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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). When
using older versions of VBCollector, please refer to page 6-12.
* Only available with a particular model of the VB-C50FSi ( → P.iii)
1. Check that all other applications are closed, insert the CD-ROM included\
 with
the camera into the CD-ROM drive of your PC and follow the steps below.
1Double-click [My Computer] on the desktop.
If you are using Windows XP, click the [Start] button and then [My Compu\
ter].
2 Double-click the CD-ROM icon displayed and then double-click the [VBTool\
s] folder.
3 Double-click [VBToolsInstall.exe] to start the installation.
2. Once the starting screen has
appeared, select the installation
method.
Easy Installation: VB Admi nistration Tools
and Viewer for PC are
automatically installed.
The basic software
required is installed
easily.
Custom Installation: Select whether you want
to install the VB
Administration Tools,
the Viewer for PC or the
VBCollector.
3. Follow the instructions on the screen to install the software.
○○○○○○○○Installation is now complete.
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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 “5.
Install the Software” in this Chapter ( → P.2-13).
Viewer Software Types
There are 2 types of viewers described below.
● Viewer for Java
The viewer appears in the Web browser. You need to
install Java VM beforehand. See Canon Web site for
more details.
Features of the Viewer Software
● Pan, tilt control* : You can control pan and tilt with the scroll bars.
● zoom control : You can control zoom with the scroll bars.
● Backlight adjustment : You can brighten the image when it is dark due to backlight.
● Panorama window display* : You can control the camera by clicking on the panorama window
or by dragging the frame inside the window.
● Image saving and printing : You can save and print snapshots of live images.
● Audio reception (Viewer for PC only) : You can receive audio sent from the VB-C50FSi. (Only
available with a particular model.)
*
 Not available with the VB-C50FSi/VB-C50Fi.
Hardware and Software Requirements
Please refer to “Hardware and Software Requirements” ( → P.1-4).
Handling of Video and Audio
Please refer to “Introduction” ( → P.iii).
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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.
●
System and network
For setting administrator passwords and networks (Ethernet, network con\
nection function)
(→  P.3-5)
● Camera and Video
For setting video capture (image size and quality etc.), camera contro\
l (shutter speed, focus,
home position and view restriction etc.), camera names ( → P.3-8)
● Preset
For setting Presets (specified zoom magnification) and Preset Tour ( → P.3-12)
● Server
For setting maximum number of clients, maximum connection time, restrict\
ing service time,
HTTP, camera and audio servers (VB-C50FSi only) ( → P.3-15)
● Access Control
For setting authorized user accounts and authorized/restricted host spec\
ification ( → P.3-20)● Date and time
For setting current camera time display, new camera time and time zone (\
 → P.3-23)
● Miscellaneous
For setting DNS (name server address), mail addresses for sending reco\
rded pictures, external
devices such as sensor and LED ( → P.3-25)
● Administration Tools
Display of used/free space and capacity of on-board file system, display\
 of recorded data status
and deletion of recorded data, miscellaneous (display of event log and \
current settings, reboot
and restore the factory default settings) ( → P.3-28)
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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 the IP address which you set up in “Perform Initial Settings fo\
r the Camera” ( → P.2-8).
Alternatively, access the top page of the camera server ( → P.2-11) and click the “Setting Page”.
2. Enter the user name and password.
In the factory default settings, the user name is
“root” and the password is “VB-C50i” ( → P.7-23) .
*The password for the VB-C50FSi/VB-C50Fi is “VB-C50i”.
Be sure to change the password on the System and Network
settings page ( → P.3-5).
The Setting Title Page appears.
* VB-C50FSi screen
Note
For security reasons, be sure to close the browser after you finish sett\
ings on the
settings page.
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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 Setting and Reboot” button
Make changes on any of the pages, click the “OK” button and return\
 to the Settings Title Page.
At this stage, however, changes to the settings have not yet been sent t\
o the VB-C50FSi/VB-
C50Fi. Click the “Save Setting” button and the changes are confirm\
ed and sent to the
VB-C50FSi/VB-C50Fi. Where it is necessary to restart the VB-C50FSi/VB-C5\
0Fi to make the
change, the “Save Setting and Reboot” button is displayed.
Where the setting values have not been changed, these 2 buttons are not \
displayed.
4 “Restore to the previous Setting” button
Click if you want to discard the changes you have made to the settings o\
n each page. All
changes are cancelled and return to the values before you made the chang\
e.
5 Each of the settings page titles
Click to move to each settings page.
Note
● Do not open multiple web browser windows at the same time to change sett\
ings in
parallel.
● Do not use the “Back” and “Forward” buttons in your browser \
to move between
settings pages. Due to the effects of caching, there are possibilities t\
hat an old
settings page will appear, settings will return to their original values\
, or unintended
changes will occur.
● When you change the settings, you should always click the “Save Setti\
ng”, or the
“Save Setting and Reboot” button.
Tip
●If you are using the camera to record video and audio*, rebooting deletes all the
recorded video and 
audio*.
*
 Only available with a particular model of the VB-C50FSi ( → P.iii)
● Those settings that require the VB-C50FSi/VB-C50Fi to be restarted for t\
he changes
to take effect are indicated with a red mark.
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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 the
Settings Title Page. If you do not make any changes, click the “Cance\
l” button.
Setting Up the Administrator Password and Ethernet etc. (System and Net\
work)
Root Account
1
2
Note
● For reasons of system security, you must change the root account passwor\
d.
However, be sure to remember the password ( → P.7-23) so that you do not forget it.
● If you have forgotten the password, press the Reset switch and restore t\
he factory
default settings ( → P.7-22).  However, note that all settings are restored to the
factory default settings.
1
“Password”
Set the password. Up to 8 ASCII characters can be used (spaces or print\
able characters). The
default setting is “VB-C50i”.
2 “Confirm Password”
Confirm the password in the field above.
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Ethernet
1
2
Note
●Contact the network administrator for the IP address, subnet mask and de\
fault
gateway address settings.
●
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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4
5
Setting Up the Administrator Password and Ethernet etc. (System and Net\
work)
1 “Address Setting Method”
Select an address setting method from “Auto Setting (DHCP)” or “\
Manual Setting”. If you select
“Auto Setting (DHCP)”, you can use the values automatically obta\
ined from the DHCP server
for “IP Address”, “Subnet Mask” and “Default Gateway Addr\
ess”. If you select “Manual Setting”,
directly enter values which suit your environment.
2 “IP Address”
Enter a network interface-specific IP address.
3 “Subnet Mask”
Enter the subnet mask specified for the network to be connected.
4 “Default Gateway Address”
Set this item when you want to connect to a different subnet within the \
intranet or a wide area
network such as the Internet.
5 “Maximum Transmission Unit”
Enter the maximum transmission unit size to be sent at one time. There i\
s normally no need to
change this from 1500.
If you are using ADSL, the efficiency of data transmission may be improv\
ed  if you slightly
lower tha value. When you are using Ethernet, maintain the value at 1500\
.
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Basic Settings
Connection Keeping
1
2
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 Camera Control, Image Size and Quality (Camera and Video)
Video Capture
1
2
3
4
1 “Video Capture Size”
Select an image size for “Video Transmission”, “Motion Detectio\
n” and “Picture Recording”.
For “Motion Detection”, select either “Medium Size” or “S\
mall Size” as the image size.
*Please refer to P.1-10 to confirm whether your VB-C50FSi/VB-C50Fi is PA\
L model or NTSC model.
Large Size: 640  × 480 (NTSC), 768  × 576 (PAL)
Medium Size: 320  × 240 (NTSC), 384  × 288 (PAL)
Small Size: 160  × 120 (NTSC), 192  × 144 (PAL)
2 “Video Quality (Q-Factor)”
Select a value from 10-100 (in 10 levels) . The greater the value, the\
 better the quality. However,
since data size will also be larger, higher-quality pictures may lower t\
he frame rate ( → P.7-25).
Also, if you select “Not used”, you cannot set that size in “Vi\
deo Capture Size”.
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