Sony SNC-M3W User Manual
Sony SNC-M3W User Manual

Sony SNC-M3W User Manual

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3-857-708-11 (1)

Network Camera

User's Guide
Software Version 1.0
SNC-M3/M3W
© 2004 Sony Corporation

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  • Page 1: Network Camera

    3-857-708-11 (1) Network Camera User’s Guide Software Version 1.0 SNC-M3/M3W © 2004 Sony Corporation...
  • Page 2 Sony's Business Information Center (BIC) at 1-800-686-SONY (7669) WARNING This unit has no power switch. Disconnect device of this or Write to: Sony Customer Information Services unit is the mains plug of the AC adaptor. Center 6900-29, Daniels Parkway, PMB 330...
  • Page 3 You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not NOTICE TO USERS expressly approved in this manual could void your © 2004 Sony Corporation. All rights reserved. This authority to operate this equipment. manual or the software described herein, in whole or in...
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    How to Use This User’s Guide ......6 Menu ..............27 Precautions ............. 6 Network Tab .............27 Operating Precautions ........6 Wireless network Tab (SNC-M3W only) ..28 System Requirements ..........7 Dynamic IP address notification Tab — Notifying the IP Address ..........28 Preparation Setting the User —...
  • Page 5: Overview

    Wireless network (SNC-M3W only) Overview No difficult wiring is required when using the wireless LAN. Supplied IP Setup Program Features The camera is supplied with the IP Setup Program for easy performance of the network setting. The SNC-M3/M3W is a network camera equipped with a built-in Web server.
  • Page 6: How To Use This User's Guide

    Disconnect the camera cable and the connecting application software. cables. This User’s Guide instructs on SNC-M3 and SNC-M3W at the same time. The illustrations of SNC-M3W are Contact your authorized Sony dealer or the store mainly used in the instructions. where you purchased the product.
  • Page 7: System Requirements

    Cleaning System Requirements • Use a blower to remove dust from the lens or optical filter. • Use a soft, dry cloth to clean the external surfaces of These are the requirements for the computer that the camera. Stubborn stains can be removed using a displays the image or controls the camera.
  • Page 8: Preparation

    Start the IP Setup Program. installation and connection of the camera. The program detects the SNC-M3 or SNC-M3W cameras connected to the local network and lists them on the Network tab window.
  • Page 9 To specify the DNS server addresses manually: Select Use the following DNS server address, and The welcome page of the network camera SNC-M3 or type the Primary DNS server address and SNC-M3W is displayed. Secondary DNS server address in the relevant boxes. Note The Third DNS server address and Fourth DNS server address are invalid for this camera.
  • Page 10: Accessing The Camera Using The Web Browser

    Input the IP address indicated on the Network tab of IP Setup program. The welcome page of “Network Camera SNC-M3” or “Network Camera SNC-M3W” is displayed. Notes • If Automatic configuration is enabled in the Local Area Network (LAN) Settings on Internet Explorer, the image may not be displayed.
  • Page 11: Basic Configuring By The Administrator

    When using antivirus software in the Basic Configuring by the computer • When you use antivirus software in your computer, the Administrator camera performance may be reduced, for example, the frame rate for displaying the image may be lower. You can monitor the image of the camera only logging •...
  • Page 12: Operating The Camera

    IP address of the camera you want to monitor. The welcome page of Network Camera SNC-M3 Enter the user name and password for or SNC-M3W is displayed. Administrator, then click OK. The user name “admin” and the password “admin” are set at the factory for the Administrator. You can change them on the User setting menu in the Administrator menu (see page 30).
  • Page 13: About Viewers

    About Viewers Configuration of Main You have to install Activex Control when you access to Viewer the main viewer at the first time. When you are going to display the main viewer This section explains the functions of the parts and of the camera for the first time controls of the main viewer.
  • Page 14: Main Menu

    When you click it, the icon appears and you will be Main menu able to control Pan/Tilt from the main viewer. (“Panning and tilting from the main viewer” on page 17.) Setting Preset position Click this button to display the setting menu for Administrator menu.
  • Page 15: Monitor Image

    Monitor Image Controlling the Monitor Image You can monitor the camera image on the monitor window of the main viewer. Monitoring the camera image Log in to the home page to display the main viewer. You can see how to log in on page 12, “Logging in as a User”.
  • Page 16: Zooming In The Monitor Image

    Select the view size. Capturing a monitor image You can capture a monitoring image as a still image and save it in the computer. Click View size box list box to select the view size from among Auto, 640 × 480, 320 × 240 and 160 × 120.
  • Page 17: Operating The Camera

    Select JPEG or Bit map as Save as type. Operating the camera Type on File name and specify Save in, then click Save. You can operate the camera from the main viewer. When you click the Control icon in the “Camera” section, the Pan/Tilt control icon and the PRESET list box are displayed.
  • Page 18: Control The Camera In The Monitor Window

    Control the camera in the monitor window Click on the monitor image, and the camera moves so that the clicked portion goes to the center of the display. Moving the camera to the preset position PRESET list box Select the preset position name from the drop-down list. Then, the camera will move to the preset position that you have stored in memory at “Pan/Tilt tab”...
  • Page 19: Administrating The Camera

    Click the menu name (example: System) on the left Administrating the Camera side of the Administrator menu. The clicked setting menu appears. Example: System setting menu 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”...
  • Page 20: Configuration Of Administrator Menu

    FTP client Displays the FTP client setting menu for sending an Click this button to invalidate the set values and return to image file to FTP server. (“Sending Images to FTP the previous settings. Server (JPEG mode only) — FTP Client setting Menu” on page 34) General note on setting menus After changing a setting on a setting menu, wait at least...
  • Page 21: Configuring The System - System Setting Menu

    Light blue Configuring the System — System setting menu When you click System on the Administrator menu, the System setting menu appears. Use this menu to perform the principal settings of the software. The System setting menu is composed of five tabs that are System, Date &...
  • Page 22: Date & Time Tab

    NTP server (Network Time Protocol). Set the NTP saver name and the Interval. Reboots the camera. Click Reboot, and “The SNC-M3 (or SNC-M3W) will NTP server name be rebooted. Are you sure?” appears. Click OK to Type the host name or IP address of the NTP server, up reboot the camera.
  • Page 23: System Log Tab

    Factory default Access log Tab 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 and the power indicator on the camera start to blink. After adjustments of the default settings have finished, the camera reboots automatically.
  • Page 24: Setting The Camera Image And Audio

    To crop an image Setting the Camera Set the Image size to 640 × 480(VGA). Image and Audio The Cropping is displayed. — Camera setting Menu Set the Cropping to On and click the Area setting button. When you click Camera on the Administrator menu, The cropping area frame in the “Area setting”...
  • Page 25: Mpeg4 Tab

    Note Note When you change the Microphone setting, click The selected frame rate and bit rate are a tentative value. Refresh of the browser to reflect the change in the The actual frame rate and bit rate may be different opening main viewer page.
  • Page 26: Pan/Tilt Tab

    Operation time Pan/Tilt Tab 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. Max access user Sets the maximum number of users that can wait to control the camera while another user is operating the camera.
  • Page 27: Configuring The Network - Network Setting Menu

    Default gateway Configuring the Network Type the default gateway. — Network setting Menu Obtain DNS server address automatically Select this to obtain the address of DNS server When you click Network on the Administrator menu, automatically. It can be set only when Obtain an IP the Network setting menu appears.
  • Page 28: Wireless Network Tab (Snc-M3W Only)

    (0 to 9 and A to F) or ASCII Wireless network Tab (SNC-M3W characters (alphanumeric). only) When the Type menu is set to Infrastructure mode, the WEP key should be the same as that of the access point.
  • Page 29: Http Notification

    <MODELNAME> server or start an external CGI program. Use this tag to embed the camera's model name (SNC- M3 or SNC-M3W) in the text or parameter. Specify the URL to send HTTP commands, up to 256 <SERIAL> characters. The URL is normally composed as follows: Use this tag to embed the camera's serial number in the text or parameter.
  • Page 30: Setting The User - User Setting Menu

    Setting the User Setting the Security — User setting Menu — Security setting Menu When you click User on the Administrator menu, the When you click Security on the Advanced mode menu, User setting menu appears. the Security setting menu appears. Use this menu to set the user names and passwords of Use this menu to limit the computers that can access the Administrator and up to 9 kinds of users (User 1 to User...
  • Page 31: Sending A Mail - E-Mail (Smtp) Setting Menu

    Note Sending a mail — e-Mail You can access the camera even from a computer having (SMTP) setting Menu an IP address whose access right is set to Deny, if you enter the user name and password set for the Administrator boxes in the User setting menu.
  • Page 32: Send Trigger Tab - Setting Mail Sending Mode

    POP before SMTP: Select if POP before SMTP Send trigger Tab — Setting mail authentication is necessary when an e-mail is sent. sending mode POP server name You can set to send mails periodically or to send mails It is necessary when the POP before SMTP is selected ry synchronizing with the built-in motion detection in Authentication.
  • Page 33 OK/Cancel Note See “Buttons common to every setting menu” on page If the user control the camera with the Pan/Tilt function while the Synchronize preset position is active, the Synchronize preset position will be stopped. Preset number Selects the preset number of the image you want to send by synchronizing with the preset position from among the preset positions you have already set (page 26).
  • Page 34: Sending Images To Ftp Server (Jpeg Mode Only)

    Password Sending Images to FTP Type the password for the FTP server. Server (JPEG mode Re-type password only) To confirm the password, type the same characters as you typed in the Password box. — FTP Client setting Menu Passive mode When you click FTP client on the Administrator menu, Set whether you use the passive mode of FTP server or the FTP client setting menu appears.
  • Page 35 Remote path Sequence number clear Type the remote path up to 64 characters. Click Clear and the suffix of the sequence number returns to 1. Synchronize preset position OK/Cancel An image of the specified preset position can be sent at periodical sending.
  • Page 36: Setting The Motion Detection Function - Motion Detection Setting Menu

    Sensitivity slider bar Setting the Motion Use it to set the detection sensitivity of the monitoring image. Detection Function — When the slider bar is moved to the left end, the sensitivity will be 0 and any motion will not be detected. Motion detection setting Menu The right end is the maximum sensitivity.
  • Page 37: Others

    The current bandwidth is displayed in Current Others bandwidth. This section explains how to use the application software and commands, including the supplied CD- ROM. Using the Supplied Setup Program Explains the functions except the Network tab in the Setup Program. To install the Setup Program, to assign the IP address and to set the network, see “Assigning the IP address to the Camera”...
  • Page 38: Date Time Tab

    Date time Tab Notes You can set the date and time on the camera. • Due to network properties, there may be a slight difference between the displayed computer's date and Click the Date time tab to display the date/time time and those set on the camera.
  • Page 39: Using The Snc Audio Upload Tool - Transmitting

    Connecting the Camera to the Using the SNC audio Computer upload tool — Transmitting Connect a speaker to the 5 (line output) jack on the Audio to Camera camera. The supplied SNC audio upload tool allows you to Connect a microphone to the microphone input jack transmit sound from the computer to the camera.
  • Page 40: Using The Snc Audio Upload Tool

    Setting tab Using the SNC audio upload tool When you start the SNC audio upload tool, the following window is displayed. Menu tab User Set the User ID and Password for the administrator. The default setting of the User ID for the Administrator is “admin,”...
  • Page 41: Assigning The Ip Address To The Camera Using Arp Commands

    Example: HTTP, FTP, SMTP, NTP Network port 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX (RJ-45) arp -s 192.168.0.100 08-00-46-21-00-00 Wireless Lan (SNC-M3W only) ping -t 192.168.0.100 Utilization: IEEE802.11b When the following line is displayed on the DOS Frequency band: 2.4 GHz window, hold down Ctrl and press C.
  • Page 42 –20 °C to +60 °C (–4 °F to 140 °F) Storage humidity 20 to 95 % Mass Camera: Approx. SNC-M3: Approx. 350 g (12.3 oz) SNC-M3W: Approx. 380 g (13.4 Stand: Approx. 80 g (2.8 oz) φ Dimensions Camera: 110 × 104 mm (d/h) φ...
  • Page 43: Index

    Network setting Menu....27 Index Factory default ....... 23 factory settings ....... 23 OK button........19 Flickerless mode ......24 Operation time........ 26 For the customers in the U.S.A..2 Access log ........23 format of date and time ....22 Frame rate ........
  • Page 44 User .......... 20 user........... 20 User name ........30 user name ........30 user setting ........30 User setting Menu ......30 View size ........14 view size........14 viewer..........13 volume..........14 welcome page ......10 Sony Corporation...

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