Panasonic Network Disk Recorder Wjnd300a Setup Instructions

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Screenshot 3
The top menu (Connection Information) of the HDD
DISK MENU will be displayed.
Step 3
Information of the hard disk drives of the unit or the con-
nected extension unit will be displayed. 
To display the available disk space of each recording
area, click Partition Information.
Screenshot 4
The Partition Information menu will be displayed.
Step 4
The available disk size of each recording area on the
hard disk drive will be displayed. 

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Initialize the Hard Disk Drive [Format]
Initialize (format) the built-in hard disk drive and the hard disk drives of the connected optional extension unit.
It is possible to select and initialize a hard disk drive independently.
When using in the RAID 5 mode, all the unit will be initialized. 
It is necessary to initialize the hard disk drive in the following cases.
•When the built-in hard disk of the unit is replaced or when the hard disk drive is added newly
•When using the connected optional...

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Screenshot 2
The table will be displayed and the available disk space
of each recording area will be indicated.
Step 3
Enter the desired disk size to be allocated for each
recording area (normal area/event area/copy area).
Note:
Disk size to be allocated for each recording area
should be larger than the size resulting from the fol-
lowing formula. Minimum disk size to be allocated
for each recording area = Number of hard disks to
be initialized x 30 GB.
When it is unnecessary to set the capacity,...

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Initialize the pre-recording area [Pre Recording areas Format]
Initialize the pre-recording area as follow.
Important:
When exiting from the HDD DISK MENU, be sure to click the [Main] button. Do not click the close button
( ) at the top right of the window, otherwise it may cause malfunction.
Screenshot 1
Click Pre Recording areas Format on the top menu
(Connection Information) of the HDD DISK MENU to
display the Pre Recording areas Format window.
Step 1
Select the desired hard disk drive to be...

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Screenshot 4
When completing the initialization, the result will be dis-
played.
Step 6
When the [OK] button is clicked, the Format window
will be displayed.
Step 7
Click the [Main] button to return to the operation win-
dow. The unit will restart when this button is clicked.
Main
Screenshot 3
The deletion confirmation window will be displayed.
Step 5
Click the [OK] button.• When the following setting for the camera channels
to which pre-event recording area is assigned are
configured using the...

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Remove the Hard Disk Drive from the System Logically
[Remove]
It is possible to remove the hard disk drive logically (unmount) without uninstalling (detaching) the hard disk drive
physically. It is recommended to remove the hard disk logically when the hard disk of the unit or an extension unit is
having trouble and it is necessary to remove it temporarily but not to stop operation.
Do the following to remove the hard disk drive logically.
Important:
When exiting from the HDD DISK MENU, be sure to...

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Troubleshooting
Before asking for repairs, check the symptoms with the following table.
Contact your dealer if a problem cannot be solved even after checking and trying the solution or a problem is not
described below, and when having a problem with installations.
•Is the same IP address provided to other devices?
Refer to a system administrator for further informa-
tion. •Are you accessing the wrong IP address?
Check the connection as follows:
>ping IP address of this unit 
If there is reply from...

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– •This may occur due to the display adapter and driver
combination.
aWhen this occurred, update the driver of the display
adapter to the latest version first.
If updating the driver does not solve the problem,
adjust the hardware acceleration as follows.
1. After closing all browser windows, right-click on
the desktop and select Properties from the dis-
played pop-up menu.
2. Select Settings from Display Properties, and
then click the [Advanced] button.
3. Click the [Troubleshoot] tab and disable...

•The Active X control is not installed in the PC. Install
the Active X control by referring to the following
page.
•Are the correct user ID and password entered?
Confirm the correct user ID and password.
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When MPEG-4 is selected for the image compression
method of the camera, live images may not be displayed
in the image display area and black screen will be dis-
played for a few minutes in the following cases. 
•When frequently checked if the appropriate values are
set for the recording settings (by...

•When logged in with Limited user account of
Windows operating system, images will not be dis-
played since the active X control may not be installed
correctly.
Log in with Computer administrator user account.
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•Are the settings of the network camera set correctly?
Check the model of the set camera on the setup
menu (Camera - NW Camera Setup). •The line speed settings may be not the same between
the unit and the hub, for example, 100M BASE-TX
Full for the unit and 100M BASE-TX half, etc.
Some hubs...