Table of Contents Overview Using the SNC toolbox .......... 3 Starting SNC toolbox ......... 3 How to use SNC toolbox ........3 Registering in My device ........5 Changing the Device list display method ... 6 Setting SNC toolbox options ......7 Using Privacy Masking —...
How to use SNC toolbox Overview Menu bar Function buttons This instruction manual is for application software, such as the SNC toolbox. Note Some function described in this manual may not be displayed, depending on the function of the connected camera.
Privacy Masking: Displays the Privacy Masking Custom HP screen. Displays the Custom Homepage dialog. Panorama Creator: Displays the Panorama Creator screen. Setting Custom Homepage: Displays the Custom Homepage Displays the settings screen for the device. screen. Firmware Upgrade: Displays the Firmware Upgrade Task screen.
Client certificate Right click the mouse and select Add Folder from Displays the name of the client certificate used for SSL the displayed menu. function. A folder is added. Enter a folder name of your choice. Model Displays the model name. Registering a device To register a device, follow the procedure below: Serial No.
Default certificate: Select Default client Changing the Device list display certificate of the Network tab from Option in method the Tools menu. Certificate of IE: Press the IE certificates... button, then select the certificate registered in Details display the Internet Explorer. Select Normal from the View menu or click to set Device account: Enter the user name and password...
Modifying the items to show on list Firmware Upgrade Make settings related to firmware upgrades. Select Column setting from the View menu to display the “Column Setting” dialog. Device setting backup folder: Set the backup folder for the setting file when an upgrade is performed. Click Browse to display the folder selection dialog and specify the folder in which to save the file.
Privacy Masking screen Notes • When you have changed the SSL setting, restart the PTZ function off: SNC toolbox. • The model on sale in China does not support the SSL Viewer function. Log tab Overwrite the oldest log file PTZ function on: To set the size of the log file, check Enable and specify the minimum required space for a log file.
Viewer Color A live image of the camera is displayed. You can specify Specify the color or mosaic of privacy masks. This the position of the privacy mask in this area. setting is common to every privacy mask. Number Clear All The set mask number is displayed in the Viewer.
Using Panorama Creator Notes • Only Map view is available. Map View • The size of the image in the file should be 320 × 90 pixels (horizontal/vertical). Other image sizes are not supported. Save You can save the panorama image in a file. Note Only Map view panorama images can be saved.
Select the image you have prepared. Specify the camera movement area by dragging the mouse to draw a rectangle on the panorama image. The specified camera movement area will be effective when the panorama image is saved in the camera. Click Send to transmit the prepared image to the camera.
Click Start upgrading. Upgrading starts. Notes • To stop upgrading, click Stop upgrading. To protect some devices, during the process of upgrading, upgrading cannot be canceled. • Do not turn off the power until the device restarts after upgrading. Using CGI Sending The CGI Sending function allows you to send CGI to a device.
Displays Task Wizard. Using the Schedule Task You can specify the time or interval to change the Device setting or perform Firmware upgrade. Click Task to display the Task List, which shows a list of scheduled executable tasks. Click Next. Select a device to which the task is assigned.
Select Device Setting or Firmware Upgrade. Daily: Specify the operation frequency in units of days. (Possible set value: 1 to 99) Weekly: Specify the operation frequency in units of weeks and days of the week. (Possible set value: 1 to 99) Range of recurrence Specify the starting date and time, and the end date and time.
Select a subcategory to display setting items on the right Using the SNC audio side of the screen. upload tool Item Displays the setting items. Select a line to change its The SNC audio upload tool allows you to transmit sound value.
Connect a microphone to the microphone input jack Setting tab on the computer. Use this menu to set the camera to transmit audio from a computer or upload an audio file. Note If the microphone input jack of the computer is not set correctly, no sound is transmitted from the computer and nothing is output from the speaker connected to the camera.
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Click this button repeatedly to hide/show the camera list. 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.
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Notes Notes • An error dialog appears if the specified IP address in • Audio transmission stops if you switch the tab during the camera list is assigned for a device other than the transmission. network camera, or does not exist in the network. •...
Voice alert tab Recording/playback progress bar Use this menu to record sound via a microphone connected to the computer, and upload the recorded audio file to the camera. You can upload the audio file to multiple cameras selected from the camera list simultaneously.
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Target camera(s) (Camera list) Saving the recorded audio file to the Displays the cameras selected with the camera select computer checkbox of the camera list in the Setting tab. The list shows information and status of selected Click (recording) in the Voice alert tab to cameras.
Select Disable Windows Firewall. Configuring Windows Firewall When using Windows 7 Configuring Windows Firewall SNC toolbox or SNC audio upload tool may not operate correctly depending on the configuration of Windows Firewall. (No cameras are shown in the list even if they are detected.) In this case, confirm the Windows Firewall configuration as follows: To turn Windows Firewall off...
Select Allow another program..When using Windows Vista Configuring Windows Firewall SNC toolbox or SNC audio upload tool may not operate correctly depending on the configuration of Windows Firewall. (No cameras are shown in the list even if they are detected.) In this case, confirm the Windows Firewall configuration as follows: Select Control Panel from the Start menu of Windows.
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If the Add Program dialog appears, select SNC toolbox or SNC audio upload tool and click OK. SNC toolbox or SNC audio upload tool is added to the Program or port list. Click OK. When the above procedure is completed, the cameras connected in the local network are displayed in SNC toolbox or SNC audio upload tool.