Accessing The Camera From A Web; Browser; Enabling Http/Rtsp In The Camera; Setting-Up The Computer - Sony BRC-X401 Operating Instructions Manual

Accessing the Camera from a Web

Browser

You can access the camera from a web browser
on a computer to upgrade the firmware and to
change settings.
An IP address must be set on the camera for
access from a web browser. For details on IP
address settings, refer to "RM-IP Setup Tool
Guide."
Enabling HTTP/RTSP in the
Camera
HTTP/RTSP in the camera must be enabled to
access the camera from a web browser. To
enable/disable the HTTP/RTSP communication,
use the CAMERA SETUP (camera setup) switch 3
(HTTP/RTSP communication use setting) on the
back of the camera and the OSD menu (SYSTEM
– HTTP/RTSP).
HTTP/RTSP OSD menu
communication (SYSTEM –
use setting HTTP/RTSP)
ON (FORCED ON)
OFF (MENU)
OFF
Notes
• After the CAMERA SETUP (camera setup) switch
3 (HTTP/RTSP communication use setting) on
the back of the camera is changed, turn off the
camera and turn it on again.
• After the SYSTEM - HTTP/RTSP setting is
changed in the OSD menu, restart the camera.
HTTP/RTSP
communication
– Enable
ON Enable
Disable

Setting-up the Computer

System configurations required for the Computer
are shown in the following (as of March 2020).

OS/Web browser

Windows
OS version
Windows 8.1 (64-bit version)
Windows 10 (64-bit version)
Web browser
Google Chrome (Recommended)
Microsoft Internet Explorer Ver.11.0
macOS
OS version
macOS 10.15
Web browser
Google Chrome (Recommended)

CPU

Intel® Core™ 7th generation (Kaby Lake) or later
(Recommended)

Memory

8 GB (Recommended)

Display

1920×1080 (Recommended)
Notes
• If the required system configurations are not
implemented, or depending on the computer
usage status, it may affect video-play
operation on a web browser.
• For Internet Explorer used on Windows 8.1, use
the Internet Explorer desktop user interface
(desktop UI) version.
• For Windows 10, turn off the tablet mode.
• Every page is optimized when the zoom
percentage is [100%] and font size is [Medium]
on a web browser.
• If an image does not fit to the screen, set the display
setting (zoom percentage) of your computer to 100%.
• If you use a display with high pixel density, the
zoom percentage may change automatically.
• Web pages displayed when you access the
camera are JavaScript. Web pages may not be
displayed correctly if some antivirus softwares
are used on your computer.
• When you make an SSL connection to the
camera with Internet Explorer, you may not be
able to access the camera with an IPv6 address.
In that case, access the camera with an IPv4
address or consider using Google Chrome.
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