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WV-NF302
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  • Page 1: Network Camera

    Network Camera Setup Instructions WV-NF302 Model No. Before attempting to connect or operate this product, please read these instructions carefully and save this manual for future use.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS Preface ..........................3 About these operating instructions ................3 Trademarks and registered trademarks ..............3 Viewer software ......................3 Display the setup menu and configure the settings of the camera using a PC ....4 How to display the setup menu ................... 4 How to operate the setup menu ..................

  • Page 3: Preface

    Preface About these operating instructions There are 3 sets of operating instructions as follows. • Installation guide • Operating instructions • Setup instructions These setup Instructions contain descriptions of how to configure the settings using a PC via a network. Refer to the installation guide for descriptions of how to install this product and of how to connect to a network.

  • Page 4: Display The Setup Menu And Configure The Settings Of The Camera Using A Pc

    Display the setup menu and configure the settings of the camera using a PC The settings of the camera can be configured on the setup menu. The setup menu is only operable by users whose access level is "1. Administrator". How to display the setup menu Step 1 Display the "Live"...

  • Page 5: How To Operate The Setup Menu

    How to operate the setup menu Important: When there are two or more [Set] and [Execute] but- tons on the page, click the respective button to the edited setting item. <Example> Menu buttons Setup page Step 1 Click the desired button in the frame on the left of the window to display the respective setup menu.
  • Page 6 About the setup menu window !2 Status display area q [Live] button w [Basic] button e [Image/Audio] button r [Multi-screen] button !3 Setup page t [Alarm] button y [User mng.] button u [Server] button i [Network] button o [Schedule] button !0 [Maintenance] button !1 [Help] button [Alarm] button...
  • Page 7 [Network] button Click this button to display the "Network" page. The network settings and the settings relating to DDNS (Dynamic DNS), SNMP (Simple Network Manage- ment Protocol) and the FTP (File Transfer Protocol) periodic image transmission function can be config- ured on the "Network"...

  • Page 8: Configure The Basic Settings Of The Camera [Basic]

    Number of characters for the camera title: 0 - 20 played on the left side of the displayed time and characters date. Default: WV-NF302 Out: Does not apply summer time. Default: Out [Date/time] Enter the current time and date. When "12h" is selected [Camera title on screen] for "Time display format", "AM"...
  • Page 9 [OSD position] Notes: Select a position where time and date are to be dis- • Link LED: This LED will light when communication played on the "Live" page. with the connected device is available. [Orange] Upper left: The above information will be displayed at •...
  • Page 10 It is recommended to replace the SD memory card. [Remaining capacity notification] When the "Mail notification" function or the "Panasonic alarm protocol" function is used to provide notification of the remaining capacity of the SD memory card, select a level to be notified at from the following.
  • Page 11 • Number of images to be saved Notes: Select a number of alarm images to be saved on the SD • Select "FTP error" when images are to be transmit- memory card from the following. ted to the FTP server at an alarm occurrence. 10 pics/20 pics/ 30 pics/50 pics/100 pics/200 pics/ •...
  • Page 12 • 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 Panasonic's net- work disk recorder. • Play/download images on the SD memory card •...
  • Page 13 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 to the SD memory card. Image capture size: 1 280 x 960 Capacity of Image quality...
  • Page 14 Image capture size: QVGA Capacity of Image quality SD memory 0 (Super fine) 1 (Fine) card 2 GB Approx. 24 000 pics Approx. 26 000 pics Approx. 27 000 pics Approx. 28 000 pics Approx. 30 000 pics 1 GB Approx.
  • Page 15 Access copy images saved on the SD memory card onto the PC [SD memory card images] Click the [SD memory card] tab on the "Basic" page. ( pages 4 and 5: How to display/operate the setup menu) The following are descriptions of how to access images saved on the SD memory card via a network. It is necessary in advance to select "Allow"...
  • Page 16 Configure the settings relating to the logs [Log] Click the [Log] tab on the "Basic" page. ( pages 4 and 5: How to display/operate the setup menu) Important: When "Name w/o time&date" is selected for "File name" on the [FTP img. trans.] tab on the "Network" page ( page 50), FTP error log and associated images will not be saved.
  • Page 17 How the logs and images are saved depending on the settings for "Alarm" [Log] tab [SD memory card] tab Logs and associated images Alarm: Save logs SD memory card Save trigger Logs: Up to 3 000 logs will be kept. When more than 3 000 logs are filed, the older logs will be overwritten by the newer logs.
  • Page 18 How the logs and images are saved depending on the settings for "Manual" [Log] tab [SD memory card] tab Logs and associated images Manual: SD memory Save trigger Overwrite Save logs card Logs: Up to 3 000 logs will be kept. When more than 3 000 logs are filed, the older logs will be overwritten by the newer logs.
  • Page 19 [Log] tab [SD memory card] tab Logs and associated images Manual: SD memory Save trigger Overwrite Save logs card Logs: Logs will not be saved. Not use – – Images: Images will not be saved. How the logs and images are saved depending on the settings for "FTP error" [Log] tab [SD memory card] tab Logs and associated images...

  • Page 20: Configure The Settings Relating To Images And Audio [Image/Audio]

    Configure the settings relating to images and audio [Image/Audio] The settings relating to JPEG/MPEG-4 images such as the settings of image quality, privacy zone, audio, etc. can be configured on this page. The "Image/Audio" page has 3 tabs; the [JPEG/MPEG-4] tab, the [Image/Privacy] tab and the [Audio] tab. Configure the settings relating to JPEG/MPEG-4 images [JPEG/MPEG-4] Click the [JPEG/MPEG-4] tab on the "Image/Audio"...
  • Page 21 I MPEG-4 Click the [JPEG/MPEG-4] tab on the "Image/Audio" page. ( pages 4 and 5: How to display/operate the setup menu) Configure the settings relating to MPEG-4 image such as "Max bit rate (per client)", "Image capture size", "Image quality", etc. in this section. Refer to page 20 for further information about the settings relating to JPEG images. Note: The MPEG-4 bit rate is synchronized with "Bandwidth control(bit rate)"...
  • Page 22 When it is unnecessary to fix the port number for [Multicast port] * MPEG-4 image transmission such as when using in Enter the multicast port number (used to transmit a particular LAN environment, it is recommended to images from the camera). select "Unicast port (AUTO)".
  • Page 23 Configure the settings relating to images and the privacy zone [Image/Privacy] Click the [Image/Privacy] tab on the "Image/Audio" page. ( pages 4 and 5: How to display/operate the setup menu) When the [Setup >>] button of each setting item is clicked, the detailed settings menu will be displayed in a newly opened window.
  • Page 24 Configure the settings relating to image quality ("Image adjust" setup menu) Click the [Setup >>] button of "Image adjust" on the [Image/Privacy] tab of the "Image/Audio" page. ( page 23) The settings relating to image quality can be configured with the setup menu displayed in a newly displayed window. When the values are changed, the changed values will be applied immediately to the currently displayed image on the [Image/Privacy] tab.
  • Page 25 Off / Max.2/30s / Max.4/30s / Max.6/30s / Max.10/30s / Notes: Max.16/30s • Under the following conditions, color may not be Default: Off faithfully processed. In these cases, select "AWC". • When shooting a subject whose major part is a Important: thick color When "On"...
  • Page 26 Set mask areas When "Off" is selected for "Back light compensation (BLC)", it is possible to compensate for backlight by masking brighter areas. Step 1 Step 3 Display the setup menu of "Image adjust". ( page 24) Click the divided areas to be masked. →...
  • Page 27 Configure the settings relating to the privacy zone ("Privacy zone" setup menu) Click the [Setup >>] button of "Privacy zone" on the [Image/Privacy] tab of the "Image/Audio" page. ( page 23) When there is a zone that is not to be displayed, set the zone as a privacy zone to not to display. Up to 8 privacy zones can be set.
  • Page 28 Configure the settings relating to audio [Audio] Click the [Audio] tab on the "Image/Audio" page. ( pages 4 and 5: How to display/operate the setup menu) The settings relating to audio can be configured on this page. Notes: • Images and audio will not be synchronized. Therefore, images and audio may not always match. •...
  • Page 29 [Audio output volume (PC to Camera)] [Permission level of audio trans./recep.] Select a volume level on the camera to hear audio Select an access level for audio transmission/reception transmitted from the PC. from the following. Refer to page 39 for further informa- High/Middle/Low tion about the access level.

  • Page 30: Configures The Multi-Screen Settings [Multi-Screen]

    Configure the multi-screen settings [Multi-screen] Assign cameras to be displayed on a multi-screen [Multi-screen setup] The cameras to be used for the multi-screen display can be registered on this page. Refer to the operating instructions (PDF) for descriptions of how to display images on a multi-screen. The following cameras are applicable for the multi-screen display.

  • Page 31: Configure The Alarm Settings [Alarm]

    Determine whether or not to use the command alarm by selecting "On" or "Off". The command alarm is the function that provides notifi- cation of a Panasonic protocol alarm from the other cameras. When "On" is selected, alarm actions will be performed between multiple cameras.
  • Page 32 Configure the settings relating to the alarm image Click the [Alarm] tab on the "Alarm" page. ( pages 4 and 5: How to display/operate the setup menu) I Alarm image The settings relating to the alarm image to be transmitted to an FTP server can be configured in this section. The alarm image will be transmitted to an FTP server.
  • Page 33 • Number of images Select the number of images to be transmitted from the following. 1 pic/2 pics/3 pics/4 pics/5 pics/6 pics/7 pics/8 pics/ 9 pics/10 pics/20 pics/ 30 pics/50 pics/100 pics/ 200 pics/300 pics/500 pics/1000 pics/2000 pics/ 3000 pics Default: 100 pics •...
  • Page 34 Configure the settings relating to the alarm out terminal Click the [Alarm] tab on the "Alarm" page. ( pages 4 and 5: How to display/operate the setup menu) I Alarm output terminal setup The settings relating to the alarm out terminal can be configured in this section. Refer to pages 31 and 32 for further information about the settings relating to the alarm, and the alarm image.

  • Page 35: Set The Vmd Areas [Vmd Area]

    Set the VMD areas [VMD area] Click the [VMD area] tab on the "Alarm" page. ( pages 4 and 5: How to display/operate the setup menu) The video motion detection areas can be set on this page. The following are descriptions of how to set areas to detect motion of objects using the VMD function. Up to 4 areas can be set.
  • Page 36 Set the VMD areas Step1 Step 4 Create a VMD area by dragging the mouse on the To invalidate the VMD area, click the [Set] button after screen. selecting "Off" for "Status" of the VMD area to be invali- (a) When selecting area to create the first VMD area on dated.
  • Page 37 Configure the settings relating to the mail notification [Notification] Click the [Notification] tab on the "Alarm" page. ( pages 4 and 5: How to display/operate the setup menu) I Destination of notification [Alarm] [Diag.] [Destination address] Enter the destination address. Up to 4 destination addresses can be registered.
  • Page 38 I Destination of notification [Alarm] [Diag.] [Destination IP address] Enter the destination IP address of the Panasonic alarm protocol from the following. Host name is unavailable for the destination IP address. Up to 8 destination address- es can be registered.

  • Page 39: Configure The Settings Relating To The Authentication [User Mng.]

    Configure the settings relating to the authentication [User mng.] The settings relating to the authentication such as users and PCs restrictions for accessing the camera can be con- figured on this page. The "User mng." page has 3 tabs; the [User auth.] tab, the [Host auth.] tab and the [System] tab. Configure the settings relating to the user authentication [User auth.] Click the [User auth.] tab on the "User mng."...
  • Page 40 Configure the settings relating to the host authentication [Host auth.] Click the [Host auth.] tab on the "User mng." page. ( pages 4 and 5: How to display/operate the setup menu) The settings to restrict PCs (IP address) from accessing the camera can be configured on this page. [Access level] Select the access level of the host from the following.

  • Page 41: Configure The Settings Relating To The Priority Stream [System]

    Configure the settings relating to the priority stream [System] Click the [System] tab on the "User mng." page. ( pages 4 and 5: How to display/operate the setup menu) Configuring the following settings for the priority stream (to transmit images to multiple users without changing image quality).

  • Page 42: Configure The Settings Of The Servers [Server]

    Configure the settings of the servers [Server] The settings relating to the mail server and the FTP server can be configured on this page. The "Server" page has 3 tabs; the [Mail] tab, the [FTP img. trans.] tab and the [NTP] tab. Configure the settings relating to the mail server [Mail] Click the [Mail] tab on the "Server"...
  • Page 43 Configure the settings relating to the FTP server [FTP] Click the [FTP] tab on the "Server" page. ( pages 4 and 5: How to display/operate the setup menu) The settings relating to the FTP server used to transmit the alarm images can be configured on this page. [FTP mode] Select "Passive"...
  • Page 44 Configure the settings relating to the NTP server [NTP] Click the [NTP] tab on the "Server" page. ( pages 4 and 5: 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.

  • Page 45: Configuring The Network Settings [Network]

    Configuring the network settings [Network] The network settings and the settings relating to DDNS (Dynamic DNS) and SNMP (Simple Network management Protocol) can be configured on this page. The "Network" page has 4 tabs; the [Network] tab, the [DDNS] tab, the [SNMP] tab and the [FTP img. trans.] tab. Configure the network settings [Network] Click the [Network] tab on the "Network"...
  • Page 46 I IPv6 network [Line speed] Select the line speed for data transmission from the fol- [Manual] lowing. It is recommended to use the default setting Select "On" or "Off" to determine whether or not to man- "Auto". ually extract IPv6 prefix information from an IPv6 com- Auto: Line speed will be applied automatically.
  • Page 47 Notes: • Refer to the network administrator for the addresses of each server. • 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 function is to be set in a router. •...
  • Page 48 Configure the settings relating to DDNS [DDNS] Click the [DDNS] tab on the "Network" page. ( pages 4 and 5: How to display/operate the setup menu) The settings relating to DDNS can be configured on this page. When using the IPv4 network, it is necessary to configure the DDNS settings to access the camera via the Internet from the network environment of which the global address is obtained using the DHCP function.
  • Page 49 Configure the settings relating to SNMP [SNMP] Click the [SNMP] tab on the "Network" page. ( pages 4 and 5: How to display/operate the setup menu) The settings relating to SNMP can be configured on this page. It is possible to check the status of the camera by connecting to the SNMP manager.
  • Page 50 Configure the settings relating to the FTP periodic image transmission [FTP img. trans.] Click the [FTP img. trans.] tab on the "Network" page. ( pages 4 and 5: How to display/operate the setup menu) I FTP periodic image transmission The settings relating to the periodic image transmission of images to an FTP server can be configured in this sec- tion.
  • Page 51 [Transmission interval] [Image capture size] Select the interval for the FTP periodic image transmis- Select "QVGA", "VGA" or "1 280 x 960" for the image sion from the following. capture size of the images to be transmitted using the 1 sec/2 sec/3 sec/4 sec/5 sec/6 sec/10 sec/15 sec/ FTP periodic image transmission.

  • Page 52: Configure The Settings Relating To The Schedules [Schedule]

    Configure the settings relating to the schedules [Schedule] On the "Schedule" page, it is possible to determine time zones for when the following are available. • Alarm permission (Alarm input will be received only in the specified time zone.) • VMD permission (Video motion detection will be active only in the specified time zone.) •...
  • Page 53 Step 3 Click [C] to select the start time and the end time of the schedule. When unnecessary to specify the time zone in the selected day of the week, select "24h". Step 4 Click the [Set] button after completing the settings. →...

  • Page 54: Maintenance Of The Camera [Maintenance]

    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; the [System log] tab, the [Upgrade] tab and the [Default reset] tab. Check the system log [System log] Click the [System log] tab of the "Maintenance"...
  • Page 55 Upgrade the firmware [Upgrade] Click the [Upgrade] tab of the "Maintenance" page. ( pages 4 and 5: How to display/operate the setup menu) The current firmware can be checked and upgraded to the latest version on this page. Contact the dealer for further information about the firmware upgrade.
  • Page 56 Reset the settings/Reboot the camera [Default reset] Click the [Default reset] tab of the "Maintenance" page. ( pages 4 and 5: How to display/operate the setup menu) Reset of the settings and the HTML files (setup menus) of the camera and reboot of the camera can be performed on this page.

  • Page 57: About The Network Security Of The Camera

    About the network security of the camera Equipped security functions The following security functions are featured in this camera. q Access restrictions by the host authentication and the user authentication It is possible to restrict users from accessing the camera by setting the host authentication and/or the user authentication to "On".

  • Page 58: Viewing Help

    Viewing Help If you want to know anything about operation or setup methods on screen, display the "Help" screen. Displaying the Help screen Setup screen Step 1 Click the [Setup] button. → The setup screen is displayed. Clicking an underlined item will display the "Help" pop-window.

  • Page 59: About The Displayed System Log

    About the displayed system log Error indications relating to SMTP Category Indication Description POP3 server error Authentication error Entered user name or password may be incorrect. Check if the mail settings are con- figured correctly. Failed to find POP3 server •...
  • Page 60 Error indications relating to DDNS Category Indication Description Connection error No response from the server • The designated IP address of the DDNS may be incorrect. Check if the DDNS set- tings are configured correctly. • The DDNS server may be down. Ask the network administrator.

  • Page 61: Troubleshooting

    Check the connection as follows: With the Windows command prompt, > ping "IP address of the camera" When the WV-NF302 replies, the camera is functioning – normally. If not, proceed either of the following. • Reboot the camera and change the IP address by using the Panasonic IP setup software within 20 minutes after the reboot.
  • Page 62 Reference Symptom Cause/solution pages • Is the same IP address provided to other devices? Are there contradictions between the address and the network subnet to be accessed? <When the camera and the PC are connected in the same subnet> Are the IP addresses of the camera and the PC set in a common subnet? Or is "Use Proxy Server"...
  • Page 63 Reference Symptom Cause/solution pages • Depending on the version of your browser, there might Installation be difficulties refreshing the picture, etc. Guide The image is not being • Depending on the traffic of the network or the concen- refreshed. tration of access to the camera, there might be difficul- ties displaying the camera picture.
  • Page 64 Reference Symptom Cause/solution pages • Are the microphone and the speaker connected cor- Installation rectly and firmly? Guide Confirm that they are connected correctly and firmly. Cannot transmit audio to the camera. • Is the viewer software installed on the PC? 3, 9 Confirm that the viewer software "Network Camera Installation...
  • Page 65 Reference Symptom Cause/solution pages • This may occur due to the display adapter and driver combination. When this has occurred, first update the driver of the display adapter to the latest version. If updating the driver does not solve the problem, adjust the hardware acceleration as follows.
  • Page 66 Depending on the OS installed on the PC, the following may occur. Follow the instructions below when the following has occurred. By performing the following solutions, other applica- tions and the security level may not be affected. The "Information Bar" expressed in the following symptom and solutions will be displayed just below the address bar only when there is information to communicate.

  • Page 67: Directory Structure Of Drive B

    LOCAL 00000000 07010112.01 File name.01 Image saved manually (Ex. img_0701010123000001.jpg) 07010112.02 ← Destination where images are to be saved by the SD memory PULL recording function of Panasonic network disk recorder ← Destination where log files are to be saved...
  • Page 68 Panasonic System Solutions Company, Panasonic Sales Company Division of Panasonic Puerto Rico Inc. Unit Company of Panasonic Corporation of North America San Gabriel Industrial Park 65th Infantry Ave. KM. 9.5 www.panasonic.com/business/ Carolina For customer support, call 1.800.528.6747 P.R. 00985(809)750-4300 Three Panasonic Way 2H-2, Secaucus, New Jersey 07094 Panasonic Canada Inc.

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