Sony SNC-VB770 Application Manual Download Page 16

Using the SNC toolbox

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• The file name should be typed using up to 24 

characters including the extension.

• The file size of the homepage should be 2.0 MB or 

less.

• To see the created homepage, set the 

Homepage

 in the 

Layout tab from viewer menu.

Uploading the homepage to the camera 
using the Custom Homepage

1

Select the device to upload from the Device list.
You can select multiple devices at the same time.

2

Click the 

Custom Homepage

.

The “Custom Homepage” dialog opens. 
Read the notes carefully.

Note

Depending on the proxy server, communication 
with the camera may not be performed correctly. In 
that case, connect the camera to the same network 
segment, etc. and execute the 

Custom Homepage

 

without using a proxy server.

3

Type the path in which your homepage is stored.

4

Click 

Start uploading

.

Uploading of the homepage file to the camera 
starts.

5

Click 

Cancel

 to exit the program.

Creating and Uploading the Voice 
alert file

The Voice alert file function allows you to create a Voice 
alert file and upload the Voice alert file to a device.

Using Create Voice alert file

From the 

Tools

 menu, select 

Create Voice alert file

 and 

Create

 in this order.

The SNC toolbox contains a sample of a Voice alert file. 
To create new a Voice alert file, use this function.

Note

Use this function by inputting the sound to be recorded 
from the microphone input of your computer.

 (save) / 

 (stop)

Clicking 

 starts recording sound via the 

computer’s microphone. The maximum recording time 
is 30 seconds. 
The codec specified in “Codec during recording” is used 
for recording.

To stop recording, click 

. Recording will stop 

automatically in 30 seconds.
When recording is completed, the recorded Voice alert 
file will be saved to the computer. 

Note

Use a file name that is 33 characters or less.

 (Codec during recording)

Select the codec during recording from the following. 

 (playback) / 

 (stop)

Clicking 

 starts playback.

To stop playback, click 

.

Audio codec

Transmission rate

G.711(µ-LAW)

64kbps

G.726

40kbps

G.726

32kbps

G.726

24kbps

G.726

16kbps

AAC

128kbps

AAC

64kbps

Summary of Contents for SNC-VB770

Page 1: ...Network Camera Application Guide 1 8 Before operating the unit please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference A EAK 100 18 1 2012 Sony Corporation ...

Page 2: ...the Device list display method 10 Setting SNC toolbox options 11 Using Privacy Masking Masking a Camera Image 13 Using Panorama Creator Creating a Panorama Image 14 Using the Custom Homepage Setting the customized homepage 15 Creating and Uploading the Voice alert file 16 Using the Firmware Upgrade 19 Using CGI Sending 22 Using the Schedule Task 23 Configuring the device setting 24 Configuring the...

Page 3: ...n this case disable the software If you are using Windows 7 Windows 8 1 or Windows 10 disable Windows Firewall Otherwise SNC toolbox will not operate correctly To set Windows Firewall see Configuring Windows Firewall in When using Windows 7 on page 26 or Configuring Windows Firewall in When using Windows 8 1 or Windows 10 on page 28 If you are using Windows 10 set Tablet mode to off The SSL functi...

Page 4: ...ay Series Displays the screen to select the series to be displayed on the list Tools T menu Search Searches again for devices Enabling the Search external network device s function allows you to search in a wider range To configure the function click Option under Tools then select Search Setting in the Network tab Device Account Displays the management screen for user names and passwords related t...

Page 5: ...e search result can be displayed for maximum 1 024 cameras Error folder When this folder is selected devices registered in My device folder that can not be connected are displayed in the Device list Also if a registered device is not found on the network it will also be registered in this folder My device folder When this folder is selected devices in the Search result folder or registered manuall...

Page 6: ...ted even with the correct search settings see Note in Setting SNC toolbox options Network tab Search Setting page 12 Assigning an IP address To connect the device via network you need to assign a new IP address to the device when you install it for the first time Clicking Network after selecting a device to configure network settings with from the device list the Network setting dialog will be dis...

Page 7: ...s Obtain IP address automatically Sets DHCP mode to on Use the following IP address Sets DHCP mode to off When this is set specify an IP address prefix default gateway to specify the fixed address You can also add a check to After getting response of ping the IP will be skipped to determine whether the specified IP address is already in use or not Obtain DNS server address automatically Sets DNS m...

Page 8: ... address To obtain the DNS server addresses automatically Select Obtain DNS server address automatically To specify the DNS server addresses manually Select Use the following DNS server address and type the Primary DNS server address and Secondary DNS server address in the relevant boxes 5 Set the HTTP port No Normally select 80 for the HTTP port No To use another port number type a port number be...

Page 9: ...s 3 Enter the following items Device name Enter a device name of your choice Device address Enter the address of the device to register Normally select Single device If there is more than one camera in the specified IP address range then select Multi device HTTP port No Normally 80 should be selected When setting a value other than 80 select the textbox and enter a port number HTTPS port No Normal...

Page 10: ... folder from the Device list or Device tree and drag drop in the folder to move it to which will move the device folder Select a device folder from the Device list or Device tree and right click the mouse Select Cut from the displayed menu or select Cut from the Edit menu Next select the folder to move to and select Paste Changing the Device list display method Details display Select Normal from t...

Page 11: ...e as the thumbnail 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 Language Set language Default device account Set the initial values of user name and password for the administrator accessing the device for each device Firmware Upgrade Make settings related to firmware upgrades Timeou...

Page 12: ...etting of the router to search the devices by using multicast an IP address of the device to be searched is set correctly if the SSL setting is set on the device it cannot be searched as a device outside the network segment Disable the SSL setting of the device If Search external network device s is enabled the network load can be higher as the multicast packet flows on the network on a regular ba...

Page 13: ... screen PTZ function off PTZ function on Viewer A live image of the camera is displayed You can specify the position of the privacy mask in this area Numbers The set mask number is displayed in the Viewer Frame Display the frame of the set mask to distinguish the mask area when the set mask is overlapped Panorama area Display the panorama The set privacy mask is displayed by numbers on the panoram...

Page 14: ...mask area by dragging the mouse on the viewer 2 Select the color or mosaic of the mask from the Color drop down list Note The color is common to every privacy mask The color last selected is applied 3 Select the desired privacy mask number in the privacy mask setting section and then click Set of the corresponding number The mask is displayed on the viewer Privacy mask setting range See User s Gui...

Page 15: ...rama image is saved in the camera 3 Click Send to transmit the panorama image to the camera The panorama image is saved in the camera You can use the saved panorama image when you control panning and tilting from the main viewer Saving a custom image to the camera You can save a custom image to the camera in spite of the panorama image shot by the camera Prepare the image to conform to the followi...

Page 16: ...oice alert file The Voice alert file function allows you to create a Voice alert file and upload the Voice alert file to a device Using Create Voice alert file From the Tools menu select Create Voice alert file and Create in this order The SNC toolbox contains a sample of a Voice alert file To create new a Voice alert file use this function Note Use this function by inputting the sound to be recor...

Page 17: ...ing Uploading Voice alert file 1 From the Device list select a device to upload a Voice alert file You can select multiple devices at the same time 2 Right click the mouse and select Voice alert file and Upload in this order from the displayed menu The Uploading Voice alert file screen will be displayed Tip The Uploading Voice alert file screen can also be displayed using the following method From...

Page 18: ...length are displayed in seconds OK Selects the read Voice alert file and closes the Select Voice alert file screen Cancel Closes the Select Voice alert file screen with no Voice alert file selected Reading the Voice alert file Click Browse to select a Voice alert file saved in your computer The selected file name is displayed in the text box Checking the Voice alert file 1 Click to start the playb...

Page 19: ...tion of the SNC toolbox allows you to upgrade the firmware of the device This function can be performed for up to 16 devices at the same time Notes Do not turn off the power until upgrading is completed You should be logged in as an administrator to upgrade the firmware We recommend that you change the IP address of the device to a static IP address before you start upgrading If the device is set ...

Page 20: ...rade quantity 4 To retain the setting data used for the current device check Retain the current setting 5 To back up the device setting in the computer check Backup device setting The setting file is stored in the following folder When using Windows 7 Windows 8 1 or Windows 10 Folder My Document Sony SNC toolbox cfg YYMMDDHHMM YY Year MM Month DD Day HH Hour MM Minute File name MAC address cfg Tip...

Page 21: ...for Status Click Cancel to close the Firmware Upgrade screen When upgrading fails When upgrading is not successfully completed Failed is displayed for Status Click Cancel to close the Firmware Upgrade screen 1 Select Tool Log from the Tools menu to check the log 2 The toolbox log is displayed to show the reason of the upgrading failure As seen in the following log you can check the reason of the f...

Page 22: ...u to display the Option dialog then set a larger value for Timeout on the General tab After setting the value between 60 and 600 Minute retry upgrading the device Using CGI Sending The CGI Sending function allows you to send CGI to a device How to perform CGI Sending 1 From the Device list select the camera to receive CGI 2 Right click the mouse Click CGI Sending from the displayed menu The CGI Se...

Page 23: ...k Stop You can cancel a task reservation Cancel Closes the Task List Creating a task 1 Click Add Displays Task Wizard 2 Click Next 3 Select a device to which the task is assigned A list of devices registered in My device is displayed Select the device you want to assign the task to from the My device list and register in Device s in task list My Device Display a list of cameras registered in My de...

Page 24: ...ency in units of weeks and days of the week Possible set value 1 to 99 Range of recurrence Specify the starting date and time and the end date and time Start Set the starting date Execution time Set the starting time No end date This setting does not set an end date End after Specify the number of times to execute the operation End by Set the end date 9 Click Next Check the setting when the final ...

Page 25: ...ist as a CSV format file Separate each item with a comma and set CRLF as a delimiter between devices in the CSV format file There are sample files in the following directory where the SNC toolbox is installed Sony SNC toolbox SampleFiles Setting items Network Setting Video codec setting Date time setting User 1 setting For details of each setting item refer to the sample files Note Be careful when...

Page 26: ...nitialize Device and Factory Default in this order on the menu bar to initialize the device restore factory default Configuring Windows Firewall When using Windows 7 Configuring Windows Firewall SNC toolbox or SNC audio upload tool may not operate correctly depending on the configuration of Windows Firewall No cameras are shown in the list even if they are detected In this case confirm the Windows...

Page 27: ...rewall on 1 Select Control Panel from the Start menu of Windows 2 Click Windows Firewall 3 Select Allow a program or feature through Windows Firewall 4 Select Allow another program 5 Add program When the above procedure is completed the cameras connected in the local network are displayed in SNC toolbox or SNC audio upload tool ...

Page 28: ...dows Firewall configuration as follows To turn Windows Firewall off 1 Press the Windows key X then select Control Panel from the displayed list 2 Click Windows Firewall 3 Select Turn Windows Firewall on or off 4 Select Turn off Windows Firewall The cameras will be displayed in the list To turn Windows Firewall on 1 Press the Windows key X then select Control Panel from the displayed list 2 Click W...

Page 29: ...Configuring Windows Firewall 29 5 Add an app When the above procedure is completed the cameras connected in the local network are displayed in SNC toolbox or SNC audio upload tool ...

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