Sony SNC-RZ30P, SNC-RZ30N User Manual

Network Camera

3-620-374-12 (1)

User’s Guide

Software Version 2.0

SNC-RZ30N/RZ30P

© 2002 Sony Corporation

Owner's Record

The model and serial numbers are located at the bottom.
Record these numbers in the spaces provided below.
Refer to these numbers whenever you call upon your
Sony dealer regarding this product.

Model No. ____________________
Serial No. ____________________

WARNING

comply with the limits for a digital device pursuant to
Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC Rules.

If you have any questions about this product, you may
call:

Sony's Business Information Center (BIC) at
1-800-686-7669

or Write to: Sony Customer Information Services
Center

6900-29, Daniels Parkway, PMB 330
Fort Myers, Florida 33912

To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not
expose the unit to rain or moisture.

For AC Adaptor
To avoid electrical shock, do not open the
cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified
personnel only.

Important

Nameplate is located on the bottom.

For customers in the U.S.A. (SNC-RZ30N
only)

This equipment has been tested and found to comply
with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to
Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to
provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference in a residential installation. This 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:

– Reorient 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/TV

technician for help.

Declaration of Conformity

Trade Name: SONY
Model No: SNC-RZ30N
Responsible Party: Sony Electronics Inc.
Address: 680 Kinderkamack Road, Oradell,

NJ 07649 USA

Telephone No: 201-930-6972

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
(1) this device may not cause harmful interference,

and

(2) this device must accept any interference received,

including interference that may cause undesired
operation.

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.

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

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NOTICE TO USERS

© 2002, 2003 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
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OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS MANUAL, THE
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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.

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Table of Contents

Overview

How to Use This User’s Guide .............................. 6

Precautions ............................................................. 6

Operating Precautions ........................................ 6

Operating the Camera

Logging in to Homepage — Welcome Page ........ 7

Logging in as a User .......................................... 7

Logging in as Administrator .............................. 7

About Viewers .................................................... 8

Configuration of Main Viewer Page .................... 9

Menu Section ..................................................... 9

Image Control Section ..................................... 10

Monitor Image Section ..................................... 10

Zoom Bar ......................................................... 10

Controlling the Monitor Image .......................... 11

Operating the Camera from the Image Control

Section .................................................................. 11

Panning and Tilting .......................................... 11

Zooming ........................................................... 12

Focusing ........................................................... 12

Moving the Camera to the Preset Position ....... 13

Operating the Camera from the Monitor

Image .................................................................... 13

Panning and Tilting by Clicking the Monitor

Image .............................................................. 13

Panning, Tilting and Zooming by Specifying the

Area ................................................................ 13

Zooming Using the Center Wheel of the

Mouse ............................................................. 14

Zooming Using the Zoom Bar .........................14

Controlling the Application Manually .............. 14

Sending a Still Image File to an FTP Server .... 14

Sending a Still Image via E-mail ..................... 14

Recording a Still Image on an ATA Memory Card

or the Built-in Memory of the Camera ........... 15

Controlling Alarm Output ................................ 15

Selecting the Day/Night Mode ......................... 15

Capturing a Monitor Image ............................... 15

Operating the Camera Using a
Pocket PC

Logging in to Homepage — Welcome Page ......16

Configuration of Main Viewer Page .................. 17

Monitor Image Section ..................................... 17

Image Control Section ..................................... 17

Administrating the Camera

Configuration of Administrator Menu Page .....18

Configuring the System — System setting

Page .......................................................................19

System setting Section ......................................19

Date time setting Section ..................................21

Initialization Section .........................................21

Setting the Camera — Camera setting Page .....22

Camera setting Section .....................................22

Day/Night setting Section .................................25

Camera control mode setting Section ...............25

Configuring the Network — Network setting

Page .......................................................................26

Wired LAN setting Section ...............................26

Wireless LAN setting Section ...........................26

HTTP port setting Section ................................28

Notifying the IP Address — Dynamic IP address

notification Section .........................................28

Setting the User — User setting Page .................29

Setting the Security — Security setting Page ....30

Activating/Deactivating the Security Function

— Security usage setting Page .......................30

Setting the Security Function —Securing setting

Page ................................................................30

Setting the Camera Position and Action — Preset

position setting Page ............................................31

Storing the Pan, Tilt and Zoom Positions

— Position preset Section ...............................31

Moving the Camera to the Preset Position by the

Alarm — Position at alarm Section ................32

Checking the Preset Position Settings — Preset

position table Section ......................................32

Programming the Tour — Tour setting

Section ............................................................32

Checking the Tour Settings — Tour table

Section ............................................................33

Activating the Tour— Tour selection Section ...33

Sending Images to FTP Server — FTP client

setting Page ...........................................................34

Activating/Deactivating the FTP Client Function

— FTP client usage setting Page ....................34

Setting the FTP Client Function — FTP client

setting Page .....................................................34

Alarm mode setting Section .............................35

Periodical sending mode setting Section ..........35

Operating the Digest Viewer ............................36

Downloading Images from the Camera — FTP

server setting Page ...............................................37

Activating/Deactivating the FTP Server Function

— FTP server usage setting Page ...................37

Setting the FTP Server Function — FTP server

setting Page .....................................................37

Sending an Image via E-mail — SMTP setting

Page .......................................................................38

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Activating/Deactivating the SMTP Function

— SMTP usage setting Page .......................... 38

Setting the SMTP Function — SMTP setting

Page ................................................................38

Alarm mode setting Section ............................. 39

Periodical sending mode setting Section .......... 39

Setting the Alarm Out 1 or 2 — Alarm out 1 or 2

setting Page ........................................................... 40

Activating/Deactivating the Alarm Out 1 Function

— Alarm out 1 usage setting Page .................40

Setting the Alarm Out 1 Function — Alarm out 1

setting Page .................................................... 40

Alarm mode setting Section ............................. 40

Timer mode setting Section ..............................41

Recording Images in Memory — Image memory

setting Page ........................................................... 41

Activating/Deactivating the Image Memory

Function — Image memory usage setting

Page ................................................................41

Recording an Image in the Selected Memory —

Image memory setting Page ........................... 42

Alarm mode setting Section ............................. 43

Periodical recording mode setting Section ....... 43

Directory Structure of Image Memory ............. 44

Setting the Alarm Buffer — Alarm buffer

setting Page ........................................................... 45

Communicating Data via Serial Port — Serial

setting Page ........................................................... 45

Setting the Schedule — Schedule setting Page ..46
Setting the Activity Detection Function — Activity

detection setting Page ..........................................47

Setting the Activity Detection Area ................. 47

Showing the Pop-up — Pop-up setting Page ..... 48

Others

Using the Supplied Setup Program .................... 49

Assigning the IP Address Using the Setup

Program .......................................................... 49

Changing the Communication Bandwidth ....... 50

Setting the Date and Time ................................50

Rebooting the Camera ...................................... 51

Assigning the IP Address to the Camera Using

ARP Commands ..................................................51

Using the SNMP ...................................................52

1. Inquiry Commands ...................................... 52

2. Setting Commands ......................................52

Table of Contents

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Overview

Overview

How to Use This User’s

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.

Guide

This User’s Guide explains how to operate the SNC­RZ30N/RZ30P 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.

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.

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 (Operating temperature:
0°C to +40°C [32°F to 104°F])

• 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

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How to Use This User’s Guide / Precautions

Transportation

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

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.

Operating the Camera

The Operating the Camera section explains how to
monitor the image from the camera using the Web
browser. For setting the camera, see “Administrating the
Camera” on page 18.

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-
RZ30 is displayed.

Note

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

1

Select To ol from the menu bar of 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.)

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 lower.

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

Operating the Camera

2

Click to select the viewer.
You can select the viewer from among Java applet
viewer, ActiveX viewer and Server push viewer,
whichever is suitable for your system environments
and usage.
For details, see “About Viewers” on page 8.
When you have selected the viewer, the main
viewer page appears (see page 9).

Logging in as Administrator

If you log in the camera as the Administrator, you can
perform all the settings provided with the software. The
Administrator may be logged in at any time, regardless
of the number of the users being accessed.

1

Click Administrator on the welcome page.
The login page 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 page in the
Administrator menu (see page 29).

Logging in to Homepage — Welcome Page

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The welcome page is changed to that for
Administrator.

Operating the Camera

3

Select the viewer.
You can select the viewer from among Java applet
viewer, ActiveX viewer and Server push viewer,
whichever is suitable for your system environments
and usage.
For details, see “About Viewers” on page 8.
When you have selected the viewer, the main
viewer page appears (see page 9).

Other functions on the welcome page for
Administrator

Setting

Click to display the Administrator menu (see page 18).

Home

Click to return to the normal welcome page.

If you are using Internet Explorer

Select To ol from the menu bar of Internet Explorer, then
select Internet Option and the Advanced tab in
sequence, and check JIT compiler for virtual machine
enabled (requires restart). Then restart Internet
Explorer.

If you are going to install Netscape

Install Java in the process of Netscape installation,
following the instructions of the installer.
After installing, select Edit from the menu bar of
Netscape, then Setting and Details for category in
sequence, and check Activate Java.

If you are using Netscape without Java installed

Install Java from the Plug-in Download Page of
Netscape.

If you are using Netscape with Java installed,
but the viewer does not operate correctly

Make sure that the version of your Java Plug-in is one of
those shown below. If your Java Plug-in is of a different
version, uninstall it, then install the correct version.

Java Plug-in: Ver.1.3.1_02, Ver.1.3.1_03, Ver.1.4.0,
Ver.1.4.0_01

To confirm the Java Plug-in version

Click the Start button of Windows, then select Settings
and Control Panel in sequence to display the Java Plug-
in version.

To install Java Plug-in
Download Java 2 Runtime Environment, Standard
Edition (JRE) from Netscape Netcenter or Sun

HomePage, and install it following the intructions of the
installer. After installing, select Edit from the menu bar
of Netscape, then Setting and Details for category in
sequence, and check Activate Java.

About Viewers

You can select one of the following three viewers.

Java applet viewer

The Java applet viewer operates on Internet Explorer or
Netscape.
It displays the main viewer page using Java.
With this viewer, you can use all the functions provided
with this software.

Notes

• The frame rate is lower than that for the other viewers.

• If the viewer does not operate correctly, install or
activate Java as follows:

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Logging in to Homepage — Welcome Page

ActiveX viewer

The ActiveX viewer operates on Internet Explorer.
It displays the main viewer page using ActiveX.
With this viewer, you can display images at a high frame
rate and use all the functions provided with this
software.
When you log in the camera using Internet Explorer for
the first time, the Security Warning appears. Click Ye s
and install ActiveX Control.

Notes

• If you cannot display the image on Windows NT4.0 or

Windows 98, install MFC42DLL Version Up Tool
stored in the supplied CD-ROM.

• 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 NT4.0,
Windows 2000 or Windows XP, you should have
logged in the computer as the Administrator.

Server push viewer

The Server push viewer operates on Netscape.
When you select this viewer, the main viewer page is
displayed through the Server push technology which the
Netscape supports as standard.

Notes

• When you use the Server push viewer, the time
display, pop-up display and image size selection do
not operate. As the image rotation does not operate,
the camera image is always upside down when the
camera is installed on a desk top.

• If you display a large size image such as VGA with a
high frame rate using the Server push viewer, the
computer may freeze. Change Frame rate on the
main viewer page (see page 11), or Image size on the
Camera setting page (see page 22) to match your
computer performance.

• If you use the Server push viewer, the image display
may freeze. To resolve this problem, click Refresh of
the browser.

Configuration of Main Viewer Page

When you select the viewer, the main viewer page is
displayed.
This section briefly explains the functions of the parts
and controls on the main viewer page. For a detailed
explanation on each part or control, see the specified
pages.

Main viewer page

Operating the Camera

Tip

Every page of this software is optimized as display
character size Medium for Internet Explorer, or 100%
for Netscape.

Image control section

Monitor image section

zoom bar

Menu section

Menu Section

The available functions are limited by user access right.
You can change user access right on the User setting
page (see page 29).

Control
Displays the camera control parts on the image control
section. (See “Operating the Camera from the Image
Control Section” on page 11.)
Also enables the panning, tilting and zooming
operations from the monitor image. (See “Operating the
Camera from the Monitor Image” on page 13.)
User access right Level 2 to Level 4 is required for this
function.

Capture
Captures a still image shot by the camera and stores it in
the computer. (See “Capturing a Monitor Image” on
page 15.)

Configuration of Main Viewer Page

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Camera control parts

These parts are displayed when you click Control on the

Trigger
Displays the trigger control parts on the image control
section.
By clicking the trigger button, you can control various
applications manually. (See “Controlling the
Application Manually” on page 14.)
User access right Level 3 or Level 4 is required for this

Operating the Camera

function.

menu section. You can operate the camera using these
parts.
See “Operating the Camera from the Image Control
Section” on page 11.

Trigger control parts

These parts are displayed when you click Trigger on the
menu section. You can output a trigger using these parts.
See “Controlling the Application Manually” on page 14.

Setting
Displays the Administrator menu. (See “Configuration
of Administrator Menu Page” on page 18.)
User access right Level 4 is required for this function.

Home
Displays the Welcome page.

Image Control Section

Camera control parts

Monitor Image Section

The image shot by the camera is shown here.
Click Control on the menu section to allow panning,
tilting and zooming of the camera from the monitor
image.
See “Operating the Camera from the Monitor Image” on
page 13.

Trigger control parts

Frame rate

Selects the frame rate to transmit images.
See “Selecting the frame rate” on page 11.

View size

Selects the image size to be displayed.
See “Selecting the view size” on page 11.

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Configuration of Main Viewer Page

Zoom Bar

The zoom bar is displayed when you click Control on
the menu section. You can operate the optical zoom
using the zoom bar.
See “Zooming Using the Zoom Bar” on page 14.

Controlling the Monitor

Operating the Camera

Image

You can control the monitor image from the image
control section on the main viewer page.

Image control section

Selecting the frame rate

Click the down-arrow button in the Frame rate box and
select the frame rate with which the images are
transmitted, from the drop-down list.
You can select the frame rate from among the following:
SNC-RZ30N:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 15, 20, 25, Fastest
SNC-RZ30P:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 12, 16, 20, Fastest
The numbers indicate “FPS” (the number of frames
transmitted per second).
With Fastest, the camera transmits the maximum
number of frames possible for the connected line. The
maximum frame rate is 30 FPS for the SNC-RZ30N and
25 FPS for the SNC-RZ30P.

from the Image Control
Section

You can operate the camera from the image control
section on the main viewer page.
For this function, user access right Level 2 to Level 4 is
required (see page 29).

Click Control on the menu section to display the
camera control parts.

Image control section (camera control parts)

Operating the Camera

Note

The frame rate options indicate the maximum number of
frames that can be transmitted. The number of frames
actually transmitted may vary depending on the network
environments and camera settings (image size and
image quality settings).

Selecting the view size

Click the down-arrow button in the View size box and
select the view size from the drop-down list.
You can select the view size from among the following:

Auto, 640 × 480, 320 × 240, 160 × 120
Auto is determined by the image size specified with
Image size on the Camera setting page (see page 22).

Panning and Tilting

You can pan and tilt the camera using the 8-direction
arrow buttons or the tablet.

Setting the pan/tilt mode

Click . Each click alternates the 8-direction
arrow mode and the tablet mode.

Panning and tilting using the 8-direction
arrow buttons

Controlling the Monitor Image / Operating the Camera from the Image Control Section

11

Observe the monitor image and click the arrow button
indicating the direction in which you want to move the

Zooming

camera. The camera moves and the monitor image
follows.
Hold down the arrow button to move the direction of the
camera continuously.

CIick to zoom in.

Click to return the camera to the factory-preset
default position.

Click to zoom out.

Notes

Operating the Camera

• If the Exclusive control mode menu on the System

setting page is set to On (see page 20), the remaining
operation time is displayed instead of .

• You can change the operation mode of the panning and

tilting using the 8-direction arrow buttons from the
Camera control mode setting section on the Camera
setting page (see page 25). When you have changed

Note

You can change the operation mode of the zooming
using the TELE/WIDE buttons from the Camera control
mode setting section on the Camera setting page (see
page 25). When you have changed the operation mode,
click Control on the menu section to update the
operation mode setting on the image control section.

the operation mode, click Control on the menu
section to update the operation mode setting on the
image control section.

When the Zoom mode menu on the Camera setting page

Panning and tilting using the tablet

is set to Optical only, clicking this button operates the
electronic ×2 zoom.
The button name changes to DZOOM x 1.

When you click PT MODE, the 8-direction arrow
buttons change to a tablet. The tablet represents the
monitor image.
A click on the tablet moves the direction of the camera
so that the clicked position goes to the center of the
monitor image.
If you want to change the direction of the camera further,
click on the tablet and drag in the direction in which you
want to move the camera. The direction of the camera
moves as you drag. Hold down the button to move the
direction of the camera continuously.

Notes

• The tablet represents the whole monitor image even

when you have trimmed the monitor image using the
Area setting menu on the Camera setting page (see
page 23).

• If the Exclusive control mode menu on the System

setting page is set to On (see page 20), the remaining
operation time is displayed on the lower right corner
of the tablet.

When the Zoom mode menu on the Camera setting page
is set to Optical only, this button is displayed while the
electronic ×2 zoom is operating. Clicking this button
cancels the electronic ×2 zoom.
The button name changes to DZOOM x 2.

About the zoom range

When the Zoom mode menu on the Camera setting page
is set to Full (see page 23), you can operate high­magnification zoom, optical zoom of × 25 and electronic
zoom of × 12, giving × 300 in total. The electronic zoom
will operate after the optical zoom.
When the Zoom mode menu is set to Optical only, only
optical zoom of × 25 can operate. In this case, you can
use an electronic zoom of × 2 by clicking the DZOOM

x 2 button. To cancel the electronic zoom, click
DZOOM x 1.

Note

When you have changed the Zoom mode menu on the
Camera setting page, click the Control button on the
menu section to update the zoom mode setting on the
image control section.

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Operating the Camera from the Image Control Section

Focusing

The focus is automatically adjusted when the Focus
mode menu on the Camera setting page is set to Auto
(see page 23). When you set it to Manual, you can
adjust the focus manually from the image control
section, or adjust it with a push of the button.

Adjust the focus manually by clicking the two buttons
alternately.

Click this button to adjust the focus instantly.

Notes

• When you have changed the Focus mode menu on the
Camera setting page, click the Control button on the
menu section to update the focus mode setting on the
image control section.

• You can change the operation mode of the manual
focusing using the NEAR/FAR buttons from the
Camera control mode setting section on the Camera
setting page (see page 25). When you have changed
the operation mode, click Control on the menu
section to update the operation mode setting on the
image control section.

• If the NEAR, FAR and ONE PUSH AF buttons are not
displayed, click the FOCUS button on the image
control section. The three buttons appear and the
FOCUS button name changes to PRESET.

Operating the Camera from the Monitor Image

You can operate panning, tilting and zooming of the
camera by clicking the mouse on the monitor image.
Zooming is also operative using the zoom bar under the
monitor image.
For this function, user access right Level 2 to Level 4 is
required (see page 29).

To enable this function, click Control on the menu
section.

Note

You cannot operate panning, titling and zooming from
the monitor image when you use the Server push viewer.

Panning and Tilting by Clicking the Monitor Image

Click on the monitor image, and the camera moves so
that the clicked portion goes to the center of the display.

Operating the Camera

Moving the Camera to the Preset Position

When you click this button, the PRESET list box
appears.
The PRESET button name changes to FOCUS.

PRESET list box

Click the down-arrow button and 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 using the Preset position setting page
(see page 31).

Panning, Tilting and Zooming by Specifying the Area

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 goes to the center
of the display and is zoomed in.

Notes

• When the Zoom mode menu on the Camera setting

page is set to Full (see page 23), zooming of the
specified area stops at the TELE end of the optical
zoom. If you want to zoom in further using the
electronic zoom, specify the area again.

Operating the Camera from the Monitor Image

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• When the specified area is zoomed in, the center may
be shifted. In this case, click the point you want to
move to the center.

Controlling the Application Manually

Zooming Using the Center Wheel of the Mouse

When you use the ActiveX viewer, you can zoom in/out
using the center wheel of the mouse. Turn the center

Operating the Camera

wheel forward to zoom in, and backward (toward you)
to zoom out.

Notes

• This function does not operate when you use a mouse
without the center wheel.

• This function does not operate on the Java applet
viewer or the Server push viewer.

• This function may not operate correctly depending on
your system environments.

You can send an image or output a trigger to control the
alarm output, using the image control section on the
main viewer page.
For this function, user access right Level 3 or Level 4 is
required (see page 29).

Click Trigger on the menu section to display the
trigger control parts.

Image control section (trigger control parts)

Zooming Using the Zoom Bar

You can operate the optical zoom (×1 to ×25) using the
zoom bar displayed under the monitor image.

Sending a Still Image File to an FTP

×1

Click to zoom in to the TELE end (×25).
Click to zoom out to the WIDE end (×1).
Click on the zoom bar, and the image is zoomed in or out
according to the clicked position.

Notes

• This function does not operate on the Server push
viewer.

• The zoom bar only allows optical zoom (×1 to ×25)
even if the Zoom mode on the Camera setting page is
set to Full.

×25

Server

If you select FTP send and click , the current still
image is captured and the captured image file is sent to
the FTP server specified on the FTP client setting page.
To use this function, you need to select the Use FTP
client function option and the Manual mode on the
FTP client setting page.
For details, see “Sending Images to FTP Server — FTP
client setting Page” on page 34.

Note

If the camera is installed on a desk top, the sent still
image is upside down.

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Controlling the Application Manually

Sending a Still Image via E-mail

If you select Mail send and click , the current still
image is captured and an E-mail with the captured image
file attached is sent to the E-mail address(es) specified
on the SMTP setting page.
To use this function, you need to select the Use SMTP
function option and the Manual mode on the SMTP
setting page.
For details, see “Sending an Image via E-mail — SMTP
setting Page” on page 38.

Note

If the camera is installed on a desk top, the sent still
image is upside down.

Recording a Still Image on an ATA Memory Card or the Built-in Memory of the Camera

Capturing a Monitor Image

If you select Memory save and click , the current
still image is captured and stored in the memory
specified on the Image memory setting page.
To use this function, you need to select the Use image
memory function option and the Manual mode on the
Image memory setting page.
For details, see “Recording Images in Memory — Image
memory setting Page” on page 41.

Note

If the camera is installed on a desk top, the recorded still
image is upside down.

Controlling Alarm Output

If you select Alarm out 1 or Alarm out 2 and click ,
you can control alarm out 1 or alarm out 2 of the I/O port
on the camera manually. Each click switches the relay
between short-circuit and open alternately.
To use this function, you need to select the Use alarm
out 1 (or 2) function option and the Manual mode on
the Alarm out 1 or Alarm out 2 setting page.
For details, see “Setting the Alarm Out 1 or 2 — Alarm
out 1 or 2 setting Page” on page 40.

For the connection of peripheral devices to the Alarm
out of the I/O port, see the supplied Installation Manual.

Selecting the Day/Night Mode

If you select Day/Night and click , you can select
the Day/Night mode. Each click switches between the
day mode and night mode.
To use this function, you need to select the Day/Night
mode menu on the Camera setting page to Manual.
For details, see “Setting the Camera — Camera setting
Page” on page 25.

If you click the Capture button on the menu section,
the current still image is captured and displayed on the
monitor image section.

Operating the Camera

Note

If the camera is installed on a desk top, the captured still
image is upside down.

To save the captured image

Right-click on the monitor image and select Save As
from the menu. Then, the Save Picture dialog appears.
Type the file name and specify the destination to which
the image file is to be stored, and click Save. The image
is saved in the JPEG format.

Capturing a Monitor Image

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Operating the Camera Using a Pocket PC

Select Viewer1 to monitor the image only.
Select Viewer2 to monitor the image and operate
the camera.

Operating the Camera Using a Pocket PC

You can display images and operate the camera using a
PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) that runs on Microsoft
Pocket PC 2002.

System requirements

OS: Microsoft Pocket PC 2002
Web browser: Microsoft Internet Explorer
CPU: Strong ARM 206 MHz or higher
RAM: 64 MB or more
Plug-in: Jeode Ver.1.9.1 (Java available)

Note

Jeode is required to display an image from the camera
and operate the camera. If Jeode is not installed, install
it following the manual supplied with the Pocket PC.

Logging in to Homepage

— Welcome Page
1

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

When you have selected the viewer, the main viewer
page appears.

Notes

• If the page is not displayed correctly, tap the Refresh
button on the web browser.

• When you use antivirus software in your Pocket PC,
the camera performance may be reduced, for example,
the frame rate for displaying the image may lower.

• The Web page displayed when you log in the camera
uses Java Script. The display of the page may be
affected if you use antivirus software in your Pocket
PC.

The welcome page of Network Camera SNC-RZ30
is displayed.

2

Tap to select the viewer.

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Logging in to Homepage — Welcome Page

Configuration of Main Viewer Page

When you select the viewer, the main viewer page is
displayed.
This section briefly explains the functions of the parts
and controls on the main viewer page. For a detailed
explanation on each part or control, see the specified
pages.

Main viewer page

Image Control Section

Tap to start the viewer operation.
The name of the button changes to Stop.

Tap to stop the viewer operation.
The image refreshment stops and panning, tilting and
zooming are not operative.
The name of the button changes to Start.

The following buttons are displayed only when you have
selected Viewer2.

Tap to acquire the right to operate the camera for
panning and tilting. The waiting time or the remaining
operation time is displayed in seconds.
This button is displayed only when the Exclusive control
mode menu on the System setting page is set to On (see
page 20).

Operating the Camera Using a Pocket PC

Image control sectionMonitor image section

Monitor Image Section

The view size is fixed to 160 × 120 regardless of the
Image size setting on the Camera setting page (see
page 22).

Improving the frame rate

If you set the Image size menu on the Camera setting
page to 160 × 120, a higher frame rate is obtained with
the Pocket PC.

Panning and Tilting

When you have selected Viewer2, tap the stylus on the
monitor image to pan/tilt the camera.
The direction of the camera moves so that the tapped
portion goes to the center of the display.

Tap to zoom in.

Tao to zoom out.

Tap to adjust the focus instantly.
This button is displayed only when the Focus mode
menu on the Camera setting page is set to Manual (see
page 23).

Note

When you have changed the Focus mode menu on the
Camera setting page, click Refresh on the web browser
to update the focus mode setting on the image control
section.

PRESET list box

Tap the down-arrow button and 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 on the Preset position setting page (see
page 31).

Configuration of Main Viewer Page

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Administrating the Camera

The Administrating the Camera section explains how to
set the functions of the camera by the Administrator.
For monitoring the camera image, see “Operating the
Camera” on page 7.

Configuration of
Administrator Menu

Network

Displays the Network (Ethernet) setting page.
See “Configuring the Network — Network setting
Page” on page 26.

User

Displays the User setting page.
See “Setting the User — User setting Page” on page 29.

Security

Displays the Security setting page.
See “Setting the Security — Security setting Page” on
page 30.

Page

The Administrator menu page is displayed when the
Administrator having Level 4 access right selects
Setting on the welcome page for Administrator, or when

Administrating the Camera

the Setting button on the menu section of the main
viewer page is clicked.

The Administrator menu consists of the Basic menu and
the Application menu. The Basic menu is used for basic
settings of the camera, and the Application menu is used
for setting various applications according to individual.
Click on each menu name to display its setting page.

Basic menu

Application menu

Preset position

Displays the Preset position setting page.
See “Setting the Camera Position and Action — Preset
position setting Page” on page 31.

FTP client

Displays the FTP client setting page.
See “Sending Images to FTP Server — FTP client
setting Page” on page 34.

FTP server

Displays the FTP server setting page.
See “Downloading Images from the Camera — FTP
server setting Page” on page 37.

SMTP

Displays the SMTP setting page.
See “Sending an Image via E-mail — SMTP setting
Page” on page 38.

Alarm out 1

Displays the Alarm out 1 setting page.
See “Setting the Alarm Out 1 or 2 — Alarm out 1 or 2
setting Page” on page 40.

Alarm out 2

Displays the Alarm out 2 setting page.
See “Setting the Alarm Out 1 or 2 — Alarm out 1 or 2
setting Page” on page 40.

System

Displays the System setting page.
See “Configuring the System — System setting Page”
on page 19.

Camera

Displays the Camera setting page.
See “Setting the Camera — Camera setting Page” on
page 22.

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Configuration of Administrator Menu Page

Image memory

Displays the Image memory setting page.
See “Recording Images in Memory — Image memory
setting Page” on page 41.

Alarm buffer

Displays the Alarm buffer setting page.
See “Setting the Alarm Buffer — Alarm buffer setting
Page” on page 45.

Serial

Displays the Serial setting page.
See “Communicating Data via Serial Port — Serial
setting Page” on page 45.

Configuring the System

— System setting Page

Schedule

Displays the Schedule setting page.
See “Setting the Schedule — Schedule setting Page” on
page 46.

Activity detection

Displays the Activity detection setting page.
See “Setting the Activity Detection Function — Activity
detection setting Page” on page 47.

Pop-up

Displays the Pop-up setting page.
See “Showing the Pop-up — Pop-up setting Page” on
page 48.

Buttons common to every setting page

The following buttons are displayed on the setting pages
where they are necessary. The functions of the buttons
are the same on every setting page.

Click this button to validate the settings.

When you click System on the Administrator menu, the
System setting page appears.
Use this page to perform the principal settings of the
software.

System setting Section

Administrating the Camera

Click this button to invalidate the set values and return to
the previous settings.

Click this button to return to the top of the setting page.

General notes on setting pages

• After changing a setting on a setting page, wait at least
10 seconds before turning off the power of the camera.
If the power is turned off immediately, the changed
setting may not be stored correctly.

• When you display the Area setting page or Activity
detection setting page, the size of the image on the
main viewer page may change for a while. This is not
a problem.

Title bar name

Type a name to display on the title bar up to 32
characters.

Welcome text

Type a text to show on the welcome page, in HTML
format, up to 1,024 characters. Use the <BR> tag for a
line break. (A line break is equivalent to 2 characters.)

Serial No.

Displays the serial number of the camera.

Default frame rate

Select the initial frame rate which is selected when you
log in the camera and display the main viewer page.

Configuring the System — System setting Page

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Click the down-arrow button in the box and select the
frame rate from the drop-down list.
The selectable frame rates are the following:
SNC-RZ30N:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 15, 20, 25, Fastest
SNC-RZ30P:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 12, 16, 20, Fastest
The numbers indicate “FPS” (the number of frames
transmitted per second).
With Fastest, the camera transmits the maximum
number of frames possible for the connected line. The
maximum frame rate is 30 FPS for the SNC-RZ30N and
25 FPS for the SNC-RZ30P.

Note

To update the main viewer page for the changed setting,
click Refresh of the browser.

A-slot (advr)/B-slot (bdrv)

Displays the type of the PC card inserted into the PC
card slot and its free card space. The PC card slot located
on the lens side is “A-slot,” and that on the camera
bottom side is “B-slot.”

Exclusive control mode

Limits the pan/tilt operation of the camera.
If you select Off, multiple users can pan/tilt the camera
at the same time. The operation by the user accessed
later has priority.
If you select On, only one user can pan/tilt the camera.
The period of operation allowed to one user is
determined by the Operation time setting. If a user tries
to operate the camera while another user is operating it,
the control right is limited according to the Operation
time and Maximum wait number settings.

Mount

Administrating the Camera

Select Ceiling when you install the camera on the
ceiling, or Desk top when you install it on a desk top.

Notes

• To update the main viewer page for the changed

setting, click Refresh of the browser.

• This function is inactive when you use the Server push
viewer.

Default URL

Select the homepage to be displayed when you enter the
IP address of the camera in the Address box of the
browser.

To display the homepage built in the camera

Select /index.html.

To display your individual homepage

You can display the favorite homepage if you create it
using the CGI commands of the camera and store the
HTML file in the recommended ATA memory card. In
this case, change the Default URL setting as follows:

Operation time

Sets the period that one user can operate the camera
exclusively, between 10 and 600 sec.
This setting is valid when the Exclusive control mode
menu is set to On.

Maximum wait number

Sets the maximum number of users that can wait to
control the camera while another user is operating the
camera. The selectable number is between 0 and 20.
This setting is valid when the Exclusive control mode
menu is set to On.

Notes

• Before using the Exclusive control mode, you need to
set the date and time correctly on this camera and the
connected computer.

• When you use the Exclusive control mode, enable the
Cookie on your browser. The Exclusive control mode
does not function if the Cookie is disabled.

• After you have changed a setting of the Exclusive
control mode menu, click Refresh of the browser to
update for the changed setting.

System log

1

Select User Setting.

2

Store the HTML file of the homepage you created
into an ATA memory card and insert the card into
the PC card slot of the camera.
The PC card slot located on the lens side is “A slot,”
and that on the camera bottom side is “B slot.”

3

Select from the drop-down list, /adrv/ when you
have inserted the PC card into A slot, or /bdrv/
when you have inserted it into B slot.

Click View to display the Log file events page.
The Log file events page shows the software version and
troubleshooting information.

Access log

Click View to display the Access log page.
The Access log page shows the history of accessing the
camera.

4

Type the path of the homepage up to 64 characters.

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Configuring the System — System setting Page

Date time setting Section

Current date time

Displays the date and time set on the camera.
You can set the date and time using the following two
methods.

Note

When you purchased the camera, be sure to check the
date and time of the camera and set them if necessary.

System (PC) current date time

Displays the date and time set on your computer.
Click Apply to transfer the computer’s date and time to
the camera.
The set date and time are shown on Current date time.

Manual current date time

When you want to set the camera’s date and time
manually.
Select the lower 2-digits of the year, month, date, hour,
minutes and seconds from each drop-down list. Click
Apply to change the Current date time setting to the date
and time you selected.

• Due to the network properties, there may be a slight
difference between the actual time and the time set on
the camera.

Date time format

Select the format of date and time to be displayed on the
monitor image from the drop-down list.
You can select from among yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss
(year-month-day hour:minute:second), mm-dd-yyyy

hh:mm:ss (month-day-year hour:minute:second), and
dd-mm-yyyy hh:mm:ss (day-month-year

hour:minute:second).
Click Apply to transfer the setting to the camera.

Synchronization with NTP server

Synchronizes the camera's time with that of the NTP
(Network Time Protocol) server.
Select On to activate the time synchronization, and Off
to deactivate it.

Administrating the Camera

NTP server name

Type the host name or IP address of the NTP server, up
to 64 characters.
This setting is valid when the Synchronization with NTP
server menu is set to On.

Interval time

Select the interval at which you want to adjust the
camera's time referring to the NTP server' time, between
1 and 24 hours. The set interval is a guide, and does not
indicate the exact time.
This setting is valid when the Synchronization with NTP
server menu is set to On.

Note

The time adjusted by this function may be slightly in
error depending on the network environments between
the camera and the NTP server.

Time zone selecting

Set the time difference from Greenwich Mean Time in
the area where the camera is installed. When you send
an E-mail, the senting date and time is adjusted
according to this setting.
Select the time zone where the camera is installed from
the drop-down list. Click Apply to change the Current
date time setting according to the selection.

Notes

• If the time zone selected on the Time zone selecting
menu is different from that set on the computer, the
time is adjusted using the time zone difference and set
on the camera.

Initialization Section

Backup setting

Saves the setting data of the camera in a file.
Click Save, and follow the instructions on the browser to
specify the folder and save the setting data of the
camera. The file name preset at the factory is “snc­rz30.cfg.”

Configuring the System — System setting Page

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Restore setting

Loads the stored setting data of the camera.
Click Browse and select the file in which the setting data
is stored. Then, click Apply, and the camera is adjusted
according to the loaded data and restarted.

Notes

• The IP address setting in the Wired LAN setting
section (see page 26) on the Network setting page and
the IP address setting in the Wireless LAN setting
section (see page 27) cannot be set.

• The preset position names specified on the Preset
position setting page are set, but the camera positions
preset with the Preset position names cannot be set.
(see page 31)

Setting the Camera

— Camera setting Page

When you click Camera on the Administrator menu,
the Camera setting page appears.
Use this page to set the functions of the camera.

Note

To update the camera for the changed setting, click
Apply on the changed item.

Camera setting Section

Reboot

Reboots the camera.
Click Reboot, and “The SNC-RZ30 will be rebooted.

Administrating the Camera

Are you sure?” appears. Click OK to reboot the camera.

Factory default

Resets the camera to the factory settings.
Click Factory default, and “All configuration
information will be initialized as factory setting. Are
you sure?” appears. Click OK to reset to the factory
settings.

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Setting the Camera — Camera setting Page

Image size

Select the size of the image to be transmitted to the
computer.
You can select from among the following options.
SNC-RZ30N:

736 × 480 (Auto), 736 × 480 (Frame), 736 × 480
(Field), 640 × 480 (Auto), 640 × 480 (Frame), 640 ×
480 (Field), 320 × 240, 160 × 120

SNC-RZ30P:

736 × 544 (Auto), 736 × 544 (Frame), 736 × 544
(Field), 640 × 480 (Auto), 640 × 480 (Frame), 640 ×
480 (Field), 320 × 240, 160 × 120

Frame is suitable for still images, and Field is suitable

for animation.
If you select Auto, the image mode changes between
Frame and Field automatically: Frame when the
subject is a still object, and Field when the subject is
moving.

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Click on the still image to specify the trimming
portion.
A red frame that appears when you clicked
indicates the trimming portion.
The trimming portion is determined as shown
below:

Image quality

Select the image quality from Level 1 to Level 10.
A higher level gives a higher image quality, but the
frame rate decreases as the data size increases.

Tip

The following table shows the relation between the data
size of a 24-bit image (8 bits for each R, G and B), and
the compression rate for each Level setting.
(in case of 640 × 480 image)

Level Data size (approx.) Compression rate

1 15 KB 1/60
2 18 KB 1/50
3 22.5 KB 1/40
4 25.7 KB 1/35
5 30 KB 1/30
6 36 KB 1/25
7 45 KB 1/20
8 60 KB 1/15
9 90 KB 1/10
10 180 KB 1/5

(approx.)

Image

Select Color or Monochrome.

Area setting

When the image size is 736 × 480 or 640 × 480 for the
SNC-RZ30N, or 736 × 544 or 640 × 480 for the SNC-
RZ30P, you can trim a portion of the image and display
the trimmed image on the computer. With the trimming,
the transmitting data size, and thus, the network load is
reduced and a higher frame rate is obtained.
Select On for trimming the image, or Off for no
trimming.

To trim an image

1

Set the Image size menu to 736 × 480 or 640 × 480
for the SNC-RZ30N, or 736 × 544 or 640 × 480 for
the SNC-RZ30P.

Point rotated by 180° around the
axis of the center of the still image

Red trimming
frame

To change the trimming portion, click on another
point on the image.

5

Click OK at the bottom of the window.
The trimmed image is displayed on the main viewer
page.

6

To close the image, click on the upper-right
corner.

Center of the
still image

Still image

Clicked point

Zoom mode

Select the zoom mode.
Select Full to operate the optical zoom of × 25 and the
electronic zoom of × 12, giving × 300 in total. The
electronic zoom will operate after the optical zoom.
Select Optical only to operate the optical zoom of × 25
only. In this case, you can use an electronic zoom of × 2
by clicking the DZOOM x 2 button on the main viewer
page. To cancel the electronic zoom, click the DZOOM
x 1 button. (See “Zooming” on page 12.)

Focus mode

Select the focus mode.
Select Auto to adjust the focus automatically.
Select Manual to adjust the focus manually using the
NEAR and FAR buttons on the main viewer page. If you
click the ONE PUSH AF button, the focus is adjusted
instantly. (See “Focusing” on page 13.)

Administrating the Camera

2

Set the Area setting menu to On, and click Apply.

3

Click the Area setting button.
A still image is displayed.

Setting the Camera — Camera setting Page

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White balance mode

Select the white balance mode.
You can select from among Auto, Indoor, Outdoor,
One push WB, ATW and Manual.
If you select One push WB, the ONE PUSH
TRIGGER button is displayed. Click the button to
adjust the white balance instantly.
If you select Manual, the R Gain and B Gain controls
are displayed. Set 0 to 255 for each control.

Exposure mode

Select the exposure from among Full auto, Shutter
priority, Iris priority and Manual.

The setting items required for each setting appear.

Note

When the shutter speed is set to 1 sec or 1/2 sec in the
Shutter priority or Manual mode, set the Focus mode
menu and the White balance mode menu to Manual.

Exposure compensation

When the Exposure mode menu is set to Full auto,
Shutter priority or Iris priority, select On to activate

the exposure compensation, or Off to deactivate it.
When it is set to On, select the EV value from among the
following:

+1.75, +1.5, +1.25, +1, +0.75, +0.5, +0.25, 0, –0.25, –

0.5, –0.75, –1, –1.25, –1.5, –1.75 (EV)

Full auto: Adjusts the exposure automatically using the

electronic shutter, iris and gain. Select the Back light
compensation menu On or Off.

Administrating the Camera

Shutter priority: Adjusts the exposure automatically

using the iris and gain. Select the electronic shutter
speed from the Shutter drop-down list.

Iris priority: Adjusts the exposure automatically using

the electronic shutter and gain. For the iris
adjustment, select the F number from the Iris drop­down list.

Manual: Select the electronic shutter, iris and gain from

the drop-down list for each control.

Back light compensation

Select On to activate the backlight compensation, or Off
to deactivate it.

Shutter

Select the electronic shutter speed from among the
following:
SNC-RZ30N:

1/10000, 1/6000, 1/4000, 1/3000, 1/2000, 1/1000,
1/725, 1/500, 1/350, 1/250, 1/180, 1/125, 1/100, 1/90,
1/60, 1/30, 1/15, 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, 1 (seconds).

SNC-RZ30P:

1/10000, 1/6000, 1/3500, 1/3000, 1/2500, 1/1750,
1/1000, 1/600, 1/420, 1/300, 1/215, 1/150, 1/120, 1/100,
1/75, 1/50, 1/25, 1/12, 1/6, 1/3, 1/2, 1 (seconds).

Iris

Select the iris (F number) from among the following:

F1.6, F2, F2.4, F2.8, F3.4, F4.0, F4.8, F5.6, F5.8, F8.0,
F9.6, F11, F14, F16, F19, F22, F28, Close.

Gain

Select the gain (dB) from among the following:

-3 dB, 0 dB, 2 dB, 4 dB, 6 dB, 8 dB, 10 dB, 12 dB, 14

dB, 16 dB, 18 dB, 20 dB, 22 dB, 24 dB, 26 dB, 28 dB

Saturation

Select the saturation in 7 steps, from –3 to 3.
Selecting 3 gives the image with the highest saturation.

Note

The Saturation setting is effective for the computer
image only. (It is not effective for the video signal
output.)

Sharpness

Select the sharpness in 16 steps, from 1 to 16.
Selecting 16 gives the image with the highest sharpness.

Contrast

Select the contrast in 7 steps, from –3 to 3.
Selecting 3 gives the image with the highest contrast.

Note

The Contrast setting is effective for the computer image
only. (It is not effective for the video signal output.)

Stabilizer

Select the stabilizer to compensate oscillation.
Select On to activate the stabilizer when the camera is
exposed to oscillation.
Normally select Off.

Notes

• If you pan or tilt the camera with the Stabilizer menu

set to On, it will take about 5 seconds until the monitor
image becomes stable after panning or tilting.

• The stabilizer was developed in order to compensate
the oscillation generated by human hands. The
stabilizer may not be effective depending slightly on
the amount of oscillation.

• The view angle differs depending on the Stabilizer On/
Off setting.

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Setting the Camera — Camera setting Page

Camera reset

Click Apply, and “Camera reset OK?” appears. Click
OK on the dialog to reset the camera settings on the

Camera setting page to the factory settings.

Day/Night setting Section

Day/Night mode

Select the Day/Night mode that selects the IR (infrared)
cut filter operation mode from among Disable, Auto,
Manual and Timer.
After selecting the mode, click OK to update the camera
to the selected mode.

using the TELE and WIDE buttons (see page 12), and
for manual focusing using the NEAR and FAR buttons
(see page 13).

Mode

Select the operation mode of the mouse.

Normal: When you click the mouse button, the camera

starts panning, tilting or zooming operation, or the
focus adjustment starts, and the operation/
adjustment continues while you hold down the
mouse button. To stop the operation/adjustment,
release the mouse button.

Disable: The Day mode is always set.

Auto: The Day/Night mode is set automatically. It is

normally set in the Day mode and changes to the
Night mode in a dark place.

Manual: Set the Day/Night mode manually.

If you select Manual, the Day/Night On/Off menu
appears. Select On to set to the Night mode, and Off
to the Day mode. You can also selcect the Day/Night
mode from the trigger control parts (see page 14).

Timer: Set the Day/Night mode using the timer.

If you select Timer, the Schedule No. menu appears
at the bottom. Select the schedule so that the Day/
Night mode is normally set to the Day mode, and it
enters the Night mode at the start time of the
schedule and returns to the Day mode at the end time.

Schedule No.

When the Day/Night mode menu is set to Timer, click
the check box of the desired schedule No.1 to 6 to
activate the Day/Night mode.
To check the contents of the schedule, click Schedule
check. (See “Setting the Schedule — Schedule setting
Page” on page 46.)

Step: Each time you click the mouse button, the camera

moves (panning, tilting or zooming) or the focus
adjustment operates by a transition level determined
by Level.
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, the camera operation/adjustment stops and
the Step mode is restored.

Level

Select the transition level of the camera operation or the
focus adjustment by clicking the mouse button once.
This section is effective when Mode is set to Step.

Pan/Tilt: Select the camera transition level from 1 to 10

by clicking the 8-direction arrow button for panning/
tilting (see page 11). Selecting 10 gives the
maximum transition level.

Zoom: Select the camera transition level from 1 to 10

by clicking the TELE or WIDE button for zooming
(see page 12). Selecting 10 gives the maximum
transition level.

Focus: Select the focus adjustment transition level from

1 to 10 by clicking the FAR or NEAR button for

manual focusing (see page 13). Selecting 10 gives
the maximum transition level.

Administrating the Camera

OK/Cancel

See “Buttons common to every setting page” on page

19.

Camera control mode setting Section

You can set the operation mode for panning/tilting using
the 8-direction arrow buttons (see page 11), for zooming

Note

When you have changed the Mode or Level setting, click
the Control button on the menu section to update the
setting on the image control section.

Setting the Camera — Camera setting Page

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Configuring the Network

Primary DNS

Type the IP address of the primary DNS server.

— Network setting Page

When you click Network on the Administrator menu,
the Network setting page appears.
Use this page to configure the network to connect the
camera and the computer.

Wired LAN setting Section

This section provides the menus for connecting the
camera through the Ethernet.

Administrating the Camera

Secondary DNS

Type the IP address of the secondary DNS server, if
necessary.

Bandwidth control

Limits the data communication bandwidth for the
Ethernet interface of the camera.
You can select from among the following:

Unlimited, 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8, 0.9, 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0,

6.0, 7.0, 8.0 (Mbps)

Select Unlimited when you do not want to limit the
bandwidth.

Notes

• If you limit the bandwidth, the camera performance
may be affected, for example, the frame rate of image
display may be reduced.

• The actual bandwidth may differ from the selected
option depending on the network environments.

OK/Cancel

See “Buttons common to every setting page” on page

DHCP

Select On to assign the IP address to the camera
automatically. When you have assigned a proper IP
address to the camera, select Off.

Note

When you set DHCP to On, make sure that there is an
DHCP server on the network.

19.

Wireless LAN setting Section

This section provides the menus for connecting the
camera through a wireless network, with the specified
wireless LAN card inserted into the PC card slot of the
camera.
Read the Operation Manual and Installation Guide of the
wireless LAN card together with this guide.

DNS auto acquisition

When DHCP is set to On, select if the IP address of the
DNS server is assigned automatically or not. Select On
to assign the IP address of the DNS server automatically.

IP address

Type the IP address of the camera.

Verified wireless LAN adapter card

Cisco Aironet 350 Series Client Adapter: AIR-PCM352

For details on the wireless LAN card, consult your
authorized Sony dealer or the store where you purchased
the product.

Subnet mask

Type the subnet mask.

Default gateway

Type the default gateway.

MAC address

Displays the MAC address of the camera.

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Configuring the Network — Network setting Page

DHCP

Select On to assign the IP address to the camera
automatically. When you have assigned a proper IP
address to the camera, select Off.

Bandwidth control

Limits the data communication bandwidth for the
wireless interface of the camera.
You can select from among the following:
Unlimited, 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8, 0.9, 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 (Mbps)
Select Unlimited when you do not want to limit the
bandwidth.

SSID

Type the ID to identify the wireless network you want to
access using up to 32 ASCII characters (upper and lower
cases).
For your security, be sure to change the factory setting.

Type

Select the network connection type 802.11 Ad hoc
mode or Infrastructure mode. When you select 802.11
Ad hoc mode, specify the wireless channel and the

maximum transmission power.

Administrating the Camera

Specify the channel and transmission power conforming
to the regulations of your country or region. For details,
refer to the Operation Manual and Installation Guide of
the wireless LAN card.

Note

When you set DHCP to On, make sure that there is an
DHCP server on the network.

DNS auto acquisition

When DHCP is set to On, select if the IP address of the
DNS server is assigned automatically or not. Select On
to assign the IP address of the DNS server automatically.

IP address

Type the IP address of the camera.

Subnet mask

Type the subnet mask.

Default gateway

Type the default gateway.

MAC address

Displays the MAC address of the wireless LAN card
inserted into the PC card slot of the camera. If no card
is inserted, 00-00-00-00-00-00 is displayed.

Primary DNS

Type the IP address of the primary DNS server.

Secondary DNS

Type the IP address of the secondary DNS server, if
necessary.

WEP

Select On when you use the WEP (Wired Equivalent
Privacy) keys, or Off when you do not use it.
The WEP key data settings are valid only when the WEP
menu is set to On.

WEP key data

Specify up to 4 WEP keys. 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. You can type the WEP key either
in hexadecimal numbers (0 to 9 and A to F) or ASCII
characters.
When the Type menu is set to Infrastructure mode, the
WEP key should be the same as that of the access point.
When the Type menu is set to 802.11 Ad hoc mode, the
WEP key should be the same as that of the
communication client.

Notes

• Before removing the wireless LAN card from the
camera, turn off the power of the camera.

• If a setting either in the Wired LAN setting section or
the Wireless LAN setting section has changed, both
the Ethernet and wireless interfaces are disconnected
and initialized.

• The throughput of the data transmission/reception via
the Ethernet may decrease when the wireless LAN
card is in use.

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HTTP port setting Section

You can set the port number for the HTTP server on the
camera.

HTTP port No.

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.

Note

When you have set the HTTP port No. to a number other
than 80 on the Network setting page or in the Setup
Program, access the camera by typing the IP address of
the camera on the web browser, as follows:

(Wired LAN settings and Wireless LAN settings) using
the SMTP or HTTP protocol.

Administrating the Camera

Example: when HTTP port No. is set to 8000

SMTP

Notifying the IP Address

Select On to send an E-mail when the DHCP setting is
completed.

— Dynamic IP address notification
Section

When the DHCP menu is set to On, you can send the
notification of the completion of the network settings

SMTP server name

Type the name or IP address of the SMTP server you
want to use for sending an E-mail, up to 64 characters.

Recipient e-mail address

Type the recipient E-mail address up to 64 characters.
You can specify only one recipient E-mail address.

From e-mail address

Type the E-mail address that is displayed in the From
field of E-mails, up to 64 characters. This is used as the
reply address or the address for the system mail from the
mail server.

Subject

Type the subject/title of the E-mail up to 64 characters.

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Configuring the Network — Network setting Page

Message

Type the text of the E-mail up to 384 characters. You
can describe the information of the acquired IP address,
etc. using the special tags mentioned below.

HTTP

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.

URL

Specify the URL to send HTTP commands, up to 256
characters. The URL is normally described as follows:

http://ip_address[:port]/path?parameter

ip_address: Type the IP address or host name of the host

to which you want to connect.

[:port]: Specify the port number to which you want to

connect. If you want to use Well-known port number
80, you do not need to input this value.

Path: Type the command name.
Parameter: Type the command parameter if necessary.

You can use the special tags mentioned below for the
parameters.

Proxy server name

When you send HTTP commands via a proxy server,
type the name or IP address of the proxy server, up to 64
characters.

Setting the User

— User setting Page

When you click User on the Administrator menu, the
User setting page appears.
Use this page 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.

Proxy port No.

Specify the port number when you send HTTP
commands via the proxy server. Set the port number
between 1024 and 65535.

Method

Select the HTTP method GET or POST.

About the special tags

You can use the following five special tags to allow the
notification of the settings acquired by the DHCP, such
as an IP address. Type the tags in the parameter section
of the URL that you describe in the Message field of the
SMTP menu.

<IP>

Use this tag to embed the IP address acquired by the
DHCP in the text or parameter.

<HTTPPORT>

Use this tag to embed the specified HTTP server port
number in the text or parameters.

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Administrator, User 1 to 9

Specify User name, Password, Re-type password and
Access right for each user ID.

User name

Type a user name between 4 and 16 characters.

Password

Type a password between 4 and 16 characters.

Re-type password

To confirm the password, type the same characters as
you typed in the Password box.

Note

If you type an incorrect character in the User name,
Password or Re-type password box, a message like the
following appears. In this case, click OK to cancel the
message and re-type the correct character.

<MACADDRESS>

Use this tag to embed the MAC address of the interface
which IP address you have acquired by the DHCP, in the
text or parameter.

<MODELNAME>

Use this tag to embed the camera's model name (SNC­RZ30N or SNC-RZ30P) in the text or parameter.

<SERIAL>

Use this tag to embed the camera's serial number in the
text or parameter.

Access right

Select the access right for each user from the drop-down
list. You can select from Level 1 to Level 4. The rights
afforded to each access right are as follows:

Setting the User — User setting Page

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Level 1: Allows monitoring of the camera image

(including some operations for monitoring)

Setting the Security

Level 2: Allows monitoring of the camera image and

camera operations.

Level 3: Allows monitoring of the camera image,

camera operations and manual application
operations.

Level 4: Allows all the access right as Administrator.

— Security setting Page

When you click Security on the Administrator menu,
the Security setting page appears.
Use this page to limit the computers that can access the
camera.

Activating/Deactivating the

No access right: Use this option when you want to

prohibit access to the camera temporarily.

Security Function
— Security usage setting Page

User access right

Select the level of the access right to require user
authentication.
The authentication dialog will appear where user
authentication is required.

Administrating the Camera

Level 1: Performs user authentication when a user

accesses the following pages: main viewer page
(page 9), Camera control parts (page 11), Trigger
control parts (page 14) or Administrator menu page
(page 18).

Level 2: Performs user authentication when a user

accesses the following pages: Camera control parts,
Trigger control parts or Administrator menu page.
No user authentication is required to display the
main viewer page.

To activate the security function, select Use security
function, then click OK. The Security setting page
appears.
If you do not use the security function, select Do not use
security function, then click OK.

Setting the Security Function —Securing setting Page

Level 3: Performs user authentication when a user

accesses the following pages: Trigger control parts
or Administrator menu page.
No user authentication is required to display the
main viewer page or the Camera control parts.

Level 4: Performs user authentication when a user

accesses the Administrator menu page only.
No user authentication is required to display the
other pages.

OK/Cancel

See “Buttons common to every setting page” on page

19.

Default policy

Select the basic policy of the limit from Allow and
Deny.

If you select Allow, you will basically allow access to
the camera and only deny access from the computers
specified on the Network address/Subnet 1 to Network
address/Subnet 10 menus below.
If you select Deny, you will basically deny access to the
camera, and only allow access from the computers
specified on the Network address/Subnet 1 to Network
address/Subnet 10 menus.

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Setting the Security — Security setting Page

Network address/Subnet 1 to Network
address/Subnet 10

Type the IP addresses and subnet mask values you want
to allow or deny access to the camera.
You can specify up to 10 IP addresses and subnet mask
values. For a subnet mask, type 8 to 32.
To temporarily cancel the Default Policy for a specified
IP address/subnet mask, select Allow or Deny from the
drop-down list on the right.

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

24.
If you set “192.168.0.0/24, Allow,” you can allow access
from the computers having an IP address between

192.169.0.0 and 192.168.0.255.

Note

You can access the camera even from a computer having
the IP address whose access right is set to Deny, if you
enter the user name and password set for Level 4 access
right on the authentication dialog displayed.

Setting the Camera
Position and Action

— Preset position setting Page

When you click Preset position on the Administrator
menu, the Preset position setting page appears.
Use this page to store the pan, tilt and zoom positions of
the camera (Preset position) in memory and program the
sequenced action of the camera (Tour).

Storing the Pan, Tilt and Zoom Positions — Position preset Section

You can store up to 16 setting of the pan, tilt and zoom
positions (Preset positions) of the camera in memory.

Administrating the Camera

OK/Cancel

See “Buttons common to every setting page” on page

19.

Note

For a Preset position setting, you can store the pan, tilt
and zoom positions only. Set the Focus mode, Exposure
mode and White balance mode menu to Auto. (See
“Setting the Camera — Camera setting Page” on page

22.)

Preset No.

Select a preset number 1 to 16 from the drop-down list.
Click Preset call to move the camera to the pan, tilt and
zoom positions stored in the selected preset number.

Preset position name

Type a preset position name for the selected preset
number up to 32 characters.

Apply

Use this button to store the camera position in a preset
number.
To store, proceed as follow:

1

Display the monitor image on the main viewer
page, and pan, tilt and zoom the camera to the
position you want to store as a Preset position.

2

Select the Preset No. from the drop-down list and
enter the Preset position name.

3

Click Apply.
The camera position is stored in memory.

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Clear

Deletes the Preset position data in the selected preset
number.

Checking the Preset Position Settings — Preset position table Section

Moving the Camera to the Preset Position by the Alarm — Position at alarm Section

You can move the camera to the preset position by
synchronizing with an external sensor input 1, 2 or 3 or
the activity detection function. If an alarm occurs by the
external sensor input or the activity detection function,
the camera automatically moves to the preset position.

Administrating the Camera

Sensor 1/Sensor 2/Sensor 3

Select from the drop-down list the preset number in
which the preset position you want to move the camera
to is stored. The camera moves to the preset position
when an alarm occurs via the corresponding sensor
input.
Select None if you do not want to move the camera to
any preset position.

Activity detection

Select from the drop-down list the preset number in
which the preset position you want to move the camera
to is stored. The camera moves to the preset position
when an alarm occurs by the activity detection function.
Click Activity detection to display the Activity
detection setting page. (See “Setting the Activity
Detection Function — Activity detection setting Page”
on page 47.)

The table shows the preset position name and preset
position setting for each preset number.

Programming the Tour — Tour setting Section

You can program up to 16 preset positions so that the
camera moves to multiple preset positions in sequence
(Tour).

Apply/Cancel

See “Buttons common to every setting page” on page

19.

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Setting the Camera Position and Action — Preset position setting Page

Tour name

Select a tour name from among A, B, C, D and E.

Stay time

Type a period of time for which the camera is to stay at
each preset position, between 1 and 3600 seconds.

Pan speed

Select the pan speed from the drop-down list. You can
select the pan speed from 1 to 19 and Fastest. The
camera pans faster with a higher number setting. With
Fastest, the camera pans at the maximum speed.

Tilt speed

Select the tilt speed from the drop-down list. You can
select the tilt speed from 1 to 15 and Fastest. The
camera tilts faster with a higher number setting. With
Fastest, the camera tilts at the maximum speed.

Sequence

Select the preset number 1 to 16 for each of 16 list boxes.
The camera moves to the preset positions stored in the
selected preset numbers in sequence. The sequence of
camera movement starts from the preset position
specified in the upper-left list box to the right, then to the
lower list boxes from left to right. After the preset
position specified in the last list box, the camera returns
to the first preset position. This sequence is cyclical.
To determine the end of the program, select end in a list
box. When the camera reaches the preset position
specified in the list box before the end, it returns to the
first preset position, and the sequence recycles.

Apply/Cancel

See “Buttons common to every setting page” on page

19.

Checking the Tour Settings — Tour table Section

Activating the Tour — Tour selection Section

You can activate the tour according to the schedule.

Selected tour name

Select the tour name A to E you want to activate.
Select none if you do not want to activate any tour or if
you want to stop the tour in action.

Available period

Select the period for which you can activate the tour.

Always: The tour can be activated any time.
Use scheduler: The tour is activated according to the

schedule selected on the Schedule No. menu below.

Schedule No.

When Use scheduler is selected on the Available period
menu, select the schedule you want to activate the tour
(program).
Click to select the check box(es) 1 to 6. You can select
multiple schedules.
To check the contents of schedules, click Schedule
check. (See “Setting the Schedule — Schedule setting
Page” on page 46.)

Administrating the Camera

Sequence

Shows the preset numbers in the programmed order for
each tour A to E.

Speed

Shows the stay time, pan speed and tilt speed settings for
each tour.

Resume time on inactivity

Select the tour activity after it has stopped because you
have operated (panned/tilted/zoomed) the camera from
the camera control section or moved the camera to the
preset position by the alarm during the tour in action.
If you select On, specify the wait time before the tour
restarts, between 5 and 600 seconds. The tour restarts
automatically after the specified time has elapsed. If
you select Off, the tour does not restart, and none is
displayed on Selected tour name.

Note

The camera settings (see page 22) you made during the
tour in action may not be valid.

Setting the Camera Position and Action — Preset position setting Page

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Sending Images to FTP
Server

— FTP client setting Page

When you click FTP client on the Administrator menu,
the FTP client setting page appears.
Use this page to set up for capturing and sending still
images to an FTP server. You can capture a still image
at the moment when a trigger occurs by an external
sensor input, the built-in activity detection function or a
manual trigger button, or capture sequenced still images
before and after the trigger. The captured still image(s)
is sent to the FTP server (FTP client function). You can
also send still images periodically.

FTP server name

Type the FTP server name to upload still images up to 64
characters, or the IP address of the FTP server.

User name

Type the user name for the FTP server.

Password

Type the password for the FTP server.

Re-type password

To confirm the password, type the same characters as
you typed in the Password box.

Remote path

Type the path to the destination up to 64 characters.

Activating/Deactivating the FTP

Administrating the Camera

Client Function
— FTP client usage setting Page

To activate the FTP client function, select Use FTP
client function and click OK. The FTP client setting

page appears.
When you do not use the FTP client function, select Do
not use FTP client function and click OK.

Notes

• The frame rate and operability on the main viewer
page may decrease while a file is being transmitted by
the FTP client function.

• If the camera is installed on a desk top, the sent still
image is upside down.

Image file name

Type the basic file name you want to assign to the
images when sending to the FTP server. You can use up
to 6 alphanumeric, - (hyphen) and _ (underscore) for
naming.

Suffix

Select the suffix to add to the file name.
None: No suffix is added. The basic file name is

assigned to the image to be sent to the FTP server.

Date/Time: The date/time suffix is added to the file

name.
The date/time suffix consists of lower two-digits of
year (2 digits), month (2 digits), date (2 digits), hour
(2 digits), minute (2 digits), second (2 digits) and
consecutive number (2 digits), thus 14-digit number
is added to the file name.

Sequence number: A consecutive number is added to

the basic file name. A number of up to 10 digits
between 0000000000 and 4294967295 is added to
the file name.

Setting the FTP Client Function — FTP client setting Page

Tip

When the Mode menu is set to Alarm, the type of alarm
and the capture timing to the alarm are added to the
suffix.
Type of alarm: S1 (Sensor 1), S2 (Sensor 2), S3 (Sensor

3), AD (Activity Detection)
Capture timing: PR (Pre-alarm), JT (Just alarm), PT
(Post-alarm)

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Sending Images to FTP Server — FTP client setting Page

Sequence No. clear

Click Apply to reset the Sequence number suffix to 0.

Mode

Select the mode of the FTP client function.

Manual: Sends still images to the FTP server manually.

After selecting Manual, click OK. The FTP client
function mode is set to Manual.
In this mode, when you click the (Trigger)
button on the main viewer page, a still image is
captured and sent to the FTP server. (See
“Controlling the Application Manually” on page 14.)

Alarm: Sends still images to the FTP server by

synchronizing with an external sensor input or the
built-in activity detection function. When you select
Alarm, the Alarm mode setting section appears (see
page 35).

Note

If the Suffix menu is set to None, you cannot select
the Alarm mode. When you want to use the Alarm
mode, set the Suffix menu to Date/Time or

Sequence number.

Periodical sending: Sends still images to the FTP

server periodically. When you select Periodical
sending, the Periodical sending mode setting section

appears (see page 35).

Back/OK

See “Buttons common to every setting page” on page

19.

detection. The Activity detection setting page
appears (see page 47).

Available period

Select the period for which the selected alarm mode is
available.

Always: The selected alarm mode is available any time.
Use scheduler: The selected alarm mode is available

according to the schedule selected in Schedule No.
below.

Schedule No.

When Use scheduler is selected on the Available period
menu, select the schedule you want the selected alarm
mode being available.
Click to select the check box(es) 1 to 6. You can select
multiple schedules.
To check the contents of schedules, click Schedule
check. (See “Setting the Schedule — Schedule setting
Page” on page 46.)

Alarm buffer configuration

Click Alarm buffer to display the Alarm buffer setting
page.
For details, see “Setting the Alarm Buffer — Alarm
buffer setting Page” on page 45.

Note

Administrating the Camera

Alarm mode setting Section

Alarm

Select the alarm to link the FTP client function. If the
selected alarm is detected, the still images before and
after the alarm are captured sequentially and sent to the
FTP server.
Sensor 1: External sensor connected to sensor input 1 of

the camera I/O port

Sensor 2: External sensor connected to sensor input 2 of

the camera I/O port

Sensor 3: External sensor connected to sensor input 3 of

the camera I/O port

Activity detection: The activity detection function built

in the camera
To set the activity detection function, click Activity

If an alarm occurs during the Alarm buffer processing,
that alarm is ignored.

Digest viewer

If you select On, an HTML file (.html) and a Java Script
file (.js) are added each time the selected alarm is
detected.
When you open the added HTML file using a general
browser, the digest viewer runs and you can view the
still pictures in the alarm buffer in sequence (quasi­animation).
See “Operating the Digest Viewer” on page 36.

Periodical sending mode setting Section

Interval time

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).

Sending Images to FTP Server — FTP client setting Page

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Note

The actual interval may be longer than the set value,
depending on the image size and the network
environments.

Available period

Select the period for which the periodical sending mode
is available.
Always: The periodical sending mode is available any

time.

Use scheduler: The periodical sending mode is

available according to the schedule selected in
Schedule No. below.

Schedule No.

When Use scheduler is selected on the Available period
menu, select the schedule you want the perdiodical
sending mode being available.

Administrating the Camera

Click to select the check box(es) 1 to 6. You can select
multiple schedules.
To check the contents of schedules, click Schedule
check. (See “Setting the Schedule — Schedule setting
Page” on page 46.)

Image view size

Select the image size to be displayed on the digest
viewer from among the following: Auto, 160 × 120, 320
× 240, 640 × 480
When you select Auto, the image is displayed in the size
specified with the Image size menu on the Camera
setting page (see page 22).

Play speed

Select the play speed from 1 to 5. 5 is the highest speed.

Note

Whether you can play the image at a high speed depends
on the performance of your computer. You may need to
select a lower speed.

Play

Click this button to start playing. Playing stops when the
last still image is displayed.

Next

When a still image is displayed, click this button to
display the next numbered still image.

Operating the Digest Viewer

If you download the HTML file, the Java Script file and
the JPEG image files to your computer and open HTML
file using a general browser, the digest viewer is
displayed on the screen.

Digest viewer

Prev (previous)

When a still image is displayed, click this button to
display the previous numbered still image.

Still

Click this button to stop playing temporarily.

Stop

Click to stop playing. The still image of number 1 is
displayed.

Number

Displays the consecutive still image number.

Date

Displays the date and time when the image is captured.

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Sending Images to FTP Server — FTP client setting Page

Downloading Images
from the Camera

— FTP server setting Page

When you click FTP server on the Administrator menu,
the FTP server setting page appears.
Use this page to set up for the FTP server function which
finds a specified still image file stored in the built-in
memory of the camera (about 8 MB) or the ATA
memory card inserted into the PC card slot, or download
the still image file from the card.

Activating/Deactivating the FTP Server Function — FTP server usage setting Page

Setting the FTP Server Function — FTP server setting Page

You can register up to 10 user names and passwords to
allow logging in the camera using the FTP client
software of the computer.

Administrating the Camera

To activate the FTP server function, select Use FTP
server function and click OK. The FTP server setting

page appears.
When you do not use the FTP server function, select Do
not use FTP server function and click OK.

Notes

• The frame rate and operability on the main viewer
page may decrease when the FTP server function is
used.

• Deactivate the FTP server function before removing
the ATA memory card or turning off the power of the
camera with the ATA memory card inserted.

Built-in memory

Displays the free space of the built-in memory of the
camera.

A-slot (adrv)/B-slot (bdrv)

Displays the type of the PC card inserted into the PC
card slot and its free card space. The PC card slot located
on the lens side is “A-slot,” and that on the camera
bottom side is “B-slot.”

Selected root directory

Select from the drop-down list, the directory under
which the image file you want to find or download is
stored.

Built-in memory: Built-in memory of the camera
ATA memory card (A-slot): ATA memory card

inserted into A slot of the camera

ATA memory card (B-slot): ATA memory card

inserted into B slot of the camera

User ID

Type a user name between 4 and 16 characters.

Password

Type a password between 4 and 16 characters.

Re-type password

To confirm the password, type the same characters as
you typed in the Password box.

Back/OK

See “Buttons common to every setting page” on page

19.

Downloading Images from the Camera — FTP server setting Page

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Sending an Image via E­mail

When you click SMTP on the Administrator menu, the
SMTP setting page appears.
Use this page to set up for the SMTP function that can
capture and send a still image attached to an E-mail. You
can capture a still image at the moment when a trigger
occurs by an external sensor input, the built-in activity
detection function or a manual trigger button. The
captured still image is sent as an atttachment of the E­mail. You can also send a still image periodically.

— SMTP setting Page

SMTP server name

Type the SMTP server name up to 64 characters, or the
IP address of the SMTP server.

Recipient e-mail address

Type the recipient E-mail address up to 64 characters.
You can specify up to three recipient E-mail addresses.

Administrator e-mail address

Type the Administrator e-mail address up to 64
characters.
This address is used for reply mail and sending error
messages from the camera.

Activating/Deactivating the SMTP
Function — SMTP usage setting

Subject

Type the subject/title of the E-mail up to 64 characters.

Page

Message

Administrating the Camera

To activate the SMTP function, select Use SMTP
function and click OK. The SMTP setting page

appears.
When you do not use the SMTP function, select Do not
use SMTP function and click OK.

Notes

• The frame rate and operability on the main viewer
page may decrease while an image file is being
transmitted via an E-mail.

• If the camera is installed on a desk top, the sent still
image is upside down.

Setting the SMTP Function — SMTP setting Page

Type the text of the E-mail up to 384 characters. (A line
break is equivalent to 2 characters.)

Image file name

Type the basic file name you want to assign to the image
to attach an E-mail. You can use up to 6 alphanumeric,

- (hyphen) and _ (underscore) for naming.

Suffix

Select the suffix to add to the file name.
None: No suffix is added. The basic file name is

assigned to the image to be sent via an E-mail.

Date/Time: The date/time suffix is added to the file

name.
The date/time suffix consists of lower two-digits of
year (2 digits), month (2 digits), date (2 digits), hour
(2 digits), minute (2 digits) and second (2 digits) ,
thus 12-digit number is added to the file name.

Sequence number: A consecutive number is added to

the basic file name. A number of up to 10 digits
between 0000000000 and 4294967295 is added to
the file name.

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Sending an Image via E-mail — SMTP setting Page

Sequence No. clear

Click Apply to reset the Sequence number suffix to 0.

Mode

Select the mode of the SMTP function.

Manual: Sends a still image attached to an E-mail

manually. After selecting Manual, click OK. The
SMTP function mode is set to Manual.
In this mode, when you click the (Trigger)
button on the main viewer page, a still image is

captured and sent via an E-mail. (See “Controlling
the Application Manually” on page 14.)

Alarm: Sends a still image via an E-mail by

synchronizing with an external sensor input or the
built-in activity detection function. When you select
Alarm, the Alarm mode setting section appears (see
page 39).

Periodical sending: Sends a still image via an E-mail

periodically. When you select Periodical sending,
the Periodical sending mode setting section appears
(see page 39).

Back/OK

See “Buttons common to every setting page” on page

19.

Alarm mode setting Section

Use scheduler: The alarm mode is available according

to the schedule selected on the Schedule No. menu
below.

Schedule No.

When Use scheduler is selected on the Available period
menu, select the schedule you want the alarm mode
being available.
Click to select the check box(es) 1 to 6. You can select
multiple schedules.
To check the contents of schedules, click Schedule
check. (See “Setting the Schedule — Schedule setting
Page” on page 46.)

Periodical sending mode setting Section

Administrating the Camera

Interval time

Type the interval at which you want to send an E-mail
with a still image periodically. You can set the hour (H)
and minutes (M) between 30 minutes and 24 hours (one
day).

Alarm

Select the alarm to link the SMTP function. If the
selected alarm is detected, a still image is captured and
sent via an E-mail.
Sensor 1: External sensor connected to sensor input 1 of

the camera I/O port

Sensor 2: External sensor connected to sensor input 2 of

the camera I/O port

Sensor 3: External sensor connected to sensor input 3 of

the camera I/O port

Activity detection: The activity detection function built

in the camera.

To set the activity detection function, click Activity
detection. The Activity detection setting page appears
(see page 47).

Note

The image that can be attached to an E-mail is the one
captured at the moment when an alarm is input. If the
next alarm occurs while the captured image is being
processed, that alarm is ignored.

Available period

Select the period for which the alarm mode is available.
Always: The alarm mode is available any time.

Available period

Select the period for which the periodical sending mode
is available.
Always: The periodical sending mode is available any

time.

Use scheduler: The periodical sending mode is

available according to the schedule selected on the
Schedule No. menu below.

Schedule No.

When Use scheduler is selected on the Available period
menu, select the schedule you want the perdiodical
sending mode being available.
Click to select the check box(es) 1 to 6. You can select
multiple schedules.
To check the contents of schedules, click Schedule
check. (See “Setting the Schedule — Schedule setting
Page” on page 46.)

Sending an Image via E-mail — SMTP setting Page

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Setting the Alarm Out 1
or 2

— Alarm out 1 or 2 setting Page

appears. Click the button, and the Camera setting
page appears and you can set the Day/Night function
(see page 25).
In the Night mode, the relay corresponding to the
alarm out 1 is short-circuited. In the Day mode, it is
open.

When you click Alarm out 1 on the Administrator
menu, the Alarm out 1 setting page appears. When you
click Alarm out 2 on the Administrator menu, the
Alarm out 2 setting page appears.
Use these pages to set up for the Alarm out function that
controls the alarm out 1 or alarm out 2 of the I/O port
located on the rear the camera. You can control the
alarm out when a trigger occurs by an external sensor
input, the built-in activity detection function, a manual
trigger button, the Day/Night function or the timer.
The setting items for alarm out 1 and alarm out 2 are the
same. This section explains how to set alarm out 1 as an
example.

Administrating the Camera

Alarm: Controls alarm out 1 by synchronizing with an

external sensor input or the built-in activity detection
function. When you select Alarm, the Alarm mode
setting section appears (see page 40).

Timer: Controls alarm out 1 by the timer. When you

select Timer, the Timer mode setting section appears
(see page 41).

Alarm mode setting Section

Activating/Deactivating the Alarm Out 1 Function — Alarm out 1 usage setting Page

Alarm

Select the alarm to link the alarm out 1 function. If the
selected alarm is detected, the alarm out 1 status

To activate the Alarm out 1 function, select Use alarm
out 1 function and click OK. The Alarm out 1 setting
page appears.
When you do not use the Alarm out 1 function, select Do
not use alarm out 1 function and click OK.

Setting the Alarm Out 1 Function — Alarm out 1 setting Page

changes.
Sensor 1: External sensor connected to sensor input 1 of

the camera I/O port

Sensor 2: External sensor connected to sensor input 2 of

the camera I/O port

Sensor 3: External sensor connected to sensor input 3 of

the camera I/O port

Activity detection: The activity detection function built

in the camera.
To set the activity detection function, click Activity
detection. The Activity detection setting page
appears (see page 47).

Mode

Select the mode of the Alarm out 1 function.

Manual: Controls the alarm out 1 manually.

In this mode, you can short-circuit and open the
alarm out 1 by clicking the (Trigger) button on
the main viewer page. (See “Controlling the
Application Manually” on page 14.)

Day/Night: Controls alarm out 1 by synchronizing with

the Day/Night function of the camera. When you
select Day/Night, the Day/Night setting button

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Setting the Alarm Out 1 or 2 — Alarm out 1 or 2 setting Page

Available period

Select the period for which the alarm mode is available.

Always: The alarm mode is available any time.
Use scheduler: The alarm mode is available according

to the schedule selected on the Schedule No. menu
below.

Schedule No.

When Use scheduler is selected on the Available period
menu, select the schedule you want the alarm mode
being available.
Click to select the check box(es) 1 to 6. You can select
multiple schedules.

To check the contents of schedules, click Schedule
check. (See “Setting the Schedule — Schedule setting
Page” on page 46.)

Alarm duration

Select the duration for which the alarm output is short­circuited between 1 and 60 sec.

Timer mode setting Section

Schedule No.

Select the schedule you want to activate the alarm out 1
timer mode.
Click to select the check box(es) 1 to 6. You can select
multiple schedules.
The alarm out 1 is short-circuited at the start time of the
selected schedule, and it switches to open at the end
time.
To check the contents of schedules, click Schedule
check. (See “Setting the Schedule — Schedule setting
Page” on page 46.)

Recording Images in
Memory

— Image memory setting Page

When you click Image memory on the Administrator
menu, the Image memory setting page appears.
Use this page to set up for the image memory function
which captures a still image and records it in the built-in
memory of the camera (about 8 MB) or the ATA
memory card. You can capture a still image at the
moment when a trigger occurs by an external sensor
input, the built-in activity detection function or a manual
trigger button. The captured still image is recorded in
the built-in memory or the ATA memory card. You can
also record a still image periodically.
The recorded image file can be found or downloaded to
the computer using the FTP server function. (See
“Downloading Images from the Camera — FTP server
setting Page” on page 37.)

Activating/Deactivating the Image
Memory Function — Image memory

Administrating the Camera

usage setting Page

Built-in memory

Displays the free space of the built-in memory of the
camera.

A-slot/B-slot

Displays the type of the PC card inserted into the PC
card slot and its free card space. The PC card slot located
on the lens side is “A-slot,” and that on the camera
bottom side is “B-slot.”

Use image memory function/Do not use
image memory function

To activate the Image memory function, select Use
image memory function and click OK. The Image

memory setting page appears.
When you do not use the Image memory function, select
Do not use image memory function and click OK.

Recording Images in Memory — Image memory setting Page

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Memory

Select the memory you want to store the image to, from
the drop-down list.
Built-in memory: Built-in memory of the camera

(about 8 MB)

ATA memory card (A-slot): ATA memory card

inserted into A slot of the camera

ATA memory card (B-slot): ATA memory card

inserted into B slot of the camera

Notes

• The image recorded in the built-in memory will be
erased when the power of the camera is turned off.

• The frame rate and operability on the main viewer
page may decrease during image storage.

• If the camera is installed on a desk top, the recorded
still image is upside down.

• Deactivate the image memory function before
removing the ATA memory card or turning off the

Administrating the Camera

power of the camera with the ATA memory card
inserted.

Recording an Image in the Selected Memory — Image memory setting Page

consecutive number (2 digits), thus 14-digit number
is added to the file name.

Sequence number: A consecutive number is added to

the basic file name. A number of up to 10 digits
between 0000000000 and 4294967295 is added to
the file name.

Tip

When the Mode menu is set to Alarm, the type of alarm
and the capture timing to the alarm are added to the
suffix.
Type of alarm: S1 (Sensor 1), S2 (Sensor 2), S3 (Sensor

3), AD (Activity Detection)
Capture timing: PR (Pre-alarm), JT (Just alarm), PT
(Post-alarm)

Sequence No. clear

Click Apply to reset the Sequence number suffix to 0.

Overwrite

Select if you overwrite the file or not when there is
insufficient memory space to record the image.
Select On to allow overwriting. The oldest file or folder
is overwritten first.
Select Off to prohibit overwriting. In this case, a new
file cannot be stored.

Image file name

Type the basic file name you want to assign to the
images when saving in the memory. You can use up to
6 alphanumeric, - (hyphen) and _ (underscore) for
naming.

Suffix

Select the suffix to add to the file name.
None: No suffix is added. The basic file name is

assigned to the image to be recorded in memory.

Date/Time: The date/time suffix is added to the file

name.
The date/timer suffix consists of lower two-digits of
year (2 digits), month (2 digits), date (2 digits), hour
(2 digits), minute (2 digits), second (2 digits) and

Capacity warning

Select On to send a warning mail to the Administrator
when the built-in memory space is low or the memory is
full due to activation of the image memory function.
Select Off if you do not want to send a warning mail.
If On is selected, the SMTP server name and
Administrator e-mail address menus appear.

SMTP server name

Type the name or IP address of the SMTP server you
want to use for sending the E-mail, up to 64 characters.

Administrator e-mail address

Type the E-mail address of the recipient of the warning
mail (E-mail address of the Administrator), up to 64
characters.

Mode

Select the mode of the Image memory function.

Manual: Records a still image in the selected memory

manually.
In this mode, when you click the (Trigger)
button on the main viewer page, a still image is
captured and recorded in the selected memory. (See
“Controlling the Application Manually” on page 14.)

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Recording Images in Memory — Image memory setting Page

Alarm: Records a still image in the selected memory by

synchronizing with an external sensor input or the
built-in activity detection function. When you select
Alarm, the Alarm mode setting section appears (see
page 43).

Click to select the check box(es) 1 to 6. You can select
multiple schedules.
To check the contents of schedules, click Schedule
check. (See “Setting the Schedule — Schedule setting
Page” on page 46.)

Note

If the Suffix menu is set to None, you cannot select
the Alarm mode. When you want to use the Alarm
mode, set the Suffix menu to Date/Time or

Sequence number.

Periodical recording:Records still images in the

selected memory periodically. When you select
Periodical recording, the Periodical recording
mode setting section appears (see page 43).

Alarm mode setting Section

Alarm

Select the alarm to link the Image memory function. If
the selected alarm is detected, a still image is captured
and recorded in the selected memory.
Sensor 1: External sensor connected to sensor input 1 of

the camera I/O port

Sensor 2: External sensor connected to sensor input 2 of

the camera I/O port

Sensor 3: External sensor connected to sensor input 3 of

the camera I/O port

Activity detection: The activity detection function built

in the camera.
To set the activity detection function, click Activity
detection. The Activity detection setting page
appears (see page 47).

Available period

Select the period for which the alarm mode is available.

Always: The alarm mode is available any time.
Use scheduler: The alarm mode is available according

to the schedule selected in the Schedule No. menu
below.

Schedule No.

When Use scheduler is selected on the Available period
menu, select the schedule you want the alarm mode
being available.

Alarm buffer configuration

Click Alarm buffer to display the Alarm buffer setting
page.
For details, see “Setting the Alarm Buffer — Alarm
buffer setting Page” on page 45.

Note

If an alarm occurs during the Alarm buffer processing,
that alarm is ignored.

Digest viewer

If you select On, an HTML file (.html) and a Java Script
file (.js) are added each time the selected alarm is
detected.
When you open the added HTML file using a general
browser, the digest viewer runs and you can view the
still pictures in the alarm buffer in sequence (quasi­animation).
See “Operating the Digest Viewer” on page 36.

Periodical recording mode setting Section

Interval time

Type the interval at which you want to record an image
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 and the recording
conditions of the ATA memory card.

Available period

Select the period for which the periodical recording
mode is available.
Always: The periodical recording mode is available any

time.

Use scheduler: The periodical recording mode is

available according to the schedule selected in the
Schedule No. menu below.

Administrating the Camera

Recording Images in Memory — Image memory setting Page

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Schedule No.

When Use scheduler is selected on the Available period
menu, select the schedule you want the periodical
recording mode being available.
Click to select the check box(es) 1 to 6. You can select
multiple schedules.
To check the contents of schedules, click Schedule
check. (See “Setting the Schedule — Schedule setting
Page” on page 46.)

Directory Structure of Image Memory

The images are recorded in the memory with the
following directory structure.

ATA memory card (A-slot): Slot A
ATA memory card (B-slot): Slot B
Built-in memory: Drive C

Digest viewer

If you select On, an HTML file (.html) and a Java Script
file (.js) are added every 100 files.
When you open the added HTML file using a general

Each slot or drive has the following directory structure.

Drive root

Date Alarm

Sensor 1

xxxxxxx.jpg
aaaaaa.html
aaaaaa.js

browser, the digest viewer runs and you can view the
still pictures in the alarm buffer in sequence (quasi­animation).

Sensor 2

See “Operating the Digest Viewer” on page 36.

Administrating the Camera

Note

Sensor 3

yyyyyyy.jpg
bbbbbb.html
bbbbbb.js

If the Suffix menu is set to None, you cannot select On.
When you want to use the digest viewer, set the Suffix

ActDet

menu to Date/Time or Sequence number.

Back/OK

See “Buttons common to every setting page” on page

Timer

zzzzzzz.jpg
cccccc.html
cccccc.js

19.

Manual

ddddddd.jpg
eeeeeee.jpg
ffffffff.jpg

A represents a folder created automatically. The
Date folder has a 6-digit folder name consisting of the
lower two digits of year (2 digits), month (2 digits) and
date (2 digits) . The Sensor 1, Sensor 2, Sensor 3 and
Act Det (activity detection) folders correspond to alarm
modes. The Timer folder corresponds to the periodical
recording mode. And, the Manual folder corresponds to
the manual mode.
JPEG image files are stored in each folder. If the digest
viewer is allowed, an HTML file (.html) and a Java
Script file (.js) are created automatically at the time of
each alarm event. For the periodical recording mode, an
HTML file (.html) and a Java Script file (.js) are created
automatically every 100 JPEG image files.

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Recording Images in Memory — Image memory setting Page

Setting the Alarm Buffer

Communicating Data via

— Alarm buffer setting Page

When you click Alarm buffer on the Administrator
menu, the Alarm buffer Setting page appears.
Use this page to set up for the alarm buffer used in the
FTP client function (see page 34) and the Image
memory function (see page 41).

Recording interval

Select the interval (in seconds) at which you want to
record an image in the alarm buffer.
You can select from among the following intervals:
SNC-RZ30N:
1/30, 1/15, 1/10, 1/5, 1/2, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
(seconds)
SNC-RZ30P:
1/25, 1/12, 1/8, 1/5, 1/2, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
(seconds)

Pre-alarm images

Type the number of images to be recorded before
detecting an alarm (Pre-alarm).

Post-alarm images

Type the number of images to be recorded after
detecting an alarm (Post-alarm).

Serial Port

— Serial setting Page

When you click Serial on the Administrator menu, the
Serial setting page appears.
Use this page to set up for the date communication via
the serial interface. You can input data from a computer
via the network to the camera, and output it to an
external serial interface for controlling a peripheral
device, or, vice versa, input data from a peripheral
device to the camera via the external serial interface and
output it to the computer via the network.
Perform the setting to match the peripheral device you
connect to the camera.

Administrating the Camera

Standard

Select the serial standard used to connect a peripheral
device via the serial interface: RS232C or RS485.

Note

If RS485 is selected on the Standard menu, the data
communication is semi-duplex. Connect a peripheral
device supporting semi-duplex communication.

Maximum alarm images

Displays the maximum number of images that can be
recorded in the alarm buffer with the current image size
and image quality.

Note

The number of Maximum alarm images differs
depending on the Image size and Image quality settings
on the Camera setting page.
Check the Maximum alarm images setting and set so
that the total number of Pre-alarm images and Post­alarm images does not exceed the Maximum alarm
images.
If you set both Pre-alarm images and Post-alarm images
to 0, only one image is recorded at the moment when an
alarm is detected.

OK/Cancel

See “Buttons common to every setting page” on page

19.

Setting the Alarm Buffer — Alarm buffer setting Page / Communicating Data via Serial Port — Serial setting Page

Mode

Select the port through which you send and receive data
via the network: HTTP (HTTP Generic Driver) or TCP
(TCP Generic Driver), or select if the camera is
controlled using the VISCA protocol.

HTTP: When you select HTTP, you can realize data

communication by creating an HTML program with
CGI commands embedded in the computer.
For the CGI commands, consult your authorized
Sony dealer.

TCP: When you select TCP, specify the TCP port

number on the TCP Port No. menu, and you can send
and receive data that is input to or output from the
external serial communication port. You can check
the connection to the camera using a DOS command
“telnet [host name] [assigned port number]”.

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VISCA: When you select VISCA, you can control the

camera using the VISCA protocol.
For the command list of the VISCA protocol, consult
your authorized Sony dealer.

Setting the Schedule

— Schedule setting Page

Notes

• When you control the camera via the serial port using
the VISCA protocol, match the communication
settings with those on the connected controller.

• This camera does not support the daisy chain
connection of VISCA devices. Connect the camera
and the controller one for one.

When you click Schedule on the Administrator menu,
the Schedule setting page appears.
Use this page to set up to six schedules used for the
preset position function, Day/Night function, FTP client
function, SMTP function, Alarm out 1 or 2 function and
Image memory function.

TCP port No.

When you select TCP on the Mode menu, type the port
number for the TCP port (TCP Generic Driver). Set a
port number other than Well-Known port numbers (0 to

1023).

Administrating the Camera

Baud rate

Select the communication baud rate for the peripheral
device connected to the serial interface. You can select
from among the following baud rates:
38400, 19200, 9600, 4800, 2400, 1200, 600, 300 (bps)

Parity bit

Select the parity bit for the peripheral device connected
to the serial interface: None, Odd or Even.

Character length

Select the character length for the peripheral device
connected to the serial interface: 7 or 8 (bits).

Schedule No. 1 to Schedule No. 6

For each schedule, specify Start time (hour and minutes)
and End time (hour and minutes), and check the days of
the week that you want to activate the function.

OK/Cancel

Stop bits

Select the stop bit for the peripheral device connected to
the serial interface: 1 or 2 (bits).

See “Buttons common to every setting page” on page

19.

OK/Cancel

See “Buttons common to every setting page” on page

19.

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Setting the Schedule — Schedule setting Page

Setting the Activity
Detection Function

Activity detection setting Page

—

3

Hold down the mouse left button and drag it
diagonally.
The portion marked with a red frame determines the
activity detection working area.
As the default setting, the whole area is set as the
activity detection working area.

When you click Activity detection on the Administrator
menu, the Activity detection setting page appears.
Use this page to set up for the activity detection to link
various applications.

Sensitivity

Select the sensitivity of the activity detection from the
drop-down list. You can select the sensitivity between
Level 1 and Level 9. Level 9 is the maximum
sensitivity.

Note

Before using the activity detection, perform the
operation test to confirm correct operation.

The activity detection may not operate correctly in the
following cases:
– when the Stabilizer menu is set to On on the Camera

setting page

– when the Day/Night function is activated on the

Camera setting page

– while changing a setting on the Camera setting page
– when the Focus mode menu is set to Auto on the

Camera setting page
– while zooming in
– when the object is dark
– when the camera is installed in an unstable place that

causes vibration to the camera

Administrating the Camera

Tip

The Sensitivity of the activity detection means a
proportion of the changed area (pixels) to the whole
activity detection area.

OK/Cancel

See “Buttons common to every setting page” on page

19.

Setting the Activity Detection Area

Set the activity detection working area as follows:

1

Determine the view angle of the camera at which
you want to perform activity detection, using the
pan, tilt and zoom.

2

Click Activity detection on the Administrator
menu.
A still picture is captured and the Activity detection
setting page appears.

Setting the Activity Detection Function — Activity detection setting Page

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Showing the Pop-up

— Pop-up setting Page

When you click Pop-up on the Administrator menu, the
Pop-up setting page appears.
Use this page to set up for displaying a pop-up with your
favorite message on the computers monitoring the
camera image, or for displaying a pop-up automatically
when there is an alarm input.

Administrating the Camera

Manual pop-up text

Type the text to be displayed on a pop-up between 1 and
64 characters.
Click Apply to display the pop-up on all the computers
monitoring the camera.

Alarm pop-up text

Display mode

Select the computer on which you want to display a pop­up when an alarm is input.
Administrator: The pop-up is displayed only on the

computer monitoring the camera image as the
Administrator.

All users: The pop-up is displayed on all the computers

monitoring the camera image.

Sensor 1/Sensor 2/Sensor 3/Activity detection

Select On to show a pop-up when an alarm occurs by the
corresponding sensor. Select Off not to show it.
On each text box, type the text to be displayed on the
pop-up between 1 and 64 characters.

OK/Cancel

See “Buttons common to every setting page” on page

19.

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Showing the Pop-up — Pop-up setting Page

Others

Using the Supplied Setup Program

To connect the camera to a network, you need to assign
a new IP address to the camera when you installed 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 49)

• Using the ARP (Address Resolution Protocol)
commands (see page 51)

This section explains how to assign an IP address to the
camera using the supplied setup program and configure
the network.
The setup program also allows the communication
bandwidth setting and date and time setting.

The program detects the SNC-RZ30 cameras
connected to the local network and lists them on the
Network tab window.

Before starting, connect the camera to a computer or a
local network, referring to “Assigning the IP Address to
the Camera” in the supplied Installation Manual.

Assigning the IP Address Using the Setup Program

1

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

2

Double-click the Setup folder in the CD-ROM
drive.

3

Double-click Setup.exe.

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.

6

Click on the camera you want to assign a new IP
address in the list.
The network settings for the selected camera are
displayed.

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
each box.

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8

Set the primary DNS server address and, if
necessary, secondary DNS server address.

To obtain the DNS server addresses
automatically:
Select Obtain DNS server address automatically.

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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 each box.

Note

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

9

Set the HTTP port number.
Normally select 80 for the HTTP port number. 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.”

11

Confirm that all items are correctly set, then click
OK.
If “Setting OK” is displayed, the IP address is
correctly assigned.

Changing the Communication

2

Click to select the desired bandwidth from the
Setting bandwidth list box.

3

Type the Administrator name and Administrator
password in each box.

4

Click OK.
If "Setting OK" is displayed, the bandwidth setting
is completed.

Setting the Date and Time

You can set the date and time on the camera.

1

Click the Date time tab to display the date/time
setting window.

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Bandwidth

1

Click the Bandwidth control tab to display the
bandwidth setting window.
The current bandwidth is displayed in Current
bandwidth.

2

Click to select the camera you want to set the date
and time for.
You can select multiple cameras and set the date
and time simultaneously.

3

Select the date/time format from the Date time
format drop-down list.

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4

Select the area where the camera is installed from
the Time zone selecting drop-down list.

5

Set the date and time.
You can set the date and time in two ways.

Manual setting

Set the current date and time on the Manual current
date time setting boxes, and click OK. The setting
boxes are for the year (lower two digits), month,
date, hour, minutes and seconds from left to right.

Using the computer’s date and time

The date and time set on the computer is displayed
in the PC current date time setting box.
Click OK on the right to set the camera’s date and
time to the displayed computer's date and time.

Note

Due to the network properties, there may be a slight
difference between the displayed computer's date and
time and those set on the camera.

Rebooting the Camera

Click Reboot on the Network tab to reboot the camera.
It will take about 10 to 20 seconds to reboot.

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 supplied setup program.

Note

Enter the ARP commands within 5 minutes after the
power of the camera is turned on.

1

Open the DOS window on the computer.

2

Enter the IP address and the MAC address of the
camera you want assign a new IP address to, 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 DOS
window, hold down Ctrl and press C.

Reply from 192.168.0.100:bytes=32 time...

You will normally receive the reply after about 5
repetitions of "Request time out."

Note

If you do not receive the reply, check the following:
– Did you enter the ARP commands within 5 minutes

after the camera was turned on?
If not, turn off the camera and restart the operation.

– Is the NETWORK indicator on the camera flashing?

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.

– Do the computer and the camera have the same

network address?
If not, set the same network address on the computer
and the camera.

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Using the SNMP

This unit supports SNMP (Simple Network
Management Protocol). You can read MIB-2 objects
and write some 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 an illegal access using SNMP.
Using CGI commands, you can set community name
and access limitation, reading/writing right, host to send
traps, and some MIB-2 objects. To allow these settings,
you need Level 4 authentication (the right to open the
setting pages).

4 describes the instance of “mib-2.system.

sysContact.0”. This field is used to describe the
information on the administrator of this camera.
Nothing is set at the factory.

5 describes the instance 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 instance of “mib-2.snmpEnable

AuthenTraps.0”. This example shows when “1”
(enable) is set. With this setting, a trap occurs when
there is an Authentication failure. When “2”
(disable) is set, no Authentication failure trap
occurs.

1. Inquiry Commands

You can check the SNMP Agent settings using the
following CGI commands.

<Method>

GET, POST

<Command>

“http://ip_adr/snmpdconf/inquiry.cgi?inqjs=snmp

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(JavaScript parameter format)
http://ip_adr/snmpdconf/inquiry.cgi?inq=snmp
(standard format)

With the above inquiry, you can obtain the following
setting information. The following explains the setting
information using the inqjs=snmp (JavaScript
parameter) format.

var sysDescr=“\“SONY Network Camera SNC­RZ30\”” ...1
var sysObjectIP=“1.3.6.1.4.1.122.8501 ...2
var sysLocation=“\“\”” ...3
var sysContact=“\“\”” ...4
var sysName=“\“\”” ...5
var snmpEnableAuthenTraps=“1” ...6
var community=“public,0.0.0.0,read,1” ...7
var community=“private,192.168.0.101,write,2” ...8
var trap=“public,192.168.0.101.1” ...9

1 describes the instance of “mib-2.system.

sysDescr.0”. You cannot change this parameter.

7 describes the community name and the reading/

writing attributes. This example shows the
identification number “ID=1”, the community
name public, and enables read from any IP address
(0.0.0.0).

8 describes the community name and the reading/

writing attributes, similarly to 7. This example
shows the identification number ID=2, the
community name “private”, and enables “read/
write” by the SNMP request packet from the host
“192.168.0.101”.

9 describes the host name 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”.

2. Setting Commands

The unit supports the following setting commands of
SNMP.

<Method>

GET, POST

<Command>

http://ip_adr/snmpdconf/snmpdconf.cgi?
<parameter>=<value>&<parameter>=...&...

First, perform the settings of the following parameters.

2 describes the instance of “mib-2.system.

sysObjectID.0”. You cannot change this parameter.

3 describes the instance of “mib-2.system.

sysLocation.0”. This field is used to describe the
information on the location of this camera. Nothing
is set at the factory.

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1) sysLocation=<string>
Set the instance of “mib-2.system.sysLocation.0”
in the <string> position. The maximum length of
<string> is 255 characters.

2) sysContact=<string>
Set the instance of “mib-2.system.sysContact.0” in

the <string> position. The maximum length of
<string> is 255 characters.

that by entering the command, the camera enters the
restart mode.

3) sysName=<string>
Set the instance of “mib-2.system.sysName.0” in
the <string> position. The maximum length of
<string> is 255 characters.

SNMP restart command

<Method>

GET, POST

<Command>

http://ip_adr/snmpdconf/snmpdconf.cgi?

4) enaAuthTraps=<value>

snmpd=restart

Set the instance value of “mib-2.snmp.snmp
EnableAuthenTraps.0” in the <string> position.
Type “1” (enable) or “2” (disable) in the <value>
position.

5) community=<ID>,<rwAttr>,
<communityName>,<IpAddressString>
Set the community name and the reading/writing
attributes. <ID> describes the setting identification
number (1 to 8), <rwAttr> describes a character
representing the reading/writing attribute (“r”, “R”,
“w or “W”), <communityName> describes the
community name to be set, and <IpAddressString>
describes the IP address of the host you allow the
access (0.0.0.0 for any host).
Example: To allow reading/writing any host in the

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“private” community and having the ID number
“2”.

community=2,w,private,0.0.0.0

6) trap=<ID>,<communityName>,
<IpAddressString>
Set the host you want 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

private community and the ID number “1”.

rap=1,public,196.168.0.101

7) delcommunity=<ID>
This parameter is used to delete the previous
community setting. <ID> describes the community
setting identification number (1 to 8).

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).

When you have finished changing the SNMP setting
information, check the changed settings using an inquiry
command. If the changed settings are OK, restart the
SNMP using the following CGI command. Be careful

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