Canon network camera VBC50Fi User Manual

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Setting Up
5. Install the Software
You must install software to display images from the camera and to manag\
e the camera. There
are 3 types of software you can install.• VB Administration Tools: Software for managing the camera ( → P.4-2).
• Viewer for PC: Software for displaying images from the camera ( → P.2-14).
• VBCollector: Software that allows you to collect pictures and 
audio recorded* by the camera on
a PC and view the recorded images and 
play back the audio data* on the PC ( → P.6-11)....

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Viewer Software Overview
By using the Viewer software, you can view images sent from the VB-C50FS\
i/VB-C50Fi on a PC, as
well as control the camera. Below is an outline of the Viewer software. \
For details, please refer to
“Viewer Overview” (→ P.5-4) or to the Viewer Software User’s Manual (Viewer-E.pdf) on t\
he CD-ROM.
● Viewer for PC
When started up, this viewer displays as a separate
window. The viewer is installed beforehand on the PC
to be used. For installation details, please refer to...

Basic Settings
This chapter describes the basic settings for the VB-C50FSi/
VB-C50Fi such as network connection, camera control, date
and time setting and mail. Be sure to perform these settings
after setting up.* The VB Administration Tools ( → P.4-2) described in
Chapter 4 provide a convenient way to set view restrictions
as well as presets.
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What Can I Do on Each of the Settings Pages?
Proceed to each of the settings pages from the Settings Title Page where\
 you can perform various
settings for the VB-C50FSi/VB-C50Fi. The settings you can perform on eac\
h of the pages are
shown below. For more details, see the reference pages.
Note
The VB Administration Tools described in Chapter 4 provides a convenient\
 way to
set view restrictions and presets.
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System and network
For setting administrator passwords and networks (Ethernet, network...

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Basic Settings
Accessing the Settings Title Page
Note
This manual uses the IP address 192.168.100.1 (the factory default sett\
ing) below as
an example to describe the detail settings. Please enter the actual IP a\
ddress that is
set in your VB-C50FSi/VB-C50Fi.
The various settings on the VB-C50FSi/VB-C50Fi are specified by using a \
browser to access
Web pages on the VB-C50FSi/VB-C50Fi. To begin with, access the 
Settings Title Page.
1. Use the browser to access http://192.168.100.1/admin/.
Enter...

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Settings Title Page
From the Settings Title Page, you can move to each settings page, confir\
m the settings after
changing, and save the changes to the VB-C50FSi/VB-C50Fi’s memory or \
restart.
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1“Back to top” button
Click “Back to top” to move to the top page of the camera server.
2 “Japanese” or “English” button
Click this display to show the settings page in Japanese. The display th\
en changes to “English”
and when clicked, switches back to the English settings page.
3 “Save Setting” or “Save...

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Basic Settings
You can perform the following settings with System and Network.
●Root Account: For setting up passwords.
● Ethernet: For setting up IP addresses and other settings necessary for c\
onnection
to the network.
● Connection Keeping: For setting up the function whereby packets are peri\
odically
transmitted and there is automatic dial-up by the router so that the con\
nection with
the network is not broken.
When you have made changes to the settings, click the “OK” button \
to return to...

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Ethernet
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Note
●Contact the network administrator for the IP address, subnet mask and de\
fault
gateway address settings.
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Take particular care with the IP address, subnet mask and default gatewa\
y address
settings. If errors are found in any of these items, you may be complete\
ly unable to
access the VB-C50FSi/VB-C50Fi via Ethernet and it may only be possible t\
o recover
the problem by using the Initial Setup Tool ( → P.2-8) to correct the error.
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Setting Up the Administrator Password...

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Basic Settings
Connection Keeping
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3
Setting Up the Administrator Password and Ethernet etc. (System and Net\
work)
1“Send packet regularly”
Check to enable this function.
2 “Target IP Address”
Specify where the packet should be sent.
3 “Interval (min.)”
Specify the interval at which a packet should be sent from 1 to 60 (min\
.).
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You can perform the following settings with Camera and Video.
● Video Capture: For setting image size and quality.
● Camera Control: For setting the camera shutter speed, focus, home positi\
on and
view restrictions.
● Camera Names: Enter camera names. A camera name is required when you use\
an external camera or the VK-64.
When you have made changes to the settings, click the “OK” button \
to return to the
Settings Title Page. If you do not make any changes, click the “Cance\
l” button.
Setting...