Panasonic Network Camera Recorder With Viewer Software Important Information Manual

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1.4.2 Setting a Proxy Server 
You need to set the following settings to monitor the camera on the Internet you 
using a proxy server. (You cannot connect to the camera without the proxy 
settings.)
 
If you do not use a proxy server, this setting is not required.
1.Select [Window]  [Settings] on the menu bar.
2.Click [Preferences]  [Proxy Server Settings].
3.Check [Use a proxy server] on the [Proxy Server Settings] page.
Click [Proxy Server Settings].Check [Use a proxy...

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5.Set the parameters and click [OK]. 
Proxy Server Settings Page
SettingDescription
Proxy Server 
Address and PortEnter the IP address of proxy server and port number.  
Enter them after asking your administrator.
 Enter the alphanumeric characters. (Enter only the numeric character for port number.)
 Proxy server does not support IPv6 connection.
Set the IPv4 address or URL th at you registered by IPv4 
domain name service.
Proxy User Name 
and Proxy 
PasswordEnter the user...

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2 Software Operation
2.1 Registering the Camera
Before you can view or record images, each camera must be configured on this 
software.
Note
 When registering a camera, make sure that the camera is connected to a 
power outlet and to your network.
 The camera information can be imported and exported (see page 118).
 Monitoring stops while the settings page is displayed.
2.1.1 Creating New Camera
1.Select [Window]  [Settings] on the menu bar.
2.Click [Add Camera] on the...

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4.Click [Camera Function Check].
 When the check has finished, [Confirmed] is displayed. 
 The software will connect to the camera and confirm the resolution and data format. If the camera does not support the set values, they will be changed 
automatically, and a mark will be displa yed on the icon for the items that 
were changed (see 
page 44).
 If you cannot access the camera, the following windows are displayed.  Confirm the cameras connection, IP address, port number,...

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Camera Settings Page
SettingDescription
Enable/DisableYou can enable or disable cameras. If you disable the camera, 
the monitoring window for that camera is not displayed and 
manual recording and timer recording cannot be operated.
 If you disable a camera, the monitoring window for that camera is displayed as gray.  You can change the 
background color of disabled cameras (see 
page 76).
 If you disable the camera, manual recording and timer  recording is stopped.
 If you...

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Camera AddressEnter the IP address (or domain name) (Up to 256 
alphanumeric characters).
 Enter the alphanumeric characters.
 An IPv6 address is divided in to 8 groups of hexadecimal digits divided by “:” (colon).
 
Consecutive groups of “0” can all be shortened to “::”.
Surround an IPv6 address with square brackets [ ] to 
distinguish it from an IPv4 address.
Example: [201:2:3:4::5]
 If the camera supports SSL, enter  https:// followed by the IP 
address to create an SSL...

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2.1.2 Setting Cameras
You configure the settings for registered cameras individually.
1.Select [Window]  [Settings] on the menu bar.
2.Configure the settings for the individual cameras and click [OK] or [Apply].
 If you click [OK], settings page will close.  
If you want to configure other settings, click [Apply].
Setting the image data information
Configure the settings for image data information.
Image Settings Page 

SettingDescription
Data FormatSelect the data format for the camera. [JPEG (Default),  
MPEG-4]. (If the camera does not support the MPEG-4 format, 
this option will be disabled.)
Image QualitySelect the image quality for the camera when using the JPEG 
format. [Favor Clarity, Standard (Default), Favor Motion]. 
 
(If using the MPEG-4 format, this option will be disabled.)
Audio Recording 
SettingsSelect to record the image with audio or only images.
ResolutionSelect the resolution of the image. 
The...

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 If you have set the recorded frequency or the alarm recording, the following window will be displayed when you click [OK].
 
Disable the settings and select MPEG-4 again.
 If you have set motion detection recording as the timer recording method, the following window will be displayed.
 
Disable the settings and select MPEG-4 again.
 If you select the JPEG format, there is a limit to the number of connections that can be made to the same camera with this software (including...

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Limiting the recording capacity
You can limit the recording capacity of individual cameras.
Recording Capacity Limit Page
SettingDescription
Limit the recording 
capacityTo limit the recording capacity of individual cameras, select 
[Limit the recording capacity] and enter a value in [Recording 
Capacity Limit].
Select [Stop recording] or [Delete old files and keep recording] 
(by 1 minute) when the capacity is full.
Calculated 
recording time from 
the limited capacityIf the...