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Network Camera
Operating Instructions Version 1.4
SNC-VL10P
© 2002 Sony Corporation
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If you have any questions about this product, you may Owner's Record call: The model and serial numbers are located at the bottom. Sony's Business Information Center (BIC) at Record these numbers in the spaces provided below. 1-800-686-7669 Refer to these numbers whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product. or Write to: Sony Customer Information Services Center Model No. ____________________ 6900-29, Daniels Parkway, PMB 330 Serial No. ____________________ Fort Myers, Flo
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NOTICE TO USERS © 2002 Sony Corporation. All rights reserved. This 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. SONY CORPORATION PROVIDES NO WARRANTY WITH REGARD TO THIS MANUAL, THE SOFTWARE OR OTHER INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN AND HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE WIT
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Upper Half of Sensor I/O Setting Page .............27 Lower Half of Sensor I/O Setting Page ............28 Table of Contents Others Introduction Assigning the IP Address to the Camera Using How to Use the Manual ......................................... 5 ARP Commands ...................................................29 Required System Configuration ........................... 5 Using ARP Commands on Windows 98, NT and 2000 ................................................................29 Pr
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Introduction Introduction Required System Configuration You will need a computer with the following features to How to Use the Manual connect to the Network Camera. This manual explains how to operate the SNC-VL10P CPU Network Camera from a client PC. Pentium® 333 MHz This manual is written to be read on the computer display. As this section gives tips on using this manual, read it RAM before you operate the camera. 64 MB Jumping to the related page OS When you read this manual on the com
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Introduction About the fan To prevent internal heat buildup, the camera has a built- Precautions in fan. If the frame rate of the camera becomes 1 fps although the other frame rate value has been set using This Sony product has been designed with safety in the Frame Rate menu on the Web screen, the built-in fan mind. However, if not used properly electrical products may be damaged. In this case, contact your authorized can cause fires which may lead to serious body injury. Sony dealer. T
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Operations by Users Other Functions on Login Page Operations by Users Reset button Resets to the user name and password before typing. Behind Firewall check box If a firewall is on the network where the camera is Logging In to Homepage installed and you access the camera from outside the — Login Page firewall, select this check box. Then the “Firewall Viewer” opens to allow you to view the monitor image of the camera. (The same function is available after you 1 Start the Web browser on t
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Operations by Users Menu Section Configuration of Main Viewer Page FAQ When you log in with an access right other than Displays the FAQ page. Administrator, the Main Viewer page is displayed. See “When You Have Trouble — FAQ Page” on page When you log in as Administrator, select Home on the 13. Menu page (page 14) to display the Main Viewer page. This section briefly explains the functions of the parts and controls on the Main Viewer page. For a detailed Logoff explanation on each part
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Operations by Users Image Control Section Monitoring the Image Image Size from the Camera Selects the image size. See “Selecting the image size” on page 10. Expansion About Viewers Selects the image expansion ratio. The Network Camera uses Wavelet algorithm to See “Expanding the image” on page 10. compress and transmit images. Therefore, in order to view images from the camera, you need to download a Frame Rate viewer plugin depending on your Web browser and/or Selects the frame rate to tr
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Operations by Users Using an OS other than Windows such as Controlling the Monitor Image from Macintosh, UNIX and Linux or Netscape the Image Control Section Navigator Ver. 6.x or later You can control the monitor image from the image Java Applet viewer is necessary. When you log in the control section on the viewer page. camera for the first time, click JavaApplet on the Login page or the Main Viewer page to start the Java Applet Image control section viewer. (See “Controlling the Moni
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Operations by Users Displaying the monitor image in Note monochrome Sensor 1 and Sensor 2 are disabled for the users whose Select the Monochrome check box. By removing the access right is None. check mark, the color monitor image is restored. Freezing the monitor image Controlling the Monitor Image Select the Singleshot check box. The monitor image Using the Menu freezes at the moment you select the check box. By When you right-click on the monitor image, the image removing the check m
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Operations by Users Focus Area Image Quality Use this function to focus on a portion of the monitor Selects the image quality from Level 0 to Level 9. A image by masking over the other portion. The focused higher level gives a higher quality image but the frame portion is called “forcus area.” By masking the image, rate becomes lower. the transmitting data size reduces and a higher frame rate is obtained. Note Image Quality does not appear in the menu when you Focus area view the monitor
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Operations by Users Controlling the Monitor Image Changing the Access Using the Java Applet Viewer Right — Re-login Page When you use an OS other than Windows, such as Macintosh, UNIX and Linux, click JavaApplet on the Click Logoff in the menu control section of the viewer, Login page or the Main Viewer page. The Java Applet and the Re-login page is displayed. viewer starts. Use this page when you want to log in the camera again The image control section of the Java Applet viewer is as
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Settings by Administrator Settings by Administrator Configuration of Menu Page When you log in as Administrator, Welcome to SNC- Logging in as VL10P Administration Page (Menu page) is displayed. Administrator This section briefly explains the functions of the parts and controls on the Menu page. For a detailed If you log in as Administrator, you can perform all the explanation on each part or control, see the specified settings of the software. pages. To log in as Administrator, operate
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Settings by Administrator Security Displays the Security Setting page. Configuring the System See “Setting the Security — Security Setting Page” on page 21. — System Setting Page Camera When you click System in the menu section, the System Displays the Camera Setting page. Setting page appears. See “Setting the Camera — Camera Setting Page” on Use this page to perform the principal settings of the page 22. software. SMTP Displays the SMTP Setting page. See “Sending Images via E-mail at Alar
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Settings by Administrator System(PC) Current Date&Time Displays the date and time set on your computer. Setting the User When you want to synchronize the camera’s date and time with the date and time setting of the computer, — User Setting Page operate as follows: When you click User in the menu section, the User Click Time Synchronization, and “Applied, OK” Setting page appears. window appears. Click OK to change the date and time Use this page to set the user names and passwords of on S
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Settings by Administrator Camera&Sensor Allows monitoring of the camera image and alarm Configuring the Network output by clicking Sensor 1 and Sensor 2 on the viewer page, and setting the camera on the Camera Setting — Network Setting Page page. When you click Network in the menu section, the Network Setting page appears. The access right for Administrator is fixed to All, Use this page to configure the network to connect the allowing access to all the functions of the software. camera a
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Settings by Administrator DNS3 Server IP Address LAN Type the IP address of DNS3 (Domain Name Server 3), This menu is displayed when Select Network Interface if necessary. is set to LAN. Apply/Cancel/Help See “Buttons common to every setting page” on page 15. DHCP Client Protocol Select Enable when you use the DHCP server; Disable when you do not use it. When you select Enable, an IP address is assigned to the camera automatically. IP Address Type the IP address of the camera. When you hav
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Settings by Administrator Cable Modem xDSL Interface This menu is displayed when Select Network Interface This menu is displayed when Select Network Interface is set to Cable. is set to xDSL. For setting the items in the LAN menu, see “LAN” on For setting the items in the LAN menu, see “LAN” on page 18. page 18. MAC Address Network Type Displays the MAC address of the camera. Select if PPPoE (Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet) is used or not. User ID Select PPPoE when you use the PPPoE;
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Settings by Administrator Apply/Cancel/Help PSTN Interface See “Buttons common to every setting page” on page This menu is displayed when Select Network Interface 15. is set to PSTN. For setting the items in the LAN menu, see “LAN” on page 18. MAC Address Displays the MAC address of the camera. User ID Type the user ID for Internet connection. Password Type the password for Internet connection. Phone Number Type the telephone number of the ISP access point. Connection Timeout For Idle Traffic
