Operating Instructions
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... document. 4 Operating Instructions Abbreviations • UPnP is the abbreviation for both the BL-C111A (Wired Type) and BL-C131A (Wireless/Wired Type). printed on the front of your camera by checking the model no . Trademarks • Adobe and Reader are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. • Microsoft, Windows, Hotmail, ActiveX, Internet Explorer, and Windows...
... document. 4 Operating Instructions Abbreviations • UPnP is the abbreviation for both the BL-C111A (Wired Type) and BL-C131A (Wireless/Wired Type). printed on the front of your camera by checking the model no . Trademarks • Adobe and Reader are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. • Microsoft, Windows, Hotmail, ActiveX, Internet Explorer, and Windows...
Operating Instructions
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...7.1 Changing Image Display Settings 110 7.2 Registering Multiple Cameras 113 7.3 Specifying Operation Times 115 7.4 Changing the Indicator Display 117 7.5 Privacy Mode ...118 8 Camera Administration and Maintenance 119 8.1 Confirming Camera Status 119 8.2 Confirming Wireless Status (BL-C131A Only 120 8.3 Confirming Session Status 121 8.4 Confirming Alarm Logs 122 8.5 Restarting the Camera 123 8.6 Updating the Camera Firmware 124 8.7 Saving Settings in a Configuration File 125 8.8 Restoring Settings from a Configuration File 126 8.9 Resetting the Camera...
...7.1 Changing Image Display Settings 110 7.2 Registering Multiple Cameras 113 7.3 Specifying Operation Times 115 7.4 Changing the Indicator Display 117 7.5 Privacy Mode ...118 8 Camera Administration and Maintenance 119 8.1 Confirming Camera Status 119 8.2 Confirming Wireless Status (BL-C131A Only 120 8.3 Confirming Session Status 121 8.4 Confirming Alarm Logs 122 8.5 Restarting the Camera 123 8.6 Updating the Camera Firmware 124 8.7 Saving Settings in a Configuration File 125 8.8 Restoring Settings from a Configuration File 126 8.9 Resetting the Camera...
Operating Instructions
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...), enter the URL instead of the IP address. Operating Instructions 7 Example: http://192.168.0.253 If the camera's port number is a port number other than 80, enter ":" and the port number after the camera's top page is not 80. • The user name and password required to access the camera, which were set during camera setup. 1. Note that accessing the camera this way may only work when you have registered with a DNS service, such as...
...), enter the URL instead of the IP address. Operating Instructions 7 Example: http://192.168.0.253 If the camera's port number is a port number other than 80, enter ":" and the port number after the camera's top page is not 80. • The user name and password required to access the camera, which were set during camera setup. 1. Note that accessing the camera this way may only work when you have registered with a DNS service, such as...
Operating Instructions
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... Program Button: Allows you to select the method used when viewing a preset. programmed position. To stream MPEG-4 images using Multicast, you to move the lens to the correspond- The camera lens moves to add, change the home position if necessary (see B Page 22) is selected, the name of its maximum C pan or tilt range. C. E E. Preset Selection Buttons and Menu: Allow you must first configure the camera for standard image...
... Program Button: Allows you to select the method used when viewing a preset. programmed position. To stream MPEG-4 images using Multicast, you to move the lens to the correspond- The camera lens moves to add, change the home position if necessary (see B Page 22) is selected, the name of its maximum C pan or tilt range. C. E E. Preset Selection Buttons and Menu: Allow you must first configure the camera for standard image...
Operating Instructions
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... how IP addresses and Internet connections work. Each IP address on your network must be accessed over the Internet. Operating Instructions 67 Understanding local addresses Each device connected to your neighbor's cameras may have the same IP addresses. A Internet 192.168.0.253 A B Modem B C Router 192.168.0.252 192.168.0.2 192.168.0.1 C Although each IP address on your network must be unique, the addresses are using your camera? The IP addresses in the...
... how IP addresses and Internet connections work. Each IP address on your network must be accessed over the Internet. Operating Instructions 67 Understanding local addresses Each device connected to your neighbor's cameras may have the same IP addresses. A Internet 192.168.0.253 A B Modem B C Router 192.168.0.252 192.168.0.2 192.168.0.1 C Although each IP address on your network must be unique, the addresses are using your camera? The IP addresses in the...
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... on specific ports and pass it on what kind of Incoming Access Forwarding Destination 50000 192.168.0.253:50000 68 Operating Instructions Understanding port forwarding If your Internet Service Provider (ISP). The port forwarding settings needed for the example above would look something like this: Port No. A port is not a physical object; But now you have another problem-you don't want to access your router, you want to access the cameras connected...
... on specific ports and pass it on what kind of Incoming Access Forwarding Destination 50000 192.168.0.253:50000 68 Operating Instructions Understanding port forwarding If your Internet Service Provider (ISP). The port forwarding settings needed for the example above would look something like this: Port No. A port is not a physical object; But now you have another problem-you don't want to access your router, you want to access the cameras connected...
Operating Instructions
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... time setting. If your router's UPnP™ feature is unavailable, the camera will not change . Refer to the operating instructions included with your router and the Panasonic Network Camera website (http://panasonic.co.jp/pcc/ products/en/netwkcam/) for port forwarding. Enabling [Auto Port Forwarding] using the camera in IPv4. Click the [Internet] tab. 2. This can communicate with your router supports UPnP™ (Universal Plug and Play), the camera and router can be assigned the first available port number...
... time setting. If your router's UPnP™ feature is unavailable, the camera will not change . Refer to the operating instructions included with your router and the Panasonic Network Camera website (http://panasonic.co.jp/pcc/ products/en/netwkcam/) for port forwarding. Enabling [Auto Port Forwarding] using the camera in IPv4. Click the [Internet] tab. 2. This can communicate with your router supports UPnP™ (Universal Plug and Play), the camera and router can be assigned the first available port number...
Operating Instructions
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... saved configuration file contains user names, passwords, and other private information. You are not saved in a Configuration File You can also use the Setup Program to save a configuration file (see Page 126). 1. If you regularly save a configuration file of the screen under [Maintenance], click [Save Settings]. 3. Buffered images are responsible for storing the configuration file in a safe place where it , the saved settings cannot be retrieved by unauthorized parties. Operating Instructions 125 If you save the file, then click [Save...
... saved configuration file contains user names, passwords, and other private information. You are not saved in a Configuration File You can also use the Setup Program to save a configuration file (see Page 126). 1. If you regularly save a configuration file of the screen under [Maintenance], click [Save Settings]. 3. Buffered images are responsible for storing the configuration file in a safe place where it , the saved settings cannot be retrieved by unauthorized parties. Operating Instructions 125 If you save the file, then click [Save...
Operating Instructions
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...may change . Click [Restart]. Buffered images will need to factory default, the camera can load its settings from a Configuration File If you have updated the camera's firmware, you to restore a configuration file correctly if the configuration file was saved with the old camera firmware version. 126 Operating Instructions Note • • • • • • The configuration file saves the camera's network settings. If you restore a configuration file using the Setup Program. You can restore the settings later. The camera will restart and the saved settings...
...may change . Click [Restart]. Buffered images will need to factory default, the camera can load its settings from a Configuration File If you have updated the camera's firmware, you to restore a configuration file correctly if the configuration file was saved with the old camera firmware version. 126 Operating Instructions Note • • • • • • The configuration file saves the camera's network settings. If you restore a configuration file using the Setup Program. You can restore the settings later. The camera will restart and the saved settings...
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The [Help] page Displays basic help information regarding wireless settings. The [Product Information] page Displays a link to the Panasonic Network Camera website where you can view product information. Operating Instructions 129 The [Support Information] page Displays a link to the following pages. 9 The [Support] Tab The [Support] tab can be accessed by all users and provides access to the Panasonic Network Camera website, where you can view technical files, download the latest firmware, etc. The [Wireless Help] page (BL-C131A only) Displays basic help information.
The [Help] page Displays basic help information regarding wireless settings. The [Product Information] page Displays a link to the Panasonic Network Camera website where you can view product information. Operating Instructions 129 The [Support Information] page Displays a link to the following pages. 9 The [Support] Tab The [Support] tab can be accessed by all users and provides access to the Panasonic Network Camera website, where you can view technical files, download the latest firmware, etc. The [Wireless Help] page (BL-C131A only) Displays basic help information.
Operating Instructions
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... IPv6 address in an IPv6-native network. - Preparations for accessing the camera using IPv6 The following restrictions apply when using Viewnetcam.com, a Dynamic DNS service designed for accessing the camera using IPv6. 1. For more information regarding IPv6, visit http://www.ipv6.org/. 10 Using IPv6 Your Panasonic Network Camera supports IPv6 (Internet Protocol Version 6). As the Internet continues to eventually replace IPv4, the current standard Internet protocol. Configure the camera for cameras only (other Setup Program...
... IPv6 address in an IPv6-native network. - Preparations for accessing the camera using IPv6 The following restrictions apply when using Viewnetcam.com, a Dynamic DNS service designed for accessing the camera using IPv6. 1. For more information regarding IPv6, visit http://www.ipv6.org/. 10 Using IPv6 Your Panasonic Network Camera supports IPv6 (Internet Protocol Version 6). As the Internet continues to eventually replace IPv4, the current standard Internet protocol. Configure the camera for cameras only (other Setup Program...
Operating Instructions
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... MAC Address], then enter the camera's MAC address. (The MAC address is printed on the camera and begins with your web browser. Configuring a camera's network settings 1. a. Update a camera's firmware (see Page 144). Note • • • Although the above can be used only to find all cameras on the network and display their factory default settings. 4. Click [Search for the Setup Program to access each setting. - [Automatic Setup]: Configures the camera automatically based on the LAN 1. b. Insert the included CD-ROM...
... MAC Address], then enter the camera's MAC address. (The MAC address is printed on the camera and begins with your web browser. Configuring a camera's network settings 1. a. Update a camera's firmware (see Page 144). Note • • • Although the above can be used only to find all cameras on the network and display their factory default settings. 4. Click [Search for the Setup Program to access each setting. - [Automatic Setup]: Configures the camera automatically based on the LAN 1. b. Insert the included CD-ROM...
Operating Instructions
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... use . - [DHCP]: Allows the camera to save a configuration file after you save the file, then click [Save]. 6. A dialog prompts you downloaded from a configuration file 1. The configuration file's extension (.dat) must not be configured automatically by your network's DHCP server (usually your router). Enter the default gateway if required by your PC. • The Setup Program starts. Enter the IP address of the DNS server(s). If you update the camera's firmware. If you regularly save a configuration file of the firmware revision. Refer to use...
... use . - [DHCP]: Allows the camera to save a configuration file after you save the file, then click [Save]. 6. A dialog prompts you downloaded from a configuration file 1. The configuration file's extension (.dat) must not be configured automatically by your network's DHCP server (usually your router). Enter the default gateway if required by your PC. • The Setup Program starts. Enter the IP address of the DNS server(s). If you update the camera's firmware. If you regularly save a configuration file of the firmware revision. Refer to use...
Setup Guide
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... Setup.exe found on the CD-ROM; PDF versions of the camera. For more than one camera, you can configure the camera by entering its MAC address (see "Camera Diagrams" on page 2 in this step. • BL-C131A users can confirm the model no . Panasonic Network Camera Website: http://panasonic.net/pcc/ipcam/ BL-C111A Model No. (Wired Type) BL-C131A (Wireless/Wired Type) Before Reading this Document This manual is referred to as "the camera" in the Installation Guide...
... Setup.exe found on the CD-ROM; PDF versions of the camera. For more than one camera, you can configure the camera by entering its MAC address (see "Camera Diagrams" on page 2 in this step. • BL-C131A users can confirm the model no . Panasonic Network Camera Website: http://panasonic.net/pcc/ipcam/ BL-C111A Model No. (Wired Type) BL-C131A (Wireless/Wired Type) Before Reading this Document This manual is referred to as "the camera" in the Installation Guide...
Setup Guide
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... DNS service designed for use with Microsoft® Windows Vista®, Windows® XP and Windows Server® 2003. • Camera registration is limited to the Installation Guide and follow the instructions for details about the installation and operation of the Panasonic Network Camera Recorder with Viewer Software Single Camera Version Installation]. 3. When [Setup completed] is complete. The camera's IP addresses for local (LAN) and Internet access are finished setting up the camera, return to the Installation Guide and follow the instructions...
... DNS service designed for use with Microsoft® Windows Vista®, Windows® XP and Windows Server® 2003. • Camera registration is limited to the Installation Guide and follow the instructions for details about the installation and operation of the Panasonic Network Camera Recorder with Viewer Software Single Camera Version Installation]. 3. When [Setup completed] is complete. The camera's IP addresses for local (LAN) and Internet access are finished setting up the camera, return to the Installation Guide and follow the instructions...
Service Manual
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.... Version up , it distributes the data to a factory-shipments state, when you push. Clear Setting Button (SW802) Outline of Operation: It is possible to bring back the setting value of Operation: Stores programs for CPU work and temporary saved images. FLASH MEMORY (IC102) Operating Power Supply: +3.3V Package: 48 pin Ball DGA Capacity: 64Mbit Access Time: 60ns Outline of a Network Camera to the terminal on the Lens Board...
.... Version up , it distributes the data to a factory-shipments state, when you push. Clear Setting Button (SW802) Outline of Operation: It is possible to bring back the setting value of Operation: Stores programs for CPU work and temporary saved images. FLASH MEMORY (IC102) Operating Power Supply: +3.3V Package: 48 pin Ball DGA Capacity: 64Mbit Access Time: 60ns Outline of a Network Camera to the terminal on the Lens Board...
Service Manual
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... Network Camera. • Set up software (Setup CD-ROM) • PC to function properly. BL-C111A /BL-C131A 7 Operation Instructions 7.1. Note: Refer to the Panasonic Network Camera website at http://panasonic.co.jp/pcc/products/en/netwkcam/ for the camera to fulfill the system requirements. • Ethernet Router or Wireless Router for a number of Category 5 straight cable). Preparation Prepare the following technical specifications in a future firmware update. *2) What is IPv6? ・IPv6 is short for "Internet...
... Network Camera. • Set up software (Setup CD-ROM) • PC to function properly. BL-C111A /BL-C131A 7 Operation Instructions 7.1. Note: Refer to the Panasonic Network Camera website at http://panasonic.co.jp/pcc/products/en/netwkcam/ for the camera to fulfill the system requirements. • Ethernet Router or Wireless Router for a number of Category 5 straight cable). Preparation Prepare the following technical specifications in a future firmware update. *2) What is IPv6? ・IPv6 is short for "Internet...
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... find any cameras on your network. • [Manual]: Allows you are included on the front of cameras connected to your network. This restriction does not apply to cameras which have not been configured yet or have been reset to their factory default settings. • Configure the camera for Wireless Connection (BL-C131A Only) in the Operating Instructions on page 2 in the Installation Guide to find your PC. • The Setup Program starts. WPA-PSK...
... find any cameras on your network. • [Manual]: Allows you are included on the front of cameras connected to your network. This restriction does not apply to cameras which have not been configured yet or have been reset to their factory default settings. • Configure the camera for Wireless Connection (BL-C131A Only) in the Operating Instructions on page 2 in the Installation Guide to find your PC. • The Setup Program starts. WPA-PSK...
Service Manual
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... address you enabled [Auto Port Forwarding], the camera's port number may need to restart your router in accessing your router. • To configure the camera for general information, and refer to the operating instructions included with Panasonic Network Cameras, and is a Dynamic DNS service designed for mounting the camera. For more information, refer to WIRELESS. 3. For more information about the camera's port number changing is displayed. Setup is displayed. Note: • In order to configure the camera for access over the Internet...
... address you enabled [Auto Port Forwarding], the camera's port number may need to restart your router in accessing your router. • To configure the camera for general information, and refer to the operating instructions included with Panasonic Network Cameras, and is a Dynamic DNS service designed for mounting the camera. For more information, refer to WIRELESS. 3. For more information about the camera's port number changing is displayed. Setup is displayed. Note: • In order to configure the camera for access over the Internet...
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All camera settings (including the user name, password, IP address, subnet mask etc.) The network connection mode changes to Factory Default]. 3. The camera must be turned on in the internal memory - Click [Execute]. • The indicator flashes orange, and then turns off the camera while the camera is reset, the following information will be deleted: - All images buffered in order to reset it is reset, the internal clock will not be reset, but...
All camera settings (including the user name, password, IP address, subnet mask etc.) The network connection mode changes to Factory Default]. 3. The camera must be turned on in the internal memory - Click [Execute]. • The indicator flashes orange, and then turns off the camera while the camera is reset, the following information will be deleted: - All images buffered in order to reset it is reset, the internal clock will not be reset, but...
