Table of Contents Overview How to Use This Manual ........3 Jump to the related page ........3 Software screenshots .......... 3 When you print out this manual ......3 Using the SNC toolbox .......... 3 Installing SNC toolbox ........3 Starting SNC toolbox .........
This instruction manual is for application software, such as the SNC toolbox. Notes • SNC toolbox may not operate correctly if you use a SNC toolbox stands for Sony Network Camera toolbox. personal firewall or antivirus software in your computer. In this case, disable the software. Note •...
View (V) menu Status Bar: Switches show/hide of status at the bottom You should be logged in as administrator to install of the screen. the software. Normal: Displays detailed information on a device. Snapshot small: Displays detailed information on a Click Finish.
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Task (K) menu Error folder Task List: Displays the Task list screen. When this folder is selected, devices registered in My Add Task: Displays the Task Wizard screen. device folder that can not be connected are displayed in Modify Task: Displays the Task editing screen. the Device list.
Hours meter (Only for My device folder) Assigning an IP address Displays the total operating time. To connect the device via network, you need to assign a new IP address to the device when you install it for the Tips first time.
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Basic Setting tab (when multiple devices are Device list: Displays devices for IPv6. After selecting selected from the device list) and setting a device to configure, the device list will be updated automatically. IPv6: Enables you to switch IPv6 modes. Obtain IP address automatically: Sets DHCP mode to Use the following IP address: Sets DHCP mode to off.
To specify the IP address manually: Using the Network settings Select Use the following IP address, and type the IP address, Subnet mask and Default gateway in the Select a device you want to assign an IP address to relevant boxes. from the list and click Network.
The Add Device Entry dialog appears. Registering in My device The device tree has three folders by default: Search result, Error and My device. The Search result folder and Error folder are fixed, so you cannot edit the content or rename the folder. The My device folder can be renamed, and you can add, delete and move folders.
Registering by copy & paste Details display with thumbnails Select a device from the Device list in the Search result Select Snapshot(S) from the View menu or click folder and right click the mouse. Select Copy from the set to the details display with thumbnails. displayed menu (or select Copy from the Edit menu).
Modifying the series to show on list Setting SNC toolbox options Select Select Display Series from the View menu to Select Option from the Tools menu to display the display the “Select Display Series” dialog. “Option” dialog. This dialog consists of three tabs: General, Network and Log.
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Network tab SSL Setting Configure the SSL setting. Default client cerfificate: Enter the client certificate to use. How to process SSL errors in scheduled task or main window: Select Continue or Cancel. When SSL function of device is SSL only, allow to switch from HTTP protocol to HTTPS protocol automatically: Check this box if necessary.
PTZ function on: Using Privacy Masking — Masking a Camera Image Viewer The Privacy Masking function of SNC toolbox allows you to mask parts of the camera image to be transmitted. Select the camera to set a privacy mask from the Device list.
Pan/tilt operation Privacy mask setting range Click the arrows in the direction you want the camera See User's Guide for the privacy mask setting range. to move. Press and hold the arrows to move the camera continuously. Using Panorama Creator Zoom operation —...
The specified camera movement area will be Note effective when the panorama image is saved in the The edges of a panorama image may not be displayed camera. correctly when the camera is zoomed in. Click Send to transmit the panorama image to the camera.
• The file name should be typed using up to 24 Using Create Voice alert file characters including the extension. From the Tools menu, select Create Voice alert file and • The file size of the homepage should be 2.0 MB or Create in this order.
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(Voice alert file display) Right-click the mouse and select Voice alert file Displays the name of the saved Voice alert file. and Upload in this order from the displayed menu. The Uploading Voice alert file screen will be displayed. (recording/playback progress bar) You can check recording or playback progress with this bar.
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Up/Down: Selects the order of devices to be uploaded. (playback progress bar) Test play You can check the playback progress with this bar. Displays the Test play screen to test play. On the upper right of the bar, the current playback time/ the Voice alert file length are displayed in seconds.
Test playing/Deleting the Uploaded Voice • We recommend that you change the IP address of the device to a static IP address before you start alert file upgrading. Allows you to test play or delete an uploaded Voice alert • If the device is set to DHCP, you may not be able to file.
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Backup device setting. The setting file is stored in the following folder: When using Windows 7, Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 Folder: <My Document>\Sony\SNC toolbox\cfg\<YYMMDDHHMM> (YY: Year, MM: Month, DD: Day, HH: Hour, MM: Minute) File name: <MAC address>.cfg...
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Restart after upgrading When upgrading fails When upgrading is completed, the device restarts and When upgrading is not successfully completed, Failed Rebooting is displayed for Status. is displayed for Status. Click Cancel to close the Firmware Upgrade screen. When upgrading is completed Select Tool Log from the Tools menu to check the After the device restarts, OK is displayed for Status.
When a device times out while upgrading Using CGI Sending its firmware The CGI Sending function allows you to send CGI to a The Firmware Upgrade function has a time limit. When device. this limit expires, firmware upgrade may be canceled, assuming that a failure occurred in the system.
Displays Task Wizard. Using the Schedule Task You can specify the time or interval to change the Device setting or perform Firmware upgrade. Click Task to display the Task List, which shows a list of scheduled executable tasks. Click Next. Select a device to which the task is assigned.
Select Device Setting or Firmware Upgrade. Daily: Specify the operation frequency in units of days. (Possible set value: 1 to 99) Weekly: Specify the operation frequency in units of weeks and days of the week. (Possible set value: 1 to 99) Range of recurrence Specify the starting date and time, and the end date and time.
CSV format file. • There are sample files in the following directory where the SNC toolbox is installed: ...\Sony\SNC toolbox\SampleFiles Setting items Network Setting When the batch setting is completed, the status field •...
Display sample: Configuring Windows Firewall When using Windows 7 Configuring Windows Firewall SNC toolbox or SNC audio upload tool may not operate correctly depending on the configuration of Windows Firewall. (No cameras are shown in the list even if they are detected.) In this case, confirm the Windows Firewall configuration as follows: Device restart and initialization...
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Select Turn off Windows Firewall. Select Allow another program..The cameras will be displayed in the list. Add program. To turn Windows Firewall on Select Control Panel from the Start menu of Windows. Click Windows Firewall. Select Allow a program or feature through Windows Firewall.
To turn Windows Firewall on When using Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 Press the Windows key + X, then select Control Panel from the displayed list. Configuring Windows Firewall Click Windows Firewall. SNC toolbox or SNC audio upload tool may not operate correctly depending on the configuration of Windows Select Allow an app or feature through Windows Firewall.
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Add an app. When the above procedure is completed, the cameras connected in the local network are displayed in SNC toolbox or SNC audio upload tool. Configuring Windows Firewall...