Sony SNC-CS3N, SNC-CS3P manual Date time setting Section

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Administrating the Camera

Default frame rate

Select the initial frame rate which is selected when you log in the camera and display the main viewer page. Click the down-arrow button in the box and select the frame rate from the drop-down list.

The selectable frame rates are the following: SNC-CS3N:

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 15, 20, 25, Fastest

SNC-CS3P:

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 12, 16, 20, Fastest

The numbers indicate “FPS” (the number of frames transmitted per second).

With Fastest, the camera transmits the maximum number of frames possible for the connected line. The maximum frame rate is 30 FPS for the SNC-CS3N and 25 FPS for the SNC-CS3P.

Note

To update the main viewer page for the changed setting, click Refresh of the browser.

Default URL

Select the homepage to be displayed when you enter the IP address of the camera in the Address box of the browser.

To display the homepage built in the camera

Select /index.html.

To display your individual homepage

You can display the favorite homepage that you have created using the CGI commands of the camera. Store the HTML file in the built-in flash memory using the Custom Homepage Installer included in the supplied CD-ROM.

1 Select User Setting/ddrv/.

2 Store the HTML file in the built-in flash memory using the Custom Homepage Installer included in the supplied CD-ROM.

For use of the Custom Homepage Installer, see page 48.

3 Type the path of the homepage in the text box up to 64 characters.

System log

Click View to display the Log file events page.

The Log file events page shows the software version and troubleshooting information.

Access log

Click View to display the Access log page.

The Access log page shows the history of accessing the camera.

Date time setting Section

Current date time

Displays the date and time set on the camera.

You can set the date and time using the following two methods.

Note

When you purchased the camera, be sure to check the date and time of the camera and set them if necessary.

System (PC) current date time

Displays the date and time set on your computer. Click Apply to transfer the computer’s date and time to the camera.

The set date and time are shown on Current date time.

Manual current date time

When you want to set the camera’s date and time manually.

Select the lower 2-digits of the year, month, date, hour, minutes and seconds from each drop-down list. Click Apply to change the Current date time setting to the date and time you selected.

Time zone selecting

Set the time difference from Greenwich Mean Time in the area where the camera is installed. When you send an E-mail, the senting date and time is adjusted according to this setting.

Select the time zone where the camera is installed from the drop-down list. Click Apply to change the Current date time setting according to the selection.

Notes

If the time zone selected on the Time zone selecting menu is different from that set on the computer, the

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Contents Network Camera Owners Record For customers in the U.S.A. SNC-CS3N onlyDeclaration of Conformity Voor de klanten in NederlandTable of Contents Others Changing the Communication BandwidthFeatures How to Use This User’s Guide PrecautionsOperating Precautions Logging in to Homepage Logging in as AdministratorWhen using antivirus software in the computer WelcomeJava applet viewer Other functions on the welcome page for AdministratorAbout Viewers ActiveX viewerConfiguration of Main Viewer Menu SectionImage Control Section Selecting the frame rate Controlling the Monitor ImageMonitor Image Section Selecting the view sizeControlling Alarm Output Sending a Still Image File to an FTP ServerSending a Still Image via E-mail Capturing a Monitor Image To save the captured imageOperating the Camera Using a Pocket PC System requirementsMain viewer Configuration Administrator Menu Basic menuApplication menu Configuring the System System settingSystem setting Section Date time setting Section Initialization Section Setting the Camera Camera settingCamera setting Section White balance mode Exposure modeConfiguring the Network Network settingWired LAN setting Section Http port setting Section Proxy port No About the special tagsProxy server name MethodAdministrator, User 1 to Setting the UserUser setting User access rightDefault policy Setting the SecuritySecurity setting Network address/Subnet 1 to Network address/SubnetFTP client setting Setting the FTP Client Function FTP client settingSending Images to FTP Server Alarm mode setting Section Periodical sending mode setting SectionNumber Backup sending modeOperating the Digest Viewer DateFTP server setting Built-in memory Setting the FTP Server Function FTP server settingSetting the Smtp Function Smtp setting User IDRecipient e-mail address Administrator e-mail addressSmtp server name SubjectSetting the Alarm Out 1 or Alarm out 1 or 2 settingSetting the Alarm Out 1 Function Alarm out 1 setting Timer mode setting Section Alarm durationRecording Images in Memory Image memory settingRecording an Image in the Memory Image memory setting Use image memory function/Do not use image memory functionAdministrator e-mail address Capacity warningPeriodical recording mode setting Section Directory Structure of Image MemorySerial setting Setting the Alarm BufferAlarm buffer setting Communicating Data via Serial PortSetting the Schedule Schedule settingActivity detection setting Setting the Activity Detection AreaSensitivity Showing the Pop-up Pop-up settingAlarm pop-up text Manual pop-up textUsing the Supplied Setup Program Assigning the IP Address Using the Setup ProgramTo specify the IP address manually Changing the Communication Bandwidth Assigning the IP Address to the Camera Using ARP Commands Rebooting the CameraUsing the Snmp Inquiry CommandsSetting Commands Snmp restart command Method Storing an Html File Built-in Flash Memory Others Storing an Html File in the Built-in Flash Memory Alarm 28, 32, 34 IndexWelcome Sony Corporation

SNC-CS3P, SNC-CS3N specifications

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