Sony SNC-CS3N, SNC-CS3P manual Alarm mode setting Section, Periodical sending mode setting Section

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Administrating the Camera

Mode

Select the mode of the FTP client function.

Manual: Sends still images to the FTP server manually. After selecting Manual, click OK. The FTP client function mode is set to Manual.

In this mode, when you click the (Trigger) button on the main viewer page, a still image is captured and sent to the FTP server. (See “Controlling the Application Manually” on page 12.)

Alarm: Sends still images to the FTP server by synchronizing with an external sensor input or the built-in activity detection function. When you select Alarm, the Alarm mode setting section appears (see page 28).

Note

If the Suffix menu is set to None, you cannot select the Alarm mode. When you want to use the Alarm mode, set the Suffix menu to Date/Time or Sequence number.

Periodical sending: Sends still images to the FTP server periodically. When you select Periodical sending, the Periodical sending mode setting section appears (see page 28).

Back/OK

See “Buttons common to every setting page” on page 17.

Alarm mode setting Section

Alarm

Select the alarm to link the FTP client function. If the selected alarm is detected, the still images before and after the alarm are captured sequentially and sent to the FTP server.

Sensor: External sensor connected to sensor input of the camera I/O port

Activity detection: The activity detection function built in the camera

To set the activity detection function, click Activity detection. The Activity detection setting page appears (see page 40).

Available period

Select the period for which the selected alarm mode is available.

Always: The selected alarm mode is available any time.

Use scheduler: The selected alarm mode is available according to the schedule selected in Schedule No. below.

Schedule No.

When Use scheduler is selected on the Available period menu, select the schedule you want the selected alarm mode being available.

Click to select the check box(es) 1 to 6. You can select multiple schedules.

To check the contents of schedules, click Schedule check. (See “Setting the Schedule — Schedule setting Page” on page 39.)

Alarm buffer configuration

Click Alarm buffer to display the Alarm buffer setting page.

For details, see “Setting the Alarm Buffer — Alarm buffer setting Page” on page 38.

Note

If an alarm occurs during the Alarm buffer processing, that alarm is ignored.

Digest viewer

If you select On, an HTML file (.html) and a Java Script file (.js) are added each time the selected alarm is detected.

When you open the added HTML file using a general browser, the digest viewer runs and you can view the still pictures in the alarm buffer in sequence (quasi- animation).

See “Operating the Digest Viewer” on page 29.

Periodical sending mode setting Section

Interval time

Type the interval at which you want to send images to the FTP server periodically. You can set the hour (H), minutes (M) and seconds (S) between 1 second and 24 hours (one day).

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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 Precautions How to Use This User’s GuideOperating Precautions Logging in as Administrator When using antivirus software in the computerLogging in to Homepage WelcomeOther functions on the welcome page for Administrator About ViewersJava applet viewer ActiveX viewerMenu Section Configuration of Main ViewerImage Control Section Controlling the Monitor Image Monitor Image SectionSelecting the frame rate Selecting the view sizeSending a Still Image File to an FTP Server Controlling Alarm OutputSending a Still Image via E-mail Capturing a Monitor Image To save the captured imageOperating the Camera Using a Pocket PC System requirementsMain viewer Basic menu Configuration Administrator MenuApplication menu System setting Configuring the SystemSystem setting Section Date time setting Section Initialization Section Camera setting Setting the CameraCamera setting Section White balance mode Exposure modeNetwork setting Configuring the NetworkWired LAN setting Section Http port setting Section About the special tags Proxy server nameProxy port No MethodSetting the User User settingAdministrator, User 1 to User access rightSetting the Security Security settingDefault policy Network address/Subnet 1 to Network address/SubnetSetting the FTP Client Function FTP client setting FTP client settingSending Images to FTP Server Alarm mode setting Section Periodical sending mode setting SectionBackup sending mode Operating the Digest ViewerNumber DateFTP server setting Setting the FTP Server Function FTP server setting Setting the Smtp Function Smtp settingBuilt-in memory User IDAdministrator e-mail address Smtp server nameRecipient e-mail address SubjectAlarm out 1 or 2 setting Setting the Alarm Out 1 orSetting the Alarm Out 1 Function Alarm out 1 setting Timer mode setting Section Alarm durationImage memory setting Recording an Image in the Memory Image memory settingRecording Images in Memory Use image memory function/Do not use image memory functionAdministrator e-mail address Capacity warningPeriodical recording mode setting Section Directory Structure of Image MemorySetting the Alarm Buffer Alarm buffer settingSerial setting Communicating Data via Serial PortSetting the Schedule Schedule settingSetting the Activity Detection Area Activity detection settingSensitivity Pop-up setting Alarm pop-up textShowing the Pop-up 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 CameraInquiry Commands Using the SnmpSetting 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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