Canon network camera VBM600VE User Manual

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Admin Tools
„Saving a Log to a File/Opening a Saved Log
How to Save
Click [Save to local file] and save using the [Save As] 
dialog box.
How to View
Click [Open local file] and select a log file using the 
[Open] dialog box.
„Copying/Searching Logs
How to Copy
Click to select the log you want to copy, and then click 
[Copy].
How to Search
Enter the character string for which you want to search in 
[Search for] and click [Search].
If the searched log is found, it is shown as selected. 
Click [Previous] or [Next] to search the log above or 
below. Lines of logs found are shown as selected.
„Showing All Logs
Select the [Show all logs] checkbox.
When selected, even logs without a log code are shown if 
[Not specified] is selected for the log type [Filter].
„Showing Filtered Logs
You can filter logs by type, code and date & time to show 
only the necessary information. Set the following conditions and click [Apply filter] to show 
only the logs matching the specified conditions.
[Log Type] 
Select the [Specify type] or [Specify code] checkbox to 
filter logs by type. If you dont want to filter logs by type, 
select [Not specified]. 
• Specify type
Specify the log level
Select [Error], [Warning] or [Information] for the level of 
logs to be shown. 
Specify log output module
Select [Application], [HTTP Server] or [System] for the 
output source module whose logs will be displayed. 
 Specify code
Specify the log code. Only logs whose code contains 
the entered characters are shown. If “A0” is entered, 
for example, logs starting with “A0” are displayed. 
[Date & Time] 
Specify start date & time] checkbox
When this checkbox is selected and a date and time 
are entered, logs generated on or after the specified 
date and time are shown.
Specify end date & time] checkbox
When this checkbox is selected and a date and time 
are entered, logs generated on or before the specified 
date and time are shown.
Note
[Application], [HTTP Server], and [System] support the log 
message list List of Log Messages (p. 8-8).
Important
Logs saved in the cameras internal memory are cleared when 
you perform [Maintenance] > [Restore Settings] and [Reboot], 
or press the reset switch on the camera. 
						

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							Chapter 7
Admin Viewer/VB Viewer
❏Differences between the Admin Viewer and the VB Viewer
❏User Authorities and Camera Control Privileges
❏Viewer Startup and Operation
❏Camera Control and Obtaining Camera Control Privileges
❏Admin Viewer Operation and Settings 
						

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Accessing this viewer via a web browser allows you to display images and operate the camera.  
Two types of viewer are available, the Admin Viewer and the VB Viewer.
Major Differences Between the Admin 
Viewer and the VB Viewer
 The operable ranges differ between the viewers. 
Admin Viewer: 
Users can use the administrative control functions, 
such as shooting adjustment settings or event 
detection display.
VB Viewer: 
This viewer is limited to basic image operations for 
viewing images.
 Accessible controls are different. 
Admin Viewer: 
Users with privileged camera control can use this 
viewer.
Password authentication is required. 
Authorized users must have privileged camera 
control assigned by the Administrator beforehand 
(p. 5-23).VB Viewer: 
Users with camera control authority can use this 
viewer. You can set the applicable options to 
enable/disable authentication, etc. 
User Authorities and Camera Control 
Privileges
User authorities and their relative camera control 
privileges are specified as follows. 
* Changing:  The Administrator can change the privileges 
of Authorized Users and Guest Users (p. 5-23).
The four authorities that can be set for users are privileged 
camera control, camera control, image distribution and 
audio distribution.
Users must have privileged camera control to use the 
Admin Viewer. 
Users must have the image distribution authority to 
display images using the VB Viewer. To operate the 
camera using the VB Viewer, users must also have 
camera control authority. 
Overview of Viewer
Admin ViewerVB Viewer
VB-M700/600/40 Viewer
Important
Use the RM-Lite Viewer to display H.264 video from the 
camera. 
Only JPEG images can be displayed using the VB-M700/600/
40 viewer.
User 
Authority
Camera Control Privileges
Image 
DistributionAudio 
DistributionPrivileged 
Camera 
ControlCamera 
Control
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Audio distribution authority is required to receive audio 
using the Admin Viewer and the VB Viewer. 
[Administrator] 
This user is given all authorities. The user name is fixed 
to “root”.
The Administrator can launch the Admin Viewer from 
the [Admin Viewer] link on the top page. 
[Authorized User] 
Authorized users can launch the Admin Viewer from 
the [Admin Viewer] link on the top page if they have 
privileged camera control. Authorized users can no 
longer launch the Admin Viewer upon losing privileged 
camera control. However, they can still launch the VB 
Viewer. Launching the VB Viewer can be prohibited by 
disabling all authorities of a given authorized user 
(p. 5-23).
[Guest User] 
This user can only use the following functions:
Backlight compensation, snapshots, image display 
and audio distribution
 Pan, tilt, zoom camera control 
Guest users can launch the VB Viewer from the [VB 
Viewer] link on the top page. The Administrator can 
completely prohibit all camera access from guest users 
by disabling all their authorities. 
Note
 The factory default setting gives privileged camera control to 
[Authorized User] as well. 
 If all guest user authorities are disabled, the user 
authentication dialog box will appear when the VB Viewer is 
launched. When an authorized user or administrator name and 
password are entered, the VB Viewer can be used with 
authorized user or administrator authorities, respectively.
 The authorities of authorized users are assigned as follows.
List of Authorized User Authorities
Important
 At any time, the [Administrator] can launch the Admin Viewer 
to override the camera control privileges of another instance of 
the Admin Viewer launched by an [Authorized User]. The 
Administrator can retain the camera control privileges, but 
doing so prevents authorized users from obtaining camera 
control privileges. After viewing the necessary information, the 
Administrator should always close the viewer or click [Obtain/
release Camera Control] to release the control privileges. 
 The Admin Viewer launched by the [Administrator] can access 
only one camera at a time. While administrator authorities are 
used to access the camera from a given PC, access with 
administrator authorities from other PCs will be not be granted.  
In contrast, the camera can be accessed simultaneously by 
multiple instances of the Admin Viewer launched by 
[Authorized Users] from different PCs. Take note, however, 
that when controlling the camera, the control privileges are 
given to the user who accessed the camera most recently. 
Provided controlsViewerOperations
Privileged Camera 
Control
Camera Control
Image Distribution
Audio DistributionAdmin 
ViewerAll operations possible in the Admin Viewer.
[Details] 
Backlight compensation On/Off switch, snapshots, image display size change, 
image capture size change, audio button operation, reconnect button operation, full 
screen mode, smart shade control, focus, exposure, white balance, night mode, 
external device output control, and event display.
Viewer PTZ operation (Image cropping and expanded/contracted 
display functions), SD memory card insert status.
Camera PTZ (PTZ: Pan, tilt and zoom functions) speed/operation, event 
display, panorama display.
VB Viewer All operations possible in the VB Viewer.
[Details] 
Backlight compensation On/Off switch, snapshots, image display size change, 
image capture size change, audio button operation, reconnect button operation, and 
full screen mode.
 PTZ (PTZ: Pan, tilt and zoom functions) operations of the camera.
Camera Control
Image Distribution
Audio DistributionVB Viewer All operations possible in the VB Viewer.
[Details] 
Backlight compensation On/Off switch, snapshots, image display size change, 
image capture size change, audio button operation, reconnect button operation, and 
full screen mode.
 PTZ (PTZ: Pan, tilt and zoom functions) operations of the camera.
Image Distribution
Audio DistributionVB Viewer Image display size change, image capture size change, audio button operation, 
reconnect button operation, and full screen mode. 
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*1 If image distribution authority is disabled, users can no longer use VB Viewer.Image Distribution*
1VB Viewer Image display size, image capture size change, reconnect button operation, and full 
screen mode.
 Panorama display. 
						

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Admin Viewer/VB Viewer
Launching the Viewer
Refer to “User Authentication” in “Chapter 4 Top Page 
of the Camera” (p. 4-2) for information on the user 
name and password.The viewer is launched. 
Shutting Down the Viewer
Close the web browser in the viewer to shut down. 
Connecting from Admin Tools
Only the administrator can connect to this viewer. 
(Refer to “Launching the Admin Tools” (p. 6-4) for 
information on launching the Admin Tools.) 
Note
In environments without a proxy server, select [Internet options] > 
[Connections] tab > [LAN settings] and clear the [Automatically 
detect settings] checkbox in Internet Explorer.
Launching the Viewer
Important
 The Admin Tools Certificate must be installed on a PC that is 
using the Admin Viewer. (p. 2-4)
 This Operation Guide explains relevant operations based on 
the IP address “192.168.100.1” (factory default setting). You 
must enter the actual IP address set for the camera when 
following instructions. 
1Access “http://192.168.100.1/” via the web browser. 
2Click [Admin Viewer] or [VB Viewer] according to the 
user. 
3For [Admin Viewer], enter the user name and 
password. 
1Launch Admin Tools. 
2Click [Admin Viewer].  
						

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Display Screens of Admin Viewer
The following gives an overview of the functions of buttons, boxes and other screen elements displayed in the Admin Viewer. 
The following screen shows the Admin Viewer with all panels opened. In practice, you can open only the panels you need in 
the web browser and scroll. 
(1) Image Display Area
Displays images received from the camera.
(2)SD Memory Card Insert Status Icon 
Displays whether or not the SD memory card is 
mounted. 
SD memory card is mounted. 
SD memory card is not mounted. 
(3) Video Size
Set the size of video received from the camera. 
(4) Video Display Size
Set the display size of the image shown on the screen. 
(5) [Full Screen Mode] button
Live images are shown in full screen mode. 
(6) [Reconnect] button
The camera is reconnected. (7) [Audio Reception] button
Audio from the camera is received and output. 
(8)Slider for tilt 
This slider is used to control the tilt (vertical 
movement) of the camera. 
(9)Slider for pan 
This slider is used to control the pan (horizontal 
movement) of the camera. 
(10)Slider for zoom 
This slider is used to control the zoom ratio. 
You can zoom in (telephoto) by moving the knob 
upwards or zoom out (wide-angle) by moving the 
knob downwards. 
How to Operate the Viewer
(18) (14)
(31)
(32)(1)
(9) (15)
(16)(17) (11)
(12)
(28)
(29)
(30)
(33)(10)
(3) (2)(8)
(4) (6)(5)(7)
(13) (19) (20)
(21)
(22)
(23)
(24)
(25)
(26)
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(11)Control Privilege Status Indicator
Whether or not the current client has camera control 
privileges is shown in this area.
(12)[BLC] (Back Light Compensation) button
This button turns on/off backlight compensation. This 
control is effective when the image is dark due to 
backlight.
(13)[Obtain/release Camera Control] button
This button is used to obtain/release the camera 
control privileges. 
(14)[Get a Snapshot] button
A still image from the moment of clicking is displayed 
in a new window.
(15)[Panorama Display] button 
The panorama display panel is displayed. 
(16)[Viewer PTZ] button 
The viewer PTZ panel is displayed.
(17)[Event Display] button
The event display panel is displayed. 
(18)Information Field
Information messages, warning messages and error 
messages are shown to the user. 
(19)[Setting Page] 
The screen switches to the Settings Menu page. 
(20)[Back to top] 
The screen switches to the top page of the camera. 
(21)[Pan/Tilt/Zoom] 
Control the cameras pan, tilt and zoom operations. 
You can also alter the operation speed. 
(22)[Smart Shade Control] 
You can change the smart shade control level. 
(23)[Focus] 
You can control the focus. 
(24)[Exposure] 
You can control the exposure. 
(25)[White Balance] 
You can control the white balance.
(26)[Night Mode] 
You can switch between day mode and night mode. 
(27)[External Device Output] 
Control the output to an external device. 
(28)Panorama Display Panel 
This panel is displayed upon clicking the [Panorama 
Display] button.
(29)Panorama Display Area 
Displays panorama images registered in the camera.
You can operate the camera by controlling the frame 
lines within the panorama display area.
(30)Preset selection box You can control the camera with presets registered in 
the camera beforehand.
(31)Viewer PTZ Panel 
This panel is displayed upon clicking the [Viewer PTZ] 
button. 
(32)Viewer PTZ Area Designator 
Set the cropped area in the image display area. 
(33)Event Display Panel
This panel is displayed upon clicking the [Event 
Display] button. 
The panel shows the input status of external devices 
and the status of image and volume detection by 
intelligent functions. 
VB Viewer
(1) Image Display Area
Displays images received from the camera.
(2) Video Size
Set the size of video received from the camera. 
(3) Video Display Size
Set the display size of the image shown on the screen. 
(4) [Full Screen Mode] button
Live images are shown in full screen mode. 
(5) [Reconnect] button
The camera is reconnected. 
(6) [Audio Reception] button
Audio from the camera is received and output. 
(7) Control Privilege Status Indicator
Whether or not the current client has camera control 
privileges is shown in this area.
(8) [Obtain/release Camera Control] button
This button is used to obtain the camera control 
privileges. 
(2)
(15) (13)(1)
(10) (14)(7) (12)
(16)
(17)
(18)(11)
(3)(9)
(4) (5)(6)
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(9)Slider for tilt 
This slider is used to control the tilt (vertical 
movement) of the camera. 
(10)Slider for pan 
This slider is used to control the pan (horizontal 
movement) of the camera. 
(11)Slider for zoom 
This slider is used to control the zoom ratio. 
You can zoom in (telephoto) by moving the knob 
upwards or zoom out (wide-angle) by moving the 
knob downwards. 
(12)[BLC] (Back Light Compensation) button
This button turns on/off backlight compensation. This 
control is effective when the image is dark due to 
backlight. 
(13)[Get a Snapshot] button
A still image from the moment of clicking is displayed 
in a new window.
(14)[Panorama Display] button 
The panorama display panel is displayed. 
(15)Information Field
Information messages, warning messages and error 
messages are shown to the user. 
(16)Panorama Display Panel 
This panel is displayed upon clicking the [Panorama 
Display] button. 
(17)Panorama Display Area 
Displays panorama images registered in the camera. 
You can operate the camera by controlling the frame 
lines within the panorama display area. 
(18)Preset selection box 
You can control the camera with presets registered in 
the camera beforehand.
Obtaining Camera Control Privileges
The camera cannot be controlled by multiple users 
simultaneously. Only the user with the control privileges 
can control the camera. To perform backlight 
compensation camera control, you must obtain control 
privileges first. How to Operate
Click the [Obtain/release Camera Control] button to obtain 
the control privileges.
„Camera Control Privilege Status Indicator
Display of the camera control buttons and camera control 
status indicator changes according to the status of control 
privileges shown as follows. 
[Obtain/release Camera Control] 
button
This button is used to obtain/release the 
camera control privileges. 
* With the VB Viewer, you can only obtain 
the camera control privileges. 
Camera Control 
Privilege Display
Displays camera 
control privilege 
status. 
Admin ViewerVB Viewer
The control privilege status 
indicator is shown in gray
When waiting for control privileges in the VB 
Viewer, the remaining standby time is shown 
on the control privilege status indicator. Control privileges not assigned
Waiting for control privileges
If another user is waiting for control privileges 
while you are assigned control privileges, 
your remaining time is shown on the control 
privilege status indicator.
Control privileges assigned 
(restricted time counting down) 
The control privilege status indicator is shown 
in blue. 
The [Obtain Camera Control] button in the VB 
Viewer is blue in the center. 
The [Obtain/release Camera Control] button in 
the Admin Viewer is yellow green in the 
center. 
Control privileges assigned
The video is paused when the viewer is in full 
screen mode. An icon indicating the paused 
status is shown in the control privilege status 
indicator.  Video paused