Sony IPELA SNC-P5 User manual

3-868-625-14 (1)
Network Camera
© 2005 Sony Corporation
SNC-P5
User’s Guide
Software Version 1.2

Table of Contents
2
Table of Contents
Overview
Features .................................................................. 4
Phenomena Specific CCD Image Sensors ........... 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 Configuring 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 setting window for the
administrator directly ..................................... 18
About Viewers .................................................. 18
Configuration of Main Viewer ........................... 19
Main menu ....................................................... 19
Camera Control Section ................................... 20
Monitor Image .................................................. 21
Controlling the Monitor Image .......................... 22
Monitoring the camera image .......................... 22
Zooming in the monitor image ......................... 22
Capturing a Monitor Image ............................... 23
Capturing a monitor image .............................. 23
Saving the captured image ............................... 23
Operating the camera ......................................... 24
Controlling via the control panel ..................... 24
Control the camera in the monitor window ...... 24
Zoom an image by the camera zoom bar ......... 25
Moving the camera to the preset position ........ 25
Controlling the camera on a panorama image . 25
Facing the camera toward the specified point .. 26
Sending an Image File ......................................... 26
Sending a Monitor Image via E-mail ............... 26
Sending a Monitor Image to an FTP Server ..... 26
Recording a Still Image in the Memory of the
Camera ................................................................. 27
Controlling Alarm output ................................... 27
Starting One Time Tour ...................................... 28
Switching TCP/UDP Transmission Mode ..........28
Administrating the Camera
Basic Operations of Easy mode ..........................30
How to set Easy mode ......................................30
Setting Options of Easy mode ..........................30
Easy mode (e-Mail) ..........................................31
Basic Operations of Advanced mode Menu ......33
How to set Advanced mode ..............................33
Configuration of Advanced mode Menu ..........34
Configuring the System
— System setting menu .......................................35
System Tab ........................................................35
Date & time Tab ................................................36
Initialize Tab .....................................................37
System log Tab .................................................38
Access log tab ...................................................38
Setting the Camera Image and Audio
— Camera setting Menu .....................................39
Common Tab ....................................................39
Picture Tab ........................................................40
MPEG4 Tab ......................................................42
JPEG Tab ..........................................................42
Reset Tab ..........................................................43
Configuring the Network — Network setting
Menu .....................................................................43
Network Tab .....................................................43
Wireless Tab — Setting of Wireless
Connection ......................................................44
PPPoE Tab - Setting of PPPoE Connection ......46
Dynamic IP address notification Tab — Notifying
the IP Address .................................................47
Setting the User — User setting Menu ...............48
Setting the Security
— Security setting Menu .....................................49
Sending an Image via mail
— e-Mail (SMTP) setting Menu .........................50
Common Tab — Setting the e-Mail (SMTP)
Function ..........................................................50
Alarm sending Tab — Setting the mail sending
mode when detecting the alarm ......................51
Periodical sending Tab — Setting the periodical
mail sending mode ..........................................52
Sending Images to FTP Server
— FTP client setting Menu .................................53
Common Tab
— Setting the FTP Client Function ................53
Alarm sending Tab — Setting the FTP client
action when detecting the alarm .....................54
Periodical sending Tab — Setting the Periodical
FTP Client Activity ........................................55
Recording Images in Memory
— Image memory setting Menu .........................56

Table of Contents 3
Common Tab — Setting the Image memory
Function .......................................................... 56
Alarm recording Tab — Setting the Image
Memory Function when Detecting the Alarm 57
Periodical recording Tab — Setting the Periodical
recording mode ............................................... 58
Folder structure of image memory ................... 59
Downloading Images from the Camera — FTP
server setting Menu ............................................. 59
Setting the Alarm Output
— Alarm output setting Menu ........................... 60
Alarm output Tab .............................................. 60
Setting the Operations from the Viewer Page —
Trigger setting Menu ........................................... 61
Setting the Schedule — Schedule setting Menu 63
Setting the Alarm Buffer
— Alarm buffer setting Menu ............................ 64
Setting the Motion Detection Function
— Motion detection setting Menu ...................... 65
Setting the Motion Detection Area, Sensitivity and
Threshold level ............................................... 65
Saving the Camera Position — Preset position
setting Menu ......................................................... 66
Using DDNS Service — DDNS Setting Menu ... 68
Others
Using the Supplied Setup Program .................... 71
Starting the Setup Program .............................. 71
Bandwidth Control Tab .................................... 71
Date time Tab ................................................... 72
PPPoE Tab ........................................................ 72
Rebooting the Camera ...................................... 73
Using the SNC audio upload tool
— Transmitting Audio to Camera ..................... 73
Installing the SNC audio upload tool ............... 73
Connecting the Camera to the Computer ......... 74
Using the SNC audio upload tool ..................... 74
Using the SNC video player — Playing Video/
Audio File Recorded on Camera ........................ 79
Downloading the SNC video player ................. 79
Using the SNC video player ............................. 79
Using the SNC panorama creator
—Creating a Panorama Image ........................ 80
Installing the SNC panorama creator ............... 80
Using the SNC panorama creator ..................... 80
Creating and transmitting a panorama image ... 81
Saving a custom image to the camera .............. 81
Using the Custom Homepage Installer
— Setting an Original Homepage ...................... 82
Uploading the homepage to the camera using the
Custom Homepage Installer ........................... 82
Assigning the IP Address to the Camera Using
ARP Commands ...................................................84
Using the SNMP ...................................................85
1. Inquiry Commands ......................................85
2. Setting Commands .......................................85
Glossary ................................................................87
Index ......................................................................89

Overview
Features
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Overview Features
The SNC-P5 is a network camera equipped with a built-
in Web server.
The camera has the following features:
Monitoring using the Web browser
Real-time monitoring of the image and sound from the
camera is possible using the Web browser on the
computer.
MPEG4 video compression
MPEG4 video compression allows a smooth streaming
of motion pictures with 30 fps (QVGA size). Motion
JPEG video streaming is also possible by selecting the
JPEG video compression format.
Offering video streaming in VGA size
The 1/4 type CCD* supporting VGA offers high-quality
video streaming in VGA size. (The frame rate in VGA
size is less than 30 fps.)
* CCD: Charge-Coupled Device
3X optical zoom lens adoption
It adopts 3X optical zoom lens and is equipped with Pan/
Tilt functions. They can be operated by remote control
from Web browser.
Built-in microphone
A microphone (monaural) is built in the camera. Also,
the built-in microphone jack (minijack, monaural)
accepts a commercially available plug-in-power
microphone (rated voltage: 2.5V DC).
External speaker system can be
connected
The line output jack (minijack, monaural) allows
connection of a commercially available speaker system
with the built-in amplifier so that the sound transmitted
via the network can be output from the connected
speaker system.
Sending the image and controlling
peripheral devices by synchronizing with
the alarm
It is equipped with the motion detection function (in
MPEG4 mode), sensor input terminals (two lines) and
an alarm output terminal. You can send images from the
camera as an e-mail attachment or to an FTP server by
synchronizing with motion detection or external sensor
input. You can control peripheral devices connected to
the alarm output terminal.
• 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.

Overview
Phenomena Specific CCD Image Sensors 5
Wireless LAN
Inserting the wireless card SNCA-CFW1 (optional)
especially designed to use with this camera into the CF
card slot enables transmission of images from the
camera via wireless LAN.
Supplied IP Setup Program
The camera is supplied with the IP Setup Program for
easy performance of the network setting.
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Phenomena Specific
CCD Image Sensors
The following phenomena that may appear in images are
specific to CCD (Charge Coupled Device) image
sensors. They do not indicate malfunctions.
White flecks
Although the CCD image sensors are produced with
high-precision technologies, fine white flecks may be
generated on the screen in rare cases, caused by cosmic
rays, etc.
This is related to the principle of CCD image sensors
and is not a malfunction.
The white flecks especially tend to be seen in the
following cases:
• when operating at a high environmental temperature
• when you have raised the gain (sensitivity)
• when using the slow shutter
Vertical smear
When an extremely bright object, such as a strong
spotlight or flashlight, is being shot, vertical tails may be
produced on the screen, or the image may be distorted.
Aliasing
When fine patterns, stripes, or lines are shot, they may
appear jagged or flicker.
Monitor screen Vertical thin tails shown on
the image
Bright object (e.g. strong
spotlight, strong reflected
light, flashlight, the sun)

Overview
How to Use This User’s Guide / System Requirements
6
How to Use This User’s
Guide
This User’s Guide explains how to operate the SNC-P5
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.
Jumping to the related page
When you read the User’s Guide on the computer
display, click on the sentence to jump to the related page.
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.
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.
System Requirements
These are the requirements for the computer that
displays the image or controls the camera.
Processor
Intel Pentium III, 1 GHz or higher (Intel Pentium 4, 2
GHz or higher recommended)
RAM
256 MB or more
OS
Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista
Web browser
Microsoft Internet Explorer Ver. 6.0 or later

Preparation
Assigning the IP Address to the Camera 7
Preparation
The Preparation section explains what the administrator
has to prepare for monitoring the images after
installation and connection of the camera.
Assigning the IP
Address to the Camera
To connect the camera to a network, you need to assign
a new IP address to the camera when you install the
camera for the first time.
You can assign an IP address in two ways:
• Using the setup program stored in the supplied CD-
ROM (see page 7)
• Using the ARP (Address Resolution Protocol)
commands (see page 84)
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
“Connections” in the supplied Installation Manual.
Consult the administrator of the network about the
assigned IP address.
Note
• 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 84.
• 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.
Assigning an IP address using the
IP Setup Program
1 Insert the CD-ROM in your CD-ROM drive.
A cover page appears automatically in your Web
browser.
If it does not appear automatically in the Web
browser, double-click on the index.htm file on the
CD-ROM.
When you are using Windows Vista, pop-up
“AutoPlay” may appear. For details, “Installing
software” in “When using Windows Vista” on
page 11.
2 Click the Setup icon of IP Setup Program.
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.
3 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.
4 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.
5 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.

Preparation
Assigning the IP Address to the Camera
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6 Click on the camera in the list to which you want to
assign a new IP address.
The network settings for the selected camera are
displayed.
7 Set the IP address.
To obtain the IP address automatically from a
DHCP server:
Select Obtain an IP address automatically.
The IP address, Subnet mask and Default gateway
are assigned automatically.
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.
Note
When you select Obtain an IP address
automatically, make sure that the DHCP server is
operating on the network.
8 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
boxes.
Note
The Third DNS server address and Fourth DNS
server address are invalid for this camera.
9 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 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 setting
Menu” on page 48.
11 Confirm that all items are correctly set, then click
OK.

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Assigning the IP Address to the Camera 9
If “Setting OK” is displayed, the IP address is
correctly assigned.
12 To access the camera directly, double-click the
camera name in the list.
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-p5
Channel: 11 ch
WEP: Off
IP address: 10.0.0.100
Subnet mask: 255.0.0.0
The welcome page of the network camera is displayed in
the Web browser.
Note
If the IP address is not set correctly, the welcome page
does not appear after step 12. In this case, try to set the
IP address again.
When using Windows XP Service
Pack 2
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:
Example: In case of IP Setup Program
If message “Internet Explorer” appears, click Yes .
If message “File Download – Security Warning”
appears, click Run.
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.

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Assigning the IP Address to the Camera
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The software installation starts.
Installing ActiveX Control
During installation of ActiveX Control, the information
bar or “Security Warning” may appear. In this case,
operate as follows:
If message “Information Bar” appears, click OK.
If the information bar appears, click on the bar and select
Install ActiveX Control….
If “ Internet Explorer – Security Warning” appears, click
Install.
The installation of ActiveX Control starts. When
installation is completed, the main viewer or the Motion
detection setting 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
1 Select Control Panel from the Start menu of
Windows.
2 Select Security Center of the working field.
3 Select Windows Firewall and select Off in the
Windows Firewall dialog.
The cameras will be displayed in the list.
If you want to keep Windows Firewall On, continue
with the following steps.
4 Select the “Exceptions” tab.
5 Select Add Program….

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Assigning the IP Address to the Camera 11
6 In the Add Program dialog, select IP Setup
Program and click OK.
Then the IP Setup Program is added to the
Programs and Services list.
7 Click OK.
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:
Example: In case of IP Setup Program
If pop-up “AutoPlay” appears when a CD-ROM is
inserted into the CD-ROM drive, click Install or run
program.
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 .
If message “File Download – Security Warning”
appears, click Run.
Note
If you select Save in the “File Download – Security
Warning” dialog, you will not be able to perform

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installation correctly. Delete the downloaded file, and
click the Setup icon again.
If message “Internet Explorer – Security Warning”
appears, click Run.
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.
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.
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.
If “Internet Explorer – Security Warning” appears, click
Install.
The installation of ActiveX Control starts. When
installation is completed, the main viewer or the Motion
detection setting 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
1 Select Control Panel from the Start menu of
Windows.
2 Click Windows Firewall.
3 Select Turn Windows Firewall on or off.
“User Account Control – Windows needs your
permission to continue” may appear. In this case,
click Continue.
4 Select Off in the “General” tab.

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Accessing the Camera Using the Web Browser 13
The cameras will be displayed in the list.
If you want to keep Windows Firewall On, continue
with the following steps.
5 Select the “Exceptions” tab.
6 Select Add Program….
7 If the Add Program dialog appears, select IP Setup
Program and click OK.
Then the IP Setup Program is added to the Program
or port list.
8 Click OK.
When the above procedure is completed, the
cameras connected in the local network are
displayed in the IP Setup Program.
Accessing the Camera
Using the Web Browser
When the IP address has been assigned to the camera,
check that you can actually access the camera using the
Web browser installed in your computer.
Use Internet Explorer as the Web browser.
1 Start the Web browser on the computer and type the
IP address of the camera in the URL box.
The welcome page of the network camera is
displayed in the Web browser.
2 Click Enter.
The main viewer is displayed.
When the main viewer is correctly displayed, the IP
address assignment is completed.

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Accessing the Camera Using the Web Browser
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When the main viewer of the camera is
displayed for the first time
When you click Enter, “Security Warning” is displayed.
When you click Ye s , ActiveX control is installed and the
main viewer is displayed.
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:
1 Select Tools from the menu bar for Internet
Explorer, then select Internet Options and click
the Security tab.
2 Click the Internet icon (when using the camera via
the Internet) or Local intranet icon (when using
the camera via a local network).
3 Set the slider to Medium or lower. (If the slider is
not displayed, click Default Level.)
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.
• 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.

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Basic Configuring by the Administrator 15
Basic Configuring by the
Administrator
You can monitor the image of the camera only 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.
Setting contents Easy mode menu Advanced mode menu
Set the format of the image sent from
the camera (MPEG 4 or JPEG).
– Video mode (page 39)
Select the white balance mode
according to the installing position
(indoor or outdoor).
White balance (page 31) White balance (page 40)
Select the brightness of the image sent
from the camera.
Brightness (page 31)
–
Exposure mode (page 40)
Brightness (page 41)
Select the quality of the image sent
from the camera.
Image quality (page 31) MPEG4 Tab (page 42)
JPEG Tab (page 42)
Select the size of the image sent from
the camera.
Image size (page 31) Image size (page 39)
Select weather the audio from the
built-in microphone is sent or not.
Microphone (page 31) Microphone (page 40)
Accord date and time of the camera
with those of the computer.
Date & time setting (page 31) Date & time Tab (page 36)
Make the setting for sending the
monitor image attached to a mail.
e-Mail (SMTP) (page 31)
Easy mode (e-Mail) (page 31)
e-Mail (SMTP) setting Menu (page 50)
Set the access right of the user for the
camera.
– User setting Menu (page 48)
Set a place to see beforehand. – Preset positin setting Menu (page 66)
Prepare a panorama image. – Creating a Panorama Image (page 80)

Operating the Camera
Administrator and User
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Operating the Camera
The Operating the Camera section explains how to
monitor the image from the camera using the Web
browser. Use Internet Explorer as the Web browser.
The functions of the camera should be set by the
Administrator. For setting the camera, see
“Administrating the Camera” on page 30.
Administrator and User
This network camera classifies the people who log in
into the “Administrator” and the “User.”
The “Administrator” can use all functions of this
network camera including camera setting. The functions
the “User” can use are monitoring the image and audio
from the camera, and controlling the camera. The
“Viewer mode” setting restricts the user's access right,
and the user is classified as the one of four types.
Each type of the user can use the following functions.
zUsable 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 setting Menu” on the
Advanced mode menu for the administrator on page 48.
Function Administrator User
Full Pantilt Light View
Monitor a live image zzzzz
Watch date and time zzzzz
Control the frame rate (Usable only when JPEG mode is selected) zz–––
Control the image view size zzzz–
Zoom a image by the digital zoom zzzz–
Save the still image in the computer zzzz–1)
Send an image file to the FTP server zz–––
Send an image attached to a mail zz–––
Record an image on the inside memory of the camera zz–––
Control the Alarm out of the I/O port on the camera main unit zz–––
Switch the TCP/UDP transmission mode (Available in MPEG4
mode only)
z2) z2) –––
Perform the pan/tilt/zoom operation zzz––
Call the Preset position zzz––
Control the audio zzzzz
Control the setting menu z––––

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Logging in to Homepage — Welcome Page 17
Logging in to Homepage
— Welcome Page
Logging in as a User
1 Start the Web browser on the computer and type the
IP address of the camera you want to monitor.
The welcome page of the network camera is
displayed in the Web browser.
2 Select the viewer.
The usable viewers differ depending on the video
mode (page 39) of the camera.
When the video mode is set to MPEG4, you can
use ActiveX viewer only, and viewer selection is
not possible. (MPEG4 is default. See illustration on
Step 1 above.)
When the video mode is JPEG, you can select
ActiveX viewer or Java applet viewer.
For details, see “About Viewers” on page 18.
Welcome page when the video mode is
JPEG
3 Select the viewer language.
Click English or Japanese at the bottom of the
welcome page.
4 Click Enter.
The main viewer appears.
With the ActiveX viewer (MPEG4)
With the Java applet viewer
Control the camera from the main viewer.

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18
Note
If the Welcome page does not activate correctly, the
security level of the Internet Explorer may be set to
Medium or higher. See “To display the welcome page
and the main viewer correctly” on page 14 and check the
security level.
Displaying the setting window for
the administrator directly
When the administrator sets the camera functions, the
setting window can be displayed directly from the
welcome page.
1 Select the viewer language on the welcome page.
Click English or Japanese at the bottom of the
welcome page.
2 Click Setting on the welcome page.
The following dialog appears.
3 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 on the User setting menu in the
Advanced mode menu (see page 48).
The Advanced mode menu appears in another
window.
About Viewers
You can use the following viewer according to the Video
mode setting in the camera setting menu on the
Advanced mode menu (page 39).
ActiveX viewer
This viewer can monitor the image in both video modes
MPEG4 and JPEG.
You have to install it when you access to the main viewer
at the first time.
When you are going to 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 (clicking Enter to enter the
main viewer), the Security Warning appears. Click Ye s
and install ActiveX Control. You can use all the
functions of the viewer by using ActiveX Control.
Java applet viewer
You can select this viewer when the camera video mode
is set to 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 effective Java version has
been installed successfully and Java (Sun) is enabled.
Effective versions: Java Plug-in Ver. 1.6.0_01
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 whether the version of Java displayed
for Java (Sun) is one of the versions specified above. If
Java (Sun) is not displayed, it means that Java is not
installed. You need to install Java.
To enable Java Plug-in
Check Use JRE 1.6.0_01 for <applet> (requires
restart) in Java (Sun).
To install Java Plug-in
Download Java 2 Runtime Environment, Standard
Edition (JRE) from the homepage of Sun Microsystems,
Inc., and install it following the instructions on the
installer.
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.

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• 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.
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
*Refer to the “Camera setting Menu” about the Video mode
(page 39).
Main menu
Setting
Click this button to display the Easy mode menu for
Administrator. This section explains the basic
operations of Easy mode menu and Advanced mode
Camera control
section
Monitor image
section
Main menu
MPEG4 mode*
Camera control
section
Monitor image
section
Main menu
JPEG mode*

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Configuration of Main Viewer
20
menu, and then explains each option of the the
Administrator menu.
You can operate this function only when logging in as
the administrator.
Home
Displays the Welcome page.
Player
Click this button to download the SNC video player
application program built in the camera. The SNC video
player allows you to play video/audio data recorded on
the camera with your computer. (See “Using the SNC
video player — Playing Video/Audio File Recorded on
Camera” on page 79.)
Camera Control Section
Frame rate
(Displayed only when the camera Video mode (page 39)
is set to JPEG.)
Selects the frame rate to transmit images.
View size
Selects the view size to be displayed. (page 22)
Digital zoom
Click to change the size of the digital zoom. (page 22)
Capture
Click this button to capture a still image shot by the
camera and to store it in the computer. (See “Capturing
a Monitor Image” on page 23.)
Control
Click this icon to operate the camera using the PanTilt
and Zoom functions.
When you click it, the icon appears and you will be
able to control PanTilt and Zoom functions from the
main viewer. (See “Controlling via the control panel”
(page 24))
Preset position
(Displayed only when one or more preset positions are
stored.)
Select the Preset position name from the drop-down
list. The camera will move to the preset position that
you have stored using the Preset position menu.
Note
If you use Windows 2000, the preset position name of
Japanese may be shown in unreadable characters.
Control panel icon
Click this icon to display the following control panel.
Control panel
You can control PanTilt and Zoom of the camera.
(page 24).