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IP Remote Controller
Setting software RM-IP10 Setup Tool guide
Software Version 1.1.0
© 2012 Sony Corporation
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Table of Contents
Introduction ........................................................... 3
Preparing your PC ................................................ 3
Setting the Camera and IP Remote
Controller............................................................... 3
Setting the camera .............................................. 4
Setting the IP remote controller ......................... 5
Setting the Camera Table..................................... 7
Other Operations................................................... 9
Storing settings ................................................... 9
Deleting the software ......................................... 9
Configuring Windows Firewall............................ 9
When using Windows 7 ..................................... 9
When using Windows Vista ............................. 11
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Table of Contents
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Introduction
Setting the Camera and
This instruction manual is for the setting software RMIP10 Setup Tool, which sets up the IP remote controller
and camera connected with IP connection.
Before setting, connect the IP remote controller and
camera correctly by following the operating instructions
of the IP remote controller and the operation guide for
optional IP control.
Preparing your PC
RM-IP10 Setup Tool allows you to set up an IP remote
controller and camera, from a PC that is connected to the
same network using IP connection. Before setting,
prepare the following.
1
Connect the PC to the network.
For details, refer to “Connections” in the operating
instructions of the IP remote controller.
2
Perform the PC network setting.
Set the PC to the same network that is used by the
IP connection.
IP Remote Controller
You need to assign a name and IP address to the camera
and IP remote controller to operate the camera from the
IP remote controller.
When making an IP connection for the first time, or
adding a camera or IP remote controller, perform this
setting.
Notes
• RM-IP10 Setup Tool may not operate correctly if you
use a personal firewall or antivirus software in your
computer. In this case, disable the software.
• If you are using Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later,
Windows Vista or Windows 7, disable the Windows
Firewall function. Otherwise RM-IP10 Setup Tool
will not operate correctly. For the setting, see
“Configuring Windows Firewall” in “When using
Windows Vista” on page 11 or “Configuring Windows
Firewall” in “When using Windows 7” on page 9.
3
Insert the CD-ROM in your CD-ROM drive, then
open the index.html file on the CD-ROM.
This file may open automatically when you insert
the CD-ROM.
4
Click the RM-IP10SetupTool icon.
Copy RM-IPSetupTool.exe to any folder on the
PC by following the instructions on the screen.
Note
When you set the remote controller or camera that is
connected to a different segment, connect the PC to that
segment.
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Setting the camera
1
Turn on the IP remote controller, camera, and other
devices that are connected with IP connection.
2
Start RM-IP10 Setup Tool and click the “Camera”
tab.
The “Camera List” screen appears and cameras that
are detected on the IP network are listed on the
screen.
“Gateway address”
“Refresh” “Apply”
“IP assign”
“Name”
“IP address”
“Subnet mask”
“Camera”
“Mac address” is a unique address for the camera
and cannot be changed.
Tips
• If the number of cameras listed on the screen
differs from the actual number of cameras
physically connected, click “Refresh” to update
the screen.
• The Mac address of the camera is printed on the
panel of the IP control card BRBK-IP10 or
BRBK-IP7Z.
Notes
3
Set the camera name.
Input the camera name to the “Name” column.
The camera name is used when setting the camera
table. Setting a name that is easy to understand is
convenient when specifying the camera in other
operations.
Tip
You can use any of the following characters (up to
8 characters) in the camera name.
Space, ! # $ % &
= > ? @ A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S
T U V W X Y Z [
' ( ) * + - . / 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ; <
¥ ] ^ _ ` a b c d e f g h i j k l
m n o p q r s t u v w x y z { | }
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Set the IP address.
• Input the IP address to the “IP Address” column.
• Input the subnet mask to the “Subnet mask”
column.
• Input the default gateway address to the
“Gateway address” column.
Notes
• When you input or change a name or IP address,
etc., the checkbox for that camera will be marked.
The name and IP address of each camera with its
checkbox marked, will be registered to that
camera when you click “Apply” in Step 5. Be
aware that if you perform the “Auto IP assign”
function before clicking “Apply,” any settings
you have input will be replaced.
• The “Subnet mask” and “Gateway address” are
input only for the BRBK-IP10/IP7Z with the
firmware version 2.1 or higher.
5
After setting, click “Apply.”
The setting of each camera with its checkbox
marked, is registered to that camera.
6
Click “Refresh.”
An updated list of the current settings registered, is
displayed.
• If the number of cameras listed on the screen
differs from the actual number of cameras
physically connected, check the camera
connection by referring to the operating
instructions of the IP remote controller.
• The message “User Account Control - An
unidentified program wants access to your
computer” may appear. In this case, click
“Allow.”
• A camera that is connected to a different segment
cannot be detected.
• To set a camera that is connected to a different
segment, connect the PC to that segment.
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Setting the Camera and IP Remote Controller
Note
The camera will reboot after clicking “Apply.”
Do not click “Apply” until the camera reboots and
outputs an image.
Click “Refresh” about 10 seconds after clicking
“Appl y.”
Tip
If you use multiple cameras and have difficulty in
finding the desired camera on the list, try the following.
1 Turn on the desired camera only.
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2 Click “Refresh” on the “Camera List” screen.
Only the camera that is turned on appears on the list.
3 Perform the camera setting.
4 Repeat Steps 1 to 3 for setting other cameras.
Setting the IP remote controller
1
Turn on the IP remote controller, camera, and other
devices that are connected with IP connection.
To assign IP addresses automatically
If you want to assign IP addresses to multiple cameras at
the same time, you can assign them automatically.
Mark the checkbox of the cameras to be assigned IP
addresses automatically, then click “IP assign.” Input the
range of the IP addresses on the “Auto IP assign” screen,
then click “OK.”
Input the IP addresses.
IP addresses in the range you specify (A to B) are
assigned to the cameras whose checkboxes are marked.
Then click “Apply” to register the setting.
To cancel the setting, click “Cancel.”
Note
To update settings of the IP remote controller RMIP10, set DIP 2 switch 8 on the bottom of the unit
to ON (setting update mode) before turning the unit
on. For details, refer to the operating instructions of
the IP remote controller.
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Start RM-IP10 Setup Tool and click the
“Controller” tab.
The “Controller List” screen appears and IP remote
controllers that are detected on the IP network are
listed on the screen.
“Controller”
“IP address”
“Name”
“Subnet mask”
“Gateway address”
Note
If the number of cameras exceeds the number of IP
addresses you have specified, some cameras will not be
assigned an IP address. In this case, click “Apply” and
mark the checkbox for each camera that has no IP
address assigned, then perform the “Auto IP assign”
function again.
“Refresh” “Apply”
“IP assign”
“Mac address” is a unique address for the IP remote
controller and cannot be changed.
Tips
• If the number of IP remote controllers listed on
the screen differs from the actual number of IP
remote controllers physically connected, click
“Refresh” to update the screen.
• The Mac address of the IP remote controller is
printed on the bottom of the IP remote controller.
Notes
• If the number of IP remote controllers listed on
the screen differs from the actual number of IP
remote controllers physically connected, check
the connection by referring to the operating
instructions of the IP remote controller.
• The message “User Account Control - An
unidentified program wants access to your
Setting the Camera and IP Remote Controller
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computer” may appear. In this case, click
“Allow ”.
• An IP remote controller that is connected to a
different segment cannot be detected.
• To set an IP remote controller that is connected to
a different segment, connect the PC to that
segment.
3
Set the IP remote controller name.
Input the IP remote controller name to the “Name”
column.
The IP remote controller name is used when setting
the camera table. Setting a name that is easy to
understand is convenient when specifying the IP
remote controller in other operations.
Note
The IP remote controller will reboot after clicking
“Appl y.”
Click “Refresh” about 10 seconds after clicking
“Appl y.”
To assign IP addresses automatically
If you want to assign IP addresses to multiple IP remote
controllers at the same time, you can assign them
automatically.
Mark the checkbox of the IP remote controllers to be
assigned IP addresses automatically, then click “IP
assign.” Input the range of the IP addresses on the “Auto
IP assign” screen, then click “OK.”
Tip
You can use any of the following characters (up to
8 characters) in the IP remote controller name.
Space, ! # $ % &
= > ? @ A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S
T U V W X Y Z [
' ( ) * + - . / 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ; <
¥ ] ^ _ ` a b c d e f g h i j k l
m n o p q r s t u v w x y z { | }
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Set the IP address.
• Input the IP address to the “IP Address” column.
• Input the subnet mask to the “Subnet mask”
column.
• Input the default gateway address to the
“Gateway address” column.
Notes
• When you input or change a name or IP address,
etc., the checkbox for that IP remote controller
will be marked. The name and IP address of each
IP remote controller with its checkbox marked,
will be registered to that IP remote controller
when you click “Apply” in Step 5. Be aware that
if you perform the “Auto IP assign” function
before clicking “Apply,” any settings you have
input will be replaced.
• The “Subnet mask” and “Gateway address” are
input only for the RM-IP10 with the firmware
version 2.1 or higher.
Input the IP addresses.
IP addresses in the range you specify (A to B) are
assigned to the IP remote controllers whose checkboxes
are marked. Then click “Apply” to register the setting.
To cancel the setting, click “Cancel.”
Note
If the number of IP remote controllers exceeds the
number of IP addresses you have specified, some IP
remote controllers will not be assigned an IP address. In
this case, click “Apply” and mark the checkbox for each
IP remote controller that has no IP address assigned,
then perform the “Auto IP assign” function again.
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After setting, click “Apply.”
The setting of each IP remote controller with its
checkbox marked, is registered to that IP remote
controller.
6
Click “Refresh.”
An updated list of the current settings registered, is
displayed.
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Setting the Camera Table
To operate a camera from an IP remote controller,
specify the camera that you want to operate by selecting
the camera group number, then select the camera
number on the IP remote controller. This section
explains how to set the camera table by assigning
cameras to a camera group and camera number.
There are 16 groups and each group consists of seven
cameras. A camera table is set for each IP remote
controller.
1
Turn on the IP remote controller, camera, and other
devices that are connected with IP connection.
Notes
• An IP remote controller that is connected to a
different segment cannot be selected.
• To set an IP remote controller that is connected to
a different segment, connect the PC to that
segment.
• If the name of the IP remote controller is not
displayed correctly, click the “Controller” tab to
update the “Controller List” screen.
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Assign a camera to the camera group and camera
number.
The camera names that are set on “Setting the
camera” (page 4) are listed by clicking the box to
the right of the camera group and camera number.
Select the camera that you want to assign.
Note
To update settings of the IP remote controller RMIP10, set DIP 2 switch 8 on the bottom of the unit
to ON (setting update mode) before turning the unit
on. For details, refer to the operating instructions of
the IP remote controller.
2
Start RM-IP10 Setup Tool and click the “Camera
Table” tab.
The “Camera Table” screen appears.
“Controller”
“Camera Table”
Select the camera.
Camera group
number
Repeat this step to assign other cameras to the
camera group and camera number.
Notes
• When you select a camera, the checkbox for
camera group and camera number will be
marked. The camera of each camera group and
camera number with its checkbox marked, will be
registered when you click “Apply” in Step 5. Be
aware that if you perform the “Auto assign”
function before clicking “Apply,” any selections
you have made will be replaced.
• If the name of the camera is not displayed
correctly, click the “Camera” tab to update the
“Camera List” screen.
Camera number
Camera group and
camera number
3
Select the IP remote controller.
In the box under “Controller,” scroll down the list of
names that were set in “Setting the IP remote
controller” (page 5). Select the IP remote controller
you want for the camera table.
“Refresh”
“Auto assign”
“Copy”
“Clear”
“Apply”
5
After setting, click “Apply.”
The setting for each checkbox marked is registered.
6
Click “Refresh.”
An updated list of the current settings registered, is
displayed.
Note
The IP remote controller will reboot after clicking
“A pp ly.”
Click “Refresh” about 10 seconds after clicking
“A pp ly.”
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To list only specified cameras for camera
selection
When using multiple cameras, you can list specified
cameras only, to select from them more easily.
Use the setting on the upper-right area of the screen.
“Unused”
“Name”
“IP address”
• Only camera names that include the characters you
input on “Name” will be listed when “Name” is
marked.
• Only camera names that are within the range of the IP
addresses you input on “IP address” (A to B) will be
listed when “IP address” is marked.
• All the camera names will be listed when “Unused” is
marked.
To assign a camera to the camera group
and camera number automatically
Click “Auto assign.”
“Camera Name order”
To copy the camera table from another IP
remote controller
When setting multiple camera tables, you can set a
camera table easily by copying one from another IP
remote controller.
To copy, mark the checkbox on the left of the camera
group and camera number that you want to copy from,
then click “Copy.”
IP remote controller whose camera table is copied from.
IP remote controller that you want to copy camera
table to.
Select the IP remote controller that has the camera table
you want to copy, from the list in the upper box, then
click “OK.”
The camera table is copied to the camera group and
camera number with its checkbox marked.
Then click “Apply” to register the setting.
To cancel the copy, click “Cancel.”
“IP address range”
• The camera group and camera numbers are assigned
to all the cameras that are set on “Camera List,” when
“Camera Name order” is marked.
• The camera group and camera numbers are assigned
to the cameras that are specified on “IP address range”
(A to B) when “IP address range” is marked.
Click “OK” to assign the camera group and camera
numbers automatically. Then click “Apply” to register
the setting.
To cancel the setting, click “Cancel.”
Tip
To assign the copied camera table to all camera groups
and camera numbers, mark all checkboxes.
Note
A camera table of an IP remote controller that is
connected to a different segment cannot be copied. Use
the “Export” and “Import” function on “Storing
settings” (page 9).
To delete from the camera table
Mark the checkbox of the camera group and camera
number that you want to delete, then click “Clear.”
To add a camera that is connected to a
different segment to the camera table
Connect the PC and IP remote controller to the same
segment as the desired camera temporarily, then perform
the steps of “Setting the Camera Table” (page 7).
The camera on the different segment is displayed in
yellow on the camera table. Do not delete it.
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Other Operations
Storing settings
Configuring Windows Firewall
You can store settings that are made on the “Camera
List,” “Controller List,” and “Camera Table” screens, as
a CSV file.
1
Display the desired screen (“Camera List,”
“Controller List,” or “Camera Table”).
2
Select Export from the File menu on the menu bar.
3
Click Save to select the save destination.
Tip
You can load the settings of “Camera Table.” Select the
CSV file by selecting Import from the File menu on the
menu bar. Mark the checkbox on the left of the desired
camera, then click Apply.
Note
You cannot load the settings of “Camera List” and
“Controller List.”
Deleting the software
When using Windows 7
Configuring Windows Firewall
RM-IP10 Setup 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:
To turn Windows Firewall off
1
Select Control Panel from the Start menu of
Windows.
2
Click Windows Firewall.
3
Select Turn Windows Firewall on or off.
Delete the RM-IP10 Setup Tool file from the folder
specified when it was saved.
Other Operations / Configuring Windows Firewall
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Select Disable Windows Firewall.
The cameras will be displayed in the list.
To turn Windows Firewall on
1
Select Control Panel from the Start menu of
Windows.
4
Select Allow another program....
5
Add program.
2
Click Windows Firewall.
3
Select Allow a program or feature through
Windows Firewall.
Click Browse... and input the path for
RM-IP10SetupTool, then click Add.
When the above procedure is completed, the IP
remote controllers and cameras connected in the
local network are displayed in RM-IP10 Setup
Too l.
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Configuring Windows Firewall
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When using Windows Vista
Configuring Windows Firewall
RM-IP10 Setup 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:
1
Select Control Panel from the Start menu of
Windows.
2
Click Windows Firewall.
3
Select Turn Windows Firewall on or off.
“User Account Control – Windows needs your
permission to continue” may appear. In this case,
click Continue.
4
Select Off in the General tab.
7
When the Add Program dialog appears, click
Browse... and input the path for
RM-IP10SetupTool, then click OK.
RM-IP10SetupTool is added to the Program or port
list.
The cameras will be displayed in the list.
If you want to keep Windows Firewall On, continue
with the following steps.
5
Select the Exceptions tab.
6
Click Add Program….
8
Click OK.
When the above procedure is completed, the IP
remote controllers and cameras connected in the
local network are displayed in RM-IP10 Setup
Tool.
Configuring Windows Firewall
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