Sony SNC-P5 User Guide - Page 37

Administrating the Camera

Configuring the System — System setting menu

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Date & time format

Select the format of date and time to be displayed on the

main viewer from the list box.

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).

Adjust

Select to set the day and time.

Keep current setting:

Select when you do not need to

set the date and time.

Synchronize with PC:

Select when synchronizing the

camera’s date and time with those of the computer.

Manual setting:

Select when you want to set the

camera’s date and time manually.

Select the lower 2-digits of year, month, date, hour,

minutes and seconds from each drop-down list.

Synchronize with NTP:

Select when synchronizing the

camera’s date and time with those of the time sever

called NTP server (Network Time Protocol). Set the

NTP server name

and the

Interval

time.

NTP server name

Type the host name or IP address of the NTP server, up

to 64 characters.

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.

Note

The setting time may not accord with the exact time

according to the network environment.

Time zone

Set the time difference from Greenwich Mean Time in

the area where the camera is installed.

Select the time zone where the camera is installed from

the list box.

Automatically adjust clock for daylight saving

time changes

When you select it, the clock is automatically adjusted

according to the daylight saving time of the selected

time zone.

Note

If the time zone selected on the

Time zone

menu is

different from that set on the computer, the time is

adjusted using the time zone difference and set on the

camera.

OK/Cancel

See “Buttons common to every setting menu” on page

34.

Initialize Tab

Reboot

Reboots the camera.

Click

Reboot

, and “The SNC-P5 will be rebooted.

Are

you sure?” appears.

Click

OK

to reboot the camera.

It

takes about two minutes to start again.

Factory default

Resets the camera to the factory settings.

Click

Factory default

, and “Set up data will be

initialized.

Are you sure?” appears.

When you click

OK

, the network indicator on the camera starts to blink.

After adjustments of the default settings have finished,

the camera reboots automatically. Do not turn off the

camera until the camera reboots.

Tip

You can also reset the camera to the factory setting by

turning on the power while pressing the reset switch of

the camera. For details, refer to the supplied Installation

Manual.

Backup setting data

Saves the setting data of the camera in a file.

Click

Save

, and follow the instructions on the Web

browser to specify the folder and save the setting data of

the camera. The file name preset at the factory is “snc-

p5.cfg.”

Restore setting

Loads the stored setting data of the camera.

Section	Page
Table of Contents	2
Overview	4
Features	4
Phenomena Specific CCD Image Sensors	5
How to Use This User’s Guide	6
System Requirements	6
Preparation	7
Assigning the IP Address to the Camera	7
Assigning an IP address using the IP Setup Program	7
When using Windows XP Service Pack 2	9
When using Windows Vista	11
Accessing the Camera Using the Web Browser	13
Basic Configuring by the Administrator	15
Operating the Camera	16
Administrator and User	16
Logging in to Homepage - Welcome Page	17
Logging in as a User	17
Displaying the setting window for the administrator directly	18
About Viewers	18
Configuration of Main Viewer	19
Main menu	19
Camera Control Section	20
Monitor Image	21
Controlling the Monitor Image	22
Monitoring the camera image	22
Zooming in the monitor image	22
Capturing a Monitor Image	23
Capturing a monitor image	23
Saving the captured image	23
Operating the camera	24
Controlling via the control panel	24
Control the camera in the monitor window	24
Zoom an image by the camera zoom bar	25
Moving the camera to the preset position	25
Controlling the camera on a panorama image	25
Facing the camera toward the specified point	26
Sending an Image File	26
Sending a Monitor Image via E-mail	26
Sending a Monitor Image to an FTP Server	26
Recording a Still Image in the Memory of the Camera	27
Controlling Alarm output	27
Starting One Time Tour	28
Switching TCP/UDP Transmission Mode	28
Administrating the Camera	30
Basic Operations of Easy mode	30
How to set Easy mode	30
Setting Options of Easy mode	30
Easy mode (e-Mail)	31
Basic Operations of Advanced mode Menu	33
How to set Advanced mode	33
Configuration of Advanced mode Menu	34
Configuring the System - System setting menu	35
System Tab	35
Date & time Tab	36
Initialize Tab	37
System log Tab	38
Access log tab	38
Setting the Camera Image and Audio - Camera setting Menu	39
Common Tab	39
Picture Tab	40
MPEG4 Tab	42
JPEG Tab	42
Reset Tab	43
Configuring the Network - Network setting Menu	43
Network Tab	43
Wireless Tab - Setting of Wireless Connection	44
PPPoE Tab - Setting of PPPoE Connection	46
Dynamic IP address notification Tab - Notifying the IP Address	47
Setting the User - User setting Menu	48
Setting the Security - Security setting Menu	49
Sending an Image via mail - e-Mail (SMTP) setting Menu	50
Common Tab - Setting the e-Mail (SMTP) Function	50
Alarm sending Tab - Setting the mail sending mode when detecting the alarm	51
Periodical sending Tab - Setting the periodical mail sending mode	52
Sending Images to FTP Server - FTP client setting Menu	53
Common Tab - Setting the FTP Client Function	53
Alarm sending Tab - Setting the FTP client action when detecting the alarm	54
Periodical sending Tab - Setting the Periodical FTP Client Activity	55
Recording Images in Memory - Image memory setting Menu	56
Common Tab - Setting the Image memory Function	56
Alarm recording Tab - Setting the Image Memory Function when Detecting the Alarm	57
Periodical recording Tab - Setting the Periodical recording mode	58
Folder structure of image memory	59
Downloading Images from the Camera - FTP server setting Menu	59
Setting the Alarm Output - Alarm output setting Menu	60
Alarm output Tab	60
Setting the Operations from the Viewer Page - Trigger setting Menu	61
Setting the Schedule - Schedule setting Menu	63
Setting the Alarm Buffer - Alarm buffer setting Menu	64
Setting the Motion Detection Function - Motion detection setting Menu	65
Setting the Motion Detection Area, Sensitivity and Threshold level	65
Saving the Camera Position - Preset position setting Menu	66
Using DDNS Service - DDNS Setting Menu	68
Others	71
Using the Supplied Setup Program	71
Starting the Setup Program	71
Bandwidth Control Tab	71
Date time Tab	72
PPPoE Tab	72
Rebooting the Camera	73
Using the SNC audio upload tool - Transmitting Audio to Camera	73
Installing the SNC audio upload tool	73
Connecting the Camera to the Computer	74
Using the SNC audio upload tool	74
Using the SNC video player - Playing Video/ Audio File Recorded on Camera	79
Downloading the SNC video player	79
Using the SNC video player	79
Using the SNC panorama creator - Creating a Panorama Image	80
Installing the SNC panorama creator	80
Using the SNC panorama creator	80
Creating and transmitting a panorama image	81
Saving a custom image to the camera	81
Using the Custom Homepage Installer - Setting an Original Homepage	82
Uploading the homepage to the camera using the Custom Homepage Installer	82
Assigning the IP Address to the Camera Using ARP Commands	84
Using the SNMP	85
1. Inquiry Commands	85
2. Setting Commands	85
Glossary	87

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