Canon network camera VBC50iVBC50iR User Manual

Basic Settings
This chapter describes the basic settings for the VB-C50i/
VB-C50iR 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-C50i/VB-C50iR. The settings you can perform on each \
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\...

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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-C50i/VB-C50iR.
The various settings on the VB-C50i/VB-C50iR are specified by using a br\
owser to access Web
pages on the VB-C50i/VB-C50iR. To begin with, access the 
Settings Title Page.
1. Use the browser to access http://192.168.100.1/admin/.
Enter the IP...

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Settings Title Page
From the Settings Title Page, you can move to each settings page, confirm the settings after
changing, and save the changes to the VB-C50i/VB-C50iR’s memory or re\
start.
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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
   
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...

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Basic Settings
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”...

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Camera Control
1“Shutter Speed”
Set the camera shutter speed. Select the shutter speed for the camera fr\
om “Auto”, “1/60” or
“1/100” for NTSC, or “Auto”, “1/50” or “1/120” f\
or PAL.
2 “Focus Mode”
Set the focusing mode for the camera.
Select the focusing mode for the camera from “Auto” (for auto foc\
us), “Auto (for domes)” (for
the camera used in combination with a dome housing so that auto focus do\
es not focus on the
camera dome wall surface) or “Fixed at infinity” (for focusing o\
n...

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Basic Settings
Setting Camera Control, Image Size and Quality (Camera and Video)
Note
● The camera may have difficulty focusing automatically on subjects of th\
e type
shown below.
●  The figure below shows the effective focusing range. At some zoom setti\
ngs, the
camera may not be able to focus on the subject.
Changes in the distance from the camera to the subject
Subjects with little or no contrast
(a white wall, for example) Angled subjects
Highly reflective subjects
Subjects that consist...

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Setting Camera Control, Image Size and Quality (Camera and Video)
Tip
The operating range of the camera heads on the VB-C50i/VB-C50iR is shown\
 below.
Note
Do not attempt to manually change the camera head angle.
If the camera head is accidentally moved by hand or other objects
touching it, be sure to perform one of the following ;• initialize the camera head position
 ( →  P.7-23).
• restart the VB-C50i/VB-C50iR by turning the power supply OFF
then ON again.
4 “Apply View Restriction”
If you...