Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product WJ-NT104 Panasonic
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Before attempting to connect or operate this product, please read these instructions carefully and save this manual for future use. Model No. WJ-NT104 Network Interface Unit Operating Instructions OPE.
2 The serial number of this product may be found on the bot- tom of the unit. You should note the serial number of this unit in the space provided and retain this book as a permanent record of your purchase to aid identification in the event of theft.
3 PREFACE ........................................................................... 4 FEATURES ......................................................................... 4 PRECAUTIONS ..................................................................
4 The WJ-NT104 is an interface unit provided with image capture, JPEG compression and HTTP server functions enabling it to send analog video output from a video set to a 10Base-T Ethernet. In a surveillance system it lets you monitor surveillance pictures on a general purpose PC using the TCP/IP protocol and a WWW browser.
5 PRECAUTIONS • Refer all work related to the installation of this prod- uct to qualified service personnel or system installers. • Do not attempt to disassemble the appliance. To prevent electric shock, do not remove screws or covers. There are no user-serviceable parts inside.
6 MAJOR OPERA TING CONTROLS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS ■ Front View ■ Rear View RS-232C G8 7 6 5G4 32 1 GB A GB A XMT RCV SET UP RS485 VIDEO IN 4 3 2 1 432 1 OUT ALARM DC 12V IN 10BASE-T o! 0 !1 !2 !3 !4.
7 RS-485 mode i Mode selector [MODE] Used to set a mode. Set all the switches to OFF except when setting a mode. • SW1 To initialize the IP address (IP=192.168.0.10) or other data already set. • It takes about 10 seconds after SW1 is set to ON and the RESET button is pressed for the data to be initialized.
8 The installation described below should be made by qualified service personal or system installers. ■ Mounting in a Rack The WJ-NT104 can be mounted in a rack using the optional WV-Q204/1 mounting brackets. Use of the optional WV-Q204/2 mounting brackets permits mounting up to two WJ-NT104 units in a rack side by side.
9 3. Install the WJ-NT104 with the rack mounting brackets in the rack by using four screws (not included). Rack mounting scre ws Mounting two WJ-NT104s Cautions: • Do not block the ventilation opening or slots in the cover to prevent the appliance from overheating.
10 SYSTEM CONNECTIONS The WJ-NT104 can be operated either in a LAN type connection to an Ethernet or a PPP type connection to a public line via a modem/terminal adapter (TA). ■ LAN T ype Connection For LAN type connection, it is necessary to set the IP address, netmask, and default gateway of the WJ-NT104 according to your LAN environment.
11 ■ PPP (Point to Point Protocol) T ype Connection ● Access from a Client PC to the WJ-NT104 • Direct connection to the WJ-NT104 In this configuration, a client PC accesses the WJ-NT104 via a public line using PPP (Point to Point Protocol).
12 PREP ARA TIONS ∗ Requires a PC satisfying the following conditions. • OS: Windows95, Windows98 or Windows NT4.0 • WWW browser active Recommended browser > Internet Explorer Ver 4.
13 ● PC Setup The factory default settings of the WJ-NT104 are as fol- lows: IP address Netmask Default gateway 192.168.0.10 255.255.255.0 192.168.0.1 For a client PC to access WJ-NT104 factory default set- tings, set the IP address of the PC to 192.
14 If your browser is Netscape Navigator, proceed as fol- lows: (1) Click the Edit menu, and then click Preferences . (2) In the Preferences dialog box, click Advanced , and then click Proxies . (3) Select the Manual proxy configuration option, and then click the [View] button to display the Manual Proxy Configuration dialog box.
15 ● IP Address Setting via LAN Connection q On the Location bar, enter http://192.168.0.10/hwset- up.html to display the ADMINISTRATOR SETUP PAGE . To open the ADMINISTRATOR SETUP PAGE , you need to enter your user ID and password. The default ID and password are [admin] and [nil], respectively.
16 ■ PPP T ype Connection 1 (P to P ACCESS) To use this mode, match the IP address of the PC with the address of the WJ-NT104. The WJ-NT104 permits PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol) connection via a public line or the ISDN by connecting it to a modem or a terminal adapter (TA).
17 e On the ADMINISTRATOR SETUP PAGE , click the [MODEM] button to open the MODEM/TA SETUP dialog box. Make the necessary entries for MODEM MODELS, MODEM INITIALIZE COMMAND (specify directly), LINE TYPE, LOCAL TELEPHONE NUMBER, DESTINATION TELEPHONE NUMBER, LOGON ID, LOGON PASSWORD and REDIAL (NUMBER OF TIMES/INTERVAL) .
18 ● Access Procedures Follow these procedures to access the WJ-NT104 from a PC running Windows95 or Windows98 via a PPP type connection. 1. Preparations q Check that the following software is installed in the PC. • TCP/IP protocol The TCP/IP protocol comes as an accessory with Windows95/98.
19 w Double-click the Make New Connection icon. e Type a name for the PC and select a modem. Then click the [Next] button. r Enter the phone number and click the [Next>] button. A message appears, reading [You have successfully created a new Dial-Up Networking connection called:].
20 y Click the [Server Type...] button. u For Type of Dial-up Server, select PPP: Windows95, Windows NT 3.5, Internet (for Windows95), or PPP: Windows95/98, Windows NT 4.0 , Internet (for Windows98). i Remove all checks in the Advanced options field. o Check TCP/IP in the Allowed network protocols field.
21 3. Access Procedures q Double-click the new icon in the Dial-Up Networking window. w After checking the contents of the dialog box, click the [Connect] button. The Connection Established dialog box is displayed after a short delay to indicate that the connection is under way.
22 ■ PPP T ype Connection 2 (NETWORK ACCESS) 1. Windows NT Setup q When installed, Remote Access Service appears in the list of Network Services. In the Network dialog box, choose Remote Access Service , and then click the [Properties] button to dis- play the Remote Access Setup window.
23 u Click the [Configure...] button to display the RAS Server TCP/IP Configuration dialog box. i Check Entire network in the Allow remote TCP/IP clients to access field. o Check Use static address pool under Choose Cancel if you do not want to allow remote TCP/IP clients to dial in.
24 2. Windows98 Setup If the Dial-Up Networking icon is not in My Computer , it is not installed. You can use the following procedure to install it. (1) Click the Start button, point to Settings , and then click Control Panel . (2) Double-click Add/Remove Programs .
25 ■ Main Page and Control Windows On the Location bar of the PC, type http://192.168.0.10 (or IP address set for WJ-NT104) to display the MAIN PAGE default window. The MAIN PAGE window is available in the following five modes: 1. Images without camera control / PULL mode 2.
26 ● Random Input Selection Mode • Unless a user changes channels, the last selected channel is used to continue transmission. A change of channel by one user causes the channels of the other users connected to the WJ-NT104 to be switched to that same channel.
27 LINK RCV XMT OPERATE Network Interface Unit WJ-NT104 1 1 1 1 PC PC PC PC WJ-NT104 CAMERA LINK RCV XMT OPERATE Network Interface Unit WJ-NT104 1 1 1 1 PC PC PC PC WJ-NT104 CAMERA CAMERA CAMERA CAMERA Channel Selection ● Fixed Input Selection Mode • You cannot select other than the channels specified by ADMINISTRATION SETUP PAGE.
28 ■ Pull Mode and Push Mode The WJ-NT104 has two modes of video output. ● Pull Mode A request to receive the newest image is automatically and repeatedly sent from the PC to the WJ-NT104. The image received by the PC is displayed as frame feed image (semi-animated picture).
29 ■ Picture Quality Setup ● Image Resolution The following four image resolutions (number of picture elements) are available. The higher the resolution, the larger the image and the lower the display speed.
30 ■ MAIN P AGE (without Camera Control) [index1.html] ● Random Input Selection Mode q w q q INPUT SELECT These buttons are used to switch the images of up to four cameras. A change of channel by one user causes the channels of the other users connected to the WJ-NT104 to be switched to that same channel.
31 q w e ● Multi Input Selection Mode q INPUT SELECT These buttons are used to switch the images of up to four cameras. A change of channel by one user affects only that terminal, but not the channels monitored by other users.
32 ■ MAIN P AGE (with Camera Control) [index2.html] ● Random Input Selection Mode q w e r !0 t o i u y q INPUT SELECT These buttons are used to switch images of up to four cameras. w PRESET SELECT To move the combination camera (option) connected to the WJ-NT104 to any of 8 preset position numbers.
33 i IRIS The connected combination camera (option) can be controlled to close or open the iris by clicking the [OPEN] or [CLOSE] button under IRIS. Clicking the [OPEN] or [CLOSE] button will open or close the cam- era iris for a specified time, after which the operation is released automatically.
34 ● Fixed Input Selection Mode q PRESET SELECT To move the combination camera (option) connected to the WJ-NT104 to any of 8 preset position numbers.
35 q ● Multi Input Selection Mode q INPUT SELECT These buttons are used to switch images from up to four cameras. A change of channel by one user affects only that ter- minal, but not the channels monitored by other users. w PRESET SELECT To move the combination camera (option) connected to the WJ-NT104 to any of 8 preset position numbers.
36 u ZOOM The connected combination camera (option) can be zoomed by clicking the [TELE] or [WIDE] button under ZOOM. Clicking the [TELE] or [WIDE] button will operate the camera in telescopic or wide-angle mode for a speci- fied time, after which the mode is released automatical- ly.
37 ALARM FUNCTION ■ ALARM LIST Window On the Location bar, type http://192.168.0.10 (or IP address set for WJ-NT104)/almindex.html, or click the ALARM LIST button on the MAIN PAGE to display the ALARM LIST window. The window displays a list of alarm input dates, times and channels.
38 Alarm activated T ime base Set delay time Continuous recording Alarm activated Before continuous recording After continuous recording T ime base Alarm activated Single Frame Recording T ime base Set delay time Differs depending on resolution and picture quality.
39 ■ ALARM NOTICE The WJ-NT104 can notify the user of an alarm event. The notice is sent either by Panasonic original protocol, e-mail (SMTP client) or a combination of both. ● E-Mail Notice Mail is sent to the mail server using SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol).
40 SETUP PROCEDURES ■ How to Read ADMINISTRA T OR SETUP P AGE On the Location bar, type http://192.168.0.10/hwsetup.html to display the ADMINISTRATOR SETUP PAGE . To open the ADMINISTRATOR SETUP PAGE , you need to enter your user ID and password. The default ID and password are [admin] and [nil (none)], respectively.
41 ■ MODE SETUP On the ADMINISTRATOR SETUP PAGE , click the MODE SETUP button to display the MODE SETUP window. Select the operation mode, image quality and camera control. q VIDEO INPUT SELECTION MODE Select an operation mode for the camera displayed on the monitor.
42 u RESOLUTION Set a pixel number (resolution) for images from the WJ- NT104. The same value is applied for live images and alarm images. The factory default setting is 320x240 pixels i IMAGE QUALITY Set the image quality for images from the WJ-NT104.
43 ■ NETWORK SETUP On the ADMINISTRATOR SETUP PAGE click the NETWORK button to display the NETWORK SETUP window. Select LAN/PPP, and set IP address, netmask, and default gateway. q IP ADDRESS (LAN) Enter the IP address to be used with LAN. The factory default setting is 192.
44 u ■ ALARM SETUP On the ADMINISTRATOR SETUP PAGE , click the ALARM button to display the ALARM SETUP window. q ALARM RECORDING/LOG Set the alarm recording function to ON or OFF . w ALARM RECORDING MODE Select on alarm image recording mode. e OVERWRITE When YES is marked, old alarm images are overwritten by new alarm images.
45 !6 !0 !1 !2 !3 !4 !5 !7 i PORT No. Same as the alarm terminal numbers on the rear panel o ALARM FUNCTION Set the alarm function to ON or OFF. !0 CAMERA CH Specify a camera channel to be selected when an alarm is activated. !1 CAMERA PRESET Specify a preset position for the camera when an alarm is activated.
46 ■ SERIAL PORT SETUP On the ADMINISTRATOR SETUP PAGE , click the SERIAL PORT button to display the SERIAL PORT SETUP window. Specify whether to use the RS-232C or RS-485 interface, and set the communication parameters. q TYPE (RS-232C) Set up the RS-232C port usage.
47 ■ MODEM SETUP On the ADMINISTRATOR SETUP PAGE , click the MODEM button to display the MODEM/TA SETUP window. Select the modem or TA (terminal adapter) for the PPP connection. q MODEM MODELS Set a modem mode. Depending on the set value, the modem initializing command is issued.
48 ■ USER SETUP On the ADMINISTRATOR SETUP PAGE , click the USER button to display the USER SETUP window. Use this window to register or delete users.
49 ■ HOST SETUP On the ADMINISTRATOR SETUP PAGE , click the HOST button to display the HOST SETUP window. Use this window to register or delete hosts that can be accessed without user authorization. q HOST AUTHORIZATION Set HOST AUTHORIZATION to OFF or ON .
50 ■ FTP CLIENT SETUP On the ADMINISTRATOR SETUP PAGE , click the FTP CLIENT button to display the FTP CLIENT SETUP window. Set FTP server address, user name, password, mode, Normal setup and Alarm setup. Common Setup q FTP SERVER ADDRESS Specifies the IP address of the FTP server to which images are sent directly from the WJ-NT104.
51 DATE/TIME mode: added digits (month, date, hour, minute, second, and last 2-digit year). Added MMDDhhmmsssYY (for example, 0123134500 101 for January 23 13:45:00.1, 2001) SEQUENTIAL NUMBER(MAX FIXED) mode: added number 00001 to 65535 automatically.
52 ■ DA TE & TIME SETUP On the ADMINISTRATOR SETUP PAGE , click the DATE/TIME button to display the CLOCK SETUP window. Use this window to adjust the internal clock of the device. q DATE Set a date in the order of YY/MM/DD (for example, 99/01/23 for January 23, 1999).
53 ■ CAMERA MENU SETUP On the ADMINISTRATOR SETUP PAGE , click the CAMERA MENU button to display the CAMERA MENU SETUP win- dow. The CAMERA MENU SETUP function is available in RANDOM INPUT SELECTION MODE and FIXED INPUT SELEC- TION MODE , but not in MULTI INPUT SELECTION MODE .
54 UTILITY SOFTW ARE ■ Network Setup For the network setup, you need to set the IP address using the Utility Software provided and connect the WJ- NT104 to a PC via the RS-232C port. ● Connection The COM1 port of the RS-232C interface is used for setting the IP address.
55 ● Confirmation of the set values Turn OFF all Mode Setup switches inside the WJ- NT104 front panel, and then press the RESET button to restart the unit. Restarting makes the addresses entered take effect. Perform a communication check by means of ping commands as follows.
56 PC (DOS/V) RS-232C cable WJ-NT104 Camera ■ Camera Menu Setup This is software to control the camera menu of the WV-CS654 and CS854 (optional). It allows a user to open the menu of a camera connected to the WJ-NT104 with a coaxial cable and select preset position and other camera settings.
57 ACCESS AUTHORIZA TION ■ Control of Access Authorization User access authorization is controlled as follows. ● Unlimited access If neither user nor host authorization is used (set to OFF) in a network, all users may perform the following operations at access level 2.
58 ● Host Setup Window A maximum of 16 terminal addresses can be registered in the HOST SETUP window. Initially there are no addresses registered. Enter the host IP address as a dotted (.) notation, for example. 192.168.0.10. The host name cannot be specified.
59 EXTENSION FUNCTIONS ■ WJ-FS616 V ideo Multiplexer Control ● Connection (1) Connect MULTISCREEN OUT on the rear of the WJ-FS616 to VIDEO IN 1 on the rear of the WJ-NT104.
60 q CAMERA SELECT (Left window panel) To select a camera (camera 1 to 16) connected to the WJ-FS616 Video Multiplexer. The image of the select- ed camera is displayed in spot mode. w PRESET SELECT (Left window panel) To move the combination camera (option) connected to the WJ-FS616 to any of 8 preset positions.
61 ■ WJ-SX550A/B/C Matrix Switcher Control ● Connections (1) Connect the MONITOR OUT connectors on the rear of the WJ-SX550A/B/C to the VIDEO IN connectors 1 to 4 on the rear of the WJ-NT104. (2) Connect the RS-232C ports (of WJ-SX550A/B/C and WJ-NT104) with a RS-232C cable.
62 ● Setup In the SERIAL PORT SETUP window, set TYPE under RS-232C SETUP or RS-485 SETUP to "WJ-SX550A". Set the same communication parameters as for the Matrix Switcher. (For further details refer to the operation manual of the WJ-SX550A Matrix Switcher.
63 q VIDEO IN (WJ-NT104) Selects any of the four video inputs of the Interface Unit for display on the monitor. Set the monitor outputs of the Matrix Switcher to match the video inputs of the Interface Unit, referring to MATRIX SWITCHER CON- FIGURATION on page 62.
64 LINK RCV XMT OPERATE Network Interface Unit WJ-NT104 R A M PUSH OPEN PUSH OPEN AV Disc Recorder WJ-DR REMOTE OPERATE ALARM RESET REC DISC ALARM REC DISC CONTROL DR PC DR PC DR PC WJ-DR200 WJ-NT104 .
65 ● Setup In the SERIAL PORT SETUP window, set TYPE under RS-232C to "WJ-DR200". Set the same communication parameters as for the WJ-DR200 AV Disk Recorder. (For further details refer to the operation manual of the WJ-DR200 AV Disk Recorder.
66 e FIND To directly specify and play back a recorded frame. r UP/Next Frame Click in paused playback to advance the playback operation one step to the next frame. Also moves the cursor up one line in the recording list or thumbnails. t LEFT/Prev Rec To move the playback operation back one step to the previous record.
67 ■ WJ-HD100 Digital Disk Recorder Control It is enabled control of the WJ-HD100 disk recorder from the PC via the WJ-NT104 Network Interface Unit. (disabled control with PSoData) Also refer to the operating instructions for the disk recorder together.
68 q SETUP MENU ON Opens the setup menu of the WJ-HD100. w SETUP MENU OFF Closes the setup menu of the WJ-HD100. e ALARM RECALL ON Opens the alarm recall table. r ALARM RECALL OFF Closes the alarm recall table. t RIGHT Moves the cursor to the right. y UP Moves the cursor up.
69 ■ WJ-HD500 Digital Disk Recorder Control It is enabled control of the WJ-HD500 disk recorder from the PC via the WJ-NT104 Network Interface Unit (disabled control with PS • Data). Also refer to the operating instructions for the disk recorder together.
70 • Multi input selection mode Enables control of cameras connected to the VIDEO IN connector of the WJ-NT104. For VIDEO INPUT SELECTION MODE under OPERATION MODE SELECT, mark MULTI INPUT SELECTION MODE.
71 q CAMERA SELECT To select a camera (camera 1 to 16) connected to the WJ-HD500. w MULTI-SCREEN SELECT Selects the multiscreen pattern to be displayed on the image display. e SETUP MENU ON Opens the setup menu of the WJ- HD500. r SETUP MENU OFF Closes the setup menu of the WJ-HD500.
72 CONTENTS UPLOAD Contents can be uploaded by means of an FTP (File Transfer Protocol). The following describes how to upload contents produced by using a PC.
73 Description To get a frame of a new image. Parameter CH: Fixed Input, Random Input mode: Ignored (or can be omitted) Multi Input mode: Essential Push mode image get command for Netscape Parameter C.
74 Specifies the file name when the user wants to dis- play a different image after performing a camera control operation. If the parameter is omitted, the image displayed on the screen is not changed.
75 <HTML> <HEAD> </HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR=”#FFFFCC”> <CENTER> <!— TITELE LOGO IMAGE —> <IMG SRC=/nt10logo.jpg VSPACE=8> <SCRIPT LANGUAGE=”JavaScript.
76 <!— QUAD SCREEN —> document.write(“<P><TABLE BORDER=3 BORDERCOLOR=black WIDTH=90% BGCOLOR=#DCfeff>”) document.write(“<TR>”) document.write(“<TD BGCOLOR=black width=66% ><font SIZE=3 color=#DCfeff>”) document.
77 <HTML> <BODY BGCOLOR=”#FFFFCC”> <CENTER> <TABLE BORDER=3 width=95% BORDERCOLOR=black BGCOLOR=”#DCFEFF”> <TR> <TH BORDER=3 COLSPAN=2 BGCOLOR=black><FON.
78 File name to be converted (/almctrl.html if the paramete is omitted.) Alarm image control (See page 80.) Description ■ Alarm Operation ● CGI functions related to alarm Alarm images and log files recorded in the WJ-NT104 can be queried by using the following commands.
79 Value (1 - 4) of channel argument %w and %h indicate respectively the width and height of current live image. %W and %H respectively indicate the width and height of the frame in which the above- mentioned live image is displayed. Item z When the button is clicked, the first frame is displayed.
80 %W and %H respectively represent the width and height in which an alarm image of the specified log number (LNO) is displayed. (%w, %h, %W, %H ) = (640, 480, 640, 480) or (640, 240, 640, 480) or (32.
81 • LAN connection • Image requests may not be made to the WJ-NT104, because data are called from the cache of the PC. Should this phenomenon occur frequently, it is recommended to set the browser in the following manner: For Netscape Navigator In the [SETTING] menu, set the memory cache and disk cache under [DETAIL-CACHE] to 0 Kbyte.
82 Browser Type Netscape Navigator Ver. 4.04 or higher (except Ver. 6.0 series) Available image modes Push mode under the Netscape system Pull mode under the JavaScript system Internet Explorer Ver. 4.0 or higher Pull mode under the JavaScript system To be used when connecting to an ISDN cir- cuit.
83 SPECIFICA TIONS AC Adapter ...................................................................... 1 Utility Software (CD-ROM) ............................................... 1 Cord Clamp .............................................................
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