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 server].
 If you have already registered the camera, the following confirmation window will display when you select  the [Use a proxy server] checkbox.
4.Click [Yes]. 
 If you click [Yes], the [Use a proxy server] setting in the [Camera Settings] 
page for all registered cameras is selected.
(However, a check mark will not be displayed for cameras registered with 
an IPv6 address.)
Click [No] if you want to configure proxy server settings for individual 
cameras (see 
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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 name and password for the proxy server, if 
required. Enter them after  asking your administrator.
 Enter the alphanumeric characters.
Note
Normally when the camera cannot access  a proxy server, an error message is 
displayed (see 
page 20), but there are cases when an error message is not 
displayed with a proxy server error. In this case, the camera’s image is displayed 
as a connection error (default is blue; see page 80).  
						

							
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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 [Settings] page.
The configuration 
window of the item 
that is selected on 
the left is 
displayed.
When you click [Add Camera], a [New camera] item is added.
[Add Camera] Button
3.Configure the settings in the [Camera Settings] page. 
						

							
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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, user name and 
password.
5.Click [OK] or [Apply].                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
 If you click [OK], settings page will close.  
If you want to register another camera, click [Apply].
 The new camera will be displayed in the multi-monitoring page.
Note
See page 44 for details on the [OK], [Apply], and [Cancel] buttons.
 The default camera name is “New camera”, followed by a number.  
The number is generated automatically.  
Default values are used for the other settings. 
						

							
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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 enable the camera, timer recording starts again.
 You can play recorded images even from disabled cameras.
Camera NameEnter the camera name. (Maximum 250 characters.) 
To display the camera name in the multi-monitoring page, 
select the [Display the camera name] check box in 
[Preferences] 
→ [Multi-Monitoring] (see page 75).
CommentEnter the information of the camera such as a location. 
(Maximum 128 characters.) 
						

							
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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 connection. When connecting the 
camera through https, set HTTPS setting of the camera to 
[Use HTTPS].
Po r tEnter the port number. (1 to 65535 numeric characters.)
 You must enter the port number. The default is 80.
User Name/
PasswordIf the camera has security se ttings enabled (authentication 
setting), enter the administrator user name and password for 
the camera.
 Enter the alphanumeric characters. 
 4 to 15 characters.
 If you set a general or unregistered user name and  password, this software may not work properly.
 Password is saved in encryption.
Use a proxy serverThis option is enabled if you selected [Use a proxy server] in 
the proxy server settings. (See 
page 17).
If the camera uses a proxy server, configure the proxy server 
settings and select [Use a proxy server].
 
Cameras that are registered using an IPv6 address cannot be 
used with a proxy server.
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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 resolutions that are available depend on the camera and 
data format. Default is 320 x 240.
Recorded 
FrequencySet the interval at which to record images when using the 
JPEG format. [Not Specify, Specify (Record images at 
specified interval)]
 
If you record images as they are set on the camera, set to [Not 
Specify].
If you select [Specify], [Display the error message if the program 
does not work in the specified frequency] will be enabled. 
 
Select this option if you want to display the error message (see 
page 25).  
(If using the MPEG-4 format,  this option will be disabled.)
Calculated disk 
capacity to recordThe estimated amount of necessa ry disk space is calculated 
based on the number of days of  recorded that is specified. 
 
[1 to 60 days. Default is 30 days]
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Note
 If you select the MPEG-4 format, CPU usage will be higher. To reduce CPU 
usage, select [
Specify the frame rate] from [Preferences] → [Multi-monitoring], 
and set the frame rate to a low value.
 If you selected the MPEG-4 format, the following confirmation window will be  displayed. 
						

							
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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 BB-
HNP11).
If you select [Audio and images are  sent using one connection] on the basic 
settings page 
(see page 13), do not make more than 4 connections to the 
same camera.  
If you are making more than 4 connections, select [Images and audio are 
connected separately].
 If you select the MPEG-4 format, image display will be smoother even if  bandwidth is lower.
 
If you select the JPEG format, frame rate will be reduced, but image quality 
will be higher.
 If the camera disables setting changes, resolution or image quality settings 
may not work properly.
 Due to the network environment, you may not record images at the set intervals or max. bandwidth.
 If you selected [Display the error message if the program does not work in the specified frequency], the following window will be displayed when the 
program does not work at the specified recording frequency.
 
In this case, set the record ed frequency to a higher value. 
						

							
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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 recording capacity is limited, the available recording time 
is calculated based on the values above.
Note
 If you select [Delete old files and keep recording] and change the capacity 
limit to a value smaller than the cu rrent capacity, the old images will be 
deleted. (Example: If you change the capacity to 200 MB when you recorded 
images up to 250 MB, 50 MB old images are deleted.)