Panasonic BB-HCM515A Leaflet

1. Insert the included CD-ROM into your PC.

• The Setup Program starts. If the program does not start, double-click Setup.exe found

on the CD-ROM.

2. Click [Search for Cameras].

• The program searches for cameras connected to your network.

If [Windows cannot open this file] is displayed after clicking [Manual]
[Select the program from a list]

→[OK]→Check [Always use the selected program to open this

kind of file]

→[Browse]→Browse to [C:\WINDOWS\system32\mshta.exe]→[Open]→[OK]

3. When the Windows Security Alert is displayed, click

[Unblock].

• If the dialog is not displayed, continue to the next step.

4. Select the camera you want to configure, and click

[Access Camera].

• If you have more than one camera, you can distinguish cameras by model number,

printed on the front of the camera, or by MAC address (see “Camera Diagram” on
page 1 of the Installation Guide to find your camera’s MAC address label).

• If more than 20 minutes have passed since the selected camera was turned on, you

cannot configure the camera. Turn off the camera, then turn it on again. This restriction
does not apply to cameras which have not been configured yet or have been reset to
their factory default settings.

• If you are using firewall or antivirus software on your PC, the Setup Program may not

be able to find any cameras on your network. If you cannot disable your firewall or
antivirus software, you can configure the camera by entering its MAC address (see
“Camera Diagram” on page 1 of the Installation Guide to find your camera’s MAC
address label).

5. Enter the desired user name and password, then click

[Save].

• Do not forget the user name and password you set here, otherwise you will need to

reset the camera and configure it again.

6. Enter the user name and password, then click [OK].

7. When [Setup completed] is displayed, click [To Single

Camera page].

• If the following ActiveX

Controls dialog is displayed, click [Install ActiveX Control...].

• When the following Security Warning is displayed, click [Install].

• The camera image is displayed.

• [About this program]: Displays the

program’s version information.

• [Search for Cameras]: Displays a list of

cameras connected to your network.

• [Manual]: Allows you to view the included

documentation. PDF versions of the printed
documentation are included on the CD-
ROM; Adobe

Reader

is required to view

them.

• [Update Firmware]: Allows you to use the

Setup Program to update the camera’s
firmware (built-in software).

• [Save Settings to PC/Save Settings to

Camera]: Allows you to save a backup of
all camera settings on your PC, or restore
all settings in the camera using a backup
file saved on your PC.

• [Network Camera Recorder with Viewer

Software Single Camera Version
Installation]: Installs the [Network Camera
Recorder with Viewer Software Single
Camera Version] software. (See “Installing
the Network Camera Recorder with Viewer
Software Single Camera Version” on
page 2.)

• [Exit]: Closes the screen and exits the

Setup Program.

To assign all network settings to the camera
manually, or to assign an IP address using the
DHCP feature of your router, click [Network
Settings], then select [Specify an IP Address] or
[DHCP] and enter the appropriate settings.

If you are using a French, German, Italian,
Spanish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, or
Japanese language OS, this screen will be
displayed in the corresponding language,
and all subsequent camera screens will be
displayed in that language.

The camera’s IP address is displayed. This is the
IP address you must enter in your web browser to
access the camera. Do not forget this address.

This will install the viewer program (ActiveX
Controls) needed to display camera images
properly. Viewer programs must be installed to
view MPEG-4 images, MJPEG images, and to use
audio features.

Congratulations! You have successfully set up the
camera and can now view camera images.

Before Reading this Document

Make sure you have read the Important Information document and
followed the instructions in the Installation Guide for connection your
camera.

• Before following the instructions in this document:

– Confirm that your camera is turned on and connected to your router.
– Temporarily disable any firewall or antivirus software on your PC.
– Close your web browser.

• Screen shots shown in this document are for reference only and may vary from what is

displayed on your PC depending on the camera model, network settings, etc.

Abbreviations

• UPnP is the abbreviation for “Universal Plug and Play”.
• The Network Camera is referred to as “the camera” in this document.
• The Setup CD-ROM is referred to as “the CD-ROM” in this document.

Setup Guide

Network Camera

Model No.

BB-HCM515A

(PoE Ready)

Please read this document before using the product, and save this document for future
reference. Panasonic Network Camera Website: http://www.panasonic.com/netcam
for customers in the USA and Puerto Rico

Indoor Use Only