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Operating Instructions
Network Camera
Model No. BL-VT164 Series
BL-VP100 Series
BL-VT164W BL-VP104W
This manual covers the models: BL-VT164 Series (BL-VT164W, BL-VT164, BL-VT164WE, BL-VT164E,
BL-VT164WU, BL-VT164U) and BL-VP100 Series (BL-VP104W, BL-VP104, BL-VP101, BL-VP104WE,
BL-VP104E, BL-VP101E, BL-VP104WU, BL-VP104U, BL-VP101U).
Before attempting to connect or operate this product, please read these instructions carefully and save this
manual for future use.
The model number is abbreviat
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Preface Preface About the user manuals There are 2 sets of operating instructions for the BL-VT164W, BL-VT164, BL-VP104W, BL-VP104, BL-VP101 (P model), BL-VT164WE, BL-VT164E, BL-VP104WE, BL-VP104E, BL-VP101E (E model), BL-VT164WU, BL-VT164U, BL-VP104WU, BL-VP104U, BL-VP101U (U model) as follows. • Installation Guide: Explains how to install and connect devices. When you use the BL-VT164W/BL-VT164WE/BL-VT164WU or BL-VT164/BL-VT164E/BL-VT164U, refer to BL-VT164W/BL-VT164WE/BL-VT164WU/BL-VT164/BL-V
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Preface Universal Plug and Play is described as UPnP™ or UPnP. Viewer software It is necessary to install the viewer software “Network Camera View 4S” to display images on a PC. This software can be installed directly from the camera or by selecting the [Install] button next to [Viewer Software] on the menu of the CD-ROM provided, and then following the on-screen instructions. IMPORTANT • The default setting of “Automatic installation of viewer software” is “On”. Follow the instructions on page
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Table of Contents Table of Contents 1 Monitor images on a PC ..........................................................................7 1.1 Monitor images from a single camera .............................................................................7 1.2 About the “Live” page (BL-VT164W/BL-VT164) ...........................................................10 1.3 About the “Live” page (BL-VP104W/BL-VP104/BL-VP101) .........................................15 1.4 Monitor images from multiple ca
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Table of Contents 9.5.6 Configure the settings relating to the privacy zone (“Privacy zone” setup menu) (BL-VP104W/BL-VP104/BL-VP101) ..............................................................................70 9.6 Configure the settings relating to audio [Audio] (BL-VT164W/BL-VT164) ................72 10 Configure the multi-screen settings [Multi-screen] ............................75 11 Configure the alarm settings [Alarm] ...................................................77 11.1 Configur
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Table of Contents 15.7 Configure the schedule settings of the FTP periodic image transmission [FTP img. trans.] .............................................................................................................................137 15.7.1 How to set the schedules .............................................................................................137 15.7.2 How to delete the set schedule ....................................................................................138 16 U
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1 Monitor images on a PC 1 Monitor images on a PC The following are descriptions of how to monitor images from the camera on a PC. 1.1 Monitor images from a single camera 1. Start up the web browser. 2. Enter the IP address designated using the Panasonic “IP Setting Software” in the address box of the browser. • Example when entering an IPv4 address: http://URL registered using IPv4 address http://192.168.0.10/ • Example when entering an IPv6 address: http://[URL registered using IPv6 address
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1 Monitor images on a PC 3. Press the [Enter] key on the keyboard. → The window with the user name and password entry fields will be displayed. 4. Enter the user name and the password. The default user name and password are as follows. User name: admin Password: 12345 8 Operating Instructions
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1 Monitor images on a PC 5. Click the [OK] button. VT164W VT164W V VT164 T164 VP104W VP104W VP104 VP104 → The “Live” page will be displayed. Refer to : page 10, VP101 VP101 : page 15 for further information about the “Live” page. When “Off” is selected for “User auth.”, the authentication window will not be displayed before displaying live images. However, when the [Setup] button is clicked, an authentication window is displayed. A user name and password must be entered. The default user name
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1 Monitor images on a PC 1.2 About the “Live” page (BL-VT164W/BL-VT164) OQ PR S T A B C D E F U G H I M N J KL [select language] pull-down menu The camera’s display language can be selected. The default language can be set in the [Language] in the [Basic] settings. ( ®page 39) *1 [Setup] button Displays the setup menu. The button will turn green and the setup menu will be displayed. [Live] button Display the “Live” page. The button will turn green and the “Live” page will be displayed. [Multi-s
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1 Monitor images on a PC [VGA] The letters “VGA” will turn green and images in the main area will be displayed in VGA size. [QVGA] The letters “QVGA” will turn green and images in the main area will be displayed in QVGA size. [640x360] The letters “640x360” will turn green and images in the main area will be displayed in 640 x 360 (pixels). [320x180] The letters “320x180” will turn green and images in the main area will be displayed in 320 x 180 (pixels). [800x600] The letters “800x600” will tur
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1 Monitor images on a PC • Preset map-shot: Eight thumbnail images of the preset position 1-8 ( ®page 65) will be displayed orderly on a newly displayed window. When a thumbnail image is clicked, the camera moves to the respective position and live images will be displayed on the “Live” page. Note • Do not operate the browser until all the thumbnail images are displayed and the camera returns to the original position (where the camera was when “360 map-shot” or “Preset map-shot” was carried out)
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1 Monitor images on a PC Snap shot button Click this button to take a picture (a still picture). The picture will be displayed on a newly opened window. When right-clicking on the displayed image, the pop-up menu will be displayed. It is possible to save the image on the PC by selecting “Save” from the displayed pop-up menu. When “Print” is selected, printer output is enabled. Note • The following setting may be necessary when using Windows 7 or Windows Vista. Click “Internet Options” on the Too
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1 Monitor images on a PC Note • When operated by a lower access level user, images displayed on the screen may be changed temporarily. This does not affect operation of the camera. • When the mouse is dragged to move the camera beyond its operable range, the camera will move to the requested direction and will stop at the end of the operable range. Then, the zoom ratio of the displayed image will automatically be adjusted. • Depending on the PC in use, screen tearing* may occur when the shooting
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1 Monitor images on a PC 1.3 About the “Live” page (BL-VP104W/BL-VP104/ BL-VP101) KLMN A B C D E F O G H I J [select language] pull-down menu The camera’s display language can be selected. The default language can be set in the [Language] in the [Basic] settings. ( ®page 39) *1 [Setup] button Displays the setup menu. The button will turn green and the setup menu will be displayed. [Live] button Display the “Live” page. The button will turn green and the “Live” page will be displayed. [Multi-scr
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1 Monitor images on a PC [QVGA] The letters “QVGA” will turn green and images in the main area will be displayed in QVGA size. [640x360] The letters “640x360” will turn green and images in the main area will be displayed in 640 x 360 (pixels). [320x180] The letters “320x180” will turn green and images in the main area will be displayed in 320 x 180 (pixels). [800x600] The letters “800x600” will turn green and images in the main area will be V VP104W P104W VP104 VP104 displayed in 800 x 600 (pixe
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1 Monitor images on a PC Note • The following setting may be necessary when using Windows 7 or Windows Vista. Click “Internet Options” on the Tools menu of Internet Explorer, and then click the [Security] tab. Select “Trusted Sites”, and click “Sites”. Register the camera address on the “Website” in the “Trusted Sites” window. *2 Main area Images from the camera will be displayed in this area. The current time and date will be displayed according to the settings configured for “Time display form
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1 Monitor images on a PC 1.4 Monitor images from multiple cameras Images from multiple cameras can be displayed on a multi-screen. Images from 4 cameras (up to 16 cameras) can be displayed simultaneously. To display images on a multi-screen, it is necessary to register cameras in advance. 4 cameras can be registered as a group and up to 4 groups (16 cameras) can be registered. ( ®page 75) IMPORTANT • When displaying images on a 16-screen, panning, tilting and zooming operations become unavailab
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2 Monitor images on a cellular phone/mobile terminal 2 Monitor images on a cellular phone/mobile terminal 2.1 Monitor images on a cellular phone It is possible to connect to the camera using a cellular phone via the Internet and monitor images (JPEG only) from the camera on the screen of the cellular phone. It is also possible to refresh images to display the latest image or perform panning, tilting and zooming operations. IMPORTANT • When the authentication window is displayed, enter the use
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2 Monitor images on a cellular phone/mobile terminal *1 1. Access to “http://IP address/mobile” or “http://Host name registered in the DDNS server/mobile” using a cellular phone. → Images from the camera will be displayed. A B C D E F G H I 20 Operating Instructions
