Canon Vb-C50fi How to Read This Manual

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NETWORK CAMERA

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Contents

Main ii Introduction Exclusion of Liability On Copyrights Notes Trademark Notices iii Request concerning disclosure of live videos and audio Introduction Usage Notice of Audio iv Package Contents Contents vi Chapter 4 VB Administration Tools vii Chapter 5 Creating Web Pages for Video Distribution Chapter 6 Using the Picture Recording Function viii Chapter 7 Appendix ix How to Read This Manual For information about setting up the VB-C50FSi/VB-C50Fi For information about using the Viewer x a Safe Use of Equipment a a Important Warnings For Users in the UK (PA-V16) xi FCC NOTICE Canadian Radio Interference Regulations Rglementation canadienne sur les intrferences radio FDA regulation xii a IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS xiii xiv a Notes on Using PoE Hubs xv Maintenance Cleaning the Equipment d Notes on Using the Motion Detection Function and VBCollector Page Page Features of the VB-C50FSi/VB-C50Fi 1-2 1-3 1-4 Hardware and Software Requirements Viewer Software ( d Viewer Software Users Manual) Viewer for PC Ver. 3.6 Viewer for Java Ver. 3.6 1-5 VBCollector Ver. 3.0 ( P.6-11) VB Initial Setup Tool Ver. 2.1 ( P.2-8) This tool is for performing initial settings for the VB-C50FSi/VB-C50Fi. VB Administration Tools Ver. 2.2 ( P.4-2) 1-6 Using the VB-C50FSi/VB-C50Fi with Windows XP SP2... 1-7 Using the VB-C50FSi/VB-C50Fi with Windows Server 2003... 1-8 Viewer Software for Monitoring Use (Sold separately) WebView Livescope MV Ver. 2.1/LE Hardware and Software Requirements Network Video Recorder VK-64/VK-16 v1.1 (Storage Server System Requirements) Multipoint Recording Software for Monitoring Use (Sold separately) System Components and Their Operation Front 1-10 System Components and Their Operation Bottom Rear 1-11 Multi-Terminal Module VB-EX50 (Sold Separately) Example of Use Page Page Setup Workflow Page 2-4 1. Set Up the Camera 2-5 1. Set Up the Camera Using the Wide Converter Setup is now complete. 2-6 2. Connect the Camera to the Network 2-7 2. Connect the Camera to the Network Turning the Power ON and OFF The network connection is now complete. 2-8 3. Perform Initial Settings for the Camera 2-9 2-10 5. A setup progress window appears and your settings will be saved. Initial settings are now complete. 3. Perform Initial Settings for the Camera 2-11 4. Check Operation of the Camera Page 2-13 5. Install the Software 2-14 Viewer Software Overview Viewer Software Types Features of the Viewer Software Hardware and Software Requirements Handling of Video and Audio Page 3-2 What Can I Do on Each of the Settings Pages? 3-3 Accessing the Settings Title Page 1. Use the browser to access http://192.168.100.1/admin/. 2. Enter the user name and password. The Setting Title Page appears. 3-4 Settings Title Page 3-5 Setting Up the Administrator Password and Ethernet etc. (System and Network) Root Account 3-6 Ethernet Setting Up the Administrator Password and Ethernet etc. (System and Network) 3-7 Connection Keeping Setting Up the Administrator Password and Ethernet etc. (System and Network) 3-8 Setting Camera Control, Image Size and Quality (Camera and Video) Video Capture 3-9 Camera Control 3-10 The camera may have difficulty focusing automatically on subjects of the type shown below. 3-11 Camera Names 3-12 Presetting Best Shot (Preset) Common Settings 3-13 Presetting Best Shot (Preset) 3-14 Preset 1-10 Presetting Best Shot (Preset) 3-15 Setting Up the HTTP, Camera and Audio Servers (Server) Common Settings 3-16 HTTP Server 3-17 Camera Server 3-18 Audio Server (VB-C50FSi only) Audio Transmission 3-19 Audio Reception 3-20 Setting User Access Privileges (Access Control) Authorized User Account 3-21 Authorized/Restricted Host Specification Setting User Access Privileges (Access Control) 3-22 Setting User Access Privileges (Access Control) 3-23 Setting the Date and Time (Date and Time) Current Camera Time 3-24 New Camera Time Time Zone Setting the Date and Time (Date and Time) 3-25 Setting Up Name Server Address and Mail etc. (Miscellaneous) DNS 3-26 Mail Setting Up Name Server Address and Mail etc. (Miscellaneous) 3-27 External Device Names LED Setting Up Name Server Address and Mail etc. (Miscellaneous) 3-28 Using the Administration Tools (Administration Tools) On-board File System Information Recorded Picture and Audio data* Information and Manipulation 3-29 Miscellaneous Using the Administration Tools (Administration Tools) Page VB Administration Tools Chapter 4-2 Overview of VB Administration Tools Installing the VB Administration Tools Page 4-4 Overview of VB Administration Tools Admin Viewer ( P.4-61) Schedule Setting Tool ( P.4-22) Log Viewer ( P.4-58) 4-5 Starting Up VB Administration Tools 1. Double-click the VB Admin Tools desktop icon or select VB Admin Tools from the Start menu. 2. The Server Setting dialog box appears. 4-6 3. The VBAdmin Startup Panel starts up. Starting Up VB Administration Tools 4-7 View Restriction Tool 4-8 View Restriction Tool Display Screen 4-9 4-10 Setting View Restrictions Changing Settings from the View Restriction Preview Frame 4-11 Retrieving Values from the Camera Zoom Position of the Admin Viewer and Changing Settings 4-12 4-13 Preset Setting Tool 4-14 Preset Setting Tool Display Screen Preset Setting Area Display Screen 4-15 4-16 Setting Presets Changing Settings from the Preset Preview Frame 4-17 Retrieving Values from the Camera Zoom Position of the Admin Viewer and Changing Settings 4-18 4-19 Preset Tour Preset Tour Settings Area Display Screen 4-20 4-21 Setting Preset Tour 4-22 Schedule Setting Tool 4-23 Schedule Setting Tool Display Screen (Toolbar) 4-24 Normal Schedule Normal Schedule Display Screen 4-25 Setting Up a Normal Schedule 4-26 5. Display the Service tab and enter settings for the services you want to use. 4-27 6. When you have completed setting the sub- schedule tracks, click OK button. This completes the settings for the normal schedule. 4-28 Special Schedule Special Schedule Display Screen 4-29 Setting Up a Special Schedule 4-30 4-31 7. When you have completed setting the sub- schedule tracks, click OK button. 4-32 Resetting Schedule Settings 4-33 Setting Up Service 4-34 Timer Setting Tool Timer Setting Tool Display Screen 4-35 4-36 Setting Up Picture Recording Setting Up Audio Playback (VB-C50FSi only) 4-37 Motion Detection Setting Tool Motion Detection Setting Tool Display Screen (Live Mode) 4-38 4-39 Flow of Motion Detection Settings 4-40 Setting Up Motion Detection 1. Open the Motion Detection Setting Tool with the Schedule Setting Tool. 2. Set the camera frame rate and the camera position for detection (Camera tab). 4-41 3. Create a motion detection area (Area tab) 4. Setting the level of motion detection for the motion detection area (Area tab) 4-42 4-43 5. Enter the settings for Recording when the device detects motion (Recording tab). 4-44 4-45 This completes the settings for motion detection. 8. Check motion detection status in the server. 4-46 Motion detection status and screen display 4-47 Setting the motion detection level while checking recorded images 2. Align the camera position and click the Rec. Start button in Live Mode. 3. Adjust the motion detection level in the Area tab while checking the video in Video Mode. 4-48 Night Mode Setting Tool Night Mode Setting Display Screen 4-49 Setting Up Night Mode 1. With the Schedule Setting Tool, open the Night Mode Setting Tool. 4-50 External Device Input Setting Tool External Device Input Setting Tool Display Screen 4-51 Setting Up External Device Input 1. With the Schedule Setting Tool, open the External Device Input Setting Tool. 2. Perform picture recording operations. 4-52 4-53 External Device Output Setting Tool External Device Output Settings Tool Display Screen 4-54 Setting Up External Device Output 4-55 Relationship between ON and OFF events and picture/audio recording* 4-56 Tip Parameter E-mail Notification Settings dialog box Description Values 4-57 Audio Playback Settings dialog box (VB-C50FSi only) 4-58 Downloading Log Files Log Viewer 4-59 Viewing the Log Saving a Log to a File/Opening a Saved File Copying and searching a log 4-60 Using Selection Criteria to Display Logs 1. Choose Filter from the View menu bar. Log Viewer 4-61 Admin Viewer [Special privileges of Admin Viewer] 4-62 Starting Up Admin Viewer Operating External Devices and Motion Detection Setting Notification of Changes in External Device Input and Motion Detection Status 4-63 Displaying and Saving the External Device Input and Motion Detection Status Operating External Device Output 4-64 Operating a Camera Advanced Camera Control Enabling/Disabling View Restrictions 1. Choose either ON or OFF from View Restriction in the Privilege menu bar. 4-65 Clicking the Screen to Control the Camera 4-66 Camera-Specific Functions 4-67 Sending and Receiving* Audio (VB-C50FSi only) Sending Audio 4-68 Playing Received Audio (VB-C50FSi only) 1. Click the Audio button on the Toolbar. 2. The Audio settings dialog box is displayed. 4-69 Shade Correction Auto Reconnection Function 4-70 Restoring the Default Exposure and Focus Settings When Closing the Admin Viewer Page 5-2 Web Pages for Video Distribution HTTP (WWW) server Example of a Web page for video distribution (VB-C50FSi/VB-C50Fis built-in page) Internet 5-3 Web Pages for Video Distribution 5-4 Viewer for Java Viewer Overview LiveApplet Glimpse 5-5 Viewer Overview Viewer for PC 5-6 Viewing Sample Pages 5-7 Using the Viewer for Java to Distribute Videos Using the Viewer for Java to Create a Web Page 5-8 Saving Web Page Data 5-9 Example of Using the Viewer for Java to Create a Web Page Embed the Viewer for Java, and Display a Text in a Separate Frame 5-10 1sample.htm 2header.htm 3lvappl.htm 5-11 Using Glimpse and LiveApplet Together 5-12 1glimps.htm 2popup.htm 5-13 Providing LiveApplet with Camera Control Restricted to Presets Modifying the Startup and Disconnection Screens Nothing Specified 5-14 Certain Images Specified 5-15 Displaying the Host Name, Frame Count and Other Information on the Video Screen 5-16 Displaying Bitmap Images on the Video Screen Specifying the Background Color Pasting a Picture to the Background 5-17 Viewer for Java Parameters LiveApplet 5-18 Parameter Name Omissible Description 5-19 Glimpse 5-20 Applet Tag Descriptions 5-21 Using the Viewer for PC to Distribute Videos Setting Up the Web Server 5-22 Creating wvh Files 5-23 Using the Viewer for PC to Distribute Videos 1<A HREF="WebView.wvh">Let's view the image</A> Example of a Web page Using the Viewer for PC 5-24 Distributing Videos Using a Browser Only Displaying the Live Video at Access as a Still Picture Displaying a Specified Number Of Live Video Frames As a Video at Access 5-25 GetStillImage Parameters Displaying Live Video from a Specified Zoom Magnification as Still Pictures 5-26 Example of Video Distribution Using One Global Address Internet 5-27 Distributing Still Images to a Mobile Phone 1. Start up your browser and enter the following URL. http://192.168.100.1:80/mobile/index.html 2. Select the language (English or Japanese). 3. The sample page appears. 5-28 Example of Creating a Screen for Distribution of a Still Image to a Mobile Phone Overwriting Sample Pages POS1.htm still.jpg parameters Page 6-2 Using the Still Picture Recording Function Linked to an External Device Sample Application Combining a Door-opening Sensor 6-3 Using the Still Picture Recording Function Linked to an External Device 6-4 Using the Audio Playback/Recording* Function Linked to an External Device Sample Application Combining a Speaker, Microphone and Door-opening Sensor 6-5 Using the Audio Playback/Recording Function Linked to an External Device 6-6 Using the Still Picture Recording Function with a Predetermined Schedule Sample Application Using a Timer 6-7 Using the Still Picture Recording Function with a Predetermined Schedule 6-8 Using the Motion Detection Function with a Predetermined Schedule Sample application in combination with a warning device 6-9 Using the Motion Detection Function with a Predetermined Schedule 6-10 Using the Motion Detection Function with a Predetermined Schedule 6-11 Using VBCollector 6-12 Installing VBCollector When Using Older Versions of VBCollector 6-13 Starting Up VBCollector Registering a Server Adding a Server 6-14 2. Enter each item in the various fields and click the OK button. Downloading data to a shared folder on the network 6-15 Editing Server Information 6-16 2. Enter each item in the various items and click the OK button. Registering Tasks Adding a Task 1. To add a task, choose New Task from the Task menu bar. 6-17 6-18 Editing Tasks Executing and Canceling Tasks Executing a Task Canceling a Task 6-19 Check Task Status 6-20 Starting/Stopping the Service Details Displayed on the Task View Refresh Task View Display Content 6-21 Automatic Downloading by Notification 6-22 6-23 Viewing Recorded Images and Playing Back Recorded Audio Launch the VBCollector Image Viewer 1. Choose Display Data from the Tools menu bar. VBCollector Image Viewer Window Details 6-24 6-25 Using the Display Modes 6-26 2. The detailed data information appears. Viewing Detailed Data Information 6-27 Zoom in/out Animation 6-28 Change window size Finding Data 6-29 3. A list of search results is displayed. Filtered searches Deleting search results 6-30 Extracting Files Managing Extracted Files 6-31 Deleting Data 6-32 Viewing Logs 6-33 Displaying Logs According to Selection Criteria 1. Choose Filter from the View menu bar. 2. The Filter dialog box appears. 6-34 Search Logs 6-35 Selecting Log Files 6-36 2. Enter information for each item in the Option dialog box displayed and click the OK button. Setting Retention Period and Disk Space 1. Choose Options from the Tools menu bar. Page Page Page 7-2 Troubleshooting The VB-C50FSi/VB-C50Fi does not start up. VBSetup.exe does not work. The VB-C50FSi/VB-C50Fi sample page does not appear. The video does not appear. 7-3 7-4 A007 View restriction setting error (warning) Log Messages Camera Server-related Log Messages A001 Camera server startup failure (crit) A002 Protocol initialization failure (err) The VB-C50FSi/VB-C50Fi Log Messages 7-5 A008 Compatibility error in the view restrictions settings (warning) A010 Camera control driver start and stop (info) A011 Camera control device error (warning) A012 WebView Livescope client start and stop (info) 7-6 A023 Detection in change of point of contact (err) A022 Applet archive load failure (warning) Message Explanation A015 WebView Administrator Viewer start (info) 7-7 A050 Access permission when restricting user access (info) A102 A101 Detection of motion (err) 7-8 B012 B102 Client connection denied (notice) B101 Received unusual request (notice) B011 Audio client connected (info) 7-9 B103 B201 Message B111 7-10 B401 Audio device initialization failed (crit) B402 B302 Reception audio device error (err) B301 Transmission audio device error 7-11 B403 Explanation Renewal of the setting values has failed. The audio server will shut down. Message System-related Log Messages The VBCollector Log Messages Log messages output by Task Scheduler Service 7-13 7-14 Log messages while downloading 7-15 Specifications 7-16 VB-C50FSi/VB-C50Fi AC Adapter 7-17 External Device I/O Terminals External Device Input Terminals (IN+, IN) External Device Output Terminals (OUT A, OUT B, OUT C) Internal Connection Chart 7-18 System Configuration Example of Basic System Configuration - Viewing Videos Using a Viewer Viewer Software Functions 7-19 Sample Network Configurations Sample Configuration in an ISP Environment Sample LAN Environment Configuration Internet 7-20 Upgrading the Firmware Remotely 7-21 Restoring the Factory Default Settings Restoring the Factory Default Settings from the Administration Tools Page via a Web Browser 7-22 Restoring the Factory Default Settings 4. The VB-C50FSi/VB-C50Fis factory default settings are restored. Restoring the Factory Default Settings from the Reset Switch 1. Turn off the VB-C50FSi/VB-C50Fi. 7-23 Factory Default Settings Item Setting Item Setting 1 Item setting 2 (m) (d) (y) (m) (d) (y) 7-24 Factory Default Settings Item Setting Item Setting 1 Item setting 2 (m) (d) (y) (m) (d) (y) Data Capacity of Recorded Pictures and Audio 7-25 * Amount of Memory Frame Sizes Amount of Audio Data* 7-27 Index A B C D H I L M N S T U V W PUB.YT1-1354-001 CANON INC. 2005 PRINTED IN JAPAN Col Lomas de Chapultepec C.P. 11000 Mxico, D.F. Mxico