Operating Instructions

2.1.4Camera Portal

This product has a built in web server function. Camera Portal allows you to list up to 16 cameras names and their still images.

Viewing Camera Images from the LAN (Home) Side

It is possible to view camera images by accessing the camera portal.

1.Start the web browser.

2.Enter "http://bbhgw.webpage:port number" into the web browser's address bar.

(e.g. http://bbhgw.webpage:80

The default port number is 80. If the port number is 80, there is no need to enter it.)

The camera portal is displayed.

By clicking on the still image, a single moving image can be displayed.

When Microsoft® Windows XP Service Pack 2 is used, a pop-up blocker may prevent the camera from displaying the image. See page 118 about a pop-up blocker.

Notes

If an exclamation mark is displayed, click it and the camera's password window is displayed. Perform the settings on each page. Setting Allow Access from the Internet to Enable, displays the camera images on the Camera Portal over the Internet. Setting Disable only displays the camera images on the Camera Portal when accessing from the LAN side.

(It is displayed when a factory default camera is connected.)

If a key mark is displayed, click it and enter that camera's user name and password. (If camera authentication has been set up, the key mark will be displayed.)

A blue unmarked window is displayed when the camera is outside operation time. If a blue unmarked window is displayed even when the camera is operating, click [Refresh Camera].

(The blue unmarked window may be displayed when authentication is being confirmed.)

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Panasonic BB-HGW700A manual Camera Portal, Viewing Camera Images from the LAN Home Side

BB-HGW700A specifications

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