Sony SNC-DF70N User Guide - Page 24

Controlling Day/Night Function, Switching TCP/UDP Transmission Mode

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Controlling Day/Night Function You can control the Day/Night On (night mode) and Off (day mode). To use this function, you need to make Day/ Night active in the Trigger setting menu on the Administrator menu (page 53). 1 Monitor the image on the monitor window. 2 Select Day/Night from the Trigger list box. 3 Click Trigger icon. Each click switches the Day/Night On (night mode) and Off (day mode) alternately. Switching TCP/UDP Transmission Mode You can select the communication port of the video/ audio data as TCP or UDP. This function can be used when the Video mode (page 31) is set to MPEG4 and the ActiveX viewer is used. Notes • The function may not operate correctly when you use personal firewall software or antivirus software on your computer. In that case, disable the software or select the TCP mode. • If you are using Windows XP Service Pack 2 or Windows Vista, disable "Windows Firewall." For details, see "Configuring Windows Firewall" in "When using Windows XP Service Pack 2" on page 10 or "Configuring Windows Firewall" in "When using Windows Vista" on page 12. 1 Display the main viewer. 2 Click TCP/UDP transmission selector icon. Transmission mode selector dialog appears. Operating the Camera 3 Click one of the buttons TCP, UDP (Unicast) or UDP (Multicast). TCP: This is normally selected. When TCP is selected as the communication port, HTTP communication is adopted for video/audio communication. HTTP is the protocol used for reading a usual Web page. In an environment capable of reading Web page, you can watch or listen to the video/audio by selecting TCP port. UDP (Unicast): When UDP (Unicast) is selected as the communication port, RTP (Real-time Transport Protocol) is adopted for video/audio communication. As RTP is the protocol for running video/audio data, video/audio can be played smoother than when TCP (HTTP) is selected. If the 24 Controlling Day/Night Function / Switching TCP/UDP Transmission Mode

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Operating the Camera
Controlling Day/Night Function / Switching TCP/UDP Transmission Mode
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Controlling Day/Night
Function
You can control the Day/Night On (night mode) and Off
(day mode). To use this function, you need to make
Day/
Night
active in the Trigger setting menu on the
Administrator menu (page 53).
1
Monitor the image on the monitor window.
2
Select
Day/Night
from the Trigger list box.
3
Click
Trigger icon.
Each click switches the Day/Night On (night mode)
and Off (day mode) alternately.
Switching TCP/UDP
Transmission Mode
You can select the communication port of the video/
audio data as TCP or UDP.
This function can be used when the Video mode
(page 31) is set to
MPEG4
and the ActiveX viewer is
used.
Notes
The function may not operate correctly when you use
personal firewall software or antivirus software on
your computer.
In that case, disable the software or
select the TCP mode.
If you are using Windows XP Service Pack 2 or
Windows Vista, disable “Windows Firewall.” For
details, see “Configuring Windows Firewall” in
“When using Windows XP Service Pack 2” on
page 10 or “Configuring Windows Firewall” in
“When using Windows Vista” on page 12.
1
Display the main viewer.
2
Click
TCP/UDP transmission selector icon.
Transmission mode selector dialog appears.
3
Click one of the buttons
TCP, UDP (Unicast)
or
UDP (Multicast)
.
TCP:
This is normally selected.
When
TCP
is selected as the communication port,
HTTP communication is adopted for video/audio
communication.
HTTP is the protocol used for reading a usual Web
page.
In an environment capable of reading Web page,
you can watch or listen to the video/audio by
selecting
TCP port.
UDP (Unicast):
When
UDP (Unicast)
is selected
as the communication port, RTP (Real-time
Transport Protocol) is adopted for video/audio
communication. As RTP is the protocol for running
video/audio data, video/audio can be played
smoother than when TCP (HTTP) is selected. If the