5.6 Changing Video Streaming Settings
The [Video Streaming] page of the [Setup] tab allows you to adjust video streaming feature-related settings.
1.
Click the [Setup] tab.
2.
On the left side of the screen under [Basic], click [Video Streaming].
3.
Set the following parameters as desired.
a.
Under [MPEG-4 Max. Frame Rate], select the number of frames per second the camera streams for each resolution setting.
b.
Under [MPEG-4 Bit Rate], select the minimum and maximum bit rate for each resolution setting.
c.
Under [RTSP], enter the port number used for RTSP. (Usually port number 554 is used.)
d.
Under [RTP], enter the first port number used for RTP.
The port number above RTP is used for RTCP. For example, when port number 33000 is used for RTP, port number 33001 is used for RTCP.
e.
Under [Multicast], check [Multicast settings screen is displayed.] to configure the camera for multicasting, otherwise click [Save] to finish.
When [Use] is checked under [Multicast (IPv4)] or [Multicast (IPv6)], [Multicast] becomes available in the [Streaming Method] selector on the single camera page.
4.
Set the following parameters as desired.
a.
Under [Packet Availability Time], enter the desired setting.
b.
Under [Multicast (IPv4)], check [Use] to enable multicasting for IPv4. If used, the following settings are also necessary.
i.
Enter the IP address of the multicast.
ii.
Enter the first port number to be used for MPEG-4 streaming. This port number must be an even number.
iii.
BB-HCM581A only: Enter the port number to be used for audio streaming. This port number must be an even number.
c.
Under [Multicast (IPv6)], check [Use] to enable multicasting for IPv6. If used, the following settings are also necessary.
i.
Enter the IP address of the multicast. This address must be an IPv6 address.
ii.
Enter the first port number to be used for MPEG-4 streaming. This port number must be an even number.
iii.
BB-HCM581A only: Enter the port number to be used for audio streaming. This port number must be an even number.
5.
Click [Save].
Note
Streaming MPEG-4 video by multicast may increase the traffic on your network. Consult your network administrator before enabling this feature.
If video streaming settings are saved while users are viewing MPEG-4 images, the video stream may stop. Users can start the stream again by clicking the refresh button in their web browsers.
To increase image quality when streaming MPEG-4 images, decrease the frame rate.
To increase the frame rate, increase the setting for minimum bit rate.
If MPEG-4 images are unstable, reduce the setting for maximum bit rate and set the streaming method to HTTP.
If the network has little bandwidth or if MPEG-4 images break up, set the streaming method to HTTP.
In order to stream MPEG-4 images using unicast over the Internet, the port numbers used by RTP must be configured for the port forwarding feature of your router.
See the Panasonic support site (http://panasonic.net/pcc/support/netwkcam/) for information about the restrictions depending on which Windows operating system or Internet Explorer version you are using.