4CONTENTSPREFACE ...................................................................................................................... 6FEATURES ............................................................................................................... 6PRECAUTIONS ............................................................................................................. 7PLATFORM ............................................................................................................... 8TRADEMARKS AND REGISTERED TRADEMARKS .............................................. 9DOCUMENT CONVENTION ..................................................................................... 9MAJOR OPERATING CONTROLS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS ..................................... 10Front View ................................................................................................................. 10Rear View .................................................................................................................. 10INSTALLATIONS ........................................................................................................... 11CONNECTIONS ............................................................................................................. 12Connection between a PC and This Camera (Connection type 1) ............................ 12Using with an Intranet (LAN) (Connection type 2) ..................................................... 13Using via Internet (Connection type 3-4) ................................................................... 14SETUP ........................................................................................................................... 15Preparations for the Setup ........................................................................................ 15Setup with the Provided "Panasonic IP Setup" Software .......................................... 16Network Setup of the PC ........................................................................................... 18Using Windows 98 SE ............................................................................................... 18Using Windows 2000 ................................................................................................. 20Using Windows XP (Category View) ......................................................................... 22Network Setup of the Camera ................................................................................... 24Parameters for the "Network setup" Items Depending on the Connection Type ....... 27Installation of the MPEG-4 Plug-in ............................................................................ 29Basic Settings ............................................................................................................ 30BROWSING PICTURES ................................................................................................ 32Monitoring a Still Picture of a Single Camera ............................................................ 32Monitoring the Motion Picture of a Single Camera .................................................... 34Monitoring Still Pictures of Multiple Cameras ............................................................ 36Monitoring the Picture of a Camera in a Preset Position ........................................... 39Saving the Currently Monitored Picture on the PC .................................................... 41DETECTING MOTION IN THE MONITORED AREA ..................................................... 42Motion Detector Function .......................................................................................... 42Action when Motion is Detected ................................................................................ 42Settings of the Actions to be Performed when Motion is Detected ........................... 43Items on the "Alarm" page ......................................................................................... 45Setting of the Motion Detection Area ......................................................................... 46Viewing the Picture Stored in the Camera ................................................................ 48TRANSFERRING PICTURES TO THE SERVER .......................................................... 49Preparations for Transferring Pictures to the Server ................................................. 49Transferring Pictures to the Server at Designated Intervals ...................................... 51Transferring Pictures to the Server when Motion is Detected ................................... 52OTHER FUNCTIONS ..................................................................................................... 53Alarm Connector and AUX Output Connector ........................................................... 53Customizing the Contents of the Alarm Mail ............................................................. 53