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Detailed Settings
Setting User Access Privileges (Access Control)
▼ Authorized User Account
1 User List
Only users registered in this list are permitted to connect to the VB-C3\
00. Up to 14 users can
be registered in addition to the Administrator (root).
Delete button
Select a user from the User List and click “delete” to remove the \
user from the list.
Add/Change button
You can add authorized users to the User List by entering their User
names and passwords and then clicking “Add”. The Add button change\
s
to Change button when you select an authorized user. You can change
the password by entering a new password, and then clicking “Change”\
.
You can use up to 8 characters including A-Z, a-z, and 0-9 for the user
name. You can use up to 8 ASCII characters (including blank and
printable characters) for the password.
You can perform the following settings on the Access Control Page.
●Authorized User Account: Register users who can access to the camera.
After changing setting click “OK” to return to the Settings Title \
Page. If you do not
want to make any changes, click “CANCEL”.
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Tip
If an authorized user is registered, a screen which asks for user name a\
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Setting the Date and Time (Date and Time)
▼ Current Camera Time
1 Date and Time
Display the date and time currently set on the VB-C300.
2 Time Zone
The time difference with Greenwich Mean Time is displayed.
You can perform the following settings on the Date and Time Page.
●Current Camera Time:  Display the date and time currently set on the VB-\
C300.
●  New Camera Time: Set the date and time for the VB-C300.
●  Time Zone:  Select a time zone from the drop-down list.
After changing setting click “OK” to return to the Settings Title \
Page. If you do not
want to make any changes, click “CANCEL”.
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Detailed Settings
▼ New Camera Time
1 Synchronize with computer time
Synchronize the camera date and time with those of the PC currently acce\
ssing the camera.
2 Set manually
Set the date and time manually. Specify the date in “yyyy/mm/dd” f\
ormat and time in “hh:mm:ss”
in the 24-hour format.
Example: For 1:23:04 P.M, January 23 2007, enter 2007/01/23 and 13:23:04\
.
▼ Time Zone
1 Time Zone
Select the time difference with Greenwich Mean Time from the list. 1
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Setting Up DNS and LED, etc. (Miscellaneous)
▼ DNS
1 Name Server Address 1 - 2
Enter the name server address you want to register. If you are using onl\
y one name server,
leave the Name Server Address 2 field blank.
2 Register Host Name
Select and enter the host name you want to register. You can register a \
host name for the
name server address 1. You can use up to 63 characters including A-Z, a-\
z, 0-9, “-” and “.”.
Note
The host name is useful when using the camera with “Auto Setting (DH\
CP)” (→P.1-7).
You must register the host name in the DNS server in advance. For more i\
nformation
on DNS server settings, ask the system administrator.
You can perform the following settings on the Miscellaneous Page.
● DNS: Enter the name server address and host name to register a DNS host.\
● External Device Names: Specify the name of the external device.
● LED Setting: Set the LED of the camera to turn On or Off.
After changing setting click “OK” to return to the Settings Title \
Page. If you do not
want to make any changes, click “CANCEL”.
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Detailed Settings
▼ External Device Names
1 External Input Device 1 - 2
Device Name
To distinguish between the different external devices connected to the c\
amera, be sure to
enter a device name. You can use up to 15 ASCII characters (including b\
lank and printable
characters and excluding double quote [ “ ]) for the device name.
2 External Output Device
Device Name
To distinguish between the different external devices connected to the c\
amera, be sure to
enter a device name. You can use up tp 15 ASCII characters excluding [ “\
 ] for the device
name.
▼ LED Setting
1 Turn the LED OFF
Set the operation of the LED on the front side of the camera. If “Tur\
n the LED OFF” is checked,
the LED turns Off. If the optional indoor dome housing (VB-RD41S-C/S) \
is used or reflected
LED light is caught by the camera, use this option to prevent the LED fr\
om disturbing video
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Setting Up DNS and LED, etc. (Miscellaneous)
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Tip
If you are using the Network Video Recorder VK-64/VK-16 (optional), th\
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Using the Administration Tools (Administration Tools)
▼ Display and Execution
1 View Log Events
View the historical log events of the VB-C300’s operation and connect\
ion status of NC Viewer
(→ P.4-4).
2 View Current Settings
Display a list of current settings.
3 Reboot
Reboot the VB-C300.
4 Restore Settings
Return all the settings of the camera except for the administrator passw\
ord, network address
setting method, IP address, subnet mask, default gateway address, date, \
time, and time zone
to the factory default settings. The VB-C300 will be rebooted automatica\
lly after restoring the
settings.
Note
Never power off the camera while the restore operation is in progress. P\
owering
off before completion may prevent it from starting up properly.
Tip
●It is recommended to take a note of the current settings before using th\
e Restore
Settings option (
→ P.4-12).
● You can initialize the settings using the Reset switch, however, note th\
at all settings
will be initialized (
→ P.4-9).
You can perform the following settings on the Administration Tools Page.\
●View, Reboot and Restore: Display and initialize the setting for the VB-\
C300.
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VBAdmin Tools
This chapter describes how to use the VBAdmin Tools. You
can create panoramas, set presets, view logs and use the NC
Viewer from the VBAdmin Tools. You must configure the
detail settings as directed in Chapter 1 in advance.
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Starting the VBAdmin Tools
To Launch the VBAdmin Tools
1. Double-click the VB Admin Toolsdesktop icon or select “VBAdmin
Tools” from the Start menu bar to
launch the VBAdmin Tools.
2. The Connection Setting dialog appears.
Enter connection settings and click “OK”.
1 Host Name ( → P.1-7)
Specify the IP address or host name of the VB-C300.
2 User Name
Enter the default Administrator account “root” for the VB-C300.
3 Password ( → P.1-6)
Enter the Administrator password (factory default setting is “VB-C30\
0”).
4 HTTP Port ( → P.1-12)
Default setting is “80”.
5 Setting Page URL
The Setting Page URL for the VB-C300 is “admin” and cannot be chan\
ged.
6 Proxy
The VB-C300 cannot be connected via a proxy server.
7 FTP
Invalid for the VB-C300.
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Starting up from the desktop icon
Starting up from the Start menu bar  
						

							
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VBAdmin Tools
3. A confirmation message isdisplayed.
Click “OK”.
Tip
You cannot use the View Restriction Tool and Schedule Setting Tool with \
the VB-
C300, but you can use them with the VB-C50 series.
4. The VBAdmin Tools starts.
You can select Panorama Creation Tool, Preset
Setting Tool, Log Viewer, or NC Viewer by clicking
the button for each tool.
When the camera is disconnected after start up,
select “Connect” from the File menu bar to display
the Connection Setting dialog.
Tip
The Panorama Creation Tool and Preset Setting Tool cannot be Launched
simultaneously.
Note
Note on Windows XP SP2
If the Windows Security Alert dialog appears, click “Unblock”.
Once you click “Unblock”, the dialog box will not be displayed aga\
in.
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Panorama Creation Tool
This tool is used to create a panorama image displaying the full view of\
 the area covered by the VB-
C300. When using the NC Viewer to perform pan, tilt, or zoom as well as \
define presets, you can see,
at a glance, which part of the entire viewing area is currently covered.\
The Panorama Creation Tool is used to take
and create panorama image and register
them in the VB-C300.
NC ViewerPreset Setting Tool
You can see, at a glance, where the
region currently being set is located
within the entire area.