2.4.1 Transferring Images by FTP
The following screen is displayed if you select to transfer images by FTP while configuring a timer, sensor, or motion detection trigger (see 2.1 Configuring a Timer Trigger or 2.2 Configuring a Sensor or Motion Detection Trigger). Follow the procedure below to configure the camera to transfer images to an FTP site. Ask the FTP server administrator for the appropriate settings.
1.
Set the following parameters as desired.
a.
Enter the IP address or host name*1 of the FTP server.
An IPv6 address can be entered.
b.
Enter the port number used by the server. (Port 21 is normally used for FTP.)
c.
Enter the login ID*2 (user name) required to access the server (max. 63 characters).
d.
Enter the password*2 required to access the server (max. 63 characters).
e.
Select the desired setting for [Login Timing].
[Every Time]: The camera logs in to the server every time it transfers an image to the server.
[One Time]: The camera logs in to the server and stays connected for about 1 minute (unless a new transfer begins before this time expires). This can reduce transfer time when several images are transferred in a short time.
f.
Enter the desired name*1 for transferred files (max. 232 characters). Transferred files will be saved using this file name.
You can specify existing directories on the server by entering “\” before the desired file name. For example, if you enter “CameraImages\Image”, the camera will upload files to the directory “CameraImages” and save the files using the name “Image”.
g.
Select the desired setting for [Overwrite setting].
[Overwrite File]: The file on the server is replaced by the file uploaded by the camera, i.e., only 1 file is saved on the server.
[Save as New File with Time Stamp]: A time stamp is added to the end of the file name, allowing multiple files to be saved on the server. For example, if you set the file name as “Image”, an uploaded file may be saved as “Image20061231173020500.jpg”.
The time stamp format is Year/Month/Date/24-hour time/Second/Millisecond.
Therefore, in this example, the file was captured on December 31, 2006, at 5:30 PM and 20 seconds and 500 milliseconds. Note that if you configure the camera to adjust its time setting for Daylight Saving Time/Summer Time (see 5.4 Setting the Date and Time), an “s” will be inserted between the date and time of the time stamp.
h.
Select the transfer method required to upload files to the server.
Select [Passive Mode] normally. If files are not uploaded properly, change the setting to [Active Mode].
2.
Follow the procedure below based on the settings you made when configuring the trigger.
a.
If you selected to not send notification when the camera is triggered, click [Save], then click [Go to Trigger page].
All images buffered in the internal memory for the selected trigger are deleted when you click [Save].
b.
If you selected to send notification when the camera is triggered, click [Next].
The appropriate notification settings page is displayed.
*1
[Space], [“], [’], [&], [<], and [>] cannot be entered.
*2
[“] cannot be entered.