4-282-056-12 (1) Network Camera User’s Guide Software Version 1.5 Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference.
Table of Contents Overview Features .................................................................. 4 How to Use This User’s Guide .............................. 5 System Requirements ............................................ 6 Controlling alarm output 1 ...............................30 Controlling the Day/Night function ..................30 Playing an audio file stored in the camera ........30 Switching Transmission Mode ............................30 Using the System Utility ......................
Position Tab — Saving pan/tilt/zoom position ........................................................... 68 Position Tour Tab — Setting a position tour ................................................................. 69 Sending an Image via E-mail — e-Mail (SMTP) Menu ..................................................................... 70 Common Tab — Setting the e-Mail (SMTP) Function ..........................................................
Overview Overview Features • High-quality live images from camera can be monitored at a maximum frame rate of 30 fps. • Images are streamed in high-quality HD (720p) (SNCEP550/ER550). • Images are streamed in high-quality HD (1080p) (SNC-EP580/ER580). • Three video compression modes (video codecs) JPEG/MPEG4/H.264 are supported. • Single codec mode and dual codec mode are available. • A high-speed (maximum 300° rotation/second) pan/ tilt mechanism is equipped.
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System Requirements Overview The following computer environment is necessary for the computer to display images and the controls of the camera. (July 2011) Common OS Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Vista (32bit version only), Windows 7 (32-bit version, 64-bit version) Authorized editions: Windows XP: Professional Windows Vista: Ultimate, Business Windows 7: Ultimate, Professional Web Browser Microsoft Internet Explorer Ver 6.0, 7.0 or 8.0, Firefox Ver.3.5, Safari Ver.4.0, Google Chrome Ver.4.
Preparation The Preparation section explains what the administrator has to prepare for monitoring images after installation and connection of the camera. Assigning an IP address using SNC toolbox 1 When you are using Windows Vista or Windows 7, the “Auto play” pop-up may appear. For details, see “Installing software” in “When using Windows Vista” on page 11 or “Installing software” in “When using Windows 7” on page 14.
6 Click Search. SNC toolbox detects the network cameras connected to the local network and lists them. Register the name and password of the administrator and click OK. The factory settings for both items are “admin”. The Network Setting screen is displayed. 9 Set the IP address. Preparation 8 Tip The factory setting of the camera network is DHCP mode. 7 Select a camera you want to assign an IP address from the list and click Network. The account settings screen is displayed.
11 Set the HTTP port No. Normally, select 80 for the HTTP port No. To use another port number, type a port number between 1024 and 65535 in the text box. Note When using a port number other than 80, check with the network administrator first. 12 Confirm that all items are correctly set, then click Installing software A warning message regarding the active contents may appear when you install software such as SNC toolbox from CD-ROM.
Installing ActiveX Control 3 Select Off in the Windows Firewall dialog. During installation of ActiveX Control, the “Information Bar” or “Security Warning” may appear. In this case, operate as follows: If the message “Information Bar” appears, click OK. Preparation If the information bar appears, click on the bar and select Install ActiveX Control…. The camera will be displayed in the list. If you want to keep Windows Firewall On, continue with the following steps.
7 Click OK. When using Windows Vista Installing software A warning message regarding the active contents may appear when you install software such as SNC toolbox from the CD-ROM. In this case, operate as follows: Example: In case of SNC toolbox Preparation If the pop-up “AutoPlay” appears when a CD-ROM is inserted into the CD-ROM drive, click Install or run program. Program name When the above procedure is completed, the camera connected in the local network are displayed in SNC toolbox.
If the message “File Download – Security Warning” appears, click Run. If the message “Information Bar” appears, click Close. Program name Preparation If the information bar appears, click on the bar and select Install ActiveX Control…. Note If you select Save in the “File Download – Security Warning” dialog, you will not be able to perform installation correctly. Delete the downloaded file, and click the Setup icon again. If the message “Internet Explorer – Security Warning” appears, click Run.
6 Click OK to complete the setting. 7 If the Add Program dialog appears, select SNC toolbox and click OK. Restart Internet Explorer when the above procedure is completed and access the camera. Note The model on sale in China does not support the SSL function. Configuring Windows Firewall Preparation 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.
When using Windows 7 If the message “File Download - Security Warning” appears, click Run. Installing software A warning message regarding the active contents may appear when you install software such as SNC toolbox from the CD-ROM. In this case, operate as follows: Example: In case of SNC toolbox Preparation If the pop-up “AutoPlay” appears when a CD-ROM is inserted into the CD-ROM drive, click Install or run program from your media.
When accessing with Windows 7 in SSL communications 4 Select Disable Windows Firewall. ActiveX control may not function properly. In such a case, change the Internet Explorer settings. For details, see “When accessing with Windows Vista in SSL communications” on page 12. Note The model on sale in China does not support the SSL function. Preparation Configuring Windows Firewall SNC toolbox may not operate correctly depending on the configuration of Windows Firewall.
4 Select Allow another program.... Accessing the Camera Using the Web Browser After the IP address has been assigned to the camera, check that you can actually access the camera using the Web browser installed on your computer. Use Internet Explorer as a Web browser. Preparation 1 Start the Web browser on the computer and type the IP address of the camera in the URL address bar. The viewer window is displayed. 5 Add program.
When Internet Explorer 6 is used “Security Alert” dialog may appear according to the status of the certificate. In this case, click Yes to continue. The viewer window is displayed (in SSL communication). When the viewer of the camera is displayed for the first time “Security Warning” is displayed. When you click Yes, ActiveX control is installed and the viewer is displayed.
When using antivirus software, etc., on the computer • When you use antivirus software, security software, personal firewall or pop-up blocker on your computer, the camera performance may be reduced, for example, the frame rate for displaying the image may be lower. • The Web page displayed when you log in to the camera uses JavaScript. The display of the Web page may be affected if you use antivirus software or other software described above on your computer.
Basic Configuration by the Administrator Preparation 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. Setting contents Setting menu Set the format of the image sent from the camera.
Operating the Camera Administrator and User This network camera identifies those who log in as the Administrator or User. The Administrator can use all the functions of this network camera, including camera settings. The User can use the functions for monitoring the image and audio from the camera, and control the camera. The Viewer mode setting is used to restrict the user’s access rights. There are five types of users.
Logging in to System Logging in as a user 1 Start the Web browser on your computer and type the IP address of the camera you want to monitor. Plug-in free viewer This viewer allows the user to select from three image display methods: JPEG, JPEG/Flash or ActiveX viewer. JPEG method: JPEG images will be displayed in sequence. JPEG/Flash method: JPEG images will be displayed in sequence. Adobe Flash is required to display the image.
Configuration of Main Viewer Control panel section This section explains the functions of the parts and controls of the main viewer. For a detailed explanation on each part or control, see the specified pages. You can drag the panels to the monitor screen and configure them. To return to the operation panel, drag the panel and configure the operation panel. Click the to hide the detail setting menu or click it again to show the menu.
(Capture) Click to capture a still image shot by the camera and to store it in the computer. Click to open the folder to be saved. Camera control panel Note In the case of Windows VISTA or Windows 7, if “Enable Protected Mode” is checked in Control PanelInternet Option-Security, still images cannot be shot. (Run)/ (Stop Save Video) Runs and stops Save Video. Click to open the folder to be saved.
Note Preset position panel Set the Exclusive control mode in the System Tab of the System Menu to On to perform exclusive control (page 37). Panorama panel Operating the Camera Map View and Arctic View are displayed. You can switch the display. Click to display Map View and to display Arctic View. Arctic View is not available on SNC-EP520/EP521/ EP550/EP580. Display switching is only available on SNC-ER520/ ER521/ER550/ER580.
Monitor screen Monitor image The image shot by the camera is shown here. There are two modes for on-screen pan/tilt/zoom operation using a mouse: Area zoom mode and Vector dragging mode. In the Area zoom mode, clicking will pan or tilt the camera towards the center of the image. The Area zoom will move the camera in the direction that displays the area selected by the operator and zooms in at the same time.
Exclusive control button Displays the remaining time for operation authority. However, if operation authority was not obtained, the waiting time is displayed. Note Set the Exclusive control mode in the System Tab of System Menu to On to perform exclusive control (page 37). Operating the Camera There are three modes of camera operation: Area zoom mode, Vector dragging mode and PTZ Control bar. You can control pan/tilt, zoom and focus in either mode.
• When you select On in “Horizontal tilt limit” (page 38), the camera will not move beyond horizontal level. Zoom control Click to zoom out, and click to zoom in. Zooming continues while the button remains pressed. Panning, tilting and zooming by specifying the area (Area zoom mode only) Click and hold the left button of the mouse on the monitor image, and drag the mouse diagonally to draw a red frame around the portion you want to enlarge.
Moving the camera to a preset position (Common operations in Area zoom and Vector dragging modes) Select a preset position name from the Preset position panel. The camera will move to the preset position that you have stored in memory using the Preset position menu (page 68). Multiple preset positions can be organized by group according to setting. Controlling the Camera on a Panorama Image In the panorama window, a 360° view around the camera is displayed as a panorama image.
Display switching is only available on SNC-ER520/ER521/ER550/ER580. (The Illustration above is a simulated screen image of the panorama image. The displays may be different from the ones that appear in actual use.) 2 Click the point you want to watch in the panorama window. The camera is moved to face toward the clicked point, and the present image at the point is displayed in the monitor window.
Controlling alarm output 1 You can control Alarm output 1. To use this function, you need to make Alarm output 1 active in the Trigger menu of the Administrator menu (page 86). 1 Click Alarm output1 on the Trigger panel. The alarm output is switched by clicking. The alarm output mode can be selected from Toggle or Timer of Alarm output 1 (page 86) in the Trigger menu.
Multicast: This protocol is selectable when Multicast streaming (page 50) is On. When Multicast is selected, RTP (Real-time Transport Protocol) and UDP multicast techniques are adopted for video/audio transmission. By selecting it, the network transmission load of the camera can be reduced. If a router that does not correspond to a multicast or firewall is installed between the camera and the computer, video/audio may not play back properly. In this case, select TCP or Unicast.
Connection tab Operating the Camera You can set the connection method. Select the start-up connection from: TCP, Unicast, and Multicast. If TCP connection is selected, you can configure proxy settings by selecting Use proxy. View tab Audio tab Volume Muting: Select this option for muting the sound at start-up. Use the slide bar to set the volume for start-up sound output. Mic Muting: Select this option for muting the microphone sound at start-up.
Joystick tab Using the SNC desktop viewer When installation is finished, SNC desktop viewer is displayed on the side bar of Windows Vista or Desktop in the case of Windows 7. Operating the Camera You can assign the joystick buttons here. SNC desktop viewer The gadget that displays the camera image on the side bar of Windows Vista or Desktop in the case of Windows 7. Installing the SNC desktop viewer 1 Click Download.
How to control PTZ Select the PTZ operation mode for the Gadget screen from the options Area zoom, PTZ control bar, and Vector dragging. Operating the Camera Click (Exit) to exit Gadget. When you click (Set), you will see the following setting screen.
Administrating the Camera 3 Example: “System” menu This section explains how to set the functions of the camera by the Administrator. For details about monitoring the camera image, see “Operating the Camera” on page 20. This section explains the basic operations and each option of the Administrator menu. 4 How to set up the Administrator menu 1 Log in to the homepage to display the viewer. For details, see “Logging in as a user” on page 21. 2 Click Setting on the main menu.
Configuration of the Administrator menu Preset position Displays the Preset position menu to register a position you want to save. “Tour function,” which rotates the registered positions, is also set here. (“Saving the Camera Position and Action — Preset position Menu” on page 68) e-Mail (SMTP) Displays the e-Mail (SMTP) menu for sending an email. (“Sending an Image via E-mail — e-Mail (SMTP) Menu” on page 70) FTP client Displays the FTP client menu for sending an image/ audio file, etc., to an FTP server.
Schedule Displays the Schedule menu for the Day/Night function, Preset position function, e-Mail (SMTP) function, FTP client function, Image memory function and Alarm output function, Voice alert function, etc. (“Setting the Schedule — Schedule Menu” on page 87) Alarm buffer Displays the Alarm buffer menu for the buffer for storing the image and audio related to alarm detection.
Operation time Sets the time length for a user who has control authority. The selectable range is from 10 to 600 seconds. This is effective when Exclusive control mode is set to On. Maximum wait number Sets the number of users who are permitted to wait for their turn for control authority during operation by one user. The selectable number is from 0 to 5. This is effective when Exclusive control mode is set to On.
PC clock Displays the date and time set on your computer. Date & time format Select the format of date and time to be displayed in the main viewer from the drop-down list. You can select the format between yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss (year-month-day hour:minutes:seconds), mm-dd-yyyy hh:mm:ss (month-day-year hour:minutes:seconds), and dd-mm-yyyy hh:mm:ss (day-month-year hour:minutes:seconds). Adjust Select how to set the day and time.
Camera Direction Select either of Azimuth or Area title. Azimuth Displays the azimuth with the direction specified in North as north. Mode: Select between 4-azimuth or 8-azimuth displays. Selecting Off will disable the displaying of the azimuth. North: Change the direction of the camera and click Set. This will set that direction as north. Click Call to change the direction of the camera to the direction set as north.
• If the PSE with which you will use this unit cannot supply sufficient power and you set the HPoE LLDP function to Off, the unit may not operate correctly. • The HPoE LLDP function may be slow to start if the LLDP function is set to ON and PSE is not used for some LLDP functions. Eflip You can display flip vertical images on the computer. Select Off when you hang the camera from a ceiling. Select On when you install the camera on a rack, etc.
Video & PT drive refresh (SNC-ER520/ ER521/ER550/ER580) Image distortion and misalignment of the pan/tilt position may occur during extended periods of use. Select On to correct image distortion and pan/tilt misalignment. Video & PT drive refresh takes about 20 seconds to complete. Pan/tilt operations for the camera are performed automatically during the refresh operation. After refresh is completed, the pan/tilt position returns to that at the start of the refresh operation.
OK/Cancel See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 35. System log Tab Setting the Camera Image and Audio — Camera Menu When you click Camera in the Administrator menu, the Camera menu appears. Use this menu to set the functions of the camera. The Camera menu consists of six tabs: Common, Picture, Privacy masking, Day/Night, Video codec and Streaming. The data of the software activity of the camera is recorded in this log. It includes data that is useful if a problem occurs.
Auto: The focus is automatically adjusted. Manual: The focus can be adjusted by using the , and buttons of the control panel displayed in the main viewer. Picture Tab Audio codec Display sample: SNC-EP520 You can set the color condition, exposure, etc., of the camera. Select whether you are going to send audio from the m microphone input connector. Select On to send the audio from the network camera.
Iris priority: The camera performs the gain adjustment and shutter speed adjustment automatically, and you can select the iris. When this option is selected, Iris becomes active. Manual: You can set the exposure manually. When this option is selected, Shutter speed, Iris and Gain become active. Set the following items as required, according to the selected exposure mode. Backlight compensation When you select On, the backlight compensation function becomes effective.
Gain Select the gain from the drop-down list. Selectable gain values are as follows: -3, 0, +2, +4, +6, +8, +10, +12, +14, +16, +18, +20, +22, +24, +26, +28 (dB) White balance Select the white balance mode. Administrating the Camera Auto: Automatically adjusts the color to be closest to the image you are viewing (approximately 3000 K to 7500 K). Advanced Auto: Automatically adjusts the color to be closest to the image you are viewing.
Position Pan angle: Available to call out the privacy masks, delete them one by one or delete all at one time. After completing the configuration, register by clicking OK. Call: Clicks the button to turn the camera facing to the position where the privacy mask is set. Clear: Click the button to delete the privacy mask set. All clear: Click the button to delete all privacy mask. Color Specify the color of privacy masks. This setting is common to every privacy mask.
Day/Night Tab Use this tab to set the day/night function of the camera. Sensor input: Controls the day/night mode by synchronizing it with the sensor input. Select the sensor input with which you want to synchronize the mode: Sensor input 1 or Sensor input 2. While a sensor input is detected, the camera works in night mode. Short infrared ray adjustment ON: Adjust background light when using the IR lamp or where there is much near short infrared ray. Increase the accuracy of auto-focus in night mode.
Cropping (SNC-EP550/EP580/ER550/ ER580) You can crop a portion of the image and display the cropped image on the computer. Cropping reduces the transmitting data size and thus the network load, and a higher frame rate is achieved. Select On to crop the image, or Off. Notes • This function is not available if Letterbox is set to On. • If this function is enabled, the motion detection function will not be available. To crop an image Set Cropping to On and click the Area setting button.
Notes • The actual frame rate and bit rate may be different depending on the image size, shooting scene, or network condition. • When Adaptive rate control is set to On, the actual frame rate and bit rate change within the range that does not exceed the values set in Frame rate and Bit rate. • When setting Image 2, set the frame rate of Image 1 to 15 fps or less. (SNC-EP520/EP521/ER520/ER521) Image quality Set the JPEG image quality. Selectable values are from Level 1 to Level 10.
Configuring the Network — Network Menu When you click Network in the Administrator menu, the Network menu appears. Use this menu to configure the network to connect the camera and the computer. The Network menu consists of three tabs: Network, QoS and Dynamic IP address notification. IP address Configure the IP address. Obtain an IP address automatically (DHCP): Select this option when a DHCP server is installed on the network to allow IP address assignment.
Host name Type the host name of the camera to be transmitted to the DHCP server. This setting is valid only when Obtain an IP address automatically (DHCP) is selected in the Network tab. Domain suffix QoS Tab In this tab, you can mark the data traffic packets sent from the device and configure the settings for QoS control. Rules for the types of data traffic can be created using IPv4/IPv6 address, port number, protocol, etc. A maximum of 10 rules can be registered for IPv4 and IPv6, respectively.
Protocol Select the protocol. DSCP Set a value to mark the data traffic (0 ~ 63). This value is set in the DSCP field included in the IP header of the data traffic. Set Used when registering on the QoS table. QoS is set according to the following procedure: 1 Select No. from No. and enter the necessary conditions for Network address, Subnet, Protocol and/or Port No.. 2 Enter values in DSCP. 3 Click Set and configure the QoS. Up Increases the priority of the rule.
Tip To attain QoS of data traffic, the target device must be connected to a router or switch that supports the QoS function. OK/Cancel STARTTLS To use the encryption function by STARTTLS, set to On. Note The model on sale in China does not support the STARTTLS function. See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 35.
Authentication mode Select Login or CRAM-MD5 as the authentication method for SMTP authentication. Note The model on sale in China does not support the CRAM-MD5 authentication. User name, Password Type the user name and password of the owner of the mail account, using up to 64 characters. This setting is necessary when the SMTP server that sends e-mails performs authentication. Recipient e-mail address Type the recipient e-mail address, using up to 64 characters.
Setting the SSL function — SSL Menu When you click SSL in the Administrator menu, the SSL menu appears. Use this menu to configure the SSL or TLS function. (called “SSL” hereafter) The settings allows the camera to communicate with the client PC by using SSL. Notes • The model on sale in China does not support the SSL function. • When using the SSL function, always configure the settings after setting the date and time of the camera.
Use a self-signed certificate (For test use): This mode uses the certificate and private key pair generated by Generating a self-signed certificate on page 57. Private key information corresponding to the certificate is stored in the camera. You do not need to install an external certificate. However, you cannot execute the existence proof that is one of the SSL functions for the following reasons. – The private key generated in the camera is selfsigned by the camera.
Note Click Cancel at the bottom of the menu if you want to cancel changing the private key password after clicking Reset. Doing so restores the other setting items in the Client certificate tab to the previous settings. To import the CA certificate 1 Click Browse… to select the CA certificate to be saved in the camera. 2 Click Submit The selected file will be imported to the camera. OK/Cancel See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 35.
1 3 Click Next. 4 Select Automatically selects the certificate store based on the type of certificate and click Next. Completing the Certificate Import Wizard appears. 5 Check the contents, then click Finish. The CA certificate will be installed. Administrating the Camera 2 Save in the PC the certificate of CA which has signed the certificate to be installed in the camera. The extension of the certificate file is normally “.cer.” Double-click this file. The following Certificate dialog appears.
To remove an installed CA certificate 1 In Internet Explorer, click in the order Tools, Internet options, Content tab and Certificates. The Certificates dialog appears. Administrating the Camera 2 Select the certificate you want to remove. The CA certificate is usually stored in Trusted Root Certification Authorities. 3 Click Remove. Do you want to delete the certificate appears to confirm. 4 Click Yes. The certificate will be removed.
Using the 802.1X Authentication Function — 802.1X Menu When you click 802.1X in the Administrator menu, the 802.1X menu appears. Use this menu to configure the wired or wireless port-based authentication in compliance with the 802.1X standard. The 802.1X menu consists of three tabs: Common, Client certificate and CA certificate. Notes System configuration of 802.1X network The following figure shows a general system configuration of an 802.1X network.
EAP identity Type the user name to identify the client in the 802.1X authentication server using 3 to 253 characters. Then click Submit, and the selected file will be imported to the camera. Note EAP password A supplicant EAP password is needed to be inputted when PEAP is selected with EAP condition. The password can contain half-width letters and the length should be between 1 to 50. Reset To change the once set EAP password, click Reset and clear the current password. A new password can be entered.
Reset To change the private key password, click this button. The current password is cleared and the password text box is actived to allow new password entry. Note Click Cancel at the bottom of the menu if you want to cancel changing the private key password after clicking Reset. Doing so restores the other setting items in the Client certificate tab to their previous settings. OK/Cancel See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 35. CA certificate Tab Setting the 802.
Creating a security group for Active Directory 1 Open Active Directory Users and Computers from Administrative Tools of the Windows menu. 2 Select Users of the domain with which you want to perform 802.1X connection. 3 Select New from the context menu, then select Group and configure the group for 802.1X connection. For example, the group “Wired_802.1X_Group” is assumed for explanation purposes. 8 Select RADIUS Clients and right-click. 9 Select New RADIUS Client from the context menu.
1 Start Internet Explorer on the client PC and type the CA’s URL in the address bar. The CA’s URL is normally as follows: 2 Click Go To. 3 Type the log-in user name and password correctly. The “Microsoft Certificate Services” page opens. 4 Click Request a certificate, advanced certificate request and Create and submit a request to this CA in sequence. 5 Set the following items. The “Microsoft Certificate Services” page opens.
10 Click Next and select as follows. Do you want to export the private key with the certificate?: Select Yes, export the private key. Select the format you want to use: Select Personal Information Exchange – PKCS#12(PFX). Password: Specify the private key password. File to export: Specify the name of the file to be exported. The certificate is exported. Import the exported file to the camera as the camera’s client certificate.
Viewer mode When the user is authenticated for logging in the main viewer, select the viewer mode to be displayed after authentication. Full: The user can operate all functions in this mode. Pan/Tilt: In addition to the Light mode, the user can operate pan/tilt/zoom. Preset position: In addition to the Light mode, the user can perform the camera’s preset position settings. Light: In addition to the View mode, the user can select the image size of the main viewer, select codec and capture a still image.
Saving the Camera Position and Action — Preset position Menu When you click Preset position in the Administrator menu, the Preset position menu appears. This allows you to save the camera’s pan, tilt and zoom positions and set position tours (programmed action of the camera). The Preset position menu consists of 2 tabs: Position and Tour (position). The Preview screen is displayed. Position Tab — Saving pan/tilt/ zoom position You can set up to 256 camera positions (pan, tilt and zoom positions).
1 Move the camera to the position to be saved, while checking the image with the preview viewer. 2 Select a preset number for saving, and type the preset name. 3 Click the Set button. The camera position is saved. Position Tour Tab — Setting a position tour Up to 16 positions can be programmed, and the camera moves to the programmed positions sequentially (Tour). Up to five programs can be set as Tours A to E. Call Click to move the camera to the preset position.
Sequence Set the sequence of the tour. The preset positions saved using the Position tab are displayed in the drop-down list at the bottom. Select the preset position from the group-tree, then click Add. The selected preset position is added in the Sequence list. Repeat this procedure to specify the preset positions in sequence. You can check the preset position by clicking Call. If you specified an unnecessary preset position, click to select it in the list and then click Delete.
Note The model on sale in China does not support the TLS function. STARTTLS To use the encryption function by STARTTLS, select On. Note POP port number Enter a port number from 110 to 65535. The standard port number is 110. If TLS is enabled, the standard port number for POP3s is 995. Authentication mode Select Login or CRAM-MD5 as the authentication method for SMTP authentication. Note The model on sale in China does not support the STARTTLS function.
Alarm sending Tab — Setting the e-mail sending mode when detecting the alarm Sequence number clear Click Clear to reset the Sequence number suffix to 1. Set to send an e-mail linked with alarm detection by the external sensor input or by the built-in detection functions. Select the alarm to be linked with e-mail notification. Administrating the Camera Alarm sending Select On to set sending an e-mail linked with alarm detection.
Periodical sending Tab — Setting the periodical e-mail sending mode You can set to send e-mails periodically. Click Schedule and the menu for the effective period is displayed. (“Setting the Schedule — Schedule Menu” on page 87) OK/Cancel See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 35. Abnormal sending tab — Setting the abnormal e-mail sending mode Periodical sending Select On when you want to use periodical e-mail sending.
Passive mode Sending Images to FTP Server Set whether you use the passive mode of FTP server or not when connecting to the FTP server. Select On to connect to the FTP server using the passive mode. — FTP client Menu OK/Cancel FTP client When you click in the Administrator menu, the FTP client menu appears. Use this menu to set up for capturing and sending still images to an FTP server.
Remote path Effective period Type the path to the destination using up to 64 characters. Set the period during which alarm detection is effective. Image file name Type the file name you want to assign to the images when sending to the FTP server. You can use up to 10 alphanumeric characters, - (hyphen) and _ (underscore) for naming. Always: Alarm detection is always effective. Schedule: You can specify the period during which alarm detection is effective.
Interval Type the interval at which you want to send images to the FTP server periodically. You can set the hour (H), minutes (M) and seconds (S) between 1 second and 24 hours (one day). Note Periodical sending The actual interval may be longer than the set value, depending on the image size, image quality setting, bit rate and the network environments. Select On when you want to use periodical sending. Remote path Type the remote path using up to 64 characters.
Recording Images in Memory — Image memory Menu Notes • The image and audio files recorded in the built-in memory are deleted when the power of the camera is turned off, or the Selected root directory setting is changed. • The frame rate and operability on the main viewer may be reduced during image storage. • Set Image memory recording function to Off when you turn off the power of the camera with a SD memory card inserted.
STARTTLS To use the encryption function by STARTTLS, select On. Note The model on sale in China does not support the STARTTLS function. Authentication Select whether authentication is required when you send an e-mail. Off: No authentication is required when an e-mail is sent. On: Authentication is required when an e-mail is sent. Select one of the authentication methods from the following and specify the POP server name, User name and Password as required. SMTP: SMTP authentication is required.
Suffix Alarm buffer Select a suffix to be added to the file name. Select Use alarm buffer when you record the image/ audio at a specific time before or after alarm detection (pre-alarm, post-alarm). If you do not select the alarm buffer, only the image at the moment of alarm detection is recorded. Click Alarm buffer to display the Alarm buffer menu. For details, see “Setting the Alarm Buffer — Alarm buffer Menu” on page 88. Date & time: The Date & time suffix is added to the image file name.
Sequence number: A sequential number of 10 digits between 0000000001 and 4294967295 and two fixed digits 00 are added to the image file name. Sequence number clear Click Clear to reset the Sequence number suffix to 1. Folder structure of Image memory When the image memory function is used, images are recorded with the following folder structure. Root Imagememory Year Month Date 01~99 Mode Select the periodical recording mode.
Downloading Images from the Camera — FTP Setting the Edge Storage — Edge Storage Menu server Menu When you click FTP server in the Administrator menu, the FTP server menu appears. This menu allows you to search image and audio files stored in the built-in memory (approximately 8 MB) or SD memory card (not supplied) inserted in the camera, or configure the FTP server function for downloading, using the FTP client software on the computer.
number of entries reaches 500, the unit will begin to overwrite old entries in ascending chronological order. Edge Storage Select On to use Edge Storage. Alarm buffer is not available when On is selected. SD memory card Display the available free space of external SD memory. Note The video or audio data of Edge Storage cannot be recorded in the built-in memory. Overwrite Select On to overwrite the file when there is insufficient memory space to record the image in the SD memory.
IP address monitoring Set the specific IP address of which the network connection status is to be monitored. IP address monitoring is not available for IPv6. Effective period Set the effective period of Edge Storage Always: Recording period is always effective. Schedule: You can specify the period during which Recording period is effective. Click Schedule and the menu to display the effective period.
Camera tampering detection: Select this option to link the alarm output to be triggered when the camera detects tampering, such as direction shift or spraying. Motion detection: Select this option when you link the alarm output to the motion detection function. Click Detection, and the Motion detection menu is displayed to allow you to set the motion detection function (page 88).
Test When an audio file is saved in the camera, you can check it by playing it back. Click Play to play back the audio file once. Setting the Operations from the Viewer — Trigger Voice alert Menu To use the voice alert function linked with the sensor input or the detection functions, select On. Click Trigger in the Administrator menu to display the Trigger menu. This allows you to select the activities that can be performed when the button on the Trigger panel is clicked on the main viewer.
Image memory Checking this box allows you to select Image memory on the Trigger panel in the main viewer. By clicking Image memory a still image of the moment you click is captured, and the image file is recorded in the built-in memory or SD memory card (not supplied). For details on usable cards, contact your authorized Sony dealer. Click Image memory to display the Trigger-Image memory menu. You can set the necessary options here.
When you click Day/Night, the Trigger-Day/Night menu is displayed. You can set the necessary options here. The setting options and setting procedures are the same as those in the Day/Night tab of the Camera menu (page 48). Setting the Schedule — Schedule Menu When you click Schedule in the Administrator menu, the Schedule menu appears. The Schedule menu consists of the following tabs.
Setting the Alarm Buffer — Alarm buffer Menu When you click Alarm buffer in the Administrator menu, the Alarm buffer menu appears. You can set the Pre-alarm image and audio (the image and audio before alarm detection) and the Post -alarm image and audio. These can be set when Alarm sending of FTP client menu or Alarm recording of the Image memory menu is set to On, besides when Use alarm buffer is selected.
Camera tampering detection tab — Set the camera tampering detection When the Motion detection menu is displayed for the first time When you click Motion detection, “Security Warning” is displayed. When you click Yes, ActiveX control is installed and the Motion detection menu is displayed. Notes Camera tampering detection Select On to activate the function to detect the camera tampering, such as direction shifting or spray. When you select On, you can select the Sensitivity.
Target Image All PTZ position or Preset position VMD settings (VMD: Motion detection) Set detection area, detection response, detection response speed and detection size for Motion detection. Click the desired item in the setting item list to set the respective detection area. Detection area Specify the effective scope of motion detection. When you place the cursor on the vertex of the area, the cursor changes to n, which you can drag to move the vertex.
Detection size Specify the minimum detection size and maximum detection size of motion detection. To specify the detection size, you can either enter values or drag the vertexes of the area. Configuring the Viewer — Viewer Menu Click Viewer in the Administrator menu to display the Viewer menu. Using this menu, you can select the viewer to use and configure advanced settings. Layout tab Administrating the Camera The area size is measured in pixels.
Plug-in free viewer: Displays the Plug-in free viewer at time of access. Button style Select Standard or Simple. Custom: Select the homepage to be displayed. You can display your favorite homepage stored in the built-in flash memory or SD memory card (not supplied). To store a homepage HTML file in the built-in flash memory, use the Custom Homepage function of SNC toolbox included in the supplied CD-ROM. To learn how to use the Custom Homepage, see page 103.
Text Note The camera list can be set only when Plug-in free viewer is selected as the homepage. Text1 text, Text2 text and Text3 text Enter the text to be displayed on the viewer screen. Text1 link, Text2 link and Text3 link Specify the URL of the link to assign a link to the text. Text color, background color 1, and background color 2 Specify the font color of the text and background colors. The colors are specified in the same way as specifying those for the header.
Frame rate: Displays the setting menu of Frame rate, if it is checked. Preset position: Displays the setting menu of Preset position, if it is checked. Trigger: Displays the setting options of Trigger, if it is checked. PTZ control: Displays the setting menu of PTZ control mode, if it is checked. Sound: Displays the setting menu of Sound, if it is checked. Capture image: Displays the Capture image button, if it is checked. Image codec: Displays the setting menu of Image codec, if it is checked.
Others How to use SNC toolbox Menu bar Function buttons This section explains how to use the application software and commands, including the supplied CDROM. *** Using the SNC toolbox Explains the functions except those of the Network tab in SNC toolbox. To install SNC toolbox, to assign an IP address and to set the network, see “Assigning the IP Address to the Camera” on page 7 in “Preparation.
Privacy Masking: Displays the Privacy Masking screen. Panorama Panel: Displays the Panorama Creator screen. Custom Homepage: Displays the Custom Homepage screen. Firmware Upgrade: Displays the Firmware Upgrade screen. Initialize Device: Reboot: Restarts the device. Factory default: Initializes the device to factory default. Backup setting data: Backs up setting data on a computer. Restore setting: Restore the backup setting data to the device. Device Homepage: Connects to the device.
Model Displays the model name. Serial No. Displays the serial number. Version No. Displays the version of firmware. Admin name Displays the administrator user name. Registering a device To register a device, follow the procedure below: • Registering by Add Device Entry dialog • Registering by drag & drop • Registering by copy & paste Registering by Add Device Entry dialog 1 Select the folder to register the device. 2 Right click the mouse and select Add Device Entry from the displayed menu.
4 Details display with thumbnails Click OK to finish registration. Registering by drag & drop To add a device, select a device from the Device list in the Search result folder, and drag & drop to the folder to register it in. Select Snapshot(S) from the View menu or click set to the details display with thumbnails. to Registering by copy & paste Select a device from the Device list in the Search result folder and right click the mouse.
Setting SNC toolbox options Network tab Select Option from the Tools menu to display the “Option” dialog. This dialog consists of 3 types: General, Network and Log. General tab Default device account Set the initial values of user name and password for the administrator accessing the device for each device. Show warning dialog when closing main window: Select to display the warning message. Remind me the risk when assigning IP: Select to display the warning message. Others Language Set language.
Log tab Privacy Masking screen Viewer Overwrite the oldest log file To set the size of the log file, check Enable and specify the minimum required space for a log file. Others Log output folder Click Browse to display the folder selection dialog. Specify the folder to save the log. Using Privacy Masking — Masking a Camera Image The Privacy Masking function of SNC toolbox allows you to mask parts of the camera image to be transmitted. 1 Select the camera to set a privacy mask from the Device list.
Zoom control Click to zoom out, and click to zoom in. Zooming continues while the button remains pressed. The current zoom status is shown on the zoom bar. The left end is WIDE, and the right end is TELE. Click to move the zoom to WIDE. Click to move the zoom to TELE. Privacy mask setting section Allows you to set, call or delete the privacy mask. You can set up to eight privacy masks and the mask color. Set: Register the area specified on the viewer as a privacy mask area.
Using Panorama Creator — Creating a Panorama Image The Panorama Creator function of SNC toolbox allows you to create a panorama image to be displayed on the main viewer. Using the panorama image, you can move the camera to a desired position simply by clicking on the image. This section explains setup and operation of Panorama Creator. Starting the Panorama Creator 1 Select the camera to create the panorama image from the Device list. 2 Click Panorama. Panorama Creator opens.
2 3 Specify the camera movement area by dragging the mouse to draw a rectangle on the Map view panorama image. The specified camera movement area will be effective when the panorama image is saved in the camera. Click Send to transmit the panorama image to the camera. The panorama image is saved in the camera. You can use the saved panorama image when you control panning and tilting from the main viewer.
5 Updating Click Cancel to exit the program. 1 Set the order of devices perform update using Up and Down. 2 Click Browse and select an upgrade file for each model. Starting the Firmware Upgrade 3 Select how many devices to upgrade in Paralleled upgrade quantity. 1 Select the device to upgrade its firmware from the Device list. You can select multiple devices at the same time. 4 To back up the camera setting, check Backup device setting. 2 Right click the mouse.
Show Detail Displays the detailed information on a task. Start This reserves a task. Up/Down: Changes the order of devices in Device(s) in task. 4 Click Next. 5 Select the task action. Select Device Setting or Firmware Upgrade. 6 Click Next. Stop You can cancel a task reservation. Cancel Closes the Task List. Creating a task 1 Click Add. Displays Task Wizard. Click Next. 3 Select a device to which the task is assigned. A list of devices registered in My device is displayed.
9 Recurrence pattern Specify the operation interval. Onetime: Runs the task once. Hourly: Specify the operation frequency in units of hours. (Possible set value: 1 to 99) 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) Setting tree All settings are sorted into categories. Click + to display the subcategories under a category.
Setting items Pages to refer to in “Administrating the Camera” Setting items Pages to refer to in “Administrating the Camera” Device “Setting the Camera Image and Audio — Camera Menu” on page 43 Preset position “Saving the Camera Position and Action — Preset position Menu” on page 68 Common “Common Tab” on page 43 Picture “Picture Tab” on page 44 Day/Night “Day/Night Tab” on page 48 Video codec “Video codec Tab” on page 48 Streaming “Streaming Tab” on page 50 Common “Configuring the Netwo
Setting items Pages to refer to in “Administrating the Camera” FTP server “Downloading Images from the Camera — FTP server Menu” on page 81 Alarm Output Alarm output 1 Voice Alert Voice alert 1 “Setting the Alarm Output — Alarm output Menu” on page 83 “Alarm output 1 Tab” on page 83 “Outputting Audio Linked to Alarm Detection — Voice alert Menu” on page 84 Others Event detection Camera tampering detection The SNC audio upload tool supports the following audio data to be transmitted. G.
Installing the SNC audio upload tool Connecting the Camera to the Computer 1 1 Connect a speaker to the 5 (line output) jack on the camera. 2 Connect a microphone to the microphone input jack on the computer. Insert the CD-ROM in your CD-ROM drive. A cover page appears automatically in your Web browser. If it does not appear automatically in the Web browser, double-click on the index.htm file on the CD-ROM. Note When you are using Windows Vista or Windows 7, pop-up “Auto Play” may appear.
Using the SNC audio upload tool When you start the SNC audio upload tool, the Setting tab is displayed. Setting tab Use this menu to set the camera to transmit audio from a computer or upload an audio file. Proxy port: Type the port number used for communication with the proxy server. Note The Proxy setting is applicable to all cameras. You cannot use individual proxy settings for each camera. Codec Select the audio mode (Codec) from the drop-down list.
Select all Click to select all the cameras in the camera list. This is useful, for example, when you delete all the cameras from the list or specify the same user ID and password for all cameras. User ID/Password Use this item when you specify the user ID and password to communicate with selected camera(s) only. Select camera(s) from the camera list and click this button. The following dialog opens. Type the user ID and password for the administrator and click OK.
Notes • Audio transmission stops if you switch the tab during transmission. • Audio may be interrupted when the IP address is changed if Obtain an IP address automatically (DHCP) is set on IP address in the Network menu. • Audio may be interrupted if you transmit it to many cameras simultaneously. Voice alert tab Use this menu to record sound via a microphone connected to the computer, and upload the recorded audio file to the camera.
Recording/playback progress bar Target camera(s) (Camera list) Displays the cameras selected with the camera select checkbox of the camera list in the Setting tab. The list shows information and status of selected cameras. You can check recording or playback progress with this bar. During recording, the far right of the bar represents 30 seconds, and the remaining recording time is numerically displayed below the bar. During playback, the length of the bar depends on the recorded time.
Saving the recorded audio file to the computer 1 Click (recording) in the Voice alert tab to start recording. 2 Click (stop) to stop recording. Recording will stop automatically in 30 seconds. 3 Click (save). The Save as dialog appears. Type the file name and save it. Uploading the saved audio file to the camera 1 Click (file open) in the Voice alert tab and select the audio file to be uploaded. 2 Select the voice alert number. 3 Click camera.
Record event: Type of event used for the recording: Sensor input, Camera tampering detection, Motion detection, Network disconnection. Using the SNC video player 1 Start the SNC video player. Playing a video/audio file Click (start) to start playback from the beginning of the selected file. To freeze the movie temporarily, click (pause). Click again to resume playback from the freeze point. To stop playback, click (stop). To start playback from the beginning, click (start) again.
Using the SNMP This unit supports SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol). You can read MIB-2 objects using software such as SNMP manager software. This unit also supports the coldStart trap which occurs when the power is turned on or the unit restarts, and the Authentication failure trap, which informs of any illegal access using SNMP. Using CGI commands, you can set the community name and access limitation, host to send traps, and some MIB2 objects.
3) sysName= Set the case of “mib-2.system.sysName.0” in the position. The maximum length of is 255 characters. Glossary ActiveX control 4) enaAuthTraps= Set the case value of “mib-2.snmp.snmp EnableAuthenTraps.0” in the position. Type “1” (enable) or “2” (disable) in the position. 5) community=,r, , Set the community attributes.
DHCP server H.264 Acronym for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server. The IP address of a terminal without an individual IP address can be automatically distributed by the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). The DHCP server assigns the IP addresses to the terminals. An image compression format. The standard written by the JVT (Joint Video Team) a joint organization for standardization (composed of ISO and ITU-T. H.
Primary DNS server SNMP One of the DNS servers that can first reply to a request by connected devices or other DNS servers. A protocol for monitoring and managing network devices. Proxy server SSL A server or software that acts as an intermediary between a local network and the Internet so that it can connect to the Internet in place of a computer on a local network. Acronym for Secure Sockets Layer.
Index Numerics 802.1X.................................... 61, 119 A Others Access log ......................................43 Active Directory .............................64 ActiveX control ...................... 10, 117 ActiveX Viewer ........................ 21, 22 Adaptive rate control ......................49 Adjust .............................................39 Administrator ........................... 20, 66 Administrator e-mail address..............................
HTTP request ................................. 55 HTTP server................................... 55 Network address/Subnet ................ 67 network bandwidth................. 50, 118 Network Menu ............................... 51 I image file ....................................... 29 Image file name....... 72, 75, 76, 78, 79 Image memory ..............29, 36, 77, 86 Image memory Menu..................... 77 Image quality ................................. 50 Image size ................................
SSL......................................... 56, 119 SSL Menu.......................................56 Start time ........................................87 Stay time.........................................70 Streaming .......................................50 Subject...................................... 55, 71 Subnet mask ........................... 51, 119 Suffix .......................72, 73, 75, 76, 79 Superimpose...................................39 Supplicant.......................................
