Network Disk Recorder IP Quick Setup Tool Operating Instructions Model No. WJ-ND300 Before attempting to connect or operate this product, please read these instructions carefully and save this manual for future use.
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Preface By using this software, the following settings of the digital disk recorder WJ-ND300 can be configured on a PC via a network. • Network settings • Registration of cameras, and deletion/edit of the registered cameras IP addresses of the cameras connected to the WJ-ND300 can be automatically assigned with this software. When using multiple network disk recorders, it is necessary to configure the above settings independently. This software works only when the software version of the WJ-ND300 is 3.
System Requirement for a PC This software is operable when installed on a PC that meets the following system requirements. OS CPU Memory Monitor Network interface Adobe® Reader Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Professional SP4 Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional SP2 Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition SP2 Intel® Pentium® 4 1.4 GHz or faster 512 MB or more 1024 x 768 pixels or more 100 Mbps Network interface card must be installed Required to read these operating instructions.
Start/exit the software Start: Double-click the "IP Quick Setup Tool" icon (ND300IPsetup.exe) to start this software. The software will start and the main window will be displayed. Exit: Click the [Exit] button on the main window or the [x] button at the top right of the window to exit the software. Notes: • When using a PC on which Windows XP SP2 is installed, the security warning window may be displayed when the IP setup tool is started. When this occurred, click the [Unblock(U)] button.
Main window Network settings area Tree display area Tree display area Icons of the detected recorders and cameras will be displayed and their IP addresses and MAC addresses will be displayed. (When failed to detect the camera, its MAC address will not be displayed.) Refer to the next page for further information about the icons. Network settings area The network settings of the recorder/camera selected in the tree display area will be displayed.
Icons in the tree display area Type Icon (Name) Description Indicates the network disk recorder WJ-ND300. (Normal display) Recorder (Recorder) This icon will be displayed when number of the detected cameras that are connected to the recorder is 33 or more. (Recorder) (New) Indicates a camera whose network information is not registered in the recorder. It is necessary to configure the network settings and register them in the recorder.
Operation flow The following settings can be configured with this software. • Network settings of the recorder (Camera port, client PC port) • Camera network settings of the recorder (Camera registration for each channel) • Network settings of the cameras connected to the recorder (IP address, etc.) Configure the network settings of the recorder/camera as follows. Detect recorders/cameras and confirm the current settings.
The settings for the recorder/camera will be different as follows according to how the registration is made ("CAM IP Auto Addressing" or "Manual Registration").
Detect recorders/cameras and confirm the current settings The detected recorders/cameras will be displayed with icons. The current network settings of the selected recorder/camera will be displayed in the network setting area. Screenshot 1 Start operation when displaying the main window. Screenshot 2 The search processing window will be displayed, and then the search result will be displayed. Step 1 Click the [Search] button. Step 2 Click the icon of the recorder/camera whose settings are to be checked.
Screenshot 3 The network settings of the selected recorder/camera will be displayed. Notes: • When "ON" is selected for the host authentication function on the recorder, it is impossible to search recorders using a PC that is not allowed to edit the network settings of the recorder. • When search is executed by multiple PCs simultaneously, cameras may not be searched correctly.
Arrange the camera number by moving/deleting the camera icon The camera numbers will be assigned to each camera channel of the recorder in order of the camera icons displayed in the tree display area. The camera numbers can be changed by changing the order of the icons in the tree display area. By deleting the icons of the cameras from the tree display area, the deleted camera will not be registered. It will be useful to prevent registering unwanted cameras.
Delete a camera icon Screenshot 1 Start operation when the search result is displayed on the main window. Screenshot 2 The settings of the selected camera will be displayed. Step 1 Click to select the icon of the camera not to be used with the recorder. Step 2 Click the [Delete] button. Step 3 Click the [OK] button when the confirmation window is displayed.
Screenshot 3 The selected camera icon will be deleted. Notes: • When the selected icon is deleted, the camera icons below the deleted icon will move up. However, the camera number of the camera registered with the host name (displayed with " ") will not be changed. • When the [Delete] button is clicked after selecting the recorder icon with " ", the selected recorder icon will be deleted from the tree display area.
Edit the settings Edit the network settings of the recorder/camera such as IP address. Screenshot 1 Start operation when the search result is displayed on the main window. Step 1 Edit the network settings of the recorder/camera such as IP address. Step 2 Click the [Set] button after editing the settings. Notes: • It is possible to cancel the settings edited in step 1 and return to the previous settings by clicking the [Clear] button when the [Set] button is not clicked yet.
Register the recorder and cameras, and confirm the result (CAM IP Auto Addressing) Register the edited settings in the recorder and the automatically assigned IP addresses in the cameras. Screenshot 1 Start operation when the search result is displayed on the main window. Step 1 Select the icon of the recorder to be registered. Step 2 Click the [CAM IP Auto Addressing] button.
Screenshot 2 The registration processing window will be displayed, and then the registration result will be displayed.
Register the recorder and cameras, and confirm the result (Manual Registration) Register the edited settings in the recorder and the camera. When not registered, the edited settings will not be applied to the recorder. Screenshot 1 Start operation when the search result is displayed on the main window. Step 1 Select the icon of the recorder to be registered. Step 2 Click the [Manual Registration] button. Step 3 Click the [OK] button when the confirmation window is displayed.
Screenshot 2 The registration processing window will be displayed, and then the registration result will be displayed. Step 4 Confirm the registration result. Display live images from the camera and confirm that they are normally displayed. Notes: • Display live images from the camera and confirm that they are normally displayed. The live image transmission rate is set to "1 ips" on the recorder. The image compression method of the camera is set to "JPEG" or "M-JPEG".
Tips to configure the settings When having a problem to configure the settings with this software, check and try the solution described below. Problem Tip Reference pages Need to register the network settings of the newly detected camera without changing. • Display the network settings of the camera and click the [Set] button without changing the settings. The newly detected icon will turn to the edited icon ( ) and the settings will be registered in the recorder.
Troubleshooting Contact your dealer if a problem cannot be solved even after checking and trying the solution or a problem is not described below. Symptom The recorder is not detected using this software. Cause/solution • Is the Ethernet cable firmly connected to the 100BASE-Tx port? Confirm the cable is firmly connected. – • Is the connection indicator of the 100BASE-Tx port lit? When it is not lit, connection to a LAN is not established or a network is not working correctly.
Symptom Cause/solution Reference pages • Has 20 minutes passed after the default settings of the camera such as IP address had been changed? Some models can be detected only 20 minutes after changing the default settings. To apply the settings, reboot the camera. Operating instructions of the camera Cameras cannot be detected from the recorder. • When multiple recorders are used, some models cannot be detected correctly. (Some recorders may detect them and some may not.
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