B Series Firmware User Manual - Panasonic

B Series Firmware User Manual

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Firmware User Manual

Recommended PC Specifications ........................................................................................................... 4

Preparation ............................................................................................................................................ 5

Connect the Equipment ................................................................................................................ 5 Configure the IP Addresses ........................................................................................................... 5 Access the Camera ........................................................................................................................ 9

Live View ............................................................................................................................................. 11

Login ........................................................................................................................................... 11 Live View .................................................................................................................................... 12 View Modes................................................................................................................................ 15

ePTZ View Mode ..........................................................................................................................16 Panorama View Mode .................................................................................................................17 Fisheye View Mode......................................................................................................................18 PTZ Control Panel (For PTZ and Zoom Cameras) .......................................................................... 19 How to Use Pan/Tilt .....................................................................................................................19 How to Zoom the Camera In or Out ............................................................................................20 How to Set the Home Position.....................................................................................................21 How to Set Serial Hex Command Protocol...................................................................................21 How to Adjust the Focus..............................................................................................................21 How to Set Touring Preset Points ................................................................................................22 How to Set Idle Time and Return Camera to Predefined Position ...............................................22 How to Set and Enable Tours .......................................................................................................22 How to Use the Scan Function (for PTZ only) ..............................................................................24 How to Manage Scan ...................................................................................................................25

Setup ................................................................................................................................................... 26

Access the Setup Page................................................................................................................. 26 Host ............................................................................................................................................ 27 Date & Time................................................................................................................................ 28 Network...................................................................................................................................... 30

IP Address Filtering ......................................................................................................................30 Port Mapping ...............................................................................................................................32

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HTTPS ........................................................................................................................................... 33 IEEE 802.1X ..................................................................................................................................34 SNMP Setting ...............................................................................................................................35 RTP ...............................................................................................................................................37 Network (ToS, UPnP, Bonjour, ONVIF)..........................................................................................38 IP Settings ................................................................................................................................... 41 Connection Type ..........................................................................................................................41 DNS ..............................................................................................................................................43 DDNS ............................................................................................................................................ 44 Video & Audio ............................................................................................................................ 47 Camera Options on Fisheye Cameras ..........................................................................................48 Camera Options on 1.3MP Cameras............................................................................................48 Compression ................................................................................................................................49 Motion Detection ........................................................................................................................53 Day/Night ..................................................................................................................................... 58 Image ...........................................................................................................................................59 Exposure / White Balance............................................................................................................60 OSD/Privacy Mask........................................................................................................................64 On-Screen Graphics .....................................................................................................................67 Audio ...........................................................................................................................................69 Event........................................................................................................................................... 70 Event Server.................................................................................................................................70 Event Configuration .....................................................................................................................73 Event List......................................................................................................................................80 Manual Event...............................................................................................................................83 Local Storage Management......................................................................................................... 84 Status ...........................................................................................................................................85 Utilities ......................................................................................................................................... 86 Setup ............................................................................................................................................ 91 File Management.........................................................................................................................92 Event Handler with Local Storage................................................................................................ 98 System .......................................................................................................................................105 User Account .............................................................................................................................105 System Info ................................................................................................................................106 Factory Default ..........................................................................................................................107 Firmware Upload .......................................................................................................................108 Save & Reboot ...........................................................................................................................109 Logout........................................................................................................................................110

Troubleshooting ..................................................................................................................................111

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Recommended PC Specifications

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Before configuring or testing your cameras, the following recommended PC specifications should be considered.

CPU/Processor Memory (RAM) Operating System

Browser for Accessing Firmware Video Resolution

Core 2 Duo 2.13 GHz or above

2 GB or above

Windows XP with SP2 or above. Windows 2003 Windows Vista Windows 2008 Windows 7

Internet Explorer 8.0 or newer (full functionality) Safari with QuickTime installed (partial

functionality) Other Browsers with Basic VLC Media Player

(partial functionality)

1024x768 or higher

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Preparation Connect the Equipment To be able to connect to the camera firmware from your PC, both the camera and the PC have to be connected to each other via Ethernet cable. At the same time, the camera must have its own power supply. In case of PoE cameras, you can use a PoE Injector or a PoE Switch between the camera and the PC. The cameras that have the DC power connectors may be powered on by using a power adapter. The Ethernet port LED or Power LED of the camera will indicate that the power supply for the camera works normally.

Configure the IP Addresses In order to be able to communicate with the camera from your PC, both the camera and the PC must be within the same network segment. In most cases, it means that they both should have very similar IP addresses, where only the last number of the IP address is different from each other. There are 2 different approaches to IP Address management in Local Area Networks ? by DHCP Server or Manually. Using DHCP server to assign IP addresses: If you have connected the computer and the camera into a network that has a DHCP server running, then you do not need to configure the IP addresses at all ? both the camera and the PC would request a unique IP address from DHCP server automatically. In such case, the camera will immediately be ready for the access from the PC. The user, however, might not know the IP address of the camera yet. It is necessary to know the IP address of the camera in order to access it by using a Web browser. The quickest way to discover the cameras on the network is to use the network search feature, built into the Windows operating system ? just by pressing the "Network" icon, all the cameras of the local area network will be discovered by Windows thanks to the UPnP function support of our cameras.

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