4-154-542-11 (1) Video Network Station User’s Guide Software Version 1.0 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 ............................................ 5 Preparation Assigning the IP Address to the unit ................... 6 Assigning an IP address using SNC toolbox ..... 6 When using Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later ................................................................... 8 When using Windows Vista ...............
Sending an Image via E-mail — e-Mail (SMTP) Menu ..................................................................... 57 Common Tab — Setting the e-Mail (SMTP) Function .......................................................... 57 Alarm sending Tab — Setting the e-mail sending mode when detecting the alarm ...................... 58 Periodical sending Tab — Setting the periodical e-mail sending mode ...................................... 59 Sending Images to FTP Server — FTP client Menu ....................
Overview Overview Features • High-quality live images from camera can be monitored at a maximum frame rate of 30 fps. • XDNR and Visibility Enhancer enable clearer images for streaming. • Three video compression modes (video codecs) JPEG/MPEG4/H.264 are supported. • Single codec mode and dual codec modes are available. • The motion detection function is provided on the SNT-EX101, SNT-EX104 and SNT-EX154. The simple motion detection function is provided on the SNT-EP104 and SNT-EP154.
How to Use This User’s Guide The following computer environment is necessary for the computer to display images and the controls of the camera. (August 2009) CPU Intel Core 2 Duo, 1.8 GHz or higher. Jumping to a related page Memory 1 GB or more. When you read the User’s Guide on the computer display, you can click on a sentence to jump to a related page. OS Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Vista Software display examples Note that the displays shown in the User’s Guide are explanatory examples.
Preparation The Preparation section explains what the administrator has to prepare for monitoring images after installation and connection of the unit. Assigning an IP address using SNC toolbox 1 Preparation Assigning the IP Address to the unit To connect the unit to a network, you need to assign a new IP address to the unit when you install it for the first time.
9 Set the IP address. To obtain the IP address automatically from a DHCP server: Select Obtain an IP address automatically. The IP address, Subnet mask and Default gateway are assigned automatically. Note Tip The factory setting of the unit network is DHCP mode. 7 Select a unit you want to assign an IP address from the list and click Network. The account settings screen is displayed.
The viewer screen of the video network station is displayed on the Web browser. If the message “File Download – Security Warning” appears, click Run. Display sample Program name Preparation Note If the IP address is not set correctly, the viewer does not appear after step 13. In that case, try to set the IP address again. When using Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later Note If you select Save in the “File Download – Security Warning” dialog, you will not be able to perform the installation correctly.
If the information bar appears, click on the bar and select Install ActiveX Control…. 3 Select Windows Firewall and select Off in the Windows Firewall dialog. If “ Internet Explorer – Security Warning” appears, click Install. Preparation Program name The installation of ActiveX Control starts. When installation is completed, the main viewer or the Motion detection menu appears.
6 In the Add Program dialog, select SNC toolbox and click OK. If the pop-up “AutoPlay” appears when a CD-ROM is inserted into the CD-ROM drive, click Install or run program. SNC toolbox is added to the Programs and Services list. 7 Click OK. Preparation Program name Note If you click Open folder to view files, the Web browser will not open automatically. In this case, double-click the “index.htm” file in the CD-ROM. If the message “Internet Explorer” appears, click Yes.
If the message “User Account Control – Windows needs your permission to continue” appears, click Continue. 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 “Internet Explorer – Security Warning” appears, click Install. If the message “Internet Explorer – Security Warning” appears, click Run.
4 Select Off in the “General” tab. 8 Click OK. Preparation The video network station will be displayed in the list. If you want to keep Windows Firewall On, continue with the following steps. 5 Select the “Exceptions” tab. 6 Click Add a Program…. 7 If the Add a Program dialog appears, select SNC toolbox and click OK. SNC toolbox is added to the Program or port list.
Accessing the System Using the Web Browser After the IP address has been assigned to the unit, check that you can actually access the system using the Web browser installed on your computer. Use Internet Explorer as a Web browser. Start the Web browser on the computer and type the IP address of the unit in the URL address bar. Preparation 1 When Internet Explorer 7 is used When you enter the unit IP address, “Certificate Error” may appear according to the status of the certificate set on the system.
Notes Preparation • If Automatic configuration is enabled in the Local Area Network (LAN) settings of Internet Explorer, the image may not be displayed. In that case, disable Automatic configuration and set the Proxy server manually. For the setting of the Proxy server, consult your network administrator. • When you install ActiveX Control, you should be logged in to the computer as Administrator.
Basic Configuration by the Administrator Preparation You can monitor the camera image by logging in with the initial conditions set for this video network station. 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 unit.
Operating the unit Administrator and User This video network station identifies those who log in as the Administrator or User. The Administrator can use all the functions of this video network station, 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 system you want to monitor. The viewer is displayed. Display sample: 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.
Configuration of Main Viewer Control panel section Information panel 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. Main viewer using ActiveX Viewer Check the date and time here. View panel Main menu Operating the unit Main menu You can change the screen mode, size of the image, image codec mode and frame rate.
Volume (Displayed when Microphone (page 34) is set to On.) Adjust the microphone volume by moving the each slider bar. When you click , the icon changes to and the microphone input stops. To input the microphone, click again. When you click , the icon changes to and the microphone output stops. To output the microphone, click again. • This operation is not available on the SNT-EP104 or SNT-EP154. • Voice alert configuration is only available for CH1 on the SNT-EX154.
Preset position panel Monitor image Operating the unit The above is displayed only when one or more preset positions are stored in memory. The registered preset position is displayed with a thumbnail. Select the Preset position name from the list. The camera will move to the preset position that you have stored in memory using the Preset position menu. Notes The image shot by the camera is shown here. You can use the camera control panel bar to pan or tilt.
Control bar The following operation buttons are available. Operating the Camera You can control pan/tilt, zoom and focus. Setting Play/Pause button Trigger run button Notes • This operation is not available on the SNT-EP104 or SNT-EP154. • To operate, make sure the connected camera is configured correctly. Preset Controlling via the control panel Audio output volume slider You can operate the camera direction, zoom, and focus by using the control panel for the monitor image currently displayed.
Moving the camera to a preset position 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 54). Multiple preset positions can be organized by group according to setting. Using the Trigger Button You can execute various functions by clicking their respective buttons on the Trigger panel. Sending a monitor image via e-mail You can send a captured still image by attaching it to an e-mail.
Controlling alarm output You can control Alarm output. To use this function, you need to make Alarm output active in the Trigger menu of the Administrator menu (page 71). 1 Click Alarm output1 or Alarm output2 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, 2 (page 71) in the Trigger menu.
UDP (Multicast): This protocol is selectable when Multicast streaming (page 37) is On. When UDP (Multicast) is selected as the transmission port, RTP (Real-time Transport Protocol) and UDP multicast techniques are adopted for video/audio transmission. By selecting it, the network transmission load of the system can be reduced. If a router that does not correspond to a multicast or firewall is installed between the system and the computer, video/audio may not play back properly.
You can set the connection method. Select the start-up connection from: TCP, UDP Unicast, and UDP Multicast. If TCP connection is selected, you can configure proxy settings by selecting Use proxy. Audio tab View tab Operating the unit Volume Mute: Select this option to mute sound at start-up. Use the slide bar to set the volume for start-up sound output. Screen mode You can select Window or Full. View size You can select the view size. Mic Mute: Select this option to mute microphone sound at start-up.
Joystick tab Operating the unit You can assign the joystick buttons here. SNC Desktop Viewer This is a gadget that displays the camera image in the side bar of Windows Vista. Camera address Set the IP address for the camera to display on the Gadget. Frame rate Select the frame rate for the image to display on the Gadget. Image size Select the image size for the image to display on the Gadget. Click to exit Gadget. When you click , you will see the following setting screen.
Administrating the unit 3 Example: “System” menu This section explains how to set the functions of the unit by the Administrator. For details about monitoring the camera image, see “Operating the unit” on page 16. This section explains the basic operations and each option of the Administrator menu. Click the menu name (example: System) on the left side of the Administrator menu. The clicked menu appears. 4 Select the required tab above the menu, and set each setting option in the tab.
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 54) 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 57) 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 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 72) Alarm buffer Displays the Alarm buffer menu for the buffer for storing the image and audio related to alarm detection.
Off: Multiple users can control pan, tilt and zoom at the same time. When multiple users control these functions at the same time, the last operation has priority. Date & time Tab 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.
Use the following NTP server address: Synchronize with the selected NTP server address. NTP server 1: Enter the first choice for NTP server address. NTP server 2: Enter the second choice for NTP server address. NTP server 3: Enter the third choice for NTP server address. Superimpose Tab Select whether to superimpose the camera ID and/or date & time on the image or not. The camera ID is also superimposed on images recorded by the Pre-alarm or Post-alarm function.
Superimpose format Backup setting data Set the display position of superimposed text. You can set the content to superimpose on the bottom left, bottom right, top left, top right, center, top middle, and bottom middle parts, respectively. Saves the setting data of the unit in a file. Click Save, and follow the instructions on the Web browser to specify the folder and save the setting data of the unit. The file name preset at the factory is “snt-ex104.cfg” for SNT-EX104.
Delete voice alert file Click Delete to delete all the audio files stored in the camera using SNC audio upload tool (page 95). Access log Tab Notes • Clicking Delete deletes all the stored audio files simultaneously. To delete a specified audio file only, perform deletion of the audio file in the corresponding Voice alert tab of the Voice alert menu (page 69). • Before deleting the audio file, set Voice alert to Off in each tab of the Voice alert menu (page 69).
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 five tabs: Common, Picture, Privacy masking, Video codec and Streaming. Common Tab Notes Administrating the unit • SNT-EP104 and SNT-EP154 do not have Common Tab. • Voice alert configuration is only available for CH1 on the SNT-EX154.
Picture Tab You can set the color condition, brightness, etc., of the camera. Display sample: OK/Cancel See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 27. Privacy Masking tab Using the privacy masking enables you to hide images by masking specified parts of the images when streaming. Note Performing the pan/tilt/zoom operation on the camera does not change the mask position.
Color Specify the color of privacy masks. This setting is common to every privacy mask. The colors used are as follows: Black, White, Gray, Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Yellow, Magenta. Video codec Tab Use this tab to set the items for the video codec.
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 maximum transmission rate will be the values set in Frame rate and Bit rate. Audio port number Specify the transmission port number of the audio data. It is initially set to 50002. Specify an even number from 1024 to 65534.
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. Network Tab This section provides the menus for connecting the camera through the network cable. Note When you select Obtain an IP address automatically (DHCP), make sure that a DHCP server is operating on the network.
Note The domain suffix is sent to the DHCP server as FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain Name) information when Host name is set. HTTP port number QoS Tab In the QoS tab, traffic priority can be set by configuring the number, network address, subnet (prefix), port, protocol and/or DSCP of IPv4 or IPv6. A maximum of 10 addresses (No.1 to No.10) can be registered. Normally select 80. If you want to use a port number other than 80, select the text box and type a port number between 1024 and 65535.
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 the Protocol and DSCP fields. 3 Click Set and configure the QoS. Delete select No. to delete the setting and click Delete. QoS table Displays the list of registered QoS information. 3 Click Set and configure the QoS. Delete select No. to delete the setting and click Delete.
Authentication Administrator e-mail address Select the authentication required when you send an email. Type the e-mail address of the camera administrator, using up to 64 characters. This is used as the reply address or the address for a system mail from the mail server. Off: Select if no authentication is required when an email is sent. On: Select if authentication is required when an e-mail is sent.
OK/Cancel See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 27. About the special tags You can use the following five special tags to allow notification of the settings acquired by DHCP, such as an IP address. Type the tags in the parameter section of the URL that you described in the Message field of the HTTP. Use this tag to embed the IP address acquired by DHCP in the text or parameter. Use this tag to embed the specified HTTP server port number in the text or parameters.
1 Set the SSL function to On, and select Allow HTTP connection for some clients. 2 Click OK to close the main viewer and the setting window. 3 Display the main viewer via SSL connection. Refer to “Using the SSL function” on page 13 for connection. 4 After checking that SSL connection is possible, cancel Allow HTTP connection for some clients selected in step 1. – The private key generated by the unit is self-signed by the camera. – A prepared value is set for a distinguished name (Common name, etc).
– Use an external certificate is selected and the private key password is specified in spite of the fact that the key pair in the certificate is not encrypted. – Use an external certificate is selected and the key pair is not included in the certificate. – Use the camera’s built-in certificate (For test use) is selected without the self-signed certificate being generated.
OK/Cancel 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. See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 27 How to install the CA certificate The unit may not be connected because the browser (Internet Explorer) does not display whether the certificate will be accepted or not due to the type of certificate.
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 unit 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 port-based authentication in compliance with the 802.1X standard. The 802.1X menu consists of three tabs: Common, Client certificate and CA certificate. Note 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. EAP password Client certificate Tab When TLS is selected as the EAP method, import to the unit the client certificate needed for authentication by the unit. 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.
Note When the client certificate to be imported is of PKCS#12 format and the private key password is not set correctly, “” is displayed in the boxes of Issuer DN, Subject DN, Validity Period and Extended Key Usage. Specify the correct private key password to confirm the information of the certificate. CA certificate Tab You can import a trusted CA certificate (server certificate or route certificate) to the unit.
Setting the 802.1X authentication function – Example of Windows Server 2003 This section explains how to configure the authentication server and CA using Microsoft Windows Server 2003. Note As this section describes authentication based on the user interface in English on Windows Server 2003, the UI terminology and page configuration may be different depending on the version of the Operating System or Service Pack and patch update status.
10 Set the following items: The “Microsoft Certificate Services” page opens. 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 in the authenticator. Adding a user 1 Open Active Directory Users and Computers from Administrative Tools of Windows menu. 2 Select Users of the domain with which you want to add a user and right-click.
When “Use a key pair from a CA” is selected 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.
Setting the User — User Menu When you click User 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. Note To output audio using the SNC audio upload tool, set Audio upload to On in the Common tab of the Camera menu (page 34). Viewer mode When the user is authenticated for logging in the main viewer, select the viewer mode to be displayed after authentication.
Setting the Security — Security Menu When you click Security in the Administrator menu, the Security menu appears. This allows you to control which computers can have access to the camera. Likewise, when using IPv6, security settings can be configured for each network. Saving the Camera Position and Action — Preset position Menu When you click Preset position in the Administrator menu, the Preset position menu appears.
Tip The number of selectable sensor input terminals is as follows: SNT-EX101: 2 SNT-EX104/SNT-EX154: 4 SNT-EP104/SNT-EP154: None Sensor input 1 (S1) Select a preset position to synchronize with the alarm from Sensor input 1. Sensor input 2 (S2) Select a preset position to synchronize with the alarm from Sensor input 2. Sensor input 3 (S3) Select a preset position to synchronize with the alarm from Sensor input 3.
Position Tour Tab — Setting a position tour Positions can be programmed, and the camera can be set to move to the programmed positions sequentially (Tour). Up to five programs can be set as Tours A to E. 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.
Sending an Image via E-mail — e-Mail (SMTP) Menu When you click e-Mail (SMTP) in the Administrator menu, the e-Mail (SMTP) menu appears. Using the e-Mail (SMTP) function, you can send an e-mail with an attached image file that has been shot linked with an external sensor input or with the built-in motion detection function. The image file can also be sent periodically. The e-Mail (SMTP) menu consists of three tabs: Common, Alarm sending and Periodical sending.
User name, Password Type the user name and password of the user who owns 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. You can specify up to three recipient e-mail addresses. Administrator e-mail address Type the Administrator e-mail address using up to 64 characters.
Tampering: An alarm that is triggered when the camera detects vibration or shaking. VMF: An alarm of the VMF detection function. Motion detection: The alarm detected by the motion detection function. Click Detection, and the motion detection menu is displayed to allow you to set the motion detection function (page 73). Periodical sending Tab — Setting the periodical e-mail sending mode You can set to send e-mails periodically.
Date & time: The date & time suffix is added to the image file name. The date & time suffix consists of the year (2 digits), month (2 digits), date (2 digits), hour (2 digits), minutes (2 digits) and seconds (2 digits), and sequential number (2 digits), thus adding a 14-digit number 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.
Passive mode 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. OK/Cancel Sequence number: A sequential number of 10 digits between 0000000001 and 4294967295 and a sequential 2-digit number are added to the image file name. Tip See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 27.
Effective period Suffix Set the period during which alarm detection is effective. Select a suffix to be added to the file name sent to the FTP server. Always: Alarm detection is always effective. Schedule: You can specify the period during which alarm detection is effective. Click Schedule and the menu for the effective period is displayed.
Recording Images in Memory Common Tab — Setting the image memory function — Image memory Menu When you click Image memory in the Administrator menu, the Image memory menu appears. By using the image memory function, you can record an image and audio file (shot being linked with the external sensor input or built-in motion detection function) in the built-in memory (approx. 8 MB), or in a USB memory (not supplied) inserted in the unit. Image files can also be recorded periodically.
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 email, using up to 64 characters. Otherwise type the IP address of the SMTP mail server. SMTP port number Select the textbox and enter a port number from 25 to 65535. POP port number Enter a port number from 110 to 65535. Authentication mode Set the user authentication mode. If you do not use CRAM-MD5, select Login.
Date & time: The Date & time suffix is added to the image file name. The Date & time suffix consists of the year (2 digits), month (2 digits), date (2 digits), hour (2 digits), minute (2 digits), second (2 digits) and sequential number (2 digits), thus adding a 14-digit number to the image file name. Sequence number: A sequential number of 10 digits between 0000000001 and 4294967295 and an sequential 2 - digit number is added to the image file name.
Note You cannot record an audio file using the periodical recording function. Suffix Select a suffix to be added to the file name. None: The recording file name will be the image file name. Date & time: The date & time suffix is added to the image file name. The date/time suffix consists of the year (2 digits), month (2 digits), date (2 digits), hour (2 digits), minute (2 digits), second (2 digits), and sequential number (2 digits), thus adding a 14-digit number to the image file name.
Downloading Images from the system — FTP server Menu When you click FTP server in the Administrator menu, the FTP server menu appears. This allows you to set up for the FTP server function, whcih finds a specified image and audio file stored in the built-in memory (about 8 MB) or USB memory (not supplied) inserted in the camera, or downloads a file from the camera. Setting the Alarm Output — Alarm output Menu When you click Alarm output in the Administrator menu, the Alarm output menu appears.
Timer: Controls alarm output using the timer. Click Schedule and the menu for the effective period is displayed. (“Setting the Schedule — Schedule Menu” on page 72) Sensor input 1 Select this option when you link the alarm output to an external sensor that is connected to sensor input 1 of the I/O port. Sensor input 2 Select this option when you link the alarm output to an external sensor that is connected to sensor input 2 of the I/O port.
Outputting Audio Linked to Alarm Detection Test When an audio file is saved in the unit, you can check it by playing it back. Click Play to play back the audio file. — Voice alert Menu Voice alert Click Voice alert in the Administrator menu to display the Voice alert menu. Use this menu to set the Voice alert function to output audio from the line output jack of the unit when an alarm is detected by the sensor input or motion detection function.
Effective period Set the period during which alarm detection is effective. Always: Alarm detection is always effective. Schedule: You can specify the period during which alarm detection is effective. Click Schedule, and the menu for the effective period is displayed. (“Setting the Schedule — Schedule Menu” on page 72) OK/Cancel See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 27. Setting the Operations from the Viewer — Trigger Menu Click Trigger in the Administrator menu to display the Trigger menu.
FTP client Checking this box allows you to select FTP client on the Trigger panel in the main viewer. By clicking FTP client a still image of the moment you click is captured, and the image file is sent to the FTP server. When you click FTP client, the Trigger-FTP client menu is displayed. You can set the necessary options here. The setting options and setting procedures are the same as those of the FTP client menu (page 60).
Notes • This operation is not available on the SNT-EP104 or SNT-EP154. • Voice alert configuration is only available for CH1 on the SNT-EX154. OK/Cancel See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 27. Setting the Schedule — Schedule Menu When you click Schedule in the Administrator menu, the Schedule menu appears. The Schedule menu consists of six tabs. This is the same menu as the Schedule menu that is displayed when you click Schedule to set the Effective period in the following menus.
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.
Appearance When an object that did not exist in the reference area appears, an alarm will be set off. FTP client alarm sending, image memory alarm recording and/or audio file playback can be performed in synchronization with this alarm. • When you are using Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later, or Windows Vista, the information bar or “Security Warning” may appear as you click Motion detection.
Target of setting Select the camera position subject to detection settings and VMF settings from Current position or Preset. If you select Items to configure, the Current Position and Preset will be displayed. Selecting Preset will display Restore preset. Detection settings Detection area Specify the effective scope of the motion detection. Current position: Select this option to set the current camera position as the subject of configuration. Preset: Select this option to configure each preset.
Adding a vertex Clicking Adding a vertex will change the cursor to a button. In that state, when you click on a part of the side of the area, a vertex is added to that point. After the addition, the cursor will return to move mode. It is the same function as the button displayed in VMF settings. Deleting a vertex Clicking Deleting a vertex will change the cursor to a button. In that state, when you click on a part of the side of the area, the vertex added to that point is deleted.
Setting number Inspection method settings Select the setting number to set from 1, 2 or 3. The following VMF setting is saved for the individual setting number selected here. The set of the setting numbers selected here is valid for current VMF setting. Settings for each inspection method can be edited here. The inspection line and active window are set to default values. Edit according to use. Note package1, package2 and package3 of the VMF setting cannot be simultaneously enabled.
Administrating the unit Presence Disappear Similar to a active window an inspection area can also be moved and vertexes can be moved/added or deleted. If an object is present within the window longer than the specified time, the presence is acknowledged. This criterion is whether an object disappeared in the inspection area. Similar to an active window, an inspection area can also be moved and vertexes can be moved/added or deleted. Presence time Specify the time of presence.
• The blue marker for minimum speed cannot be set to the right of the red marker for maximum speed. • The indicators indicating Min. speed and Max. speed move on the left and right side of the screen. Note The set value is only valid under the conditions of Pass, Appear or Disappear. Full-screen display button Click to display the ActiveX area in full screen. Clicking again will show the normal display. Stretch bar Click to hide the menu list on the left and enlarge the preview screen.
Transmitting with External Equipment — PTZ control I/F Menu When you click PTZ control I/F in the Administrator menu, the PTZ control I/F menu is displayed. Using this menu, you can input data into the system from the computer via a network and output them to the external serial interface to control a peripheral device. You can also input data from a peripheral device via an external serial interface and output them to the computer via a network.
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 Custom Select the homepage to be displayed. You can display your favorite homepage stored in the built-in flash memory or USB memory (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.
Background color 1, background color 2, and Text color Specify the background colors and font color. To specify the color, enter “#” followed by an RGB value in 6-digit hexadecimal. The first 2 digits after # represent red, the next 2 digits green, and the last 2 digits blue. Specify the brightness for each color. 256 brightness levels are available (00-FF). Display comment when camera is selected Select this option to display comments on the viewer screen.
HTML output tab If the monitor is for personal use, this tab can be used to output sample source for HTML and script. For details on the setting, refer to “Setting the monitor” of the Layout tab. Administrating the unit Monitor Displays a preview. Embedded script Displays the sample source for script. HTML sample Displays the sample source for HTML.
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 Supplied 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 unit” on page 6 in “Preparation.” Device tree display Device list View button Menu bar All functions can be selected from here.
Privacy Masking: Displays the Privacy Masking screen. Panorama Image: 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. Device Homepage: Connects to the device. Device Log: System Log: Obtains system log for the device.
Software version Displays the version of firmware. The Add Device Entry dialog appears. Admin name Displays the administrator user name. View button You can change the display format of the Device list (page 87) . Registering in My device The device tree has three folders by default: Search result, Error and My device. The Search result folder and Error folder are fixed, so you cannot edit the content or rename the folder. The My device folder can be renamed, and you can add, delete and move folders.
Deleting a device/folder Display with large thumbnails Select the device/folder to be deleted from the Device list or Device tree and right click the mouse. Select Delete from the displayed menu (or select Delete from the Edit menu). Select Snapshot(L) from the View menu or click set to display with large thumbnails.
Setting SNC toolbox options Select Option from the Tools menu to display the “Option” dialog. This dialog consists of three tabs: General, Network and Log. General tab Configure the HTTP proxy and FTP proxy. When using HTTP proxy, check Use HTTP proxy. When using FTP proxy, check Use FTP proxy. To auto-detect the proxy server, select On for Auto detect. If you are not auto-detecting the proxy server, select Off for Auto detect, and enter the proxy address and proxy port number.
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. 2 Click Masking. Using the Privacy Masking The Privacy Masking screen enables you to set the privacy mask position. Click Masking to display the Privacy Masking screen. Privacy Masking screen Note The default image is shown when no panorama image has been created.
Setting a privacy mask To set a privacy mask in a desired position, do the following: 1 Move the camera to the position you want to set a privacy mask using the control panel. 2 Click the point where you want to set the privacy mask on the viewer. The clicked point moves to the center of the image. 3 Specify the privacy mask area by dragging the mouse on the viewer. The privacy mask area is a rectangle that is symmetrical with respect to the center of the viewer.
2 Click Browse and select an upgrade file for each model. Using the Firmware Upgrade function of the supplied SNC toolbox allows you to upgrade the firmware of the device. 3 Select how many devices to upgrade in Paralleled upgrade quantity. Starting the Firmware Upgrade 4 To back up the unit setting, check Backup device setting. 5 Click Start upgrading. Upgrading starts. Using the Firmware Upgrade 1 Select the device to upgrade its firmware from the Device list.
Cancel Closes the Task List. 5 Select the task action. Select Device Setting or Firmware Upgrade. 6 Click Next. 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. Select the device you want to assign the task to from the My device list, and register in Device(s) in task list. Others 2 For Device Setting: Edit the value for the setting you wish to change.
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 system” Setting items Pages to refer to in “Administrating the system” Preset position “Saving the Camera Position and Action — Preset position Menu” on page 54 Alarm Output “Setting the Alarm Output — Alarm output Menu” on page 67 Alarm output 1 Tour e-Mail (SMTP) Alarm output 2 “Sending an Image via Email — e-Mail (SMTP) Menu” on page 57 Alarm output 4 Common “Common Tab — Setting the e-Mail (SMTP) Function” on page 57 Alarm sending “A
When you are using Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later, or Windows Vista, a message regarding the active contents may appear. For details, see “Installing software” in “When using Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later” on page 8 or “Installing software” in “When using Windows Vista” on page 10.
2 Open the Recording tab and check that Windows has recognized the hardware correctly. 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 unit to transmit audio from a computer or upload an audio file. Proxy address: Type the IP address or host name of the proxy server. Proxy port: Type the port number used for communication with the proxy server. Note The Proxy setting is applicable to all video network stations.
IP address when the IP address is obtained with a DHCP server. Model: Displays the model name of the video network station. Serial: Displays the serial number of the video network station. User: Displays the specified user ID and password. The password is shown as turned letters. Select all Click to select all the cameras in the camera list. This is useful, for example, when you delete all the video network stations from the list or specify the same user ID and password for all video network stations.
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 video network stations 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 unit.
Recording/playback progress bar Click this button to hide the camera list. Click it again to display the camera list. 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. (file open) Click to select a previously saved audio file. You can play the selected audio file or upload it to the system.
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 video network station 1 Click (file open) in the Voice alert tab and select the audio file to be uploaded. 2 Select the voice alert number.
Record event: Type of event used for the recording: Sensor input, Motion detection. 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. Playback stops when the file is played to the end.
Assigning the IP Address to the unit using ARP Commands This section explains how to assign an IP address to the unit using ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) commands without using the supplied SNC toolbox. Note When you turn on the camera, execute the ARP and PING commands within 5 minutes. Also when you restart the camera, execute the operation within 5 minutes. 1 Open the command prompt on the computer.
3) sysName= Set the case of “mib-2.system.sysName.0” in the position. The maximum length of is 255 characters. 5 describes the case of “mib-2.system. sysName.0”. This field is used to describe the administration node of this camera. Nothing is set at the factory. 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.
Glossary ActiveX control A component program object that can be used with web pages or other application programs. The technology for creating ActiveX control is part of software developed by Microsoft. AES Abbreviation for Advanced Encryption Standard. This is the next-generation standard of encryption, adopted by the U.S. government. ARP commands The commands for checking the entry of the IP address and MAC address in a host computer, or for updating them.
H.264 Primary DNS server 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.264), is capable of transmitting video data at a higher compression rate than that of MPEG4. One of the DNS servers that can first reply to a request by connected devices or other DNS servers. IP address Acronym for Internet Protocol Address.
SNMP A protocol for monitoring and managing network devices. SSL Acronym for Secure Sockets Layer. This is a protocol developed by Netscape Communications Corporation to be used for communications of encrypted data on the Internet. Subnet mask 32-bit stream used to distinguish the subnet address from an IP address. TCP Acronym for Transmission Control Protocol. A standard protocol used for Internet connection.
Index A Backup setting data ........................ 32 Bandwidth control.......................... 37 Bit rate............................................ 36 bit rate ............................................ 36 Brightness ...................................... 35 C CA (Certificate Authority) ..... 47, 104 CA certificate ........................... 49, 51 CA certificate tab ........................... 44 Camera ........................................... 28 camera .....................................
G M Glossary........................................104 Group preset positions....................55 MAC address ..................................38 main viewer ....................................18 mask ...............................................89 Maximum wait number ..................30 memory..................................... 63, 67 Message.................................... 41, 58 Method ...........................................41 Mic volume.....................................
S T TCP ................................................ 23 TCP/UDP ....................................... 23 Test ................................................. 69 Text................................................. 82 time difference ............................... 31 Time zone....................................... 31 time zone........................................ 31 Timer .............................................. 71 title bar ........................................... 29 Title bar name .
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