Canon 2812B015 manual

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    NETWORK CAMERA Operation Guide Be sur e to r ead Start Guid e and this O perat ion Guide before using the net w ork camera.[...]

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    ii Introduction Thank you for purchasing Canon Network Cam era VB -C60/VB-C60B (hereafter referred to as "VB-C60".) The only difference between VB-C60 and VB-C60B is th e exterior color . This Operation Guide describes how to set up and use VB-C60. Read these guides carefully before using the VB-C60 to e nsure that you make the best possi[...]

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    iii Introduction Notes on pr iv a cy and publicity rights regarding the utilization of video/aud io When using the VB-C60 ( for image or audio recor ding), it is the responsibility of t he users to take all car e to protect privacy and avoid any violation of publicity rights. Canon shall have no liability whatsoever in this regard. Reference z Plea[...]

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    iv Introduction N ot e s o n License Agreement f or Bun dled Software Regarding the license agr eement for the bundled software, see t he following file in the BundledSoftware folder in the LICENSE folder found in the b undled Setup CD-RO M. MPEG-4 NOTICE ABOUT THE MPEG-4 VI SUAL ST ANDARD: THIS PRODUCT IS LICENSED UNDER THE MPEG-4 VI SUAL P A TENT[...]

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    v Contents  Introductio n ......... ................... ............. ............. ................... ............. ........ ii  How to Read Th is Docum ent .............. ............. ............. ................... ....... ix Operatio n Manuals ........... ....................... ................ ....................... ...............[...]

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    vi Contents Chapter 2 VBAdmin Tools  Overview of VBAdmi n Tools ........ ............. ............. .................... .......... 2-2 VBAdmin Tools ............................ ................. ....................... ...................... ..... 2-2 Panorama Creation Tool .............. ................. ....................... ............[...]

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    vii Contents  How to Ope rate VB-C6 0 Viewer .. .................... ............. ............. .......... 3 -9 Display S creens of Admin V iewer ................ ....................... ................. .......... 3-9 Display S creens of VB Viewer ........... ...................... ................. .................... 3-11 Obtaining th e Ca[...]

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    viii Contents Chapter 5 Appendix  Modifiers ............. ................... ............. ................... ............. ............. .... 5-2  Troubleshoo ting ........ ............. ............. ................... ............. ................. 5-4  List of L og Messages ...... ............. .................... ............. ..[...]

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    ix How to Read This Document Ope rati on Ma nual s This camera comes with Start Guide , and Op eration Guide (this document) included i n Setup CD-ROM. Also, a simplified version of the r ecording software RM-Lite (  Start Guide "Network Video Recording Software RM-Lite") i s stored in the Setup CD-ROM . The following operation manuals[...]

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    x How to Read This Document Icons Used in This Doc ument This document uses the following icons t o indicat e par ticularly impor tant information the user should read. Icon Meaning Caution Inappropriate handling against the instruction accompanied by this icon may result in property damage. Be sure to observe these precautions. An important item o[...]

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    xi T op P age of the Camer a The top page of the VB-C60 showing the Setting Menu, VB-C60 V iewer display , etc., is explained . Access the top page of the camera in t he web browser . From the top page of the camera, you can access V B-C60 Viewer for displaying images and the Setting Menu that lets you specify detailed s ettings of the VB- C60. If [...]

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    xii Top Page of the Camera (4) VB-C60 Viewer launch li nk Clicking this link launches VB-C60 Viewer, whi ch displays the image captured by the camera in the web b rowser . VB-C60 Viewer consists of t wo viewers: [ Admin Viewer ] and [ VB V iewer ] (  P . 3-2). z Explanation of each link [ Admin Viewer ] Launches Admin Viewer. [ VB Vi ewe r ] Lau[...]

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    xiii Top Page of the Camera Accessing VB-C60 Viewer Select [ Admin Viewer ] or [ VB Vie wer ] from t he (4) [ VB-C60 Viewer ] links to access VB -C60 Viewer. Admin Viewer VB Viewer[...]

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    xiv Top Page of the Camera User A uthenticati on When Accessi ng Setting Menu or Admin Viewer User authentication is required when accessing t he camera's [ Setting M enu ] or [ Admin Viewer ]. Authentication Screen on [Setting Pa ge ] Authentication Screen on [Admin Viewer] The factory settings are specified bel ow. User name: root Passwo rd:[...]

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    xv Top Page of the Camera Note z If the Administrator and Authorized User are sharing VB-C60 Viewer on t he same PC, it is strongly recommended that the [ Remember my passw or d ] check box be cleared. z If a wr o ng user name or password i s entered, the camera cannot be connected. Connect the camera by entering the co rrect user name and password[...]

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    xvi Top Page of the Camera[...]

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    Detailed Settings The fol lowing exp lains the det ailed setting s on networ k connec tion, camera c ontrol , date & time, access cont rol, etc.[...]

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    1-2 Setting Men u Y ou can move to each setting page from the Setting M enu to set various items regarding the camera. Items that can be set on each setting page are explained below . See each r eference page for details. z Setti ng Menu z Network Set the Administrator password, LAN, IPv6, DNS and SNMP (  P . 1-7). z Date and Time Set the date &[...]

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    1-3 Setting Menu 1 1 Detailed Settings z Even t Set the image buffer , mot ion detection, exter nal device input, interval timer a nd audio file upload (  P . 1-34). z Acce ss Contr ol Set the authorized user accounts, user privileges an d host access restriction (  P . 1-40). z IPs ec IPsec configuration (  P . 1-44). z Reboo t Item Set i[...]

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    1-4 Accessing the Se tting Menu The various settings of the VB-C60 ar e specified by accessing the camera in the web browser . First, access the t op page (  P. x i ) . For entry of the user name and password, see (  P . xiv). Setting Menu Y ou can access each setting page and Admin Viewer fr om the Setting Menu. (1) [Ba ck t o top] butt on C[...]

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    1-5 Accessing t he Setting Menu 1 1 Detailed Settings Items Common to All Se tting P ages  Application of Setting Changes When any setting is changed on each setting pag e, the grayed-out [ Apply ] button shown on the top right of the sett ing page turns blue. T o make the new setting ef fective, click the [ Apply ] button. T o r es tore t he or[...]

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    1-6 Accessing t he Setting Menu  Returning t o the Setting Menu T o return to the Setting Menu from each setting page, click the [ Se ttings menu ] button on th e top rig ht of th e setting page. Note z Be sure to change the settings of each camera within one setting page. z Do not move between setting pages using the [ Bac k ] and [ Fo r w a r [...]

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    1-7 1 1 Detailed Settings Setting the Administrator P ass wor d, LAN, I Pv6, DNS, etc. (Network) Administrato r P assw ord (1) [Pass word] Set the Administrator password. Y ou can use up to eight (single-byte) ASCII characters (space or printable characters). The factory settin g is "VB -C60." If Admin Viewer or VBA dmin T ools is connect[...]

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    1-8 Setting the Administrator Password, LAN, IPv6, DNS, etc. (Ne twork) LAN (1) [IP A ddress Sett ing] Select [ A uto (DHCP) ] or [ Manual ] as the addr es s setting mode. If [ A uto (DHCP) ] is selected, the values automatically acquired fr om the DHCP server will be entered in [ IP Address ], [ Subnet Mask ] and [ Default Ga tew ay Address ] . If[...]

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    1-9 Setting the Adm inistrator Password, LAN, IPv6, D NS, etc. (Network) 1 1 Detailed Settings IPv6 (1) [IPv6 ] Select [ Disable ] or [ Enabl e ] regar ding the use of IPv6. (2) [IPv6 A ddress] If [ Enable ] is selected for IPv6, an automatically acqui red address will be shown. Note z For [ IP Addr e ss ], [ Subnet Mask ] and [ Default Gate way Ad[...]

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    1-10 Setting the Administrator Password, LAN, IPv6, DNS, etc. (Ne twork) DNS (1) [Name Ser ver Address 1], [Name S er v er Address 2] Enter each name server address you want to r egister . If only on e addr e ss is r egi stered, keep the [ Name Ser ver Address 2 ] field blank. (2) [Host Name Registration with DDNS ] Select [ Enable ] and enter the [...]

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    1-11 Setting the Adm inistrator Password, LAN, IPv6, D NS, etc. (Network) 1 1 Detailed Settings SNMP (1) [SNM P] Select whether to use S NMP from [ Disa bl e ] or [ Enable ]. When [ Enable ] is selected, the SNMP Manager can ref erence infor mation set in the cam era. (2) [Community Nam e] Set a community name for SNMP . It is recommended that you [...]

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    1-12 Setting the Date and Time (Date and Time) Current Dat e and Time [Da te], [T ime] The date and time curr e ntly set in t he camera is shown. Sett ing (1) [Setting Method] Select [ Set manually ], [ Synchronize wit h NTP ser ver ], [ Sync hronize with NT P broadcas t ] or [ Synchronize with computer time ]. (2) [ Da te], [Ti me ] Set the follow[...]

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    1-13 Setting the Date and Ti m e (Date and Time) 1 1 Detailed Settings [Synchronize with NTP ser v er] The camera will synchr o nize with that time of the NTP server . Enter the IP addr es s of the NTP server . [Synchronize with NTP broadc ast] The camera will synch ronize with the NTP broadcast time. [Synchronize with computer time] The camera wil[...]

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    1-14 Setting the Camera Contr ol and External De vice Name (Camer a) General [Camera Name] Be sure to enter the camera nam e into [ Camer a Name (alphanumer ic characters) ]. Up to 15 AS CII characters (spaces or printable characters) can b e used for t he [ Camera Name (alphanumer ic characters) ]. Y ou can set the following items. z Camera Name E[...]

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    1-15 Setting the Camera Cont rol and External Dev ice Name (Camer a) 1 1 Detailed Settings Initi al C ame ra S ettin gs (1) [AE Mode], [Slow Shutter], [Shutter Speed] Set the camera exposure con trol and shutter speed. [AE Mo de] [Aut o] The exposure is controlled automatically . [F licke r le s s] In this mode, image flickers caused by fluor escen[...]

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    1-16 Setting the Camera C ontrol and External Dev ice Name (Camera) Note z Where an outdoor scene is captur ed from inside a r oom through a glass window , etc., the camera may focus on t he glass surface if ther e is dust or water on the glass sur face. In this case, use the camera by insta lling it at the shor test possible d istance (within 30 c[...]

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    1-17 Setting the Camera Cont rol and External Dev ice Name (Camer a) 1 1 Detailed Settings Tip z Auto focus may not work properly with the following subjects: z The focus ranges (r o ugh guide) are shown i n the table below according t o the setti ngs of [ Da y/ Nigh t ], etc . z When it is dif ficult to focus on a night view or other subject havin[...]

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    1-18 Setting the Camera C ontrol and External Dev ice Name (Camera) Camera Contr ol (1) [Digital Zoom] Select [ Enable ] or [ Disable ] for digital zoo m. * The higher the digit al zoom ratio, the lower t he image quality beco mes. (2) [Image Stabilizer ] Select the image stabilizer setting from among the following: [ Disable ], [ On1 ] and [ On2 ][...]

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    1-19 Setting the Camera Cont rol and External Dev ice Name (Camer a) 1 1 Detailed Settings Day/ Night (1) [Mode] Select [ Manual ] or [ Aut o ] as the Day /Night mode. If you have s elected [ Manual ], you can manually switch between [ Da y Mode ] a nd [ Night Mode ] usin g Night mode on Admin Viewer (P . 3-32). If you have s elected [ Au t o ], se[...]

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    1-20 Setting the Camera C ontrol and External Dev ice Name (Camera) Install ation Conditions (1) [Dome] Select whether or not a dome is used . T o use the cam era with a dom e housing, select [ Used ]. (2) [LED Setting] Select the status of the LEDon the camera's head ar m from [ Tu r n O f f ] or [ Tu r n O n ]. I f you are using the optional[...]

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    1-21 Setting the Camera Cont rol and External Dev ice Name (Camer a) 1 1 Detailed Settings Camera P osition Contr ol (1) [Restr icted to Presets] Select the camera cont rol pr eset f rom [ No Restri ction ] or [ Preset Only ] . If [ Preset Only ] is selected, you c an limit the camera control by any non-administrator user to the preset angles only [...]

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    1-22 Setting the Image Size, Quality and Frame Rate (Video) JPEG (1) [Image Quality] Select a desired quality from 1 to 5 (total 5 levels) for image transmitted at each image size in JPEG. The greater the value, the higher the quality becomes. (2) [Image Size: Image T ransmission] Select the image transmiss ion size from [ 160 x 120 ], [ 320 x 240 [...]

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    1-23 Setting the Image Size, Quality and Frame Rate (V ideo) 1 1 Detailed Settings MPEG-4 (1) [Video Quality] Select a desired quality from 1 to 5 (total 5 levels) f or video transm itted in MPEG-4. The greater the value, the higher the quality becomes. (2) [Video size] Select [ 320 x 240 ] or [ 640 x 480 ] f or the size of video transmitted. (3) [[...]

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    1-24 Setting HTTP/FTP Upload and E- m ail Notifica tion (Upload) General Upload [Upload] Select [ Upload Disabled ], [ HTTP Upload ] or [ FTP U pload ] as the upload mode. Y ou can set the following items. z General Upload Set the upload op erations. z HTTP Upload Set the upload via HTTP connection. z FTP Upload Set the upload via FTP connection. z[...]

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    1-25 Setting HTTP/FTP Upload and E-mail Notification (Upload) 1 1 Detailed Settings HTTP Upload (1) [N oti fic atio n] Select [ Notification Only with HTTP ] or [ Image attached Notification with HTTP ] as t he content of notification. (2) [URI] Enter the URI to upload to (using u p to 255 characters). (3) [User Name], [Pass word] Enter the user na[...]

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    1-26 Setting HTTP/FTP Upload and E-mail Notification (Upload) (5) [Proxy P or t] Enter the port number of the proxy server (default = "80"). (6) [Proxy User Name], [Pro xy P assword] Enter the user name and password of the pr oxy serv er . (7) [Parameter (query stri ng)] Enter an appropri ate par amete r (using up to 127 chara cters) . Th[...]

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    1-27 Setting HTTP/FTP Upload and E-mail Notification (Upload) 1 1 Detailed Settings (6) [File Naming] Set a desir ed file naming mode. [YYMMDDHHMM SSms] Image is uploaded according to the f ile name form at of "{year}{month}{d ay}{hour}{minute}{s econd}{ms}.jpg." Examp le: 20080123112122000.jpg) [YYMMDD Directory/HHM MSSms] A sub director[...]

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    1-28 Setting HTTP/FTP Upload and E-mail Notification (Upload) E-mail Noti fication (1) [N oti fic atio n] Select [ T ext only ] or [ T ext wit h image ] as the cont ent of notification. (2) [Mail Ser ver Name] Enter the host name or IP address of the SMTP serv er (using up to 63 characters). (3) [Mail Ser ver P or t] Enter the por t numb er of the [...]

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    1-29 Setting HTTP/FTP Upload and E-mail Notification (Upload) 1 1 Detailed Settings (6) [Authentication] Select [ None ], [ POP before SMTP ] or [ SMTP-A UTH ] as the e-m ail authentication mode. Set an appropriate mode accor ding to the authentication mode used by the SMTP server to send to. [User Name], [P ass word], [POP Server ] If [ POP before[...]

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    1-30 Setting the Image Server , Audio Server and HTTP Server (Server) Imag e Se rv er (1) [Maximum Number of Clients] Set the maximum number of clients that can be connected to the cam era at the sam e time. Up to 30 clients can b e set. If 0 is set, connection is prohibited e xcept for Admin Vi ewe r. (2) [Camera Control Queue Length] Set the maxi[...]

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    1-31 Setting the Image Server, Audio Server and HTTP Server (Server) 1 1 Detailed Settings A udio Server (1) [Audio T ransmission from the Camera] When [ Enable ] is selected, the audio input t hroug h the microphone attached to the camera can be transmitted to VB-C60 V iewer. (2) [Input V olume] Set the audio input volume between 1 and 100. The gr[...]

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    1-32 Setting the Image Server, Audio Server and HTTP Server (Server) Note Switch [Line I n] and [M icrophone In] on each setting page according to the specification of the microphone (  P . 1-31). If a wr ong input is used, the camera or microphon e may be damaged. Be sure to set the correct input. Note z The volume, sound quality , etc., may ch[...]

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    1-33 Setting the Image Server, Audio Server and HTTP Server (Server) 1 1 Detailed Settings HTTP Server (1) [ HTT P Por t] Set the HTTP port number in a range of 80 and 1024 to 65535. Normally "80" (factory setting) should be us ed. (2) [Global Address for the W eb P age] If a fixed global ad dress is assigned to t he camera using the NA T[...]

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    1-34 Setting the Imag e Buffer , Motion Detection, A udio P layb ack a n d I n te r va l Ti m e r (E v e nt ) Imag e Bu ffer (1) [F rame Rate] Set the frame rate that applies when image is temporarily saved in the image buffer when an event occurs. (2) [Pre-event Buff er (number of image frames)] Set the number of images to b e buffer ed bef ore th[...]

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    1-35 Setting the Image Buffer, Motion De tection, Audio Playback and Interval Timer (Event) 1 1 Detailed Settings Motion Detection (1) [Motion Detection Event] Shows whether motion detection events are e nabled/disabled. T o chang e this setting, use Motion Detection Setting T ool in VBAdmin T ools (  P . 2-34). When mot ion detection events are[...]

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    1-36 Setting the Image Buffer, Motion Detection, Audio Playback and Interval Timer (Event) (5) [Uploa d] Select the upload operation. If [ Enable ] is selected, upload is per for med ever y time a motion detection event occurs. T o use this function, the [ General Upload ] sub-menu a nd [ HTTP Upload ] or [ FTP Upload ] sub-m enu must also be set f[...]

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    1-37 Setting the Image Buffer, Motion De tection, Audio Playback and Interval Timer (Event) 1 1 Detailed Settings External De vice Input (1) [Exter nal Device Input Event] Select whether to [ E nable ] or [ Disab le ] exter nal device input events. (2) [ON Event Operation] Select the operation to be per formed upon an ON event. I f [ Enable ] is se[...]

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    1-38 Setting the Image Buffer, Motion Detection, Audio Playback and Interval Timer (Event) (7) [Audio Pla yback at ON Ev ent] Select the audio playback operation to b e per forme d upon an ON event. If [ Enable ] is selected, the sound specified in [ Sound Clip ] is played when an ON event is input fr om an external device. (8) [Audio Pla yback at [...]

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    1-39 Setting the Image Buffer, Motion De tection, Audio Playback and Interval Timer (Event) 1 1 Detailed Settings Sound Clip Upload (1) [Browse Fi le] Specify the audio file you want to register as t h e sound clip, and t hen click the [ Add ] button. (2) [Sound Clip Name] Set the name of the audio file to be registered as a sound playback (using u[...]

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    1-40 Setting User Access Pri vileges (Access Con tr ol) A uthorized User Acc ount (1) [User Name], [Pass word] Enter the user name and password and then click [ Add ]. The authorized user will be added to the user list. The user name can consist of up to eig ht (single-byte) charact ers of A to Z, a to z, 0 to 9, - (hyphen) and - (underscore). The [...]

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    1-41 Setting User Access Privileges (Access Cont rol) 1 1 Detailed Settings User A uthorit y [Privileged C amera Control], [Camera Control], [Image Distribution], [Audio Distribution] Set the user p rivileges of aut horized users and gues t user s. Select the check b oxes corresponding to the items yo u want to per mit for each user . Host Access R[...]

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    1-42 Setting User Access Privileges (Access Control) Note z If no host list is available, access is permitted to all hosts. z If a host list is given that indicates prohibition of all accesses, the host restriction function is disabled and acces s is perm itted to all hosts. z T o prohibit access via a proxy server in HTTP connection, a proxy serve[...]

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    1-43 Setting User Access Privileges (Access Cont rol) 1 1 Detailed Settings Example of des cription Example 1. Prohibit access from a given access !172.20.0.10 Access from the host whose address is 172.20.0.10 is prohibited. Example 2. Prohibit access from hosts in a given range !172.20.0.0-172.20.0.20 Access fr om the hosts whose addr ess is in a [...]

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    1-44 IPsec Settings (IP sec) IPsec Set IPsec Sets 1 to 5 are available, where IP sec settings for each communication using each IPsec Set. (1) [IPsec ] Select [ Manual ] if IPsec will be used . Select [ Disable ] if IPsec will not be used. (2) [IPsec Mode ] Select [ T unnel M ode ] or [ T ranspor t M ode ] as the IPsec oper ation mode. (3) [Destina[...]

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    1-45 IPsec Sett ings (IPs ec) 1 1 Detailed Settings (6) [Secur ity Gatewa y Address (IP v4/IPv6)] If the IPsec operation m ode was set to [ T unnel Mode ] in (2), set the IP ad dr es s of the security gateway . (7) [Destination Pref ix Length] This setting is requir ed only w hen the IPsec o peration mode was set to [ T unnel M ode ] in (2). Enter [...]

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    1-46 IPsec Sett ings (IPsec ) (10) [SA ESP Enc r yption ke y (outbound)] Set the SA encryption key for outbound. If [ AES ], [ 3DE S ] or [ DES ] was selected in (8), set a 128-bit, 192-bit or 64-bit hexadecimal, respectively . This item need not be set if [ NULL ] was selected. (11) [SA ESP Authentication ke y (outbound)] Set the SA authentication[...]

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    1-47 IPsec Sett ings (IPs ec) 1 1 Detailed Settings  If [ AH ] or [ ESP and AH ] was set under [ Secu rity Protocol ] in (5), the following items m ust be set. (16) [SA AH Authentication Algorithm] Select [ HMA C_S HA1_96 ] or [ HMAC_MD5_96 ] as the AH authentication algorithm according to the authentication algorithm sup ported by t he device t[...]

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    1-48 Setting the Items Requiring Reboot ing (Reboot Item) (1) [LAN] IP address and other sett ings requir e d for LAN Connec tion (  P . 1-8) (2) [IPv6 ] Settings relati ng to use of IPv6 (  P . 1-9) (3) [Installation Conditions] Settings relating to camera installation conditions (  P . 1-20) (4) [MPE G-4] Settings relating to video size [...]

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    1-49 Setting the Items Requiring Rebooting (Reboot I tem) 1 1 Detailed Settings Note These settings relate to network connection. If any s etting is changed to a value that may disable camera connection from the act ive browser , the following dialog box appears and alerts the us er . T o apply the new setting, click [ OK ]. Depending on the new se[...]

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    1-50 Viewing Event Logs and Cur rent Settings, and P erforming Maintenance (Maintenance) T ool (1) [View Log Events] Historical data of the camera such as operati ons and connections with various viewers, etc., is shown. (2) [View Current Set tings] A list of curr ent settings is shown. (3) [Reboot] The camera is rebooted. (4) [Resto re Settings] A[...]

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    VB Admin T ools How to set the camera us ing VBAdmin T ools is expl ained. Y ou can create pano rama imag es, se t vie w rest ric tions , se t preset s, s et motion detection , view logs, a nd launch Adm in View er. Set each item af ter specifyin g the necess ary detailed setti ngs accor ding to Chapte r 1.[...]

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    2-2 Overview of VB Ad min T ools VBAdmin T ools consists of multiple applications for [ Panorama Creati on T ool ], [ View Restr iction Setting T ool ], [ Preset Setting T ool ], [ Mot ion Detection Setting T ool ], [ Log Viewer ] and [ Admi n Viewer ]. Y ou can remotely set the camera, view priv ileged images, check the operating condition, acquir[...]

  • Page 69

    2-3 Overview of VBAdm in Tools VBAdmin T ools View Restriction Setting T ool (P . 2-14) A tool that lets you visually set view r es trictions. Y ou can set the desired range with the mouse by referring to the preview in the panorama m ode. Preset Setting T ool (P . 2-22) A tool that lets you visually set presets an d the home position. Y ou can spe[...]

  • Page 70

    2-4 Overview of V BAdmin Tools Motion Detection Setting T ool (P . 2-34) This tool is used t o set the motion detection function that performs upload, notifies the viewer , recor ds a log, etc., if a change has occurred in the captur ed image due to movement of a subject. Y ou can set the position and size of the motion detection area, detection ju[...]

  • Page 71

    2-5 Overview of VBAdm in Tools VBAdmin T ools Admin Viewer (P . 3-6) This viewer is used by the camera's Administrator . It pr ovides privileged functions not available in VB Viewer, such as camera control, exposure, white balance and exter nal device output. Note On the control panel of Windows, the decimal point in a value i s always indicat[...]

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    2-6 Launching VB Admi n T ools How to Launch 1. Double-clic k the [VBAdmin T ools] icon on the desktop , or select [WebVie w Livescope]  [VBAdmin T ools ] from [Programs] i n the [ Start] menu. Starting from the Desktop Icon Or starting from the [Start] menu 2. The dialog bo x for specifying the camera t o connect to appears. T o use VBAdmi n T [...]

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    2-7 Launching VBAdmin Tools VBAdmin T ools (6)Proxy * For the proxy set tings, check with your N etwork Administr ator . •[ Use HTTP proxy server ] Select this check box to connect to the camera via a proxy server . •[ Host nam e ] Specify the host name or IP address of the proxy server . •[ Po r t ] Enter the por t number of the proxy server[...]

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    2-8 Launching VBAdmin Tools If the connection has been cut off, select [ Connect ] from [ File ] in the menu bar to open the [ Connection settings ] dialog box. Note Notes on Use with Windows Vista/XP If the [ Windows Security Aler t ] dialog box appears, click [ Unblock ]. Once this button is clicked, this warning d ialog box will no longer appear[...]

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    2-9 VBAdmin T ools P anorama Creation T ool A panorama image capture/ c reation tool t hat d isplays the entire area t h at can be captured by this camera. When panning, tilting or zooming the cam era or setting a preset using VB-C60 V iewer, you can see at a glance which part of the ent ire ar ea is occupied by the s et area. Capturing/Creating Pa[...]

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    2-10 Panorama Creation Tool Display Screens of P anorama Cre ation T ool (1) [Show registered pa norama image] button Show the panorama images register ed in the camera. (2) [Register panorama image] button Register the currently displayed panorama im age in the camera. (3) Camera Model/Date Displa y Shows the model of the curr ently connected came[...]

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    2-11 Panorama Creation Tool VBAdmin T ools Capturing Panorama Ima g es How to Capture 1. Click the [Capture] but ton to star t capturing an image. If necessar y , switch t he AE lock position. If the optional Ind o or Dome Housing is used, select the [ I ndoor dome housing (V B-RD51S) ] check box. T o stop the capture in the mid dle, click the [ St[...]

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    2-12 Panorama Creation Tool Registering/Deleting Panorama Images When the panorama image has been captured, send it to this camera. The image will be r eflected upon registration. How to Register Click the [Register panorama image] but ton. The panorama image is register ed. How to Dele te T o delete the panorama image you hav e captured, click the[...]

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    2-13 Panorama Creation Tool VBAdmin T ools Reconnecting Reconnects the cam era if it is disconnected. How to Reconnect Select [Reconnect] from [File] in the menu bar . Opening Panorama Ima g es from Image Files/Saving as Image Files Y ou can open image files as panorama images or save captured panorama images as image files. Only the JPE G image fi[...]

  • Page 80

    2-14 Vie w Restriction Setting T ool View Restriction Setting T ool is a tool t hat limits the range that can be captured by the camera. If view restrictions have been set, you can limit the d is playable capture range using VB-C60 V iewer. Applying View Restriction Setting Restrictions set by View Restriction Setti ng T ool are applied in the foll[...]

  • Page 81

    2-15 View Restriction S etting Tool VBAdmin T ools Display Screens of View Restriction Setting T ool (1) [Load view restriction settings] button Load the current view restriction settings of t he camera. (2) [Save vie w restriction settings] button Save the view restri ction settings set/applied using this tool, in the camera. If view restrictions [...]

  • Page 82

    2-16 View Restriction Setting Tool (4) [Model] The model of the connected camera is displayed. (5) [Apply the view restriction] T o use view restrictions, select this check box. (6) View restriction setting entry box es and [Get v alue] button Y ou can enter a value in each view restriction setting entry box to change the applicable setting. Y ou c[...]

  • Page 83

    2-17 View Restriction S etting Tool VBAdmin T ools Setting View Restrictions Y ou can set view restrictions by entering values i n the view restriction setting entry boxes, or b y changing the curr ent settings in the view r e striction pr eview frame or from the camera angle in Admin Viewer. Select appropriate settings according to the envir onmen[...]

  • Page 84

    2-18 View Restriction Setting Tool 3. Click [A pp ly]. Confirm on the status list that the settings have been applied correctly , and then click the [ Sav e view restriction settings ] button t o save the settings in the came ra.  Changing Settings fr om Camera Angle in Admin Viewer Launch Admin Viewer and set each view restriction while checkin[...]

  • Page 85

    2-19 View Restriction S etting Tool VBAdmin T ools 4. Operate the camera to adjust the top edge, bottom edge, left edge, right edge, telescopic or wide angle to desired positions , and then click each [Get value] b u tton. The loaded view restriction can be checked in the v iew restriction setting entry box or view restriction pr eview frame. 5. Cl[...]

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    2-20 View Restriction Setting Tool Tip z Even when view r e strictions are set, an area ou tside the view restriction may still appear momentarily when the camera is controlled near the boundar y of the v iew restriction. z T o cancel the view restrictions, clear the [ Apply the view restr iction ] check box and then click the [ Apply ] button, fol[...]

  • Page 87

    2-21 View Restriction S etting Tool VBAdmin T ools z The pan and tilt ranges vary depending on the zoom ratio (view angle). z If the view r estriction will be exceeded as a result of controlling the zoom towar d the wide- angle side, the camera will first pan and tilt to a position where the maximum wide-angle zoom will be within t he viewing restr[...]

  • Page 88

    2-22 Preset Setti ng T ool A tool that lets you set presets and the home position in a mor e visual, easy manner . Y ou can specify a desired sett ing with the mouse by referring to the pr eview in the panorama mode. Y ou can also set [ Preset T our ] whereby the camera goes around and monitors multiple presets. Set preset tour after the preset s h[...]

  • Page 89

    2-23 Preset Setting Tool VBAdmin T ools Display Screens of Preset Setting T ool The display screens of P reset Setting T ool are divided into "Preset Setting Area" and "Preset T our Setting Area." I n the "Preset Setting Ar ea," up to 20 presets and the home posit ion are set while referring t o the panorama preview . [...]

  • Page 90

    2-24 Preset Setting Tool (3) P anorama Previe w The panorama images register ed in the camera. are displayed. Also, the pr eset preview frame (yellow) recreat ing the preset settings is displayed, where you can drag to resize/move the frame and r eflect the new frame in the preset se ttings. (4) [Prese t] Select the preset or home position you want[...]

  • Page 91

    2-25 Preset Setting Tool VBAdmin T ools (11) [Pre vie w] but ton Reflect the settings of camera parameters in the pr eset preview frame. Also, the camera angle switches to this preset, and the new ang le can be checked in Admin Viewer. (12) [Admin Vi ewer] b utto n Launches Admin Viewer. Use this button if y ou want to set a preset while actually c[...]

  • Page 92

    2-26 Preset Setting Tool  Changing Settings in Preset Pre view Frame Use the preview fr ame on the panorama image to set presets. How to Set 1. Select the preset y ou want to set from the preset selection bo x, and then fill the [P reset name ] field. Be sure to enter the preset name (single-byte alphanumerics). 2. Drag to move/r es ize the pres[...]

  • Page 93

    2-27 Preset Setting Tool VBAdmin T ools  Changing Settings fr om Camera Angle in Admin Viewer Launch Admin Viewer and set i ts viewing angle as a preset. How to Set 1. Select the preset y ou want to set from the preset selection bo x, and then fill the [P reset name ] field. 2. Click the [Admin Viewer] button to launch Admin Vie wer. User authen[...]

  • Page 94

    2-28 Preset Setting Tool 5. Click [A pp ly]. Check the status list to make sure the settings have been applied correctly , and then click the [ Sav e preset settings ] button to save t he settings in the camer a. Note z The preview based on the panorama preview function may vary slightly from the actual image. After setting a pr eset, be sure to co[...]

  • Page 95

    2-29 Preset Setting Tool VBAdmin T ools Preset T our Set a preset tour whereby the camera goes around and monitors the multiple presets currently set.  Displa y Screen "Preset T our Setting Area" (1) T our schedule list A list of presets for which preset tour has been set is displayed. (2) [A dd] butt on Add to the tour schedule list t[...]

  • Page 96

    2-30 Preset Setting Tool (7) [Speed (PT)] Set the moving speed of the camera during panning/tilt ing between 1 and 3. Moving the slide bar from the left to right increases the value and consequent ly raises the speed. (8) [Speed (Z)] Set the speed of the camera during zoom in a range of 1 to 2. Moving the slide bar fr om the left to right increases[...]

  • Page 97

    2-31 Preset Setting Tool VBAdmin T ools As a rough guide, th e pan/tilt mechanism c an withstand 300,000 b ack-and-forth m ovements in full-angle operation *. The total touring time is determined by a combination of moving speed, moving range and pause duration. Set an appropriate time by referring to the t able below . T otal touring time until pr[...]

  • Page 98

    2-32 Preset Setting Tool  Setting the Preset T our How to Set 1. Select the touring method from [A uto preset tour]. Select [ For v iew e rs ] or [ Always ]. 2. Select from [Preset] in the preset setting area the preset number you want to add to the tour schedule, and then click the [Add] button. The preset is registered in the tour schedule lis[...]

  • Page 99

    2-33 Preset Setting Tool VBAdmin T ools 4. Click [A pp ly]. Confirm on the status list that the settings have been applied correctly , and then click the [ Sav e preset settings ] button to save t he settings in the camer a. Note If preset tour is used, do not use t he motion detection function. Also note that when [ Au t o ] is set under [ Da y/Ni[...]

  • Page 100

    2-34 Motion Detection Setting T ool This tool is used t o set the motion detection function that performs upload, notifies the viewer , recor ds a log, etc., if a change has occurred in the captur ed image due to movement of a subject. Y ou can set the position and size of the motion detection area, detection judgment conditions, etc., while checki[...]

  • Page 101

    2-35 Motion Detection Se tting Tool VBAdmin T ools  Displa y Screen of Motion Detection Setti ng T ool (Live Mode) (1) [Load Motion Detection Settings] button Clicking this button loads the current motion detection settings of the camera. (2) [Save Motion Detection Settings] button Clicking this button save s the m otion detection setti ng edite[...]

  • Page 102

    2-36 Motion Detection Se tting Tool (6) Motion detection area f rame The range in which motion detecti on is per formed is shown by a dotted-line frame. Y ou can drag the mouse to resize/move the frame. (7) [Star t r ecording] but ton Clicking this button starts r eco r ding video. (8) [Enable motion detection of t he camera] Select this check box [...]

  • Page 103

    2-37 Motion Detection Se tting Tool VBAdmin T ools 2. Set the frame r ate of the camera and a desired camera orientation used f or detection ([Camera] tab  P . 2-37). 3. Set the detection area ([Area] t ab,  P . 2-38) 4. Set the conditions specifying the degree of change triggering the [Detected] mode ([Area] tab,  P . 2-38). 5. Sav e the [...]

  • Page 104

    2-38 Motion Detection Se tting Tool (1)Setting F rame Rate When this check box is selected, the camera's frame rate for moti on detection can be changed. Enter a d esired rate in a range of f ps 0.5 to 30.0. (2)Enable preset select ion When this check box is selected, you can se lect t he camera position using a pr eset. 3. Set the motion dete[...]

  • Page 105

    2-39 Motion Detection Se tting Tool VBAdmin T ools (1)Motion Det ection Area Select the check box corresponding to the motion detection area you want to use, and the detection ar ea frame will be displayed in the viewer . Up to four detection areas can be created. (2)[Selected Ar ea] If multiple motion det ection ar ea frames have been created, a s[...]

  • Page 106

    2-40 Motion Detection Se tting Tool (6)[S ize] The camera mode will change to [ Detected ] if the ratio of t he ar ea in which change has been detected (red or yellow rectangle) to the area of the selected active detection area frame (frame indicated by blue solid lines) ex ceeds the value s et here (  P . 2-42). However , the mode will not chan[...]

  • Page 107

    2-41 Motion Detection Se tting Tool VBAdmin T ools 4. Check the motion detection st atus of the camera. T o check the level of mo tion detection operation b a sed on the specified settings, select the [ Display motion detection status of the cam era ] check box. The motion detection status will be shown by the icons specified below . If the [ Displ[...]

  • Page 108

    2-42 Motion Detection Se tting Tool Tip [Detected] Mode and Displa y Screen The area fr am e in which the camera is detecting mot ion is displayed by blue solid lines in the viewer . The area in which the camera is detecting motion at the specified sensitivity is displayed by a yellow or red rectangle inside the motion detection ar ea frame. Y ello[...]

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    2-43 Motion Detection Se tting Tool VBAdmin T ools If a motion corresponding to [ Size ] or greater has r emained detected for the specified duration or longer , the mode changes to [ Detect e d ] and a peak block is displayed. Even when the specified size becomes no longer m et in the [ Detected ] mode where a peak block is still displ ayed, the [[...]

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    2-44 Motion Detection Se tting Tool 2. Adjust the camera p osition and click the Star t rec ording button in the [Live] tab . Recording of the video shown in the viewer will s tart. Record the video needed to adjust the motion detection l ev el by cr eating motion in front of the camera. T o st op recor ding, click the Stop button. 3. Adjust the mo[...]

  • Page 111

    2-45 VBAdmin T ools Log Viewer This viewer lets you view the operating condition log of the camera. Downloading Log Files How to Downl oad Launch Log Viewer from VBAdmin T ools, and the latest log files will be downloaded and displayed automatically . T o download a new log file l ist, select [ Download ] fr om [ File ] in the menu bar . When the l[...]

  • Page 112

    2-46 Log Viewer Viewing Logs The log contains the fol lowing inform ation. z Code The log code is shown. For the log code, see "List of Log Mess ages" (  P .5-7) . The log code is shown together with one of three icons corresponding to the applicable level. If the log has no log code, no icon is shown. z Date & Time The date and ti[...]

  • Page 113

    2-47 Log Viewer VBAdmin T ools How to Vie w Select [Open] from [File] in the menu bar and then select t he log file you want to view .  Copying/ Searchi ng Logs Y ou can copy the displayed log or search logs. How to Copy Click to select the log you want to cop y , and t hen select [Copy] from [E dit] in the menu bar . How to Sear ch 1. Select [S[...]

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    2-48 Log Viewer  Showing Al l Logs How to Disp lay Select [Show all l ogs] from [View] in t he menu bar . All event logs are show n, including the logs sp ecified in the log mes sage list (  P . 5-7), just like when [ V iew Log Ev ents ] (  P . 1-50) is selected from [ Maintenance ]  on the setting page.  Showing F iltered Logs Y ou [...]

  • Page 115

    2-49 Log Viewer VBAdmin T ools [Log type] Select the [ Specify type ] or [ Specify c ode ] check box to filter logs by type. If you don't want to filter logs by type, select [ Not specified ]. Logs without log code are shown with [ Not specified ] selected, when [ Show all logs ] is selected from [ Vie w ] in the menu bar . z Specify type Spec[...]

  • Page 116

    2-50 Log Viewer[...]

  • Page 117

    VB-C60 Vie wer The following explains VB-C 60 Viewer, which allows you to acces s the camera using a web browser to display live video, pan, tilt and zoom of the camera, control the exposure, control the night mode, adjust the white balance, control the focus and control the smar t shade control function, etc.[...]

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    3-2 Overvie w of VB-C60 Vie wer VB-C60 Viewer is a viewer that lets you access the network cam era VB-C60 via a web browser to display image and operate the camera via pan, tilt and zoom control, etc. T wo types of viewers, Admin Viewer and VB Viewer, are available for VB-C60 Viewer. Major Diff erences Between Admin Viewer and VB Viewer z The opera[...]

  • Page 119

    3-3 Overview of VB-C 60 Viewer VB-C60 Viewer z Accessible controls are different. Ad min View er : Users with the Privi leged Camera Cont rol can use this vi ewer . Passwor d authenticat ion is r equired. Authorized users must have the P rivileged Camera Control assigned by the Administr ator beforehand (  P . 1-41). VB Vi ewer : Users with the [...]

  • Page 120

    3-4 Overview of V B-C60 Viewer [Authorized User] The authorized user can launch Ad m i n Vi e w e r from the [ Admin Viewer ] link on the top pag e if he/ she has the Privileged Camera Control. Upon losing the Privileged Cam era Control, the authorized user can no longer launch V B View er . However , he/she can s till launch Ad m i n Vi e we r . L[...]

  • Page 121

    3-5 Overview of VB-C 60 Viewer VB-C60 Viewer Tip z The factory setting is to also give the Privileged Camera Control to [ Authorized User ]. z If all authorities o f a guest user are disabled, the user authentica tion dialog box will appe ar when the user lau nches VB V iewer. When an a uthoriz ed user or Admin istrato r nam e and pass word are ent[...]

  • Page 122

    3-6 Launching VB-C60 Viewer Launching VB-C60 Viewer The various settings of VB-C60 Viewer are specified by accessing the camera via a web browser . First, access the S ettings title page. How to Launch 1. Access "http://192.168.100.1/" in the w eb browser . 2. Click [A dmin V iewer] or [VB View er] ac cording to the user . 3. If [Admin Vi[...]

  • Page 123

    3-7 Launching VB-C 60 Viewer VB-C60 Viewer 4. VB-C60 Viewer launches. Shutting Down VB-C60 Viewer How to Shut Down Close the web browser in the viewer to shut down. Connecting from VB Admin T ools Only the Ad ministrator can connect t o this viewer . How to Launch 1. Launches VBA dmin T ools. (For infor mation on how to launch V BAdmin T ools, see [...]

  • Page 124

    3-8 Launching VB-C60 Viewer 3. Enter the user name and passw ord. The factory settings are spe cified below (  P. x i v ) : User Name: root passwor d: VB-C60 The user name "root" is t he Adm inistrator account for the camera. * The pas sword is "VB-C60 ." Be sure t o change them on th e [ Net work ] setti ng page (  P. 1 -[...]

  • Page 125

    3-9 VB-C60 Viewer How to Operate VB-C60 Vie wer Display Screens of Admin Viewer The following gives an overview of t he functions of buttons, boxes and other screen elements displayed when Admin Viewer is launch ed. (1) Video Capture Size Set the size of video r eceived from the camera. (2) Video Displa y Size Set the display size of video shown on[...]

  • Page 126

    3-10 How to Operate VB-C60 Viewer (6) "Audio Recepti on " b utton Audio from the camera is received and output. (7) Scroll bar for ti lt This scroll bar is used to perfor m tilt (up/d own) control of the camera. (8) Scroll bar for pan This scroll bar is used to perfor m pan (left/right) control of the camera. (9) Scroll bar for zoom This [...]

  • Page 127

    3-11 How to Operat e VB-C60 V iewer VB-C60 Viewer (20) [Exposure] Y ou can control the exposur e. (21) [Camera Control] button Y ou can control the camera pan, tilt an d zoom. Y ou can also change the zoom speeds. (22) [Exter nal Device Output] Control the output to an exter nal device. (23) [Exter nal Device Input ] The status of input fr om an ex[...]

  • Page 128

    3-12 How to Operate VB-C60 Viewer (2) Video Displa y Size Set the display size of video shown on the screen. (3) "P ause/Resume" button Displayed video is paused. Clicking the button again while t he video is paused r esumes live video. (4) "Reconnect" button The camera is reconnected. (5) "Audio Recepti on " b utton A[...]

  • Page 129

    3-13 How to Operat e VB-C60 V iewer VB-C60 Viewer Obtaining the Camera C ontrol Privilege The camera cannot be controlled by multiple users at the same time. Only the user with the control privil eges can contr ol the camera. T o perfo rm p an, tilt and zoom operations, implement backlight compensation and preset or otherwise contr ol the camera, y[...]

  • Page 130

    3-14 How to Operate VB-C60 Viewer Control the camera  Changing the camera angle How to Operate One of the following operating methods ca n be used. Mov e the knob of the scroll bar f or pan or tilt. The camera angle will change accor ding to the knob position on the scroll bar . Y ou can also move the knob by clicking a b lank point o n the scro[...]

  • Page 131

    3-15 How to Operat e VB-C60 V iewer VB-C60 Viewer  Changing the camera angle in t he panorama displa y area Moving by clicking Clicking on the panorama window moves the pan/tilt positions until the cli cked location becomes the center . Moving by dragging Drag the inside of the yellow frame on the panorama window to move the frame, and the pan/ [...]

  • Page 132

    3-16 How to Operate VB-C60 Viewer  Changing the Camera Zoom Ratio How to Operate Mov e the knob on the scroll bar f or zoom in/out. The camera zoom ratio will change according to t he knob position on t he scroll bar . Y o u can also move the knob by clicking a blank p oint on the scroll bar . Click the setting bar f or zoom. The camera zoom rat[...]

  • Page 133

    3-17 How to Operat e VB-C60 V iewer VB-C60 Viewer  Changing the zoom ratio in the panorama displa y area Cha nging by draggi ng Drag the yellow f rame line on the panoram a window to chang e the frame size, and the zoom ratio will change so that the area inside the new frame will be captured.  Using Presets Y ou can control the camera using p[...]

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    3-18 How to Operate VB-C60 Viewer  Compensating Bac klight This control i s effective when the image is d ark due to backlight. How to Operate Clicking [Bac klight Compensation] brightens the image that was previously dark due to backlight. Clicking the button ag ain cancels backlight compensation. Setting Video and Audio Y ou can change the vid[...]

  • Page 135

    3-19 How to Operat e VB-C60 V iewer VB-C60 Viewer  Changing the Video Capture Size Y ou can set a desired r esolution for video received fr om the camera. Select from [ 160x120 ], [ 320x240 ] and [ 640x480 ].  Changing the Video Displa y Screen Y ou can change the video display screen. S elect from [ 160x120 ], [ 320x240 ] and [ 640x480 ]. ?[...]

  • Page 136

    3-20 How to Operate VB-C60 Viewer  Saving the P aused Ima g e How to Operate * Although the sample screen is tha t of Admin View er, you can als o sav e the image in VB Vie wer using the same o peration.  Reconnecting This function is used to connect t o the camera again. T o reconnect the c amera, click this button. Tip When the control is p[...]

  • Page 137

    3-21 How to Operat e VB-C60 V iewer VB-C60 Viewer  Receiving A udio Y ou can receive audio thr ough the microphone attached to the camera. Click this button to receive audio . Displaying Inf ormation Viewer inf or mation, warning message s, etc., ar e shown.  Inf ormation Messages An information messa ge is indicated by a blue icon. An infor [...]

  • Page 138

    3-22 How to Operate VB-C60 Viewer  W arning Messages A warning mess age is indicated by a yellow icon. If an unsupported web browser is used or aud io reception stops, a message will be displayed to alert the user .  Err or Messages An error message is indicated by an orange icon. An error message will be displayed if the viewer generates an [...]

  • Page 139

    3-23 VB-C60 Viewer P erforming Operations and Settings as the Administrator The operations and settings that can only be per formed in the Admin V iewer are explained. Opening Control f or Admin How to Operate 1. Click "Obtain/release Camera Control" t o obtain the control privileges. 2. Click [Control f or Admin]. 3. The Control f or Adm[...]

  • Page 140

    3-24 Performing Operations and Settings as the Administrator Operating the External Device Output Y ou can operate the external device output and display the cur rent output status using an icon. The [ ON ]/[ OFF ] status can be switched by clicking this icon. Example: T op: Outpu t OFF Bottom: Ou tput ON Displaying the External Device Input Status[...]

  • Page 141

    3-25 Performing Operat ions and Setting s as the Administrat or VB-C60 Viewer Displaying the Motion Detection Status Y ou can display the detection status of t he motion detection function. Example: Areas 1 t o 3: Detection status OFF Area 4: Detection stat us ON Controlling/Setting the Camera Click the applicable camera control buttons to per form[...]

  • Page 142

    3-26 Performing Operations and Settings as the Administrator (1) [ Pan/Til t] button Pan/tilt the camera in the d irection of each arrow . P ress and hold a button, and t he camera will zoom continuously . C lick the center bu tton, and the camera w ill face the front. (2) [Zoom] button Y ou can zoom in to/out of t h e displayed imag e. Pr ess and [...]

  • Page 143

    3-27 Performing Operat ions and Setting s as the Administrat or VB-C60 Viewer Setting the Exposure Y ou can set various op tions relating to exposure op eration. (1) Exposure Mode Select [ Aut o ], [ Manual ], [ Aut o (F li cker l es s) ] or [ Auto (Shutter-priority AE) ]. If [ Au t o ] was selected for [ Day/Night ] under [ Camera ] on the setting[...]

  • Page 144

    3-28 Performing Operations and Settings as the Administrator (2) Exposure Compensation When [ Auto ], [ Auto (F l icke r le ss ) ] or [ Aut o (Shutt er-priorit y AE) ] is selected as the exposure mode, a d esired exposure compensation value can b e selected from seven lev els (-3 to +3) using an applicable but ton. T o darke n the im age, select a [...]

  • Page 145

    3-29 Performing Operat ions and Setting s as the Administrat or VB-C60 Viewer (6) [Gain ] When [ Manual ] is selected as the ex posure mode, set a desired value of gain. Moving the slid er to the left d ecreases the ga in (sensitivity to b rightness) and d arkens the image. Moving t he slider to the rig ht increases the gain and brightens the image[...]

  • Page 146

    3-30 Performing Operations and Settings as the Administrator (3 ) [L o ck] The white balance is fixed to that of the video currently received. T o forcib ly fix the white balance accord ing to the light source, use [ One-shot WB ]. Example of setting method: Irradiate a white su bject (white paper , etc.) using the light source and capt ure the sub[...]

  • Page 147

    3-31 Performing Operat ions and Setting s as the Administrat or VB-C60 Viewer Setting the Smar t Shad e Control Smart Shade Control is a f u nction that, unli ke the Backlight Compensation, brightens only dark areas while kee ping bright ar eas intact. (1) Smar t Shade Control Set [ OFF ] or [ ON ]. (2) Adjusting the Smar t Shade Control When [ On [...]

  • Page 148

    3-32 Performing Operations and Settings as the Administrator Setting the Night Mode Switch between [ Da y Mode ] and [ Night Mode ]. [Day Mode] Color image can be viewed in t he norm al mode. [Night Mode] The infrared cutoff filter is disabled and images are shown in black & white. Tip The Night Mode cannot be used if [ Au t o ] is set fo r Day[...]

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    Creating W eb P ages f or Video Distrib ution This c hapter explai ns how to di stribute ima ge using the V B-C60. Y ou can distribute image in various ways , such as display ing video or st ill images or s howing mu ltiple image s on a W eb page.[...]

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    4-2 W eb Pages for Image D istri bution Y ou must create a dedicated Web page to distribute inform ation fr om the camera you have installed. "VB-C60 Viewer" can be used as the camera's viewer , where you can set detailed parameters. If a link corr espond ing to the image r equest is selected in (1), the Web server will send a file c[...]

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    4-3 Web Pages for Image Distribution Creating Web P ages for Video Distr ibution Note z Use a firewall or take other security measures to pr e vent dir ect attacks to the camera from the Inter net or other ex ternal sources. z The VB-C60 has a built-in Web server . W rite desired content for the Web page for video distribution in the flash memory i[...]

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    4-4 Viewing S ample P ag es This camera stores sample pages for video distribution. Y ou can view the sample pages by following the procedure below . Use these sa mples as a reference when creating a Web page. How to Vie w 1. Launch the Web browser and enter the following URI: http://192.168.100.1 /sample/ * The under lined portion is an example of[...]

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    4-5 Viewing Sample Pages Creating Web P ages for Video Distr ibution  Example of sample page Still image sample This is a sample p age for acquiring st ill images from the camera and d isplaying the acquired images. Movie sample This is a sample page for displaying live video. Sample for mobile phone This is a sample page for displaying still i [...]

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    4-6 Dis trib uting Video U sing VB Vie wer How to pr ovide image using VB V ie we r is ex plained, tog ether with application examples. How to Create a W eb P age Using VB V iewer Y ou can display VB V iew er by incorporating it into your Web page. * The under lined portion is an example of IP addr ess. In re ality , the customer mus t enter the IP[...]

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    4-7 Distributing Video Using VB Viewer Creating Web P ages for Video Distr ibution Example of How to Create a Web P a g e Using VB Viewer Sample Web pages created using VB Viewer are explai n ed. Use these samples as the base to cr ea te your original W eb page. z If the Web page da ta grows too big, it m ay no longer be possible to chang e the cam[...]

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    4-8 Distributing Video Using VB Viewer * The under lined portion is an example of IP addr ess. In re ality , the customer mus t enter the IP addre ss set for the camera (  P. 1 - 8 ) . If you ar e saving the W eb page to the fla sh memory in the camera, you ca n also omit the IP addre ss, as follows: <iframe src="/view er/live/en/liv e.h[...]

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    4-9 Distributing Video Using VB Viewer Creating Web P ages for Video Distr ibution VB Viewer P arameters Y ou can change the parameters to create a Web page matching your purpose or what you want to express on t he page. Use each par ameter after fully unders tanding what it means.  Description of object tag s Attribute name Omission Description[...]

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    4-10 Distributing Video Using VB Viewer width Not per mitt ed Specify the width of the display area of VB Viewer in pixels. If video is to be displayed in QQVGA (160 x 120) or QVGA (320 x 240), specify a value of 490 or g reater for width. If video is to be displayed in VGA (640 x 480), s pecify a value of 810 or greater for width. Attribute name O[...]

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    4-11 Creating Web P ages for Video Distr ibution Dis trib uti ng Vide o Usin g a Br owser Onl y Y ou can provide video fr om the VB-C60 directly to a br owser using the WebV iew-H TTP protocol. Examples are explained below. Displaying Live Video at the Time of Acce ss as a Still Image Y ou can provide as a still image the video captur ed by the cam[...]

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    4-12 Example of Imag e Distribution Using One Gl obal Address T o publish live video from the camera over t he Internet, you need one fixed global address. Some providers offer access services where one fixed global address is assigned. Y ou can use this global addr ess. In this case, you need a r outer with NA T function. Example: Assume t hat you[...]

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    4-13 Creating Web P ages for Video Distr ibution Distributing Still Imag es to Mobil e Phones Y ou can use a Web service for mobile phones t o view still images and control the camera. Y ou can easily create a still image distribution page for mobile phones in HTML us ing WebVi ew-HTTP protocol i mage.cgi commands . The VB-C60 stor es a sample page[...]

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    4-14 Distributing Still Images to Mobile Phones Overwriting a Sample P age Access the flash memory in the camera v ia FTP and r ewrite the HTML files located at the following paths, to change the scr een display and operation details. Path to Eng lish sample: /mnt_flash/www/ht ml/sample/en/mobile/ Path to Japanese sample: /mnt_flash/www/html/sample[...]

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    4-15 Distributing Still Images to Mobile Phones Creating Web P ages for Video Distr ibution zoom Specify the viewing angle of t he camera (horizontal dir ection) in units of 0.01 degree. Example: Viewing angle of 50 degrees  Zoom = 5000 Viewing angle of 5 degrees  Zoom = 500 v Specify the image size in one of t he following formats: QQVGA [...]

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    4-16 Distributing Still Images to Mobile Phones[...]

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    Appendix[...]

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    5-2 Modifiers Y ou can specify parameters using the "% characters" explained below . * A runtime err or will occur if the specified name does not match. * If this modifier is not defined, "%" will be deleted. %n Reason fo r capture (number ) 0 (T es t) | 1 (Co ntact inpu t 1) | 2 (Co ntact input 2) | 33 (Inte rval timer) | 130 ([...]

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    5-3 Modifiers Appendix  A v ailable Modifie rs The modifiers that can be used for each setti ng item ar e specified below . [HTTP Upload] (  P . 1-25) [Parameter (query string)] All modifiers can be used. [FTP Upload] (  P . 1-26) [Subdirector y Nam e to Create] Only the mod ifiers %y , %m, %d, % w , %H, %h, %n can be used . [File Name to [...]

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    5-4 T roub l eshooting Before contacting your store or Canon's Customer Service Cent er , check the items specified below . If a log message is displayed, check the details of t he me ssage and corresponding countermeasure in the log message list. The camera doe s not star t z If you ar e using a PoE HUB, che ck if the LAN cab le is connected [...]

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    5-5 Troubleshooting Appendix Video is not display ed z If you want to impr o ve the video quality , refer to "Setting the Image Size, Quality and Frame Rate (Video)" (  P .1-22) in "Chapter 1 Detailed Settings" to change the settings to adjust the quality . z Up to 30 viewers can access the camera at t he same time. If this l[...]

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    5-6 Troubleshooting Data cannot be uploaded z Check the upload destination in the [ Upload ] menu, as well as the upload operation upon event in the [ Ev ent ] menu, to see if both are set correctly . z Y ou can perfor m operation check based on the curr ently set upload destination by running a test (  P . 1-26, P . 1-26) from the [ Upload ] me[...]

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    5-7 Appendix List of Log Messages Log Messages on the V B-C60 Log messages are classified into the following six t yp es.  Application (camera) messages A030 Star tup and shutdown of W e bView Liv escope Client [inf o] A031 T ransmitted video data siz e [info] A040 Cause of rebooting [info] Category Lev el Code F ault lev el alert E rror 5xx Har[...]

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    5-8 List of Log Mes sages A101 Invalid user name [notice] A102 Invalid pass word [notice] A111 Invalid host [notice] A160 Recovery of pa n/tilt subsystem [notice ] A201 Registered panorama image error [warning] A250 Control er ror during c amera initialization [warning] A260 Slipped pan/tilt position [ warning] Description user <User name> no[...]

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    5-9 List of Log M essages Appendix A330 Video input error [err] A350 Camera c ontrol system [ err] A450 Camera init ialization f ailed [crit] A460 Stopping of pan/tilt subsystem function [crit]  Application (uploader) messa ges A004 Star ting and stopping of uploader [inf o] Description video input t imeout - resetting (A330) Meaning The video i[...]

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    5-10 List of Log Mes sages A120 Resolution of upload destination name f ailed [notice] A121 Connection to upload destination failed [notice] A122 Connection to upload destination failed [notice] A130 Stream r ecording buff er rec ov ered [notice] A134 Inv alid upload setting (FTP/HTTP mode) [notice] A135 Invalid upload setting (FTP PORT/P ASV mode)[...]

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    5-11 List of Log M essages Appendix A137 Invalid upload setting (E-mail notification) [notice] A138 Invalid upload setting (E-mail notification authentica tion mode) [notice] A220 Video input warning detected [warning] A230 Video input warning detected [warning] A270 Upload image b uffer ov erflowed [w ar ning] A271 E-mail c ommunication buff er ov[...]

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    5-12 List of Log Mes sages A272 Upload communication b uffer o verflowed [w ar ning] A321 Video cont rol command f ailed [err] A420 Video input initializat ion failed [c r it] A421 Video cont rol command f ailed [cr it] A422 Video input froz en [cr it] A423 Video input error detected [cr it] Description ftp/http queue is full (A272) Meaning Upload [...]

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    5-13 List of Log M essages Appendix A470 Uploader initialization f ailed [crit]  Application (audio server) messa g es B001 Star ting and shutdown of audio server [ info] B011 Audio client connected [ inf o] B012 Audio client closed [info] B101 Error request received [notice] Description uploader initialization failure - %1 ( A470) %1 Err or num[...]

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    5-14 List of Log Mes sages B102 Client connection denied [notice] B103 Client forcib ly disc onnected [notice] B301 Audio sending de vice error [err] B401 Audi o device initialization f ailed [crit] Description %1 request denied[%2] (B102) %1 Client host IP add ress %2 Denial type (41 | 43 | ...) Meaning Client connection was denied due to an authe[...]

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    5-15 List of Log M essages Appendix B402 Audi o ser ver initialization f ailed [crit] B403 Settings change failed [crit]  HTTP Server Messages H143 User nam e specification error [ notice] H144 P assword specification error [ notice] H145 Connection denied due to host access limitation [notice] Description wvaudio initialization error[%1] (B402)[...]

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    5-16 List of Log Mes sages  System Messages S004 Star ting and stopping of system [inf o ] S005 System settings changed [info] S240 Camera error [warning] S306 Error on saving settings [err] S307 Error on saving settings [err] Description %1 webview (S004) %1 Starting or stopping. Meaning The video server (webview) has start ed or stopped. Descr[...]

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    5-17 Appendix List of VB-C60 Vie wer Messages Messages Displayed in the Inf orma tion Field Messages displ ayed in the information f ield of the vie wer are classi fied into the fo llowing thr ee types.  Inf ormation Messages * When the mou se is brought ov er any of the following GUI parts, a corres ponding message appears. Icon Categor y Ex pl[...]

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    5-18 List of VB-C60 Viewer Messages  W arning Messages Switches on/off camera control privileges. Start Control button Centers th e camera's image on t he clicked position. V ideo Display area Displays a panorama image. The camera can also be contr olled. Panorama Display area Moves the camera to preset positions. Preset Displays informatio[...]

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    5-19 List of VB-C60 Viewer Message s Appendix  Err or Messages Message Explanation Could not connect to t he cam era. Connection failed due to an invalid IP address, etc. The camera is busy . The connection limit was exceeded. Failed to get camer a control privileges. The request for contr ol privileges was denied because the camera was b eing u[...]

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    5-20 Restore Settings Since the VB-C60 sup ports va rious functions, it is recommended that y ou write down the s ettings for r es pective functions. If you f or got the settings and want to set the camera from the beginning, restore the factory settings first. * F or the f acto r y sett ings, see P . 5-23. Restoring the Settings from the Maintenan[...]

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    5-21 Restore Settings Appendix 4. The camera will be reset to the f actor y settings. All settings will be reset to the fact or y settings, except for the Administrator password, camera's IP address, subnet ma sk, default gateway address and other network settings, and date & time and time zone. Initializing with the Rese t Switch on the C[...]

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    5-22 Restore Settings Note If the reset switch is pushed, network-r elated settings will also be initia lized including the camera's IP address, subnet mask, default gateway address etc. Accor dingly , you can no longer operate the camera from the PC you were using to connect t o the camera before. When initializing the ca mera, use "VB I[...]

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    5-23 Appendix List of F actory Setting s The factory settings are shown. I f you have changed set tings, be sur e to write down the new settings. Item Setting Setting 1 (year/mon th/day) Setting 2 (year/month /day) z User Nam e (Administrator ID) z Administrator password root VB-C 60 z Path to S etting pages admin z LAN IP Addre ss Set ting IP Ad d[...]

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    5-24 List of Factory Settings z Camera Name Camer a Name (alphanum eric character s) z Initial Camera Settings AE Mode Slow Shutter Shutter S peed Focus Mode z Camera Control Digital Zoom Image Stabilizer z Day/Night Mode Switching Brightness Response (sec.) z Installation Conditions Dome LED Setting Mountin g Method z Camera Position Control Restr[...]

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    5-25 List of Fac tory Settings Appendix z HTTP Upload Notification URI User Name Passwor d Proxy Server Proxy Port Proxy User Name Proxy Passwor d Paramete r (query strin g) z FTP Upload Notification FTP Se rver User Name Passwor d PA S V M o d e File Upload Path Fil e Nam in g Subdirectory Name to Create File Name to Create Maximum Numbe r of Loop[...]

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    5-26 List of Factory Settings z Image B uffer Frame Rate Pre- event Buffer ( number of image frames) Post-event B uffer (numb er of image frames) z Motion Detection Motion Detection Event ON Event Ope ration OFF Event Op eration Continuou s Motion Operation Upload E-mail Notification Audio P layback at ON Event Audio Play ba ck at OFF E ve nt Sound[...]

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    5-27 List of Fac tory Settings Appendix z Authorized User Account User Name Passwor d User List z User Authority Authorized User Privileged Camera Control Camera Con trol Image Distr ibution Audio Distribution Guest User Camera Con trol Image Distr ibution Audio Distribution z Host Access Restri ction Host List Apply the list to HTTP Server Apply t[...]

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    5-28 List of Factory Settings z IPsec Set 1 IPsec IPsec Mode Destination Address (IPv4/IPv6) Sender Addr ess (IPv4/IPv6) Security P rotocol Security Gatew ay Address (IPv4/IPv6) Destination Pr efix Length SA ES P Encryption Algorithm SA ESP Authe ntication Algorithm SA ES P Encryption Key (outbound ) SA ESP Authe ntication Key (outbound ) SA ES P S[...]

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    5-29 List of Fac tory Settings Appendix z IPsec Set 3 IPsec IPsec Mode Destination Address (IPv4/IPv6) Sender Addr ess (IPv4/IPv6) Security P rotocol Security Gate way Address (IPv4/IPv6) Destination Pr efix Length SA ES P Encryption Algorithm SA ESP Authe ntication Algorithm SA ES P Encryption Key (outbound ) SA ESP Authe ntication Key (outbound )[...]

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    5-30 List of Factory Settings z IPsec Set 5 IPsec IPsec Mode Destination Address (IPv4/IPv6) Sender Addr ess (IPv4/IPv6) Security P rotocol Security Gatew ay Address (IPv4/IPv6) Destination Pr efix Length SA ES P Encryption Algorithm SA ESP Authe ntication Algorithm SA ES P Encryption Key (outbound ) SA ESP Authe ntication Key (outbound ) SA ES P S[...]

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    5-31 Appendix Index A Access Control ..................................... .... 1-40 Admin Vi ewer ........ ......... ...... ........ ......... ...... 3- 9 Audio Transmission from t he Camera ....... ...... .. 3-21 Admini strator... ........ ......... ...... ........ ......... .... 3-3 Adm inist rato r Pas sword .. .... ...... .... ... ...... .... [...]

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    5-32 Index L LED .... ......... ........ ...... ......... ........ ....... ........ 1-20 Log ....... ....... ........ ......... ...... ........ ......... ...... 2- 46 Copy ... ........ ......... ...... ........ ......... ...... 2- 47 Filte r and Show ...... ...... ........ ......... .... 2-48 Save .. ........ ........ ....... ........ ......... ...[...]

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    5-33 Index Appendix V VB Vie wer........ ...... ......... ........ ...... ......... .... 3-11 VBAdmin Tools ........................................... 2-2 W White Balance ..... ...................................... 3-29[...]

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