Panasonic Network Camera Recorder With Viewer Software Important Information Manual

							
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2.8.1 Configuring the Settings
To use remote access functions, you must install the recording software on the 
remote server and remote clients.
Before you can use remote access functions, you must install the recording 
software on your PC.
Note
 You must register one license for each remote server and remote client PC.
 If you do not use remote access functions, this software install on the remote server and remote client can use the software as a normal recording 
software.
[Remote Server Settings (remote server function)]
Configure the following settings after installing this software on a PC to be used as 
a remote server.
1.Select [Remote Access]  [Settings] on the menu bar.
2.Select the [Use Remote  Access Connection] check box on the [Settings] 
screen.
3.Select [Operate as a server], configur e the server settings and click [OK]. 
						

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4.Click [Yes].
• After you restart the program, it will operate as a remote server.
Note
 Available functions differ for administrator privileges and general user 
privileges (see page 111).
 You cannot use remote access until you configure the administrator or  general user settings.
 Clear the [Use Remote Access Connection] check box to use the program as  a normal recording software.
 To use remote access via the Internet, configure a port for port forwarding.  For details on configuring port forwardi ng, see your routers documentation.
Setting Description
Use Remote 
Access Connection Select this check box when you are using remote access 
functions.
Select [Operate as a server] to use as a remote server.
Server Settings  Port   Enter a port number. (Enter a number from 1 to 65535, except 
for 10081. Default is 10082.)
 Admin User Name/Admin Password
Enter the user name and password to use for administrator 
privileges (4 to 15 alphanumeric characters).
 User Name/User Password
Enter the user name and password to use for general user 
privileges (4 to 15 alphanumeric characters). 
						

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[Remote Client Settings (remote client function)]
Configure the following settings after installing this software on a PC to be used as 
a remote client.
1.Select [Remote Access]   [Settings] on the menu bar.
2.Select the [Use Remote  Access Connection] check box on the [Settings] 
screen.
3.Select [Operate as a client] and click [OK].
4.Click [Yes].
 After you restart the program, it will operate as a remote client.
Note
When operating as a remote client,   is  not displayed in the notification area.  
						

							
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[New Connection (remote client function)]
1.Select [Remote Access]  [New Connect] on the menu bar.
2.Enter the Server Address (IP address or domain name) and port number of the 
remote server, and then click [Connect].
 The [Remote Access Authentication] page will be displayed when the remote server connection is successful.
3.Enter the user name and password configured for the remote server and click 
[OK].
 If you enter the administrator name and password, the client connects a remote server with administrator privileges. If you enter the general user 
name and password, the client connects a remote server with general user 
privileges. See the following table for differences between administrator and 
general user privileges.
Note
 The first time you connect to a remote server, the remote client registration 
code is automatically registered on the client control page of the remote 
server.
 Only one remote client can be connected to a remote server at a time. You cannot connect to a remote server if another client is already connected.
 
An error message is displayed if you try to connect to a remote server if 
another client is connected. 
						

							
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Functions available for remote accessFunction name
Administrator  privileges User 
privileges Simultaneous 
launch
*1
Multi-Monitoring
Camera Image
OOO
Change the camera layoutOX X
Change the Image display formatOX X
Switch pageOOO
Start/stop recording OXO
Camera operationsOOO
Audio muteOOO
Enable/disableOX X
Multi-Playback
Playback, Stop, etc. 
OOO
Change the camera layoutOX X
Change the Image display formatOX X
Recorded Images
Search
∆*2∆*2O
ConversionX*3X*3X
CopyingOX X
Delete filesOX X
Change the keywordOX X
Image information displayOOO
Settings
Basic Settings (D estination Folder)XXX
Basic Settings (Desti nation Hard Disk Space)OX X
Basic Settings (Limit the destination 
recording capacity
)
OX X
Basic Settings (Connection method to the 
camera
)
OX X
Proxy server settingsOX X
Multi-MonitoringOX X
Multi-PlaybackOX X
NavigationOX X 
						

							
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*1Indicates which functions can and cannot be on a remote server and the remote 
client at the same time.
*2User-specified folders cannot be searched.
*3You cannot perform file conversion, but you can download recorded images (see 
page 114).
Note
 When settings pages are displayed on the remote server, a remote client cannot use administrator privileges  to connect to the settings pages.
 If a connection reset is connected after connecting to a remote server, the 
following message will be displayed.
 Click [Yes] to reconnect. Processing continues if the reconnection is 
successful.
 If you click [No], the unconnected  multi-monitoring page is displayed.
Operation Support (Restore Program)XXX
Operation Support (Log Analysis)OXX
Add/delete camerasOXX
Add/delete timersOXX
Import/ExportOXX
Function nameAdministrator  
privileges User 
privileges Simultaneous 
launch
*1 
						

							
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[Delete a Remote Client (remote server function)]
Delete a remote client that was registered automatically.
1.Select [Remote Access]  [Client Control] on the menu bar.
2.Select clients you want to delete on the [Client Control] page, and click 
[Delete]. 
3.Click [OK].
Note
 You can register up to 50 remote clients.
 Duplicate registration codes  cannot be registered.
 To change information for a remote client, select the remote client and click 
[Change]. After you have modified the information in the settings page, click 
[OK].
 In the Status column, the connection  status (Connected/Unconnected) is 
displayed. You can see which client is connected. 
						

							
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[Download Recorded Images (remote client function)]
Download recorded images from the remote server.
1.Select the images that you want to download in [Playback list].
 See page 89 for how to display recorded images in [Playback list].
 To select multiple images, click the images while pressing [Ctrl] key.
2.Select the [Download] from the editing menu and click [Execute].
 Available functions differ for administrator privileges and general user 
privileges (see page 111).                                                                                                       
The above screen is displayed when connected with administrator 
privileges.
3.To specify a time frame, set start time and end time, and click [OK]. 
 If you do not set a time frame, all selected images will be converted.
 If multiple recorded images are selected, you cannot specify the time frame. 
						

							
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 The save as window is displayed.
4.Select the destination folder, enter a file name and click [Save].
5.Click [Start].
 Conversion will begin on the remote server.
 Download will begin on the remote client.
 When the download has completed successfully, the following window is 
displayed.
 When you select multiple recorded images, start time and end time are not displayed.  
						

							
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[Analyzing Remote Server Logs (remote client function)]
During remote access, the following menus are added to the log type in the 
operation support page (see 
page 127):
 System Log (server)
 Operation Log 1 (server)
 Operation Log 2 (server)
 Restore Log (server)
Select when analyzing remote server logs.
1.Select [Window]  [Settings] on the menu bar.
2.Select [Preferences]  [Operation Support].
3.Select the date of the logs to analyze, log type.
4.Click [Executing Log Analysis].
5.Click [Start Download].
 Start downloading.
 When the download completes, a log analysis result will be displayed.