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Initial Settings
When initial camera settings are complete, access the 
camera with the Camera Management Tool and check if 
video can be viewed properly.
Access the Top Page from Camera 
Management Tool
You can use the Camera Management Tool to launch the 
camera top page.
The web browser will start and the camera top page 
appears.
Note
 The web browser will not start when [Connection Status] for a 
camera is [Not connectable].
 You can also launch the camera top page by entering the IP 
address configured with the Camera Management Tool (p. 28) 
directly into the web browser.
 If the camera top page does not launch, please refer to 
“Troubleshooting” (p. 166)
Top Page
From the top page of the camera, you can navigate to the 
Setting Page to configure various camera settings, launch 
Admin Tools, and access Viewers to view video.(1) Language Button
Click to switch the display language.
(2) [Setting Page]
Displays the Setting Page (p. 48).
You can make initial camera settings and settings to 
suit how the camera will be used.
(3) [Admin Tools]
Displays the Admin Tools top page (p. 92).
You can launch various tools for making settings, such 
as for using the camera, or launch a utility for 
managing recorded video.
(4) [Admin Viewer]
Launches the Admin Viewer (p. 32).
(5) [VB Viewer]
Launches the VB Viewer (p. 32).
„User Authentication
When you use the Setting Page, Admin Tools or Admin 
Viewer, an authentication screen appears, 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.
Access the Top Page of the Camera to Check Video
1Launch the Camera Management Tool (p. 28).
2Double-click the IPv4 address of a camera in the 
camera list to launch its top page.
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Authentication Screen for Setting 
PageAuthentication Screen 
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The factory default user name and password are:
User Name: root
Password: camera
The user name “root” is the administrator account for the 
camera.
Note
 Only administrators can connect to a camera using the Setting 
Page and Admin Tools.
 Authorized users with camera control privileges can also 
connect using Admin Viewer. You can set the user privileges of 
registered users with [Access Control] > [User Authority] on 
the Setting Page (p. 75).
 Depending on the security settings in Internet Explorer, the 
blocked content dialog box may appear when attempting to 
access the Setting Page, Admin Tools or the Viewers when 
using the camera with Internet Explorer 9 or greater, or on 
Windows Server 2008/Windows Server 2012. If this happens, 
click [Add] to register the camera IP address as a trusted site.
Checking Camera Video
Check the camera video with a viewer. VB Viewer and 
Admin Viewer are available.
This section only explains how to launch a viewer for 
checking video. For details on how to use each Viewer, 
please refer to “Admin Viewer/VB Viewer” (p. 135).
Note
If the blocked content dialog box appears when you launch a 
viewer, click [Add] in the dialog box to register the camera’s IP 
address as a trusted site.
„Viewing Video With VB Viewer
VB Viewer allows any user with camera access to use the 
camera. The user, however, is restricted to a limited set of 
functions.
When you click [VB Viewer] on the top page, the VB 
Viewer launches and displays the camera video.
„Viewing Video With Admin Viewer
The Admin Viewer can only be used by administrators 
and registered users with camera control privilege. It 
allows complete control of the camera.
The user authentication window appears.
The Admin Viewer launches and displays the camera 
video.
Important
 To ensure system security, be sure to change the 
administrator password. Do not forget the new password.
 Restore factory default settings if you have forgotten the 
administrator password (p. 180). Note that this will reset all 
camera settings to factory default settings except for date 
and time.
 If you connect to the camera using the administrator account, 
it will not be possible to connect with administrator privileges 
from a different computer.
 If the administrator and an authorized user share the VB 
Viewer on the same computer, it is strongly recommended 
that the [Remember my credentials] check box be cleared.
 The Admin Tools and the Admin Viewer cannot be used if an 
IPv6 address is specified. Only host names are supported for 
IPv6 connections.
1Click [Admin Viewer] on the top page.
2Enter a user name and password (p. 31) and click 
[OK]. 
						

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							Chapter 3
Camera Angle Setting 
Tool
    
❏Camera Angle Setting Method
❏Creating a Camera Specification File to Manage Multiple Cameras 
						

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Use the Camera Angle Setting Tool to adjust the camera angle when installing the camera or to change the capture 
orientation according to the situation.
The following gives an overview of the settings that can be made with the Camera Angle Setting Tool.
Pan, Tilt, Rotation, Zoom, Image Flip, Focus
Zoom, Image Flip, Focus
Launching the Camera Angle Setting Tool
Note
You can also launch the Camera Angle Setting Tool from the 
Camera Management Tool. For details, please refer to the 
Camera Management Tool user manual.
Connecting to the Camera
The [Connection settings] dialog box will appear. [Host Name]
Enter the host name or IP address of the camera (p. 28). 
[Administrator User Name]
Enter the administrator user name for the camera 
(p. 28). 
[Administrator Password]
Enter the administrator password for the camera 
(p. 28). 
[Enable SSL Communications] checkbox
Select this checkbox to connect to the camera using 
SSL communications. Normally SSL communications 
are not used (factory default setting) (p. 81).
[Port]
Set the HTTP port number to 80, 443 or in the range of 
1024 to 65535. Normally [80] (factory default setting) 
is used (p. 70). 
Setting the Camera Angle
Important
 The Camera Angle Setting Tool is included for angle adjustment during camera installation only and is not intended for daily use. 
Overuse may cause the camera to malfunction. 
 After changing settings in the Camera Angle Setting Tool, check the settings in the Setting page and Admin Tools operate as intended.
 The Camera Angle Setting Tool cannot be used via a proxy server.
 Upload functions cannot be used while the Camera Angle Setting Tool is connected. 
1Double-click the Camera Angle Setting Tool icon on 
the desktop to launch the Camera Angle Setting Tool.
1Click [Connect] from the [File] menu. 
2Enter each item for the camera to connect to and click 
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Camera Angle Setting Tool
Note
When the Camera Angle Setting Tool connects to a camera, the 
viewer and recording software connected to the camera 
(excluding RTP connections) are disconnected. 
A live camera image from the connected camera will 
be displayed and the camera angle can be set. 
Connecting with a Camera List
When using multiple cameras, the camera connection 
information already entered into the camera specification 
file can be read into the camera list used by the Camera 
Angle Setting Tool. This way you can easily connect to 
multiple cameras without having to enter the camera 
information for each one. See “Creating a Camera 
Specification File” (p. 43) for information on how to create 
a camera specification file. 
„Loading a Camera Specification File
The [Select Camera] dialog box will appear.
3Click [Yes] at the following message. 
Important
 Access to one camera is restricted to 30 minutes. The 
Camera Angle Setting Tool will be disconnected 
automatically after 30 minutes. Reconnect if you do not 
complete camera angle settings within this time. 
 One camera cannot be accessed by the Camera Angle 
Setting Tool from multiple PCs at the same time. 
1Click [Select Camera] from the [File] menu. 
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The camera specification file will be loaded and 
camera names listed will be displayed under [Camera 
List].
Note
 The [Select Camera] dialog box will remain open unless the 
Camera Angle Setting Tool is shut down or the X at the top 
right of the dialog box is clicked. 
 The camera list is discarded when the Camera Angle Setting 
Tool is shut down. Load the camera specification file the next 
time you launch the Camera Angle Setting Tool. 
„Connecting to the Camera
From the camera list, select the camera to connect to and 
click [Connect].
„Connecting to the Next Camera on the List
Click [Next] to disconnect the camera currently 
connected and connect to the next camera on the list. 
Note
In [Detailed Information], information for the camera selected in 
the camera list is displayed.
3Select the camera specification file and click [Open].
Camera list
Camera to be 
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Camera Angle Setting Tool
Disconnecting from the Camera, Shutting 
Down
1Click [Disconnect] from the [File] menu to disconnect 
the currently connected camera. 
2Click [Exit] from the [File] menu to shut down the 
Camera Angle Setting Tool. 
Important
Note that camera angle settings will be lost if you turn the 
camera on/off without performing the above steps. 
						

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Display Screen of Camera Angle Setting Tool
 
(1) Video Display Area
The image captured by the camera is shown. 
(2) [Switch Screen Size] button
Switches the display screen size between large 
display and small display. The display screen size 
can also be selected from [Display Screen Size] from 
the [View] menu. 
(3) Control Assist
Displays dotted lines showing the range of pan 
operation and tilt operation. The camera angle cannot 
be changed to positions with no dotted lines. 
(4) [Pan] button
Control the camera’s pan operation. (5) [Tilt] button
Control the cameras tilt operation. 
(6) [Rotation] button
Control the camera’s rotation operation. 
(7)
[Rotation] slider
You can click on the slider or drag the knob to control 
the cameras rotation operation.
(8) Optical telephoto end icon
This is displayed when [Enable] is selected for [Digital 
Zoom]. Dragging the slider upward above this icon 
switches to the digital zoom.
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