i-Pro series camera upgrade guide

Maintenance guide

4. Uploading the firmware

The firmware upload is performed through the browser GUI.

(1)Open the Setup/Maintenance menu

(2)Open the Upgrade tab menu

(3)Click "Browse" and navigate to the correct firmware (e.g. "np244_xxxxx.img") and select the firmware.

(4)Select whether you wish to initialize the setup data during the upgrade process by the radio button.

(5)Click "Upgrade". Confirmation message will be displayed. Click "OK" to start loading the firmware. When "Do not reset the settings after completing the upgrade. " was selected, the confirmation message will not be displayed.

(6)"Upload in progress" is displayed. It takes 2 to 4 minutes depending on the camera model. When com- pleted, the browser GUI automatically displays live image.

(7)After the upgrade, check the updated firmware version on the "Setup menu/Maintenance/Upgrade tab".

Note: The following network settings will not be initialized during the firmware upgrade procedure.

On/Off for DHCP, IP address, subnet mask, default, gateway, HTTP port, line speed, bandwidth control (bit rate), time & date

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When upgrading, connect the PC in the same subnet as the camera.

Do not turn off the power during the upgrade.

Do not operate the browser GUI during the upgrade.

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5.Setup data restore

This procedure is optional. Setup data can be restored as follows. This can also be used to copy setup data from another camera (same model). Prior to loading the setup data, change the file name from "system.cfg" to the file name respective to the camera model as shown below (except for WV-NP1000 series).

WV-NP240 series: np244setup.dat

WV-NS202 series: ns202setup.dat

WV-NS202A series: ns202asetup.dat

WV-NF284 series: nf284setup.dat

WV-NW484 series: nw484setup.dat

WV-NS950/NW960 series: ns950setup.dat

WV-NF302/NP304 series: nf302setup.dat

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Panasonic WV-NS950, WV-NW960, WV-NW484, WV-NS202, WV-NP240, WV-NP1000, WV-NF302 manual Uploading the firmware, Setup data restore

WV-NW484, WV-NF284, WV-NS950, WV-NP1000, WV-NP304 specifications

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