Panasonic OneHome BB-HCM581A Quick start guide

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Camera Integration Note
Manufacturer: Panasonic
Model Number(s): BB-HCM580A/581A
Comments: OneHome version 4.0.1310 or newer, Network Camera (version 3.10)
Document Revision Date: 5/19/2011
NOTE: This document refers to Camera setup in software versions below 5.2 ONLY.
Please see the Rev 5.2 Integration Note for systems running 5.2 or greater.
O VERVIEW AND SUPPORTED FEATURES
T HE BB-HCM580/581A’ S SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING FEATURES :
Pan / Tilt / Zoom: The camera can be turned to see various locations and zoom in and out.
Presets: These cameras support presets, allowing the user to store predefined locations such as a
driveway or pool. This feature requires OneHome software version 4.0 or later.
Motion Detection: These cameras support motion detection to trigger events in the OneHome system.
Video Out: The camera includes an analog video output, which can be connected to an analog DVR to
provide separate recording, or to a TV modulator to enable camera viewing on a television.
Image Flip: The camera can be mounted with its base up or down, and the image will appear normal.
T HESE C AMERAS DO NOT SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING FEATURES :
Input/Output: These cameras include an I/O connector for sensor inputs and alarm outputs. These are
not supported by the OneHome system at this time.

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I NSTALLATION O VERVIEW
Installing the Panasonic camera can be broken down into the following steps:
1. Install cameras at desired locations, and pull power and Cat5 cabling as needed. Refer to the
Panasonic documentation for mounting details.
2. Connect the cameras electrically to the home network and configure the cameras. See Camera
Configuration.
3. Integrate the cameras into the OneHome system and test proper operation. This step is outlined
in HomeLogic Configuration Details.
C AMERA C ONFIGURATION
The camera configuration is done with software provided by Panasonic, which must be run from a
computer with Windows also connected to the same network as the camera.
The software program from Panasonic is EasyConfig.exe: the version we checked is shown at the top.
I MPORTANT N OTES
1. Cameras must be configured one at a time: If you are installing more than one camera, setup
the first one completely before powering up subsequent cameras.
2. Setup the camera within 20 minutes: Initial settings must be made within 20 minutes of the
camera being turned on. If the camera has been powered up for more than 20 minutes, cycle
power to the camera before proceeding.
3. DON’T LOSE THE CAMERA PASSWORD: During setup you will create a user name and
password, which are required to make any other changes in the future. If you lose the user name
or password you will have to factory reset the camera and repeat this entire procedure.
4. DEFAULT USER NAME / PASSWORD: For Panasonic cameras, our default user name is
Administrator and our default password is password.
S TARTING THE P ANASONIC C AMERA S OFTWARE
1. Insert the CD from the camera into your PC: It should autostart the Network Camera Setup
software. If it does not, launch Setup.exe from the Panasonic CD.
2. The following Screen appears. Choose Search for Cameras.

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3. Wait a moment to allow the software to find the camera: the following screen appears.
4. Select the desired camera, and then click the Access Camera button. After a short delay you will
see a new browser window with the initial password screen below:
5. Type in your desired user name and password and click Save. By default we set the user name to
Administrator and the password to password.
6. After a moment initial setup will complete. When prompted with the screen below, click the “To
Single Camera page” button.

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7. You will be prompted to enter your user name and password to login, as shown in the image
below. Type in the user name and password you just set, and click OK.
C AMERA S ETTINGS
1. After typing in your user name and password, you will be shown the standard browser interface to
the camera.
2. The system may attempt to install an ActiveX control to show the camera image in the browser
window. This control is not needed for proper OneHome operation, but is needed if you wish to
see the camera image on that computer. If any dialogs appear, close them or accept the ActiveX
control as appropriate for your situation.
3. Click Setup at the top to bring up the screen shown below:

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4. Click UPnP on the left, then click Disable in the both parts of the screen, as shown below. Click
Save to store your settings.
5. Under Accounts to the left, click Administrator to bring up the screen below. Click Permit
access from guest users, as shown below. Leave the Password boxes blank to prevent
changing your password, then click Save to store your changes. Click OK on any warning
messages.

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6. Click on General User under Accounts. Click on Guest User and the click the Modify button.
7. Set Video Display time to Unlimited, and then click the Level 3 button to automatically check all
boxes on the page. Save when finished.

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8. Click Network (IPv4) to bring up the network settings screen shown below.

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9. Click Static in the Connection Mode to bring up the screen below.
10. Set the IP address to the desired value: we suggest setting the first camera to 192.168.0.80, the
second to 192.168.0.81, and so forth. Set the Default Gateway and the 1
st
DNS server to the
router IP Address, and then click Save to save the settings.
11. If prompted, click to Restart to restart the camera. Note that the camera is now at a different IP
address, so the browser window won’t show the camera.
12. Go to the address line in the browser, and put in the new IP address as shown below:

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13. This brings up the camera’s home page similar to shown below:
14. The camera is now at the correct IP address with the correct settings.
M OTION D ETECTION FOR H OME L OGIC DVR C ONFIGURATION
To use Panasonic IP Cameras with the HomeLogic DVR tab, enter the web configuration by typing the
camera IP into the browser and logging on using your username and password. Click Setup, and then
below Buffer/Transfer click Motion Detection. Threshold is the measure of the camera’s sensitivity to
change—a lower setting will cause it pick up smaller changes. Sensitivity affects the light sensitivity—a
higher setting will result in more frequent detections of lighting changes.
Typically, the Threshold should be set to the LOWEST setting and Sensitivity should be set to the
HIGHEST.
Please see the DVR Integration Note for full details on setting up the DVR tab in HomeLogic

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H OME L OGIC C ONFIGURATION D ETAILS
The following table provides settings used in the HomeLogic Configurator. Please refer to the Configurator Reference Guide for more details.
In the table below:
o“<User Defined>”, etc. Type in the desired name for the item.
Devices Variable Name Setting Comments
Communication Device N/A (See Note 1) N/A (See Note 1)
Video Cameras Name <User Defined>
Device Type Panasonic KX-HCM280A
Location <User Defined> (Not Required)
IP Address <User Defined> (Default: 192.168.0.80) (See Note 2)
Port 80 Typically left at 80
UserName <User Defined> (Default: Administrator)
Password <User Defined> (Default: password)
Low-Res Panning <Select> (Default: <No>)
Flip Image 180 <Select> (Default: <No>) Set to YES if camera is inverted
Hide Resolution Control <Select> (Default: <No>)
Hide Full Screen Control <Select> (Default: <No>)
Default Resolution <Select> (Default: <Auto>)
Goto Preset when Idle <Select> (Default: <NONE>) Camera will Pan/Tilt/Zoom as applicable to a certain preset when no streams active.
Record Resolution <Select> (Default: <Don't Change>) Don't Change will default to last active resolution, or set a specific resolution for recording
Record Tolerance <Select> (Default: 0% (Keep All Frames))Higher will discard frames with no motion to conserve disk space
Motion Detect <Select> (Default: Disabled)Enable to trigger event maps when motion detected (DVR)
Software Motion Trigger <Select> (Default: 50%)Lower is more sensitive.
Notes:
1. No Communication Device is needed: just add Video Cameras.
2. By default, set the first camera to 192.168.0.80, the second to 192.168.0.81, and so on.