Canon network camera VBC50Fi User Manual

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Basic Settings
Miscellaneous
1“View Log Events”
Click the “View” button to see the historical log files of the VB-\
C50FSi/VB-C50Fi’s operation,
such as connection with viewers, etc.
2 “View Current Settings”
Display a list of current settings.
3 “Reboot”
Reboot the VB-C50FSi/VB-C50Fi.
4 “Restore Settings”
All but the password setting, Ethernet address setting, IP address, subn\
et mask and default
gateway of the VB-C50FSi/VB-C50Fi will be restored to the factory defaul\
t settings. Click...

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VB Administration Tools
Chapter 4 describes practical ways of operating the VB-
C50FSi/VB-C50Fi using the VB Administration Tools to set
view restrictions, set presets and schedules, view logs and
use the Admin Viewer. Review the necessary basic settings
in Chapter 3 before proceeding to Chapter 4.
*Although view restrictions and presets can be set by
following the procedures described in Chapter 3, the VB
Administration Tools provides more visual-based and easy
way to use.
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Overview of VB Administration Tools
VB Administration Tools comprises “VBAdmin Startup Panel”, “Vie\
w Restriction Tool”, “Preset
Setting Tool”, “Schedule Setting Tool”, “Log Viewer” and \
“Admin Viewer” applications. Operations
such as setting the VB-C50FSi/VB-C50Fi or viewing pictures from a remote\
 location with special
privileges, checking operating status or obtaining logs are easily perfo\
rmed through the Internet
or an intranet.
Installing the VB Administration Tools
If you performed the...

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VB Administration Tools
VBAdmin Startup Panel ( → P.4-5)
This is the main panel of VB Administration Tools. The tools are
started up from this panel.
Install VB Administration Tools first from the supplied CD-ROM.
Panorama Creation Tool
* Not available with the VB-C50FSi/VB-C50Fi.
View Restriction Tool ( → P.4-7)
This tool enables easier, more visual setting of view restrictions.
Restrictions can be set by operating the mouse.
Preset Setting Tool ( → P.4-13)
This tool enables easier, more visual...

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Overview of VB Administration Tools
Admin Viewer (→ P.4-61)
This viewer is aimed at administrators of the VB-C50FSi/VB-C50Fi.
It has special privilege functions not available in the Viewer for
PC or Viewer for Java, such as exclusive rights of camera control,
operation of external devices and motion detection. You can use
it when setting presets and view restrictions etc.
Schedule Setting Tool ( → P.4-22)
With the Schedule Setting Tool you can set up the following
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VB Administration Tools
Starting Up VB Administration Tools
○○○○○○To Start Up...
1. Double-click the “VB Admin Tools” desktop
icon or select “VB Admin Tools” from the
“Start” menu.Starting up from the desktop icon
Starting up from the “Start” menu
2. The Server Setting dialog box appears.
To use VB Administration Tools, it must first be connected to the VB-C50\
FSi/VB-C50Fi. Enter
the required information in the fields and click the “OK” button.
qHost Name ( → P.3-6)
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3. The VBAdmin Startup Panel starts up.
The five tools---“View Restriction Tool”, “Preset Setting
Tool”, “Schedule Setting Tool”, “Log Viewer” and
“Admin Viewer”---can be started up from the Startup
Panel by clicking on each button.
If the connection is broken after the VB Admin Startup
Panel has started up, choose Connect from the File
menu. The Server Setting dialog box then appears.
Tip
●The View Restriction Tool, Preset Setting Tool and Schedule Setting Tool\
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VB Administration Tools
The View Restriction Setting Tool is a tool that allows you to set the z\
oom range easily with the
mouse.
The View Restriction Tool lets you
easily set view restrictions in cases
where you want to set restrictions on
zoom when videos are distributed live
or in other such instances.
View Restriction Tool
Only the range set in the view
restriction is displayed in the
viewer.
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View Restriction Tool Display Screen
An overview of the functions of the GUI displayed when the View Restrict\
ion Tool starts up is
shown below.
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q “Load Settings” button
Loads the view restriction settings set in the VB-C50FSi/VB-C50Fi.
w “Save Settings” button
The View Restriction setting value set and applied with this tool is sav\
ed to the VB-C50FSi/VB-
C50Fi.
After setting the view restrictions, be sure to click the “Save Setti\
ngs” button to save
the settings to the...