Using the System Utility ........28 Table of Contents SNC viewer ............28 SNC Desktop viewer ........30 Overview Administrating the Camera Features ..............4 Basic Operations of the Administrator Menu ...32 How to Use This User’s Guide ......5 How to set up the Administrator menu .....32 System Requirements ..........
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Common Tab — Setting the e-Mail (SMTP) Function ............64 Alarm sending Tab — Setting the e-mail sending mode when detecting the alarm ...... 66 Periodical sending Tab — Setting the periodical e-mail sending mode ........67 Sending Images to FTP Server — FTP Client Menu ..............
Display and precautions. Be sure to read the Installation Manual beforehand. SNC-CH210/DH210/DH210T: 1600 × 1200 pixels or higher (2560 × 1600 pixels or higher is recommended) SNC-CH110/DH110/DH110T: 1600×1200 pixels or higher How to Use This User’s Guide / System Requirements...
Assigning an IP address using SNC Preparation toolbox The Preparation section explains what the administrator Insert the CD-ROM in your CD-ROM drive. has to prepare for monitoring images after installation A cover page appears automatically in your Web and connection of the camera. browser.
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Set the IP address. To obtain the IP address automatically from a DHCP server: Select Obtain an IP address automatically. The IP address, Subnet mask and Default gateway are assigned automatically. Note When you select Obtain an IP address automatically, make sure that the DHCP server is operating on the network.
The viewer screen of the network camera is If the message “File Download – Security Warning” displayed on the Web browser. appears, click Run. Display sample Program name Note If you select Save in the “File Download – Security Warning” dialog, you will not be able to perform the installation correctly.
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If the information bar appears, click on the bar and select Select Off in the Windows Firewall dialog. Install ActiveX Control…. If “Internet Explorer – Security Warning” appears, click Install. Program name The installation of ActiveX Control starts. When installation is completed, the main viewer or the Motion detection menu appears.
In the Add Program dialog, select SNC toolbox and If the pop-up “AutoPlay” appears when a CD-ROM is click OK. inserted into the CD-ROM drive, click Install or run program. SNC toolbox is added to the Programs and Services list. Click OK.
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If the message “User Account Control – Windows needs Note your permission to continue” appears, click Continue. If you select Save in the “File Download – Security Warning” dialog, you will not be able to perform If the “Internet Explorer – Security Warning” message installation correctly.
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Select Off in the General tab. If the Add Program dialog appears, select SNC toolbox and click OK. SNC toolbox is added to the Program or port list. The cameras will be displayed in the list. Click OK. To turn Windows Firewall on Select Control Panel from the Start menu of Windows.
If the message “File Download - Security Warning” When using Windows 7 appears, click Run. Installing software A warning message regarding the active contents may appear when you install software such as SNC toolbox from the CD-ROM. In this case, operate as follows: Example: In case of SNC toolbox If the pop-up “AutoPlay”...
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Configuring Windows Firewall To turn Windows Firewall on SNC toolbox may not operate correctly depending on Select Control Panel from the Start menu of the configuration of Windows Firewall. (No cameras are Windows. shown in the list even if they are detected.) In this case, confirm the Windows Firewall configuration as follows: Click Windows Firewall.
Add program. Accessing the Camera Using the Web Browser After the IP address has been assigned to the camera, check that you can actually access the camera using the Web browser installed on your computer. Use Internet Explorer as a Web browser. Start the Web browser on the computer and type the IP address of the camera in the URL address bar.
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When Internet Explorer 6 is used When the viewer of the camera is “Security Alert” dialog may appear according to the displayed for the first time status of the certificate. In this case, click Yes to “Security Warning” is displayed. When you click Yes, continue.
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When using antivirus software, etc., on the computer • When you use antivirus software, security software, personal firewall or pop-up blocker on your computer, the camera performance may be reduced, for example, the frame rate for displaying the image may be lower. •...
Basic Configuration by the Administrator 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.
Operating the Camera Administrator and User This network camera identifies those who log in as the Administrator or User. This section explains how to monitor the image from the The Administrator can use all the functions of this camera using your Web browser (Internet Explorer). network camera, including camera settings.
Plug-in free viewer Logging in to the System This viewer allows the user to select from three image display methods: JPEG, JPEG/Flash or ActiveX viewer. JPEG method: JPEG images will be displayed in sequence. Logging in as a user JPEG/Flash method: JPEG images will be displayed in sequence.
Control panel section Configuration of Main You can drag the panels to the monitor screen and Viewer configure them. To return to the operation panel, drag the panel and This section explains the functions of the parts and configure the operation panel. controls of the main viewer.
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Frame rate Zoom control (Displayed only when the camera image is in JPEG.) Press to zoom out, and press to zoom in. Selects the frame rate to transmit images. Zooming continues while the button remains pressed. (Capture) Exclusive control Click this button to display the time remaining for Click to capture a still image shot by the camera and to operation authority.
Click the function button you want to use on the Trigger Monitor image panel. The selected function is activated. The selectable functions are as follows: • send still image files attached to an e-mail (page 27) • send still image files to an FTP server (page 27) Preset position panel The image shot by the camera is shown here.
In the Vector dragging mode, the camera pans or tilts in Maximum image size for SNC-CH110/DH110/ the dragged direction. How long you drag the mouse DH110T is 1280 × 960. For SNC-CH210/DH210/ determines the speed.
Controlling via the control panel Panning, tilting and zooming by (Operation common to Area zoom specifying the area (Area zoom mode and Vector dragging mode) mode only) You can operate the camera direction, zoom, and focus Click and hold the left button of the mouse on the by using the control panel for the monitor image monitor image, and drag the mouse diagonally to draw a currently displayed.
Moving the camera to a preset Controlling the Camera on a Full position (Common operations in Image Area zoom and Vector dragging When the camera is in controllable condition, the full image appears on the panorama panel. modes) The full image is the still image of entire area to be shot Select a preset position name from the Preset position by the camera in reduced-sized image.
Using the Trigger Button Switching TCP/UDP Transmission Mode You can execute various functions by clicking their respective buttons on the Trigger panel. You can select TCP or UDP as the communication port for video data. Sending a monitor image via e-mail This function can be used when Mode (video codec mode) is set to MPEG4 or H.264 and the ActiveX You can send a captured still image by attaching it to an...
Multicast: This protocol is selectable when Using the System Utility Multicast streaming (page 43) is On. When Multicast is selected as the transmission port, RTP (Real-time Transport Protocol) and UDP multicast You can download system utility from the tools tab on techniques are adopted for video transmission.
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Connection tab The operation mode of SolidPTZ have been changed for this device. Audio tab You can set the connection method. Select the start-up connection from: TCP, Unicast, and Multicast. If TCP connection is selected, you can configure proxy settings by selecting Use proxy. Volume View tab Muting: Select this option for Muting the sound at...
Save tab SNC Desktop viewer The gadget that displays the camera image on the side bar of Windows Vista or Desktop in the case of Windows 7. Installing the SNC desktop viewer Click Download. When the license agreement policies are displayed on the SNC desktop viewer download screen, agree after reading them carefully and download the SNC desktop viewer.
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How to control PTZ Select the PTZ operation mode for the Gadget screen from the options Area zoom, PTZ control bar, and Vector dragging. Click (Exit) to exit Gadget. When you click (Set), you will see the following setting screen. The operation mode of SolidPTZ has been changed for this device.
Click the menu name (example: System) on the left Administrating the Camera side of the Administrator menu. The clicked menu appears. This section explains how to set the functions of the Example: “System” menu camera by the Administrator. For details about monitoring the camera image, see “Operating the Camera”...
Preset position Configuration of the Administrator Displays the Preset position menu to register a position menu you want to save. “Tour function,” which rotates the registered positions, is also set here. (“Saving the Camera Position and Action — Preset position Menu” on page 61) e-Mail (SMTP) Displays the e-Mail (SMTP) menu for sending an e-...
Maximum wait number Configuring the System Sets the number of users who are permitted to wait for their turn for control authority during operation by one — System Menu user. The selectable number is from 0 to 5. This is effective when Exclusive control mode is set to On.
NTP server 3: Enter the third choice for NTP server Date & time Tab address. DHCP server: Select DHCP server when you need to get NTP server information from DHCP server. Multicast: Select Multicast when you search for an NTP server with Multicast. Time zone Set the time difference from Greenwich Mean Time in the area where the camera is installed.
• Zoom ratio: Set to display the zoom ratio. • Camera direction: Set to display the name of a preset position. • Event: Set to display an event record. Notes • The items except for Off and Text cannot be set at the same time.
Monitor out You can configure the output setting for the monitor The camera can also be reset to the factory settings by output terminal of this unit. Select On to output an turning on the power of the camera while pressing the NTSC or PAL signal.
Delete image Setting the Camera By pressing Delete, you can delete the full image recorded in the camera. Image Delete thumbnails — Camera Menu Click Delete to delete the thumbnails set in the Preset Setting menu. When you click Camera in the Administrator menu, the Camera menu appears.
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Mercury lamp: Sets the white balance to that suitable Note for photography under a mercury lamp. Sodium vapour lamp: Sets the white balance to that Shutter speed 1 cannot be selected on the SNC-CH110/ suitable for photography under a high-pressure DH110/DH110T. sodium vapor lamp.
Scene 2: This setting is suitable for obtaining an effect Preview screen stronger than Scene 1. This screen is for monitoring images and configuring Scene 3: This setting is suitable for shooting dark areas easy day/night settings. brightly when the subject is in high contrast, such as For details on each button, refer to the Control bar of the both sunlight and shadow.
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• The maximum size of a cropped image is 1280 × 720 Image size (SNC-CH210/DH210/DH210T)/1280×960 You can select the size of images sent from the camera. (SNC-CH110/DH110/DH110T) pixels. The selectable image sizes depend on the aspect ratio setting in the installation tab. For details on selecting To crop an image aspect ratio, refer to “Installation tab”...
Image size [1280 × 720] Streaming Tab Image 1 Image 2 Use this tab to set the items for the transmission by Codec Frame rate Codec Frame rate unicast or multicast. (fps) (fps) H.264 Single MPEG4 codec JPEG H.264 H.264 H.264 JPEG H.264...
Obtain an IP address automatically (DHCP): Select Configuring the Network this option when a DHCP server is installed on the network to allow IP address assignment. With this — Network Menu setting, the IP address is assigned automatically. When you click Network in the Administrator menu, the Note...
Host name QoS Tab Type the host name of this unit to be transmitted to the In this tab, you can mark the data traffic packets sent DHCP server. This setting is valid only when Obtain an from the device and configure the settings for QoS IP address automatically (DHCP) is selected in the control.
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Protocol Prefix Select the protocol. Enter the prefix value of the target on which to perform QoS. DSCP Set a value to mark the data traffic (0 ~ 63). This value is set in the DSCP field included in the IP The prefix value represents the number of bits from the header of the data traffic.
OK/Cancel Note See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 32. The model on sale in China does not support the STARTTLS function. Dynamic IP address notification Authentication Tab — Notifying the IP Address Select the authentication required when you send an When Obtain an IP address automatically (DHCP) is e-mail.
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parameter: Type the command parameter if necessary. Note You can use the special tags mentioned below for the The model on sale in China does not support parameters. CRAM-MD5 authentication. Proxy server name User name, Password When you send an HTTP request via a proxy server, Type the user name and password of the owner of the type the name or IP address of the proxy server, using up mail account, using up to 64 characters.
When you use SSL connection for the first time Setting the SSL function When you use SSL connection only with the SSL function On, you cannot access the camera if the SSL — SSL Menu function does not work properly. In this case, you must reset the camera to the factory settings.
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Use a self-signed certificate (For test use): This mode To display certificate information uses the certificate and private key pair generated by When the certificate has been set in the camera correctly, “Generating a self-signed certificate” on page 50. its information appears on Status, Issuer DN, Subject Private key information corresponding to the DN, Validity Period and Extended Key Usage.
To import the CA certificate Note Click Cancel at the bottom of the menu if you want to Click Browse… to select the CA certificate to be cancel changing the private key password after clicking saved in the camera. Reset. Doing so restores the other setting items in the Client certificate tab to the previous settings.
Click Next. How to install the CA certificate The camera may not be connected because the browser (Internet Explorer) does not display whether the certificate will be accepted or not due to the type of certificate. In this case, install the CA certificate as follows.
Select Certificates from the list, then click Add. To remove an installed CA Certificate Snap-in is displayed. certificate Select Computer account as the certificate administrated in this Snap-in, then click Next. In Internet Explorer, click in the order Tools, Internet options, Content tab and Certificates. Select Local Computer as the computer The Certificates dialog appears.
Supplicant Using the 802.1X A supplicant is a device that connects to the authentication server to join the network. This unit Authentication Function serves as a supplicant in the 802.1X network. The supplicant can enter the 802.1X network after — 802.1X Menu appropriate authentication by the authentication server.
Wired interface status Client certificate Tab Shows the authentication status of the 802.1X authentication function for wired ports. When TLS is selected as the EAP method, the client Click Refresh to update the status. certificate is imported for authentication by the camera. EAP identity Type the user name to identify the client in the 802.1X authentication server using 3 to 253 characters.
CA certificate Tab Note When the client certificate to be imported is of You can import a trusted CA certificate (server PKCS#12 format and the private key password is not set certificate or route certificate) to the camera. Up to four correctly, “<Put correct private key password>”...
Select New from the context menu, then select Setting the 802.1X authentication Group and configure the group for 802.1X function — Example of Windows connection. For example, the group “Wired_802.1X_Group” is Server 2003 assumed for explanation purposes. This section explains how to configure the authentication server and CA using Microsoft Windows Configuring the Internet Authentication Server 2003.
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Set the following items: The “Microsoft Certificate Services” page opens. Friendly name: Type “authenticator” as an example. Client address (IP or DNS): IP address of the authenticator Client-Vender: RADIUS Standard Shared secret: Specify the shared secret to be set in the authenticator. Adding a user Open Active Directory Users and Computers from Administrative Tools of Windows menu.
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Type the log-in user name and password correctly. Click Next and select as follows. The “Microsoft Certificate Services” page opens. Do you want to export the private key with the certificate?: Select Yes, export the private key. Click Request a certificate, advanced certificate Select the format you want to use: Select request and Create and submit a request to this Personal Information Exchange –...
Viewer authentication Setting the User Set whether the user is authenticated or not when the main viewer is displayed. — User Menu On: The main viewer is displayed in accordance with the viewer mode of the authenticated user. When you click User in the Administrator menu, the Off: Select the viewer mode of the main viewer which is...
Setting the Security Saving the Camera Position and Action — Security Menu — Preset position Menu When you click Security in the Administrator menu, the Security menu appears. When you click Preset position in the Administrator This allows you to control which computers can have menu, the Preset position menu appears.
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Image Select a preset number for saving, and type the preset position Name. Select the image to configure. Click the Set button. Home position setting The camera position is saved. Set the current camera position as the home position. Call Click to move the camera to the preset position.
On: The tour operates. Preset tour Tab — Setting a Off: The tour does not operate. position tour Note The camera moves to the programmed positions sequentially (Tour). If nothing is added to the Sequence list and you click Up to five programs can be set as Tours A to E. OK when On is selected, the tour function will fail.
OK/Cancel Sending an Image via See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 32. E-mail — e-Mail (SMTP) Menu e-Mail (SMTP) When you click in the Administrator menu, the e-Mail (SMTP) menu appears. Using the e-Mail (SMTP) function, you can send an e-mail with an attached image file that has been shot linked with an external sensor input or with the built-in detection functions.
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POP port number Note Enter a port number from 110 to 65535. The model on sale in China does not support the TLS The standard port number is 110. If TLS is enabled, the function. standard port number for POP3s is 995. STARTTLS Authentication mode Select Login or CRAM-MD5 as the authentication...
Image file name Alarm sending Tab — Setting the Type the file name you want to assign to the image to be e-mail sending mode when attached to an e-mail. You can use up to 10 detecting the alarm alphanumeric characters, – (hyphen) and _ (underscore) for naming.
Effective period Image file name Set the period during which alarm detection is effective. Type the file name of the image attached to the e-mail using up to 10 alphanumeric characters, – (hyphen) and Always: Alarm detection is always effective. _ (under score).
Passive mode Sending Images to FTP Set whether you use the passive mode of FTP server or not when connecting to the FTP server. Select On to Server — FTP Client Menu connect to the FTP server using the passive mode. When you click FTP client in the Administrator menu,...
Remote path Effective period Type the path to the destination using up to 64 Set the period during which alarm detection is effective. characters. Always: Alarm detection is always effective. Schedule: You can specify the period during which Image file name alarm detection is effective.
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Image file name OK/Cancel Type the file name of the image sent to the FTP server See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 32. using up to 10 alphanumeric characters, – (hyphen) and _ (under score). The actual image file name will be the specified image file name with a suffix and extension .jpg.
When you click e-Mail (SMTP), the Trigger-e-Mail Setting the Operations (SMTP) menu is displayed. You can set the necessary options here. The setting options and setting procedures from the Viewer — Trigger are the same as those of the e-Mail (SMTP) menu (page 64).
FTP client Setting the Schedule Checking this box allows you to select FTP client on the Trigger panel in the main viewer. — Schedule Menu By clicking FTP client a still image of the time you click is captured, and the image file is sent to the FTP When you click Schedule in the Administrator menu,...
Detection status: Display the tampering detection state Setting the Sensor input/ of the time when Camera tampering detection tab is opened. To clear the detection status, click the Clear Camera tampering button. detection/Motion OK/Cancel detection See “Buttons common to every menu” on page 32. —...
VMD settings (VMD: Motion detection) Notes Set the detection area, detection response, detection • If Automatic configuration is enabled in the Local response speed and detection size for Motion detection. Area Network (LAN) settings of Internet Explorer, the Click the desired item in the setting item list to set the image may not be displayed.
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Delete Area Detection size Specify the minimum detection size and maximum Clicking this button will change the cursor to a detection size of motion detection. To specify the button. While the cursor is a button, click on a part detection size, you can either enter values or drag the of the area to delete that area.
ActiveX viewer: Displays the ActiveX viewer at time of Configuring the Viewer access. Plug-in free viewer: Displays the Plug-in free viewer at — Viewer Menu time of access. Custom: Select the homepage to be displayed. To store a homepage HTML file in the built-in flash Click Viewer in the Administrator menu to display the...
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Text color, Background color 1, and Text color, Background color 1, and Background color 2 Background color 2 Specify the font color of the text and background colors. Specify the background colors and font color. The colors are specified in the same way as specifying To specify the color, enter “#”...
Still image: JPEG still images are acquired from the HTML output tab camera and displayed at start-up. If the monitor is for personal use, this tab can be used to Specified image (URL): Specify a still image of your output sample source for HTML and script. choice by URL at start-up.
How to use SNC toolbox Others Menu bar Function buttons This section explains how to use the application software and commands, including the supplied CD- ROM. Using the SNC toolbox Explains the functions except those of the Network tab in SNC toolbox. To install SNC toolbox, to assign an IP address and to set the network, see “Assigning the IP Address to the Device tree display...
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Privacy Masking: Displays the Privacy Masking Setting screen. Displays the settings screen for the device. Not available with this product. Panorama Creator: Displays the Panorama Creator Task screen. Displays the Task List dialog. Not available with this product. Custom Homepage: Displays the Custom Homepage Device tree view screen.
Serial No. Registering by Add Device Entry dialog Displays the serial number. Select the folder to register the device. Version No. Right click the mouse and select Add Device Entry Displays the version of firmware. from the displayed menu. The Add Device Entry dialog appears. Admin name Displays the administrator user name.
Renaming the device/folder Display with large thumbnails Select the folder or device to rename and right click the Select Snapshot(L) from the View menu or click mouse. Select Rename from the displayed menu. The set to display with large thumbnails. device/folder name is highlighted.
Network tab Setting SNC toolbox options Select Option from the Tools menu to display the “Option” dialog. This dialog consists of three tabs: General, Network and Log. General tab Configure the HTTP proxy and FTP proxy. When using HTTP proxy, check Use HTTP proxy. When using FTP proxy, check Use FTP proxy.
Log tab Note If you cannot establish communications with the camera using the proxy server being used, connect the camera to the local network and run the Custom Homepage without using the proxy server. Overwrite the oldest log file To set the size of the log file, check Enable and specify the minimum required space for a log file.
Notes • To stop upgrading, click Stop upgrading. To protect some devices, during the process of upgrading, upgrading cannot be canceled. • Do not turn off the power until the device restarts after upgrading. Using the Schedule Task You can specify the time or interval to change the Device setting or perform Firmware upgrade.
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Displays Task Wizard. Select Device Setting or Firmware Upgrade. Click Next. Click Next. Select a device to which the task is assigned. For Device Setting: A list of devices registered in My device is Edit the value for the setting you wish to change. displayed.
Recurrence pattern Setting tree Specify the operation interval. All settings are sorted into categories. Click + to display Onetime: Runs the task once. the subcategories under a category. Click – to hide the Hourly: Specify the operation frequency in units of subcategories.
Setting items Pages to refer to in Setting items Pages to refer to in “Administrating the “Administrating the Camera” Camera” Camera “Setting the Camera Image — e-Mail (SMTP) “Sending an Image via E- Camera Menu” on page 38 mail — e-Mail (SMTP) Menu”...
Initializing a camera Assigning the IP Click Tools, Initialize Device and Factory Default in this order on the menu bar to initialize the camera Address to the Camera (restore factory default). Using ARP Commands This section explains how to assign an IP address to the camera using ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) commands without using the SNC toolbox.
– Do the computer and the camera have the same Using the SNMP network address? If not, set the same network address on the computer and the camera. This unit supports SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol). You can read MIB-2 objects using software such as SNMP manager software.
4 Describes the case of “mib-2.system. sysName=<string> sysContact.0”. This field is used to describe Set the case of “mib-2.system.sysName.0” in the information on the administrator of this camera. <string> position. The maximum length of <string> Nothing is set at the factory. is 255 characters.
DHCP server Glossary Acronym for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server. The IP address of a terminal without an individual IP address can be automatically distributed by ActiveX control the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). The A component program object that can be used with web DHCP server assigns the IP addresses to the terminals.
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H.264 Primary DNS server An image compression format. The standard written by One of the DNS servers that can first reply to a request the JVT (Joint Video Team) a joint organization for by connected devices or other DNS servers. standardization (composed of ISO and ITU-T.
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SNMP A protocol for monitoring and managing network devices. Acronym for Secure Sockets Layer. This is a protocol developed by Netscape Communications Corporation to be used for communications of encrypted data on the Internet. Subnet mask 32-bit stream used to distinguish the subnet address from an IP address.
control authority......34 Index control panel........25 Glossary ......... 92 Cropping ........40 Group preset positions ....62 Current date & time ....... 35 Numerics Custom Homepage Installer... 84 802.1X........54 H.264..........93 Home..........21 Date & time........35 home position......... 62 date and time ........
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Mode ..........70 PTZ mode........34 Subject ........48 Monitor image........23 Subnet mask ........44 Motion detection ......33 Suffix ......66 Multicast....... 23 Superimpose ........35 QoS Tab..........45 Multicast address......43 Supplicant........54 Multicast streaming......43 System ........33 My device........81 System log ........38 RADIUS client .......93 System Menu........34 Reboot ..........37 System Utility.........28...
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WPA2 ..........94 Zoom ........22 Sony Corporation Index...