Summary of the content on the page No. 1
DC IN IN IN IN
P PO OWER WER V VIDEO IDEO AUDIO UDIO
Operating Instructions
Network Camera Server
Model No. BB-HCS301A
Please read this manual before using and save this manual for future reference.
Panasonic Network Camera Website: http://www.panasonic.com/netcam
for customers in the USA or Puerto Rico
Summary of the content on the page No. 2
Operating Instructions Main Features Motion-JPEG Conversion from Analog Camera Image When the analog camera is connected to this product, you can view the image from the Internet. Video Output Terminal and Local Audio Mode This product provides Video Output Terminal that allows you to output the video signal from Video Input Terminal and Local Audio Mode that allows you to output the audio signal from Audio Input Terminal. By cascading this product, the simultaneous accesses to the same vide
Summary of the content on the page No. 3
Operating Instructions *1 Digital Zoom Feature This product has a 10× digital zoom feature. This feature allows you to increase or decrease the size of the object on the Single Camera screen, the Multi Camera screen, and the Buffered Image screen. *2 Therefore, it will be easy to view the object that located to a distant place. A mouse wheel operation or clicking the right mouse button increases or decreases the size of the object on the Single Camera screen. Motion Detection Feature This p
Summary of the content on the page No. 4
Operating Instructions Example of connection Analog Camera Monitor Amplifier or mixer Microphone Amplifier (Local Audio) Speaker I/O I/O AUDIO UDIO IN VIDEO VIDEO OUT OUT IN OUT OUT IN IN OUT OUT 12 12 V Network Speaker Microphone (Remote Audio) Note When using the video output terminal, securely connect a cable from the video output terminal of this product to the video input terminal of a monitor. If the monitor cable becomes disconnected, and only the video input terminal of this product i
Summary of the content on the page No. 5
Operating Instructions Example of cascade connection Maximum accesses can be increased by connecting two or more products. Analog Camera Amplifier or mixer Microphone IN IN VIDEO VIDEO OUT OUT I/O I/O AUDIO UDIO IN IN OUT OUT IN IN OUT OUT 12 12 V I/O I/O AUDIO UDIO IN IN VIDEO VIDEO OUT OUT IN IN OUT OUT IN IN OUT OUT 12 12 V Up to 5 products can be connected. I/O I/O AUDIO UDIO IN IN VIDEO VIDEO OUT OUT IN IN OUT OUT IN IN OUT OUT 12 12 V Hub, router Network Notes Set Local Audio for the au
Summary of the content on the page No. 6
Operating Instructions Trademarks Adobe, Acrobat and Reader are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. Microsoft, Windows, Hotmail and ActiveX are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Pentium is a trademark or registered trademark of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. SD mark is a tradem
Summary of the content on the page No. 7
Operating Instructions Table of Contents 1 Camera Monitoring......................................................10 1.1 Product Feature Locations........................................................... 10 1.2 Accessing this Product................................................................. 12 1.2.1 To Access this Product in IPv6 ................................................................ 14 1.3 Viewing Single Camera page....................................................... 16 1.
Summary of the content on the page No. 8
Operating Instructions 2.16 Buffering or Transferring Images by Timer................................... 82 2.17 Buffering or Transferring Images by Alarm Signal........................ 91 2.18 Buffering or Transferring Images by Motion Detection Signal .... 102 2.19 Formatting the SD memory card................................................ 113 2.20 Stopping the SD Memory Recording ......................................... 114 2.21 Starting the SD Memory Recording.............................
Summary of the content on the page No. 9
Operating Instructions 3.7 Using Setup Program................................................................. 155 3.8 Setting Your PC.......................................................................... 159 3.8.1 Setting the Proxy Server Settings on Web Browser ............................. 159 3.8.2 Setting UPnP™ to Display the Shortcut in My Network Places............. 162 3.8.3 Setting the Internet Temporary File Setting on Web Browser................ 162 3.9 ASCII Character Table ....
Summary of the content on the page No. 10
Operating Instructions 1 Camera Monitoring 1.1 Product Feature Locations Front View Power Indicator The color display shows this product's status. SD Memory Card Slot Insert the SD Memory card. (see page 165) FACTORY DEFAULT RESET Button Pushing the button resets this product to factory default. (see page 145) Indicator Display Status Indicator Operation Not on the LAN Power Orange blinking on On the LAN Orange blinking Green blinking Green 1 Normal Operation* Green Setting Green blinking A
Summary of the content on the page No. 11
D DC C IN IN I IN N IIN N IN IN PO PO P PO OW W WER WER E ER R VIDEO V VIID DE EO O A AU UDIO UD DIO IO Operating Instructions Side view Mounting holes Fix a steel plate with M3 screws (customer-provided) into the 4 holes. Rear View Ethernet (LAN) port (See Getting Started) External I/O (see page 143) Audio Input Terminal IN VIDEO OUT OUT I/O AUDIO IN OUT OUT (see page 26) IN OUT DC IN jack 12 12V Use the attached specified AC adaptor. Video Output Terminal (BNC Terminal)* Connect it to the v
Summary of the content on the page No. 12
Operating Instructions 1.2 Accessing this Product 1. Start up the web browser on your PC. 2. Enter "http://IPv4 Address (or URL):Port Number" on the address bar, and press [Enter] on the keyboard. When port number is 80 (default), you do not need to enter port number. See page 39 for details about port number. For IPv6 connection, see page 14 and page 15, and prepare the requirements. Enter the "http://(IPv6-registered URL):Port Number" on the address bar. If the image is not displayed
Summary of the content on the page No. 13
Operating Instructions Notes When users other than an administrator are accessing this product, [Setup] and [Maintenance] tab will not be displayed. Additionally, when [Do not permit access from guest users] is set on the Security: Administrator page (see page 74), [Login] tab will not be displayed. If [View Multi-Camera page] or [View Buffered Image page] is not permitted on the General User page (see page 78), [Multi-Camera] or [Buffered Image] tab will not be displayed. [For assistan
Summary of the content on the page No. 14
Operating Instructions 1.2.1 To Access this Product in IPv6 You need to prepare the followings to access this product in IPv6. PC Requirements Operating System: Windows XP Service Pack 1 or later Web Browser: Internet Explorer 6.0 or later An IPv6 Router An IPv6 Connection Service To connect in IPv6, subscribe to the ISP's "IPv4/IPv6 Dual-Stack" or "IPv6 over IPv4 Tunneling" service. This product does not work in IPv6-only network. IPv6 Domain Name Service In Windows XP, you cannot access
Summary of the content on the page No. 15
Operating Instructions Setting up the IPv6 Router, your PC, and this Product Setting up the IPv6 Router Set up the router as you subscribe to the IPv6 service. If the access from WAN side is disabled on the router, enable the TCP packets from WAN side in the packet filtering. Setting up your PC 1. Click [Start] [All Programs] [Accessories] [Command Prompt]. Command Prompt window is displayed. 2. Enter "ipv6 install". "Succeeded" is displayed. Notes If Windows XP Service Pack 1 or later i
Summary of the content on the page No. 16
Operating Instructions 1.3 Viewing Single Camera page 1. Access this product (see page 12). The Top page is displayed. 2. Click the [Single] tab at the top of the page. When Security Warning window is displayed, click [Yes] (see page 18). ® See page 19 for Security Warning window when using Microsoft ® Windows XP Service Pack 2. Audio Control Capture Image Bar (Talk Button, Button Listen Button (See page 23) and Adjustment Bar) Operation Bar (See page 25) (See page 24) Camera Image
Summary of the content on the page No. 17
Operating Instructions To reduce the data traffic, the video can be automatically changed to refreshing still images on the General User page (see page 78). To display the Single Camera page directly, add it to the [Favorites] on the web browser. When the IP address was changed for this product, enter it on the address bar. Video may not be displayed quickly or audio may not be listened immediately. Wait for a while. If you use a proxy server, set the web browser not to access the
Summary of the content on the page No. 18
Operating Instructions Security Warning window ® To view a video (Motion JPEG) or to use audio feature, ActiveX Controls must be installed. When trying to display a video for the first time, Security Warning window will be displayed. When using Windows XP or Windows 2000, log in as an administrator to install it. If you cannot install ActiveX Controls or you cannot see the video in the Internet Explorer Click [Tools] [Internet Options] [Security] tab and click [Custom level] on the web br
Summary of the content on the page No. 19
Operating Instructions Security Warning window on Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 To view a video (Motion JPEG) or to use audio feature, ActiveX Controls must be installed. Follow the steps shown below to install ActiveX Controls. 1. Click the warning displayed above the tabs, and click [Install ActiveX Control...]. 2. Click [Install]. [For assistance, please call: 1-800-272-7033] 19
Summary of the content on the page No. 20
Operating Instructions The Image Output from the Video Output Terminal and the Image Displayed on the Web Browser The video output terminal outputs the image from the video input terminal as it is. The following features are effective only for the image on your web browser, and not effective for the image from the video output terminal. Digital Zoom (See page 22) Click to Center with Digital Zoom (See page 22) Snapshot (See page 23) Refresh Interval (See page 24) Resolution (See p
