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... rate and the image quality decrease in flexible communication. Digital zoom feature*1 This camera has a 10× digital zoom feature. The Setup, Maintenance and Support pages are displayed only in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Korean or Japanese. Motion... over the Internet with a wireless system based on the preset threshold and sensitivity of the Camera. Operating Instructions Main Features [For BL-C20A] Wireless Communication This Network Camera is compatible with a domain name of your choice (e.g. The use of encryption ensures security on...
... rate and the image quality decrease in flexible communication. Digital zoom feature*1 This camera has a 10× digital zoom feature. The Setup, Maintenance and Support pages are displayed only in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Korean or Japanese. Motion... over the Internet with a wireless system based on the preset threshold and sensitivity of the Camera. Operating Instructions Main Features [For BL-C20A] Wireless Communication This Network Camera is compatible with a domain name of your choice (e.g. The use of encryption ensures security on...
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.... Abbreviations • UPnP is the abbreviation for both BL-C1A (Wired Type) and BL-C20A (Wireless/Wired Type). Trademarks • Adobe, Acrobat and Reader are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/... properly. (The model no. Operating Instructions Documentation This manual is for "Universal Plug and Play". • "Network Camera" is called "Camera" in this manual. • "Setup CD-ROM" is called "CD-ROM" in part depending on the work of the Independent JPEG Group.
.... Abbreviations • UPnP is the abbreviation for both BL-C1A (Wired Type) and BL-C20A (Wireless/Wired Type). Trademarks • Adobe, Acrobat and Reader are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/... properly. (The model no. Operating Instructions Documentation This manual is for "Universal Plug and Play". • "Network Camera" is called "Camera" in this manual. • "Setup CD-ROM" is called "CD-ROM" in part depending on the work of the Independent JPEG Group.
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... on Not on LAN On LAN Orange Orange Orange blinking Orange blinking Green blinking Green Normal Operation*2 Green Automatic Setting Setup Finished setting Green blinking Green Using DHCP Getting IP address*3 Got IP address Orange blinking Green blinking Green Updating Firmware ...Orange blinking FACTORY DEFAULT RESET button pressed Orange blinking Turning off (about 11 13/16 inches]- Operating Instructions Camera Feature Locations BL-C1A Front View Indicator The indicator color shows camera status. (See page 96) Lens (Focus: 0.3 m [about 5 seconds) The...
... on Not on LAN On LAN Orange Orange Orange blinking Orange blinking Green blinking Green Normal Operation*2 Green Automatic Setting Setup Finished setting Green blinking Green Using DHCP Getting IP address*3 Got IP address Orange blinking Green blinking Green Updating Firmware ...Orange blinking FACTORY DEFAULT RESET button pressed Orange blinking Turning off (about 11 13/16 inches]- Operating Instructions Camera Feature Locations BL-C1A Front View Indicator The indicator color shows camera status. (See page 96) Lens (Focus: 0.3 m [about 5 seconds) The...
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... Phone 25 Enabling or Disabling the Buffer/Transfer on Your Cell Phone 27 2 Using the Camera's Basic Features 28 2.1 Setup Page of the Camera 28 2.2 Connecting the Camera to Your Network 31 2.3 [For BL-C20A] Using Wireless LAN 36 2.4 2.4.1 2.4.2 2.5 2.5.1 2.6 Using UPnP™ (Universal Plug and Play 39 Connecting the Camera to a Router...
... Phone 25 Enabling or Disabling the Buffer/Transfer on Your Cell Phone 27 2 Using the Camera's Basic Features 28 2.1 Setup Page of the Camera 28 2.2 Connecting the Camera to Your Network 31 2.3 [For BL-C20A] Using Wireless LAN 36 2.4 2.4.1 2.4.2 2.5 2.5.1 2.6 Using UPnP™ (Universal Plug and Play 39 Connecting the Camera to a Router...
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...5.4 Changing the Indicator Display 96 6 Camera Maintenance 97 6.1 6.1.1 6.1.2 6.1.3 6.1.4 6.1.5 6.1.6 6.1.7 6.1.8 6.1.9 6.2 6.2.1 6.2.2 6.2.3 6.2.4 6.3 Maintenance page 97 Confirming the Status 98 [For BL-C20A] Confirming the Wireless Status 98 Confirming Session Status 98 Confirming Sensor Logs 99 Restarting the Camera 99 Updating the Camera Firmware 100 Creating a Configuration... Cleaning the Main Unit 118 Cleaning the Lens 118 Setting an IP Address on Your PC 119 7.4 Using Setup Program 120 7.5 Setting Your PC 127 7.5.1 Setting Proxy Server Settings on a Web Browser 127 8
...5.4 Changing the Indicator Display 96 6 Camera Maintenance 97 6.1 6.1.1 6.1.2 6.1.3 6.1.4 6.1.5 6.1.6 6.1.7 6.1.8 6.1.9 6.2 6.2.1 6.2.2 6.2.3 6.2.4 6.3 Maintenance page 97 Confirming the Status 98 [For BL-C20A] Confirming the Wireless Status 98 Confirming Session Status 98 Confirming Sensor Logs 99 Restarting the Camera 99 Updating the Camera Firmware 100 Creating a Configuration... Cleaning the Main Unit 118 Cleaning the Lens 118 Setting an IP Address on Your PC 119 7.4 Using Setup Program 120 7.5 Setting Your PC 127 7.5.1 Setting Proxy Server Settings on a Web Browser 127 8
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... (page 97) G To log in to display each page. Click the following tabs to the camera (page 56) B To Multi-Camera page (page 20) D To Setup page (page 28) F To Support page (page 106) Note When users other than an administrator are accessing the camera, the... [Setup] and [Maintenance] tabs are not displayed. A B C D E F G Operating Instructions Select a language. Additionally, when [Do not permit access from guest users] or [Permit access from guest users (...
... (page 97) G To log in to display each page. Click the following tabs to the camera (page 56) B To Multi-Camera page (page 20) D To Setup page (page 28) F To Support page (page 106) Note When users other than an administrator are accessing the camera, the... [Setup] and [Maintenance] tabs are not displayed. A B C D E F G Operating Instructions Select a language. Additionally, when [Do not permit access from guest users] or [Permit access from guest users (...
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...® Controls (see page 14 or page 15) cannot be installed, download them from the Panasonic Network Camera support website at Color Night View on the Camera Setup page. Click [Refresh] on the environment. Error Message Cause and Remedy The operation time has ...ended. For the 21st has been user, a gray screen and an error message will be brighter, but the refresh interval may increase and image quality may decrease in a dark place. (See page 50) • [For BL...
...® Controls (see page 14 or page 15) cannot be installed, download them from the Panasonic Network Camera support website at Color Night View on the Camera Setup page. Click [Refresh] on the environment. Error Message Cause and Remedy The operation time has ...ended. For the 21st has been user, a gray screen and an error message will be brighter, but the refresh interval may increase and image quality may decrease in a dark place. (See page 50) • [For BL...
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..., you select [All] at the top of the page. • The Multi-Camera page can display up to configure each camera on the Multi-Camera Setup page (see page 10). • The Top page is registered at No. 1. (default) Clicking the camera name displays the Single Camera page in another window...
..., you select [All] at the top of the page. • The Multi-Camera page can display up to configure each camera on the Multi-Camera Setup page (see page 10). • The Top page is registered at No. 1. (default) Clicking the camera name displays the Single Camera page in another window...
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If sufficient bandwidth is not available, the refresh interval may increase. When an image is not displayed on the Multi-Camera Setup page (see page 89). If the refresh interval is too long, restrict the bandwidth on the Multi-Camera page, you view images from guest users (...
If sufficient bandwidth is not available, the refresh interval may increase. When an image is not displayed on the Multi-Camera Setup page (see page 89). If the refresh interval is too long, restrict the bandwidth on the Multi-Camera page, you view images from guest users (...
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... Camera 1. Access the camera (see page 56) and log in as an administrator. • When users other than an administrator are accessing the camera, the [Setup] and [Maintenance] tabs are not displayed. 2. Note • When [Permit access from guest users] is set on the Security: Administrator page, click the [Login] tab...
... Camera 1. Access the camera (see page 56) and log in as an administrator. • When users other than an administrator are accessing the camera, the [Setup] and [Maintenance] tabs are not displayed. 2. Note • When [Permit access from guest users] is set on the Security: Administrator page, click the [Login] tab...
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...common mode of each parameter in order from 50000 to 50050. • Clicking [Cancel] takes you select [Yes] for details of setup. The camera also automatically searches for an unused port number on your network. Operating Instructions 2.2 Connecting the Camera to Your Network The ...Network page offers three options to configure the camera. • [Automatic Setup] automatically assigns an unused IP address to the camera, and uses UPnPTM (Universal Plug and Play) to configure your router. • [...
...common mode of each parameter in order from 50000 to 50050. • Clicking [Cancel] takes you select [Yes] for details of setup. The camera also automatically searches for an unused port number on your network. Operating Instructions 2.2 Connecting the Camera to Your Network The ...Network page offers three options to configure the camera. • [Automatic Setup] automatically assigns an unused IP address to the camera, and uses UPnPTM (Universal Plug and Play) to configure your router. • [...
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...; Clicking [Cancel] takes you back to access the camera. 32 Use the Setup Program to the previous page without saving changes. 4. Click [Restart]. • The camera restarts, and the Top page is displayed. • When the camera is ... network settings are deleted. • Checking [Yes] for [Allow Access from the Internet] on the Status page in the internal memory are shown on [Automatic Setup] may not display the Top page, because the port number may change. Click [Save] when finished. • The new settings are saved. • When finished...
...; Clicking [Cancel] takes you back to access the camera. 32 Use the Setup Program to the previous page without saving changes. 4. Click [Restart]. • The camera restarts, and the Top page is displayed. • When the camera is ... network settings are deleted. • Checking [Yes] for [Allow Access from the Internet] on the Status page in the internal memory are shown on [Automatic Setup] may not display the Top page, because the port number may change. Click [Save] when finished. • The new settings are saved. • When finished...
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... please call it can be assigned its own port number (see page 120). Note that does not Support UPnP™"). - To prohibit the Setup Program from 50000 to 50050. Do not set an IP address with a router on your ISP or network administrator specifies an IP address and ...for an unused port number on your network, each data field. Some ISPs do not know the camera IP address when setting [Automatic Setup] or [DHCP Setup], it "Address Translation", "Static IP Masquerade", "Virtual Server" or "Port Mapping"). In this case, the camera automatically searches for by...
... please call it can be assigned its own port number (see page 120). Note that does not Support UPnP™"). - To prohibit the Setup Program from 50000 to 50050. Do not set an IP address with a router on your ISP or network administrator specifies an IP address and ...for an unused port number on your network, each data field. Some ISPs do not know the camera IP address when setting [Automatic Setup] or [DHCP Setup], it "Address Translation", "Static IP Masquerade", "Virtual Server" or "Port Mapping"). In this case, the camera automatically searches for by...
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... DHCP function, which automatically assigns an IP address to the camera, enter the ISPassigned host name. (The host name may change depending on the MultiCamera Setup page - File sizes may be restricted. • Select a maximum bandwidth from [Unlimited] to [0.1 Mbps].
... DHCP function, which automatically assigns an IP address to the camera, enter the ISPassigned host name. (The host name may change depending on the MultiCamera Setup page - File sizes may be restricted. • Select a maximum bandwidth from [Unlimited] to [0.1 Mbps].
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...• Communication • mode • • Description The SSID must be set to http:// panasonic.co.jp/pcc/products/en/netwkcam/. 1. It does not support the mixed standard mode of 802.11b...of the settings and save them for Wireless Configuration. may make the baud rate on the Setup page. 2. For more information about wireless settings, please refer to match the SSID your wireless router ...or wireless LAN uses. Operating Instructions 2.3 [For BL-C20A] Using Wireless LAN Wireless communication is possible by adjusting the settings of the wireless LAN...
...• Communication • mode • • Description The SSID must be set to http:// panasonic.co.jp/pcc/products/en/netwkcam/. 1. It does not support the mixed standard mode of 802.11b...of the settings and save them for Wireless Configuration. may make the baud rate on the Setup page. 2. For more information about wireless settings, please refer to match the SSID your wireless router ...or wireless LAN uses. Operating Instructions 2.3 [For BL-C20A] Using Wireless LAN Wireless communication is possible by adjusting the settings of the wireless LAN...
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... for details of how to access the camera from the Internet. Setting Description Auto Port Forwarding • If the network setting is [Automatic Setup], also enable [Allow Access from the Internet] on most routers by default. In order to use this feature, your router needs to support ...UPnPTM, and it accessible from the Internet. See http:// panasonic.co.jp/pcc/products/en/netwkcam/ and your router's manual for auto port forwarding. 1. Set up UPnP. Display Shortcut • Enabling this...
... for details of how to access the camera from the Internet. Setting Description Auto Port Forwarding • If the network setting is [Automatic Setup], also enable [Allow Access from the Internet] on most routers by default. In order to use this feature, your router needs to support ...UPnPTM, and it accessible from the Internet. See http:// panasonic.co.jp/pcc/products/en/netwkcam/ and your router's manual for auto port forwarding. 1. Set up UPnP. Display Shortcut • Enabling this...
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... DynamicDNS service. Port Forwarding feature*1 The port forwarding feature is displayed. Select [Static] on the Network page. (1) Access the camera (see page 10). (2) Click the [Setup] tab at the top of the IP address and port number, since they are required to allow access from the Internet with a router that does...
... DynamicDNS service. Port Forwarding feature*1 The port forwarding feature is displayed. Select [Static] on the Network page. (1) Access the camera (see page 10). (2) Click the [Setup] tab at the top of the IP address and port number, since they are required to allow access from the Internet with a router that does...
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...also allows you register with the DynamicDNS service DynamicDNS is disabled. • Clicking [Cancel] cancels your settings without saving changes. 42 Click [DynamicDNS] on the Setup page. • When you select [Disable] or [Viewnetcam.com] (see page 42) • When you select [User-specified DynamicDNS] (see page 44... select [Viewnetcam.com] 2. See http://www.viewnetcam.com for example, similar to the camera, for details about the Viewnetcam.com service. 1. Panasonic Communications recommends that allows you to assign an easy-to-remember name to your favorite web site.
...also allows you register with the DynamicDNS service DynamicDNS is disabled. • Clicking [Cancel] cancels your settings without saving changes. 42 Click [DynamicDNS] on the Setup page. • When you select [Disable] or [Viewnetcam.com] (see page 42) • When you select [User-specified DynamicDNS] (see page 44... select [Viewnetcam.com] 2. See http://www.viewnetcam.com for example, similar to the camera, for details about the Viewnetcam.com service. 1. Panasonic Communications recommends that allows you to assign an easy-to-remember name to your favorite web site.
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Note Saving a new date and time deletes all buffered images on the Setup page. 2. Set each parameter. • Set [Automatic Time Adjustment] to set and confirm the date and time. The date and time are used for the settings of the trigger setting, sensor log, operation time and Buffered Image page. Click [Date and Time] on the internal memory. 1. Operating Instructions 2.6 Setting the Date and Time The Date and Time page allows you to synchronize the time automatically with an NTP server. • Clicking [Cancel] cancels your settings without saving changes. 48
Note Saving a new date and time deletes all buffered images on the Setup page. 2. Set each parameter. • Set [Automatic Time Adjustment] to set and confirm the date and time. The date and time are used for the settings of the trigger setting, sensor log, operation time and Buffered Image page. Click [Date and Time] on the internal memory. 1. Operating Instructions 2.6 Setting the Date and Time The Date and Time page allows you to synchronize the time automatically with an NTP server. • Clicking [Cancel] cancels your settings without saving changes. 48
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... from other languages (1-15 characters for a 1-byte character and 1-7 characters for a 2-byte character). Setting Description Camera Name • The camera name is displayed on the Setup page. 2. Set each parameter. • Clicking [Cancel] cancels your settings without saving changes.
... from other languages (1-15 characters for a 1-byte character and 1-7 characters for a 2-byte character). Setting Description Camera Name • The camera name is displayed on the Setup page. 2. Set each parameter. • Clicking [Cancel] cancels your settings without saving changes.