Panasonic WV-SP305 Installation guide

Brand: Panasonic

Model: WV-SP305

Category: Security cameras

Type: Installation guide

Panasonic WV-SP305 is a versatile camera that offers a range of features for professional surveillance applications. With its 1/4-inch MOS sensor, it captures high-quality images in various lighting conditions. The camera supports dual streaming, allowing you to view live footage and record simultaneously. It also features motion detection and privacy masking for enhanced security. Compatible with various mobile devices, you can remotely monitor your property using the dedicated app.

New functions and addendum (Software Ver.1.30)

Due to software upgrade, the following functions have been added to this unit.

 • H.264/MPEG-4dualstreamoutputcanbeprovidedwhendisplayingliveimages.

 • JPEGoutputcanbeprovidedtodisplayvideodataonacellularphone.

 • MJPEGoutputcanbeprovidedtodisplayvideodataonamobileterminal.

  Compatiblemodels:iPad

,iPhone

,iPodtouch

(SinceiOS4.2.1)

* iPad,iPhone,andiPodtouchareregisteredtrademarksofAppleInc.

 • VIQSfunctionsaresupported.

  *VIQSisatechnologytoenhancetheimagequalityofspecifiedareaintheangularfieldofviewfortrans-

mission.(H.264only)

 • ThecompatibleservicesfortheDDNSfunctionarechanged,andthe"Viewnetcam"serviceisnewlysup-

ported.

Thisdocumentdescribesthesettingsofnewfunctionsandtheirrestrictions.Refertothedescriptionsinthis

documentfordetailsonthesefunctions.Besides,refertotheOperatingInstructionsprovidedwiththisunit

together.

About notations

Thefollowingnotationsareusedwhendescribingthefunctionslimitedforspecifiedmodels.

Thefunctionswithoutthenotationsaresupportedbyallmodels.

NP502

:ThefunctionswiththisnotationareavailablewhenusingthemodelsWV-NP502,WV-NW502S.

SP306

:ThefunctionswiththisnotationareavailablewhenusingthemodelsWV-SP306,WV-SP305,

WV-SP302.

SF346

:ThefunctionswiththisnotationareavailablewhenusingthemodelsWV-SF346,WV-SF342,

WV-SF336,WV-SF335,WV-SF332.

SP105

:ThefunctionswiththisnotationareavailablewhenusingthemodelsWV-SP105,WV-SP102.

 * Themodelnumberisabbreviatedinsomedescriptionsinthisdocument.

(OperatingInstructions(PDF)-"MonitorimagesonaPC"-"Aboutthe"Live"page")

[Stream] button

ThesebuttonswillbedisplayedonlywhenanH.264(orMPEG-4)imageis

displayed.

[1] button:Theletter"1"willturngreenandimagesinthemainareawillbe

displayedinaccordancewiththesettingof"H.264(1)"(or"MPEG-4(1)").

[2] button:Theletter"2"willturngreenandimagesinthemainareawillbe

displayedinaccordancewiththesettingof"H.264(2)"(or"MPEG-4(2)").

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.

Important:

 • Whentheauthenticationwindowisdisplayed,entertheusernameandpassword.Thedefaultusername

and password are as follows.

  Username: admin

  Password: 12345

  Toenhancethesecurity,changethepasswordfortheuser"admin".

 • IfthecellularphoneinuseisnotcompatiblewithUTF-8encode,itisimpossibletodisplaythescreencor-

rectly.

Note:

 • ItisnecessarytoconfigurethenetworksettingsofthecellularphoneinadvancetoconnecttotheInternet

andmonitorimagesfromthecamera.

Step 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.

Note:

 • WhentheHTTPportnumberischangedfrom

"80",enter"http://IPaddress:(colon)+port

number/mobile"*intheaddressboxofthe

browser.

 • WhenusingtheDDNSfunction,accessto

"http://HostnameregisteredintheDDNSserver:

(colon)+portnumber/mobile".

 • Whentheauthenticationwindowisdisplayed,

entertheusernameofanadministratororuser

and password. Depending on the cellular phone

inuse,passwordentrymayberequiredeach

timethescreenisswitched.

 • Itisimpossibletotransmit/receiveaudiousinga

cellular phone.

 • Dependingonthecellularphoneinuse,larger

sizeimagesmaynotbedisplayed.Inthiscase,

selecting"Low"for"Imagequalitysetting"of

"JPEG"maysometimessolvethisproblem.

 • Dependingonthecellularphoneinuseorits

contractplan,itmaybeimpossibletoaccess.

 * IPaddressistheglobalWANIPaddressofthe

routerthatcanbeaccessedviatheInternet.

Refresh

Resolutioncontrol

AUXcontrol

(ThescreenshotisanexampleofNP502.)

Functions Outline of functions

Refresh Refreshesthecameraimagesbypressingthedialkey"5".

Resolutioncontrol Changestheresolutionbypressingthedialkey"0".

Accordingtotheimagecapturemode,theresolutionwillbechangedasfollows.

NP502

•1.3megapixel(VGA)[4:3]: Changestheimagecapturesizebetween

320x240(default)and640x480.

•1.3megapixel(800x600)[4:3]: Changestheimagecapturesizebetween

320x240(default)and800x600.

•1.3megapixel[16:9]: Changestheimagecapturesizebetween

320x180(default)and640x360.

•3megapixel[4:3]: Fixedto640x480

•3megapixel[16:9]: Changestheimagecapturesizebetween

320x180(default)and640x360.

Accordingtotheaspectratio,theresolutionwillbechangedasfollows.

SP306

SF346

SP105

•Imageintheaspectratioof"4:3": Changestheimagecapturesizebetween

320x240(default)and640x480.

•Imageintheaspectratioof"16:9": Changestheimagecapturesizebetween

320x180(default)and640x360.

AUXcontrol*

ControlstheAUXterminal.

NP502

SP306

SF346

Thesebuttonswillbedisplayedonlywhen"AUXoutput"isselectedfor"Terminal3"

onthesetupmenu.

NP502

Note:

 • Somecellularphonescannotchangetheimagecapturesizeevenwhenresolutionischangedbyresolution

control.

 * When"Userauth."issetto"On",onlyuserswiththeaccesslevelof"1.Administrator"or"2.Cameracon-

trol"willbedisplayed.

Monitor images on a mobile terminal

ItispossibletoconnecttothecamerausingamobileterminalviatheInternetandmonitorimages(MJPEG

only)fromthecameraonthescreenofthemobileterminal.Itisalsopossibletorefreshimagestodisplaythe

latestimage.

 • Thecompatiblemobileterminalsareshownasfollows.(AsofApril,2011)

  iPad,iPhone,iPodtouch

Important:

 • Whentheauthenticationwindowisdisplayed,entertheusernameandpassword.Thedefaultusername

and password are as follows.

  Username: admin

  Password: 12345

Toenhancethesecurity,changethepasswordfortheuser"admin".

Step 1

Accessto"http://IPaddress/cam"*or"http://Host

nameregisteredintheDDNSserver/cam"usinga

mobileterminal.

→ Imagesfromthecamerawillbedisplayed.

Note:

 • WhentheHTTPportnumberischangedfrom

"80",enter"http://IPaddress:(colon)+port

number/cam"*intheaddressboxofthebrowser.

 • WhenusingtheDDNSfunction,accessto

"http://HostnameregisteredintheDDNSserver:

(colon)+portnumber/cam".

 • Itisimpossibletotransmit/receiveaudiousinga

mobileterminal.

 • Dependingonthemobileterminalinuseorits

contractplan,itmaybeimpossibletoaccess.

 * IPaddressistheglobalWANIPaddressofthe

routerthatcanbeaccessedviatheInternet.

<VIQS>

(OperatingInstructions(PDF)-"Configurethesettingsrelatingtoimagesandaudio[Image/Audio]"-"Configure

thesettingsrelatingtoimages,backfocusandtheprivacyzone[Image/Privacy]")

NP502

(OperatingInstructions(PDF)-"Configurethesettingsrelatingtoimagesandaudio[Image/Audio]"-"Configure

thesettingsrelatingtoimages,focusandtheprivacyzone[Image/Privacy]")

SP306

SF346

(OperatingInstructions(PDF)-"Configurethesettingsrelatingtoimagequality,extrazoomandtheprivacy

zone[Image/Privacy]")

SP105

Clickthe[Image/Privacy]tabonthe"Image/Audio"page.

[VIQS]

Clickthe[Setup>>]buttontodisplaythesetup

menuthatcanconfigurethesettingsrelatingto

VIQS.Thesetupmenuwillbedisplayedinanewly

opened window.

(ThescreenshotisanexampleofNP502.)

Configure the VIQS setting

Clickthe[Setup>>]buttonof"VIQS"onthe[Image/Privacy]tabofthe"Image/Audio"page.

Itispossibletoenhancetheimagequalityofthespecifiedrangewithinashootingarea(image).

Itisalsopossibletomoderatetheimagedatasizebyloweringtheimagequalityofotherareas.

TheVIQSsettingisavailableonlyforH.264images.

WhencheckingtheimagesafterconfiguringtheVIQSsetting,displaytheH.264imagesonthe"Live"page.

[VIQS(H.264(1))]

Select"On"or"Off"todeterminewhetherornotto

activatetheVIQSfunctionforthetransmitted

H.264(1)images.

Default: Off

[VIQS(H.264(2))]

Select"On"or"Off"todeterminewhetherornotto

activatetheVIQSfunctionforthetransmitted

H.264(2)images.

Default: Off

Important:

 • WhentheVIQSsettingisactivatedandtheset-

tingvaluefor"Imagecapturemode"or"Aspect

ratio"ischangedfrom"4:3"to"16:9"onthe

[JPEG/H.264]tab,makesurethattheVIQSset-

tingvaluedoesnotexceedthemaximumdesig-

nated range.

Configure the VIQS area setting

TheVIQSareaisspecifiedby following the steps below.

Step 1

Dragthemouseonthescreentospecifythearea.

→ Thespecifiedareaisdisplayedwithawhite

frame.

Note:

 • Aselectableareaislimited.

Step 2

Select "On"/"Off"toactivate/deactivate a distributed

imageof"VIQS(H.264(1))" or "VIQS(H.264(2))".

Step 3

Clickthe[Set]button.

→ Thisunitisupdatedwiththesettingcontents.To

deletethespecifiedarea,clickthe[Delete]but-

ton.

Important:

 • Nosettingcontentsaredeterminedunlessthe[Set]buttonisclicked.

TocheckthewindowafterVIQSsetting,displayanH.264imageonthe"Live"page.

<DDNS>

(OperatingInstructions(PDF)-"Configuringthenetworksettings[Network]"-"Configurethesettingsrelatingto

DDNS[DDNS]")

Clickthe[DDNS]tabonthe"Network"page.

ToaccessthiscameraviatheInternet,itisnecessarytoconfigurethesettingsfortheDDNSfunction.When

activatingtheDDNSfunctionusingthecamera,thefollowingDDNSserviceisavailable.

 • Viewnetcam

Important:

 • BeforeusingtheDDNSservice,itisnecessarytoperformtheportforwardingsettingfortherouter.

Note:

 • "Viewnetcam"isaDynamicDNSservicedesignedforusewithPanasonicNetworkCameras.Refertothe

"Viewnetcam"website(http://www.viewnetcam.com/)forfurtherinformationabouttheservice.

About DDNS services (IPv4/IPv6)

ByusingaDDNSservice,itbecomespossibletoviewcameraimagesviatheInternet.

TheDDNSserviceassociatesdynamicglobaladdressesanddomainnames.Itispossibletoconfiguretheset-

tingsforthe"Viewnetcam".InmostoftheDNSservicesofferedbyproviders,globaladdressesarenotstatic

butdynamic.Therefore,accesstothecameraviaanoldglobaladdressmaybeinvalidatedafteracertain

periodoftime.Eitherofthefollowingservicesisrequiredwhenaccessingacamerawhoseglobaladdressis

notstaticviatheInternet.

 • DDNSservice(suchas"Viewnetcam")

  Itispossibletoaccessviaaregisteredandstaticdomainname(example:*****.viewnetcam.com)evenafter

theglobaladdressischanged.EnrollmentinadomainnameserviceisrequiredevenwhenusingtheIPv6

connection.

  Refertothe"Viewnetcam"website(http://www.viewnetcam.com/)forfurtherinformationabouttheservice.

 • StaticIPaddressservice(suchasaserviceofferedbyacontractedprovider)

  Inthisservice,globaladdressesarestatic(notchanged).

Configuration of the DDNS service (Example of the "Viewnetcam" service)

1. Thecontractedproviderallocatesaglobaladdresstotherouter(orthecamera).Theglobaladdressisnot

staticbutdynamic.

2. Ifyouareenrolledin"Viewnetcam",theunique"domainname"(example:*****.viewnetcam.com)willbeallo-

cated.The"Viewnetcam"serviceserverautomaticallymanagesthedomainnameofcameraandtheglobal

addressofrouter(orcamera)whenacameraautomaticallynotifiestheserviceserveroftheglobaladdress.

3. The"Viewnetcam"serviceserverregisterstheglobaladdressandthedomainnameofrouter(orcamera)in

theDNSserver.

4. ByenteringtheURL(includingthedomainname)onthewebbrowserwhenaccessingthecameraviathe

Internet,theDNSserveridentifiestheregisteredglobaladdressofrouter(orcamera).

5. Theidentifiedglobaladdressisusedforaccessingtherouter(orcamera)tomonitorimages.

Note:

 • RefertothecontractedproviderwhetherthecurrentIPaddressisstaticornot.

 • Dependingontheprovider,localaddressesmaybeallocated.Inthiscase,theDDNSserviceisunavailable.

Refertothecontractproviderforfurtherinformation.

[DDNS]

SelecttheDDNSservicetodeterminewhetherornotto

useDDNS.

Off:DoesnotusetheDDNSfunction.

Viewnetcam:Usesthe"Viewnetcam"service.

Default: Off

Shop on a remote site

DNS server

Current global address is automatically

registered via "*****.viewnetcam.com".

"Viewnetcam"

service server

Global address is

changed.

"*****.viewnetcam.com" and the

current global address is

automatically registered.

Access using the current global

address

Provider

Internet

Global address is

obtained via the URL

(domain name).

When using the "Viewnetcam" service

[Personal(Camera) URL]

TheURLofthecameraregisteredfor"Viewnetcam"

willbedisplayed.

Whenperformingtheinitialsettings,thetemporary

URLwillbedisplayedbyclickingthe[Set]button.

[Your Account Link]

WhenthedisplayedURLisclicked,theregistration

windowforthe"Viewnetcam"servicewillbedis-

playedinanewlyopenedwindow.Registerthe

informationintheregistrationwindowtoenrollinthe

"Viewnetcam"service.

[Access interval]

Selecttheintervaltoaccessthe"Viewnetcam"ser-

viceservertochecktheIPaddressandthehost

namefromthefollowing.

10min/20min/30min/40min/50min/1h

Default: 1h

Procedure to register information for the "Viewnetcam" service

Step 1

ClickthedisplayedURL"https://**********"of"Your

AccountLink".

→ Theregistrationwindowfor"Viewnetcam"willbe

displayedinanewlyopenedwindow.

Step 2

ing the instructions of the wizard.

→ Whentheregistrationwindowisnotdisplayed,

checkthatthePCisbeingconnectedtothe

Internet,andclickthereloadbuttonofthe

browser.

  Whenthemessage"Thenewcameraissuc-

cessfullyregisteredtoViewnetcam.com"isdis-

played,closetheregistrationwindow.

  TheURLselectedatthetimeofregistrationcan

beusedforcameraaccess.However,thisURLis

unavailablewhenaccessingthecamerafromthe

PCconnectedtothesamenetwork(LAN).

Note:

• Whentheregistrationforthe"Viewnetcam"ser-

viceiscompleted,theURLofthecameraregis-

teredfor"Personal(Camera)URL".Itmaytake

uptoaround30minutesuntiltheURLofthereg-

isteredcameraisvalidated.

• Tocanceltheenrollmentinthe"Viewnetcam"

service,accessthe"Viewnetcam"website

(http://www.viewnetcam.com/)later.

• Itispossibletochecktheinformationregistered

forthe"Viewnetcam"servicebyaccessingthe

URLdisplayedbeside"YourAccountLink".

WhentheURLisnotdisplayed,checkthatthe

PCisbeingconnectedtotheInternet,andclick

the[Set]button.

• Ifaccessoftenfailsduetothechangeinthe

globaladdressofrouter,setasmallervaluefor

"Accessinterval".

Checking the information registered for the "Viewnetcam" service

Itispossibletocheckifthecamerahasbeenregisteredforthe"Viewnetcam"service.

Check the status [Status] (OperatingInstructions(PDF)-"Maintenanceofthecamera[Maintenance]")

Clickthe[Status]tabofthe"Maintenance"page.

Thestatusofthiscameracanbecheckedonthispage.

[Viewnetcam]

Server: TheURLofthe"Viewnetcam"serviceserverwillbedisplayed.

Status: Theregistrationstatusforthe"Viewnetcam"willbedisplayed.

Personal(Camera)URL:TheURLofthecameraregisteredfor"Viewnetcam"willbedisplayed.

Note:

 • Refertothe"Readme"fileontheprovidedCD-ROMforfurtherinformationaboutthecontentsofthedis-

playedstatuses(relatingtothe"Viewnetcam"service).Orrefertoourwebsite(http://panasonic.net/pss/

security/support/info.html)forfurtherinformation.

Thefollowingareaddedtothesystemlogs.

Error indications relating to "Viewnetcam" (OperatingInstructions(PDF)-"Aboutthedisplayedsystem

log")

Thefollowingareaddedtothesystemlogs.

Category Indication Description

Viewnetcamservererror FailedtoresolvetheViewnetcam

serveraddressfromDNS.

•ThedesignatedIPaddressoftheDNSmay

beincorrect.CheckiftheDNSsettingsare

configuredcorrectly.

•TheDNSservermaybedown.Askthenet-

workadministrator.

Connection error

NoresponsefromtheViewnetcam

server.

Filetransfererror.

•The"Viewnetcam"servermaybedown.Ask

thenetworkadministrator.

Internalerror Undefined error. •Anerrorrelatingtothe"Viewnetcam"function

occurred.Checkifthe"Viewnetcam"settings

areconfiguredcorrectly.

N0411-0 3TU002377AZB Printed in China

(OperatingInstructions(PDF)"Viewersoftware"andothersections)

Theviewersoftwarehasbeenupgraded.Whenreferringtothemanualssuppliedtothisunit, substitute

"NetworkCameraView4"and"nwcv4setup.exe"with"NetworkCameraView4S"and"nwcv4Ssetup.exe"

respectively.

Panasonic WV-SP305 Installation guide

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Model: WV-SP305

Category: Security cameras

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