Canon network camera VBH651V User Manual

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The authentication screen for the Viewer is displayed.
The Camera Viewer is displayed.
User Authentication
When you use the Viewer and the Setting page, an authenticati on screen is displayed, and you are prompted to enter 
a user name and password.
If you enter the wrong user name or password, you will not  be able to connect to the camera. Enter the correct user 
name and password and connect to the camera.
When [Basic] > [Viewer] > [Viewer Settings] > [User Aut hentication] on the Setting Page is set to [Do not 
authenticate], the authe ntication screen is not displa yed when connecting the Viewer.
The administrator name and administrator password are set using the Camera Management Tool (P. 37).
5Enter the administrator name and adminis trator password (P. 37), and click [OK].
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Note
 Only administrators can connect to a camera using the Setting Page.
 Depending on the security settings in Internet Explorer, the blocked content dialog box may be displayed when attempting to access the Setting Page or the viewer. If this happens, plea se register the camera IP address as a trusted site.
Switching to the Administrator or an Authorized User
If [Basic] > [Viewer] > [Viewer Settings] > [User Authentication] is set to [Do not authenticate] on the Setting Page, an 
authentication screen is not displayed when connecting to the  Viewer, and you can use the Viewer as a guest user. Guest 
users cannot perform some operations with the Viewer, but you can also switch the user in order to use the Viewer as an 
administrator or authorized user.
The [Main] menu will be displayed.
Important
 Change the administrator password periodically to  enhance system security. Do not forget the new password.
 Restore factory default settings if you have forgotten the  administrator account (P. 233). However, you will become unable to 
connect to the camera because the administrator account is also  initialized. Use the Camera Management Tool to configure the 
initial settings (P. 36).
 It is strongly recommended that you cl ear the [Remember my credentials] checkbox w hen an authorized user shares a Viewer 
on the same computer.
1Click  [Main] button.
2Click [Switch Users]. 
						

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The user authentication window is displayed.
The Viewer for the user entered for user authentication is displayed.
Note
In environments without a proxy server, select [Internet op tions] > the [Connections] tab > [LAN settings], and clear the 
[Automatically detect settings] checkbox in Internet Explorer.
 Camera Viewer Access Restrictions
You can set authorized users, whi ch require user authentication, and  guest users, which do not require 
authentication.
The functions that each user can use in the Camera Viewer depend on the privileges a ssigned to the user (P. 98).
Administrator:
The user assigned all privileges.
Access the Viewer using the administrator name and pass word registered for the administrator account (P. 37).
The administrator can disable all the pr ivileges of an authorized user or a guest user, and completely prohibit 
authorized users and guest user s from accessing the camera.
Authorized user:
An authorized user has higher  privileges than a guest user.
It is necessary to register the user name and password (P. 97).
Guest user:
This user can only use a  limited set of functions.
Can access the Viewer without performing user authentication.
The four types of privileges for using the Viewers are pr ivileged camera control, camera control, video distribution 
and audio distribution.
The scope of each privilege and whether it  can be granted to a user is shown below.
3Enter a user name and password and click [OK]. 
						

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If an item in [Privileged Camera Control], [Camera Control],  or [Video Distribution] is set to [Enable], the items above 
and to the right of that item are also set to [Enable]. If an it em is set to [Disable], the items below and to the left of that  
item are also set to [Disable].
In the rows, more powerful privileges ar e on the left and less powerful privileges are on the right. However, audio 
distribution can be set separately.
In the columns, authorized users have  higher privileges than guest users.
Note
 The factory default setting gives privileged camera control to authorized users.
 With the factory default settings, guest users are assigned pr ivileges for camera control, video distribution, and audio distribution.
PrivilegePrivileged Camera 
ControlCamera ControlVideo DistributionAudio Distribution
Scope of Privilege Can perform the most 
operations after the 
administrator. Can perform some 
Viewer operations.
View Video with the 
Viewer Receive or Audio with 
the Viewer
Grant to Authorized 
Users Yes
YesYes Yes
Grant to Guest Users No YesYes Yes
Important
 Multiple computers cannot connect to a single camera at  the same time using the same administrator account.
An authorized user or a guest user can connect to the camera from multiple computers at the same time. However, when 
controlling the camera, authorized users are given priority of the camera control,  and guest users are placed in a queue.
 [Basic] > [Viewer] > [General] > [Default Page] must be set to  [Display Viewer] to enable authorized users and guest users to 
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Camera Viewer Screen
The privileges required for operating the Viewer are indicated with the following symbols.
Administrator Privileges
Privileged Camera Control or higher privileges
Camera Control or higher privileges
No Symbol Video Distributi on or higher privileges
Audio Distribution privileges
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(1) Video Display AreaDisplays video received from the camera.
(2)  [Reconnect] Button Reconnects to the camera. Can be operated when the Viewer is not connected to the camera.
(3)  [Full Screen Mode] Button Video is displayed in full screen mode (P. 62).
(4)  [Switch Area Zoom /Drag to Move] Button
Switch between Area Zoom and Drag to  Move functions for dragging in the video display area (P. 67).
(5)  [BLC] (Back Light Compensation) Button Turns on/off backlight compensation. This control is effe ctive when the video is dark due to backlight (P. 71).
(6)  [Memory Card Recording] Button Start and stop video recording to a memory card (P. 78).
(7) [Obtain/Release Camera Control Privileges] Button Obtain and release the camera  control privileges (P. 65).
(8)  [Snapshot] Button Open the snapshot panel and display a still image of th e moment you clicked the button in the control display 
area (P. 77).
(9)  [Viewer PTZ] Button Starts/stops the Viewer PTZ. When star ted, the Viewer PTZ panel is displayed in the control display area (P. 73).
(10)  [Digital PTZ] Button Starts/stops the Digital PTZ. When star ted, the Digital PTZ panel is displayed in the control display area (P. 74).
(11)  [Panorama Display] Button Displays the panorama display panel in  the control display area (P. 69).
(12) [Close] Button Closes the panels displayed  in the control display area.
(13)  Snapshot Tab Click this to switch the control displa y area to the snapshot panel (P. 77).
(14)  Viewer PTZ/Digital PTZ Tab Click this to switch the control display area to the Viewer PTZ/Digital PTZ panel (P. 73).
(15)  Panorama Display Tab Click this to switch the control display area to the panorama display panel (P. 69).
(16) Control Display Area Click (13), (14), or (15) to display  the snapshot panel, Viewer PTZ/Digita l PTZ panel, or panorama display panel.
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(17)  [Main] MenuSwitches the language or user,  and switches the Setting Page or Mobile Camera Viewer.
(A) [Language] Button Switches the display language .
(B) [Switch Users] Use this to log in as an administ rator or authorized user (P. 52).
(C) [Setting Page] The screen switches to the Setting Page (P. 86).
(D) [Mobile Camera Viewer] Switches the connection to the Mobile Camera Viewer . For details on Mobile Camera Viewer, please refer 
to “Mobile Camera Viewer Operation Guide”.
(18)  [Video and Audio] Menu Configures the video displa y size and audio transmission/reception of the Viewer.
(E) Video Size Select the video reception size and vi deo format from the camera (P. 61).
(F) H.264 Reception Selects whether to enable or disable H.264 video reception (P. 61).
(G) Display Size Select the video di splay size for the screen (P. 61).
(H) Maximum Frame Rate Select the maximum frame rate for JPEG video (P. 62).
(I) Audio Reception Setting to start/stop audi o reception and the volume from the camera (P. 80).
(J) Audio Transmission Setting to start/stop audio tran smission, the volume, and transmissi on time to the camera (P. 80).
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(19)  [Camera Operation] MenuSets the pan/tilt/zoom, focus, exposure , and day/night switch of the camera.
(K) Pan/Tilt  Operate a button to move the angle in the direction of the arrow (P. 69).
(L) Pan/Tilt Speed  Select the operating speed for  the [Pan/Tilt] buttons (P. 69).
(M) Zoom  Operate a button to zoom  in and zoom out (P. 69).
(N) Zoom Speed  Select the operation speed for the zoom button (P. 69).
(O) Focus Sets the camera to focus on the subject (P. 70).
(P) Exposure Compensation Corrects the exposure according to the brightness of the subject (P. 70).
(Q) Clear IR Mode Selects whether to enable/disable the clear IR mode that reduces shade and  heat shimmer in far 
backgrounds (P. 71).
(R) Day/Night Set a capture mode suited to the brightness of  the camera installation environment (P. 71).
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(20)  [Event and Input/Output] MenuEnables you to check the output  operations and input status of an extern al device, the detection status of the 
intelligent function and the status of linked events.
(S) External Device Output Use external device output (P. 82).
(T) External Device Input Displays the status of the external device  input signal for each input source (P. 82).
(U) Intelligent Function (Image Detection) Displays the status of vide o detection by the intelligent function fo r each detection setting number (P. 82).
(V) Intelligent Function (Audio Detection) Displays the status of [V olume Detection] or [Scream Detection] (P. 83).
(W) Linked Events Displays the status of  linked events (P. 83).
(21) Information Display Information, warning and error messages are displayed (P. 60).
(22) Pan/Tilt Slider Drag the sliders to pan (horizontally) or  tilt (vertically) the camera (P. 66).
(23) Zoom Slider Turn the knob to operate the zoom in (telephoto)/zo om out (wide-angle) function of the camera (P. 66).
(24) Preset Selection Menu Selects a preset registered in the camera in advance (P. 72).
(25) [Home Position] Button Move the camera angle to the home position (P. 72).
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Checking Information
Information, such as the frame rate, camera pan/tilt/zoom values and descriptions of each function, is displayed in the 
Information Display.
Warning and error messages will also be displayed here if there are problems with camera operations or systems.
For details on the information displayed, please refer to “List of Viewer Messages” (P. 231).
Important
When [Camera] > [Camera] > [Camera Settings]  > [Image Stabilizer] (P. 105) is enabled, the actual angle of view of the video will be 
smaller than the pan/tilt/zoom values  shown in the Information Display.
Information Display