Panasonic BL-C10A Network Camera - Page 2

Operating Instructions

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Main Features

Various remote monitoring features

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Pyroelectric infrared sensor

*1

detects temperature differences caused by a

human body or animals.

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Detection can let camera transfer images by E-mail or FTP

*2

.

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Color night view mode (auto-adjusted) enables the camera to display images

even in 1 lx illuminance

*3

.

Monitoring from PC or mobile phone

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The camera images can be monitored over the Internet.

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Pan/tilt operation can move the lens horizontally from -50 ° to +50 ° and

vertically from -40 ° to +10 °.

Privacy mode

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Privacy mode hides the lens into the unit to protect privacy.

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Pressing the privacy button on the front of the camera switches privacy mode

on or off with a single touch.

Easy installation using UPnP (Universal Plug and Play)

When connecting the camera with a UPnP enabled router, the camera

automatically configures its network settings.

*1

The sensor uses pyroelectric effect. Due to the effects of environment temperature, direct

sunlight or air conditioner, it may detect the temperature differences by mistake, or the

detection range may be shortened.

*2

It may take some time to transfer images depending on the network condition.

*3

1 lx is the brightness about 2.5 m (8.2 feet) away from auxiliary fluorescent light. Color night

view mode slows down the frame rate, and images may blur when viewing a moving object or

using the pan/tilt operation.

Privacy

Monitoring

Purpose

Privacy mode

On

Disabled

Protecting privacy

Monitoring

Off

Enabled

Remote monitoring

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Some UPnP enabled routers cannot configure the camera automatically. In

this case, the router needs to be configured manually. Ask the router

manufacturer how to configure it. See Panasonic Network Camera support

website at

http://panasonic.co.jp/pcc/products/en/netwkcam/

for more information.

Section	Page
Main Features	2
Table of Contents	6
1 Camera Monitoring 8	6
2 Various Camera Features 26	6
3 Camera Maintenance 71	7
Index 101	7
1 Camera Monitoring	8
1.1 Accessing the Camera	8
1.2 Viewing Single Camera page	10
1.2.1 Bringing the Clicked Point to Center (Crick to Center)	12
1.2.2 Capturing a Still Image	13
1.2.3 Using Operation Bar	14
1.2.4 Setting Home Position/Sensor Position/Preset Button	16
1.3 Viewing Multi-Camera page	20
1.4 Viewing Buffered Image page	22
1.4.1 Deleting Buffered Images	23
1.5 Viewing Still Images on Your Mobile Phone	24
2 Various Camera Features	26
2.1 Using Camera Features	26
2.2 Connecting the Camera to Your Network	28
2.3 Using UPnP (Universal Plug and Play)	32
2.4 Registering with the Viewnetcam.com service	33
2.5 Setting Date and Time	35
2.6 Changing Camera Settings	37
2.7 Changing Authentication Setting and Administrator User Name and Password	41
2.8 Logging in to the Camera	44
2.9 Creating, Modifying or Deleting General Users	45
2.10 Changing Initial Settings on the Single Camera page or the Multi-Camera page	47
2.11 Configuring Multiple Cameras	49
2.12 Buffering or Transferring Images by Timer	51
2.13 Buffering or Transferring Images by Sensor	58
2.14 Specifying Operation Time	67
2.15 Changing Indicator Display	69
2.16 Enabling Privacy Mode	70
3 Camera Maintenance	71
3.1 Maintenance page	71
3.1.1 Confirming the Status	72
3.1.2 Restarting the Camera	72
3.1.3 Updating the Camera Firmware	73
3.1.4 Creating Configuration File	76
3.1.5 Loading Settings from a Configuration File	77
3.1.6 Resetting the Camera to Factory Default	78
3.2 Support page	79
3.2.1 Seeing Help page	79
3.2.2 Seeing Product Information	79
3.2.3 Seeing Support Information	80
3.3 FACTORY DEFAULT RESET Button	81
3.4 Default Setting List	82
3.5 Cleaning	88
3.5.1 Cleaning the Main Unit	88
3.5.2 Cleaning the Lens	88
3.6 Setting an IP Address on Your PC	89
3.7 Using Setup Program	90
3.8 Setting Your PC	92
3.8.1 Setting the Proxy Server Settings on Web Browser	92
3.8.2 Setting UPnP to Display Camera Shortcut in My Network Places	95
3.8.3 Setting the Internet Temporary File Setting on Web Browser	95
3.9 ASCII Character Table	96
3.10 File Size and Number of Buffered Images	97
3.11 Specifications	98
Index	101
A	102
B	102
C	102
D	102
F	102
G	102
H	102
I	102
L	102
M	102
N	102
O	102
P	102
R	102
S	102
T	102
U	103
V	103

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