Canon network camera VBC50iVBC50iR User Manual

VB Administration Tools
Chapter 4 describes practical ways of operating the VB-C50i/
VB-C50iR using the VB Administration Tools to create
panoramas, set view restrictions, set presets and schedules,
view logs and use the Admin Viewer. Review the necessary
basic settings in Chapter 3 before proceeding to Chapter 4.
*Although view restrictions and presets can be set by
following the procedures described in Chapter 3, the VB
Administration Tools provides more visual-based and easy
way to use.
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Overview of VB Administration Tools
VB Administration Tools comprises “VBAdmin Startup Panel”, “Pan\
orama Creation Tool”, “View
Restriction Tool”, “Preset Setting Tool”, “Schedule Setting \
Tool”, “Log Viewer” and “Admin Viewer”
applications. Operations such as setting the VB-C50i/VB-C50iR or viewing\
 pictures from a remote
location with special privileges, checking operating status or obtaining\
 logs are easily performed
through the Internet or an intranet.
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VB Administration Tools
VBAdmin Startup Panel ( → P.4-5)
This is the main panel of VB Administration Tools. The tools are
started up from this panel.
Install VB Administration Tools first from the supplied CD-ROM.
Panorama Creation Tool ( → P.4-7)
This tool is used to take and create panorama pictures displaying
the full view of the area photographed by the VB-C50i/VB-C50iR.
When making settings for view restriction and presets, you can
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Overview of VB Administration Tools
Log Viewer (→ P.4-62)
This tool enables viewing of operation status logs that are output
to the VB-C50i/VB-C50iR.
Admin Viewer ( → P.4-65)
This viewer is aimed at administrators of the VB-C50i/VB-C50iR.
It has special privilege functions not available in the Viewer for
PC or Viewer for Java, such as exclusive rights of camera control,
operation of external devices and motion detection. You can use
it when setting presets and view restrictions etc.
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VB Administration Tools
Starting Up VB Administration Tools
○○ ○○○○To Start Up...
1. Double-click the “VB Admin Tools” desktop
icon or select “VB Admin Tools” from the
“Start” menu.Starting up from the desktop icon
Starting up from the “Start” menu
2. The Server Setting dialog box appears.
To use VB Administration Tools, it must first be connected to the VB-C50\
i/VB-C50iR. Enter
the required information in the fields and click the “OK” button.
qHost Name ( → P.3-6)
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3. The VBAdmin Startup Panel starts up.
The six tools---“Panorama Creation Tool”, “View
Restriction Tool”, “Preset Setting Tool”, “Schedule
Setting Tool”, “Log Viewer” and “Admin Viewer”---can
be started up from the Startup Panel by clicking on
each button.
If the connection is broken after the VB Admin Startup
Panel has started up, choose Connect from the File
menu. The Server Setting dialog box then appears.
Tip
●The Panorama Creation Tool, View Restriction Tool, Preset Setting Tool a\
nd
Schedule...

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VB Administration Tools
Panorama Creation Tool
The Panorama Creation Tool is used to take and create panorama pictures \
from the VB-C50i/
VB-C50iR. Once created, the panorama pictures can be viewed when accesse\
d from the viewer.
The Panorama Creation Tool is used to take and
create panorama pictures and save them in the
VB-C50i/VB-C50iR.
Without a panorama picture With a panorama picture
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Panorama Creation Tool Display Screen
An overview of the functions of the GUI displayed when the Panorama Crea\
tion Tool starts up is
shown below.
q“Display Connect Information” button
Displays the VB-C50i/VB-C50iR’s connection information in a dialog bo\
x.
w “Reload Camera Information” button
Loads camera information and panorama information. If VB-C50i/VB-C50iR s\
ettings were
changed after this tool was started up, this button can be used to get t\
he latest information.
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VB Administration Tools
Tip
Since the range that can be captured varies with the type of camera, the\
 display
ranges of the panorama pictures are different.
VB-C50i panorama picture VB-C50iR panorama picture
Note
The entire panorama picture area is displayed during capturing. If the V\
B-C50i/
VB-C50iR is accessed from the viewer and pictures are viewed, even when \
view
restrictions ( → P.3-10, 4-12) have been set, there is a possibility that third parties
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3.When capturing ends and the picture is
satisfactory, click the “OK” button.
Panorama creation can be discarded, or the AE lock
position or backlight adjustment settings can be
changed by clicking the “Cancel” button. When clicked,
the captured picture is discarded and the initial screen
returns ( → P.4-8).
To capture the picture again, click the “Recapture”
button. Or, a square section in the displayed grid can
be captured again by double-clicking on that section.
Updating/Deleting Panorama...