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Network Camera
User's Guide
Software Version 2.0
SNC-RX550N/RX550P
© 2005 Sony Corporation

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  • Page 1 3-990-782-13 (1) Network Camera User’s Guide Software Version 2.0 SNC-RX550N/RX550P © 2005 Sony Corporation...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Controlling alarm output 1, 2 ......29 Table of Contents Controlling Day/Night function ......29 Playing the audio file stored in the camera ..29 Switching TCP/UDP Transmission Mode ..30 Overview Features ..............4 Administrating the Camera Precautions ............. 5 Basic Operations of Administrator Menu ..31 How to Use This User’s Guide ......
  • Page 3 Sending Images to FTP Server — FTP client Installing the SNC video player ......92 Menu ..............64 Using the SNC video player ......93 Common Tab — Setting the FTP client — Using the SNC panorama creator Creating a function ............64 Panorama Image ..........94 Alarm sending Tab —...

  • Page 4: Overview

    PC card slot enables you to transmit images from the camera via wireless LAN. * SNCA-CFW5 is not available in some countries and areas. For details, contact your authorized Sony dealer. Image transmission using an e-mail or You can send a still image from the camera as an e-mail...

  • Page 5: Precautions

    SONY shall not be liable for any Corporation. damage. • “Memory Stick” and are trademarks of Sony • If you lose data by using this unit, SONY accepts no Corporation. responsibility for restoration of the data. • “MagicGate Memory Stick” and trademarks of Sony Corporation.

  • Page 6: How To Use This User's Guide

    • Use a soft, dry cloth to clean the external surfaces of How to Use This User’s the camera. Stubborn stains can be removed using a soft cloth dampened with a small quantity of detergent Guide solution, then wipe dry. •...

  • Page 7: System Requirements

    System Requirements These are the requirements for the computer that displays the image or controls the camera. Processor Intel Pentium 4, 1.5 GHz or higher (Pentium 4, 2.4 GHz or higher recommended) 256 MB or more Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista Web browser Microsoft Internet Explorer Ver.

  • Page 8: Preparation

    If it does not appear automatically in the Web Preparation browser, double-click on the index.htm file on the CD-ROM. The Preparation section explains what the administrator When you are using Windows Vista, pop-up “AutoPlay” may appear. For details, “Installing has to prepare for monitoring images after installation software”...
  • Page 9 Note When you select Obtain an IP address automatically, make sure that the DHCP server is operating on the network. Set the DNS server address. To obtain the DNS server addresses automatically: Select Obtain DNS server address automatically. To specify the DNS server addresses manually: Select Use the following DNS server address, and type the Primary DNS server address and Secondary DNS server address in the relevant...

  • Page 10: When Using Windows Xp Service Pack 2

    If “Setting OK” is displayed, the IP address is When using Windows XP Service correctly assigned. Pack 2 Installing software A warning message regarding the active contents may appear when you install software such as IP Setup Program from CD-ROM. In this case, operate as follows: To access the camera directly, double-click the camera name in the list.
  • Page 11 The software installation starts. Select Windows Firewall and select Off in the Windows Firewall dialog. Installing ActiveX Control During installation of ActiveX Control, the information bar or “Security Warning” may appear. In this case, operate as follows: If message “Information Bar” appears, click OK. If the information bar appears, click on the bar and select Install ActiveX Control….

  • Page 12: When Using Windows Vista

    In the Add Program dialog, select IP Setup If pop-up “AutoPlay” appears when a CD-ROM is Program and click OK. inserted into the CD-ROM drive, click Install or run program. Then the IP Setup Program is added to the Programs and Services list. Click OK.
  • Page 13 installation correctly. Delete the downloaded file, and If “Internet Explorer – Security Warning” appears, click click the Setup icon again. Install. If message “Internet Explorer – Security Warning” appears, click Run. The installation of ActiveX Control starts. When installation is completed, the main viewer or the Object detection menu appears.

  • Page 14: Accessing The Camera Using The Web Browser

    The cameras will be displayed in the list. Accessing the Camera If you want to keep Windows Firewall On, continue with the following steps. Using the Web Browser Select the “Exceptions” tab. After the IP address has been assigned to the camera, Select Add Program….
  • Page 15 When the main viewer of the camera is Set the slider to Medium or lower. (If the slider is not displayed, click Default Level.) displayed for the first time When you click Enter, “Security Warning” is displayed. When using antivirus software, etc. on When you click Yes, ActiveX control is installed and the the computer main viewer is displayed.

  • Page 16: Basic Configuration By The Administrator

    Basic Configuration by the Administrator You can monitor the camera image by logging in with the initial conditions set for this network camera. You can also set various functions according to the installing position, network conditions or purpose of the camera. We recommend you configure the following items before monitoring images from the camera.

  • Page 17: Operating The Camera

    Operating the Camera Administrator and User This network camera identifies the people who log in as the Administrator or User. The Operating the Camera section explains how to The Administrator can use all the functions of this monitor the image from the camera using your Web network camera including camera setting.

  • Page 18: Logging In To Homepage - Welcome Page

    When MPEG4 is selected Logging in to Homepage — Welcome Page Logging in as a user Start the Web browser on your computer and type the IP address of the camera you want to monitor. The welcome page is displayed. When H.264 is selected Select the viewer.

  • Page 19: Displaying The Administrator Menu Directly

    Click Enter. Click English or Japanese at the bottom of the The main viewer appears. welcome page. With the ActiveX viewer (MPEG4/H.264) Click Setting on the welcome page. The following dialog appears. Enter the user name and password for Administrator, then click OK. The user name “admin”...

  • Page 20: Configuration Of Main Viewer

    Java applet viewer Configuration of Main You can select this viewer when the camera image is in JPEG. The frame rate is lower than the ActiveX viewer. Viewer The Java applet viewer operates only when Java is installed and Java (Sun) is enabled. If it does not operate This section explains the functions of the parts and correctly, check whether the effective Java version has controls of the main viewer.

  • Page 21: Main Menu

    Main viewer using Java applet viewer Digital zoom Click to change the size of the digital zoom. (page 24) Capture (Displayed in the main menu when the Java applet viewer is used.) Click to capture a still image shot by the camera and to store it in the computer.
  • Page 22 Control panel Trigger Click to display the following control panel. (Displayed only when the camera Viewer mode (page 57) is set to Full and one or more triggers are enabled in the Trigger menu (page 73).) Select the function you want to use from the drop-down list and click .

  • Page 23: Monitor Image

    Monitor image Controlling the Monitor Image You can monitor the camera image on the monitor window of the main viewer. Monitoring the camera image Log in to the homepage to display the main viewer. To log in, see “Logging in as a user” on page 18. The image shot by the camera is shown here.

  • Page 24: Zooming In The Monitor Image

    Note Capturing a Monitor The frame rate options indicate the maximum Image number of frames that can be transmitted. The number of frames actually transmitted may vary depending on network environments and You can capture an image being monitored as a still camera settings (image size and image quality image and save it in the computer.

  • Page 25: Saving The Captured Image

    Saving the captured image Operating the Camera With the ActiveX viewer You can operate the camera from the main viewer. Capture the monitor image. When you click , the display switches to . Next, and Preset position list box are displayed on the Click Save.

  • Page 26: Panning And Tilting By Clicking The Monitor Image

    Pan/Tilt control Panning, tilting and zooming by Click the arrow button of the direction in which you specifying the area want to move the camera. Keep it pressed to move the camera continuously. Click and hold the left button of the mouse on the To return to the home position, click monitor image, and drag the mouse diagonally to draw a red frame around the portion you want to enlarge.

  • Page 27: Moving The Camera To A Preset Position

    Notes Controlling the Camera • The zoom bar of the digital area is not displayed when on a Panorama Image Zoom mode of the Camera menu is not set to Full. • The four edges of the image may be dark depending on the zoom position.

  • Page 28: Using The Trigger Button

    The camera is moved to face toward the clicked Using the Trigger Button point, and the present image at the point is displayed in the monitor window. You can operate various functions of the camera simply by clicking (trigger) in the main viewer. Sending a monitor image via e-mail You can send a captured still image by attaching it to an e-mail.

  • Page 29: Controlling Alarm Output 1, 2

    To use this function, you need to make Image memory Select Day/Night from the trigger drop-down list. active and set the details in the Trigger menu of the Administrator menu (page 74). Display the image on the monitor window. Select Image memory from the trigger drop-down Click list.

  • Page 30: Switching Tcp/Udp Transmission Mode

    a firewall is installed between the camera and the Switching TCP/UDP computer, or depending on the network environment, the video/audio may not play back Transmission Mode properly when UDP (Unicast) is selected. In that case, select TCP. You can select TCP or UDP as the communication port UDP (Multicast): This protocol is selectable when for the video/audio data.

  • Page 31: Administrating The Camera

    Administrator menu appears. Administrating the Camera The Administrating the Camera section explains how to set the functions of the camera by the Administrator. For the monitoring of the camera image, see “Operating the Camera” on page 17. This section explains the basic operations and each option of the Administrator menu.

  • Page 32: Configuration Of Administrator Menu

    Security Click this button to invalidate the set values and return to Displays the Security menu for specifying a computer the previous settings. that is allowed to connect to the camera. (“Setting the Security — Security Menu” on page 57) General notes on menus Preset position •...

  • Page 33: Configuring The System - System Menu

    client function, Image memory function and Alarm out Configuring the System function, Voice alert function and so on. (“Setting the Schedule — Schedule Menu” on page 75) — System Menu Alarm buffer When you click in the Administrator menu, Displays the Alarm buffer menu for the buffer that records the image and audio related to alarm detection.
  • Page 34 • To use Exclusive control mode, the date and time of Installer, see page 99. the camera and the connected computer must be set For the verified cards, contact your authorized Sony correctly at first. dealer. • To use Exclusive control mode, do not disable the Web browser Cookie.

  • Page 35: Date & Time Tab

    On: When you are tilting the camera downward using Current date & time button on the control panel and the Displays the date and time set on the camera. camera reaches the point where it faces the ground, it automatically pans 180 degrees and starts tilting Note upward.

  • Page 36: Initialize Tab

    Automatically adjust clock for daylight saving Initialize Tab time changes When you select it, the clock is automatically adjusted according to the daylight saving time of the selected time zone. Note If the time zone selected in Time zone is different from that set on the computer, the time is adjusted using the time zone difference and set on the camera.

  • Page 37: System Log Tab

    Restore preset position and privacy masking • Before deleting the audio file, set Voice alert to Off in settings each tab of the Voice alert menu (page 72). When you select it, the stored setting data of the camera, the preset position data and the privacy masking data are System log Tab loaded.

  • Page 38: Setting The Camera Image And Audio - Camera Menu

    Focus mode Setting the Camera Selects the focus mode. Image and Audio Auto: The focus is automatically adjusted. Manual: The focus can be adjusted by using the NEAR, — Camera Menu FAR and ONE PUSH FOCUS buttons of the control panel displayed from the main viewer. When you click in the Administrator menu, the Camera menu appears.

  • Page 39: Picture Tab

    ATW: Makes the subject lighter and automatically Note adjusts to re-create the original color. (approximately If the bit rate is set to other than G.711(64kbps), no 2000 K to 10000 K) audio is output when you use the Java applet viewer. Manual: When this option is selected, R gain and B gain become active.

  • Page 40: Day/Night Tab

    1/180, 1/125, 1/100, 1/90, 1/60, 1/30, 1/15, 1/8, 1/4, Load: Click to load the saved settings. To use them, 1/2, 1 (sec.) click OK. SNC-RX550P: 1/10000, 1/6000, 1/3500, 1/2500, 1/1750, 1/1250, 1/1000, 1/600, 1/425, 1/300, 1/215, OK/Cancel 1/150, 1/120, 1/100, 1/75, 1/50, 1/25, 1/12, 1/6, 1/3, See “Buttons common to every menu”...

  • Page 41: Video Codec Tab

    Click Schedule and the setting menu for the effective Dual codec: The camera supports both JPEG and period is displayed. (“Setting the Schedule — MPEG4 video codecs simultaneously. When you Schedule Menu” on page 75) select this option, select the priority codec from JPEG or MPEG4.
  • Page 42 The trimming portion is determined as shown below: H.264: 32, 64, 128, 256, 384, 512, 768, 1024, 1536 (kbps) Point rotated by 180° around the MPEG4: 64, 128, 256, 384, 512, 768, 1024, 1536, 2048 axis of the center of the still image Still image (kbps) Adaptive rate control (for MPEG4 and H.264...

  • Page 43: Streaming Tab

    • When H.264 is selected, you cannot select Use alarm Multicast streaming buffer in the Alarm sending tab of the FTP client Set whether the camera uses multicast streaming for menu and in the Alarm recording tab of the Image MPEG4/H.264 video data and audio data or not.

  • Page 44: Configuring The Network - Network Menu

    Subnet mask Configuring the Network Type the subnet mask. — Network Menu Default gateway Type the default gateway. When you click in the Administrator menu, the Network menu appears. DNS server Use this menu to configure the network to connect the Configure the DNS server address.

  • Page 45: Wireless Tab - Setting Of Wireless Connection

    MAC address Verified wireless cards Displays the MAC address of the wireless card inserted • Optional Sony Wireless Card SNCA-CFW1 and to the PC card slot. SNCA-CFW5* If a wireless card is not inserted, “00:00:00:00:00:00” is •...
  • Page 46 Default gateway Notes Type the default gateway. • The setting of the HTTP port number is common to the setting in the Network tab. DNS server • With Ad hoc mode, you cannot select Use WEP key Configure the DNS server address. automatically generated of WEP, or WPA or WPA2 on Security.
  • Page 47 WPA and WPA2 use TKIP and AES encryption systems. This unit supports TKIP for WPA, and AES for Set up this item when WEP is selected on Security. WPA2. Use WEP key automatically generated Authentication Checking this box allows you to use an automatically Select the authentication method.

  • Page 48: Dynamic Ip Address Notification Tab - Notifying The Ip Address

    POP server name Dynamic IP address notification It is necessary when POP before SMTP is selected for Tab — Notifying the IP Address Authentication. Type the POP (receiving mail) server name using up to When Obtain an IP address automatically (DHCP) is 64 characters.

  • Page 49: Using The 802.1X Authentication Function - 802.1X Menu

    path: Type the command. Using the 802.1X parameter: Type the command parameter if necessary. You can use the special tags mentioned below for the Authentication Function parameters. — 802.1X Menu Proxy server name When you send HTTP request via a proxy server, type When you click in the Administrator menu, the name or IP address of the proxy server, using up to...

  • Page 50: Common Tab - Basic Setting Of 802.1X Authentication Function

    supplicant can enter the 802.1X network after the Note appropriate authentication by the authentication server. To use the 802.1X authentication function for wireless networks, set up Security in the Wireless tab of the Authenticator Network menu. For details, see “Security” on page 46. An authenticator forwards certificate request data or response data that the supplicant or authentication server issues to the other party.

  • Page 51: Client Certificate Tab

    Then click Submit, and the selected file will be Client certificate Tab imported to the camera. You can import a client certificate to the camera or export a certificate request. Note The import process becomes invalid if the selected file is not a client certificate or the imported client certificate is not allowed.

  • Page 52: Ca Certificate Tab

    If no private key password is set in the camera, the text When Country name is not selected: 220 characters box is active to allow entering of a password. or less If a private key password is already set, it is displayed with turned letters.

  • Page 53: Setting The 802.1X Authentication Function - Example Of Windows Server 2003

    Creating a security group for Active Setting the 802.1X authentication Directory function – Example of Windows Server 2003 Open Active Directory Users and Computers from Administrative Tools of Windows menu. This section explains how to configure the authentication server and CA using Microsoft Windows Select Users of the domain with which you want to Server 2003.
  • Page 54 Select RADIUS Clients and right-click. The CA’s URL is normally as follows: Select New RADIUS Client from the context menu. The “Microsoft Certificate Services” page opens. Set the following items: Friendly name: Type “authenticator” as an example. Client address (IP or DNS): IP address of the authenticator Client-Vender: RADIUS Standard Shared secret: Specify the shared secret to be set...
  • Page 55 When “Use a key pair from a CA” is selected Select the installed certificate and click Export..The “Certificate Export Wizard” opens. Start Internet Explorer on the client PC and type the CA’s URL in the address bar. Click Next and select as follows. The CA’s URL is normally as follows: Do you want to export the private key with the certificate?: Select Yes, export the private key.

  • Page 56: Setting The User - User Menu

    Paste the contents of the certificate request exported Setting the User from the camera in the Saved Request text box. — User Menu When you click in the Administrator menu, the User menu appears. Use this menu to set the user names and passwords of Administrator and up to 9 kinds of users (User 1 to User 9), and the access right of each user.

  • Page 57: Setting The Security - Security Menu

    Note Setting the Security To output audio using the SNC audio upload tool, set — Security Menu Audio upload to Enable in the Common tab of the Camera menu (page 39). When you click in the Administrator menu, Viewer mode the Security menu appears.

  • Page 58: Saving The Camera Position And Action

    enter the user name and password set for the Saving the Camera Administrator boxes in the User menu. Position and Action — OK/Cancel See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 31. Preset position Menu When you click in the Administrator menu, the Preset position menu appears.

  • Page 59: Tour Tab - Setting A Tour

    Preset Preset position table Configure and save preset positions. Lists the preset positions and alarms assigned for each position currently saved in the camera. You can move the camera to the preset position by clicking Preset call, or delete the preset position data by Select a preset number from 1 to 16 from the drop-down clicking Clear.
  • Page 60 Tour If you specified an unnecessary preset position, click to select it in the list and click then Delete. Select On to enable the tour function. To change the order in the list, click to select the preset position and then click Up or Down. Resume time on inactivity This item becomes active when Tour is set to On.

  • Page 61: Sending An Image Via E-Mail - E-Mail (Smtp) Menu

    On: Select if authentication is required when an e-mail Sending an Image via E- is sent. Select one of the authentication methods from the following and specify the POP server mail — e-Mail (SMTP) Menu name, User name and Password as required. SMTP: Select when SMTP authentication is required.

  • Page 62: Alarm Sending Tab - Setting The E-Mail Sending Mode When Detecting The Alarm

    Sequence number: A consecutive number of 10 digits Alarm sending Tab — Setting the e- between 0000000001 and 4294967295 and two fixed mail sending mode when detecting digits 00 are added to the image file name. the alarm Sequence number clear Set to send an e-mail linked with alarm detection by the Click Clear to reset the Sequence number suffix to 1.

  • Page 63: Periodical Sending Tab - Setting The Periodical E-Mail Sending Mode

    Interval Periodical sending Tab — Setting Type the interval at which you want to send an e-mail the periodical e-mail sending mode periodically. You can set the hour (H) and minutes (M) between 30 minutes and 24 hours (one day). You can set to send e-mails periodically.

  • Page 64: Sending Images To Ftp Server - Ftp Client Menu

    Password Sending Images to FTP Type the password for the FTP server using up to 64 characters. Server Re-type password — FTP client Menu To confirm the password, type the same characters as you typed in the Password box. When you click in the Administrator menu, the FTP client menu appears.

  • Page 65: Periodical Sending Tab - Setting The Periodical Ftp Client Activity

    Suffix Alarm buffer Select Use alarm buffer when you are going to forward Select a suffix to be added to the file name. the image/audio of before and after alarm detection (pre- Date & time: The date & time suffix is added to the alarm, post-alarm).

  • Page 66: Recording Images In Memory - Image Memory Menu

    The Image memory menu consists of three tabs: digits 00 are added to the image file name. Common, Alarm recording and Periodical recording. Sequence number clear For the verified cards, contact your authorized Sony Click Clear to reset the Sequence number suffix to 1. dealer. Mode Notes Select the periodical sending mode.

  • Page 67: Common Tab - Setting The Image Memory Function

    is full. Select Off if you do not want to send a warning Common Tab — Setting the image mail. memory function Note When Overwrite is set to On, a warning mail is not sent to the Administrator. SMTP server name Type the name of the SMTP server for sending an e- mail, using up to 64 characters.

  • Page 68: Alarm Recording Tab - Setting The Image Memory Function When Detecting The Alarm

    Sequence number clear Alarm recording Tab — Setting the Click Clear to reset the Sequence number suffix to 1. Image memory function when Alarm detecting the alarm Select the alarm to be linked with the recording of image You can set to record the image and audio file to the and audio files.

  • Page 69: Periodical Recording Tab - Setting The Periodical Recording Mode

    Mode Periodical recording Tab — Setting Select the periodical recording mode. the periodical recording mode Periodical mode: An image file is recorded periodically You can set to record the image file (JPEG file) in the according to the specified Interval and Effective built-in memory, ATA memory card or “Memory Stick”...

  • Page 70: Downloading Images From The Camera - Ftp Server Menu

    image files exceeds that value, a new folder is created Downloading Images automatically to continue recording. from the Camera — FTP Note In the ATA memory card or “Memory Stick,” the folder server Menu size varies depending on the capacity of the ATA memory card or “Memory Stick.”...

  • Page 71: Setting The Alarm Output - Alarm Output Menu

    OK/Cancel Setting the Alarm Output See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 31. — Alarm output Menu When you click in the Administrator menu, the Alarm output menu appears. You can perform setting in this menu to control the alarm output of the I/O port on the rear of the camera linked to the alarm detection, the timer and the Day/ Night function.

  • Page 72: Outputting Audio Linked To Alarm Detection

    Sensor input 1 Outputting Audio Linked Select this option when you link the alarm output to an external sensor that is connected to sensor input 1 of the to Alarm Detection camera I/O port. — Voice alert Menu Sensor input 2 Select this option when you link the alarm output to an Click in the Administrator menu to display...

  • Page 73: Setting The Operations From The Viewer - Trigger Menu

    Test Setting the Operations When the audio file is saved in the camera, you can check it by playing it back. from the Viewer — Trigger Click Play to play back the audio file once. Menu Voice alert To use the voice alert function linked with the sensor Click in the Administrator menu to display input or the object detection function, select On.
  • Page 74 ATA memory card (not supplied) or “Memory Stick” (not supplied). For the verified cards, contact your authorized Sony dealer. When you click Image memory, the Trigger-Image memory menu is displayed. You can set the necessary options here.

  • Page 75: Setting The Schedule - Schedule Menu

    control On (night mode) or Off (day mode) of the day/ Setting the Schedule night function by selecting Day/Night and clicking — Schedule Menu When you click the Day/Night button, the Trigger-Day/ Night menu is displayed. You can set the necessary options here.

  • Page 76: Setting The Alarm Buffer - Alarm Buffer Menu

    OK/Cancel Setting the Alarm Buffer See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 31. — Alarm buffer Menu When you click in the Administrator menu, the Alarm buffer menu appears. You can set the Pre-alarm image and audio (the image and audio before the alarm detection) and the Post - alarm image and audio.

  • Page 77: Setting The Object Detection Function - Object Detection Menu

    Pre-alarm period: Displays the maximum recording Setting the Object capacity of image/audio before alarm detection. Post-alarm period: Displays the maximum recording Detection Function capacity of image/audio after alarm detection. — Object detection Menu Recording time Set the recording time for the Pre-alarm image/audio When you click in the Administrator menu, and Post alarm image/audio.
  • Page 78 A car appears in the foreground. After the detection time, the location where the car was parked is detected as an unattended object. After the detection time, the car in the Notes foreground is detected as an • You can view an MPEG4 image only in the main unattended object.

  • Page 79: Common Tab

    • When you install ActiveX control, you should be Note logged in to the computer as Administrator. • When you are using Windows XP Service Pack 2 or You cannot select Preset position if no preset position is Windows Vista, the information bar or “Security stored in the Position tab of the Preset position menu.
  • Page 80 • The colors and green frames shown in the monitor OK button display are not displayed on the image files that are sent or recorded linked to the object detection function. Click to send the set values to the camera and confirm the settings.
  • Page 81 to an inactive window and change the position and When a prospective unattended object is detected on the size. After changing, reset it as an active window. monitor display, it will be colored. The object’s color will be changed from blue to green, yellow, and red in Set the function for Windows 2 to Windows 4.
  • Page 82 Select the minimum size of the detectable unattended When the status lamp is gray, the camera is in the object from L (Large), M (Medium) and S (Small), process of acquiring a background image. Each option represents the corresponding size below: Unattended object detection does not work during this period.

  • Page 83: Unattended Object Setting Tab

    The unattended object detection settings are Alarm interval confirmed. You can repeat the alarm output in an interval of the preset time after an object has been regarded as an unattended object. Note If you set Alarm interval to 5 minutes, for example, so Be sure to click the OK button to confirm the that an alarm will be output every 5 minutes repeatedly settings.

  • Page 84: Transmitting With External Equipment Using The External Serial Terminal Serial Menu

    VISCA: Select when you control the camera with VISCA protocol. As for the command list of VISCA protocol, refer to the dealer of your camera or Sony professional products service counter nearby. Notes • When you execute serial control with VISCA protocol, match the transmission setting with the connected controller.

  • Page 85: Using The Supplied Ip Setup Program

    Bandwidth control Tab Others You can set the communication bandwidth for the JPEG image. This section explains how to use the application software and commands, including the supplied CD- Note ROM. The bandwidth cannot be controlled for the MPEG4 or H.264 image.

  • Page 86: Date Time Tab

    Date time Tab Note You can set the date and time on the camera. Due to network properties, there may be a slight difference between the displayed computer's date and Click the Date time tab to display the date/time time and those set on the camera. setting window.

  • Page 87: Using The Snc Audio Upload Tool - Transmitting

    Note Using the SNC audio If you click “Save this program to disk” on the “File upload tool — Transmitting Download” dialog, you cannot install the tool correctly. Delete the downloaded file, and click the Audio to Camera Setup icon again. The supplied SNC audio upload tool allows you to Install the SNC audio upload tool following the transmit sound from the computer to the camera.

  • Page 88: Using The Snc Audio Upload Tool

    Target camera(s) (Camera list) When the SNC audio upload tool starts, it automatically detects Sony network cameras connected to the local network and displays them in the camera list. Up to 256 cameras can be displayed in the list.
  • Page 89 address when the IP address is obtained with a Type the IP address and port number for the camera to DHCP server. be added and click OK. Model: Displays the model name of the network camera. Serial: Displays the serial number of the network camera.
  • Page 90 IP address: Displays the IP address of the network camera. “DHCP” is shown at the end of the IP address when the IP address is obtained with a DHCP server. Model: Displays the model name of the network camera. Serial: Displays the serial number of the network camera.
  • Page 91 When you click it during playback, playback stops and The audio file name will be “RecordedFile” + “Voice the progress bar display returns to the start position. alert number” + “.vof” if you upload an audio file recorded using and not stored in the computer. (recording) Notes Click to start recording of the sound input to the...

  • Page 92: Using The Snc Video Player - Playing Video

    Uploading the recorded audio file to the Using the SNC video camera player — Playing Video/ Audio File Recorded with Before operating, create an audio file and set the camera for audio uploading. Set the camera using the Setting Camera tab.

  • Page 93: Using The Snc Video Player

    Playing from a specified point Using the SNC video player Move the slider bar below the image display, and playback will start from the position of the slider bar. Start the SNC video player. Adjusting the sound Adjust the playing sound volume by moving the slider bar.

  • Page 94: Using The Snc Panorama Creator

    Using the SNC panorama creator Using the SNC The SNC panorama creator consists of the Main tab to panorama creator create a panorama image and the Setting tab to prepare for connection to the camera. — Creating a Panorama Image When you start the SNC panorama creator, the Setting tab is displayed.

  • Page 95: Creating And Transmitting A Panorama Image

    Main tab Send Transmits a panorama image converted into a JPEG file to the camera. Creating and transmitting a panorama image Click Make on the Main tab to start shooting. A panorama image will be created in about two minutes. Note Do not perform settings of the camera or move the camera during shooting.

  • Page 96: Using The Snc Privacy Masking Tool - Masking A Camera Image

    You can use the saved image when you control panning Using the SNC privacy and tilting from the main viewer. masking tool — Masking a The panorama image is the still image converted from Camera Image the image taken when you were going to create a panorama image with “SNC panorama creator”.

  • Page 97: Using The Snc Privacy Masking Tool

    Proxy server port No.: Type the port number of the Using the SNC privacy masking proxy server. tool Preparations for connecting to the camera are now The SNC privacy masking tool consists of the Main tab completed. to set the privacy mask positions and the Setting tab to prepare for connection to the camera.

  • Page 98: Setting A Privacy Mask

    Black, White, Gray, Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Yellow, Note Magenta The default image is shown when no panorama image has been created. All clear Click to delete all the privacy masks simultaneously. PTZ Controller (control panel) Allows you to pan, tilt and zoom the camera. Setting a privacy mask Pan/tilt control To set a privacy mask in a favorite position, operate as...

  • Page 99: Using The Custom Homepage Installer

    Privacy mask setting range Using the Custom The setting range of the privacy mask is limited as follows: Homepage Installer Pan angle: No limit The supplied Custom Homepage Installer allows you to store the homepage that you have created in the camera and watch it.
  • Page 100 Read the agreement carefully, select Agree if you accept it, then click Next. Note If you click “Save this program to disk” on the “File Type the IP address of the camera to be uploaded in Download” dialog, the the IP address box. CustomHomepageInstaller.exe file will be saved on the computer.
  • Page 101 Confirm that all items are correct, then click Next. The following page will appear after a while. After displaying this page, the camera will be Type the path for the folder in which your adjusted and rebooted automatically in two homepage is stored in the Source folder box, then minutes.

  • Page 102: Assigning The Ip Address To The Camera Using Arp Commands

    If not, set the same network address on the computer Assigning the IP and the camera. Address to the Camera Using ARP Commands This section explains how to assign an IP address to the camera using ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) commands without using the supplied IP Setup Program.

  • Page 103: Using The Snmp

    administrator of this camera. Nothing is set at the Using the SNMP factory. 5 describes the case of “mib-2.system. sysName.0”. This unit supports SNMP (Simple Network This field is used to describe administration node of Management Protocol). You can read MIB-2 objects this camera.

  • Page 104: When You Discard The Camera

    <string> position. The maximum length of When You Discard the <string> is 255 characters. Camera enaAuthTraps=<value> Set the case value of “mib-2.snmp.snmp EnableAuthenTraps.0” in the <string> position. For environmental reasons, take out the lithium battery Type “1” (enable) or “2” (disable) in the <value> from the camera and discard it appropriately.

  • Page 105: Glossary

    DHCP server Glossary Abbreviation for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server. The IP address of a terminal without an individual IP address can be automatically distributed by ActiveX control the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). The A component program object that can be used with web DHCP server assigns the IP addresses to the terminals.
  • Page 106 H.264 Passive mode One of the image compression formats. The standard The mode whereby a client FTP allows TCP connection written by the JVT (Joint Video Team) , joint for data transmission to the FTP server. organization for standardization composed of ISO and ITU-T.
  • Page 107 SNMP 802.11g A protocol for monitoring and managing network A wireless LAN standard that uses the 2.4 GHz band devices. and provides a maximum data transmission rate of 54 Mbps. 802.1X Abbreviation for Secure Sockets Layer. This is a protocol developed by Netscape Communications A standard that performs user authentication and Corporation to be used for communications of encrypted dynamic key generation and traffic on a LAN.

  • Page 108: Index

    Automatically adjust clock for Index daylight saving time changes ..36 Date & time ........35 date and time ......35 Date and time format......35 Backlight compensation ....39 Date time ........86 Backup setting data ......36 abandoned object detection ....77 Date_No..........69 bandwidth ........85 Day/Night .........40 Access log ........37 Bandwidth control ....
  • Page 109 extension ........70 Image memory ....29 MPEG4........... 18 image memory ....... 32 MPEG4 setting....... 41 Image memory Menu ..... 66 multicast ......... 43 Image mode........38 Multicast address......43 Factory default ....... 36 image mode........38 multicast address ......43 factory settings .......
  • Page 110 Periodical sending ....63 Restore setting ........36 software version......33 periodical sending ......65 Resume time on inactivity....60 special tags ........49 Picture ..........39 Re-type password ..... 56 Speed ..........60 Play..........73 SSID ..........46 playing audio ........29 SSL ..........107 POP server......48 Stabilizer.........38 Saturation ........40 POP server name ....
  • Page 111 Voice alert Menu ......72 voice alert number select....91 volume........22 warning mail........67 welcome page..... 14 Welcome text........33 WEP ..........47 WEP key.........47 White balance.........39 white balance........39 Window ........80 Windows Firewall......11 Windows Vista........12 Windows XP Service Pack 2 ..10 Sony Corporation...

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