A-EAJ-100-12 (1) Network Camera User’s Guide Software Version 1.2 Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference.
Table of Contents Overview Features .................................................................. 3 How to Use This User’s Guide .............................. 4 System Requirements ............................................ 4 Accessing the Camera Using the Web Browser ................................................................... 5 Basic Configuration by the Administrator ......... 6 Operating the Camera Administrator and User ........................................ 7 Logging in to System ...
Overview • High-quality Full HD (1080P) real-time monitoring, up to 60 fps. (SNC-VB630/VM630/VM631) • High-quality SXGA (1280 × 1024) live images from camera can be monitored at a maximum frame rate of 60 fps. (SNC-VB600/VB630/VM600/VM601/ VM630/VM631) • Exmor CMOS sensor enables high-quality images for streaming. • Wide dynamic range (View-DR) and Visibility Enhancer enable clearer images for streaming in the high contrast environment.
How to Use This User’s Guide Overview This User’s Guide explains how to operate the Network Camera from a computer. The User’s Guide is designed to be read on the computer display. This section gives tips on making the most of the User’s Guide-read it before you operate the camera. Jumping to a related page When you read the User’s Guide on the computer display, you can click on a sentence to jump to a related page.
Accessing the Camera Using the Web Browser 1 • If Automatic configuration is enabled in the Local Area Network (LAN) settings of Internet Explorer, the image may not be displayed. In that case, disable Automatic configuration and set the proxy server manually. For the setting of the proxy server, consult your network administrator. • When you install ActiveX Control, you should be logged in to the computer as Administrator.
Basic Configuration by the Administrator Overview You can monitor the camera image by logging in with the initial conditions set for this network camera. You can also set various functions according to the installing position, network conditions or purpose of the camera. We recommend you configure the following items before monitoring images from the camera. 6 Setting contents Setting menu Set the format of the image sent from the camera.
Operating the Camera Administrator and User This network camera identifies those who log in as the Administrator or User. The Administrator can use all the functions of this network camera, including camera settings. The User can use the functions for monitoring the image and audio from the camera, and control the camera. The Viewer mode setting is used to restrict the user’s access rights. There are five types of users.
Logging in to System Logging in as a user 1 Start the Web browser on your computer and type the IP address of the camera you want to monitor. Notes • If Automatic configuration is enabled in the Local Area Network (LAN) Settings of Internet Explorer, the camera image may not be displayed. In that case, disable Automatic configuration and set the proxy server manually. For the setting of the proxy server, consult your network administrator.
Configuration of Main Viewer Control panel section This section explains the functions of the parts and controls of the main viewer. For a detailed explanation on each part or control, see the specified pages. You can drag the panels to the monitor screen and configure them. To return to the operation panel, drag the panel and configure the operation panel. Click the to hide the detail setting menu or click it again to show the menu.
Capture Click to capture a still image shot by the camera and to store it in the computer. Click to open the folder to be saved. Zoom control Press to zoom out, and press to zoom in. Zooming continues while the button remains pressed. Others panel Note In the case of Windows VISTA or Windows 7, if “Enable Protected Mode” is checked in Control Panel-Internet Option-Security, still images cannot be shot. Operating the Camera Run/ Stop Save Video Runs and stops Save Video. Click to be saved.
Plug-in free viewer Main viewer using Plug-in free viewer Display sample: Using Solid PTZ function Operating the Camera You can operate the camera by using the Solid PTZ function, which provides panning, tilting and zooming by adjusting the position and zooming ratio from the maximum image size (1280 × 1024 (SNC-VB600/ VM600/VM601), 1920 × 1080 (SNC-VB630/VM630/ VM631)), without moving the camera. There are three modes of camera operation: Area zoom mode, Vector dragging mode and PTZ Control bar.
Controlling via the control panel (Operation common to Area zoom mode and Vector dragging mode) Panning, tilting and zooming by specifying the area (Area zoom mode only) You can operate the camera direction and zoom by using the control panel for the monitor image currently displayed. Click and hold the left button of the mouse on the monitor image, and drag the mouse diagonally to draw a red frame around the portion you want to enlarge.
Switching Transmission Mode You can change the transmission mode for video/audio data. This function can be used when the video codec mode is set to H.264 and the ActiveX viewer is used. Operating the Camera Note The function may not operate correctly if you use personal firewall software or antivirus software on your computer. In that case, disable the software or select the TCP mode. 1 Select TCP, Unicast or Multicast from the Connection drop-down list in the Others panel.
Example: “Date & time” tab of “System” menu Administrating the Camera This section explains how to set the functions of the camera by the Administrator. For details about monitoring the camera image, see “Operating the Camera” on page 7. This section explains the basic operations and each option of the Administrator menu. Administrating the Camera Note on the display of menu options The setting menus of this unit will clearly display only the setting options that you can currently select.
Network Displays the Network menu for setting the network connection. (“Configuring the Network — Network Menu” on page 23). Security Displays the Security menu for setting the login user name and password to specify which computer(s) can connect to the camera. (“Setting the Security — Security Menu” on page 25) PTZ control Displays the PTZ control menu.
hour:minutes:seconds), and dd-mm-yyyy hh:mm:ss (day-month-year hour:minutes:seconds). Adjust Select how to set the day and time. Administrating the Camera Keep current setting: Select if you do not need to set the date and time. Synchronize with PC: Select if you want to synchronize the camera’s date and time with the computer. Manual setting: Select if you want to set the camera’s date and time manually. Select the year, month, date, hour, minutes and seconds from each drop-down list.
Select On when you install the camera on a rack, etc. Backup setting data Privacy mask positions and motion detection areas, etc., will not be inverted, even if the On/Off setting of the inverted image is switched. To invert the image, make the setting again. 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-vb600.cfg” for SNC-VB600.
Setting the Camera Image and Audio — Video / Audio Menu Administrating the Camera When you click Video / Audio in the Administrator menu, the Video / Audio menu appears. Use this menu to set the functions of the camera. The Video / Audio menu consists of the following tabs: SNC-VB600/VB630: Picture, Focus, Video codec, Audio, Day/Night, Privacy masking, Superimpose and Streaming. SNC-VM600/VM601/VM630/VM631: Picture, Focus/Zoom, Video codec, Audio, Day/Night, Privacy masking, Superimpose and Streaming.
Contrast Set the contrast. OK/Cancel See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 14. Note The most suitable focus may not be available depending on imaging conditions. If so, click the <<<, <<, <, >, >>, >>> buttons to adjust the focus. Adjusting the zoom Focus Tab — Adjusting the Focus (SNC-VB600/VB630 only) Click the button to adjust the zoom position accordingly. Preview screen The focus is moved slightly after adjusting; adjust the focus again, as necessary.
“fps” is a unit indicating the number of frames transmitted per second. The frame rate of JPEG image can be changed by the setting of Image quality. Note When you change the Audio setting, click Refresh on the Web browser to reflect the change on the opening main viewer page. Bit rate Set the bit rate of H.264 image transmission for a line. When the bit rate is set to a high level, better image quality can be enjoyed. Audio in Select microphone input or line input.
Set the reaction time of changes in brightness. Note The color is common to every privacy mask. The color selected last is applied. Status Displays the day/night function status. OK/Cancel See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 14. 4 Click OK. The mask is displayed on the preview screen. OK/Cancel Privacy masking Tab See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 14. Using the privacy masking enables you to hide images by masking specified parts of the images when streaming.
Alignment Set the horizontal position of the superimposed text. OK/Cancel See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 14. Streaming Tab Use this tab to set the items for the transmission by unicast or multicast. Unicast streaming Administrating the Camera Specify the transmission port numbers of the H.264 video data and audio data to be used when Unicast is selected from the Connection drop-down list in the Other panel on the main viewer.
RTSP multicast video port number 1, 2, 3 Specify the H.264 video transmission port number used for RTSP multicast streaming. The default setting is 61000. Specify an even number from 1024 to 65534. Two port numbers (the number specified here and an odd number with 1 added to the specified number) are actually used for video data communication and control. When performing simultaneous multi-transmission, a different port number will be used for every transmission, based on the port number specified here.
The IP address, subnet mask, default gateway are assigned automatically. To obtain DNS server addresses automatically, select Obtain DNS server address automatically. To set manually, deselect Obtain DNS server address automatically, and type the address in the Primary DNS server and Secondary DNS server boxes. Example: Setting port number 8000 when IP address is 192.168.0.
Setting the Security OK/Cancel See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 14. — Security Menu When you click Security in the Administrator menu, the User tab appears. User Tab 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 Administrating the Camera Specify User name, Password, Re-type password and Viewer mode for each user ID. User name Type a user name between 5 and 16 characters.
Setting the PTZ control — PTZ control Menu When you click PTZ control in the Administrator menu, the PTZ control menu appears. Setting the Sensor input/ Camera tampering detection/Motion detection PTZ control Tab — Action input Menu Solid PTZ When you click Action input in the Administrator menu, the Action input Menu appears. The Action input Menu consists of the Event condition, Sensor input, Camera tampering detection and Motion detection tabs. Select On to enable the Solid PTZ function.
Sensor input Tab — Set the sensor input 1/2 • Do not set the Solid PTZ function for Image 1. Sensor input mode VMF is a function for inspecting a motion detected in a specified area, entering or passing through a specified area, or on an inspection line. The inspection methods; Intrusion/Passing, can be used, and can be set to execute independently, or in combination. For example: • An alarm sounds when an object enters areas A, B and C.
Notes • If Automatic configuration is enabled in the Local Area Network (LAN) settings of Internet Explorer, the image may not be displayed. In that case, disable Automatic configuration and set the proxy server manually. For the setting of the proxy server, consult your network administrator. • When you install ActiveX control, you should be logged in to the computer as Administrator.
Note The vertex can be moved in an outward direction but cannot be moved toward the inside of an area. Detection sense Set the sensitivity of motion detection. move to the minimum detection size area and maximum detection size area. • When you place the cursor on the vertex of the area, the cursor changes to n. Drag and move the vertex to adjust the detection size. Moving shadow exemption Set ON/OFF for the moving shadow exemption function of motion detection.
Intrusion Placing the cursor on the vertex will turn the cursor into n, and when you drag the line, the vertex will move. The arrow displayed in the center of the passing object trigger line shows the direction of inspection. Trigger is performed when an object passes the passing object trigger position in this direction. Trigger direction setting Each time you click , the trigger direction toggles among the directions left, right and both.
Trigger speed Specify the minimum and maximum speeds to be detected. conditions of 2 are met within 3 seconds from when the inspection conditions of 1 are met. x VMF status indicator The indicator is on when the set filter type conditions are met. Full-screen display button Click to display the ActiveX area in full screen. Clicking again will show the normal display. Stretch bar Administrating the Camera Click to hide the menu list on the left and enlarge the preview screen.
Setting the Action output — Action output Menu When you click Action output in the Administrator menu, the Action output menu appears. The Action output menu consists of the Execution Condition, Mail Transfer, Alarm output and Edge Storage tabs. Execution Condition Tab Administrating the Camera Set execute conditions for each action. Set the action input execute conditions when the condition created in the Event condition tab is implemented. Mail Transfer: Set the condition of mail transfer.
The actual image file name will be the specified image file name with a suffix and the extension .jpg. Suffix Select a suffix to be added to the file name used when the e-mail is sent. OK/Cancel SD memory card Display the available free space of external SD memory. Overwrite See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 14. Select On to overwrite the file when there is insufficient memory space to record the image in the SD memory.
Note Maximum recording time varies depending on the image size and quality setting in the Video / Audio menu. Recording time Set the recording time for the Pre-alarm image/audio and Post alarm image/audio. Pre-alarm duration Type the recording time of the image/audio before alarm detection. Setting the Schedule — Schedule Menu When you click Schedule in the Administrator menu, the Schedule menu appears. The Schedule menu consists of the Schedule tab.
Others Glossary is alphabetic and is easier to remember. When a client computer uses a domain name to connect to another computer, it asks a DNS server to translate the name into the corresponding IP address. The client computer can then obtain the IP address of the computer to be connected. Frame rate ActiveX control A component program object that can be used with web pages or other application programs. The technology for creating ActiveX control is part of software developed by Microsoft.
Primary DNS server TCP One of the DNS servers that can first reply to a request by connected devices or other DNS servers. Acronym for Transmission Control Protocol. A standard protocol used for Internet connection. Compared with the other protocol, UDP, TCP provides reliable communication but communication speed is slower.
Index control panel................................... 12 Current date & time ....................... 15 Custom string ................................. 21 Numerics D 802.1X............................................ 36 Date & time format ........................ 15 Date & time Tab............................. 15 Date and time format ..................... 15 Day/Night....................................... 20 Day/Night Tab................................ 20 daylight saving time .......................
O OK button.......................................14 Overwrite........................................33 P Others Pan/Tilt ..................................... 10, 12 Passing............................................27 Password.........................................25 PC clock .........................................15 Periodical execution .......................32 Picture Tab......................................18 Plug-in free viewer .........................11 Position...........................
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