Sanyo VA-80LAN User manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL VA-80LAN
Option Board (Network)

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Table of Contents
Table of Contents .............................................................................1
Instruction .........................................................................................2
■System requirements ......................................................................... 2
Flow of Camera Operation through to Network Operation ..........3
■User names and operating privileges ............................................... 3
Configuring the TCP/IP Settings on PC .........................................4
Accessing the Camera .....................................................................6
■Accessing the Camera Using the UPnP Connection
(for Windows XP only) ........................................................................ 7
Monitoring Live Video In The Main Screen ....................................8
Using The Main Screen ....................................................................9
■How To Use the Control Panel .......................................................... 9
■Other operations ............................................................................... 10
Establishing Voice Communication .............................................11
Selecting the Operating Conditions .............................................12
NETWORK SETTINGS ....................................................................13
CLOCK SETTINGS .........................................................................14
E-MAIL SETTINGS ..........................................................................15
IMAGE TRANSFER SETTINGS ......................................................17
■For HTTP connection ....................................................................... 17
■For FTP connection .......................................................................... 18
SCHEDULE SETTINGS ..................................................................21
■SCHEDULE ........................................................................................ 21
■AUTO MODE SCHEDULE ................................................................. 22
■HOLIDAY SETTINGS ......................................................................... 23
AUDIO SETTINGS ...........................................................................24
OPTION SETTINGS ........................................................................25
Changing the Camera Settings .....................................................26
Settings List ....................................................................................27
OpenSSL License ...........................................................................31
Specifications..................................................................................33

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Instruction
This option board (Network) is an extension board that allows you to connect Sanyo’s color CCD camera to your
network.
After installing the option board on the camera, you can view live video from the camera using Web browser on your
PC. If you want to view live videos from multiple cameras, install the supplied “VA-SW3050LITE” monitoring software.
■System requirements
The system requirements for camera operation via network are as follows:
•PC:IBM PC/AT and compatibles
•OS:Windows 2000/Windows XP Home Edition/Windows XP Professional
•CPU:Pentium III (800MHz or higher)
• Memory: 128MB or more
• Network interface: 10Base-T/100Base-TX
• Display card: 1024 x 768 pixels or higher, 16 million colors or higher
• Web browser: Internet Explorer Ver.6.0 or higher
• Voice: Sound card and speakers with 100% DirectX compatibility
Note:
• LAN cable must be CAT-5 or higher, and no more than 100 m (109.4 yds) in length.
• Image may be delayed and/or audio interrupted, depending on the environment of use.
Copyright notice
This instruction manual is copyrighted by SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. No materials contained in this manual may be
reproduced in any format without the prior permission of the copyright holder.
Microsoft, Windows and Internet Explorer are registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the
United States and other countries.
The official name for “Windows” used in this manual is Microsoft®Windows®Operating System. In this manual,
note that the word “Windows” refers to both “Microsoft®Windows®2000 Operating System” and “Microsoft®
Windows®XP Operating System”.
Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks or trademarks of Intel Corporation and its subsidiaries in the United
States and other countries.
IBM and IBM PC/AT are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation.
UPnP is a trademark of UPnP Implementers Corporation, which is established by the UPnP Forum SC.
Java is a trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc.
All other brands and product names in this manual are the registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective
owners.

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Flow of Camera Operation through to Network Operation
For detailed instructions on individual procedures, refer to the pages shown below.
■User names and operating privileges
Two types of user name shown below can access the camera and are authenticated by password during the login
process.
The operations that the user can perform for the camera depend on the user name used to access the camera.
If a “guest” user tries to perform an operation not included in his privilege, the authentication dialog appears. In this
dialog, entering the user name and password for an administrative user (“admin”) will enable the user to perform all
operations.
The number of users who can access simultaneously
• Up to 16 users can access the camera simultaneously.
• Whatever the number of users accessing the camera simultaneously, only one user can access the
camera as an administrative user (“admin”).
Note:
Up to 16 users can access the camera simultaneously, however, depending on the environment of use, image and
voice renewal may become slower as the number of connected users increases.
1Installing the option board on the camera
Refer to the supplied “INSTALLATION MANUAL” for how to install the option board on the camera and
make connection using LAN cables.
Refer to
2Configuring the TCP/IP settings on PC Page 4
3Accessing the camera
Enter your user name and password to access the camera using the Web browser. Page 6
4Monitoring live video in the main screen
After accessing the camera, the live video will be displayed on the main screen. Page 8
For an administrative user, also perform the following procedures.
5Selecting the operating conditions
Using the [MAIN SETTINGS] screen for an administrative user, configure the detailed
settings for administrative operations.
When you access the camera for the first time, be sure to perform the settings on the
[CLOCK SETTINGS] screen (See page 14).
• You can change the settings stored in the camera remotely through the network
connection (See page 26).
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guest Used for general access. Operations are limited to monitoring the live video. Any operations on the
configuration screens are not allowed.
admin Used for administrative access. Any camera operations and configurations can be made through the
Web browser.

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Configuring the TCP/IP Settings on PC
Perform the appropriate TCP/IP settings on your PC in accordance with your operating system.
(The following setting example is for Windows XP.)
1In the [Control Panel], click [Network and
Internet Connections].
The [Network and Internet Connections] screen
appears.
2Click [Network Connections].
The [Network Connections] screen appears.
The LAN interface (Ethernet adapter)
configurations appear in the [LAN or High-Speed
Internet] section.
3Right-click on the LAN interface
(Ethernet adapter) configuration used
for accessing the camera and click
[Properties] in the context menu.
[General] tab appears in the [Local Area
Connection 2 Properties] dialog box.
4In the [This connection uses the
following items:] list box, select the
[Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)] check box.
Be sure to confirm that the [Internet Protocol
(TCP/IP)] check box is selected. If the check box
is disabled, select it to enable the option.

Configuring the TCP/IP Settings on PC
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5Click [Properties].
[General] tab appears in the [Internet Protocol
(TCP/IP) Properties] dialog box.
6Select the [Use the following IP
address:] radio button and complete the
[IP address:], [Subnet mask:] and
[Default gateway:] fields.
7Confirm the settings and click the [OK]
button.
This completes the TCP/IP settings. Close all
dialog boxes in the display.
Web browser is required to access the camera. Install
Internet Explorer Ver.6.0 or higher on your PC.
In the cases below, perform the Internet Explorer’s
settings by clicking [Tool] and then [Internet Options].
• When accessing the camera using SSL
encryption for video signal
1Click the [Advanced] tab.
2Make sure that the “Use SSL 2.0” and “Use SSL
3.0” options under the “Security” section are
enabled. If disabled, select the options.
• When the video update is unstable
1Click the [General] tab.
2Under the “Temporary Internet Files” section, click
the [Settings] button.
3In the “Amount of disk space to use:” setting, set the
lower value.
• When the Java Script’s “Run Time Error” is
displayed
1Click the [Advanced] tab.
2Under the “Browsing” section, disable the “Display a
notification about every script error” option.
3Enable the “Disable script debugging” option.
Preparing the Web Browser for Accessing
the Camera

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Accessing the Camera
1Start the Web browser.
To access the camera, Internet Explorer Ver.6.0 or
higher is required.
Note:
When Internet Explorer is used for accessing the
camera, the number of images sent from the
camera may be limited.
2Type the URL for accessing the camera
in the browser’s address bar, and press
[Enter] key.
Type the IP address configured for the camera
following the “http://” characters.
<Example: when the IP address is the factory
setting value>
After accessing the camera, the authentication
dialog appears.
3Complete the [User name] and
[Password] fields, and click the [OK]
button.
When accessing the camera for the first time, use
the factory setting values below. Using these
values, you will be logged in as an administrative
user.
User name: admin
Password : admin
After the values for the “User name” and
“Password” fields are validated, the language
selection screen appears.
Note:
For security reasons, change the password
regularly.
To change the password, use the [NETWORK
SETTINGS] screen (see page 13).
4Select the language used for display,
and click the [SET] button.
Available languages:
English, French, German, Spanish, Japanese
After selecting the display language, the main
screen appears and the live video from the
camera is displayed in the video display area.
(From the second time onwards, if the language
selection screen is left for longer than 10 seconds,
the last display language is automatically selected
and the main screen appears.)
MEMO:
• After the camera is turned on, it will take
about 1 minute for the camera to be available
for accepting any accesses.
• When you specify the port number for the
camera to a number other than 80, add “:”
(colon) and the port number after the IP
address in specifying the URL.
<Example: when “81” is specified for the port>
http://192.168.0.2:81/
• When you enable the [SSL] options, type
“https://” instead of “http://” before the IP
address when specifying the URL (see page
13).
Note:
Also while using the supplied “VA-SW3050LITE”
monitoring software or the separately ordered
“VA-SW3050” recorder/player software, you can access
the camera from Web browser simultaneously.
However, when the user who uses the software
performs one of the following actions, other Web-based
concurrent admin users will be disconnected.
• Camera registration
• Alarm settings

Accessing the Camera
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■Accessing the Camera Using the UPnP Connection (for Windows XP only)
When your operating system is Windows XP, you can use the UPnP (Universal Plug and Play)
connection to access the camera.
In the UPnP connection, double-clicking the icon for the camera in the [My Network Places] window will
activate the camera access process. Entering the URL is not required.
●To enable the UPnP component
1In the [Add or Remove Programs] on the Control
Panel, open [Add/Remove Windows Components].
2Select “Networking Services” and click [Details].
3Select the check box for the UPnP component in the
list, and click the [OK] button.
• The UPnP component title in the list should be
either “Universal Plug and Play” or “UPnP User
Interface” depending on your PC.
4After returning to the [Windows Components
Wizard], click the [Next] button.
5After the wizard completes, click the [Finish] button.
●Configuring the UPnP connection
In the [OPTION SETTINGS] screen, set the [UPnP]
option to “ON” (see page 25).
• The factory setting value is “ON”.
●How to access the camera
1Open the [My Network Places] window.
The icon for the camera detected on the network
appears in the window.
2Double-click the icon.
This establishes the connection to the camera, and
the authentication dialog appears.
Display name in the [My Network Places]
window:
SANYO Camera - (camera title)
In the (camera title) section above, the title specified for
the camera in [TITLE] field of the [NETWORK
SETTINGS] screen appears.
Click “Yes” to allow installation of the “ActiveX control”,
which is necessary for the voice function.
MEMO:
• If the attempt to install “ActiveX control” fails,
try again after selecting [Tools] →[Internet
Options] →[Security] tab from the Internet
Explorer and changing the security level to
“Medium” or lower.
• If using WindowsXP SP2, the popup blocker
may be displayed.
Click the information bar to display the popup
block permission menu, then click either
“Temporarily Allow Pop-ups” or “Always Allow
Pop-ups from This Site…”.
If the Security Warning screen
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Monitoring Live Video In The Main Screen
1Control Panel (See pages 9 - 10)
Used to perform remote operation of the camera.
2Camera title (See page 13)
The camera title specified in the [NETWORK
SETTINGS] screen is displayed.
The color of the title changes according to the status
of alarm detection.
MEMO:
• When the camera title is in orange, no other
alarms will be processed. When the alarm image
has been sent or the condition that the alarm
image cannot be sent lasts longer than five
minutes, the camera title returns to normal
display (white).
• When the setting for the camera title is blank, the
letters “ALARM” are displayed (in red or orange).
3Video display area
The live video from the camera is displayed.
4DATE (See page 14)
The date and time specified in the [CLOCK
SETTINGS] screen is displayed.
5Capture button (See page 10)
Displays the still image in a separate window.
6Voice control buttons (See page 11)
Allows you to enable or disable the voice
input/output (send/receive ON/OFF)
respectively as well as adjust the volume.
7Remote alarm button (See page 10)
Used to control the alarm output from the camera
remotely.
8Close button
Click this button to terminate the connection to the
camera and close the screen.
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White Normal
Red While alarm is detected or during
recording
Orange
While sending or waiting for sending the
alarm image recorded on the camera to
the VA-SW3050 (HTTP) or FTP server
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Using The Main Screen
■How To Use the Control Panel
Operations in the control panel are limited to an administrative user (admin).
Control Panel
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1Camera control buttons
2ZOOM
The slide bar is used to select the desired zoom magnification.
In addition, clicking the (WIDE)/ (TELE) button allows
you to select desired zoom magnification. Pressing and holding
the (WIDE)/ (TELE) button consecutively changes the
zoom magnification.
MEMO:
When the electronic zoom function (EL ZOOM) is enabled on the
camera and the zoom magnification reaches the maximum value
of optical zoom (x30), clicking the button further activates
the electronic zoom function.
3RESOLUTION
Specifies the video resolution at seven levels.
MEMO:
The DFFC (Dynamic Field/Frame Conversion) function detects
movements in the object according to changes in brightness and
automatically switches from frame to field mode. When the field
mode is switched to, vertical resolution deteriorates to some
degree, however, there is less jaggedness of moving object's
edge.
(If the change in brightness is too small, DFFC may not
function.)
Changes the camera orientation toward the
direction indicated by arrow mark.
(The camera control buttons cannot be
operated while the camera configuration
menu is displayed.)
• Clicking the video image changes the
camera’s orientation so that the point
where you click is located at the
center of the image.
Scans the monitored area end to end
vertically or horizontally for respective
buttons, and stops at the current camera
position.
Starts the sequence, auto-panning, or tour
action, respectively.
Performs the one-push auto focus function.
Displays the on-screen camera configuration
menu.
Displays the next screen of the configuration
menu or executes the command.

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4PICTURE QUALITY
Specifies the video quality at five levels.
Note:
If [PRE/POST] is set at other than “0%/100%” on the
[IMAGE TRANSFER SETTINGS] screen, the values
of [RESOLUTION] and [PICTURE QUALITY] cannot
be changed.
5Calling the preset positions
When you call the preset number higher than 8,
select the number from the pull-down menu and
click the [GO] button.
6Registering the preset position
You can register the current camera orientation
along with the zoom and focus settings as the preset
position.
To register the preset position, select the number to
be used for current setting from the pull-down menu
and click the [MEMORY] button.
7DAY/NIGHT (only for the cameras with this
function)
Allows you to change the DAY/NIGHT switching
conditions configured using the camera menu.
8AUX
These buttons are reserved for additional functions.
The function corresponding to the number selected
in the pull-down menu will be performed. The
function allocated to respective numbers depends
on the camera models.
9[MAIN SETTINGS] button (See page 12)
Displays the menu buttons for an administrative user
(“admin”).
■Other operations
1Viewing and saving still images (Capture
button)
The capture button displays the still image at the
moment of clicking the button in a separate window.
• While displaying the still image, the live video in
the main screen continues to be shown as a
moving picture.
• To save the still image, right-click on the still
image to be saved to display context menu and
select “Save As.”
• To close the window displaying the still image,
click [Close].
2Using the alarm output (Alarm remote
button)
When the ALARM OUT2 option is set to “REMOTE”
on the camera, you can operate the alarm output
remotely.
Clicking the alarm remote button initiates the alarm
output. After the duration specified in the setting on
the camera, the output stops automatically. While
the alarm is being output, the alarm remote button is
displayed in red.
3Changing the orientation of the camera
lens
Clicking the image changes the orientation of the
camera lens so that the clicked point moves to the
middle of the screen.
Note:
The clicked point may not move to the middle of the
screen depending on the tilt angle.
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For the orientation of the camera
lens and the zoom and focusing
status, these buttons call the
preset position registered in “6
Registering the preset position”
below.
AUTO
Switches the video display
automatically between color and
black-and-white depending on
daytime or nighttime brightness.
COLOR Always displays the color video
image.
B/W Always displays the
black-and-white video image.
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Establishing Voice Communication
You can establish bi-directional voice communication between the camera and PC.
<Camera →PC>
You can view live video with voice because the voice
picked up by the microphone on the camera side is
output to the PC speakers.
<PC →Camera>
You may talk to the camera side because the voice
picked up by the microphone on the PC side is output to
the camera speakers.
Only administrative users can talk PC →Camera.
Connect a microphone and speakers respectively to
the MIC IN and SPEAKER OUT.
Then make sure the following preparations are
completed before operating the voice control buttons for
conducting voice communication.
• A sound card that enables voice output is
installed in the PC (see page 2).
• Voice input/output conditions are configured
using the [AUDIO SETTINGS] screen (see
page 24).
Note:
If voice output from the camera speakers is low,
set “Microphone Boost” to the PC microphone
by the following procedure (the configuration
procedure and display names may differ depending on
the environment of use).
1Open the [Sounds and Audio Devices] window from
the Control Panel.
2Select the [Voice] tab and click the [Volume...] button
under [Voice playback].
3In the [Volume Control] window, select [Properties]
from the Options menu. Select the “Mic Volume”
check box under [Show the following volume
controls:] and click [OK].
4Click the [Advanced] button under [Mic Volume] (if
no [Advanced] button is shown, select [Advanced
Controls] from the Options menu).
5In the [Advanced Controls for Mic Volume] window,
select the “Microphone Boost” check box.
Note:
Voice may be prone to interruption depending on the
line conditions. In such cases, adjust the “NETWORK
SPEED” value on the [NETWORK SETTINGS] screen.
In order to operate these buttons, configure the
[AUDIO INPUT]/[AUDIO OUTPUT] setting on
the [AUDIO SETTINGS] screen to “ON”.
1Voice transmission switch button
(“admin” only)
Transmits voice from the PC microphone to the
camera side.
Note:
Transmission of voice is limited to one administrative
user (admin) at a time.
2Voice output switch button
Outputs voice from the camera side to the PC.
Note:
When voice output to PC is ON, the maximum
number of simultaneous accesses to the camera is
16.
3Volume adjustment
The volume adjust slide bar can be used to adjust
the output volume on the PC side.
Voice control buttons
Voice transmission ON
Voice transmission OFF
Voice output ON
Voice output OFF
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Selecting the Operating Conditions (“admin” only)
When you click the [MAIN SETTINGS] button on the control panel, the menu buttons for an
administrative user (“admin”) are displayed. Clicking each button displays the corresponding
configuration screen.
1NETWORK (See page 13)
Used for configuring the communication settings
with the camera.
• For the network configurations, contact your
network administrator.
2CLOCK (See page 14)
Used for configuring the settings related to date and
time.
Be sure to configure the date and time settings
before starting the camera operation through the
network.
3E-MAIL (See page 15)
Used for configuring the alarm notification e-mail
preferences. You can receive the alarm notification
e-mail when the alarm condition is detected or
receive the e-mails at certain interval. In either case,
the image can be attached to the e-mail.
4TRANSMISSION (See pages 17 - 20)
Used for configuring the recording preferences
when recording the live video using the recorder
software.
You can select the image transfer mode either from
“HTTP” or “FTP”.
5SCHEDULE (See pages 21 - 23)
Used for configuring the scheduling preferences,
including alarm notification, alarm image transfer in
the FTP mode, alarm image transfer using the timer,
and auto-mode setting of the camera.
This menu is also used to set a desired date as
holiday.
6AUDIO (See page 24)
Used for configuring the voice communication.
Configure the audio settings if you want to listen to
voice from the camera side or send voice from the
PC microphone to the camera side.
7OPTION (See page 25)
Used for updating the firmware or resetting all the
values to the factory settings.
8BACK
Returns to the main screen displaying the live video.
MEMO:
For details on the setting preferences, factory settings
and restriction on the number of characters, refer to the
“Settings List” (on pages 27 - 30).
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NETWORK SETTINGS (“admin” only)
1TITLE
Specifies the camera title.
The title specified here appears in the main screen
and is inserted into the alarm notification e-mail.
The title can be up to 16 alphanumeric characters.
2IP ADDRESS
Select the method for configuring the camera IP
address.
3SUBNET MASK
When the [IP ADDRESS] setting is “FIX”, enter the
subnet mask.
4GATEWAY
When the [IP ADDRESS] setting is “FIX”, enter the
gateway.
5MAC ADDRESS
The MAC address of the camera is displayed
automatically.
6DNS
When the [IP ADDRESS] setting is “DHCP”, select
the method for configuring the DNS server address.
7DNS SERVER ADDRESS
When the [DNS] setting is “FIX”, enter the DNS
server address.
8SSL
Select “ON” when you want to use the SSL
encryption for the video signal.
9PORT NUMBER
The default value depends on the preferences
specified in the [SSL] setting above.
You can assign a value between 1 and 65535 to the
SSL port number.
Note:
Set the port number in the range of “1 – 65535” but
make sure that it doesn’t overlap with the [AUDIO
PORT NUMBER] on the [AUDIO SETTINGS]
screen.
FPA S S WO R D
Specify the login password according to each user
name (guest/admin).
MEMO:
When you enter a blank “guest” password (no
password is specified), the authentication process
for accessing the camera will be omitted.
GNETWORK SPEED
Select the data transfer speed in consideration of
the network environment.
H[SET] button
After completing the settings, click this button to
confirm the settings.
To reflect the settings, use the Close button to
terminate the camera connection, and then access
the camera again.
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FIX Manually configure the IP address.
→Enter the IP address.
DHCP Automatically allocates the IP address.
FIX
Manually configure the DNS server
address.
→Enter the DNS server address.
DHCP Automatically allocates the DNS server
address.
SSL (OFF) 80
SSL (ON) 443

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CLOCK SETTINGS (“admin” only)
1CLOCK SET
Set the date and time for the clock built into the
camera.
2TIME ZONE
Selects the time zone where the camera is used.
3DAYLIGHT SAVING MODE
(SUMMER TIME MODE)
Sets the summer time switching mode.
When “MANUAL” is selected, the summer time
manual setting screen is displayed.
4CLOCK ADJUST
Can be used to adjust date and time automatically.
5NTP settings
The following configurations can be made only when
the [CLOCK ADJUST] preference is set to “ON
(NTP)”.
• TIME TO SYNCHRONIZE
Specify the time for performing the
automatic clock adjustment.
• REFRESH MANUALLY
When you adjust date and time manually,
click the [REFRESH] button to make
adjustment.
• NTP SERVER ADDRESS
Enter the domain name or IP address of
the NTP server used for retrieving the
date and time information.
•LOG
Displays the date and time for the
automatic clock adjustment last
performed.
6[SET] button
After completing the settings, click this button to
confirm the settings.
If you change the setting on the [TIME ZONE] or
[DAYLIGHT SAVING MODE (SUMMER TIME
MODE)] preference, the connection will be
automatically disconnected, and after about
20 seconds it will be established again.
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[REFRESH] button
NO USE Do not set summer time.
AUTO
Automatically switches between
standard time and summer time
according to the [TIME ZONE] setting.
MANUAL
Used when manually setting the start
and finish dates and times of summer
time.
OFF Automatic clock adjustment is not
used.
ON (NTP)
Adjusts the clock automatically by
retrieving the date and time
information from the NTP server.
Adjustment will be made at the
following timing:
• When you turn the camera on
• The time you specified in the
[TIME TO SYNCHRONIZE]
preference (5)(Daily)
LOGIN (PC)
Performs the automatic clock
adjustment during login process by
retrieving the date and time
information from the PC used for
accessing the camera.

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E-MAIL SETTINGS (“admin” only)
1SEND MESSAGE
When sending the e-mail, set this value to
“ON”.
2Mail server configuration
The following mail server information is
specified in these setting items.
• SMTP SERVER ADDRESS
(domain name or IP address)
Note:
When you specify the domain name, also
specify the DNS of your network.
• SMTP PORT NUMBER
(port number used for communicating with
the SMTP server)
3USER MAIL ADDRESS
Specifies the sender’s e-mail address.
4RECIPIENT MAIL ADDRESS
Specifies the recipient’s e-mail address to
which the e-mail is sent. You can specify up
to five e-mail addresses.
1Type the recipient’s e-mail address and
check the check box to the left of the
e-mail address field.
2When you want to attach the image file to
the e-mail, check the check box for the
recipient under the [ATTACH IMAGE] title.
5AUTHENTICATION settings
When authentication is required for sending e-mails,
configure the following settings:
• AUTHENTICATION
•USERID
•PASSWORD
• POP3 SERVER ADDRESS
(domain name or IP address)
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E-MAIL SETTINGS (“admin” only)
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6ALARM
Specifies the settings of the alarm notification e-mail
sent when the alarm condition is detected.
1Alarm notification e-mail preference
2Editing e-mail message
You can specify your own subject and comments
inserted into the alarm notification e-mail. The
camera title, date and time of the detected alarm
condition, and the IP address of the camera are
automatically inserted into the notification e-mail as
default information.
• SUBJECT:
Specifies the e-mail subject (up to 32
characters) displayed at the top of the
e-mail message.
•TEXT:
Specifies your additional comment (up to
64 characters) appended after the default
information.
7TIMER
Specifies the preferences for sending notification
e-mail using the timer.
E-mails are sent automatically at the interval
specified in [TX RATE].
1E-mail operation preferences
2Editing e-mail message
You can specify your own subject and comments
inserted into the notification e-mail. The camera title,
date and time of e-mail transmission, and the IP
address of the camera are automatically inserted
into the notification e-mail as default information.
• SUBJECT:
Specifies the e-mail subject (up to 32
characters) displayed at the top of the
e-mail message.
•TEXT:
Specifies your additional comment (up to
64 characters) appended after the default
information.
3TX RATE
Specifies the interval for sending notification
e-mails.
8[SET] button
After completing the settings, click this button
to confirm the settings.
MEMO:
When “SCHEDULE” is selected for the [ALARM] or
[TIMER] option, specify the duration for the e-mail to be
sent and set the [ALARM (SMTP)]/[TIMER (SMTP)] to
“ON” on the SCHEDULE SETTINGS screen (see page
21).
OFF Disables the alarm notification
e-mail.
ON
Sends the alarm notification
e-mail when the alarm condition
is detected.
SCHEDULE
Sends the alarm notification
e-mail if the alarm condition is
detected during the scheduled
time.
OFF Disables the timer used for
sending the notification e-mails.
ON Sends the notification e-mails
using the timer.
SCHEDULE
Sends the notification e-mails
using the timer only during the
scheduled time.

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IMAGE TRANSFER SETTINGS (“admin” only)
■For HTTP connection
When you want to record or play the video in HTTP mode, use the separately ordered “VA-SW3050”
recorder/player software. The recording configuration will be made on the VA-SW3050 screen.
When the alarm settings are configured on “VA-SW3050”, the HTTP mode is automatically selected in
the [IMAGE TRANSMISSION] setting and the FTP mode cannot be used.
1IMAGE TRANSMISSION
Set the image transfer mode to “HTTP”.
2LIVE/NORMAL RECORD
Sets the image conditions as well as
activates/deactivates the voice recording for
live video and normal recording.
•RESOLUTION
•QUALITY
• AUDIO
Note:
When the [AUDIO INPUT] setting on the
[AUDIO SETTINGS] screen is configured to
“OFF”, [AUDIO] cannot be configured.
3ALARM
1Sets the image conditions as well as
activates/deactivates the voice recording
for alarm recording.
•RESOLUTION
•QUALITY
• AUDIO (see the “Note” above.)
2Select the [BUFFER SIZE] option for
specifying the buffering capacity for
recording each alarm image. According to
the value you select, perform the following
settings:
One alarm image set containing both the pre- and
post-alarm images is stored in the camera, and then
the alarm image set is transferred one by one to the
“VA-SW3050” software.
Note:
If [PRE/POST] is set at other than “0%/100%”, the
[LIVE/NORMAL RECORD (2)] setting cannot be
changed.
When the alarm is detected, only the post-alarm
images will be transferred to the “VA-SW3050”
software. The transfer speed depends on the
network environment.
4[SET] button
After completing the settings, click this button to
confirm the settings.
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When the [BUFFER SIZE] setting is set from
“0.5MB to 8MB”
PRE/
POST
Configures the recording capacity ratio
between the pre- and post-alarm image
recordings.
RATE Configures the recording rate for the
alarm image.
When the [BUFFER SIZE] setting is set to “OFF”
DURATION
Specifies the duration of each alarm
image to transfer (During this
duration, no other alarms can be
processed for transferring the alarm
image).

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■For FTP connection
1IMAGE TRANSMISSION
Set the image transfer mode to “FTP”.
2Configuring the FTP information
The following FTP information is specified in
these setting items.
• PORT NUMBER
Please set the same number as the
control port number configured on the
server side. Normally “21” is set.
Note:
Do not set 3000 - 5000, 10000, 10001,
and 38214.
• SERVER ADDRESS
Note:
When you specify the domain name, also
specify the DNS of your network.
•USERID
•PASSWORD
•FTPPASSIVE
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3ALARM
1Configures the operating conditions and
camera ID for alarm image transmission.
•ALARM
Configures the alarm image transmission.
• CAMERA ID
This is inserted to the file name of the
alarm image. It is also used as the
name of the folder created on the server
side.
Note:
If the CAMERA ID is not configured,
“sanyo” and “alarm” are substituted as
the file name and folder name
respectively.
•OVERWRITE
Configures whether or not to overwrite
file data transmitted to the FTP server.
Note:
Voice cannot be included in the alarm
recording if the image transfer mode is
“FTP”.
2Configures the image format used for
alarm image transmission.
•RESOLUTION
•QUALITY
3Select the [BUFFER SIZE] option for
specifying the buffering capacity for
recording each alarm image. According to
the option you selected, perform the
following settings:
One alarm image set containing both the
pre- and post-alarm images is stored in the
camera, and then the alarm image set is
transferred one by one to the FTP server.
Note:
Depending on the shooting conditions, the
number of images that are transferred will
differ.
When the alarm is detected, only the
post-alarm images will be transferred to
the FTP server at the interval you specified
in the [TX RATE] setting. Transfer may not
end within the set time because
communication speed may differ
depending on the network or FTP server
environment.
OFF Disables the alarm image
transmission.
ON Enables the alarm image
transmission.
SCHEDULE
Sends the alarm image
only during the scheduled
time.
OFF
Stores all files without conducting
overwrite (date and time
information is displayed in the file
name).
ON
Overwrites (date and time
information is not displayed in the
file name).
When the [BUFFER SIZE] setting is set
from “0.5MB to 8MB”
PRE/
POST
Configures the recording capacity
ratio between the pre- and
post-alarm image recordings.
RATE Configures the recording rate for the
alarm image.
When the [BUFFER SIZE] setting is set to
“OFF”
DURATION
Specifies the duration of each
alarm image to transfer
(During this duration, no other
alarms can be processed for
transferring the alarm image).
TX RATE
Configures the interval for
transferring the alarm image
(Select a value shorter than
the [DURATION] setting).