Panasonic Network Camera BL-VT164 BL-VP100 Owners Manual

Notify of alarm occurrences to the designated IP addresses (Panasonic
alarm protocol notification)
This function is available only when a Panasonic device, such as the network disk recorder, is connected to
the system. When “On” is selected for “Panasonic alarm protocol”, the connected Panasonic device will be
notified that the camera is in the alarm state. The settings for Panasonic alarm protocol can be configured in
the Panasonic alarm protocol section of the [Notification] tab of the [Alarm] page. (...

4   Transmit images onto an FTP serverImages can be transmitted to an FTP server. By configuring the following settings, transmission of images
captured at an alarm occurrence or captured at a designated interval to an FTP server will become available.
IMPORTANT
•When using this function, set the user name and the password to access the FTP server to restrict
users who can log into the FTP server.
4.1  Transmit an alarm image at an alarm occurrence
(Alarm image transmission) An alarm image can be...

5   About the network security
5.1  Equipped security functions The following security functions are featured in this camera.
Access restrictions by the host authentication and the user authentication
It is possible to restrict users from accessing the camera by setting the host authentication and/or the user
authentication to “On”. ( ®page 94, page 95)
Access restrictions by changing the HTTP port
It is possible to prevent illegal access such as port scanning, etc. by changing the HTTP port number.
( ®...

6   Display the setup menu from a PCThe settings of the camera can be configured on the setup menu.
IMPORTANT•The setup menu is only operable by users whose access level is “1. Administrator”. Refer to
page 94 for how to configure the access level.
6.1  How to display the setup menu 1.Display the “Live” page. ( ®page 7)
2. Click the [Setup] button on the “Live” page.
When the authentication window is displayed, enter the user name and password, then click [OK].
The default user name and password are as...

6.2  How to operate the setup menu
Menu buttons
Setup page
1. Click the desired button in the frame on the left of the window to display the respective setup menu.
When there are tabs at the top of the  “Setup” page displayed in the frame on the right of the window, click
the desired tab to display and configure the setting items relating to the name of the tab.
2. Complete each setting item displayed in the frame on the right of the window.
3. After completing each setting item, click the [Set] button...

The edited settings in field A will not be applied unless the [ Set] button ( B) below field ( A) is clicked.
In the same manner as above, click the [Set] button ( D) below field  C when completing the setting
items in field  C.36Operating Instructions
6 Display the setup menu from a PC 

6.3  About the setup menu window
[Setup] button
Display the “Setup” page.
[Live] button
Display the “Live” page.
[Basic] button
Displays the “Basic” page. The basic settings such as time and date and camera title can be configured
on the “Basic” page. ( ®page 39)
[Internet] button
Displays the “Internet” page. The Internet settings such as UPnP (Auto port forwarding), DDNS
(Viewnetcam.com) and the network settings for the Internet can be configured on the “Internet” page.
( ® page 44)
[Image/Audio]...

[Advanced func.] button
Displays the  “Advanced func. ” page. The setting relating to the XML notification, destinations of information
about the face detection and the settings relating to the face detection can be configured on the  “Advanced
func.” page. ( ®page 91)
[User mng.] button
Displays the “User mng.” page. The settings relating to the authentication such as users and PCs
restrictions for accessing the camera can be configured on the “User mng.” page. ( ®page 94)
[Server] button
Displays the...

7   Configure the basic settings of the camera
[Basic]
The basic settings such as camera title, time and date, etc. can be configured on the “Basic” page.
( ® page 34, page 35)
[Camera title]
Enter the title of the camera. Click the [Set] button after entering the title of the camera. The entered title will
be displayed in the “Camera title” field.
• Available number of characters:  0 - 20 characters
• Unavailable characters:  " &
• Default:  Varies as follows depending on the model in use.
BL-VT164W...

IMPORTANT•Depending on the conditions such as the ambient temperature and operating period, the configured
time & date may not be accurate.
• Use an NTP server when the more accurate time & date setting is required for the system operation.
( ® page 101)
[Time display format]
Select the time display format from “24h”, “12h” and “Off”. Enter the current hour reflecting this setting when
entering the current time and date for “Date/time”. To hide time and date, select “Off”.
• Default:  24h
[Date/time...