Network Camera

Updating the Camera's Firmware. You can update the camera's firmware from the [Update Firmware] page.

• Upgrade on maintenance page
• The setup program(CD-ROM) improves by the upgrade

(Sample Model: HCM5xx)

Upgrade on maintenance page

Download the latest firmware from the Panasonic Network Camera website and save it on your PC.

Click the [Maintenance] tab.

On the left side of the screen under [Maintenance], click [Update Firmware].

Click [Update Firmware]. The camera will automatically restart.

After the camera restarts, a dialog prompts you to select the firmware file.

Click [Browse...]. A dialog prompts you to specify the location of the firmware file.

Select the firmware file you downloaded from the Panasonic Network Camera website and click [Open].
The selected file name is displayed.

Confirm the file name, then click [Update Firmware].

• The [Updating firmware.] screen is displayed, and then the [Restarting now...] screen is displayed.
• When the firmware update is complete, the camera's top page is displayed.
• You can confirm the camera's firmware version on the top page.

Confirm the camera's new firmware version on the top page.

• Do not turn off the power during a firmware update.
• All images buffered in the internal memory are deleted when the firmware is updated.
• All alarm logs are deleted when the firmware is updated.
• You can also use the Setup Program to update the camera's firmware (see Section 13 Using the Setup Program).
• The camera's current firmware version can be confirmed on the [Top] page and the [Status] page.
• It might take ten minutes or more to update the firmware according to the network conditions.

The setup program(CD-ROM) improves by the upgrade

*The PC should be connected to the LAN including the camera to update the firmware.

Download the latest firmware from the Panasonic Network Camera website and save it on your PC.

• Insert the included CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive of your PC.
• The Setup Program starts. If the program does not start, double-click Setup.exe found on the CD-ROM.

Click [Update Firmware]. A dialog prompts you to specify the location of the firmware file.

Select the firmware file you downloaded from the Panasonic Network Camera website and click [Open].

• Select the camera you would like to update.
• Only cameras which are compatible with the selected firmware file are displayed.
• You can select multiple cameras if desired.

Enter the administrator user name and password when prompted, then click [OK].

• Click [Execute].
• [Firmware updated successfully.] is displayed when the firmware has been updated.

Click [Save Log] to save a log of the firmware revision.

Click [OK] when finished.