Sony SNCM3W Manual revised

3-857-708-11 (1)

Network Camera

User’s Guide

Software Version 1.0

SNC-M3/M3W

Owner's R ecord

T he model and serial numbers are located on the bottom. R ecord the serial number in the space provided below. R efer to these numbers whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product.

Model No. ____________________

Serial No. ____________________

WA R NING

To prevent fire or s hock hazard, do not expos e the unit to rain or mois ture.

To avoid electrical s hock, do not open the cabinet. R efer s ervicing to qualified

pers onnel only.

AC power adaptor

Model No.: 3A -211DA 05

(E NG E L E CT R IC CO., LTD.)

CAUT ION: T his unit is for use only with the supplied AC power adaptor. Use with other AC power adaptors may cause hazards such as a fire.

WAR NING

T his unit has no power switch. Disconnect device of this unit is the mains plug of the AC adaptor.

T he mains plug on this equipment must be used to disconnect mains power. Please ensure that the socket outlet is installed near the equipment and shall be easily accessible. In the event of abnormal operations, disconnect the mains plug.

C aution

T his installation should be made by a qualified service personnel and should conform to all local codes.

C aution

T he apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and no objects filled with liquid, such as vases, shall be placed on the apparatus.

Caution

1)To comply with FCC RF exposure compliance requirements, a separation distance of at least 20 cm must be maintained between the antenna of this device and all persons.

2)This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

F or cus tomers in the U.S .A .

T his equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC R ules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. T his equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference wll not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

–R eorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

–Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

–Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

–Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/T V technician for help.

I f you have any questions about this product, you may call:

Sony's B usiness I nformation Center (B I C) at 1-800-686-SONY (7669)

or Write to: Sony Customer I nformation Services Center

6900-29, Daniels Parkway, PMB 330 F ort Myers, F lorida 33912

Declaration of C onformity (For S NC -M3 only)

Trade Name:	SONY
Model No:	SNC-M3
R esponsible Party: Sony E lectronics Inc.
A ddress:	16450 W. B ernardo Dr, San
	Diego, CA 92127 U.S.A .
Telephone No:	858-942-2230

T his device complies with Part 15 of the FCC R ules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) T his device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment.

The shielded interface cable recommended in this manual must be used with this equipment in order to comply with the limits for a digital device pursuant to Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC Rules.

For customers in Canada

This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.

The term “IC:” before the radio certification number only signifies that industry Canada technical specifications were met.

For customers in Europe

Hereby, Sony Corporation, declares that this SNC-M3W is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of the Directive 1999/5/EC. For details, please access the follwing URL: http://www.compliance.sony.de/

ATTENTION

The electromagnetic fields at specific frequencies may influence the picture of the unit.

Voor de klanten in Nederland

•Dit apparaat bevat een vast ingebouwde batterij die niet vervangen hoeft te worden tijdens de levensduur van het apparaat.

•Raadpleeg uw leverancier indien de batterij toch vervangen moet worden. De batterij mag alleen vervangen worden door vakbekwaam servicepersoneel.

•Gooi de batterij miet weg maar lever deze in als klein chemisch afval (KCA).

•Lever het apparaat aan het einde van de levensduur in voor recycling, de batterij zal dan op correcte wijze verwerket worden.

NOTICE TO USERS

© 2004 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 WITH REGARD TO THIS MANUAL, THE SOFTWARE OR SUCH OTHER INFORMATION. IN NO EVENT SHALL SONY CORPORATION BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, WHETHER BASED ON TORT, CONTRACT, OR OTHERWISE, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS MANUAL, THE SOFTWARE OR OTHER INFORMATION 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.

Microsoft, Windows, Internet Explorer and MS-DOS are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries 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.

Table of Contents
Overview
Features ..................................................................	5
How to Use This User’s Guide ..............................	6
Precautions .............................................................	6
Operating Precautions ........................................	6
System Requirements ............................................	7
Preparation
Assigning the IP Address to the Camera ............	8
Assigning the IP Address Using the Setup
Program ............................................................	8
Accessing the Camera Using the Web Browser 10
Basic Configuring by the Administrator ...........	11
Operating the Camera
Logging in to Homepage — Welcome Page ......	12
Logging in as a User ........................................	12
Displaying the setting window for the
administrator directly .....................................	12
About Viewers ..................................................	13
Configuration of Main Viewer ...........................	13
Main menu .......................................................	14
Camera Control Section ...................................	14
Monitor Image ..................................................	15
Controlling the Monitor Image ..........................	15
Monitoring the camera image ..........................	15
Zooming in the monitor image .........................	16
Capturing a monitor image ................................	16
Capturing a monitor image ..............................	16
Saving the captured image ...............................	16
Operating the camera .........................................	17
Panning and tilting from the main viewer ........	17
Control the camera in the monitor window ......	18
Moving the camera to the preset position ........	18
Administrating the Camera
Basic Operations of Administrator Menu .........	19
How to set Administrator menu .......................	19
Configuration of Administrator Menu .............	20
Configuring the System — System setting
menu .....................................................................	21
System Tab .......................................................	21
Date & time Tab ...............................................	22
Initialize Tab .....................................................	22
System log Tab .................................................	23
Access log Tab .................................................	23

Setting the Camera Image and Audio
— Camera setting Menu .....................................	24
Common Tab ....................................................	24
MPEG4 Tab ......................................................	25
JPEG Tab ..........................................................	25
Pan/Tilt Tab .......................................................	26
Reset Tab ..........................................................	26
Configuring the Network — Network setting
Menu .....................................................................	27
Network Tab .....................................................	27
Wireless network Tab (SNC-M3W only) .........	28
Dynamic IP address notification Tab — Notifying
the IP Address .................................................	28
Setting the User — User setting Menu ...............	30
Setting the Security — Security setting Menu ..	30
Sending a mail — e-Mail (SMTP) setting
Menu .....................................................................	31
Setting Tab — Setting the SMTP Function ......	31
Send trigger Tab — Setting mail sending
mode ...............................................................	32
Sending Images to FTP Server (JPEG mode only)
— FTP Client setting Menu ................................	34
Setting Tab — Setting the FTP Client
Function ..........................................................	34
Send trigger Tab — Setting the Periodical FTP
sending mode ..................................................	34
Setting the Motion Detection Function — Motion
detection setting Menu .........................................	36
Setting the Motion Detection Area, Sensitivity and
Threshold level ...............................................	36
Others
Using the Supplied Setup Program ....................	37
Starting the Setup Program ...............................	37
Bandwidth Control Tab .....................................	37
Date time Tab ....................................................	38
Rebooting the Camera ......................................	38
Using the SNC audio upload tool — Transmitting
Audio to Camera ..................................................	39
Installing the SNC audio upload tool ...............	39
Connecting the Camera to the Computer .........	39
Using the SNC audio upload tool .....................	40
Assigning the IP Address to the Camera Using
ARP Commands ...................................................	41
Specifications ........................................................	41
Index ......................................................................	43

4 Table of Contents

Overview

Features

The SNC-M3/M3W is a network camera equipped with a built-in Web server.

The camera has the following features:

Monitoring using the Web browser

Real-time monitoring of the image and sound from the camera is possible using the Web browser on the computer.

MPEG4 video compression

MPEG4 video compression allows smooth streaming of motion pictures with 30 fps (QVGA size). Motion JPEG video streaming is also possible by selecting the JPEG video compression format.

Offering video streaming in VGA size

The 1/4 type VGA CMOS sensor offers high-quality video streaming in VGA size. (The frame rate in VGA size is less than 30 fps.)

Pan/Tilt camera control

Pan and Tilt functions are equipped, so you can access the desired image frame by remote operation. Up to 8 positions of the camera can be memorized.

Built-in microphone

A microphone (monaural) is built in the camera. Also, the built-in microphone jack (minijack, monaural) accepts a commercially available plug-in-power microphone (rated voltage: 2.4 V DC).

External speaker system can be connected

The line output jack (minijack, monaural) allows connection of a commercially available speaker system with built-in amplifier so that the sound transmitted via the network can be output from the connected speaker system.

Sending the image and controlling peripheral devices by synchronizing with the motion detection function

A mail can be sent to the specified address in MPEG4 mode by synchronizing with the motion detection function, or can be sent periodically to an FTP server in JPEG mode.

Wireless network (SNC-M3W only)

No difficult wiring is required when using the wireless LAN.

Supplied IP Setup Program

The camera is supplied with the IP Setup Program for easy performance of the network setting.

Overview

Features 5

Overview

How to Use This User’s Guide

This User’s Guide explains how to operate the SNC-M3 or SNC-M3W Network Camera from a computer.

The User’s Guide is written to be read on the computer display.

As this section gives tips on using the User’s Guide, read it before you operate the camera.

Jumping to the related page

When you read the User’s Guide on the computer display, click on the sentence to jump to the related page.

Software display examples

Note that the displays shown in the User’s Guide are explanatory examples. Some displays may be different from the ones which appear as you operate the application software.

This User’s Guide instructs on SNC-M3 and SNC-M3W at the same time. The illustrations of SNC-M3W are mainly used in the instructions.

Printing the User’s Guide

Depending on your system, certain displays or illustrations in the User’s Guide, when printed out, may differ from those as portrayed on your screen.

Installation Manual (printed matter)

The supplied Installation Manual describes the names and functions of parts and controls of the Network Camera, connecting examples and how to set up the camera. Be sure to read the Installation Manual before operating.

Precautions

This Sony product has been designed with safety in mind. However, if not used properly electrical products can cause fires which may lead to serious body injury. To avoid such accidents, be sure to heed the following.

Heed the safety precautions

Be sure to follow the general safety precautions and the “Operating Precautions.”

In case of a breakdown

In case of system breakdown, discontinue use and contact your authorized Sony dealer.

In case of abnormal operation

•If the unit emits smoke or an unusual smell,

•If water or other foreign objects enter the cabinet, or

•If you drop the unit or damage the cabinet:

1 Disconnect the camera cable and the connecting cables.

2 Contact your authorized Sony dealer or the store where you purchased the product.

Operating Precautions

Operating or storage location

Avoid operating or storing the camera in the following locations:

•Extremely hot or cold places

•Exposed to direct sunlight for a long time, or close to heating equipment (e.g., near heaters)

•Close to sources of strong magnetism

•Close to sources of powerful electromagnetic radiation, such as radios or TV transmitters

•Locations subject to strong vibration or shock

Ventilation

To prevent heat buildup, do not block air circulation around the camera.

Treatment of the lens cover

Take care not to stain, strike or press hard on the lens cover. Such acts may inhibit optimun performance of the camera and may cause a malfunction.

Transportation

When transporting the camera, repack it as originally packed at the factory or in materials of equal quality.

6 How to Use This User’s Guide / Precautions

Cleaning

•Use a blower to remove dust from the lens or optical filter.

•Use a soft, dry cloth to clean the external surfaces of the camera. Stubborn stains can be removed using a soft cloth dampened with a small quantity of detergent solution, then wipe dry.

•Do not use volatile solvents such as alcohol, benzene or thinners as they may damage the surface finishes.

System Requirements

These are the requirements for the computer that displays the image or controls the camera.

Processor

Pentium III, 1 GHz or higher (Pentium 4, 2 GHz or higher recommended)

RAM

256 MB or more

Windows 2000/XP

Web browser

Internet Explorer Ver. 5.5 or Ver.6.0

Overview

System Requirements	7

Preparation

The Preparation section explains what the administrator has to prepare for monitoring the images after installation and connection of the camera.

Assigning the IP Address to the Camera

To connect the camera to a network, you need to assign a new IP address to the camera when you install the camera for the first time.

You can assign an IP address in two ways:

•Using the setup program stored in the supplied CDROM (see page 8)

•Using the ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) commands (see page 41)

This section explains how to assign an IP address to the camera using the supplied setup program and how to configure the network.

Before starting, connect the camera to a local network, referring to “Connections” in the supplied Installation Manual.

Use the network cable for connection when you assign a new IP address to the camera (SNCM3W only).

Consult the administrator of the network about the assigned IP address.

Assigning the IP Address Using the

Setup Program

1 Insert the supplied CD-ROM disc into your CDROM drive.

After a short time a window will open displaying the files on the CD-ROM.

2 Click the Setup icon of IP Setup Program. The “File Download” dialog opens.

3 Click Open.

Note

If you click “Save this program to disk” on the “File Download” dialog, you cannot install correctly. Delete the downloaded file, and click Setup icon again.

4 Install the IP Setup Program to your computer following the wizard displayed.

If the Software License Agreement is displayed, read it carefully and accept the agreement to continue the installation.

5 Start the IP Setup Program.

The program detects the SNC-M3 or SNC-M3W cameras connected to the local network and lists them on the Network tab window.

6 Click on the camera to which you want to assign a new IP address in the list.

The network settings for the selected camera are displayed.

Tip

The factory setting of the camera network is as follows.

IP address: 192.168.0.100 Subnet mask: 255.0.0.0

Wireless LAN setting (SNC-M3W only)

Type: Adhoc SSID: snc-mw Channel: 11 ch WEP: Nothing

8 Assigning the IP Address to the Camera

7 Set the IP address.

To obtain the IP address automatically from a DHCP server:

Select Obtain an IP address automatically.

The IP address, Subnet mask and Default gateway are assigned automatically.

To specify the IP address manually:

Select Use the following IP address, and type the IP address, Subnet mask and Default gateway in the relevant boxes.

Normally select 80 for the HTTP port No. To use another port number, select the text box and type a port number between 1024 and 65535.

10 Type the Administrator name and Administrator password.

The default settings of both items are “admin.”

Note

You cannot change the Administrator name and Administrator password on this display. To change these items, See “Setting the User — User setting Menu” on page 30.

11 Confirm that all items are correctly set, then click

OK.

8 Set the DNS server address.

To obtain the DNS server addresses automatically:

Select Obtain DNS server address automatically.

To specify the DNS server addresses manually: Select Use the following DNS server address, and type the Primary DNS server address and Secondary DNS server address in the relevant boxes.

If “Setting OK” is displayed, the IP address is correctly assigned.

12 To access the camera directly, double-click the camera name on the list.

The welcome page of the network camera SNC-M3 or SNC-M3W is displayed.

Note

The Third DNS server address and Fourth DNS server address are invalid for this camera.

9 Set the HTTP port No.

Note

If the IP address is not set correctly, the welcome page does not appear after step 12. In this case, try to set the IP address again.

Preparation

Assigning the IP Address to the Camera	9

Preparation

Accessing the Camera

Using the Web Browser

When the IP address has been assigned to the camera, check that you can actually access the camera using the Web browser installed in your computer.

Use Internet Explorer as the Web browser.

1 Start the Web browser on the computer and type the IP address of the camera in the URL box.

Tip

Input the IP address indicated on the Network tab of IP Setup program.

The welcome page of “Network Camera SNC-M3” or “Network Camera SNC-M3W” is displayed.

2 Click Enter.

The main viewer is displayed.

When the main viewer is correctly displayed, the IP address assignment is completed.

When the main viewer of the camera is displayed for the first time

When you click Enter, “Security warning” is displayed. When you click OK, the ActiveX control is installed and the main viewer is displayed.

Notes

•If Automatic configuration is enabled in the Local Area Network (LAN) Settings on Internet Explorer, the image may not be displayed. In this case, disable

Automatic configuration and set the Proxy server manually. For setting the Proxy server, consult your network administrator.

•When you install ActiveX viewer on Windows 2000 or Windows XP, you should have logged in the computer as the Administrator.

Tip

Every page of this software is optimized as display character size Medium for Internet Explorer.

To display the Welcome page correctly

To operate the welcome page correctly, set the security level of the Internet Explorer to Medium or lower, as follows:

1 Select Tool from the menu bar for Internet Explorer, then select Internet Options and Security tab in sequence.

2 Click the Internet icon (when using the camera via the Internet) or Local intranet icon (when using the camera via a local network).

3 Set the slider to Medium or lower. (If the slider is not displayed, click Default Level.)

10 Accessing the Camera Using the Web Browser

When using antivirus software in the computer

•When you use antivirus software in 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 the camera uses Java Script. The display of the Web page may be affected if you use antivirus software in your computer.

Basic Configuring by the Administrator

You can monitor the image of the camera only logging in with the initial condition of this network camera. You can also set various functions according to the install position, network condition or purpose of the camera. We recommend you configure the following items before monitoring the image from the camera.

Setting contents	Setting menu

Set the format of the image sent from the camera (MPEG 4 or JPEG).	Video mode (page 24)

Select the quality of the image sent from the camera.	MPEG4 Tab (page 25)
	JPEG Tab (page 25)

Select the size of the image sent from the camera.	Image size (page 24)

Select weather the audio from the camera microphone is sent or not.	Microphone (page 24)

Accord date and time of the camera with those of the computer.	Date & time Tab (page 22)

Set to send the monitor image attached to a mail.	e-Mail (SMTP) setting Menu (page 31)

Set to send the image to the FTP server	FTP Client setting menu (page 34)

Set the access right of the user for the camera.	Security setting Menu (page 30)

Preparation

Basic Configuring by the Administrator	11

Camera the Operating

Operating the Camera

The Operating the Camera section explains how to monitor the image from the camera using the Web browser. Use Internet Explorer as the Web browser. The functions of the camera should be set by the Administrator. For setting the camera, see “Administrating the Camera” on page 19.

Logging in to Homepage

— Welcome Page

Logging in as a User

1 Start the web browser on the computer and type the IP address of the camera you want to monitor.

The welcome page of Network Camera SNC-M3 or SNC-M3W is displayed.

2 Click Enter.

The main viewer appears.

Control the camera from the main viewer.

Note

If the Welcome page does not activate correctly, the security level of the Internet Explorer may be set to Medium or higher. See “To display the Welcome page correctly” on page 10 and check the security level.

Displaying the setting window for the administrator directly

When the administrator sets the camera functions, the setting window can be displayed directly from the welcome page.

1 Click Setting on the welcome page. The following dialog appears.

2 Enter the user name and password for Administrator, then click OK.

The user name “admin” and the password “admin” are set at the factory for the Administrator. You can change them on the User setting menu in the Administrator menu (see page 30).

The Administrator menu appears.

12 Logging in to Homepage — Welcome Page

About Viewers

You have to install Activex Control when you access to the main viewer at the first time.

When you are going to display the main viewer of the camera for the first time

When you log in the network camera for the first time (clicking Enter to enter the main viewer), the Security Warning appears. Click Yes and install ActiveX Control. You can use all the functions of the viewer by using ActiveX Control.

Notes

•If Automatic configuration is enabled in the Local Area Network (LAN) Settings on Internet Explorer, the image may not be displayed. In this case, disable

Automatic configuration and set the Proxy server manually. For setting the Proxy server, consult your network administrator.

•When you install ActiveX control on Windows 2000 or Windows XP, you should have logged in the computer as the Administrator.

Tip

Every page of this software is optimized as display character size Medium for Internet Explorer.

Configuration of Main

Viewer

This section explains the functions of the parts and controls of the main viewer. For a detailed explanation on each part or control, see the specified pages.

Main viewer

MPEG4 mode*

Camera control	Monitor image Main menu
section	section

JPEG mode*

Camera the Operating

Camera control	Monitor image Main menu
section	section

*Refer to the ”Camera setting Menu“ about the Video mode (page 24).

Configuration of Main Viewer	13

Camera the Operating

Main menu

Setting

Click this button to display the setting menu for Administrator menu. (See “Basic Operations of Administrator Menu” on page 19.)

You can operate this function only when logging in as the administrator.

Home

Displays the Welcome page.

Camera Control Section

Frame rate

(Displayed only when the camera Video mode (page 24) is set to JPEG.)

Selects the frame rate to transmit images.

View size

Selects the view size to be displayed. (page 16)

Digital zoom

Click to change the size of the digital zoom. (page 16)

Capture

Click this button to capture a still image shot by the camera and to store it in the computer. (See “Capturing a monitor image” on page 16.)

Control

Click this icon to operate the camera using the Pan/Tilt function.

When you click it, the icon appears and you will be able to control Pan/Tilt from the main viewer. (“Panning and tilting from the main viewer” on page 17.)

Preset position

Select the preset position name from the drop-down list. Then, the camera will move to the preset position that you have stored in memory at “Pan/Tilt tab” section (page 26).

Note

The PRESET list box is not displayed when no preset position is memorized.

Pan/Tilt control