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Network Camera
User’s Guide
Software Version 1.0 (SNC-RX570N/RX570P, SNC-RX530N/RX530P)
Software Version 2.2 (SNC-RX550N/RX550P)

SNC-RX570N/RX570P
SNC-RX550N/RX550P
SNC-RX530N/RX530P
© 2007 Sony Corporation

Table of Contents
Overview
Precautions ............................................................. 5
How to Use This User’s Guide .............................. 6
System Requirements ............................................ 6

Preparation
Assigning the IP Address to the Camera ............ 7
Assigning an IP address using the IP Setup
Program ............................................................ 7
When using Windows XP Service Pack 2 .......... 9
When using Windows Vista ............................. 11
Accessing the Camera Using the Web Browser 13
Basic Configuration by the Administrator ....... 15

Operating the Camera
Administrator and User ...................................... 16
Logging in to Homepage — Welcome Page ...... 17
Logging in as a user ......................................... 17
Displaying the Administrator menu directly .... 18
About viewers .................................................. 18
Configuration of Main Viewer ........................... 19
Main menu ....................................................... 20
Camera control section ..................................... 20
Monitor image .................................................. 22
Controlling the Monitor Image .......................... 22
Monitoring the camera image .......................... 22
Zooming in the monitor image ......................... 23
Capturing a Monitor Image ............................... 23
Capturing a monitor image .............................. 23
Saving the captured image ............................... 24
Operating the Camera ........................................ 24
Controlling via the control panel ..................... 24
Panning and tilting by clicking the monitor
image .............................................................. 25
Panning, tilting and zooming by specifying the
area ................................................................. 25
Zooming an image by the camera zoom bar .... 25
Moving the camera to a preset position ........... 26
Controlling the Camera on a Panorama Image 26
Facing the camera toward a specified point ..... 26
Using the Trigger Button ................................... 27
Sending a monitor image via e-mail ................ 27
Sending a monitor image to an FTP server ...... 27
Recording a camera image as a still image ...... 27
Controlling alarm output 1, 2 ........................... 28

Table of Contents

Controlling Day/Night function ........................28
Playing the audio file stored in the camera .......28
Switching TCP/UDP Transmission Mode ..........29

Administrating the Camera
Basic Operations of Administrator Menu .........30
How to setup the Administrator menu ..............30
Configuration of Administrator menu ..............31
Configuring the System — System Menu ..........32
System Tab ........................................................32
Date & time Tab ................................................34
Initialize Tab .....................................................35
System log Tab .................................................36
Access log Tab ..................................................36
Setting the Camera Image and Audio — Camera
Menu .....................................................................37
Common Tab ....................................................37
Picture Tab ........................................................38
Day/Night Tab ..................................................39
Video codec Tab ...............................................40
Streaming Tab ...................................................42
Configuring the Network — Network Menu .....43
Network Tab .....................................................43
Wireless Tab — Setting of wireless
connection .......................................................44
Dynamic IP address notification Tab — Notifying
the IP Address .................................................47
Using the 802.1X Authentication Function —
802.1X Menu .........................................................49
System configuration of 802.1X network ........49
Common Tab – Basic setting of 802.1X
authentication function ...................................49
Client certificate Tab .........................................50
CA certificate Tab .............................................52
Setting the 802.1X authentication function –
Example of Windows Server 2003 .................52
Setting the User — User Menu ...........................56
Setting the Security — Security Menu ...............57
Saving the Camera Position and Action — Preset
position Menu .......................................................58
Position Tab — Saving pan/tilt/zoom position .58
Tour Tab — Setting a tour ................................59
Sending an Image via E-mail — e-Mail (SMTP)
Menu .....................................................................60
Common Tab — Setting the e-Mail (SMTP)
Function ..........................................................60
Alarm sending Tab — Setting the e-mail sending
mode when detecting the alarm ......................61
Periodical sending Tab — Setting the periodical email sending mode ..........................................62

Sending Images to FTP Server
— FTP client Menu ............................................. 63
Common Tab — Setting the FTP client
function .......................................................... 63
Alarm sending Tab — Setting the FTP client
action when detecting the alarm ..................... 64
Periodical sending Tab — Setting the periodical
FTP client activity .......................................... 65
Recording Images in Memory — Image memory
Menu ..................................................................... 66
Common Tab — Setting the image memory
function .......................................................... 66
Alarm recording Tab — Setting the Image
memory function when detecting the alarm ... 67
Periodical recording Tab — Setting the periodical
recording mode ............................................... 68
Folder structure of image memory ................... 69
Downloading Images from the Camera — FTP
server Menu ......................................................... 70
Setting the Alarm Output — Alarm output
Menu ..................................................................... 71
Alarm out 1, 2 Tab ............................................ 71
Outputting Audio Linked to Alarm Detection
— Voice alert Menu ............................................. 72
Voice alert 1, 2, 3 Tab ....................................... 72
Setting the Operations from the Viewer — Trigger
Menu ..................................................................... 73
Setting the Schedule — Schedule Menu ............ 75
Setting the Alarm Buffer — Alarm buffer
Menu ..................................................................... 76
Setting the Object Detection Function
— Object detection Menu ................................... 77
What is unattended object detection ? .............. 77
Common Tab .................................................... 78
Unattended object setting Tab .......................... 82
Configuration Tab ............................................. 83
Transmitting with External Equipment Using the
External Serial Terminal — Serial Menu .......... 83

Installing the SNC video player ........................92
Using the SNC video player .............................93
Using the SNC panorama creator — Creating a
Panorama Image ..................................................94
Installing the SNC panorama creator ................94
Using the SNC panorama creator .....................94
Creating and transmitting a panorama image ...95
Saving a custom image to the camera ...............95
Using the SNC privacy masking tool — Masking a
Camera Image ......................................................96
Installing the SNC privacy masking tool ..........96
Using the SNC privacy masking tool ................97
Setting a privacy mask ......................................98
Using the Custom Homepage Installer ..............99
Uploading the homepage to the camera using the
Custom Homepage Installer ...........................99
Assigning the IP Address to the Camera Using
ARP Commands .................................................102
Using the SNMP .................................................103
1. Inquiry Commands ....................................103
2. Setting Commands .....................................103
Glossary ..............................................................104
Index ....................................................................108

Others
Using the Supplied IP Setup Program ............... 85
Starting the IP Setup Program .......................... 85
Bandwidth control Tab ..................................... 85
Date time Tab ................................................... 86
Rebooting the Camera ...................................... 86
Using the SNC audio upload tool — Transmitting
Audio to Camera .................................................. 87
Installing the SNC audio upload tool ............... 87
Connecting the Camera to the Computer ......... 87
Using the SNC audio upload tool ..................... 88
Using the SNC video player — Playing Video/
Audio File Recorded with Camera ..................... 92

Table of Contents

Overview
NOTICE TO USERS
Overview

© 2007 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.
• “IPELA” and
are trademarks of Sony
Corporation.
• “Memory Stick” and
are trademarks of Sony
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• “MagicGate Memory Stick” and
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All other company and product names are trademarks or
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their respective makers.

Precautions

Overview

Data and security
• You should keep in mind that the images or audio you
are monitoring may be protected by privacy and other
legal rights, and the responsibility for making sure you
are complying with applicable laws is yours alone.
• Access to the images and audio is protected only by a
user name and the password you set up. No further
authentication is provided nor should you presume
that any other protective filtering is done by the
service. Since the service is Internet-based, there is a
risk that the image or audio you are monitoring can be
viewed or used by a third-party via the network.
• SONY IS NOT RESPONSIBLE, AND ASSUMES
ABSOLUTELY NO LIABILITY TO YOU OR
ANYONE ELSE, FOR SERVICE INTERRUPTIONS
OR DISCONTINUATIONS OR EVEN SERVICE
CANCELLATION. THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED
AS-IS, AND SONY DISCLAIMS AND EXCLUDES
ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICE INCLUDING,
BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY OR ALL IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR
THAT IT WILL OPERATE ERROR-FREE OR
CONTINUOUSLY.
• Security configuration is essential for wireless LAN.
Should a problem occur without setting security, or
due to the limitation of the wireless LAN
specifications, SONY shall not be liable for any
damage.
• Always make a test recording, and verify that it was
recorded successfully.
SONY WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES
OF ANY KIND INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
TO, COMPENSATION OR REIMBURSEMENT ON
ACCOUNT OF FAILURE OF THIS UNIT OR ITS
RECORDING MEDIA, EXTERNAL STORAGE
SYSTEMS OR ANY OTHER MEDIA OR
STORAGE SYSTEMS TO RECORD CONTENT OF
ANY TYPE.
• Always verify that the unit is operating properly
before use. SONY WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR
DAMAGES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING, BUT
NOT LIMITED TO, COMPENSATION OR
REIMBURSEMENT ON ACCOUNT OF THE LOSS
OF PRESENT OR PROSPECTIVE PROFITS DUE
TO FAILURE OF THIS UNIT, EITHER DURING
THE WARRANTY PERIOD OR AFTER
EXPIRATION OF THE WARRANTY, OR FOR
ANY OTHER REASON WHATSOEVER.
• If you lose data by using this unit, SONY accepts no
responsibility for restoration of the data.

Operating or storage location
Avoid operating or storing the camera in the following
locations:
• Extremely hot or cold places (Operating temperature:
0°C to +50°C [32°F to 122°F])
• Exposed to direct sunlight for a long time, or close to
heating equipment (e.g., near heaters)
• Close to sources of strong magnetism
• Close to sources of powerful electromagnetic
radiation, such as radios or TV transmitters
• Locations subject to strong vibration or shock
Ventilation
To prevent heat buildup, do not block air circulation
around the camera.
Transportation
When transporting the camera, repack it as originally
packed at the factory or in materials of equal quality.
Cleaning
• Use a blower to remove dust from the lens or optical
filter.
• Use a soft, dry cloth to clean the external surfaces of
the camera. Stubborn stains can be removed using a
soft cloth dampened with a small quantity of detergent
solution, then wipe dry.
• Do not use volatile solvents such as alcohol, benzene
or thinners as they may damage the surface finishes.

Precautions

How to Use This User’s
Guide
Overview

This User’s Guide explains how to operate the Network
Camera from a computer.
The User’s Guide is written to be read on the computer
display.
As this section gives tips on using the User’s Guide, read
it before you operate the camera.

System Requirements
These are the requirements for the computer that
displays the image or controls the camera.

Processor
Intel Pentium 4, 1.5 GHz or higher (Pentium 4, 2.4 GHz
or higher recommended)

RAM
Jumping to the related page

256 MB or more

When you read the User’s Guide on the computer
display, click on the sentence to jump to the related page.

OS
Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista

Software display examples
Note that the displays shown in the User’s Guide are
explanatory examples. Some displays may be different
from the ones which appear as you operate the
application software.
The illustrations of the camera and menu display in the
User’s Guide show the SNC-RX570N or SNC-RX570P
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 as portrayed on your screen.

Installation Manual (printed matter)
The supplied Installation Manual describes the names
and functions of parts and controls of the Network
Camera, connecting examples and how to set up the
camera. Be sure to read the Installation Manual before
operating.

How to Use This User’s Guide / System Requirements

Web browser
Microsoft Internet Explorer Ver. 6.0 or later

If it does not appear automatically in the Web
browser, double-click on the index.htm file on the
CD-ROM.

Preparation

When you are using Windows Vista, pop-up
“AutoPlay” may appear. For details, “Installing
software” in “When using Windows Vista” on
page 11.

The Preparation section explains what the administrator
has to prepare for monitoring images after installation
and connection of the camera.

To connect the camera to a network, you need to assign
a new IP address to the camera when you install it for the
first time.
You can assign an IP address in two ways:
• Using the IP Setup Program stored in the supplied CDROM (see this page)
• Using the ARP (Address Resolution Protocol)
commands (see page 102)

When you are using Windows XP Service Pack 2 or
Windows Vista, a message regarding the active
contents may appear. For details, see “Installing
software” in “When using Windows XP Service
Pack 2” on page 9 or “Installing software” in
“When using Windows Vista” on page 11.

Notes

• The IP Setup Program may not operate correctly if you
use a personal firewall or antivirus software in your
computer. In that case, disable the software or assign
an IP address to the camera using another method. For
example, see “Assigning the IP Address to the Camera
Using ARP Commands” on page 102.
• If you are using Windows XP Service Pack 2 or
Windows Vista, disable the Windows Firewall
function. Otherwise the IP Setup Program will not
operate correctly. For the setting, see “Configuring
Windows Firewall” in “When using Windows XP
Service Pack 2” on page 10 or “Configuring Windows
Firewall” in “When using Windows Vista” on
page 12.

Click Open.
Note

If you click “Save this program to disk” 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.

This section explains how to assign an IP address to the
camera using the supplied setup program and how to
configure the network.
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.

Click the Setup icon of IP Setup Program.
The “File Download” dialog opens.

Preparation

Assigning the IP
Address to the Camera

Install the IP Setup Program 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 the IP Setup Program.
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.
The program detects the network cameras
connected to the local network and lists them on the
Network tab window.

Assigning an IP address using the
IP Setup Program

Insert the CD-ROM in your CD-ROM drive.
A cover page appears automatically in your Web
browser.

Assigning the IP Address to the Camera

Note

When you select Obtain an IP address
automatically, make sure that the DHCP server is
operating on the network.

Set the DNS server address.

Preparation

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.

Click on the camera in the list to which you want to
assign a new IP address.

Note

The Third DNS server address and Fourth DNS
server address are invalid for this camera.
The network settings for the selected camera are
displayed.

Set the IP address.
To obtain the IP address automatically from a
DHCP server:
Select Obtain an IP address automatically.

Set the HTTP port No.

Normally, select 80 for the HTTP port No. To use
another port number, type the port number between
1024 and 65535 in the text box.

10 Type the Administrator name and Administrator
password.

The IP address, Subnet mask and Default gateway
are assigned automatically.
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.

The factory settings of both items are “admin.”
Note

You cannot change the Administrator name and
Administrator password in this step. To change
these items, see “Setting the User — User Menu”
on page 56.

11 Confirm that all items are correctly set, then click
OK.

Assigning the IP Address to the Camera

If “Setting OK” is displayed, the IP address is
correctly assigned.

When using Windows XP Service
Pack 2
Installing software

12 To access the camera directly, double-click the

Preparation

camera name in the list.

A warning message regarding the active contents may
appear when you install software such as IP Setup
Program from CD-ROM. In this case, operate as
follows:
Example: In case of IP Setup Program
If message “Internet Explorer” appears, click Yes.

Tip

The factory setting of the camera network is as
follows.
IP address: 192.168.0.100
Subnet mask: 255.0.0.0
Wireless LAN setting
Type: Adhoc
SSID: snc-rx570 (SNC-RX570N/P), snc-rx550
(SNC-RX550N/P) or snc-rx530 (SNCRX530N/P)
Channel: 11 ch
WEP: Nothing
IP address: 10.0.0.100
Subnet mask: 255.0.0.0

If message “File Download – Security Warning”
appears, click Run.

The welcome page of the network camera is
displayed in the Web browser.
Display sample: SNC-RX570N
Note

If you select Save in the “File Download – Security
Warning” dialog, you will not be able to perform
installation correctly. Delete the downloaded file, and
click the Setup icon again.
If message “Internet Explorer – Security Warning”
appears, click Run.

Note

If the IP address is not set correctly, the welcome page
does not appear after step 12. In that case, try to set the
IP address again.

Assigning the IP Address to the Camera

The software installation starts.

Select Windows Firewall and select Off in the
Windows Firewall dialog.

Installing ActiveX Control
During installation of ActiveX Control, the information
bar or “Security Warning” may appear. In this case,
operate as follows:
If message “Information Bar” appears, click OK.

Preparation

If the information bar appears, click on the bar and select
Install ActiveX Control….

The cameras will be displayed in the list.

If “ Internet Explorer – Security Warning” appears, click
Install.

The installation of ActiveX Control starts. When
installation is completed, the main viewer or the Object
detection menu appears.

Configuring Windows Firewall
The IP Setup Program 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 case of IP Setup Program

Select Control Panel from the Start menu of
Windows.

Select Security Center of the working field.

Assigning the IP Address to the Camera

If you want to keep Windows Firewall On, continue
with the following steps.

Select the “Exceptions” tab.

Select Add Program….

In the Add Program dialog, select IP Setup
Program and click OK.

If pop-up “AutoPlay” appears when a CD-ROM is
inserted into the CD-ROM drive, click Install or run
program.

Then the IP Setup Program is added to the
Programs and Services list.

Click OK.

Preparation

Note

If you click Open folder to view files, Web browser will
not open automatically. In this case, double-click the
“index.htm” file in the CD-ROM.
If message “Internet Explorer” appears, click Yes.

When the above procedure is completed, the
cameras connected in the local network are
displayed in the IP Setup Program.

When using Windows Vista
Installing software
A warning message regarding the active contents may
appear when you install software such as IP Setup
Program from CD-ROM. In this case, operate as
follows:

If message “File Download – Security Warning”
appears, click Run.

Example: In case of IP Setup Program

Note

If you select Save in the “File Download – Security
Warning” dialog, you will not be able to perform

Assigning the IP Address to the Camera

installation correctly. Delete the downloaded file, and
click the Setup icon again.

If “Internet Explorer – Security Warning” appears, click
Install.

If message “Internet Explorer – Security Warning”
appears, click Run.

Preparation

The installation of ActiveX Control starts. When
installation is completed, the main viewer or the Object
detection menu appears.
If message “User Account Control – An unidentified
program wants access to your computer” appear, click
Allow.
The software installation starts.

Starting the software
When you start software such as IP Setup Program,
message “User Account Control – An unidentified
program wants access to your computer” may appear. In
this case, click Allow.

If the information bar appears, click on the bar and select
Install ActiveX Control….

If message “User Account Control – Windows needs
your permission to continue” appear, click Continue.

Assigning the IP Address to the Camera

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.

The cameras will be displayed in the list.
If you want to keep Windows Firewall On, continue
with the following steps.

Select the “Exceptions” tab.

Select Add Program….

If the Add Program dialog appears, select IP Setup
Program and click OK.

Accessing the Camera
Using the Web Browser
After the IP address has been assigned to the camera,
check that you can actually access the camera using the
Web browser installed on your computer.
Use Internet Explorer as the Web browser.
Start the Web browser on the computer and type the
IP address of the camera in the URL box.

Preparation

The welcome page is displayed.
Display sample: SNC-RX570N

Then the IP Setup Program is added to the Program
or port list.

Click OK.

When the above procedure is completed, the
cameras connected in the local network are
displayed in the IP Setup Program.

Click Enter.
The main viewer is displayed.

If the main viewer is displayed correctly, accessing
the camera is confirmed.

Accessing the Camera Using the Web Browser

When the main viewer of the camera is
displayed for the first time
When you click Enter, “Security Warning” is displayed.
When you click Yes, ActiveX control is installed and the
main viewer is displayed.

Set the slider to Medium or lower. (If the slider is
not displayed, click Default Level.)

When using antivirus software, etc. on
the computer

Preparation

• When you use antivirus software, security software,
personal firewall or pop-up blocker on your computer,
the camera performance may be reduced, for example,
the frame rate for displaying the image may be lower.
• The Web page displayed when you log in to the
camera uses JavaScript. The display of the Web page
may be affected if you use antivirus software or other
software described above on your computer.

Notes

• If Automatic configuration is enabled in the Local
Area Network (LAN) Settings of Internet Explorer,
the image may not be displayed. In that case, disable
Automatic configuration and set the Proxy server
manually. For the setting of the Proxy server, consult
your network administrator.
• When you install ActiveX Control, you should be
logged in to the computer as Administrator.
• When you are using Windows XP Service Pack 2 or
Windows Vista, the information bar or “Security
Warning” may appear as you click Enter. For details,
see “Installing ActiveX Control” in “When using
Windows XP Service Pack 2” on page 10 or
“Installing ActiveX Control” in “When using
Windows Vista” on page 12.
Tip

Every page of this software is optimized as display
character size Medium for Internet Explorer.

To display the welcome page and the
main viewer correctly
To operate the welcome page and the main viewer
correctly, set the security level of the Internet Explorer
to Medium or lower, as follows:

Select Tools from the menu bar for Internet
Explorer, then select Internet Options and click
the Security tab.

Click the Internet icon (when using the camera via
the Internet) or Local intranet icon (when using
the camera via a local network).

Accessing the Camera Using the Web Browser

Basic Configuration by
the Administrator

Preparation

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

Setting contents

Setting menu

Set the format of the image sent from the camera.

Video codec Tab (page 40)

Select the white balance mode according to the installing position (indoor or
outdoor).

White balance (page 38)

Select the brightness of the image sent from the camera.

Exposure mode (page 38)
Brightness (page 39)

Select the quality of the image sent from the camera.

Video codec Tab (page 40)

Select the view size of the image.

View size (page 20)

Select whether the audio from the external microphone is sent or not.

Microphone (page 37)

Synchronize the date and time of the camera with those of the computer.

Date & time Tab (page 34)

Make the setting for sending the monitor image attached to an e-mail.

e-Mail (SMTP) Menu (page 60)

Set the user access right for the camera.

User Menu (page 56)

Set a place to be watched beforehand.

Preset position Menu (page 58)

Prepare a panorama image.

Creating a Panorama Image (page 94)

Basic Configuration by the Administrator

Operating the Camera

Administrator and User
This network camera identifies the people who log in as
the Administrator or User.
The Administrator can use all the functions of this
network camera including camera setting. The User can
use the functions for monitoring the image and audio
from the camera, and controlling the camera. The
Viewer mode setting is used to restrict the user's access
rights. There are five types of users.

The Operating the Camera section explains how to
monitor the image from the camera using your Web
browser. Use Internet Explorer as the Web browser.
The functions of the camera should be set by the
Administrator. For the setting of the camera, see
“Administrating the Camera” on page 30.

Each type of user can use the corresponding functions
below.

Operating the Camera

User
Function

Administrator

Pan/Tilt

Preset
position

Light

View

Monitor a live image

View the date and time

Control the frame rate (Available in JPEG mode only)

–

Control the image view size

–

Zoom an image using the digital zoom

–

Save a still image in the computer

– 1)

Send an image file to the FTP server

–

Send an image attached to an e-mail

–

Record an image in the memory

–

Control the alarm output of the I/O port on the camera

–

Switch the Day/Night function mode

–

Play an audio file (Voice alert)

–

z 2)

–

Switch the TCP/UDP transmission mode (Available in
MPEG4/H.264 mode only)

Call the Preset position

Perform the pan/tilt/zoom operation

–

Receive the audio

Control the setting menu

–

z Usable function
– Not usable function

1) This function is usable with the Java applet viewer.
2) This function is not usable with the Java applet
viewer.
The access rights of the administrator and the user can
be set in “Setting the User — User Menu” of the
Administrator menu on page 56.

Full

Administrator and User

When MPEG4 is selected

Logging in to Homepage
— Welcome Page
Logging in as a user

Start the Web browser on your computer and type
the IP address of the camera you want to monitor.

The welcome page is displayed.

Operating the Camera

When H.264 is selected

Display sample: SNC-RX570N

Select the viewer.
The usable codecs and viewers are displayed
depending on the Mode setting in the Video Codec
Tab in the Camera menu (page 40).

When Mode is set to Dual codec
You can monitor JPEG and MPEG4 images. For
JPEG images, you can select Java applet viewer.

When Mode is set to Single codec
You can monitor the image of the selected video
codec (JPEG, MPEG4 or H.264). For JPEG
images, you can select Java applet viewer.
When JPEG is selected

Logging in to Homepage — Welcome Page

Click English or Japanese at the bottom of the
welcome page.

Click Enter.
The main viewer appears.
With the ActiveX viewer (MPEG4/H.264)

Operating the Camera

With the Java applet viewer

Click Setting on the welcome page.
The following dialog appears.

Enter the user name and password for
Administrator, then click OK.
The user name “admin” and the password “admin”
are set at the factory for the Administrator. You can
change them using the User menu of the
Administrator menu (see page 56).
The Administrator menu appears in another
window.

Control the camera from the main viewer.
Note

If the welcome page does not start correctly, the security
level of the Internet Explorer may be set to higher than
Medium. See “To display the welcome page and the
main viewer correctly” on page 14 and check the
security level.

Displaying the Administrator menu
directly
When the administrator sets the camera functions, the
Administrator menu can be opened directly from the
welcome page.

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18

Select the viewer language on the welcome page.

Logging in to Homepage — Welcome Page

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 log in the network camera using ActiveX
viewer for the first time (by clicking Enter to enter the
main viewer), the Security Warning appears. Click Yes
and install ActiveX Control. You can use all the
functions of the viewer with ActiveX Control.

Java applet viewer
You can select this viewer when the camera image is in
JPEG. The frame rate is lower than the ActiveX viewer.
The Java applet viewer operates only when Java is
installed and Java (Sun) is enabled. If it does not operate
correctly, check whether the Java has been installed
successfully and Java (Sun) is enabled.
For the verified Java version, contact your authorized
Sony dealer.

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 (MPEG4 or
H.264)

Operating the Camera

To check the Java version
Select Tools from the menu bar of Internet Explorer,
then select Internet Options and click the Advanced
mode tab. Check the version of Java displayed in Java
(Sun). If Java (Sun) is not displayed, it means that Java
is not installed. You need to install Java.
To enable Java Plug-in
Example: when the Java Plug-in Ver. 1.6.0_01 is
effective
Check “Use JRE 1.6.0_01 for (requires
restart)” in “Java (Sun)”.
To install Java Plug-in
Download Java 2 Runtime Environment, Standard
Edition (JRE) from the website of Sun Microsystems,
Inc., and install it by following the instructions on the
installer.

Camera control
section

Monitor image
section

Main menu

Main viewer using ActiveX viewer (JPEG)
Notes

• 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.
• 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 display
character size Medium for Internet Explorer.
Camera control
section

Monitor image
section

Main menu

Configuration of Main Viewer

Digital zoom

Main viewer using Java applet viewer

Click to change the size of the digital zoom. (page 23)

Capture
(Displayed in the main menu when the Java applet
viewer is used.)
Click to capture a still image shot by the camera and to
store it in the computer. (page 23)

Control
Operating the Camera

Camera control section

Monitor image section

Main menu

Click to operate the camera using the pan, tilt and zoom
functions.
When you click this icon,
appears and enables you
to control pan, tilt and zoom functions from the main
viewer. (page 24)

Preset position

Setting
Click to display the Administrator menu. (page 30)
You can operate this function only when logging in as
the administrator.

Home
Displays the welcome page.

(Displayed only when one or more preset positions are
stored in memory.)
Select the Preset position name from the drop-down
list. The camera will move to the preset position that
you have stored in memory using the Preset position
menu.

Camera control section
Note

Frame rate

(Displayed only when the camera image is in JPEG.)
Selects the frame rate to transmit images. (page 22)

View size

Selects the view size to be displayed. (page 23)

Configuration of Main Viewer

If you use Windows 2000, the preset position name of
Japanese may be shown in unreadable characters.

Control panel

Trigger

Click to display the following control panel.

(Displayed only when the camera Viewer mode
(page 56) is set to Full and one or more triggers are
enabled in the Trigger menu (page 73).)

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.
To return to the home position, click
.
You can select the operation mode of the 8-direction
arrow buttons for panning and tilting in PTZ mode of
the System menu.
Zoom control
Press
to zoom out, and press
to zoom in.
Zooming continues while the button remains pressed.
Note

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
. To focus on a
distant object, press
.
By pressing
, the focus is set to the
optimum position.
Note

To control the focus manually, set Focus mode of the
Camera menu to Manual. (page 37)

Operating the Camera

You can control pan, tilt, zoom, and focus of the camera.
(page 24)

Select the function you want to use from the drop-down
list and click
. The selected function is activated.
The selectable functions are as follows:
– send the still image files attached to an e-mail
(page 27)
– send the still image files to an FTP server (page 27)
– record the still image files in the built-in memory,
ATA memory card (not supplied) or “Memory Stick”
(not supplied) (page 27)
– control the alarm output (page 28)
– switch the Day/Night function on/off (page 28)
– play the audio file stored in the camera (page 28)

Transmission (TCP/UDP
transmission mode)
(Displayed only when the camera image is in MPEG4 or
H.264 and the ActiveX viewer is used.)
Each click switches the transmission mode of the video/
audio data between TCP mode, UDP (Unicast) mode,
and UDP (Multicast) mode. (page 29)
The last selected mode is saved in the computer, and will
stay selected for the next startup.

Volume

(Displayed when Microphone (page 37) is set to On.)
Drag the
bar to adjust the volume.
When you click
, the icon changes to
audio output stops. To output the audio, click

and the
again.

Note

If
does not appear when the Java applet
viewer is used, Audio codec in the Camera menu may
not be set to G.711 (64 kbps) (page 38), or Java may not
be installed correctly.
To check if Java is installed correctly, refer to “Java
applet viewer” of “About viewers” on page 18.

Configuration of Main Viewer

Monitor image

Controlling the Monitor
Image
You can monitor the camera image on the monitor
window of the main viewer.

Monitoring the camera image

Operating the Camera

Select the frame rate (only when the camera image
is in JPEG).

The image shot by the camera is shown here. The date
and time is displayed at the top of the window.

Click the Frame rate list box to select the frame
rate for transmitting the image. Selectable frame
rates are as follows.
SNC-RX570N/RX550N/RX530N
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 fps
SNC-RX570P/RX550P/RX530P
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 12, 16, 20, 25 fps
“fps” is a unit indicating the number of frames
transmitted per second.
For example, if you select 30 fps for SNCRX570N, the image is sent at the maximum speed
of the connected line (30 fps maximum).

Controlling the Monitor Image

Note

The frame rate options indicate the maximum
number of frames that can be transmitted.
The number of frames actually transmitted may
vary depending on network environments and
camera settings (image size and image quality
settings).

Capturing a Monitor
Image
You can capture an image being monitored as a still
image and save it in the computer.

Capturing a monitor image

Select the view size.

Display the camera image in the monitor window.

Click
.
The still image of the moment you click is captured,
and this still image is displayed in the capture
window.

Click View size list box to select the view size from
Auto, 640 × 480, 320 × 240, or 160 × 120.
Auto is determined by the image size specified in
the Camera menu (page 40).

Operating the Camera

With the ActiveX viewer

Zooming in the monitor image

Click

Click the point you want to zoom in.
The image is magnified by about 1.5 times with the
clicked point at the center.

The digital zoom icon changes to

To cancel zooming in, click

.
With the Java applet viewer

To close the capture window, click Cancel or
Close.

Capturing a Monitor Image

Saving the captured image
With the ActiveX viewer

Capture the monitor image.

Click Save.
The Save As dialog appears.

Operating the Camera
You can operate the camera from the main viewer.
When you click
, the display switches to
. Next,
and Preset position list box are displayed on the
upper right of the window.
When
is displayed in white on the upper right of the
window, you can use the Pan/Tilt control function. If you
execute the digital zoom when you can control Pan/Tilt,
turns gray and you can no longer control the camera
in the monitor window or in the panorama window, nor
can you control zoom in the zoom bar.
When you cancel the digital zoom,
returns to white.

Operating the Camera

Notes

Select JPEG Files or Windows Bitmap Files as
Save as type.

• The Preset position list box is not displayed when no
preset position is memorized.
• When Exclusive control mode of the System menu is
set to On and you click
, the remaining time that
you are authorized to operate the camera is displayed.
If you cannot get the control, the icon switches to
and the waiting time is displayed.

Type the File name and specify Save in, then click
Save.

Controlling via the control panel

With the Java applet viewer

Capture the monitor image.

Right-click the mouse to display the menu and
select Save Picture As....
The Save Picture dialog appears.

Select JPEG or Bit map as Save as type.

Type in File name and specify Save in, then click
Save.

Operating the Camera

You can operate the camera direction, zoom, and focus
by using the control panel for the monitor image
currently displayed.

Click
.
is displayed.

Click
.
The control panel is displayed.

Control each function using the displayed control
panel.

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.
To return to the home position, click
.
Note

When you hold
,
or
to tilt the camera
downward to the point where it faces the ground with
Auto flip set to On (page 33), the auto flip function is
activated to change the tilt movement upward.

Panning, tilting and zooming by
specifying the area
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 is positioned at the
center of the display and is zoomed in.

Zoom control
Click
to zoom out, and click
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, click
. To focus on a
distant object, click
.
By clicking
, the focus is set to the
optimum position.
Note

To control the focus manually, set Focus mode of the
Camera menu to Manual. (page 37)

Panning and tilting by clicking the
monitor image
Click on the monitor image, and the camera moves so
that the clicked portion is positioned at the center of the
display.

Operating the Camera

Note

Notes

• When Zoom mode in the Camera menu is set to Full
(see page 37), zooming of the specified area stops at
the TELE end of the optical zoom. If you want to
zoom in further using the digital zoom, specify the
area again.
• 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 image control section.

Zooming an image by the camera
zoom bar
When you have the authorization to control this
function, the zoom bar is displayed below the window.
You can specify a location to be zoomed by clicking the
zoom bar.
The zoom bar is either displayed or turned off by
clicking
below the image frame.

Optical WIDE end icon: Click to move the zoom
to optical WIDE end (same magnification).
Optical TELE end icon: Click to move the zoom
to optical TELE end (26 × magnification).
Digital TELE end icon: Click to move the zoom to
digital TELE end (312 × magnification)

Turning off the zoom bar
When you are not going to use the zoom bar, click
under the panorama window to turn off the
panorama window, then click it again to turn off the
zoom bar.

Operating the Camera

Notes

• The zoom bar of the digital area is not displayed when
Zoom mode of the Camera menu is not set to Full.
• The four edges of the image may be dark depending
on the zoom position. This is a phenomenon related to
the structure of the camera, and does not cause a
problem.

Moving the camera to a preset
position

Controlling the Camera
on a Panorama Image
When you have the authorization to control the camera,
the panorama window is displayed under the monitor
window.
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.

Operating the Camera

Select a preset position name from the Preset position
drop-down list. The camera will move to the preset
position that you have stored in memory using the Preset
position menu (page 58).

Monitor window

SNC-RX550N/RX550P

Panorama window

To create the panorama image
Create the panorama image with the supplied SNC
panorama creator. Refer to page 94 for details.
Tip

The panorama image is a still picture converted from the
image taken when you were going to create it with the
SNC panorama creator. 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

Controlling the Camera on a Panorama Image

Create a panorama image with the SNC panorama
creator and display it.

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.

Using the Trigger Button
You can operate various functions of the camera simply
by clicking
(trigger) in the main viewer.

Sending a monitor image via e-mail
You can send a captured still image by attaching it to an
e-mail.
To use this function, you need to make e-Mail (SMTP)
active and set the address in the Trigger menu of the
Administrator menu properly (page 73).
The present situation is
displayed in the monitor
window at the clicked point.

Display the image on the monitor window.

Select e-Mail from the trigger drop-down list.

Click
.
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.

Operating the Camera

Click the point you
want to watch in the
panorama 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 34). (The v mark on the panorama image
indicates the panning home position.)
Note

The panorama image can be rotated only when a 360degree panorama image has been created using the SNC
panorama creator.

To turn off the panorama window
When you are not going to use the panorama image,
click
under the panorama window to turn off
the panorama window.

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 73).

Display the image on the monitor window.

Select FTP from the trigger drop-down list.

Click
.
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 capture a camera image as a still picture and
record it.
The still images are recorded in the built-in memory,
ATA memory card (not supplied) or “Memory Stick”
(not supplied).

Using the Trigger Button

To use this function, you need to make Image memory
active and set the details in the Trigger menu of the
Administrator menu (page 73).

Display the image on the monitor window.

Select Image memory from the trigger drop-down
list.

Select Day/Night from the trigger drop-down list.

Click
.
Each click switches the Day/Night function
alternately between On (night mode) and Off (day
mode).

Note

Click
.
The still image of the moment you click is captured,
and the image file is recorded.

Operating the Camera

Controlling alarm output 1, 2
You can control Alarm output 1, 2.
To use this function, you need to make Alarm output 1
or Alarm output 2 active in the Trigger menu of the
Administrator menu (page 74).

Display the image on the monitor window.

Select Alarm output1 or Alarm output2 from the
trigger drop-down list.

Click
.
The alarm output is switched by clicking.
The alarm output mode can be selected from
Toggle or Timer of Alarm output 1, 2 in the
Trigger menu (page 74).
Tip

For the connection of peripheral devices to the alarm
output of the I/O port, see the supplied Installation
Manual.

Controlling Day/Night function
You can control the Day/Night function 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 74).

Display the image on the monitor window.

Using the Trigger Button

If Day/Night mode in the Trigger-Day/Night menu
(page 74) is set to Disable or Auto, you cannot control
the Day/Night function by clicking
.

Playing the audio file stored in the
camera
You can play the 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 74).

Display the image on the monitor window.

Select Voice alert1, Voice alert2 or Voice alert3
from the trigger drop-down list.

Click
.
Playback of the selected audio file starts and the
playback sound is output from the speaker
connected to the camera.

a firewall is installed between the camera and the
computer, or depending on the network
environment, the video/audio may not play back
properly when UDP (Unicast) is selected. In that
case, select TCP.

Switching TCP/UDP
Transmission Mode
You can select TCP or UDP as the communication port
for the video/audio data.
This function can be used when Mode (video codec
mode) (page 40) is set to MPEG4 or H.264 and the
ActiveX viewer is used.
Notes

• The function may not operate correctly when you use
personal firewall software or antivirus software on
your computer. In that case, disable the software or
select the TCP mode.
• If you are using Windows XP Service Pack 2 or
Windows Vista, disable “Windows Firewall.” For
details, see “Configuring Windows Firewall” in
“When using Windows XP Service Pack 2” on
page 10 or “Configuring Windows Firewall” in
“When using Windows Vista” on page 12.

Open the main viewer.

Click
TCP/UDP Transmission.
The Select TCP/UDP dialog appears.

Click one of the buttons TCP, UDP (Unicast) or
UDP (Multicast).

Operating the Camera

UDP (Multicast): This protocol is selectable when
Multicast streaming (page 42) is On. When UDP
(Multicast) is selected as the transmission port,
RTP (Real-time Transport Protocol) and UDP
multicast techniques are adopted for video/audio
transmission. By selecting it, the network
transmission load of the camera can be reduced. If
a router that does not correspond to the multicast or
a firewall is installed between the camera and the
computer, the video/audio may not play back
properly. In that case, select TCP or UDP
(Unicast).
Click OK to close the dialog.
If you do not change the transmission setting, click
Cancel.

TCP: This is normally selected.
When TCP is selected as the communication port,
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 the video/audio by
selecting the TCP port.
UDP (Unicast): When UDP (Unicast) is selected
as the communication port, 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) is selected. If

Switching TCP/UDP Transmission Mode

Administrator menu appears.

Administrating the Camera
The Administrating the Camera section explains how to
set the functions of the camera by the Administrator.
For the monitoring of the camera image, see “Operating
the Camera” on page 16.
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. The
grayed out options cannot be selected.

The following steps also display the Administrator
menu.
1 Click Enter in the welcome page to display the
main viewer.
2 Click

Administrating the Camera

Basic Operations of
Administrator Menu
You can use the Administrator menu to set all functions
to suit the user's needs.
Click Setting in the welcome page or
in the main
viewer to display the Administrator menu.

in the main viewer.

3 Enter the user name and password for
Administrator.

Click the menu name (example: System) on the left
side of the Administrator menu.
The clicked menu appears.
Example: “System” menu

How to setup the Administrator
menu

Select the viewer language on the welcome page.
Click English or Japanese at the bottom of the
welcome page.

Click Setting on the welcome page.
The authentication dialog appears. Enter the user
name and password for Administrator.
The user name “admin” and password “admin” are
set at the factory for the Administrator.

Select the required tab above the menu, and set each
setting option in the tab.
Example: “Date & time” tab of “System” menu

See pages 32 to 84 for details of the menu tabs and
setting options.

After setting, click OK.
The settings you have made become active.
Click Cancel to invalidate 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 validate the settings.

Basic Operations of Administrator Menu

Click this button to invalidate the set values and return to
the previous settings.

Security
Displays the Security menu for specifying a computer
that is allowed to connect to the camera. (“Setting the
Security — Security Menu” on page 57)

General notes on menus
• 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 changed
setting may not be stored correctly.
• When the camera settings are changed while watching
the main viewer, some settings cannot be restored. To
reflect the change on the opening main viewer, click
Refresh of the Web browser.

Configuration of Administrator menu

Preset position
Displays the Preset position menu to register a position
you want to save. “Tour function”, which rotates the
registered positions, is also set here. (“Saving the
Camera Position and Action — Preset position Menu”
on page 58)
e-Mail (SMTP)
Displays the e-Mail (SMTP) menu for sending an email. (“Sending an Image via E-mail — e-Mail (SMTP)
Menu” on page 60)

Administrating the Camera

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 63)
Image memory
Displays the Image memory menu for recording an
image/audio file, etc. in the built-in memory or in an
ATA memory card (not supplied) or a “Memory Stick”
(not supplied) inserted in the camera. (“Recording
Images in Memory — Image memory Menu” on page
66)
System
Displays the System menu. (“Configuring the System —
System Menu” on page 32)
Camera
Displays the Camera menu for setting the camera image
and audio. (“Setting the Camera Image and Audio —
Camera Menu” on page 37)
Network
Displays the Network menu for setting the network
connection. (“Configuring the Network — Network
Menu” on page 43)
802.1X
Displays the 802.1X menu for connecting the camera to
the network configured in compliance with the 802.1X
standard for port authentication. (“Using the 802.1X
Authentication Function — 802.1X Menu” on page 49)
User
Displays the User menu for setting the log in user name
and password. (“Setting the User — User Menu” on
page 56)

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 70)
Alarm output
Displays the Alarm output menu for setting the alarm
out terminal of the camera. (“Setting the Alarm Output
— Alarm output Menu” on page 71)
Voice alert
Displays the Voice alert menu for playing the audio file
stored in the camera in synchronization with alarm
detection by the sensor input or the object detection
function. (“Outputting Audio Linked to Alarm
Detection — Voice alert Menu” on page 72)
Trigger
Displays the Trigger menu for operations when you
click the trigger button in the main viewer. (“Setting the
Operations from the Viewer — Trigger Menu” on page
73)
Schedule
Displays the Schedule menu for the Day/Night function,
Preset position function, e-Mail (SMTP) function, FTP

Basic Operations of Administrator Menu

client function, Image memory function and Alarm out
function, Voice alert function and so on. (“Setting the
Schedule — Schedule Menu” on page 75)
Alarm buffer
Displays the Alarm buffer menu for the buffer that
records the image and audio related to alarm detection.
(“Setting the Alarm Buffer — Alarm buffer Menu” on
page 76)
Object detection
Displays the Object detection menu for the object
detection function built into the camera. (“Setting the
Object Detection Function — Object detection Menu”
on page 77)

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 five tabs: System, Date & time,
Initialize, System log and Access log.

System Tab

Administrating the Camera

Serial
Displays the Serial menu for communications with
external equipment through the external serial terminal.
(“Transmitting with External Equipment Using the
External Serial Terminal — Serial Menu” on page 83)

Title bar name
Type a name of up to 32 characters to be displayed on the
title bar. The characters typed here are displayed on the
title bar of the Web browser.

Welcome text
Type any text of up to 1024 characters in HTML format
to show on the welcome page. Use the
tag for a
line break. (A line break is equivalent to 2 characters.)

Serial number
The serial number of the camera is displayed.

Software version
The software version of this camera is displayed.

Configuring the System — System Menu

Homepage
Select the homepage to be displayed when you enter the
camera IP address in your browser’s web address box.
Default: Displays the homepage stored in the camera.
Custom: Displays your individual homepage.
You can display your favorite homepage stored in the
built-in flash memory, ATA memory card (not
supplied) or “Memory Stick” (not supplied).
To store the HTML file of the homepage in the builtin flash memory, use the Custom Homepage Installer
included in the supplied CD-ROM.
To learn how to use of the Custom Homepage
Installer, see page 99.
For the verified cards, contact your authorized Sony
dealer.
To display your individual homepage, perform the
following operation:
Select Custom.

Type the path of the HTML file using up to 64
characters in the text box on the right of Path.

In Selected memory, select the memory in which
the homepage is stored.
You can select Flash memory, ATA memory card
or Memory Stick.
The directory displayed in the text box on the right
of Path changes according to the selected memory.
Tip

Even when you select Custom, the homepage inside the
camera can be displayed by typing 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

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.

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 10. This is
effective when Exclusive control mode is On.
Notes

• To use Exclusive control mode, the date and time of
the camera and the connected computer must be set
correctly at first.
• To use Exclusive control mode, do not disable the
Web browser Cookie. When it is disabled, this mode
cannot be used.
• When you change the Exclusive control mode
setting, click Refresh on the Web browser to reflect
the change when opening the main viewer page.

Administrating the Camera

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 On.

PTZ mode
Select the pan/tilt control mode using the 8-direction
arrow buttons (page 25) and the zoom control mode
using the TELE/WIDE button (page 25).
Select Normal or Step.
Normal: When you click the mouse button, the camera
starts panning, tilting or zooming operation, 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 (panning, tilting or zooming). 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, the 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 button for
panning/tilting. Selecting 10 provides the maximum
transition level.
Zoom level: Select the camera transition level from 1 to
10 by clicking
or
for zooming.
Selecting 10 provides the maximum transition level.

Auto flip
Enable or disable the auto flip function that
automatically switches the tilt movement of the camera
downward to upward when the camera tilts downward to
the point where it faces the ground.

Configuring the System — System Menu

On: When you are tilting the camera downward using
the
,
or
button on the control panel and the
camera reaches the point where it faces the ground, it
automatically pans 180 degrees and starts tilting
upward.
Off: When the camera tilts to the point where it faces the
ground, tilting stops.
Latency
Specify the time for which the camera movement stops
after it has tilted completely downward and before it
starts panning when Auto flip is set to On. This period
of time allows you to stop the camera movement without
panning.
Selectable values are 0 sec., 0.5 sec. are 0.75 sec..

Panorama mode

Administrating the Camera

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.

Sensor input mode
Specify the detection mode of the signal input to the
sensor input terminal of the camera.
Normally open: Detects alarm when the sensor input is
short-circuited.
Normally closed: Detects alarm when the sensor input
is open-circuited.

OK/Cancel
See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 30.

Date & time Tab

Current date & time
Displays the date and time set on the camera.
Note

After you have purchased the camera, be sure to check
the date and time of the camera and set them if
necessary.

PC clock
Displays the date and time set on your computer.

Date & time format
Select the format of date and time to be displayed in the
main viewer from the drop-down list.
You can select the format between yyyy-mm-dd
hh:mm:ss (year-month-day hour:minute:second), mmdd-yyyy hh:mm:ss (month-day-year
hour:minute:second), and dd-mm-yyyy hh:mm:ss
(day-month-year hour:minute:second).

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 those of
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 name and the
Interval.
NTP server name
Type the host name or IP address of the NTP server,
using up to 64 characters.
Interval
Select an interval between 1 and 24 hours at which you
want to adjust the camera’s time referring to the NTP
server’s time. The set interval is a guide, and does not
indicate the exact time.
Note

The setting time may not match with the exact time
according to the network environment.

Time zone
Set the time difference from Greenwich Mean Time in
the area where the camera is installed.
Select the time zone in the area where the camera is
installed from the drop-down list.

Configuring the System — System Menu

Automatically adjust clock for daylight saving
time changes
When you select it, the clock is automatically adjusted
according to the daylight saving time of the selected
time zone.

Initialize Tab

Note

If the time zone selected in Time zone is different from
that set on the computer, the time is adjusted using the
time zone difference and set on the camera.

Superimpose
Select whether to superimpose the camera ID and/or
date & time on the image or not.
The camera ID and/or date & time are also
superimposed on images recorded by the Pre-alarm or
Post-alarm function.

Date & time
Checking this box allows you to superimpose the date
and time.
Style
Select the style of the superimposed item between
Border and Background.
Position
Select the position of the superimposed item from
among Top-left, Top-right, Bottom-left and Bottomright

Reboot
Reboots the camera.
Click Reboot, and the message “This Camera will be
rebooted. Are you sure?” appears. Click OK to reboot
the camera. It takes about two minutes to start again.

Administrating the Camera

Camera ID
Checking this box allows you to superimpose the
camera ID. Enter a four-digit number for the camera ID.

Factory default
Resets the camera to the factory settings.
Click Factory default, and 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

Notes

• The superimposed camera ID and/or date & time area
is regarded as an inactive area of the object detection
function.
• A pale image may be viewed under the background of
the superimposed area.
• The size of the superimposed number is reduced if the
image size is set to 384 × 288 or 320 × 240 (QVGA).
• The superimposed number is not readable if the image
size is set to 160 × 120 (QQVGA).
• When you have changed the Date & Time setting,
click Refresh of the Web browser to reflect the change
on the opening main viewer.

OK/Cancel
See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 30.

The camera can also be reset to the factory settings by
turning on the power of this unit while pressing the reset
switch 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 is “sncrx570.cfg” for SNC-RX570N/P, for example.

Restore setting
Loads the stored setting data of the camera.
Click Browse and select the file in which the setting data
is stored. Then, click OK, and the camera is adjusted
according to the loaded data and restarted.

Configuring the System — System Menu

Restore preset position and privacy masking
settings
When you select it, the stored setting data of the camera,
the preset position data and the privacy masking data are
loaded.

• Before deleting the audio file, set Voice alert to Off in
each tab of the Voice alert menu (page 72).

System log Tab

Notes

Administrating the Camera

• With Restore setting, some items in the Network
menu (page 43) cannot be restored.
• When Restore preset position and privacy masking
settings is selected, it may take a long time to load the
setting data.
• The following items cannot be stored or restored with
Backup setting data or Restore setting.
– audio files uploaded using SNC audio upload tool
– a panorama image recorded in the camera using
SNC panorama creator
– a homepage created using Custom Homepage
Installer
– a client certificate and CA certificate to be used in
the 802.1X authentication function

Format ATA memory card
Click Format to format the ATA memory card (not
supplied) inserted into the PC card slot of the camera.
The files and folders stored in the ATA memory card are
deleted while formatting.

The data of the software activity of the camera is
recorded in this log. It includes data that is useful when
a problem occurs.
Click Reload to reload the latest data.

Access log Tab

Notes

• Before formatting, disable the image memory
function and the FTP server function to protect the
ATA memory card against writing.
• Do not activate the Format ATA memory card
function when no card is inserted into the PC card slot.

Delete custom homepage
By pressing Delete, you can delete the homepage
recorded in the flash memory of the camera with
Custom Homepage Installer (page 99).

Delete panorama image
By pressing Delete, you can delete the panorama image
recorded in the camera with SNC panorama creator
(page 94).

Delete voice alert file
Click Delete to delete all the audio files stored in the
camera using SNC audio upload tool (page 87).
Notes

• Clicking Delete deletes all the stored audio files
simultaneously. To delete a specified audio file only,
perform deletion of the audio file in the corresponding
Voice alert tab of the Voice alert menu (page 72).

Configuring the System — System Menu

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 five tabs: Common,
Picture, Day/Night, Video codec and Streaming.

SNC-RX550N/P
Full: An image can be zoomed up to 26× optical zoom
and 12× digital zoom, 312× zoom in total.
Optical: An image can be zoomed up to 26× optical
zoom.
SNC-RX530N/P
Full: An image can be zoomed up to 18× optical zoom
and 12× digital zoom, 216× zoom in total.
Optical: An image can be zoomed up to 18× optical
zoom.

Focus mode

Common Tab

Selects the focus mode.
Auto: The focus is automatically adjusted.
Manual: The focus can be adjusted by using the NEAR,
FAR and ONE PUSH FOCUS buttons of the
control panel displayed from the main viewer.

Administrating the Camera

Stabilizer
Select the stabilizer to compensate for oscillation. Select
On to activate the stabilizer when the camera is affected
by oscillation.
Notes

Image mode
Selects the mode of the image output from the camera.
Field: Select this option when shooting a moving image.
Frame: Select this option when shooting a still image.
With this setting, the vertical resolution increases but
the edge of a moving object may be jagged.
Auto: The Frame or Field mode process is
automatically performed depending on movement in
the image. Frame is performed for an area without
movement, and Field is performed for an area with
movement.

• The stabilizer is effective for the images on a
computer. They are not effective for the video output.
• The view angle of the camera is reduced by
approximately 10 % when Stabilizer is set to On.
• The frame rate lowers half when Stabilizer is set to
On.
• The stabilizer may not be effective depending on the
degree of oscillation.
• Set Stabilizer to Off when using the privacy mask
(page 96).
• If a flat object such as a solid wall or floor occupies the
greater part of a shooting scene or if a large object
occupying the greater part of the scene passes by or
continues moving, the whole image may tremble. In
this case, set Stabilizer to Off.
• When the brightness of the scene changes suddenly or
when you change the brightness setting, the whole
image may tremble momentarily.

Color
Select Color or Monochrome for the image.

Microphone

Zoom mode

Select whether you are going to send the audio from the
m microphone input connector. Select On to send the
audio from this network camera.

Selects the zoom mode.
SNC-RX570N/P
Full: An image can be zoomed up to 36× optical zoom
and 12× digital zoom, 432× zoom in total.
Optical: An image can be zoomed up to 36× optical
zoom.

Note

When you change the Microphone setting, click
Refresh on the Web browser to reflect the change on the
opening main viewer page.

Setting the Camera Image and Audio — Camera Menu

Mic volume

White balance

Set the volume level of the audio input from the m
microphone input connector. It is adjustable from –10 to
+10.

Select the white balance mode.

Audio codec
Select the bit rate when you send the audio from the m
microphone input connector. G.711 (64kbps), G.726
(40kbps), G.726 (32kbps), G.726 (24kbps) or G.726
(16kbps) can be selected.
Note

If the bit rate is set to other than G.711(64kbps), no
audio is output when you use the Java applet viewer.

Audio upload

Administrating the Camera

Using the SNC audio upload tool stored in the supplied
CD-ROM, you can output the audio that is input to the
computer’s audio input terminal from the speaker
connected to the line output jack of the camera.
Select Enable to output the audio from the speaker.

Reset camera menu
Click Reset, and the message “Camera menu setting is
reset to default. Are you sure?” is displayed. To reset to
default, click OK.

OK/Cancel
See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 30.

Picture Tab
You can set the color condition, exposure, etc. of the
camera.
Display sample: SNC-RX570N

Auto: Automatically adjusts the color to be closest to
the image you are viewing. (approximately 3000 K
to 7500 K)
Indoor: Adjusts the white balance for shooting indoors
under an incandescent lamp. (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: Makes the subject lighter and automatically
adjusts to re-create the original color. (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.

Exposure mode
Select the exposure mode of the camera.
The setting items required for the selected mode become
active.
Full auto: The camera performs the gain adjustment
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 starts to work.
DynaView (WDR) (SNC-RX570N/P only)
The DynaView function reduces white-out and blackout
in high-contrast shooting scenes such as under
backlighting. When you select On, the DynaView
function starts to work.

Setting the Camera Image and Audio — Camera Menu

Note

When DynaView or Backlight compensation is set to
On, a hunting may be generated due to a picture. In this
case, set it to Off.
Exposure compensation
The exposure compensation function adjusts the
brightness of the image by compensating the exposure.
When you select On, you can select the exposure
compensation values.
Selectable values are as follows:
-1.75, -1.50, -1.25, -1.00, -0.75, -0.50, -0.25, 0, +0.25,
+0.50, +0.75, +1.00, +1.25, +1.50, +1.75 (EV)
Slow shutter
Set the slow shutter. When On is selected, the auto
exposure setting including the long time exposure is set
to adjust to the brightness of the scene.

SNC-RX570N/RX550N/RX530N:
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 (sec.)
SNC-RX570P/RX550P/RX530P:
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 (sec.)
Iris
Select the iris from the drop-down list.
Selectable values of the iris are as follows:
SNC-RX570N/P, SNC-RX550N/P: Close, F28.0,
F22.0, F19.0, F16.0, F14.0, F11.0, F9.6, F8.0, F6.8,
F5.6, F4.8, F4.0, F3.4, F2.8, F2.4, F2.0, F1.6
SNC-RX530N/P: Close, F22.0, F19.0, F16.0, F14.0,
F11.0, F9.6, F8.0, F6.8, F5.6, F4.8, F4.0, F3.4, F2.8,
F2.4, F2.0, F1.6, F1.4

Select the saturation in 7 steps, from –3 to +3.
Selecting +3 provides the image with the highest
saturation.

Sharpness
Select the sharpness in 7 steps, from –3 to +3.
Selecting +3 provides the image with the highest
sharpness.

Contrast
Select the contrast in 7 steps, from –3 to +3.
Selecting +3 provides the image with the highest
contrast.
Note

The brightness, saturation, and contrast settings are
effective for the images on a computer. They are not
effective for the video output.
Administrating the Camera

Shutter speed
Select the shutter speed of the camera from the dropdown list.
Selectable values of the shutter speed are as follows:

Saturation

User preset
You can save the present settings in the camera as
custom settings, or you can load the settings saved in the
camera.
This function is useful when you temporarily change the
settings for the image or reset them to the previous
settings.
Save: Click to save the present settings of the Picture
tab.
Load: Click to load the saved settings. To use them,
click OK.

OK/Cancel
See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 30.

Day/Night Tab
Use this tab to set the day/night function of the camera.

Gain
Select the gain from the drop-down list.
Selectable values of the gain are as follows:
-3, 0, +2, +4, +6, +8, +10, +12, +14, +16, +18, +20, +22,
+24, +26, +28 (dB)

Brightness
Fine adjust the brightness for the exposure set in the
exposure mode. It is brighter when a larger value is
selected, and it is darker when a smaller value is
selected. A value from –5 to +5 can be set.

Setting the Camera Image and Audio — Camera Menu

Day/Night mode
Select the day/night mode from among five modes.

Video codec Tab
Use this tab to set the items for the video codec.

Disable: Always works in day mode.
Auto: Normally works in day mode. It switches
automatically to night mode in a dark place.
Note

The day/night mode is not switched to night mode
automatically when Exposure mode is set to Shutter
priority, Iris priority or Manual in the Picture tab.

Administrating the Camera

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 that you have you
set in the Schedule menu.
Click Schedule and the setting menu for the effective
period is displayed. (“Setting the Schedule —
Schedule Menu” on page 75)

Mode
Select the operation mode of the camera.
Single codec: Select one video codec from among
JPEG, MPEG4 and H.264. The camera supports the
selected video codec.
Dual codec: The camera supports both JPEG and
MPEG4 video codecs simultaneously. When you
select this option, select the priority codec from
JPEG or MPEG4.

Sensor input: Controls the day/night mode by
synchronizing it with the sensor input. Select the
sensor input with which you want to synchronize the
mode: Sensor input 1 or Sensor input 2.
While a sensor input is detected, the camera works in
night mode.

OK/Cancel
See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 30.

JPEG setting/MPEG4 setting/H.264
setting
Set the details of the video codecs.
Selectable items become active according to the Mode
setting. Set the active items in JPEG setting, MPEG4
setting or H.264 setting as required.
Image size
You can select the image size to be sent from the camera.
640 × 480 (VGA), 384 × 288, 320 × 240 (QVGA),
160 ×120 (QQVGA)
When 640 × 480 (VGA) is selected and Cropping is set
to On, you can crop a portion of the image and display
the cropped image on the computer.
Cropping
When the image size is set to 640 × 480 (VGA), you can
crop a portion of the image and display the cropped
image on the computer. Cropping reduces the

Setting the Camera Image and Audio — Camera Menu

transmitting data size and thus the network load, and a
higher frame rate is achieved.
Select On to crop the image, or Off.

Image quality (for JPEG only)
Set the quality of JPEG image.
Selectable values are from Level 1 to Level 10.
When Level 10 is selected, the best image quality is
achieved.

Note

Object detection (page 77) operates for an image in the
image size that is not cropped even if Cropping is set to
On.
To crop an image

1
2
3

Set the Image size to 640 × 480 (VGA).
Cropping becomes active.
Set Cropping to On and click the Area setting
button.
The area setting window appears.

Point rotated by 180° around the
axis of the center of the still image

Still image

Note

Audio may be interrupted depending on the selected
bandwidth. In that case, select a wider bandwidth.
Bit rate (for MPEG4 and H.264 only)
Set the bit rate of MPEG4 or H. 264 image transmission
for a line.
Selectable values are as follows:

Administrating the Camera

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 is determined as shown below:

Bandwidth control (for JPEG only)
Limits the network bandwidth for the JPEG image data
output from the camera. Selectable bandwidths are as
follows:
0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8, 0.9, 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0 (Mbps), and
Unlimited

H.264: 32, 64, 128, 256, 384, 512, 768, 1024, 1536
(kbps)
MPEG4: 64, 128, 256, 384, 512, 768, 1024, 1536, 2048
(kbps)
Adaptive rate control (for MPEG4 and H.264
only)
This function adjusts the 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.

Red trimming
frame

Center of the Clicked point
still image

To change the trimming portion, click on another
point on the image.

Click OK at the bottom of the window.
The cropped image is displayed on the main viewer.

To close the image, click
corner.

in the upper-right

Frame rate
Set the frame rate of the image.
Selectable values of the frame rates are as follows.
SNC-RX570N/RX550N/RX530N: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10,
15, 20, 25, 30 (fps)
SNC-RX570P/RX550P/RX530P: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 12,
16, 20, 25 (fps)
“fps” is a unit indicating the number of frames
transmitted per second.

Notes

• The actual frame rate and bit rate may be different
according to the image size, the shooting scene, or the
network condition.
• When Adaptive rate control is set to On, the
maximum transmission rate will be the values set in
Frame rate and Bit rate.
• When H.264 is selected and the image size is set to
640 × 480 (VGA) or 384 × 288, the frame rate used by
the camera to transmit the image will be as follows:
SNC-RX570N/RX550N/RX530N: 10 fps or less
SNC-RX570P/RX550P/RX530P: 8 fps or less
• When MPEG4 is selected, the image size is set to 640
× 480 (VGA) or 384 × 288, and the frame rate is set
to 30 fps, the frame rate may be decreased when the
bit rate is more than 512 kbps or while the object
detection function is operating.
• When the camera operation mode is set to Dual codec
and the image size is set to 640 × 480 (VGA) or 384 ×
288 in MPEG4 setting, the maximum frame rate at
which the camera can transmit data will be 20 fps.

Setting the Camera Image and Audio — Camera Menu

• When the camera operation mode is set to Dual codec,
the actual values set in MPEG4 setting and JPEG
setting may not be obtained, due to the limitation in
the capacity to manage two video codecs
simultaneously. Use the following table as a guide for
the settings.

Streaming Tab
Use this tab to set the items for the transmission by
unicast or multicast.

Capacity to manage two video codecs
simultaneously
SNC-RX570N/RX550N/RX530N
JPEG

MPEG4

VGA/384 × 288

15 fps

VGA/384 × 288

15 fps

VGA/384 × 288

20 fps

VGA/384 × 288

10 fps

VGA/384 × 288

10 fps

QVGA

30 fps

VGA/384 × 288

15 fps

QVGA

20 fps

QVGA

30 fps

QVGA

30 fps

SNC-RX570P/RX550P/RX530P
JPEG

MPEG4

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VGA/384 × 288

12 fps

VGA/384 × 288

12 fps

VGA/384 × 288

16 fps

VGA/384 × 288

8 fps

VGA/384 × 288

8 fps

QVGA

25 fps

VGA/384 × 288

12 fps

QVGA

16 fps

QVGA

25 fps

QVGA

25 fps

• The object detection function does not operate when
H.264 is selected.
• When H.264 is selected, you cannot select Use alarm
buffer in the Alarm sending tab of the FTP client
menu and in the Alarm recording tab of the Image
memory menu.

OK/Cancel
See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 30.

Unicast streaming
Specify the transmission port numbers of the MPEG4/
H.264 video data and audio data to be used when UDP
(Unicast) is selected with
in the main viewer.
Video port number
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.
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 actually used for audio data communication
and control.
Note

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 making
the computer of the same segment network receive the
same transmitting data.
Select On to allow and Off not to allow multicast
sending.
When you select On, set Multicast address, Video port
number and Audio port number properly.

Setting the Camera Image and Audio — Camera Menu

Multicast address
Type the multicast address used on the Multicast
streaming.
Video port number
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 actually used for video data communication
and control.
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 actually used for
audio data communication and control.

Configuring the Network
— Network Menu
When you click
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,
Wireless and Dynamic IP address notification.

Network Tab
This section provides the menus for connecting the
camera through the network cable.

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Note

Specify different numbers for the video port number and
the audio port number.

OK/Cancel
See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 30.

MAC address
Displays the MAC address of the camera.

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.
Note

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.

Configuring the Network — Network Menu

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 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.
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Note

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.

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.
Note

The domain suffix is sent to the DHCP server as FQDN
(Fully Qualified Domain Suffix) 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.

Configuring the Network — Network Menu

Note

When you have set the HTTP port number to a number
other than 80 in the Network menu or in the IP Setup
Program, access the camera again by typing the IP
address of the camera on your Web browser as follows:
Example: when the HTTP port number is set to 8000

OK/Cancel
See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 30.

Wireless Tab — Setting of wireless
connection
Insert the specified wireless card into the PC card slot of
the camera, and set the items for connecting to the
wireless network.
Before setting, read the operation manual and
installation manual supplied with the wireless card
together with this guide.
Verified wireless cards
• Optional Sony Wireless Card SNCA-CFW1 and
SNCA-CFW5*
• A commercially available CompactFlash type IIPCMCIA adapter
* SNCA-CFW5 is not available in some countries and
areas. For details, contact your authorized Sony
dealer.
Notes

• Before removing the wireless card from the camera,
turn off the power of the camera.
• The throughput of the data transmission/reception via
the network cable may decrease when the wireless
card is in use.

Default gateway
Type the default gateway.

DNS server
Configure the DNS server address.
Obtain DNS server address automatically: Select this
option to obtain the address of DNS server
automatically. It can be set only when Obtain an IP
address automatically (DHCP) is selected in the
Wireless tab.
Use the following DNS server address: Select this
option when you set a fixed address as the IP address
of DNS server. With this setting, specify the
addresses on Primary DNS server and Secondary
DNS server manually.
Note

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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.

MAC address
Displays the MAC address of the wireless card inserted
to the PC card slot.
If a wireless card is not inserted, “00:00:00:00:00:00” is
displayed.

IP address
Configure the IP address for a wireless network.
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.
Note

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.

Secondary DNS server
Type the IP address of the secondary DNS server, if
necessary.

Host name
Type the wireless network 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 Wireless tab.

Domain suffix
Type the wireless network 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 Wireless tab.
Note

The domain suffix is sent to the DHCP server as FQDN
(Fully Qualified Domain Suffix) information when Host
name is set.

Type
Select the network connection type.
Ad hoc mode: Select this when connecting to a
computer directly. With this setting, specify a
wireless channel.
Infrastructure mode: Select this when connecting to a
computer via an access point or a wireless router.

Configuring the Network — Network Menu

Notes

• The setting of the HTTP port number is common to
the setting in the Network tab.
• With Ad hoc mode, you cannot select Use WEP key
automatically generated of WEP, or WPA or WPA2
on Security.
• When you set Security to WPA or WPA2 and change
Infrastructure mode to Ad hoc mode, Security
setting is automatically changed to None.

Antenna
Select one of the following antenna settings when you
use the SNCA-CFW1 or SNCA-CFW5 wireless card
(optional), or the SNCA-AN1 wireless LAN antenna
(optional).

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Internal: Select this when you perform
communications using the antenna built in the
wireless card. This setting is suitable for short-range
and omnidirectional communications.
External: Select this when you perform long-range
communications using the SNCA-AN1 wireless
LAN antenna connected to the wireless card.
Diversity: Select this when you perform both shortrange and long-range communications using the
SNCA-AN1 wireless LAN antenna connected to the
wireless card. The antenna that has higher sensitivity
is selected automatically.
Note

When you are using SNCA-CFW5 and select Diversity,
SNCA-AN1 is selected on the transmitting side and an
antenna is selected automatically on the receiving side.

SSID
Type the ID to identify the wireless network you want to
access using up to 32 ASCII characters (alphanumeric).
For your security, be sure to change the factory setting.

Security
Configure the security for a wireless network.
None: Select this option when no security is set.
Caution

This setting is not recommended for reasons of
protecting your computer from harm.
WEP: Select this option when WEP (Wired Equivalent
Privacy) security method is used.
WPA: Select this option when WPA (Wi-Fi Protected
Access) security method is used.
WPA2: Select this option when WPA2 security method
is used.

Configuring the Network — Network Menu

WEP
Set up this item when WEP is selected on Security.
Use WEP key automatically generated
Checking this box allows you to use an automatically
generated WEP key. Uncheck the box when you enter a
WEP key manually.
To use the automatically generated WEP key, you need
to enable the 802.1X (wireless) function. After checking
this box, click OK at the bottom of the window. Then the
802.1X function is enabled.
Note

For correct operation of the 802.1X function, you need
to configure the 802.1X settings, such as certificate
setting, appropriately. For details on the 802.1X settings,
see “Using the 802.1X Authentication Function —
802.1X Menu” on page 49.
802.1X
This button is active when Use WEP key automatically
generated is selected.
When you click 802.1X, the 802.1X menu appears,
allowing you to configure the 802.1X (wireless)
function.
WEP key
Type and select the WEP key information. This section
is active when Use WEP key automatically generated
is not selected.
Up to 4 WEP keys can be set in the following manner.

Select one of the WEP key numbers.

Type the same information in the WEP key and
Retype WEP key text boxes.
The length of a WEP key is 40 or 104 bit. A 104-bit
WEP key has a higher security level than a 40-bit
key.
You can type the WEP key either in hexadecimal
numbers (0 to 9 and A to F) or ASCII characters
(alphanumeric). In hexadecimal, type 10 characters
for a 40-bit key, or 26 characters for a 104-bit key.
In ASCII, type 5 characters for a 40-bit key, or 13
characters for a 104-bit key.
When Type is set to Infrastructure mode, the
WEP key should be the same as that of the access
point. When Type is set to Ad hoc mode, the WEP
key should be the same as that of the
communication client.

WPA/WPA2
Set up this item when WPA or WPA2 is selected on
Security.

WPA and WPA2 use TKIP and AES encryption
systems. This unit supports TKIP for WPA, and AES for
WPA2.

Dynamic IP address notification
Tab — Notifying the IP Address

Authentication
Select the authentication method.

When Obtain an IP address automatically (DHCP) is
selected in the Network tab or Wireless tab, you can
send notification of completion of the network settings
using the SMTP or HTTP protocol.

PSK: Select for PSK authentication. When this option is
selected, Passphrase setting is required.
EAP: Select for EAP authentication. When this option
is selected, enabling the 802.1X (wireless) function
is required. After selecting EAP, click OK at the
bottom of the window. Then the 802.1X function is
enabled.
Note

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For correct operation of the 802.1X function, you need
to configure the 802.1X settings, such as certificate
setting, appropriately. For details on the 802.1X settings,
see “Using the 802.1X Authentication Function —
802.1X Menu” on page 49.
802.1X
This button is active when EAP is selected on
Authentication.
When you click 802.1X, the 802.1X menu appears,
allowing you to configure the 802.1X (wireless)
function.
Passphrase
Set a passphrase when PSK is selected on
Authentication.
Type 8 to 63 ASCII characters (alphanumeric), or up to
64 hexadecimal digits (0 to 9 and A to F).

e-Mail (SMTP) notification

Re-type passphrase
To confirm the passphrase, retype the passphrase that
you typed in the Passphrase box.

Type the name or IP address of the SMTP server for
sending an e-mail, using up to 64 characters.

Select On to send an e-mail when the DHCP setting is
completed.

SMTP server name

Authentication
OK/Cancel
See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 30.

Select the authentication required when you send an email.
Off: Select if no authentication is required when an email 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.
Note

When you set Authentication to On, make sure to select
either or both SMTP or/and POP before SMTP.

Configuring the Network — Network Menu

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.
User name, Password
Type the user name and password of the user who owns
the mail account using up to 64 characters. This setting
is necessary when the SMTP server that sends e-mails
performs authentication.

Recipient e-mail address
Type the recipient e-mail address using up to 64
characters. You can specify only one recipient e-mail
address.

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 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 HTTP request
via the proxy server. Set a port number between 1024
and 65535.

Method
Select the HTTP method GET or POST.

OK/Cancel
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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.

Subject
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 is 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 HTTP request, using up to 256
characters. The URL is normally written as follows:

ip_address: Type the IP address or host name of the host
to which you want to connect.
[: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 this value.

Configuring the Network — Network Menu

See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 30.

About the special tags
You can use the following five special tags to allow
notification of the settings acquired by DHCP, such as an
IP address. Type the tags in the parameter section of the
URL that you described in the Message field of the
HTTP.

Use this tag to embed the IP address acquired by DHCP
in the text or parameter.

Use this tag to embed the specified HTTP server port
number in the text or parameters.

Use this tag to embed the MAC address of the interface
whose IP address was acquired by DHCP, in the text or
parameter.

Use this tag to embed the camera's model name in the
text or parameter.

Use this tag to embed the camera's serial number in the
text or parameter.

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 portbased authentication in compliance with the 802.1X
standard.
The 802.1X menu consists of three tabs: Common,
Client certificate and CA certificate.
Note

System configuration of 802.1X
network
The following figure shows a general system
configuration of an 802.1X network.

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 correct user or
not. It is also 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.
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To use the 802.1X authentication function, you need
knowledge of the 802.1X 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.

supplicant can enter the 802.1X network after the
appropriate authentication by the authentication server.

Note

This camera supports only the EAP-TLS mode in which
the supplicant and the server authenticate each other
using the certificate. This mode requires a CA that issues
the certificate.

Common Tab – Basic setting of
802.1X authentication function

Supplicant (camera)

Authenticator (hub, router or
access point)

Authentication server + CA

802.1X authentication function

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

This item is used for enabling/disabling the 802.1X
authentication function for wired ports. The wired
interface status and the wireless interface status can also
be checked here.

Using the 802.1X Authentication Function — 802.1X Menu

Note

To use the 802.1X authentication function for wireless
networks, set up Security in the Wireless tab of the
Network menu. For details, see “Security” on page 46.

Client certificate Tab
You can import a client certificate to the camera or
export a certificate request.

Wired interface
To activate the 802.1X authentication function 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.
Wireless interface status
Shows the authentication status of the 802.1X
authentication funciton for wireless networks.
Click Refresh to update the status.
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EAP identity
Type the user name to identify the client in the 802.1X
authentication server using 3 to 253 characters.
EAP method
Shows the authentication method used with the
authentication server. It is fixed as this camera supports
only the TLS method.
OK/Cancel
See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 30.

TLS mode
Select the TLS mode.
The EAP-TLS authentication performs certificate-based
authentication. It requires private key information
consisting of a key pair for the client certificate to store
in the camera. The TLS mode allows two modes
according to the acquirer of the key pair.
Use a key pair from a CA: Uses the certificate
including the private key information issued by a
CA. The PKCS#12 and PEM formats are supported.
Use the camera’s built-in key pair: Uses the private
key information that is stored in the tamper-resistant
chip built in the camera. This mode is safety because
the private key information is not carried out at the
time of issuing the certificate request or importing
the certificate. Only the PEM format is supported in
this mode.
To use this mode, first obtain the certificate from the
CA by performing Export certificate request on
page 51.

Client certificate request
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.
Note

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.

Note

When the client certificate to be imported is of
PKCS#12 format and the private key password is not set
correctly, “” is
displayed in the boxes of Issuer DN, Subject DN,
Validity Period and Extended Key Usage. Specify the
correct private key password to confirm the information
of the certificate.
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. This text box is active only when TLS mode
is set to Use a key pair from a CA.
Leave the text box blank if the private key information
included in the client certificate is not encrypted.

Reset
To change the private key password, click this button.
The current password is cleared and the password text
box is active to allow a new password entry.
Note

Click
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.

Export certificate request
Exports the certificate request according to the key pair
built in the camera.
To export, enter the items required for the certificate
request and click Export.
Exporting is possible when TLS mode is set to Use the
camera’s built-in key pair.

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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 the following:
– When Use a key pair from a CA is selected and
the private key password included in the client
certificate is not specified correctly
– When Use a key pair from a CA is selected and
the private key password is specified in spite of the
fact that the key pair in the client certificate is not
encrypted.
– When Use a key pair from a CA is selected and
the key pair is not included in the client certificate.
– When Use the camera’s built-in key pair is
selected and the client certificate issued
corresponding to Export certificate request is not
imported in the camera.

If no private key password is set in the camera, the text
box is active to allow entering of a password.
If a private key password is already set, it is displayed
with turned letters.

Note

If you click Export when all the setting items in Export
certificate request are blank, the certificate request is
exported with “localhost” specified in Common name.
Country name: Select the country name from the dropdown list.
State or Province name: Type the state or province
name using up to 128 alphanumeric characters and
symbols.
Locality name: Type the locality name using up to 128
alphanumeric characters and symbols.
Organization name: Type the organization name using
up to 64 alphanumeric characters and symbols.
Organization unit name: Type the organization unit
name using up to 64 alphanumeric characters and
symbols.
Common name: Type the organization name using up
to 64 alphanumeric characters and symbols.
Email address: Type the e-mail address using up to 64
alphanumeric characters and symbols.
Notes

• / (slash), = (equal sign) and , (comma) cannot be used
as symbols.
• The total number of characters in State or Province
name, Locality name, Organization name,
Organization unit name, Common name and Email
address should be as follows:
When Country name is selected: 218 characters or
less

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When Country name is not selected: 220 characters
or less
OK/Cancel
See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 30.

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.

Setting the 802.1X authentication
function – Example of Windows
Server 2003
This section explains how to configure the
authentication server and CA using Microsoft Windows
Server 2003.
Note

As this section describes authentication based on the
user interface in English on Windows Server 2003, the
UI terminology and page configuration may be different
depending on the version of the Operating System or
Service Pack and patch update status.

Before setting
Perform the following settings before configuring an
802.1X network.
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Active Directory (domain controller)
The following setting example is based on the
assumption that the Active Directory has been
configured.
Windows IAS configuration
To add the IAS (Internet Authentication Service),
perform the following steps:

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.
Note

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.

Using the 802.1X Authentication Function — 802.1X Menu

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:

Open Add or Remove Programs from Control
Panel of Windows menu.

Select Add/Remove Windows Components.

Add Certificate Services in the Component menu.

Select Enterprise root CA on CA Type, and
proceed to next.

Type the name of CA on Common Name for this
CA, and configure the CA.

Creating a security group for Active
Directory

Open Active Directory Users and Computers
from Administrative Tools of Windows menu.

Select Users of the domain with which you want to
perform 802.1X connection.

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.

Select RADIUS Clients and right-click.

Select New RADIUS Client from the context
menu.

10 Set the following items:
Friendly name: Type “authenticator” as an
example.
Client address (IP or DNS): IP address of the
authenticator
Client-Vender: RADIUS Standard
Shared secret: Specify the shared secret to be set
in the authenticator.

Adding a user

Open Active Directory Users and Computers
from Administrative Tools of Windows menu.

Open Internet Authentication Service from
Administrative Tools of Windows menu.

Select Users of the domain with which you want to
add a user and right-click.

Click Register Server in Active Directory on the
operation menu.

Select New from the context menu, then select
User.

Read the displayed precautions carefully and click
OK to accept them.

Set the following items to configure a new user:
For example, the log-on user name “1XClient” is
assumed for explanation purposes.
First name: 1XClient
User logon name: 1XClient@
Password: Specify a password. Then select
Password never expires in account options.

Then, continue to configure the EAP-TLS policy.

Select Remote Access Policy and right-click.

Select New from the context menu, and select
Remote Access Policy to open the “New Remote
Access Policy Wizard.”

Select the user to be added and right-click.

Select Set up a custom policy.

Select Properties from the context menu.

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, WirelessIEEE802.11, 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.

Set the following items:
Dial-in tab: Select Allow access in Remote
Access Permission (Dial-in or VPN)
Member Of tab: Add “Wired_802.1X_Group.”

Then, continue to configure the RADIUS client.

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Configuring the Internet Authentication
Service

The preparations for configuring a 802.1X 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.

Type the CA’s URL in the address bar, and click Go
To.

Using the 802.1X Authentication Function — 802.1X Menu

The CA’s URL is normally as follows:

When “Use a key pair from a CA” is selected

Start Internet Explorer on the client PC and type the
CA’s URL in the address bar.
The CA’s URL is normally as follows:

Click Go To.

Type the log-in user name and password correctly,
and 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.

The “Microsoft Certificate Services” page opens.

Note
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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 setting on the client PC correct?

When Internet Explorer prompts entering the log-in
user and password, type the user name as follows.
Example: when the user name is “1XClient” and
the domain name “localnetwork.net”
Certificate 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.

1XClient@localnetwork.net

Click Download a CA certificate, certificate
chain, or CRL.

Select Base 64 in Encoding method and click
Download CA certificate.
The “File Download” dialog opens.

Specify the file storage location and save the CA
certificate.

After saving the CA certificate, import it to the camera.
Then the CA certificate import procedure is completed.

Downloading the client certificate
The procedure of client certificate download differs
depending on the TLS mode of the camera. This section
explains the procedures for each mode.
For the TLS mode, see TLS mode in the Client
certificate tab on page 50.

Using the 802.1X Authentication Function — 802.1X Menu

Click Submit.
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.

Paste the contents of the certificate request exported
from the camera in the Saved Request text box.

Set Certificate Template to User and click
Submit.
Message “The certificate you requested was issued
to you.” appears.

Select Base 64 encoded and click Download
certificate .
The certificate is now saved. Import the saved 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 50.

10 Click Next and select as follows.
Do you want to export the private key with the
certificate?: Select Yes, export the private key.
Select the format you want to use: Select
Personal Information Exchange –
PKCS#12(PFX).
Password: Specify the private key password.
File to export: Specify the name of the file to be
exported.
The certificate is now 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 50.

Start Internet Explorer on the client PC and type the
CA’s URL in the address bar.
The CA’s URL is normally as follows:

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When “Use the camera’s built-in key pair” is
selected
To use this mode, first download the certificate request
from the camera.
For details, see “To import the client certificate” in the
Client certificate tab on page 50.

Note

Click Go To.

Type the log-in user name and password correctly,
and the “Microsoft Certificate Services” page
opens.

Click Request a certificate, advanced certificate
request and Submit a certificate request by using
a base-64-encoded CMC or PKCS #10 file, or
submit a renewal request by using a base-64encoded PKCS #7 file in sequence.
The “Submit a Certificate Request or Renewal
Request” page opens.

The certificate saved in the procedure above has the
same file name as the default file name for saving the CA
certificate (certnew.cer).
Be careful not to overwrite the file on the client PC.

Using the 802.1X Authentication Function — 802.1X Menu

Setting the User
— User Menu
When you click
in the Administrator menu,
the User menu appears.
Use this menu to set the user names and passwords of
Administrator and up to 9 kinds of users (User 1 to User
9), and the access right of each user.

Note

To output audio using the SNC audio upload tool, set
Audio upload to Enable in the Common tab of the
Camera menu (page 38).
Viewer mode
When the user is authenticated for logging in the main
viewer, select the viewer mode to be displayed after
authentication.
Full: The user can operate all functions in this mode.
Pan/Tilt: In addition to the Light mode, the user can
operate pan/tilt/zoom.
Preset position: In addition to the Light mode, the user
can perform the camera’s preset position settings.
Light: In addition to the View mode, the user can select
the image size of the main viewer, control digital
zoom, and capture a still image.
View: The user can only monitor the camera image.

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For the functions available for each viewer mode, see
“Administrator and User” on page 16.

Viewer authentication
Set whether the user is authenticated or not when the
main viewer is displayed.

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.

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
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 if 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.

Setting the User — User Menu

See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 30.

Setting the Security
— Security Menu
When you click
in the Administrator menu,
the Security menu appears.
Use this menu to limit the computers that can access the
camera.

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 30.

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Security function
To activate the security function, select On.

Default policy
Select the basic policy of the limit from Allow and Deny
for the computers specified in the Network address/
Subnet 1 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.
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 24.
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”.
Note

You can access the camera even from a computer having
an IP address whose access right is set to Deny, if you

Setting the Security — Security Menu

Saving the Camera
Position and Action —
Preset position Menu
When you click
in the Administrator menu,
the Preset position menu appears. Use this menu to save
camera’s pan, tilt and zoom positions and set tours
(programmed action of the camera).
The Preset position menu consists of 2 tabs: Position
and Tour.

Position Tab — Saving pan/tilt/
zoom position
You can set up to 16 camera positions (pan, tilt and zoom
positions).

Preset
Configure and save preset positions.
No.
Select a preset number from 1 to 16 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:

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Move the camera to the position to be saved while
you are checking the image with the main viewer.

Select a preset number for saving, and type the
preset position name.

Click the Set button.
The camera position is saved.

Position at alarm
The camera can synchronize the preset position with
Sensor input 1 or 2 or with the object detection function.
If an alarm is detected by the sensor input or the object
detection function, 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 (S1)
Select a preset position to synchronize with the alarm
from Sensor input 1.
Sensor input 2 (S2)
Select a preset position to synchronize with the alarm
from Sensor input 2.

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
in the control panel (page 21).
Reset
Click to reset the home position to the factory-set
position.

Saving the Camera Position and Action — Preset position Menu

Object detection (OD)
Select a preset position to synchronize with the alarm
from the object detection.
Click Detection, and the Object detection menu is
displayed to allow you to set the object detection
function (page 77).
Note

In the case where the synchronized preset position is
specified, the alarm event that happens when the camera
moves to the preset position will be invalid.

Preset position table

Tour

Lists the preset positions and alarms assigned for each
position currently saved in the camera.
You can move the camera to the preset position by
clicking Preset call, or delete the preset position data by
clicking Clear.

Select On to enable the tour function.

No.
Shows the preset number.
Name
Shows the name of the preset position assigned to each
preset number.
Alarm
Shows the alarm(s) synchronized with each preset
position. S1, S2 and OD represent Sensor input 1,
Sensor input 2 and Object detection respectively.

Clear
Click to delete the preset position data.

OK/Cancel
See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 30.
Note

The OK/Cancel buttons are effective for the Position at
Alarm setting in this tab.

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 600 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, Effective
period, Stay time, Speed and Sequence.
On: The tour operates.
Off: The tour does not operate.

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Preset call
Click to move the camera to the preset position.

Resume time on inactivity

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 75.)
Note

Tour Tab — Setting a 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.

You cannot set tours if the effective periods overlap each
other.
Stay time
Type a period of time during which the camera is to stay
at each preset position, between 1 and 3600 seconds.
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.
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 drop-down list, then
click Add. The selected preset position is added in the
Sequence list. Repeat this procedure to specify the
preset positions in sequence.

Saving the Camera Position and Action — Preset position Menu

If you specified an unnecessary preset position, click to
select it in the list and click then Delete.
To change the order in the list, click to select the preset
position and then click Up or Down.
Note

The tour cannot be set to On if no preset position is
added in the Sequence list.

OK/Cancel
See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 30.

Sending an Image via Email — e-Mail (SMTP) Menu
When you click
in the Administrator menu,
the e-Mail (SMTP) menu appears.
Using e-Mail (SMTP) function, you can send an e-mail
with attached image file that has been shot linked with
an external sensor input or with the built-in object
detection function. The image file can also be sent
periodically.
The e-Mail (SMTP) menu consists of three tabs:
Common, Alarm sending and Periodical sending.

Common Tab — Setting the e-Mail
(SMTP) Function
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e-Mail (SMTP)
Select On when you use the e-Mail (SMTP) function.
Notes

• You cannot send an audio file by using the e-mail
sending function.
• 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.

Authentication
Select the authentication required when you send an email.
Off: Select if no authentication is required when an email is sent.

Sending an Image via E-mail — e-Mail (SMTP) Menu

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.

Alarm sending Tab — Setting the email 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 object detection
function.

Note

When you set Authentication to On, be sure to select
either or both SMTP or/and POP before SMTP.

User name, Password
Type the user name and password of the user who owns
the mail account using up to 64 characters. This setting
is necessary when the SMTP server that sends e-mails
performs authentication.

Recipient e-mail address
Type the recipient e-mail address using up to 64
characters.
You can specify up to three recipient e-mail addresses.

Administrator e-mail address
Type the Administrator e-mail address using up to 64
characters.
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 the alarm detection
will indicate the type of alarm in the subject. S1 is added
for sensor input 1 detection, S2 is added for sensor input
2 detection, MD is added for moving object detection
and UD is added for unattended object detection.

Message
Type the text of the e-mail using up to 384 characters. (A
line break is equivalent to 2 characters.)

OK/Cancel

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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.

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 image 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 & time: The date & 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 consecutive number (2 digits), thus adding 14digit number to the image file name.

See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 30.

Sending an Image via E-mail — e-Mail (SMTP) Menu

Sequence number: A consecutive 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.

Periodical sending Tab — Setting
the periodical e-mail sending mode
You can set to send e-mails periodically.

Alarm
Select the alarm to be linked with e-mail notification.
Sensor input 1: The external sensor that is connected to
sensor input1 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.
Object detection: The alarm detected by the object
detection function.
Click Detection, and the Object detection menu is
displayed to allow you to set the object detection
function (page 77).
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Note

In the case that the synchronized preset position is
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 the alarm detection is
effective.
Always: The alarm detection is always effective.
Schedule: You can specify the period during which the
alarm detection is effective.
Click Schedule and the menu for the effective period
is displayed. (“Setting the Schedule — Schedule
Menu” on page 75)

OK/Cancel
See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 30.

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
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 & time: The date & 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) and second (2
digits), and consecutive number (2 digits), thus
adding a 14-digit number to the image file name.
Sequence number: A consecutive 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.

Sending an Image via E-mail — e-Mail (SMTP) Menu

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).

Sending Images to FTP
Server

Effective period

— FTP client Menu

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 75)

OK/Cancel
See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 30.

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 object detection function to an FTP server.
The image file can also be sent periodically.
The FTP client menu consists of three tabs: Common,
Alarm sending and Periodical sending.

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Common Tab — Setting the FTP
client function

FTP client function
To activate the FTP client function, select On.
Note

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.

Sending Images to FTP Server — FTP client Menu

Password

Suffix

Type the password for the FTP server using up to 64
characters.

Select a suffix to be added to the file name.

Re-type password
To confirm the password, type the same characters as
you typed in the Password box.

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 30.

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Alarm sending Tab — Setting the
FTP client action when detecting
the alarm
Set to forward an image and audio file to the specified
FTP server linked with alarm detection by the external
sensor input or by the built-in object detection function.

Date & time: The date & 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) and second (2
digits), and consecutive number (2 digits), thus
adding a 14-digit number to the image file name.
Sequence number: A consecutive number of 10 digits
between 0000000001 and 4294967295 and an
consecutive 2 digits number are added to the image
file name.
Tip

A consecutive number added to Date & time and
Sequence number is used to identify each of multiple
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 file forwarding to the
FTP server.
Sensor input 1: The external sensor that is connected to
sensor input 1 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.
Object detection: The alarm detected by the object
detection function.
Click Detection, and the Object detection menu is
displayed to allow you to set the object detection
function (page 77).
Note

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.

Sending Images to FTP Server — FTP client Menu

Alarm buffer
Select Use alarm buffer when you are going to forward
the image/audio of before and after alarm detection (prealarm, post-alarm).
If you do not select the alarm buffer, only the image at
the moment of the 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 76.
Note

This setting becomes invalid and a still image is
recorded if H.264 is selected in the Video codec tab of
the Camera menu.

OK/Cancel
See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 30.

You can set to send image files (JPEG files) to an FTP
server periodically.

You cannot send the audio file using the 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 & time: The date & time suffix is added to the
image file name.
The date & time suffix consists of lower two-digits of
year (2 digits), month (2 digits), date (2 digits), hour
(2 digits), minute (2 digits) and second (2 digits), and
consecutive number (2 digits), thus adding a 14-digit
number to the image file name.
Sequence number: A consecutive number of 10 digits
between 0000000001 and 4294967295 and two fixed
digits 00 are added to the image file name.
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Periodical sending Tab — Setting
the periodical FTP client activity

Note

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.
Interval
Type the interval at which you want to send images to
the FTP server periodically. You can set the hour (H),
minutes (M) and seconds (S) between 1 second and 24
hours (one day).
Note

Periodical sending
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 FTP 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 the extension .jpg.

The actual interval 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 the periodical sending is
effective.
Always: The periodical sending is always effective.
Schedule: You can specify the period during which the
periodical sending is effective.
Click Schedule and the menu for the effective period
is displayed. (“Setting the Schedule — Schedule
Menu” on page 75)

OK/Cancel
See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 30.

Sending Images to FTP Server — FTP client Menu

Recording Images in
Memory

Common Tab — Setting the image
memory function

— Image memory Menu

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When you click
in the Administrator menu,
the Image memory menu appears.
By using the image memory function, you can record the
image and audio file, which has been shot being linked
with the external sensor input or with the built-in object
detection function, in the built-in memory (about 18
MB), or in the ATA memory card (not supplied) or
“Memory Stick” (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 70.)
The Image memory menu consists of three tabs:
Common, Alarm recording and Periodical recording.
For the verified cards, contact your authorized Sony
dealer.
Notes

• The image and audio files recorded in the built-in
memory are deleted when the power of the camera is
turned off or the Selected root directory setting is
changed.
• This camera transmits data to a “Memory Stick” using
the serial transmission system, even if the “Memory
Stick” supports the parallel transmission system.
• The frame rate and operability on the main viewer
may be reduced during image storage.
• Set Image memory to Off when you remove the ATA
memory card or “Memory Stick” from the camera or
turn off the power of the camera with the ATA memory
card or “Memory Stick” inserted.
• When you remove or insert a card, wait at least 10
seconds.
• Before using an ATA memory card, format it using the
computer or using Format ATA memory card in the
Initialize tab of the System menu (page 36).

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
ATA memory card: ATA memory card inserted into the
PC card slot of the camera.
Memory Stick: “Memory Stick” inserted into the
memory stick slot of the camera.
Notes

• The image and audio files recorded in the built-in
memory are deleted when the Selected root directory
setting is changed.
• When Selected root directory is set to an option other
than Built-in memory, “empty” is displayed in the
memory space box and you cannot access the built-in
memory.

Overwrite
Select On to overwrite the file or not when there is
insufficient memory space to record the image in the
built-in memory, ATA memory card or “Memory Stick.”
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, ATA
memory card or “Memory Stick” is low or the memory

Recording Images in Memory — Image memory Menu

is full. Select Off if you do not want to send a warning
mail.
Note

When Overwrite is set to On, a warning mail is not sent
to the Administrator.
SMTP server name
Type the name of the SMTP server for sending an email, using up to 64 characters.
Otherwise type the IP address of the SMTP mail server.

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 the external sensor input or with the
built-in object detection function.

Authentication
Select the authentication required when you send an email.

Note

When you set Authentication to On, be sure to select
either or both SMTP or/and POP before SMTP.

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Off: Select if no authentication is required when an email 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.

Alarm recording
Select On to record the image and audio file in the builtin memory, ATA memory card or “Memory Stick,”
linked with alarm detection.

Image file name
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 emails performs authentication using the POP user
account.
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.

Type the file name you want to assign to the images to
be recorded. 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 & time: The Date & 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 consecutive number (2 digits), thus adding a 14digit number to the image file name.
Sequence number: A consecutive number of 10 digits
between 0000000001 and 4294967295 and an
consecutive 2 digits number is added to the image
file name.
Tip

OK/Cancel
See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 30.

A consecutive number added to Date & time and
Sequence number is used to identify each of the
multiple files created with consecutive alarm events.

Recording Images in Memory — Image memory Menu

Sequence number clear
Click Clear to reset the Sequence number suffix to 1.

Periodical recording Tab — Setting
the periodical recording mode

Alarm

You can set to record the image file (JPEG file) in the
built-in memory, ATA memory card or “Memory Stick”
periodically.

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 1 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.
Object detection: The alarm by the object detection
function.
Click Detection, and the Object detection menu is
displayed to allow you to set the object detection
function (page 77).
Note

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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.

Effective period

Periodical recording

Set the period during which alarm detection is effective.

Select On when you want to use periodical recording.

Always: The alarm detection is always effective.
Schedule: You can specify the period during which
alarm detection is effective.
Click Schedule and the setting menu for the effective
period is displayed. (“Setting the Schedule —
Schedule Menu” on page 75)

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 the a suffix and the extension .jpg.

Alarm buffer
Select Use alarm buffer when you record the image/
audio of before and after alarm detection (pre-alarm,
post-alarm).
If you do not select the alarm buffer, only the image at
the moment of the 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 76.
Note

This setting becomes invalid and a still image is
recorded if H.264 is selected in the Video codec tab of
the Camera menu.

OK/Cancel
See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 30.

Note

You cannot record the audio file using the periodical
recording function.

Suffix
Select a suffix to be added to the file name.
None: The recording file name will be the image file
name.
Date & time: The date & time suffix is added to the
image file name.
The date/time suffix consists of lower two-digits of
the year (2 digits), month (2 digits), date (2 digits),
hour (2 digits), minute (2 digits), second (2 digits),
and consecutive number (2 digits), thus adding a 14digit number to the image file name.
Sequence number: A consecutive 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.

Recording Images in Memory — Image memory Menu

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).
Note

The actual interval may be longer than the set value
depending on the image size, image quality, bit rate, or
recording media.

Always: The periodical recording is always effective.
Schedule: You can specify the period during which the
periodical recording is effective.
Click Schedule and the menu for the effective period
is displayed. (“Setting the Schedule — Schedule
Menu” on page 75)

OK/Cancel

Note

In the ATA memory card or “Memory Stick,” the folder
size varies depending on the capacity of the ATA
memory card or “Memory Stick.”

About the extension of a file
A file to be recorded/sent using the image memory
function or the FTP client function has one of the
following three extensions depending on the video mode
setting and the recording/sending settings of the camera.
.m4f: A file of this type is created when Use alarm
buffer is selected in the Alarm recording or Alarm
sending tab and MPEG4 is selected on Codec in the
Alarm buffer menu. The file may include audio data
depending on the microphone setting of the camera.
.jpf: A file of this type is created when Use alarm
buffer is selected in the Alarm recording or Alarm
sending tab and JPEG is selected on Codec in the
Alarm buffer menu. The file may include audio data
depending on the microphone setting of the camera.
.jpg: A file of this type is created when Use alarm
buffer is not selected in the Alarm recording or
Alarm sending tab or when a periodical sending or
periodical recording is performed.

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Effective period
Set the period during which the periodical recording is
effective.

image files exceeds that value, a new folder is created
automatically to continue recording.

The SNC video player (page 92) allows playing of
“.m4f” and “.jpf” files.

See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 30.

Folder structure of image memory
When the image memory function is used, the images
are recorded with the following folder structure.
Root

Date_No.

xxxxxxx.jpf
yyyyyyy.jpf
aaaaaaa.jpg
bbbbbbb.jpf
ccccccc.jpf

Date_No.

zzzzzzz.m4f
qqqqqqq.m4f

A
represents a folder created automatically.
The Date_No. folder has a 11-digit name consisting of
the last two digits of the year (2 digits), month (2 digits),
day (2 digits), underscore and sequence number (4
digits).
In the built-in memory, one folder automatically created
can store image files of about 1 MB. If the size of the

Recording Images in Memory — Image memory Menu

Downloading Images
from the Camera — FTP
server Menu
When you click
in the Administrator menu,
the FTP server menu appears. Use this menu to set up for
the FTP server function that finds a specified image and
audio file stored in the built-in memory (about 18 MB),
or in the ATA memory card (not supplied) or “Memory
Stick” (not supplied) inserted in the camera. or
downloads a file from the camera.

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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 or
downloads a file from the camera
ATA memory card: ATA memory card inserted into the
PC card slot of the camera.
Memory Stick: “Memory Stick” inserted into the
memory stick slot of the camera.
Notes

• When Selected root directory is set to an option other
than Built-in memory in the Common tab of the
Image memory menu, “empty” is displayed in the
memory space box and you cannot access the built-in
memory.
• 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.

Downloading Images from the Camera — FTP server Menu

OK/Cancel
See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 30.

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 the alarm detection, the timer and the Day/
Night function.
The Alarm output menu consists of two tabs: Alarm
out 1 and Alarm out 2.
Tip

For the connection of peripheral devices to the alarm
output of the I/O port, see the supplied Installation
Manual.

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.
Object detection
Select this option when you link the alarm output to the
object detection function.
Click Detection, and the Object detection menu is
displayed to allow you to set the object detection
function (page 77).
Note

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Alarm out 1, 2 Tab

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.

Alarm duration
Select the duration for which the alarm output is shortcircuited 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: The 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 75)

Alarm output
To activate the alarm output function, select On.

OK/Cancel
See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 30.

Mode
Select the mode of the alarm output function.
Alarm: Controls alarm output by synchronizing it with
an external sensor input or the built-in object
detection function.
When Alarm is selected, the items Sensor input 1,
Sensor input 2, Object detection, Alarm duration
and Effective period become active.
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 75)
Day/Night: Controls the alarm output linked to the day/
night function.

Setting the Alarm Output — Alarm output Menu

Outputting Audio Linked
to Alarm Detection
— Voice alert Menu
Click
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 object detection
function.
You can output the audio from the speaker connected to
the camera in synchronization with an alarm event
triggered by the sensor input or the object detection
function.
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.
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Note

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 the use of the SNC audio upload tool, see page 87.

Test
When the 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 object detection function, 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.
Object detection: The alarm detected by the object
detection function.
Click Detection, and the Object detection menu is
displayed to allow you to set the object detection
function (page 77).
Notes

Voice alert 1, 2, 3 Tab

• If voice alert is activated linked with a different alarm
event while another voice alert is going on, the first
voice alert is canceled and the second one is output.
• If two or three audio files are set to be output
simultaneously linked with the same alarm event, the
priority is given in the order Voice alert 1, 2 and 3.
• In the case where a 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.
Effective period
Set the period during which the alarm detection is
effective.

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.
Note

Before deleting the audio file, set Voice alert to Off.

Outputting Audio Linked to Alarm Detection — Voice alert Menu

Always: The alarm detection is always effective.
Schedule: You can specify the period during which the
alarm detection is effective.
Click Schedule, and the menu for the effective
period is displayed. (“Setting the Schedule —
Schedule Menu” on page 75)

OK/Cancel
See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 30.

Setting the Operations
from the Viewer — Trigger
Menu
Click
in the Administrator menu to display
the Trigger menu.
In this menu, you will select the activities that can be
performed when
is clicked on the main viewer.

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FTP client

e-Mail (SMTP)
Checking this box allows you to select e-Mail from the
trigger drop-down list in the main viewer.
By selecting e-Mail and clicking
, 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.

Checking this box allows you to select FTP from the
trigger drop-down list in the main viewer.
By selecting FTP and clicking
, 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 63).

When you click e-Mail (SMTP), the Trigger-e-Mail
(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 60).

Image memory
Checking this box allows you to select Image memory
from the trigger drop-down list in the main viewer.

Setting the Operations from the Viewer — Trigger Menu

By selecting Image memory and clicking
, a still
image of the moment you click is captured, and the
image file is recorded in the built-in memory, ATA
memory card (not supplied) or “Memory Stick” (not
supplied).
For the verified cards, contact your authorized Sony
dealer.

control On (night mode) or Off (day mode) of the day/
night function by selecting Day/Night and clicking
.
When you click the Day/Night button, 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 39).

When you click Image memory, the Trigger-Image
memory menu is displayed. You can set the necessary
options here. The setting options and setting procedures
are the same as those of the Image memory menu
(page 66).

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Note

The day/night function is invalid when Day/Night mode
is set to Disable or Auto in the Trigger-Day/Night
menu, even if you click
.

Voice alert 1, 2, 3
Alarm output 1, 2
Checking this box allows you to select Alarm output 1
or Alarm output 2 from the trigger drop-down list in the
main viewer. You can control the alarm output by
selecting Alarm output 1 or Alarm output 2 and
clicking
.
Select the alarm ouput control mode from Toggle or
Timer.
Toggle: Each time you click
, On (short circuit) or
Off (open) is switched.
Timer: When you click
, the alarm output is
switched to On (short circuit), and will automatically
switched to Off (open) after the time specified in
Duration has elapsed.
Duration
When Timer is selected, specify the time for which the
alarm output remains short circuited, from 1 to 300
seconds.

Day/Night
Checking this box allows you to select Day/Night from
the trigger drop-down list in the main viewer. You can

Setting the Operations from the Viewer — Trigger Menu

Checking this box allows you to select Voice alert 1,
Voice alert 2 or Voice alert 3 from the trigger dropdown list in the main viewer. You can output audio from
the audio file saved in the camera by selecting Voice
alert 1 , 2 or 3 and clicking
.
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” on page 30.

Setting the Schedule

OK/Cancel
See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 30.

— Schedule Menu
When you click
in the Administrator menu,
the Schedule menu appears.
The Schedule menu consists of seven 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.

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Day/Night: Schedule in the Day/Night tab of the
Camera menu
Preset position: Schedule in the 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 out: Schedule in the Alarm out 1 or Alarm out 2
tab of the Alarm output menu
Voice alert: Schedule in the Voice alert 1, 2 or 3 tab of
the Voice alert 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 period 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.

Setting the Schedule — Schedule Menu

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 the alarm detection) and the Post alarm image and audio. These can be set when Alarm
sending of FTP client menu or Alarm recording of
Image memory menu is set to On, besides when Use
alarm buffer is selected.

Pre-alarm period: Displays the maximum recording
capacity of image/audio before alarm detection.
Post-alarm period: Displays the maximum recording
capacity of image/audio after alarm detection.

Recording time
Set the recording time for the Pre-alarm image/audio
and Post alarm image/audio.
Pre-alarm period: Type the recording time of the
image/audio before alarm detection.
Post-alarm period: Type the recording time of the
image/audio after alarm detection.
Note

The value of Recording capacity differs depending on
the image size and image quality settings in the Camera
menu.

OK/Cancel
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See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 30.

Mode
Displays the video codec selected in the Video codec tab
of the Camera menu.
Note

You cannot set the alarm buffer when H.264 is selected
in the Video codec tab of the Camera menu.

Codec
Only the currently available codec(s) are active. Select
the video codec to be used for the alarm buffer.
Note

When Dual codec is selected in the Video codec tab of
the Camera menu and if you select here a video codec
different from the priority video codec specified for
Dual codec, the bit rate and frame rate for sending/
recording via the alarm buffer may be lower than the set
values.

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.

Setting the Alarm Buffer — Alarm buffer Menu

A car appears in the foreground.

Setting the Object
Detection Function
— Object detection Menu
When you click
in the Administrator menu,
the Object detection menu appears.
Using this menu, you can set the conditions for
activating the built-in “Moving object detection” and the
“Unattended object detection” functions. Moving object
detection detects moving objects in the camera image
and outputs an alarm. Unattended object detection
detects difference between the previously shot
background image and the image being shot currently
and outputs an alarm when the difference continues
recognized for more than the specified period.
The Object detection menu consists of three tabs:
Common, Unattended object setting and
Configuration.

m
After the detection time, the car in the
foreground is detected as an
unattended object.

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Removed object detection

What is unattended object
detection ?
The unattended object detection function of this unit
compares the reference background image with the
current image to detect an unattended object. The unit
can perform “Abandoned object detection” of an object
that did not exist and appears now as an unattended
object. The unit can also perform “Removed object
detection” of an object that existed before and now has
disappeared as an unattended object.

Abandoned object detection
The camera first stores in memory the background
image for reference. If an object that did not exist before
appears on the background and stops, the camera detects
the object as an unattended object. If the unattended
object stays in camera image for more than the specified
time, it is marked with a green frame and an alarm linked
to unattended object detection is output. you can activate
alarm sending of the FTP client function, alarm
recording of the image memory function and playback
of an audio file in synchronization with the alarm.

The camera first stores in memory the background
image for reference. If an object that existed before
moves and disappears, the camera detects the location
where the object existed as an unattended object. If there
are no changes in the unattended object (location) for
more than the specified time, that location is marked
with a green frame and an alarm linked to unattended
object detection is output. You can activate alarm
sending of the FTP client function, alarm recording of
the image memory function and playback of an audio
file in synchronization with the alarm.
Background image

m
The car in the foreground moves out.

Background image

m
m

Setting the Object Detection Function — Object detection Menu

After the detection time, the location
where the car was parked is detected
as an unattended object.

Notes

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• You can view an MPEG4 image only in the main
viewer during the setting of the object detection when
Dual codec is selected in the Video codec tab.
• The object detection function does not operate when
H.264 is selected in the Video codec tab.
• The unattended object detection may not work
correctly if the brightness of a scene changes
significantly, for example, when you shoot an outdoor
scene continuously from day to night.
• Unattended object detection may not work correctly if
the image is of flat scene such as a monochrome wall
or floor.
• Before actual use, perform an operation test and
confirm that the object detection function works
correctly.

• 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
Windows Vista, the information bar or “Security
Warning” may appear as you click Object detection.
For details, see “Installing ActiveX Control” in
“When using Windows XP Service Pack 2” on
page 10 or “Installing ActiveX Control” in “When
using Windows Vista” on page 12.

Common Tab
Use this tab to select moving object detection or
unattended object detection, and set the conditions for
detection while observing a camera image. You can
perform the settings for each of up to 16 preset positions
and the current position.
This is the same menu as that displayed when you click
Detection on Alarm sending of the e-Mail (SMTP)
menu, or on Alarm recording of the Image memory
menu.
Mode setting section

Position setting section

When the Object detection menu is
displayed for the first time
When you click Object detection, “Security Warning”
is displayed.
When you click Yes, ActiveX control is installed and the
Object detection menu is displayed.

Moving object detection setting section
Unattended object detection setting section

Mode setting section
PTZ position
Select whether object detection is performed under the
individual conditions for each preset position or always
under the same conditions.

Notes

• 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.

Setting the Object Detection Function — Object detection Menu

Current position: Regardless of the camera position,
object detection always works under the same
conditions.
Preset position: You can set object detection for each
preset position. When Preset position is selected, an
object will not be detected if the camera is not
directed to the preset position.

You cannot select Preset position if no preset position is
stored in the Position tab of the Preset position menu.

• The colors and green frames shown in the monitor
display are not displayed on the image files that are
sent or recorded linked to the object detection
function.

Position setting section

Window1 to Window4 check boxes

Note

Position
Select the preset position you want to set from the dropdown list. The camera automatically moves to the
selected preset position.
Note

This item is disabled when PTZ position is set to
Current position.
Detection
Select either moving object detection or unattended
object detection for the selected position.

When you check a check box, the corresponding
window (active or inactive window) appears on the
monitor display. You can change the position and size of
the window.
Active: To use the window as an active area in which
moving object detection is performed.
Inactive: To use the window as an inactive area in which
any moving object is ignored. Select Inactive to set
an inactive area inside an active window.
Note

Setting items for moving object detection
The following setting items appear when Detection is
set to Moving object.
Monitor display
Set the active/inactive window while monitoring a
moving image.
Inactive window

Active window

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Moving object: Select when you want to perform
moving object detection. When this option is
selected, the moving object setting menu appears.
See “Setting items for moving object detection” on
page 79.
Unattended object: Select when you want to perform
unattended object detection. When this option is
selected, the unattended object setting menu appears.
See “Setting items for unattended object detection”
on page 80.

You cannot set all four windows as Inactive windows.
Be sure to set one or more windows as Active
window(s).
Threshold setting slider bar

Set the threshold level of moving object detection that is
common to all the windows.
The threshold level is used to judge whether or not there
has been any motion in the camera image. When the
motion of an object on the monitor screen has exceeded
the threshold level, the camera judges that there has been
a motion and a green frame is shown. An alarm is output
when a green frame is added to the object displayed in
one of the active windows.

Object size

Select the minimum size of a detectable object from L
(Large), M (Medium) and S (Small).
Each option represents the corresponding size below:
L: 64 × 64 dots
M: 32 × 32 dots
S: 8 × 8 dots
Tip
Notes

• The image displayed on the monitor display has low
resolution.

The monitor display is 640 × 480 dots. Size L is 1/10 the
width of the monitor display.

Setting the Object Detection Function — Object detection Menu

OK button

Click to send the set values to the camera and confirm
the settings.
Note

Although the display on the monitor quickly responds to
the setting being performed as you change the size of a
window or a setting, you need to click the OK button to
confirm the setting. The setting will be cancelled if you
do not click the OK button.

To set the moving object detection
function
Set the moving object detection function as follows:

1
Administrating the Camera

Set the PTZ position.
Select Preset position for PTZ position when you
activate moving object detection linked with a
preset position. Select Current position when you
activate this function regardless of the camera
position.
Select the camera position where you want to
activate the detection function.
When you select Preset position for PTZ position,
select the desired preset position from the Position
drop-down list, and the camera will move to the
selected preset position automatically.

Select Moving object for Detection.
The setting items for moving object detection
appear.

Check the Window 1 check box.
The Window 1 frame appears on the monitor
display.

Adjust the position and size of Window 1.
Drag Window 1 to move it and change its size.

Set the active or inactive windows.
Select Active to set Window 1 as an active area, or
Inactive to set it as an inactive area.
Note

If an active window and inactive window overlap,
the overlapped portion will be regarded as an
inactive area.
When the two windows overlap, the inactive
window is displayed over the active window on the
monitor screen. If the active window is hidden by
an inactive window and its position or size cannot
be changed, temporarily change the active window

Setting the Object Detection Function — Object detection Menu

to an inactive window and change the position and
size. After changing, reset it as an active window.

Set the function for Windows 2 to Windows 4.
Repeat steps 4 to 6 for each window.

Select the object size for Object size.
Select a larger size if a small noise may be detected
as a motion by mistake.

Adjust the Threshold setting slider bar to set the
threshold level at which the camera executes
detection.
Adjust the detection level while observing the
monitor screen and actually shooting a moving
object.

10 Click OK.
The moving object detection settings are
confirmed.
Note

Be sure to click the OK button to confirm the
settings. The setting will be cancelled if you do not
click the OK button.

11 When Preset position is selected for PTZ position,
perform settings for other preset positions.
Repeat steps 2 to 10 for each preset position.

Setting items for unattended object
detection
The following setting items appear when Detection is
set to Unattended object.
Monitor display
Set the active/inactive window while monitoring a
moving image.
Active window

Inactive window

When a prospective unattended object is detected on the
monitor display, it will be colored. The object’s color
will be changed from blue to green, yellow, and red in
sequence, as the possibility of it being an unattended
object increases. This change of color shows that
unattended object detection is in progress. When the
camera finally regards the object as an unattended
object, a green frame is displayed.
Notes

• The colors and green frames shown in the monitor
display to indicate prospective unattended objects are
not displayed on the image files that are sent or
recorded linked to the object detection function.
• The image displayed on the monitor display has low
resolution.
Status lamp

Select the minimum size of the detectable unattended
object from L (Large), M (Medium) and S (Small),
Each option represents the corresponding size below:
L: 64 × 64 dots
M: 32 × 32 dots
S: 8 × 8 dots
Tip

The monitor display is 640 × 480 dots. Size L is 1/10 the
width of the monitor display.
Restart button

Click this button to initialize the unattended object
detection function. A new background image will be
acquired from the current image.
OK button

Gray: Unattended object detection is not operating
because it is in the process of acquiring the
background image. When unattended object
detection starts, it acquires the background image.
Unattended objects are not detected during this
period.
Green: Unattended object detection is operating
because the background image has been acquired.
Window1 to Window4 check boxes

When you check the check box, the corresponding
window (active or inactive window) appears on the
monitor display. You can change the position and size of
the window.
Active: To use the window as an active window in which
unattended object detection is performed.
Inactive: To use the window as an inactive window in
which any unattended object is ignored. Select
Inactive to set an inactive area inside an active
window.

Click to send the set values to the camera and confirm
the settings.
Notes

• Unattended object detection does not operate until the
status lamp turns green.
• Although the display on the monitor quickly responds
to the setting being performed as you change the size
of a window or a setting, you need to click the OK
button to confirm the setting. The setting will be
cancelled if you do not click the OK button.

To set the unattended object detection
function
Set the unattended object detection function as follows:

Set the PTZ position.
Select Preset position for PTZ position when you
activate unattended object detection linked with a
preset position. Select Current position when you
activate it regardless of the camera position.

Select the camera position where you want to
activate detection.
When you select Preset position for PTZ position,
select the desired preset position from the Position
drop-down list, and the camera will move to the
selected preset position automatically.

Select Unattended object on Detection.
The setting items for unattended object detection
appear.

Wait until the status lamp turns green.

Note

You cannot set all four windows as Inactive windows.
Be sure to set one or more windows as Active
window(s).
Object size

Administrating the Camera

Displays whether or not unattended object detection is
operating.

Setting the Object Detection Function — Object detection Menu

When the status lamp is gray, the camera is in the
process of acquiring a background image.
Unattended object detection does not work during
this period.
The status lamp turns green when the background
image has been acquired.
Note

When you acquire a background image, use an
image with as little motion as possible. If you use
an image with a lot of motion, it will take a long
time to complete acquiring of the background
image.

The unattended object detection settings are
confirmed.
Note

Be sure to click the OK button to confirm the
settings. The setting will be cancelled if you do not
click the OK button.

12 When Preset position is selected for PTZ position,
perform settings for other preset positions.
Repeat steps 2 to 11 for each preset position.

13 Set Detection time, Alarm interval and Release
time in the Unattended object setting tab.

Check the Window 1 check box.
The Window 1 frame appears on the monitor
display.

Administrating the Camera

Adjust the position and size of Window 1.
Drag Window 1 to move it and change its size.

Set the active or inactive windows.
Select Active to set Window 1 as an active area, or
Inactive to set it as an inactive area.

Unattended object setting Tab
Use this tab to set the alarm time for unattended object
detection.

Note

Set the function for Windows 2 to Windows 4.
Repeat steps 5 to 7 for each window.

Select the object size for Object size.
Select a larger size if a small noise may be detected
as an object by mistake.

10 Check whether an unattended object is detected
properly.
Place an object in the window and confirm that
unattended object detection works correctly.
The object regarded as an unattended object is
marked with a green frame.
Note

It may take a long time until an unattended object is
detected, depending on the image being shot.

11 Click OK.
82

Setting the Object Detection Function — Object detection Menu

Time setting
Unattended object detection requires the following three
kinds of time settings.
Detection time
Set the period of time from when an object appears in an
active window and stops or when an object in an active
window disappears until the point when that object is
regarded as an unattended object. An alarm will be
output if the specified period has elapsed.
You can set the time between 40 seconds and 12 hours.
Note

If Stay time for the tour function specified in the Preset
position menu (page 59) is shorter than Detection time,
the camera will move to the next preset position before
the object is regarded as an unattended object.

Alarm interval
You can repeat the alarm output in an interval of the
preset time after an object has been regarded as an
unattended object.
If you set Alarm interval to 5 minutes, for example, so
that an alarm will be output every 5 minutes repeatedly
after an unattended object is detected.
You can set the time between 1 and 6 hours.

Transmitting with
External Equipment
Using the External Serial
Terminal — Serial Menu

Release time
Set the period of time required when the object once
regarded as an unattended object is regarded as a
background.
An alarm will no longer be output if the specified period
has elapsed as the object once regarded as an unattended
object is regarded as a background.
You can set the time between 1 and 12 hours.

When you click
in the Administrator menu,
the Serial menu is displayed.
Using this menu, you can input data into the camera
from the computer via a network and output them to the
external serial interface to control a peripheral device.
You can also input data from a peripheral device via an
external serial interface and output them to the computer
via a network.

Note

Set Release time to a larger value than Detection time.
Administrating the Camera

OK/Cancel
See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 30.

Configuration Tab

Mode
Select the mode of data transmission/reception via a
network: TCP port or VISCA protocol.

Setting list
Lists the settings for each position: Moving object
detection, Unattended object detection, None.
Note

If you select Moving object or Unattended object in
the Common tab when no window is set to Active, None
is displayed in the list.

TCP: Select when you use the TCP port to input and
output data through the external serial interface.
Using this method, you can easily check data
communications through the serial port by DOS
command “telnet [host name] [port number].”
When TCP is selected, TCP port No. box becomes
active. Type the port number corresponding to the
TCP port. Specify a port number (1024 to 65535)
other than established port numbers.
VISCA: Select when you control the camera with
VISCA protocol. As for the command list of VISCA
protocol, refer to the dealer of your camera or Sony
professional products service counter nearby.
Notes

• When you execute serial control with VISCA
protocol, match the transmission setting with the
connected controller.

Transmitting with External Equipment Using the External Serial Terminal — Serial Menu

• This camera does not correspond to the daisy chain
connection of a VISCA device. Use the camera and
the controller one-on-one.

Baud rate
Select a baud rate that corresponds to the peripheral
device of serial interface. Selectable baud rates are
shown below.
38400, 19200, 9600, 4800, 2400, 1200 (bps)

Parity bit
Select a parity that corresponds to the peripheral device
of serial interface from among none, odd or even.

Character length
Select the character length that corresponds to the
peripheral device connected to the serial interface from
7 or 8 (bits).
Administrating the Camera

Stop bits
Select the stop bit that corresponds to the peripheral
device connected to the serial interface from 1 or 2
(bits).

OK/Cancel
See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 30.

Transmitting with External Equipment Using the External Serial Terminal — Serial Menu

Others
This section explains how to use the application
software and commands, including the supplied CDROM.

Bandwidth control Tab
You can set the communication bandwidth for the JPEG
image.
Note

The bandwidth cannot be controlled for the MPEG4 or
H.264 image.

Using the Supplied IP
Setup Program

Click the Bandwidth control tab to display the
bandwidth setting window.
The current bandwidth is displayed in Current
bandwidth.

Click to select the camera to set the bandwidth from
the list box.

Click to select the desired bandwidth from the
Setting bandwidth list box.

Type the Administrator name and Administrator
password in each box.
The factory settings of both items are “admin.”

Click OK.
If “Setting OK” is displayed, the bandwidth setting
is completed.

Explains the functions except those of the Network tab
in the IP Setup Program.
To install the IP Setup Program, to assign an IP address
and to set the network, see “Assigning the IP Address to
the Camera” on page 7 in “Preparation”.
Notes

Starting the IP Setup Program
Select Program from the Start menu of Windows, then
select Program, IP Setup Program and IP Setup
Program in sequence.
The IP Setup Program starts.
Network tab appears. The IP Setup Program 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.

Others

Using the Supplied IP Setup Program

Date time Tab
You can set the date and time on the camera.

Click the Date time tab to display the date/time
setting window.

Note

Due to network properties, there may be a slight
difference between the displayed computer's date and
time and those set on the camera.

Rebooting the Camera
Click Reboot on the Network tab to reboot the camera.
It will take about two minutes to start again.

Others

Click to select the camera that you want to set the
date and time for.
You can select multiple cameras and set the date
and time simultaneously.

Select the date/time format from the Date time
format drop-down list.

Select the area where the camera is installed from
the Time zone selecting drop-down list.

Set the date and time.
You can set the date and time in two ways.
Manual current date time setting
Set the current date and time on the Manual
current date time setting boxes, and click OK.
The setting boxes are for the year (last two digits),
month, date, hour, minutes and seconds from left to
right.
PC current date time setting
The date and time set on the computer is displayed
in the PC current date time setting box.
Click OK on the right to set the camera’s date and
time to coincide with the displayed computer's date
and time.

Using the Supplied IP Setup Program

Note

Using the SNC audio
upload tool — Transmitting

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.

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.
Audio CODEC

Transmission rate

G.711 (µ-LAW)

64 kbps

G.726

40 kbps

G.726

32 kbps

G.726

24 kbps

G.726

16 kbps

Note

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, pop-up
“AutoPlay” may appear. For details, “Installing
software” in “When using Windows Vista” on
page 11.

Click the Setup icon of SNC audio upload tool.
The “File Download” dialog opens.
When you are using Windows XP Service Pack 2 or
Windows Vista, a message regarding the active
contents may appear. For details, see “Installing
software” in “When using Windows XP Service
Pack 2” on page 9 or “Installing software” in
“When using Windows Vista” on page 11.

Click Open.

Connecting the Camera to the
Computer

Connect a speaker to the 5 (line output) jack on the
camera.

Connect a microphone to the microphone input jack
on the computer.

Note

If the microphone input jack of the computer is not set
correctly, no sound is transmitted from the computer and
nothing is output from the speaker connected to the
camera.
Set the microphone input jack from the control panel of
Windows.

Others

Only one user can transmit sound to the camera.
Meanwhile, another user will not be able to transmit
sound to the camera.

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.

On Windows 2000
1 Select Sounds and Multimedia 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 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
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.

Using the SNC audio upload tool — Transmitting Audio to Camera

Select Sound from Control Panel.

Open the Recording tab and check that Windows
has recognized the hardware correctly.

Using the SNC audio upload tool
When you start the SNC audio upload tool, the Setting
tab is displayed.

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.
Proxy port: Type the port number used for
communications with the proxy server.
Note

The Proxy setting is applicable to all cameras. You
cannot use individual proxy settings for each camera.

Setting tab
Use this menu to set the camera to transmit audio from
a computer or upload an audio file.

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 to hide the camera list. Click it again to
display the camera list.

Others

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.
Notes

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 the setting with Off, see “User ID/Password” on
page 89.
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 server for
communications. When it is not checked, direct
communications with the camera is performed.

Using the SNC audio upload tool — Transmitting Audio to Camera

• If you are using Windows XP Service Pack 2 or
Windows Vista, disable the Windows Firewall
function. Otherwise the camera list may not be
displayed automatically. For details, see “Configuring
Windows Firewall” in “When using Windows XP
Service Pack 2” on page 10 or “Configuring Windows
Firewall” in “When using Windows Vista” on
page 12.
• The SNC audio upload tool cannot detect the cameras
that are connected to the local network after the
program has started.
• The SNC audio upload tool cannot detect the network
cameras that are not equipped with the audio feature.
Camera 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 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 ID and password. The
password is shown with turned letters.
Select all
Click to select all the cameras in the camera list. This is
usable when you delete all the cameras from the list or
specify the same user ID and password for all the
cameras,
User ID/Password
Use this item when you specify the user ID and
password to communicate with the selected camera(s)
only.
Select the camera(s) from the camera list and click this
button, and the following dialog opens.
Type the user ID and password for the administrator and
click OK.

Type the IP address and port number for the camera to
be added and click OK.

Notes

• An error dialog appears if the specified IP address
already exists in the camera list, is assigned for a
device other than the network camera, or does not
exist in the network.
• You cannot add new cameras if the maximum of 256
cameras has been displayed in the camera list.
Delete
Click this button to delete the selected camera(s) from
the camera list.
Others

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

Note

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.

If you select multiple cameras from the camera list, the
same user ID and password are set for all the selected
cameras. The factory settings of both items are “admin.”
Add
Use this item when you add a new network camera to the
camera list manually. Click this button, and the
following dialog opens.

Using the SNC audio upload tool — Transmitting Audio to 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.
Status: Displays the current status of the camera.
Ready: The camera is ready for connection.
Connected: The camera connection is successful.
Fault: The camera connection is unsuccessful.
Sending: Audio data being transmitted

Voice alert tab
Use this menu to record the sound through the
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.

Others

N (start) / x (stop)
Click N (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 the muting, if necessary.
To stop the audio transmission, click x (stop).
Notes

• Audio transmission stops if you switch the tab during
the transmission.
• Audio may be interrupted when the IP address is
changed if Obtain an IP address automatically
(DHCP) is set on IP address in the Network menu.
• Audio may be interrupted if you transmit it to many
cameras simultaneously.
Sound adjustment and indicators
Adjust the microphone input volume by moving the
slider bar. You can adjust the volume even
during transmission.
Click
to enable/disable sound muting. The
microphone input volume is displayed at the Level.
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.

Using the SNC audio upload tool — Transmitting Audio to Camera

(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.
(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 display returns to the start position.

(recording)
Click to start recording of the sound input to the
computer microphone. The 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.”
Notes

• Recording or playback stops if you switch the tab
during recording or playback.
• The recorded file is not stored in the computer.
Recording/playback progress bar

Notes

• The voice alert number select is disabled if the camera
specified in the Setting tab has old-version software.
• 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.
• The audio file is uploaded to the same voice alert
number on all the cameras in the camera list. If the
camera has old-version software, the audio file is
automatically uploaded to voice alert number 1.
(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.
Note

Uploading a new audio file overwrites the audio file
previously uploaded to the camera.

(file open)
Click to select a previously saved audio file. You can
play the selected audio file or upload it to the camera.
(save)
Click to save the recorded audio file to the computer.
Voice alert number select

Specify the voice alert number to which you want to
upload the 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 if 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.

Others

You can check recording or playback progress with this
bar.
During recording, the right end of the bar represents 30
seconds and the remaining recording time is displayed
below the bar.
During playback, the maximum time of the bar depends
on the recorded time.

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.
Progress: Displays the progress of audio file
transmission.
Status: Displays the current status of the camera.
Ready: The camera is ready for connection.
Inquiry: The camera information is being asked for.
No func: The camera does not support the Voice
alert function.
Uploading: The audio file is being uploaded.
Fault: The audio file uploading is unsuccessful.
Succeeded: The audio file uploading is successful.

Using the SNC audio upload tool — Transmitting Audio to Camera

Uploading the recorded audio file to the
camera
Tip

Using the SNC video
player — Playing Video/

Before operating, create an audio file and set the camera
for audio uploading. Set the camera using the Setting
tab.

Audio File Recorded with
Camera

Click
(recording) in the Voice alert tab to
start recording.

Click
(stop) to stop recording.
Recording will stop automatically in 30 seconds.

The supplied SNC video player allows you to play
video/audio data recorded with the camera on your
computer.
This section explains the setup and operations of the
SNC video player.

Select the voice alert number.

Click
camera.

(upload) to transmit the audio file to the

Installing the SNC video player

Saving the recorded audio file to the
computer

Click
(recording) in the Voice alert tab to
start recording.

Others

Click
(stop) to stop recording.
Recording will stop automatically in 30 seconds.

Click
(save).
The Save as dialog appears. Type the file name and
save it.

When you are using Windows Vista, pop-up
“AutoPlay” may appear. For details, “Installing
software” in “When using Windows Vista” on
page 11.

Click
(file open) in the Voice alert tab and
select the audio file to be uploaded.

Select the voice alert number.

Click
camera.

(upload) to transmit the audio file to the

Click Open.
Note

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.

Click the Setup icon of SNC video player.
The “File Download” dialog opens.
When you are using Windows XP Service Pack 2 or
Windows Vista, a message regarding the active
contents may appear. For details, see “Installing
software” in “When using Windows XP Service
Pack 2” on page 9 or “Installing software” in
“When using Windows Vista” on page 11.

Uploading the saved audio file to the
camera

Using the SNC video player — Playing Video/Audio File Recorded with Camera

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.

Playing from a specified point

Using the SNC video player

Move the slider bar below the image display, and
playback will start from the position of the slider bar.

Start the SNC video player.

Adjusting the sound
Adjust the playing sound volume by moving the
slider bar. Move it to the left end for the
minimum volume, and to the right end for the maximum
volume.
Click
(speaker) to enable/disable the sound
muting.
When sound muting is on, no sound is heard even if you
move the slider bar.

Saving an image
Click
(capture) icon during playing or pause and the
captured image is displayed in a pop-up dialog. 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.
Click the
(browse) icon.
The Select File dialog opens.

Select the file you want to play.
Information boxes on the selected file are displayed
on the left side of the window as follows:
Each click on the
(information) icon switches
between “display” and “Not to display” of the file
information.

Others

File information
Model name: Model name of the camera with
which the file is recorded.
IP address: IP address of the camera with which
the file is recorded.
Serial number: Serial number of the camera with
which the file is recorded.
Record event: Type of event used for the
recording: Sensor input, Moving object
detection or Unattended object detection.
Date&time: Recording date and time
Movie: Video Codec
Audio: Audio Codec

Playing a video/audio file
Click
(start) to start playing from the beginning of
the selected file.
To freeze the movie temporarily, click
(pause).
Click
again to restart playing from the frozen point.
To stop playing, click
(stop).
To restart playing from the beginning, click
(start)
again.
Play stops when the file is played to the end.

Using the SNC video player — Playing Video/Audio File Recorded with Camera

Using the SNC
panorama creator
— Creating a Panorama Image
The supplied SNC panorama creator allows you to
create a panorama image to be displayed on the main
viewer.
Using the panorama image, you can move the camera to
the desired position simply by clicking on the image.
This section explains the setup and operations of the
SNC panorama creator.

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

Setting tab
Before creating a panorama image, set the following
items in the Setting tab to allow connection to the
camera.

Installing the SNC panorama
creator

Others

When you are using Windows Vista, pop-up
“AutoPlay” may appear. For details, “Installing
software” in “When using Windows Vista” on
page 11.

Click the Setup icon of SNC panorama creator.
The “File Download” dialog opens.
When you are using Windows XP Service Pack 2 or
Windows Vista, a message regarding the active
contents may appear. For details, see “Installing
software” in “When using Windows XP Service
Pack 2” on page 9 or “Installing software” in
“When using Windows Vista” on page 11.

Click Open.
Note

If you click “Save this program to disk” on the “File
Download” dialog, you cannot install the creator
correctly. Delete the downloaded file, and click the
Setup icon again.

Install the SNC panorama creator following the
wizard displayed.
If the Software License Agreement is displayed,
read it carefully and accept the agreement to
continue installation.

Using the SNC panorama creator — Creating a Panorama Image

Administrator name: Type the ID of the administrator
of the camera to be connected.
Administrator password: Type the password of the
administrator of the camera to be connected.
Tip

The factory settings of both items are “admin.”
Camera address: Type the IP address or host name of
the camera to be connected.
Camera port No.: Type the port number of the camera
to be connected.
When you use a proxy server for camera connection,
check the Use proxy check box and set the following
items.
Proxy server address: Type the IP address or host name
of the proxy server.
Proxy server port No.: Type the port number of the
proxy server.
Preparations for connecting to the camera are now
completed.

Main tab

Send
Transmits a panorama image converted into a JPEG file
to the camera.

Creating and transmitting a
panorama image

Click Make on the Main tab to start shooting.
A panorama image will be created in about two
minutes.
Note

Do not perform settings of the camera or move the
camera during shooting.

Viewer
The created panorama image is displayed in the upper
viewer.

Note

The edges of the panorama image may not be displayed
correctly when the camera is zoomed in.
Make
Starts shooting to create a panorama image (a complete
360-degree panorama image). It takes about two
minutes to create a complete panorama image.
Note

The exposure and white balance settings are fixed while
a panorama image is being created. To create a clear
panorama image, set Exposure mode to Full auto and
White balance to Auto in the Camera menu and point
the camera to the main subject before starting shooting.

Specify the camera movement area by dragging the
mouse to draw a rectangle on the panorama image.
The specified camera movement area will be
effective when the panorama image is saved in the
camera.

Click Send to transmit the 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:
• File format: JPEG or Bitmap
• Image size: 320 × 90 pixels (horizontal/vertical)
The camera does not support use of images that do not
conform to the above conditions.

Click File open on the Main tab.
The File dialog opens.

Select the image you have prepared.

Specify the camera movement area by dragging the
mouse to draw a rectangle on the panorama image.
The specified camera movement area will be
effective when the panorama image is saved in the
camera.

Click Send to transmit the prepared image to the
camera.
The image is saved in the camera.

File open
Allows use of a Bitmap or JPEG image file in spite of a
panorama image.
Note

The size of the image in the file should be 320 × 90
pixels (horizontal/vertical). Other image sizes are not
supported.

Others

Angle setting
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 rectangle. To erase the rectangle, rightclick the mouse.

Using the SNC panorama creator — Creating a Panorama Image

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 “SNC panorama creator”. When
the camera is moved or when the layout around the
camera is changed, create the panorama image again.

Using the SNC privacy
masking tool — Masking a
Camera Image
The supplied SNC privacy masking tool allows you to
mask parts of the camera image to be transmitted.

Installing the SNC privacy masking
tool

Others

Click the Setup icon of SNC privacy masking
tool.
The “File Download” dialog opens.
When you are using Windows XP Service Pack 2 or
Windows Vista, a message regarding the active
contents may appear. For details, see “Installing
software” in “When using Windows XP Service
Pack 2” on page 9 or “Installing software” in
“When using Windows Vista” on page 11.

Click Open.
Note

If you click “Save this program to disk” on the “File
Download” dialog, you cannot install the program
correctly. Delete the downloaded file, and click the
Setup icon again.

Using the SNC privacy masking tool — Masking a Camera Image

Install the SNC privacy masking tool following the
wizard displayed.
If the Software License Agreement is displayed,
read it carefully and accept the agreement to
continue installation.

Using the SNC privacy masking
tool
The SNC privacy masking tool consists of the Main tab
to set the privacy mask positions and the Setting tab to
prepare for connection to the camera.
When you start the SNC privacy masking tool, the
Setting tab is displayed.

Proxy server port No.: Type the port number of the
proxy server.
Preparations for connecting to the camera are now
completed.

Main tab
Set the privacy mask.

Setting tab
Before creating a privacy mask, set the following items
in the Setting tab to allow connection to the camera.

Others

Note

Administrator name: Type the ID of the administrator
of the camera to be connected.
Administrator password: Type the password of the
administrator of the camera to be connected.
Tip

If the video codec of the camera is set to H.264, the
Main tab window is not displayed even if you click on
the Main tab.
In this case, select JPEG or MPEG4 in Mode of the
Camera menu (page 40) and operate again.
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 SNC
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.

Proxy server address: Type the IP address or host name
of the proxy server.

Using the SNC privacy masking tool — Masking a Camera Image

Note

The default image is shown when no panorama image
has been created.
PTZ Controller (control panel)
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
to zoom out, and click
to
zoom in. Zooming continues while the button remains
pressed.
The current zoom status is shown on the zoom bar. The
left end is the WIDE end, and the right end is the TELE
end.
Click
to move the zoom to the WIDE end.
Click
to move the zoom to the TELE end.

Others

Privacy mask setting section (No.1 to No.8)
Allows you to set, call or delete the privacy mask.
You can set up to eight privacy masks and the mask
color.
Set: Register the area specified on the viewer as a
privacy mask area.
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 dropdown list.

Black, White, Gray, Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Yellow,
Magenta, Mosaic
Notes

• Mosaic is not available for SNC-RX550N/P and SNCRX530N/P.
• When Mosaic is selected, the color of some portion of
mosaic may be different from the color of the other
portions if the privacy mask area reaches the bottom of
the image.
All clear
Click to delete all the privacy masks simultaneously.

Setting a privacy mask
To set a privacy mask in a favorite position, operate as
follows:

Move the camera to the position you want to set a
privacy mask using the control panel in the Main
tab.

Click the point where you want to set the privacy
mask on the viewer. The clicked point goes to the
center of the image.

Specify the privacy mask area by dragging the
mouse on the viewer.
The privacy mask area is a rectangle that is
symmetrical with respect to the center of the
viewer.

Select the color or mosaic of the mask from the
Color drop-down list.

Notes

• When using the privacy mask function, set Stabilizer
to Off. (page 37)
• If the mask area is close to the bottom end of the
image, the background at the bottom may be seen.
Call: Click to face the camera to 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.
If you select Transparent, a background is seen
through.
The selectable colors are as follows:

Using the SNC privacy masking tool — Masking a Camera Image

Note

The color is common to every privacy mask. The
color last selected is applied.

Select the desired privacy mask number in the
privacy mask setting section and click Set of the
corresponding number.
The mask is displayed on the viewer.

Note

The mask cannot be set on the viewer by clicking Set, if
the camera is tilted beyond +70°.

Privacy mask setting range
The setting range of the privacy mask is limited as
follows:
Pan angle: No limit

Using the Custom
Homepage Installer
The supplied Custom Homepage Installer 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.
• The file name should be typed using up to 24
characters including the extension.
• The file size of the homepage should be 2.0 MB or
less.
• To see the created homepage, set the Homepage in the
System menu.

360°

Uploading the homepage to the
camera using the Custom
Homepage Installer

Tilt angle: 0° to +70°

Others

When you are using Windows Vista, pop-up
“AutoPlay” may appear. For details, “Installing
software” in “When using Windows Vista” on
page 11.

70°

Note

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.

Click the Start icon of Custom Homepage
Installer.
The “File Download” dialog opens.
When you are using Windows XP Service Pack 2 or
Windows Vista, a message regarding the active
contents may appear. For details, see “Installing
software” in “When using Windows XP Service
Pack 2” on page 9 or “Installing software” in
“When using Windows Vista” on page 11.

Click Open.
The installer starts and notes are displayed.
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.

Using the Custom Homepage Installer

Read the agreement carefully, select Agree if you
accept it, then click Next.

Type the IP address of the camera to be uploaded in
the IP address box.

Specify the HTTP port No. of the camera.
Initial HTTP port No. is set to 80.

When you use a proxy server, set the following:
For the proxy server of your environments, consult
your network administrator.

Note

If you click “Save this program to disk” on the “File
Download” dialog, the
CustomHomepageInstaller.exe file will be saved on
the computer. Double-click the saved file to start it.
Others

Read the notes carefully, and click Next.
The Software License Agreement is displayed.

When using an HTTP proxy server:
Select Use HTTP proxy server, and type your
settings in the Proxy server address and Proxy
server port No. boxes.
When using an FTP proxy server:
Select Use FTP proxy server, and type your
settings in the Proxy server address and Proxy
server port No. boxes.
Note

If you cannot establish communications with the
camera using the proxy server being used, connect
the camera to the local network and run the installer
without using the proxy server.

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Using the Custom Homepage Installer

Type the Administrator name and Administrator
password of the camera to be uploaded.
The factory settings of both items are “admin.”

10 Confirm that all items are correct, then click Next.

The following page will appear after a while.

11 Type the path for the folder in which your

After displaying this page, the camera will be
adjusted and rebooted automatically in two
minutes.

homepage is stored in the Source folder box, then
click Next.

13 Click Finish to exit the program.
Others

12 Click OK.
Uploading of the homepage file starts.
Note

Do not turn off the camera until the camera is
rebooted after uploading the homepage file.

Using the Custom Homepage Installer

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Assigning the IP
Address to the Camera
Using ARP Commands
This section explains how to assign an IP address to the
camera using ARP (Address Resolution Protocol)
commands without using the supplied IP Setup
Program.
Note

When you turn on the camera, execute the ARP and
PING commands within 5 minutes. Also when you
restart the camera, execute the operation within 5
minutes.

Open the command prompt on the computer.

Enter the IP address and the MAC address of the
camera to assign a new IP address, using the
following ARP commands.

arp -s
ping -t
Others

Example:
arp -s 192.168.0.100 08-00-46-21-00-00
ping -t 192.168.0.100

When the following line is displayed on the
command prompt, hold down Ctrl and press C.
The display stops.

Reply from 192.168.0.100:bytes=32 time...

You will normally receive a reply after about 5
repetitions of “Request time out.”

Wait until the execution of PING finishes, then
input the following code.

arp -d 192.168.0.100
Note

If you do not receive a reply, check the following:
– Did you enter the ARP commands within 5 minutes
after it was turned on?
If not, turn off the camera and restart the operation.
– Is the NETWORK indicator on the camera flashing?
If the indicator goes off, the network connection has a
problem. Connect the network correctly.
– Did you enter the IP address previously used for
another device?
Assign a new IP address to the camera.
– Do the computer and the camera have the same
network address?

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Assigning the IP Address to the Camera Using ARP Commands

If not, set the same network address on the computer
and the camera.

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 an illegal
access using SNMP.
Using CGI commands, you can set community name
and access limitation, host to send traps, and some MIB2 objects. To allow these settings, you need
authentication by the camera administrator.

1. Inquiry Commands
You can check the SNMP Agent settings using the
following CGI commands.

GET, POST

(JavaScript parameter 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=“SNC-RX570”(SNC-RX570N/P), “SNCRX550”(SNC-RX550N/P) or “SNC-RX530”(SNCRX530N/P)
...1
var sysObjectID=“1.3.6.1.4.1.122.8501”
...2
var sysLocation=“”
...3
var sysContact=“”
...4
var sysName=“”
...5
var snmpEnableAuthenTraps=“1”
...6
var community=“public,0.0.0.0,read,1”
...7
var community=“private,192.168.0.101,read,2” ...8
var trap=“public,192.168.0.101.1”
...9

5 describes the case of “mib-2.system. sysName.0”.
This field is used to describe administration node of
this camera. Nothing is set at the factory.
6 describes the case of “mib-2.snmpEnable
AuthenTraps.0”. This example shows when “1”
(enable) is set. With this setting, a trap occurs when
there is an Authentication failure. When “2”
(disable) is set, no Authentication failure trap
occurs.
7 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).
8 describes the community attributes, similarly to 7.
This example shows the identification number
ID=2, the community name “private”, and enables
“read” by the SNMP request packet from the host
“192.168.0.101”.
Others

(standard format)

4 describes the case of “mib-2.system. sysContact.0”.
This field is used to describe the information on
administrator of this camera. Nothing is set at the
factory.

9 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 setting commands of
SNMP.

GET, POST

First, perform the settings of the following parameters.
1 describes the case of “mib-2.system. sysDescr.0”.
You cannot change this parameter.

sysLocation=
Set the case of “mib-2.system.sysLocation.0” in the
position. The maximum length of
is 255 characters.

sysContact=
Set the case of “mib-2.system.sysContact.0” in the
position. The maximum length of
is 255 characters.

2 describes the case of “mib-2.system.
sysObjectID.0”. You cannot change this parameter.
3 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

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sysName=
Set the case of “mib-2.system.sysName.0” in the
position. The maximum length of
is 255 characters.

Glossary
ActiveX control

enaAuthTraps=
Set the case value of “mib-2.snmp.snmp
EnableAuthenTraps.0” in the position.
Type “1” (enable) or “2” (disable) in the
position.

community=,r,
,
Set the community attributes. describes the
setting identification number (1 to 8)
describes the community
name to be set, and 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

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 of encryption standard adopted by
the U.S. government.

ARP commands
The commands for checking the entry of the IP address
and MAC address in a host computer, or for updating
them.

Bandwidth control

trap=,,

Set the attributes to send traps to. describes
the setting identification number (1 to 8),
describes the community
name to send traps to, and
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

To limit the amount of transmitted data.

Capture

Others

delcommunity=
This parameter is used to delete the previous
community setting. describes the community
setting identification number (1 to 8).
deltrap=
This parameter is used to delete the previous setting
of the host to send traps to. describes the trap
setting identification number (1 to 8).

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.

To display the audio and video digital data from the
video equipment on a computer.

Codec
Software/hardware for coding/decoding video and audio
data.

Common name
When you have finished changing the SNMP setting
information using the above parameters 1) to 8), check
the changed settings using an inquiry commands. If the
changed settings are OK, restart the SNMP using the
following CGI command.

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 successful
after the URL of the website is verified as matching the
server’s common name.

SNMP restart command

GET, POST

Contrast
The difference in tone between the lightest and darkest
portions of the image.

Default gateway
Device that can be used to access the other network.

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Glossary

DHCP server

H.264

Abbreviation 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.

One of the image compression formats. The standard
written by the JVT (Joint Video Team) , 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.

Digital certificate

IP address

An electronic certificate that a CA (Certificate
Authority) attests that a public key to cancel a secret
code is issued by an authentic publisher.

Abbreviation for Internet Protocol Address. An
individual IP address is basically assigned to each piece
of equipment connected to the Internet.

Digital zoom

Java applet

Zooming in/out function of an image without using an
optical zooming function.

A program written in Java language that can be used in
the Web browser.

DNS server

Java Virtual Machine

Abbreviation 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. Then the client computer
can obtain the IP address of the computer to be
connected.

Software that transfers the Java applet's byte code to the
native code of your system to execute it.

Abbreviation for Extensible Authentication Protocol.
This is a protocol extended from PPP (Point-to-Point
Protocol) and having 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.

Abbreviation for Joint Photographic Expert Group. The
still image compression technology or standards of the
ISO (International Organization for Standardization)
and ITU-T. Popularly used as image compression format
on the Internet, etc.

Others

EAP method

JPEG

MAC address
A network address that uniquely identifies each LAN
card.

MPEG4
Abbreviation for Moving Picture Experts Group4. One
of the MPEG standards for image compression format
aiming to transmit images at 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.

Glossary

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Passive mode

SNMP

The mode whereby a client FTP allows TCP connection
for data transmission to the FTP server.

A protocol for monitoring and managing network
devices.

POP server

SSL

A server for storing incoming e-mail until you have read
it.

Primary DNS server

Abbreviation for Secure Sockets Layer. This is a
protocol developed by Netscape Communications
Corporation to be used for communications of encrypted
data on the Internet.

One of the DNS servers that can first reply to a request
by connected devices or other DNS servers.

Subnet mask

Proxy server

32-bit stream used to distinguish the subnet address
from the IP address.

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.
Others

RADIUS client
RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-in User Service)
is an authentication and accounting protocol managing
network access, 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.

TCP
Abbreviation for Transmission Control Protocol. A
standard protocol used for the Internet connection.
Compared with the other protocol, UDP, TCP provides
reliable communication but the communication speed is
slower.

TKIP
Abbreviation for Temporal Key Integrity Protocol. This
is used in WPA encryption standard for wireless LAN.
TKIP provides high security because it changes
encryption keys based on PSK during an on-going
communication.

UDP
Abbreviation for User Datagram Protocol. A standard
protocol used for the Internet connection. Compared
with the other protocol, TCP, UDP can transmit data
faster, but reliable communication is not guaranteed.

Saturation

Unicast

The degree to which the color is pure.

Transmission of the data to the specified equipment on a
network by specifying a single address.

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 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.

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Glossary

WPA
Abbreviation for Wi-Fi Protected Access. This is an
encryption standard for wireless LAN. It provides
higher security than the conventional WEP (Wired
Equivalent Privacy) standard. In WPA, TKIP is used for
encryption method, and PSK and EAP are used for
authentication protocol.

WPA2
Abbreviation for Wi-Fi Protected Access 2. WPA2 is a
standard with which AES (Advanced Encryption
Standard) is added to WPA.

802.11g
A wireless LAN standard that uses the 2.4 GHz band
and provides a maximum data transmission rate of 54
Mbps.

802.1X
A standard that performs user authentication and
dynamic key generation and traffic on a LAN.

Others

Glossary

107

Index

Automatically adjust clock for
daylight saving time changes .......35

B
A

Others

abandoned object detection ............77
Access log ......................................36
Active ....................................... 79, 81
Active Directory .............................53
ActiveX control .................. 10, 12, 14
ActiveX viewer......................... 18, 19
Adaptive rate control ......................41
adaptive rate control .......................41
Adjust .............................................34
Administrator ........................... 16, 56
administrator ..................................16
Administrator e-mail address
.......................................... 48, 61, 67
Administrator menu ................. 18, 30
AES ..............................................104
Alarm............................ 62, 64, 68, 72
alarm............................. 62, 64, 68, 72
Alarm buffer ....................... 32, 65, 68
alarm buffer ........................ 65, 68, 76
Alarm buffer Menu.........................76
alarm detection ................... 61, 64, 67
Alarm duration ...............................71
Alarm interval ................................83
Alarm out .......................................71
Alarm output ................ 28, 31, 71, 74
alarm output ............................. 28, 71
Alarm output Menu ........................71
Alarm recording .............................67
Alarm sending .......................... 61, 64
Antenna ..........................................46
ARP commands............................102
ATA memory card .............. 36, 66, 70
Audio..............................................56
audio...............................................38
Audio codec ...................................38
audio output....................................72
Audio port number ................... 42, 43
Audio upload ..................................38
Authentication .................... 47, 60, 67
authentication ..................... 47, 60, 67
authentication server ......................49
authenticator ...................................49
Auto flip .........................................33
auto flip ..........................................33

108

Index

Backlight compensation .................38
Backup setting data ........................35
bandwidth .......................................85
Bandwidth control .................... 41, 85
Baud rate ........................................84
baud rate .........................................84
Bit rate ............................................41
bit rate.............................................41
Brightness.......................................39

C
CA (Certificate Authority) ..... 49, 104
CA certificate ........................... 52, 53
Camera ...........................................31
camera ............................................37
Camera Menu .................................37
camera position ..............................58
Cancel button..................................31
Capacity warning............................66
Capture ...........................................20
capture ...................................... 20, 23
certificate request ...........................50
CGI commands.............................103
Character length .............................84
character length ..............................84
Clear ...............................................59
Client certificate .............................50
client certificate ..............................50
Codec..............................................76
Color...............................................37
Common ..................37, 60, 63, 66, 78
Common name .............................104
common name ..............................104
Configuration..................................83
Contrast ..........................................39
contrast ...........................................39
control authority .............................33
Control panel ..................................21
control panel............................. 21, 24
Control............................................20
Cropping.........................................40
cropping..........................................40
Current date & time........................34
Custom Homepage Installer ...........99
custom settings ...............................39

D
Date & time ....................................34
date and time ............................34, 86
Date and time format......................34
Date time ........................................86
Date_No..........................................69
Day/Night .................................39, 74
day/night.........................................28
Day/Night mode .............................40
day/night mode ...............................40
daylight saving time .......................35
Default gateway........................ 44, 45
default gateway......................... 44, 45
Default policy .................................57
delete ..............................................36
Delete custom homepage................36
Delete panorama image ..................36
Delete voice alert file......................36
Detection ........................................79
Detection time ................................82
DHCP server.............................43, 45
Digital certificate ..........................105
digital certificate...........................105
Digital zoom ...................................20
digital zoom.............................. 20, 23
DNS server ............................... 44, 45
Domain suffix........................... 44, 45
downloading images.......................70
Dual codec................................ 17, 40
Dynamic IP address notification ....47
DynaView .......................................38

E
EAP ................................................47
EAP method ...........................50, 105
EAP-TLS authentication ..............105
Effective period
....... 59, 62, 63, 64, 65, 68, 69, 71, 72
e-Mail .............................................27
e-mail........................................47, 60
e-Mail (SMTP) ................... 31, 60, 73
e-Mail (SMTP) Menu.....................60
e-Mail (SMTP) notification............47
e-mail address.................................48
End time .........................................75
Exclusive control mode ..................33
Exposure compensation..................39
exposure compensation ..................39
Exposure mode ...............................38

exposure mode ............................... 38
extension ........................................ 69

J
Java................................................. 19
Java applet viewer ...............18, 19, 20
JPEG .............................................. 17
JPEG setting................................... 40

G
Gain................................................ 39
gain................................................. 39
Glossary ....................................... 104

L
Latency........................................... 34
latency ............................................ 34
logging in ....................................... 17

H
H.264...................................... 17, 105
H.264 setting .................................. 40
Home.............................................. 20
home position................................. 58
Home position setting .................... 58
Homepage ...................................... 33
homepage ....................................... 33
Host name ................................ 44, 45
HTTP method ................................ 48
HTTP notification .......................... 48
HTTP port number......................... 44
HTTP request ................................. 48
HTTP server................................... 48

I
image file ....................................... 27

moving object detection ........... 79, 80
MPEG4........................................... 17
MPEG4 setting............................... 40
multicast ......................................... 42
Multicast address............................ 43
multicast address ............................ 43
Multicast streaming........................ 42
multicast streaming ........................ 42

N
Name .............................................. 58
Network.................................... 31, 43
network........................................... 43
Network address/Subnet ................ 57
network bandwidth......................... 41
network connection type ................ 45
Network Menu ............................... 43
No................................................... 58
NTP server ..................................... 34
NTP server name............................ 34

O
Object detection ................. 32, 58, 71
object detection .............................. 77
Object detection Menu ................... 77
Object size................................ 79, 81
OK button....................................... 30
operation mode............................... 40
Operation time................................ 33
Overwrite ....................................... 66
overwrite ........................................ 66

Others

Factory default ............................... 35
factory settings ............................... 35
File ........................................... 72, 74
File attachment............................... 61
file name............ 61, 62, 64, 65, 67, 68
focus......................................... 21, 25
Focus mode .................................... 37
focus mode ..................................... 37
folder structure ............................... 69
format............................................. 36
Format ATA memory card ............. 36
format of date and time .................. 34
Frame rate ...........................20, 22, 41
frame rate ............................20, 22, 41
FTP........................................... 27, 56
FTP client................................. 31, 73
FTP client function ........................ 63
FTP client Menu ............................ 63
FTP server ................................ 31, 63
FTP server function........................ 70
FTP server Menu............................ 70
FTP server name ............................ 63

Image file name....... 61, 64, 65, 67, 68
Image memory ..............28, 31, 66, 73
image memory ............................... 31
Image memory Menu ..................... 66
Image mode.................................... 37
image mode.................................... 37
Image quality ................................. 41
image quality.................................. 41
Image size ...................................... 40
image size....................................... 40
Inactive..................................... 79, 81
information bar............................... 10
Information Bar message ............... 10
Initialize ......................................... 35
Internet Authentication Service ..... 53
Internet Explorer ............................ 13
Interval ..........................34, 63, 65, 69
IP address ..............................7, 43, 45
IP Setup Program ....................... 7, 85
Iris .................................................. 39
iris .................................................. 39

P
M
MAC address............................ 43, 45
main viewer.........................13, 18, 19
mask ............................................... 96
Maximum wait number.................. 33
memory .................................... 66, 70
Memory Stick........................... 66, 70
Message.................................... 48, 61
Method ........................................... 48
Mic volume .................................... 38
Microphone .................................... 37
microphone .................................... 37
Mode ................. 40, 65, 69, 71, 76, 83
monitor image ................................ 22
monitoring...................................... 22
Moving object ................................ 79

Pan/Tilt ........................................... 33
pan/tilt ...................................... 21, 25
pan/tilt control mode ...................... 33
panorama image ............................. 26
Panorama mode.............................. 34
parity .............................................. 84
Parity bit......................................... 84
Passive mode .................................. 64
passive mode .................................. 64
Passphrase ...................................... 47
passphrase ...................................... 47
Password .................48, 56, 61, 64, 67
password..................48, 56, 61, 64, 67
PC clock ......................................... 34
periodical e-mail sending ............... 62
Periodical recording ....................... 68

Index

109

Others

periodical recording .......................68
Periodical sending .................... 62, 65
periodical sending ..........................65
Picture ............................................38
Play.................................................72
playing audio ..................................28
POP server.......................... 48, 61, 67
POP server name ................ 48, 61, 67
port number ....................................48
Position..................................... 58, 79
Position at alarm.............................58
Post-alarm period ...........................76
Pre-alarm period.............................76
Preset ..............................................58
Preset call .......................................59
Preset position .......................... 20, 31
preset position .......................... 20, 26
Preset position Menu......................58
preset position name.......................58
Preset position table .......................59
Primary DNS server ................. 44, 45
privacy mask...................................96
Private key password ......................51
Proxy port number..........................48
proxy server....................................48
Proxy server name..........................48
PSK ........................................ 47, 106
PTZ mode.......................................33
PTZ position...................................78

R
RADIUS client .............................106
Reboot ...................................... 35, 86
reboot........................................ 35, 86
Recipient e-mail address .......... 48, 61
recipient e-mail address............ 48, 61
Recording capacity.........................76
recording capacity of the alarm buffer
......................................................76
recording images ...................... 27, 66
Recording time ...............................76
Release time ...................................83
Remote path ............................. 64, 65
remote path.....................................65
removed object detection ...............77
Repeat.............................................72
Reset...............................................58
reset ................................................38
Reset camera menu ........................38

110

Index

Restart.............................................81
Restore setting ................................35
Resume time on inactivity..............59
Re-type password ..................... 56, 64

S
Saturation .......................................39
saturation ........................................39
saves the setting data ......................35
Schedule .........................................31
schedule.................................... 31, 75
Schedule Menu...............................75
Secondary DNS server ............. 44, 45
Security..................................... 31, 46
security ..................................... 46, 57
Security function ............................57
Security Menu ................................57
Security Warning............ 9, 10, 12, 78
Selected root directory ............. 66, 70
sending images ...............................27
Sensor input mode..........................34
Sensor input 1........................... 58, 71
Sensor input 2........................... 58, 71
Sequence.........................................59
Sequence number clear
.................................... 62, 64, 65, 68
Serial...............................................32
serial interface ................................83
Serial Menu ....................................83
Serial number .................................32
serial number ..................................32
serial terminal.................................83
Set...................................................58
Setting.............................................20
Shared secret ................................106
Sharpness........................................39
sharpness ........................................39
Shutter speed ..................................39
shutter speed...................................39
Single codec ............................. 17, 40
Slow shutter....................................39
slow shutter.....................................39
SMTP server....................... 47, 60, 67
SMTP server name ............. 47, 60, 67
SNC audio upload tool ...................87
SNC panorama creator ...................94
SNC privacy masking tool..............97
SNC video player ...........................92
SNMP ...........................................103

Software version.............................32
software version..............................32
special tags .....................................48
Speed ..............................................59
SSID ...............................................46
SSL ...............................................106
Stabilizer.........................................37
stabilizer .........................................37
Start time ........................................75
Status lamp .....................................81
Stay time.........................................59
Stop bits..........................................84
Streaming........................................42
Subject ...................................... 48, 61
Subnet mask .............................44, 45
subnet mask .............................. 44, 45
Suffix .................61, 62, 64, 65, 67, 68
suffix..................61, 62, 64, 65, 67, 68
Superimpose ...................................35
superimpose....................................35
supplicant........................................49
System ...................................... 31, 32
system.............................................32
System log ......................................36
System Menu..................................32

T
TCP........................................... 29, 83
TCP/UDP..................................21, 29
TCP/UDP Transmission .................29
Test .................................................72
threshold .........................................79
Threshold slider bar........................79
time difference................................34
Time setting ....................................82
Time zone .......................................34
time zone ........................................34
Timer ..............................................74
title bar............................................32
Title bar name.................................32
TKIP .............................................106
TLS mode .......................................50
Toggle .............................................74
Tour.................................................59
tour..................................................59
transmission port number ...............42
Trigger ............................................31
trigger .............................................21
Trigger Menu..................................73

Type................................................45

U
UDP................................................42
UDP (Multicast) .............................29
UDP (Unicast) ................................29
Unattended object...........................79
unattended object detection
.................................... 77, 80, 81, 82
Unattended object setting ...............82
Unicast streaming...........................42
URL................................................48
Use the same time schedule every day
......................................................75
User .................................... 16, 31, 56
user ..................................... 16, 53, 56
User Menu ......................................56
User name................48, 56, 61, 63, 67
user name ................48, 56, 61, 63, 67
User preset......................................39

V
Video codec....................................40
video codec............................... 40, 76
Video port number.................... 42, 43
View size .................................. 20, 23
view size................................... 20, 23
Viewer authentication.....................56
Viewer mode ............................ 16, 56
viewer mode ...................................56
VISCA............................................83
Voice alert..................... 28, 31, 72, 74
Voice alert Menu ............................72
voice alert number select................91
volume...................................... 21, 38

W
warning mail...................................66
welcome page..................... 13, 17, 32
Welcome text..................................32
WEP ...............................................46
WEP key.........................................46
White balance.................................38
white balance..................................38
Window .................................... 79, 81
Windows Firewall...........................10

Sony Corporation

Windows Vista................................11
Windows XP Service Pack 2 ............9
Wireless ..........................................44
wireless cards .................................44
WPA ....................................... 46, 106
WPA2 ..................................... 46, 106

Z
Zoom ..............................................33
zoom ......................................... 21, 25
zoom bar.........................................25
Zoom mode ....................................37
zoom mode .....................................37

Numerics
802.1X ........................ 46, 47, 49, 107
802.11g.........................................107

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