Panasonic Network Camera BL-VT164 BL-VP100 Owners Manual

The wireless settings can be manually configured to the camera in this section, and the camera can be
connected to the wireless network.
1. Check the wireless router's setting information.
• Check the SSID and wireless security settings configured to your wireless router, and whether MAC
address filtering is activated or deactivated.
• If MAC address filtering is activated, register the camera’s MAC address to the wireless router. You
can check the camera ’s MAC address from the sticker attached to...

•Default:  802.11n/b/g [ShortGI enabled]
3. Set each item of the [Wireless: Encryption settings] in accordance to the encryption method used.
WEP method
WPA-PSK (TKIP), WPA-PSK (AES), WPA-PSK (TKIP/AES), WPA2-PSK (TKIP), WPA2-PSK
(AES), WPA2-PSK (TKIP/AES), or WPA/WPA2-mixedmode PSK method
[Encryption method]
Select the encryption method for the data to be transmitted. Encryption helps protect wireless
communications from being accessed or intercepted by unauthorized parties.
• WEP method: 64bit/128bit:...

•5 alphanumeric characters: 64bit
Example: 012yz
• 13 alphanumeric characters: 128bit
Example: 0123456uvwxyz
• Available number of characters:  10 or 26 characters (10 hex characters: 64bit/26 hex characters:
128bit)/5 or 13 characters (5 alphanumeric characters: 64bit/13 alphanumeric characters: 128bit)
• Available characters:  0 - 9, A - F or a - f (10 hex characters: 64bit/26 hex characters: 128bit)/
alphanumeric characters (5 alphanumeric characters: 64bit/13 alphanumeric characters: 128bit)
Entries...

•Depending on the network environment and the wireless devices used (2.4 GHz cordless
telephones/faxes or other wireless LAN devices), transmission speeds may become slower.
16.2  Connecting the camera to a wireless LAN with
WPS (automatic settings) [Basic] First, confirm that  “Enable” (default setting) is set for  “External registration” in “Wi- Fi Protected Setup (WPS)”.
Click the [Basic] tab on the “Wireless” page. ( ®page 34, page 35)
The wireless settings can be easily configured on the camera...

1.Turn on the camera without connecting the LAN cable to enable the wireless settings.
→ After the initial pan/tilt operations are performed, the  POWER indicator stops blinking orange and lights
orange. The  POWER indicator lights orange and the camera starts up in wireless LAN mode about 90
seconds after the camera was turned on.
2. Select ON for the WPS function (Push -button method (PBC)) on the wireless router. (For more information,
refer to the operating instructions included with your wireless...

3.Configure [Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS)].
–Select “Enable” for “External registration”. (Default: Enable)
– Select “Use” for “WPS compliant (PIN method)”. (Default: Not use)
– Enter the wireless router's 8 digit PIN code in the “PIN code” field.
• Available number of characters:  8 characters
• Available characters:  Numbers
• Default:  None (blank)
Note
•When “Use” is selected for “WPS compliant (PIN method)”, settings cannot be performed
automatically using the WIRELESS button during start up for...

2.Configure [Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS)].
–Select “Enable” for “External registration”. (Default: Enable)
– Select “Use” for “WPS compliant (PIN method)”. (Default: Not use)
– Click the [Generate] button or [Default] button to set the “PIN code”.
• Available number of characters:  8 characters
• Available characters:  Numbers
• Default:  None (blank)
Note
•The [Generate] button of “PIN code” generates a random 8 digit PIN code.
• The [Default] button of “PIN code” sets a preset 8 digit PIN code.
• When...

IMPORTANTIf the wireless settings failed to be automatically set with WPS, check the wireless settings for the wireless
router and camera in the following manner.
Checking wireless settings for the wireless router
• If the wireless setting of the wireless router is set to a setting not supported by the camera, change the
wireless setting of the wireless router.
• Confirm that the WPS function is activated. It is recommended that you deactivate the wireless router's
WPS function when not performing...

Note•The screen is refreshed in 10 seconds intervals periodically to monitor the radio wave status. This may
cause the screen to flicker.
[Wireless module status]
Displays the current status of the wireless module.
[Firmware version (Wireless)]
Displays the wireless firmware version of the camera.
[Operation mode]
Displays the camera's operation mode (Wired or Wireless).
[Auto setup (WPS)]
When the camera has successfully completed Wi-fi Protected Setup (WPS) settings with the wireless router,...

[BSSID]
Displays the connected wireless router's MAC address. When a wireless router is not connected,
“00-00-00-00-00-00” is displayed.
[Authentication method]
Displays the authentication method ( Open System, WPA-PSK, or WPA2-PSK ) in accordance to the currently
selected encryption method.
[Encryption method]
Displays the currently selected encryption method (WEP, TKIP, or AES).
[Radio wave status]
Displays the signal strength ( Bad, Normal , Good ). These figures are just a guide and may not match...