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  • Page 1

    3-619-676- 11 (1) Netw ork Camera © 2002 Sony Corporation SNC-VL10P Operating Instructions V ersion 1.4[...]

  • Page 2

    2 Owner's Recor d The model and se rial numbers are loc ated at the botto m. Record these numbers i n the spaces provi ded belo w . Refer to these numbers whene ver you ca ll upon your Sony d ealer re garding this product. Model No . _____________ _______ Serial No. _________ ___________ T o prevent fire or shock hazar d, do not expose the uni[...]

  • Page 3

    3 NO TICE TO USERS © 2002 Son y Corporation. All rights reserv ed. This manual or the sof tware described her ein, in whole or in part, may not be reproduc ed, translated or red uced to any mach ine readable form without p rior written appro va l from Son y Corporati on. SONY CORP ORA TION PR O VIDES NO W ARRANTY WITH RE GARD TO THIS MANUAL, THE S[...]

  • Page 4

    T a ble of Contents 4 T able of Cont ents Introduction How to Use t he Manual ............................... .......... 5 Requir ed System Conf iguration .......................... . 5 Prec autions ............... ........................... ................... 6 Operating Precautions ............ ........................... . 6 Operations b y Use[...]

  • Page 5

    Introduc tion How to Use the Man ual / Required Sy stem Configur ation 5 Intr oduction How to Use the Man ual This manual expl ains ho w to operate t he SNC-VL10P Network Camera from a client PC. This manu al is written to be read on the com puter display . As th is sect ion gi v es tips o n using this ma nual, r ead it before you o perate the came[...]

  • Page 6

    Introduc tion Precaut ions 6 Precautio ns This So ny product has be en desi gned with safety in mind. Ho wev er , if not used properly electrical products can cause f ires whic h may lead to seri ous body injury . T o a void such acciden ts, be sure to heed the follo wing. Heed th e safety prec autions Be sure to follo w the general safety preca ut[...]

  • Page 7

    Oper ations by Use rs Logging In t o Homepage — Login P age 7 Operations by Users Logging In to Homepa ge — Logi n P age 1 Start th e W eb bro wser on the computer and type the IP address of t he camera you wan t to monitor . The Login page of Netwo rk Camera SNC-VL 10P is di sp layed . 2 T ype you r user name and passw ord in the User Name and[...]

  • Page 8

    Oper ations by Use rs Configur ation of Main Vie wer P age 8 Configuratio n of Main Vie wer P age When you l og in with an a ccess right other t han Admini strator, the M ain V iewer page is displayed. When you l og in as Administ rator , selec t Home on the Menu page ( page 14) to displ ay the Main V ie wer page. This secti on briefly explains t h[...]

  • Page 9

    Oper ations by Use rs Monito r ing th e Image from th e Ca mera 9 Image Con tr ol Sectio n Image Siz e Selects the image size. See “Select ing the image si ze” on page 10. Expa nsion Selec ts the ima ge expansio n ratio. See “Expand ing the image” on pa ge 10. Frame R ate Selects the frame rate to transmit images. See “Select ing the fram[...]

  • Page 10

    Oper ations by Use rs Monito ring the Image from t he Camera 10 Using an OS other than Wind ows such as Macintosh, UNIX and Linux or Netscape Na vigator V er . 6.x or l ater Jav a Applet vie wer is necessary . When you log in the camera for the first time, click JavaA pp let on the Log in page or t he Main V ie wer page to start the Ja v a Applet v[...]

  • Page 11

    Oper ations by Use rs Monito r ing th e Image from th e Ca mera 11 Displa ying the monitor ima ge in monochrome Select the Monoc hrome check box. B y removing t he check mark, the color monitor image is restored. Freezing the monitor image Select the Sing lesh ot check box. Th e monitor image freezes at the moment you select the chec k box. By remo[...]

  • Page 12

    Oper ations by Use rs Monito ring the Image from t he Camera 12 Focus Area Use this funct ion to focus on a portion of the monitor image b y masking ov er the other portio n. The focused portion is cal led “forcus area. ” By masking the image, the transmi tting data size reduce s and a higher fr ame rate is obtained. New Area T o det ermine a n[...]

  • Page 13

    Oper ations by Use rs Changing the Ac cess Right — Re-log in P age / When Y ou Hav e T r ouble — F AQ P age 13 Controlling the Monitor I mage Using the Jav a A pplet Viewer When you use an OS other than W indows, such as Macintosh, UNIX and Linux, click Java Ap pl e t on the Login pag e or the Main V ie wer page. T he Jav a Applet vie wer start[...]

  • Page 14

    Setti ngs b y Ad ministr ator Logging i n as Administrat or / Configurat ion of Menu P age 14 Settings b y Adm inistrator Logging in as Administrator If you log in as Administrat or , you can perform al l the settings of the softw are. T o log i n as Administrator , operate as follo ws: 1 Display the Login page or the Re-login pag e. 2 T ype the us[...]

  • Page 15

    Setti ngs b y Ad ministr ator Configuri ng the System — Syst em Setting P age 15 Securit y Displa ys the Sec urity Se tting p age. See “Sett ing the Security — Securi ty Setting P age” on page 21. Camera Displays the Camera Sett ing page. See “Se tting the Camera — Ca mera Set ting Page” on page 22. SMTP Displa ys the SMT P Settin g p[...]

  • Page 16

    Setti ngs b y Ad ministr ator Setting the User — User Setting P a ge 16 System(PC) Current Dat e&Time Displays the date and t ime set on your comp uter . When you w ant to sync hronize the camer a’ s date and time with the date and time sett ing of th e compu ter , operate as follows: Click T ime Synchr onization , and “ Applied, OK” wi[...]

  • Page 17

    Setti ngs b y Ad ministr ator Configuring t he Network — Network Setting P age 17 Camera&Sensor Allo ws monitoring of the came ra image and alarm output b y clicking Sens or 1 and Sensor 2 on the vie wer page, and set ting the camera on the Camera S etting page. The access right for Administrator i s fix ed to All , allo wing access to all th[...]

  • Page 18

    Setti ngs b y Ad ministr ator Configuring the Network — Netw ork Setting P age 18 LAN This menu i s displayed when Select Network I nterface is set to LAN . DHCP Clien t Protocol Select Enab le when you use the DHCP serv er; Disable when you do not use it. When you select Enabl e , an IP address is assigned to the camera automaticall y . IP Addre[...]

  • Page 19

    Setti ngs b y Ad ministr ator Configuring t he Network — Network Setting P age 19 Cable Modem This menu i s displayed when Select Netw ork Inte rface is s et to Cabl e . For setting the item s in the LAN menu, see “LAN” on page 18. MA C Address Displays the MA C address of the camera. User ID T ype the user ID for Internet connection. Pa s sw[...]

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    Setti ngs b y Ad ministr ator Configuring the Network — Netw ork Setting P age 20 PSTN Interface This menu i s displayed when Select Network I nterface is set to PSTN . For setting the items in the LAN menu, see “LAN” on page 18. MA C Address Displays the MA C address of the camera. User ID T ype t he user ID for Internet connect ion. Pa s sw[...]

  • Page 21

    Setti ngs b y Ad ministr ator Settin g th e Secu ri ty — Secu rity Settin g Page 21 Settin g the Se curity — Security Setting P age When you cl ick Securi ty in th e menu sec tion, the Security Setting page appea rs. Use this page to limit the computers t hat can access the camera or displ ay the monitor image. IP/Subnet Filtering Mode Limits a[...]

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    Setti ngs b y Ad ministr ator Setting the Camera — Camer a Setting P age 22 Setting the Camera — Camera Settin g P age (The users ha ving the “Camera&Sensor” access ri ght can also access this page.) When yo u click Camera in the menu section , the Came ra S etti ng pa ge ap pear s. Use this page to set the functions of the camera. CCD [...]

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    Setti ngs b y Ad ministr ator Sending Image s via E-mail at Alarm — SMTP Set ting P age 23 mark on Black to disp lay the cap tion with bla ck letters on a white background. Focus A rea Use this functi on when you want to focus on a portion of the monitor i mage by ma sking o ver the ot her portion. The focu sed portion is called “focus ar ea. ?[...]

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    Setti ngs b y Ad ministr ator Sending Imag es via E-mail at Alarm — SMTP Setting Pag e 24 Activity Detec tion (AD) Select this check box to send an E-mail when an alarm trigg ered by t he acti vity detection is output. Y ou can set the time and the frame rate to sa ve images to be at tached to the E- mail in the boxes be low . Setting e xample: T[...]

  • Page 25

    Setti ngs b y Ad ministr ator Sending Ima ges to FTP Server at Alarm — FTP Setting P age 25 Sending Ima ges to FTP Server a t Alarm — FTP Sett ing P age When you cl ick FTP in the menu se ction, th e FTP Setting pa ge appears. Use th is page to set up for s ending monitor i mages to an FTP (Fil e T ransfer Pro tocol) ser ver . Y ou can specify [...]

  • Page 26

    Setti ngs b y Ad ministr ator Con figur in g the Se ri al Port — Ser ial Se ttin g Page 26 Periodic Sen ding (PS) Select this check bo x to send images to the FTP serv er(s) periodicall y regardl ess of alarm output . Setting e xample: T o send images to the FTP se rver(s) e very ho ur Int erval : T ype the inte rval at which you w ant to send im[...]

  • Page 27

    Setti ngs b y Ad ministr ator Configuring the Sensor I/O P or t — Sensor I/ O Setting P age 27 Configuring the Sensor I/O P or t — Sensor I/O Setting P age When you cl ick Sensor I /O in the menu section, the Sensor I/O S etting page appea rs. Use this p age to conf igure the Sensor I /O port on t he rear panel of the camera. Upper Half of Sens[...]

  • Page 28

    Setti ngs b y Ad ministr ator Configuring t he Sensor I/O P or t — Sens or I/O Setting P age 28 Lower Half of Sensor I/O Setting Pa g e Sensor Input (SI) Set up the se nsor input, that is, the inp ut to the Sensor I/ O port on the rear pan el of the camera. A vailable Ala rm Even ts Select Enable if you w ant to output an al arm when the input t [...]

  • Page 29

    Other s Assigni ng the IP Addres s to the Camera Usin g ARP Commands 29 Others Assigning the I P Addres s to the Camera Using ARP Commands This section e xplains ho w to assign an IP address to the camera usin g ARP (Address Resolut ion Protocol) commands witho ut using the suppl ied setup program. F or the use o f the setup pr ogra m, see "As[...]

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    Other s Connecti ng the Camera t o a Network 30 Connecting t he Camera to a Net w ork This section e xplains ho w to connect the c amera to a network using various i nterfaces. Connecting to a Local Network (LAN) 1 Select Eth er net in the setup p rogram or selec t LAN on Select Netw ork Inte rface on the Network Setting page for the Administrator [...]

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    Other s Connecting the Camera to a Netwo rk 31 Connection Using an xDSL Modem 1 Select xDSL ( PPPoE) i n the setup pr ogram or select xDSL on Select Network Interface on the Networ k Settin g page for t he Administr ator , and set the items f or the xDSL modem c onnection . For details on the setti ngs, see “xDSL Interface” on page 19. For the [...]

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    Other s Connecti ng the Camera t o a Network 32 Connect ion Usin g an Inl ine P ower Hub This camer a supports t he Inline Po wer system to supp ly the po wer via the Ethernet cabl e. T o suppl y the po wer to the camera, conn ect it to a net work using the Inline Po wer Hub conf orming to IEEE 802.3af. 1 Select Eth er net in the setup p rogram or [...]