Panasonic Network Camera Wv Np1004 Network Operating Instructions

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Configuring the network settings [Network setup]
The network settings and the settings relating to DDNS (Dynamic DNS) a\
nd SNMP (Simple Network management
Protocol) can be configured on this page. 
The Network setup page has 3 tabs of the [Network] tab, the [DDNS] tab\
, the [SNMP] tab and the [FTP] tab. 
Configure the network settings [Network]
Click the [Network] tab on the Network setup page.
The following information is required to configure the network settings.\
 
Contact the network administrator or your Internet service provider.•IP address
• Net mask
• Default gateway (when using the gateway server/router)
•H TTP port
• Primary DNS, Secondary DNS (when using DNS)
[DHCP]
Select ON or OFF to determine whether or not to use
the DHCP function.
Configure the DHCP server not to assign the same IP
addresses used for the other network cameras and PCs
whose IP address is unique.
Refer to the network administrator for the settings of the
server.
Default:OFF
[IP address]
When not using the DHCP function, enter the IP
address of the camera. Do not enter the IP address
already in use (for the PCs and the other network cam-
eras). 
Default:192.168.0.10

0.*.*.*
*.*.*.0
255.*.*.*
*.*.*.255
127.0.0.1
Class D address (224.0.0.0 - 239.255.255.255)
Class E address (240.0.0.0 - 255.255.255.255)
Note:
These IP addresses are unavailable even when
using the DHCP function. Refer to the network
administrator for the settings of the DHCP server.
[Net mask]
When not using the DHCP function, enter the net mask
of the camera. 
Default:255.255.255.0 
						

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[Default gateway]
When not using the DHCP function, enter the default
gateway of the camera. 
Default:192.168.0.1

0.*.*.*
*.*.*.0
255.*.*.*
*.*.*.255
127.0.0.1
Class D address (224.0.0.0 - 239.255.255.255)
Class E address (240.0.0.0 - 255.255.255.255)
Note:
These IP addresses for the default gateway are
unavailable even when using the DHCP function.
Refer to the network administrator for the settings of
the DHCP server.
[HTTP port]
Assign the port numbers independently. 
The following port numbers are unavailable since they
are already in use.
Available port number:1 - 65535
Default:80

20, 21, 23, 25, 42, 53, 67, 68, 69, 110, 123, 161,
162, 995, 10669, 10670
[DNS]
Select AUTO or MANUAL to determine whether or
not to use the DNS. When MANUAL is selected, it is
necessary to configure the settings for the DNS.
When using the DHCP function, it is possible to obtain
the DNS address automatically by selecting AUTO.
Refer to the network administrator for further information
about the settings. 
Default:MANUAL
[Primary DNS], [Secondary DNS]
When MANUAL is selected for DNS, enter the IP
address of the DNS. Refer to the network administrator
about the IP address of the DNS.
[Line speed]
Select the line speed for data transmission from the fol-
lowings. It is recommended to use with the default set-
ting AUTO. 
AUTO/100MF (Mbps full-duplex)/100MH (Mbps half-
duplex)/10MF (Mbps full-duplex)/10MH (Mbps half-
duplex)
Default:AUTO
[FTP access]
Select Allow or Forbid to determine whether to allow
or forbid the FTP access.
Default:Allow
[Total bit rate]
Select the total bit rate for data transmission from the
followings.
64 kbps/128 kbps/256 kbps/512 kbps/1024 kbps/
2048 kbps/4096 kbps/10 Mbps/Unlimited
Default:Unlimited
Notes:
•When selecting 64 kbps, select OFF for Mic
mode on the Audio tab. (
☞page 28)
• When 64 kbps is selected, it is impossible to carry
out the live-transmission of JPEG images and the
FTP periodic transmission simultaneously. 
						

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Notes:
•The port forwarding function changes a global IP address to a private IP\
 address, and Static IP masquerade
and Network Address Translation (NAT) have this function. This funct\
ion is to be set in a router.
• To access the camera via the Internet by connecting the camera to a broa\
dband router, it is necessary to assign
a respective port number for each camera and address translation by usin\
g the port forwarding function. For fur-
ther information, refer to the operating instructions of the broadband r\
outer in use.
Configure the settings relating to DDNS [DDNS]
Click the [DDNS] tab on the Network setup page. (☞page 41)
The settings relating to DDNS can be configured on this page. 
When accessing the camera via the Internet from the network environment \
of which the global IP address is
obtained using DHCP, the DDNS function is necessary.
When using the DDNS function, it is possible to access with Host name r\
egistered in the DDNS server.nmdns.net.
To use the DDNS function, it is necessary to connect to the dedicated DD\
NS server. Refer to the web site for further
information about the DDNS.
It is necessary to configure the host name, user name and password regis\
tered in the DDNS server.
[DDNS]
Select ON or OFF to determine whether or not to use
the DDNS function.
Default:OFF
[Host name]
Enter the host name to be used.
Number of characters for the host name:1 - 64 char-
acters
Enter [Global IP address + : 
(colon) + port number] in the 
Address box of the browser 
via the Internet.  Global address 
f
or the WAN
vvv.xxx.yyy.zzz Private address 
f
or the LAN
192.168.0.254
vvv.xxx.yyy.zzz:82
vvv.xxx.yyy.zzz:81 Broadband router
Internet 
(WAN)
Cable modem
xDSL modem Address translation using the port 
f
orwarding function
vvv.xxx.yyy.zzz:82  → 192.168.0.2:82
Address translation using the port 
f orwarding function
vvv.xxx.yyy.zzz:81  → 192.168.0.1:81 Private address
192.168.0.2
Po
rt number: 82
Private address
192.168.0.1
Po rt number: 81 
						

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[User name]
Enter the user name (login name) to access the DDNS
server. 
Number of characters for the user name:1 - 32 char-
acters
[Password]
Enter the password to access the DDNS server. 
Number of characters for the password:0 - 32 char-
acters
[Access interval]
Select the interval to access the DDNS server to check
the IP address and the host name from the following. 
1 min/10 min/30 min/1 hour/6 hours/24 hours
Default:1 hour
Configure the settings relating to SNMP [SNMP]
Click the [SNMP] tab on the Network setup page. (☞page 41)
The settings relating to SNMP can be configured on this page. It is poss\
ible to check the status of the camera by
connecting to the SNMP manager. When using the SNMP function, contact th\
e network administrator. 
[Community name]
Enter the community name to be monitored. 
Number of characters for the community name:
0 - 32 characters
Default:(blank)
Important:
When using the SNMP function, it is necessary to
enter the community name. When no community
name is entered, the SNMP function will not work.
[Camera title]
Enter a camera title to be used to manage the camera
with the SNMP function.
Number of characters for the camera title:0 - 32
characters
Default:WV-NP1004
[Camera location]
Enter the name of the location where the camera is
installed. 
Number of characters for the camera location:0 - 32
characters
Default:(blank)
[Contact (Destination address or phone number of
manager)]
Enter the mail address or the phone number of the
SNMP manager.
Number of characters for the destination address or the phone number of manager:
0 - 255 characters
Default:(blank) 
						

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Configure the settings relating to the FTP periodic transmission [FTP pe\
riodic
transmission]
Click the [FTP] tab on the Network setup page. (☞page 41)
The settings relating to the periodic transmission of images to an FTP s\
erver can be configured on this page. To
transmit images to an FTP server periodically, it is necessary to config\
ure the settings of the FTP server in advance.
(
☞page 40)
Refer to page 47 for descriptions of how to configure schedules of image\
 transmission. 
Important:
• Depending on the network line speed or the network traffic, images may n\
ot be transmitted at the exact designat-
ed interval or period. 
• When ON is selected for both of the alarm image FTP transmission funct\
ion and the FTP periodic transmission
function, the alarm image FTP transmission function will be given priori\
ty over the FTP periodic transmission
function. For this reason, images may not be transmitted at the exact de\
signated interval or period if alarms
occur frequently. 
Note:
Images failed to transmit by the FTP periodic transmission can be saved \
automatically on the SD memory card.
(
☞page 12)
[FTP periodic transmission]
Select ON or OFF to determine whether or not to
transmit images using the FTP periodic transmission
function. 
When ON is selected, it is necessary to configure the
settings of the FTP server. (
☞page 40)
Default:OFF
[Directory]
Enter the directory name where the images are to be
saved. 
For example, enter /img to designate the directory
img under the FTP root directory.
Number of characters for the directory name:
0 - 256 characters
Default:(blank)
[File name]
Enter the file name (name of the image file to be trans-
mitted) and select the naming option from the following.
With time and date:File name will be [Entered file
name + Time and date (year/month/day/hour/
minute/second) + 00].
Without time and date:File name will be the charac-
ters entered for File name only. When Without
time and date is selected, the file will be overwritten
each time a file is transmitted newly.
Number of characters for the file name:1 - 32 char-
acters
Default:(blank) 
						

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[Interval]
Select the interval for the FTP periodic transmission
from the following. 
1 sec/2 sec/3 sec/4 sec/5 sec/6 sec/10 sec/15 sec/
20 sec/30 sec/1 min/2 min/3 min/4 min/5 min/6 min/
10 min/15 min/20 min/30 min/1 hour/1.5 hours/2 hours/
3 hours/4 hours/6 hours/12 hours/24 hours
Default:1 sec
[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  
						

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Configure the schedule settings of the FTP periodic transmission [Schedu\
le
setup]
Click the [FTP] tab on the Network setup page. (☞page 41)
The schedule settings of the FTP periodic transmission can be configured\
 on this page. Refer to page 45 for further
information about the settings relating to the FTP periodic transmission\
.
How to configure the schedule settings
Step 1
Check the check box of the desired day of the week.
→The selected day of the week will be validated for
the schedule.
Step 2
To designate time, click [i] and select the desired
hour and minute.
When not designating time, check the checkbox of 24
hours. 
Step 3
Click the [SET] button after completing the settings.
→The result will be displayed at the bottom of the win-
dow.  
						

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How to delete the set schedule
Step 1
Uncheck the check box of the set day of the week.
Step 2
Click the [SET] button after completing the settings.
→The result will be displayed at the bottom of the win-
dow.  
						

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Maintenance of the camera [Maintenance]
System log check, firmware upgrade, and initialization of the setup menu\
 can be performed on this page.
The Maintenance page has 3 tabs of the [System log] tab, the [Upgrade]\
 tab and the [Initialization] tab.
Check the system log [System log]
Click the [System log] tab of the Maintenance page.
Up to 4000 system logs can be saved on the SD memory card when the SD me\
mory card is inserted after selecting
Use for About the SD memory card on the [SD memory card] tab (
☞page 22).
When Not use is selected for About the SD memory card, up to 100 sys\
tem logs can be saved on the built-in
memory of the camera.  
When the saved system logs reached the maximum number, the older system \
logs will be overwritten by the newer
logs. In this case, the oldest log is the first to be overwritten.
The system logs will be displayed in 100 logs each.
When using the SD memory card, the logs will be saved even when the powe\
r of the camera is turned off. When not
using the SD memory card, the logs will be deleted when the power of the\
 camera is turned off.
[Time & date]
Time and date at the error occurrence will be displayed.
[Error message]
The descriptions about the error will be displayed.
Refer to page 66 for further information about the sys-
tem logs. 
						

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Upgrade the firmware [Upgrade]
Click the [Upgrade] tab of the Maintenance page. (☞page 49)
The current firmware can be checked and upgraded to the latest version o\
n this page. Contact the dealer for further
information about the firmware upgrade. 
[Model No.], [MAC address], [Firmware version],
[IPL version], [DSP version]
Information of each item will be displayed. 
How to upgrade the firmware
Step 1
Contact the dealer and download the latest firmware
onto a PC.
Important:
A blank (space) cannot be used for the name of the
directory where the downloaded firmware to be
saved.
Step 2
Click the [Browse…] button and designate the down-
loaded firmware. 
Step 3
Click the radio button respective to the desired option to
determine whether or not to initialize the settings after
completing the firmware upgrade. 
Note:
Read the readme file provided with the firmware
first and determine whether or not to initialize the
settings after the firmware upgrade.
Step 4
Click the [Upgrade] button.
→The confirmation window will be displayed. When
Do not reset the settings after completing the
upgrade. was selected, the confirmation window will
not be displayed. 
Important:
• Upgrade the firmware using a PC in the same sub-
net as of the camera’s.
• Follow the instruction of the dealer when upgrading
the firmware.
• Use the designated file (extension:img) for the
firmware upgrade.
• The name of the firmware to be used for upgrade
should be firmware.img.
•D o not turn the power of the camera off in the
process of upgrade.
• Do not operate the web browser (including adjusting
the window size) in the process of upgrade.
• The following network settings will not be initialized
when upgrade the firmware after selecting Reset to
the default setting after completing the upgrade.
(Except the network settings).
IP address, net mask, default gateway, HTTP port,
ON/OFF for DHCP, SNMP setup, line speed, total
bit rate, time and date setup