Panasonic WJ-ND300 Administrator Console User manual

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Administrator Console
Operating Instructions
Model No. WJ-ND300

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Contents
Limitation of Liability ........................................................................................................3
Disclaimer of Warranty .................................................................................................... 3
Features .......................................................................................................................... 4
About Copyright and License ...................................................................................... 4
Trademarks and Registered Trademarks ................................................................... 4
System Requirement ................................................................................................... 4
Preparations .................................................................................................................... 5
Connections ................................................................................................................ 5
Performing the network settings of the network disk recorder .................................... 5
Performing the network settings of a PC ..................................................................... 5
Installing This Software ................................................................................................... 6
Uninstalling This Software ............................................................................................... 7
Start the Software ............................................................................................................ 8
About the Operation Window .......................................................................................... 10
Setting Items ................................................................................................................... 11
Download the Setting Values .......................................................................................... 14
Upload the Setup File ...................................................................................................... 16
Open the Setup File ........................................................................................................ 19
Save the Setup File ......................................................................................................... 20
Create a Setup File Newly ............................................................................................... 21
Convert the Version of the Setup File Format ................................................................. 22
Change the Password ..................................................................................................... 23
Error Messages ............................................................................................................... 24
Troubleshooting ............................................................................................................... 25

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Limitation of Liability
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Features
The WJ-ND300 Administrator Console is the exclusive setup tool for the Network Disk Recorder WJ-ND300.
By using this software, it is possible to perform the settings of the network disk recorder using a PC via a network.
It is also possible to download the setting values and save it as a setup file, and upload the edited setup file to the
network disk recorder.
This software is applicable for version 2.0 or later of the WJ-ND300.
About Copyright and License
This software can be distributed and used only if you agree to the copyright and license agreement of this software.
Distributing, copying, disassembling, reverse compiling, reverse engineering, and also exporting in violation of export
laws of the software provided with this product are expressly prohibited.
Trademarks and Registered Trademarks
• Microsoft®, Windows®and Windows®XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and/or
other countries.
• Intel®and Pentium®are trademarks of Intel Corporation.
• Adobe®, Adobe logos, and Acrobat®are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the U.S.
and/or other countries.
• Other names of companies and products contained in these operating instructions may be trademarks or regis-
tered trademarks of their respective owners.
System Requirement
It is recommended to install this software on a PC that meets the following system requirements.
OS: Microsoft®Windows®2000 Professional SP4
Microsoft®Windows®XP Professional or Home Edition SP2
Note: It is required that Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 is installed on the PC being used to
activate this software. (If Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 is not installed on a PC, it will
be installed automatically when installing this software.)
CPU: Pentium®4 1.4 GHz or faster
Memory: 512 MB or more
CD-ROM drive: Required for the installation of this software
Hard disk drive: Approx. 160 MB of available disk space for installation
Monitor: 1 024 x 768 pixels or more, 16-bit HIGH color or better
Network Interface: 10/100 Mbps Network interface card must be installed
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Network Disk Recorder
WJ-ND
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WJ-ND300
Network

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Preparations
It is necessary to complete the connections between a PC and the network disk recorder and perform the network
settings of the PC and the network disk recorder respectively.
Connections
There are 2 methods to connect a PC and the network disk recorder:
•Connecting a PC and the network disk recorder directly
•Connecting a PC to the network disk recorder via a hub or a router
When connecting a PC to the network disk recorder, the required hardware and cables are different depending on
the system configuration. Prepare before starting connection.
Refer to the Setup Instructions (PDF) of the network disk recorder for descriptions of how to perform the network set-
tings.
Performing the network settings of the network disk recorder
Use the buttons on the front panel of the network disk recorder or a web browser on the connected PC to conform to
the network settings to the network environment of the PC.
Refer to the Setup Instructions (PDF) of the network disk recorder for further information about the network settings.
Performing the network settings of a PC
Change the TCP/IP setting of the PC on which this software is to be installed to conform to the network settings of
the network disk recorder.
It is required to set the IP address of the PC to "192.168.1.XX (a number from 2 to 254)" to access the network disk
recorder.
Refer to the Installation Guide (book) and the Setup Instructions (PDF) of the network disk recorder for descriptions
of how to perform the network settings of a PC.
Adobe®Reader: Adobe®Reader should be installed on a PC to read these operating instructions. When the Adobe®
Reader is not installed on the PC, download the latest Adobe®Reader from the Adobe web site and install it.
Notes:
•This software must be installed or started by the administrator. Otherwise, any problems will not be covered by
the warranty.
•In these operating instructions, the settings are performed on Windows XP as examples.

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Installing This Software
Notes:
•If Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 is not installed on a
PC, it will be installed automatically when installing
this software.
It is possible to check with "Control Panel" whether
Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 is installed on a PC
or not.
Open the "Change or Remove Programs" window by
selecting "Add or Remove Programs" in "Control
Panel".
The installed applications will be displayed in list
form.
Check if "Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1" is on the
list or not.
•When re-installing this software is needed, the exist-
ing software must be uninstalled first.
Install this software as follows after completing the network settings of the network disk recorder and PC.
Step 1
Insert the provided CD-ROM into the PC disk drive.
Step 2
Double click "setup.exe" in the "Admin" folder.
The confirmation window will be displayed.
Step 3
Click the "OK" button and follow the installation wizard to install this software.
The "WJ-ND300 Administrator Console" folder will be created (C:\Program Files\Panasonic\WJ-ND300 Administrator
Console) and the necessary files will be copied in it.
When installation is complete, the application will be added to "Programs" in "Start" and the shortcut will be created
on the desktop.
Important:
Do not edit, remove, or move the directory path of the files above. Otherwise, this software may not function
properly.

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Uninstalling This Software
If required, uninstall this software as follows.
Step 1
Open "Add or Remove Programs" in "Control Panel".
The "Add or Remove Programs" window will be displayed.
Step 2
Select "WJ-ND300 Administrator Console" and click the "Remove" button.
Step 3
Follow the uninstall wizard.

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Start the Software
Screenshot 1
Start just after the PC is started up. Step 1
Select "WJ-ND300 Administrator Console" from the
"Start" menu ("Start" - "All Programs" - "Panasonic" -
"WJ-ND300 Administrator Console") or double click the
shortcut icon of "WJ-ND300 Administrator Console" on
the desktop.
The software will start up.
Important:
Log in to the PC as an administrator before starting
the software.
Start the software as follows.
Screenshot 2
The login window will be displayed. Step 2
Enter the password.
The default password is "12345".
Refer to page 22 for how to change the password.
Step 3
Click the [OK] button.
Screenshot 3
The version selection window will be displayed. Step 4
Select the version of the setup file to be created.
Step 5
Click the [OK] button.

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Screenshot 4
The top page of the operation window will be displayed. Step 6
Perform the settings for each item.
Step 7
Click the [SET] button after completing the settings.
Step 8
Close the window by clicking the button at the top
right of the window to exit the software.
Note:
It is possible to check version of the setup menu by displaying the "Product Information" page of "Maintenance"
on the setup menu (Advanced) using a web browser.
Refer to the Setup Instructions (PDF) of the network disk recorder.

Tool bar
[Upload]: The setup file created/edited using this
software will be uploaded to the network disk
recorder by clicking this button. (page 16)
[Download]: The setting values will be down-
loaded from the network disk recorder by clicking
this button. (page 14)
[Open]: Click this button to open the saved
setup file. (page 19)
[New]: Click this button to create a new setup
file. (page 21)
[Save As]: Click this button to save the creat-
ed/edited setup file. (page 20)
[Version conversion]: Click this button to con-
vert the version of the setup file format. The ver-
sion of the setup file format can be upgraded
when the version of the setup file format is 2.xx.
[Password]: Click this button to change the login
password. (page 23)
Menu tabs: It is possible to display the respective set-
tings page of the clicked menu tab.
Refer to page 11 for further information about each
menu.
It is possible to display the top page of "Quick Setup
Menu" by clicking the "Quick Setup Menu" link text
at the bottom left of the window.
(When "Quick Setup Menu" is displayed, the
"Advanced Setup Menu" link text will be displayed at
the bottom left of the window. It is possible to display
the top page of "Advanced Setup Menu" by clicking
it.
Main area: The setting items of the selected menu will
be displayed in this area.
:Click this button to apply the edited settings.
:Click this button to cancel to apply the edited
settings.
Note:
When the version of the WJ-ND300 in use is 3.xx or
later, this icon will not be displayed.
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About the Operation Window
Menu tabs
Tool bar
Main area

Special Days Operable Operable
Time Table Operable Operable
Program Operable Operable
Schedule
Basic Setup Operable Operable
Terminal Setup Operable Operable
Site Alarm Setup Operable Operable
Command Alarm Setup Operable Operable
Event
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Setting Items
The following setting items can be operated using this software.
The tables below show the available setting items when using this software and when using a web browser respec-
tively.
Refer to the Setup Instructions (PDF) of the network disk recorder.
Quick Setup Menu
Settings menu
Settings menu
Display Setup
Camera Setup
This software
Only the settings relating to time &
date is operable.
It is impossible to set the clock.
Operable
It is impossible to perform the set-
tings of the connected cameras.
Web browser
Operable
Operable
Rec & Event Setup
Network Setup
Operable
Operable
Operable
Operable
This software Web browser
System
Basic Setup Operable Operable
Time & Date Only the settings relating to time &
date is operable.
It is impossible to set the clock.
Operable
Recording
REC Setup Operable Operable
Emergency REC Operable Operable
Advanced Setup Menu

"Administrator Edit" and "User
Edit/Delete" are operable on the
"User Regist." window.
User Mng.
Basic Setup
Host Regist.
User Level
Operable
Operable
"Host Edit/Delete" is operable on the
"Host Regist." window.
Operable
Operable
Operable
Operable
User Regist. Operable Operable
FTP Setup Operable Operable
Mail Setup Operable Operable
Panasonic Alarm Protocol Operable Operable
Comm
Basic Setup Operable Operable
DNS Setup Operable Operable
DDNS Setup Operable Operable
Proxy Setup Operable Operable
SNMP Setup Operable Operable
NTP Setup Operable Operable
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Camera
NW Camera Setup Operable
It is impossible to perform the set-
tings of the connected cameras.
Operable
Group Setup Operable Operable
Sequence Setup Operable Operable
Settings menu This software Web browser

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Data Delete
Save/Load
Only "HDD Auto Delete" is operable.
It is impossible to delete data in the
recording area manually.
Not operable
Operable
Operable
Config Not operable Operable
Partition Information Not operable Not operable
Network Information Not operable Not operable
Disk End Mode
HDD Capacity Warning
Operable
Operable
Operable
Operable
Maintenance
Product Information Operable
Temperature inside the unit will
not be displayed.
Operable
Disk Information Only "Warning for Disk Life Time" is
operable.
It is impossible to display informa-
tion of HDD such as available disk
space of the built-in HDD or HDD of
the extension unit.
Operable
Settings menu This software Web browser

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Screenshot 1
Operate using the buttons on the tool bar on the opera-
tion window. Step 1
Click the [Download] button on the tool bar.
Download the Setting Values
It is also possible to download the setting values and save it as a setup file.
Important:
•It is impossible to download the setting values while starting up the network disk recorder or during performing
the system check of the network disk recorder.
•When trying to download the setting values, entering the Administrator password of the administrator of the net-
work disk recorder will be required. Refer to the Setup Instructions (PDF) for further information.
Screenshot 2
The "Download" window will be displayed. Step 2
Enter the address of the network disk recorder from
which the setting values are to be downloaded.
Step 3
Enter the HTTP port number of the network disk
recorder.
Step 4
Enter the Administrator password of the network disk
recorder.
Step 5
When using a proxy server, check the "Use a Proxy
Server" checkbox and enter the address and the port
number.
Step 6
Click the [OK] button after completing the settings.

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Screenshot 3
The "Download" window will be displayed. Step 7
After confirming that the displayed address is correct,
click the [Start Download (D)] button.
Downloading of the setting values will start.
Screenshot 4
The "Download Completed" window will be displayed
when download is completed. Step 8
Click the [OK] button.
Important:
When download is started while the setup file is being edited, the following window will be displayed.
When the [Yes] button is clicked, the setup file currently
being edited will be overwritten by the setting values to be
downloaded.
When the setup file currently being edited is to be saved,
click the [No] button to cancel downloading of the setting
values. Save the edited setup file first and then start the
download.

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Upload the Setup File
Screenshot 1
Operate using the buttons on the tool bar on the opera-
tion window. Step 1
Click the [Upload] button on the tool bar.
It is also possible to upload the created/edited setup file to the network disk recorder.
Important:
•When trying to upload the setup file, entering the Administrator password of the network disk recorder will be
required. Refer to the Setup Instructions (PDF) for further information.
•When the camera settings ("Camera" - "NW Camera Setup") are changed, there may be possibilities that images
from the camera cannot be displayed. At the default setting, the setting values of "NW Camera Setup" are set as
a masked item. (The setting values will not be uploaded.)
•When the network settings ("Comm" - "Basic setup") are changed, connection error may occur on the network
disk recorder.
At the default setting, the setting values of "Basic setup" are set as a masked item. (The setting values will not be
uploaded. Refer to the next page for further information.)
•Do not upload the setup file to the same network disk recorder from two or more PCs simultaneously using this
software. Otherwise, an error may occur on the network disk recorder.
•When the setting for "Line Speed" ("Comm" - "Basic setup" - "Line Speed") is changed, the network disk recorder
will restart.
•It is impossible to upload the setup file during starting up the network disk recorder or while performing the sys-
tem check of the network disk recorder.

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Screenshot 2
The "Upload" window will be displayed. Step 2
Enter the address of the network disk recorder to which
the setup file is to be uploaded.
Step 3
Enter the HTTP port number of the network disk
recorder.
Step 4
Enter the Adminisrator password of the network disk
recorder.
Step 5
When any settings of the following items are not to be
uploaded, check the "Mask Setup Data" checkbox and
click the [Property Settings] button.
When all of the settings are to be uploaded, go to step 8
after confirming that the "Mask Setup Data" check box is
not checked.
Screenshot 3
The "Mask Setup" window will be displayed. Step 6
Check the checkbox next to the setup item not to be
uploaded.
Note:
At the default setting, the setting values of the
"Camera"–"NW Camera Setup" and "Comm" –
"Basic Setup" are set as a masked item.
Step 7
Click the [OK] button.

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Screenshot 4
The "Mask Setup" window will be closed. Step 8
When using a proxy server, check the "Use a Proxy
Server" checkbox and enter the address and the port
number.
Step 9
Click the [OK] button after completing the settings.
Screenshot 5
The "Upload" window will be displayed. Step 10
After confirming that the displayed address is correct,
click the [Start Upload (U)] button.
Uploading of the setup file will start.
Screenshot 6
The "Upload Completed" window will be displayed when
upload is completed. Step 11
Click the [OK] button.

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Open the Setup File
Screenshot 1
Operate using the buttons on the tool bar on the opera-
tion window. Step 1
Click the [Open] button on the tool bar.
Open the saved setup file as follows.
Screenshot 2
The "Open" window will be displayed. Step 2
Select the desired setup file and click the [Open] button.
The setup file will open and the operation window will be
displayed.
Important:
When opening a setup file while other setup file is
being edited, the following window will be displayed.
When the [Yes] button is clicked, the newly opened
setup file will overwrite the setup file currently being
edited.
When the setup file currently being edited is to be
saved, click the [No] button to cancel to open the
setup file. Save the edited setup file first and then
open the desired setup file.

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Save the Setup File
Screenshot 1
Operate using the buttons on the tool bar on the opera-
tion window. Step 1
Click the [Save As] button on the tool bar after editing
the setup file.
Save the edited setup file as follows.
Screenshot 2
The "Save As" window will be displayed. Step 2
Designate the file name and the directory where the file
is to be saved.
Step 3
Click the [Save] button to save the setup file.
The setup file will be saved.
Notes:
•The setup file will be saved as an xml format file
(extension: xml).
•The following characters cannot be used for a file
name.
\, /, :, *, ?, “, <, >, |
Important:
Do not edit the setup file using any other software such as a text editor. Otherwise, it may be impossible to open
or upload the setup file with this software.
Any problem occurring which is caused by the edited setup file using other software is not covered by the war-
ranty.