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Setup Workflow

Once you confirm the operating environment, the VB101 can be used immediately after

initial settings have been made. Make these settings starting with "Initial Setup" (

→

P.33)

followed by "Checking Operation" (

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P.35).

Note

Install the Web browser on your PC beforehand.

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Making initial settings on the VB101

To make initial settings on

the VB101, connect it to a

PC using the cable

supplied with the VB101,

and start up the IP address

setting tool provided on the

supplied CD-ROM.

Network connection

settings are made via an

easy Wizard-style process.

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Confirming Operation

After the initial settings

have been made, the

VB101 must be checked to

be sure it operates

normally. Use the Web

browser to access the

sample page that has been

prepared in advance for the

VB101.

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Summary of Contents for VB101

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Page 3: ...yours You should record the number and other vital information here and retain this book as a permanent record of your purchase to aid identification in case of theft Date of Purchase Dealer Purchased from Dealer Address Dealer Phone No Model No VB101 Serial No a WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE a CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC S...

Page 4: ...llowing measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Use of shielded cable is required to comply with class B limits in Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC Rules Do not ma...

Page 5: ...ent and cart combination should be moved with care Quick stops excessive force and uneven surfaces may cause the equipment and cart combination to overturn 9 Power Sources The PA V16 AC adapter should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the marking label If you are not sure of the type of power supply to your home consult your equipment dealer or local power company 10 Pola...

Page 6: ...et and all power sources including batteries and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions a When the power supply cord or plug is damaged b If any liquid has been spilled onto or objects have fallen into the equipment c If the equipment has been exposed to rain or water d If the equipment does not operate normally even if you follow the operating instructions A...

Page 7: ... object falls into the equipment The equipment is damaged in some way 23 Please observe the following when using the equipment Failure to do so can result in a fire or electric shock Do not use flammable sprays near the equipment Do not subject the equipment to strong impacts a Safe Use of Equipment ...

Page 8: ... or electric shock 3 Wipe with a dry cloth 4 When you have finished plug the AC adapter back in to the wall outlet Icons Used in This Instruction Manual Indicates important information that must be observed or actions that are prohibited during an operation These notes must be read to prevent possible faults or damage to the equipment Indicates supplementary information or a reference to an operat...

Page 9: ...y 19 Package Contents 20 System Components and Their Operation 21 Chapter 2 Installation Precautions for use 24 Precautions for Switching the VB101 On and Off 24 Connecting the Components 25 Using a PC Card 27 Procedure for Using Flash Memory Cards 27 Sample Network Configurations 28 Sample LAN Environment Configuration 28 Sample Dialup Environment Configuration 28 LAN plus Dialup Environment 29 S...

Page 10: ...ting Deleting Panorama Pictures 71 Reconnecting 72 Opening Saving Pictures 72 Displaying Connection Information 72 View Restriction Tool 73 The View Restriction Tool Display Screen 74 Setting View Restrictions 76 Preset Setting Tool 79 Preset Setting Tool Display Screen 80 Setting Presets 82 Log Viewer 85 Downloading Log Files 85 Viewing the Log 86 Admin Viewer 88 Starting Up Admin Viewer 88 Opera...

Page 11: ...n in combination with a lighting unit 120 Viewing and Distributing Recorded Pictures 122 Viewing Recorded Pictures 122 Distributing Recorded Pictures 126 Using VBCollector 127 Installing VBCollector 128 Starting Up VBCollector 130 Registering a Server 130 Registering Tasks 132 Executing and Canceling Tasks 134 Details Displayed on the Task View 135 Starting Stopping the Service 136 Viewing Recorde...

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Page 13: ...his chapter contains information that you should read before using the VB101 It also describes the features of the VB101 the system configuration the hardware and software requirements and the name and functions of the system components ...

Page 14: ...ance Control for up to 4 cameras Up to 4 video cameras can be connected to the VB101 and videos that you view can be switched from the viewer If Canon Communications VC C4 VC C4R cameras are used you will be able to control all cameras using the cascade function of the VC C4 VC C4R Panorama picture creation function and various settings The camera s entire recordable area can be created as a panor...

Page 15: ...ed to suit various applications Log function The Log function lets you save log information such as errors and access conditions in a file and send it to specific email addresses Strengthened security function Passwords can be used to restrict destinations where videos are sent Up to 30 clients can be registered Picture recording via link with external device or schedule Still pictures can be reco...

Page 16: ... C4 VC C4 VC C4 Internet Ethernet 10 100Mbps Sample system configuration VC C4 COMMUNICA TIONCAMERA f 4 64mm 1 1 4 2 8 VC C4 COMMUNICA TIONCAMERA f 4 64mm 1 1 4 2 8 VC C4 COMMUNICA TIONCAMERA f 4 64mm 1 1 4 2 8 System Configuration This system configuration consists of the VB101 with WebView Livescope Viewer Software P 18 The WebView Livescope Viewer Software consists of the Helper Viewer and the ...

Page 17: ...monitoring videos from them The WebView Livescope MV software consists of MV Manager and MV Station MV Manager lets you uniformly manage VB101 operating status It also lets you select and create a monitoring screen best suited to the number of VB101s on the LAN from among a rich variety of examples MV Station lets you use the monitoring screen created in MV Manager to view pictures from multiple p...

Page 18: ...ols P 62 PC IBM PC AT Compatible Windows 98SE Me or Windows NT4 0 Windows 2000 Windows XP Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 or later required Operating System Web Browser Must be installed from the supplied CD ROM P 64 VBCollector P 127 PC IBM PC AT Compatible Windows 98SE Me or Windows NT4 0 Windows 2000 Windows XP Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 or later required Operating System Web Browser Must be i...

Page 19: ...eparately RS 232C cables for camera control and video cables are available as optional accessories in lengths other than the ones provided For further information contact your Canon dealer Canon Communication Camera VC C4R NTSC PAL 10 Base T 100 Base TX Ethernet auto negotiation Public switched telephone networks Use a recommended modem card Compatible Networks e Tip The wide angle converter WL 37...

Page 20: ...f caution etc not in the main manual VB101_IP exe IP address setting tool MonSetup exe Helper Viewer ver 3 20 installer AdmSetup exe VB Administration Tools installer CltSetup exe VBCollector installer IniVB101 exe Tool for factory default settings inivb101 elf Tool data for factory default settings vbrfu exe Remote firmware upgrade utility VB101V3E pdf PDF file of this manual Mon E pdf Helper Vie...

Page 21: ...operation mode 100Base TX lit green 10Base T off Tx Lnk LED Shows the Ethernet transmission status Normal connection lit green During transmission lit orange Col Rx LED Shows the Ethernet reciving status Receiving lit green Collision lit orange c Note If the Power LED illuminates in orange before the VB101 s initial settings have been made this does not indicate a malfunction e Tip When you switch...

Page 22: ...ase TX 10Base T auto negotiation Console connector terminal for initial setup and servicing RS 232C Camera control connector CC1 CC2 RS 232C with one touch lock Video input sockets V1 V2 RCA pin jack Video input sockets V3 V4 BNC connector e Tip The video cable supplied with the Canon Communication Camera VC C4 VC C4R is compatible with the RCA pin jack To connect these cameras to a BNC socket use...

Page 23: ...Chapter 2 Installation This chapter explains how to connect the system components and describes a sample network configuration ...

Page 24: ...he VB101 will not be used for some time unplug the AC adapter from the power supply c Note The VB101 has no power switch To switch the VB101 off and on unplug the AC adapter When you unplug the AC adapter from the VB101 wait at least 5 seconds and then plug the AC adapter to the VB101 Be sure to observe the precautions given in aImportant Safety Instructions Precautions for Switching the VB101 On ...

Page 25: ...ATIONCAMERA f 4 64mm 1 1 4 2 8 Camera VC C4 COMMUNIC ATIONCAMERA f 4 64mm 1 1 4 2 8 Camera Camera Connecting the Components c Notes The cable connecting the VB101 and the camera should be no longer than 15 meters 49 ft 2 19 32 in as stipulated in the RS 232C standards If the cable length exceeds 15 meters 49 ft 2 19 32 in system operation is no longer guaranteed The video cable supplied with the C...

Page 26: ...C1 3 CC1 4 V1 V2 V3 V4 VC C4 COMMUNICA TIONCAMERA f 4 64mm 1 1 4 2 8 VC C4 COMMUNICA TIONCAMERA f 4 64mm 1 1 4 2 8 VC C4 COMMUNICA TIONCAMERA f 4 64mm 1 1 4 2 8 VC C4 COMMUNICA TIONCAMERA f 4 64mm 1 1 4 2 8 CC1 CC2 V1 V2 V3 V4 CC1 1 CC1 2 CC2 1 CC2 2 When VC C4 VC C4Rs are cascade connected ID numbers in ascending order from 1 are assigned to each camera starting with the first camera connected to...

Page 27: ... in both slots you cannot use both cards at the same time Preparation is complete when the LED on the front of the VB101 changes from green to orange Create the directories Create directories named htdocs and logs for Web page data hereafter referred to as content and log data respectively on the flash memory card You can create the directories using ftp commands or by inserting the flash memory c...

Page 28: ...s faults and access statuses by e mail and save that information to another computer an SMTP server or a Syslog server is required To automatically assign an IP address for the VB101 a BOOTP server is required This example shows the VB101 connected in a dialup environment In this configuration videos can be accessed by viewers which can dial up to the VB101 using a modem In this situation a modem ...

Page 29: ...PC LAN plus Dialup Environment Internet Router Modem Router Client receiving images Server sending images VB101 Viewer PC Viewer PC Servers Provide the appropriate server as required HTTP WWW SMTP mail Syslog log ISDN leased line ADSL etc Analog line ISDN leased line ADSL etc Sample Configuration in an ISP Environment This example shows an environment in which the VB101 is connected to an ISP Inte...

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Page 31: ...ribes the procedures from the initial setup of the VB101 through to operation checking and the method for specifying detailed settings The VB Administrator Tools described in Chapter 4 provide a convenient way to set view restrictions and presets ...

Page 32: ... settings on the VB101 1 To make initial settings on the VB101 connect it to a PC using the cable supplied with the VB101 and start up the IP address setting tool provided on the supplied CD ROM Network connection settings are made via an easy Wizard style process P 33 VC C4 COMMUNICAT IONCAMERA f 4 64mm 1 1 4 2 8 Confirming Operation 2 After the initial settings have been made the VB101 must be c...

Page 33: ...initial setup by using bundled RS 232C cable Switch the VB101 and the PC on Unplug the power cord then plug it in again P 24 Insert the CD ROM supplied with the VB101 into the PC and launch the VB101_IP exe program c Note Set the IP address to a value that suits your environment Assign a fixed IP address to the VB101 When you click the Cancel button after switching the VB101 back on the Power LED ...

Page 34: ...urn the VB101 s power on c Note The IP address 192 168 100 1 is given as an example However the actual IP address must be changed to match your system settings Initial Setup Follow steps below to launch the browser and enter your user name and password Use the video cable and the RS 232C cable to connect the camera to the VB101 Connect the VC C4 camera with the video cable to video input socket V1...

Page 35: ...ion When you have completed the Initial setup check that the VB101 works normally Use the sample page to simplify checking Access the sample page from the Web browser Example http 192 168 100 1 sample Enter the value specified in the Initial Setup P 33 as the IP address 192 168 100 1 The picture displayed in the viewer is an example Example of the Java Viewer e Tip The Helper Viewer must be instal...

Page 36: ... Enter these settings These can be changed at any time from the System Settings page P 39 c Note Indication of the settings title page The configuration of the settings pages that can be accessed from the settings title page varies greatly depending on whether Webview Livescope or VIEW Windows is selected as the target application in Basic Settings VIEW Windows is an optional product designed spec...

Page 37: ...ing on the titles displays each setting pages Detail Settings Settings Title Page for VB101 Those settings that require the VB101 to be restarted for the changes to take effect are marked with a red tick e Tip Click the OK button when you have changed the settings To discard the changes click the Cancel button You are then returned to the settings title page Settings Title Page The various setting...

Page 38: ...Method If you select Auto Setting Bootp the IP address is automatically acquired by the Bootp server after restart If you select Manual Setting enter the IP address and subnet mask also IP Address Enter a network interface specific IP address Subnet Mask Enter the subnet mask specified for the network to be connected Default Gateway Address Specify this setting when you are connecting to a wide ar...

Page 39: ...ean Time Please change this setting as needed You can only change the time on the VB101 when the Set the clock to the following time option is ticked Because this setting is returned to the VB101 when the Send Config and Reboot VB101 button is clicked the values for the settings from year to second must be matched to the time when the button is clicked Others Device Name Sets the device name nickn...

Page 40: ...s setting method IP Address Enter a network interface specific IP address Subnet Mask Enter the subnet mask specified for the network to be connected If you selected Auto Setting Bootp as the address setting method check that the Bootp server has been started up Contact the network administrator for the IP address subnet mask and default gateway address settings Network Settings Page Use this page...

Page 41: ...ick the Delete button the combination of a account name and a password is removed from the list Up to 10 accounts can be registered on the list Add PPP Account Use this to add account and password combinations to the PPP account list Enter the account name and password and click the Add button The account name can be up to 15 characters including alphanumeric characters underscores and hyphens Pas...

Page 42: ...normal route You can select either Ethernet or PPP as the interface Specify the destination route in the Destination and Mask fields You must specify a gateway address if you are using a router on an Ethernet network Connection Keeping Send packet regularly When this is selected an ICMP Echo packet is transmitted periodically to a specified address in order to maintain the network connection Targe...

Page 43: ...hen you tick this option this camera is used and the settings below are enabled Camera Name Used in the camera selection bar in the WebView Livescope Viewer Wide Converter Always select Used when a wide angle converter is mounted on the camera Video Signal Select Auto Detect NTSC or PAL Video Capture Size The available settings are 640x240 320x240 and 160x120 Video Quality Enter an integer between...

Page 44: ... infinity focus fixed at infinity View Restriction If you tick the Apply View restriction option the settings below are enabled Use this setting to prevent clients from seeing certain camera angles Using the VB Administration Tools is a convenient way to set the view restrictions P 73 Upper value Lower value Left value Right value Sets the extent of the field of view provided to users Specify sett...

Page 45: ...124 to 124 132 to 132 Pan control range 170 to 170 Controllable range Angle Tilt control range 90 to 10 Horizontal video capture range 180 to 180 Vertical video capture range 108 to 28 Zoom control range 3 7 to 47 48 to 108 54 to 114 Vertical video capture range with wide converter You can set the visible range by restricting the camera pan tilt and zoom ratio field of view angle settings View Res...

Page 46: ...4 m m 1 1 4 2 8 CO MM UN ICA TIO N CA ME RA f 4 6 4 m m 1 1 4 2 8 Zoom out wide angle Automatically pans COMMUNICATION CAMERA f 4 6 4 m m 1 1 4 2 8 COMMUNICATION CAMERA f 4 6 4 m m 1 1 4 2 8 COMMU NICATIO N CAMERA f 4 6 4 m m 1 1 4 2 8 Captured range Restricted range of visibility e Tip About View Restriction The pan and tilt range changes with the zoom ratio field of view angle If the visible ran...

Page 47: ...e camera Tilt Sets the tilt position of the camera Zoom Sets the value for the camera s angle of zoom Brightness Sets the target value for the camera s auto exposure feature Select Brighter if the picture is darker due to backlight or other factor Preset Settings Page Use this page to specify the settings for preset camera positions provided to viewers Using the VB Administration Tools is a conven...

Page 48: ...ce or Recording triggered by schedule The factory default setting gives priority to Recording triggered by external device Picture Recording and External Device I O Settings Page Use this page to specify the operating condition for the picture recording function Settings on this page can be used to record still pictures in response to inputs from an external device sensor etc and based on a predet...

Page 49: ...ed number of seconds Post event Recording sec When you want to save the pictures that follows an ON or OFF event use this setting to enter the required number of seconds Recording Interval between events Records pictures at set intervals between ON and OFF event Specify a value between 10 and 600 seconds as the sampling interval Output to External Device 1 2 Tick this check box when you want to co...

Page 50: ...nts or by recording pictures between ON event and OFF event A Pre event recording for an ON event Fixed at 1 sec intervals 4 to 0 B Post event recording for an ON event Fixed at 1 sec intervals 0 to 10 C Recording between ON event and OFF event exclude B and D D Pre event recording for an OFF event Fixed at 1 sec intervals 4 to 0 E Post event recording for an OFF event Fixed at 1 sec intervals 0 t...

Page 51: ...ets the start time for picture recording and output to an external device triggered by the schedule Apply the following repetition options at start time Picture recording and output to the external device after the Start Time is repeated at the number of times specified in Repetition interval min and No of repetitions Specify No of repetitions between 1 and 60 at the interval Specify Repetition in...

Page 52: ...ption format Apply this list to WebView Livescope When this is selected the list is applied to the host that can access the WebView Livescope Server Use this when you want to restrict access from the Helper or the Java viewers etc Apply this list to HTTP server When this is selected the list is applied to the host that can access the HTTP server In this case control extends also to the Java Viewer...

Page 53: ...s A if the value of A masked by mask in the bit pattern matches the addr value this indicates that A belongs to addr mask When you provide a host IP address A and want to determine whether access is permitted or denied for that host the entry to which A belongs is searched from the top of the list If the entry begins with an exclamation mark access is denied If not access is permitted Redundant or...

Page 54: ...5 0 0 172 20 28 0 255 255 255 0 Like this 172 20 28 0 255 255 255 0 172 20 0 0 255 255 0 0 5 Avoid risky settings 0 0 0 0 255 255 255 255 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Such specification are not prohibited but will effectively prohibit access from all hosts Avoid entry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 in particular wherever possible Detail Settings c Note The default value for mask is 255 255 255 255 If you do not make a list ...

Page 55: ... View Time sec Sets the maximum time the client can view videos using the WebView Livescope Viewer Enter an integer between 1 and 65535 A setting of 0 disables the time limitation Maximum Camera Control Time sec Sets the maximum time for which camera control privilege can be maintained under the WebView Livescope Viewer Enter an integer between 1 and 3600 Still Video Capture Delay Wait Time msec W...

Page 56: ...he maximum number of clients that can be connected using the VIEW Windows 1 21 protocol Enter an integer between 1 and 10 Maximum Frame Rate fps Sets the maximum number of frames captured per second under the VIEW Windows 1 21 protocol Enter a real number between 0 1 and 30 Click the OK button to change the settings To discard the changes click the Cancel button This returns you to the settings ti...

Page 57: ...e VB101 see p 115 enter a global address here and this will let you view sample pages P 96 DNS Sets the domain name server address Name Server Address 1 to 3 Enter the addresses Enter the addresses from the top down If you are only registering 1 or 2 addresses the remaining fields can be left blank Mail Log messages are emailed to the specified recipient address via the specified mail forwarding s...

Page 58: ...t operate unless a flash memory card is inserted into the slot on the VB101 See Chapter 7 P 146 for log message details The log message for external device input sensor etc is A023 P 148 If the Log mail collection time has been set this message will be sent after a specified waiting time e Tip Log files will be created in the card logs directory a flash memory card is required to save log messages...

Page 59: ...e picture list Click Rebuild button if you have removed a memory card and modified the content of that memory card erased files etc on another PC Deletion of recorded pictures Deletes pictures recorded on a card Specify the Delete criteria below and then click the Delete button Time Select the period of time following the recording of the pictures after which the pictures are deleted Event Select ...

Page 60: ...60 Detail Settings ...

Page 61: ...in order to create panoramas set view restrictions make presets view logs and use the Admin Viewer Although view restriction and preset settings can be made following the procedures described in Chapter 3 the VB Administration Tools and their more visual environment make the settings much easier ...

Page 62: ...dmin Startup Panel and Panorama Creation Tool View Restriction Tool Preset Setting Tool Log Viewer and Admin Viewer applications Operations such as setting the VB101 or viewing pictures from a remote location with special privilege checking operating status or obtaining logs are easily performed through the Internet or Intranet Privileged viewing and operation VB101 VC C4 VC C4 COMMUNICA TIONCAMER...

Page 63: ... This tool enables easier more visual setting of preset camera positions Presets can be set by operating the mouse while referring to panorama previews Log Viewer P 85 This tool enables viewing of operation status logs that are output to the VB101 Admin Viewer P 88 This tool has a special privileges function aimed at administrators of the VB101 Use it when setting presets view restrictions etc Ove...

Page 64: ...ation Load the supplied CD ROM into the CD ROM drive Double click AdmSetup exe on the CD ROM to start up the installer Click the Next button 2 Specify the target directory for the installation and click the Next button If you have no special directory preference just click Next 3 Specify the menu name to be registered in the Program menu of the Start button then click Next 4 Check the settings and...

Page 65: ...hines where the WebView Livescope applications listed below have been installed Please uninstall these applications before installing VB Administration Tools WebView Livescope Helper Viewer ver 3 10 or earlier WebView Livescope Camera Server WebView Livescope Manager WebView Livescope MV Manager ver 1 0 WebView Livescope MV Station ver 1 0 Also When Program WebView Livescope is selected from the S...

Page 66: ...ator for proxy settings Use HTTP Proxy Server Select this item if the connection to the VB101 is to pass through a proxy server Host Name Specify the host name or IP address of the proxy server Port Enter the port number of the proxy server The default setting is 8080 Starting Up VB Administration Tools VB Administration Tools can be started up using the icon created on the desktop or by selecting...

Page 67: ...ction Tool Preset Setting Tool Log Viewer and Admin Viewer can be started up from the Startup Panel by clicking on each button 3 Starting Up VB Administration Tools e Tip The Panorama Creation Tool View Restriction Tool and Preset Setting Tool cannot be started up simultaneously Log Viewer and Admin Viewer can be started up at the same time If the connection to the VB101 is made through a proxy se...

Page 68: ...is used to take and create panorama pictures for the VB101 When they have been created the panorama picture can be viewed when accessed from the viewer The Panorama Creation Tool is used to take and create panorama pictures and save them in the VB101 Without a panorama picture With a panorama picture ...

Page 69: ...this selection box cameras for capturing panorama pictures can be changed or selected from the cameras connected to the VB101 Camera type and captured date display The type of camera currently connected and the date the panorama picture was captured if one was captured are displayed here 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 6 1 7 9 8 9 10 Panorama picture display Shows the panorama picture that was captured Capture b...

Page 70: ... keep this sufficiently in mind when capturing and displaying panorama pictures To Capture In the Camera Selection box select the camera to be used for capturing select the AE lock position and whether or not to use backlight adjustment then click the Capure button 2 Capturing starts To stop capturing while it is in progress click the Stop button 1 e Tip Since the range that can be captured varies...

Page 71: ...age button Or choose Update Panorama Image from the Server menu When the panorama picture is updated the VB101 automatically restarts and the connection with VB Administration Tools is cut A dialog box asking whether or not to reconnect to the VB101 appears after the VB101 restarts Since reconnection occurs when OK is clicked it is possible to continue capturing and updating panorama pictures with...

Page 72: ...res Panorama pictures can be opened from picture files or saved as picture files To retrieve a picture file and use it for a panorama picture choose Open from the File menu When the dialog box appears select the file you want to use To save a captured panorama picture as a picture file choose Save from the File menu When the dialog box appears select the folder where the file is to be saved and en...

Page 73: ...t using mouse operations such as dragging while viewing the panorama picture Setting the viewing area with the View Restriction Tool For example in cases where you want to set restrictions on zooms or a portion of the field of view when videos are dis tributed live or in other such instances theView Restriction Tool lets you easily set view restrictions Only the range set in the view restriction i...

Page 74: ... cut the connection Panorama Preview Displays the panorama picture of the camera currently selected at the VB101 The frames that reproduce the values of all the view restriction settings are displayed on the panorama picture These frames can be displayed when Apply the View Restriction is selected Also dragging operations can be used to change the shapes of the frames and reflect the changes in th...

Page 75: ...e for the left limit of the view restriction The left value of the selected camera angle is obtained using the Get Value button Right value Value for the right limit of the view restriction The right value of the selected camera angle is obtained using the Get Value button Telephoto Value for the telephoto limit of the view restriction The zoom value of the selected camera angle is obtained using ...

Page 76: ...iction Set the view restrictions by using the mouse to move or change the shape of the Pan Tilt Preview Frame red Telephoto Preview Frame yellow and Wide angle Preview Frame green displayed on the panorama picture When enlarging or reducing the Telephoto Preview and Wide angle Preview frames however the vertical horizontal ratio is fixed 1 Changing Settings from the View Restriction Preview Frame ...

Page 77: ...the values will be reflected in the VB101 1 Retrieving values from Admin Viewer and changing settings Start up Admin Viewer and set the view restriction from the camera angle 2 Use Admin Viewer to move the camera angle to the position you want to set with the Upper Lower Left Right Telephoto and Wide angle values then click the Get Value button for each View restrictions set can be checked in the ...

Page 78: ...dmin Viewer normally operates the camera irrespective of the view restriction settings please choose View Restriction ON from the Privilege menu P 90 When you want to clear the view restriction settings clear the Apply the View Restriction check box click the Send and then Reflect set values button to reflect in the VB101 View restriction is not applied to the values with entry boxes left blank ev...

Page 79: ... The Preset Setting Tool more easily and uniformly sets the preset function of the VB101 Settings can be made using simple mouse operations such as clicking and dragging while referring to the panorama picture Setting presets using the Preset Setting Tool Reflecting preset settings in the viewer ...

Page 80: ...flects in the VB101 the preset settings that were sent by clicking the Send button Cancel button This button can be clicked during communication with the VB101 to cut the connection Preset Selection box Select the preset to be set For Picture Recording only Select whether the settings can be used by the viewer When this is ticked presets are used for picture recording only when it is not ticked pr...

Page 81: ...n box The current preset settings are displayed in the Preset Values Entry box These values can be changed by entering new values Preset Settings Pan The camera s Pan value Tilt The camera s Tilt value Zoom The camera s Zoom value Brightness Sets the target value for the camera s auto exposure feature Select Brighter if the picture is darker due to backlight or other factor Get Value button When t...

Page 82: ...e preset to be set and enter a name in Preset Name Next select a camera from the Camera Selection box Drag the Preset Preview frame shown on the panorama picture to move or change its shape and set the preset Alternatively you can click at a spot on the picture to make the center of the frame move to that point 1 Changing Settings from the Preset Preview Frame The Preset Preview frame on the panor...

Page 83: ...re sent correctly Then when the Reflect set values button is clicked the values will be reflected in the VB101 1 Retrieving values from Admin Viewer and changing settings Start up Admin Viewer and set the camera angle as a preset 2 Use Admin Viewer to move the camera angle to the position you want to set preset camera angle then click the Get Value button The preset camera position set can be chec...

Page 84: ...esets have been set please check to be sure the viewer is correctly reflecting the presets in the actual picture Once presets have been set they cannot be deleted If you do not want to these presets to be used select For Picture Recording only so that the presets cannot be used in the Helper Viewer In the Java Viewer use of the presets can be disabled by changing the LiveApplet parameters and disa...

Page 85: ...nt log file and displays it To retrieve a list of log files choose Download from the File menu To abort the download while it is in progress click Cancel in the dialog box 2 When the list is retrieved a list of log files appears in the dialog box Select the log file you want to view by clicking on it then click the Download button and the selected file will be downloaded To abort the download whil...

Page 86: ...f icons according to level To Set Selection Criteria Choose Filter from the View menu 1 Using selection criteria to display logs Logs can be filtered according to type code or date and time so that only the required information is displayed Information level Warning level Date Time The date and time when the log was generated is displayed Message Log messages are displayed Error level Unknown Log ...

Page 87: ...gs with matching error codes will be displayed For example if A0 is entered logs whose error codes start with A0 will be displayed Date Time Specify Start Date Time Logs generated after the specified date and time can be displayed by selecting this item and entering a date and time Specify End Date Time Logs generated before the specified date and time can be displayed by selecting this item and e...

Page 88: ...rs Since Admin Viewer has more special privileges than the Helper Viewer and Java Viewer please keep in mind the following points when using Admin Viewer Since connection time is unlimited please exit the Viewer after viewing When a camera control privilege has been obtained Admin Viewer forcibly continues to obtain this privilege After viewing be sure to exit the Viewer or click the Control butto...

Page 89: ...nput check box is selected then click OK 2 Displaying and saving the external device input status The external device input status can be displayed and when required saved as a log To Set External Device Input Choose External Device Input from the Privilege menu 1 A message appears in the event a change occurs in the external device input status c Note If the Admin Viewer window is minimized or in...

Page 90: ...the Privilege menu 1 Admin Viewer The External Device Input dialog box appears To save this content as a log click Save then specify a file name and where it should be saved To clear the content in the display click Clear To close the dialog box click Close 2 The External Device Output dialog box appears The external device output status can be changed using the ON OFF buttons for each terminal To...

Page 91: ...ng Web Pages This chapter describes how to use the VB101 to webcast information Picture data can be distributed in various ways including displaying video or still pictures and displaying multiple images on a Web page ...

Page 92: ...eb server If the content of Web pages used for distributing video is stored onto a the flash memory the VB101 can be used alone for distributing Web pages and videos over the Web Refer to step 3 on page 27 for information on saving content If you select a link requesting video in step a file that includes the IP address information for the VB101 is sent from the Web server in step If you are using...

Page 93: ...d from the camera server to the Web browser and are then run by the Web browser The features of the Java Viewers are described below Video distribution and camera operation using the WebView HTTP protocol Penetrate firewalls to access external sites Because they are automatically downloaded the Java Viewers do not need to be pre installed by the client Java Viewers run on a wide variety of platfor...

Page 94: ...94 Java Viewer LiveApplet Video display function Camera control function Java Viewer Glimpse Video display function Web Pages for Video Distribution Click ...

Page 95: ...he features of the Helper Viewer are described below Must be pre installed but once installed start up time is quick and operation is stable The Helper Viewer can use WebView HTTP protocol and can penetrate firewalls to access external sites However this cannot pass through with the WebView Tcp protocol P 111 Can be run as a stand alone application c Note The VB Administration Tool is used to take...

Page 96: ...e using JavaScript Viewing Sample Pages Ready made video distribution sample pages are provided with the VB101 Follow the procedure below to view these pages Refer to these pages when creating your own Web pages Launch your Web browser and enter the following URL http 192 168 100 1 sample The underlined portion is a sample IP address Enter the actual IP address set for the VB101 Viewing the Pages ...

Page 97: ...let class archive LiveApplet zip width 450 height 380 param name url value http 192 168 100 1 param name cabbase value LiveApplet cab applet Glimpse applet codebase http 192 168 100 1 wvdoc 01 Glimpse code Glimpse class archive Glimpse zip width 160 height 120 param name url value http 192 168 100 1 param name cabbase value Glimpse cab applet Enter the parameters required by the applet between the...

Page 98: ... need to be changed even when the IP address for the VB101 is changed In addition NAT can be supported by specifying a Web page global address P 57 115 e Tip Example of Using the Java Viewer to Create a Web page This section describes an example in which the Java Viewer is used to create a Web page Use this example to create your own original Web page Embed the Java Viewer and display a text in a ...

Page 99: ... LiveApplet h1 center body html lvappl htm html head title LiveApplet title head body applet codebase http 192 168 100 1 wvdoc 01 LiveApplet code LiveApplet class archive LiveApplet zip width 450 height 380 param name cabbase value LiveApplet cab param name url value http 192 168 100 1 applet body html The underlined portion is a sample IP address Enter the actual IP address set for the VB101 Usin...

Page 100: ...create a Web page that allows clients to use Glimpse to download quickly and view live video at a low frame rate and then use LiveApplet to view video at a high frame rate and control the camera when they find videos they are particularly interested in Glimpse embedded in the page Pop up LiveApplet window Using a Java Viewer to Distribute Videos ...

Page 101: ... url value http 192 168 100 1 applet center td tr tr td center input type Button name popup htm value click me onClick clicked this center td tr form table body html popup htm html head title LiveApplet title head body center applet codebase http 192 168 100 1 wvdoc 01 LiveApplet code LiveApplet class archive LiveApplet zip width 450 height 380 param name cabbase value LiveApplet cab param name ur...

Page 102: ...t without Camera Control This section describes how to create a Web page that only displays live video and has no camera control GUI for situations where you want to prohibit camera control applet width 320 height 240 param name controller_style value none Specify the camera control user interface normal the usual style preset_only preset operation only is displayed none not displayed Using a Java...

Page 103: ... is displayed at startup and the disconnected hostname when the hostname parameter is specified or disconnected is displayed at disconnection You can modify the screens to show any image by providing images for the startup and disconnection screens and setting the parameters The image size is automatically adjusted to the size specified in the video_width parameter The display time for the specifi...

Page 104: ...specifies whether the frame rate is displayed on the screen on Displayed off Not displayed specifies whether the frame count is displayed on the screen on Displayed off Not displayed specifies the host name any text string to be displayed on the screen and whether the host name is displayed on Displayed off Not displayed specifies a comment to be displayed on the screen and whether the comment is ...

Page 105: ...cc applet body html The underlined portion is a sample IP address Enter the actual IP address set for the VB101 The underlined portion x y specifies the display position When x y 0 0 the image is displayed in the top left corner If x y is omitted the image is displayed in the center of the frame Using a Java Viewer to Distribute Videos Pasting a picture to the background param name bg_image valve ...

Page 106: ...hostname parameter is specified show_hostname Yes This function displays a bitmap image as an overlay on the video image Specify the image using the bitmap filename x y format Use the GIF format for bitmap images transparent GIFs supported The x y parameters specify the coordinates of the bitmap image position on the video frame If x y is omitted the image is displayed in the center of the video f...

Page 107: ...lt is can t connect error_msg Yes Specifies the character string to be displayed following applet startup when auto_connect is off The default is no connection no_connection_msg Yes Specifies the color of the character string specified for comment and hostname The color is specified at RRGGBB The default is yellow overlay_font_color Yes Specifies whether or not the WebView Livescope logo should ap...

Page 108: ...he camera server should be established simultaneously with applet startup Specify either on or off When on a connection is established simultaneously with applet startup when off no connection is established when the applet starts up and the character string specified for no_connect_msg is displayed The connect method is called up in order to make connections auto_connect No Specify the URL of the...

Page 109: ...wing area the applet may not be displayed correctly If the camera control function GUI is to be added controller_style normal add about 130 to the value Eg For an image size of 320 x 240 width 450 For Glimpse because the areas used for the applet and for the video display are the same size specify the same value as the image width Eg For an image size of 320 x 240 width 320 As for width For LiveAp...

Page 110: ...oviding Web page Add the MIME type to the Web server software and specify the extension Refer to the manual for your Web server software for details MIME type video x webview h Extension wvh For Apache In the settings for added the MIME type in Apache edit the mime types file in the conf directory Use the following syntax to add the required MIME type to the computer type subtype extention The set...

Page 111: ... third line gives the setting for the Helper Viewer to use HTTP protocol After wvhttp type in the IP address of the VB101 and 80 as the HTTP port number As a result of this you will be able to view video images from the VB101 through firewalls Type in the actual IP address or host name set for the VB101 After you save the text file and quit the text editor program create a wvh file by changing the...

Page 112: ...he Helper application Helper application launched and displayed Example of a Web page Using the Helper Viewer This section describes an sample Web page in which the Helper Viewer is used e Tip To use the sample page template in the VB101 to supply videos specify A HREF http VB101 IP address sample helper default wvh Using the Helper Viewer to Distribute Videos ...

Page 113: ...laying a Specified Number Of Live Video Frames As a Video at Access The Server Push format provided as an extended function by Netscape Communications Corp can be used to distribute multiple frame images However these images can only be displayed on Netscape Navigator In the coding example below 100 frames of live video are distributed when the client accesses the server IMG SRC http 192 168 100 1...

Page 114: ...alue v image_size Specifies the display size of the picture Settings of 640 x 240 320 x 240 and 160 x 120 are possible Styles for v and image_size are different For v only the horizontal size is specified as in v 640 for instance while for image_size both horizontal and vertical sizes are specified as in image_size 320x240 for instance q quality Specifies picture quality Use an integer between 1 a...

Page 115: ...deos as follows applet codebase http 192 168 1 10 wvdoc 01 LiveApplet code LiveApplet class archive LiveApplet zip width 450 height 380 param name url value http 192 168 1 10 param name cabbase value LiveApplet cab applet Set the Java Viewer description P 99 as follows Router VB101 Viewer PC Web server VC C4 COMMUNICATIO NCAMERA f 4 64mm 1 1 4 2 8 Internet 192 168 100 1 Global address 192 168 1 10...

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Page 117: ...This chapter describes a couple of specific examples of the Picture Recording function using the VB101 This function can be used to automatically capture still pictures according to a preset schedule or in response to inputs from an external device ...

Page 118: ...ing captures still pictures The equipment shown in the figure below is connected to the terminals on the rear of the VB101 at installation Sample application in combination with a door opening sensor and lighting unit By using the External Device Input 1 2 setting and connecting devices such as sensors and switches to the VB101 you can construct a monitoring system that operates in response to ext...

Page 119: ... recording to Preset 1 Set the light to switch on when the door opens and to switch off 20 seconds after the door closes Pictures are recorded 4 seconds before the door opens The lights are not yet turned on Record pictures for 8 seconds after the door closes Record pictures at 10 second intevals while the door is open Delete the recorded pictures at 12 00 on the next day In this case delete the p...

Page 120: ...e light switches on and still pictures are captured at 10 minute intervals by a VC C4R camera mounted on the ceiling The equipment shown in the figure below is connected to the terminals on the rear of the VB101 at installation Sample application in combination with a lighting unit By using the Schedule 1 4 setting you can construct a monitoring system that records pictures according to a predeter...

Page 121: ...o stabilize in the redording position Set the light to switch on when recording begins and to switch off 10 seconds later The recording time frame is from 20 00 to 06 50 Since recording occurs daily set the recording start time from 0 to 6 and 20 to 23 every day of every month Clear the Apply the following repetition options at start time selection Delete the recorded pictures at 12 00 on the next...

Page 122: ... capture period with text the Conditions for Image Retrieval screen appears in window at left Select either External Input or Schedule as the Trigger External Input 1 and 2 correspond to the External Device Input 1 2 parameter on page 49 and schedule 1 4 corresponds to the Schedule 1 4 parameter on page 51 Use the any option to search all the options for the respective parameter In Camera specify ...

Page 123: ...specify the search condition and click the Retrieve button a list of the recorded dates and times that meet those conditions appears in window When you click on one of the listed items the corresponding pictures and camera settings appear in window By clicking Animation in the list display you can view all the retrieved pictures in the list continuously as a pseudo animation Use the slider to vary...

Page 124: ...an undefined value is specified the trigger is unrestricted tn Parameter Name Details Camera number used for recording Specify a value from 1 to 4 as the camera number If this parameter is omitted or an undefined value is specified the camera number is unrestricted cn Start time for the recording period Specify a setting using the yyyymmddHHMMSS format yyyy year mm month dd day HH hour MM minute S...

Page 125: ...anguage display and japanese for Japanese language display The default value is english When an undefined value is specified the default value is used locale Parameter Name Details desc Command The desc command is used to generate a video display page The video display page uses HTML text for the video display area and attribute display area and uses the data command described below to retrieve th...

Page 126: ...rmat SnapAnimator parameters time0 The above example was generated using an emum command for the picture search CGI By using this description to properly specify the image0 and time0 parameters you can also create an picture distribution page that displays any still pictures JPEG you have on hand as pseudo animations In this case enter the time stamp that corresponds with the name of the picture f...

Page 127: ...n inputs from an external device or schedules VBCollector accesses the VB101 at specific times expressed in units such as dates weeks or months and then downloads the recorded pictures Since the recorded pictures are saved one after another in the PC on which VBCollector is installed pictures can still be securely saved when the allowable limit on the number of pictures that the VB101 can record a...

Page 128: ... close the Windows Service Panel Load the supplied CD ROM into the CD ROM drive Double click CltSetup exe on the CD ROM to start up the installer Click the Next button 2 If you agree to the clauses in the licensing agreement click Yes 3 Specify the target directory for the installation and click the Next button If you have no special directory preference just click Next 1 4 Specify the menu name t...

Page 129: ... you have selected thus far and click Next to confirm The installation will proceed by copying files and making registry settings etc Click Finish to complete the installation 6 Using VBCollector When installation is complete VBCollector Task View is added to the Start menu ...

Page 130: ...tor the network camera server hereafter referred to as server from which the VBCollector downloads pictures must be registered Registering a Server To Add a New Server To add a server choose Add from the Server menu or click the Add button on the Server List dialog box that appeared when Edit from the Server menu was selected 1 Adding a server Add a new server to which VBCollector will download pi...

Page 131: ...g is 80 Administrator Account P 38 Enter an administrator account registered in the server Administrator Password P 38 Enter the administrator password registered in the server Proxy Use Proxy Server Select if connecting through a proxy server Host Name Specify a host name or IP address for the proxy server Port Enter a port number for the proxy server The default setting is 8080 PPP Use PPP conne...

Page 132: ...elete a registered server click the Delete button 1 2 As with the procedure for adding servers change all desired items and click OK c Note Downloaded images are not deleted when a server is deleted To delete downloaded images first follow the procedure in Deleting Images P 138 and then delete the server Registering Tasks To Add a New Task To add a task choose New Task from the Task menu 1 Adding ...

Page 133: ... can also be specified Details Repeat task Select if task is to be executed in repetition in time units Downloads occur in repetition only for the specified number of times at specified intervals starting from the Start Time specified in the schedule If not selected download occurs once at the start time specified in the schedule If Repeat task has been set the first download which occurs at the s...

Page 134: ...ermined schedule when Enable this setting is selected at Task Settings If you want a task to be executed immediately select the desired task on the Task View and choose Execute now from the Task menu Executing and Canceling Tasks Using VBCollector c Note Up to 16 tasks can be executed by VBCollector simultaneously Please be sure not to load a schedule with 17 or more tasks to be executed VBCollect...

Page 135: ...This task is currently standing by to be executed at the next scheduled execution time Disabled Enable this setting for this task is not selected at Task Settings and is currently not being executed Not scheduled This task is not currently scheduled for execution Settings damaged Inconsistencies have occurred in this task s settings and the task will not be executed Server Name The server names th...

Page 136: ...u Starting Stopping the Service The task scheduler service can be started and stopped To Make Settings Choose Start Service or Stop Service from the Tools menu If the service has started Stop Service is enabled in the menu if the service is stopped Start Service is enabled 2 When the Confirmation dialog box appears click OK 1 Using VBCollector ...

Page 137: ... schedule are saved in the folder specified at Server Information VBCollector includes a function that outputs images to a Web browser to simply viewing To View Pictures Choose Display Images in the Tools menu 2 The Image List dialog box appears Select the server name to be viewed select the date of the list to be displayed and click the Display Image 1 Using VBCollector 3 When the confirmation di...

Page 138: ...t dialog box select the name of the server that the VBCollector downloaded the images to be deleted select the date to be deleted by clicking on it then click the Delete Image button Deleting Images Downloaded images can be deleted Using VBCollector HTML for displaying the images is generated the Web browser starts up and thumbnail images of the selected date are displayed in 100 image units on th...

Page 139: ...ese codes Information level Warning level Error level Unknown Date Time The date and time when the log was generated is displayed here Task The name of the task that output the log is displayed here Server The name of the server to which the task performs downloads is displayed here Message The log s message is displayed here VBCollector outputs logs concerning the execution of tasks To view a log...

Page 140: ...to be displayed Specify Code Select if only logs with the corresponding identification code are to be displayed then enter the identification code Date Time Filters logs by output date and time Specify Start Date Time When this item is selected and a date and time is entered logs generated after the specified start date and time are displayed Specify End Date Time When this item is selected and a ...

Page 141: ...ected at What to do when min is reached either Abort task or Delete old image s will be taken If Set max number of pictures per download is selected and an integer between 1 and 10000 is entered for the total number of pictures downloads will occur until the specified maximum number of pictures is reached Click OK The response to be taken when the specified available capacity on a target drive has...

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Page 143: ...Chapter 7 Troubleshooting This chapter explains how to deal with problems that arise with the operation of the VB101 and other faults ...

Page 144: ...is poor check the video quality settings on the VB101 P 43 Also check settings such as the number of background colors as on the viewer PC You can limit the number of viewers that can access the VB101 at the same time P 55 The message without video is displayed when this limit is exceeded If you cannot see the video using the Java Viewer check system settings such as the browser version P 18 Up to...

Page 145: ... control baud rate setting on the VB101 matches the camera settings P 43 I forgot the password You will have to return the VB101 to a service center Please contact your Canon dealer I cannot record or search pictures Check that the flash memory card has been inserted properly P 27 When the number of recorded pictures exceeds the limit erase pictures that you do not need or replace the memory card ...

Page 146: ...settings may be corrupted Correct the settings or restore the factory default settings 1 Camera number 1 4 Message Explanation Response A005 Camera control channel assignment error warning conflicting channel assignment for 1 2 The same camera control port is assigned to multiple video input channels The settings may be corrupted Correct the settings or restore the factory default settings 1 2 Cam...

Page 147: ...for the view restrictions 1 Camera number 1 4 Message Explanation A010 Camera control driver start and stop info 1 driver for camera 2 3 The camera control device was detected and the driver started up or a camera control device error was detected and the driver stopped 1 Camera type Canon VC C1 Canon VC C3 Canon VC C4 Canon VC C4R 2 Camera number 1 4 3 started stopped Message Explanation A011 Cam...

Page 148: ...e zip lvapplet cab lvapplet zip imagemap gif snapanim cab snapanim zip digits gif Message Explanation A023 Status change of external input devices err a 1 detected at 2 A change was detected at external device terminal In1 or In2 front edge denotes OFF ON rear edge denotes ON OFF pulse denotes OFF ON OFF and notch denotes ON OFF ON pulse and notch are brief 10 20 milliseconds ON and OFF periods de...

Page 149: ...quency specified in the schedule 1 Number of pictures that could not be recorded Message Explanation A028 Recorded picture deletion completed successfully info 1 pictures are deleted Recorded picture delete processing was completed successfully 1 Number of recorded pictures deleted Message Explanation A029 Recorded picture deletion ended abnormally warning picture deletion failed 1 Processing was ...

Page 150: ...r notice HTTPD File does not exist 1 The specified file was not found Check the URL and file If the URL is opt the file is on a memory card in card htdocs If the URL is not opt the file is on the internal file system in htdocs If there is no error the file system must be repaired 1 File name Message Explanation P001 File system mounting failure warning AUTOMNT 1 already mounted or 2 busy Two memor...

Page 151: ...e card or replace the card Message Explanation P006 Card initialization failed in card slot B warning ENABLER slotb enable err Card information read from the card inserted in slot B failed Response Re insert the card or replace the card Message 1 P009 Memory card read error err PCMCIA ATA Card Slot 1 sector 2 Read Sector Error Slot A B 2 Sector number Explanation A sector read error occurred The c...

Page 152: ... conflict detection at startup err Detected a conflict for IP address 1 with 2 An IP address conflict was detected during startup If there is a device running on the network that has the same IP address as the VB101 this error occurs when the VB101 starts up 1 IP address 2 Ethernet address Response Change the VB101 IP address or change the IP address of the conflicting network device If you change...

Page 153: ... a memory card replace the memory card Message Explanation S012 Sector size error err logical sector size is zero The sector size is zero The file system may be corrupted or it may not be formatted as a FAT file system Response If this error affects the internal file system contact an authorized Canon service representative If it affects a memory card replace the memory card Message Explanation S0...

Page 154: ...ssage appears after error messages S010 to S019 If the device name is ata card the error is on the memory card If the device name is dev hd0a it affects the internal file system Response If this error affects the internal file system contact an authorized Canon service representative If it affects a memory card replace the memory card Log Messages Message Explanation S019 Read error during file sy...

Page 155: ...There is a possibility that the flash ROM chip has been damaged Message Explanation I002 Application program is stopped because of the remote firmware upgrade info application is halted for updating the firmware The application program has been stopped so that the firmware can be installed remotely All operations that are underway will be discontinued and new commands for WebView picture recording...

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Page 158: ...Pan tilt zoom brightness shutter speed focus mode view restriction scheduling of camera control authority Canon VC C4 VC C4R VC C3 Access control password host maximum view time service period number of concurrent connections max 20 Interface Video input Serial port Network Card slot Display LED 4 NTSC PAL BNC 2 RCA 2 RS 232C 3 mini DIN8 camera control 2 initial setup 1 Ethernet 1 RJ45 10 100 auto...

Page 159: ...ecording and External Device I O Settings Page in Chapter 3 Setup Procedures P 49 for information on the settings Connect any sensors and switches to terminals with electrically separate GND terminals and power supplies External Device Output Terminals Out1 Out2 The external device output terminals consist of 2 white terminals Out1 and Out2 Both terminal combinations are peers The Internal control...

Page 160: ... may have to select a port other than COM1 Check the port number to which the serial cable is connected When the confirmation message appears click the OK button The factory default setting are restored 1 2 3 4 c Note When you click the Cancel button after switching the VB101 back on the power LED remains lit orange At this point the VB101 software has not started up If you do not need to change t...

Page 161: ... Camera server IP address HTTP Port The HTTP port No of the camera server Default setting 80 Administrator Name Server administrator user name Administrator Password Server administrator password Store the downloaded firmware in flash ROM Specify the firmware file to be downloaded to the server 5 The completion window appears 1 2 3 4 Visit the following Web site URL http www canon com webview for ...

Page 162: ...o check Camera Settings Camera Name Wide converter Video Signal Video Capture size Video Quality Camera control port Cascade Number Check Camera 1 Not Used Auto Detect 320 x 240 50 CC1 1 Home position Pan Tilt Zoom Brightness Shutter speed Focus mode View restrictions Upper Lower value Left Right value Telephoto Wide None None None Standard Auto Auto None None None None None None Item Setting 1 y ...

Page 163: ...500 None Miscellaneous Settings HTTP Port Maximum keep alive Time sec Global Address for the Web pages Name Server Address 1 Name Server Address 2 Name Server Address 3 Mail Server Host Sender s From Mail Address Recipient Mail Address Syslog Server Host Max Log File Number Max Log File Size Kbytes Log mail collection time Handling of Error Handling of Warning Handling of Information 80 10 None No...

Page 164: ...capture range 45 Country selector 41 D Dialup 16 28 29 42 DNS 57 Download capacity 141 E Error code 86 Event 49 50 59 118 External device 22 48 49 50 51 89 90 118 120 122 F Factory default setting 59 160 162 Field of view angle 44 45 46 47 Filter 86 140 Firewall 16 93 111 Firmware 161 Flash memory card 17 22 27 48 58 118 120 126 127 Focus Mode 44 Frame rate 55 56 104 G Gateway address 33 38 40 42 ...

Page 165: ...eation Tool 62 68 Parameter 47 97 106 114 124 125 126 Password 27 33 34 36 38 39 41 52 66 88 131 160 161 PC card 19 25 27 59 Picture recording 48 49 50 51 59 118 121 127 Pictures search CGI 124 126 Port number 33 55 56 57 66 72 111 131 160 161 Power supply 21 22 24 158 PPP 28 29 40 41 42 131 Preset 47 51 79 Preset Setting Tool 63 79 Preview 74 76 81 82 Proxy 54 66 131 R RCA pin jack 22 25 Restart ...

Page 166: ...72 Video input socket 22 26 Video quality 43 48 View restriction 43 44 45 74 76 81 84 90 View Restriction Tool 63 73 View time 55 VIEW Windows 36 38 56 W Web browser 16 18 19 27 111 Web page 92 97 98 112 Web server 110 WebView Livescope MV 17 19 49 52 65 WebView Livescope MV LE 17 19 Wide angle converter 17 19 43 45 wvh file 98 110 111 112 115 Z Zoom 44 45 47 75 81 Index ...

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