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VBAdmin Tools
Log Viewer
This tool enables viewing of operation status logs of the VB-C300.
Tip
● The Log Viewer only displays logs and cannot delete them.
● To save logs, select “Save” from the File menu bar. Logs can be sa\
ved as text
files.
To Download...
Starting the Log Viewer from the VBAdmin Tools,
automatically obtains and displays the latest log file.
To retrieve a list of log files, choose Download
from the File menu bar.
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 “Download” and
the selected file will be downloaded.
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Viewing Logs
The following information about logs is displayed:
●Code
The log codes are displayed here. See “Log Messages” ( → P.4-4) for the log codes.
One of the following four icons displayed with each log code, depending \
on the log level.
Information level Error level
Warning level Unknown
● Date & Time
The date and time when the log was generated is displayed here.
● Message
The log messages are displayed here.
■ Save Logs to File/Open Saved File
You can save a displayed log to a file as well as view a previously save\
d log file.
To Save...
Choose “Save” from the File menu bar.
Viewing the Pages
Choose “Open” from the File menu bar
and select the log file you want to view.
■ Copying and Searching Logs
You can copy or search a displayed log.
To Copy...
Select the log you want to copy by
clicking on it, then choose “Copy” from
the Edit menu bar.
To Search Data...
1. Choose “Search” from the Edit menu bar.
The Search Log dialog is displayed.
2. Enter a character string to search for and
click “Search”.
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VBAdmin Tools
■ Conditionally Selecting and Viewing Logs
Logs can be filtered according to log type, code, or date and time so th\
at only the required information
is displayed.
To Make Settings...
1. Choose “Filter” from the View menu bar.
2. The Filter dialog appears.
Set the search criteria and click “OK”. The
search results then appear showing a list of
logs that match the selected criteria.
If filtering is not required, click “Cancel”.
[Log Type]
To filter by log type, check “Specify Type” or “Specify Code”\
. Otherwise choose “Not Specified”.
●Specify Type
Specify the levels of the logs
From Error, Warning, and Information, select the log levels to be displa\
yed.
Specify the modules that output the logs
Check the source module to output the logs from “Application”, “\
HTTP Server”, and “System”.
● Specify Code
Specify the code of the logs. The codes are compared to the characters t\
hat are entered
and only logs with matching log codes will be displayed. For example, if\
 you enter “A0”, logs
with a code starting with “A0” will be displayed.
[Date & Time]
● Specify Start Date & Time
When this item is selected and a date and time is entered, logs generate\
d after the specified
start date and time are displayed.
● Specify End Date & Time
When this item is selected and a date and time is entered, logs generate\
d before the specified
end date and time are displayed.
Tip
“Application” and “System” correspond to the list of log mes\
sages ( → P.4-4).
“Application” represents logs related to video and audio.
“HTTP Server” represents logs related to the HTTP module of the VB\
-C300.
“System” represents logs related to the VB-C300 system.
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NC Viewer
The NC Viewer is the viewer for the network camera VB-C300. The NC Viewe\
r started from the
VBAdmin Tools becomes the NC Viewer connected as the Administrator.
For the details of the NC Viewer, refer to “Chapter 3  NC Viewer and \
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NC Viewer  and ViewerSwitcher
This chapter explains how to use the NC Viewer as well as the
Viewer Switcher used to switch among Viewers.
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The NC Viewer is the viewer for the network camera VB-C300.  The NC View\
er displays video
from the VB-C300 and controls camera angle and zoom.
Overview of NC Viewer
NotePanorama image needs to be registered on the Camera in advance (→ P.2-4).
Panorama image Click
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NC Viewer and Viewer Switcher
Administrator and Authorized User
Two types of users, Administrator and Authorized User  can use the NC Viewer.
Administrator is the root user who can use all the functions including the administrat\
ion functions
(e.g., White Balance and Night mode) of the VB-C300.
Authorized User is a normal user who can use a limited set of functions. Register Author\
ized
User as directed in “Setting User Access Privileges (Access Control)\
” ( → P.1-15).
Administrator can use the functions listed below.
Functions only available to Administrator
When you connect to the VB-C300
as Administrator, “Administrator”
is displayed in red.
Start/Stop Control button
Overview of NC Viewer
Corresponding button or menu     FunctionExternal Device Input button Display the external device input status
Administrator - External Device Input
External Device Output button
Operate External Device Output
Administrator - External Device Output
Control for Administrators button
Exposure/Night Mode Setting
Administrator - 
Control for Administrators
Shade Correction button
Setting Shade Correction
Administrator - Shade Correction
Microphone Setting button
Setting Sending Audio
View - Microphone
Administrator - White Balance Setting White Balance
Administrator - Setup Properties Connection Settings/Camera Control/Display Option
Note
If you connect to the camera as Administrator, you can continue to have it\
 forcibly
and Authorized User cannot get the camera control. After viewing, be sur\
e to exit the
viewer or click “Start/Stop Control” again to release the privileg\
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Starting the NC Viewer
To Launch the NC Viewer
Double-click the NC Viewer icon on
the desktop or select “NC Viewer”
from the Start menu bar.
Starting the NC Viewer
Terminating the NC Viewer
To terminate the NC Viewer ...
Select “Exit” from the File menu bar, or close the
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NC Viewer and Viewer Switcher
Specify a camera or select a camera from the Camera List when you start \
the NC Viewer.
You can switch from a connected camera to another camera, or open multip\
le NC Viewer windows
and display separate cameras in them.
You can launch another NC Viewer window or switch to a viewer other than\
 the VB-C300 by using
the Viewer Switcher (
→ P. 3-34).
Connecting to a Specified Camera
To connect to the camera ...
Connecting to Camera
1. Choose “Connect” from the Filemenu bar.
2.
A dialog box to select a camera appears.
Enter connection settings and click “OK”.
1 Host Name
Enter the IP address or host name set on
the camera ( → P.1-17).
2 User Name
Enter the user name to connect to the
camera. Users can be authorized users
registered on the camera ( →P.1-15) or
administrator “root”.
3 Password
Enter the password for the specified user name.
4 HTTP Port
Enter the HTTP port number set on the camera ( →P.1-12). Use default setting (80) if you do
not need to change.
5 Send and receive audio
Check this box and connect a microphone and speaker with amp to the came\
ra if you want to
send and receive audio via the NC Viewer ( →P.3-23). Authorized User can only receive
audio. You need other settings to transmit or receive audio (
→P.1-14).
6 Remember password
Check this option to save the password.
7 Option button
Click “Option” to open the Connection Setting Option dialog to reg\
ister a camera. If you register
a camera in this dialog, you can select the camera from the camera list \
box in the next sessions.
Check the Add to camera list option to enter the name of
the camera in the Nickname text box. Click “OK” after
entering information to register the camera. You can use
up to 32 characters.
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Connecting to Registered Camera
To connect to the camera ...
Select a camera from the camera list box.
In this box, cameras which were registered by
checking the Add to camera list option when
connecting to the camera, or by setting the Register
Current camera option (→P.3-22) during a session.
Refer to “Adding and Changing Camera List”.
Disconnecting
To disconnect the camera ...
Select “Disconnect” from the File menu
bar.
Note
●  If Administrator and Authorized User use the NC Viewer from the same PC,\
 it is
strongly recommended not to check the Remember password option.
●  If you enter a wrong user name or password, the Password dialog appears.\
 Enter the
correct user name and password to connect to the camera.
Connecting to Camera