Setting the Proxy Server Settings on Web Browser  ............................. 103
3.8.2 Setting UPnP to Display Camera Shortcut in My Network Places ........ 106
3.8.3 Setting the Internet Temporary File Setting on Web Browser................ 106
3.9 ASCII Character Table ............................................................... 107
3.10 File Size and Number of Buffered Images ................................. 108
3.11 Specifications ............................................................................. 109
Index ..................................................................................111 
						

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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 changed because some 
ISPs block port 80.
Note
When [Prohibiting unregistered users] is set on the Security: Administrator 
page, authentication window will be displayed. Enter the administrators or the 
general users user name and password, and the Top page is displayed.E.g. http://192.168.0.253
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3.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 Maintenance page (page 78)FTo Support page (page 87)
GTo log in to the camera (page 49)
ABCDEF
Select a language 
to display.
G 
						

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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 on the operation 
bar (see page 15).
 Refresh interval may change depending on the network condition, PC 
performance and what object you view.
 When displaying video (Motion JPEG), the camera allows up to 20 
simultaneous accesses. When trying more than 20 accesses, the 21st 
user will see a gray screen. (Maximum 20 accesses for a Buffered Image 
page too.)
 If the video (Motion JPEG) display is limited (see page 52), the video will 
be changed to refreshing still images. Capture Image
Button
(see page 14)
Operation Bar
(see page 15)
Refresh Interval
(see page 15)Click to Center 
(see page 13)
Camera Image
The banner is 
displayed.
(see page 12)