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2. Internet Protected Mode Off When Allow HTTP connection for some clients page 56 is checked To use HTTP and SSL connections separately to access enter the following in the address box of the browser For HTTP connection Address E hkto f 192 1668 0 100fensindex hkml For SSL connection Address 2 https 192 168 0 100 entindex html 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 Security Warning Do you want to install and run Sony Network Camera viewer signed on kkk Ado doe ck and distributed by Sony Corporation Publisher authenticity verified by VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA Caution Sony Corporation asserts that this content is safe You should only install view this content if you trust Sony Corporation to make that assertion CI Always trust content from Sony Corporation i More Info e 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 e When you install ActiveX Control you should be logged in to the computer as Administrator e If you are using Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later Windows Vista or Windows
3. 54 70 77 SNC audio upload tool 108 SNC Desktop Viewet 0008 33 SNC panorama creator 102 SNC privacy masking tool 100 SNC toolDOX ccccccccccsssecssensseaeees 95 SNC video player cc ccceeeee 114 SING VIG WER wueno aa 31 SNMP onain aa 116 Software VETSION cceeeeeeeeeeeeees 37 special tags ssessosersserrerrrrrerreee 55 SPEO e Oea reer ee Dye cener nreaTe 70 Index 121 SJOUIO SJOUIO SSE MENU seccsescsesdasiedastssesleeriteeres 56 Voice alert Menu cceeeeeeeees 84 SLADEN S E 87 Voice alert number select 113 Stay Gs 70 VOLUMO caris 23 Streaming sessen 50 Subject 55 71 W Subnet MASK 0 0 eee 314119 warning Mail eeesesesesseessressreeeess 77 SULTIX sasesnsavtcseoensesaese 1213 13 16 19 White balance ceeecceeeeeeeeeees 46 SUperiMposE vrsscidiaveienssdivnsdeenveliederets 39 Windows Firewall 10 13 15 SUPPLICANL cece ccceeecceeeeeeeeeeeeeees 61 WindOwS ViSt2eeecocccccccccccccecececccccccen 11 E E E EE 37 Windows XP Service Pack 2 9 SyS OS srce iani 43 System Menu ccccccescceeeeeeeeees 37 Z System Utility eeeeeeeeeeeees 31 TS oeccfss tease Sensation 23 27 28 46 T ZOOM MOE cccccceesseeeeeeeeeeeees 43 TO DP eiaconseateecti emaitenare soenosaeeatenors 119 pk 2 0 0 cameererereeeeeererneterrr rere sere 30 NCSU EEIE EE EON ES 8
4. Backup FTP client FTP client Sensor input 2 Open Sensor input 3 Open Sensor input 4 Open Image memory FIP server Alarm out Voice alert Alarm buffer Trigger Serial Explanation Using the SNC toolbox Setting tree All settings are sorted into categories Click to display the subcategories under a category Click to hide the subcategories Select a subcategory to display setting items on the right side of the screen Item Displays the setting items Select a line to change its value Value Displays the value of an item Select or enter a value to change the value Explanation Displays the range of value for setting and supplementary explanations OK Apply the setting and close the Device Setting screen The main screen of SNC Toolbox is displayed Cancel Close the Device Setting screen without changing the setting The main screen of SNC Toolbox is displayed Apply Apply the setting Other settings See the relevant pages in Administrating the Camera when configuring the settings Setting items Pages to refer to in Administrating the Camera Configuring the System System Menu on page 37 Date amp time Tab on page 38 Initialization Initialize Tab on page 41 Superimpose Tab on page 39 Installation Tab on page 40 Setting items Pages to refer to in Setting items Pages to refer to in Administrating the
5. To enable an exception select its check box Program or port CIBITS Peercaching CI Connect to a Network Projector O Core Networking C Distributed Transaction Coordinator O File and Printer Sharing CLIiSCSI Service Cl iTunes CI Media Center Extenders CI Microsoft R Visual Studio VSA RPC Event Creator CI Network Discovery C Performance Logs and Alerts Properties Delete V Notify me when Windows Firewall blocks a new program When the above procedure is completed the cameras connected in the local network are displayed in SNC toolbox Loc Leone Loon Assigning the IP Address to the Camera 13 uonesedaid uoneledald 14 When using Windows 7 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 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 AutoPlay sa DVD Drive G XXXX_XXXX Always do this for software and games Install or run program from your media ee a ee a a ee ee a ee a ee ee ee ee ee 8 Run rundll32 exe Ott Windoy General options Open folder to view files ae E CHOY p es Ma Igis iew more 4utoPlay options in Control Panel Y If you click Open folder to vie
6. 4 To back up the camera setting check Backup device setting 5 Click Start upgrading Upgrading starts e To stop upgrading click Stop upgrading To protect some devices during the process of upgrading upgrading cannot be canceled e Do not turn off the power until the device restarts after upgrading Using the Schedule Task You can specify the time or interval to change the Device setting or perform Firmware upgrade Click Task to display the Task List which shows a list of scheduled executable tasks Task List Cancel Task List Displays the list of scheduled executable tasks Add Displays the Task Wizard Modify You can edit a task Delete You can delete a task Show Detail Up Down Changes the order of devices in Displays the detailed information on a task Device s in task Start 4 Click Next This reserves a task 5 Select the task action Stop Select Device Setting or Firmware Upgrade You can cancel a task reservation Task Wizard Action Select Please select action Cancel Device Setting Closes the Task List iiis ui a Creating a task Click Add Displays Task Wizard Task Wizard Welcome This wizard set schedule of task Select devices running action then schedule atime Please click Next ss ee Cancel Click Next For Device Setting Edit the value for the setting you wish to change See Device Setting on page 106 for changing the values Click
7. Select Local Computer as the computer administrated in this Snap in then click Finish Close Add Standalone Snap in for Windows XP Professional only and Add Remove Snap in dialogs The items for administrating Certificates appears in the Console Route window Confirm the relevant certificate then remove it Using the 802 1X Authentication Function 802 1X Menu When you click 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 To use the 802 1 X authentication function you need knowledge of the 802 1 X authentication WPA and WPA2 and digital certificate To establish an 802 1X network you need to configure the authenticator access point authentication server and other elements For details on these settings refer to the manual of the corresponding equipment When using the 802 1 X authentication function always configure the settings after setting the date and time of the camera If the date and time are incorrect port authentication may not be performed correctly System configuration of 802 1X network The following figure shows a general system configuration of an 802 1 X network Supplicant camera Authenticator hub router or access point LILI Gd LIL A L Authentication serv
8. on P i o GU gt Control Panel All Control Panel Items Windows Firewall gt s Search Control Pane p Control Panel H i i EOE ka Help protect your computer with Windows Firewall Allow a program or feature x Y Windows Firewall can help prevent hackers or malicious software from gaining access to your computer through Windows Firewall through the Internet or a network E Change notification settings How does a firewall help protect my computer EJ Turn Windows Firewall on or What are network locations Ay off E Restore defaults m y Home or work private networks V Public networks Networks in public places such as airports or coffee shops Connected y EJ Advanced settings Not Connected Troubleshoot my network Windows Firewall state On i Incoming connections Block all connections to programs that are not on the list of allowed programs Active public networks None Notification state Notify me when Windows Firewall blocks a new program Action Center Network and Sharing Center 4 Select Disable Windows Firewall r GU Windows Firewall Customize Settings 5 Search Control Pane Customize settings for each type of network You can modify the firewall settings for each type of network location that you use What are network locations Home or work private network location settings v Turn on Windows Firewall Bl
9. 1 2000 1 1500 1 1000 1 725 1 500 1 350 1 250 1 180 1 125 1 100 1 90 1 60 1 30 1 15 1 8 1 4 1 2 1 1 SNC EP521 ER521 1 10000 1 6000 1 3500 1 2500 1 1750 1 1250 1 1000 1 600 1 425 1 300 1 215 1 150 1 120 1 100 1 75 1 50 1 25 1 12 1 6 1 3 1 2 1 1 When 30 fps is selected in the camera operating mode of SNC EP550 EP580 ER550 ER580 1 10000 1 6000 1 4000 1 3000 1 2000 1 1500 1 1000 1 725 1 500 1 350 1 250 1 180 1 125 1 100 1 90 1 60 1 30 1 15 1 8 1 4 1 2 1 1 When 25 fps is selected in the camera operating mode of SNC EP550 EP580 ER550 ER580 1 10000 1 6000 1 3500 1 2500 1 1750 1 1250 1 1000 1 600 1 425 1 300 1 215 1 150 1 120 1 100 1 75 1 50 1 25 1 12 1 6 1 3 1 2 1 1 The camera operating mode can be changed on the Installation tab in the System menu If the shutter speed 1s set to slower than 1 30 the DynaView function cannot be activated Iris Select the iris from the drop down list Selectable iris values are as follows SNC EP520 EP521 ER520 ER521 F1 6 F2 F2 4 F2 8 F3 4 F4 F4 8 F5 6 F6 8 F8 F9 6 F11 F14 F16 F19 F22 F28 CLOSE SNC EP550 ER550 F1 6 F2 F2 4 F2 8 F3 4 F4 F4 8 F5 6 F6 8 F8 F9 6 F11 F14 F16 CLOSE SNC EP580 ER580 F1 6 F2 F2 4 F2 8 F3 4 F4 F4 8 F5 6 F6 8 F8 F9 6 F11 F14 CLOSE Setting the Camera Image and Audio Camera Menu 45 elewey y Gulessiulwpy elewey y Bunesiut
10. AuthenTraps 0 This example shows when 1 enable is set In this setting a trap occurs when there is an authentication failure When 2 disable is set no authentication failure trap occurs describes the community attributes This example shows the identification number ID 1 the community name public and enables read from any IP address 0 0 0 0 describes the community attributes similar to D This example shows the identification number ID 2 the community name private and enables reading by SNMP request packet from the host 192 168 0 101 describes the attributes to send a trap This example shows the identification number ID 1 the community name public and enables sending of traps to the host having the IP address 192 168 0 101 2 Setting Commands The unit supports the following SNMP setting commands lt Method gt GET POST lt Command gt http 1ip_adr snmpdcont snmpdconf cg1 lt parameter gt lt value gt amp lt parameter gt amp First perform the settings of the following parameters 1 sysLocation lt string gt Set the case of mib 2 system sysLocation 0 in the lt string gt position The maximum length of lt string gt is 255 characters 2 sysContact lt string gt Set the case of mib 2 system sysContact 0 in the lt string gt position The maximum length of lt string gt is 255 characters 3 sysName lt str
11. End time Mon Start time a End time Tue Start time ig End time V Wed Start time a End time Thu Start time a End time vV Fri Start time a End time Sat Start time a End time Sun Start time a End time 48 Setting the Camera Image and Audio Camera Menu 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 e This function is not available if Letterbox is set to On e If this function is enabled the motion detection function will not be available To crop an image T Set Cropping to On and click the Area setting button The area setting window appears 2 Click on the still image to specify the trimming portion A red frame that appears when you clicked indicates the trimming portion The trimming portion 1s determined as shown below Point rotated by 180 around the axis of the center of still image Still image Red trimming Center of still Clicked point frame image To change the trimming portion click on another point on the image 3 Click OK at the bottom of the window The cropped image is displayed on the main viewer 4 Toclose the image click EJ in the upper right corner Image 1 and Image 2 Up to two image codec modes can be set Con
12. Set Register the area specified on the viewer as a privacy mask area Click Set and the portion of the viewer image is masked with the privacy mask The color of the privacy mask is that selected with the Color drop down list If the mask area is close to the bottom of the image the background at the bottom may still be visible Call Click to face the camera at the privacy mask position Tip The privacy mask positions are shown with numbers in the panorama image area Clear Click to delete the privacy mask Color Specify the color or mosaic of privacy masks This setting is common to every privacy mask The selectable colors are as follows Black Gray1 Gray2 Gray3 Gray4 Gray5 Gray6 White Red Green Blue Cyan Yellow Magenta Clear all Click to delete all privacy masks simultaneously Setting a privacy mask To set a privacy mask in a desired position do the following 1 Specify the privacy mask area by dragging the mouse on the viewer 2 Select the color or mosaic of the mask from the Color drop down list The color is common to every privacy mask The color last selected is applied 3 Select the desired privacy mask number in the privacy mask setting section and then click Set of the corresponding number The mask is displayed on the viewer The mask cannot be set on the viewer by clicking Set if the camera is tilted beyond 65 Privacy mask setting range The setting range of the p
13. System Menu Auto flip SNC ER520 ER521 ER550 ER580 This function automatically switches the tilt movement of the camera downward to upward when the camera tilts downward to the point where it faces the ground On When you are tilting the camera downward using the J Bj or Bi buttons on the control panel and the camera reaches the point where it faces the ground it automatically starts tilting upward Off When the camera tilts to the point where it faces the ground tilting stops Latency While Auto flip is set to On set the time duration before restarting tilt when the camera has tilted completely downward Selectable values are 0 sec 0 5 sec are 0 75 sec Horizontal tilt limit You can limit the tilt movement to not go beyond horizontal level Panorama mode SNC ER520 ER521 ER550 ER580 Select to rotate or not rotate the panorama image displayed in the viewer in accordance with the pan movement of the camera Rotate The panorama image rotates as the camera pans Fixed The panorama image is fixed OK Cancel See Buttons common to every menu on page 35 Date amp time Tab ne International Date Line West GMT 12 00 Automatically adjust clock for daylight saving time changes Current date amp time Displays the date and time set on the camera After you have purchased the camera be sure to check the date and time of the camera and set as necessary PC clock Displays the date and
14. The recording file name will be the image file name Date amp time The date amp time suffix 1s added to the image file name The Date amp 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 Recording Images in Memory Image memory Menu 79 elewey y Bugesiutupy elewey y Bunesiutupy 80 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 Mode Select the periodical recording mode Periodical mode An image file is recorded periodically according to the specified Interval and Effective period Tour mode An image file is recorded when the camera is moved to each preset position during the tour Interval Type the interval at which you want to record an image in the memory periodically You can set the hour H minutes M and seconds S between 1 second and 24 hours one day The actual interval may be longer than the set value depending on the image size image quality bit rate or recording media Effective period Set the period during which periodical recording is effective Always Periodical recording is always effective Schedule You can specify the p
15. Unicast Multicast Proxy Vv Use proxy 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 E SNC Viewer Property View Audio Save Joystick Screen mode View size JPEG framerate Gamera Image action Screen mode You can select Window or Fullscreen View size You can select the view size JPEG framerate You can set the frame rate for JPEG Image action Select from the image operation modes Area zoom Vector dragging and Off Using the System Utility Audio tab BE SNC viewer P roperty Connection View Aude Save Joystick Volume iMuting F 0 0 100 Mic Mutine ll 0 0 100 _ Cancel Appt 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 Use the slide bar to set the volume for start up microphone input Save tab E SNC Viewer Property Connection View Audio Save Joystick Still image folder Movie folder Specify a folder to save the still images and movies to When using the Windows VISTA or Windows 7 operating system you cannot capture a still
16. following CGI commands lt Method gt GET POST lt Command gt http ip_adr snmpdconf inquiry cg1 inqjs snmp JavaScript parameter format http ip_adr snmpdconf inquiry cg1 ingq snmp standard format With the above inquiry you can obtain the following setting information The following explains the setting information using the inqjs snmp JavaScript parameter format var sySDescr Model name var sysObjectID 1 3 6 1 4 1 122 8501 var sysLocation var sysContact var sysName var snmpEnableAuthenTraps 1 var community 1 r public 0 0 0 0 v2c var community 2 r private 192 168 0 101 v2c var trap 1 public 192 168 0 101 v2c 000000000 describes the case of mib 2 system sysDescr 0 You cannot change this parameter 2 describes the case of mib 2 system sysObjectID 0 You cannot change this parameter 8 describes the case of mib 2 system sysLocation 0 This field is used to describe information on the location of this camera Nothing is set at the factory Using the SNMP 4 describes the case of mib 2 system sysContact 0 This field is used to describe information on the administrator of this camera Nothing is set at the factory 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 describes the case of mib 2 snmpEnable
17. 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 View The user can only monitor the camera image For the functions available for each viewer mode see Administrator and User on page 20 Viewer authentication Set whether the user is authenticated or not when the main viewer is displayed On The main viewer is displayed in accordance with the viewer mode of the authenticated user Off Select the viewer mode of the main viewer which is displayed without authentication from Full Pan Tilt Preset position Light or View OK Cancel See Buttons common to every menu on page 35 Setting the Security Security Menu When you click 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 Default policy Deny Network address Subnet 1 Network address Subne Network address Subne Network address Subnet Network address Subne Network address Subnet Network address Subne Network address Subne Network address Subnet Network address Subne Security function To activate the security function select On Default policy Choose either Allo
18. using up to 10 alphanumeric characters hyphen and _ under score The actual image file name will be the specified image file name with a suffix and the extension jpg Suffix Select a suffix to be added to the file name used when the e mail is sent None The name of the sent file will be the image file name Date amp time The date amp time suffix is added to the image file name The date amp 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 OO are added to the image file name Sequence number clear Click Clear to reset the Sequence number suffix to 1 Interval Type the interval at which you want to send an e mail periodically You can set the hour H and minutes M between 30 minutes and 24 hours one day Effective period Set the period during which periodical sending will be effective Always Periodical sending is always effective Schedule You can specify the period during which periodical sending is effective 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
19. 802 1X authentication function Example of Windows Server 2003 63 Setting the User User Menu scscsssseees 66 Setting the Security Security Menu 67 Saving the Camera Position and Action Preset position Menu sscssssssssscccsseseeees 68 Position Tab Saving pan tilt zoom 8015 18 6 10 aeia erie Siren ee ine Carat ama arr rt 68 Position Tour Tab Setting a position 10 0 Gaeta eenaee ent erin nth aN te ee een et 69 Sending an Image via E mail e Mail SMTP Menu 5 sccscccansssedsssscsssadsanscadscadasvenecdestaccetadesaatnecnauses 70 Common Tab Setting the e Mail SMTP PUNCO OM seca eee a e E 70 Alarm sending Tab Setting the e mail sending mode when detecting the alarm 72 Periodical sending Tab Setting the periodical e mail sending mode seeoessssosoeeesssssssseessses 73 Abnormal sending tab Setting the abnormal e mail sending mode ceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 73 Sending Images to FTP Server FTP client Ment catck ciniicanisenstcavetasccteaneas dudiesasconsoutececseucebeceansts 74 Common Tab Setting the FTP client TONON 5c sansa tereund cecrcun ti toaasstosenssiiatiaas 74 Alarm sending Tab Setting the FTP client action when detecting the alarm 74 Periodical sending Tab Setting the periodical FIP CHEnt ACTIVITY srce e en 75 Recording Images in Memory Image memory
20. Administrating the Camera Camera Setting the Camera Image Preset position Saving the Camera and Audio Camera Position and Action Menu on page 43 Preset position Menu on page 68 Common Tab on page 43 Tour position Position Tour Tab page 69 Day Night Tab on page 48 e Mail SMTP Sending an Image via E Video codec Video codec Tab on mail e Mail SMTP page 48 Menu on page 70 Streaming Tab on page 50 Common Common Tab Setting the e Mail SMTP Configuring the Network Function on page 70 Network Menu on page 51 Alarm sending Alarm sending Tab Setting the e mail sending Network Tab on page 51 mode when detecting the larm 12 IP address Dynamic IP address notification notification Tab Notifying the IP Address on page 54 Periodical sending Periodical sending Tab Setting the periodical e mail sending mode on page 73 Abnormal sending Abnormal sending tab Setting the abnormal e mail Setting the SSL function sending mode on page 73 SSL Menu on page 56 P Sending Images to FTP SSL tab on page 56 Server FTP client Menu CA certificate CA certificate tab on page 74 Adding Ce ermal Common Common Tab Setting for client authentication on ie DP Clear icho on page 58 page 74 Fe ae the oe Alarm sending Alarm sending Tab a ae ee Setting the FT
21. CA certificate In Internet Explorer click in the order Tools Internet options Content tab and Certificates The Certificates dialog appears Certificates Intended purpose EE SS Personal Other People Intermediate Certification Authorities Trusted Root Certificatior Issued To Issued By Expiratio Friendly Name Import Advanced Certificate intended purposes 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 There may be a case that a certificate cannot be removed by the steps above due to the type of certificate Check the installation condition and remove it following the steps below You need to log in as Administrator to perform these steps 1 Open Run of the Windows menu then enter mmc and click OK 2 Select File in the Console 1 window and Add Remove Snap in when Windows XP Professional is used Add Remove Snap in dialog appears 3 Click Add to display Add Stand alone Snap in dialog You need to follow this step if using Windows XP Professional 60 Setting the SSL function SSL Menu Select Certificates from the list then click Add Certificate Snap in is displayed Select Computer account as the certificate administrated in this Snap in then click Next
22. Clear button OK Cancel See Buttons common to every menu on page 35 Motion detection tab Set the motion detection Motion detection detects moving objects in the camera image and outputs an alarm Before actual use perform an operation test and confirm that the motion detection function works correctly Even when privacy masking is used the motion detection function operates based on the images before masking is processed The Motion detection menu may not be displayed depending on the function settings To display the Motion detection menu configure as follows Camera menu Video codec tab page 48 Letterbox Off Cropping Off Codec of Image 2 Off e The motion detection function deactivates during PTZ control and also while the camera is moving to a preset position Once PTZ control is completed or the camera arrives at the preset position the motion detection function reactivates 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 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 administrat
23. EJ FY and buttons of the control panel displayed in the main viewer Audio codec Select whether you are going to send audio from the N microphone input connector Select On to send the audio from the network camera When you change the Audio codec setting click Refresh on the Web browser to reflect the change on the opening main viewer page Mic volume Set the volume level of the audio input from the A microphone input connector It is adjustable from 10 to 10 Codec Select the bit rate of audio from the amp microphone input connector G 711 64kbps G 726 40kbps G 726 32kbps G 726 24kbps or G 726 16kbps can be selected No audio is output if JPEG or JPEG Flash is used for the Plug in free viewer Dynamic range compressor Select On to use dynamic range compressor Audio upload Using SNC audio upload tool stored in the supplied CD ROM you can output audio that is input to the computer s audio input terminal from a powered speaker connected to the line output jack of the camera Select On to output audio from the speaker Volume Set the speaker volume level from 10 to 10 OK Cancel See Buttons common to every menu on page 35 Setting the Camera Image and Audio Camera Menu Picture Tab You can set the color condition exposure etc of the camera Display sample SNC EP520 Exposure Full auto v Backlight compensation White balance One push WB v One
24. Issuer DN Subject DN Validity Period and Extended Key Usage Specify the correct private key password to confirm the information of the certificate To delete the client certificate Click Delete and the client certificate stored in the camera will be deleted Private key password Type the password for the private key information included in the client certificate using up to 50 characters Leave the text box blank if the private key information included in the client certificate is not encrypted If no private key password is set in the camera the text box is activated to allow entering of a password If a private key password is already set it is displayed as turned letters 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 Click RNK 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 You can import a trusted CA certificate server certificate or route certificate to the camera Up to four certificates from trusted CAs can be imported to the camera Only the PEM format is supported Trusted CA certificate 1 Issue Subject DN Validity Period Extended Key Usage Delete Tru
25. 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 Panorama images thumbnails set in the Preset Setting menu privacy mask positions and motion detection areas etc will not be inverted even if the On Off setting of the inverted image is switched To invert the image make the setting again OK Cancel See Buttons common to every menu on page 35 Initialize Tab Display sample SNC ER580 Reboot Reboot Factory default Factory default Retain current network settings Backup setting data Save Restore setting Restore preset position and privacy masking settings Format SD memory card Format Delete custom homepage Delete Delete panorama image Delete Capture full image Capture Delete image Delete Delete voice alert file Delete Delete thumbnails Delete Delete header logo Delete Delete superimpose logo Delete Reboot Used when rebooting the system Click Reboot and the message This System will be rebooted Are you sure appears Click OK to reboot the camera It takes about two minutes to restart Factory default Resets the camera to the factory settings Retain current network settings When this item is checked only the current network settings will be retained after reset Click Factory default and
26. Next to display the confirmation screen for setting change Check to see if the setting 1s correct If correction is needed click Back to return to the previous screen to redo the setting Cancel 2 Click Next For Firmware Upgrade Set the firmware for the device you want to upgrade See Using the Firmware Upgrade on page 104 for setting firmware 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 Task Wizard T Click Next Device Select apenas Device name MAC address Device address Model 8 Set the schedule Task Wizard Schedule Configure Task name Recurrence pattern One time Device s in task Hourly IC Device name Monday Tuesday Friday Saturday Range of recurrence Start 2009 06 26 vV No end date End after Occurrences My Device Display a list of cameras registered in Executontme SE Endby 200810826 Y My devices Device s in task Display a list of devices set to execute a task Add Register a device in Device s in task Task name Remove Removes a device from Device s in task Name the task Cancel Using the SNC toolbox 1 05 SJOUIO SJOUIO 106 Recurrence pattern Specify the operation interval Onetime Runs the task once Hourly Specify the operation frequency in units of hours Possi
27. Serial number Record event Date amp time Sensor input 1 File dialog Model name Model name of the camera with which the file was recorded IP address IP address of the camera with which the file was recorded Serial number Serial number of the camera with which the file was recorded Date amp time Recording date and time Movie Video Codec Audio Audio Codec Record event Type of event used for the recording Sensor input Camera tampering detection Motion detection Network disconnection Playing a video audio file Click start to start playback from the beginning of the selected file To freeze the movie temporarily click n pause Click again to resume playback from the freeze point To stop playback click m stop To start playback from the beginning click nail start again Playback stops when the file is played to the end Playing from a specified point Move the slider bar below the image display and playback will start from the position of the slider bar Adjusting the sound Adjust the playing sound volume by moving the ss Slider bar Move it to the left end for minimum volume and to the right end for maximum volume Click speaker to enable disable sound muting When sound muting is on no sound will be heard even if you move the slider bar Saving an image Click the capture icon during playback or pause and the captured image is displayed in a pop up dialog
28. Tab The access record of the camera is displayed Click Reload to reload the latest data Setting the Camera Image and Audio Camera Menu When you click 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 Common Tab Color Color Monochrome Zoom mode ull Optical Focus mode uto Manual Audio codec On olii Mic volume 0 v 10 Codec G 711 64kbps v Dynamic range compressor Audio upload On Off Volume 9 v 10 Color Select Color or Monochrome for the image Zoom mode Selects the zoom mode SNC EP580 ER580 Full An image can be zoomed up to 20x optical zoom and 12x digital zoom 240x zoom in total Optical An image can be zoomed up to 20x optical zoom SNC EP550 ER550 Full An image can be zoomed up to 28x optical zoom and 12x digital zoom 336x zoom in total Optical An image can be zoomed up to 28x optical zoom SNC EP520 EP521 ER520 ER521 Full An image can be zoomed up to 36x optical zoom and 12x digital zoom 432x zoom in total Optical An image can be zoomed up to 36x optical Zoom Focus mode Select the focus mode Setting the Camera Image and Audio Camera Menu 43 elewey y Gulessiulwpy elewey y Bunesiutupy Auto The focus is automatically adjusted Manual The focus can be adjusted by using the
29. Template User Key Options Create new key set CSP Microsoft Enhanced Cryptographic Provider v1 0 Key Size 1024 Check Mark keys as exportable Additional Options Select SHA 1 for Hash Algorithm Click Submit The message The certificate you requested was issued to you appears Click Install this certificate to install the certificate in the certificate store on the client PC Click Internet Options Content and Certificates of Internet Explorer in sequence The new client certificate is displayed in the Personal tab Select the installed certificate and click Export The Certificate Export Wizard opens Using the 802 1X Authentication Function 802 1X Menu 65 elewey y Gulessiulwpy elewey y BulressiulWpY 66 1 0 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 For details see To import the client certificate in the Client certificate tab on page 62 Setting the User User Menu Setting the User User Menu When you click User in the Administrator menu the User menu
30. To save the image click Save on the dialog You can specify the destination to which the image is to be stored and select the JPEG or Bitmap format How to change the image display size Click x 1 4 x 1 2 x 1 x 2 or Full at the top of the image to display the image in the selected magnification If you select x 1 the image is displayed in the original image display size of the file The x 2 button is only available when image size is 640 x 480 VGA or smaller The selected image display size is highlighted If the name of the folder in which a playable file is saved ends with a number the file may stop in the middle of playback If this occurs change the name of the folder so that it does not end with a number Using the SNC video player Playing a Video Audio File Recorded with the Camera 115 SJOUIO SJOUIO 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 MIB 2 objects To allow these settings you need authentication by the camera administrator 1 Inquiry Commands You can check the SNMP Agent settings using the
31. Trigger Displays the Trigger menu for designating the operation to execute when you run a trigger Setting the Operations from the Viewer Trigger Menu on page 85 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 Setting the Alarm Buffer Alarm buffer Menu on page 88 Event Detection Displays the setting menu for all built in detection functions Setting the Sensor input Camera tampering detection Motion detection Event detection menu on page 88 Viewer Displays the Viewer menu from which you can select the viewer to use and configure advanced settings Configuring the Viewer Viewer Menu on page 91 Configuring the System System Menu When you click in the Administrator menu the System menu appears Use this menu to perform the principal settings of the software The System menu has seven tabs System Date amp time Superimpose Installation Initialize System log and Access log System Tab Display sample SNC ER580 Title bar name Sony Network Camera SNC Maximum 48 characters Serial number Software version Exclusive
32. a high compression rate with lower picture quality Multicast The class D IP address assigned between 224 0 0 0 and 239 255 255 255 Using this IP address enables you to transmit the same data to multiple equipment Network address The portion that identifies the local network subnet in an IP address Network bandwidth Bit rate that can be used for networking NTP server Network time server that transmits and receives time information over the networks Passive mode The mode whereby a client FTP allows TCP connection for data transmission to the FTP server POP server A server for storing incoming e mail until you have read it Primary DNS server One of the DNS servers that can first reply to a request by connected devices or other DNS servers Proxy server 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 PSK Abbreviation for Pre Shared Key This is a shared key to make an encryption key used with TKIP in WPA encryption standard PSK sometimes means an authentication system using a key previously shared QoS Enter a value in the DSCP Differential Service Code Point field included in the IP header to control communication service quality RADIUS client RADIUS Remote Authentication Dial in User Service is an authentication and accounting protocol managing network ac
33. 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 User name Passwor d Re type password me Password Re type password FIP Audio Viewer mode Z i Full User 1 User 2 User 3 User 4 User 5 User 6 User 7 User 8 User 9 Administrator Specify User name Password and Re type password User 1 to 9 Specify User name Password Re type password FTP Audio and Viewer mode for each user ID User name Type a user name between 5 and 16 characters Password Type a password between 5 and 16 characters Re type password To confirm the password retype the password that you typed in the Password box FTP Set whether this user is allowed to log in to an FTP server or not Check the box 1f the user is allowed to log in to an FTP server Audio Select whether audio output to a speaker connected to the line output jack of the camera is allowed or not by using the SNC audio upload tool stored in the supplied CD ROM Check this box to allow audio output To output audio using the SNC audio upload tool set Audio upload to On in the Common tab of the Camera menu page 44 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
34. be displayed Logo Select an image file you want to use for Logo by using the Browze button and click Upload to upload the file Supported image file format gif89a format GIF animation and transparent GIF format are not supported Maximum image size 320 x 60 SNC EP520 EP521 ER520 ER521 640 x 120 SNC EP550 EP580 ER550 ER580 Number of horizontal pixels An even number Maximum file size Approximately 50 KB e Both Text and Logo cannot be used at the same time e Camera ID is applied to both Image 1 and Image 2 e If the image size of the logo is larger than the image it cannot be displayed Configuring the System System Menu elewey y Gulessiulwpy elewey y Bunesiutupy 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 Area title Selecting an area title will display the registered string according to the direction the camera is facing Here set the display name for the area the camera is facing The maximum number of areas that you can register is 64 from No 1 to No 64 Enter the string to display 2 Put a check in
35. certificate is imported for authentication at the camera Client certificate Import display or delete the client certificate To import the client certificate Click Browse to select the client certificate to be imported Using the 802 1X Authentication Function 802 1X Menu Then click Submit and the selected file will be imported to the camera The import process becomes invalid if the selected file is not a client certificate or the imported client certificate is not allowed To display the information of the client certificate When the client certificate has been saved in the camera correctly its information appears on Status Issuer DN Subject DN Validity Period and Extended Key Usage Status Shows if the status of the client certificate is valid or invalid Valid means the client certificate is correctly stored and set Invalid means the client certificate is not correctly stored and set Possible causes of Invalid are as follows The private key password included in the client certificate is not specified correctly The private key password 1s specified in spite of the fact that the key pair in the client certificate is not encrypted The key pair is not included in the client certificate When the client certificate to be imported 1s of PKCS 12 format and the private key password is not set correctly lt Put correct private key password gt is displayed in the boxes of
36. codec Tab Use this tab to set the items for the video codec Preview screen This screen is for monitoring images and configuring Display sample SNC EP550 ER550 day night settings For details on each button refer to the Control bar of the Plug in free viewer page 25 Letterbox On Off Cropping On Off Day Night mode Image 1 codec Pe y ae 640x480 v Select the day night mode from among four modes Frame rate 30 VY fps Auto Normally works in day mode switches automatically to night mode in a dark place Image quality Level7 v Note Bandwidth contro Unlimited mbps The day night mode is not switched to night mode EET automatically when Exposure is set to Manual in the eae ae Picture tab Frame rate 30 Y fps Manual Switch the day night mode manually When you select Manual On and Off become active When you select On the camera works in night mode When you select Off it works in day mode Timer Normally the camera works in day mode It switches to night mode at the time you set in the Image quality Level7 v Bandwidth control Unlimited Mbps Schedule menu Letterbox SNC E P550 EP580 ER550 Click Schedule to display the setting menu for the ER580 effective period Setting the Schedule Schedule If you use Letterbox select On Menu on page 87 Day Night mode Timer schedule Note pea iii E teh This function is not available if Cropping is set to On Start time am O00
37. control mode PTZ mode Auto flip Horizontal tilt limit aO L Mii ltct st Title bar name Type a name of up to 48 characters to be displayed on the title bar The characters typed here are displayed on the title bar of the Web browser Serial number The serial number of the camera is displayed Software version The software version of this camera is displayed Exclusive control mode Controls the authority to operate pan tilt zoom and some other functions of the camera On Only one user has control authority Set the operation time for one user in Operation time If a user tries to operate a function during operation by another user the authority is controlled by the settings of Operation time and Maximum wait number 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 Configuring the System System Menu of elewey y Gulessiulwpy elewey y Bunesiutupy 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 To use Exc
38. ena 76 80 83 Monitor iMag enanson 25 Motion detection 68 84 88 Motion detection Menu 88 Mwe aStenn 31 118 Multicast address ccccccceeee eens 50 Multicast streaming 0 e 50 My deV Cerain 97 N NaMe cerana aa 68 INGEW OF kK saon AT 36 51 Network address Subnet 67 network bandwidth 50 118 Network Men 0000eseeeeeees 51 O ORK BUOM ocsi 35 Operation Mersenne 38 ON CEWE sorar E Ia P Pan T enaps 23 26 28 pan tilt control mode 38 Panorama WMA GCs si ocesieddeecdetessonhawadse 28 Panorama Modenesi a 38 Passive mode senisoos 74 Password 00005 55 66 71 74 78 PC CIOCK ara a 39 periodical e mail sending 73 Periodical recording 00008 79 Periodical sending 0 73 76 PICU oa a ach eaedteace 44 Playen 85 Playing audio iiics 30 Plug in free Viewer 00000 25 POP SCIVO Cienan inn s 118 POP server name 0000 54 71 78 POSON eera S 68 Position at alarm ccceeeeeeees 68 Post alarm duration 82 88 Pre alarm duration 82 88 Proselena a a eens 68 Preset POSINON cient 28 68 Preset position Menu 0006 68 preset position name eee 68 Primary DNS servet 064 119 Privacy Masking tab 08 46 Private key password 00006 62 Proxy port numbet
39. image shot if Enable Protected Mode is checked in Control Panel Internet Option Security Joystick tab r E SNC Viewer Property Connection View Audio Save Joystick Button assign 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 When the license agreement policies are displayed on the SNC desktop viewer download screen agree after reading them carefully and download the SNC desktop viewer 2 Click Save Save SncDesktop Viewer gadjet in the specified location 3 Click Open files Run it in the Download completed dialog 4 Click Run The message Do you want to run this software will be displayed Agree and run 5 Click Install The message Do you want to install this Gadget will be displayed Agree and run 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 SncDesktopViewer Camera address Frame rate 1 Low Image Size 320 x 240 QVGA hi How to control PTZ 1 Area zoom PTZ control bar Vector dragging Camera address Set the IP address for the camera to display on the Gadget Frame rate Select the frame rate for the image to dis
40. mode image size bit rate and frame rate Recording time Set the recording time for the Pre alarm image audio and Post alarm image audio Setting the Edge Storage Edge Storage Menu Maximum recording time varies depending on the image size and quality setting in the Camera menu Pre alarm duration Type the recording time of the image audio before alarm detection Post alarm duration Type the recording time of the image audio after alarm detection Recording mode Consecutive recording The recording is always active Alarm recording The recording will start when a condition as below is detected Condition The recording will start under the condition selected from the pull down menu You can select the alarm type indicated below for each number Conditions to detect the alarm are as follows or detect when either condition happens and detect when both conditions happen within a specified interval regardless of the sequence then detect when each of the conditions happen within a specified interval in sequence Interval Specify the interval time used when condition is set to and then In the case the condition is set as 1 and 2 the system sounds an alarm when either or 2 happens and the other happens within the specified interval In the case the condition is set as 1 then 2 the system sounds an alarm when 1 happens and then 2 happens within the specified interval If you select or condition
41. push trigger NR Brightness Saturation S Sharpness Contrast Preview screen This screen is for monitoring images and configuring image settings For the details of each button please refer to the Control bar of the Plug in free viewer page 25 Exposure Select the exposure mode of the camera The setting items required for the selected mode become active Full auto The camera performs the gain and iris adjustment automatically In this case the shutter speed is fixed 1 60 sec for NTSC or 1 50 sec for PAL When this option is selected Slow shutter and Backlight compensation become active Shutter priority The camera performs the gain adjustment and iris adjustment automatically and you can select the shutter speed When this option is selected Shutter speed becomes active 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 DynaView WDR The DynaView function reduces white out and blackout in high contrast shooting scenes such as under backlighting When you select On the DynaV
42. rectangle on the Map view panorama image The specified camera movement area will be effective when the panorama image is saved in the camera 3 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 Saving a custom image to the camera You can save a custom image to the camera in spite of the panorama image shot by the camera Prepare the image to conform to the following requirements e File format JPEG or Bitmap e Image size 320 x 90 pixels horizontal vertical The camera does not support use of images that do not conform to the above conditions 1 Click File open on the Main tab The File dialog opens 2 Select the image you have prepared 3 Specify the camera movement area by dragging the mouse to draw a rectangle on the panorama image The specified camera movement area will be effective when the panorama image 1s saved in the camera 4 Click Send to transmit the prepared image to the camera The image is saved in the camera You can use the saved image when you control panning and tilting from the main viewer Tip The panorama image is the still image converted from the image taken when you were going to create a panorama image with Panorama Creator When the camera is moved or when the layout around the camera is changed create the panorama image again Usi
43. represents the number of bits from the left side of the network address Port Enter the port number for the data traffic of the device e g HTTP 80 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 Delete Select No to delete the setting and click Delete Up Increases the priority of the rule Select a rule from the QoS table to prioritize and click Up Down Decreases the priority of the rule Select a rule from the QoS table to lower its priority and click Down QoS table Displays the list of registered QoS information If multiple conditions match the rule with the smallest number has priority IPv6 QoS Select On to configure the QoS setting for IPv6 Rule Used to register edit and delete QoS No Select the number to use when registering on the QoS table When you select a registered number the registered QoS information is displayed Network address Enter the network address of the target on which to perform QoS Prefix Enter the prefix value of the target on which to perform Qos Tip The prefix
44. server address Select this when you set a fixed address as the IP address of the DNS server With this setting specify the addresses on Primary DNS server and Secondary DNS server manually When you select Obtain DNS server address automatically make sure that a DHCP server is operating on the network Primary DNS server Type the IP address of the primary DNS server Secondary DNS server Type the IP address of the secondary DNS server if necessary MTU Enter the MTU value for the Ethernet port 1000 1500 If IPv6 is enabled the value must be 1280 or greater Configuring the Network Network Menu 51 elewey y Bugesiutupy elewey y Bunesiutupy 52 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 Type the domain suffix 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 The domain suffix is sent to the DHCP server as FQDN Fully Qualified Domain Name information when Host name is set HTTP port number 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 When you have set the HTTP port number to a number other than 80 in the Network menu or in SNC
45. sites in Security settings Click on Sites S or A O N Enter the address of the camera in Add this Web site to the zone Be sure to add the protocol https 6 Click OK to complete the setting Restart Internet Explorer when the above procedure is completed and access the camera The model on sale in China does not support the SSL function Configuring Windows Firewall SNC toolbox or SNC audio upload tool may not operate correctly depending on the configuration of Windows Firewall No cameras are shown in the list even if they are detected In this case confirm the Windows Firewall configuration as follows Example In the case of SNC toolbox 1 Select Control Panel from the Start menu of Windows Click Windows Firewall Select Turn Windows Firewall on or off User Account Control Windows needs your permission to continue may appear In this case click Continue Select Off in the General tab Windows Firewall Settings General Exceptions Advanced s not protected turn on Windows Firewall Windows Firewall can help prevent hackers or malicious software from gaining access to your computer through the Internet or a network On recommended This setting blocks all outside sources from connecting to this computer except for those unblocked on the Exceptions tab Bock all incoming connections Select this option when you connect to less secure networks All e
46. software to run The software installation starts Assigning the IP Address to the Camera 9 _ WANN uoneledald 10 Installing ActiveX Control 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 Information Bar a Did you notice the Information Bar The Information Bar alerts you when Intemet Explorer blocks a pop up window or file download that might not be safe If a Web page does not display properly look for the Information Bar near the top of your browser Do not show this message again Learn about the Information Bar If the information bar appears click on the bar and select Install ActiveX Control If Internet Explorer Security Warning appears click Install Internet Explorer Security Warning Do you want to install this software E Name Program name Publisher Sony Corporation x More options Install Don t Install While files From the Internet can be useful this file type can potentially harm your computer Only install software from publishers you trust What s the risk The installation of ActiveX Control starts When installation is completed the main viewer or the Motion detection menu appears Configuring Windows Firewall SNC toolbox or SNC audio upload tool may not operate correctly depending
47. tab Setting the abnormal e mail sending mode Trouble sending On Off Alarm Fan Continuous sending On Off Recipient e mail address Administrator e mail address Abnormal sending Select On to use abnormal sending Alarm Select the alarm to be linked with e mail notification Fan Gives an alarm when the built in fan stops SD memory card Gives an alarm when recording to or reading from an SD memory card is not performed correctly Resume sending Set whether to resume periodical sending When it is set to on a mail 1s sent every hour Recipient e mail address Type the recipient e mail address using up to 64 characters Administrator e mail address 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 OK Cancel See Buttons common to every menu on page 35 Sending an Image via E mail e Mail SMTP Menu 73 elewey y Bugesiutupy elewey y Bunesiutupy Sending Images to FTP Server FTP client Menu 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 Using FTP client function you can send an image and audio file that has been shot and recorded linked with the external sensor input or with the built in detection functions to an FTP server An image file ca
48. the SSL function Starting SNC toolbox Select All Programs from the Start menu of Windows then select SNC toolbox and SNC toolbox in sequence SNC toolbox starts The main screen appears SNC toolbox detects cameras connected to the local network and lists them on the Network tab window When you are using Windows Vista message User Account Control An unidentified program wants access to your computer may appear In this case click Allow How to use SNC toolbox Menu bar Function buttons SNC toolbox File E Edit E View V Tools Task K Help H Device tree display Device list View button Menu bar All functions can be selected from here File F menu Import Reads the Device list file CSV format Export Outputs the Device list in a CSV format file Close Exits SNC toolbox Edit E menu Cut Cuts off a device or folder Copy Copies a device or folder Paste Pastes a device or folder Select All Selects all devices in the Device list Add Folder Creates a folder Add Device Entry Manually registers a device Modify Device Entry Edits the device information Remove Removes a device from a folder Delete Deletes a device or folder View V menu Status bar Switches show hide of status at the bottom of the screen Normal Displays detailed information on a device Snap shot small Displays detailed information on a device with a small thumbnail Snap shot large Lists dev
49. time set on your computer Date amp 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 Keep current setting Select if you do not need to set the date and time Synchronize with PC Select if you want to synchronize the camera s date and time with the computer Manual setting Select if you want to set the camera s date and time manually Select the year month date hour minutes and seconds from each drop down list Synchronize with NTP Select if you want to synchronize the camera s date and time with those of the time server called NTP server Network Time Protocol Set the NTP server when Synchronize with NTP is selected 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 DHCP server Select DHCP server when you need to get NTP server information from DHCP server Multicast Select Multicast when you search for an NTP server with Multicast Time zone Set the time diffe
50. toolbox access the camera again by typing the IP address of the camera on your Web browser as follows Example Setting port number 8000 when IP address is 192 168 0 100 Address IPv6 setting Configure the IPv6 network settings IPv6 can be used simultaneously with IPv4 Only IPv6 specific details are explained here For common details see IPv4 setting on page 51 On Off To use IPv6 select On Prefix Enter the Prefix value 0 to 128 IPv6 MTU Enter the MTU value for IPv6 1280 1500 The value must not exceed the MTU value for the Ethernet port OK Cancel See Buttons common to every menu on page 35 Configuring the Network Network Menu 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 Up Down IPv4 QoS Select On to configure the QoS setting for IPv4 Rule Used to register edit and delete QoS No Select the number to use when registering on the QoS table When you select a registered number the registered QoS information is displayed Network address Enter the network address of the target on which to perform QoS Subnet Enter the subnet mask values of the target on which to perform QoS Tip The subnet mask value
51. tour function Resume time on inactivity This item becomes active when Tour is set to On With this item you can select whether you restart or stop the tour after it has stopped by manual pan tilt or zoom operation or by camera movement to the preset position triggered by an alarm On Specify the wait time before the tour restarts between 5 and 3600 seconds The tour restarts automatically after the specified time has elapsed Off The tour does not restart Tour A to Tour E Configure Tour A to Tour E respectively Each tour setting consists of 5 items On Off Sequence Speed Stay time Effective period Select the tour to configure from the drop down list On The tour operates Off The tour does not operate Saving the Camera Position and Action Preset position Menu 69 elewey y Gulessiulwpy elewey y Bunesiutupy 70 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 To change the order in the list select the preset position and then click Up or Down The t
52. trust install this certificate in the Trusted Root Certification Authorities store 4 Select Automatically selects the certificate store based on the type of certificate and click Next Issued by WIN2003CA Completing the Certificate Import Wizard appears Issued to WINZ00SCA4 Yalid from 10 23 2006 to 11 17 2011 Certificate Import Wizard Completing the Certificate Import Wizard T Install Certificate You have successfully completed the Certificate Import wizard You have specified the following settings Certificate Store Selected Automatically determined by t Content Certificate 2 Click Installation Certificate The Certificate Import Wizard appears Certificate Import Wizard Welcome to the Certificate Import Wizard lt Back Frish Cancel This wizard helps you copy certificates certificate trust lists and certificate revocation lists From your disk to a certificate store a confirmation of your identity and contains information used to protect data or to establish secure network Check the contents then click Finish connections 4 certificate store is the system area where Th e C A c ertifi c at e will b e in st all e d certificates are kept 4 certificate which is issued by a certification authority is 5 To continue click Next Setting the SSL function SSL Menu 59 BIBWeD y Huyesiuiupy elewey y Bunesiutupy To remove an installed
53. 2 Click m stop to stop recording Recording will stop automatically in 30 seconds 3 Select the voice alert number 4 Click upload to transmit the audio file to the camera Using the SNC audio upload tool Transmitting Audio to Camera 113 SIOUIO SIOUIO Saving the recorded audio file to the computer 1 Click recording in the Voice alert tab to start recording 2 Click Za stop to stop recording Recording will stop automatically in 30 seconds 3 Click a save The Save as dialog appears Type the file name and save it Uploading the saved audio file to the camera 1 Click mined file open in the Voice alert tab and select the audio file to be uploaded 2 Select the voice alert number Go Click upload to transmit the audio file to the camera Using the SNC video player Playing a Video Audio File Recorded with the Camera The supplied SNC video player allows you to play video audio data recorded with the camera on your computer Installing the SNC video player 1 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 When you are using Windows Vista or Windows 7 the pop up Auto Play may appear For details see Installing software in When using Windows Vista on page 11 or Installing software in
54. 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 SONC EP520 EP521 EP550 EP580 SNC ER520 ER521 ER550 ER580 IMKELA HD 2011 Sony Corporation Table of Contents Overview GROUT CS iain 4 How to Use This User s Guide cccsssssssseee 5 System Requirements ccsssssssssssssscsccccsees 6 Preparation Assigning the IP Address to the Camera 7 Assigning an IP address using SNC toolbox 7 When using Windows XP Service Pack 2 or 1 ES aati cote EOE EAE A O EE I TET 9 When using Windows Vista ecsseeeeeeeeees 11 When using Windows 7 eessesssssseesssssssssseressssss 14 Accessing the Camera Using the Web IBFOWSOR oei erected 16 Basic Configuration by the Administrator 19 Operating the Camera Administrator and User ccccssssssssssssssssseees 20 Logging in to System ccccssssssssssssscssssssecees 21 Logging in as a User ssssssssssesssssoereresessssssseeees 21 ADOUt VICW ELS seotusest n EaR A 21 Configuration of Main Viewer ss00000 22 Mam MeNi roires ea 22 Control panel section eessssssseeeesssssssoerrsssssssee 22 Monitor image aca saseaceesceanaci da detdadyen nerdy vesaeseatccsees 25 Plus im Tee VICW CF noait a 23 Operating the Camera cccccsssssssssssscsssscees 26 Controlling via t
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56. 7 the information bar or Security Warning may appear For details see Installing ActiveX Control in When using Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later on page 10 Installing ActiveX Control in When using Windows Vista on page 12 or Installing ActiveX Control in When using Windows 7 on page 14 Tip The software is optimized for Internet Explorer using medium font To display the viewer correctly To operate the viewer correctly set the security level of Internet Explorer to Medium or lower as follows 1 Select Tools from the menu bar for Internet Explorer then select Internet Options and click the Security tab 2 Click the Internet icon when using the camera via the Internet or Local intranet icon when using the camera via a local network 3 Set the slider to Medium or lower If the slider is not displayed click Default Level Accessing the Camera Using the Web Browser 1 T ots N uolesedaid 18 When using antivirus software etc on the computer e 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 e 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 Accessing the
57. Camera Using the Web Browser Basic Configuration by the Administrator You can monitor the camera image by logging in with the initial conditions set for this network camera You can also set various functions according to the installing position network conditions or purpose of the camera We recommend you configure the following items before monitoring images from the camera Setting contents Set the format of the image sent from the camera Select the white balance mode according to the installation position indoors or outdoors Select the brightness of the image sent from the camera Select the quality of the image sent from the camera Select the view size of the image Select whether the audio from the external microphone is sent or not Synchronize the date and time of the camera with those of the computer Make the setting for sending the monitor image attached to an e mail Set the user access right for the camera Set a place to be watched beforehand Prepare a panorama image Video codec Tab page 48 White balance page 46 Exposure page 44 Brightness SNC EP520 EP521 ER520 ER521 page 46 Video codec Tab page 48 View size page 22 Audio codec page 44 Date amp time Tab page 38 e Mail SMTP Menu page 70 User Menu page 66 Preset position Menu page 68 Creating a Panorama Image page 102 Basic Configuration by the Administrator 19 WANN BIBWeD OU Bunes
58. Ment ssania aeo aeaaea E 77 Common Tab Setting the image memory FONON eaen uceisch teenie seh gateavesuncanehe 77 Alarm recording Tab Setting the Image memory function when detecting the ATM 12h ns tGah ATAA delat S S A A 78 Periodical recording Tab Setting the periodical TECON MOda 79 Folder structure of Image memory 0 80 Downloading Images from the Camera FIP server Men siiccccinicinindiniinnindiin 81 Setting the Edge Storage Edge Storage Menu aao an AT 81 Folder structure of Edge Storage eee 83 Setting the Alarm Output Alarm output Menia a liane 83 Alaro Output I TaDossi en 83 Outputting Audio Linked to Alarm Detection Voice alert Menu ssssseeccceccccccoccssssssessssesececeee 84 Voice alert L 29 TaD eaa a 84 Setting the Operations from the Viewer ripper Ment seeiis rnat einas 85 Setting the Schedule Schedule Menu 87 Setting the Alarm Buffer Alarm buffer h IND ET E E E EN 88 Setting the Sensor input Camera tampering detection Motion detection Event detection AOE a LI E E EEE E E E 88 Sensor input tab Set the sensor input 88 Camera tampering detection tab Set the camera tampering detection niecce acters 89 Motion detection tab Set the motion delec ON erus ee a ye Ter 89 Setting items for motion detection 66 89 Configuring the Viewer Viewer Menu 91 WAY OUC CAD sesioan e wgceealeansadsc
59. Method Select the HTTP method GET or POST OK Cancel See Buttons common to every menu on page 35 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 lt IP gt Use this tag to embed the IP address acquired by DHCP in the text or parameter lt HTTPPORT gt Use this tag to embed the specified HTTP server port number in the text or parameters lt MACADDRESS gt Use this tag to embed the MAC address of the interface whose IP address was acquired by DHCP in the text or parameter lt MODELNAME gt Use this tag to embed the camera s model name in the text or parameter lt SERIAL gt Use this tag to embed the camera s serial number in the text or parameter Configuring the Network Network Menu 59 elewey y Bugesiutupy elewey y BulessiulWpY 56 Setting the SSL function SSL Menu When you click RIH 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 e The model on sale in China does not support the SSL function e When using the SSL function always configure the settings after setting the date and time of the camera If t
60. NC toolbox and display it Panorama image 1 LS A Map View Arctic View Two Panorama Image display formats are available Map view and Arctic view You can switch the display Click J to display Map View and lal 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 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 To rotate the panorama image To rotate the panorama image in accordance with the camera s panning direction set Panorama mode to Rotate in the System menu of the Administrator menu page 38 The fj mark on the panorama image indicates the panning home position The panorama image can be rotated only when a 360 degree panorama image has been created using SNC toolbox 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 To use this function you need to make e Mail SMTP active and set the address in the Trigger menu of the Administrato
61. Operation common to Area zoom mode and Vector dragging mode You can operate the camera direction zoom and focus by using the control panel for the monitor image currently displayed Camera Image action Area zoom Pan Tilt control Click the arrow button in the direction in which you want to move the camera Keep it pressed to move the camera continuously To return to the home position click i e When you hold J Rj or Hi to tilt the camera downward to the point where it faces the ground with Auto flip set to On page 38 the auto flip function is activated to change the tilt movement upward e 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 Indicates the available area of analog zoom Indicates the available area of digital Zoom The four edges of the image may be dark depending on the zoom position This is a phenomenon related to the structure of the camera and does not cause a problem Focus control To focus on a nearby object click al To focus on a distant object click FY By clicking EERE the focus is set to the optimum position To control the focus manually set Focus mode of the Camera menu to Manual page 43 Panning and tilting by clicking the monitor image Area zoom mode only Click on the monitor image an
62. P client action on ON page when detecting the alarm Common Common Tab Basic eee setting of 802 1X Periodical sending Periodical sending Tab authentication function on Setting the periodical FTP page 61 client activity on page 75 Client certificate ee certificate Tab on Image memory Recording Images in page Memory Image memory CA certificate CA certificate Tab on eee es page 63 Common Tab Setting User Setting the User User S ee ae Menu on page 66 pag Security Setting the Security Riss dae Security Menu on page 67 function when detecting the alarm on page 78 Periodical sending Periodical recording Tab Setting the periodical recording mode on page 79 Using the SNC toolbox 1 07 SIOUIO SIOUIO 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 Setting the Alarm Output Alarm output Menu on page 83 Alarm output 1 Alarm output 1 Tab on page 83 Voice Alert Outputting Audio Linked to Alarm Detection Voice alert Menu on page 84 Alarm buffer Event detection Voice alert 1 2 3 Tab on page 84 Setting the Alarm Buffer Alarm buffer Menu on page 88 Setting the Operations from the Viewer Trigger Menu on page 85 Setting the Sensor input Cam
63. P server using up to 10 alphanumeric characters hyphen and _ under score The actual image file name will be the specified image file name with a suffix and extension jpg You cannot send an audio file using periodical sending of the FTP client function Suffix Select a suffix to be added to the file name sent to the FTP server None The name of the sent file will be the image file name Date amp time The date amp time suffix is added to the image file name The date amp time suffix consists of the year 2 digits month 2 digits date 2 digits hour 2 digits minute 2 digits and 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 two fixed digits OO are added to the image file name Sequence number clear Click Clear to reset the Sequence number suffix to 1 Mode Select the periodical sending mode Periodical mode An image file is sent periodically according to the specified Interval and Effective period Tour mode An image file is sent each time the camera is moved to a preset position during the tour Sending Images to FTP Server FTP client Menu 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 The actual in
64. 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 Preset position Ne group Teh ome testi a pe mr ome testo Fgh Using pan tilt zoom operations with the displayed control bar PTZ Control bar only Pan Tilt operations Click the arrow of the direction you wish to move the camera Continue clicking on the arrow to keep moving the direction of the camera Zoom operation Click to zoom out click to zoom in The zoom operation continues while you are clicking on the button Controlling the Camera on a Panorama Image Controlling the Camera on a Panorama Image In the panorama window a 360 view around the camera is displayed as a panorama image When you click on the displayed panorama image the camera faces the clicked area SNC EP580 Panorama window To create a panorama image Create the panorama image with the SNC toolbox See page 102 for details Tip The panorama image 1s a still picture converted from the image taken when you were going to create it with SNC toolbox When the camera is moved or when the layout around the camera is changed you should create the panorama image again Facing the camera toward a specified point Create a panorama image with S
65. TZ control Displays the setting menu of PTZ control mode 1f 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 OK Cancel See Buttons common to every menu on page 35 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 Preview Default Embedded script lt script typetext javascipt so http 192 168 0 111 80 jswSncViewer js gt lt scipt lt HTML sample YDOCTYPE html PUBLIC wac DTD XHTML 1 0 ict EM thetp ww w3org TR xhteli DTD xhtelt jstrict dtd gt lt meta http equiv Content Type ontent text html charset UTF 6 gt cript crip ype t 2 1 80 jsv 3ncViewer js gt lt script gt lt head gt The image size is not reflected in the preview Initial streaming Jpeg Jpeg Flash ActiveX Initial image size 640x360 v Initial Image codec Image 1 Image 2 Image 3 Initial PTZ No PTZ Area zoom PTZ control bar Vector dragging Initial frame rate 15 v Initial image Still image Specified image URL Auto play Blank Click to start streaming Initial sound Volume 30 Muting Show menu On loii Streaming Image size Frame rate Preset position Tri
66. When using Windows 7 on page 14 2 Click the Setup icon of SNC video player The File Download dialog opens When you are using Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later Windows Vista or Windows 7 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 9 Installing software in When using Windows Vista on page 11 or Installing software in When using Windows 7 on page 14 3 Click File open If you click Save this program to disk on the File Download dialog you cannot install the player correctly Delete the downloaded file and click the Setup icon again 4 install the SNC video player following the wizard displayed If the Software License Agreement is displayed read it carefully and accept the agreement to continue installation Using the SNC video player Playing a Video Audio File Recorded with the Camera Using the SNC video player Start the SNC video player A SNC video player ver 2009 02 17 Tue 00 56 19 x2 7 PA Fa f m J i 4 i Ji 2 Click the n browse icon The Select File dialog opens 3 Select the file you want to play Click on the top of the screen to open the file information dialog Information Codec Video H 264 8 fs j Camera information Model name SPC E E IP address 1832166 0 100 Audio 3711 64 kbps
67. ach time you run a trigger On short circuit or Off open is switched Timer When you run a trigger the alarm output is switched to On and will automatically set to Off after the time specified in Duration has elapsed Duration When Timer is selected specify the time for which the alarm output remains off from 1 to 300 seconds Day Night Checking this box allows you to select Day Night on the Trigger panel in the main viewer You can set the day night function to On night mode or Off day mode by clicking Day Night 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 Trigger Day Night Day Night mode Auto Manual Day Night On Timer Sensor mput Status Off Near IR compensation On Off The day night function is invalid when Day Night mode is set to Auto in the Trigger Day Night menu even if you click Trigger Voice alert 1 2 3 Checking this box allows you to select Voice alert 1 Voice alert 2 or Voice alert 3 on the Trigger panel in the main viewer You can output audio from the audio file saved in the camera by clicking Voice alert 1 2 or 3 File Displays the name of the audio file saved in the camera Not uploaded is displayed dimly if no audio file is saved OK Cancel See Buttons common to every menu o
68. aeuediee 91 HTML Output 1a aeo E 94 Others Using the SNC toolboX sssssseecocssssscesceoooossssceeeooo 95 Starting SNC toolbox 2 0 eeceecccceceeeeeeeseseeeeeees 95 How to use SNC toolbox 00 ceeceeceeeeeeeeeeees 95 Registering in My device ccceeeeeeeseceeeeeeeees 97 Changing the Device list display method 98 Setting SNC toolbox Options 2 00 eeeeeeeeeeees 99 Using Privacy Masking Masking a Camera mage Aiea 100 Using Panorama Creator Creating a Panorama MINAS er seia le thie iek sical 102 Using the Custom Homepage Setting the customized homepage sccscceceeceeeeeeeeees 103 Using the Firmware Upgrade cccc08 104 Using the Schedule Task eeeeeccceeeeeeees 104 Configuring the device setting cccceee 106 Device restart and initialization 08 108 Using the SNC audio upload tool Transmitting Audio to Camera sssssssssssssssssosossssoscsossosssseeeeoe 108 Installing the SNC audio upload tool 109 Connecting the Camera to the Computer 109 Using the SNC audio upload tool 110 Using the SNC video player Playing a Video Audio File Recorded with the Camera 114 Installing the SNC video player 6 114 Using the SNC video player cccccceeeeees 115 Using the SNMP scisiieivcsstatinsiinsiciinsiniiiing 116 1 Inquiry Commands cceccccecssseeeeeee
69. agging Initial frame rate 45 Initial image Still image Specified image URL Auto play Blank Click to start streaming Initial sound Volume 30 Muting Show menu On Off v Streaming v Image size v Frame rate v Preset position v Trigger v PTZ control v Sound v Capture image v Image codec Homepage Set the viewer or homepage to be displayed at the time of access ActiveX viewer Displays the ActiveX viewer at time of access Configuring the Viewer Viewer Menu 91 elewey y Gulessiulwpy elewey y Bunesiutupy Plug in free viewer Displays the Plug in free viewer at time of access 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 For details on supported cards contact your authorized Sony dealer To display your Custom homepage perform the following operation 1 Select Custom 2 Type the path of the HTML file using up to 64 characters in the text box on the right of Path 3 In Selected memory select the memory in which the homepage is stored You can select Flash memory or SD memory card The directory displayed in the text box on the right of Path changes according to the selecte
70. allow multicast sending When you select On set Multicast address Video port number and Audio port number properly Multicast address Type the multicast address used on the multicast streaming Video port number 1 2 Specify the MPEG4 H 264 video transmission port number used for the multicast streaming It is initially set to 60000 Specify an even number from 1024 to 65534 Two port numbers the number specified here and an odd number with 1 added to the specified number are used for video data communication and control The setting for Image 1 and Image 2 apply for Video port number and 2 respectively Audio port number Specify the audio transmission port number used for the multicast streaming It is initially set to 60002 Specify an even number from 1024 to 65534 Two port numbers the number specified here and an odd number with 1 added to the specified number are used for audio data communication and control Specify different numbers for the video port number and the audio port number OK Cancel See Buttons common to every menu on page 35 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 came
71. amera select checkbox The check box is located on the left end of the row Select this check box to enable audio transmission and audio file uploading for that network camera MAC address Displays the MAC address of the network camera IP address Displays the IP address of the network camera DHCP is shown at the end of the IP address when the IP address is obtained with a DHCP server Model Displays the model name of the network camera Serial Displays the serial number of the network camera User Displays the specified user D 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 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 an FC Password If you select multiple cameras from the camera list the same user ID and password are set for all those selected cameras The factory setting of the User ID for the Administrator is admin and the Password is admin Add Use this item when you add a new network camera to the camera list manually Click this button to open the followin
72. amera tampering detection Motion detection Detection Effective period Always Schedule Schedule File Displays the name of the audio file saved in the camera Not uploaded is displayed dimly if no audio file is saved To delete the audio file saved in the camera click Delete Before deleting an audio file set Voice alert to Off 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 Voice alert To use the voice alert function linked with the sensor input or the detection functions select On Repeat Select playback repeat time from 1 to 3 Alarm Select the alarm to be linked with the voice alert function Sensor input 1 The external sensor that is connected to sensor input 1 of camera I O port Sensor input 2 The external sensor that is connected to sensor input 2 of camera I O port Tampering An alarm that is triggered when the camera detects tampering such as direction shift or spraying Motion detection The alarm detected by the motion detection function Click Detection to display Motion detection menu to allow you to set the motion detection function page 88 If voice alert is actively linked with a different alarm type while another voice alert is occurring the first voice alert is cancelled and the second one is output If two or three audio files are set to be output simultaneously linked with the same ala
73. and proxy port number IP configuration Select the IP address used for the Search result folder IPv4 Uses IPv4 IPv6 priority Uses IPv6 Uses IPv4 if IPv6 is not selected SSL setting Configure the SSL setting Default client cerfificate Enter the client certificate to use How to process SSL errors in scheduled task or main window Select Continue or Cancel When SSL function of device is SSL only allow to switch from HTTP protocol to HTTPS protocol automatically Check this box if necessary e When you have changed the SSL setting restart the SNC toolbox e The model on sale in China does not support the SSL function Using the SNC toolbox 99 SJOUIO SJOUIO Log tab Overwrite the oldest loa file Enable Free space is less than Log output folder Browse Cancel 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 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 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 scree
74. angle To erase the rectangle right click on the mouse or remove the check for pan tilt restrictions Using the SNC toolbox The edges of a panorama image may not be displayed correctly when the camera 1s zoomed in Make Starts shooting to create a panorama image a complete 360 degree panorama image Panorama images have two formats Map view and Arctic view For SNC EP520 EP521 EP550 EP580 only Map view is available The exposure and white balance settings are fixed while a panorama image is being created To create a clear panorama image set Exposure to Full auto and White balance to Auto in the Camera menu and point the camera at the main subject before starting shooting File open Allows use of a Bitmap or JPEG image file instead of a panorama image e Only Map view is available e The size of the image in the file should be 320 x 90 pixels horizontal vertical Other image sizes are not supported Save You can save the panorama image in a file Only Map view panorama images can be saved Send Transmits a panorama image converted into a JPEG file to the camera Both Map view and Arctic view panorama images are sent to the camera Creating and transmitting a panorama image 1 Click Make on the Main tab to start shooting A panorama inage will be created Do not perform settings of the camera or move the camera during shooting 2 Specify the camera movement area by dragging the mouse to draw a
75. arm recording Conditions 1 and 2 and 3 v 1 Camera tampering detection v Interval Within seconds 2 Network disconnection v Interval Within seconds 3 Camera tampering detection v Motion detection Detection Monitored IP address Cannot specify IPv6 address as the monitored IP address Effective period Always Schedule Schedule When you click in the Administrator menu the Edge Storage menu appears With Edge Storage video or audio signal can be recorded from the alarm detection results such as network block recorded video and audio can be streamed with the same protocol as the real tim streaming e The frame rate and operability on the main viewer may be reduced during image storage e Stop the Edge Storage recording when you turn off the power of the camera with a SD memory card inserted e Before using a SD memory card format it using the computer or by Format SD memory card in the Initialize tab of the System menu page 41 e The supplied ActiveX viewer is not used for streaming the recorded video or audio data For details on supported applications contact an authorized Sony dealer e Before removing or inserting a card turn the power of the camera off e A maximum of 500 video entries can be saved to an SD memory card If Overwrite is set to Off when the number of entries reaches 500 new recordings will cease to be made If Overwrite is set to On when the Downloading Images from the Camera FTP se
76. ated 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 self signed by the camera A prepared value is set for a distinguished name Common name etc The certificate is not issued by a trusted CA For reasons of security we recommend using this mode only when there is no problem even if perfect security 1s not saved e When Use a self signed certificate For test use is selected the Security Alert dialog appears on the SSL connection with a browser For details refer to Using the SSL function page 16 SSL connection may be impossible due to the type of certificate installed in the camera In this case refer to How to install the CA certificate on page 58 and install Certificates Import display or delete the certificate To import the certificate Click Browse to select the certificate to be imported Click Submit to import the certificate and the selected file to the camera The import process becomes invalid if the selected file is not a certificate or the imported certificate is not allowed Generating a self signed certificate A self signed certificate can be generated in the camera to be used w
77. ath in which your homepage is stored 4 Click Start uploading Uploading of the homepage file to the camera starts Using the SNC toolbox 103 SJOUIO SJOUIO 5 Click Cancel to exit the program Using the Firmware Upgrade Using the Firmware Upgrade function of the SNC toolbox allows you to upgrade the firmware of the device Starting the Firmware Upgrade Select the device to upgrade its firmware from the Device list You can select multiple devices at the same time 2 Right click the mouse Click Firmware Upgrade from the displayed menu The Firmware Upgrade screen is displayed Firmware Upgrade O01 Peripherique0001 00 01 4A ED 46 59 Paralleled upgrade quantity Device list Module list Tip The Firmware Upgrade screen can also be displayed using the following method e Select Firmware Upgrade from the Tools menu Device list Select the device to upgrade A progress bar is displayed when updating is in process The status field shows current status Module list To display the dialog click the Browse button on the right side of the model to update listed in the module list Select the target SVU file from the dialog You can select one file for each model Using the SNC toolbox Updating Set the order of devices perform update using Up and Down 2 Click Browse and select an upgrade file for each model 3 Select how many devices to upgrade in Paralleled upgrade quantity
78. authentication is required When you set Authentication to On be sure to select either or both SMTP or and POP before SMTP POP mode Select POP3 or APOP as the authentication method for POP authentication The model on sale in China does not support the APOP authentication Wait time after POP Set the waiting time in POP before SMTP before SMTP authentication after POP authentication is completed Timeout can be set from 0 to 10 000 msec POP server name This is necessary when POP before SMTP is selected for Authentication Type the POP receiving mail server name using up to 64 characters or type the IP address of the POP server This setting 1s necessary when the SMTP server that sends e mails performs authentication using the POP user account 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 MDS as the authentication method for SMTP authentication The model on sale in China does not support the CRAM MDS5 authentication 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 Administrator e mail address Type the Administrator
79. aving an authentication function EAP TLS authentication TLS is an authentication protocol of the EAP methods using Transport Layer Security By using digital certificates and other methods EAP TLS prevents data falsification eavesdropping and spoofing Frame rate The number of frames of a moving image that can be transmitted per a second FTP client Software to be used for accessing the FTP server FTP server A server to be used to transfer files via a network HTTP port A port used to communicate between the web server and the web client such as a web browser Glossary H 264 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 IP address Acronym for Internet Protocol Address An individual IP address is basically assigned to each piece of equipment connected to the Internet JPEG Acronym for Joint Photographic Expert Group The still image compression technology or standards of ISO International Organization for Standardization and ITU T Popularly used as an image compression format on the Internet etc MAC address A network address that uniquely identifies each LAN card MPEG4 Acronym for Moving Picture Experts Group4 One of the MPEG standards for image compression format aiming to transmit images at
80. balance may not be captured for some subjects or with some light sources NR Image noise can be reduced by using the NR function The intensity of the Noise Reduction filter can be selected among High Middle and Low If you do not use this function select Off Brightness SNC EP520 EP521 ER520 ER521 Fine adjust the brightness for the exposure set in the exposure mode A larger value brightens the image and a smaller value darkens the image A value from 5 to 5 can be set Setting the Camera Image and Audio Camera Menu Saturation Select the saturation in 7 steps from 3 to 3 Selecting 3 provides the highest image saturation Sharpness Select the sharpness in 7 steps from 3 to 3 Selecting 3 provides the sharpest picture Contrast SNC EP520 EP521 ER520 ER521 Select the contrast in 7 steps from 3 to 3 Selecting 3 provides the highest contrast OK Cancel See Buttons common to every menu on page 35 Privacy Masking tab Using the privacy masking enables you to hide images by masking specified parts of the images when streaming Preview screen This screen is for monitoring images and configuring privacy masking For details on each button refer to the Control bar of the Plug in free viewer page 25 Control buttons The control buttons are located at the top of the preview screen You can operate the camera with these buttons Pan Tilt operation Click the but
81. ble 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 Range of recurrence Specify the starting date and time and the end date and time Start Set the starting date Execution time Set the starting time No end date This setting does not set an end date End after Specify the number of times to execute the operation End by Set the end date Click Next Check the setting when the final confirmation screen for task setting is displayed If correction is needed click Back to return to the previous screen to redo the setting 10 Click Finish Configuring the device setting You can configure advanced settings for a device on the Device Setting screen When you select a device s on the Device list and select Device Setting from the Tools menu or when you right click on the device selection screen and click Device Setting in the displayed menu the Device Setting screen is displayed Display sample Setting tree Item Value Device Setting Model name SNC Serial number 000012 Software version Viewer authentication Off BERTELS Homepage Plug in free viewer Device Network SSL 8021X Exclusive control mode On Auto flip 0 75 Panorama mode Rotate User Sensor input mode M ee Sensor input 1 Open e Mail SMTP
82. buttons are used for updating lists and displaying dialog Q ue Search Updates the Device list in the search result 2 erm Account Sets the administrator for each device Network Displays the Network Setting dialog Masking Displays the Privacy Masking dialog Panorama Displays the Panorama Creator dialog Custom HP Displays the Custom Homepage dialog Using the SNC toolbox Be lt n Displays the settings screen for the device Q Task Task Displays the Task List dialog Device tree view This function allows you to customize folders The registration details of My device can be displayed in tree format Search result folder When this folder is selected devices in the same segment detected at time of startup or by Search are displayed in the Device list Error folder When this folder is selected devices registered in My device folder that can not be connected are displayed in the Device list Also if a registered device is not found on the network it will also be registered in this folder My device folder When this folder is selected devices in the Search result folder or registered manually are displayed in the Device list Device list Devices registered in the folder selected at Device tree view are displayed in a list Device name Displays individual device names Status Only for Error folder and My device folder You can check the current connection stat
83. cate you request perform other security tasks You can also use this Yeb site to download a certificate authority CA certificate certificate chain or certificate revocation list CRL or to view the status of a pending request For more information about Certificate Services see Certificate Services Documentation Select a task Request a certificate View the status of a pending certificate request Download a CA certificate certificate chain or CRL If the Microsoft Certificate Service page does not appear using the URL above check the following Is the service of Web site enabled on Internet Information Service IIS Is Certificate Services enabled Does the firewall or antivirus software setting on the client PC block connection Are the network configuration and Internet Explorer settings on the client PC correct 3 When Internet Explorer prompts entering the log in user and password type the user name as follows Example when the user name is 1 XClient and the domain name localnetwork net 1X Client localnetwork net 4 Click Download a CA certificate certificate chain or CRL D Select Base 64 in Encoding method and click Download CA certificate The File Download dialog opens 6 Specify the file storage location and save the CA certificate After saving the CA certificate import it to the camera The CA certificate import procedure is completed Downloading the clie
84. cel See Buttons common to every menu on page 35 When you click OK after changing SSL setting close the main viewer and the setting window once CA certificate tab Adding the CA certificate for client authentication In this tab you can manage the CA certificate needed for the camera to use the client authentication of the SSL function When using the client authentication the personal certificate must be successfully installed on the PC to use it If this preparation cannot be performed do not configure settings on this tab Otherwise you may not be able to connect to the camera SSL client authentication On Trusted CA certificate SSL client authentication You can configure whether to enable the client authentication of the SSL function Trusted CA certificate 1 to 4 You can import a trusted CA certificate route certificate etc to the camera Up to four certificates from trusted CAs can be imported to the camera Only PEM format is supported Setting the SSL function SSL Menu 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 Import process will be invalid if the selected file is not a CA certificate To display the information of the CA certificate When the CA certificate has been saved in the camera correctly its information appears on Issuer DN Subject DN Val
85. cess and a RADIUS client is a party that accesses the network In Internet connecting service a Network Access Server NAS such as that for dial up and broadband access server is a RADIUS client In a wireless LAN system a wireless LAN access point is a RADIUS client Saturation The degree to which a color is pure Secondary DNS Server Subsidiary DNS server used when a primary DNS server cannot be used Shared secret A character string to be used for mutual authentication between a RADIUS server and RADIUS client Sharpness The degree to which the boundary of two portions is clearly distinguished SMTP server A server for sending or relaying e mail messages between servers 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 Compared with the other protocol UDP TCP provides reliable communication but communication speed is slower UDP Acronym for User Datagram Protocol A standard protocol used for Internet connection Compared with the other protocol TCP UDP can transmit data faster but reliable communication is not guaranteed Un
86. col 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 When connecting via a proxy server neither Unicast nor Multicast can be selected Using the System Utility You can download system utility from the tools tab on the main menu Activex Plug in free Tool SNC viewer This is an application for which the viewer can be setu Download SNC desktop viewer This is a gadget for the Windows sidebar that displays images from the camera for Windows Vista Windows7 only Download To use the utility click Download to begin download SNC viewer SNC viewer is an application which allows you to set the initial state of the viewer Installing the SNC viewer 1 Execute the downloaded SNC Viewer msi file 2 Install the SNC viewer following the instructions on the wizard When the license agreement policies are displayed agree after reading them carefully and install the SNC viewer Using the SNC viewer Click SNC viewer in the control panel Using the System Utility 31 BIBWeD OU Bunesedo BIBWeD aU Bunesedo 32 Connection tab E SNC Viewer Property Connection View _ Audio Save Joystick Protocol
87. consists of three tabs Common Alarm sending and Periodical sending Common Tab Setting the e Mail SMTP Function e Mail SMTP On Off SMTP server name SMTP port number 25 25 to 65535 Use TLS On STARTILS On e Mail SMTP Select On when you use the e Mail SMTP function e You cannot send an audio file by using the e mail sending function e The frame rate and operability on the main viewer may be reduced while a file is being transmitted by the e Mail SMTP function SMTP server name Type the SMTP server name using up to 64 characters or the IP address of the SMTP server SMTP port number Enter a port number from 25 to 65535 The standard port number is 25 If TLS is enabled the standard port number for SMTPs is 465 Use TLS To use the encryption function by TLS select On The model on sale in China does not support the TLS function STARTTLS To use the encryption function by STARTTLS select On 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 Select when SMTP authentication is required POP before SMTP Select when POP before SMTP
88. cording date amp time A _ represents a folder created automatically Every recording event creates a folder named with recording date and time Folders with maximum storage of 1 000 files are created in sequence If more than 1 000 files recorded within one event a new folder is created automatically to continue recording For the details about the extension of a file See About the extension of a file on page 80 Setting the Alarm Output Alarm output Menu When you click in the Administrator menu the Alarm output menu appears You can perform setting in this menu to control the alarm output of the I O port on the rear of the camera linked to alarm detection the timer and the Day Night function The Alarm output menu consists of the Alarm output 1 tab Tip For details on connection of peripheral devices to the alarm output of the I O port refer to the supplied Installation Manual Alarm output 1 Tab Alarm output On Mode Alarm Sensor input 1 Sensor input 2 Camera tampering detection Motion detection Detection Alarm duration 10 V sec 1 to 60 sec Effective period Always Schedule Schedule Timer Day Night Alarm output To activate the alarm output function select On Mode Select the mode of the alarm output function from Alarm Timer or Day Night Alarm Controls alarm output by synchronizing it with an external sensor input or the built in detection functions When Alarm is
89. ct Remote Access Policy and right click 5 Select New from the context menu and select Remote Access Policy to open New Remote Access Policy Wizard O Select Set up a custom policy 7 Set the following items Policy name Type Allow 802 1X Access as an example Policy conditions Click Add and add the following items NAS Port Type Ethernet Wireless IEEE802 11 Wireless Other and Virtual VPN Windows Groups Wired_802 1X_Group Permissions Select Grant remote access permission Edit Profile Dial in Constraints tab Specify the session time out period during which the client is allowed to be connected as required Authentication tab Delete checks from all the boxes Click EAP Method and add Smart Card or other certificates Then continue to configure the RADIUS client Using the 802 1X Authentication Function 802 1X Menu 8 Select RADIUS Clients and right click 9 Select New RADIUS Client from the context menu 10 Set the following items Friendly name Type authenticator as an example Client address 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 3 Select New from the context menu then select Us
90. ction for wired ports select On Wired interface status Shows the authentication status of the 802 1X authentication function for wired ports Click Refresh to update the status Using the 802 1X Authentication Function 802 1X Menu 61 elewey y Bugesiutupy elewey y Bunesiutupy 62 EAP identity Type the user name to identify the client in the 802 1X authentication server using 3 to 253 characters 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 After you click Reset if you wish to cancel the EAP password change click Cancel at the bottom of the screen This will cancel other changes made to the settings EAP method You can select the authentication method used with the authentication server This device supports TLS and PEAP TLS By this method the supplicant and the server authenticate each other using a certificate This enables secure port authentication PEAP By this method an EAP password is used for the supplicant authentication and a certificate is used for server authentication OK Cancel See Buttons common to every menu on page 35 Client certificate Tab When TLS is selected as the EAP method client
91. d memory Header Configure the setting for the bar menu displayed at the top of the viewer screen Select On to display the header and Off to hide it Tip Even when you select Off the Administrator menu can be displayed by entering the following URL in the address box of your Web browser Example When the IP address of the camera is set to 192 168 0 100 http 192 168 0 100 lt TAG gt 14 index html Enter the following value to lt TAG gt according to the language you wish to use en English ja Japanese fr French de German it Italian es Spanish zh_hant Chinese Traditional Chinese character zh_hans Chinese Simplified Chinese character ko Korean pt Portuguese Configuring the Viewer Viewer Menu Button style Select Standard or Simple Logo To set the logo image click Browse and specify the image to display The image file format that can be used is GIF PNG JPEG The maximum file size is 50KB The uploaded image is displayed as 150 x 48 pixel Click Delete header logo to delete the log set on the Initialize Tab of system menu page 42 Text color background color 1 and background color 2 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 le
92. d the camera moves so that the clicked portion is positioned at the center of the display 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 The camera moves so that framed portion 1s positioned at the center of the display and is zoomed in e When Zoom mode in the Camera menu is set to Full zooming of the specified area stops at the T end of the optical zoom If you want to zoom in further using the digital zoom specify the area again e When the specified area is zoomed in the center may be shifted or some portion of the image may appear out of the monitor image section In this case click the point you want to move to the center or click the arrow button on the camera control panel Panning and tilting by dragging the screen Vector dragging mode only When you click on the starting point on the image and drag to the end point the camera pans tilts in the direction of the arrow from the starting point to the end point The speed of operation is determined by the length of arrow Releasing the button on the mouse stops the panning tilting of the camera Operating the Camera 2 BIBWeD OU Bunesedo BIBWeD OU Buneledo Moving the camera to a preset position Common operations in Area zoom and Vector dragging modes
93. de is on Image action Select the mode of operation from Off Area zoom and Vector dragging Pan Tilt control Click the arrow button the direction in which you want to move the camera Keep it pressed to move the camera continuously To return to the home position click antl Zoom control Press to zoom out and press to zoom in Zooming continues while the button remains pressed The four edges of the image may be dark depending on the zoom position This is a phenomenon related to the structure of the camera and does not cause a problem Focus control To focus on a nearby object press EJ To focus on a distant object press JY By pressing BAE focus is set to the optimum position To control the focus manually set Focus mode of the Camera menu to Manual page 43 fj Exclusive control Click this button to display the time remaining for operation authority However if operation authority has not been obtained the waiting time is displayed Configuration of Main Viewer 23 BIBWeD OU Bunesedo BIBWeD y Bunesedo 24 Set the Exclusive control mode in the System Tab of the System Menu to On to perform exclusive control page 37 Panorama panel Panorama image Map View and Arctic View are displayed You can switch the display Click to display Map View and J to display Arctic View Arctic View is not available on SNC EP520 EP521 EP550 EP580 Display switching is only available
94. dio file overwrites the audio file previously uploaded to the camera Click this button to hide the camera list Click it again to display the camera list 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 IP address Displays the IP address of a network camera DHCP is shown at the end of the IP address when the IP address is obtained from a DHCP server Tip During SSL communication 5 appears on the left side of the IP address of the camera The model on sale in China does not support the SSL function Model Displays the model name of the network camera Serial Displays the serial number of the network camera Progress Displays the progress of audio file transmission Status Displays the current status of the camera Ready The camera is ready for connection Inquiry Camera information is being requested No func The camera does not support the Voice alert function Uploading An audio file is being uploaded Fault Audio file uploading failed No Privilege The camera is not authorized to upload audio files Succeeded The audio file uploaded successfully Uploading a recorded audio file to the camera Tip Before operating create an audio file and set the camera to upload using the Setting tab 1 Click A recording in the Voice alert tab to start recording
95. dress to the Camera 1 uolesedaid uoneledald 8 Click Search 8 SNC toolbox detects the network cameras connected to the local network and lists them 7 SNC toolbox File E Edit E View V Tools Task K Help H Sear t S Se amp Error Device address IPv4 DHCP Fixed IP IPv4 HTTP PortNo Mode E3 My device H N SNC 00101 Device0003 00 01 4a 31 ad 02 192 168 0 102 0 entries Check firewal Search result Tip The factory setting of the camera network is DHCP mode Select a camera you want to assign an IP address from the list and click Network 9 The account settings screen is displayed Device Account Device name MAC address 01 Deviced00i 00 01 4A ED 46 59 Select deselect all Device account Administrator name Administrator password Default 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 Network Setting 01 Device0005 00 01 4a 31 aa c6 Obtain IP address automatically Use the following IP address Obtain DNS server address automatically Use the following DNS server address 1024 to 65535 Cancel 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 When you select Obtain an IP address auto
96. e 42 Delete voice alert file 0 42 device setting ee eceeeeesseeeeeeees 106 DHCP SEE hinaan 51 Digital certificate 118 DNS SERVER nana aa an 51 Domain suffix sxeiaseeccerawtene dscns 52 Downloading images 0008 81 Dynamic IP address notification 54 DY MANIC Woonin 45 E EAP method ceeseeeee 62 118 EAP TLS authentication 118 Edge SOr e orinni 36 Effective period oii 70 72 73 75 76 79 80 84 85 e mallan tas aveswotsessuctanees 54 70 e Mail SMTP 36 70 85 e Mail SMTP Menu 000 70 e Mail SMTP notification 54 Eod GME sassctencessonasausisacaizsmieneetanauds 87 Exclusive control mode 37 Ex POSU neda 44 Exposure compensation 45 4 2 016 0 18 E PROSE 80 F Factory defaatle 41 fac Ory SECUNUS ms R 41 File attachment annnars 72 file name 72 73 75 76 78 79 Firmware Upgrade cccceee 104 FOCUS raa 2352 FOCUS Mod nrinsinonnernnn anes 43 Folder structure ccccceeeeeee 80 83 format of date and time 39 Format SD memory card 42 Frame rate es008 22 33 49 118 FTP aaa 66 FTP CUI henan 36 86 FTP client Lunch Onicsicnscaceleetiseiats 74 FTP elen Menu renao nnn 74 FEP SeNet 29 36 74 81 FTP server function cceeeees 81l FTP server Men imissna 81 PEP S r v
97. e 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 The operator can choose a part of the image to view and zoom in by surrounding the area with a frame by dragging the mouse In the Vector dragging mode the camera pans or tilts in the dragged direction How long you drag the mouse determines the speed Releasing the button on the mouse after dragging stops the panning or tilting of the camera You can also use the tool bar to pan or tilt The zoom operation using the mouse wheel is available in all modes Control bar The following operation buttons are available ve 4 Pe oo 7 Setting You can set the streaming method image size frame rate PTZ operation trigger selection and image codec Streaming start button Starts streaming Appears while stops streaming Streaming stop button Stops streaming Appears while streaming A Trigger run button Runs the selected trigger Displayed only when the Viewer mode in the User Menu page 67 is set to Full and at least one trigger is enabled in the Trigger Menu page 85 P Preset Select a preset position to move the camera to the registered preset position Displayed only when a camera preset position is registered Save still image button Captures still images taken by the camera and saves them to the computer Di
98. e downloaded file and click the Setup icon again If the message Internet Explorer Security Warning appears click Run Internet Explorer Security Warni The publisher could mot be verified Are you sure you want to run this software Name Program name Publisher Unknown Publisher am portrun This file does not have a valid digital signature that verifies its publisher You x should only run software from publishers you trust How can decide what software to run If the message User Account Control An unidentified program wants access to your computer appears click Allow The software installation starts Starting the software When you start software such as SNC toolbox the message User Account Control An unidentified program wants access to your computer may appear In this case click Allow Installing ActiveX Control During installation of ActiveX Control the information bar or Security Warning may appear In this case operate as follows Assigning the IP Address to the Camera If the message Information Bar appears click Close PEN tee ee ee oe I Did you notice the Information Bar The Infomation Bar alerts you to secuntytelated conditions for example if a potentially unsafe file or pop up was just blocked F a webpage does not display propery look forthe Information Bar at the top of the page and click it E Dont show this me
99. e frame rate and the bit rate automatically so that the camera plays back a smooth image to suit the connected computer environment If On is selected the MPEG4 or H 264 image rate is automatically adjusted Setting the Camera Image and Audio Camera Menu 49 elewey y Bugesiutupy elewey y Bunesiutupy e The actual frame rate and bit rate may be different depending on the image size shooting scene or network condition e 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 e When setting Image 2 set the frame rate of Image 1 to 15 fps or less SNC EP520 EP52 1 ER520 ER521 Image quality Set the JPEG image quality Selectable values are from Level 1 to Level 10 When Level 10 is selected the best image quality is achieved Bandwidth control Limits the network bandwidth for the JPEG image data output from the camera Audio may be interrupted depending on the selected bandwidth In this case select a wider bandwidth OK Cancel See Buttons common to every menu on page 35 Streaming Tab Use this tab to set the items for the transmission by unicast or multicast Unicast stream ing Video port number 1 50000 1024 to 65534 Video port number 2 52000 1024 to 65534 Audio port number 50002 1024 to 65534 Multicast streaming On Off Multicast address 224 0 0 200 Video port numb
100. e functions of the viewer with ActiveX Control 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 ActiveX viewer method The image can be viewed when the image display is set to JPEG MPEG4 or H 264 If Automatic configuration is enabled in the Local Area Network LAN Settings of Internet Explorer the camera 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 e When you install ActiveX Control you should be logged in to the computer as the Administrator Tip Every page of this software is optimized for Internet Explorer in Medium font Logging in to System 21 BIBWeD OU Bunesedo BIBWeD y Bunesedo Configuration of Main Viewer 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 Main menu Monitor image section section Control panel Main menu ActiveX Displays the ActiveX viewer Plug in free Displays the Plug in free viewer Tool You can download system utility from here
101. e mail address using up to 64 characters This address is used for reply e mails and sending system messages from the mail server Subject Type the subject title of the e mail using up to 64 characters When Alarm sending of the Alarm sending tab is set to On an e mail sent in response to alarm detection will indicate the type of alarm in the subject S1 is indicated for sensor input detection S2 for sensor input 2 detection TP for camera interference detection and MD for motion detection Message Type the text of the e mail using up to 384 characters A line break is equivalent to 2 characters OK Cancel See Buttons common to every menu on page 35 Sending an Image via E mail e Mail SMTP Menu 71 elewey y Gulessiulwpy elewey y Bunesiutupy 12 Alarm sending Tab Setting the e mail sending mode when detecting the alarm Set to send an e mail linked with alarm detection by the external sensor input or by the built in detection functions Alarm sending On File attachment Image file name Suffix Alarm Sensor input 1 Sensor input 2 Camera tampering detection Interval 00 H 30 MIN 30 min Motion detection Effective period Always Schedule Schedule Alarm sending Select On to set sending an e mail linked with alarm detection File attachment Set whether an image file JPEG file is to be attached to the e mail or not When On is selected the i
102. e such as SNC toolbox from CD ROM In this case operate as follows Example In case of SNC toolbox If message Internet Explorer appears click Yes Internet Explorer Active content can harm your computer or disclose personal information Are you sure that you want to allow CDs to run active content on your computer What pou should know about active content In the future do not show this message If the message File Download Security Warning appears click Run File Download Security Warning Do you want to run or save this file Name Program name Type Application 58 5 KB From fa pSetupProgram Rur Save Cancel While files from the lhternet can be useful this file type can potentially harm your computer If you do not trust the source do not rin or save this software What s the risk If you select Save in the File Download Security Warning dialog you will not be able to perform the installation correctly Delete the downloaded file and click the Setup icon again If the message Internet Explorer Security Warning appears click Run Internet Explorer Security Warning The publisher could not be verified Are you sure you want to run this software Name Program name Publisher Unknown Publisher This file does not have a valid digital signature that verifies its publisher You should only run software from publishers you trust How can I decide what
103. e the corresponding software If you are using Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later Windows Vista or Windows 7 disable the Windows Firewall function Otherwise SNC audio upload tool will not operate correctly For the setting see Configuring Windows Firewall in When using Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later on page 10 Configuring Windows Firewall in When using Windows Vista on page 13 or Configuring Windows Firewall in When using Windows 7 on page 15 The model on sale in China does not support the SSL function Installing the SNC audio upload tool 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 When you are using Windows Vista or Windows 7 pop up Auto Play may appear For details Installing software in When using Windows Vista on page 11 or Installing software in When using Windows 7 on page 14 2 Click the Setup icon of SNC audio upload tool The File Download dialog opens When you are using Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later Windows Vista or Windows 7 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 9 Installing software in When using Windows Vista on page 11 or Installing
104. e with the alarm from Sensor input 2 Camera tampering detection TP Select the preset position to synchronize with the camera tampering detect alarm Motion Detection MD Select a preset position to synchronize with the alarm from the motion detection Click Detection and the motion detection menu is displayed to allow you to set the motion detection function page 88 In the case where the synchronized preset position is specified an alarm event that happens when the camera moves to the preset position will be invalid Preset You can configure and save preset positions and thumbnails Click Call to move the camera to a specified preset position and click Clear thumbnail to delete the thumbnail information for the specified preset position No Select a preset number from 1 to 256 from the drop down list Name Type the preset position name of the selected preset number using up to 32 characters Set Click to save the current camera position to the selected preset number To save a preset position operate as follows T Move the camera to the position to be saved while checking the image with the preview viewer 2 Selecta preset number for saving and type the preset name 3 Click the Set button The camera position is saved Call Click to move the camera to the preset position Clear Thumbnail Click to delete the thumbnail of the sepecific preset position Thumbnail Checking this checkbox reg
105. eaudio TO o o o o o Selectthe codecmode o o o Controlthesettingmens 1 l l l Usable function Not usable function The access rights of the administrator and the user can be set in Setting the User User Menu of the Administrator menu on page 66 Administrator and User Logging in to System Logging in as a user Start the Web browser on your computer and type the IP address of the camera you want to monitor Address http 192 168 0 100 The viewer is displayed Display sample Three types of viewer are available ActiveX viewer Plug in free viewer and custom homepage By default ActiveX viewer is displayed To switch the viewer make changes to the Viewer menu page 91 If the main viewer does not start correctly the security level of the Internet Explorer may be set to higher than Medium See To display the viewer correctly on page 17 and check the security level About Viewers You can use the following viewers ActiveX viewer This viewer can monitor the camera image in any of the JPEG MPEG4 and H 264 video codecs You must install this viewer when you access the main viewer for the first time When you display the main viewer of the camera for the first time When you access the network camera using ActiveX viewer for the first time the Security Warning appears Click Yes and install ActiveX Control You can use all th
106. ect Type the subject title of the e mail using up to 64 characters Message Type the text of the e mail using up to 384 characters A line break 1s equivalent to 2 characters You can describe the information of the acquired IP address etc using the special tags mentioned below HTTP notification Select On to output a command to the HTTP server when the DHCP setting is completed Using this function you can configure a useful system for example to view the access log stored in the HTTP server or start an external CGI program URL Specify the URL to send an HTTP request using up to 256 characters The URL is normally written as follows http ip_address port path parameter ip_address Type the IP address or host name of the host to which you want to connect To enter an Pv6 address http IPv6 address http IPv6 address port port Specify the port number to which you want to connect If you want to use the established port number 80 you do not need to input a value path Type the command parameter Type the command parameter if necessary You can use the special tags mentioned below for the parameters Proxy server name When you send an HTTP request via a proxy server type the name or IP address of the proxy server using up to 64 characters Proxy port number Specify the port number when you send an HTTP request via the proxy server Set a port number between 1024 and 65535
107. ection is effective Click Schedule and the menu for the effective period is displayed Setting the Schedule Schedule Menu on page 87 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 87 Day Night Controls the alarm output linked to the day night function OK Cancel See Buttons common to every menu on page 35 Outputting Audio Linked to Alarm Detection Voice alert Menu Outputting Audio Linked to Alarm Detection Voice alert Menu Click Bites 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 camera when an alarm is detected by the sensor input or detection functions You can output audio from a speaker connected to the camera in synchronization with an alarm event triggered by the sensor input or the detection functions The Voice alert menu consists of 3 tabs Voice alert 1 Voice alert 2 and Voice alert 3 You can configure an individual audio file on each tab Before using the voice alert function you need to save the audio file to the camera using the SNC audio upload tool stored in the supplied CD ROM For details on use of the SNC audio upload tool see page 108 Voice alert 1 2 3 Tab Voice alert On Off Repeat 1 vV Alarm Sensor input 1 Sensor input 2 C
108. edo Operating the Camera This section explains how to monitor the image from the Administrator and User This network camera identifies those who log in as the Administrator or User camera using your Web browser Internet Explorer The Administrator can use all the functions of this network camera including camera settings The User The functions of the camera should be set by the can use the functions for monitoring the image and Administrator For the setting of the camera see audio from the camera and control the camera The Administrating the Camera on page 35 Viewer mode setting is used to restrict the user s access rights There are five types of users Each type of user can use the corresponding functions below Administrator Pan Tilt Preset Light View Eor Monitor aliveimage e o a Feran Control the frame rate PEG mode ony e l l Controltheimage view size o oe oe joj Save a still image and moviein the computer e e joj SendanimagefiletoteFTP sever a Oo OT Send an image attached to an e mail l Record an image inthe memory e l Control the alarm output of the VO porton the camera aa dD Play an audio file Voice alert an Play an audio file Voice aler file Voice ae mame Te TTT MPEG4 H 264 mode only Call the preset position the Call the preset position pomon at te tet Receiv
109. eees 116 2 Setting Commands cccceceseeeeseeeeeeeeees 116 GIOSSAEY initial nineiielaiade 117 DIN ON E E E O E NEEE 120 Table of Contents 3 MOIAJBAQ 4 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 SNC EP550 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 This allows 340 panning for SNC EP580 EP550 EP520 EP521 360 panning for SNC ER580 ER550 ER520 ER521 105 tilting for SNC EP580 EP550 EP520 EP521 and 210 tilting for SNC ER580 ER550 ER520 ER521 operability Optical zoom of 20x SNC EP580 ER580 28x SNC EP550 ER550 36x SNC EP520 EP521 ER520 ER521 and a digital zoom of 12x high magnification zoom functions are provided Intelligent motion detection camera tampering detection and alarm functions are provided With the Dynamic Range Compressor low level sound can be auto adjusted for optimum volume and streamed out Up to 5 users can view images from one camera at the same time Date time can be superimposed on the image With Edge Storage video or audio signals can be recorded from the result of alarm detection such as network bl
110. eleted when the Selected root directory setting 1s changed Overwrite Select On to overwrite the file when there is insufficient memory space to record the image in the built in memory or SD memory card On Overwrite is enabled and old files will be overwritten in the order of date Off Overwrite is prohibited No recording will be performed Capacity warning Select On to send a warning mail to the Administrator when the memory space of the built in memory or SD memory card is low or the memory is full Select Off if you do not want to send a warning mail On A warning mail is sent to the Administrator Off A warning mail is not sent to the Administrator When Overwrite is set to On a warning mail is not sent to the Administrator SMTP server name Type the name of the SMTP server for sending an e mail using up to 64 characters Otherwise type the IP address of the SMTP mail server SMTP port number Enter a port number from 25 to 65535 The standard port number is 25 If TLS is enabled the standard port number for SMTPs is 465 Use TLS To use the encryption function by TLS select On The model on sale in China does not support the TLS function Recording Images in Memory Image memory Menu 1 elewey y Bugesiutupy elewey y Bunesiutupy STARTTLS To use the encryption function by STARTTLS select On The model on sale in China does not support the STARTTLS function Authenticatio
111. enu The model on sale in China does not support the CRAM MDS5 authentication User name Password Type the user name and the password of the user who owns the e mail account This setting is necessary when the SMTP server that sends e mails performs authentication Administrator e mail address Type the e mail address of the recipient of a warning mail e mail address of the camera Administrator using up to 64 characters OK Cancel See Buttons common to every menu on page 35 Alarm recording Tab Setting the Image memory function when detecting the alarm You can set to record the image and audio file to the memory linked with an external sensor input or built in detection functions Alarm recording On Image file name Suffix Date amp time Sequence number Sequence number clear Clear Alarm Sensor input 1 Sensor input 2 Camera tampering detection Motion detection Detection Effective period Always Schedule Schedule Alarm buffer Use alarm buffer Alarm buffer Alarm recording with Alarm buffer is disable when Edge Storage is set to ON Alarm recording Select On to record the image and audio file in the built in memory or SD memory card linked with alarm detection Image file name Type the file name you want to assign to the image s to be recorded You can use up to 10 alphanumeric characters hyphen and _ underscore for naming Suffix Select a suffix to be added to
112. enu Tip For the connection of peripheral devices to the alarm output of the I O port see the supplied Installation Manual Controlling the Day Night function You can set the Day Night function to On night mode and Off day mode To use this function you need to make Day Night active in the Trigger menu of the Administrator menu page 86 1 Click Day Night on the Trigger panel Each click switches the Day Night function alternately between On night mode and Off day mode If Day Night mode in the Trigger Day Night menu page 86 is set to Auto you cannot control the Day Night function by clicking Day Night Playing an audio file stored in the camera You can play an audio file previously stored in the camera using the SNC audio upload tool To use this function you need to make Voice alert1 Voice alert2 and Voice alert3 active in the Trigger menu of the Administrator menu page 87 1 Click Voice alert1 Voice alert2 or Voice alert3 on the Trigger panel Playback of the selected audio file starts and the playback sound is output from the speaker connected to the camera Switching Transmission Mode Switching Transmission Mode You can change the transmission mode for video audio data This function can be used when Mode video codec mode is set to MPEG4 or H 264 and the ActiveX viewer is used e The function may not operate correctly if you use personal firewall software or antivirus softwa
113. epage Click Delete to delete the homepages recorded in the flash memory of the camera with Custom Homepage of SNC toolbox page 103 Delete panorama image Click Delete to delete the panorama images recorded in the camera with Panorama Creator of SNC toolbox page 102 Delete voice alert file Click Delete to delete all the audio files stored in the camera using SNC audio upload tool page 108 e 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 84 e Before deleting the audio file set Voice alert to Off in each tab of the Voice alert menu page 84 Delete thumbnails Click Delete to delete the thumbnails set in the Preset Setting menu Delete header logo Click Delete to delete the header logo set in the Viewer menu Delete superimpose logo Click Delete to delete the superimposed logo set in the Advance of the camera ID on the Superimpose tab of the System menu from the camera To set whether to show or hide the superimpose logo you need to configure the setting under the Superimpose tab OK Cancel See Buttons common to every menu on page 35 System log Tab The data of the software activity of the camera is recorded in this log It includes data that is useful if a problem occurs Click Reload to reload the latest data Access log
114. er 4 Set the following items to configure a new user For example the log on user name 1 XClient is assumed for explanation purposes First name XClient User logon name XClient lt domain name gt Password Specify a password Then select Password never expires in account options 5 Select the user to be added and right click 6 Select Properties from the context menu 7 Setthe following items Dial in tab Select Allow access in Remote Access Permission Member Of tab Add Wired_802 1X_Group The preparations for configuring a 802 1 X network are now completed Proceed to issue the certificate to be imported to the camera Issuing the CA certificate Prepare a Windows client PC called client PC hereafter to temporarily store the certificate and configure so that the client PC and Windows Server 2003 computer can be connected through the network Start Internet Explorer on the client PC 2 Type the CA s URL in the address bar and click Go To The CA s URL 1s normally as follows http lt address of the CA gt CertSrv The Microsoft Certificate Services page opens Microsoft Certificate Services WEN2003CA Welcome Use this Yeb site to request a certificate for your Yeb browser e mail client or other program By using a certificate you can verify your identity to people you communicate with over the Web sign and encrypt messages and depending upon the type of certifi
115. er CA Supplicant A supplicant is a device that connects to the authentication server to join the network This camera serves as a supplicant in the 802 1X network The supplicant can enter the 802 1 X network after appropriate authentication by the authentication server Authenticator An authenticator forwards certificate request data or response data that the supplicant or authentication server issues to the other party Normally a hub router or access point serves as an authenticator Authentication server An authentication server has a database of connecting users and verifies if the supplicant is a valid user or not It can also be called RADIUS server CA Certificate Authority A CA issues and manages certificates of the authentication server CA certificates and user certificates The CA is essential for certificate based user authentication Normally a CA is located inside an authentication server This camera supports EAP mode in which the supplicant and the server authenticate using the certificate This mode requires a CA to issue the certificate Common Tab Basic setting of 802 1X authentication function 802 1X authentication function Wired interface EAP method 802 1X authentication function This item is used for enabling disabling the 802 1X authentication function for wired ports The wired interface status can also be checked here Wired interface To activate the 802 1X authentication fun
116. er click Refresh on the Web browser Basic Operations of the Administrator Menu 35 elewey y Gulessiulwpy elewey y Bunesiutupy 36 Configuration of the Administrator menu System Displays the System menu For details see Configuring the System System Menu page 37 Camera Displays the Camera menu for setting the camera image and audio For details see Setting the Camera Image and Audio Camera Menu page 43 Network Displays the Network menu for setting the network connection For details see Configuring the Network Network Menu page 51 SSL Displays the SSL menu for performing SSL communication between the client device and camera Setting the SSL function SSL Menu on page 56 802 1X Displays the 802 1X menu for connecting the camera to a network configured in compliance with the 802 1X standard for port authentication Using the 802 1X Authentication Function 802 1X Menu on page 61 User Displays the User menu for setting the log in user name and password Setting the User User Menu on page 66 Security Displays the Security menu for specifying a computer that is allowed to connect to the camera Setting the Security Security Menu on page 67 Basic Operations of the Administrator Menu Preset position Displays the Preset position menu to register a position you want to save Tour function which rotate
117. er 1 60000 1024 to 65534 Video port number 2 62000 1024 to 65534 Audio port number 60002 1024 to 65534 Unicast streaming Specify the transmission port numbers of the MPEG4 H 264 video data and audio data to be used when Unicast is selected from the Connection drop down list in the Other panel on the main viewer Video port number 1 2 Specify the transmission port number of the MPEG4 H 264 video data It is initially set to 50000 Specify an even number from 1024 to 65534 Two port numbers the number specified here and an odd number with 1 added to the specified number are actually used for video data communication and control The setting for Image 1 and Image 2 apply for Video port number and 2 respectively Setting the Camera Image and Audio Camera Menu 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 Two port numbers the number specified here and an odd number with 1 added to the specified number are used for audio data communication and control Specify different numbers for the video port number and the audio port number Multicast streaming Set whether the camera uses multicast streaming for MPEG4 H 264 video data and audio data or not It reduces the transmission load on the camera by having a computer of the same segment network receive the same transmitting data Select On to allow or Off not to
118. er for communications When it is not checked direct communication with the camera is performed Auto detect Select On to obtain the proxy setting automatically from Internet Explorer Proxy address Type the IP address or host name of the proxy server Using the SNC audio upload tool Transmitting Audio to Camera Proxy port Type the port number used for communication with the proxy server 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 Save camera setting Check this box to store the current settings and camera list in the Setting tab The same settings will be recalled when the camera is rebooted Click this button repeatedly to hide show the camera list Target camera s Camera list When the SNC audio upload tool starts it automatically detects Sony network cameras connected to the local network and displays them in the camera list Up to 256 cameras can be displayed in the list Select the check box on the left of the row to enable audio transmission and audio file uploading for that camera You can then enable these functions simultaneously for multiple cameras e The SNC audio upload tool cannot detect cameras that are subsequently connected to the local network after the program has started e The SNC audio upload tool cannot detect network cameras that are not equipped with audio C
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120. era tampering detection Motion detection Event detection menu on page 88 Camera tampering detection Camera tampering detection tab Set the camera tampering detection on page 89 s Device restart and initialization You can restart and initialize restore factory default a selected device Multiple devices can be selected simulteneously for restart and initialization Restarting a device e Click Tools Initialize Device and Reboot in this order on the menu bar to restart the device Initializing a device Click Tools Initialize Device and Factory Default in this order on the menu bar to initialize the device restore factory default 108 Using the SNC audio upload tool Transmitting Audio to Camera Using the SNC audio upload tool Transmitting Audio to Camera The supplied SNC audio upload tool allows you to transmit sound from the computer to the camera This section explains the setup and operations of the SNC audio upload tool The SNC audio upload tool supports the following audio data to be transmitted Only one user can transmit sound to the camera Meanwhile another user will not be able to transmit sound to the camera If proxy server is enabled sound uploading to the camera may fail In that case disable the proxy server SNC audio upload tool may not operate correctly if personal firewall software or antivirus software is used in your computer In this case disabl
121. erate as follows Example In case of SNC toolbox If the pop up AutoPlay appears when a CD ROM is inserted into the CD ROM drive click Install or run program Always do this for software and games Install or run program Program name ae Published by Microsott Wit Open folder to view files Using Windows Exmtorer 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 Active content can ham your computer or disclose personal information Are you sure that you want to allow CDs to run active content on your computer What vou should know about active content Fa In the future do not show this message ves Le Assigning the IP Address to the Camera 11 uoneiedald uoneledald 12 If the message File Download Security Warning appears click Run File Download Do you want to nun or save this file Ca Name Program name Type Application 58 5KB From E IpSetupProgram Run Save Cancel While files from the Intemet can be useful this file type can potentially harm your computer Ff you do not trust the source do not run or save this software What s the isk If you select Save in the File Download Security Warning dialog you will not be able to perform installation correctly Delete th
122. eriod during which periodical recording is effective 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 Recording Images in Memory Image memory Menu Folder structure of Image memory When the image memory function is used images are recorded with the following folder structure aaaaaa jpf bbbbbb jpf cccccc jpf dddddd jpf eeeeee jpf ffffff jpf ZZZzzz jpf A represents a folder created automatically The Date_No folder has an 14 digit name consisting of the year last 2 digits month 2 digits day 2 digits hour 2 digits minute 2 digits second 2 digits and sequential number 2 digits One folder can store a maximum of 100 files If there are more than 100 files a new folder is created automatically to continue recording About the extension of a file A file to be recorded sent using the image memory function or the Mail SMTP FTP client function has one of the following four extensions depending on the video mode setting and the recording sending settings of the camera m4f MPEG4 image files including sound jpf JPEG image files including sound jpg JPEG still image files maf H 264 image files including sound The SNC video player page 114 allows playback of m4f maf and jpf files Downloading Images
123. eset position will be invalid 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 to display the setting menu for the effective period Setting the Schedule Schedule Menu on page 87 Alarm buffer 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 OK Cancel See Buttons common to every menu on page 35 Periodical recording Tab Setting the periodical recording mode You can set to record an image file JPEG file in the built in memory or SD memory card periodically Periodical recording Select On when you want to use periodical recording Image file name Type the file name of the image to be recorded to the memory using up to 10 alphanumeric characters hyphen and _ under score The actual image file name will be the specified image file name with a suffix and the extension jpg You cannot record an audio file using the periodical recording function Suffix Select a suffix to be added to the file name None
124. etails Ren _ Allow another program Address http I I 197 166 0 100 am intial The viewer window is displayed 5 Add program Display sample Add a Program Select the program you want to add or dick Browse to find one that is not listed and then cick OK Programs b Create a System Repair Oisc internet Explorer Tp Setup Program A windows DVD Maker 5 Windows Fax and Scan E windows Media Center abl Windows Remote Assistance 2 XPS Viewer When accessing the camera images will not be displayed in the following conditions e When the maximum number of viewers exceeds 5 LEE However if the e Mail SMTP function or the FTP Path C Windows system32 yecdisc exe Browse client function is set to On the maximum number of viewers will be 3 Whatare the nsks of unblocking program e The bit rate including new requests exceeds 16Mbps You can choose which network location types to add this program to __Netnarllacation types _ conoid Using the SSL function When the above procedure is completed the Note cameras connected in the local network are displayed in SNC toolbox The model on sale in China does not support the SSL function 1 6 Accessing the Camera Using the Web Browser 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 vie
125. figure the following setting for each image mode Codec Select JPEG MPEG4 H 264 or Off Note that Image 1 cannot be set to Off The image size and frame rate for Image 2 codec and subsequent codecs may be restricted depending on the type of codec image size and or frame rate selected for Image 1 Image size You can select the size of the image sent from the camera If different image sizes are set for Image 1 and 2 only 640 x 480 or smaller size can be set for Image 2 Frame rate Set the frame rate of the image Selectable frame rates are as follows SNC EP521 ER521 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 12 16 20 25 fps SNC EP520 ER5 20 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 15 20 25 30 fps If you are using SNC EP550 EP580 ER550 ER580 and the camera operating mode is set to 25 fps 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 25 fps If you are using SNC EP550 EP580 ER550 ER580 and the camera operating mode is set to 30 fps 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 25 30 fps fps is a unit indicating the number of frames transmitted per second Bit rate Set the bit rate of MPEG4 or H 264 image transmission for a line When the bit rate is set to a high level better image quality can be enjoyed Selectable bit rates are as follows 64 128 256 384 512 768 1024 1536 2048 3072 4096 5120 6144 7168 8192 kbps I Picture Interval Set the I picture insertion interval Adaptive rate control This function adjusts th
126. file name 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 A sequential number added to Date amp time and Sequence number is used to identify individual files created with consecutive alarm events Sequence number clear Click Clear to reset the Sequence number suffix to 1 Alarm Select the alarm to be linked with the file to be forwarded to the FTP server Sensor input 1 The external sensor that is connected to sensor input of the camera I O port Sensor input 2 The external sensor that is connected to sensor input 2 of the camera I O port Tampering An alarm that is triggered when the camera detects tampering such as direction shift or spraying 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 88 In the case that the synchronized preset position 1s specified in Position at alarm in the Preset position menu an alarm event that happens when the camera moves to the preset position will be invalid 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 Set
127. from the Camera FTP server Menu When you click 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 FTP server function On Off Selected root directory Built in memory Free space 8192Kbyte SD memory card empty Cannot write SD memory card when SD memory card is write protected FTP server function To activate the FTP server function select On Selected root directory Select the memory that contains the file you want to download The current memory space is displayed on the right Built in memory Built in memory of this camera SD memory card SD memory card inserted into the SD memory card slot of the camera The frame rate and operability on the main viewer may be reduced when you logged in to the FTP server of this unit using the FTP client software installed in the computer OK Cancel See Buttons common to every menu on page 35 Setting the Edge Storage Edge Storage Menu Edge Storage On SD memory card Overwrite Recording status Video recording Audio recording On off Recording capacity Pre alarm period Post alarm period Recording time Pre alarm period Post alarm period Recording mode Consecutive recording Al
128. g can be displayed Setting the Schedule Schedule Menu on page 87 Video amp PT drive refresh Timer schedule Use the same time schedule every day Mon Start time 00 End time Start time z 00 End time Start time 00 End time Start time 00 End time Start time 00 End time Start time 00 End time Start time 00 End time e Camera operation can be canceled when you run video amp PT drive refresh while operating the camera e Position tours stop if video amp PT drive refresh is running while you are running position tours After video amp PT drive refresh has been completed the position tours restart e Intelligent motion detection and camera tampering detection stop immediately if you execute video amp PT drive refresh when Intelligent motion detection and camera tampering detection are set After video amp PT 42 Configuring the System System Menu drive refresh is completed motion detection and camera tampering detection restart Format SD memory card Click Format to format the SD memory card not supplied inserted into the SD memory card slot of the camera The files and folders stored in the SD memory card are deleted while formatting e Before formatting disable the image memory function FTP server function and Edge Storage function to protect the SD memory card from writing e When the SD memory card is write protected it cannot be formatted Delete custom hom
129. g dialog Type the IP address and port number of the camera to be added and click OK O80 itm Camera port e An error dialog appears if the specified IP address in the camera list 1s assigned for a device other than the network camera or does not exist in the network e You cannot add new cameras if the maximum of 256 cameras has been reached Delete Click this button to delete the selected camera s from the camera list Note on switching the tab If an error occurs when you switch from the Setting tab to the Audio upload tab or the Voice alert tab the camera is Shown in red In this case check the camera settings and the user ID and password settings Audio upload tab Use this menu to transmit audio from the computer to the camera You can transmit audio to multiple cameras displayed in the camera list simultaneously Before transmitting set Audio upload to Enable on the Common tab of the Camera menu pa 9 ka SNC audio upload tool verw Audio upload Bitrate Target camera s 1P address Model Seria Status 192 168 0 100 SNC 001057 Ready 192168 0 101 SNO r 001010 Ready 192 168 0102 SNO rrr 001012 Ready Bw start E stop Click nice start to start audio transmission The transmission speed is displayed in the Bitrate box during transmission You can adjust the microphone volume and enable disable muting if necessary To stop audio transm
130. ge is in JPEG Selects the frame rate to transmit images Capture Click to capture a still image shot by the camera and to store it in the computer Click FJ to open the folder to be saved In the case of Windows VISTA or Windows 7 if Enable Protected Mode is checked in Control Panel Internet Option Security still images cannot be shot oe Run Stop Save Video Runs and stops Save Video Click FJ to open the folder to be saved In the case of Windows VISTA or Windows 7 if Enable Protected Mode is checked in Control Panel Internet Option Security video content cannot be saved Volume s m Use the slide bar to adjust the volume for sound output level When you click I amp J the icon changes to and the output from the speaker stops To output sound from the speaker click again Microphone volume This is displayed when Audio codec page 44 in the Common tab of the Camera menu is set to On and a user with audio enabled in the User Menu accesses the device f Use the slide bar to adjust the microphone volume When you click B the icon changes to and the microphone input stops To input the microphone click again Camera control panel Camera Area zoom Image action On this panel you can control the pan tilt home position of the camera adjust the zoom and switch focus mode page 26 In addition you can obtain authority to operate the camera when the exclusive control mo
131. gger PTZ control Sound Capture image Image codec Monitor Displays a preview Preview Displays a preview on the monitor based on the current settings Default Resets the setting to that set in Viewer Layout tab Configuring the Viewer Viewer Menu The selected image size is not used for the preview screen Embedded script Displays the sample source for script HTML sample Displays the sample source for HTML This section explains how to use the application software and commands including the supplied CD ROM 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 SNC toolbox may not operate correctly if you use a personal firewall or antivirus software in your computer In this case disable the software If you are using Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later Windows Vista or Windows 7 disable the Windows Firewall function Otherwise SNC toolbox will not operate correctly For the setting see Configuring Windows Firewall in When using Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later on page 10 Configuring Windows Firewall in When using Windows Vista on page 13 or Configuring Windows Firewall in When using Windows 7 on page 15 The model on sale in China does not support
132. ght 520 The area size is measured in pixels e When you place the cursor on the area the cursor changes to a crossed arrow which you can drag to move to the minimum detection size area and maximum detection size area e When you place the cursor on the vertex of the area the cursor changes to gt Drag and move the vertex to adjust the detection size OK Cancel See Buttons common to every menu on page 35 Configuring the Viewer Viewer Menu Click M ki 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 Home page ActiveX viewer Plug in free viewer Custom Path fusen Selected memory Flash memory Used space 0Kbyte SD memory card Cannot write SD memory card when SD memory card is write protected Header On of Button Style Standard Simple Logo Text color FEEEEEE Background colori 000000 Background color2 262626 Camera list on off Style Standard Simple Background color No Camera address Comment Y Comment No Camera address Texti text Text2 text Text3 text Texti link Text2 link Text3 link Text color f ffffe Background colori 9000000 Background color2 262626 Show comment if camera selected Monitor Initial streaming Jpeg Jpeg Flash ActiveX Initial image size 640x360 v Initial Image codec Image 1 Image 2 Image 3 Initial PTZ No PTZ Area zoom PTZ control bar Vector dr
133. he United States and or other countries Java is a trademark of Sun Microsystems Inc in the United States and other countries Intel Intel Core 2 Duo and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries Adobe Adobe Reader and Adobe Flash are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and or other countries SD Memory Card is a trademark of Panasonic Corporation SanDisk Corporation in the United States and TOSHIBA Corporation Firefox is either a registered trademark or a trademark of Mozilla Foundation in the United States and or other countries Safari is either a registered trademark or a trademark of Apple Inc e Google Chrome is either a registered trademark or a trademark of Google Inc All other company and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective companies or their respective makers How to Use This User s Guide This User s Guide explains how to operate the Network Camera from a computer The User s Guide is designed to be read on the computer display This section gives tips on making the most of the User s Guide read it before you operate the camera Jumping to a related page When you read the User s Guide on the computer display you can click on a sentence to jump to a related page Software display examples Note that the displays shown in the User s Guide are exp
134. he control panel Operation common to Area zoom mode and Vector daco me node are E 26 Panning and tilting by clicking the monitor image Area zoom mode only essssssssssessssssssseserssss 21 Panning tilting and zooming by specifying the area Area zoom mode only seesssssssoeeeessssss Zi Panning and tilting by dragging the screen Vector dragging mode only eeeeeee 21 Moving the camera to a preset position Common operations in Area zoom and Vector dragging modes ccecceceessseeeeeeeees 28 Using pan tilt zoom operations with the displayed control bar PTZ Control bar only 28 Controlling the Camera on a Panorama TR ABE E E E E NEE S E 28 Facing the camera toward a specified POME aoia E teeter eonusanees 28 Using the Trigger Button ssssececccccssssseeesoossso 29 Sending a monitor image via e mail 29 Sending a monitor image to an FTP server 29 Recording a camera image as a still image 29 Table of Contents Controlling alarm output 1 ou eens 30 Controlling the Day Night function 30 Playing an audio file stored in the camera 30 Switching Transmission Mode 0ccssssees 30 Using the System Utility ssssssssscccceeseeees 31 SINGS WIC WOK teeta id cadet na ae hve a 31 SNC desktop VIC WER nuanean a a 33 Administrating the Camera Basic Operations of the Administrator Ment cusccdestcesaesicctocitcncees
135. he date and time are not correctly set it may cause browser connection problems SSL tab SSL function On Select this to use the SSL function When Allow HTTP connection for some clients is selected both HTTP and SSL connections are allowed When Allow HTTP connection for some clients is not selected only SSL connection is allowed When Microsoft Internet Explorer Ver 6 0 is used When SSL session is established appears in the status bar on your web browser When Microsoft Internet Explorer Ver 7 0 or Internet Explorer Ver 8 is used When SSL session is established appears in the right of the address bar on your web browser Off Select this to not use the SSL function Only HTTP connection is allowed with the camera When you use SSL connection for the first time When you use SSL connection only with the SSL function On you cannot access the camera if the SSL function does not work properly Setting the SSL function SSL Menu In this case you must reset the camera to the factory settings All settings will be initialized To avoid this check that SSL connection is possible by performing the following steps 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 in SSL connection Refer to Using the SSL function on page 16 for connection 4 After checking that SSL connection is p
136. hecking 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 The setting options and setting procedures are the same as those of the Image memory menu page 77 Trigger Image memory Selected root directory Built in memory Free space 8192Kbyte SD memory card Cannot write SD memory card when SD memory card is write protected Overwrite On off Capacity warning On off SMTP server name SMTP port number 25 Use TLS On Off 25 to 65535 STARTILS On Off Authentication On Off vy SMTP POP before SMTP POP mode POP3 APOP Wait time after POP 300 POP server name 0 10000 milliseconds POP port number 110 110 to 65535 Authentication mode Login CRAM MDS5 User name Password Administrator e mail address Image file name Suffix None Date amp time Sequence number Sequence number clear Clear Alarm output 1 Checking this box allows you to select Alarm output 1 on the Trigger panel in the main viewer You can control the alarm output by clicking Alarm output 1 Select the alarm ouput control mode from Toggle or Timer Toggle E
137. hen Use a self signed certificate For test use is selected from Certificate options Click Generate to generate a self signed certificate in the camera Clicking Generate again after Generate has been clicked once will update the self signed certificate stored in the camera Make sure to set the date and time on the camera correctly before performing this operation If the date and time are not correctly set it may cause browser connection problems To display certificate information When the certificate has been set in the camera correctly its information appears on Status Issuer DN Subject DN Validity Period and Extended Key Usage Status Shows 1f the status of the certificate 1s valid or invalid The following statuses are recognised Valid The certificate is correctly stored and set Invalid The certificate is not correctly stored and set Possible causes are as follows Use an external certificate is selected and the private key password included in the certificate is not specified correctly 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 a self signed certificate For test use is selected without the self signed certificate being generated When the certificate to be imported is of PKCS 12 fo
138. ically DHCP is selected in the Network tab you can send notification of completion of the network settings using the SMTP or HTTP protocol e Mail SMTP notification Select On to send an e mail when the DHCP setting is completed SMTP server name Type the name or IP address of the SMTP server for sending an e mail using up to 64 characters SMTP port number Enter a port number from 25 to 65535 The standard port number is 25 If TLS is enabled the standard port number for SMTPs is 465 Use TLS To use the encryption function by TLS set to On The model on sale in China does not support the TLS function Configuring the Network Network Menu STARTTLS To use the encryption function by STARTTLS set to On The model on sale in China does not support the STARTTLS function Authentication Select the authentication required when you send an e mail Off Select if no authentication is required when an e mail is sent On Select if 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 Select when SMTP authentication is required POP before SMTP Select when POP before SMTP authentication is required When you set Authentication to On make sure to select either or both SMTP or and POP before SMTP POP mode Select POP3 or APOP as the authentication method for POP authen
139. icast Transmission of data to specified equipment on a network by specifying a single address 802 1X A standard that performs user authentication and dynamic key generation and traffic on a LAN Glossary 119 SJOUIO SJOUIO 120 Index Numerics S02 TX Geren ener en renner ee eas 61 119 A ACCESS TOD ruina a e 43 Active Directory sesseeseseeeseeeeseee 64 ActiveX control ceeeeeees 10 117 ActiveX VIEWER bocciiccihscotettoctsies 2122 Adaptive rate control 49 PROIUSE sectensove tines aa 39 Administrator cccccceeseeeeeeees 20 66 Administrator e mail addres Seine care tecreemansedtess 55 71 78 Administrator menu 00 35 AE Saono AA 117 Al eean 12 73 19 85 Alarm buffer 37 75 79 88 Alarm buffer Menu 0008 88 alarm detection 68 72 74 78 Alarm duration 0 0eeeeeeeeeeees 84 Alarm output 30 36 83 86 Alarm output Menu 0008 83 Alarm recording ccccceeseeeeeeees 78 Alarm sending sseeeee 72 74 PTCA ZOOM t 26 PRIOR si olalessndicehts a 66 AHO COUCE x susicadvicagaserneconcesstendenes 44 audio OULPUL cece ceeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeees 84 Audio port numbet 00008 50 Audio upload ccccccsssesseseeeeees 111 Authentication 00008 54 71 78 Authentication server 00000 61 Authenticator ccccccssccsss
140. ices with large thumbnails Column setting Displays the setting screen for the items to display on the list Tools T menu Search Searches again for devices Login Setting Displays the management screen for user names and passwords related to the device Network Setting Displays the screen for modifying the address settings for the selected device Device Setting Displays the settings screen for the selected device Using the SNC toolbox 95 SIOUIO SJOUIO 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 Device Log System Log Obtains system log for the device Access Log Obtains access log for the device Tool Log Obtains SNC toolbox log Option Displays the screen for modifying SNC toolbox settings Task K menu Task list Displays the Task list screen Add task Displays the Task Wizard screen Modify task Displays the Task editing screen Delete task Deletes task Help H menu Version Displays SNC toolbox version information Function buttons Function
141. ich you want to add a folder 2 Right click the mouse and select Add Folder from the displayed menu A folder is added Enter a folder name of your choice Registering a device To register a device follow the procedure below e Registering by Add Device Entry dialog e Registering by drag amp drop e Registering by copy amp paste Registering by Add Device Entry dialog 1 2 Select the folder to register the device Right click the mouse and select Add Device Entry from the displayed menu The Add Device Entry dialog appears Add Device Entry Device name Device address HTTP port No 1024 to 65535 HTTPS por No 1024 to 65535 Protocol Client certificate Device account Administrator name Administrator password Cancel Enter the following items Device name Enter a device name of your choice Device address Enter the address of the device to register HTTP port No Normally 80 should be selected When setting a value other than 80 select the textbox and enter a port number HTTPS port No Normally select 443 When setting a value other than 443 select the textbox and enter a port number Protocol Select communication protocol either HTTP or HTTPS Client certificate Set when using the client authentication of the SSL function Activated when HTTPS is selected Default certificate Enter the client certificate to use Select the Network tab from Option in the Tools menu to display the ite
142. idity Period and Extended Key Usage for your reference To delete the CA certificate Click Delete to delete the selected CA certificate from the camera Tip To enable a client certificate it is recommended that the settings are configured following the procedure below Import the necessary CA certificate Set SSL client authentication to On and click OK When you set SSL client authentication to On and click OK the camera will immediately operate to enable client authentication Make sure that the personal certificate on your PC is successfully installed OK Cancel See Buttons common to every menu on page 35 How to install the CA certificate The camera 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 In this case install the CA certificate as follows 1 Save in the PC the certificate of CA which has 3 Click Next signed the certificate to be installed in the camera The extension of the certificate file is normally 66 9 e e Certificate Store CET Double click this file The following Certificate stores are system areas where certificates are kept Certificate dialog appears Certificate Import Wizard Windows can automatically select a certificate store or you can specify a location For ferivicne ales Certificate Information This CA Root certificate is not trusted To enable
143. iew function becomes effective e When DynaView or Backlight compensation is set to On oscillation may occur depending on the picture In this case set it to Off e When Dyna View is set to On the image loading rate set in the camera operating mode is halved SNC EP580 ER580 e g If 30 fps is selected in the camera operating mode the actual image loading rate reaches up to 15 fps Exposure compensation The exposure compensation function adjusts the brightness of the image by offsetting the exposure When you select On you can select the exposure compensation value Selectable values are as follows 1 75 1 50 1 25 1 00 0 75 0 50 0 25 O 0 25 0 50 0 75 1 00 1 25 1 50 1 75 EV When Dyna View is set to On Exposure compensation cannot be activated High sensitivity mode SNC EP550 ER550 EP580 ER580 High sensitivity mode is engaged as regular gain is increased providing up to a 4x increase when gain is at the maximum level When you select On the High sensitivity mode function is activated Slow shutter Set the slow shutter When On is selected the auto exposure setting including long term exposure is set to compensate for the brightness of a scene When Dyna View is set to On Slow shutter cannot be activated Shutter speed Select the camera shutter speed from the drop down list Selectable shutter speed values are as follows SNC EP520 ER520 1 10000 1 6000 1 4000 1 3000
144. il SMTP menu is displayed You can set the necessary options here The setting options and setting procedures are the same as those of the e Mail SMTP menu page 70 Setting the Operations from the Viewer Trigger Menu 85 elewey y Gulessiulwpy elewey y Bunesiutupy 86 Trigger e Mail SMTP SMTP server name SMTP port number Use TLS STARTILS Authentication on Off SMTP POP before SMTP POP mode POP3 APOP Wait time after POP 300 CE 10000 milliseconds POP server name POP port number 110 to 65535 Authentication mode Login CRAM MDS5 User name Password Recipient e mail address Administrator e mail address Subject Message Image file name Suffix Sequence number clear 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 74 Trigger FTP client FIP server name User name Password Re type password Passive mode Remote path Image file name Suffix None Date amp time Sequence number Setting the Operations from the Viewer Trigger Menu Image memory C
145. ing gt Set the case of mib 2 system sysName O in the lt string gt position The maximum length of lt string gt is 255 characters 4 enaAuthTraps lt value gt Set the case value of mib 2 snmp snmp EnableAuthenTraps 0 in the lt string gt position Type 1 enable or 2 disable in the lt value gt position 5 community lt ID gt r lt communityName gt lt IpAddressString gt Set the community attributes lt D gt describes the setting identification number 1 to 8 lt communityName gt describes the community name to be set and lt IpAddressString gt describes the IP address of the host you allow access 0 0 0 0 for any host Example To allow reading by any host in the private community and having the ID number 2 community 2 r private 0 0 0 0 6 trap lt ID gt lt communityName gt lt IpAddressString gt Set the attributes to send traps to lt D gt describes the setting identification number 1 to 8 lt communityName gt describes the community name to send traps to and lt IpAddressString gt describes the IP address of the host to send traps to Example To specify the destination of traps as the public community and the ID number 1 trap 1 public 192 168 0 101 7 delcommunity lt ID gt This parameter is used to delete the previous community setting lt ID gt describes the community setting identification number 1 to 8 8 deltrap lt ID gt Thi
146. isplay on the camera image display area Still image JPEG still images are acquired from the camera and displayed at start up Specified image URL Specify a still image of your choice by URL at start up Auto play Run to start playback Blank No display at start up Click to start streaming By checking this when Still image or Specified image is selected you can start play by clicking on the image Tip If the menu display is Off Blank cannot be selected Initial Sound Set the initial volume for when streaming starts Check Muting for muting sound This setting is valid only when SNC ActiveX viewer is selected for Streaming method from Setting of the Plug in free viewer control bar Show menu Set whether to have a frame or not in the camera image area Set whether to show or hide operation buttons at the bottom of the camera image area Select On to display the menu select Off to hide the menu When On is selected the items below can be set Streaming Displays the setting options of the Streaming if it is checked Image size Displays the setting menu of Image size if it is checked Configuring the Viewer Viewer Menu 93 elewey y Gulessiulwpy elewey y Bunesiutupy 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 1f it is checked P
147. ission click pom stop Using the SNC audio upload tool Transmitting Audio to Camera SJOUIO SJOUIO e Audio transmission stops if you switch the tab during transmission e 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 e Audio may be interrupted if you transmit it to many cameras simultaneously Sound adjustment and indicators Adjust the microphone input volume by moving the fe m Slider bar You can adjust the volume even during transmission Click to enable disable sound muting The microphone input volume level is displayed The transmission rate is displayed in the Bitrate box Click this button to hide the camera list Click it again to display the camera list 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 the information and status of the selected cameras IP address Displays the IP address of the network camera DHCP is shown at the end of the IP address when the IP address is obtained with a DHCP server Tip During SSL communication 5 appears on the left side of the IP address of the camera The model on sale in China does not support the SSL function Model Displays the model name of the network camera Serial Displays the serial number of the network camera Status Disp
148. isters a thumbnail when you register a preset position Select a radio button to determine whether to register the current camera image as a thumbnail or to register with a specified image To specify an image click Browse Then click Submit e JPEG format images can be used maximum file size approximately 50 KB e When you upgrade the firmware the thumbnails of specific preset positions are deleted Group preset positions You can sort preset positions into groups The information of the preset positions registered in a group can be viewed from the group tree screen By clicking the preset position in a group the camera moves to the preset position A preset position can be registered into a group by drag and drop New Group You can register a new group Rename You can rename the group and preset positions Clear You can delete the group and preset positions OK Cancel See Buttons common to every menu on page 35 The target items are settings of the Position at Alarm in this tab 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 Preview screen This screen is for monitoring images and configuring preset tour settings For details of each button please refer to the Control bar of the Plug in free viewer page 25 Tour Select On to enable the
149. lanatory examples Some displays may be different from the ones that appear in actual use The illustrations of the camera and menu display in the User s Guide show the SNC EP580 as an example Printing the User s Guide Depending on your system certain displays or illustrations in the User s Guide when printed out may differ from those that appear on your screen Installation Manual printed matter The supplied Installation Manual describes the names and functions of parts and controls of the Network Camera connection examples and how to set up the camera Be sure to read the Installation Manual before hand How to Use This User s Guide 5 M IAAO M IAJBAQ 6 System Requirements 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 0 SNC EP580 SNC ER580 CPU Intel Core 2 Duo 2 33 GHz or higher Memory 2 GB or more Display 1600 x 1200 pixels or higher 2560 x 1600 pixels or higher is recommended SNC EP550 SNC ER550 CPU Intel Core 2 Duo 2 GHz or higher Memo
150. lays the current status of the camera Ready The camera is ready for connection Connected Camera connection was successful Fault Camera connection failed Sending Audio data is being transmitted Using the SNC audio upload tool Transmitting Audio to Camera 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 You can upload the audio file to multiple cameras selected from the camera list simultaneously fea snc audio upload tool vera Voice alert C3 Target camera s 192168 0 101 oomoo C7 Ready 192168 0 102 001012 C J Ready EE playback To start playback open the recorded file or another audio file and click this icon You can check the recorded sound or the contents of the selected audio file During playback the progress bar shows playback progress E stop Click to stop recording or playback When you click it during recording recording stops and you can review the recorded sound or upload the recording to the camera When you click it during playback playback stops and the progress bar returns to the start position A recording Click to start recording of sound via the computer s microphone Maximum recording time is 30 seconds The codec specified in the Setting tab is used for the recording The recorded file is displayed as RecordedFile vof e Recording or playback stop
151. les uploaded using SNC audio upload tool a panorama image recorded in the camera using Panorama Creator of SNC toolbox a homepage created using Custom Homepage of SNC toolbox a chent certificate and CA certificate to be used in the 802 1 X authentication function Thumbnail Header logo Camera ID image Configuring the System System Menu 41 elawey y GulessiulWpY elewey y BulessiulWpY Video amp 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 amp 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 Manual Click Refresh and panning and tilting starts automatically Schedule Refresh interval The refresh interval for the video amp PT drive should be set periodically The interval can be set between 30 minutes and 24 hours one day Available period of time Set the time period within which video amp PT drive refresh can be performed Always Video amp PT drive refresh is always performed Specify Video amp PT drive refresh can be set to a preferred schedule Click Schedule The Menu for period settin
152. list to set the respective detection area Detection area Specify the effective scope of motion detection Detection area Ty Kk or ai ai Undo The frames shown on the monitor screen are not displayed on the image files sent or recorded with motion detection Configuring the detection area The following procedure is used to configure the motion detection area Use the following buttons to specify the active area s and inactive area s ia Add detection area Clicking this button will add an active area window in the center of the screen When you place the cursor on the area the cursor changes to a crossed arrow which you can drag to move the area When you place the cursor on the vertex of the area the cursor changes to lt which you can drag to move the vertex H Add non detection area Clicking this button will add an inactive area window in the center of the screen When you place the cursor on the area the cursor changes to a crossed arrow which you can drag to move the area When you place the cursor on the vertex of the area the cursor changes to lt which you can drag to move the vertex Delete Area Clicking this button will change the cursor to a button While the cursor is a button click on a part of the area to delete that area After the deletion the cursor will return to its original form To exit this operation click this button again ima Add vertex Clicking this b
153. lusive control mode the date and time of the camera and the connected computer must be set correctly first e To use Exclusive control mode do not disable the Web browser Cookie If it is disabled this mode cannot be used e When you change the Exclusive control mode setting click Refresh on the Web browser to reflect the change when opening the main viewer page PTZ mode Select the pan tilt control mode using the 8 direction arrow buttons page 26 and the zoom control mode using the A ij buttons page 27 Select Normal or Step Normal When you click the mouse button the camera starts panning tilting or zooming and the operation continues while you hold down the mouse button To stop the operation release the mouse button Step Each time you click the mouse button the camera moves pans tilts or zooms If you keep the mouse button held down for more than 1 second the operation mode is temporarily changed to Normal When you release the mouse button camera operation stops and the Step mode is restored When you select Step Pan Tilt level and Zoom level are Selectable Pan Tilt level Select the camera transition level from 1 to 10 by clicking the 8 direction arrow buttons for panning tilting Selecting 10 provides the maximum transition level Zoom level Select the camera transition level from 1 to 10 by clicking Qj ij for zooming Selecting 10 provides the maximum transition level Configuring the System
154. m Certificate of IE Select the certificate listed in the Explorer after pressing the IE certificates button Device account Enter the user name and password of the administrator who will access the device in the Administrator name field and Administrator password field respectively Using the SNC toolbox 97 SIOUIO SJOUlO 98 A Click OK to finish registration Registering by drag amp drop To add a device select a device from the Device list in the Search result folder and drag amp drop to the folder to register it in Registering by copy amp paste Select a device from the Device list in the Search result folder and right click the mouse Select Copy from the displayed menu or select Copy from the Edit menu Next select the folder to register in and right click the mouse Select Paste from the displayed menu Renaming the device folder Select the folder or device to rename and right click the mouse Select Rename from the displayed menu The device folder name is highlighted Enter the new name Deleting a device folder 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 Moving a device folder You can move a device folder by following either of the methods below e Select a device folder from the Device list or Device tree and drag amp drop in the folder to move i
155. mage file made using the settings below is attached When Off is selected only the message is sent Image file name Type the file name you want to assign to the image to be attached to an e mail You can use up to 10 alphanumeric characters hyphen and _ underscore for naming Suffix Select a suffix to be added to the file name None No suffix is added The image file name is assigned to the image to be sent via e mail Date amp time The date amp time suffix is added to the image file name The date time suffix consists of lower two digits 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 14 digit number to the image file name Sequence number A sequential number of 10 digits between 0000000001 and 4294967295 and two fixed digits OO are added to the image file name Sending an Image via E mail e Mail SMTP Menu Sequence number clear Click Clear to reset the Sequence number suffix to 1 Alarm Select the alarm to be linked with e mail notification Sensor input 1 The external sensor that is connected to sensor input of the camera I O port Sensor input 2 The external sensor that is connected to sensor input 2 of the camera I O port Tampering An alarm that is triggered when the camera detects tampering such as direction shift or spraying Interval Set the interval at which you want to se
156. matically make sure that the DHCP server is operating on the network To specify the IP address manually Select Use the following IP address and type the IP address Subnet mask and Default gateway in the relevant boxes 1 0 Set the DNS server address Assigning the IP Address to the Camera To obtain the DNS server addresses automatically Select Obtain DNS server address automatically To specify the DNS server addresses manually Select Use the following DNS server address and type the Primary DNS server address and Secondary DNS server address in the relevant boxes 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 When using a port number other than 80 check with the network administrator first 12 Confirm that all items are correctly set then click OK If Setting OK is displayed the IP address is correctly assigned 1 3 When setting is finished to access the camera directly double click the device name in the list The viewer screen of the network camera 1s displayed on the Web browser Display sample 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 Installing software A warning message regarding the active contents may appear when you install softwar
157. n Using the SNC toolbox Privacy Masking screen Viewer Privacy Masking Device name MAC address Jevice address Serial No Device0004 00 01 4a 31 ab aa 999999 Masking No 1 Empty Set Ss e PTZ Controller Clear All Cancel Panorama image area Viewer A live image of the camera is displayed You can specify the position of the privacy mask in this area If you click on the image the camera moves so that the clicked point goes to the center of the image Panorama image area The panorama image created with the supplied Panorama Creator is displayed The positions of the registered privacy masks are shown with numbers in this area If you click on the panorama image the camera moves to the clicked point The default image is shown when no panorama image has been created PTZ Controller Allows you to pan tilt and zoom the camera Pan tilt control Click the arrow button of the direction in which you want to move the camera Keep it pressed to move the camera continuously Zoom control Click E to zoom out and click JEM 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 JJ 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
158. n 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 POP before SMTP POP before SMTP authentication is required When you set Authentication to On be sure to select either or both SMTP or and POP before SMTP POP mode Select POP3 or APOP as the authentication method for POP authentication The model on sale in China does not support the APOP authentication Wait time after POP Set the waiting time in POP before SMTP before SMTP authentication after POP authentication is completed Timeout can be set from 0 to 10 000 msec POP server name This is necessary when POP before SMTP is selected for Authentication Type a POP receiving mail server name using up to 64 characters or type the IP address of the POP server This setting is necessary when the SMTP server that sends e mails performs authentication using the POP user account 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 MDS as the authentication method for SMTP authentication Recording Images in Memory Image memory M
159. n also be sent periodically The FTP client menu consists of three tabs Common Alarm sending and Periodical sending Common Tab Setting the FTP client function FTP client function To activate the FTP client function select On The frame rate and operability on the main viewer may be reduced while a file is being transmitted by the FTP client function FTP server name Type either the FTP server name to upload still images using up to 64 characters or the IP address of the FTP server User name Type the user name for the FTP server using up to 64 characters Password Type the password for the FTP server using up to 64 characters Re type password To confirm the password type the same characters as you typed in the Password box Sending Images to FTP Server FTP client Menu 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 See Buttons common to every menu on page 35 Alarm sending Tab Setting the FTP client action when detecting the alarm Set to forward an image and audio file to a specified FTP server linked with alarm detection by the external sensor input or by the built in detection functions When more than two of the following settings are activated the camera only creates two still images at the same time A third still image cannot be created
160. n page 35 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 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 Day Night Schedule in the Day Night tab of the Camera menu Preset position Schedule in the Position Tour tab of the Preset position menu e Mail Schedule in the Alarm sending or Periodical sending tab of the e Mail SMTP menu FTP Schedule in the Alarm sending or Periodical sending tab of the FTP client menu Image memory Schedule in the Alarm recording or Periodical recording tab of the Image memory menu Alarm output Schedule in the Alarm output 1 tab of the Alarm output menu Voice alert Schedule in the Voice alert 1 2 or 3 tab of the Voice alert menu Edge Storage Schedule button in the Edge Storage menu Video amp PT drive refresh SNC ER520 ER521 ER550 ER580 Schedule button in video amp PT drive refresh of the Initialize tab of the System menu Example When setting e Mail SMTP Periodical sending in the Schedule menu Use the same time schedule every day When this item is checked the same Start time and End time are applied to all days In that case the Start time and End time of the day from Mon Monday to Sun Sunday cannot be input Mon Monday to Sun Sunday The time peri
161. nd an e mail periodically after detection E mails are sent after a specified interval time until the Camera tampering detection setting is cleared or the detection setting is turned off You can set the hour H and minutes M between 30 minutes and 24 hours one day When file attachment is set to ON a file is only attached to an initial mail and will not be attached to the following mails 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 88 In the case that the synchronized preset position 1s specified in Position at alarm in the Preset position menu an alarm event that happens when the camera moves to the preset position will be invalid 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 87 OK Cancel See Buttons common to every menu on page 35 Periodical sending Tab Setting the periodical e mail sending mode You can set to send e mails periodically Periodical sending Select On when you want to use periodical e mail sending Image file name Type the file name of the image attached to the e mail
162. nd 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 Home position setting Position at alarm Sensor inp Browse Group preset positions Preview screen This screen is for monitoring images and setting preset positions For details of each button please refer to the Control bar of the Plug in free viewer page 25 Home position setting Set the current camera position as the home position Set Click to save the current pan tilt and zoom positions as the home position To move the camera to the home position click it in the control panel page 23 Saving the Camera Position and Action Preset position Menu Reset Click to reset the home position to the factory set position Position at alarm The camera can synchronize a preset position with Sensor input or with the detection functions If an alarm is detected by the sensor input or the detection functions the camera automatically moves to the corresponding preset position If you do not want to synchronize with any preset number select none Sensor input 1 1 Select a preset position to synchronize with the alarm from Sensor input 1 Sensor input 2 S2 Select a preset position to synchroniz
163. ng the Custom Homepage Setting the customized homepage The Custom Homepage function of the SNC toolox allows you to store the homepage that you have created in the camera and watch it Notes on creating the homepage When you are creating the homepage note the following points e The file name should be typed using up to 24 characters including the extension e The file size of the homepage should be 2 0 MB or less e To see the created homepage set the Homepage in the Layout tab from viewer menu Uploading the homepage to the camera using the Custom Homepage Select the device to upload from the Device list You can select multiple devices at the same time 2 Click the Custom Homepage The Custom Homepage dialog opens Read the notes carefully If you cannot establish communications with the camera using the proxy server being used connect the camera to the local network and run the Custom Homepage without using the proxy server Custom Homepage MAC address 01 Device0012 00 01 4a 31 ab a7 Please enter the source folder where the files of custom homepage are stored Browse Paralleled upload quantity 1 v The total size of Custom Homepage need be less than 2 0MB and more than 25MB free space is required in the builtin memory ofthe device The Image Memory function of the device need set OfF The device will be rebooted after the installation is completed Start uploading Cancel 3 Type the p
164. nt certificate This section explains the procedure to download the client certificate Start Internet Explorer on the client PC and type the CA s URL in the address bar The CA s URL 1s normally as follows http lt address of the CA gt CertSrv Click Go To Type the log in user name and password correctly The Microsoft Certificate Services page opens Click Request a certificate advanced certificate request and Create and submit a request to this CA in sequence Set the following items Microsoft Certificate Services Advanced Certificate Request Certificate Template User z Key Options Create new key set O Use existing key set CSP Microsoft Enhanced Cryptographic Provider v1 0 Key Usage Exchange Key Size 1024 A ase ommo Automatic key container name User specified key container name M Mark keys as exportable Cl Export keys to file Enable strong private key protection Store certificate in the local computer certificate store Stores the certificate in the local computer store instead of in the user s certificate store Does not install the root CA s certificate You must be an administrator to generate or use a key in the local machine store Additional Options Request Format CMC OPKCS10 Hash Algorithm SHA 1 Only used to sign request Save request to a file Attributes Friendly Name Submit gt Certificate
165. ock and image and sound of same protocol streamed live TEEE802 3at HPoE High Power over Ethernet compliant Features NOTICE TO USERS 2011 Sony Corporation All rights reserved This manual or the software described herein in whole or in part may not be reproduced translated or reduced to any machine readable form without prior written approval from Sony Corporation SONY CORPORATION PROVIDES NO WARRANTY WITH REGARD TO THIS MANUAL THE SOFTWARE OR OTHER INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN AND HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE WITH REGARD TO THIS MANUAL THE SOFTWARE OR SUCH OTHER INFORMATION IN NO EVENT SHALL SONY CORPORATION BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL CONSEQUENTIAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES WHETHER BASED ON TORT CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS MANUAL THE SOFTWARE OR OTHER INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN OR THE USE THEREOF Sony Corporation reserves the right to make any modification to this manual or the information contained herein at any time without notice The software described herein may also be governed by the terms of a separate user license agreement e TPELA and ELA are trademarks of Sony Corporation HD is trademark of Sony Corporation VISCA is a trademark of Sony Corporation Microsoft Windows Internet Explorer and Microsoft DirectX are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in t
166. ock all incoming connections including those in the list of allowed programs Notify me when Windows Firewall blocks a new program x Turn off Windows Firewall not recommended Public network location settings V Turn on Windows Firewall Block all incoming connections including those in the list of allowed programs Notify me when Windows Firewall blocks a new program x Turn off Windows Firewall not recommended 320 PM 4 21 2010 Sata ch The cameras will be displayed in the list To turn Windows Firewall on 1 Select Control Panel from the Start menu of Windows 2 Click Windows Firewall 3 Select Allow a program or feature through Windows Firewall E a GOU 2 gt Control Panel All Control Panel items Windows Firewall 5 tz Search Control Pane p Control Panel Home Allow a program or feature through Windows Firewall Change notification settings Help protect your computer with Windows Firewall Windows Firewall can help prevent hackers or malicious software from gaining access to your computer through the Internet or a network How does a firewall help protect my computer EJ Turn Windows Firewall on or What are network locations off v Home or work private networks Connected v v Public networks Networks in public places such as airports or coffee shops B Restore defaults H Advanced settings Not Connected Troublesh
167. od on the right of the checked day is the effective period of the schedule Start time End time Specify the start time and the end time OK Cancel See Buttons common to every menu on page 35 Setting the Schedule Schedule Menu elewey y Gulessiulwpy elewey y Bunesiutupy Setting the Alarm Buffer Alarm buffer Menu When you click in the Administrator menu the Alarm buffer menu appears You can set the Pre alarm image and audio the image and audio before 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 Codec Select the image to be used for the alarm buffer Recording capacity Displays the maximum recording capacity of the alarm buffer in the present camera setting of the video mode image size bit rate and frame rate Recording time Set the recording time for the Pre alarm image audio and Post alarm image audio Pre alarm duration Type the recording time of the image audio before alarm detection Post alarm duration Type the recording time of the image audio after alarm detection The value of Recording capacity differs depending on the image size and image quality settings in the Camera menu OK Cancel See Buttons common to every menu on page 35 Setting the Sensor input Camera tampering detection M
168. on SNC ER520 ER521 ER550 ER580 Trigger panel Preset position Trigger Image memory e Mail FTF Alarm output 1 Voice alert 1 Voice alert 2 Yoice alert 3 Day Might The above is displayed only when Viewer mode page 67 is set to Full and one or more triggers are enabled in the Trigger menu page 85 The configured functions are displayed as buttons on this panel Click the function button you want to use on the Trigger panel The selected function is activated The selectable functions are as follows e send still image files attached to an e mail page 29 send still image files to an FTP server page 29 record still image files in the built in memory or SD memory card not supplied page 29 control the alarm output page 30 switch the Day Night function on off page 30 play the audio file stored in the camera page 30 Configuration of Main Viewer Preset position panel Preset position No group m mee testil E NO pme m i AR ie i esto gor e The above is displayed only when one or more preset positions are stored in memory The registered preset position is displayed If you select a thumbnail when registering a preset position it will be 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 Others panel Other Connection The O
169. on the configuration of Windows Firewall No cameras are shown in the list even if they are detected In this case confirm the Windows Firewall configuration as follows Example In case of SNC toolbox 1 Select Control Panel from the Start menu of Windows 2 Select Security Center of the working field Assigning the IP Address to the Camera 3 Select Off in the Windows Firewall dialog Windows Firewall General Exceptions Advanced Window Firewall helps protect your computer by preventing unauthorized users from gaining access to pour computer through the Internet or a network On recommended This setting blocks all outside sources from connecting to thi computer with the exception of those selected on the Exceptions tab C Don t allow exceptions Select this when you connect to public networks in less secure locations such as airports You will not be notified when Windows Firewall blacks programs Selections on the Exceptions tab will be ignored ix DF not recommended Avoid using this setting Turning off Windows Firewall may make this computer more vulnerable to viruses and intruders What else should know about Windows Firewall 1 oK i Cancel The camera will be displayed in the list If you want to keep Windows Firewall On continue with the following steps 4 Select the Exceptions tab 5 Click Add Program Windows Firewall General Exce
170. oot my network Windows Firewall state On N Incoming connections Block all connections to programs that are not on the list of allowed programs Active public networks None Notification state Notify me when Windows Firewall blocks a new program Action Center Network and Sharing Center Assigning the IP Address to the Camera 1 5 uoneiedald uoneledald 4 Select Allow another program Accessing the Camera G Windows Firewall Allowed Programs X 4 Search Control Pane p EE Using the Web Browser To add change or remove allowed programs and ports click Change settings What are the risks of allowing a program to communicate Cha ee After the IP address has been assigned to the camera Name Home Work Private Public check that you can actually access the camera using the CI BranchCache Content Retrieval Uses HTTP CO BranchCache Hosted Cache Client Uses HTTPS Web browser installed on your computer Use Internet Explorer as a Web browser CO BranchCache Hosted Cache Server Uses HTTPS CO BranchCache Peer Discovery Uses WSD CO Connect to a Network Projector O Core Networking C Distributed Transaction Coordinator O Exerb C File and Printer Sharing O File Transfer Program C FTP Server C HomeGroup Start the Web browser on the computer and type the IP address of the camera in the URL address bar RE 6 68 06 8 08 6 a NOOOOOOOO000d D
171. or When you install ActiveX control you should be logged in to the computer as Administrator When you are using Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later Windows Vista or Windows 7 the information bar or Security Warning may appear as you click Motion detection For details see Installing ActiveX Control in When using Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later on page 10 Installing ActiveX Control in When using Windows Vista on page 12 or Installing ActiveX Control in When using Windows 7 on page 14 Setting items for motion detection Use the settings tab to set the conditions for the motion detection function while observing camera images This menu is the same as the settings menu displayed when you click Detection on Alarm transmission on the e Mail SMTP menu or on the FTP client menu Click the desired item in the setting item list to set the respective detection area Monitor screen Minimum 16x16 Maximum 1920x1080 V a E 3 Target image All PTZ position Setting item list Setting area Setting the Sensor input Camera tampering detection Motion detection Event detection menu 89 elewey y Gulessiulwpy BIBWeD y BulessiulpYy 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
172. ory for the Administrator The Administrator menu appears Preset position e Mail SMTP FTP client 3 Click the menu name example System on the left side of the Administrator menu The clicked menu appears Example System menu 4 Select the required tab above the menu and set each setting option in the tab Example Date amp time tab of System menu Installation Initialize em Date amp time Superimpose Current date amp time 2009 06 22 02 10 02 See pages 37 to 94 for details of the menu tabs and setting options D After setting click OK The settings you have made become active Click Cancel to nullify the set values and return to the previous settings Buttons common to every menu The following buttons are displayed on all the menus The functions of the buttons are the same on every menu Click this button to confirm the settings Cancel Click this button to nullify the set values and return to the previous settings General notes on menus e One byte katakana character is not valid for any text field such as User name e After changing a setting on a menu wait at least 10 seconds before turning off the power of the camera If the power is turned off immediately the new setting may not be stored correctly e If the camera settings are changed while watching the main viewer some settings cannot be restored To reflect the change on the opening main view
173. ossible cancel Allow HTTP connection for some clients selected in step 1 Even if the setting window or the browser is closed as SSL connection is impossible http connection will be possible if Allow HTTP connection for some clients is selected First check the setting contents of SSL tab in http connection then check the SSL connection again If Allow HTTP connection for some clients is not selected you will not be able to access the camera if SSL connection becomes impossible In this case turn on the power of the main unit while pressing the reset switch on the camera to initialize For details refer to the supplied Installation Manual SSL connection will load the camera down therefore not all images may be downloaded and the mark may appear when the camera accesses the setting window from the browser In this case reload the window Press the F5 key on the keyboard to reload Certificate options Select an installation mode of the certificate Use an external certificate Uses the certificate including private key information issued by a CA The PKCS 12 and PEM formats are supported Even if the SSL function is set to On it is not active in the following cases When Use an external certificate is selected in Certificate options and also when the certificate and the private key password are not set properly Use a self signed certificate For test use This mode uses the certificate and private key pair gener
174. otion detection Event detection menu When you click in the Administrator menu the Event detection menu appears The Event detection menu consists of the Sensor input Camera tampering detection and Motion detection tabs Sensor input tab Set the sensor input Normally closed Sensor input mode Sensor input 1 Normally open Sensor input 2 Normally open Normally closed Sensor input mode Set the direction of the detected input signal to the sensor input terminal of the camera Normally open Detects the alarm when the sensor input is short circuited Normally closed Detects the alarm when the sensor input 1s open circuited OK Cancel See Buttons common to every menu on page 35 Setting the Alarm Buffer Alarm buffer Menu Setting the Sensor input Camera tampering detection Motion detection Event detection menu Camera tampering detection tab Set the camera tampering detection Camera tampering detection On Off Sensitivity High Detection status Undetected Clear 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 Sensitivity Set the sensitivity of camera tampering detection High Middle or Low Detection status Display the tampering detection state of the time when Camera tampering detection tab 1s opened To clear the detection status click
175. our cannot be set to On if no preset position is added in the Sequence list Speed Select the speed of camera movement between 1 and 23 or Fastest from the drop down list The camera moves faster with a higher number setting The fastest speed is obtained with Fastest Stay time Type a period of time during which the camera is to stay at each preset position between 1 and 3600 seconds Preview Previews the order of movements of the selected tour The operation speed and stop time do not influence the preview operation Stop Stops the preview in action Effective period Select the period during which the tour in activated Always The tour can be activated any time Schedule The tour is activated according to the schedule you have set Click Schedule and the menu for the effective period is displayed Setting the Schedule Schedule Menu on page 87 You cannot set tours if the effective periods overlap each other OK Cancel See Buttons common to every menu on page 35 Sending an Image via E mail e Mail SMTP Menu Sending an Image via E mail e Mail SMTP Menu When you click 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 detection functions An image file can also be sent periodically The e Mail SMTP menu
176. page 31 This operation is only available when you are logged in as administrator Set up Click to display the Administrator menu page 35 You can operate this function only when logging in as the administrator Language Set language from pull down Configuration of Main Viewer Control panel section 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 Information panel Information 2009 06 11 Thu 18 57 19 Check the date and time here View panel View screen mode Winco View size Full Image codec Image 1 Frame rate 30 fps You can change the screen mode size of the image image codec mode and frame rate Also still images and movies can be saved movie saving can also be stopped from here Microphone and audio output levels can be adjusted Screen Mode Select Window or Full Screen View size Selects the view size to be displayed Click View size list box to select the view size Select x1 4 x1 2 or x1 to display x1 4 x1 2 or x1 sized images set in Image size of the Camera menu page 49 Select Full to display images according to the view size Select Fit to display images according to the view size with fixed aspect ratio Image Codec Select an image codec mode Frame rate Displayed only when the camera ima
177. play on the Gadget Image size Select the image size for the image to display on the Gadget Using the System Utility 33 BIBWeD OU Bunesedo esawen y BuneiedO 34 How to control PTZ Select the PTZ operation mode for the Gadget screen from the options Area zoom PTZ control bar and Vector dragging Click Ea Exit to exit Gadget When you click ey Set you will see the following setting screen Using the System Utility Administrating the Camera 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 Note on the display of menu options The setting menus of this unit will clearly display only the setting options that you can currently select Grayed out options cannot be selected Only supported functions are displayed Basic Operations of the Administrator Menu You can use the Administrator menu to set all functions to suit the user s needs 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 The authentication dialog appears Enter the user name and password for Administrator The user name admin and password admin are set at the fact
178. ptions Advanced Windows Firewall is blocking incoming network connections except for the programs and services selected below Adding exceptions allows some programs to work better but might increase your security risk Programe and Services LOI Remote Assistance Ll Remote Desktop UPnP Framework Add Program Add Pott Display a notification when Windows Firewall blocks a program What are the risks of allowing exceptions ox Cancel 6 Inthe Add Pro gram dialog select SNC toolbox and click OK SNC toolbox is added to the Programs and Services list Click OK Windows Firewall pa General Exceptions Advanced Windows Firewall is blocking incoming network connections except for the programs and services selected below Adding exceptions allows some programs to work better but might increase your security risk Programs and Services Name SNC toolbox O Remote Assistance CO Remote Desktop O UPnP Framework Add Program Add Pott Display a notification when Windows Firewall blocks a program What are the risks of allowing exceptions When the above procedure is completed the camera connected in the local network are displayed in SNC toolbox 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 op
179. r menu properly page 85 1 Click e Mail SMTP on the Trigger panel The still image of the moment you click is captured and your e mail with the image file attached is sent to the specified mail address Sending a monitor image to an FTP server You can send a captured still image to the FTP server To use this function you need to make FTP client active and set the address in the Trigger menu of the Administrator menu properly page 86 1 Click FTP client on the Trigger panel The still image of the moment you click is captured and the image file is sent to the FTP server Recording a camera image as a still image You can record a captured still image in the built in memory or SD memory card not supplied To use this function you need to make Image memory active and set the details in the Trigger menu of the Administrator menu page 86 1 Click Image memory on the Trigger panel The still image of the moment you click is captured and the image file is recorded Using the Trigger Button 29 BIBWeD OU Bunesedo BIBWeD y Bunesedo 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 Click Alarm output 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 m
180. ra selected Select this option to display comments on the viewer screen Monitor Configure the setting for the camera image display part of Plug in free viewer The camera list can be set only when Plug in free viewer is selected as the homepage Initial streaming Set the display method for camera image for streaming Initial image size Set the initial camera image size Initial image codec Set the initial codec mode Image 1 Display the image set in the Image 1 of camera menu video codec tab when streaming starts Image 2 Display the image set in the Image 2 of camera menu video codec tab when streaming starts Image 3 Display the image set in the Image 3 of camera menu video codec tab when streaming starts Image 1 is automatically displayed on the monitor screen if the selected camera from the Camera list is as follows Image2 Codec of Image 2 Off Image3 Image 3 function is not installed or Codec of Image 3 Off You can check the settings for codec in Camera menu Video codec tab Initial PTZ Set the pan tilt zoom operation modes for streaming No PTZ PTZ is not available when streaming starts Area zoom Area zoom is available when streaming starts PTZ control bar Display the PTZ control bar when streaming starts Vector dragging Vector drag is available when streaming starts Initial frame rate Set the initial camera image frame rate Initial image Set what to initially d
181. ra through the network cable Ethernet status Auto MDI MDIX IPv4 setting Ip address Obtain an IP address automatically DHCP MAC address Displays the MAC address of the camera Ethernet status Displays the current transmission rate Auto MDI MDIX Automatically distinguishes the port of the Ethernet device connected to the unit and switches the port of the unit between MDI and MDI X for transmission Displays the Ethernet port mode of the unit IPv4 setting Configure the IPv4 network setting 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 With this setting the IP address is assigned automatically Use the following IP address Select this option when you set a fixed IP address With this setting specify the IP address Subnet mask and Default gateway manually When you select Obtain an IP address automatically DHCP make sure that a DHCP server is operating on the network IP address Type the IP address of the camera Subnet mask Type the subnet mask Default gateway Type the default gateway DNS server Configure the DNS server address Obtain DNS server address automatically Select this option to obtain the IP address of DNS server automatically It can be set only when Obtain an IP address automatically DHCP is selected in the Network tab Use the following DNS
182. re on your computer In that case disable the software or select the TCP mode e If you are using Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later Windows Vista or Windows 7 disable Windows Firewall For details see Configuring Windows Firewall in When using Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later on page 10 Configuring Windows Firewall in When using Windows Vista on page 13 or Configuring Windows Firewall in When using Windows 7 on page 15 1 Select TCP Unicast or Multicast from the Connection drop down list in the Others panel Other Connection TCP This is normally selected When TCP is selected HTTP communication is adopted for video audio communications HTTP is the protocol used for reading the usual Web page In an environment capable of reading Web pages you can watch or listen to video audio by selecting the TCP port Unicast When Unicast is selected RTP Real time Transport Protocol is adopted for video audio communications Since RTP is the protocol for running video audio data the video audio playback is smoother than when TCP HTTP ts selected If a firewall is installed between the camera and the computer or depending on the network environment video audio may not play back properly when Unicast is selected In this case select TCP Multicast This protocol is selectable when Multicast streaming page 50 is On When Multicast is selected RTP Real time Transport Proto
183. rectory 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 Before using a SD memory card format it using the computer or by Format SD memory card in the Initialize tab of the System menu page 42 Before removing or inserting a card turn the power of the camera off Common Tab Setting the image memory function Image memory On Off Selected root directory Built in memory Free space 8192Kbyte SD memory card empty Cannot write SD memory card when SD memory card is write protected Overwrite On off Capacity warning On off SMTP server name SMTP port number 25 25 to 65535 Use TLS On off STARTTLS On Off Authentication On off SMTP POP before SMTP POP mode POP3 APOP Wait time after POP 300 POP server name 0 10000 milliseconds POP port number 110 110 to 65535 Authentication mode Login CRAM MDS5 User name Password Administrator e mail address Image memory To use the image memory function select On Selected root directory Select a memory in which you want to save an image The current memory space is displayed on the right Built in memory Built in memory of this camera SD memory card SD memory card inserted into the SD memory card slot of the camera The image and audio files recorded in the built in memory are d
184. rence from Greenwich Mean Time in the area where the camera 1s installed Select the time zone in the area where the camera is installed from the drop down list For Japan select Osaka Sapporo Tokyo GMT 9 00 Automatically adjust the clock for daylight saving time changes When selected the clock is automatically adjusted according to the daylight saving time of the selected time zone If the time zone selected in Time zone is different from that set on the computer the time is adjusted using the time zone difference and set on the camera OK Cancel See Buttons common to every menu on page 35 Superimpose Tab Select whether to superimpose the camera ID date time and other information on an image or not A still image can be also superimposed You can select whether to superimpose on Image 1 and Image 2 or not set the font size and configure each displayed item The superimpose setting for Image 1 is applied to Image 2 in the following conditions Codec information is not displayed e Image and Image 2 are the same size and larger than 640 x 480 e When Cropping is set to On in the Camera menu either vertical or lateral size of the cropped image is larger than that of 640 x 480 Date amp time Set the format of date time and the separator These settings are applied to both Image 1 and Image 2 Camera ID Select the type of information displayed as Camera ID Text Set the Text string to
185. ring display may crossover the other item In this case change the display position change the font size or modify the string OK Cancel See Buttons common to every menu on page 35 Installation Tab You can perform settings related to installation Display sample SNC EP550 ER550 Camera operating mode 25 fps 30 fps HPoE LLDP function On Off On setting of LLDP function may caus ombination wit e longer startup time h some PSE device without LLDP function Camera operating mode SNC EP550 EP580 ER550 ER580 You can switch the operating modes of the camera Select either 25 fps or 30 fps The settings of the camera operating mode are related to the frame rate selected in the Video code tab When the camera operating mode is switched the message This System will be rebooted Are you sure appears Click OK to reboot the camera and complete the settings HPoE LLDP function Based on 802 3at select whether to use the power adjustment function by LLDP Link Layer Discovery Protocol Select ON in the case of IEEE802 3at compatible power adjustment by PSE Power Sourcing Equipment e Before setting check the specifications power level and settings of the PSE you are going to connect e 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 e The HPoE LLDP function may be slow to start if the
186. rivacy mask is limited as follows Pan angle I SNC ER520 ER521 ER550 ER580 No limit SNC EP520 EP521 EP550 EP580 340 Tilt angle The privacy mask area is a rectangle that is specified with respect to the center of the camera image The privacy mask may not be set in areas close to the end of pan tilt operation Using the SNC toolbox 101 SIOUIO SJOUIO 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 Select the camera to create the panorama image from the Device list 2 Click Panorama Panorama Creator opens Using Panorama Creator Map View Panorama Creator Device name MAC address Jevice address Serial No Device0038 00 24 be d2 29 4f 500027 Rectangle Round Pan Tilt limit File open Make Cancel Arctic View Viewer The created panorama image is displayed in the viewer Arctic View is not available on SNC EP520 EP521 EP550 EP580 Pan Tilt limit Specify the camera movement area on the panorama image Drag the mouse to draw a rectangle within which the camera movement is limited You can enlarge reduce or move the created rect
187. rm type priority is given in the order Voice alert 1 2 then 3 e In the case where a preset position is specified in Position at alarm in the Preset position menu the alarm event that occurs when the camera moves to the preset position will be invalid 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 87 OK Cancel See Buttons common to every menu on page 35 Setting the Operations from the Viewer Trigger Menu Click ELGE 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 e Mail SMTP e Mail SMTP FTP client FTP client Image memory Image memory Alarm output 1 Toggle Timer Duration 1 sec 1 to 300 Day Night Day Night Voice alert 1 File Voice alert 2 File Voice alert 3 File e Mail SMTP Checking this box allows you to select e Mail SMTP on the Trigger panel in the main viewer By clicking e Mail SMTP a still image of the moment you click is captured and your e mail with the image file attached is sent to the specified mail address When you click e Mail SMTP the Trigger e Ma
188. rmat and the private key password is not set correctly lt Put correct private key password gt 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 To delete the imported certificate or self signed certificate Click Delete to delete the certificate or self signed certificate imported to the camera Private key password Type the password for the private key information included in the certificate using up to 50 characters This text box is active only when Certificate options is set to Use an external certificate Leave the text box blank if the private key information included in the certificate 1s not encrypted If no private key password is set in the camera an active text field is displayed and this allows a password to be entered If a private key password is already set it is displayed as an inactive text field Reset To change the private key password click this button The current password is cleared and the password text box becomes active to allow a new password entry Setting the SSL function SSL Menu 57 elewey y Gulessiulwpy elewey y Bunesiutupy 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 OK Can
189. rver Menu Setting the Edge Storage Edge Storage Menu elewey y Gulessiulwpy elewey y BulessiulwpYy 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 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 On Overwrite is enabled and old files will be overwritten in the order of date Off Overwrite is prohibited No recording will be performed Recording status Display the current recording status The recording status will not be updated until the screen is refreshed Use the Start and Stop button to start or stop the recording manually Video recording Select the video codec mode you want to record For detailed settings of video codec mode see the Video codec tab in the camera menu Audio recording Set whether to record the audio signals input from the camera Select On to record Audio recording is not available when the Audio codec page 44 is set to Off in the Camera Menu Common Tab Recording capacity Displays the maximum recording time of the alarm buffer in the current camera setting of the video
190. ry 1 GB or more Display 1600 x 1200 pixels or higher SNC EP520 EP521 SNC ER520 ER521 CPU Intel Pentium 4 2 4 GHz or higher or Intel Core 2 Duo 1 8 GHz or higher Memory 1 GB or more Display 1280 x 1024 pixels or higher System Requirements The Preparation section explains what the administrator has to prepare for monitoring images after installation and connection of the camera Assigning the IP Address to the Camera To connect the camera to a network you need to assign anew IP address to the camera when you install it for the first time Before starting connect the camera referring to Connecting the Camera to a Local Network in the supplied Installation Manual Consult the administrator of the network about the assigned IP address e SNC toolbox may not operate correctly if you use a personal firewall or antivirus software in your computer In this case disable the software e If you are using Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later Windows Vista or Windows 7 disable the Windows Firewall function Otherwise SNC toolbox will not operate correctly For the setting see Configuring Windows Firewall in When using Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later on page 10 Configuring Windows Firewall in When using Windows Vista on page 13 or Configuring Windows Firewall in When using Windows 7 on page 15 Assigning an IP address using SNC toolbox 1 Insert the CD ROM in yo
191. s 1f you switch the tab during recording or playback e The recorded file is not stored in the computer Recording playback progress bar Remaining time 16 50 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 oem file open Click to select a previously saved audio file You can play the selected audio file or upload it to the camera E save Click to save a recorded audio file to the computer Voice alert number select Specify the voice alert number to which you want to upload an audio file For example select 1 when uploading to voice alert 1 The name of the uploaded audio file is displayed to the right of the number Not uploaded is displayed 1f no audio file is uploaded to the camera The audio file name will be RecordedFile Voice alert number vof if you upload an audio file recorded using and not stored in the computer The audio file name for the camera selected in the camera list is displayed here To check the uploaded file name click on the camera in the camera list upload Click to upload the recorded or selected audio file to the camera specified in the Setting tab Only one audio file can be uploaded to the camera at a time Uploading a new au
192. s IAS configuration Configure Remote access VPN server in Manage Your Server of Windows Server 2003 Open Add or Remove Programs from Control Panel of Windows menu Install Internet Authentication Service in Add Remove Windows Components CA configuration To configure the CA perform the following steps 1 Open Add or Remove Programs from Control Panel of the Windows menu Select Add Remove Windows Components Add Certificate Services in the Component menu Select Enterprise root CA on CA Type oF O N Type the CA name on Common Name for this CA and configure the CA Using the 802 1X Authentication Function 802 1X Menu 63 elewey y Bugesiutupy elewey y BulessiulwpYy 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 Configuring the Internet Authentication Service 1 Open Internet Authentication Service from Administrative Tools of the Windows menu 2 Click Register Server in Active Directory on the operation menu 3 Read the displayed precautions carefully and click OK to accept them Then continue to configure the EAP TLS policy 4 Sele
193. s parameter is used to delete the previous setting of the host to send traps to lt ID gt describes the trap setting identification number 1 to 8 When you have finished changing the SNMP setting information using the above parameters 1 to 8 check the changed settings using an inquiry command If the changed settings are OK restart the SNMP using the following CGI command SNMP restart command lt Method gt GET POST lt Command gt http ip_adr snmpdcont snmpdconf cg1 snmpd restart 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 Bandwidth control To limit the amount of transmitted data Bit rate The rate at which data bits are transmitted CA Certificate Authority A private authority that issues and controls digital certificates to be used for authentication regarding network access Capture To send audio and video converted to digital data from video devices to a computer Codec Software hardware for coding decoding video and audio data Common name A URL to be typed in the browser when you access a website employing SSL Secure Sockets Layer protocol with the security function Access is succe
194. s 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 e mail 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 Sending Images to FTP Server FTP client Menu on page 74 Image memory Displays the Image memory menu for recording an image audio file etc in the built in memory or ina SD memory card not supplied inserted in the camera Recording Images in Memory Image memory Menu on page 77 FTP server Displays the FTP server menu for setting the FTP server function of the camera Downloading Images from the Camera FTP server Menu on page 81 Edge Storage Set the recording of image and sound and stream them with the same protocol in Edge Storage menu Setting the Edge Storage Edge Storage Menu on page 81 Alarm output Displays the Alarm output menu for setting the alarm output terminal of the camera Setting the Alarm Output Alarm output Menu on page 83 Voice alert Displays the Voice alert menu for playing an audio file stored in the camera in synchronization with alarm detection by the sensor input or the motion detection function Outputting Audio Linked to Alarm Detection Voice alert Menu on page 84
195. selected the items Sensor input 1 Sensor input 2 Tampering Motion detection Alarm duration and Effective period become active 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 camera 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 camera I O port Setting the Alarm Output Alarm output Menu 83 elewey y Gulessiulwpy elewey y Bunesiutupy 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 In the case that the synchronized preset position is specified in Position at alarm in the Preset position menu the alarm event that happens when the camera moves to the preset position will be invalid Alarm duration Select the duration for which the alarm is output between 1 and 60 sec Effective period This item becomes active when Mode is set to Alarm Set the period during which the alarm detection is effective Always Alarm detection is always effective Schedule You can specify the period during which alarm det
196. software in When using Windows 7 on page 14 3 gt Click Open If you click Save this program to disk on the File Download dialog you cannot install the tool correctly Delete the downloaded file and click the Setup icon again 4 install the SNC audio upload tool following the wizard displayed If the Software License Agreement is displayed read it carefully and accept the agreement to continue with the installation Connecting the Camera to the Computer 1 Connect a speaker to the line output jack on the camera 2 Connecta microphone to the microphone input jack on the computer If the microphone input jack of the computer is not set correctly no sound is transmitted from the computer and nothing 1s output from the speaker connected to the camera Check on the control panel of Windows On Windows XP 1 Select Sounds and Audio Device from Control Panel 2 Click Volume in the Sound Recording section on the Audio tab The Recording Control window opens 3 Check Select in the Microphone section On Windows Vista or Windows 7 There are no settings regarding the microphone jack If recording cannot be made connect a microphone device to the computer and check that the recording device operates correctly as follows 1 Select Sound from Control Panel 2 Open the Recording tab and check that Windows has recognized the hardware correctly Using the SNC audio upload tool Transmit
197. splayed only when ActiveX is set for Streaming method in Setting g n Audio output volume slider Use the slider to adjust the volume Clicking the button will stop sound output Displayed only when ActiveX is set for Streaming method in Setting and Audio codec in the Camera Menu page 44 is set to On E Control waiting time and control time for exclusive control Configuration of Main Viewer BIBWeD OU Bunesedo BIBWeD OU Bunesedo 26 4 Exclusive control button Displays the remaining time for operation authority However if operation authority was not obtained the waiting time is displayed Set the Exclusive control mode in the System Tab of System Menu to On to perform exclusive control page 37 Camera list The camera list is displayed when Camera list is set to On in the viewer menu page 92 and at least one camera is registered Operating the Camera 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 The available functions for the camera operation modes vary according to the viewer display The available functions are as follows Plug in free viewer ActiveX viewer JPEG Activex Flash Operation from O x control panel Area zoom Vector dragging PTZ control bar Controlling via the control panel
198. ssage again Leam about the information Bar If the information bar appears click on the bar and select Install ActiveX Control A ActiveX Windows Internet E bttp 192168014 en index html Qs Be che activex gt Page Gi Tools amp This website wants to install the following add on Sony Network Camera Viewer from Sony Corporation If you trust the website andthe X add on and want to install it click here 1 Install ActiveX Control What s the Risk Activex Plug in free aA ishak More information If the message User Account Control Windows needs your permission to continue appears click Continue If Internet Explorer Security Warning appears click Install Internet Explorer Securi i d Do you want to install this software C j Mame Program name Publisher Sony Corporation x More options Install your computer Only install software from publishers you trust What s the risk D While fles from the Internet can be useful this fle type can potentially harm The installation of ActiveX Control starts When installation is completed the main viewer or the Motion detection menu appears When accessing with Windows Vista in SSL communications ActiveX control may not function properly In such a case change the Internet Explorer settings 1 Click Tool T Internet Option O Select Security Tab Select Trusted
199. sscsssees 61 AMOT Deer a 38 Automatically adjust clock for daylight saving time changes 39 B Backlight compensation 45 Backup setting data 41 Bandwidth control ccceeeeee 50 TC BAL eener 49 117 BRICHUNGSS 2s sccessdaledaskcsteatnenseninicetads 46 Index C CA Certificate Authority 61 117 CASCertiniCate Ssssssahecieiscisasstsied 63 64 CAS CETUNC AVE LAD sszasssccbsstsonecehtessess 58 CIMET ewes N 36 43 Camera Sianha a 26 92 Camera MemMicirnnaa n 43 Camera POSItiON 0esseeeeeeeees 68 Cancel button ceeecceeceeee eens 35 Capacity Warming ccccceeeeeeeees TI C 0 ag Eana N 23 COLMICALE Kalarin ania 62 CGI command6 ccccccee eens 116 CiHient CER Cale nenn 62 COGS rene nN 88 CONOR moanaet pi 43 Common 066 43 61 70 74 77 COMMON name cccceeeeeeeeeees 117 COMMAS anda T 46 control authority cceeeeeeeeeeeees 37 control panel cccceceeceeseeeeeseeees 26 CTOP DING nae eh ae ncnaee nee 49 Current date amp time ccccceeeees 38 Custom Homepage Installer 103 D Wate Se Mea un 38 d te and WINE Shensi 38 Date and time format 0 39 DEEN O R 80 Davi NE Ht seii 30 48 daylight saving time 0068 39 Default gateway ccceeeeeeeeees 51 Default policy itsssicseccacttevens eens 67 Delete custom homepage 42 Delete panorama imag
200. ssful after the URL of the website is verified as matching the server s common name Contrast The difference in tone between the lightest and darkest portions of the image Default gateway Device that can be used to access another network Glossary 117 SIOUIO SJOUIO DHCP server 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 Digital certificate An electronic certificate that a CA Certificate Authority attests that a public key to cancel a secret code is issued by an authentic publisher Digital zoom Zooming in out function of an image without using an optical zooming function DNS server Acronym for Domain Name System server As an IP address required for connecting to the device on an IP network is numerical and difficult to remember the Domain Name System was established A domain name is alphabetic and is easier to remember When a client computer uses a domain name to connect to another computer it asks a DNS server to translate the name into the corresponding IP address The client computer can then obtain the IP address of the computer to be connected EAP method Acronym for Extensible Authentication Protocol This is a protocol extended from PPP Point to Point Protocol and h
201. sted CA certificate 2 Issu Trusted CA certificate 3 Issu Subject DN Validity Period Extended Key Usage Delete Trusted CA certificate 4 Subject DN Validity Period Extended Key Usage Delete Import To import the CA certificate Click Browse to select the CA certificate to be imported Then click Submit and the selected file will be imported to the camera Import process becomes invalid if the selected file is not a CA certificate To display the information of the CA certificate When the CA certificate has been saved in the camera correctly its information appears on Issuer DN Subject DN Validity Period and Extended Key Usage To delete the CA certificate Click Delete and the CA certificate stored in the camera will be deleted 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 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 Before setting Perform the following settings before configuring an 802 1X network Active Directory domain controller The following setting example is based on the assumption that the Active Directory has been configured Window
202. t to which will move the device folder e Select a device folder from the Device list or Device tree and right click the mouse Select Cut from the displayed menu or select Cut from the Edit menu Next select the folder to move to and select Paste Changing the Device list display method Details display Select Normal from the View menu or click Ej to set to the details display Search result 00 01 4a 31 ad 02 Device0d003 Using the SNC toolbox Details display with thumbnails Select Snapshot S from the View menu or click EJ to set to the details display with thumbnails Display with large thumbnails Select Snapshot L from the View menu or click Ej to set to display with large thumbnails Modifying the items to show on list Select Column setting from the View menu to display the Column Setting dialog Column Setting Column of Search result Column of My device MAC address Client certificate MAC address Device address iPv4 Model v Device address Device address IPv6 Serial No DHCP Fixed IP Y DHCP Fixed IP IPv4 Version No Port No DHCP Fixed IP IPv6 Admin name Model HTTP Pot No Address of NIC Serial No Check the items you want to display and remove the checks from items you want to hide Click OK after making the changes The new setting is reflected on the list and the display returns to the main screen Updating thumbnail images Select
203. tecceee te caeseusccerecteauiesaeests 35 How to set up the Administrator ment 35 Configuration of the Administrator menu 36 Configuring the System System Menu 37 Dy Ste lit TAD 37 Dita UG AD 38 SUpPEerimpPOose TaD i E coeeeoss 39 lastalanon Ta Dna ei 40 Tinta Ze TaD ae 41 Dy Stel 1Oe TaD aena 43 ACCESS JOS TaD heroe 43 Setting the Camera Image and Audio Camera Meni ssiisscactsssesescsectissntestitaassaticsnceraess 43 Common laD sose a 43 Picture Va sick cre etree inna al ad oe e ia 44 Privacy Masking taD eein 46 Day Night Tab cia iets 48 Vid ocodec Tabi ziersser an 48 She ams laD serani e nee 50 Configuring the Network Network Menu 51 Network TaD tins iiaseusaichntcuatiatabdacmecteyevienne 51 OOS TaD rA ike E TN RNA 52 Dynamic IP address notification Tab Notifying the IP Address eee 54 Setting the SSL function SSL Menu 56 DOM WADS a A 56 CA certificate tab Adding the CA certificate for Client authentication ccceeeeeeeeeeeceeeeeeeeeees 58 How to install the CA certificate 2 0 58 To remove an installed CA certificate 60 Using the 802 1X Authentication Function 802 1X MeNi uan aeioeaio rai 6l System configuration of 802 1X network 6l Common Tab Basic setting of 802 1X authentication function 2 0 eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 6l Client certificate TaD nsnsi ienasi 62 CA COMIN CAG TaD rrine 63 Setting the
204. terval may be longer than the set value depending on the image size image quality setting bit rate and the network environments Effective period Set the period during which periodical sending is effective Always Periodical sending is always effective Schedule You can specify the period during which periodical sending is effective Click Schedule to display the menu for the effective period Setting the Schedule Schedule Menu on page 87 OK Cancel See Buttons common to every menu on page 35 Recording Images in Memory Image memory Menu When you click 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 detection functions in the built in memory approx 8 MB orina SD memory card not supplied inserted in the camera The image file can also be recorded periodically The recorded image and audio files can be found or downloaded to the computer using the FTP server function See Downloading Images from the Camera FTP server Menu on page 81 The Image memory menu consists of three tabs Common Alarm recording and Periodical recording For details on usable memory cards contact your authorized Sony dealer 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 di
205. the camera of the thumbnail you wish to update and click Reload to display the current camera image as the thumbnail Setting SNC toolbox options Select Option from the Tools menu to display the Option dialog This dialog consists of 3 types General Network and Log General tab Language jp Default device account Administrator name Administrator password Show warning dialog when close main window Remind me the risk when assign IP Cancel Language Set language 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 Network tab Network Use HTTP proxy Use FTP proxy IP configuration IPv 4 IPvG priority SSL Setting Default client certificate IE certificates How to process SSL error in scheduled task or main window Continue Cancel When SLL function of device is SSL only allow to switch fram HTTP protocol to HTTPS protocol automatically Cancel 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
206. the checkbox 3 Move the camera to the specified lower left area and click Lower left 4 Move the camera to the specified upper right area and click Upper right D Click Set Preset position While this item is checked the preset position name is displayed when the camera moves to the preset position you have registered The preset position name is displayed prior to the azimuth and area title Image Select either Image 1 or Image 2 to specify whether to superimpose on or not set the font size and configure each item that display position is assigned Superimpose On Off When using the Superimpose function select On Font size Set the font size Superimpose format Set the items to superimpose according to the displayed position English one byte characters and symbols are displayed Available items are as follows e Off Set not to superimpose Configuring the System System Menu Text Set to display a string that you want You can enter characters in the right free space Date amp time Set to display date and time Camera ID Set to display Camera ID Codec Set to display the bit rate and frame rate Zoom ratio Set to display the zoom ratio Camera direction Set to display the azimuth area title or name of a preset position Event Set to display an event record e The items except for Off and Text cannot be set at the same time e Depending on the length of the string you enter in Text the st
207. the file name Date amp time The Date amp time suffix is added to the image file name The Date amp 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 Tip A sequential number added to Date amp time and Sequence number is used to identify individual files created with consecutive alarm events Sequence number clear Click Clear to reset the Sequence number suffix to 1 Alarm Select the alarm to be linked with the recording of image and audio files Sensor input 1 The external sensor that is connected to sensor input of the camera I O port Sensor input 2 The external sensor that is connected to sensor input 2 of the camera I O port Tampering An alarm that is triggered when the camera detects tampering such as direction shift or spraying Motion detection The alarm by the motion detection function Click Detection and the Motion detection menu is displayed to allow you to set the motion detection function page 88 In the case that the synchronized preset position 1s specified in Position at alarm in the Preset position menu the alarm event that happens when the camera moves to the pr
208. the message Setup data will be initialized Are you sure appears When you click OK the network indicator on the camera starts to blink After adjustments of the default settings have finished the camera reboots automatically Do not turn off the camera until the camera reboots Tip The camera can also be reset to the factory settings by turning on the power of this unit while pressing the reset button on the camera For details see the supplied Installation Manual Backup setting data Saves the setting data of the camera in a file Click Save and follow the instructions on the Web browser to specify the folder and save the setting data of the camera The file name preset at the factory 1s snc ep520 cfg for SNC EP520 Restore setting Loads the stored setting data of the camera Click Browse and select the file in which the setting data is stored Click OK and the camera is adjusted according to the loaded data and restarted Restore preset position and privacy masking settings If you select this the stored setting data of the camera the preset position data and privacy masking data are loaded e With Restore setting some items in the Network menu page 51 cannot be restored e When Restore preset position and privacy masking settings is selected loading of setting data may take some time e The following items cannot be stored or restored with Backup setting data or Restore setting audio fi
209. ther panel is displayed in the case of an MPEG4 or H 264 image You can switch between TCP and UDP Unicast Multicast Each click switches the transmission mode of the video audio data between TCP mode Unicast mode and Multicast mode page 30 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 The operator can choose a part of the image to view and zoom in by surrounding an area with a frame by dragging the mouse In the Vector dragging mode the camera pans or tilts in the dragged direction How long you drag the mouse determines the speed Releasing the button on the mouse after dragging stops the panning or tilting of the camera You can also use the camera control panel bar to pan or tilt The zoom operation using the mouse wheel is available in all modes Plug in free viewer Main viewer using Plug in free viewer Display sample Camera list Control bar Monitor screen Monitor screen There are two modes for on screen pan tilt zoom operation using a mouse Area zoom mode and Vector dragging mode A control bar is displayed on the screen In the Area zoom mod
210. this setting will be ignored The maximum duration to be set is 7200 seconds Alarm to be linked with Edge Storage Sensor input 1 The external sensor that is connected to sensor input of the camera I O port Sensor input 2 The external sensor that is connected to sensor input 2 of the camera I O port Camera tampering detection An alarm that is triggered if the camera detects tampering such as direction shifting or spray 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 88 Network disconnection The alarm detected by disconnection to a specific IP address 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 Setting the Schedule Schedule Menu on page 87 OK Cancel See Buttons common to every menu on page 35 Folder structure of Edge Storage When the Edge Storage function is used images are recorded with the following folder structure Edge Storage Root aaaaa_001 maf aaaaa_002 maf aaaaa_003 maf Re
211. tication The model on sale in China does not support the APOP authentication Wait time after POP Set the waiting time in POP before SMTP before SMTP authentication after POP authentication is completed Timeout can be set from O to 10 000 msec POP server name It is necessary when POP before SMTP is selected for Authentication Type the POP receiving mail server name using up to 64 characters Or type the IP address of the POP server This setting is necessary when the SMTP server that sends e mails performs authentication using the POP user account 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 MDS as the authentication method for SMTP authentication The model on sale in China does not support the CRAM MDS5 authentication User name Password Type the user name and password of the owner of the mail account using up to 64 characters This setting 1s 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 only one recipient e mail address Administrator e mail address 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 Subj
212. ting Audio to Camera 109 SJOUIO SJOUIO 110 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 BA SNC audio upload tool ver w x Setting Audio pt 330 User g Proxy Single sign on e RO Eoi 0n 9 of UseriD Password Proxy address Proxy port eee codec ESS ae Auto detect i Save camera setting Target camera s MAC address IP address W 00 13 a9 7d 21 1e 1921680100 Mi 00 13 a9 7d 21 47 1921680101 Z 00 01 4a cd 77 b5 1921680102 Model Seri a User 001057 001010 001012 SNG SNC SNO lt oe User Set the User ID and Password for the administrator The factory setting of the User ID for the Administrator is admin and the Password is admin Single sign on Select On to use the same user ID and same password for all the cameras Select Off to set the user ID and password individually for each camera For details on setting with Off see User ID Password on page 111 User ID This item can be set when Single sign on is set to On The user ID specified here is applicable to all cameras Password This item can be set when Single sign on is set to On The administrator password specified here is applicable to all cameras Proxy Check this box when you use a proxy serv
213. ting the Schedule Schedule Menu on page 87 Alarm buffer Select Use alarm buffer to forward the image audio at a specified 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 forwarded Click Alarm buffer to display the Alarm buffer menu For details see Setting the Alarm Buffer Alarm buffer Menu on page 88 OK Cancel See Buttons common to every menu on page 35 Periodical sending Tab Setting the periodical FTP client activity You can set to send image files JPEG files to an FTP server periodically When more than two of the following settings are activated the camera only creates two still images at the same time A third still image cannot be created unless one of the previous two still images is sent e Mail SMTP menu Alarm sending tab Alarm sending when file attachment is set to On Periodical sending Periodical sending FTP client menu Alarm sending tab Alarm sending Periodical sending Periodical sending Trigger menu Mail SMTP FTP Client Sending Images to FTP Server FTP client Menu 19 elewey y Bulessiulwpy elewey y Bunesiutupy Periodical sending Select On when you want to use periodical sending Remote path Type the remote path using up to 64 characters Image file name Type the file name of the image sent to the FT
214. tion of the camera the mask may not cover the object properly Ensure the Privacy masking area is sized sufficiently beforehand e The color is common to every privacy mask The color selected last is applied Privacy mask setting range The setting range of the privacy mask is limited as follows Pan angle SNC ER520 ER521 ER550 ER580 No limit SNC EP520 EP521 EP550 EP580 340 Tilt angle The privacy mask area is a rectangle that is specified with respect to the center of the camera image The privacy mask may not be set in areas close to the end of pan tilt operation OK Cancel See Buttons common to every menu on page 35 Setting the Camera Image and Audio Camera Menu 47 elewey y Bugesiutupy elewey y Bunesiutupy Sensor input Controls the day night mode by Day Night Tab synchronizing it with the sensor input Select the Use this tab to set the day night function of the camera 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 OFF Do not adjust background light Day Night mode OK Cancel See Buttons common to every menu on page 35 Near IR compensation Video
215. ton of the direction you wish to move the camera Zoom operation Available by clicking to zoom out and to zoom in Position 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 1s common to every privacy mask The colors used are as follows Black Grayl Gray2 Gray3 Gray4 Gray5 Gray6 White Red Green Blue Cyan Yellow Magenta Setting a privacy mask Operate according to the following procedure to set a privacy mask in the position of your choice Face the camera to the position where you want to set a privacy mask using the control button on the preview screen 2 Specify the privacy mask area by dragging the mouse on the preview screen The privacy mask area is formed as a rectangle that is Symmetrical to the center of the preview screen 3 Select the number to register from the Position drop down list 4 Select the color of the mask from the Color drop down list 5 Click OK The mask is displayed on the preview screen The mask cannot be set on the viewer by clicking OK if the camera is tilted beyond 65 If you change the direc
216. unless one of the previous two still images is sent e Mail SMTP menu Alarm sending tab Alarm sending when file attachment is set to On Periodical sending Periodical sending FTP client menu Alarm sending tab Alarm sending Periodical sending Periodical sending Trigger menu Mail SMTP FTP Client Alarm sending On Remote path Image file name Suffix Date amp time Sequence number Sequence number clear Clear Alarm Sensor input 1 Sensor input 2 Camera tampering detection Motion detection Detection Effective period Always Schedule Schedule Alarm buffer Use alarm buffer Alarm buffer Alarm recording with Alarm buffer is disable when Edge Storage is set to ON Alarm sending Select On to send the image and audio file to the FTP server linked with alarm detection Remote path Type the path to the destination using up to 64 characters 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 Suffix Select a suffix to be added to the file name Date amp time The date amp 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 and second 2 digits and sequential number 2 digits thus adding a 14 digit number to the image
217. upy 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 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 When performing photography under a high pressure sodium vapour lamp the unit automatically switches to Sodium vapour lamp mode Indoor Adjusts the white balance for shooting indoors under incandescent lighting about 3200 K Outdoor Adjusts the white balance for shooting outdoors about 5800 K One push WB The One push trigger button becomes active Click the button to adjust the white balance instantly ATW Eliminating the influences causing from the environmental illumination or lights adjust the white balance automatically to reproduce the original color of the objects approximately 2000 K to 10000 K Manual When this option is selected R gain and B gain become active Selectable gain values are from 0 to 255 Sodium vapour lamp Sets the white balance to that suitable for photography under a high pressure sodium vapor lamp High pressure sodium lamps are supported Proper white balance may not be captured for some subjects when using low pressure sodium lamps In Advanced Auto mode proper white
218. ur CD ROM drive A cover page appears automatically in your Web browser If it does not appear automatically in the Web browser double click the index htm file on the CD ROM 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 Click the Setup icon of SNC toolbox The File Download dialog opens When you are using Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later Windows Vista or Windows 7 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 9 Installing software in When using Windows Vista on page 11 or Installing software in When using Windows 7 on page 14 Click File Open If you click Save on the File Download dialog you will not be able to perform set up correctly Delete the downloaded file and click the Setup icon again Install SNC toolbox on your computer using the wizard If the Software License Agreement is displayed read it carefully and click Accept to continue with the installation Start SNC toolbox When you are using Windows Vista the message User Account Control An unidentified program wants access to your computer may appear In this case click Allow Assigning the IP Ad
219. us MAC address You can check the MAC address of the device Device address You can check the IP address of the device Port No HTTP Port No You can check the port number of the device DHCP Fixed IP Displays whether the IP address of the selected device is DHCP or fixed IP Client certificate Displays the name of the client certificate used for SSL function 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 IP Address of NIC Search result folder only Displays the IP address of the NIC Network Interface Card detected e A camera with which SSL communication has been performed will show E on the left side of its IP address e The model on sale in China does not support the SSL function View button You can change the display format of the Device list page 98 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 Search result folder Displays devices detected by search Error folder Displays devices that are not connected My device folder You can sort and manage devices using any folder Adding a folder Select the parent folder to wh
220. utton 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 its original form To exit this operation click this button again Delete vertex Clicking this button will change the cursor to a button In that state when you click on a part of the vertex of the area the vertex added to that point is deleted After the deletion the cursor will return its original form To exit this operation click this button again The vertex can be moved in an outward direction but cannot be moved toward the inside of an area Detection sensitivity Set the sensitivity of motion detection Detection sense Return to the default A value from 1 to 100 can be specified Clicking Return to the default changes the value to the default value Detection response Set the response velocity of motion detection Detection response Return to the default A value from 1 to 5 can be specified Clicking Return to the default changes the value to the default value Setting the Sensor input Camera tampering detection Motion detection Event detection menu 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 Detection size m Minimum detection size E Maximum detection size Hei
221. value represents the number of bits from the left side of the network address Port Enter the port number for the data traffic of the device e g HTTP 80 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 QosS is set according to the following procedure Select the number you want to register from No and enter the necessary conditions for Network address Subnet Protocol and Port No 2 Enter values in DSCP 3 Click Set and configure the QoS Delete select No to delete the setting and click Delete Up Increases the priority of the rule Select a rule from the QoS table to prioritize and click Up Down Decreases the priority of the rule Select a rule from the QoS table to lower its priority and click Down QoS table Displays the list of registered QoS information If multiple conditions match the rule with the smallest number has priority Configuring the Network Network Menu 53 eiawen y Bulessiulwpy elewey y Bunesiutupy 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 See Buttons common to every menu on page 35 Dynamic IP address notification Tab Notifying the IP Address When Obtain an IP address automat
222. vels are available OO FF Camera list You can register cameras in the camera list By selecting aregistered camera on the viewer screen you can see the images from the registered camera The camera list can be set only when Plug in free viewer is selected as the homepage On Off Select On to show the camera list and Off to hide it Style You can configure the camera list style Background color Specify the background color of the camera list The colors are specified in the same way as those for the header Registering in Cameras Specify a number on the camera list and set the IP address port number and comment for each camera Insert Click to register a camera in the camera list Modify Click to edit a selected camera list Delete Click to delete a selected camera list Down Click to decrement the number indicating registered camera numbers Up Click to increment the number indicating registered camera numbers Text 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 Show comment if came
223. w 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 Internet Explorer Active content can ham your computer or disclose personal information Are you sure that you want to allow CDs to run active content on your computer What you should know about actrve content 7 Dont show this message again Assigning the IP Address to the Camera If the message File Download Security Warning appears click Run File Download Security Warning Do you want to mn or save this file Name SncTollbox setup exe Type Windows Installer Package 16 2MB From D SncToolbox potentially harm your computer F you do not trust the source do not 7 While files from the Intemet can be useful this file type can run or save this software Whats the nisk 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 User Account Control Do you want to allow the following program from an unknown publisher to make changes to this computer appears click Allow The software installation starts Installing ActiveX Control During installation of ActiveX Control the information bar or Security Warning may appear In this case operate as follo
224. w or Deny regarding the basic limit policy imposed on computers whose network addresses are not specified in the Network address Subnet to Network address Subnet 10 menus below Network address Subnet 1 to Network address Subnet 10 Type the network addresses and subnet mask values that you want to allow or deny access to the camera You can specify up to 10 network addresses and subnet mask values For a subnet mask type 8 to 32 In the case of IPv6 enter a value between 8 and 128 Select Allow or Deny from the drop down list on the right for each network address subnet mask Tip The subnet mask value represents the bit number from the left of the network address For example the subnet mask value for 255 255 255 0 is 25 If you set 192 168 0 0 24 and Allow you can allow access from computers having an IP address between 192 168 0 0 and 192 168 0 255 You can access the camera even from a computer having an IP address whose access right is set to Deny if you enter the user name and password set for the Administrator boxes in the User menu OK Cancel See Buttons common to every menu on page 35 Setting the Security Security Menu 67 elewey y Bugesiutupy elewey y BulressiulwpYy 68 Saving the Camera Position and Action Preset position Menu When you click in the Administrator menu the Preset position menu appears This allows you to save the camera s pan tilt a
225. wer window is displayed in SSL communication Security Alert Information pou exchange with this site cannot be viewed or changed by others However there is a problem with the site s security certificate ay The security certificate was issued by a company you have not chosen to trust View the certificate to determine whether you want to trust the certifying authority The security certificate date is valid ify The name on the security certificate is invalid or does not match the name of the site Do pou want to proceed view Certificate When Internet Explorer 7 or Internet Explorer 8 is used When you enter the camera IP address Certificate Error may appear according to the status of the certificate set on the camera In this case click Continue to this website not recommended to continue The welcome page appears in SSL communication we There is a problem with this website s security certificate The security certificate presented by this website was not issued by a trusted certificate authority The security certificate presented by this website was issued for a different website s address Security certificate problems may indicate an attempt to fool you or intercept any data you send to the server We recommend that you close this webpage and do not continue to this website Click here to close this webpage Z Continue to this website not recommended More information
226. ws If the information bar appears click on the bar and select Install This Add on for All Users on This Computer Ta Sony Network Camera SNC CH210 Windows Internet Explorer m o This website wants to install the following add on SNCActi and want to install it click here Install This Add on for All Users on This Computer What s the Risk Activex Plug in free Information Bar Help If the message User Account Control Do you want to allow the following program to make changes to this computer appears click Allow The installation of ActiveX Control starts When installation is completed the main viewer or the Motion detection menu appears When accessing with Windows 7 in SSL communications 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 The model on sale in China does not support the SSL function Configuring Windows Firewall SNC toolbox may not operate correctly depending on the configuration of Windows Firewall No cameras are shown in the list even if they are detected In this case confirm the Windows Firewall configuration as follows Example In the case of SNC toolbox To turn Windows Firewall off 1 Select Control Panel from the Start menu of Windows 2 Click Windows Firewall 3 Select Turn Windows Firewall on or off r
227. xceptions will be ignored and you will not be notified when Windows Firewall blocks programs a _ Off not recommended Avoid using this setting Turning off Windows Firewall will make this computer more vulnerable to hackers or malicious software Tell me more about these se 5 ox cae The cameras will be displayed in the list If you want to keep Windows Firewall On continue with the following steps D Select the Exceptions tab 6 Click Add Program 7 8 If the Add Program dialog appears select SNC toolbox and click OK Select the program you want to add or dick Browse to find one thatis not listed and then dick OK Programs 20 Game Definition File Editor i Global Flags al Hearts P Help Workshop g InkBall Internet Explorer FP SNG toolbar Mahjong Titans EA MFE Tracer a Microsoft Cross Platform Audio Creation Tool XACT J microsoft FxCop 1 35 C Program Files SONY IP Setup Program ip Browse Cancel SNC toolbox is added to the Program or port list Click OK Windows Firewall Settings i General Exceptions advanced Windows Firewall is turned off Your computer is at risk of attacks and intrusions from outside sources such as the Internet We recommend that you dick the General tab and select On Windows Firewall is currently using settings for the private network location What are the risks of unblocking a program

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