Panasonic Wv Ns202a Operating Instructions Manual

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Step 1
Click the desired button in the frame on the left of the
window to display the respective setup menu.
When there are tabs at the top of the setup page dis-
played in the frame on the right of the window, click the
desired tab to display and configure the setting items
relating to the name of the tab.
Step 2
Complete each setting item displayed in the frame on
the right of the window. 
Step 3
After completing each setting item, click the [SET] but-
ton to apply them. 
Important:
When there are two or more [SET] buttons on the
page, click the respective button to the edited setting
item. 

When completing the setting items in field A, click
the [SET] button below field A (A-1). The edited set-
ting items in field A will not be applied unless the
[SET] button below field A (A-1) is clicked.
In the same manner as above, click the [SET] button
below field B (B-1) when completing the setting
items in field B. 
How to operate the setup menu
A
A-1
B
B-1
Menu buttonsSetup page 
						

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About the setup menu window
q[Live] button
Click this button to display the Live page.
w[Basic setup] button
Click this button to display the Basic setup page.
The basic settings such as time and date and cam-
era title, and the settings relating to the NTP server
and the SD memory card can be configured on the
Basic setup page. Refer to page 24 for further
information.
e[Camera setup] button
Click this button to display the Camera setup page.
The settings relating to JPEG/MPEG-4 images and
camera operation can be configured on the Camera
setup page. Refer to page 35 for further informa-
tion.
r[Multi-screen setup] button
Click this button to display the Multi-screen setup
page. The cameras to be used for the multi-screen
display can be registered on the Multi-screen setup
page. Refer to page 51 for further information.t[Alarm setup] button
Click this button to display the Alarm setup page.
The settings relating to alarm occurrences such as
settings for the alarm action at an alarm occurrence,
the alarm occurrence notification, and the VMD area
settings can be configured on the Alarm setup
page. Refer to page 52 for further information.
y[Authentication setup] button
Click this button to display the Authentication setup
page. The settings relating to the authentication
such as users and PCs restrictions for accessing the
camera can be configured on the Authentication
setup page. Refer to page 63 for further informa-
tion.
u[Server setup] button
Click this button to display the Server setup page.
The settings relating to the mail server and the FTP
server to which the camera accesses can be config-
ured on the Server setup page. Refer to page 65
for further information.
!3Setup page
!2Status display
area
q[Live] button
w[Basic setup] button
e[Camera setup] button
r[Multi-screen setup] button
t[Alarm setup] button
y[Authentication setup]
button
u[Server setup] button
i[Network setup] button
o[Schedule setup] button
!0[Maintenance] button
!1[Help] button 
						

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i[Network setup] button
Click this button to display the Network setup page.
The network settings and the settings relating to
DDNS (Dynamic DNS), SNMP (Simple Network
Management Protocol) and the FTP (File Transfer
Protocol) periodic transmission function can be con-
figured on the Network setup page. Refer to page
67 for further information.
o[Schedule setup] button
The Schedule page will be displayed. 
On the Schedule page, it is possible to designate
time zones to allow to receive alarm input or to allow
to activate the video motion detection (VMD) func-
tion. Refer to page 75 for further information.
!0[Maintenance] button
Click this button to display the Maintenance page.
System log check, firmware upgrade and initializa-
tion of the setup menu can be carried out on the
Maintenance page. Refer to page 76 for further
information.
!1[Help] button
Click this button to display the Help page. 
!2Status display area
The title of the camera whose settings are currently
being configured will be displayed.
!3Setup page
Pages of each setup menu will be displayed. There
are tabs for some setup menus. When the under-
lined item is clicked, the corresponding help page
will be displayed. 
						

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Configure the basic settings of the camera [Basic setup]
The basic settings such as time and date and camera name, and the settings relating to the NTP server and the SD
memory card can be configured on the Basic setup page. 
The Basic setup page has 4 tabs; the [Basic] tab, the [NTP] tab, the [SD memory card] tab and the [LOG] tab. 
Configure the basic settings [Basic]
Click the [Basic] tab on the Basic setup page. (pages 20 and 21: How to display/operate the setup menu)
The settings such as the camera name, time and date, etc. can be configured on this page. 
[Camera title]
Enter the title of the camera. Click the [SET] button after
entering the title of the camera. The entered title will be
displayed in the status display area. 
Number of characters for the camera title:0 - 20
characters
Default:WV-NS202A
[Time & date setup]
Enter the current time and date. When 12-hours is
selected for Time display, AM or PM can be select-
ed. 
Available range:01/01/2007 0:00:00 – 
12/31/2035 23:59:59
[Time display]
Select the time display format from 12-hours, 24-
hours and OFF. Enter the current hour reflecting this
setting when entering the current time and date for
Time & date setup. To hide time and date, select
OFF.
Default:24-hours[Date/time display format]
Select a date/time display format.
When 2007/04/01 13:10:00 is set for Time & date
setup after selecting 24-hours for Time display, time
and date will be respectively displayed as follows. 
DD/MM/YYYY:01/04/2007 13:10
MM/DD/YYYY:04/01/2007 13:10
DD/Mmm/YYYY:01/Apr/2007 13:10
YYYY/MM/DD:2007/04/01 13:10
Mmm/DD/YYYY:Apr/01/2007 13:10
Default:DD/MM/YYYY
[Daylight saving (Summertime)]
Select ON or OFF to determine whether or not to
apply daylight saving time. Select ON or OFF to
determine whether or not to apply daylight saving time.
ON:Applies summer time. An asterisk (*) will be dis-
played on the left side of the displayed time and
date.
OFF:Does not apply summer time.
Default:OFF
[Link/Access LED]
Select ON or OFF to determine whether or not to
light the link LED, the access LED, the SD memory card
error LED and the power LED. 
Select ON to check the operational status by lighting
the LEDs. Select OFF to turn off the LEDs at all times. 
Default:ON
Notes:
•Link LED:This LED will light when communication
with the connected device is available.
•Access LED:This LED will light when accessing a
network. 
						

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•SD memory card error LED:This LED will light
when the SD memory card is unavailable to save
images.
•Power LED:This LED will light when the power is
on.
[OSD Position]
Select a position where time and date, camera title, pre-
set ID, panning/tilting angle, zoom ratio are to be dis-
played on the Live page.
Upper left:The above information will be displayed at
the upper left corner of the main area on the Live
page.
Lower left:The above information will be displayed at
the lower left corner of the main area on the Live
page.
Upper right:The above information will be displayed at
the upper right corner of the main area on the Live
page.
Lower right:The above information will be displayed at
the lower right corner of the main area on the Live
page.
Default:Upper left
[Alarm status update mode]
Select an interval of the camera status notification from
the following.
When the status of the camera changes, the alarm
occurrence indication button, the receiver button, the
transmission button, the AUX button or the SD saving
status indication button will be displayed to notify of the
camera status.
Polling (30 sec):Updates the status each 30 seconds
and provide notification of the camera status.
Real time:Provide notification of the camera status
when the status has changed.
Default:Real time
Important:
When using Windows®2000 Professional SP4, even
when Real time is selected, the actual interval will
be 30 seconds. This is a normal operation.
Note:
Depending on the network environment, notification
may not be provided in real time.
[Alarm status port]
When selecting real time for Alarm status update
mode, designate a port number to which the status
change notification is to be sent.
Available port number:1 - 65535
Default:31004
[Automatic installation of Viewer software]
Determine whether or not to install the viewer software
from this camera.
ON:Installs the viewer software from the camera auto-
matically.
OFF:The viewer software cannot be installed from the
camera.
Default:ON
Important:
• It is impossible to display images and to receive/
transmit audio between the camera and the PC
when the viewer software Network Camera View3
is not installed on the PC. 
• The number of the viewer software installations can
be checked on the [Upgrade] tab of the
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Configure the settings relating to the NTP server [NTP]
Click the [NTP] tab on the Basic setup page. (pages 20 and 21: How to display/operate the setup menu)
The settings relating to the NTP server such as the NTP server address, port number, etc. can be configured on this
page. 
[Time adjustment]
Select the time adjustment method from the following.
Time adjusted by the selected method will be used as
the standard time of the camera. 
Manual setup:Time set on the [Basic] tab on the
Basic setup page will be used as the standard time
of the camera.
Synchronization with NTP server:Time automatically
adjusted by synchronizing with the NTP server will
be used as the standard time of the camera. 
Default:Manual setup
[NTP server address]
Enter the IP address or the host name of the NTP serv-
er. 
Number of characters for the NTP server address:
1 - 128 characters
Default:None (blank)
Important:
When entering the host name for NTP server
address, it is necessary to configure the DNS set-
tings on the [Network] tab of the Network setup
page. (page 68)
[NTP port]
Enter a port number to be used for the NTP server.
Available port number:1 - 65535
Default:123
[Synchronization interval]
Select an interval (1 - 24 hours: in 1 hour intervals) of
synchronization with the NTP server. 
Default:1 hour
[Time zone]
Select a time zone corresponding to the location where
the camera is in use.
Default:(GMT) Greenwich Mean Time: Dublin,
Edinburgh, Lisbon, London 
						

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SD memory card setup
[SD memory card]
Select Use or Not use to determine whether or not to
use the SD memory card.
Default:Not use
Important:
• Before removing the SD memory card from the cam-
era, it is necessary to select Not use first.
• After inserting the SD memory card, it is necessary
to select Use to use the SD memory card. 
• When playing or downloading images saved on the
SD memory card, it is necessary to select ON for
Save logs on the [LOG] tab (page 31) in
advance.
[Notification of remaining]
When the E-mail notification function or the
Panasonic alarm protocol function is used to provide
notification of the remaining space of the SD memory
card, select a level to be notified at from the following.
50 %/20 %/10 %/5 %/2 %
Default:50 %
Note:
Notification will be provided each time the remaining
space of the SD memory card reached the values
above.
For example, notification will be provided each time
the remaining space reaches 50%, 20%, 10%, 5%and 2% when 50% is selected. Notification may not
always be made at the very moment when the
remaining space of the SD memory card has
reached each value. 
[Save trigger]
Select a trigger to save images on the SD memory card
from the following.
FTP error:Saves images when images have failed to
transmit to the FTP server by the FTP periodic trans-
mission function.
Alarm input:Saves images at an alarm occurrence.
Manual:Saves images manually. (page 10)
Default:FTP error
Notes:
• Select FTP error when images are to be transmit-
ted to the FTP server at an alarm occurrence.
• When using the DHCP function (page 67),
images will not be saved on the SD memory card
until an IP address is assigned regardless of the
Save trigger setting.
[Overwrite]
Determine whether or not to overwrite when the SD
memory card becomes full.
This setting is available only when Manual is selected
for Save trigger.
ON:Overwrites when the SD memory card becomes
full. (The oldest image is the first to be overwritten.)
OFF:Stops saving images on the SD memory card
when the SD memory card becomes full.
Default:OFF
Note:
The overwrite setting will be as follows according to
the Save trigger setting.
FTP error:Will not be overwritten
Alarm input:Will be overwritten
Manual:Can be determined by selecting ON or
OFF for Overwrite 
[File name]
Enter the file name used for the image to be saved on
the SD memory card. The file name will be as follow.
Configure the settings relating to the SD memory card [SD memory card]
Click the [SD memory card] tab on the Basic setup page. (pages 20 and 21: How to display/operate the setup
menu)
The settings relating to the SD memory card can be configured on this page. 
						

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File name:[Entered file name + Time and date
(year/month/day/hour/minute/second)] + Serial
number
Number of characters that can be entered for the file
name:1 - 8 characters
Note:
When FTP error is selected for Save trigger, the
file name entered for File name on the [FTP] tab of
the Network setup page will be used for the file
name of the image saved on the SD memory card.
[Frame rate]
• Frame per second
Select an image save interval from the following.
0.1 fps/0.2 fps/0.33 fps/0.5 fps/1 fps
Default:1 fps
• Number of images
Select a number of alarm images to be saved on the SD
memory card 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
Note:
Frame rate can be configured only when Alarm
input is selected for Save trigger.
[Image capture size]
Select QVGA or VGA for the size of the images to be
saved on the SD memory card.
Default:VGA
Notes:
• When FTP error is selected for Save trigger,
images will be saved with the image capture size
selected on the [FTP] tab of the Network setup
page.
• When Alarm input is selected for Save trigger,
images will be saved with the image capture size
selected on the [Alarm] tab of the Alarm setup
page.
SD memory card information
[SD memory card]
Available size and the total size of the SD memory card
will be displayed. Depending on the status of the SD memory card, the
size indications will differ as follows.
Indication Description
--------KB/--------KB No SD memory card is inserted.
Failed to obtain available size
due to error, etc.
********KB/********KB The SD card memory is unfor-
matted, or locked, etc.
Note:
When OFF is selected for Overwrite (page 27)
and the available size of the SD memory card has
reached 0 KB, images will not be saved on the SD
memory card. When the notification function is on, a
notification mail will be sent to the registered
addresses when the SD memory card becomes full.
(pages 61 and 62)
[Format]
To format the SD memory card, click the [Execute] but-
ton.
Important:
• Before formatting the SD memory card, it is neces-
sary to select Use for SD memory card on the
[SD memory card] tab of the Basic setup page 
(page 27) and OFF for FTP periodic transmis-
sion on the [FTP] tab of the Network setup page
(page 72). 
• Only format the SD memory card by clicking the
[Execute] button on the setup menu. Otherwise, the
following functions using the SD memory card may
not work properly with this camera. 
• Save/obtain images that failed to transmit to the
FTP server using the FTP periodic transmission
function 
• Save/obtain alarm images
• Save/obtain images saved manually
• Save/obtain the alarm logs, the manual logs, the
FTP error logs and the system logs
• Save/obtain images recorded using the SD
memory recording function of Panasonics net-
work disk recorder.
• Play/download images on the SD memory card
• It is impossible to access the SD memory card dur-
ing the process of formatting.
• All data saved on the SD memory card will be delet-
ed when the SD memory card is formatted. 
						

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Copy images saved on the SD memory card onto the PC [SD memory card images]
Click the [SD memory card] tab on the Basic setup page. (pages 20 and 21: How to display/operate the setup
menu)
The following are descriptions of how to copy images saved on the SD memory card onto the PC.
It is necessary in advance to select Allow for FTP access on the [Network] tab of the Network setup page 
(page 68).
Important:
• It is impossible to copy images saved on the SD memory card when another user is simultaneously obtaining
images from the SD memory card. 
• Depending on the settings of a proxy server or a firewall, images may not be obtained via a network. In this case,
refer to the network administrator.
Step 1
Click the [Execute] button of Access images.
→The user authentication window will be displayed.
Step 2
Click the [OK] button after entering the user name and
the password.
→The folder in which images are to be saved will be
displayed.
Step 3
Copy the desired images or the folder onto the PC.
It is impossible to display the image to be saved on this
window. Display the image after saving it on the PC.
Note:
When logging in the camera to obtain images, drive
B will be displayed first.
Images are saved in different directories according
to Save trigger (Save trigger - Basic setup-SD
memory card.).
Move to the directory corresponding to the desired
images and obtain them.
Refer to page 88 for further information about the
directory structure.
• Do not turn off the power of the camera during the
process of formatting.
• After formatting the SD memory card, the available
size may be smaller than the total size since the
default directory is automatically created in the SD
memory card. • Compatible SD memory card is as follows.
SD memory card manufactured by Panasonic 
(64 MB, 128 MB, 256 MB, 512 MB, 1 GB, 2GB)
• Use the SD memory card without changing the
default condition, or use it after formatting in confor-
mity with the SD specification. 
						

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2 GB
1 GB
512 MB
256 MB
128 MB
64 MB
Size of SD
memory card
Size of SD
memory card
Approx. 32 000 pics
Approx. 16 000 pics
Approx. 8 000 pics
Approx. 4 000 pics
Approx. 2 000 pics
Approx. 1 000 picsApprox. 36 000 pics
Approx. 18 000 pics
Approx. 9 000 pics
Approx. 4 500 pics
Approx. 2 250 pics
Approx. 1 125 picsApprox. 38 000 pics
Approx. 19 000 pics
Approx. 9 500 pics
Approx. 4 750 pics
Approx. 2 375 pics
Approx. 1 187 picsApprox. 40 000 pics
Approx. 20 000 pics
Approx. 10 000 pics
Approx. 5 000 pics
Approx. 2 500 pics
Approx. 1 250 picsApprox. 42 000 pics
Approx. 21 000 pics
Approx. 10 500 pics
Approx. 5 250 pics
Approx. 2 625 pics
Approx. 1 312 pics 5 (Normal) 6 7 8 9 (Low)Image quality
Size of SD
memory card Size of SD
memory card
5 (Normal) 6 7 8 9 (Low)Image quality
Refer to the following for the possible numbers of images whose image capture size is QVGA.
Image capture size: QVGA
2 GB
1 GB
512 MB
256 MB
128 MB
64 MBApprox. 22 000 pics
Approx. 11 000 pics
Approx. 5 500 pics
Approx. 2 750 pics
Approx. 1 375 pics
Approx. 687 picsApprox. 26 000 pics
Approx. 13 000 pics
Approx. 6 500 pics
Approx. 3 250 pics
Approx. 1 625 pics
Approx. 812 picsApprox. 28 000 pics
Approx. 14 000 pics
Approx. 7 000 pics
Approx. 3 500 pics
Approx. 1 750 pics
Approx. 875 picsApprox. 30 000 pics
Approx. 15 000 pics
Approx. 7 500 pics
Approx. 3 750 pics
Approx. 1 875 pics
Approx. 937 picsApprox. 32 000 pics
Approx. 16 000 pics
Approx. 8 000 pics
Approx. 4 000 pics
Approx. 2 000 pics
Approx. 1 000 pics
2 GB
1 GB
512 MB
256 MB
128 MB
64 MBApprox. 24 000 pics
Approx. 12 000 pics
Approx. 6 000 pics
Approx. 3 000 pics
Approx. 1 500 pics
Approx. 750 picsApprox. 26 000 pics
Approx. 13 000 pics
Approx. 6 500 pics
Approx. 3 250 pics
Approx. 1 625 pics
Approx. 812 picsApprox. 27 000 pics
Approx. 13 500 pics
Approx. 6 750 pics
Approx. 3 375 pics
Approx. 1 687 pics
Approx. 843 picsApprox. 28 000 pics
Approx. 14 000 pics
Approx. 7 000 pics
Approx. 3 500 pics
Approx. 1 750 pics
Approx. 875 picsApprox. 30 000 pics
Approx. 15 000 pics
Approx. 7 500 pics
Approx. 3 750 pics
Approx. 1 875 pics
Approx. 937 pics 0 (Super fine) 1 (Fine) 2 3 4Image quality
0 (Super fine) 1 (Fine) 2 3 4Image quality
2 GB
1 GB
512 MB
256 MB
128 MB
64 MBApprox. 10 000 pics
Approx. 5 000 pics
Approx. 2 500 pics
Approx. 1 250 pics
Approx. 625 pics
Approx. 312 picsApprox. 14 000 pics
Approx. 7 000 pics
Approx. 3 500 pics
Approx. 1 750 pics
Approx. 875 pics
Approx. 437 picsApprox. 16 000 pics
Approx. 8 000 pics
Approx. 4 000 pics
Approx. 2 000 pics
Approx. 1 000 pics
Approx. 500 picsApprox. 18 000 pics
Approx. 9 000 pics
Approx. 4 500 pics
Approx. 2 250 pics
Approx. 1 125 pics
Approx. 562 picsApprox. 20 000 pics
Approx. 10 000 pics
Approx. 5 000 pics
Approx. 2 500 pics
Approx. 1 250 pics
Approx. 625 pics
Possible number of images that can be saved on the SD memory card (as indications)
Important:
The numbers on the following table are just indications. They are not actual numbers of images that can be
saved on the SD memory card. Numbers will differ according to photographic subject, settings relating to the SD
memory card, etc. 
Image capture size: VGA