Panasonic WV-CU950 Controller and XProtect Smart Client

The Panasonic WV-CU950 Controller is a video control station that lets you view and control cameras and video recorders at local and remote facilities.

The XProtect Input Unit Plug-in for Panasonic WV-CU950 Controller lets you use a Panasonic WV-CU950 Controller to perform tasks in XProtect Smart Client.

There is no one-to-one mapping of Panasonic WV-CU950 Controller functions to XProtect Smart Client functions and vice versa. Some Panasonic WV-CU950 Controller functionality is not applicable for XProtect Smart Client, and XProtect Smart Client contains functionality that is not used by Panasonic WV-CU950 Controller.

Install Panasonic WV-CU950 Controller

Panasonic WV-CU950 Controller has many operational features and can be used in numerous operational modes. In this document, Ethernet mode is used. (Refer to WV- CU950 System Controller Interface Ver.1.10.pdf chapter 1.2 Controller Setup)

To apply this mode:

Set the MODE Switch 1, 4 and 5 to ON.
For cable connections, refer to the operating instructions of connected devices for details on connections and operations.
CONTROLLER NO. switch setting

Setting for Ethernet Communication Protocol

Maintain the switch setting as 1 (factory default position).

Install XProtect Input Unit Plug-in

You must have XProtect Smart Client version 2016 or later installed. The XProtect Input Unit Plug-in does not support previous versions.

XProtect Input Unit Plug-in for Panasonic WV-CU950 Controller comes with an installer. To install the plugin, do the following:

To download the installer for the XProtect Input Unit Plug-in, go to https://www.milestonesys.com/downloads/ and download the appropriate installer for your computer.
Double-click Milestone_PanasonicWVCU950_Plugin_YYYY_RX_Installer_for_XProtect Smart Client.exe to start the installation.
To install the XProtect Input Unit Plug-in, accept the terms of the license agreement and then click Install.
When the installation is complete, click Finish.