8As you will use this unit connected to a network, your attention is called to the following securityrisks.A Leakage or theft of information through this unitB Use of this unit for illegal operations by persons with malicious intentC Interference with or stoppage of this unit by persons with malicious intentIt is your responsibility to take precautions such as those described below to protect yourselfagainst the above network security risks.• Use this unit in a network secured by a firewall, etc.• If this unit is connected to a network that includes PCs, make sure that the system is notinfected by computer viruses or other malicious entities (using a regularly updated anti-virusprogram, anti-spyware program, etc.).• To prevent unauthorized access, use user-authentication, set user names and passwords, andlimit which users can log in.• Apply measures such as user authentication to protect your network against leakage or theft ofinformation, including image data, authentication information (user names and passwords),alarm mail information, FTP server information and DDNS server information.• After the unit is accessed by the administrator, make sure to close the browser.• Change the administrator password periodically. Additionally, save user authentication informa-tion (user names and passwords) in such a way that it is kept out of the hands of third parties.• Do not install the camera in locations where the camera or the cables can be destroyed ordamaged by persons with malicious intent.Network securityOpen Source Software• This product contains open source software licensed under GPL (GNU General PublicLicense), LGPL (GNU Lesser General Public License), etc.• Customers can duplicate, distribute and modify the source code of the software under licenseof GPL and/or LGPL.• Refer to the “readme.txt” file on the provided CD-ROM for further information about opensource software licenses and the source code.• Please note that Panasonic shall not respond to any inquiries regarding the contents of thesource code.