Panasonic BL-C10E User manual

Panasonic BL-C10 Camera Installation & Configuration Guide 2
Contents
1PREREQUISITES....................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
2CAMERA CONFIGURATION ................................................................................................................................................................. 4
3ADVANCED CONFIGURATION ............................................................................................................................................................ 8
4APPENDICES............................................................................................................................................................................................ 11
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This guide explains how to install and configure Panasonic BL-C10 camera in the local
network.
It is strongly recommended that you add only one camera at a time to the network for
configuration.
1 Prerequisites
Before the configuration check the following:
 The camera is unpacked and correctly connected to the power source and network.
 The LED indicator on the camera front side should glow green and not flashing.
The first boot cycle of a Panasonic BL-C10 camera takes about 1 minute. During the
booting process the LED indicator will be flashing. Wait until it stops flashing and
begins to glow green. If the LED color is orange, recheck the network cable
connection. (see Appendix A p.8)
 WebCCTV NVR is installed, activated, running and properly connected to the network
(see Installation manual).
 You have an exact list of IP addresses and passwords for WebCCTV NVR and network
cameras.
 The IP address of WebCCTV NVR is properly configured (see Installation manual).
 Panasonic Network Camera installation CD is available.
 Monitor, keyboard and mouse are connected to WebCCTV NVR (see Installation
manual).
You can use another PC or laptop providing they are in the same local network. Make
sure that it has an IP address in the same range as the WebCCTV NVR and the
camera.
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2 Camera configuration
To begin the camera installation, follow the steps below:
1. Insert the Panasonic Network Camera installation CD in the WebCCTV NVR CD-RW
drive.
Camera Setup Main Screen
2. In the screen that appears click the Camera Setup button. After a short while, a list of
BL-C10 cameras, which are connected to your network, will appear.
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Camera Easy Setup Screen
3. Select the camera that you want to configure and click the Execute button.
You are able to configure a camera during the first 20 minutes after the camera restart.
Camera Setup Choice Screen
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4. In the window that appears choose Automatic Setup (Local Access Only).
5. Wait until the automatic setup dialog window appears. Specify the correct IP address
and subnet mask and click OK.
6. Wait until the web page appears. Specify User Name and Password and click the Save
button.
7. Next, the logon window appears. Log into the camera under the credentials you have
just specified. As a result you’ll get to the camera web page.
8. A window will appear, that informs you about setup completion. Click Next to enter
the advanced setup.
Automatic Setup Completion Screen
9. In the Camera Setup Choice screen choose Manual Setup by clicking corresponding
the button.
Manual Setup is necessary to assign a static IP address to the camera. Quadrox
strongly recommends such a configuration.
10. In the Manual Setup screen check settings and click the Save button.
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Manual Setup Screen
11. When notified of setup completion click the Close button.
12. Close all windows and open WebCCTV NVR Web client. Log in as the administrator.
13. Go to the System menu and add your camera to WebCCTV (see WebCCTV User
manual).
14. After completing the addition and configuration process - restart WebCCTV Server as
prompted.
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3 Advanced configuration
You are able to configure the camera using the camera’s setup page while logged onto
WebCCTV NVR. Use the Go to link from WebCCTV NVR System menu or simply specify
the camera IP address in the Internet Explorer Address field.
Quadrox recommends implementing the following settings:
 When your camera is configured as described above you are able to increase your
network security. Follow the steps below:
1. Go to the camera Setup page. Choose Network menu item.
2. Click on the link Static.
3. Disable the network configuration from the setup program by deselecting the
Enable checkbox.
This locks your network configuration, making sure that nobody can use Camera Setup
to change the camera IP address.
Cameras Setup Screen
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 If your camera image flickers, this may be caused by interference from the indoor
lighting where the camera is located. To solve this problem adjust the AC Power
Source Frequency setting on the camera Setup page to match the frequency of your
power network as follows:
1. Go to the camera Setup page. Choose Camera menu item.
2. Choose 50 Hz for Europe or 60 Hz for USA.
Camera Setup Screen
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 To insure uninterrupted recordings from the camera you are configuring you may
disable the privacy button that is located on the camera front panel. Follow the steps
below:
1. Go to the camera Setup page. Choose Privacy Mode menu item.
2. Deselect the Enable checkbox.
Camera Setup Screen
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4 Appendices
Appendix A
Indicator status
Color State Description
Red Steady
Privacy Mode is enabled. Press the Privacy button that is
located on the camera front side to disable the privacy mode.
Orange Steady
The network connection is interrupted. Check the network
cable connection.
Orange Flashing
No network can be found during the boot cycle. Check the
network cable connection and network settings.
Green Steady Camera is operational.
Green Flashing Camera is booting up, network is detected.
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