Preparation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CAUTION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Entering Characters with the Software

•

Connect the IP camera after having turned off the system

Keyboard (Using a Mouse)

 

 

 

 

and connected devices.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

•

Set the IP address of camera to 192.168.0.xxx. When

You can use the software keyboard to enter letters of the

 

setting

the

IP

address

of

camera

other than

 

alphabet with the mouse.

 

 

 

 

 

192.168.0.xxx, you must also change the IP address of

 

 

 

 

 

1 Press the [KEY] button.

 

 

 

 

 

LAN1. As for the modification method of the camera’s IP

 

 

 

 

 

address, refer to the instruction manual of each camera.

•

The software keyboard will appear.

 

 

 

 

•

Do not connect LAN1 to the internet. If the internet is busy

• Press the [KEY] button again to close

the

software

 

or the relay equipment fails, you may not be able to save

 

keyboard.

 

 

 

 

 

important camera images. To maintain full recording

2 Move the mouse pointer over the letter on the

 

capacity, it is recommended that a dedicated network be

 

used. Be sure to connect the LAN1 camera network to the

 

software keyboard that you want to enter.

 

 

same segment. (Do not use the address translation of

3 Click the letter on the software keyboard that

 

NAT and NAPT etc. or a router.)

 

 

 

• If you connect LAN2 to the internet from a surveillance

 

you want to enter.

 

 

 

 

 

computer, you will need to configure IP Masquerading.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

•

Communication between LAN1 and LAN2 is not possible.

Note

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nor is it possible to configure a camera connected to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LAN1 from the surveillance computer connected to LAN2.

• You can move the software keyboard by

dragging

any

 

In order to configure a camera connected to LAN1, it is

 

portion of the keyboard other than the keys with the mouse.

 

necessary to connect the computer for configuring

•

To drag the software keyboard from the front panel, press

 

cameras to LAN1.

 

 

 

 

 

 

the arrow buttons on the keypad while holding down the

•

LAN1 and LAN2 are incompatible with QoS. Sound may not

 

[ZOOM IN/ENTER] button.

 

 

 

 

 

be played normally depending on the condition of the circuit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• The default LAN1 IP address is 192.168.0.253 and the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

default LAN2 IP address is 192.168.1.253. You can

CAUTION

 

 

 

 

 

 

change the address in the

[OS

Setting] window. (☞

•

You can move the cursor with the

keypad

when

the

 

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the

VR-N900U, analog input

circuitry is

 

 

software keyboard is displayed.

 

 

 

 

 

considered as a network encoder (IP video server) and

 

 

 

 

 

 

•

[ZOOM IN/ENTER] button is enabled

with

a

click

of a

 

the IP

address 192.168.201.12

is set by

default. To

 

 

mouse when the software keyboard is displayed.

 

 

change the LAN1 or LAN2 IP address, specify an address

 

 

 

•

You cannot enter 2-byte character with the VR-N900U.

 

other than 192.168.201.0 - 192.168.201.255. Make sure

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

that you do not use the same segment in the LAN1 and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LAN2 addresses.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

•

If a single IP camera is registered to multiple VR-N900U

Operating the Mouse Pointer from

 

units,

recording may not be carried out

normally or

the Front Panel for Character Entry

 

improper camera operations, such as PTZ control, may

 

(without Using a Mouse)

 

 

 

 

 

result. It is recommended that a single IP camera is

 

 

 

 

 

registered and controlled for PTZ operations by a single

When a mouse is not connected, you

can

operate

the

 

VR-N900U.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

mouse pointer from the front panel.

 

 

 

 

• Be sure not

to

connect

a broken hub, router or

 

 

 

 

1 Press the [KEY] button.

 

 

 

 

 

deteriorated network cable etc. The system may not

 

 

 

 

 

operate properly.

 

 

 

 

 

•

The software keyboard will appear.

 

 

 

 

•

It is not recommended to connect to a keyboard.

 

 

 

 

•

Press the [KEY] button again to close

the

software

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

keyboard.

Alphabet Input and Mouse Pointer

You can enter letters of the alphabet and move the mouse pointer using the buttons on the front panel, but it is easier to make complicated settings and enter letters if you connect a mouse.

• It is not recommended to connect to a keyboard.

2 Move the mouse pointer with the keypad.

Pressing the [ZOOM IN/ENTER] button is the same as clicking at the position of the mouse pointer.

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