Sony SNC-Z20P, SNC-Z20N User Manual

Network Camera

3-796-928-12 (1)

User’s Guide

Software Version 1.0

SNC-Z20N/Z20P

© 2003 Sony Corporation

Owner's Record

The model and serial numbers are located on the top.
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

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

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

The SNC-Z20P automatically detects the power.
Use a power supply which complies with the safety
regulation of the country where the unit is used, or IEEE

802.3af applied POWER OVER LAN.

For customers in the U.S.A. (SNC-Z20N
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:

This symbol is intended to alert the user to
the presence of uninsulated “dangerous
voltage” within the product’s enclosure
that may be of sufficient magnitude to
constitute a risk of electric shock to
persons.

This symbol is intended to alert the user to
the presence of important operating and
maintenance (servicing) instructions in the
literature accompanying the appliance.

Power Supply

Caution for U.S.A. and Canada

The SNC-Z20N operates on 24V AC, 12V DC or
POWER OVER LAN.
The SNC-Z20N automatically detects the power
Use a Class 2 power supply which is UL Listed (in the
U.S.A.) or CSA-certified (in Canada), or IEEE 802.3af
applied POWER OVER LAN.

– 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.

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

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

Caution for other countries

The SNC-Z20P operates on 24V AC, 12V DC or
POWER OVER LAN.

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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

Declaration of Conformity

Trade Name: SONY
Model No: SNC-Z20N
Responsible Party: Sony Electronics Inc.
Address: 680 Kinderkamack Road, Oradell,

NJ 07649 USA

Telephone No: 201-930-6972

Voor de klanten in Nederland

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

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

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

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

NOTICE TO USERS

© 2003 Sony Corporation. All rights reserved. This
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part, may not be reproduced, translated or reduced to
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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 ....................................... 9

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

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

Controlling the Monitor Image .......................... 10

Operating the Camera from the Image Control

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

Zooming ........................................................... 11

Focusing ........................................................... 11

Operating the Camera from the

Monitor Image ..................................................... 12

Zooming Using the Center Wheel

of the Mouse ...................................................12

Zooming Using the Zoom Bar ......................... 12

Controlling the Application Manually .............. 12

Sending a Still Image File to an FTP Server .... 12

Sending a Still Image via E-mail ..................... 12

Recording a Still Image on an ATA Memory Card

or the Built-in Memory of the Camera ........... 13

Controlling Alarm Output ................................ 13

Selecting the Day/Night Mode ......................... 13

Capturing a Monitor Image ............................... 13

Operating the Camera Using a
Pocket PC

Logging in to Homepage — Welcome Page ......14

Configuration of Main Viewer Page .................. 15

Monitor Image Section ..................................... 15

Image Control Section ..................................... 15

Administrating the Camera

Configuration of Administrator Menu Page .....16

Configuring the System — System setting Page 17

System setting Section ......................................17

Date time setting Section ..................................19

Initialization Section .........................................20

Setting the Camera

— Camera setting Page .......................................20

Camera setting Section .....................................20

Day/Night setting Section .................................23

Camera control mode setting Section ...............24

Configuring the Network

— Network setting Page ......................................24

Wired LAN setting Section ...............................24

Wireless LAN setting Section ...........................25

HTTP port setting Section ................................26

Notifying the IP Address

— Dynamic IP address notification Section ...27

Setting the User

— User setting Page .............................................28

Setting the Security

— Security setting Page .......................................29

Activating/Deactivating the Security Function

— Security usage setting Page .......................29

Setting the Security Function

—Securing setting Page ..................................29

Sending Images to FTP Server

— FTP client setting Page ...................................30

Activating/Deactivating the FTP Client Function

— FTP client usage setting Page ....................30

Setting the FTP Client Function

— FTP client setting Page ..............................30

Alarm mode setting Section .............................31

Periodical sending mode setting Section ..........32

Operating the Digest Viewer ............................33

Downloading Images from the Camera

— FTP server setting Page ..................................34

Activating/Deactivating the FTP Server Function

— FTP server usage setting Page ...................34

Setting the FTP Server Function

— FTP server setting Page .............................34

Sending an Image via E-mail

— SMTP setting Page ..........................................35

Activating/Deactivating the SMTP Function

— SMTP usage setting Page ..........................35

Setting the SMTP Function

— SMTP setting Page ....................................35

Alarm mode setting Section .............................36

Periodical sending mode setting Section ..........36

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Table of Contents

Setting the Alarm Out 1 or 2

— Alarm out 1 or 2 setting Page ........................37

Activating/Deactivating the Alarm Out 1 Function

— Alarm out 1 usage setting Page ................. 37

Setting the Alarm Out 1 Function

— Alarm out 1 setting Page ........................... 37

Alarm mode setting Section ............................. 37

Timer mode setting Section ..............................38

Recording Images in Memory

— Image memory setting Page ...........................38

Activating/Deactivating the Image

Memory Function

— Image memory usage setting Page ............38

Recording an Image in the Selected Memory

— Image memory setting Page ...................... 39

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

Periodical recording mode setting Section ....... 40

Directory Structure of Image Memory ............. 41

Setting the Alarm Buffer

— Alarm buffer setting Page ..............................42

Communicating Data via Serial Port

— Serial setting Page ...........................................42

Setting the Schedule

— Schedule setting Page .....................................43

Setting the Activity Detection Function

— Activity detection setting Page ...................... 44

Setting the Activity Detection Area .................44

Showing the Pop-up

— Pop-up setting Page ........................................ 45

Others

Using the Supplied Setup Program .................... 46

Assigning the IP Address Using the Setup

Program ..........................................................46

Changing the Communication Bandwidth ....... 47

Setting the Date and Time ................................48

Rebooting the Camera ...................................... 48

Assigning the IP Address to the Camera Using

ARP Commands ..................................................49

Using the SNMP ...................................................49

1. Inquiry Commands ...................................... 49

2. Setting Commands ......................................50

Storing an HTML File in the Built-in Flash

Memory ................................................................51

Index .....................................................................54

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 SNC­Z20N/Z20P 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. Use Internet Explorer as the Web browser. For
setting the camera, see “Administrating the Camera” on
page 16.

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-Z20
is displayed.

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.

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.

Operating the Camera

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Click to select the viewer.
You can select the viewer from among Java applet
viewer, ActiveX 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).

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 28).

Note

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

Logging in to Homepage — Welcome Page

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The welcome page is changed to that for
Administrator.

Operating the Camera

enabled (requires restart). Then restart Internet
Explorer.

When Microsoft VM is not installed

Install Java VM of Sun Microsystems, Inc. Download
Java VM from Sun HomePage, and install it following
the instructions on the installer. Then select Tool from
the menu bar of Internet Explorer, and select Internet
Option and the Advanced tab in sequence. Check Java
(Sun), and restart Internet Explorer.

ActiveX viewer

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.

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Select the viewer.
You can select the viewer from among Java applet
viewer, ActiveX 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 16).

Home

Click to return to the normal welcome page.

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.

Tip

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

About Viewers

You can select one of the following three viewers.

Java applet viewer

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 the ActiveX viewer.

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

When you are going to activate Java on the
computer with Microsoft VM installed

Select Tool from the menu bar of Internet Explorer, then
select Internet Option and the Advanced tab in
sequence, and check JIT compiler for virtual machine

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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

Capture
Captures a still image shot by the camera and stores it in
the computer. (See “Capturing a Monitor Image” on
page 13.)

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 12.)
User access right Level 3 or Level 4 is required for this
function.

Setting
Displays the Administrator menu. (See “Configuration
of Administrator Menu Page” on page 16.)
User access right Level 4 is required for this function.

Operating the Camera

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 28).

Control
Displays the camera control parts on the image control
section. (See “Operating the Camera from the Image
Control Section” on page 11.)
User access right Level 2 to Level 4 is required for this
function.

Home

Displays the Welcome page.

Image Control Section

Camera control parts

Trigger control parts

Frame rate

Selects the frame rate to transmit images.
See “Selecting the frame rate” on page 10.

Configuration of Main Viewer Page

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View size

Selects the image size to be displayed.
See “Selecting the view size” on page 10.

Controlling the Monitor Image

Camera control parts

These parts are displayed when you click Control on the
menu section. You can operate the camera using these
parts.
See “Operating the Camera from the Image Control

Operating the Camera

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 12.

Monitor Image Section

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-Z20N:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 15, 20, 25, Fastest
SNC-Z20P:
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-Z20N and
25 FPS for the SNC-Z20P.

The image shot by the camera is shown here.
Click Control on the menu section to allow zooming of
the camera from the monitor image.
See “Operating the Camera from the Monitor Image” on
page 12.

Zoom Bar

The zoom bar is displayed when you click Control on
the menu section. You can operate the zoom using the
zoom bar.
See “Zooming Using the Zoom Bar” on page 12.

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 20).

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Controlling the Monitor Image

Operating the Camera 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 28).

About the zoom range

When the Zoom mode menu on the Camera setting page
is set to Full (see page 22), you can operate high­magnification zoom, optical zoom of × 18 and electronic
zoom of × 12, giving × 216 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 × 18 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.

Operating the Camera

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

Image control section (camera control parts)

Zooming

Click to zoom out.

CIick to zoom in.

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 24). When you have changed 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
is set to Optical only, clicking this button operates the
electronic ×2 zoom.
The button name changes to 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.

Focusing

The focus is automatically adjusted when the Focus
mode menu on the Camera setting page is set to Auto
(see page 22). 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 24). When you have changed
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
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.

Operating the Camera from the Image Control Section

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Operating the Camera

Controlling the

from the Monitor Image

You can operate 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).

Operating the Camera

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

Zooming Using the Center Wheel of

Application Manually

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 28).

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

Image control section (trigger control parts)

the Mouse

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

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

Sending a Still Image File to an FTP

Zooming Using the Zoom Bar

You can operate the optical zoom (×1 to ×18) and the
electronic zoom (×1 to ×12) using the zoom bar
displayed under the monitor image.

×1

×1

Click to zoom in to the TELE end (×18).
Click to zoom in to the TELE end (×216 with the

optical and electronic zoom).
Click to zoom out to the WIDE end (×1).

When you click on the zoom bar, the camera zooms in
or out corresponding to the clicked position, and
moves to the clicked position.

Notes

• When the Zoom mode menu on the Camera setting
page is set to Optical only, only the optical zoom bar
appears.

• 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
zoom bar.

Optical zoom

Optical and electronic zoom

×18

×1

Electronic
zoom

×12

×216

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.
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 30.

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 35.

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Operating the Camera from the Monitor Image / Controlling the Application Manually

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 38.

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 37.

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 23.

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

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-Z20 is
displayed.

2

Tap to select the viewer.

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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 zooming is not
operative.
The name of the button changes to Start.

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

Tap to zoom in.

Tao to zoom out.

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Image control sectionMonitor image section

Monitor Image Section

If you set the Image size menu on the Camera setting
page to 160 × 120 (see page 20), a higher frame rate is
obtained with the Pocket PC.

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 22).

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.

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 24.

User

Displays the User setting page.
See “Setting the User — User setting Page” on page 28.

Security

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

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

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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

FTP client

Displays the FTP client setting page.
See “Sending Images to FTP Server — FTP client
setting Page” on page 30.

FTP server

Displays the FTP server setting page.
See “Downloading Images from the Camera — FTP
server setting Page” on page 34.

SMTP

Displays the SMTP setting page.
See “Sending an Image via E-mail — SMTP setting
Page” on page 35.

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 37.

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 37.

Image memory

Displays the Image memory setting page.
See “Recording Images in Memory — Image memory
setting Page” on page 38.

System

Displays the System setting page.
See “Configuring the System — System setting Page”
on page 17.

Camera

Displays the Camera setting page.
See “Setting the Camera — Camera setting Page” on
page 20.

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Configuration of Administrator Menu Page

Alarm buffer

Displays the Alarm buffer setting page.
See “Setting the Alarm Buffer — Alarm buffer setting
Page” on page 42.

Serial

Displays the Serial setting page.
See “Communicating Data via Serial Port — Serial
setting Page” on page 42.

Schedule

Displays the Schedule setting page.
See “Setting the Schedule — Schedule setting Page” on
page 43.

Configuring the System

— System setting Page

Activity detection

Displays the Activity detection setting page.
See “Setting the Activity Detection Function — Activity
detection setting Page” on page 44.

Pop-up

Displays the Pop-up setting page.
See “Showing the Pop-up — Pop-up setting Page” on
page 45.

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.

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

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Default frame rate

Select the initial frame rate which is selected when you
log in the camera and display the main viewer page.
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-Z20N:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 15, 20, 25, Fastest
SNC-Z20P:
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-Z20N and
25 FPS for the SNC-Z20P.

Note

To update the main viewer page for the changed setting,

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click Refresh of the browser.

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 that you have
created using the CGI commands of the camera. Store
the created HTML file in the recommended ATA
memory card and insert the card into the PC card slot of
the camera, or store the HTML file in the built-in flash
memory using the Custom Homepage Installer included
in the supplied CD-ROM.

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. Or, store the HTML
file in the built-in flash memory using the Custom
Homepage Installer included in the supplied CD­ROM.
For use of the Custom Homepage Installer, see
page 51.

A-slot (adrv)

Displays the type of the PC card inserted into the PC
card slot and its free card space.

Flash memory (ddrv)

Displays the file size stored in the built-in flash memory.

Exclusive control mode.

Limits the operation of the camera
If you select Off, multiple users can operate the camera
at the same time. The operation by the user accessed
later has priority.
If you select On, only one user can operate 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.

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

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

3

Select /adrv/ when using the ATA memory card, or
/ddrv/ from the drop-down list when using the

built-in flash memory.

4

Type the path of the homepage in the text box up to
64 characters.

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Access log

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

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.

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.

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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Initialization Section

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.

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 “snc­z20.cfg.”

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

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according to the loaded data and restarted.

Note

The IP address setting in the Wired LAN setting section
(see page 24) on the Network setting page and the IP
address setting in the Wireless LAN setting section (see
page 25) cannot be set.

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-Z20 will be rebooted. 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.

Image size

Select the size of the image to be transmitted to the
computer.
You can select from among the following options.
SNC-Z20N:

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

SNC-Z20P:

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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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

(approx.)

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

Image Flip

You can display the image flipped vertically on the
computer.
When you install the camera upside down, select On to
view the image in correct way.

Click Area setting to display the Area setting page.

Select mode

Select the image trimming mode.

Base on the image center: The image is trimmed using

the center of the image as the reference point. This
setting is recommended when you perform zooming.

Random: The image is trimmed as you specify. This

setting is recommended when you fix zooming.

To trim an image

1

Set the Image size menu to 736 × 480 or 640 × 480
for the SNC-Z20N, or 736 × 544 or 640 × 480 for
the SNC-Z20P.

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Note

When On is selected, the composite video signal output
from the video output connector (BNC connector) on the
rear of the camera is also flipped.

Image

Select Color or Monochrome.

Area setting

When the image size is 736 × 480 or 640 × 480 for the
SNC-Z20N, or 736 × 544 or 640 × 480 for the SNC­Z20P, 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.

2

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

3

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

4

Select the image trimming mode with the Select
mode menu, and specify the trimming portion.

When Based on the image center is selected:

Click on the still image. The red frame that appears
when you clicked indicates the trimming portion.

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The trimming portion is determined as shown
below:

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

Still image

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.

Full auto: Adjusts the exposure automatically using the

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

Red trimming
frame

Center of the
still image

Clicked point

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

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When Random is selected:

Click the left button of the mouse on the still image
and drag it diagonally. The red frame that appears
as you drag indicates the trimming portion.

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

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.

corner.

Shutter

Zoom mode

Select the zoom mode.
Select Full to operate the optical zoom of × 18 and the
electronic zoom of × 12, giving × 216 in total. The
electronic zoom will operate after the optical zoom.
Select Optical only to operate the optical zoom of × 18
only. In this case, you can use an electronic zoom of × 2
by clicking the DZOOM × 2 button on the main viewer
page. To cancel the electronic zoom, click the DZOOM
× 1 button. (See “Zooming” on page 11.)

Select the electronic shutter speed from among the
following:
SNC-Z20N:

1/10000, 1/6000, 1/4000, 1/3000, 1/2000, 1/1500,
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-Z20P:

1/10000, 1/6000, 1/3500, 1/3000, 1/2500, 1/1750,
1/1250, 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).

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 11.)

White balance mode

Select the white balance mode.
You can select from among Auto, Indoor, Outdoor,
One push WB, ATW and Manual.

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Iris

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

F1.4, 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, 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

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)

Saturation

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

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.

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.

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.)

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.

Zoom Position

Click Store to store the current zooming position in the
memory of the camera. When the power is turned on
next time, the stored zooming position is recalled.

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 12).

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.

Tip

If the Focus mode menu is set to Manual, the ONE
PUSH AF function automatically operates when the
Day mode and the Night mode are switched.

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 43.)

OK/Cancel

See “Buttons common to every setting page” on page

17.

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Camera control mode setting Section

You can set the operation mode for zooming using the
TELE and WIDE buttons (see page 11), and for manual
focusing using the NEAR and FAR buttons (see
page 11).

Configuring the Network

— 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

Mode

Select the operation mode of the mouse.

Normal: When you click the mouse button, the camera

starts zooming operation, or the focus adjustment
starts, and the operation/adjustment continues while

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you hold down the mouse button. To stop the
operation/adjustment, release the mouse button.

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

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

Zoom: Select the camera transition level from 1 to 10

by clicking the TELE or WIDE button for zooming
(see page 11). 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 11). Selecting 10 gives
the maximum transition level.

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.

camera through the Ethernet.

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.

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.

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Default gateway

Type the default gateway.

MAC address

Displays the MAC address of the camera.

Primary DNS

Type the IP address of the primary DNS server.

Secondary DNS

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

Bandwidth control

Limits the data communication bandwidth 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

17.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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Primary DNS

Type the IP address of the primary DNS server.

Secondary DNS

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

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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.

HTTP port setting Section

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

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.

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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.

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:

Example: when HTTP port No. is set to 8000

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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Configuring the Network — Network setting Page

Notifying the IP Address — 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
(Wired LAN settings and Wireless LAN settings) using
the SMTP or HTTP protocol.

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.

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SMTP

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

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.

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.

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.

Configuring the Network — Network setting Page

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<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.

Setting the User

— User setting Page

<MODELNAME>

Use this tag to embed the camera's model name (SNC­Z20N or SNC-Z20P) in the text or parameter.

<SERIAL>

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

Administrating the Camera

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.

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.

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Setting the User — User setting Page

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:
Level 1: Allows monitoring of the camera image

(including some operations for monitoring).

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.

Setting the Security

— 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
Security Function

Level 4: Allows all the access right as Administrator.

No access right: Use this option when you want to

prohibit access to the camera temporarily.

User access right

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

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 12) or Administrator menu page
(page 16).

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.

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.

— Security usage setting 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

Administrating the Camera

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

17.

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.

Setting the Security — Security setting Page

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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

192.168.0.0 and 192.168.0.255.

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.

Activating/Deactivating the FTP

Administrating the Camera

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.

Client Function
— FTP client usage setting Page

OK/Cancel

See “Buttons common to every setting page” on page

17.

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.

Note

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

Setting the FTP Client Function — FTP client setting Page

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Sending Images to FTP Server — FTP client setting Page

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.

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 12.)

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.

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.

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 31).

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 32).

Back/OK

See “Buttons common to every setting page” on page

17.

Alarm mode setting Section

Administrating the Camera

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), 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.

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: External sensor connected to sensor input 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 44).

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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 43.)

Alarm buffer configuration

Administrating the Camera

Click Alarm buffer to display the Alarm buffer setting
page.
For details, see “Setting the Alarm Buffer — Alarm
buffer setting Page” on page 42.

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 33.

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.
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 43.)

Backup sending mode

You can temporarily store (back up) still image data in
the built-in memory (about 8 MB) when uploading to
the FTP server is impossible due to a network failure,
etc.
When the network recovers, the backup image data is
uploaded to the FTP server.
This function is available only when Periodical sending
is selected.

Select On to enable the Backup function.

Notes

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).

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Sending Images to FTP Server — FTP client setting Page

• The Backup sending mode cannot be set to On when

the image memory function (page 38) is activated.
When you want to use the Backup function, deactivate
the image memory function.

• When the backup memory capacity is full or the
backup images exceed 2,560, new image data will not
be stored. (The previously stored images are retained.)

• Backup image data is erased when the power of the
camera is turned off.

Backup interval time

Specify the interval at which you want to send the
backup image data to the FTP server. You can set a value
between 1 second and the time set on the Interval time
menu.

Note

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

Built-in memory

Displays the built-in memory space.

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 20).

Log

Click View to display the Backup FTP log page to show
network failures and event information.
Click Clear to delete the log contents.

Note

The log contents are cleared when the power of the
camera is turned off.

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

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.

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.

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Number

Displays the consecutive still image number.

Date

Displays the date and time when the image is captured.

Stop

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

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Setting the FTP Server Function

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.

— 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.

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

Administrating the Camera

Built-in memory

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.

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

A-slot (adrv)

Displays the type of the PC card inserted into the PC
card slot and its free card space.

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: ATA memory card inserted into PC

card slot of the camera

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Downloading Images from the Camera — FTP server setting Page

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

17.

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 Page

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.

Setting the SMTP Function — SMTP setting Page

Subject

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

Message

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.

Administrating the Camera

Sequence No. clear

Click Apply to reset the Sequence number suffix to 0.

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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 12.)

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 36).

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

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

Administrating the Camera

(see page 36).

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 43.)

Periodical sending mode setting Section

Back/OK

See “Buttons common to every setting page” on page

17.

Alarm mode setting Section

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: External sensor connected to sensor input 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 44).

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.

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).

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 43.)

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Sending an Image via E-mail — SMTP setting Page

Setting the Alarm Out 1
or 2

— Alarm out 1 or 2 setting Page

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.

Activating/Deactivating the Alarm
Out 1 Function

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
appears. Click the button, and the Camera setting
page appears and you can set the Day/Night function
(see page 23).
In the Night mode, the relay corresponding to the
alarm out 1 is short-circuited. In the Day mode, it is
open.

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 37).

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

select Timer, the Timer mode setting section appears
(see page 38).

Alarm mode setting Section

Administrating the Camera

— Alarm out 1 usage setting Page

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

Mode

Select the mode of the Alarm out 1 function.

Alarm

Select the alarm to link the alarm out 1 function. If the
selected alarm is detected, the alarm out 1 status
changes.
Sensor: External sensor connected to sensor input 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 44).

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.

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 12.)

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37

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 43.)

Alarm duration

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

Timer mode setting Section

Administrating the Camera

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 43.)

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 34.)

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Recording Images in Memory — Image memory setting Page

Built-in memory

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

A-slot

Displays the type of the PC card inserted into the PC
card slot and its free card space.”

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.

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: ATA memory card inserted into PC

card 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.

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

• The image memory function cannot be activated if the
Backup sending mode menu is set to On. To use the
image memory function, set the Backup sending mode
menu to Off.

Recording an Image in the Selected
Memory — Image memory setting

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), 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.

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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 12.)

Alarm: Records a still image in the selected memory by

synchronizing with an external sensor input or the

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

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.

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 42.

Note

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

Periodical recording:Records still images in the

selected memory periodically. When you select
Periodical recording, the Periodical recording
mode setting section appears (see page 40).

Alarm mode setting Section

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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 33.

Periodical recording 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: External sensor connected to sensor input 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 44).

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).

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.
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 43.)

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Recording Images in Memory — Image memory setting Page

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.

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 43.)

Directory Structure of Image Memory

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

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
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 33.

Note

If the Suffix menu is set to None, you cannot select On.
When you want to use the digest viewer, set the Suffix
menu to Date/Time or Sequence number.

Back/OK

See “Buttons common to every setting page” on page

17.

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

Slot A or drive C has the following directory structure.

Drive root

Date Alarm

Timer

Manual

Sensor1

ActDet

zzzzzzz.jpg
cccccc.html
cccccc.js

ddddddd.jpg
eeeeeee.jpg
ffffffff.jpg

xxxxxxx.jpg
aaaaaa.html
aaaaaa.js

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, 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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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 30) and the Image
memory function (see page 38).

Recording interval

Select the interval (in seconds) at which you want to

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record an image in the alarm buffer.
You can select from among the following intervals:
SNC-Z20N:
1/30, 1/15, 1/10, 1/5, 1/2, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
(seconds)
SNC-Z20P:
1/25, 1/12, 1/8, 1/5, 1/2, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
(seconds)

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.
The external serial interface of this camera conforms to
RS232C standards.

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).

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.

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]”.

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.

OK/Cancel

See “Buttons common to every setting page” on page

17.

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

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).

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).

Stop bits

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

Setting the Schedule

— Schedule setting Page

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 Day/
Night function, FTP client function, SMTP function,
Alarm out 1 or 2 function and Image memory function.

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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

See “Buttons common to every setting page” on page

17.

OK/Cancel

See “Buttons common to every setting page” on page

17.

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Setting the Activity
Detection Function

Activity detection setting Page

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.

—

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
zoom.

2

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

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.

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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.

Tip

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

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 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

OK/Cancel

See “Buttons common to every setting page” on page

17.

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Setting the Activity Detection Function — Activity detection setting Page

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.

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/Activity detection

Select On to show a pop-up when an alarm occurs by the
earch 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

17.

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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 46)

• Using the ARP (Address Resolution Protocol)
commands (see page 49)

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.

5

Start the IP Setup Program.
The program detects the SNC-Z20 cameras
connected to the local network and lists them on the
Network tab window.

Before starting, connect the camera to a computer or a

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local network, referring to “Assigning the IP Address to
the Camera” in the supplied Installation Manual.

Assigning the IP Address Using the

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.

Setup Program

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Set the IP address.

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.

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.

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.”

Changing the Communication Bandwidth

1

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

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

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.

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Setting the Date and Time

Rebooting the Camera

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

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.

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.

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Using the Supplied Setup Program

Assigning the IP

Using the SNMP
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.

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).

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
(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 SNC-

RZ30\”” ...1

var sysObjectID=“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.

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

sysObjectID.0”. You cannot change this parameter.

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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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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.

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

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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.

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

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

4) enaAuthTraps=<value>
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

“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).

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

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Using the SNMP

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

SNMP restart command

<Method>

GET, POST

<Command>

http://ip_adr/snmpdconf/snmpdconf.cgi?
snmpd=restart

Storing an HTML File in the Built-in Flash Memory

You can display the favorite homepage that you have
created when you enter the IP address of the camera in
the Address box of the browser.
This section explains how to store the HTML file of the
homepage created using the CGI commands in the built­in flash memory.
To select the display of the created homepage, see
“Default URL” on page 18.

Notes

• Administrator access rights are required for this

operation.

• The file size of the homepage to be stored in the flash
memory should be 2.4 MB or less.

• The free space of the built-in memory should be 2.5
MB or more.

• Disable the Image memory function (page 38).

• Make sure that a firewall, etc. is not blocking the
HTTP port and FTP port. (If you are not sure, consult
your network administrator.)

• When you finish storing in the flash memory, the
camera will restart automatically. Do not turn off the
power of the camera until the camera has restarted
completely.

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1

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

2

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

3

Double-click CustomHomepageInstaller.exe.
The installer starts and notes are displayed.

4

Read the notes carefully, and click Next.
The Software License Agreement is displayed.

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5

Read the agreement carefully, select Agree if you
accept it, then click Next.

6

Type the IP address of the camera in the IP address
box.

10

Confirm that all items are correct, then click Next.

11

Type the path for the folder in which your
homepage is stored in the Source folder box, then
click Next.

7

Specify the HTTP port No. of the camera.

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8

When you use a proxy server, set the following:
For the proxy server of your environments, consult
your network administrator.

When using an HTTP proxy server:

Select Use HTTP proxy server, and type your
settings in the Proxy server address and Proxy
server port No. boxes.

When using an FTP proxy server:

Select Use FTP proxy server, and type your
settings in the Proxy server address and Proxy
server port No. boxes.

Note

If you cannot establish communication with the
camera with the proxy server being used, connect
the camera to the local network and run the installer
without using the proxy server.

9

Type the Administrator name and Administrator
password.

12

Click OK.
Uploading of the homepage file starts.

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The following page will appear after a while. The
camera will be restarted automatically in two
minutes, and storing to the built-in flash memory is
completed.

13

Click Finish to exit the program.

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default gateway.........................24

Index

Numerics

802.11 Ad hoc mode ......................26

A

access log .......................................18

access right.....................................29

ActiveX viewer.................................8

activity detection function..............44

administrator ....................................7

administrator menu page................16

alarm............................. 31

alarm buffer....................................42

alarm out.........................................37

alarm output ...................................13

application menu............................16

Apply button...................................17

ARP commands..............................49

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ATA memory card ....................13

B

Back button ....................................17

backlight compensation..................22

backup ............................................32

basic menu......................................16

baud rate.........................................43

built-in memory..............................13

C

camera control parts .......................11

camera operation time....................18

camera setting.................................20

Cancel button.................................. 17

capture............................................13

CGI commands................... 18

character length..............................43

color................................................21

common buttons.............................17

communication bandwidth. 25

contrast ...........................................23

Custom Homepage Installer.....18

D

date and time ............................19, 48

day/night mode.........................13

, 36, 37, 40

, 18

, 49, 51

, 26, 47

, 51

, 23

DHCP .......................................24

digest viewer...................................33

DNS server .....................................25

downloading images.......................34

E

electronic shutter ............................22

electronic zoom ..............................11

E-mail.......................................12

E-mail address................................27

e-mail address.................................27

exclusive control mode...................18

exposure..........................................22

exposure compensation ..................23

F

F number ........................................22

factory settings ...............................20

flash memory............................18

flip ..................................................21

focus mode .....................................22

focusing..........................................11

For the customers in the U.S.A. .......2

format of date and time ..................19

frame rate..............................9

FTP client function.........................30

FTP server ................................12

FTP server function........................34

G

gain.................................................22

H

HTML file ................................18, 51

HTTP........................................27

HTTP server ...................................26

I

image control section 9, 10, 11, 12, 15

image memory function .................38

image quality..................................21

image size.................................10

infrastructure mode ........................26

Internet Explorer ..............................7

IP address ....................... 7

IP address notification....................27

iris...................................................22

, 25
, 25

, 35

, 51

, 10, 18

, 30

, 42

, 20

, 24, 25, 46

J

Java applet viewer ............................8

L

loading the setting data...................20

logging in..........................................7

login page .........................................7

M

MAC address............................24, 25

main viewer page........................9

manual focusing .............................24

maximum wait number...................18

memory...........................................38

menu section.....................................9

monitor image section ..............10

monochrome...................................21

mouse........................................ 12

, 15

, 15

, 24

N

network configuration ....................24

NTP server......................................19

O

OK button.......................................17

optical zoom ...................................11

overwrite.........................................39

P

parity bit .........................................43

password.........................................28

PDA................................................14

pocket PC .......................................14

pop-up.............................................45

port number ....................................26

post-alarm.......................................42

pre-alarm ........................................42

proxy server....................................27

R

reboot........................................20, 48

recording a still image....................13

recording images ............................38

reset ................................................23

S

saturation ........................................23

saves the setting data......................20

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schedule ......................................... 43

security function ............................ 29

security setting ...............................29

sending a still image ...................... 12

sending images......................... 30

sensitivity....................................... 44

serial number..................................17

serial port ....................................... 42

setup program ................................ 46

sharpness........................................23

SMTP .............................................27

SMTP function............................... 35

SMTP server ..................................27

SNMP.............................................49

software version.............................18

SSID............................................... 26

stop bit............................................ 43

subject ............................................ 27

subnet mask.............................. 24

system configuring......................... 17

, 35

, 25

W

welcome page........................7, 14, 17

WEP ...............................................26

WEP key ........................................ 26

white balance mode........................22

wireless LAN card .........................25

wireless network ............................25

Z

zoom bar................................... 10, 12

zoom mode.....................................22

zooming...............................11

zooming position............................23

, 12, 24

T

TCP ................................................42

TCP port.........................................43

time difference ............................... 19

title ................................................. 27

title bar ........................................... 17

trigger control parts........................ 12

trimming......................................... 21

U

URL ............................................... 18

user authentication ......................... 29

user name ....................................... 28

user setting ..................................... 28

V

view size......................................... 10

viewer............................................... 8

VISCA ........................................... 42

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