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Installing the camera on the ceiling or wall

Adjust the camera to a suitable position/direction while confirming the images actually displayed 
on the computer screen.

Note

Make sure the indicator is always in the lower right corner when you mount. 

Place the flexible stand on the ceiling 
or wall, and determine the mounting 
position of the stand.

Make sure the flexible stand is firmly mounted on 
a beam of wood (25 mm [1 inch] and greater) 
etc. When there is no beam, apply a board on 
the other side of the ceiling or wall to make sure 
the camera does not drop.

Secure the safety wire (accessory) 
to the camera using screw A 
(accessory) and washer S 
(accessory).

Attach the camera by screwing the threaded mount into the stand 
mounting hole.

MIC POWER

To the power supply

LAN cable

PoE indicator

LINK indicator

To the hub or 

 the router

Indicator

When connecting the camera using PoE (Power over 

Ethernet)

When connecting the camera using 12 V DC power supply

A

 Loosen the screw of the power cord plug (accessory).

B

 Connect the cable of the 12 V DC power supply* to the power cord plug.

    Strip 3 mm to 7 mm {1/8 inches to 9/32 inches} from the end of the wire, and twist the 

stripped part of the wire sufficiently to avoid short circuit.

  Specification of cable (wire): 16 AWG - 24 AWG, Single core, twisted 

Check whether the stripped part of the wire is not exposed and is securely connected.

 

C

 Tighten the screw of the power cord plug.

D

 Connect the power cord plug to the 12 V DC power 

supply terminal on the rear of the camera.

 IMPORTANT

 Be sure to use the power cord plug provided 

 

with this product.

  

Be sure to fully insert the power cord plug 
into the 12 V DC power supply terminal. 
Otherwise, it may damage the camera or 
cause malfunction.

WARNING

Adequate waterproof treatment is required for the AC adaptor

• 

*1

 and the AC 

cord

*1

(The AC adaptor and the AC adaptor cord are not waterproof.)

Failure to observe this may cause fire or electric shock. 
Never touch wet AC adaptors or AC cords. Consult the dealer for repair.
*1 Only when receiving power from the AC adaptor.

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 Installing the camera on the ceiling or wall

Make sure the flexible stand is firmly mounted on a beam of wood (25 mm [1 inch] and 
greater) etc. When there is no beam, apply a board on the other side of the ceiling or wall 
to make sure the camera does not drop.

When mounting on a mortar or concrete surface

Prepare anchors for 4 mm (3/16 inch) diameter screws for mounting. 
Mortar ceilings or walls break easily when drilling. Be careful of pieces of 
mortar which may become loose and fall.
1.  Place the flexible stand on the ceiling or wall where you plan to mount the 

flexible stand and mark the points where you are going to make holes.

2.  Make holes with an electric drill. Insert anchors (locally procured) 

into the holes and push them inside the holes with a hammer.

3.  Mount the flexible stand using the screws.

Drill for concrete (in case of tile, 

use a drill for tile)

Perform waterproof treatment 
(caulking)

Determining the mounting position

Determining the length of the cable

Determining how to wire the cable

Determining how to mount the camera

It is necessary to make a hole in the ceiling or wall to pass the cables through. 
Make a hole 25 mm {31/32"} in diameter. 

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 Tripod Mount

It is also possible to mount the camera on a standard tripod stand (locally 

procured).

Confirm the distance from the camera's 
installation position to the computer and 
then prepare the necessary length of LAN 
cable (locally procured).

Hole for cables  

ø

 25 mm (

ø

 1 inch)

 IMPORTANT

  

Do not connect 2 wires or more directly to a terminal. When it is necessary to connect 2 

or more wires, use a splitter.

  

Input and output of the external I/O terminal 2 and 3 can be switched by configuring the 

setting. The default of EXT I/O terminal 2 is "ALARM IN 2" and of EXT I/O terminal 3 is 

"ALARM IN 3". It is possible to determine whether or not to receive input from EXT I/O 

terminal 2 and 3 (ALARM IN2, 3) by selecting "Off", "Alarm input", "Alarm output" or "AUX 

output" for "Terminal alarm 2" or "Terminal alarm 3" on the [Alarm] tab on the "Alarm setup" 

page. Refer to the Operating Instructions (included in the CD-ROM) for further information.

  

The default of EXT I/O terminals is "Off". When "Off" is selected, it is possible to connect 

external devices as well as the input setting.

  

When using the EXT I/O terminals as the output terminals, ensure they do not cause 

signal collision with external signals.

<Ratings>

ALARM IN1, ALARM IN2, ALARM IN3

 

Input specification  : No-voltage make contact input (4 V - 5 V DC, internally pulled up)
OFF 

: Open or 4 V - 5 V DC

ON 

: Make contact with GND (required drive current: 1 mA or more)

ALARM OUT, AUX OUT

 

Output specification : Open collector output (maximum applied voltage: 20 V DC)
Open 

: 4 V - 5 V DC by internal pull-up

Close 

: Output voltage 1 V DC or less (maximum drive current: 50 mA)

Microphone/line input connector

Audio output terminal

You can connect an external microphone and external speaker to the camera to use the Listen and Talk 
features, respectively. The microphone cable should be no longer than 7 m (23 feet). If you use an external 
microphone, excessive cable length or a poor quality cable can cause degradation in audio quality.

Monitor out connector for adjustment

Connect a monaural mini plug (ø3.5 mm) (only for checking if images are displayed on the monitor). 

Recommended plug: L type

 

 IMPORTANT

 The monitor out connector for adjustment is provided only for checking the adjustment of 

 

the angular field of view on the video monitor when installing the camera or when servic-
ing. It is not provided for recording/monitoring use.

Black bands may appear at the top and bottom or right and left of the screen. (That does 

 

not affect the adjustment because the angular field of view is not changed.)

Insert a SD memory card

Open the cover on the side of the camera.

Insert the SD memory card with the label facing the rear of the camera and the pins 
facing the front of the camera. Gently push the card with your finger until it clicks.

Note

If the camera’s indicator turns red, remove the SD 

 

memory card and confirm that the card is not write-
protected. If the indicator is still red, the card must be 
formatted before it can be used. 

Close the cover.

 IMPORTANT

 Make sure that the cover is completely closed after inserting the SD memory card. If there 

 

is a gap between the cover and the camera, rain or other liquids may enter inside the 
camera and cause damage to the camera.

 IMPORTANT

Do not mount this product on 

a plaster board or a wooden 

section because they are too 

weak. If this product is 

unavoidably mounted on such 

a section, the section

shall be sufficiently reinforced.

 IMPORTANT

Do not install this by 

products that 

generates a strong 

radio wave or a 

strong magnetic field.

 IMPORTANT

Do not install on 

locations subject 

to humidity and oil 

smoke.

 IMPORTANT

Do not install near the 

strong light source.

 IMPORTANT

Do not install near 

any heat sources.

 IMPORTANT

Do not install this on 

locations subject to 

vibrations.

Note

 If the indicator does not turn green, see “Troubleshooting” in the Operating Instructions 

 

on the provided CD-ROM.

 Refer to the operating instructions of the product in use about the operations of the PoE 

 

device.

 IMPORTANT

 Use a 4-pair UTP/STP cable.

 

 Make sure that the PoE device in use is compliant with IEEE802.3af standard.

 

 For information on recommended PoE devices, refer to our website at  

 

(http://panasonic.net/pss/security/support/ info.html).

1

  Check the installing place

<Front view>

<Side and bottom view>

<Rear view>

Lens cover

Lens

Microphone

Indicator

INITIAL SET button

SD memory card slot

FUNCTION button 

(lit when recording)

Stand/tripod mounting hole

Stand mounting hole

12 V DC power supply terminal/ 

Monitor out connector for adjustment/ 

External I/O terminals cable hook

LAN port [10BASE-T/100BASE-TX]

Audio output terminal/ 

Microphone/line input connector cable hook

Microphone/line input connector [MIC/LINE IN]

Audio output terminal [AUDIO OUT]

Monitor out connector for adjustment [MONITOR OUT]

External I/O terminals [EXT I/O]
12 V DC power supply terminal [POWER]

External I/O terminals

Pin

Function

6

DC power output

–

 Power output voltage 10.5 V 

~

 13 V

–

 Power output current 100 mA

5

GND

4

GND

3

EXT I/O terminal 3 (ALARM IN 3/ AUX OUT)

2

EXT I/O terminal 2 (ALARM IN 2/ ALARM OUT)

1

EXT I/O terminal 1 (ALARM IN 1)

About the [INITIAL SET] button

After turning off the power of the camera, turn on the power of the camera while holding down this 
button, and wait for around 5 seconds or more without releasing this button. Wait around 3 minute 
after releasing the button. The camera will start up and the settings including the network settings 
will be initialized. Before initializing the settings, it is recommended to write down the settings in 
advance. The initialization will be complete when the live indicator stops blinking orange and lights 
off. Note that the preset position settings and the CRT key (SSL encryption key) used for the 
HTTPS protocol will not be initialized.

 IMPORTANT

 Do not turn off the power of the camera during the process of initialization. Otherwise, 

 

it may fail to initialize and may cause malfunction.

About the [RESTART] button

When the camera is on, you can also restart the camera by pressing the RESTART button. 
Press and hold the RESTART button for about one second with a pointed object. Restarting is 
completed when the camera’s pan/tilt performs its initial movement.

an external microphone/ line input

an external powered speaker

(

ø

 3.5 mm mini plug)

(

ø

 3.5 mm stereo mini plug)

cable 

ø

2 ±0.3

(Output impedance 560 Ω line level)

(Plug-in power 3.3 ±0.5 V)

GND

GND

unconnected

signal

signal

3

  Connections

2

  Major operating controls

− +

Strip range

Approx. 3 mm - 7 mm  
{1/8 inches - 9/32 inches}

Power cable plug 
(accessory)

MIC

POWER

INITIAL

 SET

REST

AR

T

FUNCTION

RESTART button 

EXT I/O

POWER

-        +

12V = IN

6 5 4 3 2 1

10BASE-T/

100BASE-TX

Beam of wood

At least 25 mm (1 inch)

External I/O terminals

Connect external devices to the EXT I/O terminal.
When connecting an external device, remove 9 mm - 10 mm
{11/32 inches - 13/32 inches} of the outer jacket of the cable
and twist the cable core to prevent the short circuit first.

Specification of cable (wire): 22 AWG - 28 AWG  

 

Single core, twisted

Strip range

Approx. 9 mm - 10 mm
{11/32 inches - 13/32 inches}

For audio output terminal

For microphone/ line input terminal

To microphone

To speaker input terminal

Configuring the camera so that it can be accessed from a PC

If you are using firewall software on your PC, the Setup Program may not be able to find any cam-
eras on your network. Configure the setting of the camera after temporarily invalidating the firewall 
software.

Insert the provided CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive of your PC

 The License Agreement will be displayed. Read the Agreement and choose "I accept 

 

the term in the license agree-ment", and click [OK].
 The launcher window will be displayed. 

 

If the launcher window is not displayed, double click the "CDLauncher.exe" file on the 
CD-ROM.

Note

 Refer to "About the CD-ROM" in the Operating Instructions on the provided 

 

CD-ROM for further information about CDLauncher.

Remove a SD memory card

Close the slide cover on the side of the camera.

Press the FUNCTION button. 

When the FUNCTION button is pressed, 
recording stops and the green light turns 
off. Confirm that the FUNCTION button 
green light has turned off before 
proceeding to step 3.   

Push the card slightly to eject it, then remove the card.

Close the cover.

 IMPORTANT

  

Make sure that SD memory card recording has stopped and that the card is not being accessed 
before removing the card. (The FUNCTION button will light while images are being recorded to the 
card.) We recommend pressing the FUNCTION button to stop SD memory card recording before 
ejecting the card. 

 If the SD memory card is removed while it is being recorded to or accessed, the card 

 

may become unreadable and may need to be formatted (i.e., erased) again before 
use.

Make sure that the cover is completely closed after removing the SD memory card. If 

 

there is a gap between the cover and the camera, rain or other liquids may enter 
inside the camera and cause damage to the camera.

FUNCTION button

4

  Configure the settings of the camera

Click the [Run] button next to [IP Setting Software]

"Panasonic IP Setting Software" page will be displayed. Click the [Network Settings] 
button after selecting the MAC address/IP address of the camera to be configured. 

Select the camera you want to configure, and click [Access 
Camera].

Note

 When cameras are displayed in [IP Setting Software] screen, click the camera 

 

with same MAC address as the MAC address printed on the camera that you 
want to configure.

When the [Access Camera] button is clicked, live images of the 
selected camera will be displayed.

Note

 When no image is displayed on the “Live” page, refer to “Troubleshooting” in the Operating 

 

Instructions on the provided CD-ROM.

 It is possible to enhance the network security by encrypting the access to cameras using 

 

the HTTPS function. Refer to “Access the camera using the HTTPS protocol” in the 

Operating instructions on the provided CD-ROM.

Click the [Setup] button on the “Live” page, the user authentication window will be dis-

 

played. Enter the default user name and password as follows, and log in. 

User name: admin 

Password: 12345

Remove the tab on the flexible 

stand (accessory). Then pass the 

cables through the notch.

Note

When passing all cables through a duct (locally 
procured) for waterproofing without removing 
the tab, wrap the cables to the shaft of the 
stand with tape or other materials (locally 
procured). In this case proceed to step 2.

Pass the cables through the connector 

cover (accessory), and then connect 

all cables. Attach the connector cover 

by fastening screw A (accessory).

Connect all necessary cables, AC adaptor, 
LAN, audio/video, etc.

 IMPORTANT

 When wiring LAN cables outside, make the LAN cable as short as possible. This 

 

product or the hub connected to this product may be affected by lightning or 
other weather conditions.

 When mounting the camera, make sure to wrap the AC adaptor cord (if used) 

 

and other cables (external microphone or speaker cable, video cable, etc.) 
around the hooks as shown to ensure secure connections.

Attach the sunshade (accessory) by fastening screw A.

5

  Mounting the Camera

Wrap the cables in the included foam strip (accessory) and insert 
the foam strip into the opening of the connector cover leaving 
about 10 mm (3/8 inches) of the foam exposed, as shown.

Note

Adequate waterproof treatment is required for the cables when installing the camera 
outdoors. Failure to observe this may cause water leakage resulting in malfunction. 

Wrap the first 20 cm (7 7/8 inches) of the cables (starting with the 
connector cover) using the included self bonding tape (accessory).

Make sure to wrap the opening of the connector cover thoroughly (three or four times). 
Stretch the tape to twice its length when you wrap the cables. Overlap the tape when 
you wrap the cables. When mounting the camera on a tripod, make sure to wrap the 
self bonding tape (locally procured) around the cables until a suitable height according 
to the height of the tripod.

Mount the flexible stand firmly to the ceiling or wall with screw B (accessory).

When mounting the flexible stand to the wall, position the flexible stand so that the “

p

” 

marker is facing upward. 

Adjust the camera position and tighten the flexible stand grip and 

the tightening screw firmly.

The fixing position of the tightening screw can be adjusted according to the direction 

the camera is facing and its angle.

 :  Confirm that the cords have been waterproofed and that the portion of the cord 

protruding from the flexible stand is wrapped in self bonding tape, as shown.

Adjust the length of the safety wire when it is taut, and secure it to the 
ceiling or wall using screw B (accessory) and washer L (accessory).

Attach the safety wire in a position so that if the camera were to become detached, it 

would not fall on nearby people.

* Refer to our website (http://panasonic.net/pcc/support/netwkcam/support/info.html) 

for further information about ducts and waterproofing.

At least 165 mm

p

p

Screw B

Screw B  

(accessory)

Keep a distance of 165 mm {6-1/2 inches} 

or more from a ceiling

Otherwise the camera 

cannot be mounted properly.

¢

Ceiling

¢

Wall

¢

Ceiling

¢

Wall

Grip

Threaded mount

Threaded mount

Stand mounting 
hole

Indicator

Stand/tripod 
mounting hole

Grip

* It is possible to attach the stand to the 

stand mounting hole, the rear of the 
camera.

Audio output terminal/ 

Microphone/line input 

connector cable hook

12 V DC power supply terminal/ 

Monitor out connector for 

adjustment/ 

External I/O terminals cable hook

Connector cover 

(accessory)

Foam strip

(accessory)

Screw hole

Screw A 

(accessory)

Make sure the SD 

card cover close 

firmly before 

attaching the 

sunshade.

Sunshade (accessory)

Screw A

Do not cover the 

ventilation hole.

When using an extension cord, 

also wrap the connection parts 

of the extension cord with the 

tape.

Screw A

Washer S (accessory)

Safety wire (accessory)

¢

Ceiling

¢

Wall

Grip

Grip

Make sure to waterproof the opening of 

the duct so that water does not enter it.

¢

Ceiling

¢

Wall

Washer L  
(accessory)

Washer L (accessory)

Screw B

Screw B

Duct  
(locally procured)

Duct (locally procured)

the tab on the 

flexible stand

At least 25 mm  

(1 inch)

Beam of wood

Self bonding tape

(accessory)

Tightening  
screw

Tightening  
screw

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