Panasonic Network Camera Wv Np1004 Network Operating Instructions

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[Alarm image FTP transmission]
Select ON or OFF to determine whether or not to
transmit the alarm image to the FTP server.
Default:OFF
[Directory]
Enter the directory name where the alarm images are to
be saved. 
For example, enter /ALARM to designate the directory
ALARM under the FTP root directory.
Number of characters for the directory name:
0 - 256 characters
[File name]
Enter the file name used for the alarm image to be
transmitted to the FTP server. The file name will be as
follows. 
[Entered file name + Time and date (year/month/day/
hour/minute/second)] + Serial number
Number of characters for the file name:1 - 8 charac-
ters
Default:(blank)
[Transmission interval]
Select the transmission interval for the alarm image FTP
transmission from the following.
0.1 fps/0.2 fps/0.33 fps/0.5 fps/1 fps
Default:1 fps
[Number of images]
Select the number of images to be transmitted from the
following.
10 pics/20 pics/30 pics/50 pics/100 pics/200 pics/
300 pics/500 pics/1000 pics/2000 pics/3000 pics/
5000 pics
Default:100 pics
[Recording duration]
Approximate time to be taken to save the set number of
images with the set transmission interval will be dis-
played.
[Image capture size]
Select an image capture size of images to be transmit-
ted to the FTP server from the following according to the
selected scan mode.
When Full scan is selected for the scan mode
1280 x 960/VGA/QVGA
When Partial scan is selected for the scan mode
960 x 720/VGA/QVGA
Default:VGA
Configure the settings relating to the alarm image [Alarm image setup]
Click the [Alarm] tab on the Alarm setup page. (☞page 30)
The settings relating to the alarm image to be transmitted to the FTP se\
rver can be configured on this page. The
alarm image will be transmitted to the FTP server. To transmit alarm ima\
ges to the FTP server, it is necessary to
configure the settings in advance. (
☞page 40)
The settings for image capture size and image quality on the JPEG/MPEG-\
4 tab (
☞page 23) will be applied to
alarm images. 
Refer to pages 30 and 32 for further information about the settings rela\
ting to the alarm action and the alarm out
connector. 
						

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Configure the settings relating to the alarm out connector [Alarm output\
 setup]
Click the [Alarm] tab on the Alarm setup page. (☞page 30)
The settings relating to the alarm out connector can be configured on th\
is page. Refer to pages 30 and 31 for further
information about the settings relating to the alarm action and the alar\
m image.
[Alarm output setup]
Select ON or OFF to determine whether or not to
output the alarm signals to the alarm out connector
when an alarm is detected.
Default:OFF
[External terminal output setup]
Select Latch or Pulse for the alarm out connector at
an alarm occurrence. 
Latch:When an alarm is detected, alarm output con-
nector will be in the state selected for Alarm output
until the [Alarm reset] button is clicked.
Pulse:When an alarm is detected, alarm output con-
nector will be in the opposite state to the Alarm out-
put setting for the period set for Pulse width. 
Default:Latch
[Alarm output]
Select Open or Close to determine whether to open
or close the alarm output connector when output the
alarm signals. 
Open:The alarm out connector will open when output
the alarm signals.
Close:The alarm out connector will close when output
the alarm signals.
Default:Open
Note:
When Open is selected, the alarm signal will be
output for around 1 minute when the power of the
camera is turned on. 
[Pulse width]
When Pulse is selected for Alarm output, select an
pulse width.
Available pulse width:1 - 120 sec
Default:1 sec 
						

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Set the VMD areas [VMD area]
Click the [VMD area] tab on the Alarm setup page. (☞page 30)
The video motion detection areas can be set on this page. 
When a motion is detected in the set area, the alarm action will be perf\
ormed. 
Note:
It will take around 5 minutes to start detection after the power is turn\
ed on.
Set the VMD areas
Step 1
Set the video motion detection area by dragging the
mouse on the screen. When the [All areas] button is
clicked, the whole area will become the VMD area, and
1 (White) will be automatically applied to Area.
→The designated area will become the VMD area and
the outline will be displayed. When 2 - 4 VMD areas
are set, each area will be numbered in order. The
areas will be identified by the respective outline col-
ors.
Step 2
Select ON or OFF for Status of each VMD area.
When the [SET] button is clicked after selecting OFF,
the outline will become the broken line and no alarm
action will be performed even when a motion is detected
in the area.
Step 3
Select Detect or Mask for Type of each VMD area. 
When Mask is selected, the respective VMD area will
be shaded. Any motion will not be detected in the VMD
area for which Mask is selected. Select Mask for the
area where any motion is not to be detected.
Step 4
Select the detection sensitivity from the following. 
When Mask is selected for Type, this setting will be
invalid for the respective VMD area.
High/Middle/Low
Default:Middle
Step 5
Select the direction from the following. Only a motion
that moves to the selected direction will be detected.
When Mask is selected for Type, this setting will be
invalid for the respective VMD area.
None/Up/Down/Left/Right
Default:None 
						

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Step 6
Select ON or OFF for Light detection control. 
When ON is selected, detection errors caused by turn-
ing lighting on/off can be diminished.
Notes:
•Complete prevention of detection error is not guar-
anteed even if using this function. 
• When ON is selected, performance of the motion
detection may be lower. 
Step 7
Click the [SET] button after completing the settings.
Important:
•The setting will not be applied unless the [SET] but-
ton is clicked.
• The VMD function refers differences between
MPEG-4 frames. When differences between frames
are many, a VMD alarm will occur. When differences
are very few, VMD alarm may not occur. Therefore,
when 1 sec is selected for Refresh interval and a
small value is selected for Max bit rate (per a
client), VMD alarm occurrence may get fewer since
frames are frequently refreshed and differences
between the current frame and the previous frame
might be small. 
Delete the set VMD area
Step 1
Click the [DEL] button respective to the area to be delet-
ed. 
→The outline of the area will disappear and the select-
ed area will be deleted. 
Step 2
Click the [SET] button after completing settings.
→The deletion will be completed.
Important:
The deletion will not be completed unless the [SET]
button is clicked. 
						

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Configure the settings relating to the mail notification [Notification]
Click the [Notification] tab on the Alarm setup page. (☞page 30)
The settings relating to the alarm mail can be configured on this page. \
To notify of an alarm occurrence by e-mail, it
is necessary to configure the settings of the mail server. (
☞page 39)
[E-mail notification]
Select ON or OFF to determine whether or not to
notify of an alarm occurrence by e-mail at an alarm
occurrence. 
Default:OFF
[Address]
Enter the destination mail address. Up to 4 destination
addresses can be registered.
To notify by e-mail when an alarm occurred, check the
Alarm checkbox respective to the desired address.
To notify by e-mail when any of the following occurred,
check the Diag. checkbox respective to the desired
address.  •When notification of the remaining space of the SD
memory card has been made (
☞page 22)
•W hen the SD memory card became full
•W hen mounting of the SD memory card failed
To delete the registered address, click the [DEL] button
respective to the desired address.
Number of characters for the destination mail address:
3 - 128 characters
[Mail subject]
Enter the mail subject. 
Number of characters for the mail subject:0 - 50
characters
[Mail body]
Enter the mail body. 
Number of characters for the mail body:0 - 200 char-
acters
Note:
Notification mail will be sent with the following mes-
sage. (The message to be sent differs depending on
the status of the SD memory card). •The SD memory card is full. (This message will
be sent when the SD memory card becomes
full.)
• The SD memory card cannot be recognized.
(This message will be sent when failed to mount
the SD memory card.) 
						

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Configure the settings relating to Panasonic alarm protocol
[Panasonic alarm protocol setup]
Click the [Notification] tab on the Alarm setup page. (☞page 30)
The settings relating to Panasonic alarm protocol can be configured on t\
his page. 
[Panasonic alarm protocol]
Select ON or OFF to determine whether or not to
notify of an alarm occurrence by Panasonic alarm proto-
col when an alarm is detected. 
Default:OFF
Note:
When ON is selected, the alarm occurrence will be
notified to the registered destination IP addresses in
order (to IP address 1 first, to IP address 8 last).
[Destination port]
Select a destination port of the Panasonic alarm proto-
col from the following.
Available port number:1 - 65535
Default:1818
[Retry times]
Select a retry time of Panasonic alarm protocol. 
Available retry times:1 - 30
Default:2
[Destination IP address]
Enter the destination IP address of the Panasonic alarm
protocol from the following. Up to 8 destination address-
es can be registered.
To notify by Panasonic alarm protocol when an alarm
occurred, check the Alarm checkbox respective to the
desired address.
To notify by Panasonic alarm protocol when any of the
following occurred, check the Diag. checkbox respec-
tive to the desired address.  •When notification of the remaining space of the SD
memory card has been made (
☞page 22)
•W hen the SD memory card became full
•W hen mounting of the SD memory card failed
To delete the registered address, click the [DEL] button
respective to the desired address.
Important:
Confirm that the destination IP addresses are regis-
tered correctly. When a registered IP address does
not exist, notification may be delayed. 
						

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Configure the settings relating to the authentication
[Authentication setup]
The settings relating to the authentication such as users and PCs (IP a\
ddresses) restrictions for accessing the cam-
era can be configured on the Authentication setup page. 
The Authentication setup page has 2 tabs of the [User] tab and the [Ho\
st] tab.
Configure the settings relating to the user authentication [User]
Click the [User] tab on the Authentication setup page.
The settings relating to the user authentication can be configured on th\
is page. Up to 16 users can be registered. 
[User authentication]
Select ON or OFF to determine whether or not to
authenticate the user.
Default:OFF
[User name]
Enter a user name.
Number of characters for the user name:1 - 32 char-
acters
Default:(blank)
[Password] [Retype password]
Enter the password.
Number of characters for the password:4 - 32 char-
acters
Default:(blank)
Note:
When the user name already in use is entered and
the [REG] button is clicked, the respective user infor-
mation will be overwritten. 
[Access level]
Select the access level of the host from the following. 
1. Administrator:Allowed all available operations of
the camera. 
2. Camera control:Allowed to display images from the
camera and to control the camera. The camera set-
ting configuration is unavailable. 
3. Live only:Only displaying live images is available.
The camera setting configuration and camera con-
trol are unavailable. 
Default:3. Live only
Note:
By clicking [i] of User name check, the registered
user can be selected and the selected user’s infor-
mation can be checked. 
The registered user will be displayed with the access
level. (Example: admin [1])
To delete the registered user, click the [DEL] button
after selecting the user to be deleted.
Important:
If all users whose access level is 1. Administrator
is deleted, it will be impossible to configure the set-
tings. 
						

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Configure the settings relating to the host authentication [Host]
Click the [Host] tab on the Authentication setup page. (☞page 37)
The settings to restrict PCs (IP address) to access the camera can be \
configured on this page.
[Host authentication]
Select ON or OFF to determine whether or not to
authenticate the host.
Default:OFF
Important:
Before configuring the host authentication, it is nec-
essary to register IP addresses of the PCs to be
allowed to access the camera and determine their
access levels. If ON is selected for Host authenti-
cation before registering the hosts (IP addresses), it
will be impossible to access the camera. 
[IP Address]
Enter the IP address of the PC to be allowed to access
the camera. Host name is unavailable for the IP
address.
Notes:
• When IP address/subnet mask is entered, it is pos-
sible to restrict PCs in each subnet. 
For example, when 192. 168. 0. 1/24 is entered
and 2. Camera control is selected for the access
level, the PCs whose IP address is between
192.168.0.0 - 192.168.0.255 can access the
camera with the access level 2. Camera control.
• When the IP address already in use is entered and
the [REG] button is clicked, the respective host infor-
mation will be overwritten. 
[Access level]
Select the access level of the host from the following. 
1. Administrator/2. Camera control/3. Live only
Refer to page 37 for further information about the
access level.
Default:3. Live only
Note:
By clicking [i] of Host check, the registered host
can be selected and the selected host’s IP address
can be checked. 
The registered IP address will be displayed with the
access level. (Example: 192.168.0.21 [1])
To delete the registered host, click the [DEL] button
after selecting the IP address to be deleted. 
						

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Configure the settings of the servers [Server setup]
The settings relating to the mail server and the FTP server can be confi\
gured on this page. 
The Server setup page has 2 tabs of the [Mail] tab and the [FTP] tab.
Configure the settings relating to the mail server [Mail]
Click the [Mail] tab on the Server setup page.
The settings relating to the mail server used to send the alarm mail can\
 be configured on this page. 
[SMTP server address]*
Enter the IP address or the host name of the SMTP
server used to send e-mails.
Number of characters for the SMTP server address:
1 - 128 characters
[POP server address]*
When POP before SMTP is selected for
Authentication, enter the IP address or the host name
of the POP server.
Number of characters for the POP server address:
1 - 128 characters
* Important:
When entering the host name for POP server
address, it is necessary to configure the DNS set-
tings on the [Network] tab of the Network setup
page. (
☞page 42)
[Authentication]
Select the authentication method to send e-mails from
the following. 
None:It is unnecessary to clear any authentication to
send e-mails.
POP before SMTP:It is necessary to clear the POP
server authentication first to use the SMTP server to
send e-mails. 
SMTP:It is necessary to clear the SMTP server authen-
tication to send e-mails.
Default:None
Note:
When you don’t know the authentication method to
send e-mails, refer to the network administrator.
[User name]
Enter the user name to access the server. 
Number of characters for the user name:1 - 32 char-
acters
[Password]
Enter the password to access the server. 
Number of characters for the password:0 - 32 char-
acters
[Sender mail address]
Enter the mail address of a sender.
Entered mail address will be displayed in the From
(sender) line of the sent mails.
Number of characters for the sender address:
3 - 128 characters 
						

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Configure the settings relating to the FTP server [FTP]
Click the [FTP] tab on the Server setup page. (☞page 39)
The settings relating to the FTP server used to transmit the alarm image\
s can be configured on this page. 
[FTP server address]
Enter the IP address or the host name of the FTP serv-
er. 
Number of characters for the FTP server address:
1 - 128 characters
Important:
When entering the host name for FTP server
address, it is necessary to configure the DNS set-
tings on the [Network] tab of the Network setup
page. (
☞page 42)
[User name]
Enter the user name (login name) to access the FTP
server. 
Number of characters for the user name:1 - 32 char-
acters
[Password]
Enter the password to access the FTP server. 
Number of characters for the password:0 - 32 char-
acters
[Control port]
Enter a control port number to be used for the FTP serv-
er.
Available port number:1 - 65535
Default:21
[FTP mode]
Select Passive or Active for the FTP mode.
Normally, select Passive. When failed to establish the
connection, select Active.
Default:Passive