Canon network camera VBM720F User Manual

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Camera Angle Setting Tool
(9) [Zoom] slider
The slider to operate the zoom ratio.
(10)[Zoom] button
The button to operate the zoom ratio.
(11)
[Control Assist Display] selection box
Select whether to [Enable] or [Disable] operation 
assist in the video display area.
(12)
[Control Button Display] selection box
Select whether to [Enable] or [Disable] the [Pan] 
button and [Tilt] button in the video display area.
(13)[
Control Assist Correction]
If the control assist display does not match the actual 
camera angle, click [Control Assist Correction] to 
confirm the actual camera angle and automatically 
correct the control assist display position. 
Control assist correction takes approximately 1 
minute.
(14)[Digital Zoom]
Set digital zoom to [Enable] or [Disable]. If you select 
[Enable], the digital zoom boundary is displayed for 
the zoom slider and the digital zoom operation 
becomes possible.
The higher the digital zoom ratio, the lower the image 
quality becomes.
(15)[Image Flip] selection box
Select the orientation of the camera image. 
If [Enable] is selected, the image will be rotated 180 
degrees.
(16)[Focus] 
You can control the focus.
(17)[Exposure Compensation] slider
You can control the exposure. 
Note
This cannot be set for [Image Stabilizer].
Setting the Camera Angle
You can operate pan, tilt, rotation and zoom 
operations to set a desired camera angle.
You can operate zoom operation only.
„Set Using the Operation Buttons and Sliders
Click each of the [Pan], [Tilt], [Rotation] buttons to set the 
camera angle. Camera angle changes in orientation if the 
button is held down, and stops when the button is 
released. 
To set rotation using the [Rotation] slider, drag the slider 
and release the mouse button when the subject in the 
image is shown at a level angle. 
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Important
You must set Intelligent Function detection areas, privacy 
masks and presets again after changing settings in the Camera 
Angle Setting Tool. 
Pan (horizontal movement) operation
Tilt (vertical movement) operation
Rotation (angled movement) operation 
						

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„Click the Image to Set Camera Angle
Click the desired position in the image and the camera 
angle will move to center that position on the screen. 
However, if the position clicked is beyond the range of the 
pan or tilt, the camera angle will move only in the pan or 
tilt direction that is within the valid range of movement.
Note
If the camera moves in a different way from operation control or 
cannot be set to the range indicated by operation assist, then 
operation assist may not correspond to the actual camera angle. 
Click [Control Assist Correction], then try to set the camera angle 
again. 
„Changing the Camera Zoom Ratio
The zoom ratio is set by using the [Zoom] buttons or 
[Zoom] slider. 
[Zoom] buttons
Hold down to operate and release to stop.
[Zoom] slider
Drag the slider. The camera zoom ratio will change 
according to the position on the slider. 
Setting Focus and Exposure 
Compensation
„Setting the Focus
Use manual operations to focus on a desired position or 
fix at infinity. In manual operations, you can use the one-
shot AF function to focus on the subject. 
[Manual]: 
You can adjust the focus manually by continuously 
pushing the  (far) and  (near) buttons. 
Clicking [One-shot AF] will use autofocus to focus on a 
subject and then return to manual focus. 
[Fixed at Infinity]: 
You can set the focus so that it is fixed near infinity. 
Note
 One-shot AF may not focus properly on the following subjects.
Subjects Difficult to Focus On
 It is recommended that you check that the camera is focused 
whenever you restart the camera or use One-shot AF.
 Focus ranges (rough guide) are shown in the table below.
„Setting the Exposure
You can set any of nine levels of image brightness (-4 to 
+4).
To darken the image, drag the slider toward [Dark]. To 
brighten the image, drag the slider toward [Bright].
Note
 If the cameras Exposure Mode (p. 153) was set to [Manual], it 
will be changed to [Auto] after setting exposure compensation. 
 The exposure compensation value set with the Camera Angle 
Setting Tool will be reset when the camera is rebooted. The 
value will not be reflected in [Exposure Compensation] of 
[Camera] > [Initial Camera Settings] (p. 56) in the Setting 
Page.
Zoom in.
Zoom out.
A white wall or other 
subject lacking 
bright/dark contrastA slanting 
subjectA subject 
reflecting 
strong light
A subject consisting 
of only slant lines or 
horizontal stripesA subject having 
no form, such as 
flame or smokeA subject seen 
through glass
A fast moving 
subjectA dark area or 
night viewSubjects both 
near and far
Focus Mode
Fixed at infinityManualDay Mode
Night Mode Day/Night Setting
0.3 m (12 in.) – infinity 1.0 m (3.3 ft.) – infinity
Focused at infinity*
* When using an infrared lamp, the camera may be out of focus. 
						

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Camera Angle Setting Tool
You can load a camera list in the [Select Camera] dialog box (p. 37) if you create a camera specification file which lists 
connection information for cameras. The camera list allows for simple switching between camera connections for multiple 
cameras. Create a camera specification file beforehand using a text editor. The file must be saved in CSV file format.
„Camera Specification File Content
The 1st row in the camera specification file is the header row. Enter a title for each column. 
Camera information is listed for one camera per row starting from the 2nd row. 
Enter the following information for each column. 
Creating a Camera Specification File
Important
Enter the actual administrator passwords in the camera specification file. Handle the camera specification file with sufficient care.
ColumnContent
Registered Name The camera name. Displayed in the camera list during connection. 
Host Name The cameras host name or IP address. 
Port Number The cameras HTTP port (factory default setting is 80).
Administrator User Name The cameras administrator user name (factory default setting is “root”).
Administrator Password The cameras administrator password (factory default setting is “camera”).
SSL Communications SSL communications: 1   No SSL communications: 0 (factory default setting is 0). 
Registered Name Host Name Port NumberAdministrator 
User NameAdministrator 
PasswordSSL 
Communications
↓ ↓↓↓↓↓
1st row 
Header row→RegisterNameHostNamePortNumberUserNamePasswordConnectType
From 2nd row 
Camera 
information for 
1 camera per 
line (up to 30 
cameras)
B1F VB-H730F192.168.100.180rootcamera10
1Fa VB-H630VE192.168.100.280rootcamera20
1Fb VB-H630D192.168.100.380rootcamera30
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Important
Up to 30 cameras can be registered. If camera information for more than 30 cameras is listed, an error will occur when the file is loaded 
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„Entering in a Text Editor
Separate each field with a comma. When you save the file, use the .csv file extension. 
RegisterName,HostName,PortNumber,UserName,Password,ConnectType
B1F VB-H730F,192.168.100.1,80,root,camera1,0
1Fa VB-H630VE,192.168.100.2,80,root,camera2,0
1Fb VB-H630D,192.168.100.3,80,root,camera3,0
2Fa VB-H630D,192.168.100.4,80,root,camera4,0
2Fb VB-H630D,192.168.100.5,80,root,camera5,0
3Fa VB-H730F,192.168.100.6,80,root,camera6,0
R VB-H630VE,192.168.100.7,443,root,camera7,0
Important
If the camera specification file includes delimiters other than commas, such as semicolons, the process of loading the camera 
specification cannot be performed. 
						

							Chapter 4
Setting Page
❏Administrator Password and Network Detailed Settings
❏Camera Date and Time Settings
❏Camera Name and Initial Camera Settings Related Settings
❏Video Size and Quality Settings
❏RTP Streaming Settings
❏Upload and E-mail Notification Settings
❏Video Server, Audio Server, HTTP/FTP Server and WS-Security Settings
❏Settings Related to Events
❏Administrator Password, User Registration/Authorities and Access Restriction 
Settings
❏IPsec Settings
❏HTTP Communication Encryption (SSL/TLS) Settings
❏802.1X Authentication Settings
❏Memory Card Operations and Displaying Information
❏Settings for Items Requiring Rebooting
❏Maintenance (Displaying Log and Setting Information/Rebooting/Factory 
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From the Setting Menu, you can navigate to each setting page to set various items regarding the camera. 
Information describing what can be set from each setting page is listed as follows. See each setting page for details. 

Administrator password, LAN, IPv4, IPv6, DNS, mDNS 
and SNMP Settings (p. 50) 
 Date and Time
Camera date and time, time zone and daylight saving 
time settings (p. 54) 
 Camera
Camera name, initial camera settings, camera control, 
day/night, installation conditions, camera position 
control, external input device name and external output 
device name settings (p. 56)
 Video
Video quality, video size, and frame rate settings for the 
video size set, JPEG and H.264, as well as on-screen 
display settings (p. 61) 

RTP Server, Audio Multicast and RTP Streaming 
settings (p. 64)

General upload and HTTP and FTP upload settings 
and e-mail notification settings (p. 66) 
Server
Video server, audio server, HTTP Server, FTP Server 
and WS-Security settings (p. 69) 

Video record settings, volume detection, external 
device output, external device input, timer, and sound 
clip upload (p. 71)  Access Control
Administrator Password, Authorized user account, user 
authorities, host access restriction settings (p. 75) 

IPsec settings (p. 77) 
SSL/TLS
Certificate creation, administrative settings and 
encrypted communication settings (p. 80) 

802.1X authentication settings and authentication 
status display (p. 82)
 Memory Card
MEMORY card operations and information display 
(p. 84)
 Reboot Item
Setting items that require the camera to be rebooted 
(Reboot Item) (p. 87) 
 Maintenance
Device information, displaying logs and current 
settings, rebooting, restoring initial settings, backing 
up/restoring settings and log notifications (p. 88)

Link to web page customized by the user (For details, 
contact your nearest Canon Customer Service Center.)
Setting Menu
Setting Menu 
						

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Setting Page
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Important
Notes on Use with Internet Explorer 8/9/10/11
If the pop-up is blocked and an information bar appears when 
attempting to access [View Logs] or [View Current Settings] on 
the maintenance page, enable Pop-up by following the 
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The various settings of the camera are configured by accessing the camera in the web browser. First, access the top page 
of the camera (p. 31).
For details on entering the user name and password, see p. 31. 
Note
You can also access the Setting Page from the Camera 
Management Tool. For details, please refer to the “Camera 
Management Tool User Manual”.
Setting Menu
(1) [Admin Viewer] 
Clicking this button opens Admin Viewer. 
(2) [Back to top] 
Clicking this button navigates to the top page. 
(3)Setting Menu
Clicking this button navigates to each setting page. 
Items Common to All Setting Pages
„Applying New Settings
When a setting is changed on any setting page, [Apply] 
shown on the top right and bottom right of the setting 
page turns from grayed-out to blue. 
Click [Apply] to make the new setting effective. 
Click [Clear] to restore the previous setting. 
„Setting Changes Requiring Rebooting
Items that require the camera to be rebooted in order to 
change settings are flagged with an orange mark. 
When any item accompanied by an orange mark is 
changed, the [Apply] shown at the top right and bottom 
right of each setting page changes to [Apply and reboot]. 
Click [Apply and reboot] to confirm the new setting. The 
new setting will be reflected and the camera will be 
rebooted. 
Click [Clear] to restore the previous setting. 
Accessing the Setting Menu
Important
 To ensure security, exit the web browser after completing 
settings on the Setting page and after using Admin Viewer/
Admin Tools.
 If the factory default administrator password is not changed, 
the message [The administrator password has not been 
changed. Please change the password.] will appear in the 
upper portion of the Setting Menu or of each Setting Page.
To ensure security, be sure to change the administrator 
password (the message will disappear when the password is 
changed).
For details on changing the administrator password, please 
refer to p. 50.
(1)(2)
(3)
Important
Setting changes will be lost if you navigate to another setting 
page without clicking [Apply] or [Apply and reboot]. Be sure to 
click [Apply] or [Apply and reboot] to make the new settings 
effective.  
						

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Setting Page
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„Returning to the Setting Menu
Click [Settings menu] at the top right of each setting page 
to return to the Setting Menu. 
Note
Click on   [Help] at the beginning of any item to display a 
detailed explanation of that setting item. 
Important
 Do not open multiple setting pages at one time and try to 
change the settings of a single camera.
 Do not use the [Back] or [Forward] buttons in the web 
browser to navigate between setting pages. The changed 
settings may return to the original settings or unwanted 
setting changes may be applied.  
						

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Administrator Password
(1) [Password] 
Set the administrator password. Up to eight (single-
byte) ASCII characters (space or printable 
characters) can be used. The factory default setting is 
“camera”. If the Admin Viewer, Admin Tools, etc., are 
connected, terminate the connection before changing 
the password. 
(2) [Confirm Password] 
Enter the same password as above for confirmation. LAN
(1) [LAN Interface] 
Select [Auto], [Full Duplex] or [Half Duplex]. Normally 
[Auto] is used. 
(2) [Maximum Packet Size] 
Enter the maximum transmission unit. Normally there 
is no need to change the default setting of 1500. 
Note
When using ADSL, setting the maximum packet size to a slightly 
lower value may increase sending efficiency. 
IPv4
(1) [IPv4 Address Setting Method] 
Select [Manual] or [Auto (DHCP)] in the address 
setting method. If [Manual] is selected, directly enter 
the values according to the environment in which the 
camera is used. If [Auto (DHCP)] is selected, the value 
automatically acquired from the DHCP server will be 
entered in [IPv4 Address], [Subnet Mask] and [IPv4 
Default Gateway Address].
(2) [IPv4 Address] 
If [Manual] is specified in (1), enter a fixed IP address. 
(3) [Subnet Mask] 
If [Manual] is specified in (1), enter the designated 
subnet mask values for each network. 
[Network] 
Setting Administrator Password, LAN, IP Address, DNS, etc
The following can be set here. 
 Administrator Password
Set the administrator password. 

Set the IP address and other items needed to 
establish a LAN connection. 

Set IPv4 address. 

Set IPv6 address. 
S
Set the name server address, host name and 
DDNS registration. 
S
This will configure settings for using multicast 
DNS.
SNMP
Configure the necessary settings to use SNMP. 
Important
 To ensure system security, be sure to change the 
administrator password. If it is not changed, a message 
prompting change of the password will appear continuously 
in the upper portion of the Setting Menu. The message will 
not disappear until the password is changed. Do not forget 
the new password. 
 Press the reset switch to restore factory default settings if you 
have forgotten the administrator password (p. 180). Note, 
however, that this will reset all camera settings to factory 
default settings except for date and time. 
 [Administrator Password] and [Access Control] > 
[Administrator Password] (p. 75) are the same. If you set one 
[Administrator Password], the setting will be reflected in the 
other [Administrator Password].
Important
 The camera may become inaccessible from the active web 
browser if [LAN Interface] or [Maximum Packet Size] settings 
are changed. Check beforehand the precautions in 
“Important” in “[Reboot Item] Setting Items Requiring 
Rebooting” (p. 87).
 Set [Maximum Packet Size] to 1280 or greater if using IPv6.