10.1 Configure the basic settings [Basic]
The settings such as the camera title, time and date, etc. can be configured on this page.
[Camera title]
Enter the title of the camera. Click the [Set] button after entering the title of the camera. The entered title will be displayed in the “Camera title” field.
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Available number of characters: 0 - 20 characters
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Unavailable characters: " &
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Default: Varies as follows depending on the model in use.
WV-SW396

/WV-SW395

/WV-SC386

/WV-SC385

/WV-SC384

/WV-SW175

/WV-SW174W

/WV-SW172

/WV-ST165

/WV-ST162

[Date/time]
Enter the current time and date. When “12h” is selected for “Time display format”, “AM” or “PM” can be selected.
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Available range: 01/01/2010 00:00:00 - 31/12/2035 23:59:59
IMPORTANT
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Depending on the conditions such as the ambient temperature and operating period, the configured time & date may not be accurate.
[Time display format]
Select the time display format from “24h”, “12h” and “Off”. Enter the current hour reflecting this setting when entering the current time and date for “Date/time”. To hide time and date, select “Off”.
[Date/time display format]
Select a date/time display format. When “2010/04/01 13:10:00” is set for “Date/time” after selecting “24h” for “Date/time display format”, time & date will be respectively displayed as follows.
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DD/MM/YYYY: 01/04/2010 13:10:00
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MM/DD/YYYY: 04/01/2010 13:10:00
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DD/Mmm/YYYY: 01/Apr/2010 13:10:00
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YYYY/MM/DD: 2010/04/01 13:10:00
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Mmm/DD/YYYY: Apr/01/2010 13:10:00
[Summer time (daylight saving)]
Select “In”, “Out” or “Auto” to determine whether or not to apply daylight saving time. Configure this setting if the summer time (daylight saving time) is applied in the location where the camera is in use.
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In: Applies summer time. An asterisk (*) will be displayed on the left side of the displayed time and date.
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Out: Does not apply summer time.
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Auto: Applies summer time in accordance with the settings for “Start time & date” and “End time & date” (month, week, day of the week, time).
[Start time & date] [End time & date]
When “Auto” is selected for “Summer time (daylight saving)”, select the time & date for the start time and the date time (month, week, day of the week, time).
[Camera title on screen]
Select “On” or “Off” to determine whether or not to display the camera title on the screen. When “On” is selected, the character string entered for “Camera title on screen (0-9, A-Z)” will be displayed at the position selected for “OSD”.
Note
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When moving the camera to a preset position, the characters configured for “Camera title on screen” will be deleted, and the preset ID will be displayed instead.
[Camera title on screen (0-9, A-Z)]
Enter a character string to be displayed on the image.
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Available number of characters: 0 - 20 characters
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Available characters: 0-9, A-Z and the following marks.
! " # $ % & ' ( ) * + , - . / : ; = ?
[OSD] - [Position]
Select the position where the time and date and a character string to be displayed on the image of the “Live” page.
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Upper left: The above information will be displayed at the upper left corner of the main area on the “Live” page.
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Lower left: The above information will be displayed at the lower left corner of the main area on the “Live” page.
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Upper right: The above information will be displayed at the upper right corner of the main area on the “Live” page.
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Lower right: The above information will be displayed at the lower right corner of the main area on the “Live” page.
Select the size of the entered character string to be displayed at the selected OSD position in the screen of the “Live” page.
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Large: The character size will become large size.
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Middle: The character size will become standard size.
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Small: The character size will become small size.
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“Small” will be set for SC384/SW175/SW174W/SW172/ST165/ST162.
[Brightness status display]
Select “On” or “Off” to determine whether or not to display the status of brightness on images displayed on the “Live” page when adjusting brightness.
[Indicator]
Determine whether or not to use the following indicators.
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On: All the indicators will light in accordance with the status.
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On(Access): Only the live indicator will light when images are viewed.
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Off: All the indicators will light off.
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WIRELESS button (WPS indicator)

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On: The indicator will light in accordance with the WPS operation status.
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On(Access): The indicator will light during start up for the WPS and light off during normal use.
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Off: The indicator will light during start up for the WPS and light off during normal use.
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Link indicator (orange): This indicator will light when communication with the connected device is available.
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Access indicator (green): This indicator will light when accessing a network.
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Live indicator (Red/Orange/Green): The live indicator will light or blink as follows depending on the camera status.
Operation status
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Indicator status
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When the power is turned on
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Before the network connection is established
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Blinks orange
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When the network connection is established
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Blinks orange → Blinks green → Lights green
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During standby or connection (Cable is not connected.)
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Lights orange
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During standby or connection (Cable is connected.)
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Lights green
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During the upgrade process
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Blinks orange
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During the initialization
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Blinks orange → Lights off
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Port forwarding error caused by the UPnP function
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Blinks orange (in 2 seconds intervals (on for 1 second / off for 1 second))
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Trouble happening on the camera
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Blinks red
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Failure in writing data on the SDHC/SD memory card
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Lights red
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WIRELESS button (Red/Orange/Green)
: The WIRELESS button will light or blink as follows depending on the wireless status.
Operation status
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Indicator status
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WPS is not configured
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Lights off
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WPS is starting up
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Blinks orange
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WPS settings succeeded (WPS defined)
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Lights green
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WPS settings failed
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Blinks red for about 10 seconds → Lights off
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The “Indicator” settings do not affect the FUNCTION button indicator status (on or off). Refer to the installation guide for further information about the FUNCTION button.
[Alarm status update mode]
Select an interval of the camera status notification from the following.
When the status of the camera changes, the alarm occurrence indication button, the [AUX] button or the SD saving status indicator will be displayed to notify of the camera status.
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Polling(30s): Updates the status each 30 seconds and provide notification of the camera status.
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Real time: Provide notification of the camera status when the status has changed.
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Depending on the network environment, notification may not be provided in real time.
[Alarm status reception port]
When selecting “Real time” for “Alarm status update mode”, designate a port number to which the status change notification is to be sent.
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Available port number: 1 - 65535
The following port numbers are unavailable since they are already in use.
20, 21, 23, 25, 42, 53, 67, 68, 69, 80, 110, 123, 161, 162, 443, 995, 10669, 10670
[Automatic installation of viewer software]
Determine whether or not to install the viewer software from this camera.
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On: Installs the viewer software from the camera automatically.
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Off: The viewer software cannot be installed from the camera.
IMPORTANT
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It is impossible to display images and to receive/transmit audio between the camera and the PC when the viewer software “Network Camera View 4S” is not installed on the PC.
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The number of the viewer software installations can be checked on the [Upgrade] tab of the “Maintenance” page.
[Language]
Select the language to initially display when the camera is accessed from the following.
English/Japanese/Italian/French/German/Spanish/Chinese/Russian