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Sony IPELA SNC-DF70N User Manual

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3-869-484-12 (1)

Network Camera

User's Guide
Software Version 1.1
SNC-DF70N/DF70P
© 2004 Sony Corporation

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  • Page 1: Network Camera

    3-869-484-12 (1) Network Camera User’s Guide Software Version 1.1 SNC-DF70N/DF70P © 2004 Sony Corporation...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    How to set Administrator menu ......26 Table of Contents Configuration of Administrator Menu ....27 Configuring the System — System setting menu ........28 System Tab ............28 Overview Date & time Tab ..........29 Features ..............4 Initialize Tab .............30 Camera section ........... 4 System log Tab ..........30 Network section, Control section .......
  • Page 3 Setting the Schedule — Schedule setting Menu ........54 Setting the Alarm Buffer — Alarm buffer setting Menu ..............54 Setting the Motion Detection Function — Motion detection setting Menu ........55 Setting the Motion Detection Area, Sensitivity and Threshold level ..........56 Others Using the Supplied Setup Program ....

  • Page 4: Overview

    OR FOR ANY OTHER REASON WHATSOEVER. • Multicast streaming is equipped. • If you lose data by using this unit, SONY accepts no responsibility for restoration of the data. Others • Corresponding to PoE (Power of Ethernet).

  • Page 5: Phenomena Specific To Ccd Image Sensors

    • Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and Aliasing other countries. • Super HAD CCD® is a registered trademark of Sony When fine patterns, stripes, or lines are shot, they may Corporation. appear jagged or flicker.

  • Page 6: How To Use This User's Guide

    How to Use This User’s System Requirements Guide These are the requirements for the computer that displays the image or controls the camera. This User’s Guide explains how to operate the SNC- DF70N/DF70P Network Camera from a computer. Processor The User’s Guide is written to be read on the computer Intel Pentium III, 1 GHz or higher (Intel Pentium 4, 2 display.

  • Page 7: Preparation

    If it does not appear automatically in the Web Preparation browser, double-click on the index.htm file on the CD-ROM. The Preparation section explains what the administrator When you are using Windows Vista, pop-up “AutoPlay” may appear. For details, “Installing has to prepare for monitoring the images after software”...
  • Page 8 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. 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...

  • Page 9: When Using Windows Xp Service Pack 2

    If “Setting OK” is displayed, the IP address is Example: In case of IP Setup Program correctly assigned. If message “Internet Explorer” appears, click Yes. To access the camera directly, double-click the camera name in the list. If message “File Download – Security Warning” appears, click Run.
  • Page 10 If message “Information Bar” appears, click OK. Select Windows Firewall and select Off in the Windows Firewall dialog. If the information bar appears, click on the bar and select Install ActiveX Control…. If “ Internet Explorer – Security Warning” appears, click Install.

  • Page 11: When Using Windows Vista

    In the Add Program dialog, select IP Setup If pop-up “AutoPlay” appears when a CD-ROM is Program and click OK. 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.
  • Page 12 installation correctly. Delete the downloaded file, and If “Internet Explorer – Security Warning” appears, click click the Setup icon again. Install. If message “Internet Explorer – Security Warning” appears, click Run. The installation of ActiveX Control starts. When installation is completed, the main viewer or the Motion detection setting menu appears.

  • Page 13: Accessing The Camera Using The Web Browser

    The cameras will be displayed in the list. Accessing the Camera If you want to keep Windows Firewall On, continue with the following steps. Using the Web Browser Select the “Exceptions” tab. When the IP address has been assigned to the camera, Select Add Program….
  • Page 14 When using antivirus software, etc. on the computer • When you use antivirus software, security software, personal firewall or pop-up blocker on your computer, the camera performance may be reduced, for example, the frame rate for displaying the image may be lower. •...

  • Page 15: Basic Configuration By The Administrator

    Basic Configuration by the Administrator You can monitor the image of the camera by logging in with the initial condition of this network camera. You can also set various functions according to the install position, network condition or purpose of the camera. We recommend you configure the following items before monitoring the image from the camera.

  • Page 16: Operating The Camera

    User Operating the Camera Function Administrator Full Light View Switch the TCP/ – – UDP transmission The Operating the Camera section explains how to mode (Available in monitor the image from the camera using the Web MPEG4 mode browser. Use Internet Explorer as the Web browser. only) The functions of the camera should be set by the Control the audio...

  • Page 17: Logging In To Homepage - Welcome Page

    Select the viewer language. Logging in to Homepage Click English or Japanese at the bottom of the welcome page. — Welcome Page Click Enter. The main viewer appears. Logging in as a User With the ActiveX viewer Start the Web browser on the computer and type the IP address of the camera you want to monitor.

  • Page 18: Displaying The Setting Window For The Administrator Directly

    ActiveX viewer Displaying the setting window for This viewer can monitor the image in both MPEG4 and the administrator directly JPEG video modes. You must install this viewer when you access to the main When the administrator sets the camera functions, the viewer for the first time.

  • Page 19: Configuration Of Main Viewer

    Camera Control Section Configuration of Main Viewer Frame rate 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. (Displayed only when the camera Video mode (page 31) Main viewer is set to JPEG.) Selects the frame rate to transmit images.

  • Page 20: Monitor Image

    Click the Frame rate list box to select the frame rate for transmitting the image. The selectable frame rates are the following: SNC-DF70N: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 fps SNC-DF70P: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 15, 20, 25 fps “fps”...

  • Page 21: Zooming In The Monitor Image

    Select the view size. Capturing a Monitor Image You can capture a monitoring image as a still image and save it in the computer. Click View size list box to select the view size from among Auto, 640 × 480, 320 × 240 and 160 × 120. Auto is determined by the image size specified in Capturing a monitor image the Camera setting menu (page 31).

  • Page 22: Saving The Captured Image

    Saving the captured image Sending an Image File With the ActiveX viewer You can send a captured still image with an attached mail or to the FTP server. Capture the monitor image. To use this function, you need to make the e- Mail(SMTP) and FTP client active, and set the address Click Save.

  • Page 23: Recording A Still Image In The Built-In Memory Of The Camera

    Recording a Still Image Controlling Alarm output in the Built-in Memory of You can control the Alarm output On (short-circuit) and Off (open). the Camera To use this function, you need to make Alarm output active in the Trigger setting menu on the Administrator You can capture a camera image as a still image and menu (page 53).

  • Page 24: Controlling Day/Night Function

    Controlling Day/Night Switching TCP/UDP Function Transmission Mode You can control the Day/Night On (night mode) and Off You can select the communication port of the video/ (day mode). To use this function, you need to make Day/ audio data as TCP or UDP. Night active in the Trigger setting menu on the This function can be used when the Video mode Administrator menu (page 53).
  • Page 25 fire-wall is installed between the camera and the computer, or depending on the network environment, the video/audio may not play properly when UDP (Unicast) is selected. In this case, select TCP. UDP (Multicast): This is selectable when the multicast streaming (page 31) 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...

  • Page 26: Administrating The Camera

    The following steps also display the Administrator Administrating the Camera menu. 1 Click Enter in the welcome page to display the main viewer. The Administrating the Camera section explains how to set the functions of the camera by the Administrator. 2 Click in the main viewer.

  • Page 27: Configuration Of Administrator Menu

    Buttons common to every setting menu Network Displays the network setting menu for setting the The following buttons are displayed on the setting network connection. (“Configuring the Network — menus where they are necessary. The functions of the Network setting Menu” on page 36) buttons are the same on every setting page.

  • Page 28: Configuring The System

    Alarm buffer Configuring the System Displays the alarm buffer setting menu for the buffer which records the image and audio on the alarm — System setting menu detection. (“Setting the Alarm Buffer — Alarm buffer setting Menu” on page 54) When you click System on the Administrator menu, the Motion detection System setting menu appears.

  • Page 29: Date & Time Tab

    To display your individual homepage dd-mm-yyyy hh:mm:ss (day-month-year hour:minute:second). You can display your favorite homepage. Store the HTML file in the built-in flash memory using the Adjust Custom Homepage Installer included in the supplied CD-ROM. Select to set the day and time. For use of the Custom Homepage Installer, see page 66.

  • Page 30: Initialize Tab

    Firmware upgrade Initialize Tab Use this when upgrading the camera software. Click Browse and specify the file for upgrading, then click OK. The message “Upgrade firmware? Are you sure?” is displayed. Click OK and upgrading starts. After completion, the camera starts again. Notes •...

  • Page 31: Setting The Camera Image And Audio

    Multicast address: Type the multicast address used on Setting the Camera the Multicast streaming. Multicast video port number: Specify the video Image and Audio transmission port number used for the Multicast streaming. — Camera setting Menu Multicast audio port number: Specify the audio transmission port number used for the Multicast When you click Camera on the Administrator menu, streaming.

  • Page 32: Picture Tab

    Specify the cropping area. Speaker output Click the left button of the mouse on the still image Set whether you output the audio sent from the computer and drag it diagonally. The red frame that appears connected with the audio input connectors to the speaker as you drag indicates the cropping area.

  • Page 33: Day/Night Tab

    Load: Click to load the saved settings. To use them, Shutter speed click OK. Select the electronic shutter speed from among the following: SNC-DF70N: Day/Night Tab 1/10000, 1/4000, 1/2000, 1/1000, 1/500, 1/250, 1/100, Use this tab to set the day/night function of the camera. 1/60 (seconds).

  • Page 34: Mpeg4 Tab

    Manual SNC-DF70N: Switch the day/night mode manually. When you select 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 fps Manual, On and Off are displayed. When you select SNC-DF70P: On, the camera works in night mode. When you select 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 15, 20, 25 fps Off, it works in day mode.

  • Page 35: Jpeg Tab

    Are you sure?” is displayed. To reset to The selectable frame rates are the following: default, click OK. SNC-DF70N: 5, 6, 8, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 fps SNC-DF70P: 5, 6, 8, 10, 15, 20, 25 fps “fps”...

  • Page 36: Configuring The Network - Network Setting Menu

    Default gateway Configuring the Network Type the default gateway. — Network setting Menu Obtain DNS server address automatically Select this to obtain the address of DNS server When you click Network on the Administrator menu, automatically. It can be set only when Obtain an IP the Network setting menu appears.

  • Page 37: Pppoe Tab - Setting Of Pppoe Connection

    Example: when HTTP port number is set to 8000 Obtain DNS server address automatically Select to obtain the address of DNS server automatically. Use the following DNS server address Select to set the fixed address as the IP address of DNS OK/Cancel server.

  • Page 38: Http Notification

    Off: Select if no authentication is required when an e- Mail is sent. Specify the URL to send HTTP request, using up to 256 On: When authentication is necessary an e-Mail is sent, characters. The URL is normally written as follows: select one of the authentication methods from the followings..

  • Page 39: Setting The User - User Setting Menu

    <MODELNAME> Setting the User Use this tag to embed the camera's model name (SNC- DF70N/P) in the text or parameter. — User setting Menu <SERIAL> When you click User on the Administrator menu, the Use this tag to embed the camera's serial number in the text or parameter.

  • Page 40: Setting The Security - Security Setting Menu

    Viewer authentication Setting the Security Set whether the user is authenticated or not when the main viewer is displayed. — Security setting Menu When you select On, the main viewer is displayed to suit the authenticated user. When you select Off, select the When you click Security on the Advanced mode menu, view mode of the main viewer page which is displayed the Security setting menu appears.

  • Page 41: Sending An Image Via Mail - E-Mail (Smtp) Setting Menu

    Note Sending an Image via You can access the camera even from a computer having mail — e-Mail (SMTP) setting an IP address whose access right is set to Deny, if you enter the user name and password set for the Menu Administrator boxes in the User setting menu.

  • Page 42: Alarm Sending Tab - Setting The Mail Sending Mode When Detecting The Alarm

    Authentication OK/Cancel Select the authentication required when you send an e- See “Buttons common to every setting menu” on page Mail. Off: Select if no authentication is required when an e- Mail is sent. Alarm sending Tab — Setting the On: When authentication is required an e-Mail is sent, select one of the authentication methods from the mail sending mode when detecting...

  • Page 43: Periodical Sending Tab - Setting The Periodical Mail Sending Mode

    Sequence number: A consecutive number of 10 digits Periodical sending Tab — Setting between 0000000001 and 4294967295 and two fixed the periodical mail sending mode digits 00 is added to the Image file name. You can set to send mails periodically. A consecutive number added to Date &...

  • Page 44: Sending Images To Ftp Server

    Effective period Sending Images to FTP Set the period when the periodical sending is effective. Always: The periodical sending is always effective. Server Schedule: You can specify the period when the periodical sending is effective in the schedule setting — FTP client setting Menu in the other section.

  • Page 45: Alarm Sending Tab - Setting The Ftp Client Action When Detecting The Alarm

    Password Suffix Type the password for the FTP server. Select a suffix to add to the file name. Date & time: The date & time suffix is added to the Image file name. Re-type password The date/time suffix consists of lower two-digits of To confirm the password, type the same characters as year (2 digits), month (2 digits), date (2 digits), hour you typed in the Password box.

  • Page 46: Periodical Sending Tab - Setting The Periodical Ftp Client Activity

    OK/Cancel Sequence number: A consecutive number of 10 digits between 0000000001 and 4294967295 and two fixed See “Buttons common to every setting menu” on page digits 00 is added to the Image file name. Sequence number clear Periodical sending Tab — Setting Click Clear and the suffix of the sequence number the Periodical FTP Client Activity returns to 1.

  • Page 47: Recording Images In Memory

    Overwrite Recording Images in Select to overwrite the file or not when there is insufficient memory space to record the image. Memory Select On to overwrite from the oldest file or folder. Select Off to prohibit overwriting. In this case, a new —...

  • Page 48: Alarm Recording Tab - Setting The Image Memory Function When Detecting The Alarm

    Administrator e-Mail address consecutive 2 digits number is added to the Image file name. Type the e-Mail address of the recipient of the warning mail (e-Mail address of the camera Administrator), up to 64 characters. A consecutive number added to Date & time and OK/Cancel Sequence number is used to identify each of multiple files created with one alarm event.

  • Page 49: Periodical Recording Tab - Setting The Periodical Recording Mode

    Interval Periodical recording Tab — Setting Type the interval at which you want to record an image the Periodical recording mode in the built-in memory periodically. You can set the hour (H), minutes (M) and seconds (S) between 1 second and You can set to record the image file to the built-in 24 hours (one day).

  • Page 50: Downloading Images From The Camera - Ftp Server Setting Menu

    following three extensions depending on the video mode Downloading Images setting and the recording/sending settings of the camera. from the Camera .m4f: Represents the MPEG4 video mode. — FTP .jpf: Represents the JPEG video mode when Use alarm server setting Menu buffer is checked in the alarm recording/alarm sending menu.

  • Page 51: Setting The Alarm Output - Alarm Output Setting Menu

    Note Setting the Alarm Output The motion detection function can activate or be set only — Alarm output setting Menu when the Video mode of the camera is set to MPEG4 and the Cropping is set Off. When you click Alarm output on the Administrator menu, the Alarm output setting menu appears.

  • Page 52: Setting The Operations From The Viewer Page

    Note Setting the Operations While the Video mode is set to MPEG4, the image of from the Viewer Page — the composite video signal output from the video output connector of the camera may be distorted during mail Trigger setting Menu transmission.

  • Page 53: Alarm Output

    Image memory are the same as those of the Camera setting menu (page 31). Checking this box allows you to select Image memory from the trigger drop-down list in the main viewer. By selecting Image memory and clicking the Trigger icon, a still image of the moment you click is captured, and the image file is recorded in the built-in memor.

  • Page 54: Setting The Schedule

    Setting the Schedule Setting the Alarm Buffer — Schedule setting Menu — Alarm buffer setting Menu When you click Schedule on the Administrator menu, When you click Alarm buffer on the Administrator the Schedule setting menu appears. menu, the Alarm buffer Setting menu appears. This is the same menu as the setting menu which is You can set the Pre-alarm image and audio (the image displayed when you click Schedule to set Effective...

  • Page 55: Setting The Motion Detection Function - Motion Detection Setting Menu

    Note Setting the Motion The value of Recording capacity differs depending on Detection Function — Image size, Bit rate (for MPEG4) and Image quality (for JPEG) in the camera setting menu. Motion detection setting Menu OK/Cancel When you click Motion detection on the Administrator See “Buttons common to every setting menu”...

  • Page 56: Setting The Motion Detection Area, Sensitivity And Threshold Level

    Motion detection indicator Notes The moving level of the present shooting image inside • While motion detection setting menu is displayed, the specified Window is shown in the graph. The even motion detection e-Mail (SMTP) notification, FTP line shows the threshold level for Motion detection client, Image memory and Alarm output function will which will be a guide to set the sensitivity properly.

  • Page 57: Using The Supplied Setup Program

    Others Note When the Video mode of the camera is set to MPEG4, the bandwidth cannot be changed. This section explains how to use the application software and commands, including the supplied CD- Click the Bandwidth control tab to display the ROM.

  • Page 58: Date Time Tab

    IP address to connect to the Internet from the ISP. The following PPPoE setting items are provided for the SNC-DF70N/DF70P. • User ID assigned by your ISP • Password for the user ID • DNS setting (automatic/manual setting) Click the PPPoE tab to display the PPPoE setting window.

  • Page 59: Rebooting The Camera

    Retype the password for the user ID in the Re-type Using the SNC audio password box. upload tool — Transmitting Set the DNS server address. Audio to Camera To obtain the DNS server addresses automatically: Select Obtain DNS server address automatically. The supplied SNC audio upload tool allows you to transmit sound from the computer to the camera.

  • Page 60: Connecting The Camera To The Computer

    Select Sound from Control Panel. Note If you click “Save this program to disk” on the “File Open the Recording tab and check that Windows Download” dialog, you cannot install the tool has recognized the hardware correctly. correctly. Delete the downloaded file, and click the Setup icon again.
  • Page 61 OK. 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.
  • Page 62 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.

  • Page 63: Voice Alert Tab

    IP address: Displays the IP address of the network When you click it during playback, playback stops and camera. “DHCP” is shown at the end of the IP the progress bar display returns to the start position. address when the IP address is obtained with a DHCP server.
  • Page 64 The audio file name will be “RecordedFile” + “Voice Uploading the recorded audio file to the alert number” + “.vof” if you upload an audio file camera recorded using and not stored in the computer. Notes Before operating, create an audio file and set the camera •...

  • Page 65: Using The Snc Video Player - Playing Video

    Select the file you want to play. Using the SNC video Information boxes on the selected file are displayed on the left side of the window as follows: player — Playing Video/ Each click on the (information) icon switches between “display” and “Not to display” of the file Audio File Recorded on information.

  • Page 66: Using The Custom Homepage Installer

    Using the Custom Homepage Installer You can 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 up to 24 characters including the extension.
  • Page 67 Read the agreement carefully, select Agree if you Confirm that all items are correct, then click Next. accept it, then click Next. Type the path for the folder in which your homepage is stored in the Source folder box, then Type the IP address of the camera to be uploaded in click Next.

  • Page 68: Assigning The Ip Address To The Camera Using Arp Commands

    The following page will appear after a while. 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.

  • Page 69: Using The Snmp

    “ID=1”, information using the inqjs=snmp (JavaScript the community name “public”, and enables sending parameter) format. of traps to the host having the IP address “192.168.0.101”. var sysDescr=“SONY Network Camera SNC- DF70” ...1 var sysObjectID=“1.3.6.1.4.1.122.8501” ...2 2. Setting Commands var sysLocation=“”...
  • Page 70 sysName=<string> Set the case of “mib-2.system.sysName.0” in the <string> position. The maximum length of <string> is 255 characters. enaAuthTraps=<value> Set the case value of “mib-2.snmp.snmp EnableAuthenTraps.0”. Type “1” (enable) or “2” (disable) in the <value> position. community=<ID>,<rwAttr>, <communityName>,<IpAddressString> Set the community name and the reading/writing attributes.

  • Page 71: Index

    default gateway ......36 Index Default policy......... 40 Java..........18 DHCP..........36 Java applet viewer ......18 Digital zoom......19 JPEG......... 31 digital zoom ......19 DNS server........36 Access log ........30 Domain suffix......... 36 access right........40 loading the setting data ....30 Dynamic IP address notification ..
  • Page 72 28 System log........30 TCP ..........24 TCP/UDP ......... 19 time difference ....... 29 Time zone........29 time zone........29 title ..........38 title bar ........... 28 Title bar name ........ 28 Trigger......19 trigger......19 Trigger setting Menu...... 52 Sony Corporation...

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