Canon network camera VBS905F User Manual

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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. 154)
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. 38).
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. 82).
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.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
Authentication Screen for Setting 
PageAuthentication Screen 
for Admin Tools/Admin 
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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. 64).
 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. 125).
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. 167). 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
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
❏Memory Card Operations and Displaying Information
❏Settings for Items Requiring Rebooting
❏Maintenance (Displaying Log and Setting Information/Rebooting/Factory 
Default Settings)
❏
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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. 40) 
 Date and Time
Camera date and time, time zone and daylight saving 
time settings (p. 44) 
 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. 46)
 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. 50) 

RTP Server, Audio Multicast and RTP Streaming 
settings (p. 53)

General upload and HTTP and FTP upload settings 
and e-mail notification settings (p. 55) 
Server
Video server, audio server, HTTP Server, FTP Server 
and WS-Security settings (p. 58) 

Video record settings, volume detection, external 
device output, external device input and timer settings 
(p. 60)  Access Control
Administrator Password, Authorized user account, user 
authorities, host access restriction settings (p. 64) 

IPsec settings (p. 66) 
SSL/TLS
Certificate creation, administrative settings and 
encrypted communication settings (p. 69) 

802.1X authentication settings and authentication 
status display (p. 71)
 Memory Card
Memory card operations and information display 
(p. 73)
 Reboot Item
Setting items that require the camera to be rebooted 
(p. 76) 
 Maintenance
Device information, displaying logs and current 
settings, rebooting, restoring initial settings, backing 
up/restoring settings and log notifications (p. 77)
 Camera Angle  
 
Digital zoom settings (p. 79) 

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 procedure 
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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 these 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. 40.
(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. 167). 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. 64) 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. 76).
 Set [Maximum Packet Size] to 1280 or greater if using IPv6.