Operating Instructions Network Camera WV-SP105, WV-SP102 WV-SP105E, WV-SP102E Model No. P105 P102 WV-S WV-SP105 WV-S WV-SP102 Before attempting to connect or operate this product, please read these instructions carefully and save this manual for future use. The model number is abbreviated in some descriptions in this manual.
CONTENTS Configuration of the settings relating to the mail notification [Notification]......................................... 36 Configure the settings relating to Panasonic alarm protocol [Notification]................................... 37 Configure the settings relating to the authentication [User mng.]................................................................. 38 Configure the settings relating to the user authentication [User auth.].....................................
Preface About the user manuals There are 2 sets of operating instructions for the WV-SP105, WV-SP102 (NTSC model), WV-SP105E, WV-SP102E (PAL model) as follows. • Installation Guide: Explains how to install and connect devices. • Operating Instructions (PDF): Explains how to perform the settings and how to operate this camera. Adobe® Reader® is required to read these operating instructions (PDF) on the provided CD-ROM.
Viewer software • It is necessary to install the viewer software "Network Camera View 4S" to display images on a PC. This software can be installed directly from the camera or by double clicking "nwcv4Ssetup.exe" on the CD-ROM provided, and then following the on-screen instructions. Important: • The default setting of "Automatic installation of Viewer software" is "On". Follow the instructions on page 63 when the message is displayed on the information bar of the browser.
Monitor images on a PC The following are descriptions of how to monitor images from the camera on a PC. Monitor images from a single camera Step 1 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. Example: If the port number is set to "8080": http://192.168.0.
Important: • To enhance the security, change the password for the user name "admin". It is recommended to change this password periodically. • When displaying multiple H.264 images on a PC, images may not be displayed depending on the performance of the PC. Note: • The maximum number of concurrent access user is 14 including users who is receiving H.264 images and users who are receiving JPEG images.
About the "Live" page q i o !0 !1 w e r t !2 y u q [Setup] button*1 Displays the setup menu. The button will turn green and the setup menu will be displayed. t [Image capture size] buttons These buttons will be displayed only when a JPEG image is displayed. [VGA] button: The letters "VGA" will turn green and images in the main area will be displayed in VGA size. [QVGA] button: The letters "QVGA" will turn green and images in the main area will be displayed in QVGA size.
!2 Main area Images from the camera will be displayed in this area. The current time and date will be displayed according to the settings configured for "Time display format" and "Date/time display format". (☞ Page 17) When clicking a desired point while displaying live images at x2 or x4 in the main area, the camera will move to locate the clicked point at the center of the main area. Note: • The buttons [VGA] and [QVGA] are displayed only when "4:3" is selected for "Aspect ratio".
Monitor images from multiple cameras Images from multiple cameras can be displayed on a multi-screen. Images from 4 cameras (up to 16 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 4 groups (16 cameras) can be registered.
Action at an alarm occurrence The alarm action (camera action at an alarm occurrence) will be performed when the following alarms occur. Alarm type VMD alarm: When 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 is received from the connected device via a network, the alarm action will be performed.
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 the password to access the FTP server to restrict users who can log into the FTP server.
About the network security 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". (☞ Pages 38 and 39) w Access restrictions by changing the HTTP port It is possible to prevent illegal access such as port scanning, etc. by changing the HTTP port number.
Display the setup menu from a PC The settings of the camera can be configured on the setup menu. Important: • The setup menu is only operable by users whose access level is "1. Administrator". Refer to page 38 for how to configure the access level. How to display the setup menu Step 1 Step 3 Display the "Live" page. (☞ Page 5) Click the [OK] button after entering the user name and the password. Step 2 Click the [Setup] button on the "Live" page.
How to operate the setup menu 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. When there are tabs at the top of the setup page displayed 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.
About the setup menu window q [Setup] button !3 Camera title w [Live] button e [Basic] button r [Image] button t [Multi-screen] button y [Alarm] button u [User mng.] button !4 Setup page i [Server] button o [Network] button !0 [Schedule] button !1 [Maintenance] button !2 [Help] button q [Setup] button Displays the setup menu. y [Alarm] button Displays the "Alarm" page.
!0 [Schedule] button Displays the "Schedule" page. On the "Schedule" page, it is possible to designate time zones to allow to activate the VMD detection function or allow to access the cameras. (☞ Page 52) !1 [Maintenance] button Displays the "Maintenance" page. System log check, firmware upgrade and initialization of the setup menu can be carried out on the "Maintenance" page. (☞ Page 53) !2 [Help] button Displays the "Help" page.
Configure the basic settings of the camera [Basic] The basic settings such as camera title and time and date can be configured on the "Basic" page. Configure the basic settings [Basic] Click the [Basic] tab on the "Basic" page. (☞ Pages 13 and 14: How to display/operate the setup menu) The settings such as the camera title, time and date, etc. can be configured on this page. [Date/time display format] Select a date/time display format.
[OSD position] Select the position where the time and date and a character string to be displayed on the image of 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.
Configure the settings relating to images [Image] The settings relating to JPEG and H.264 images such as the settings of image quality, etc. can be configured on this page. The "Image" page has 2 tabs; the [JPEG/H.264] tab and the [Image/Privacy] tab. Configure the settings relating to the aspect ratio [JPEG/H.264] Click the [JPEG/H.24] tab on the "Image" page.
[Image quality] Specify the image quality of JPEG images. 0 Super fine/ 1 Fine/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 5 Normal/ 6/ 7/ 8/ 9 Low Default: 5 Normal Configure the settings relating to H.264 images [JPEG/H.264] Click the [JPEG/H.24] tab on the "Image" page. (☞ Pages 13 and 14: How to display/operate the setup menu) Configure the settings relating to H.264 image such as "Max bit rate (per client)*", "Image capture size", "Image quality", etc. in this section.
[Frame rate*] Select a frame rate for H.264 images from the following. 1fps/ 3fps/ 5fps*/ 7.5fps*/ 10fps*/ 12fps* (PAL model)/ 15fps*/ 20fps*/ 30fps* Default: 30fps* Note: • When "On" is selected, only "Unicast port (AUTO)" will be available for "Transmission type". • When "On" is selected, it may take time to start displaying H.264 images. • When "On" is selected, H.264 images may not be displayed depending on the number of the concurrent access user availability, etc.
Note: • When "Constant bit rate" is selected for "Recording priority", this setting is available. [Refresh interval] Select an interval (I-frame interval; 0.2 - 5 seconds) to refresh the displayed H.264 images. If using under a network environment with frequent error occurrences, shorten the refresh interval for H.264 to diminish image distortions. However, the refresh interval may be longer than the set value. 0.2s/ 0.33s/ 0.
Configure the settings relating to image quality, extra zoom and the privacy zone [Image/Privacy] Click the [Image/Privacy] tab on the "Image" page. (☞ Pages 13 and 14: 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. The detailed settings can be configured while monitoring images displayed on the [Image/Privacy] tab.
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 "Camera" 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 to the currently displayed image on the [Image/Privacy] tab. Important: • When the aspect ratio of JPEG/H.
[Light control mode] Select the light control mode from the following. Indoor scene (50 Hz) Indoor scene (60 Hz): Flicker caused by fluorescent lighting will be automatically compensated. Select 50 Hz or 60 Hz corresponding to the location where the camera is in use. ELC (Maximum exposure time): The lighting control will be automatically performed by adjusting shutter speed in the range of ELC.
ATW1: Selects the automatic tracing white balance mode. The camera will constantly check the color temperature of the light source and adjust the white balance automatically. Operating color temperature range is approx. 2700 K - 6000 K. ATW2: Selects the automatic tracing white balance mode under a sodium lamp. The camera will adjust the white balance automatically under a sodium lamp. Operating color temperature range is approx. 2000 K - 6000 K. AWC: Selects the automatic white balance control mode.
Set mask areas When "Off" is selected for "Back light compensation(BLC)" (☞ page 24), it is possible to compensate for backlight by masking brighter areas. Step 1 It will be divided into 48 (6x8) It will be divided into 16 (4x4) Display the "Image adjust" setup menu. ☞ Page 24) SP105 SP102 Note: • When the aspect ratio is "4:3", areas can be masked. If the aspect ratio is changed to "16:9" after completion of area masking, the setting of area masking is maintained.
Extra zoom setting (Extra zoom setup menu) SP105 Configure the settings relating to the extra zoom. [Extra zoom] Up to 2x Extra zoom can be set. Extra zoom can be adjusted in 10 steps. [+] button The extra zoom factor will be incremented up to 2x. [−] button The extra zoom factor will be decremented by 1x. [Reset] button Reset the extra zoom factor that has been set to 1x. [Close] button Click this button to close the extra zoom setup menu.
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 "Camera" 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 2 privacy zones can be set. [Area] The privacy zone will be set when an area is designated by dragging the mouse. Each zone can be overlapped. Up to 2 privacy zones can be created.
Configure the multi-screen settings [Multi-screen] The cameras from which images are to be displayed on a multi-screen can be registered on the "Multi-screen" page. (☞ Pages 13 and 14: How to display/operate the setup menu) [Camera title] Enter the title of the camera. The entered camera title will be displayed on a multi-screen. Available number of characters: 0 - 20 characters Note: • When selecting a 16 split-screen, some characters of the camera title to be displayed may not be displayed.
Configure the alarm settings [Alarm] The settings relating to alarm occurrences such as settings for the alarm action at an alarm occurrence, the VMD area settings, and the alarm occurrence notification can be configured on this page. The "Alarm" page has 3 tabs; the [Alarm] tab, the [VMD area] tab and the [Notification] tab. Configure the settings relating to the alarm action [Alarm] Click the [Alarm] tab on the "Alarm" page.
Configure the settings relating to the alarm image [Alarm] Click the [Alarm] tab on the "Alarm" page. (☞ Pages 13 and 14: How to display/operate the setup menu) 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. To transmit alarm images to an FTP server, it is necessary to configure the settings in advance.
Off: Does not change the image quality upon alarm detection. Default: Off [Image quality upon alarm detection] Image quality can be changed upon an alarm occurrence. Select the image quality from the following. 0 Super fine/ 1 Fine/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 5 Normal/ 6/ 7/ 8/ 9 Low Default: 5 Normal Configure the VMD settings [VMD area] Click the [VMD area] tab on the "Alarm" page. (☞ Pages 13 and 14: How to display/operate the setup menu) The video motion detection areas can be set on this page.
[Light detection control] Select "On" or "Off" to determine whether or not to detect video motion affected by brightness change such by a dimming level control. Default: Off Important: • "Light detection control" may not work when brightness change is too small. • When "On" is selected for "Lighting detection suspension", the video motion detection may not be performed even when detecting a subject moving over the whole screen.
Set the VMD areas [VMD area] Set the areas to activate the VMD function. Important: • When the settings are being configured on the setup menu, sometimes the VMD function may not work correctly. Step 1 Set the video motion detection area by dragging the mouse on the screen. → The designated area will become the VMD area "1(White)" and the outline will be displayed. When 2 - 4 VMD areas are set, each area will be numbered in order. The areas will be identified by the respective outline colors.
Configuration of the settings relating to the mail notification [Notification] Click the [Notification] tab on the "Alarm" page. (☞ Pages 13 and 14: How to display/operate the setup menu) The settings relating to the alarm mail can be configured. It is necessary to configure the settings of the mail server to perform the mail notification. (☞ Page 41) ■ Destination of notification [Address 1] to [Address 4] Enter the destination mail address. Up to 4 destination addresses can be registered.
Configure the settings relating to Panasonic alarm protocol [Notification] Click the [Notification] tab on the "Alarm" page. (☞ Pages 13 and 14: How to display/operate the setup menu) The settings relating to Panasonic alarm protocol can be configured in this section. ■ Destination of notification [Address 1] to [Address 8] Enter the destination IP address of the Panasonic alarm protocol from the following. Host name is unavailable for the IP address. Up to 8 destination addresses can be registered.
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 configured on the "User mng." 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.
Configure the settings relating to the host authentication [Host auth.] Click the [Host auth.] tab on the "User mng." page. (☞ Pages 13 and 14: How to display/operate the setup menu) The restriction settings of PCs (IP address) from accessing the camera can be configured on this page. [Host check] By clicking [C] of "Host check", the registered host can be selected and the selected host’s IP address can be checked. The registered IP address will be displayed with the access level. (Example: 192.168.0.
Configure the settings relating to the priority stream [System] Click the [System] tab on the "User mng." page. (☞ Pages 13 and 14: How to display/operate the setup menu) The description below is the configuration of the priority stream that can transmit images without deteriorating the image quality and refresh interval even when multiple users access concurrently. Note: • When "On" is selected for "H.
Configure the settings of the servers [Server] The settings relating to the mail server, the FTP server and the NTP server can be configured on this page. The "Server" page has 3 tabs; the [Mail] tab, the [FTP] tab and the [NTP] tab. Configure the settings relating to the mail server [Mail] Click the [Mail] tab on the "Server" page. (☞ Pages 13 and 14: How to display/operate the setup menu) The settings relating to the mail server used to send the alarm mail can be configured on this page.
Configure the settings relating to the FTP server [FTP] Click the [FTP] tab on the "Server" page. (☞ Pages 13 and 14: 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 server address] Enter the IP address or the host name of the FTP server.
Configure the settings relating to the NTP server [NTP] Click the [NTP] tab on the "Server" page. (☞ Pages 13 and 14: 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. Important: • Use an NTP server when the more accurate time & date setting is required for the system operation.
Configure 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 the "Network" 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.
■ IPv6 network [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 [Manual] Select "On" or "Off" to determine whether or not to manually configure the IP address for IPv6 network (IPv6 address). On: Enter an IPv6 address manually. Off: Manual entry of an IPv6 address will become unavailable.
[Easy IP Setup accommodate period] Select "20min" or "Unlimited" to determine how long the network setting operation using the Panasonic IP setting software can be allowed. 20min: The network setting operation using the Panasonic IP setting software is allowed for 20 minutes. Unlimited: The network setting operation using the Panasonic IP setting software is allowed without time limitation. Default: 20min Note: • Refer to the network administrator for the addresses of each server.
Configure the settings relating to DDNS [DDNS] Click the [DDNS] tab on the "Network" page. (☞ Pages 13 and 14: How to display/operate the setup menu) When using the DDNS function, it is possible to access with "Host name registered in the DDNS server.nmdns.net". To use the DDNS function, it is necessary to connect to the dedicated DDNS server. Refer to the web site for further information about the DDNS. Refer to the readme file on the provided CD-ROM for the web site address.
Configure the settings relating to SNMP [SNMP] Click the [SNMP] tab on the "Network" page. (☞ Pages 13 and 14: 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. When using the SNMP function, contact the network administrator. [Community] Enter the community name to be monitored.
Configure the settings relating to the FTP periodic image transmission [FTP img. trans.] Click the [FTP img. trans.] tab on the "Network" page. (☞ Pages 13 and 14: How to display/operate the setup menu) The settings relating to the periodic transmission of images to an FTP server can be configured on this page. To transmit images to an FTP server periodically, it is necessary to configure the settings of the FTP server in advance (☞ page 42).
[Image capture size] Select the capture size of images to be transmitted from the following. When "4:3" is selected for "Aspect ratio" QVGA/ VGA/ 1280x960*1 When "16:9" is selected for "Aspect ratio" 320x180/ 640x360/ 1280x720*1 Default: VGA *1 SP105 Configure the schedule settings of the FTP periodic image transmission [FTP img. trans.] Click the [FTP img. trans.] tab on the "Network" page.
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 schedule of the selected day of the week is deleted.
Configure the settings relating to the schedules [Schedule] On the "Schedule" page, it is possible to configure the settings relating to schedules as follows. • VMD permission (Video motion detection will be active only in the specified schedule.) • Access permission (Access to the camera will be allowed only in the specified schedule.) The "Schedule" page has only the [Schedule] tab. Up to 5 schedules can be set. Note: • Select "On" for "User auth." on the [User auth.] tab of "User mng.
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] Up to 100 system logs can be saved on the built-in memory of the camera. When the saved system logs have reached the maximum number, the newer logs will overwrite the older system logs.
Upgrade the firmware [Upgrade] Click the [Upgrade] tab of the "Maintenance" page. (☞ Pages 13 and 14: 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. 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.
Reset the settings/Reboot the camera [Default reset] Click the [Default reset] tab of the "Maintenance" page. (☞ Pages 13 and 14: How to display/operate the setup menu) The settings and the HTML data of the camera can be initialized and reboot of the camera can be performed on this page. [Reset to the default(Except the network settings)] Click the [Execute] button to reset the settings to the default. Note that the network settings will not be reset.
Viewing Help If you want to know anything about operation or setup methods on screen, display the "Help" screen. Displaying the Help screen Step 1 Click the [Setup] button. → The setup screen is displayed. Step 3 When clicking an item, descriptions corresponding to the clicked item will be displayed. Clicking an underlined item win display the "Help" popwindow. It is possible to configure the settings while displaying the "Help" pop-up menu. Step 2 Click the [Help] button.
About the displayed system log Error indications relating to SMTP Category Indication POP3 server error Authentication error. Description Failed to find the POP3 server. SMTP server error Authentication error. Failed to resolve the mail server address from DNS. Failed to find the SMTP server. Internal error Undefined error. • Entered user name or password may be incorrect. Check if the mail settings are configured correctly. • The IP address of the server may be incorrect.
Error indications relating to DDNS Category Indication Description Connection error No response from the DDNS server. User name or password isn't correct. IP address updated failed. Internal error Undefined error. • The designated IP address of the DDNS may be incorrect. Check if the DDNS settings are configured correctly. • The DDNS server may be down. Ask the network administrator. • Entered user name or password may be incorrect. Check if the DDNS settings are configured correctly.
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 in the table or a problem is not described below.
Symptom Cannot access from the web browser. No image is displayed.
Cause/solution Reference pages • Depending on the version of your browser, there might be difficulties refreshing the picture, etc. Installation Guide • Depending on the traffic of the network or the concentration of access to the camera, there might be difficulties displaying the camera picture. Request the camera picture using the browser such as by pressing the [F5] key, etc. – No image is displayed (or too dark).
Symptom When displaying H.264 images on two or more web browser windows, images from two or more cameras are displayed in sequence on a single browser window. Cause/solution Reference 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.
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 applications 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. Information Bar Symptom Cause/solution The following message is displayed on the information bar. "Pop-up blocked.
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