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Network Camera
SNC-M1/M1W/M3/M3W
Quick Start Guide Network Configuration Using a Router
The Quick Start Guide briefly explains the connections and settings of the camera for viewing the
camera image via Internet when connecting to the network using a router.
For the installation and operations of the camera, please refer to the Installation Manual and the
User's Guide in the supplied CD-ROM.
Flowchart of preparations
Quick Start Guide (this document)
Installation Manual User’s Guide
Check the supplied accessories
Connect the
camera.
Set up the
camera.
Install the
camera.
Use the
camera.
and system reguirements.
System Configuration
You can monitor the image of the camera via LAN and Internet.
LAN
Computer
Computer
Computer
Microphone
Network Camera
SNC-M1/M1W
SNC-M3/M3W
Modem
Wireless*
Internet
or
Speaker
Web browser
Router
* Wireless LAN connection is available only for the SNC-M1W and SNC-M3W.
Notes
• For viewing the camera image via Internet, the global IP address provided by ISP is required.
• The SNC-M1/M1W/M3/M3W network cameras do not support PPPoE. Use a router compliant with PPPoE if you use ISP with PPPoE
connection.
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Turn on the Power of the Camera
1
Insert the DC plug of the supplied AC
power adaptor into the DC IN 5V jack
on the camera.
3
Connect the Camera to the Router
To make the network setting on the camera, connect the
camera to the router using a commercially available
network cable. The setting of the camera should be
performed using the computer connected to the router.
2
3
Connect the power cord to the AC
power adaptor.
Notes
Plug the power cord to a wall outlet.
• Before setting, turn on the power of the router and
computer and connect them to the Internet.
• Use a commercially available category 5, straight network
cable.
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• The illustrations used in this guide show the SNC-M1
network camera.
1 to DC IN 5V
2 to a wall outlet
1
Remove the cap of the camera.
Power cord
(supplied)
AC power adaptor
(supplied)
3 to the adaptor
2
3
Connect the network cable to the LAN
jack on the router.
4
Check that the POWER indicator
flashes, then stays lit.
Connect the network cable to the
(network) port on the camera.
POWER indicator
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Router
to
The camera is now turned on.
to LAN
(10BASE-T/
After connection, place back the cap of the camera.
100BASE-TX)
Network cable
(straight)
Connect the Camera to the Router / Turn on the Power of the Camera
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5
Install the IP Setup Program from
the CD-ROM
4
5
Click “Next.”
This section explains how to install the IP Setup Program
from the CD-ROM supplied with the camera. The IP Setup
Program is required for detecting the camera.
The other supplied programs can be installed in the same
procedures.
Click.
Utility programs stored in the CD-ROM
The following utility programs are stored in the supplied
CD-ROM.
Program
Function
Read theSoftwareLicenseAgreement
carefully and click “Yes” to accept the
agreement.
IP Setup Program
Allows detection and set up of Sony
network cameras in the network.
SNC Audio upload tool Allows output of the sound picked up
by the microphone connected to the
computer from the speaker built in
the SNC-M1/M1W/M3/M3W network
camera.
Easy recording software
An easy-recording software program, “Network Camera
Recorder,” is available for the SNC-M1/M1W/M3/M3W
network cameras.
Click.
"Network Camera Recorder" allows manual or scheduled
recordings of camera images and the sound picked up by the
microphone built in the camera.
For more information on “Network Camera Recorder,” access
URL: (for customers in Europe)
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Select the destination folder in which
to install the program and click “Next.”
The default setting is “C:\…\SONY\IP Setup
Program.”
1
2
Insert the CD-ROM disc into the CD-
ROM drive of your computer.
Click the “IP Setup” icon of IP Setup
Program.
1 The
destination
folder is
displayed.
Click.
2 Click.
3
Click “Open.”
The IP Setup Program starts and Welcome dialog
appears.
Note
If you click “Save this program to disk,” you cannot install
correctly.
In this case, delete the downloaded file, and click the “IP
Setup” icon again.
Install the IP Setup Program from the CD-ROM
4
7
Enter or select the name of the folder
in which to install the program, then
click “Next.”
1
2
Start the IP Setup Program.
Select “Program” from the “Start” menu of
Windows, then select “IP Setup Program.”
The default setting is “IP Setup Program.”
The IP Setup Program runs and displays all the
cameras connected to the network in the camera
list.
1Enter the
folder name.
Click on the camera in which you want
to assign an IP address.
When multiple cameras are connected to the
same network, check the model name and serial
number on the rear of the camera.
2Click.
The program is installed. After the installation,
“Setup Complete” dialog is displayed.
Click on the camera to assign an IP address.
8
Click “Finish.”
Click.
The IP Setup Program installation is completed.
The network settings for the selected camera are
displayed.
3
Click on “Obtain an IP address
automatically.”
By selecting “Obtain an IP address automatically,”
the IP address is automatically assigned by the
DHCP server. The “Subnet mask” and “Default
gateway” are also assigned.
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Set up the Camera
To connect the camera to a network, you need to assign a
new IP address to the camera. This section explains how
to assign an IP address to the camera using the installed
IP Setup Program and how to configure other network
settings.
Select this.
IP address is displayed.
Notes
• For viewing the camera image via Internet, the global IP
address provided by ISP is required.
• This section explains the usual settings using “Obtain an IP
address automatically” or “Use the following IP address,”
“Obtain DNS server address automatically” and “HTTP port
No. 80.” If you need other settings, refer to the User’s Guide
stored in the supplied CD-ROM.
Subnet mask is
displayed.
Defaultgateway
is displayed.
Set up the Camera
5
To assign a static IP address
8
Click “OK.”
“Setting OK” is displayed.
Click on “Use the following IP address” and enter
the IP address, subnet mask and default gateway.
The network setting of the camera is completed.
4
Click on “Obtain DNS server address
automatically.”
By selecting “Obtain DNS server address
automatically,” the DNS server addresses are
automatically assigned.
Note
To exit the IP Setup Program, click
corner.
on the upper right
Select this.
DNS server addresses are displayed.
Click.
7
Set Port Forwarding on the Router
To view the camera image via Internet, you need to set
port forwarding on the router. Skip this setting when you
do not use the router.
5
6
Click on “80” on “HTTP port No.”
Select this.
1
2
Perform the port forwarding setting on
the router.
For details, refer to the operation manual supplied
with the router.
Type “admin” in both the
“Administrator name” and
“Administrator password” boxes.
The default settings of both items are “admin.”
You can change the administrator name and
password later using the “User setting” menu.
Check the global IP address for WAN
on the router and record it in the
following space.
You need to enter the global IP address when you
access the camera via Internet.
Type “admin.”
Type “admin.”
Global IP address
Note
The name of the function “port forwarding” may be different
depending on the router.
7
Record the set IP address in the
following space.
You need to enter the IP address when you set
the router*.
IP address
* To view the camera image via Internet, you need to set
Set Port Forwarding on the Router
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8
Monitor the Image of the Camera
3
Click “Enter.”
You can monitor the image of the camera using Internet
Explorer as the Web browser.
Note
Click.
This section uses illustrations of the Welcome page of
Network Camera SNC-M1W.
Accessing from Internet Explorer
The image shot by the camera is displayed in the
main viewer.
1
2
Start Internet Explorer.
Type the IP address in the URL box of
Internet Explorer.
To view the image via LAN:
Enter the IP address recorded in step 7 on page
To view the image via Internet:
Enter the global IP address of the router recorded
in step 2 of “Set Port Forwarding on the Router”
When you access the main viewer of the camera for
the first time
When you click “Enter” on the welcome page, “Security
warning” is displayed.
When you click "Yes" to install the ActiveX control and the
main viewer is displayed.
Type the IP address.
The welcome page of the camera is displayed.
Note
For checking your network configuration, see “System
Click.
Note
If the welcome page is not displayed correctly, check the
security level setting of the Internet Explorer. For details, refer
to the User’s Guide stored in the supplied CD-ROM.
Monitor the Image of the Camera
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Setting for Wireless Network
(SNC-M1W/M3W only)
4
Click “Network.”
To use the camera in a wireless network via an access
point, set as follows.
Click.
Use the network cable for connection when you assign a
new IP address to the SNC-M1W/M3W wireless network
camera.
The “Network setting” menu appears.
1
2
Display the welcome page of the
camera following the procedure of
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6
Click the “Wireless network” tab.
Set the items for the wireless network.
Click “Setting.”
1 Infrastructure
2 SSID
3 WEP key
data
Click.
4 OK
a Select “Infrastructure” on “Type.”
b Enter the “SSID” to match the setting on the
3
Type the user name and password for
the administrator, then click “OK.”
The default settings of both items are “admin.”
access point.
c Enter the “WEP key data” to match the
settings on the access point.
d Click “OK.”
Type the user name.
Type the password.
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8
Turn off the power of the camera.
Remove the network cable from the
camera.
Click.
9
Turn on the power of the camera
without connecting the network cable.
The Wireless setting is now enabled.
The “Administrator” menu is displayed.
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