Panasonic Wv Nf284 Operating Instructions Manual

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Network Camera
Network Operating Instructions 
Model No.WV-NF284 
						

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CONTENTS
Preface ............................................................................................................................ 3
About these operating instructions  .............................................................................. 3
Trademarks and Registered Trademarks  ................................................................... 3
Viewer Software  .......................................................................................................... 3
Monitor Images on a PC .................................................................................................. 4
Monitor images from a single camera  ......................................................................... 4
Monitor images from multiple cameras  ....................................................................... 7
Action at an Alarm Occurrence  ....................................................................................... 8
Transmit Images onto an FTP Server  ............................................................................. 9
Transmit an alarm image at an alarm occurrence 
(Alarm image FTP transmission)  ................................................................................. 9
Transmit images at a designated interval or period (FTP periodic transmission)  ....... 9
Save images on the SD memory card when failed to transmit images by the 
FTP periodic transmission function  ............................................................................. 10
About the network security of this unit ............................................................................. 12
Equipped security functions  ........................................................................................ 12
Display the Setup Menu and Configure the Settings of the Camera using a PC  ............ 13
How to display the setup menu  ................................................................................... 13
How to operate the setup menu  .................................................................................. 14
Configure the basic settings of the camera [Basic setup]  ........................................... 17
Configure the settings relating to images and audio [Camera setup]  ......................... 21
Configure the multi-screen settings [Multi-screen setup]  ............................................ 26
Configure the alarm settings [Alarm setup]  ................................................................. 27
Configure the settings relating to the authentication [Authentication setup]  ............... 34
Configure the settings of the servers [Server setup]  ................................................... 36
Configuring the network settings [Network setup]  ....................................................... 38
Maintenance of the camera [Maintenance]  ................................................................. 46
About the Displayed System Log  .................................................................................... 49
Troubleshooting ...............................................................................................................51 
						

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Preface
About these operating instructions
There are 2 sets of operating instructions for the WV-NF284 as follows.
•Installation Guide
•Network operating instructions
These network operating instructions contain descriptions of how to operate this product using a PC via a network
and of how to configure the settings.
Refer to the installation guide for descriptions of how to install this product and of how to connect to a network.
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Trademarks and Registered Trademarks
•Microsoft, Windows, Internet Explorer, ActiveX and DirectX are either registered trademarks or trademarks of
Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
•Adobe and Reader are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United
States and/or other countries.
•SD logo is a trademark.
•Other names of companies and product contained in these operating instructions may be trademarks or regis-
tered trademarks of their respective owners.
Viewer Software
•Images will not be displayed when the viewer software Network camera View3 is not installed on the PC. Install
the viewer software from the provided CD-ROM. 
•The viewer software used on each PC should be licensed individually. Refer to your dealer for the software
licensing.  
						

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Monitor Images on a PC
Notes:
•When ON is selected for User Authentication 
(☞page 34), the authentication window will be dis-
played before displaying live images for the user
name and password entries. The default user name
and password are as follows. 
User name: admin
Password: 12345
When accessing the camera without changing the
default password, the pop-up window saying that it
is recommended to change the password will be dis-
played. 
To enhance the security, change the password for
the user admin. It is recommended to change this
password periodically. 
•Maximum concurrent access to the camera will be
limited to up to 8 users in the following case.
•When Unicast port (AUTO) is selected for
Transmission type (☞page 22)
•When Unicast port (MANUAL) is selected for
Transmission type (☞page 22)
•When JPEG images are being transmitted from
the camera
Depending on the set values for Total bit rate and
Max bit rate (per 1 client), the maximum concurrent
access number may be less than 8 users. When 8
users have been concurrently accessing already, the
access limit message will be displayed for users who
accessed subsequently. 
•When ON is selected for MPEG-4 transmission
(☞page 22), an MPEG-4 image will be displayed.
When OFF is selected, a JPEG image will be dis-
played. It is possible to display JPEG image even
when ON is selected for MPEG-4 transmission.
In this case, the refresh interval will be limited. 

•When ON is selected for MPEG-4 transmission
JPEG (VGA): 5 fps
JPEG (QVGA): 10 fps
•When OFF is selected for MPEG-4 transmission
JPEG (VGA or QVGA): 30 fps
The refresh interval may be longer depending on a net-
work environment, PC spec, photographic subject,
access traffic, etc. Step 1
Start up the web browser. 
Step 2
Enter the IP address designated using the Panasonic IP
setup software in the address box of the browser. 
Example: http://192.168.0.10/
Important:
•When the HTTP port number is changed from 80,
enter http://IP address of the camera +: (colon) +
port number in the address box of the browser, for
example, http://192.168.0.11:8080. 
•Configure the web browser to not use the proxy
server. 
Step 3
Press the [Enter] key on the keyboard. 
→The Live page will be displayed. 
The following are descriptions of how to monitor images from the camera on a PC. 
Monitor images from a single camera 
						

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About the Live page
q[Setup] button (*1)
Click this button to display the setup menu. The but-
ton will turn green and the setup menu will be dis-
played. 
w[Live] button
Click this button to display the Live page. The but-
ton will turn green and the Live page will be dis-
played. 
eMulti-screen buttons
Images from multiple cameras can be displayed on
a multi-screen by registering cameras on the setup
menu. (☞page 7)rImage type buttons
:The letters MPEG-4 on the button will
turn green and an MPEG-4 image will be
displayed. When OFF is selected for
MPEG-4 transmission on the setup
menu, the [MPEG-4] button will not be dis-
played. (☞page 22)
:The letters JPEG on the button will turn
green and JPEG image will be displayed. 
w[Live] button
eMulti-screen buttons q[Setup] button
tImage capture size buttons
yZOOM buttons
uBrightness buttons
iAUX buttons
rImage type buttons
oCamera name !0Alarm occurrence indication button
!2One shot button
!3Audio button !1Full screen button
!5Main area
!4Time and date
Important:
•When displaying multiple MPEG-4 images on a PC,
images may not be displayed depending on the per-
formance of the PC.
•When ON is selected for VMD alarm (☞page
27), the frame rate of MPEG-4 images will become
15 fps at a maximum.Refer to this page for further information about the
Live page.  
						

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tImage capture size buttons
These buttons will be displayed only when a JPEG
image is displayed. 
:The letters VGA on the button will turn
green and images will be displayed in VGA
size. 
:The letters QVGA on the button will turn
green and images will be displayed in
QVGA size. 
yZOOM buttons (*2)
:The zoomed image will be zoomed out.
(Image displayed in the original size cannot be
zoomed out.) 
:The zoomed image will return to the original
size. 
:The displayed image will be zoomed in. 
Note:
When ON is selected for VMD alarm (☞page
27), the displayed images will not be zoomed in.
uBrightness buttons (*2)
:The displayed image will be darker. 
:The adjusted brightness will return to the
default brightness. (☞page 24)
:The displayed image will be brighter. 
iAUX buttons (*2)
:The AUX connector will open. 
:The AUX connector will close. 
oCamera name
The set camera name will be displayed. 
!0Alarm occurrence indication button (*2)
This button will be displayed and will blink when an
alarm occurred. When the button is clicked, the but-
ton will disappear and the alarm output connector
will be reset. (☞page 29)
!1Full screen button
Images will be displayed on a full screen. To return
to the Live page, press the [Esc] key or the [F5]
key, or the combination of the [Alt] key and the [F4]
key on the keyboard. !2One shot button
Click this button to take a picture (a still picture). The
picture will be displayed on a newly opened window.
When right-clicking on the displayed image, the pop-
up menu will be displayed. The displayed image can
be saved on the PC by selecting Save from the
pop-up menu. 
!3Audio button
The [Audio] button will be displayed only when ON
is selected for Mic mode on the setup menu. 
(☞page 25)
When this button is clicked, the button will turn into
the  button and audio will not be heard.
!4Time and date
Current time will be displayed in the set date/time
display format (☞page 17).
!5Main area
Images from the camera will be displayed in this
area.
*1 Operable by only users whose access level is 1.
Administrator
*2 Only operable by users whose access level is 1.
Administrator or 2. Camera control when ON is
selected for User authentication (☞page 34).
Refer to page 34 for further information about the
access level. 
						

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Monitor images from multiple cameras
Images from multiple cameras can be displayed on a multi-screen. Images from up to 4 cameras can be displayed
simultaneously. To display images on a multi-screen, it is necessary to register cameras in advance. 4 cameras can
be registered as a group and up to 2 groups (8 cameras) can be registered. (☞page 26)
Important:
•Select OFF for both the user authentication and the host authentication of the camera to be registered. 
(☞pages 34 and 35)
•Only JPEG images can be displayed on a multi-screen. Audio will not be heard. 
•When the power is turned off or the LAN cable is disconnected while displaying images, displaying images on a
multi-screen from the Live page will become unavailable. 
Step 1
Click the [Multi-screen] button. 
→Images from the registered cameras will be dis-
played on a 4-split screen. qTo display images on a single screen, click the [Live]
button.
wClick a camera title. Live images from the camera
corresponding to the clicked camera title will be dis-
played on the Live page of the newly opened win-
dow. 
						

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Action at an Alarm Occurrence
The alarm action will be performed when the following alarm occur. 
Alarm type
Terminal alarm:When connecting an alarm device such as a sensor to the alarm connector on the mounting
side of the camera, the alarm action will be performed when the connected alarm device activated. 
VMD alarm:When a motion is detected in the set VMD area, the alarm action will be performed. 
* VMD stands for Video Motion Detection. 
Command alarm:When a Panasonic alarm protocol (☞page 27) is received from the connected device via a
network, the alarm action will be performed. 
Action at an Alarm Occurrence
Display the [Alarm occurrence indication] button on the Live page (☞page 5)
The [Alarm occurrence indication] button will be displayed on the Live page at an alarm occurrence. 
Note: 
The [Alarm occurrence indication] button will be refreshed in 30 seconds intervals. For this reason, it may take a
maximum of 30 seconds until the [Alarm occurrence indication] button is displayed on the Live page at an alarm
occurrence. 
Notify of alarm occurrences to the device connected to the alarm connector
It is possible to output signals from the alarm connector on the mounting side of the camera and sound the buzzer
when an alarm occurs. The settings for the alarm output can be configured on the [Alarm] tab of the Alarm setup
page. (☞page 29)
Transmit an image onto a server automatically 
An alarm image can be transmitted at an alarm occurrence to the server designated in advance. 
The settings required to transmit an alarm image to a server can be configured in the Alarm image setup section of
the [Alarm] tab of the Alarm setup page (☞page 28) and the [FTP] tab of the Server setup page (☞page 37).
Notify of alarm occurrences by e-mail
Alarm mail (alarm occurrence notification) can be sent at an alarm occurrence to the e-mail addresses registered in
advance. Up to 4 addresses can be registered as recipients of the alarm mail. An alarm image (still picture) can be
sent with the alarm mail as an attached file. The settings for alarm mail can be configured in the E-mail notification
setup section of the [Notification] tab of the Alarm setup page (☞page 32) and the [Mail] tab of the Server setup
page (☞page 36).
Notify of alarm occurrences to the designated IP addresses (Panasonic alarm protocol) 
This function is available only when Panasonic device, such as the network disk recorder, is connected to the sys-
tem. When ON is selected for Panasonic alarm protocol, the connected Panasonic device will be notified that the
camera is in the alarm state. The settings for Panasonic alarm protocol can be configured on the [Notification] tab of
the Alarm setup page. (☞page 33) 
						

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Transmit Images onto an FTP Server
Images can be transmitted to an FTP server. By configuring the following settings, transmission of images captured
at an alarm occurrence or captured at a designated interval to an FTP server will become available. 
Important:
When using this function, set the user name and password to restrict users who can log into the FTP server. 
Transmit an alarm image at an alarm occurrence (Alarm image
FTP transmission)
An alarm image can be transmitted at an alarm occurrence to the FTP server. To transmit alarm images to an FTP
server, it is necessary to configure the settings in advance. 
The settings for the FTP server can be configured on the [FTP] tab of the Server setup page. (☞page 37)
The alarm image FTP transmission function can be turned on/off on the [Alarm] tab of the Alarm setup page. 
(☞page 28)
Note:
Depending on the network traffic, number of the transmitted images may not reach the set number of images to
be transmitted. 
Transmit images at a designated interval or period (FTP periodic
transmission)
Images can be transmitted at a designated interval or period. To transmit images at a designate interval or period, it
is necessary to configure the settings in advance. 
The settings for the FTP server to which images are to be transmitted can be configured on the [FTP] tab of the
Server setup page. (☞page 37)
On the [FTP] tab of the Network setup page, the FTP periodic transmission function can be turned on/off, and the
settings relating to schedules (periods) can be configured. (☞page 43 - 45)
Notes:
•Depending on the network line speed or the network traffic, images may not be transmitted at the exact designat-
ed interval or period. 
•When ON is selected for both of the alarm image FTP transmission function and the FTP periodic transmission
function, the alarm image FTP transmission function will be given priority over the FTP periodic transmission
function. For this reason, images may not be transmitted at the exact designated interval or period if alarms
occur frequently.  
						

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Save images on the SD memory card when failed to transmit
images by the FTP periodic transmission function
Images that have failed to transmit using the FTP periodic transmission can be saved automatically on the SD mem-
ory card. To obtain the images saved on the SD memory card, use the Windows command prompt or FTP client
software. The obtained images can be browsed on a PC. 
*When using the SD memory REC function of a Panasonic’s network disk recorder, select OFF for the FTP
periodic transmission function. (☞page 43)
*When using the DHCP function, images will not be saved on the SD memory card until an IP address is assigned
to the camera.
*We make no guarantee for any damages of files on the SD memory card incurred by malfunction or error occur-
rence in files saved on the SD memory card regardless of what the cause may be. 
Save images on the SD memory card 
By configuring the following settings, saving images which had been failed to transmit to the FTP server using the
FTP periodic transmission function will become available. 
About SD memory card:Use (☞page 19)
File name:With time and date (☞page 43)
Obtain images on the SD memory card
Step 1
Access the camera using the Windows command prompt or FTP client software. 
→The window with the user name and password entry fields will be displayed. 
Step 2
Enter the user name whose access level is 1. Administrator and its password. 
→Log in the camera. 
Note:
The default user name with the access level 1. Administrator and its password are as follows. 
User name: admin
Password: 12345
To enhance the security, it is recommended to change the password for the administrator periodically.