Sony Security Camera CH180 User Manual
4-174-237-14 (1)  
Network Camera  
User’s Guide  
Software Version 1.2  
Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly  
and retain it for future reference.  
SNC-CH140/CH180/CH240/CH280  
SNC-DH140/DH140T/DH180/DH240/DH240T/DH280  
© 2009 Sony Corporation  
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CA certificate Tab ............................................ 65  
Setting the 802.1X authentication function  
— Example of Windows Server 2003 ............ 65  
Setting the Sensor input/Camera tampering  
detection/Motion detection/Audio detection  
— Event detection Menu .....................................91  
Sensor input tab — Set the sensor input ...........91  
Camera tampering detection tab — Set the camera  
tampering detection ........................................91  
Motion detection tab — Set the motion/  
Setting the User — User Menu ........................... 68  
Setting the Security — Security Menu .............. 69  
Saving the Camera Position and Action  
— Preset position Menu ...................................... 70  
Position Tab — Saving pan/tilt/zoom  
VMF detection ................................................91  
What are VMF functions ..................................91  
Setting items for motion detection ....................92  
VMF settings .....................................................94  
Audio detection tab — Set the audio  
position ........................................................... 70  
Preset tour Tab — Setting a position tour ........ 71  
Sending an Image via E-mail — e-Mail (SMTP)  
Menu ..................................................................... 73  
Common Tab — Setting the e-Mail (SMTP)  
detection ..........................................................97  
Configuring the Viewer — Viewer Menu ..........98  
Layout tab .........................................................98  
HTML output tab ............................................101  
Function .......................................................... 73  
Alarm sending Tab — Setting the e-mail sending  
mode when detecting the alarm ...................... 74  
Periodical sending Tab — Setting the periodical  
e-mail sending mode ...................................... 75  
Others  
Sending Images to FTP Server — FTP client  
Menu ..................................................................... 76  
Common Tab — Setting the FTP client  
Using the SNC toolbox .......................................102  
Starting SNC toolbox ......................................102  
How to use SNC toolbox ................................102  
Registering in My device ................................104  
Changing the Device list display method .......105  
Setting SNC toolbox options ..........................106  
Using Privacy Masking — Masking a Camera  
Image ............................................................107  
Using the Custom Homepage — Setting the  
function .......................................................... 76  
Alarm sending Tab — Setting the FTP client  
action when detecting the alarm ..................... 77  
Periodical sending Tab — Setting the periodical  
FTP client activity .......................................... 78  
Recording Images in Memory — Image memory  
Menu ..................................................................... 79  
Common Tab — Setting the image memory  
customized homepage ...................................108  
Using the Firmware Upgrade ..........................109  
Using the Schedule Task .................................110  
Configuring the device setting ........................111  
Device restart and initialization ......................113  
function .......................................................... 79  
Alarm recording Tab — Setting the Image  
memory function when detecting the alarm ... 81  
Periodical recording Tab — Setting the periodical  
recording mode ............................................... 82  
Folder structure of image memory ................... 82  
Using the SNC audio upload tool  
— Transmitting Audio to Camera ....................114  
Installing the SNC audio upload tool ..............114  
Connecting the Camera to the Computer ........114  
Using the SNC audio upload tool ...................115  
Downloading Images from the Camera  
— FTP server Menu ............................................ 83  
Setting the Edge Storage — Edge Storage  
Using the SNC video player — Playing a Video/  
Audio File Recorded with the Camera .............119  
Installing the SNC video player ......................119  
Using the SNC video player ...........................120  
Menu ..................................................................... 84  
Folder structure of Edge Storage ...................... 85  
Setting the Alarm Output — Alarm output  
Menu ..................................................................... 86  
Alarm out 1, 2 Tab ............................................ 86  
Assigning the IP Address to the Camera Using  
ARP Commands .................................................121  
Using the SNMP .................................................122  
1. Inquiry Commands .....................................122  
2. Setting Commands ......................................122  
Outputting Audio Linked to Alarm Detection  
— Voice alert Menu ............................................. 87  
Voice alert 1, 2, 3 Tab ....................................... 87  
Setting the Operations from the Viewer  
Glossary ..............................................................123  
Index ....................................................................126  
— Trigger Menu .................................................. 88  
Setting the Schedule — Schedule Menu ............ 90  
Setting the Alarm Buffer — Alarm buffer  
Menu ..................................................................... 90  
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NOTICE TO USERS  
Overview  
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manual or the software described herein, in whole or in  
part, may not be reproduced, translated or reduced to  
any machine readable form without prior written  
approval from Sony Corporation.  
Features  
• High-quality Full HD (1080P) real-time monitoring,  
up to 30 fps. (SNC-CH240/DH240/CH280/DH280)  
• High-quality HD (720P) live images from camera can  
be monitored at a maximum frame rate of 30 fps.  
• High quality real-time streaming, up to image size  
1920 × 1440. (SNC-CH240/DH240/CH280/DH280)  
• Live images can be streamed in high-quality with  
maximum SXGA (1280 × 1024) image size.  
• Exmor CMOS sensor enables high-quality images for  
streaming.  
• View-DR and Visibility Enhancer enable clearer  
images for streaming in the high contrast environment.  
• XDNR enables clearer images for streaming in the  
low lightness environment.  
• Three video compression modes (video codecs)  
JPEG/MPEG4/H.264 are supported.  
• Single codec mode and dual codec mode are available.  
• Easy Focus enables easier focus adjustment when it is  
installed.  
• Easy Zoom function enables remote adjustment of  
view angle after installation. (SNC-CH180/CH280/  
DH140/DH180/DH240/DH280)  
• IR illuminator enables monitoring 0 lux lighting  
condition up to 20 meters. (SNC-CH180/DH180/  
CH280/DH280 only)  
• Inserting the optional wireless card SNCA-CFW5*  
enables wireless transmission of camera images.  
(SNC-CH240/CH140/CH180/CH280**)  
• An optional CF memory card allows you to save  
images. (SNC-CH240/CH140/CH180/CH280**)  
• “Edge Storage” for recording of video or audio signal  
based on alarm detection (such as network block), and  
same protocol real-time image streaming.  
(SNC-CH240/CH140/CH180/CH280**)  
• Intelligent motion detection, camera tampering  
detection and audio detection functions.  
• High-performance Echo Canceler purely eliminates  
acoustic echo propagated from a loudspeaker to a  
microphone of the camera.  
• Ambient noise filter reduces noise for clear sound  
streaming.  
• Dynamic Range Compressor for optimal audio  
streaming.  
• Up to 10 users can view images from one camera at  
the same time.  
• Date/time can be superimposed on the image.  
• PoE (Power over Ethernet) compliant.  
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CONTAINED HEREIN OR THE USE THEREOF.  
Sony Corporation reserves the right to make any  
modification to this manual or the information  
contained herein at any time without notice.  
The software described herein may also be governed by  
the terms of a separate user license agreement.  
• “IPELA” and  
are trademarks of  
Sony Corporation.  
•
is trademark of Sony Corporation.  
• “Exmor” and  
Corporation.  
are trademarks of Sony  
• Microsoft, Windows, Internet Explorer and  
Microsoft DirectX are registered trademarks of  
Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or  
other countries.  
• Java is a trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the  
United States and other countries.  
• Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel  
Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States  
and other countries.  
• Adobe, Adobe Reader and Adobe Flash are  
trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the  
United States and/or other countries.  
• CompactFlash and CF are trademarks of SanDisk  
Corporation, registered in the United States and other  
countries.  
All other company and product names are trademarks  
or registered trademarks of the respective companies or  
their respective makers.  
* SNCA-CFW5 is not available in some countries  
and areas. For details, contact your authorized  
Sony dealer.  
** Not available for SNC-CH180/CH280 when  
powered by PoE.  
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Features  
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How to Use This User’s  
Guide  
System Requirements  
The following computer environment is necessary for  
the computer to display images and the controls of the  
camera.  
(Aug. 2010)  
This User’s Guide explains how to operate the Network  
Camera from a computer.  
The User’s Guide is designed to be read on the computer  
display.  
This section gives tips on making the most of the User’s  
Guide-read it before you operate the camera.  
OS  
Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Vista (32bit version  
only), Windows 7 (32-bit version only)  
Authorized editions:  
Jumping to a related page  
When you read the User’s Guide on the computer  
display, you can click on a sentence to jump to a related  
page.  
Windows XP: Professional  
Windows Vista: Ultimate, Business  
Windows 7: Ultimate, Professional  
Microsoft DirectX 9.0c or higher  
Software display examples  
Note that the displays shown in the User’s Guide are  
explanatory examples. Some displays may be different  
from the ones that appear in actual use.  
The illustrations of the camera and menu display in the  
User’s Guide show the SNC-CH140, SNC-DH140 or  
SNC-DH180, SNC-DH280 as an example.  
Web Browser  
Microsoft Internet Explorer Ver. 6.0, Ver. 7.0, Ver. 8.0  
Firefox Ver.3.5 (Plug-in free viewer only)  
Safari Ver.4.0 (Plug-in free viewer only)  
Google Chrome Ver.4.0 (Plug-in free viewer only)  
SNC-CH140/CH180/DH140/DH180  
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 that appear on your screen.  
CPU  
Intel Core 2 Duo, 2 GHz or higher  
Memory  
1 GB or more  
Installation Manual (printed matter)  
The supplied Installation Manual describes the names  
and functions of parts and controls of the Network  
Camera, connection examples, and how to set up the  
camera. Be sure to read the Installation Manual before  
hand.  
Display  
1600 × 1200 pixels or higher  
SNC-CH240/DH240/CH280/DH280  
CPU  
About model name  
SNC-DH240T and SNC-DH140T are indicated as  
SNC-DH240 and SNC-DH140 respectively in this  
manual, due to the similarities of the functions.  
Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.33 GHz or higher  
Memory  
2 GB or more  
Display  
1600 × 1200 pixels or higher  
(2560 × 1600 pixels or higher is recommended)  
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Assigning an IP address using SNC  
toolbox  
Preparation  
The Preparation section explains what the administrator  
has to prepare for monitoring images after installation  
and connection of the camera.  
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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 the index.htm file on the  
CD-ROM.  
Assigning the IP  
When you are using Windows Vista, the “Auto  
play” pop-up may appear. For details, see  
“Installing software” in “When using Windows  
Vista” on page 10.  
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 it for the  
first time.  
Click the Setup icon of SNC toolbox.  
The “File Download” dialog opens.  
You can assign an IP address in two ways:  
• Using SNC toolbox stored in the supplied CD-ROM  
(see this page)  
• Using the ARP (Address Resolution Protocol)  
commands (see page 121)  
When you are using Windows XP Service Pack 2 or  
later, Windows Vista or Windows 7, a message  
regarding the active contents may appear. For  
details, see “Installing software” in “When using  
Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later” on page 8,  
“Installing software” in “When using Windows  
Vista” on page 10 or “Installing software” in  
“When using Windows 7” on page 12.  
This section explains how to assign an IP address to the  
camera using the SNC toolbox and how to configure the  
network.  
Before starting, connect the camera, referring to  
“Connecting the Camera to a Local Network” in the  
supplied Installation Manual.  
Click File Open.  
Note  
Consult the administrator of the network about the  
assigned IP address.  
If you click Save 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.  
Notes  
• SNC toolbox 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 121.  
• If you are using Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later,  
Windows Vista or Windows 7, disable the Windows  
Firewall function. Otherwise SNC toolbox will not  
operate correctly. For the setting, see “Configuring  
Windows Firewall” in “When using Windows XP  
Service Pack 2 or later” on page 9, “Configuring  
Windows Firewall” in “When using Windows Vista”  
on page 11 or “Configuring Windows Firewall” in  
“When using Windows 7” on page 13.  
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Install SNC toolbox on your computer using the  
wizard.  
If the Software License Agreement is displayed,  
read it carefully and click Accept to continue with  
the installation.  
Start SNC toolbox.  
When you are using Windows Vista, the message  
“User Account Control – An unidentified program  
wants access to your computer” may appear. In this  
case, click “Allow”.  
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Click Search.  
SNC toolbox detects the network cameras  
connected to the local network and lists them.  
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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.  
Note  
When you select Obtain an IP address  
automatically, make sure that the DHCP server is  
operating on the network.  
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.  
Tip  
The factory setting of the camera network is DHCP  
mode for both LAN and Wireless LAN.  
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Select a camera you want to assign an IP address  
from the list and click Network.  
10 Set the DNS server address.  
The account settings screen is displayed.  
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.  
11 Set the HTTP port No.  
Normally, select 80 for the HTTP port No. To use  
another port number, type a port number between  
1024 and 65535 in the text box.  
8
Register the name and password of the  
administrator and click OK.  
Note  
When using a port number other than 80, check  
The factory settings for both items are “admin”.  
with the network administrator first.  
The Network Setting screen is displayed.  
12 Confirm that all items are correctly set, then click  
OK.  
If “Setting OK” is displayed, the IP address is  
correctly assigned.  
13 When setting is finished, to access the camera  
directly, double-click the camera name in the list.  
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The viewer screen of the network camera is  
displayed on the Web browser.  
If the message “File Download – Security Warning”  
appears, click Run.  
Display sample  
Program name  
Note  
If you select Save in the “File Download – Security  
Warning” dialog, you will not be able to perform the  
installation correctly. Delete the downloaded file, and  
click the Setup icon again.  
Note  
If the IP address is not set correctly, the viewer does not  
appear after step 13. In that case, try to set the IP address  
again.  
If the message “Internet Explorer – Security Warning”  
appears, click Run.  
When using Windows XP Service  
Pack 2 or later  
Program name  
Installing software  
A warning message regarding the active contents may  
appear when you install software such as SNC toolbox  
from CD-ROM. In this case, operate as follows:  
Example: In case of SNC toolbox  
The software installation starts.  
If message “Internet Explorer” appears, click Yes.  
Installing ActiveX Control  
During installation of ActiveX Control, the  
“Information Bar” or “Security Warning” may appear.  
In this case, operate as follows:  
If the message “Information Bar” appears, click OK.  
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If the information bar appears, click on the bar and select  
Install ActiveX Control….  
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Select Off in the Windows Firewall dialog.  
If “ Internet Explorer – Security Warning” appears, click  
Install.  
Program name  
The installation of ActiveX Control starts. When  
installation is completed, the main viewer or the Motion  
detection menu appears.  
When accessing with Windows Vista or  
Windows 7 in SSL communications  
ActiveX control may not function properly. In such a  
case, change the Internet Explorer settings.  
The camera will be displayed in the list.  
If you want to keep Windows Firewall On, continue  
with the following steps.  
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2
3
4
5
Click Tool(T), Internet Option(O).  
Select Security Tab.  
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5
Select the Exceptions tab.  
Click Add Program….  
Select Trusted sites in Security settings.  
Click on Sites(S).  
Enter the address of the camera in Add this Web  
site to the zone. Be sure to add the protocol  
(https://).  
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Click OK to complete the setting.  
Restart Internet Explorer when the above procedure is  
completed and access the camera.  
Configuring Windows Firewall  
SNC toolbox or SNC audio upload tool may not operate  
correctly depending on the configuration of Windows  
Firewall. (No cameras are shown in the list even if they  
are detected.) In this case, confirm the Windows  
Firewall configuration as follows:  
Example: In case of SNC toolbox  
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2
Select Control Panel from the Start menu of  
Windows.  
Select Security Center of the working field.  
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In the Add Program dialog, select SNC toolbox and  
click OK.  
If the pop-up “AutoPlay” appears when a CD-ROM is  
inserted into the CD-ROM drive, click Install or run  
program.  
SNC toolbox is added to the Programs and Services  
list.  
Click OK.  
Program name  
Note  
If you click Open folder to view files, the Web browser  
will not open automatically. In this case, double-click  
the “index.htm” file in the CD-ROM.  
If the message “Internet Explorer” appears, click Yes.  
When the above procedure is completed, the  
camera connected in the local network are  
displayed in SNC toolbox.  
When using Windows Vista  
Installing software  
A warning message regarding the active contents may  
appear when you install software such as SNC toolbox  
from the CD-ROM. In this case, operate as follows:  
If the message “File Download – Security Warning”  
appears, click Run.  
Example: In case of SNC toolbox  
Program name  
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If the message “User Account Control – Windows needs  
your permission to continue” appears, click Continue.  
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 “Internet Explorer – Security Warning” appears, click  
Install.  
If the message “Internet Explorer – Security Warning”  
appears, click Run.  
Program name  
Program name  
The installation of ActiveX Control starts. When  
installation is completed, the main viewer or the Motion  
detection menu appears.  
Configuring Windows Firewall  
SNC toolbox or SNC audio upload tool may not operate  
correctly depending on the configuration of Windows  
Firewall. (No cameras are shown in the list even if they  
are detected.) In this case, confirm the Windows  
Firewall configuration as follows:  
If the message “User Account Control – An unidentified  
program wants access to your computer” appears, click  
Allow.  
The software installation starts.  
Example: In the case of SNC toolbox  
Starting the software  
When you start software such as SNC toolbox, the  
message “User Account Control – An unidentified  
program wants access to your computer” may appear. In  
this case, click Allow.  
1
Select Control Panel from the Start menu of  
Windows.  
2
3
Click Windows Firewall.  
Installing ActiveX Control  
During installation of ActiveX Control, the information  
bar or “Security Warning” may appear. In this case,  
operate as follows:  
Select Turn Windows Firewall on or off.  
“User Account Control – Windows needs your  
permission to continue” may appear. In this case,  
click Continue.  
If the message “Information Bar” appears, click Close.  
If the information bar appears, click on the bar and select  
Install ActiveX Control….  
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Select Off in the General tab.  
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Click OK.  
When the above procedure is completed, the  
cameras connected in the local network are  
displayed in SNC toolbox.  
The cameras will be displayed in the list.  
If you want to keep Windows Firewall On, continue  
with the following steps.  
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6
7
Select the Exceptions tab.  
When using Windows 7  
Click Add Program….  
Installing software  
A warning message regarding the active contents may  
appear when you install software such as SNC toolbox  
from the CD-ROM. In this case, operate as follows:  
If the Add Program dialog appears, select SNC  
toolbox and click OK.  
Example: In case of SNC toolbox  
If the pop-up “AutoPlay” appears when a CD-ROM is  
inserted into the CD-ROM drive, click Install or run  
program from your media.  
SNC toolbox is added to the Program or port list.  
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Installing ActiveX Control  
Note  
During installation of ActiveX Control, the information  
bar or “Security Warning” may appear. In this case,  
operate as follows:  
If you click Open folder to view files, the Web browser  
will not open automatically. In this case, double-click  
the “index.htm” file in the CD-ROM.  
If the information bar appears, click on the bar and select  
Install This Add-on for All Users on This  
Computer....  
If the message “Internet Explorer” appears, click Yes.  
If the message “User Account Control - Do you want to  
allow the following program to make changes to this  
computer?” appears, click Allow.  
If the message “File Download - Security Warning”  
appears, click Run.  
The installation of ActiveX Control starts. When  
installation is completed, the main viewer or the Motion  
detection menu appears.  
Configuring Windows Firewall  
SNC toolbox 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 the case of SNC toolbox  
To turn Windows Firewall off  
Note  
1
Select Control Panel from the Start menu of  
Windows.  
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.  
2
3
Click Windows Firewall.  
Select Turn Windows Firewall on or off.  
If the message “User Account Control - Do you want to  
allow the following program from an unknown  
publisher to make changes to this computer?” appears,  
click Allow.  
The software installation starts.  
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Select Disable Windows Firewall.  
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Select Allow another program....  
The cameras will be displayed in the list.  
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Add program.  
To turn Windows Firewall on  
1
Select Control Panel from the Start menu of  
Windows.  
2
3
Click Windows Firewall.  
Select Allow a program or feature through  
Windows Firewall.  
When the above procedure is completed, the  
cameras connected in the local network are  
displayed in SNC toolbox.  
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The viewer window is displayed (in SSL  
communication).  
Accessing the Camera  
Using the Web Browser  
After the IP address has been assigned to the camera,  
check that you can actually access the camera using the  
Web browser installed on your computer.  
Use Internet Explorer as a Web browser.  
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Start the Web browser on the computer and type the  
IP address of the camera in the URL address bar.  
The viewer window is displayed.  
Display sample  
When Internet Explorer 7 or Internet Explorer 8  
is used  
When you enter the camera IP address, “Certificate  
Error” may appear according to the status of the  
certificate set on the camera. In this case, click Continue  
to this website (not recommended). to continue.  
The welcome page appears (in SSL communication).  
Note  
When accessing the camera, images will not be  
displayed in the following conditions.  
• When the maximum number of viewers exceeds 10  
• The bit rate including new requests exceeds 16Mbps  
When “Allow HTTP connection for some  
clients” (page 57) is checked  
To use HTTP and SSL connections separately to access,  
enter the following in the address box of the browser.  
Using the SSL function  
Note  
The model on sale in China does not support the SSL  
function.  
For HTTP connection  
For SSL connection  
When Internet Explorer 6 is used  
“Security Alert” dialog may appear according to the  
status of the certificate. In this case, click Yes to  
continue.  
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When the viewer of the camera is  
displayed for the first time  
When using antivirus software, etc., on  
the computer  
“Security Warning” is displayed. When you click Yes,  
ActiveX control is installed and the viewer is displayed.  
• When you use antivirus software, security software,  
personal firewall or pop-up blocker on your computer,  
the camera performance may be reduced, for example,  
the frame rate for displaying the image may be lower.  
• The Web page displayed when you log in to the  
camera uses JavaScript. The display of the Web page  
may be affected if you use antivirus software or other  
software described above on your computer.  
Notes  
• If Automatic configuration is enabled in the Local  
Area Network (LAN) settings of Internet Explorer, the  
image may not be displayed. In that case, disable  
Automatic configuration and set the Proxy server  
manually. For the setting of the Proxy server, consult  
your network administrator.  
• When you install ActiveX Control, you should be  
logged in to the computer as Administrator.  
• If you are using Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later,  
Windows Vista or Windows 7, the information bar or  
“Security Warning” may appear. For details, see  
“Installing ActiveX Control” in “When using  
Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later” on page 8,  
“Installing ActiveX Control” in “When using  
Windows Vista” on page 11 or “Installing ActiveX  
Control” in “When using Windows 7” on page 13.  
Tip  
The software is optimized for Internet Explorer using  
medium font.  
To display the viewer correctly  
To operate the viewer correctly, set the security level of  
Internet Explorer to Medium or lower, as follows:  
1
2
3
Select Tools from the menu bar for Internet  
Explorer, then select Internet Options and click  
the Security tab.  
Click the Internet icon (when using the camera via  
the Internet), or Local intranet icon (when using  
the camera via a local network).  
Set the slider to Medium or lower. (If the slider is  
not displayed, click Default Level.)  
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Basic Configuration by  
the Administrator  
You can monitor the camera image by logging in with  
the initial conditions set for this network camera. You  
can also set various functions according to the installing  
position, network conditions or purpose of the camera.  
We recommend you configure the following items  
before monitoring images from the camera.  
Setting contents  
Setting menu  
Set the format of the image sent from the camera.  
Select the White Balance mode according to the installation position.  
Select the brightness of the image sent from the camera.  
Video codec Tab (page 45)  
White balance (page 43)  
Exposure (page 42)  
Brightness (page 43)  
Select the quality of the image sent from the camera.  
Select the view size of the image.  
Video codec Tab (page 45)  
View size (page 20)  
Select whether the audio from the external microphone is sent or not.  
Synchronize the date and time of the camera with those of the computer.  
Make the setting for sending the monitor image attached to an e-mail.  
Set the user access right for the camera.  
Audio codec (page 40)  
Date & time Tab (page 35)  
e-Mail (SMTP) Menu (page 73)  
User Menu (page 68)  
Set a place to be watched beforehand.  
Preset position Menu (page 70)  
To create a full image (page 25)  
Prepare a panorama image.  
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Administrator and User  
This network camera identifies those who log in as the  
Administrator or User.  
This section explains how to monitor the image from the  
camera using your Web browser (Internet Explorer).  
The Administrator can use all the functions of this  
network camera, including camera settings. The User  
can use the functions for monitoring the image and  
audio from the camera, and control the camera. The  
Viewer mode setting is used to restrict the user’s access  
rights. There are five types of users.  
The functions of the camera should be set by the  
Administrator. For the setting of the camera, see  
“Administrating the Camera” on page 32.  
Each type of user can use the corresponding functions below.  
User  
Function  
Administrator  
Full  
Pan/Tilt Preset  
position  
Light  
View  
Monitor a live image  
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View the date and time  
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Control the frame rate (JPEG mode only)  
Control the image view size  
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Save a still image and movie in the computer  
Send an image file to the FTP server  
Send an image attached to an e-mail  
Record an image in the memory  
Control the alarm output of the I/O port on the camera  
Switch the Day/Night function mode  
Play an audio file (Voice alert)  
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Switch the TCP/UDP transmission mode (Available in  
MPEG4/H.264 mode only)  
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Call the preset position  
Perform the pan/tilt/zoom operation  
Receive audio  
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Select the codec mode  
Control the setting menu  
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z Usable function  
– Not usable function  
The access rights of the administrator and the user can  
be set in “Setting the User — User Menu” of the  
Administrator menu on page 68.  
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Plug-in free viewer  
This viewer allows the user to select from three image  
display methods: JPEG, JPEG/FLASH or ActiveX  
viewer.  
Logging in to System  
JPEG method: JPEG images will be displayed in  
sequence.  
Logging in as a user  
JPEG/FLASH method: JPEG images will be displayed  
in sequence. Adobe Flash is required to display the  
image.  
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Start the Web browser on your computer and type  
the IP address of the camera you want to monitor.  
ActiveX viewer method: The image can be viewed when  
the image display is set to JPEG, MPEG4 or H.264.  
Notes  
The viewer is displayed.  
• 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.  
Display sample:  
• 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 Internet  
Explorer in Medium font.  
Three types of viewer are available: ActiveX  
viewer, Plug-in free viewer and custom homepage.  
By default, ActiveX viewer is displayed. To switch  
the viewer, make changes to the Viewer menu  
(page 98).  
Note  
If the main viewer does not start correctly, the security  
level of the Internet Explorer may be set to higher than  
Medium. See “To display the viewer correctly” on  
page 16 and check the security level.  
About Viewers  
You can use the following viewers.  
ActiveX viewer  
This viewer can monitor the camera image in any of the  
JPEG, MPEG4 and H.264 video codecs.  
You must install this viewer when you access the main  
viewer for the first time.  
When you display the main viewer of the  
camera for the first time  
When you access the network camera using ActiveX  
viewer for the first time, the Security Warning appears.  
Click Yes and install ActiveX Control. You can use all  
the functions of the viewer with ActiveX Control.  
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Control panel section  
You can drag the panels to the monitor screen and  
configure them.  
To return to the operation panel, drag the panel and  
configure the operation panel.  
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.  
Click the  
to hide the detail setting menu or click it  
again to show the menu.  
Main viewer using ActiveX viewer  
Information panel  
Main menu  
Check the date and time here.  
View panel  
Control panel  
section  
Monitor image  
section  
Main menu  
You can change the screen mode, size of the image,  
image codec mode and frame rate. Also, still images and  
movies can be saved (movie saving can also be stopped)  
from here. Microphone and audio output levels can be  
adjusted.  
ActiveX  
Displays the ActiveX viewer.  
Plug-in free  
Displays the Plug-in free viewer.  
Screen Mode  
Select Window or Full Screen.  
Tool  
You can download system utility from here. (page 28)  
This operation is only available when you are logged in  
as administrator.  
View size  
Selects the view size to be displayed.  
Click View size list box to select the view size.  
Select x1 to display images set in Image size of the  
Camera menu. (page 46)  
Select Full to display images according to the view size.  
Select Fit to display images according to the view size,  
with fixed aspect ratio.  
Setup  
Click to display the Administrator menu. (page 32)  
You can operate this function only when logging in as  
the administrator.  
Image Codec  
Select an image codec mode.  
Language  
Set language from pull-down.  
Frame rate  
(Displayed only when the camera image is in JPEG.)  
Selects the frame rate to transmit images.  
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(Capture)  
Camera control panel  
Click to capture a still image shot by the camera and to  
store it in the computer. Click to open the folder to be  
saved.  
Note  
In the case of Windows VISTA or Windows 7, if  
“Enable Protected Mode” is checked in Control  
Panel-Internet Option-Security, still images cannot be  
shot.  
(Run)/  
(Stop Save Video)  
This panel allows you to control the camera’s pan/tilt/  
home position and zoom (page 24). In addition, you can  
obtain authority to operate the camera in exclusive  
control mode.  
Runs and stops Save Video. Click  
to be saved.  
to open the folder  
Note  
In the case of Windows VISTA or Windows 7, if  
“Enable Protected Mode” is checked in Control  
Panel-Internet Option-Security, video content cannot be  
saved.  
Image action  
Select the mode of operation from Off, Area zoom and  
Vector dragging.  
Pan/Tilt control  
Volume  
Click the arrow button the direction in which you want  
to move the camera. Keep it pressed to move the camera  
continuously.  
Use the slide bar to adjust the volume for sound output  
level.  
To return to the home position, click  
.
When you click  
output from the speaker stops. To output sound from the  
speaker, click again.  
, the icon changes to  
and the  
Zoom control  
Press  
to zoom out, and press  
to zoom in.  
Zooming continues while the button remains pressed.  
Microphone volume  
Exclusive control  
This is displayed when Audio codec (page 40) in the  
Common tab of the Camera menu is set to On, and a user  
with audio enabled in the User Menu accesses the  
device.  
Click this button to display the time remaining for  
operation authority. However, if operation authority has  
not been obtained, the waiting time is displayed.  
Note  
Set the Exclusive control mode in the System Tab of the  
System Menu to On to perform exclusive control  
(page 34).  
Use the slide bar to adjust the microphone volume.  
When you click  
, the icon changes to  
and the  
microphone input stops. To input the microphone, click  
again.  
Panorama panel  
If you click on the Panorama panel, the image of that  
place is displayed on the monitor.  
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Select the Preset position name from the list. The  
camera will move to the preset position that you have  
stored in memory using the Preset position menu.  
Trigger panel  
Others panel  
(The Other panel is displayed in the case of an MPEG4  
or H.264 image.)  
You can switch between TCP and UDP (Unicast/  
Multicast).  
The above is displayed only when Viewer mode  
(page 69) is set to Full, and one or more triggers are  
enabled in the Trigger menu (page 88).  
Each click switches the transmission mode of the video/  
audio data between TCP mode, Unicast mode, and  
Multicast mode (page 27).  
The configured functions are displayed as buttons on  
this panel.  
Monitor image  
Click the function button you want to use on the Trigger  
panel. The selected function is activated. The selectable  
functions are as follows:  
• send still image files attached to an e-mail (page 26)  
• send still image files to an FTP server (page 26)  
• Record still image files (page 26)  
• control the alarm output (page 27)  
• switch the Day/Night function on/off (page 27)  
• play the audio file stored in the camera (page 27)  
Preset position panel  
The image shot by the camera is shown here.  
There are two modes for on-screen pan/tilt/zoom  
operation using a mouse: Area zoom mode and Vector  
dragging mode.  
In the Area zoom mode, clicking will pan or tilt the  
camera towards the center of the image. The Area zoom  
will move the camera in the direction that displays the  
area selected by the operator and zooms in at the same  
time. The operator can choose a part of the image to  
view and zoom in by surrounding an area with a frame  
by dragging the mouse.  
The above is displayed only when one or more preset  
positions are stored in memory.  
In the Vector dragging mode, the camera pans or tilts in  
the dragged direction. How long you drag the mouse  
determines the speed. Releasing the button on the mouse  
after dragging stops the panning or tilting of the camera.  
You can also use the camera control panel bar to pan or  
tilt.  
The registered preset position is displayed.  
If you select a thumbnail when registering a preset  
position, it will be displayed with a thumbnail.  
The zoom operation using the mouse wheel is available  
in all modes.  
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Control bar  
The following operation buttons are available.  
Plug-in free viewer  
Main viewer using Plug-in free viewer  
Display sample:  
Setting  
You can set the streaming method, image size,  
frame rate, PTZ operation mode, trigger selection  
and image codec.  
Streaming start button  
Starts streaming. (Appears while stops streaming.)  
Streaming stop button  
Stops streaming. (Appears while streaming.)  
Trigger run button  
Runs the selected trigger.  
Camera list Control bar  
Monitor screen  
(Displayed only when Viewer mode from User  
menu (page 69) is set to Full, and one or more  
triggers are enabled in the Trigger menu (page 88).)  
Monitor screen  
Preset  
There are two modes for on-screen pan/tilt/zoom  
operation using a mouse: Area zoom mode and Vector  
dragging mode. A control bar is displayed on the screen.  
In the Area zoom mode, clicking will pan or tilt the  
camera towards the center of the image. The Area zoom  
will move the camera in the direction that displays the  
area selected by the operator and zooms in at the same  
time. The operator can choose a part of the image to  
view and zoom in by surrounding the area with a frame  
by dragging the mouse.  
In the Vector dragging mode, the camera pans or tilts in  
the dragged direction. How long you drag the mouse  
determines the speed. Releasing the button on the mouse  
after dragging stops the panning or tilting of the camera.  
You can also use the tool bar to pan or tilt.  
Select a preset position to move the camera to the  
registered preset position.  
(Displayed only when a camera preset position is  
registered.)  
Save still image button  
Captures still images taken by the camera and saves  
them to the computer.  
Audio output volume slider  
Use the slider to adjust the volume. Clicking the  
button will stop sound output.  
(Displayed only when ActiveX is set for  
Streaming method in Setting, and Audio codec  
in the Camera Menu (page 40) is set to On.)  
Control waiting time and control time for exclusive  
control  
Exclusive control button  
The zoom operation using the mouse wheel is available  
in all modes.  
Camera list  
The camera list is displayed when Camera list is set to  
On in the viewer menu, and at least one camera is  
registered.  
Using Solid PTZ function  
You can operate the camera by using the Solid PTZ  
function, which provides panning, tilting and zooming  
by adjusting the position and zooming ratio from the  
maximum image size (1280×720 or 1280×1024  
(SNC-CH180/SNC-DH180/SNC-CH140/  
SNC-DH140), 1920×1080 or 1920 ×1440  
(SNC-CH240/SNC-DH240/CH280/DH280)  
(page 37)), without moving the camera. There are three  
modes of camera operation: Area zoom mode, Vector  
dragging mode and PTZ Control bar. You can control  
pan/tilt and zoom in either mode.  
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The available functions for the camera operation modes  
vary according to the viewer display. The available  
functions are as follows:  
Pan/Tilt control  
Click the arrow button in the direction in which you  
want to move the camera. Keep it pressed to move the  
camera continuously.  
Plug-in free viewer  
ActiveX  
To return to the home position, click  
.
JPEG  
JPEG/  
ActiveX  
viewer  
FLASH  
Zoom control  
Click  
to zoom out, and click  
to zoom in.  
Operation from  
control panel  
a
×
×
×
Zooming continues while the button remains pressed.  
Area zoom  
a
a
×
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
×
Note  
Vector dragging  
PTZ control bar  
The four edges of the image may be dark depending on  
the zoom position. This is a phenomenon related to the  
structure of the camera, and does not cause a problem.  
Notes  
• Pan/Tilt limitation  
The solid PTZ function controls streaming by  
cropping or reducing a maximum size image.  
Thus, the more the camera zooms out, the less area to  
be panned or tilted, and becomes unavailable at the  
WIDE setting.  
Panning and tilting by clicking the  
monitor image (Area zoom mode  
only)  
Click on the monitor image, and the camera moves so  
that the clicked portion is positioned at the center of the  
display.  
• Zoom limitation  
The solid PTZ function enables you to display an area  
of 1/16 the maximum image size (Aspect ratio: 1:4),  
when zoomed in at the TELE setting.  
An image cannot be enlarged beyond this.  
And the whole area shot in the maximum image size  
will be displayed if the camera is zoomed out at the  
WIDE setting.  
The solid PTZ function’s zoom is performed digitally;  
therefore, some deterioration in image quality may be  
observed at the TELE setting.  
Panning, tilting and zooming by  
specifying the area (Area zoom  
mode only)  
Click and hold the left button of the mouse on the  
monitor image, and drag the mouse diagonally to draw a  
red frame around the portion you want to enlarge. The  
camera moves so that framed portion is positioned at the  
center of the display and is zoomed in.  
Controlling via the control panel  
(Operation common to Area zoom  
mode and Vector dragging mode)  
You can operate the camera direction, zoom, and focus  
by using the control panel for the monitor image  
currently displayed.  
Note  
When the specified area is zoomed in, the center may be  
shifted or some portion of the image may appear out of  
the monitor image section. In this case, click the point  
you want to move to the center or click the arrow button  
on the camera control panel.  
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Panning and tilting by dragging the  
screen (Vector dragging mode  
only)  
Usingpan/tilt/zoom operationswith  
the displayed control bar (PTZ  
Control bar only)  
When you click on the starting point on the image and  
drag to the end point, the camera pans/tilts in the  
direction of the arrow from the starting point to the end  
point. The speed of operation is determined by the  
length of arrow. Releasing the button on the mouse stops  
the panning/tilting of the camera.  
Pan/Tilt operations  
Click the arrow of the direction you wish to move the  
camera. Continue clicking on the arrow to keep moving  
the direction of the camera.  
Zoom operation  
Moving the camera to a preset  
position (Common operations in  
Area zoom and Vector dragging  
modes)  
Select a preset position name from the Preset position  
panel. The camera will move to the preset position that  
you have stored in memory using the Preset position  
menu (page 70).  
Click  
to zoom out, click  
to zoom in. The zoom  
operation continues while you are clicking on the  
button.  
Controlling the Camera on a Full  
Image  
When the camera is in controllable condition, the full  
image appears on the panorama panel.  
The full image is the still image of entire area to be shot  
by the camera in reduced-sized image. By clicking on  
the full image, the selected location appears on the  
panorama panel.  
Multiple preset positions can be organized by group  
according to setting.  
To create a full image  
Create the full image with Capture full image in the  
Initialize tab of the System menu. See page 39 for  
details.  
Tip  
Make sure to recreate the full image when you move the  
camera position or change the layout around the camera.  
To display a specified position on the  
monitor  
1
2
Create the full image and display on the monitor.  
Click the potion you want to see on the full image.  
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The current specified position appears on the monitor  
screen.  
Using the Trigger Button  
You can execute various functions by clicking their  
respective buttons on the Trigger panel.  
Sending a monitor image via e-mail  
You can send a captured still image by attaching it to an  
e-mail.  
To use this function, you need to make e-Mail (SMTP)  
active and set the address in the Trigger menu of the  
Administrator menu properly (page 88).  
1
Click e-Mail (SMTP) on the Trigger panel.  
The still image of the moment you click is captured,  
and your e-mail with the image file attached is sent  
to the specified mail address.  
Sending a monitor image to an FTP  
server  
You can send a captured still image to the FTP server.  
To use this function, you need to make FTP active and  
set the address in the Trigger menu of the Administrator  
menu properly (page 88).  
1
Click FTP client on the Trigger panel.  
The still image of the moment you click is captured,  
and the image file is sent to the FTP server.  
Recording a camera image as a still  
image  
You can capture a camera image as a still picture and  
record it.  
SNC-DH240/DH140/DH180/CH280 can record images  
in its built-in memory or CF memory card (not  
supplied). SNC-DH240/DH140/DH180/DH280 can  
only record images in its built-in memory.  
To use this function, you need to make Image memory  
active and set the details in the Trigger menu of the  
Administrator menu (page 88).  
1
Click Image memory on the Trigger panel.  
The still image of the moment you click is captured,  
and the image file is recorded.  
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Controlling Alarm out 1, 2  
You can control Alarm out 1, 2.  
To use this function, you need to make Alarm out 1 or  
Alarm out 2 active in the Trigger menu of the  
Administrator menu (page 89).  
Switching TCP/UDP  
Transmission Mode  
You can select TCP or UDP as the communication port  
for video/audio data.  
1
Click Alarm out 1 or Alarm out 2 on the Trigger  
panel.  
The alarm output is switched by clicking.  
The alarm output mode can be selected from  
Toggle or Timer of Alarm out 1, 2 in the Trigger  
menu (page 89).  
This function can be used when Mode (video codec  
mode) is set to MPEG4 or H.264 and the ActiveX  
viewer is used.  
Notes  
• The function may not operate correctly if you use  
personal firewall software or antivirus software on  
your computer. In that case, disable the software or  
select the TCP mode.  
• If you are using Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later,  
Windows Vista, or Windows 7, disable “Windows  
Firewall”. For details, see “Configuring Windows  
Firewall” in “When using Windows XP Service Pack  
2 or later” on page 9, “Configuring Windows  
Firewall” in “When using Windows Vista” on  
page 11, or “Configuring Windows Firewall” in  
“When using Windows 7” on page 13.  
Tip  
For the connection of peripheral devices to the alarm  
output of the I/O port, see the supplied Installation  
Manual.  
Controlling the Day/Night function  
You can set the Day/Night function to On (night mode)  
and Off (day mode).  
To use this function, you need to make Day/Night active  
in the Trigger menu of the Administrator menu  
(page 89).  
1
Select TCP, Unicast or Multicast from the  
Connection drop-down list in the Others panel.  
1
Click Day/Night on the Trigger panel.  
Each click switches the Day/Night function  
alternately between On (night mode) and Off (day  
mode).  
TCP: This is normally selected.  
Note  
When TCP is selected as the communication port,  
HTTP communication is adopted for video/audio  
communications.  
HTTP is the protocol used for reading the usual  
Web page.  
If Day/Night in the Trigger-Day/Night menu (page 89)  
is set to Auto, you cannot control the Day/Night  
function by clicking Day/Night.  
In an environment capable of reading Web pages,  
you can watch or listen to video/audio by selecting  
the TCP port.  
Playing an audio file stored in the  
camera  
You can play an audio file previously stored in the  
camera using the SNC audio upload tool.  
To use this function, you need to make Voice alert1,  
Voice alert2 and Voice alert3 active in the Trigger menu  
of the Administrator menu (page 89).  
Unicast: When Unicast is selected as the  
communication port, RTP (Real-time Transport  
Protocol) is adopted for video/audio  
communications. Since RTP is the protocol for  
running video/audio data, the video/audio playback  
is smoother than when TCP (HTTP) is selected. If  
a firewall is installed between the camera and the  
computer, or depending on the network  
environment, video/audio may not play back  
properly when Unicast is selected. In this case,  
select TCP.  
1
Click Voice alert1, Voice alert2 or Voice alert3 on  
the Trigger panel.  
Playback of the selected audio file starts and the  
playback sound is output from the speaker  
connected to the camera.  
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Multicast streaming (page 48) is On. When  
Multicast is selected as the transmission port, RTP  
(Real-time Transport Protocol) and UDP multicast  
techniques are adopted for video/audio  
Using the System Utility  
You can download system utility from the tools tab on  
the main menu.  
transmission. By selecting it, the network  
transmission load of the camera can be reduced. If  
a router that does not correspond to a multicast or  
firewall is installed between the camera and the  
computer, video/audio may not play back properly.  
In this case, select TCP or Unicast.  
To use the utility, click Download to begin download.  
SNC viewer  
SNC viewer is an application which allows you to set the  
initial state of the viewer.  
Installing the SNC viewer  
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Execute the downloaded SNCViewer.msi file.  
Install the SNC viewer following the instructions  
on the wizard.  
When the license agreement policies are displayed,  
agree after reading them carefully and install the  
SNC viewer.  
Using the SNC viewer  
Click SNC viewer in the control panel.  
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Connection tab  
Tip  
The operation mode of Solid PTZ have been changed for  
this device.  
Audio tab  
You can set the connection method.  
Select the start-up connection from: TCP, Unicast, and  
Multicast.  
If TCP connection is selected, you can configure proxy  
settings by selecting Use proxy.  
Volume  
View tab  
Muting: Select this option for Muting the sound at  
start-up.  
Use the slide bar to set the volume for start-up sound  
output.  
Mic  
Muting: Select this option for Muting the microphone  
sound at start-up.  
Use the slide bar to set the volume for start-up  
microphone input.  
Save tab  
Screen mode  
You can select Window or Full.  
View size  
You can select the view size.  
JPEG framerate  
You can set the frame rate for JPEG.  
Image action  
Select from the image operation modes Area zoom,  
Vector dragging and Off.  
Specify a folder to save the still images and movies to.  
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Note  
When installation is finished, SNC desktop viewer is  
displayed on the side bar of Windows Vista or Desktop  
in the case of Windows 7.  
When using the operating system of Windows VISTA or  
Windows 7, you can not save video if “Enable Protected  
Mode” is checked in the Control Panel-Internet Option-  
Security.  
Joystick tab  
You can assign the joystick buttons here.  
Camera address  
Set the IP address for the camera to display on the  
Gadget.  
SNC Desktop viewer  
The gadget that displays the camera image on the side  
bar of Windows Vista or Desktop in the case of  
Windows 7.  
Frame rate  
Select the frame rate for the image to display on the  
Gadget.  
Installing the SNC desktop viewer  
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Click Download.  
Image size  
When the license agreement policies are displayed  
on the SNC desktop viewer download screen, agree  
after reading them carefully and download the SNC  
desktop viewer.  
Select the image size for the image to display on the  
Gadget.  
Execute the downloaded SncDesktopViewer.gadjet  
file.  
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How to control PTZ  
Select the PTZ operation mode for the Gadget screen  
from the options Area zoom, PTZ control bar, and  
Vector dragging.  
Click  
(Exit) to exit Gadget.  
When you click  
setting screen.  
(Set), you will see the following  
Tip  
The operation mode of Solid PTZ has been changed for  
this device.  
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Click the menu name (example: System) on the left  
side of the Administrator menu.  
The clicked menu appears.  
Administrating the Camera  
Example: “System” menu  
This section explains how to set the functions of the  
camera by the Administrator.  
For details about monitoring the camera image, see  
“Operating the Camera” on page 18.  
This section explains the basic operations and each  
option of the Administrator menu.  
Select the required tab above the menu, and set each  
setting option in the tab.  
Example: “Date & time” tab of “System” menu  
Note on the display of menu options  
The setting menus of this unit will clearly display only  
the setting options that you can currently select. Grayed  
out options cannot be selected.  
See pages 34 to 101 for details of the menu tabs and  
setting options.  
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After setting, click OK.  
The settings you have made become active.  
Basic Operations of the  
Administrator Menu  
You can use the Administrator menu to set all functions  
to suit the user’s needs.  
Click Cancel to nullify the set values and return to  
the previous settings.  
Click Setting in the viewer to display the Administrator  
menu.  
Buttons common to every menu  
The following buttons are displayed on all the menus.  
The functions of the buttons are the same on every  
menu.  
How to set up the Administrator  
menu  
Click this button to confirm the settings.  
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Log in to the homepage to display the viewer.  
For details, see “Logging in as a user” on page 19.  
Click this button to nullify the set values and return to  
the previous settings.  
Click Setting on the main menu.  
The authentication dialog appears. Enter the user  
name and password for Administrator.  
The user name “admin” and password “admin” are  
set at the factory for the Administrator.  
General notes on menus  
• One-byte katakana character is not valid for any text  
field, such as User name.  
• After changing a setting on a menu, wait at least 10  
seconds before turning off the power of the camera.  
If the power is turned off immediately, the new setting  
may not be stored correctly.  
The Administrator menu appears.  
• If the camera settings are changed while watching the  
main viewer, some settings cannot be restored. To  
reflect the change on the opening main viewer, click  
Refresh on the Web browser.  
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Camera Position and Action — Preset position Menu”  
on page 70)  
Configuration of the Administrator  
menu  
e-Mail (SMTP)  
Displays the e-Mail (SMTP) menu for sending an e-  
mail. (“Sending an Image via E-mail — e-Mail (SMTP)  
Menu” on page 73)  
FTP client  
Displays the FTP client menu for sending an image/  
audio file, etc., to an FTP server. (“Sending Images to  
FTP Server — FTP client Menu” on page 76)  
Image memory  
Displays the Image memory menu for recording an  
image/audio file, etc. (“Recording Images in Memory  
— Image memory Menu” on page 79)  
System  
Displays the System menu. (“Configuring the System —  
System Menu” on page 34).  
FTP server  
Displays the FTP server menu for setting the FTP server  
function of the camera. (“Downloading Images from the  
Camera — FTP server Menu” on page 83)  
Camera  
Displays the Camera menu for setting the camera image  
and audio. (“Setting the Camera Image and Audio —  
Camera Menu” on page 40).  
Edge Storage  
Set the recording of image and sound and stream them  
with the same protocol in Edge Storage menu. (“Setting  
the Edge Storage — Edge Storage Menu” on page 84)  
Network  
Displays the Network menu for setting the network  
connection. (“Configuring the Network — Network  
Menu” on page 49).  
Alarm output  
Displays the Alarm output menu for setting the alarm  
output terminal of the camera. (“Setting the Alarm  
Output — Alarm output Menu” on page 86)  
SSL  
Displays the SSL menu for performing SSL  
communication between the client device and camera.  
(“Setting the SSL function — SSL Menu” on page 57)  
Voice alert  
Displays the Voice alert menu for playing an audio file  
stored in the camera in synchronization with alarm  
detection by the sensor input or the motion detection  
function. (“Outputting Audio Linked to Alarm  
Detection — Voice alert Menu” on page 87)  
802.1X  
Displays the 802.1X menu for connecting the camera to  
a network configured in compliance with the 802.1X  
standard for port authentication. (“Using the 802.1X  
Authentication Function — 802.1X Menu” on page 62)  
Trigger  
Displays the Trigger menu for designating the operation  
to execute when you run a trigger. (“Setting the  
Operations from the Viewer — Trigger Menu” on page  
88)  
User  
Displays the User menu for setting the log in user name  
and password. (“Setting the User — User Menu” on  
page 68)  
Schedule  
Displays the Schedule menu for the Day/Night function,  
e-Mail (SMTP) function, FTP client function, Image  
memory function and Alarm output function, Voice alert  
function, etc. (“Setting the Schedule — Schedule Menu”  
on page 90)  
Security  
Displays the Security menu for specifying a computer  
that is allowed to connect to the camera. (“Setting the  
Security — Security Menu” on page 69)  
Preset position  
Displays the Preset position menu to register a position  
you want to save. “Tour function,” which rotates the  
registered positions, is also set here. (“Saving the  
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Alarm buffer  
Displays the Alarm buffer menu for the buffer for  
storing the image and audio related to alarm detection.  
(“Setting the Alarm Buffer — Alarm buffer Menu” on  
page 90)  
Configuring the System  
— System Menu  
System  
When you click  
in the Administrator menu,  
the System menu appears.  
Event detection  
Use this menu to perform the principal settings of the  
software.  
The System menu has seven tabs: System, Date & time,  
Superimpose, Installation, Initialize, System log and  
Access log.  
Displays the setting menu for all built-in detection  
functions. (“Setting the Sensor input/Camera tampering  
detection/Motion detection/Audio detection — Event  
detection Menu” on page 91)  
Viewer  
Displays the Viewer menu from which you can select the  
viewer to use and configure advanced settings.  
(“Configuring the Viewer — Viewer Menu” on page 98)  
System Tab  
Title bar name  
Type a name of up to 48 characters to be displayed on the  
title bar. The characters typed here are displayed on the  
title bar of the Web browser.  
Serial number  
The serial number of the camera is displayed.  
Software version  
The software version of this camera is displayed.  
Exclusive control mode  
Controls the authority to operate pan, tilt, zoom and  
some other functions of the camera.  
On: Only one user has control authority. Set the  
operation time for one user in Operation time.  
If a user tries to operate a function during operation  
by another user, the authority is controlled by the  
settings of Operation time and Maximum wait  
number.  
Off: Multiple users can control pan, tilt and zoom at the  
same time. When multiple users control these  
functions at the same time, the last operation has  
priority.  
Operation time  
Sets the time length for a user who has control authority.  
The selectable range is from 10 to 600 seconds. This is  
effective when Exclusive control mode is set to On.  
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Maximum wait number  
Date & time Tab  
Sets the number of users who are permitted to wait for  
their turn for control authority during operation by one  
user. The selectable number is from 0 to 10. This is  
effective when Exclusive control mode is set to On.  
Notes  
• To use Exclusive control mode, the date and time of  
the camera and the connected computer must be set  
correctly first.  
• To use Exclusive control mode, do not disable the  
Web browser Cookie. If it is disabled, this mode  
cannot be used.  
• When you change the Exclusive control mode  
setting, click Refresh on the Web browser to reflect  
the change when opening the main viewer page.  
Current date & time  
Displays the date and time set on the camera.  
Note  
PTZ mode  
Select the pan/tilt control mode using the 8-direction  
arrow buttons (page 24) and the zoom control mode  
using the  
Select Normal or Step.  
After you have purchased the camera, be sure to check  
the date and time of the camera and set as necessary.  
PC clock  
/
buttons (page 24).  
Displays the date and time set on your computer.  
Normal: When you click the mouse button, the camera  
starts panning, tilting or zooming, and the operation  
continues while you hold down the mouse button. To  
stop the operation, release the mouse button.  
Step: Each time you click the mouse button, the camera  
moves (pans, tilts or zooms). If you keep the mouse  
button held down for more than 1 second, the  
operation mode is temporarily changed to Normal.  
When you release the mouse button, camera  
Date & time format  
Select the format of date and time to be displayed in the  
main viewer from the drop-down list.  
You can select the format between yyyy-mm-dd  
hh:mm:ss (year-month-day hour:minutes:seconds),  
mm-dd-yyyy hh:mm:ss (month-day-year  
hour:minutes:seconds), and dd-mm-yyyy hh:mm:ss  
(day-month-year hour:minutes:seconds).  
Adjust  
operation stops and the Step mode is restored.  
Select how to set the day and time.  
When you select Step, Pan/Tilt level and Zoom level  
are selectable.  
Keep current setting: Select if you do not need to set  
the date and time.  
Synchronize with PC: Select if you want to  
synchronize the camera’s date and time with the  
computer.  
Manual setting: Select if you want to set the camera’s  
date and time manually.  
Pan/Tilt level: Select the camera transition level from 1  
to 10 by clicking the 8-direction arrow buttons for  
panning/tilting. Selecting 10 provides the maximum  
transition level.  
Zoom level: Select the camera transition level from 1 to  
Select the year, month, date, hour, minutes and  
seconds from each drop-down list.  
Synchronize with NTP: Select if you want to  
synchronize the camera’s date and time with those of  
the time server called NTP server (Network Time  
Protocol).  
10 by clicking  
provides the maximum transition level.  
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for zooming. Selecting 10  
OK/Cancel  
See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 32.  
Set the NTP server when Synchronize with NTP is  
selected.  
Use the following NTP server address: Synchronize  
with the selected NTP server address.  
NTP server 1: Enter the first choice for NTP server  
address.  
NTP server 2: Enter the second choice for NTP  
server address.  
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Font size  
Set the font size.  
address.  
DHCP server: Select DHCP server when you need to  
get NTP server information from DHCP server.  
Multicast: Select Multicast when you search for an  
NTP server with Multicast.  
Style  
Set the items to superimpose and the format to display  
in. Superimpose settings are available for the following  
items:  
Time zone  
• Date: Set the display settings for date and time.  
Set the time difference from Greenwich Mean Time in  
the area where the camera is installed.  
Select the time zone in the area where the camera is  
installed from the drop-down list.  
For Japan, select “Osaka, Sapporo, Tokyo  
(GMT+9:00)”  
• Camera ID: Set the display settings for Camera ID  
and string.  
• Camera direction: Displays the name of a preset  
position.  
• Event: Configure the display setting for when an  
event occurs.  
Automatically adjust the clock for daylight  
saving time changes  
• Zoom: Configure the zoom display.  
When selected, the clock is automatically adjusted  
according to the daylight saving time of the selected  
time zone.  
• Codec: Configure the bit rate and frame rate display  
settings. Displays the codec information for Image 1.  
• Custom string: Set Custom string to display the text  
of your choice.  
Note  
Display format, including color, can be individually set  
for each item.  
If the time zone selected in Time zone is different from  
that set on the computer, the time is adjusted using the  
time zone difference and set on the camera.  
Color: Select the font color of the superimposed text.  
Blink: Select On to enable blinking for the  
superimposed text. However, the blinking display is  
not available for Date.  
OK/Cancel  
See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 32.  
String Effect: Enable a string effect for displayed text.  
Advanced: Click the Setting button in Date to  
configure the format of date/time and the separator.  
Click the Setting button in Camera ID to configure  
the Camera ID string setting and upload Logo.  
Images that can be used as a Logo must be in gif89a  
format with an image size up to 640 × 120. The  
number of pixels horizontally is even numbered and  
the maximum file size is approximately 50 KB. The  
Camera ID string and logo can not be used at the  
same time.  
Superimpose Tab  
Select whether to superimpose the camera ID, date &  
time and other information on the image or not.  
The camera ID is also superimposed on images recorded  
by the Pre-alarm or Post-alarm function.  
Click the Setting button from Date.  
Click the Setting button from Camera ID.  
Superimpose  
On/Off  
When using the Superimpose function, select On.  
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Click Edit to edit the content to superimpose over each  
display position.  
Only one Date and one Camera ID can be specified for  
the Superimpose format.  
Notes  
• The camera restarts when the Maximum image size is  
changed. It takes about 2 minutes.  
• The settings below are changed when the Maximum  
image size is changed.  
You can set the content to superimpose in the “Lower  
left”, “Lower right”, “Upper left”, “Upper right”,  
“Center”, “Top” and “Bottom” parts, respectively.  
However, if you specify the “Top”, superimposed  
content will not appear on the upper left or upper right.  
Similarly, if you specify “Bottom”, superimposed  
content will not appear on the lower left or lower right.  
If the Lower left/Lower right or Upper left/Upper  
right are displayed at the same time, the maximum  
image size that can be used for a logo is 624 × 120.  
Click Date & Time, Camera ID, Codec, Zoom,  
Camera direction or Event to insert the corresponding  
tag into the string.  
– Camera menu-privacy mask tab: returns to the  
factory setting.  
– Camera menu-video codec tab: returns to the factory  
setting except:  
SNC-CH140/CH180/DH140/DH180  
– Image size of image1: to be 1280 × 720 when set  
to 1280 × 720, or 1280 × 1024 when set to  
1280 × 1024.  
– Frame rate of image1: to be 30fps when set to  
1280 × 720, or 20fps when set to 1280 × 1024  
SNC-CH240/DH240/CH280/DH280  
– Image size of image1: 1920 × 1080 (when set to  
1920 × 1080), or 1920 × 1440 (when set to  
1920 × 1440).  
Display sample: Lower left  
– Frame rate of image1: 30fps (when set to  
1920 × 1080), or 20fps (when set to 1920 × 1440).  
– Preset position menu: returns to the factory setting.  
– Alarm buffer menu: returns to the factory setting.  
– Event detection menu- motion detection tab: returns  
to the factory setting except:  
SNC-CH140/CH180/DH140/DH180  
– Maximum detection size of motion diction: to be  
width of 1280 and height of 720 when set to  
1280 × 720, or 1280 and height of 1024 when set  
to 1280 × 1024.  
– Maximum detection size of VMF: to be width of  
1280 and height of 720 when set to 1280 × 720 or  
1280 and height of 1024 when set to 1280 × 1024.  
SNC-CH240/DH240/CH280/DH280  
– Maximum detection size of motion detection:  
width 1920, height 1080 (when set to  
OK/Cancel  
See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 32.  
Installation Tab  
You can perform settings related to installation.  
1920 × 1080), or 1920 and 1440 (when set to  
1920 × 1440).  
– Maximum detection size of VMF: width 1920,  
height 1080 (when set to 1920 × 1080) or 1920  
and 1440 (when set to 1920 × 1440).  
Maximum image size  
SNC-CH140/CH180/DH140/DH180  
1280 × 720: Image will have an aspect ratio of 16:9, and  
an image size up to 1280 × 720 can be specified for  
the video codec.  
1280 × 1024: Image will have an aspect ratio of 5:4, and  
an image size up to 1280 × 1024 can be specified for  
the video codec.  
• Once the maximum image size has been changed, full  
panorama image will not be displayed in the optimum  
aspect ratio. To return to the optimum aspect ratio,  
capture the full image again in Initial tab - Capture  
full image.  
Video out  
You can configure the output setting for the analog  
image output terminal of the camera. Select On to  
output an NTSC or PAL signal.  
SNC-CH240/DH240/CH280/DH280  
1920 × 1080: Image will have an aspect ratio of 16:9,  
and an image size up to 1920 × 1080 can be specified  
for the video codec.  
1920 × 1440: Image will have an aspect ratio of 4:3, and  
an image size up to 1920 × 1440 can be specified for  
the video codec.  
Note  
The output signal format is determined according to the  
setting of the camera’s NTSC/PAL switch.  
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The file name preset at the factory is “snc-ch140.cfg” for  
SNC-CH140.  
OK/Cancel  
See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 32.  
Restore setting  
Initialize Tab  
Loads the stored setting data of the camera.  
Click Browse and select the file in which the setting data  
is stored. Click OK, and the camera is adjusted  
according to the loaded data, and restarted.  
Restore preset position and privacy masking  
settings  
If you select this, the stored setting data of the camera,  
the preset position data and the privacy masking data are  
loaded.  
Notes  
• With Restore setting, some items in the Network  
menu (page 49) cannot be restored.  
• When Restore preset position and privacy masking  
settings is selected, it may take some time to load the  
setting data.  
• The following items cannot be stored or restored with  
Backup setting data or Restore setting.  
– audio files uploaded using SNC audio upload tool  
– a homepage created using Custom Homepage of  
SNC toolbox  
– a client certificate and CA certificate to be used in  
the 802.1X authentication function  
– Header logo  
Reboot  
Used when rebooting the system.  
Click Reboot, and the message “This System will be  
rebooted. Are you sure?” appears. Click OK to reboot  
the camera. It takes about two minutes to restart.  
– superimpose logo  
Factory default  
Resets the camera to the factory settings.  
Format CF memory card (SNC-CH240/  
CH140/CH180/CH280)  
Click Format to format the CF memory card (not  
supplied) inserted into the CF card slot of the camera.  
The files and folders stored in the CF memory card are  
deleted while formatting.  
Retain current network settings  
When this item is checked, only the current network  
settings will be retained after reset.  
Click Factory default, and the message “Setup data will  
be initialized. Are you sure?” appears.  
When you click OK, the network indicator on the  
camera starts to blink. After adjustments of the default  
settings have finished, the camera reboots automatically.  
Do not turn off the camera until the camera reboots.  
Notes  
• Before formatting, set the image memory function,  
FTP server function and Edge Storage function to Off  
to protect the CF memory card from writing.  
• Do not activate the Format CF memory card  
function when no card is inserted into the CF card slot.  
• Not available for SNC-CH180/CH280 when powered  
by PoE.  
Tip  
The camera can also be reset to the factory settings by  
turning on the power of this unit while pressing the reset  
button on the camera. For details, see the supplied  
Installation Manual.  
Delete custom homepage  
Click Delete to delete the homepages recorded in the  
flash memory of the camera with Custom Homepage of  
SNC toolbox (page 108).  
Backup setting data  
Saves the setting data of the camera in a file.  
Click Save, and follow the instructions on the Web  
browser to specify the folder and save the setting data of  
the camera.  
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Capture full image  
System log Tab  
When you click Capture, a full image covering the  
entire shooting range is shot and saved to the camera.  
The full image is captured regardless of the image size  
and crop settings.  
Note  
Main viewer image may be interrupted or image and/or  
audio files may not be created correctly during image  
capturing.  
The data of the software activity of the camera is  
recorded in this log. It includes data that is useful if a  
problem occurs.  
Delete image  
By pressing Delete, you can delete the full image  
recorded in the camera.  
Click Reload to reload the latest data.  
Delete voice alert file  
Click Delete to delete all the audio files stored in the  
Access log Tab  
camera using SNC audio upload tool (page 114).  
Notes  
• Clicking Delete deletes all the stored audio files  
simultaneously. To delete a specified audio file only,  
perform deletion of the audio file in the corresponding  
Voice alert tab of the Voice alert menu (page 87).  
• Before deleting the audio file, set Voice alert to Off in  
each tab of the Voice alert menu (page 87).  
The access record of the camera is displayed.  
Click Reload to reload the latest data.  
Delete thumbnails  
Click Delete to delete the thumbnails set in the Preset  
Setting menu.  
Delete header logo  
Click Delete to delete the header logo set in the Viewer  
menu.  
Delete superimpose logo  
Click Delete to delete the superimposed logo, set in the  
Advance of the camera ID on the Superimpose tab of the  
System menu, from the camera.  
To set whether to show or hide the superimpose logo,  
you need to configure the setting under the Superimpose  
tab.  
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Codec  
Select the bit rate of audio from the m microphone input  
connector. G.711 (64kbps), G.726 (40kbps), G.726  
(32kbps), G.726 (24kbps) or G.726 (16kbps) can be  
selected.  
Setting the Camera  
Image and Audio  
— Camera Menu  
Note  
Camera  
When you click  
in the Administrator menu, the  
No audio is output if JPEG or JPEG/FLASH is used for  
the Plug-in free viewer.  
Camera menu appears.  
Use this menu to set the functions of the camera.  
The camera menu consists of the following 7 tabs.  
SNC-CH240/CH140: Common, Focus, Picture,  
Privacy masking, Day/Night, Video codec, and  
Streaming.  
SNC-CH180/CH280/DH140/DH180/DH240/DH280:  
Common, Focus/Zoom, Picture, Privacy masking,  
Day/Night, Video codec, and Streaming.  
Echo canceler  
Select On to reduce echo from audio transmission.  
Ambient noise filter  
Select On to activate the Ambient noise filter.  
Dynamic range compressor  
Select On to activate the Dynamic range compressor.  
Common Tab  
Audio upload  
Using SNC audio upload tool stored in the supplied  
CD-ROM, you can output audio that is input to the  
computer’s audio input terminal from a powered speaker  
connected to the line output jack of the camera.  
Select On to output audio from the speaker.  
Volume  
Set the speaker volume level from – 10 to + 10.  
OK/Cancel  
See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 32.  
Color  
Select Color or Monochrome for the image.  
Audio codec  
Select whether you are going to send audio from the m  
microphone input connector. Select On to send the  
audio from the network camera.  
Focus tab — Adjusting the Focus  
(SNC-CH240/CH140 only)  
Adjust the focus by moving the flange back position of  
the imaging device.  
Note  
When you change the Audio codec setting, click  
Refresh on the Web browser to reflect the change on the  
opening main viewer page.  
Audio in  
Select microphone input or line input.  
Mic volume  
When the Audio in is set to microphone input, set the  
volume level of the audio input from the m microphone  
input connector. It is adjustable from –10 to +10.  
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Preview screen  
Note  
Preview the image and adjust the focus.  
The current image focus position is superimposed when  
adjusting the focus.  
For the details on each button, refer to the Control bar of  
the Plug-in free viewer (page 23).  
If you click the buttons in this tab, in order to adjust the  
focus/zoom easily, the settings below are temporarily  
changed:  
– Privacy masking and Cropping is deactivated.  
– The current image focus position is superimposed.  
– The alarm of Motion detection is deactivated.  
Note  
If you click the buttons in this tab, in order to adjust the  
focus easily, the settings below are temporarily changed:  
– Privacy masking and Cropping are deactivated.  
– The current image focus position is superimposed.  
– The alarm of Motion detection is deactivated.  
– View-DR is turned on.  
Adjusting the zoom  
Click the –500, –100, –10, +10, +100 or +500 buttons to  
adjust the zoom position accordingly.  
Note  
The focus is moved slightly after adjusting; adjust the  
focus again, as necessary.  
Adjusting the focus  
Click Start button in Easy Focus to set the focus to the  
optimum position.  
Adjusting the focus  
Click Start button in Easy Focus to set the focus to the  
optimum position.  
Note  
The most suitable focus position may not be available  
depending on imaging conditions.  
Note  
If so, click the –20, –5, –1, +1, +5 or +20 buttons to  
adjust the focus accordingly.  
The most suitable focus may not be available depending  
on imaging conditions. If so, click the –20, –5, –1, +1,  
+5, +20 buttons to adjust the focus.  
Focus reset  
Click the Reset button to return to the default flange  
back position.  
Picture Tab  
You can set the color conditions, exposure, etc., of the  
camera.  
Focus/Zoom tab — Adjusting the  
focus/zoom (SNC-CH180/CH280/  
DH140/DH180/DH240/DH280 only)  
Adjust the focus and zoom position by looking at the  
image.  
Preview screen  
Preview the image and adjust the focus/zoom.  
The current image focus position is superimposed when  
adjusting the focus/zoom.  
For the details of each button, please refer to the Control  
bar of the Plug-in free viewer (page 23).  
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Preview screen  
Note  
Preview the image and adjust the picture setting.  
For details on each button, refer to the Control bar of the  
Plug-in free viewer (page 23).  
This cannot be selected when Visibility Enhancer is On.  
Auto iris  
To turn on/off the iris controlled automatic exposure  
function.  
View-DR  
In high-contrast scenes such as against a back light, this  
function reduces overexposure and underexposure.  
Select On to turn on the View-DR function.  
On: Turn on the iris-controlled automatic exposure  
function.  
Notes  
Off: Turn off the iris-controlled automatic exposure  
function.  
• When the View-DR function is on, exposure-related  
settings cannot be configured.  
• When “Turn off in Night mode” is checked, the View-  
DR setting is turned off automatically in Day/Night  
mode.  
Notes  
• This cannot be selected when View-DR is On.  
• If you select Auto iris Off while the auto iris lens is  
attached, the iris will be fixed to fully open.  
• When the fixed iris lens is attached, selecting Auto iris  
On will not activate the iris-controlled automatic  
exposure function. Set the auto iris to Off when the  
fixed iris lens is attached.  
• Resolution may be unsatisfactory when Auto Iris is set  
to On. In this case, set Auto Iris to Off.  
• If Shutter speed is set to 1, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8 or 1/15 when  
Auto iris is set to On, the auto Iris lens will be fully  
opened.  
Visibility Enhancer  
Using the Visibility Enhancer function will make the  
darker part of a camera image brighter as well as  
automatically correct brightness and contrast to show  
bright parts clearly without overexposure. When the  
Visibility Enhancer is On, select the correction level:  
Low, Middle or High. If you set it to Off, it will disable  
the Visibility Enhancer and activate the AGC function.  
Note  
Shutter speed  
When View-DR is On, the Visibility Enhancer is fixed  
Select the shutter speed control mode.  
Auto: Auto-controlled shutter speed automatically sets  
the exposure.  
Fixed: Select the shutter speed from list box. Selectable  
shutter speed values are as follows:  
to On.  
Exposure  
Adjust the settings of exposure.  
1, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/15, 1/30, 1/50, 1/60, 1/100, 1/250,  
1/500, 1/1000, 1/2000, 1/4000, 1/10000 (sec.)  
Exposure compensation  
Select the exposure correction value from the list box to  
adjust the target brightness for the automatic exposure  
setting.  
Notes  
A larger value brightens the image, and a smaller value  
darkens the image. Selectable values are as follows:  
• This cannot be selected when View-DR is On.  
• When Auto iris is set to On, the shutter speed control  
mode cannot be set to Auto.  
+2.0, +1.6, +1.3, +1.0, +0.6, +0.3, 0, –0.3, –0.6, –1.0,  
–1.3, –1.6, –2.0  
Auto slow shutter  
The automatic exposure setting including long term  
exposure is set to compensate for the brightness of a  
scene.  
Note  
This cannot be selected when Visibility Enhancer is On.  
Select the minimum shutter speed in the long term  
exposure mode from the list box.  
Selectable shutter speed values are as follows:  
AGC  
Select the gain-controlled automatic exposure setting  
level: Low, Middle or High.  
If you select Off, the automatic exposure setting by gain  
control is not performed.  
1, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/15, 1/30 (sec.)  
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When Off is selected, the automatic exposure function  
cannot be set in the long term exposure mode.  
Note  
When View-DR is On, ATW-PRO cannot be selected.  
Notes  
XDNR  
• This cannot be selected when View-DR is On.  
• If the shutter speed is Fixed 1, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8 or 1/15, this  
setting will be fixed to Off.  
Image noise can be reduced by using the XDNR  
function. The level can be selected among High, Middle  
and Low.  
Select Off to disable the function.  
Tip  
Depending on the setting, the range of Auto-controlled  
shutter speed is as follows  
Brightness  
Select the brightness in 11 steps, from –5 to +5.  
Selecting +5 provides the brightest picture.  
Shutter speed: Fixed  
• When Auto slow shutter is Off  
Shutter speed is fixed to the value set in Shutter  
speed.  
• When Auto slow shutter is set except for Off  
The range of shutter speed is from the value set in  
Auto slow shutter to the value set in Shutter speed.  
Saturation  
Select the saturation in 7 steps, from –3 to +3. Selecting  
+3 provides the highest image saturation.  
Sharpness  
Select the sharpness in 7 steps, from –3 to +3. Selecting  
+3 provides the sharpest picture.  
Shutter speed: Auto  
• When Auto slow shutter is Off  
The range of shutter speed is from 1/30 sec. to 1/10000  
sec.  
Contrast  
• When Auto slow shutter is set except for Off  
The range of shutter speed is from the value set in  
Auto slow shutter to 1/10000 sec.  
Select the contrast in 7 steps, from –3 to +3. Selecting +3  
provides the highest contrast.  
OK/Cancel  
See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 32.  
White balance  
Select the White Balance mode.  
ATW: Eliminating the influences caused by  
environmental illumination or lights, adjust the white  
balance automatically to reproduce original colors of  
the objects (approximately 2000 K to 10000 K).  
ATW-PRO: Automatically adjusts the color to be  
closest to the image you are viewing (approximately  
3000 K to 5800 K).  
Privacy masking tab  
Using the privacy masking enables you to hide images  
by masking specified parts of the images when  
streaming.  
Fluorescent lamp: Sets the white balance to that  
suitable for photography under three-band  
fluorescent lighting with a neutral white color.  
Mercury lamp: Sets the white balance to that suitable  
for photography under a mercury lamp.  
Sodium vapour lamp: Sets the white balance to that  
suitable for photography under a high-pressure  
sodium vapor lamp.  
Metal halide lamp: Sets the white balance to that  
suitable for photography under a metal halide lamp.  
White LED: Sets the white balance to that suitable for  
photography under the light of white LEDs.  
One push WB: The One push trigger button becomes  
active. Click the button to adjust the white balance  
instantly.  
Manual: When this option is selected, R gain and B  
gain become active. Selectable gain values are from  
0 to 4095.  
Preview screen  
This screen is for monitoring images and configuring  
privacy masking.  
For details on each button, refer to the Control bar of the  
Plug-in free viewer (page 23).  
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Control buttons  
The control buttons are located at the top of the preview  
screen.  
Day/Night Tab  
Use this tab to set the day/night function of the camera.  
You can operate the camera with these buttons.  
Pan/Tilt operation  
Click the button of the direction you wish to move the  
camera.  
Zoom operation  
Available by clicking – to zoom out and + to zoom in.  
Position  
Available to call out the privacy masks, delete them one  
by one or delete all at one time.  
After completing the configuration, register by clicking  
OK.  
Clear: Click the button to delete the privacy mask set.  
All clear: Click the button to delete all privacy mask.  
Preview screen  
This screen is for monitoring images and configuring  
day/night settings.  
For details on each button, refer to the Control bar of the  
Plug-in free viewer (page 23).  
Color  
Specify the color of privacy masks. This setting is  
common to every privacy mask.  
The colors used are as follows:  
Black, Gray1, Gray2, Gray3, Gray4, Gray5, Gray6,  
White, Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Yellow, Magenta  
Day/Night mode  
Select the day/night mode from among four modes.  
Auto: Normally works in day mode; switches  
Setting a privacy mask  
automatically to night mode in a dark place.  
Operate according to the following procedure to set a  
privacy mask in the position of your choice:  
Threshold: Set the brightness to High or Low when  
night mode is set.  
Hold time: Set the reaction time of changes in  
1
Face the camera to the position where you want to  
set a privacy mask using the control button on the  
preview screen.  
brightness from 2 sec. to 30 sec.  
Notes  
2
3
4
Specify the privacy mask area by dragging the  
mouse on the preview screen.  
• If bright light is directed at the camera while it is in  
night mode it may cause hunting in the camera. In  
such cases, switch settings according to the lighting  
using the Sensor mode, or switch the Day/Night mode  
using the Manual mode.  
• The day/night mode is not switched to night mode  
automatically when Visibility Enhancer and AGC  
are set to Off in the Picture tab.  
Select the number to register from the Position  
drop-down list.  
Select the color of the mask from the Color drop-  
down list.  
• When “Turn off in Night mode” is checked View-DR  
setting is turned off automatically in night mode. For  
details about View-DR, see “Picture Tab” on page 41.  
Note  
The color is common to every privacy mask. The  
color selected last is applied.  
Manual: Switch the day/night mode manually. When  
you select Manual, On and Off become active.  
When you select On, the camera works in night  
mode. When you select Off, it works in day mode.  
Timer: Normally the camera works in day mode. It  
switches to night mode at the time you set in the  
Schedule menu.  
5
Click OK.  
The mask is displayed on the preview screen.  
OK/Cancel  
See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 32.  
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Click Schedule to display the setting menu for the  
effective period. (“Setting the Schedule — Schedule  
Menu” on page 90)  
Video codec Tab  
Use this tab to set the items for the video codec.  
Sensor input: Controls the day/night mode by  
synchronizing it with the sensor input.  
While a sensor input is detected, the camera works in  
night mode.  
Easy Focus  
When Sync with Day/Night is selected, Easy Focus will  
be activated once Day/Night mode switched, and the  
focus readjusted automatically.  
For details on Easy Focus, refer to the “Focus tab —  
Adjusting the Focus (SNC-CH240/CH140 only)”  
(page 40) and “Focus/Zoom tab — Adjusting the focus/  
zoom (SNC-CH180/CH280/DH140/DH180/DH240/  
DH280 only)” (page 41).  
Solid PTZ  
Select ON to enable the solid PTZ.  
Note  
Notes  
Solid PTZ is not available when Cropping is enabled.  
• When using Easy Focus, satisfactory focus may not be  
achieved.  
• When using Easy Focus, the alarm of motion detection  
is deactivated.  
• When using Day/Night link, confirm the focus  
condition under both Day and Night mode.  
Cropping  
You can crop a portion of the image and display the  
cropped image on the computer. Cropping reduces the  
transmitting data size and thus the network load, and a  
higher frame rate is achieved.  
Select On to crop the image, or Off.  
View-DR  
When “Turn off in Night mode” is checked View-DR  
setting is turned off automatically in night mode. For  
details about View-DR, see “Picture Tab” on page 41.  
Notes  
• Motion detection (page 91) operates for an image in  
the image size that is not cropped even if Cropping is  
set to On.  
IR illuminator (SNC-CH180/DH180/CH280/  
DH280)  
• Cropping is not available when solid PTZ is enabled.  
To crop an image  
Sync with Day/Night: IR illuminator will be activated  
once Day/Night mode switched, when it is checked.  
1
Set Cropping to On and click the Area setting  
button.  
off: IR illuminator will be always off.  
The area setting window appears.  
Maximum Strength: From low to high, Maximum  
strength for IR illuminator is graded from level1 to  
level6.  
2
Setting the trimming portion  
Hold down the left button of the mouse on the still  
image and drag the cursor diagonally. The area in a red  
frame is the trimming portion.  
OK/Cancel  
See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 32.  
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4
Click OK at the bottom of the window.  
The cropped image is displayed on the main viewer.  
Maximum image size [1280 × 1024]  
Image 1  
Image 2  
1280  
1280  
1280  
1280  
1024  
1024  
×
×
×
×
×
×
1024  
960  
800  
720  
768  
576  
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
×
×
To close the image, click  
corner.  
in the upper-right  
×
Note  
×
Solid PTZ is not available when cropping is set to On.  
×
×
Image 1 and Image 2  
Up to two image codec modes can be set. Configure the  
following setting for each image mode.  
800  
768  
720  
704  
720  
640  
640  
384  
320  
320  
×
480  
×
×
×
×
×
×
×
×
×
×
576  
576  
576  
480  
480  
368  
288  
240  
192  
×
×
Codec  
×
Select JPEG, MPEG4, H.264 or Off. Note that Image  
1 cannot be set to Off.  
×
a
a
a
a
a
Note  
The selectable size of images and frame rate for  
Image 2 may be limited depend on the setting of codec  
type, size of images and/or frame rate for Image 1.  
Image size  
SNC-CH240/DH240/CH280/DH280  
Maximum image size [1920 × 1080]  
You can select the size of images sent from the camera.  
The selectable size of images are depend on the setting  
of maximum image size. For details on selecting  
maximum image size, refer to “Installation tab” in  
“System menu” in page 37.  
Image 1  
Image 2  
1920  
1600  
1680  
1920  
1440  
1376  
1280  
1280  
1280  
1280  
1024  
1024  
×
×
×
×
×
×
×
×
×
×
×
×
1440  
1200  
1056  
1080  
912  
×
×
×
×
When you set the different image size to Image 1 and  
Image 2, the available combinations are as follows:  
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
×
×
×
SNC-CH140/DH140/CH180/DH180  
Maximum image size [1280 × 720]  
768  
×
Image 1  
×
Image 2  
1024  
960  
×
1280  
1280  
1280  
1280  
1024  
1024  
×
×
×
×
×
×
1024  
960  
800  
720  
768  
576  
×
×
×
×
800  
×
×
×
720  
×
a
×
×
768  
×
×
576  
×
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
×
800  
768  
720  
704  
720  
640  
640  
384  
320  
320  
×
480  
×
800  
768  
720  
704  
720  
640  
640  
384  
320  
320  
×
480  
×
×
×
×
×
×
×
×
×
×
576  
576  
576  
480  
480  
368  
288  
240  
192  
×
×
×
×
×
×
×
×
×
×
576  
576  
576  
480  
480  
368  
288  
240  
192  
×
×
×
×
×
×
×
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
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Maximum image size [1920 × 1440]  
Image 1  
SNC-CH140/DH140/CH180/DH180/DH140T  
Image size [1280 × 1024]  
Image 2  
Image 1  
Image 2  
1920  
1600  
1680  
1920  
1440  
1376  
1280  
1280  
1280  
1280  
1024  
1024  
×
×
×
×
×
×
×
×
×
×
×
×
1440  
1200  
1056  
1080  
912  
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
×
×
Codec  
Framerate  
Codec  
Framerate  
(fps)  
20  
25  
30  
15  
15  
15  
20  
25  
30  
(fps)  
×
H.264  
MPEG-4  
JPEG  
-
-
×
Single  
codec  
×
-
768  
×
H.264  
H.264  
JPEG  
MPEG-4  
MPEG-4  
JPEG  
JPEG  
6
10  
8
1024  
960  
×
H.264  
×
H.264  
800  
×
Dual codec  
MPEG-4  
MPEG-4  
JPEG  
8
720  
×
6
768  
×
10  
576  
×
800  
768  
720  
704  
720  
640  
640  
384  
320  
320  
×
480  
×
SNC-CH240/CH280/DH240/DH240T/DH280  
When image size of image 1 is “1920×1080”; the image  
size of image 2 is “640 × 480”  
×
×
×
×
×
×
×
×
×
576  
576  
576  
480  
480  
368  
288  
240  
192  
×
×
×
Image 1  
Image 2  
×
Codec  
Framerate  
Codec  
Framerate  
a
a
a
a
a
(fps)  
30  
20  
16  
25  
25  
25  
20  
20  
15  
(fps)  
H.264  
MPEG-4  
JPEG  
-
-
Single  
codec  
-
H.264  
H.264  
JPEG  
MPEG-4  
MPEG-4  
JPEG  
JPEG  
20  
30  
25  
30  
30  
30  
H.264  
Frame rate  
Set the frame rate of the image.  
Selectable frame rates are as follows:  
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 16, 20, 25, 30 (fps)  
H.264  
Dual codec  
MPEG-4  
MPEG-4  
JPEG  
“fps” is a unit indicating the number of frames  
transmitted per second.  
SNC-CH240/CH280/DH240/DH240T/DH280  
When image size of image 1 is “1920×1440”; the image  
size of image 2 is “640 × 480”  
Configurable frame rates are as follows:  
The frame rate of JPEG image can be changed by the  
setting of Image quality.  
Image 1  
Image 2  
SNC-CH140/DH140/CH180/DH180/DH140T  
Image size [1280 × 720]  
Codec  
Framerate  
Codec  
Framerate  
(fps)  
20  
15  
12  
20  
20  
20  
15  
15  
10  
(fps)  
Image 1  
Image 2  
H.264  
MPEG-4  
JPEG  
-
-
Single  
codec  
Codec  
Framerate  
Codec  
Frame rate  
(fps)  
30  
30  
30  
25  
25  
25  
30  
30  
30  
(fps)  
-
H.264  
MPEG-4  
JPEG  
-
-
H.264  
H.264  
JPEG  
MPEG-4  
MPEG-4  
JPEG  
JPEG  
10  
30  
15  
30  
30  
30  
Single  
codec  
H.264  
-
H.264  
H.264  
H.264  
JPEG  
MPEG-4  
MPEG-4  
JPEG  
JPEG  
5
Dual codec  
MPEG-4  
MPEG-4  
JPEG  
H.264  
10  
6
H.264  
Dual codec  
MPEG-4  
MPEG-4  
JPEG  
10  
15  
30  
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Unicast streaming  
Set the bit rate of MPEG4 or H.264 image transmission  
for a line. When the bit rate is set to a high level, better  
image quality can be enjoyed.  
Selectable bit rates are as follows:  
64, 128, 256, 384, 512, 768, 1024, 1536, 2048, 3072,  
4096, 5120, 6144, 7168, 8192 (kbps)  
Specify the transmission port numbers of the MPEG4/  
H.264 video data and audio data to be used when  
Unicast is selected from the Connection drop-down list  
in the Other panel on the main viewer.  
Video port number 1, 2  
Specify the transmission port number of the MPEG4/  
H.264 video data. It is initially set to 50000.  
Specify an even number from 1024 to 65534. Two port  
numbers (the number specified here and an odd number  
with 1 added to the specified number) are actually used  
for video data communication and control.  
The setting for Image 1 and Image 2 apply for Video port  
number 1 and 2 respectively.  
I-picture interval  
Set the I-picture insertion interval.  
Adaptive rate control  
This function adjusts the frame rate and the bit rate  
automatically so that the camera plays back a smooth  
image to suit the connected computer environment. If  
On is selected, the MPEG4 or H.264 image rate is  
automatically adjusted.  
Audio port number  
Specify the transmission port number of the audio data.  
It is initially set to 50002. Specify an even number from  
1024 to 65534. Two port numbers (the number specified  
here and an odd number with 1 added to the specified  
number) are used for audio data communication and  
control.  
Notes  
• The actual frame rate and bit rate may be different  
depending on the image size, shooting scene, or  
network condition.  
• When Adaptive rate control is set to On, the actual  
frame rate and bit rate change within the range that  
does not exceed the values set in Frame rate and Bit  
rate.  
Note  
Specify different numbers for the video port number and  
the audio port number.  
Image quality  
Set the JPEG image quality.  
Selectable values are from Level 1 to Level 10.  
When Level 10 is selected, the best image quality is  
achieved.  
Multicast streaming  
Set whether the camera uses multicast streaming for  
MPEG4/H.264 video data and audio data or not. It  
reduces the transmission load on the camera by having a  
computer of the same segment network receive the same  
transmitting data.  
Bandwidth control  
Limits the network bandwidth for the JPEG image data  
output from the camera.  
Select On to allow, or Off not to allow multicast  
sending.  
When you select On, set Multicast address, Video port  
number and Audio port number properly.  
Note  
Audio may be interrupted depending on the selected  
bandwidth. In this case, select a wider bandwidth.  
Multicast address  
Type the multicast address used on the multicast  
streaming.  
OK/Cancel  
See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 32.  
Video port number 1, 2  
Specify the MPEG4/H.264 video transmission port  
number used for the multicast streaming. It is initially  
set to 60000. Specify an even number from 1024 to  
65534. Two port numbers (the number specified here  
and an odd number with 1 added to the specified  
number) are used for video data communication and  
control.  
Streaming Tab  
Use this tab to set the items for the transmission by  
unicast or multicast.  
The setting for Image 1 and Image 2 apply for Video port  
number 1 and 2 respectively.  
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Audio port number  
Specify the audio transmission port number used for the  
multicast streaming. It is initially set to 60002. Specify  
an even number from 1024 to 65534. Two port numbers  
(the number specified here and an odd number with 1  
added to the specified number) are used for audio data  
communication and control.  
Configuring the Network  
— Network Menu  
Network  
When you click  
in the Administrator menu, the  
Network menu appears.  
Use this menu to configure the network to connect the  
camera and the computer.  
Note  
The Network menu consists of four tabs: Network,  
Wireless, QoS and Dynamic IP address notification.  
Specify different numbers for the video port number and  
the audio port number.  
OK/Cancel  
See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 32.  
Network Tab  
This section provides the menus for connecting the  
camera through the network cable.  
MAC address  
Displays the MAC address of the camera.  
Ethernet status  
Displays the current transmission rate.  
Auto-MDI/MDIX  
According to the port of the connected Ethernet device,  
automatically switches the port of the unit between MDI  
and MDI-X for transmission.  
Displays the Ethernet port mode of the unit.  
IPv4 setting  
Configure the IPv4 network setting.  
IP address  
Configure the IP address.  
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Obtain an IP address automatically (DHCP): Select  
this option when a DHCP server is installed on the  
network to allow IP address assignment. With this  
setting, the IP address is assigned automatically.  
Use the following IP address: Select this option when  
you set a fixed IP address. With this setting, specify  
the IP address, Subnet mask and Default gateway  
manually.  
Host name  
Type the host name of the camera to be transmitted to the  
DHCP server. This setting is valid only when Obtain an  
IP address automatically (DHCP) is selected in the  
Network tab.  
Domain suffix  
Type the domain suffix of the camera to be transmitted  
to the DHCP server. This setting is valid only when  
Obtain an IP address automatically (DHCP) is  
selected in the Network tab.  
Note  
When you select Obtain an IP address automatically  
(DHCP), make sure that a DHCP server is operating on  
the network.  
Note  
The domain suffix is sent to the DHCP server as FQDN  
(Fully Qualified Domain Name) information when Host  
name is set.  
IP address  
Type the IP address of the camera.  
Subnet mask  
Type the subnet mask.  
HTTP port number  
Normally select 80. If you want to use a port number  
other than 80, select the text box and type a port number  
between 1024 and 65535.  
Default gateway  
Type the default gateway.  
DNS server  
Configure the DNS server address.  
Note  
When you have set the HTTP port number to a number  
other than 80 in the Network menu or in SNC toolbox,  
access the camera again by typing the IP address of the  
camera on your Web browser as follows:  
Obtain DNS server address automatically: Select this  
option to obtain the IP address of DNS server  
automatically. It can be set only when Obtain an IP  
address automatically (DHCP) is selected in the  
Network tab.  
Use the following DNS server address: Select this  
when you set a fixed address as the IP address of the  
DNS server. With this setting, specify the addresses  
on Primary DNS server and Secondary DNS  
server manually.  
Example: Setting port number 8000 when IP address is  
192.168.0.100  
Note  
IPv6 setting  
Configure the IPv6 network settings.  
When you select Obtain DNS server address  
automatically, make sure that a DHCP server is  
operating on the network.  
IPv6 can be used simultaneously with IPv4.  
Only IPv6-specific details are explained here. For  
common details, see “IPv4 setting” on page 49.  
Primary DNS server  
Type the IP address of the primary DNS server.  
On/Off  
To use IPv6, select On.  
Secondary DNS server  
Type the IP address of the secondary DNS server, if  
necessary.  
Prefix  
Enter the Prefix value. (0 to 128)  
MTU  
IPv6 MTU  
Enter the MTU value for the Ethernet port. (1000 - 1500)  
If IPv6 is enabled, the value must be 1280 or greater.  
Enter the MTU value for IPv6. (1280 -1500)  
The value must not exceed the MTU value for the  
Ethernet port.  
OK/Cancel  
See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 32.  
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MAC address  
Displays the MAC address of the wireless card inserted  
in to the CF card slot.  
If a wireless card is not inserted, “00:00:00:00:00:00”  
will be displayed.  
Wireless Tab — Setting of wireless  
connection (SNC-CH240/CH140/  
CH180/CH280 only)  
Insert the specified wireless card into the CF card slot of  
the camera, and set the items for connecting to the  
wireless network.  
IPv4 setting  
Configure the IPv4 network setting.  
Before setting, read the operation manual and  
installation manual supplied with the wireless card  
together with this guide.  
IP address  
Configure the IP address for a wireless network.  
Obtain an IP address automatically (DHCP): Select  
this option when a DHCP server is installed on the  
network to allow IP address assignment. With this  
setting, the IP address is assigned automatically.  
Use the following IP address: Select this option when  
you set a fixed IP address. With this setting, specify  
the IP address, Subnet mask and Default gateway  
manually.  
Note  
When you select Obtain an IP address automatically  
(DHCP), make sure that a DHCP server is operating on  
the network.  
IP address  
Type the IP address of the camera.  
Subnet mask  
Type the subnet mask.  
Default gateway  
Type the default gateway.  
DNS server  
Configure the DNS server address.  
Obtain DNS server address automatically: Select this  
option to obtain the address of the DNS server  
automatically. This can be set only when Obtain an  
IP address automatically (DHCP) is selected in the  
Wireless tab.  
Use the following DNS server address: Select this  
option when you set a fixed address as the IP address  
of the DNS server. With this setting, specify the  
addresses on Primary DNS server and Secondary  
DNS server manually.  
Verified wireless cards  
• Sony Wireless Card SNCA-CFW5* sold separately.  
* SNCA-CFW5 is not available in some countries and  
areas. For details, contact your authorized Sony  
dealer.  
Notes  
• Before inserting or removing the wireless card from  
the camera, turn off the power of the camera.  
• The throughput of data transmission/reception via the  
network cable may decrease when the wireless card is  
in use.  
Note  
When you select Obtain DNS server address  
automatically, make sure that a DHCP server is  
operating on the network.  
• Not available for SNC-CH180/CH280 when powered  
by PoE.  
Primary DNS server  
Type the IP address of the primary DNS server.  
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Secondary DNS server  
Type the IP address of the secondary DNS server, if  
necessary.  
Notes  
• The setting of the HTTP port number is common to  
the setting in the Network tab.  
• With Ad hoc mode, you cannot select Use WEP key  
automatically generated of WEP, or WPA or WPA2  
on Security.  
MTU  
Enter the MTU value for wireless network. (1000 -1500)  
If IPv6 is enabled, the value must be 1280 or greater.  
• When you set Security to WPA or WPA2 and change  
Infrastructure mode to Ad hoc mode, Security  
setting is automatically changed to None.  
Host name  
Type the wireless network host name of the camera to be  
transmitted to the DHCP server. This setting is valid  
only when Obtain an IP address automatically  
(DHCP) is selected in the Wireless tab.  
Antenna  
Select one of the following antenna settings when you  
use the SNCA-CFW5 wireless card (optional), or the  
SNCA-AN1 wireless LAN antenna (optional).  
Domain suffix  
Internal: Select this when you perform  
Type the wireless network domain suffix of the camera  
to be transmitted to the DHCP server. This setting is  
valid only when Obtain an IP address automatically  
(DHCP) is selected in the Wireless tab.  
communications using the antenna built in to the  
wireless card. This setting is suitable for short-range  
and omnidirectional communications.  
External: Select this when you perform long-range  
communications using the SNCA-AN1 wireless  
LAN antenna connected to the wireless card.  
Diversity: Select this when you perform both short-  
range and long-range communications using the  
SNCA-AN1 wireless LAN antenna connected to the  
wireless card. The antenna of higher sensitivity is  
selected automatically.  
Note  
The domain suffix is sent to the DHCP server as FQDN  
(Fully Qualified Domain Name) information when Host  
name is set.  
IPv6 setting  
Configure the IPv6 network settings.  
Note  
IPv6 can be used simultaneously with IPv4.  
Only IPv6-specific details are explained here. For  
common details, see “IPv4 setting” on page 51.  
When you are using SNCA-CFW5 and select Diversity,  
SNCA-AN1 is selected on the transmitting side and an  
antenna is selected automatically on the receiving side.  
On/Off  
To use IPv6, select On.  
SSID  
Type the ID to identify the wireless network you want to  
access using up to 32 ASCII alphanumeric characters.  
For your security, be sure to change the factory setting.  
Prefix  
Enter the Prefix value. (0 to 128)  
IPv6 MTU  
Security  
Configure wireless network security.  
Enter the MTU value for IPv6. (1280 - 1500)  
The value must not exceed the MTU value for the  
wireless network.  
None: Select this option when no security is set.  
Note  
Common setting  
This setting is not recommended for reasons of  
protecting your computer from harm.  
Type  
Select the network connection type.  
WEP: Select this option when WEP (Wired Equivalent  
Privacy) security method is used.  
WPA: Select this option when WPA (Wi-Fi Protected  
Access) security method is used.  
Ad hoc mode: Select this when connecting to a  
computer directly. With this setting, specify a  
wireless channel.  
Infrastructure mode: Select this when connecting to a  
computer via an access point or wireless router.  
WPA2: Select this option when WPA2 security method  
is used.  
Easy setting: Select this option when you use Easy  
setting.  
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WEP  
WPA and WPA2 use TKIP and AES encryption  
systems. This unit supports TKIP for WPA, and AES for  
WPA2.  
Set up this item when WEP is selected on Security.  
Use WEP key automatically generated  
Checking this box allows you to use an automatically  
generated WEP key. Uncheck the box when you enter a  
WEP key manually.  
Authentication  
Select the authentication method.  
To use the automatically generated WEP key, you need  
to enable the 802.1X (wireless) function. After checking  
this box, click OK at the bottom of the window. The  
802.1X function is enabled.  
PSK: Select for PSK authentication. When this option is  
selected, Passphrase setting is required.  
EAP: Select for EAP authentication. When this option  
is selected, enabling the 802.1X (wireless) function  
is required. After selecting EAP, click OK at the  
bottom of the window. The 802.1X function is  
enabled.  
Note  
For correct operation of the 802.1X function, you need  
to configure the 802.1X settings, such as certificate  
setting, appropriately. For details on the 802.1X settings,  
see “Using the 802.1X Authentication Function —  
802.1X Menu” on page 62.  
Note  
For correct operation of the 802.1X function, you need  
to configure the 802.1X settings, such as certificate  
setting, appropriately. For details on the 802.1X settings,  
see “Using the 802.1X Authentication Function —  
802.1X Menu” on page 62.  
802.1X  
This button is active when Use WEP key automatically  
generated is selected.  
When you click 802.1X, the 802.1X menu appears,  
allowing you to configure the 802.1X (wireless)  
function.  
802.1X  
This button is active when EAP is selected on  
Authentication.  
When you click 802.1X, the 802.1X menu appears,  
allowing you to configure the 802.1X (wireless)  
function.  
WEP key  
Type and select the WEP key information. This section  
is active when Use WEP key automatically generated  
is not selected.  
Passphrase  
Up to 4 WEP keys can be set in the following manner.  
Set a passphrase when PSK is selected on  
Authentication.  
1
2
Select one of the WEP key numbers.  
Type 8 to 63 ASCII characters (alphanumeric), or up to  
64 hexadecimal digits (0 to 9 and A to F).  
Type the same information in the WEP key and  
Retype WEP key text boxes.  
The length of a WEP key is 40 or 104 bit. A 104-bit  
WEP key has a higher security level than a 40-bit  
key.  
Re-type passphrase  
To confirm the passphrase, retype the passphrase that  
you typed in the Passphrase box.  
You can type the WEP key either in hexadecimal  
numbers (0 to 9 and A to F) or ASCII characters  
(alphanumeric). In hexadecimal, type 10 characters  
for a 40-bit key, or 26 characters for a 104-bit key.  
In ASCII, type 5 characters for a 40-bit key, or 13  
characters for a 104-bit key.  
Easy setting  
Set up this item when Easy setting is selected on  
Security.  
You can easily connect to an access point compatible  
with WPS.  
When Type is set to Infrastructure mode, the  
WEP key should be the same as that of the access  
point. When Type is set to Ad hoc mode, the WEP  
key should be the same as that of the  
Note  
This function is available only for some models.  
communication client.  
OK/Cancel  
See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 32.  
WPA/WPA2  
Set up this item when WPA or WPA2 is selected on  
Security.  
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Protocol  
Select the protocol.  
QoS Tab  
In this tab, you can mark the data traffic packets sent  
from the device and configure the settings for QoS  
control. Rules for the types of data traffic can be created  
using IPv4/IPv6 address, port number, protocol, etc. A  
maximum of 10 rules can be registered for IPv4 and  
IPv6, respectively.  
DSCP  
Set a value to mark the data traffic (0 ~ 63).  
This value is set in the DSCP field included in the IP  
header of the data traffic.  
Set  
Used when registering on the QoS table.  
QoS is set according to the following procedure:  
1
Select No. from No. and enter the necessary  
conditions for Network address, Subnet, Protocol  
and/or Port No..  
2
3
Enter values in DSCP.  
Click Set and configure the QoS.  
Delete  
select No. to delete the setting and click Delete.  
Up  
Increases the priority of the rule.  
Select a rule from the QoS table to prioritize and click  
Up.  
Down  
IPv4 QoS  
Decreases the priority of the rule.  
Select a rule from the QoS table to lower its priority and  
click Down.  
Select On to configure the QoS setting for IPv4.  
Rule  
Used to register, edit and delete QoS.  
QoS table  
Displays the list of registered QoS information. If  
multiple conditions match, the rule with the smallest  
number has priority.  
No.  
Select the number to use when registering on the QoS  
table.  
When you select a registered number, the registered QoS  
information is displayed.  
IPv6 QoS  
Select On to configure the QoS setting for IPv6.  
Network address  
Enter the network address of the target on which to  
perform QoS.  
Rule  
Used to register, edit and delete QoS.  
No.  
Subnet  
Select the number to use when registering on the QoS  
table.  
When you select a registered number, the registered QoS  
information is displayed.  
Enter the subnet mask values of the target on which to  
perform QoS.  
Tip  
The subnet mask value represents the number of bits  
from the left side of the network address.  
Network address  
Enter the network address of the target on which to  
perform QoS.  
Port  
Enter the port number for the data traffic of the device  
(e.g. HTTP:80).  
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OK/Cancel  
See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 32.  
Enter the prefix value of the target on which to perform  
QoS.  
Tip  
Dynamic IP address notification  
Tab — Notifying the IP Address  
When Obtain an IP address automatically (DHCP) is  
selected in the Network tab or Wireless tab, you can  
send notification of completion of the network settings  
using the SMTP or HTTP protocol.  
The prefix value represents the number of bits from the  
left side of the network address.  
Port  
Enter the port number for the data traffic of the device  
(e.g. HTTP:80).  
Protocol  
Select the protocol.  
DSCP  
Set a value to mark the data traffic (0 ~ 63).  
This value is set in the DSCP field included in the IP  
header of the data traffic.  
Set  
Used when registering on the QoS table.  
QoS is set according to the following procedure:  
1
Select the number you want to register from No.  
and enter the necessary conditions for Network  
address, Subnet, Protocol and Port No..  
2
3
Enter values in DSCP.  
e-Mail (SMTP) notification  
Select On to send an e-mail when the DHCP setting is  
completed.  
Click Set and configure the QoS.  
Delete  
select No. to delete the setting and click Delete.  
SMTP server name  
Type the name or IP address of the SMTP server for  
sending an e-mail, using up to 64 characters.  
Up  
Increases the priority of the rule.  
Select a rule from the QoS table to prioritize and click  
Up.  
SMTP port number  
Enter a port number from 25 to 65535.  
The standard port number is 25. If TLS is enabled, the  
standard port number for SMTPs is 465.  
Down  
Decreases the priority of the rule.  
Select a rule from the QoS table to lower its priority and  
click Down.  
Use TLS  
To use the encryption function by TLS, set to On.  
QoS table  
Note  
Displays the list of registered QoS information. If  
multiple conditions match, the rule with the smallest  
number has priority.  
The model on sale in China does not support the TLS  
function.  
Tip  
STARTTLS  
To use the encryption function by STARTTLS, set to  
On.  
To attain QoS of data traffic, the target device must be  
connected to a router or switch that supports the QoS  
function.  
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Note  
The model on sale in China does not support the  
STARTTLS function.  
The model on sale in China does not support the  
CRAM-MD5 authentication.  
User name, Password  
Authentication  
Type the user name and password of the owner of the  
mail account, using up to 64 characters. This setting is  
necessary when the SMTP server that sends e-mails  
performs authentication.  
Select the authentication required when you send an  
e-mail.  
Off: Select if no authentication is required when an  
e-mail is sent.  
On: Select if authentication is required when an e-mail  
is sent. Select one of the authentication methods  
from the following and specify the POP server  
name, User name and Password as required.  
SMTP: Select when SMTP authentication is  
required.  
Recipient e-mail address  
Type the recipient e-mail address, using up to 64  
characters. You can specify only one recipient e-mail  
address.  
Administrator e-mail address  
POP before SMTP: Select when POP before SMTP  
authentication is required.  
Type the e-mail address of the camera administrator,  
using up to 64 characters. This is used as the reply  
address or the address for a system mail from the mail  
server.  
Note  
When you set Authentication to On, make sure to select  
either or both SMTP or/and POP before SMTP.  
Subject  
POP mode  
Type the subject/title of the e-mail, using up to 64  
characters.  
Select POP3 or APOP as the authentication method for  
POP authentication.  
Note  
Message  
Type the text of the e-mail using up to 384 characters. (A  
line break is equivalent to 2 characters.) You can  
describe the information of the acquired IP address, etc.,  
using the special tags mentioned below.  
The model on sale in China does not support the APOP  
authentication.  
Wait time after POP  
Set the waiting time in POP before SMTP before  
SMTP authentication after POP authentication is  
completed. Timeout can be set from 0 to 10,000 msec.  
HTTP notification  
Select On to output a command to the HTTP server  
when the DHCP setting is completed. Using this  
function, you can configure a useful system, for  
example, to view the access log stored in the HTTP  
server, or start an external CGI program.  
POP server name  
It is necessary when POP before SMTP is selected for  
Authentication.  
Type the POP (receiving mail) server name, using up to  
64 characters. Or type the IP address of the POP server.  
This setting is necessary when the SMTP server that  
sends e-mails performs authentication using the POP  
user account.  
URL  
Specify the URL to send an HTTP request, using up to  
256 characters. The URL is normally written as follows:  
POP port number  
Enter a port number from 110 to 65535.  
The standard port number is 110. If TLS is enabled, the  
standard port number for POP3s is 995.  
ip_address: Type the IP address or host name of the host  
to which you want to connect.  
To enter an IPv6 address:  
http:// [IPv6 address]  
http:// [IPv6 address]: port  
Authentication mode  
Select Login or CRAM-MD5 as the authentication  
method for SMTP authentication.  
[:port]: Specify the port number to which you want to  
connect. If you want to use the established port  
number 80, you do not need to input a value.  
path: Type the command.  
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parameter: Type the command parameter if necessary.  
You can use the special tags mentioned below for the  
parameters.  
Setting the SSL function  
— SSL Menu  
Proxy server name  
When you send an HTTP request via a proxy server,  
type the name or IP address of the proxy server, using up  
to 64 characters.  
When you click SSL in the Administrator menu, the  
SSL menu appears.  
Use this menu to configure the SSL or TLS function.  
(called “SSL” hereafter)  
The settings allows the camera to communicate with the  
client PC by using SSL.  
SSL menu consists of the Common tab and CA  
certificate tab.  
Proxy port number  
Specify the port number when you send an HTTP  
request via the proxy server. Set a port number between  
1024 and 65535.  
Notes  
Method  
• The model on sale in China does not support the SSL  
function.  
Select the HTTP method GET or POST.  
• When using the SSL function, always configure the  
settings after setting the date and time of the camera.  
If the date and time are not correctly set, it may cause  
browser connection problems.  
OK/Cancel  
See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 32.  
About the special tags  
You can use the following five special tags to allow  
notification of the settings acquired by DHCP, such as an  
IP address. Type the tags in the parameter section of the  
URL that you described in the Message field of the  
HTTP.  
Common tab  
<IP>  
Use this tag to embed the IP address acquired by DHCP  
in the text or parameter.  
<HTTPPORT>  
Use this tag to embed the specified HTTP server port  
number in the text or parameters.  
SSL function  
<MACADDRESS>  
On: Select this to use the SSL function. When Allow  
HTTP connection for some clients is selected, both  
HTTP and SSL connections are allowed. When  
Allow HTTP connection for some clients is not  
selected, only SSL connection is allowed.  
Use this tag to embed the MAC address of the interface,  
whose IP address was acquired by DHCP, in the text or  
parameter.  
<MODELNAME>  
Use this tag to embed the camera’s model name in the  
text or parameter.  
When Microsoft Internet Explorer Ver.6.0 is used  
When SSL session is established,  
appears in the  
status bar on your web browser.  
<SERIAL>  
When Microsoft Internet Explorer Ver.7.0 is used  
When SSL session is established, appears in the right  
of the address bar on your web browser.  
Use this tag to embed the camera’s serial number in the  
text or parameter.  
Off: Select this to not use the SSL function. Only HTTP  
connection is allowed with the camera.  
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When you use SSL connection for the first time  
When you use SSL connection only with the SSL  
function On, you cannot access the camera if the SSL  
function does not work properly.  
In this case, you must reset the camera to the factory  
settings. (All settings will be initialized.)  
Use a self-signed certificate (For test use): This mode  
uses the certificate and private key pair generated by  
“Generating a self-signed certificate” on page 58.  
Private key information corresponding to the  
certificate is stored in the camera.  
You do not need to install an external certificate.  
However, you cannot execute the existence proof that  
is one of the SSL functions for the following reasons.  
– The private key generated in the camera is self-  
signed by the camera.  
– A prepared value is set for a distinguished name  
(Common name, etc).  
– The certificate is not issued by a trusted CA.  
For reasons of security, we recommend using this  
mode only when there is no problem even if perfect  
security is not saved.  
To avoid this, check that SSL connection is possible by  
performing the following steps.  
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Set the SSL function to On, and select Allow  
HTTP connection for some clients.  
Click OK to close the main viewer and the setting  
window.  
Display the main viewer in SSL connection.  
Refer to “Using the SSL function” on page 15 for  
connection.  
Notes  
• When Use a self-signed certificate (For test use) is  
selected, the Security Alert dialog appears on the  
SSL connection with a browser.  
For details, refer to “Using the SSL function”  
(page 15).  
• SSL connection may be impossible due to the type of  
certificate installed in the camera. In this case, refer to  
“How to install the CA certificate” on page 60 and  
install.  
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After checking that SSL connection is possible,  
cancel Allow HTTP connection for some clients  
selected in step 1.  
Even if the setting window or the browser is closed as  
SSL connection is impossible, http connection will be  
possible if Allow HTTP connection for some clients is  
selected. First check the setting contents of SSL tab in  
http connection, then check the SSL connection again.  
Certificates  
Import, display or delete the certificate.  
If Allow HTTP connection for some clients is not  
selected, you will not be able to access the camera if SSL  
connection becomes impossible. In this case, turn on the  
power of the main unit while pressing the reset switch on  
the camera to initialize. For details, refer to the supplied  
Installation Manual.  
To import the certificate  
Click Browse... to select the certificate to be imported.  
Click Submit to import the certificate, and the selected  
file to the camera.  
Note  
Note  
SSL connection will load the camera down; therefore,  
not all images may be downloaded, and the  
mark  
The import process becomes invalid if the selected file is  
not a certificate or the imported certificate is not  
allowed.  
may appear when the camera accesses the setting  
window from the browser. In this case, reload the  
window. Press the F5 key on the keyboard to reload.  
Generating a self-signed certificate  
Certificate options  
Select an installation mode of the certificate.  
A self-signed certificate can be generated in the camera  
to be used when Use a self-signed certificate (For test  
use) is selected from Certificate options.  
Click Generate to generate a self-signed certificate in  
the camera. Clicking Generate again after Generate  
has been clicked once will update the self-signed  
certificate stored in the camera.  
Use an external certificate: Uses the certificate  
including private key information issued by a CA.  
The PKCS#12 and PEM formats are supported.  
Note  
Note  
SSL is not available when Certificate options-Use an  
external certificate is selected, or certificate and private  
key password is not set properly even SSL is set to “ON”  
Make sure to set the date and time on the camera  
correctly before performing this operation. If the date  
and time are not correctly set, it may cause browser  
connection problems.  
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To display certificate information  
Note  
When the certificate has been set in the camera correctly,  
its information appears on Status, Issuer DN, Subject  
DN, Validity Period and Extended Key Usage.  
Click Cancel at the bottom of the menu if you want to  
cancel changing the private key password after clicking  
Reset. Doing so restores the other setting items in the  
Client certificate tab to the previous settings.  
Status  
Shows if the status of the certificate is valid or invalid.  
The following statuses are recognised.  
OK/Cancel  
See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 32.  
Valid: The certificate is correctly stored and set.  
Invalid: The certificate is not correctly stored and set.  
Possible causes are as follows:  
Note  
– Use an external certificate is selected and the  
private key password included in the certificate is  
not specified correctly.  
When you click OK after changing SSL setting, close  
the main viewer and the setting window once.  
– Use an external certificate is selected and the  
private key password is specified in spite of the fact  
that the key pair in the certificate is not encrypted.  
– Use an external certificate is selected and the key  
pair is not included in the certificate.  
– Use a self-signed certificate (For test use) is  
selected without the self-signed certificate being  
generated.  
CA certificate tab — Adding the CA  
certificate for client authentication  
In this tab, you can manage the CA certificate needed for  
the camera to use the client authentication of the SSL  
function.  
Note  
Note  
When using the client authentication, the personal  
certificate must be successfully installed on the PC to  
use it. If this preparation cannot be performed, do not  
configure settings on this tab. Otherwise, you may not be  
able to connect to the camera.  
When the certificate to be imported is of PKCS#12  
format and the private key password is not set correctly,  
<Put correct private key password> is displayed in the  
boxes of Issuer DN, Subject DN, Validity Period and  
Extended Key Usage. Specify the correct private key  
password to confirm the information of the certificate.  
To delete the imported certificate or self-signed  
certificate  
Click Delete to delete the certificate or self-signed  
certificate imported to the camera.  
Private key password  
Type the password for the private key information  
included in the certificate using up to 50 characters. This  
text box is active only when Certificate options is set to  
Use an external certificate.  
Leave the text box blank if the private key information  
included in the certificate is not encrypted.  
If no private key password is set in the camera, an active  
text field is displayed and this allows a password to be  
entered.  
SSL client authentication  
You can configure whether to enable the client  
authentication of the SSL function.  
If a private key password is already set, it is displayed as  
an inactive text field.  
Trusted CA certificate 1 to 4  
You can import a trusted CA certificate (route  
certificate, etc.) to the camera.  
Up to four certificates from trusted CAs can be imported  
to the camera. Only PEM format is supported.  
Reset  
To change the private key password, click this button.  
The current password is cleared and the password text  
box becomes active to allow a new password entry.  
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To import the CA certificate  
How to install the CA certificate  
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Click Browse… to select the CA certificate to be  
saved in the camera.  
The camera may not be connected because the browser  
(Internet Explorer) does not display whether the  
certificate will be accepted or not due to the type of  
certificate. In this case, install the CA certificate as  
follows.  
Click Submit  
The selected file will be imported to the camera.  
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Save in the PC the certificate of CA which has  
signed the certificate to be installed in the camera.  
The extension of the certificate file is normally  
“.cer”. Double-click this file. The following  
Certificate dialog appears.  
Note  
Import process will be invalid if the selected file is not a  
CA certificate.  
To display the information of the CA certificate  
When the CA certificate has been saved in the camera  
correctly, its information appears on Issuer DN,  
Subject DN, Validity Period, and Extended Key  
Usage for your reference.  
To delete the CA certificate  
Click Delete to delete the selected CA certificate from  
the camera.  
Tip  
To enable a client certificate, it is recommended that the  
settings are configured following the procedure below:  
1 Import the necessary CA certificate.  
2 Set SSL client authentication to On and  
click OK.  
Note  
When you set SSL client authentication to On and click  
OK, the camera will immediately operate to enable  
client authentication. Make sure that the personal  
certificate on your PC is successfully installed.  
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Click Installation Certificate....  
The Certificate Import Wizard appears.  
OK/Cancel  
See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 32  
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Click Next.  
To remove an installed CA  
certificate  
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In Internet Explorer, click in the order Tools,  
Internet options, Content tab and Certificates.  
The Certificates dialog appears.  
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Select Automatically selects the certificate store  
based on the type of certificate and click Next.  
Completing the Certificate Import Wizard  
appears.  
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Select the certificate you want to remove.  
The CA certificate is usually stored in Trusted  
Root Certification Authorities.  
Click Remove.  
Do you want to delete the certificate appears to  
confirm.  
Click Yes.  
The certificate will be removed.  
There may be a case that a certificate cannot be  
removed by the steps above due to the type of  
certificate. Check the installation condition and  
remove it following the steps below.  
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Check the contents, then click Finish.  
The CA certificate will be installed.  
Note  
You need to log in as Administrator to perform these  
steps.  
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Open Run... of the Windows menu, then enter mmc  
and click OK.  
Select File in the Console 1 window and Add/  
Remove Snap-in... (when Windows XP  
Professional is used)  
Add/Remove Snap-in... dialog appears.  
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Click Add to display Add Stand-alone Snap-in  
dialog.  
You need to follow this step if using Windows XP  
Professional.  
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Select Certificates from the list, then click Add.  
Certificate Snap-in is displayed.  
Using the 802.1X  
Select Computer account as the certificate  
administrated in this Snap-in, then click Next.  
Authentication Function  
— 802.1X Menu  
Select Local Computer as the computer  
administrated in this Snap-in, then click Finish.  
802.1X  
When you click  
in the Administrator menu, the  
802.1X menu appears.  
Use this menu to configure the wired or wireless port-  
based authentication in compliance with the 802.1X  
standard.  
Close Add Standalone Snap-in (for Windows XP  
Professional only) and Add/Remove Snap-in...  
dialogs.  
The 802.1X menu consists of three tabs: Common,  
Client certificate and CA certificate.  
The items for administrating Certificates appears  
in the Console Route window.  
Confirm the relevant certificate, then remove it.  
Notes  
• To use the 802.1X authentication function, you need  
knowledge of the 802.1X authentication (WPA and  
WPA2) and digital certificate. To establish an 802.1X  
network, you need to configure the authenticator,  
access point, authentication server and other elements.  
For details on these settings, refer to the manual of the  
corresponding equipment.  
• When using the 802.1X authentication function,  
always configure the settings after setting the date and  
time of the camera. If the date and time are incorrect,  
port authentication may not be performed correctly.  
System configuration of 802.1X  
network  
The following figure shows a general system  
configuration of an 802.1X network.  
Supplicant (camera)  
Authenticator (hub, router or  
access point)  
Authentication server + CA  
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Supplicant  
Wired interface  
To activate the 802.1X authentication function for wired  
ports, select On.  
A supplicant is a device that connects to the  
authentication server to join the network. This camera  
serves as a supplicant in the 802.1X network. The  
supplicant can enter the 802.1X network after  
appropriate authentication by the authentication server.  
Wired interface status  
Shows the authentication status of the 802.1X  
authentication function for wired ports.  
Click Refresh to update the status.  
Authenticator  
An authenticator forwards certificate request data or  
response data that the supplicant or authentication server  
issues to the other party. Normally a hub, router or  
access point serves as an authenticator.  
Wireless interface status (SNC-CH240/CH140/  
CH180/CH280 only)  
Shows the authentication status of the 802.1X  
authentication function for wireless networks.  
Click Refresh to update the status.  
Authentication server  
An authentication server has a database of connecting  
users and verifies if the supplicant is a valid user or not.  
It can also be called RADIUS server.  
EAP identity  
Type the user name to identify the client in the 802.1X  
authentication server using 3 to 253 characters.  
CA (Certificate Authority)  
A CA issues and manages certificates of the  
authentication server (CA certificates) and user  
certificates. The CA is essential for certificate-based  
user authentication. Normally a CA is located inside an  
authentication server.  
EAP password  
A supplicant EAP password is needed to be inputted  
when PEAP is selected with EAP condition. The  
password can contain half-width letters and the length  
should be between 1 to 50.  
Note  
Reset  
This camera supports EAP mode in which the supplicant  
and the server authenticate using the certificate. This  
mode requires a CA to issue the certificate.  
To change the once set EAP password, click Reset and  
clear the current password. A new password can be  
entered.  
Note  
Common Tab — Basic setting of  
802.1X authentication function  
After you click Reset, if you wish to cancel the EAP  
password change, click Cancel at the bottom of the  
screen. This will cancel other changes made to the  
settings.  
EAP method  
You can select the authentication method used with the  
authentication server. This device supports TLS and  
PEAP.  
TLS: By this method, the supplicant and the server  
authenticate each other using a certificate. This  
enables secure port authentication.  
PEAP: By this method, an EAP password is used for the  
supplicant authentication and a certificate is used for  
server authentication.  
802.1X authentication function  
This item is used for enabling/disabling the 802.1X  
authentication function for wired ports. The wired  
interface status and the wireless interface status can also  
be checked here.  
OK/Cancel  
See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 32.  
Note  
To use the 802.1X authentication function for wireless  
networks, set up Security in the Wireless tab of the  
Network menu. For details, see “Security” on page 52.  
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Client certificate Tab  
Note  
When the client certificate to be imported is of  
PKCS#12 format and the private key password is not set  
correctly, “<Put correct private key password>” is  
displayed in the boxes of Issuer DN, Subject DN,  
Validity Period and Extended Key Usage. Specify the  
correct private key password to confirm the information  
of the certificate.  
When TLS is selected as the EAP method, client  
certificate is imported for authentication at the camera.  
To delete the client certificate  
Click Delete, and the client certificate stored in the  
camera will be deleted.  
Client certificate request  
Import, display or delete the client certificate.  
Private key password  
Type the password for the private key information  
included in the client certificate using up to  
50 characters.  
Leave the text box blank if the private key information  
included in the client certificate is not encrypted.  
If no private key password is set in the camera, the text  
box is activated to allow entering of a password.  
If a private key password is already set, it is displayed as  
turned letters.  
To import the client certificate  
Click Browse… to select the client certificate to be  
imported.  
Then click Submit, and the selected file will be  
imported to the camera.  
Note  
The import process becomes invalid if the selected file is  
not a client certificate or the imported client certificate is  
not allowed.  
Reset  
To display the information of the client  
certificate  
When the client certificate has been saved in the camera  
correctly, its information appears on Status, Issuer DN,  
Subject DN, Validity Period and Extended Key  
Usage.  
To change the private key password, click this button.  
The current password is cleared and the password text  
box is actived to allow new password entry.  
Note  
Cancel  
Click  
at the bottom of the menu if you want to  
cancel changing the private key password after clicking  
Reset. Doing so restores the other setting items in the  
Client certificate tab to their previous settings.  
Status: Shows if the status of the client certificate is  
valid or invalid.  
Valid means the client certificate is correctly stored  
and set.  
Invalid means the client certificate is not correctly  
stored and set.  
OK/Cancel  
See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 32.  
Possible causes of Invalid are as follows:  
– The private key password included in the client  
certificate is not specified correctly.  
– The private key password is specified in spite of  
the fact that the key pair in the client certificate is  
not encrypted.  
– The key pair is not included in the client certificate.  
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Setting the 802.1X authentication  
function — Example of Windows  
Server 2003  
This section explains how to configure the  
authentication server and CA using Microsoft Windows  
Server 2003.  
You can import a trusted CA certificate (server  
certificate or route certificate) to the camera. Up to four  
certificates from trusted CAs can be imported to the  
camera. Only the PEM format is supported.  
Note  
As this section describes authentication based on the  
user interface in English on Windows Server 2003, the  
UI terminology and page configuration may be different  
depending on the version of the Operating System or  
Service Pack and patch update status.  
Before setting  
Perform the following settings before configuring an  
802.1X network.  
Active Directory (domain controller)  
The following setting example is based on the  
assumption that the Active Directory has been  
configured.  
To import the CA certificate  
Click Browse… to select the CA certificate to be  
imported.  
Then click Submit, and the selected file will be  
imported to the camera.  
Windows IAS configuration  
Configure Remote access/VPN server in Manage  
Your Server of Windows Server 2003. Open Add or  
Remove Programs from Control Panel of Windows  
menu. Install Internet Authentication Service in Add/  
Remove Windows Components.  
Note  
Import process becomes invalid if the selected file is not  
a CA certificate.  
CA configuration  
To configure the CA, perform the following steps:  
To display the information of the CA certificate  
When the CA certificate has been saved in the camera  
correctly, its information appears on Issuer DN,  
Subject DN, Validity Period and Extended Key  
Usage.  
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Open Add or Remove Programs from Control  
Panel of the Windows menu.  
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Select Add/Remove Windows Components.  
Add Certificate Services in the Component menu.  
Select Enterprise root CA on CA Type.  
To delete the CA certificate  
Click Delete, and the CA certificate stored in the camera  
will be deleted.  
Type the CA name on Common Name for this CA,  
and configure the CA.  
Creating a security group for Active  
Directory  
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Open Active Directory Users and Computers  
from Administrative Tools of the Windows menu.  
Select Users of the domain with which you want to  
perform 802.1X connection.  
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Select New from the context menu, then select  
Group and configure the group for 802.1X  
connection.  
10 Set the following items:  
Friendly name: Type “authenticator” as an  
example.  
For example, the group “Wired_802.1X_Group” is  
assumed for explanation purposes.  
Client address (IP or DNS): IP address of the  
authenticator  
Client-Vender: RADIUS Standard  
Shared secret: Specify the shared secret to be set  
in the authenticator.  
Configuring the Internet Authentication  
Service  
Adding a user  
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Open Internet Authentication Service from  
Administrative Tools of the Windows menu.  
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Open Active Directory Users and Computers  
from Administrative Tools of Windows menu.  
Click Register Server in Active Directory on the  
operation menu.  
Select Users of the domain with which you want to  
add a user and right-click.  
Read the displayed precautions carefully and click  
OK to accept them.  
Select New from the context menu, then select  
User.  
Then, continue to configure the EAP-TLS policy.  
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Select Remote Access Policy and right-click.  
Set the following items to configure a new user:  
For example, the log-on user name “1XClient” is  
assumed for explanation purposes.  
Select New from the context menu, and select  
Remote Access Policy to open “New Remote  
Access Policy Wizard”.  
First name: 1XClient  
User logon name: 1XClient@<domain name>  
Password: Specify a password. Then select  
Password never expires in account options.  
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Select Set up a custom policy.  
Set the following items:  
Policy name: Type “Allow 802.1X Access” as an  
example.  
Policy conditions: Click Add and add the  
following items:  
– NAS Port-Type: Ethernet, Wireless-  
IEEE802.11, Wireless-Other and Virtual  
(VPN)  
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Select the user to be added and right-click.  
Select Properties from the context menu.  
Set the following items:  
Dial-in tab: Select Allow access in Remote  
Access Permission (Dial-in or VPN)  
Member Of tab: Add “Wired_802.1X_Group”.  
– Windows-Groups: Wired_802.1X_Group  
Permissions: Select Grant remote access  
permission.  
The preparations for configuring a 802.1X network are  
now completed.  
Proceed to issue the certificate to be imported to the  
camera.  
Edit Profile:  
– Dial-in Constraints tab: Specify the session  
time out period during which the client is  
allowed to be connected, as required.  
– Authentication tab: Delete checks from all the  
boxes. Click EAP Method and add Smart  
Card or other certificates.  
Issuing the CA certificate  
Prepare a Windows client PC (called “client PC”  
hereafter) to temporarily store the certificate, and  
configure so that the client PC and Windows Server  
2003 computer can be connected through the network.  
Then, continue to configure the RADIUS client.  
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Start Internet Explorer on the client PC.  
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Select RADIUS Clients and right-click.  
Type the CA’s URL in the address bar, and click Go  
To.  
The CA’s URL is normally as follows:  
Select New RADIUS Client from the context  
menu.  
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The “Microsoft Certificate Services” page opens.  
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Type the log-in user name and password correctly.  
The “Microsoft Certificate Services” page opens.  
Click Request a certificate, advanced certificate  
request and Create and submit a request to this  
CA in sequence.  
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Set the following items.  
Note  
If the Microsoft Certificate Service page does not appear  
using the URL above, check the following:  
– Is the service of Web site enabled on Internet  
Information Service (IIS)?  
– Is Certificate Services enabled?  
– Does the firewall or antivirus software setting on  
the client PC block connection?  
– Are the network configuration and Internet  
Explorer settings on the client PC correct?  
Certificate Template: User  
Key Options: Create new key set  
– CSP: Microsoft Enhanced Cryptographic  
Provider v1.0  
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When Internet Explorer prompts entering the log-in  
user and password, type the user name as follows.  
Example: when the user name is “1XClient” and  
the domain name “localnetwork.net”  
– Key Size: 1024  
– Check Mark keys as exportable.  
Additional Options: Select SHA-1 for Hash  
Algorithm.  
[email protected]  
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Click Submit.  
The message “The certificate you requested was  
issued to you.” appears.  
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Click Download a CA certificate, certificate  
chain, or CRL.  
Select Base 64 in Encoding method and click  
Download CA certificate.  
The “File Download” dialog opens.  
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Click Install this certificate. to install the  
certificate in the certificate store on the client PC.  
Click Internet Options, Content and Certificates  
of Internet Explorer in sequence.  
The new client certificate is displayed in the  
Personal tab.  
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Specify the file storage location and save the CA  
certificate.  
After saving the CA certificate, import it to the camera.  
The CA certificate import procedure is completed.  
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Select the installed certificate and click Export....  
The “Certificate Export Wizard” opens.  
Downloading the client certificate  
This section explains the procedure to downloading the  
client certificate.  
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Start Internet Explorer on the client PC and type the  
CA’s URL in the address bar.  
The CA’s URL is normally as follows:  
Click Go To.  
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Do you want to export the private key with the  
certificate?: Select Yes, export the private key.  
Select the format you want to use: Select  
Personal Information Exchange –  
PKCS#12(PFX).  
Setting the User  
— User Menu  
User  
When you click  
in the Administrator menu, the  
Password: Specify the private key password.  
File to export: Specify the name of the file to be  
exported.  
User menu appears.  
Use this menu to set the user names and passwords of  
Administrator and up to 9 kinds of users (User 1 to User  
9), and the access right of each user.  
The certificate is exported. Import the exported file to  
the camera as the camera’s client certificate.  
For details, see “To import the client certificate” in the  
Client certificate tab on page 64.  
Administrator  
Specify User name, Password and Re-type password.  
User 1 to 9  
Specify User name, Password, Re-type password,  
FTP, Audio and Viewer mode for each user ID.  
User name  
Type a user name between 5 and 16 characters.  
Password  
Type a password between 5 and 16 characters.  
Re-type password  
To confirm the password, retype the password that you  
typed in the Password box.  
FTP  
Set whether this user is allowed to log in to an FTP  
server or not. Check the box if the user is allowed to log  
in to an FTP server.  
Audio  
Select whether audio output to a speaker connected to  
the line output jack of the camera is allowed or not by  
using the SNC audio upload tool stored in the supplied  
CD-ROM. Check this box to allow audio output.  
Note  
To output audio using the SNC audio upload tool, set  
Audio upload to On in the Common tab of the Camera  
menu (page 40).  
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Viewer mode  
When the user is authenticated for logging in the main  
viewer, select the viewer mode to be displayed after  
authentication.  
Setting the Security  
— Security Menu  
Full: The user can operate all functions in this mode.  
Pan/Tilt: In addition to the Light mode, the user can  
operate pan/tilt/zoom.  
Preset position: In addition to the Light mode, the user  
can perform the camera’s preset position settings.  
Light: In addition to the View mode, the user can select  
the image size of the main viewer, select codec and  
capture a still image.  
Security  
When you click  
in the Administrator menu, the  
Security menu appears.  
This allows you to control which computers can have  
access to the camera.  
Likewise, when using IPv6, security settings can be  
configured for each network.  
View: The user can only monitor the camera image.  
For the functions available for each viewer mode, see  
“Administrator and User” on page 18.  
Viewer authentication  
Security function  
To activate the security function, select On.  
Set whether the user is authenticated or not when the  
main viewer is displayed.  
On: The main viewer is displayed in accordance with  
the viewer mode of the authenticated user.  
Off: Select the viewer mode of the main viewer which is  
displayed without authentication from Full, Light or  
View.  
Default policy  
Select the basic policy of the limit from Allow and Deny  
for the computers specified in the Network address/  
Subnet 1 to Network address/Subnet 10 menus below.  
OK/Cancel  
See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 32.  
Network address/Subnet 1 to Network  
address/Subnet 10  
Type the network addresses and subnet mask values that  
you want to allow or deny access to the camera.  
You can specify up to 10 network addresses and subnet  
mask values. For a subnet mask, type 8 to 32.  
(In the case of IPv6, enter a value between 8 and 128.)  
Select Allow or Deny from the drop-down list on the  
right for each network address/subnet mask.  
Tip  
The subnet mask value represents the bit number from  
the left of the network address.  
For example, the subnet mask value for “255.255.255.0”  
is 25.  
If you set 192.168.0.0/24 and Allow, you can allow  
access from computers having an IP address between  
“192.168.0.0” and “192.168.0.255”.  
Note  
You can access the camera even from a computer having  
an IP address whose access right is set to Deny, if you  
enter the user name and password set for the  
Administrator boxes in the User menu.  
OK/Cancel  
See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 32.  
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Home position setting  
Set the current camera position as the home position.  
Saving the Camera  
Position and Action —  
Set  
Click to save the current pan, tilt and zoom positions as  
the home position. To move the camera to the home  
Preset position Menu  
position, click  
in the control panel (page 21).  
Preset position  
When you click  
in the Administrator  
menu, the Preset position menu appears. This allows you  
to save the camera’s pan, tilt and zoom positions and set  
position (programmed action of the camera).  
The Preset position menu consists of 2 tabs: Position  
and Preset tour.  
Reset  
Click to reset the home position to the factory-set  
position.  
Position at alarm  
The Preview screen is displayed.  
The camera can synchronize a preset position with  
Sensor input or with the detection functions.  
If an alarm is detected by the sensor input or the motion  
detection function, the camera automatically moves to  
the corresponding preset position.  
Note  
Preset position menu is not available when Solid PTZ is  
set to On in the Camera menu-Video codec tab.  
If you do not want to synchronize with any preset  
number, select none.  
Position Tab — Saving pan/tilt/  
zoom position  
Sensor input 1 (S1)  
You can save up to camera positions (pan, tilt and zoom  
positions).  
Select a preset position to synchronize with the alarm  
from Sensor input 1.  
Camera tampering detection (TP)  
Select the preset position to synchronize with the camera  
tampering detect alarm.  
VMF (VM)  
Select the preset position to synchronize with the VMF  
detection alarm.  
Motion Detection (MD)  
Select a preset position to synchronize with the alarm  
from the motion detection.  
Click Detection, and the motion detection menu is  
displayed to allow you to set the motion detection  
function (page 91).  
Audio detection (AD)  
The alarm detected by the audio detection function.  
Click Detection, and the audio detection menu is  
displayed to allow you to set the audio detection  
function (page 91).  
Note  
Preview screen  
This screen is for monitoring images and setting preset  
positions.  
For details of each button, please refer to the Control bar  
of the Plug-in free viewer (page 23).  
In the case where the synchronized preset position is  
specified, an alarm event that happens when the camera  
moves to the preset position will be invalid.  
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New Group  
You can register a new group.  
Preset  
You can configure and save preset positions and  
thumbnails. Click Call to move the camera to a specified  
preset position and click Clear thumbnail to delete the  
thumbnail information for the specified preset position.  
Rename  
You can rename the group and preset positions.  
Clear  
No.  
You can delete the group and preset positions.  
Select a preset number from 1 to 8 from the drop-down  
list.  
OK/Cancel  
See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 32.  
Name  
Type the preset position name of the selected preset  
number using up to 32 characters.  
Note  
The target items are settings of the Position at Alarm in  
this tab.  
Set  
Click to save the current camera position to the selected  
preset number.  
To save a preset position, operate as follows:  
Preset tour Tab — Setting a  
position tour  
Up to 16 positions can be programmed, and the camera  
moves to the programmed positions sequentially (Tour).  
Up to five programs can be set as Tours A to E.  
1
Move the camera to the position to be saved, while  
checking the image with the preview viewer.  
2
Select a preset number for saving, and type the  
preset position Name.  
3
Click the Set button.  
The camera position is saved.  
Call  
Click to move the camera to the preset position.  
Clear Thumbnail  
Click to delete the thumbnail of the sepecific preset  
position.  
Thumbnail  
Checking this checkbox registers a thumbnail when you  
register a preset position.  
Select a radio button to determine whether to register the  
current camera image as a thumbnail or to register with  
a specified image.  
To specify an image, click Browse. Then click Submit.  
Preview screen  
This screen is for monitoring images and configuring  
Note  
The maximum file size for images in JPEG format is  
approximately 50 KB.  
preset tour settings.  
For details of each button, please refer to the Control bar  
of the Plug-in free viewer (page 23).  
Group preset positions  
Tour  
You can sort preset positions into groups.  
The information of the preset positions registered in a  
group can be viewed from the group tree screen. A  
preset position can be registered into a group by drag  
and drop.  
Select On to enable the tour function.  
By clicking the preset position in a group, the camera  
moves to the preset position.  
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Effective period  
Select the period during which the tour in activated.  
Resume time on inactivity  
This item becomes active when Tour is set to On.  
With this item, you can select whether you restart or stop  
the tour after it has stopped by manual pan, tilt or zoom  
operation or by camera movement to the preset position  
triggered by an alarm.  
Always: The tour can be activated any time.  
Schedule: The tour is activated according to the  
schedule you have set.  
Click Schedule, and the menu for the effective  
period is displayed. (“Setting the Schedule —  
Schedule Menu” on page 90.)  
On: Specify the wait time before the tour restarts,  
between 5 and 3600 seconds. The tour restarts  
automatically after the specified time has elapsed.  
Off: The tour does not restart.  
Note  
You cannot set tours if the effective periods overlap each  
other.  
Tour A to Tour E  
Configure Tour A to Tour E respectively.  
OK/Cancel  
See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 32.  
Each tour setting consists of 5 items: On/Off,  
Sequence, Speed, Stay time, Effective period.  
Select the tour to configure from the drop-down list.  
On: The tour operates.  
Off: The tour does not operate.  
Sequence  
Set the sequence of the tour.  
The preset positions saved using the Position tab are  
displayed in the drop-down list at the bottom.  
Select the preset position from the group-tree, then click  
Add. The selected preset position is added in the  
Sequence list. Repeat this procedure to specify the  
preset positions in sequence.  
You can check the preset position by clicking Call.  
If you specified an unnecessary preset position, click to  
select it in the list and then click Delete.  
To change the order in the list, select the preset position  
and then click Up or Down.  
Note  
The tour cannot be set to On if no preset position is  
added in the Sequence list.  
Speed  
Select the speed of camera movement between 1 and 23,  
or Fastest from the drop-down list. The camera moves  
faster with a higher number setting. The fastest speed is  
obtained with Fastest.  
Stay time  
Type a period of time during which the camera is to stay  
at each preset position, between 1 and 3600 seconds.  
Preview  
Previews the order of movements of the selected tour.  
The operation speed and stop time do not influence the  
preview operation.  
Stop  
Stops the preview in action.  
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Note  
Sending an Image via  
The model on sale in China does not support the TLS  
function.  
E-mail — e-Mail (SMTP) Menu  
e-Mail (SMTP)  
STARTTLS  
To use the encryption function by STARTTLS, select  
On.  
When you click  
in the Administrator  
menu, the e-Mail (SMTP) menu appears.  
Using the e-Mail (SMTP) function, you can send an  
e-mail with an attached image file that has been shot  
linked with an external sensor input or with the built-in  
detection functions. An image file can also be sent  
periodically.  
The e-Mail (SMTP) menu consists of three tabs:  
Common, Alarm sending and Periodical sending.  
Note  
The model on sale in China does not support the  
STARTTLS function.  
Authentication  
Select whether authentication is required when you send  
an e-mail.  
Common Tab — Setting the e-Mail  
(SMTP) Function  
Off: No authentication is required when an e-mail is  
sent.  
On: Authentication is required when an e-mail is sent.  
Select one of the authentication methods from the  
following and specify the POP server name, User  
name and Password as required.  
SMTP: Select when SMTP authentication is  
required.  
POP before SMTP: Select when POP before SMTP  
authentication is required.  
Note  
When you set Authentication to On, be sure to select  
either or both SMTP or/and POP before SMTP.  
POP mode  
e-Mail (SMTP)  
Select On when you use the e-Mail (SMTP) function.  
Select POP3 or APOP as the authentication method for  
POP authentication.  
Notes  
Note  
• You cannot send an audio file by using the e-mail  
sending function.  
The model on sale in China does not support the APOP  
authentication.  
• The frame rate and operability on the main viewer  
may be reduced while a file is being transmitted by the  
e-Mail (SMTP) function.  
Wait time after POP  
Set the waiting time in POP before SMTP before  
SMTP authentication after POP authentication is  
completed. Timeout can be set from 0 to 10,000 msec.  
SMTP server name  
Type the SMTP server name using up to 64 characters,  
or the IP address of the SMTP server.  
POP server name  
This is necessary when POP before SMTP is selected  
for Authentication.  
Type the POP (receiving mail) server name using up to  
64 characters, or type the IP address of the POP server.  
This setting is necessary when the SMTP server that  
sends e-mails performs authentication using the POP  
user account.  
SMTP port number  
Enter a port number from 25 to 65535.  
The standard port number is 25. If TLS is enabled, the  
standard port number for SMTPs is 465.  
Use TLS  
To use the encryption function by TLS, select On.  
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POP port number  
Alarm sending Tab — Setting the  
e-mail sending mode when  
detecting the alarm  
Enter a port number from 110 to 65535.  
The standard port number is 110. If TLS is enabled, the  
standard port number for POP3s is 995.  
Set to send an e-mail linked with alarm detection by the  
external sensor input or by the built-in detection  
functions.  
Authentication mode  
Select Login or CRAM-MD5 as the authentication  
method for SMTP authentication.  
Note  
The model on sale in China does not support the CRAM-  
MD5 authentication.  
User name, Password  
Type the user name and password of the user who owns  
the mail account using up to 64 characters. This setting  
is necessary when the SMTP server that sends e-mails  
performs authentication.  
Recipient e-mail address  
Type the recipient e-mail address using up to 64  
characters.  
You can specify up to three recipient e-mail addresses.  
Administrator e-mail address  
Type the Administrator e-mail address using up to 64  
characters.  
This address is used for reply e-mails and sending  
system messages from the mail server.  
Alarm sending  
Select On to set sending an e-mail linked with alarm  
detection.  
File attachment  
Set whether an image file (JPEG file) is to be attached to  
the e-mail or not.  
When On is selected, the image file made using the  
settings below is attached. When Off is selected, only  
the message is sent.  
Subject  
Type the subject/title of the e-mail using up to 64  
characters.  
When Alarm sending of the Alarm sending tab is set to  
On, an e-mail sent in response to alarm detection will  
indicate the type of alarm in the subject. (S1) is added  
for sensor input detection, (TP) for camera interference  
detection, (VM) for VMF, (MD), (AD) is additionally  
available for motion detection.  
Image file name  
Type the file name you want to assign to the image to be  
attached to an e-mail. You can use up to 10  
alphanumeric characters, – (hyphen) and _ (underscore)  
for naming.  
Message  
Type the text of the e-mail using up to 384 characters. (A  
line break is equivalent to 2 characters.)  
Suffix  
Select a suffix to be added to the file name.  
None: No suffix is added. The image file name is  
assigned to the image to be sent via e-mail.  
Date & time: The date & time suffix is added to the  
image file name.  
OK/Cancel  
See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 32.  
The date/time suffix consists of lower two-digits of  
the year (2 digits), month (2 digits), date (2 digits),  
hour (2 digits), minute (2 digits), second (2 digits),  
and sequential number (2 digits), thus adding 14-  
digit number to the image file name.  
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Sequence number: A sequential number of 10 digits  
between 0000000001 and 4294967295 and two fixed  
digits 00 are added to the image file name.  
Periodical sending Tab — Setting  
the periodical e-mail sending mode  
You can set to send e-mails periodically.  
Sequence number clear  
Click Clear to reset the Sequence number suffix to 1.  
Alarm  
Select the alarm to be linked with e-mail notification.  
Sensor input 1: The external sensor that is connected to  
sensor input of the camera I/O port.  
Camera tampering detection: An alarm that is  
triggered when the camera detects tampering such as  
direction shifting or spray.  
Interval: Set the interval at which you want to send an  
e-mail periodically after detection.  
Periodical sending  
Select On when you want to use periodical e-mail  
sending.  
E-mails are sent after a specified interval time until  
the Camera tampering detection setting is cleared or  
the detection setting is turned off. You can set the  
hour (H) and minutes (M) between 30 minutes and  
24 hours (one day).  
When file attachment is set to ON, a file is only  
attached to an initial mail and will not be attached to  
the following mails.  
Image file name  
Type the file name of the image attached to the e-mail  
using up to 10 alphanumeric characters, – (hyphen) and  
_ (under score).  
The actual image file name will be the specified image  
file name with a suffix and the extension .jpg.  
VMF: An alarm of the VMF detection function.  
Motion detection: The alarm detected by the motion  
detection function.  
Suffix  
Select a suffix to be added to the file name used when the  
e-mail is sent.  
Click Detection, and the motion detection menu is  
displayed to allow you to set the motion detection  
function (page 91).  
None: The name of the sent file will be the image file  
name.  
Date & time: The date & time suffix is added to the  
image file name.  
Audio detection: Click Detection, and the audio  
detection menu is displayed to allow you to set the  
audio detection function (page 91)  
The date & time suffix consists of the year (2 digits),  
month (2 digits), date (2 digits), hour (2 digits),  
minutes (2 digits) and seconds (2 digits), and  
sequential number (2 digits), thus adding a 14-digit  
number to the image file name.  
Note  
When a preset position is set in the menu of Preset  
Position-Alarm linked position, the alarm is invalid if  
the camera is moved to a preset position.  
Sequence number: A sequential number of 10 digits  
between 0000000001 and 4294967295 and two fixed  
digits 00 are added to the image file name.  
Effective period  
Set the period during which alarm detection is effective.  
Always: Alarm detection is always effective.  
Schedule: You can specify the period during which  
alarm detection is effective.  
Sequence number clear  
Click Clear to reset the Sequence number suffix to 1.  
Click Schedule and the menu for the effective period  
is displayed. (“Setting the Schedule — Schedule  
Menu” on page 90)  
Interval  
Type the interval at which you want to send an e-mail  
periodically. You can set the hour (H) and minutes (M)  
between 30 minutes and 24 hours (one day).  
OK/Cancel  
See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 32.  
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Effective period  
Set the period during which periodical sending will be  
effective.  
Sending Images to FTP  
Server — FTP client Menu  
Always: Periodical sending is always effective.  
Schedule: You can specify the period during which  
periodical sending is effective.  
FTP client  
When you click  
in the Administrator menu,  
the FTP client menu appears.  
Click Schedule and the menu for the effective period  
is displayed. (“Setting the Schedule — Schedule  
Menu” on page 90)  
Use this menu to set up for capturing and sending still  
images to an FTP server. Using the FTP client function,  
you can send an image and audio file that has been shot  
and recorded linked with the external sensor input or  
with the built-in detection functions to an FTP server.  
An image file can also be sent periodically.  
OK/Cancel  
See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 32.  
The FTP client menu consists of three tabs: Common,  
Alarm sending and Periodical sending.  
Common Tab — Setting the FTP  
client function  
FTP client function  
To activate the FTP client function, select On.  
Note  
The frame rate and operability on the main viewer may  
be reduced while a file is being transmitted by the FTP  
client function.  
FTP server name  
Type either the FTP server name to upload still images  
using up to 64 characters, or the IP address of the FTP  
server.  
User name  
Type the user name for the FTP server using up to 64  
characters.  
Password  
Type the password for the FTP server using up to 64  
characters.  
Re-type password  
To confirm the password, type the same characters as  
you typed in the Password box.  
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Sequence number: A sequential number of 10 digits  
between 0000000001 and 4294967295 and a  
sequential 2-digit number are added to the image file  
name.  
Passive mode  
Set whether you use the passive mode of FTP server or  
not when connecting to the FTP server. Select On to  
connect to the FTP server using the passive mode.  
Tip  
OK/Cancel  
A sequential number added to Date & time and  
Sequence number is used to identify individual files  
created with consecutive alarm events.  
See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 32.  
Alarm sending Tab — Setting the  
FTP client action when detecting  
the alarm  
Set to forward an image and audio file to a specified FTP  
server linked with alarm detection by the external sensor  
input or by the built-in detection functions.  
Sequence number clear  
Click Clear to reset the Sequence number suffix to 1.  
Alarm  
Select the alarm to be linked with the file to be  
forwarded to the FTP server.  
Sensor input 1: The external sensor that is connected to  
sensor input of the camera I/O port.  
Camera tampering detection: An alarm that is  
triggered if the camera detects tampering, such as  
direction shifting or spray.  
VMF: An alarm of the VMF detection function.  
Motion detection: The alarm detected by the motion  
detection function.  
Click Detection, and the Motion detection menu is  
displayed to allow you to set the motion detection  
function (page 91).  
Audio detection: Click Detection, and the audio  
detection menu is displayed to allow you to set the  
audio detection function (page 91)  
Alarm sending  
Note  
Select On to send the image and audio file to the FTP  
server linked with alarm detection.  
When a preset position is set in the menu of Preset  
Position-Alarm linked position, the alarm is invalid if  
the camera is moved to a preset position.  
Remote path  
Type the path to the destination using up to 64  
characters.  
Effective period  
Set the period during which alarm detection is effective.  
Always: Alarm detection is always effective.  
Schedule: You can specify the period during which  
alarm detection is effective.  
Image file name  
Type the file name you want to assign to the images  
when sending to the FTP server. You can use up to 10  
alphanumeric characters, – (hyphen) and _ (underscore)  
for naming.  
Click Schedule and the menu for the effective period  
is displayed. (“Setting the Schedule — Schedule  
Menu” on page 90)  
Suffix  
Alarm buffer  
Select Use alarm buffer to forward the image/audio at  
a specified time before or after alarm detection (pre-  
alarm, post-alarm).  
If you do not select the alarm buffer, only the image at  
the moment of alarm detection is forwarded.  
Click Alarm buffer to display the Alarm buffer menu.  
For details, see “Setting the Alarm Buffer — Alarm  
buffer Menu” on page 90.  
Select a suffix to be added to the file name.  
Date & time: The date & time suffix is added to the  
image file name.  
The date/time suffix consists of the year (2 digits),  
month (2 digits), date (2 digits), hour (2 digits),  
minute (2 digits) and second (2 digits), and  
sequential number (2 digits), thus adding a 14-digit  
number to the image file name.  
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Sequence number: A sequential number of 10 digits  
between 0000000001 and 4294967295 and two fixed  
digits 00 are added to the image file name.  
Note  
When Edge Storage is enabled, the Alarm buffer is not  
available.  
Sequence number clear  
Click Clear to reset the Sequence number suffix to 1.  
OK/Cancel  
See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 32.  
Mode  
Select the periodical sending mode.  
Periodical sending Tab — Setting  
the periodical FTP client activity  
You can set to send image files (JPEG files) to an FTP  
server periodically.  
Periodical mode: An image file is sent periodically  
according to the specified Interval and Effective  
period.  
Tour mode: An image file is sent each time the camera  
is moved to a preset position during the tour.  
Interval  
Type the interval at which you want to send images to  
the FTP server periodically. You can set the hour (H),  
minutes (M) and seconds (S) between 1 second and 24  
hours (one day).  
Note  
The actual interval may be longer than the set value,  
depending on the image size, image quality setting, bit  
rate and the network environments.  
Effective period  
Set the period during which periodical sending is  
effective.  
Periodical sending  
Select On when you want to use periodical sending.  
Remote path  
Always: Periodical sending is always effective.  
Schedule: You can specify the period during which  
periodical sending is effective.  
Type the remote path using up to 64 characters.  
Image file name  
Type the file name of the image sent to the FTP server  
using up to 10 alphanumeric characters, – (hyphen) and  
_ (under score).  
Click Schedule to display the menu for the effective  
period. (“Setting the Schedule — Schedule Menu”  
on page 90)  
The actual image file name will be the specified image  
file name with a suffix and extension .jpg.  
OK/Cancel  
See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 32.  
Note  
You cannot send an audio file using periodical sending  
of the FTP client function.  
Suffix  
Select a suffix to be added to the file name sent to the  
FTP server.  
None: The name of the sent file will be the image file  
name.  
Date & time: The date & time suffix is added to the  
image file name.  
The date & time suffix consists of the year (2 digits),  
month (2 digits), date (2 digits), hour (2 digits),  
minute (2 digits) and second (2 digits), and  
sequential number (2 digits), thus adding a 14-digit  
number to the image file name.  
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Common Tab — Setting the image  
memory function  
Recording Images in  
Memory  
— Image memory Menu  
Image memory  
When you click  
in the Administrator  
menu, the Image memory menu appears.  
By using the image memory function, you can record an  
image and audio file (shot being linked with the external  
sensor input or built-in detection functions) in the built-  
in memory (approx. 8 MB), or in a CF memory card (not  
supplied applicable for SNC-CH240/CH140/CH180/  
CH280 only) inserted in the camera. The image file can  
also be recorded periodically.  
The recorded image and audio files can be found or  
downloaded to the computer using the FTP server  
function. (See “Downloading Images from the Camera  
— FTP server Menu” on page 83.)  
Image memory  
To use the image memory function, select On.  
x SNC-CH240/CH140/CH180/CH280  
The Image memory menu consists of three tabs:  
Common, Alarm recording and Periodical recording.  
For details on usable memory cards, contact your  
authorized Sony dealer.  
Selected root directory  
Select a memory in which you want to save an image.  
The current memory space is displayed on the right.  
Notes  
Built-in memory: Built-in memory of this camera  
CF memory card: CF memory card inserted into the  
CF card slot of the camera  
• The image and audio files recorded in the built-in  
memory are deleted when the power of the camera is  
turned off, or the Selected root directory setting is  
changed.  
Notes  
• The frame rate and operability on the main viewer  
may be reduced during image storage.  
• Set Image memory recording function to Off when  
you remove the CF memory card from the camera or  
turn off the power of the camera with a CF memory  
card inserted.  
• The image and audio files recorded in the built-in  
memory are deleted when the Selected root directory  
setting is changed.  
• Not available for SNC-CH180/CH280 when it is  
powered by PoE.  
• When ever you remove or insert a card, wait at least  
10 seconds.  
x SNC-DH240/DH140/DH180/DH280  
• Before using a CF memory card, format it using the  
computer, or by Format CF memory card in the  
Initialize tab of the System menu (page 38).  
• Not available for SNC-CH180/CH280 when CF card  
is powered by PoE.  
Built-in memory  
The current memory space of the built-in memory is  
displayed.  
Overwrite  
Select On to overwrite the file when there is insufficient  
memory space to record the image in the built-in  
memory.  
On: Overwrite is enabled and old files will be  
overwritten in the order of date.  
Off: Overwrite is prohibited. No recording will be  
performed.  
Capacity warning  
This is the function to send a warning mail to the  
Administrator when the memory space of the built-in  
memory is low or full.  
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On: A warning mail is sent to the Administrator.  
Off: A warning mail is not sent to the Administrator.  
Wait time after POP  
Set the waiting time in POP before SMTP before  
SMTP authentication after POP authentication is  
completed. Timeout can be set from 0 to 10,000 msec.  
Note  
When Overwrite is set to On, a warning mail is not sent  
to the Administrator.  
POP server name  
This is necessary when POP before SMTP is selected  
for Authentication.  
Type a POP (receiving mail) server name using up to 64  
characters, or type the IP address of the POP server. This  
setting is necessary when the SMTP server that sends e-  
mails performs authentication using the POP user  
account.  
SMTP server name  
Type the name of the SMTP server for sending an e-  
mail, using up to 64 characters.  
Otherwise type the IP address of the SMTP mail server.  
SMTP port number  
Enter a port number from 25 to 65535.  
The standard port number is 25. If TLS is enabled, the  
standard port number for SMTPs is 465.  
POP port number  
Enter a port number from 110 to 65535.  
The standard port number is 110. If TLS is enabled, the  
standard port number for POP3s is 995.  
Use TLS  
To use the encryption function by TLS, select On.  
Authentication mode  
Select Login or CRAM-MD5 as the authentication  
method for SMTP authentication.  
Note  
The model on sale in China does not support the TLS  
function.  
Note  
The model on sale in China does not support the  
CRAM-MD5 authentication.  
STARTTLS  
To use the encryption function by STARTTLS, select  
On.  
User name, Password  
Note  
Type the user name and the password of the user who  
owns the e-mail account. This setting is necessary when  
the SMTP server that sends e-mails performs  
authentication.  
The model on sale in China does not support the  
STARTTLS function.  
Authentication  
Select whether authentication is required when you send  
an e-mail.  
Administrator e-mail address  
Type the e-mail address of the recipient of a warning  
mail (e-mail address of the camera Administrator),  
using up to 64 characters.  
Off: No authentication is required when an e-mail is  
sent.  
On: Authentication is required when an e-mail is sent.  
Select one of the authentication methods from the  
following and specify the POP server name, User  
name and Password as required.  
OK/Cancel  
See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 32.  
SMTP: SMTP authentication is required.  
POP before SMTP: POP before SMTP  
authentication is required.  
Note  
When you set Authentication to On, be sure to select  
either or both SMTP or/and POP before SMTP.  
POP mode  
Select POP3 or APOP as the authentication method for  
POP authentication.  
Note  
The model on sale in China does not support the APOP  
authentication.  
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Alarm  
Alarm recording Tab — Setting the  
Image memory function when  
detecting the alarm  
You can set to record an image and audio file to the  
memory linked with an external sensor input or built-in  
detection functions.  
Select the alarm to be linked with the recording of image  
and audio files.  
Sensor input 1: The external sensor that is connected to  
sensor input of the camera I/O port.  
Camera tampering detection: An alarm that is  
triggered if the camera detects tampering, such as  
direction shifting or spray.  
VMF: An alarm of the VMF detection function.  
Motion detection: The alarm by the motion detection  
function.  
Click Detection, and the Motion detection menu is  
displayed to allow you to set the motion detection  
function (page 91).  
Audio detection: Click Detection, and the audio  
detection menu is displayed to allow you to set the  
audio detection function (page 91).  
Note  
When a preset position is set in the menu of Preset  
Position-Alarm linked position, the alarm is invalid if  
the camera is moved to a preset position.  
Alarm recording  
Select On to configure the settings for recording image  
and audio files linked with alarm detection.  
Effective period  
Set the period during which alarm detection is effective.  
Image file name  
Type the file name you want to assign to the image(s) to  
be recorded. You can use up to 10 alphanumeric  
characters, - (hyphen) and _ (underscore) for naming.  
Always: Alarm detection is always effective.  
Schedule: You can specify the period during which  
alarm detection is effective.  
Click Schedule to display the setting menu for the  
effective period. (“Setting the Schedule — Schedule  
Menu” on page 90)  
Suffix  
Select a suffix to be added to the file name.  
Alarm buffer  
Select Use alarm buffer when you record the image/  
audio at a specific time before or after alarm detection  
(pre-alarm, post-alarm).  
If you do not select the alarm buffer, only the image at  
the moment of alarm detection is recorded.  
Click Alarm buffer to display the Alarm buffer menu.  
For details, see “Setting the Alarm Buffer — Alarm  
buffer Menu” on page 90.  
Date & time: The Date & time suffix is added to the  
image file name.  
The Date & time suffix consists of the year (2 digits),  
month (2 digits), date (2 digits), hour (2 digits),  
minute (2 digits), second (2 digits) and sequential  
number (2 digits), thus adding a 14-digit number to  
the image file name.  
Sequence number: A sequential number of 10 digits  
between 0000000001 and 4294967295 and an  
sequential 2 - digit number is added to the image file  
name.  
Note  
When Edge Storage is enabled, the Alarm buffer is not  
available.  
Tip  
A sequential number added to Date & time and  
Sequence number is used to identify individual files  
created with consecutive alarm events.  
OK/Cancel  
See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 32.  
Sequence number clear  
Click Clear to reset the Sequence number suffix to 1.  
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Periodical mode: An image file is sent periodically  
according to the specified Interval and Effective  
period.  
Tour mode: An image file is sent each time the camera  
is moved to a preset position during the tour.  
Periodical recording Tab — Setting  
the periodical recording mode  
You can set to record video files (JPEG files)  
periodically.  
Interval  
Type the interval at which you want to send images to  
the FTP server periodically. You can set the hour (H),  
minutes (M) and seconds (S) between 1 second and  
24 hours (one day).  
Note  
The actual interval may be longer than the set value  
depending on the image size, image quality, bit rate, or  
recording media.  
Effective period  
Set the period during which periodical recording is  
effective.  
Periodical recording  
Select On when you want to use periodical recording.  
Always: Periodical recording is always effective.  
Schedule: You can specify the period during which  
periodical recording is effective.  
Image file name  
Type the file name of the image to be recorded to the  
memory using up to 10 alphanumeric characters, -  
(hyphen) and _ (under score).  
The actual image file name will be the specified image  
file name with a suffix and the extension .jpg.  
Click Schedule and the menu for the effective period  
is displayed. (“Setting the Schedule — Schedule  
Menu” on page 90)  
OK/Cancel  
See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 32.  
Note  
You cannot record an audio file using the periodical  
recording function.  
Folder structure of image memory  
When the image memory function is used, images are  
recorded with the following folder structure.  
Suffix  
Select a suffix to be added to the file name.  
None: The recording file name will be the image file  
name.  
Root  
Imagememory  
Year  
Month  
Date  
01~09  
Date & time: The date & time suffix is added to the  
image file name.  
The Date & time suffix consists of the year (2 digits),  
month (2 digits), date (2 digits), hour (2 digits),  
minute (2 digits), second (2 digits) and sequential  
number (2 digits), thus adding a 14-digit number to  
the image file name.  
Sequence number: A sequential number of 10 digits  
between 0000000001 and 4294967295 and two fixed  
digits 00 are added to the image file name.  
A
represents a folder created automatically. The  
Date_No. folder has an 14-digit name consisting of the  
year (last 2 digits), month (2 digits), day (2 digits), hour  
(2 digits), minute (2 digits), second (2 digits) and  
sequential number (2 digits).  
One folder can store a maximum of 100 files. If there are  
more than 100 files, a new folder is created  
automatically to continue recording.  
Sequence number clear  
Click Clear to reset the Sequence number suffix to 1.  
Mode  
Select the periodical sending mode.  
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About the extension of a file  
A file to be recorded/sent using the image memory  
function Edge Storage function or the Mail (SMTP)/  
FTP client function has one of the following four  
extensions depending on the video mode setting and the  
recording/sending settings of the camera.  
Downloading Images  
from the Camera — FTP  
server Menu  
FTP server  
When you click  
in the Administrator menu,  
.m4f: MPEG4 image files (including sound)  
.jpf: JPEG image files (including sound)  
.jpg: JPEG still image files  
the FTP server menu appears. This menu allows you to  
search image and audio files stored in the built-in  
memory (approximately 8 MB) or CF memory card (not  
supplied. Applicable for SNC-CH240/CH140/CH180/  
CH280 only) inserted in the camera, or configure the  
FTP server function for downloading, using the FTP  
client software on the computer.  
.maf: H.264 image files (including sound)  
The SNC video player (page 119) allows playback of  
“.m4f”, “.maf” and “.jpf” files.  
FTP server function  
To activate the FTP server function, select On.  
x SNC-CH240/CH140/CH180/CH280  
Selected root directory  
Select the memory that contains the file you want to  
download. The current memory space is displayed on  
the right.  
Built-in memory: Built-in memory of this camera  
CF memory card: CF memory card inserted into the  
CF card slot of the camera  
x SNC-DH240/DH140/DH180/DH280  
Built-in memory  
The current memory space of the built-in memory is  
displayed.  
Notes  
• The frame rate and operability on the main viewer  
may be reduced when you logged in to the FTP server  
of this unit using the FTP client software installed in  
the computer.  
• Not available for SNC-CH180/CH280 when it is  
powered by PoE.  
OK/Cancel  
See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 32.  
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• Edge Storage is not available for SNC-CH180/CH280  
when powered by PoE.  
SettingtheEdgeStorage  
— Edge Storage Menu  
Edge Storage  
Select On to use Edge Storage.  
Alarm buffer is not available when On is selected.  
(SNC-CH240/CH140/CH180/  
CH280 only)  
CF memory card  
Display the available free space of external CF memory.  
Note  
The video or audio data of Edge Storage cannot be  
recorded in the built-in memory.  
Overwrite  
Select On to overwrite the file when there is insufficient  
memory space to record the image in the CF memory.  
On: Overwrite is enabled and old files will be  
overwritten in the order of date.  
Off: Overwrite is prohibited. No recording will be  
performed.  
Recording status  
Display the current recording status.  
The recording status will not be updated until the screen  
is refreshed.  
Use the Start and Stop button to start or stop the  
recording manually.  
Video recording  
Edge Storage  
Select the video codec mode you want to record.  
For detailed settings of video codec mode, see the Video  
codec tab in the camera menu.  
When you click  
in the Administrator  
menu, the Edge Storage menu appears.  
With Edge Storage, video or audio signal can be  
recorded from the alarm detection results, such as  
network block, recorded video and audio can be  
streamed with the same protocol as the real-tim  
streaming.  
Audio recording  
Set whether to record the audio signals input from the  
camera.  
Select On to record.  
Notes  
Note  
• The frame rate and operability on the main viewer  
may be reduced during image storage.  
Audio recording is not available when the Audio codec  
is set to Off in the Camera Menu-Common Tab.  
• Stop the Edge Storage recording when you remove the  
CF memory card from the camera or turn off the  
power of the camera with a CF memory card inserted.  
• Whenever you remove or insert a card, wait at least  
10 seconds.  
• Before using a CF memory card, format it using the  
computer, or by Format CF memory card in the  
Initialize tab of the System menu (page 38).  
• The supplied ActiveX viewer is not used for streaming  
the recorded video or audio data. For details on  
supported applications, contact an authorized Sony  
dealer.  
Recording capacity  
Displays the maximum recording time of the alarm  
buffer in the current camera setting of the video mode,  
image size, bit rate and frame rate.  
Note  
Maximum recording time varies depending on the  
image size and quality setting in the Camera menu.  
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Motion detection: The alarm detected by the motion  
detection function.  
Recording time  
Set the recording time for the Pre-alarm image/audio  
and Post alarm image/audio.  
Click Detection, and the Motion detection menu is  
displayed to allow you to set the motion detection  
function (page 91).  
Pre-alarm duration  
Type the recording time of the image/audio before alarm  
detection.  
Audio detection: The alarm detected by the audio  
detection function.  
Click Detection, and the audio detection menu is  
displayed to allow you to set the audio detection  
function (page 91).  
Post-alarm duration  
Type the recording time of the image/audio after alarm  
detection.  
Network disconnection: The alarm detected by  
disconnection to a specific IP address.  
Recording mode  
Always recording: The recording is always active.  
Alarm recording: The recording will start when a  
condition as below is detected.  
Condition: The recording will start under the condition  
selected from the pull-down menu.  
IP address monitoring  
Set the specific IP address of which the network  
connection status is to be monitored.  
IP address monitoring is not available for IPv6.  
Effective period  
Set the effective period of Edge Storage  
You can select the alarm type indicated below for  
each number.  
Conditions to detect the alarm are as follows:  
Always: Recording period is always effective.  
Schedule: You can specify the period during which  
Recording period is effective.  
or: detect when either condition happens.  
and: detect when both conditions happen within a  
specified interval regardless of the sequence.  
then: detect when each of the conditions happen within  
a specified interval in sequence.  
Click Schedule and the menu to display the effective  
period. (“Setting the Schedule — Schedule Menu”  
on page 90)  
OK/Cancel  
Interval  
See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 32.  
Specify the interval time used when condition is set to  
and, then.  
In the case the condition is set as 1 and 2, the system  
sounds an alarm when either 1 or 2 happens, and the  
other happens within the specified interval.  
In the case the condition is set as 1 then 2, the system  
sounds an alarm when 1 happens, and then 2 happens  
within the specified interval.  
Folder structure of Edge Storage  
When the Edge Storage function is used, images are  
recorded with the following folder structure  
Recording  
date&time  
Edge Storage  
Root  
ch1  
aaaaa_001.maf  
aaaaa_002.maf  
aaaaa_003.maf  
1
If you select “or” condition, this setting will be ignored.  
The maximum duration to be set is 7200 seconds.  
2
3
Alarm to be linked with Edge Storage.  
Sensor input 1: The external sensor that is connected to  
sensor input 1 of the camera I/O port.  
Camera tampering detection: An alarm that is  
triggered if the camera detects tampering, such as  
direction shifting or spray.  
VMF: An alarm of the VMF detection function. Click  
Detection, and the Motion detection menu is  
displayed to allow you to set the motion detection  
function (page 91).  
Recording  
date&time  
A
represents a folder created automatically. Every  
recording event creates a folder named with recording  
date and time.  
Folders with maximum storage of 1,000 files are created  
in sequence. If more than 1,000 files recorded within one  
event, a new folder is created automatically to continue  
recording.  
For the details about the extension of a file, See “About  
the extension of a file” on page 83.  
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Camera tampering detection  
Select this option when you link the alarm output to the  
tampering detection, such as when the camera position  
is moved, or the camera is sprayed.  
Setting the Alarm Output  
— Alarm output Menu  
Alarm output  
When you click  
in the Administrator  
VMF  
menu, the Alarm output menu appears.  
You can perform setting in this menu to control the  
alarm output of the I/O port on the rear of the camera  
linked to alarm detection, the timer and the Day/Night  
function.  
The Alarm output menu consists of two tabs:  
Alarm out 1 and Alarm out 2.  
Select this option when you link the alarm output to the  
VMF detection function.  
Motion detection  
Select this option when you link the alarm output to the  
motion detection function.  
Click Detection, and the Motion detection menu is  
displayed to allow you to set the motion detection  
function (page 91).  
Tip  
For details on connection of peripheral devices to the  
alarm output of the I/O port, refer to the supplied  
Installation Manual.  
Audio detection  
The alarm detected by the audio detection function.  
Click Detection, and the audio detection menu is  
displayed to allow you to set the audio detection  
function (page 91)  
Alarm out 1, 2 Tab  
Note  
In the case that the synchronized preset position is  
specified in Position at alarm in the Preset position  
menu, the alarm event that happens when the camera  
moves to the preset position will be invalid.  
Alarm duration  
Select the duration for which the alarm is output,  
between 1 and 60 sec.  
Effective period  
Alarm output  
To activate the alarm output function, select On.  
This item becomes active when Mode is set to Alarm.  
Set the period during which the alarm detection is  
effective.  
Mode  
Always: Alarm detection is always effective.  
Schedule: You can specify the period during which  
alarm detection is effective.  
Select the mode of the alarm output function.  
Alarm: Controls alarm output by synchronizing it with  
an external sensor input or the built-in detection  
functions.  
Click Schedule and the menu for the effective period  
is displayed. (“Setting the Schedule — Schedule  
Menu” on page 90)  
When Alarm is selected, the items Sensor input 1,  
Camera tampering detection, VMF, Motion  
detection, Alarm duration and Effective period  
become active.  
OK/Cancel  
See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 32.  
Timer: Controls alarm output using the timer.  
Click Schedule and the menu for the effective period  
is displayed. (“Setting the Schedule — Schedule  
Menu” on page 90)  
Day/Night: Controls the alarm output linked to the day/  
night function.  
Sensor input 1  
Select this option when you link the alarm output to an  
external sensor that is connected to sensor input of the  
camera I/O port.  
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Voice alert  
To use the voice alert function linked with the sensor  
input or the detection functions, select On.  
Outputting Audio Linked  
to Alarm Detection  
— Voice alert Menu  
Repeat  
Select playback repeat time from 1 to 3.  
Voice alert  
Click  
in the Administrator menu to display  
Alarm  
the Voice alert menu.  
Select the alarm to be linked with the voice alert  
function.  
Use this menu to set the voice alert function to output  
audio from the line output jack of the camera when an  
alarm is detected by the sensor input or detection  
functions.  
You can output the audio from a speaker connected to  
the camera in synchronization with an alarm event  
triggered by the sensor input or the detection functions.  
The Voice alert menu consists of 3 tabs: Voice alert 1,  
Voice alert 2 and Voice alert 3. You can configure an  
individual audio file on each tab.  
Sensor input 1: The external sensor that is connected to  
sensor input of camera I/O port.  
Camera tampering detection: An alarm that is  
triggered if the camera detects tampering, such as  
direction shifting or spray.  
VMF: An alarm of the VMF detection function.  
Motion detection: The alarm detected by the motion  
detection function.  
Click Detection to display Motion detection menu to  
allow you to set the motion detection function  
(page 91).  
Note  
Before using the voice alert function, you need to save  
the audio file to the camera using the SNC audio upload  
tool stored in the supplied CD-ROM.  
For details on use of the SNC audio upload tool, see  
page 114.  
Audio detection: Click Detection, and the audio  
detection menu is displayed to allow you to set the  
audio detection function (page 91).  
Notes  
• If voice alert is actively linked with a different alarm  
type while another voice alert is occurring, the first  
voice alert is cancelled and the second one is output.  
• If two or three audio files are set to be output  
simultaneously linked with the same alarm type,  
priority is given in the order Voice alert 1, 2 then 3.  
• Audio detection alarm is off during the playback of  
audio files.  
Voice alert 1, 2, 3 Tab  
Effective period  
Set the period during which alarm detection is effective.  
Always: Alarm detection is always effective.  
Schedule: You can specify the period during which  
alarm detection is effective.  
File  
Displays the name of the audio file saved in the camera.  
“Not uploaded” is displayed dimly if no audio file is  
saved.  
Click Schedule, and the menu for the effective  
period is displayed. (“Setting the Schedule —  
Schedule Menu” on page 90)  
To delete the audio file saved in the camera, click  
Delete.  
OK/Cancel  
See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 32.  
Note  
Before deleting an audio file, set Voice alert to Off.  
Test  
When an audio file is saved in the camera, you can check  
it by playing it back.  
Click Play to play back the audio file once.  
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FTP client  
Checking this box allows you to select FTP client on the  
Trigger panel in the main viewer.  
By clicking FTP client a still image of the moment you  
click is captured, and the image file is sent to the FTP  
server.  
Setting the Operations  
from the Viewer — Trigger  
Menu  
Trigger  
Click  
in the Administrator menu to display the  
When you click FTP client, the Trigger-FTP client  
menu is displayed. You can set the necessary options  
here. The setting options and setting procedures are the  
same as those of the FTP client menu (page 76).  
Trigger menu.  
This allows you to select the activities that can be  
performed when the button on the Trigger panel is  
clicked on the main viewer.  
e-Mail (SMTP)  
Checking this box allows you to select e-Mail (SMTP)  
on the Trigger panel in the main viewer.  
By clicking e-Mail (SMTP) a still image of the moment  
you click is captured, and your e-mail with the image file  
attached is sent to the specified mail address.  
When you click e-Mail (SMTP), the Trigger-e-Mail  
(SMTP) menu is displayed. You can set the necessary  
options here. The setting options and setting procedures  
are the same as those of the e-Mail (SMTP) menu  
(page 73).  
Image memory  
Checking this box allows you to select Image memory  
on the Trigger panel in the main viewer.  
By clicking Image memory a still image of the moment  
you click is captured, and the image file is recorded.  
Click Image memory to display the Trigger-Image  
memory menu. You can set the necessary options here.  
The setting options and setting procedures are the same  
as those of the Image memory menu (page 79).  
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File  
Alarm output 1, 2  
Displays the name of the audio file saved in the camera.  
“Not uploaded” is displayed dimly if no audio file is  
saved.  
Checking this box allows you to select Alarm output 1  
or Alarm output 2 on the Trigger panel in the main  
viewer. You can control the alarm outputput by clicking  
Alarm output 1 or Alarm output 2.  
OK/Cancel  
See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 32.  
Select the alarm ouput control mode from Toggle or  
Timer.  
Toggle: Each time you run a trigger, On (short circuit)  
or Off (open) is switched.  
Timer: When you run a trigger, the alarm output is  
switched to On, and will automatically set to Off  
after the time specified in Duration has elapsed.  
Duration  
When Timer is selected, specify the time for which the  
alarm output remains off, from 1 to 300 seconds.  
Day/Night  
Checking this box allows you to select Day/Night on the  
Trigger panel in the main viewer. You can set the day/  
night function to On (night mode) or Off (day mode) by  
clicking Day/Night.  
When you click Day/Night, the Trigger-Day/Night  
menu is displayed. You can set the necessary options  
here. The setting options and setting procedures are the  
same as those in the Day/Night tab of the Camera menu  
(page 44).  
Note  
The day/night function is invalid when Day/Night is set  
to Auto in the Trigger-Day/Night menu, even if you  
click Trigger.  
Voice alert 1, 2, 3  
Checking this box allows you to select Voice alert 1,  
Voice alert 2 or Voice alert 3 on the Trigger panel in the  
main viewer. You can output audio from the audio file  
saved in the camera by clicking Voice alert 1 , 2 or 3.  
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Setting the Schedule  
— Schedule Menu  
Setting the Alarm Buffer  
— Alarm buffer Menu  
Schedule  
Alarm buffer  
When you click  
in the Administrator menu,  
When you click  
in the Administrator menu,  
the Schedule menu appears.  
the Alarm buffer menu appears.  
The Schedule menu consists of 8 tabs.  
You can set the Pre-alarm image and audio (the image  
and audio before alarm detection) and the Post -alarm  
image and audio. These can be set when Alarm sending  
of FTP client menu or Alarm recording of the Image  
memory menu is set to On, besides when Use alarm  
buffer is selected.  
This is the same menu as the Schedule menu that is  
displayed when you click Schedule to set the Effective  
period in the following menus.  
Day/Night: Schedule in the Day/Night tab of the  
Camera menu  
Preset position: Schedule in the Position Tour of the  
Preset position menu  
e-Mail: Schedule in the Alarm sending or Periodical  
sending tab of the e-Mail (SMTP) menu  
FTP: Schedule in the Alarm sending or Periodical  
sending tab of the FTP client menu  
Image memory: Schedule in the Alarm recording or  
Periodical recording tab of the Image memory menu  
Alarm out: Schedule in the Alarm out 1 or Alarm out 2  
tab of the Alarm output menu  
Voice alert: Schedule in the Voice alert 1, 2 or 3 tab of  
the Voice alert menu  
Edge Storage: Schedule button in the Edge Storage  
menu  
Codec  
Select the image to be used for the alarm buffer.  
Recording capacity  
Displays the maximum recording capacity of the alarm  
buffer in the present camera setting of the video mode,  
image size, bit rate and frame rate.  
Example: When setting e-Mail (SMTP) (Periodical  
sending) in the Schedule menu  
Recording time  
Set the recording time for the Pre-alarm image/audio  
and Post alarm image/audio.  
Pre-alarm duration: Type the recording time of the  
image/audio before alarm detection.  
Post-alarm duration: Type the recording time of the  
image/audio after alarm detection.  
Note  
The value of Recording capacity differs depending on  
the image size and image quality settings in the Camera  
menu.  
Use the same time schedule every day  
When this item is checked, the same Start time and End  
time are applied to all days. In that case, the Start time  
and End time of the day from Mon (Monday) to Sun  
(Sunday) cannot be input.  
OK/Cancel  
See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 32.  
Mon (Monday) to Sun (Sunday)  
The time period on the right of the checked day is the  
effective period of the schedule.  
Start time, End time  
Specify the start time and the end time.  
OK/Cancel  
See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 32.  
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Detection status: Display the tampering detection state  
of the time when Camera tampering detection tab is  
opened. To clear the detection status, click Clear  
button.  
Setting the Sensor input/  
Camera tampering  
detection/Motion  
detection/Audio  
OK/Cancel  
See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 32.  
detection  
Motion detection tab — Set the  
motion/VMF detection  
— Event detection Menu  
Motion detection detects moving objects in the camera  
image and outputs an alarm. In VMF, an alarm is  
notified when a motion detected under the motion  
detection setting passes, appears in, disappears from or  
shows any movement in a specified area or on an  
inspection line.  
When you click Event detection in the Administrator  
menu, the Event detection menu appears. The Event  
detection menu consists of the Sensor input, Camera  
tampering detection, Motion detection and Audio  
detection tabs.  
The motion detection function and the VMF function  
can independently set off an alarm at the time of  
detection.  
Sensor input tab — Set the sensor  
input  
What are VMF functions  
VMF is a function for inspecting whether a motion  
detected under the motion detection setting passed,  
appeared in, disappeared from or shows any movement  
in a specified area or on an inspection line.  
The inspection method is selected from Pass/Presence/  
Appear/Disappear/Volume, and allows for a maximum  
combined inspection method of three, which can be  
simultaneously or sequentially executed.  
Sensor input mode  
Set the direction of the detected input signal to the  
sensor input terminal of the camera.  
Normally open: Detects the alarm when the sensor  
input is short-circuited.  
Normally closed: Detects the alarm when the sensor  
input is open-circuited.  
Passing  
A passage line is determined, and when a moving object  
passes the setting line, an alarm is set off.  
FTP client alarm sending, image memory alarm  
recording and/or audio file playback can be performed  
in synchronization with this alarm.  
OK/Cancel  
See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 32.  
Camera tampering detection tab —  
Set the camera tampering detection  
Existing  
When a moving object in the designated area exists after  
a certain period of time has elapsed, it will set off an  
alarm. FTP client alarm sending, image memory alarm  
recording and/or audio file playback can be performed  
in synchronization with this alarm.  
Appearance  
Camera tampering detection  
When a moving object appears in the designated area, it  
will set off an alarm. FTP client alarm sending, image  
memory alarm recording and/or audio file playback can  
be performed in synchronization with this alarm.  
Select On to activate the function to detect camera  
tampering, such as direction shifting or spray. When you  
select On, you can select the Sensitivity.  
Sensitivity: Set the sensitivity of camera tampering  
detection to High, Middle or Low.  
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Disappearance  
Setting items for motion detection  
When a moving object disappears from the designated  
area, it will set off an alarm. FTP client alarm sending,  
image memory alarm recording and/or audio file  
playback can be performed in synchronization with this  
alarm.  
Use the settings tab to set the conditions for the motion  
detection function while observing camera images. This  
menu is the same as the settings menu displayed when  
you click Detection on Alarm transmission on the  
e-Mail (SMTP) menu, or on Alarm recording on the  
Image memory menu.  
Capacity  
When the Capacity of moving objects in the reference  
area reaches definite number, an alarm is set off. FTP  
client alarm sending, image memory alarm recording  
and/or audio file playback can be performed in  
synchronization with this alarm.  
Notes  
• Before actual use, perform an operation test and  
confirm that the motion detection function works  
correctly.  
• Even when privacy masking is used, the motion  
detection function operates based on the images  
before masking is processed.  
• When cropping is enabled, the motion detection menu  
is not displayed. To use the motion detection menu,  
disable this function first.  
VMD settings  
When the Motion detection menu is  
displayed for the first time  
Detection area  
Specify the effective scope of motion detection.  
When you click Motion detection, “Security Warning”  
is displayed.  
When you click Yes, ActiveX control is installed and the  
Motion detection menu 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  
later, Windows Vista or Windows 7, the information  
bar or “Security Warning” may appear as you click  
Motion detection. For details, see “Installing ActiveX  
Control” in “When using Windows XP Service Pack 2  
or later” on page 8, “Installing ActiveX Control” in  
“When using Windows Vista” on page 11, or  
“Installing ActiveX Control” in “When using  
Windows 7” on page 13.  
Note  
The frames shown on the monitor screen are not  
displayed on the image files sent or recorded with  
motion detection.  
Configuring the detection area  
The following procedure is used to configure the motion  
detection area:  
1
Use the following buttons to specify the active  
area(s) and inactive area(s).  
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Add detection area  
Clicking this button will add an active area window  
in the center of the screen.  
Detection sense  
Set the sensitivity of motion detection.  
When you place the cursor on the area, the cursor  
changes to a crossed arrow, which you can drag to  
move the area.  
When you place the cursor on the vertex of the area,  
the cursor changes to n, which you can drag to  
move the vertex.  
A value from 1 to 100 can be specified.  
Clicking Return to the default changes the value to the  
default value.  
Add non detection area  
Clicking this button will add an inactive area  
window in the center of the screen.  
When you place the cursor on the area, the cursor  
changes to a crossed arrow, which you can drag to  
move the area.  
Detection response  
Set the response velocity of motion detection.  
When you place the cursor on the vertex of the area,  
the cursor changes to n, which you can drag to  
move the vertex.  
Delete Area  
Clicking this button will change the cursor to a  
button. While the cursor is a button, click on a part  
of the area to delete that area.  
A value from 1 to 5 can be specified.  
Clicking Return to the default changes the value to the  
default value.  
After the deletion, the cursor will return to its  
original form. To exit this operation, click this  
button again.  
It is the same function as the button displayed under  
VMF settings.  
Detection size  
Specify the minimum detection size and maximum  
detection size of motion detection. To specify the  
detection size, you can either enter values or drag the  
vertexes of the area.  
Add vertex  
Clicking this button will change the cursor to a  
button. In that state, when you click on a part of the  
side of the area, a vertex is added to that point. After  
the addition, the cursor will return its original form.  
To exit this operation, click this button again.  
It is the same function as the button displayed in  
VMF settings.  
Delete vertex  
Clicking this button will change the cursor to a  
button. In that state, when you click on a part of the  
vertex of the area, the vertex added to that point is  
deleted. After the deletion, the cursor will return its  
original form. To exit this opertion, click this button  
again.  
It is the same function as the button displayed in  
VMF settings.  
The area size is measured in pixels.  
• When you place the cursor on the area, the cursor  
changes to a crossed arrow, which you can drag to  
move to the minimum detection size area and  
maximum detection size area.  
Note  
The vertex can be moved in an outward direction  
but cannot be moved toward the inside of an area.  
• When you place the cursor on the vertex of the area,  
the cursor changes to n. Drag and move the vertex  
to adjust the detection size.  
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Moving shadow exemption  
Set ON/OFF for the moving shadow exemption function  
of motion detection.  
Filter type  
Specify the VMF filter type.  
Selecting Do not respond to shadows will prevent the  
shadows of a moving object from being recognized as  
moving objects.  
Remove the check to disable the shadow removal  
function of motion detection.  
VMF settings  
Up to three VMF settings (package number 1 to 3) can  
be retained for the current camera position. You can  
select one of those settings for use. You can configure  
the inspection method and the size and speed of object  
to inspect individually for each package number.  
Select the filter type from When any rule is violated or  
When all rules are violated in order.  
When any rule is violated: An alarm will be set off  
when any one of the three conditions is met.  
When all rules are violated in order: An alarm will be  
set off when the three conditions are met in the  
sequence specified. If the conditions occur in an  
order different from the sequence specified, such as  
1, 3 and then 2, there will be no alarm.  
Each filter type can include up to 3 criteria.  
Select the inspection method from Passing, Existing,  
Appearance, Disappearance, Capacity and None.  
Enable/Disable checkbox for filter  
Set enable/disable for individual filter types.  
Filter order switching button  
Clicking  
switches the order of filter between the  
neighouring methods.  
e.g., If you click the button between 1 and 2, they will  
switch order. If you click the button between 2 and 3,  
they will switch order.  
Number of filters  
Select the setting number to set from 1, 2 or 3.  
The following VMF setting is saved for the individual  
setting number selected here.  
The set of the setting numbers selected here is valid for  
current VMF setting.  
Specifying the time for “When all occurs in  
order”  
Specify the reference interval in seconds between 1 and  
2, or 2 and 3.  
For example, if 1 and 2 are set and “3 seconds” is  
specified, an alarm will be set off when the inspection  
conditions of 2 are met within 3 seconds from when the  
inspection conditions of 1 are met.  
Note  
package1, package2 and package3 of the VMF setting  
cannot be simultaneously enabled.  
x VMF status indicator  
The indicator is on when the set filter type conditions are  
met.  
Filter settings  
Settings for each filter can be edited here.  
The inspection line and active window are set to default  
values. Edit according to use.  
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Existing  
x VMF status indicator of each filter  
The filter is on when the set filter type conditions  
(Passing, Existing, Appearance, Disappearance,  
Capacity) are met.  
Tip  
The buttons displayed on the edit screen for filter is used  
in the same way as those for detection setting. See  
page 92.  
Passing  
Similar to a active window an trigger area can also be  
moved and vertexes can be moved/added or deleted.  
If an object exists within the window longer than the  
specified time, existing is acknowledged.  
Duration  
Specify the time of existing.  
Appearance  
Edit the pass inspection line according to the following  
procedure:  
Passing object trigger line  
By default, one passing object trigger line is displayed.  
The number of vertexes is 2.  
Placing the cursor on the line will turn the cursor into a  
cross, and when you drag the line, the whole line will  
move.  
Placing the cursor on the vertex will turn the cursor into  
n, and when you drag the line, the vertex will move.  
The arrow displayed in the center of the passing object  
trigger line shows the direction of inspection. trigger is  
performed when an object passes the passing object  
trigger position in this direction.  
Trigger direction setting  
Each time you click , the trigger direction toggles  
among the directions left, right and both.  
This criterion is whether an object appeared in the  
trigger area.  
Similar to an active window, a trigger area can also be  
moved and vertexes can be moved/added or deleted.  
Passing object trigger position  
Select the passing object trigger position from Center,  
Left side, Top side, Right side and Bottom side.  
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Trigger size  
Specify the minimum trigger size and maximum trigger  
size of the object. To specify the size, you can either  
enter values or drag the vertexes of the area.  
This criterion is whether an object disappeared in the  
trigger area.  
Similar to an active window, a trigger area can also be  
moved and vertexes can be moved/added or deleted.  
The size of an object is measured in pixels.  
• When you place the cursor on the area, the cursor  
changes to a crossed arrow, which you can drag to  
move the minimum trigger size area and maximum  
trigger size area.  
Capacity  
• Placing the cursor on the vertex of the minimum  
trigger size area or maximum trigger size area will  
change the cursor to n, then you can drag the vertex  
to change the inspection size.  
Tip  
The minimum and maximum detection sizes configured  
in the VMD setting are displayed, but the size of the area  
cannot be modified from here.  
This criterion is the number of objects found in the  
trigger area.  
The quantity is specified from the pull-down list.  
Similar to a active window, the trigger area can also be  
moved and its vertexes can also be moved, added or  
deleted.  
Minimum quantity: The quantity is specified from the  
“Minimum quantity” pull-down.  
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Trigger speed  
Specify the range of the speed of object to inspect by  
determining Min. speed and Max. speed.  
Audio detection tab — Set the  
audio detection  
Audio detection detects sound picked up by a  
microphone, and outputs an alarm beyond a certain  
threshold.  
Audio detection  
Select On to activate the function and set the sensitivity.  
Sensitivity  
Set the Sensitivity to Low, High or Manual. If Manual  
is selected, you may set the sensitivity manually.  
• Min. speed and Max. speed can be specified within a  
scale of 100.  
• The blue marker for minimum speed cannot be set to  
the right of the red marker for maximum speed.  
• The squares indicating Min. speed and Max. speed  
move on the right and left sides of the preview screen.  
Manual sensitivity  
Set the Manual sensitivity from 1 to 100, the larger the  
number, the greater the sensitivity.  
Detection status: When Audio detection is set to On in  
the Audio detection tab, the detection status is  
displayed.  
Note  
The set value is only valid under the conditions of  
Passing, Appearance or Disappearance.  
If excessive sound is picked up by the microphone,  
“Detected” appears; otherwise “Non-detected” is  
displayed. The input volume is indicated in a bar that  
helps you to calibrate detection levels.  
Full-screen display button  
Click  
to display the ActiveX area in full screen.  
Clicking again will show the normal display.  
Notes  
• Test audio detection to confirm that it is functioning as  
desired.  
Stretch bar  
• The audio detection function sets the detection level  
automatically according to the statistical samples of  
input volume and the sensitivity. Thus, the detection  
level may differ even with the same sensitivity.  
• The detection of input volume cannot be updated  
when the Audio detection tab is open. This means at  
this time the detection level is not adjusted  
automatically according to the input sound. According  
to the characteristics, test audio detection when the  
Audio detection tab is open.  
• Before setting sensitivity, in order to optimize  
detection, place the microphone in an ordinary  
location and sound environment for about  
3 minutes before opening the Audio detection tab.  
• The Audio detection alarm is off during playback of  
audio files.  
Click  
preview screen.  
Clicking again will show the menu list as it was before.  
to hide the menu list on the left and enlarge the  
OK/Cancel  
Click OK to finalize any changes made to the settings  
and send them to the camera.  
If you click Cancel, changes made to the settings will be  
discarded and the screen will be reloaded with the  
current camera settings.  
• The Audio detection alarm is off while uploading  
audio (from a computer).  
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OK/Cancel  
See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 32.  
Configuring the Viewer  
— Viewer Menu  
Viewer  
Click  
in the Administrator menu to display the  
Viewer menu.  
Using this menu, you can select the viewer to use and  
configure advanced settings.  
Layout tab  
Homepage  
Set the viewer or homepage to be displayed at the time  
of access.  
ActiveX viewer: Displays the ActiveX viewer at time of  
access.  
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Plug-in free viewer: Displays the Plug-in free viewer at  
time of access.  
en : English  
ja : Japanese  
Custom: Select the homepage to be displayed.  
With SNC-CH240/CH140/CH180/CH280, you can  
write data in the built-in flash memory or CF  
memory card (not supplied) to use your favorite  
homepage. With SNC-DH240/DH140/DH180/  
DH280, write data to the built-in flash memory to use  
your favorite homepage.  
fr : French  
de : German  
it : Italian  
es : Spanish  
zh_hant : Chinese (Traditional Chinese character)  
zh_hans : Chinese (Simplified Chinese character)  
ko : Korean  
To store a homepage HTML file in the built-in flash  
memory, use the Custom Homepage function of  
SNC toolbox included in the supplied CD-ROM.  
To learn how to use the Custom Homepage, see  
page 108.  
Button Style  
Select Standard or Simple.  
Logo  
Note  
To set the logo image, click Browse and specify the  
image to display. The image file format that can be used  
is GIF, PNG, JPEG. The maximum file size is 50KB.  
The uploaded image is displayed as 150 × 480 pixel.  
Click Delete header logo to delete the log set on the  
Initialize Tab of system menu (page 39).  
Not available for SNC-CH180/CH280 when CF card  
is powered by PoE.  
For details on supported cards, contact your  
authorized Sony dealer.  
To display your Custom homepage perform the  
following operation:  
Text color, Background color 1, and  
Background color 2  
Specify the background colors and font color.  
To specify the color, enter “#” followed by an RGB  
value in 6-digit hexadecimal.  
The first 2 digits after # represent red, the next 2 digits  
green, and the last 2 digits blue. Specify the brightness  
for each color. 256 brightness levels are available  
(00-FF).  
1
2
Select Custom.  
Type the path of the HTML file using up to 64  
characters in the text box on the right of Path.  
3
In Selected memory, select the memory in which  
the homepage is stored.  
Camera list  
You can register cameras in the camera list. By selecting  
a registered camera on the viewer screen, you can see the  
images from the registered camera.  
SNC-CH240/CH140/CH180/CH280  
Flash memory or CF memory card  
SNC-DH240/DH140/DH180/DH280  
Flash memory  
Note  
The directory displayed in the text box on the right  
of Path changes according to the selected memory.  
The camera list can be set only when Plug-in free viewer  
is selected as the homepage.  
Header  
On/Off  
Configure the setting for the bar menu displayed at the  
top of the viewer screen. Select On to display the header,  
and Off to hide it.  
Select On to show the camera list, and Off to hide it.  
Style  
You can configure the camera list style.  
Tip  
Even when you select Off, the Administrator menu can  
be displayed by entering the following URL in the  
address box of your Web browser.  
Example: When the IP address of the camera is set to  
192.168.0.100  
Background color  
Specify the background color of the camera list. The  
colors are specified in the same way as those for the  
header.  
Enter the following value to <TAG> according to the  
language you wish to use.  
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Note  
Specify a number on the camera list and set the IP  
address, port number, and comment for each camera.  
Insert: Click to register a camera in the camera list.  
Modify: Click to edit a selected camera list.  
Delete: Click to delete a selected camera list.  
Down: Click to decrement the number indicating  
registered camera numbers.  
When selecting the image with video codec off, it will  
switch to image1.  
Initial PTZ  
Set the pan/tilt/zoom operation modes for streaming.  
Up: Click to increment the number indicating registered  
camera numbers.  
No PTZ: PTZ is not available when streaming starts.  
Area zoom: Area zoom is available when streaming  
starts.  
PTZ control bar: Display the PTZ operation bar when  
streaming starts.  
Text  
Vector dragging: Vector drag is available when  
streaming starts.  
Note  
The camera list can be set only when Plug-in free viewer  
is selected as the homepage.  
Tip  
This device is not equipped with operational functions  
for PTZ.  
Text1 text, Text2 text and Text3 text  
Enter the text to be displayed on the viewer screen.  
Initial frame rate  
Set the initial camera image frame rate.  
Text1 link, Text2 link and Text3 link  
Specify the URL of the link to assign a link to the text.  
Initial image  
Set what to initially display on the camera image display  
area.  
Text color, Background color 1, and  
Background color 2  
Specify the font color of the text and background colors.  
The colors are specified in the same way as specifying  
those for the header.  
Still image: JPEG still images are acquired from the  
camera and displayed at start-up.  
Specified image (URL): Specify a still image of your  
choice by URL at start-up.  
Auto play: Run to start playback.  
Show comment if camera selected  
Select this option to display comments on the viewer  
screen.  
Blank: No display at start-up.  
Click to start streaming: By ticking this when Still  
image or Specified image is selected, you can start  
play by clicking on the image.  
Monitor  
Configure the setting for the camera image display part  
of Plug-in free viewer.  
Tip  
Note  
If the menu display is Off, Blank cannot be selected.  
The camera list can be set only when Plug-in free viewer  
is selected as the homepage.  
Initial sound  
Set the initial volume for when streaming starts. Check  
Muting for muting sound.  
Initial streaming  
Set the display method for camera image for streaming.  
Note  
Initial image size  
Set the initial camera image size.  
This setting is valid only when SNC ActiveX viewer is  
selected for Streaming method from Setting of the  
Plug-in free viewer control bar.  
Initial image codec  
Set the initial codec mode.  
Image1: Display the image set in Image 1 of camera  
menu-video codec tab when streaming starts.  
Image2: Display the image set in Image 2 of camera  
menu-video codec tab when streaming starts.  
Image3: Display the image set in Image 3 of camera  
menu-video codec tab when streaming starts.  
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Show menu  
HTML output tab  
Set whether to show or hide operation buttons at the  
bottom of the camera image area.  
Select On to display the menu, select Off to hide the  
menu.  
If the monitor is for personal use, this tab can be used to  
output sample source for HTML and script.  
For details on the setting, refer to “Monitor” of the  
Layout tab.  
When On is selected, the items below can be set:  
Streaming: Displays the setting options of Streaming,  
if it is checked.  
Image size: Displays the setting menu of Image size, if  
it is checked.  
Frame rate: Displays the setting menu of Frame rate,  
if it is checked.  
Preset position: Displays the setting menu of Preset  
position, if it is checked.  
Trigger: Displays the setting options of Trigger, if it is  
checked.  
PTZ operation: Displays the setting menu of PTZ  
operation mode, if it is checked.  
Sound: Displays the setting menu of Sound, if it is  
checked.  
Capture image: Displays the Capture image button, if  
it is checked.  
Image codec: Displays the setting menu of Image  
codec, if it is checked.  
OK/Cancel  
See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 32.  
Monitor  
Displays a preview.  
Preview: Displays a preview on the monitor based on  
the current settings.  
Default: Resets the setting to that set in Viewer - Layout  
tab.  
Note  
The selected image size is not used for the preview  
screen.  
Embedded script  
Displays the sample source for script.  
HTML sample  
Displays the sample source for HTML.  
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How to use SNC toolbox  
Others  
Menu bar  
Function buttons  
This section explains how to use the application  
software and commands, including the supplied CD-  
ROM.  
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Using the SNC toolbox  
Explains the functions except those of the Network tab  
in SNC toolbox.  
To install SNC toolbox, to assign an IP address and to set  
the network, see “Assigning the IP Address to the  
Camera” on page 6 in “Preparation”.  
Device tree display  
View button  
Device list  
Menu bar  
Notes  
All functions can be selected from here.  
• SNC toolbox may not operate correctly if you use a  
personal firewall or antivirus software in your  
computer. In this case, disable the software or assign  
an IP address to the camera using another method. For  
an example, see “Assigning the IP Address to the  
Camera Using ARP Commands” on page 121.  
• If you are using Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later,  
Windows Vista or Windows 7, disable the Windows  
Firewall function. Otherwise SNC toolbox will not  
operate correctly. For the setting, see “Configuring  
Windows Firewall” in “When using Windows XP  
Service Pack 2 or later” on page 9, “Configuring  
Windows Firewall” in “When using Windows Vista”  
on page 11 or “Configuring Windows Firewall” in  
“When using Windows 7” on page 13.  
File (F) menu  
Import: Reads the Device list file (CSV format).  
Export: Outputs the Device list in a CSV format file.  
Close: Exits SNC toolbox.  
Edit (E) menu  
Cut: Cuts off a device or folder.  
Copy: Copies a device or folder.  
Paste: Pastes a device or folder.  
Select All: Selects all devices in the Device list.  
Add Folder: Creates a folder.  
Add Device Entry: Manually registers a device.  
Modify Device Entry: Edits the device information.  
Remove: Removes a device from a folder.  
Delete: Deletes a device or folder.  
• The model on sale in China does not support the SSL  
function.  
View (V) menu  
Status Bar: Switches show/hide of status at the bottom  
of the screen.  
Normal: Displays detailed information on a device.  
Snapshot small: Displays detailed information on a  
device with a small thumbnail.  
Snapshot large: Lists devices with large thumbnails.  
Column Setting: Displays the setting screen for the  
items to display on the list.  
Starting SNC toolbox  
Select Program from the Start menu of Windows, then  
select SNC toolbox and SNC toolbox in sequence.  
SNC toolbox starts.  
The main screen appears. SNC toolbox detects cameras  
connected to the local network and lists them on the  
Network tab window.  
When you are using Windows Vista, message “User  
Account Control – An unidentified program wants  
access to your computer” may appear. In this case, click  
Allow.  
Tools (T) menu  
Search: Searches again for devices.  
Device Account: Displays the management screen for  
user names and passwords related to the device.  
Network Setting: Displays the screen for modifying the  
address settings for the selected device.  
Device Setting: Displays the settings screen for the  
selected device.  
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Privacy Masking: Displays the Privacy Masking  
screen.  
Setting  
Displays the settings screen for the device.  
Panorama Creator: Displays the Panorama Creator  
screen.  
Not available with this product.  
Custom Homepage: Displays the Custom Homepage  
screen.  
Firmware Upgrade: Displays the Firmware Upgrade  
screen.  
Initialize Device:  
Task  
Displays the Task List dialog.  
Device tree view  
This function allows you to customize folders. The  
registration details of My device can be displayed in tree  
format.  
Reboot: Restarts the device.  
Factory Default: Initializes the device to factory  
default.  
Search result folder  
When this folder is selected, devices in the same  
segment detected at time of startup or by Search are  
displayed in the Device list.  
Backup setting data: Backs up setting data on a  
computer.  
Restore setting: Restore the backup setting data to  
the device.  
Device Homepage: Connects to the device.  
Device Log:  
System Log: Obtains system log for the device.  
Access Log: Obtains access log for the device.  
Tool Log: Obtains SNC toolbox log.  
Option: Displays the screen for modifying SNC toolbox  
settings.  
Error folder  
When this folder is selected, devices registered in My  
device folder that can not be connected are displayed in  
the Device list.  
Also, if a registered device is not found on the network,  
it will also be registered in this folder.  
My device folder  
Task (K) menu  
When this folder is selected, devices in the Search result  
folder or registered manually are displayed in the Device  
list.  
Task List: Displays the Task list screen.  
Add Task: Displays the Task Wizard screen.  
Modify Task: Displays the Task editing screen.  
Delete Task: Deletes task.  
Device list  
Devices registered in the folder selected at Device tree  
view are displayed in a list.  
Help (H) menu  
Version: Displays SNC toolbox version information.  
Device name  
Displays individual device names.  
Function buttons  
Function buttons are used for updating lists and  
displaying dialog.  
Status (Only for Error folder and My device  
folder)  
Search  
You can check the current connection status.  
Updates the Device list in the search result.  
MAC address  
You can check the MAC address of the device.  
Account  
Sets the administrator for each device.  
Device address  
You can check the IP address of the device.  
Network  
Displays the Network Setting dialog.  
Port No.  
Masking  
You can check the port number of the device.  
Displays the Privacy Masking dialog.  
DHCP/Fixed IP  
Displays whether the IP address of the selected device is  
DHCP or fixed IP.  
Panorama  
Displays the Panorama Creator dialog.  
Not available with this product.  
Model  
Displays the model name.  
Custom HP  
Displays the Custom Homepage dialog.  
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Serial No.  
Registering by Add Device Entry dialog  
Displays the serial number.  
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Select the folder to register the device.  
Version No.  
Displays the version of firmware.  
Right click the mouse and select Add Device Entry  
from the displayed menu.  
The Add Device Entry dialog appears.  
Admin name  
Displays the administrator user name.  
Tips  
• A camera with which SSL communication has been  
performed will show  
address.  
on the left side of its IP  
• The model on sale in China does not support the SSL  
function.  
View button  
You can change the display format of the Device list  
(page 105) .  
Registering in My device  
The device tree has three folders by default: Search  
result, Error and My device.  
The Search result folder and Error folder are fixed, so  
you cannot edit the content or rename the folder.  
The My device folder can be renamed, and you can add,  
delete and move folders.  
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Enter the following items:  
Device name: Enter a device name of your choice.  
Device address: Enter the address of the device to  
register.  
HTTP port No.: Normally, 80 should be selected.  
When setting a value other than 80, select the  
textbox and enter a port number.  
HTTPS port No.: Normally select 443. When  
setting a value other than 443, select the textbox  
and enter a port number.  
Search result folder  
Displays devices detected by search.  
Error folder  
Displays devices that are not connected.  
Device account: Enter the user name and password  
of the administrator who will access the device in  
the Administrator name field and Administrator  
password field, respectively.  
My device folder  
You can sort and manage devices using any folder.  
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Click OK to finish registration.  
Adding a folder  
Registering by drag & drop  
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Select the parent folder to which you want to add a  
folder.  
To add a device, select a device from the Device list in  
the Search result folder, and drag & drop to the folder to  
register it in.  
Right click the mouse and select Add Folder from  
the displayed menu.  
A folder is added. Enter a folder name of your  
choice.  
Registering by copy & paste  
Select a device from the Device list in the Search result  
folder and right click the mouse. Select Copy from the  
displayed menu (or select Copy from the Edit menu).  
Next, select the folder to register in and right click the  
mouse. Select Paste from the displayed menu.  
Registering a device  
To register a device, follow the procedure below:  
• Registering by Add Device Entry dialog  
• Registering by drag & drop  
• Registering by copy & paste  
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Renaming the device/folder  
Display with large thumbnails  
Select the folder or device to rename and right click the  
mouse. Select Rename from the displayed menu. The  
device/folder name is highlighted. Enter the new name.  
Select Snapshot(L) from the View menu or click  
set to display with large thumbnails.  
to  
Deleting a device/folder  
Select the device/folder to be deleted from the Device  
list or Device tree and right click the mouse. Select  
Delete from the displayed menu (or select Delete from  
the Edit menu).  
Moving a device/folder  
You can move a device/folder by following either of the  
methods below:  
Modifying the items to show on list  
Select Column setting from the View menu to display  
the “Column Setting” dialog.  
• Select a device/folder from the Device list or Device  
tree and drag & drop in the folder to move it to, which  
will move the device/folder.  
• Select a device/folder from the Device list or Device  
tree and right click the mouse. Select Cut from the  
displayed menu (or select Cut from the Edit menu).  
Next, select the folder to move to and select Paste.  
Changing the Device list display  
method  
Check the items you want to display and remove the  
checks from items you want to hide.  
Click OK after making the changes. The new setting is  
reflected on the list and the display returns to the main  
screen.  
Details display  
Select Normal from the View menu or click  
to the details display.  
to set  
Updating thumbnail images  
To display the thumbnail, select the camera of the  
thumbnail you wish to update and click Reload to  
display the current camera image as the thumbnail.  
Details display with thumbnails  
Select Snapshot(S) from the View menu or click  
to  
set to the details display with thumbnails.  
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Network tab  
Setting SNC toolbox options  
Select Option from the Tools menu to display the  
“Option” dialog. This dialog consists of three tabs:  
General, Network and Log.  
General tab  
Configure the HTTP proxy and FTP proxy.  
When using HTTP proxy, check Use HTTP proxy.  
When using FTP proxy, check Use FTP proxy.  
To auto-detect the proxy server, select On for Auto  
detect.  
If you are not auto-detecting the proxy server, select Off  
for Auto detect, and enter the proxy address and proxy  
port number.  
Language  
Set language.  
IP configuration  
Select IPv4 or IPv6 priority for combined use of IPv6  
and IPv4.  
Default device account  
Set the initial values of user name and password for the  
administrator accessing the device for each device.  
SSL Setting  
Configure the SSL setting.  
Default client cerfificate: Enter the client certificate to  
use.  
How to process SSL errors in scheduled task or main  
window: Select Continue or Cancel.  
When SSL function of device is SSL only, allow to  
switch from HTTP protocol to HTTPS protocol  
automatically: Check this box if necessary.  
Show warning dialog when closing main window:  
Select to display the warning message.  
Remind me the risk when assigning IP: Select to  
display the warning message.  
Notes  
• When you have changed the SSL setting, restart the  
SNC toolbox.  
• The model on sale in China does not support the SSL  
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Log tab  
Privacy Masking screen  
Overwrite the oldest log file  
To set the size of the log file, check Enable and specify  
the minimum required space for a log file.  
Log output folder  
Click Browse to display the folder selection dialog.  
Specify the folder to save the log.  
Using Privacy Masking —  
Masking a Camera Image  
The Privacy Masking function of SNC toolbox allows  
you to mask parts of the camera image to be transmitted.  
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Select the camera to set a privacy mask from the  
Device list.  
Click Masking.  
Using the Privacy Masking  
The Privacy Masking screen enables you to set the  
privacy mask position.  
Click Masking to display the Privacy Masking screen.  
Viewer  
A live image of the camera is displayed. You can specify  
the position of the privacy mask in this area.  
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Number  
Black, Gray1, Gray2, Gray3, Gray4, Gray5, Gray6,  
White, Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Yellow, Magenta  
The set mask number is displayed in the Viewer when  
Solid PTZ (page 45) is off.  
Clear all  
Frame  
Click to delete all privacy masks simultaneously.  
When Solid PTZ (page 45) is off. display the frame of  
the set mask to distinguish the mask area when the set  
mask is overlapped.  
Setting a privacy mask  
To set a privacy mask in a desired position, do the  
following:  
Panorama area  
Display the panorama when Solid PTZ (page 45) is on.  
The set privacy mask is displayed by numbers on the  
panorama. When the panorama is clicked, the camera  
will focus on the place clicked.  
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Specify the privacy mask area by dragging the  
mouse on the viewer.  
Select the color or mosaic of the mask from the  
Color drop-down list.  
Note  
Note  
If a panorama image has not been created, the default  
image is displayed.  
The color is common to every privacy mask. The  
color last selected is applied.  
PTZ controller  
Pan/tilt/zoom functions are available when Solid PTZ  
(page 45) is on.  
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Select the desired privacy mask number in the  
privacy mask setting section, and then click Set of  
the corresponding number.  
Pan/tilt operation  
The mask is displayed on the viewer.  
Click the arrows in the direction you want the camera  
to move. Press and hold the arrows to move the  
camera continuously.  
Using the Custom Homepage —  
Setting the customized homepage  
The Custom Homepage function of the SNC toolox  
allows you to store the homepage that you have created  
in the camera and watch it.  
Zoom operation  
Click the  
button to zoom out, click the  
button to zoom in. Press and holf the button to zoom  
continuously.  
The zoom bar displays the current zoom position  
with Wide at the right end, and Tele at the left end.  
Notes on creating the homepage  
When you are creating the homepage, note the following  
points.  
Click the  
button to adjust the zoom to Wide,  
Click the  
button to adjust the zoom to Tele.  
• The file name should be typed using up to 24  
characters including the extension.  
• The file size of the homepage should be 2.0 MB or  
less.  
• To see the created homepage, set the Homepage in the  
Layout tab from viewer menu.  
Privacy mask setting section  
Allows you to set or delete the privacy mask.  
You can set up to eight privacy masks.  
Set: Register the area specified on the viewer as a  
privacy mask area.  
Click Set and the portion of the viewer image is  
masked with the privacy mask. The color of the  
privacy mask is that selected with the Color drop-  
down list.  
Uploading the homepage to the camera  
using the Custom Homepage  
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Select the device to upload from the Device list.  
You can select multiple devices at the same time.  
Note  
If the mask area is close to the bottom of the image, the  
background at the bottom may still be visible.  
Click the Custom Homepage.  
The “Custom Homepage” dialog opens.  
Read the notes carefully.  
Color  
Specify the color or mosaic of privacy masks. This  
setting is common to every privacy mask.  
The selectable colors are as follows:  
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If you cannot establish communications with the  
camera using the proxy server being used, connect  
the camera to the local network and run the Custom  
Homepage without using the proxy server.  
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Device list  
Module list  
Tip  
The Firmware Upgrade screen can also be displayed  
using the following method:  
• Select Firmware Upgrade from the Tools menu.  
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Type the path in which your homepage is stored.  
Click Start uploading.  
Uploading of the homepage file to the camera  
starts.  
Device list  
Select the device to upgrade.  
A progress bar is displayed when updating is in process.  
The status field shows current status.  
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Click Cancel to exit the program.  
Module list  
Using the Firmware Upgrade  
Using the Firmware Upgrade function of the SNC  
toolbox allows you to upgrade the firmware of the  
device.  
To display the dialog, click the Browse button on the  
right side of the model to update (listed in the module  
list). Select the target SVU file from the dialog.  
You can select one file for each model.  
Updating  
Starting the Firmware Upgrade  
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5
Set the order of devices perform update using Up  
and Down.  
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Select the device to upgrade its firmware from the  
Device list.  
You can select multiple devices at the same time.  
Click Browse and select an upgrade file for each  
model.  
2
Right click the mouse. Click Firmware Upgrade  
from the displayed menu.  
The Firmware Upgrade screen is displayed.  
Select how many devices to upgrade in Paralleled  
upgrade quantity.  
To back up the camera setting, check Backup  
device setting.  
Click Start upgrading.  
Upgrading starts.  
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Displays Task Wizard.  
Notes  
• To stop upgrading, click Stop upgrading.  
To protect some devices, during the process of  
upgrading, upgrading cannot be canceled.  
• Do not turn off the power until the device restarts after  
upgrading.  
Using the Schedule Task  
You can specify the time or interval to change the Device  
setting or perform Firmware upgrade.  
Click Task to display the Task List, which shows a list  
of scheduled executable tasks.  
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Click Next.  
Select a device to which the task is assigned.  
A list of devices registered in My device is  
displayed. Select the device you want to assign the  
task to from the My device list, and register in  
Device(s) in task list.  
Task List  
Displays the list of scheduled executable tasks.  
Add  
Displays the Task Wizard.  
Modify  
You can edit a task.  
My Device: Display a list of cameras registered in  
My devices.  
Delete  
Device(s) in task: Display a list of devices set to  
execute a task.  
You can delete a task.  
Add: Register a device in Device(s) in task.  
Remove: Removes a device from Device(s) in task.  
Up/Down: Changes the order of devices in  
Device(s) in task.  
Start  
This reserves a task.  
Stop  
You can cancel a task reservation.  
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Click Next.  
Cancel  
Closes the Task List.  
Select the task action.  
Creating a task  
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Select Device Setting or Firmware Upgrade.  
Recurrence pattern  
Specify the operation interval.  
Onetime: Runs the task once.  
Hourly: Specify the operation frequency in units of  
hours. (Possible set value: 1 to 99)  
Daily: Specify the operation frequency in units of  
days. (Possible set value: 1 to 99)  
Weekly: Specify the operation frequency in units  
of weeks and days of the week. (Possible set value:  
1 to 99)  
Range of recurrence  
Specify the starting date and time, and the end date  
and time.  
Start: Set the starting date.  
Execution time: Set the starting time.  
No end date: This setting does not set an end date.  
End after: Specify the number of times to execute  
the operation.  
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Click Next.  
For Device Setting:  
Edit the value for the setting you wish to change.  
See “Device Setting” on page 111 for changing the  
values.  
Click Next to display the confirmation screen for  
setting change. Check to see if the setting is correct.  
If correction is needed, click Back to return to the  
previous screen to redo the setting.  
End by: Set the end date.  
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Click Next.  
Check the setting when the final confirmation  
screen for task setting is displayed.  
If correction is needed, click Back to return to the  
previous screen to redo the setting.  
For Firmware Upgrade:  
Set the firmware for the device you want to  
upgrade.  
10 Click Finish.  
See “Using the Firmware Upgrade” on page 109 for  
setting firmware.  
Configuring the device setting  
You can configure advanced settings for a device on the  
Device Setting screen.  
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Click Next.  
When you select a device(s) on the Device list and select  
Device Setting from the Tools menu, or when you right  
click on the device selection screen and click Device  
Setting in the displayed menu, the Device Setting screen  
is displayed.  
Set the schedule.  
Display sample:  
Task name  
Name the task.  
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Setting items  
Pages to refer to in  
“Administrating the  
Camera”  
All settings are sorted into categories. Click + to display  
the subcategories under a category. Click – to hide the  
subcategories.  
Select a subcategory to display setting items on the right  
side of the screen.  
Device  
“Setting the Camera Image  
and Audio — Camera  
Menu” on page 40  
Common  
Picture  
“Common Tab” on page 40  
“Picture Tab” on page 41  
“Day/Night Tab” on page 44  
Item  
Displays the setting items. Select a line to change its  
value.  
Day/Night  
Video codec  
“Video codec Tab” on  
page 45  
Value  
Displays the value of an item. Select or enter a value to  
change the value.  
Streaming  
Network  
“Streaming Tab” on page 48  
“Configuring the Network  
— Network Menu” on  
page 49  
Explanation  
Displays the range of value for setting and  
supplementary explanations.  
Network  
Wireless  
“Network Tab” on page 49  
“Wireless Tab — Setting of  
wireless connection (SNC-  
CH240/CH140/CH180/  
CH280 only)” on page 51  
OK  
Apply the setting and close the Device Setting screen.  
The main screen of SNC Toolbox is displayed.  
QoS  
“QoS Tab” on page 54  
IP address  
notification  
“Dynamic IP address  
notification Tab —  
Notifying the IP Address”  
on page 55  
Cancel  
Close the Device Setting screen without changing the  
setting. The main screen of SNC Toolbox is displayed.  
SSL  
“Setting the SSL function  
— SSL Menu” on page 57  
Apply  
Apply the setting.  
Setting  
“Common tab” on page 57  
CA certificate  
“CA certificate tab —  
Adding the CA certificate  
for client authentication” on  
page 59  
Other settings  
See the relevant pages in “Administrating the Camera”  
when configuring the settings.  
Setting items  
Pages to refer to in  
“Administrating the  
Camera”  
802.1X  
“Using the 802.1X  
Authentication Function —  
802.1X Menu” on page 62  
System  
“Configuring the System —  
System Menu” on page 34  
Common  
“Common Tab — Basic  
setting of 802.1X  
authentication function” on  
page 63  
System  
Date  
“System Tab” on page 34  
“Date & time Tab” on  
page 35  
Client certificate  
CA certificate  
User  
“Client certificate Tab” on  
page 64  
Superimpose  
“Superimpose Tab” on  
page 36  
“CA certificate Tab” on  
page 65  
Installation  
“Installation Tab” on  
page 37  
“Setting the User — User  
Menu” on page 68  
Initialization  
“Initialize Tab” on page 38  
Security  
“Setting the Security —  
Security Menu” on page 69  
Preset position  
“Saving the Camera  
Position and Action —  
Preset position Menu” on  
page 70  
Tour (position)  
“Preset tour Tab — Setting a  
position tour” on page 71  
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e-Mail (SMTP)  
Common  
Pages to refer to in  
“Administrating the  
Camera”  
Setting items  
Pages to refer to in  
“Administrating the  
Camera”  
“Sending an Image via E-  
mail — e-Mail (SMTP)  
Menu” on page 73  
Voice Alert  
“Outputting Audio Linked  
to Alarm Detection — Voice  
alert Menu” on page 87  
“Common Tab — Setting  
the e-Mail (SMTP)  
Function” on page 73  
Voice alert 1  
“Voice alert 1, 2, 3 Tab” on  
page 87  
Voice alert 2  
Voice alert 3  
Alarm sending  
“Alarm sending Tab —  
Setting the e-mail sending  
mode when detecting the  
alarm” on page 74  
Alarm buffer  
“Setting the Alarm Buffer  
— Alarm buffer Menu” on  
page 90  
Periodical sending  
“Periodical sending Tab —  
Setting the periodical e-mail  
sending mode” on page 75  
Trigger  
“Setting the Operations  
from the Viewer — Trigger  
Menu” on page 88  
FTP client  
“Sending Images to FTP  
Server — FTP client Menu”  
on page 76  
Event detection  
“Setting the Sensor input/  
Camera tampering  
detection/Motion detection/  
Audio detection — Event  
detection Menu” on page 91  
Common  
“Common Tab — Setting  
the FTP client function” on  
page 76  
Camera tampering  
detection  
“Camera tampering  
detection tab — Set the  
camera tampering  
Alarm sending  
“Alarm sending Tab —  
Setting the FTP client action  
when detecting the alarm”  
on page 77  
detection” on page 91  
Audio detection  
“Audio detection tab — Set  
the audio detection” on  
page 97  
Periodical sending  
“Periodical sending Tab —  
Setting the periodical FTP  
client activity” on page 78  
Image memory  
“Recording Images in  
Memory — Image memory  
Menu” on page 79  
Device restart and initialization  
You can restart and initialize (restore factory default) a  
selected device. Multiple devices can be selected  
simulteneously for restart and initialization.  
Common  
“Common Tab — Setting  
the image memory  
function” on page 79  
Alarm sending  
“Alarm recording Tab —  
Setting the Image memory  
function when detecting the  
alarm” on page 81  
Restarting a device  
Click Tools, Initialize Device and Reboot in this order  
on the menu bar to restart the device.  
Periodical sending  
“Periodical recording Tab  
— Setting the periodical  
recording mode” on page 82  
Initializing a device  
Click Tools, Initialize Device and Factory Default in  
this order on the menu bar to initialize the device  
(restore factory default).  
FTP server  
“Downloading Images from  
the Camera — FTP server  
Menu” on page 83  
Alarm Output  
“Setting the Alarm Output  
— Alarm output Menu” on  
page 86  
Alarm out 1  
Alarm out 2  
“Alarm out 1, 2 Tab” on  
page 86  
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4
Click Open.  
Using the SNC audio  
upload tool — Transmitting  
Audio to Camera  
The supplied SNC audio upload tool allows you to  
transmit sound from the computer to the camera.  
This section explains the setup and operations of the  
SNC audio upload tool.  
Note  
If you click “Save this program to disk” on the “File  
Download” dialog, you cannot install the tool  
correctly. Delete the downloaded file, and click the  
Setup icon again.  
Install the SNC audio upload tool following the  
wizard displayed.  
If the Software License Agreement is displayed,  
read it carefully and accept the agreement to  
continue with the installation.  
The SNC audio upload tool supports the following audio  
data to be transmitted.  
Connecting the Camera to the  
Computer  
Audio CODEC  
G.711 (µ-LAW)  
G.726  
Transmission rate  
64 kbps  
40 kbps  
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2
Connect a speaker to the 5 (line output) jack on the  
camera.  
G.726  
32 kbps  
G.726  
24 kbps  
Connect a microphone to the microphone input jack  
on the computer.  
G.726  
16 kbps  
Notes  
Note  
• Only one user can transmit sound to the camera.  
Meanwhile, another user will not be able to transmit  
sound to the camera.  
• If proxy server is enabled, sound uploading to the  
camera may fail. In that case, disable the proxy server.  
If the microphone input jack of the computer is not set  
correctly, no sound is transmitted from the computer and  
nothing is output from the speaker connected to the  
camera.  
Set the microphone input jack from the control panel of  
Windows.  
Installing the SNC audio upload  
tool  
On Windows XP  
1 Select Sounds and Audio Device from Control  
1
Insert the CD-ROM in your CD-ROM drive.  
A cover page appears automatically in your Web  
browser.  
Panel.  
2 Click Volume in the Sound Recording section on  
the Audio tab.  
If it does not appear automatically in the Web  
browser, double-click on the index.htm file on the  
CD-ROM.  
The Recording Control window opens.  
3 Check Select in the Microphone section.  
When you are using Windows Vista, pop-up “Auto  
Play” may appear. For details, “Installing software”  
in “When using Windows Vista” on page 10.  
On Windows Vista  
There are no settings regarding the microphone jack.  
If recording cannot be made, connect a microphone  
device to the computer and check that the recording  
device operates correctly, as follows:  
2
Click the Setup icon of SNC audio upload tool.  
The “File Download” dialog opens.  
1 Select Sound from Control Panel.  
When you are using Windows XP Service Pack 2 or  
later, or Windows Vista, a message regarding the  
active contents may appear. For details, see  
“Installing software” in “When using Windows XP  
Service Pack 2 or later” on page 8 or “Installing  
software” in “When using Windows Vista” on  
page 10.  
2 Open the Recording tab and check that Windows has  
recognized the hardware correctly.  
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Proxy port: Type the port number used for  
Using the SNC audio upload tool  
communication with the proxy server.  
When you start the SNC audio upload tool, the Setting  
tab is displayed.  
Note  
The Proxy setting is applicable to all cameras. You  
cannot use individual proxy settings for each camera.  
Setting tab  
Use this menu to set the camera to transmit audio from  
a computer or upload an audio file.  
Codec  
Select the audio mode (Codec) from the drop-down list.  
Save camera setting  
Check this box to store the current settings and camera  
list in the Setting tab. The same settings will be recalled  
when the camera is rebooted.  
Click this button repeatedly to hide/show the camera list.  
Target camera(s) (Camera list)  
When the SNC audio upload tool starts, it automatically  
detects Sony network cameras connected to the local  
network and displays them in the camera list. Up to 256  
cameras can be displayed in the list.  
Select the check box on the left of the row to enable  
audio transmission and audio file uploading for that  
camera. You can then enable these functions  
simultaneously for multiple cameras.  
Notes  
User  
• If you are using Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later,  
or Windows Vista, disable the Windows Firewall  
function. Otherwise the camera list may not be  
displayed automatically. For details, see “Configuring  
Windows Firewall” in “When using Windows XP  
Service Pack 2 or later” on page 9 or “Configuring  
Windows Firewall” in “When using Windows Vista”  
on page 11.  
Set the UserID and Password for the administrator.  
The factory setting of the UserID for the Administrator  
is “admin”, and the Password is “admin”.  
Single sign-on: Select On to use the same user ID and  
same password for all the cameras. Select Off to set  
the user ID and password individually for each  
camera.  
• The SNC audio upload tool cannot detect cameras that  
are subsequently connected to the local network after  
the program has started.  
• The SNC audio upload tool cannot detect network  
cameras that are not equipped with audio.  
For details on setting with Off, see “UserID/  
Password” on page 116.  
UserID: This item can be set when Single sign-on is set  
to On. The user ID specified here is applicable to all  
cameras.  
Password: This item can be set when Single sign-on is  
set to On. The administrator password specified here  
is applicable to all cameras.  
Camera select checkbox: The check box is located on  
the left end of the row. Select this check box to  
enable audio transmission and audio file uploading  
for that network camera.  
MAC address: Displays the MAC address of the  
network camera.  
IP address: Displays the IP address of the network  
camera. “DHCP” is shown at the end of the IP  
address when the IP address is obtained with a  
DHCP server.  
Model: Displays the model name of the network  
camera.  
Proxy  
Check this box when you use a proxy server for  
communications. When it is not checked, direct  
communication with the camera is performed.  
Auto detect: Select On to obtain the proxy setting  
automatically from Internet Explorer.  
Proxy address: Type the IP address or host name of the  
proxy server.  
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Serial: Displays the serial number of the network  
camera.  
Notes  
User: Displays the specified user ID and password. The  
password is shown as turned letters.  
• An error dialog appears if the specified IP address in  
the camera list is assigned for a device other than the  
network camera, or does not exist in the network.  
• You cannot add new cameras if the maximum of 256  
cameras has been reached.  
Select all  
Click to select all the cameras in the camera list. This is  
useful, for example, when you delete all the cameras  
from the list or specify the same user ID and password  
for all cameras.  
Delete  
Click this button to delete the selected camera(s) from  
the camera list.  
UserID/Password  
Use this item when you specify the user ID and  
password to communicate with selected camera(s) only.  
Select camera(s) from the camera list and click this  
button. The following dialog opens.  
Type the user ID and password for the administrator and  
click OK.  
Note on switching the tab  
If an error occurs when you switch from the Setting tab  
to the Audio upload tab or the Voice alert tab, the camera  
is shown in red. In this case, check the camera settings  
and the user ID and password settings.  
Audio upload tab  
Use this menu to transmit audio from the computer to  
the camera. You can transmit audio to multiple cameras  
displayed in the camera list simultaneously.  
Before transmitting, set Audio upload to Enable on the  
Common tab of the Camera menu.  
Note  
If you select multiple cameras from the camera list, the  
same user ID and password are set for all those selected  
cameras. The factory setting for both items is “admin”.  
Add  
Use this item when you add a new network camera to the  
camera list manually. Click this button to open the  
following dialog.  
Type the IP address and port number of the camera to be  
added and click OK.  
(start) /  
(stop)  
Click  
(start) to start audio transmission. The  
transmission speed is displayed in the Bitrate box during  
transmission. You can adjust the microphone volume  
and enable/disable muting, if necessary.  
To stop audio transmission, click  
(stop).  
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Voice alert tab  
Notes  
Use this menu to record sound via a microphone  
connected to the computer, and upload the recorded  
audio file to the camera. You can upload the audio file to  
multiple cameras selected from the camera list  
simultaneously.  
• Audio transmission stops if you switch the tab during  
transmission.  
• Audio may be interrupted when the IP address is  
changed if Obtain an IP address automatically  
(DHCP) is set on IP address in the Network menu.  
• Audio may be interrupted if you transmit it to many  
cameras simultaneously.  
Sound adjustment and indicators  
Adjust the microphone input volume by moving the  
slider bar. You can adjust the volume even  
during transmission.  
Click  
to enable/disable sound muting. The  
microphone input volume level is displayed.  
The transmission rate is displayed in the Bitrate box.  
Click this button to hide the camera list. Click it again to  
display the camera list.  
Target camera(s) (Camera list)  
Displays the cameras selected with the camera select  
checkbox of the camera list in the Setting tab.  
The list shows the information and status of the selected  
cameras.  
(playback)  
IP address: Displays the IP address of the network  
camera. “DHCP” is shown at the end of the IP  
address when the IP address is obtained with a  
DHCP server.  
To start playback, open the recorded file or another  
audio file and click this icon.  
You can check the recorded sound or the contents of the  
selected audio file. During playback, the progress bar  
shows playback progress.  
Tip  
(stop)  
During SSL communication,  
appears on the left side  
Click to stop recording or playback.  
When you click it during recording, recording stops, and  
you can review the recorded sound or upload the  
recording to the camera.  
of the IP address of the camera.  
The model on sale in China does not support the SSL  
function.  
When you click it during playback, playback stops and  
the progress bar returns to the start position.  
Model: Displays the model name of the network  
camera.  
Serial: Displays the serial number of the network  
camera.  
(recording)  
Click to start recording of sound via the computer’s  
microphone. Maximum recording time is 30 seconds.  
The codec specified in the Setting tab is used for the  
recording.  
Status: Displays the current status of the camera.  
Ready: The camera is ready for connection.  
Connected: Camera connection was successful.  
Fault: Camera connection failed.  
The recorded file is displayed as “RecordedFile.vof”.  
Sending: Audio data is being transmitted.  
Notes  
• Recording or playback stops if you switch the tab  
during recording or playback.  
• The recorded file is not stored in the computer.  
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Recording/playback progress bar  
Target camera(s) (Camera list)  
Displays the cameras selected with the camera select  
checkbox of the camera list in the Setting tab.  
The list shows information and status of selected  
cameras.  
You can check recording or playback progress with this  
bar.  
IP address: Displays the IP address of a network  
camera. “DHCP” is shown at the end of the IP  
address when the IP address is obtained from a  
DHCP server.  
During recording, the far right of the bar represents  
30 seconds, and the remaining recording time is  
numerically displayed below the bar.  
During playback, the length of the bar depends on the  
recorded time.  
Tip  
During SSL communication,  
appears on the left side  
of the IP address of the camera.  
The model on sale in China does not support the SSL  
function.  
(file open)  
Click to select a previously saved audio file. You can  
play the selected audio file or upload it to the camera.  
Model: Displays the model name of the network  
camera.  
Serial: Displays the serial number of the network  
camera.  
(save)  
Click to save a recorded audio file to the computer.  
Voice alert number select  
Progress: Displays the progress of audio file  
transmission.  
Status: Displays the current status of the camera.  
Ready: The camera is ready for connection.  
Inquiry: Camera information is being requested.  
No func: The camera does not support the Voice  
alert function.  
Uploading: An audio file is being uploaded.  
Fault: Audio file uploading failed.  
No Privilege: The camera is not authorized to  
upload audio files.  
Specify the voice alert number to which you want to  
upload an audio file. For example, select 1 when  
uploading to voice alert 1.  
The name of the uploaded audio file is displayed to the  
right of the number.  
Succeeded: The audio file uploaded successfully.  
“Not uploaded” is displayed if no audio file is uploaded  
to the camera.  
The audio file name will be “RecordedFile” + “Voice  
alert number” + “.vof” if you upload an audio file  
Uploading a recorded audio file to the  
camera  
recorded using  
and not stored in the computer.  
Tip  
Before operating, create an audio file and set the camera  
to upload using the Setting tab.  
Note  
The audio file name for the camera selected in the  
camera list is displayed here. To check the uploaded file  
name, click on the camera in the camera list.  
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2
Click  
start recording.  
(recording) in the Voice alert tab to  
(upload)  
Click  
(stop) to stop recording.  
Click to upload the recorded or selected audio file to the  
camera specified in the Setting tab. Only one audio file  
can be uploaded to the camera at a time.  
Recording will stop automatically in 30 seconds.  
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4
Select the voice alert number.  
Note  
Click  
(upload) to transmit the audio file to the  
camera.  
Uploading a new audio file overwrites the audio file  
previously uploaded to the camera.  
Click this button to hide the camera list. Click it again to  
display the camera list.  
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Saving the recorded audio file to the  
computer  
Using the SNC video  
player — Playing a Video/  
Audio File Recorded with the  
Camera  
The supplied SNC video player allows you to play  
video/audio data recorded with the camera on your  
computer.  
1
2
3
Click  
start recording.  
(recording) in the Voice alert tab to  
Click  
(stop) to stop recording.  
Recording will stop automatically in 30 seconds.  
Click  
(save).  
The Save as dialog appears. Type the file name and  
save it.  
This section explains the setup and operations of the  
SNC video player.  
Uploading the saved audio file to the  
camera  
Installing the SNC video player  
1
Click  
(file open) in the Voice alert tab and  
select the audio file to be uploaded.  
1
2
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.  
2
3
Select the voice alert number.  
Click  
(upload) to transmit the audio file to the  
camera.  
When you are using Windows Vista, the pop-up  
“Auto Play” may appear. For details, see “Installing  
software” in “When using Windows Vista” on  
page 10.  
Click the Setup icon of SNC video player.  
The “File Download” dialog opens.  
When you are using Windows XP Service Pack 2 or  
later, or Windows Vista, a message regarding the  
active contents may appear. For details, see  
“Installing software” in “When using Windows XP  
Service Pack 2 or later” on page 8, or “Installing  
software” in “When using Windows Vista” on  
page 10.  
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4
Click File open.  
Note  
If you click “Save this program to disk” on the “File  
Download” dialog, you cannot install the player  
correctly.  
Delete the downloaded file, and click the Setup  
icon again.  
Install the SNC video player following the wizard  
displayed.  
If the Software License Agreement is displayed,  
read it carefully and accept the agreement to  
continue installation.  
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Record event: Type of event used for the  
recording: Sensor input, Camera tampering  
detection, VMF, Motion detection, Audio  
detection, Network disconnection.  
Using the SNC video player  
1
Start the SNC video player.  
Playing a video/audio file  
Click  
(start) to start playback from the beginning of  
the selected file.  
To freeze the movie temporarily, click  
(pause).  
Click  
point.  
again to resume playback from the freeze  
To stop playback, click  
(stop).  
To start playback from the beginning, click  
again.  
(start)  
Playback stops when the file is played to the end.  
Playing from a specified point  
Move the slider bar below the image display, and  
playback will start from the position of the slider bar.  
Adjusting the sound  
Adjust the playing sound volume by moving the  
slider bar. Move it to the left end for minimum volume,  
and to the right end for maximum volume.  
2
3
Click the  
The Select File dialog opens.  
(browse) icon.  
Click  
(speaker) to enable/disable sound (muting).  
When sound muting is on, no sound will be heard, even  
if you move the slider bar.  
Select the file you want to play.  
Click  
information dialog.  
on the top of the screen to open the file  
Saving an image  
Click the  
(capture) icon during playback or pause  
and the captured image is displayed in a pop-up dialog.  
To save the image, click Save on the dialog. You can  
specify the destination to which the image is to be  
stored, and select the JPEG or Bitmap format.  
How to change the image display size  
Click × 1/4, × 1/2, × 1, × 2 or Full at the top of the image  
to display the image in the selected magnification.  
If you select × 1, the image is displayed in the  
original image display size of the file.  
The × 2 button is only available when image size is  
640 × 480 (VGA) or smaller.  
The selected image display size is highlighted.  
File dialog  
Model name: Model name of the camera with  
which the file was recorded.  
IP address: IP address of the camera with which  
the file was recorded.  
Serial number: Serial number of the camera with  
which the file was recorded.  
Date&time: Recording date and time  
Movie: Video Codec  
Audio: Audio Codec  
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– Do the computer and the camera have the same  
network address?  
If not, set the same network address on the computer  
and the camera.  
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 SNC toolbox.  
Note  
When you turn on the camera, execute the ARP and  
PING commands within 5 minutes. Also when you  
restart the camera, execute the operation within  
5 minutes.  
1
Open the command prompt on the computer.  
When using Windows Vista, right click Command  
prompt in Start-All Programs- Accessories, and  
select Run as administrator.  
2
Enter the IP address and the MAC address of the  
camera to assign a new IP address, using the  
following ARP commands.  
arp -s <Camera’s IP address> <Camera’s MAC address>  
ping -t <Camera’s IP address>  
Example:  
arp -s 192.168.0.100 08-00-46-21-00-00  
ping -t 192.168.0.100  
3
When the following line is displayed on the  
command prompt, hold down Ctrl and press C.  
Display stops.  
Reply from 192.168.0.100:bytes=32 time...  
You will normally receive a reply after about 5  
repetitions of “Request time out”.  
4
Wait until the execution of PING finishes, then  
input the following code.  
arp -d 192.168.0.100  
Note  
If you do not receive a reply, check the following:  
– Did you enter the ARP commands within 5 minutes  
after it was turned on?  
If not, turn off the camera and restart the operation.  
– Is a NETWORK indicator turned on?  
If the indicator goes off, the network connection has a  
problem. Connect the network correctly.  
– Did you enter the IP address previously used for  
another device?  
Assign a new IP address to the camera.  
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4 Describes the case of “mib-2.system.  
sysContact.0”. This field is used to describe  
information on the administrator of this camera.  
Nothing is set at the factory.  
Using the SNMP  
This unit supports SNMP (Simple Network  
Management Protocol). You can read MIB-2 objects  
using software such as SNMP manager software. This  
unit also supports the coldStart trap which occurs when  
the power is turned on or the unit restarts, and the  
Authentication failure trap, which informs of any illegal  
access using SNMP.  
Using CGI commands, you can set the community name  
and access limitation, host to send traps, and some MIB-  
2 objects. To allow these settings, you need  
5 Describes the case of “mib-2.system. sysName.0”.  
This field is used to describe the administration  
node of this camera. Nothing is set at the factory.  
6 Describes the case of “mib-2.snmpEnable  
AuthenTraps.0”. This example shows when “1”  
(enable) is set. In this setting, a trap occurs when  
there is an authentication failure. When “2”  
(disable) is set, no authentication failure trap  
occurs.  
authentication by the camera administrator.  
7 Describes the community attributes. This example  
shows the identification number “ID=1”, the  
community name “public”, and enables read from  
any IP address (0.0.0.0).  
1. Inquiry Commands  
You can check the SNMP Agent settings using the  
following CGI commands.  
<Method>  
GET, POST  
<Command>  
8 Describes the community attributes, similar to 7.  
This example shows the identification number  
ID=2, the community name “private”, and enables  
reading by SNMP request packet from the host  
“192.168.0.101”.  
(JavaScript parameter format)  
(standard format)  
9 Describes the attributes to send a trap. This example  
shows the identification number “ID=1”, the  
community name “public”, and enables sending of  
traps to the host having the IP address  
“192.168.0.101”.  
With the above inquiry, you can obtain the following  
setting information. The following explains the setting  
information using the inqjs=snmp (JavaScript  
parameter) format.  
2. Setting Commands  
The unit supports the following SNMP setting  
commands.  
var sysDescr=“SNC-CH240” (or “SNC-CH140”,  
“SNC-DH140T”, “SNC-DH240T”, “SNC-DH240”,  
“SNC-DH140”, “SNC-CH180”, “SNC-DH180”,  
“SNC-CH280”, “SNC-DH280”)  
...1  
<Method>  
GET, POST  
<Command>  
var sysObjectID=“1.3.6.1.4.1.122.8501”  
var sysLocation=“”  
var sysContact=“”  
...2  
...3  
...4  
...5  
...6  
...7  
var sysName=“”  
var snmpEnableAuthenTraps=“1”  
var community=“1,r,public,0.0.0.0,v2c”  
var community=“2,r,private,192.168.0.101,v2c” ...8  
var trap=“1,public,192.168.0.101,v2c” ...9  
First, perform the settings of the following parameters.  
1) sysLocation=<string>  
Set the case of “mib-2.system.sysLocation.0” in the  
<string> position. The maximum length of <string>  
is 255 characters.  
1 Describes the case of “mib-2.system. sysDescr.0”.  
You cannot change this parameter.  
2 Describes the case of “mib-2.system.  
2) sysContact=<string>  
sysObjectID.0”. You cannot change this parameter.  
Set the case of “mib-2.system.sysContact.0” in the  
<string> position. The maximum length of <string>  
is 255 characters.  
3 Describes the case of “mib-2.system.  
sysLocation.0”. This field is used to describe  
information on the location of this camera. Nothing  
is set at the factory.  
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3) sysName=<string>  
Set the case of “mib-2.system.sysName.0” in the  
<string> position. The maximum length of <string>  
is 255 characters.  
Glossary  
ActiveX control  
4) enaAuthTraps=<value>  
A component program object that can be used with web  
pages or other application programs. The technology for  
creating ActiveX control is part of software developed  
by Microsoft.  
Set the case value of “mib-2.snmp.snmp  
EnableAuthenTraps.0” in the <string> position.  
Type “1” (enable) or “2” (disable) in the <value>  
position.  
AES  
5) community=<ID>,r,  
Abbreviation for Advanced Encryption Standard. This is  
the next-generation standard of encryption, adopted by  
the U.S. government.  
<communityName>,<IpAddressString>  
Set the community attributes. <ID> describes the  
setting identification number (1 to 8)  
<communityName> describes the community  
name to be set, and <IpAddressString> describes  
the IP address of the host you allow access (0.0.0.0  
for any host).  
Example: To allow reading by any host in the  
“private” community and having the ID  
number “2”.  
ARP commands  
The commands for checking the entry of the IP address  
and MAC address in a host computer, or for updating  
them.  
Bandwidth control  
To limit the amount of transmitted data.  
community=2,r,private,0.0.0.0  
6) trap=<ID>,<communityName>,  
<IpAddressString>  
Bit rate  
Set the attributes to send traps to. <ID> describes  
the setting identification number (1 to 8),  
<communityName> describes the community  
name to send traps to, and <IpAddressString>  
describes the IP address of the host to send traps to.  
Example: To specify the destination of traps as the  
public community and the ID number “1”.  
trap=1,public,192.168.0.101  
The rate at which data bits are transmitted.  
CA (Certificate Authority)  
A private authority that issues and controls digital  
certificates to be used for authentication regarding  
network access.  
Capture  
7) delcommunity=<ID>  
To send audio and video converted to digital data from  
video devices to a computer.  
This parameter is used to delete the previous  
community setting. <ID> describes the community  
setting identification number (1 to 8).  
Codec  
Software/hardware for coding/decoding video and audio  
data.  
8) deltrap=<ID>  
This parameter is used to delete the previous setting  
of the host to send traps to. <ID> describes the trap  
setting identification number (1 to 8).  
Common name  
A URL to be typed in the browser when you access a  
website employing SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)  
protocol with the security function. Access is successful  
after the URL of the website is verified as matching the  
server’s common name.  
When you have finished changing the SNMP setting  
information using the above parameters 1) to 8), check  
the changed settings using an inquiry command. If the  
changed settings are OK, restart the SNMP using the  
following CGI command.  
Contrast  
SNMP restart command  
<Method>  
The difference in tone between the lightest and darkest  
portions of the image.  
GET, POST  
<Command>  
Default gateway  
Device that can be used to access another network.  
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DHCP server  
H.264  
Acronym for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol  
server. The IP address of a terminal without an  
individual IP address can be automatically distributed by  
the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). The  
DHCP server assigns the IP addresses to the terminals.  
An image compression format. The standard written by  
the JVT (Joint Video Team) a joint organization for  
standardization (composed of ISO and ITU-T. H.264), is  
capable of transmitting video data at a higher  
compression rate than that of MPEG4.  
Digital certificate  
IP address  
An electronic certificate that a CA (Certificate  
Authority) attests that a public key to cancel a secret  
code is issued by an authentic publisher.  
Acronym for Internet Protocol Address. An individual  
IP address is basically assigned to each piece of  
equipment connected to the Internet.  
Digital zoom  
JPEG  
Zooming in/out function of an image without using an  
optical zooming function.  
Acronym for Joint Photographic Expert Group. The still  
image compression technology or standards of ISO  
(International Organization for Standardization) and  
ITU-T. Popularly used as an image compression format  
on the Internet, etc.  
DNS server  
Acronym for Domain Name System server. As an IP  
address required for connecting to the device on an IP  
network is numerical and difficult to remember, the  
Domain Name System was established. A domain name  
is alphabetic and is easier to remember. When a client  
computer uses a domain name to connect to another  
computer, it asks a DNS server to translate the name into  
the corresponding IP address. The client computer can  
then obtain the IP address of the computer to be  
connected.  
MAC address  
A network address that uniquely identifies each LAN  
card.  
MPEG4  
Acronym for Moving Picture Experts Group4. One of  
the MPEG standards for image compression format  
aiming to transmit images at a high compression rate  
with lower picture quality.  
EAP method  
Acronym for Extensible Authentication Protocol. This  
is a protocol extended from PPP (Point-to-Point  
Protocol) and having an authentication function.  
Multicast  
The class D IP address assigned between 224.0.0.0 and  
239.255.255.255. Using this IP address enables you to  
transmit the same data to multiple equipment.  
EAP-TLS authentication  
TLS is an authentication protocol of the EAP methods  
using Transport Layer Security. By using digital  
certificates and other methods, EAP-TLS prevents data  
falsification, eavesdropping and spoofing.  
Network address  
The portion that identifies the local network (subnet) in  
an IP address.  
Network bandwidth  
Bit rate that can be used for networking.  
Frame rate  
The number of frames of a moving image that can be  
transmitted per a second.  
NTP server  
Network time server that transmits and receives time  
information over the networks.  
FTP client  
Software to be used for accessing the FTP server.  
Passive mode  
The mode whereby a client FTP allows TCP connection  
for data transmission to the FTP server.  
FTP server  
A server to be used to transfer files via a network.  
HTTP port  
A port used to communicate between the web server and  
the web client, such as a web browser.  
POP server  
A server for storing incoming e-mail until you have read  
it.  
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Primary DNS server  
SNMP  
One of the DNS servers that can first reply to a request  
by connected devices or other DNS servers.  
A protocol for monitoring and managing network  
devices.  
Proxy server  
SSL  
A server or software that acts as an intermediary  
between a local network and the Internet so that it can  
connect to the Internet in place of a computer on a local  
network.  
Acronym for Secure Sockets Layer. This is a protocol  
developed by Netscape Communications Corporation to  
be used for communications of encrypted data on the  
Internet.  
PSK  
Subnet mask  
Abbreviation for Pre-Shared Key. This is a shared key to  
make an encryption key, used with TKIP in WPA  
encryption standard. PSK sometimes means an  
authentication system using a key previously shared.  
32-bit stream used to distinguish the subnet address  
from an IP address.  
TCP  
Acronym for Transmission Control Protocol. A standard  
protocol used for Internet connection. Compared with  
the other protocol, UDP, TCP provides reliable  
QoS  
Enter a value in the DSCP (Differential Service Code  
Point) field included in the IP header to control  
communication service quality.  
communication but communication speed is slower.  
TKIP  
RADIUS client  
Acronym for Temporal Key Integrity Protocol. This is  
used in WPA encryption for a wireless LAN. TKIP  
provides high security since it changes encryption keys  
based on PSK during on-going communication.  
RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-in User Service)  
is an authentication and accounting protocol managing  
network access, and a RADIUS client is a party that  
accesses the network.  
In Internet connecting service, a Network Access Server  
(NAS) such as that for dial-up and broadband access  
server is a RADIUS client. In a wireless LAN system, a  
wireless LAN access point is a RADIUS client.  
UDP  
Acronym for User Datagram Protocol. A standard  
protocol used for Internet connection. Compared with  
the other protocol, TCP, UDP can transmit data faster,  
but reliable communication is not guaranteed.  
Saturation  
The degree to which a color is pure.  
Unicast  
Transmission of data to specified equipment on a  
network by specifying a single address.  
Secondary DNS Server  
Subsidiary DNS server used when a primary DNS server  
cannot be used.  
WPA  
Acronym for Wi-Fi Protected Access. This is an  
encryption standard for a wireless LAN. It provides  
higher security than the conventional WEP (Wired  
Equivalent Privacy) standard. In WPA, TKIP is used for  
the encryption method, and PSK and EAP are used for  
the authentication protocol.  
Shared secret  
A character string to be used for mutual authentication  
between a RADIUS server and RADIUS client.  
Sharpness  
The degree to which the boundary of two portions is  
clearly distinguished.  
WPA2  
Abbreviation for Wi-Fi Protected Access 2. WPA2 is a  
standard with which AES (Advanced Encryption  
Standard) is added to WPA.  
SMTP server  
A server for sending or relaying e-mail messages  
between servers.  
802.1X  
A standard that performs user authentication and  
dynamic key generation and traffic on a LAN.  
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CA certificate tab............................59  
Camera .....................................33, 40  
Camera list................................23, 99  
Camera Menu .................................40  
Camera position..............................70  
Cancel button..................................32  
Capacity warning............................79  
Capture ...........................................21  
certificate request ...........................64  
CF memory card................. 38, 79, 83  
CGI commands.............................122  
Clear ...............................................71  
Client certificate .............................64  
client certificate..............................64  
Codec..............................................90  
Color...............................................40  
Common....................... 40, 73, 76, 79  
Common name .............................123  
control authority .............................34  
control panel...................................24  
Cropping.........................................45  
Current date & time........................35  
Custom Homepage Installer.........108  
Effective period  
....... 72, 75, 76, 77, 78, 81, 82, 86, 87  
Index  
e-mail........................................55, 73  
e-Mail (SMTP) ................... 33, 73, 88  
e-Mail (SMTP) Menu.....................73  
e-Mail (SMTP) notification............55  
e-mail address.................................56  
End time .........................................90  
Exclusive control mode ..................34  
extension.........................................83  
Numerics  
802.1X.............................. 53, 62, 125  
A
Access log ......................................39  
Active Directory.............................65  
ActiveX control.................... 8, 11, 16  
ActiveX viewer.........................19, 20  
Adaptive rate control......................48  
Adjust .............................................35  
Administrator ........................... 18, 68  
F
Factory default................................38  
factory settings ...............................38  
File............................................87, 89  
File attachment ...............................74  
file name............74, 75, 77, 78, 81, 82  
Firmware Upgrade........................109  
folder structure ...............................82  
format .............................................38  
Format CF memory card ................38  
format of date and time ..................35  
Frame rate.................................20, 47  
FTP.................................................68  
FTP client .................................33, 88  
FTP client function.........................76  
FTP client Menu.............................76  
FTP server ................................33, 76  
FTP server function........................83  
FTP server Menu............................83  
FTP server name.............................76  
Administrator e-mail  
address.............................. 56, 74, 80  
Administrator menu .......................32  
AES ..............................................123  
Alarm............................ 75, 77, 81, 87  
Alarm buffer................. 34, 77, 81, 90  
Alarm buffer Menu.........................90  
Alarm duration ...............................86  
Alarm output ................ 27, 33, 86, 89  
Alarm output Menu........................86  
Alarm recording .............................81  
Alarm sending ..........................74, 77  
Antenna ..........................................52  
ARP commands............................121  
Audio..............................................68  
audio...............................................40  
Audio codec ...................................40  
Audio output...................................87  
Audio port number ...................48, 49  
Audio upload..................................40  
Authentication.............. 53, 56, 73, 80  
Authentication server .....................63  
Authenticator..................................63  
D
Date & time....................................35  
date and time ..................................35  
Date and time format......................35  
Day/Night.................................27, 89  
Day/night mode..............................44  
daylight saving time .......................36  
Default gateway........................50, 51  
Default policy.................................69  
delete ........................................38, 39  
Delete custom homepage ...............38  
Delete voice alert file......................39  
device setting................................111  
DHCP server.............................50, 51  
Digital certificate..........................124  
DNS server ...............................50, 51  
Domain suffix...........................50, 52  
Downloading images......................83  
Dynamic IP address notification ....55  
G
Glossary........................................123  
Group preset positions....................71  
H
H.264............................................124  
Home ..............................................20  
home position .................................70  
Home position setting.....................70  
Homepage.......................................99  
Host name.................................50, 52  
HTML output tab..........................101  
HTTP method.................................57  
HTTP notification...........................56  
HTTP port number .........................50  
HTTP request .................................56  
HTTP server ...................................56  
Automatically adjust clock for  
daylight saving time changes.......36  
B
Backup setting data ........................38  
Bandwidth control..........................48  
Bit rate............................................48  
E
EAP ................................................53  
EAP method ...........................63, 124  
EAP-TLS authentication ..............124  
C
CA (Certificate Authority) ..... 63, 123  
CA certificate ........................... 65, 66  
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network bandwidth......................... 48  
network connection type................ 52  
Network Menu ............................... 49  
No................................................... 71  
I
Q
image file ....................................... 26  
Image file name.......74, 77, 78, 81, 82  
Image memory ..............26, 33, 79, 88  
Image memory Menu..................... 79  
Image quality ................................. 48  
Image size ...................................... 46  
information bar ................................ 9  
Information Bar message................. 8  
Initialize ......................................... 38  
Installation Tab............................... 37  
Internet Authentication Service ..... 66  
Internet Explorer............................ 15  
Interval ................................75, 78, 82  
IP address..............................6, 49, 51  
IP Setup Program..................... 6, 102  
IPv4 setting .................................... 49  
IPv6 setting .................................... 50  
IR illuminator................................. 45  
QoS Tab..........................................54  
R
RADIUS client............................. 125  
Reboot............................................38  
Recipient e-mail address .......... 56, 74  
Recording capacity.........................90  
O
OK button....................................... 32  
Operation Mode ............................. 21  
Operation time ............................... 34  
Overwrite ....................................... 79  
recording capacity of the alarm  
buffer............................................90  
recording images...................... 26, 79  
Recording time...............................90  
Remote path ............................. 77, 78  
Repeat.............................................87  
Reset...............................................70  
Restore setting................................38  
Resume time on inactivity..............72  
Re-type password..................... 68, 76  
P
Pan/Tilt..................................... 24, 35  
Pan/tilt............................................ 21  
pan/tilt control mode...................... 35  
Passive mode.......................... 77, 124  
Passphrase...................................... 53  
Password .................56, 68, 74, 76, 80  
PC clock......................................... 35  
periodical e-mail sending............... 75  
Periodical recording....................... 82  
Periodical sending.................... 75, 78  
Picture ............................................ 41  
Play ................................................ 87  
playing audio.................................. 27  
Plug-in free viewer......................... 23  
POP server...........................56, 73, 80  
POP server name.................56, 73, 80  
port number.................................... 57  
Portable module ........................... 100  
Position .......................................... 70  
Position at alarm ............................ 70  
Post-alarm period........................... 90  
Pre-alarm period............................. 90  
Preset.............................................. 71  
Preset call....................................... 71  
preset position.......................... 22, 25  
Preset position Menu...................... 70  
preset position name ...................... 71  
Preset tour ...................................... 71  
Primary DNS server................. 50, 51  
Privacy Masking tab....................... 43  
Private key password...................... 64  
Proxy port number ......................... 57  
proxy server.................................... 57  
Proxy server name.......................... 57  
PSK ........................................ 53, 125  
PTZ mode....................................... 35  
S
J
saves the setting data......................38  
Schedule................................... 33, 90  
Schedule Menu...............................90  
Schedule Task...............................110  
Secondary DNS server............. 50, 52  
Security .............................. 33, 52, 69  
Security function............................69  
Security Menu................................69  
Security Warning...............8, 9, 11, 92  
Selected root directory ............. 79, 83  
sending images...............................26  
Sensor input 1........................... 70, 86  
Sequence ........................................72  
JPEG .............................................. 19  
L
Layout ............................................ 98  
Logging in...................................... 19  
M
MAC address............................ 49, 51  
Main viewer ................................... 20  
Masking ....................................... 107  
Maximum wait number.................. 35  
memory .................................... 79, 83  
Message ................................... 56, 74  
Method........................................... 57  
Mic volume .................................... 40  
Mode ...................................78, 82, 86  
Monitor image................................ 22  
Motion detection.................34, 70, 86  
multicast......................................... 48  
Multicast address ........................... 48  
Multicast streaming........................ 48  
My device..................................... 104  
Sequence number  
clear.......................75, 77, 78, 81, 82  
Serial number.................................34  
Set............................................. 70, 71  
Setting ............................................20  
Shared secret ................................125  
SMTP server ...................... 55, 73, 80  
SMTP server name............. 55, 73, 80  
SNC audio upload tool................. 114  
SNC Desktop viewer......................30  
SNC privacy masking tool ........... 107  
SNC toolbox................................. 102  
SNC video player......................... 119  
SNC viewer....................................28  
SNMP...........................................122  
Software version.............................34  
N
Name.............................................. 71  
Network.................................... 33, 49  
Network address/Subnet ................ 69  
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special tags .....................................57  
Speed..............................................72  
SSID...............................................52  
SSL Menu.......................................57  
SSL...............................................125  
Start time ........................................90  
Stay time.........................................72  
Streaming .......................................48  
Subject...................................... 56, 74  
Subnet mask ............................. 50, 51  
Suffix.................74, 75, 77, 78, 81, 82  
Superimpose...................................36  
Supplicant.......................................63  
System...................................... 33, 34  
System log......................................39  
System Menu..................................34  
System Utility.................................28  
Video port number..........................48  
View size ........................................20  
Viewer authentication.....................69  
Viewer Menu ..................................98  
Viewer mode.............................18, 69  
Voice alert........................... 33, 87, 89  
Voice alert Menu ............................87  
voice alert number select..............118  
volume............................................21  
W
welcome page.................................15  
WEP ...............................................53  
WEP key.........................................53  
Windows Firewall.............................9  
Windows Vista................................10  
Windows XP Service Pack 2............8  
Wireless..........................................51  
wireless cards .................................51  
WPA .......................................53, 125  
WPA2 .....................................53, 125  
T
TCP ................................................27  
TCP/UDP .......................................27  
Test .................................................87  
Text...............................................100  
time difference................................36  
Time zone.......................................36  
Timer ..............................................89  
title bar ...........................................34  
Title bar name.................................34  
TKIP.............................................125  
Toggle.............................................89  
Tool.................................................20  
tour .................................................71  
transmission port number...............48  
Trigger............................................33  
Trigger Menu..................................88  
Type................................................52  
Z
Zoom .................................. 21, 24, 35  
U
UDP................................................48  
Unicast streaming...........................48  
URL................................................56  
Use the same time schedule every  
day................................................90  
User .................................... 18, 66, 68  
User Menu......................................68  
User name................56, 68, 74, 76, 80  
V
Video codec....................................45  
Sony Corporation  
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