Canon Versatile Monitoring User Manual

Versatile Monitoring Software

User’s Manual

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Introduction

Thank you for purchasing WebView Livescope MV Ver. 2.1 LE. To take best advantage of this software, please first read this manual thoroughly. After reading this manual, please store it in a safe place for future reference.

The latest product information is available at the following Website. http://www.canon.com/webview/

Requests to Customers

The content of this manual may not be reproduced in its entirety or in part without prior permission. The content of this manual is subject to change without notice. All possible measures have been taken to ensure that the content of this manual is accurate. If you happen to notice errors, omissions or other faults, please contact Canon. Irrespective of items above, Canon accepts no liability for any results arising from the operation of this product.

Please note that copyright laws prohibit the customer from using recorded videos and still pictures for any purpose other than personal enjoyment without permission from the copyright holder.

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Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries.

● Windows is legally recognized as Microsoft Windows Operating System.

● All other company or product names used in this manual are trademarks or registered trademarks of their

respective holders.

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read these notes.

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Contents

Introduction ..........................................................2

1. Overview..........................................................4

2. System Configuration.....................................5

Example of System Configuration ..................................... 5

Operating Environment ....................................................... 5

3. Installing ..........................................................6

Prior to Installation... ........................................................... 6

Preparing the PC ............................................................................... 6

Installing the Camera Servers ...........................................................6

Installation ............................................................................ 7

4. Registering the Cameras ...............................8

Registering Cameras Using “Register Camera” .............. 8

Registering Cameras Using “Search Camera”................. 9

5. Operating from the Menus...........................10

Detailed Settings................................................................ 11

Changing the Registration Order of Cameras ................................ 11

Setting Connection Protocols .......................................................... 11

6. Operating from the Toolbar..........................12

Main Operations................................................................. 13

Switching Viewer Display Methods ................................................. 13

Switching Cameras being Viewed...................................................14

Reconnecting ...................................................................................14

Taking/Saving Snapshots ................................................................ 14

Pausing Videos................................................................................ 14

Displaying Full Screens ...................................................................15

Viewing Connection Information ..................................................... 15

7. Operating the Cameras................................16

Operating Cameras from the Camera Control Panel..... 16

Operating a Camera with the Control Buttons ................................16

Controlling the Camera with Panorama ..........................................17

Operating Cameras from the Viewer ............................... 17

8. Options ..........................................................18

Setting the Video Relay ..................................................... 18

Setting HTTP ...................................................................... 18

9. Troubleshooting ............................................19

10. Error Messages.............................................20

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1 Overview

WebView Livescope MV Ver. 2.1 LE (hereafter referred to as MV LE) is software that allows you to use an Intranet or the Internet to monitor video distributed from the Network Camera Server VB150/VB101 or the Network Camera VB-C10/VB-C10R (hereafter referred to as “camera server”). Since MV LE uses the wizard format for registering camera servers, there is no need to learn complex operations. MV LE lets you access camera servers, freely remote control cameras, and simultaneously view images from camera servers installed in more than one location (up to 4 locations), providing an efficient monitoring environment.

*When using VB101, upgrade the firmware to version 3.0.

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Network Camera Server

Monitoring via the Internet

Monitoring on an Intranet

Network Camera

MV LE is a limited edition of WebView Livescope MV Ver. 2.1. WebView Livescope MV Ver. 2.1 provides you with a wide variety of functions such as creating versatile monitoring screens to suit specific applications, viewing and managing recorded pictures, and notification of input events from external devices and controlling output, to enable more efficient and reliable monitoring. Please use WebView Livescope MV Ver. 2.1 if you wish to use more advanced monitoring functions.

Changes from MV Ver. 2.0 LE are as follows:

● Added support for the Network Camera Server VB150 (

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→ →

→ P.5, 13, 18).

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● Added “Control on Side” to the View menu that displays the camera control

panel on the right hand side of the window (

→ →

→ P.13).

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2 System Configuration

MV LE connects to camera servers using TCP/IP protocol. Connections can be made via the Internet or an Intranet.

Example of System Configuration

LAN

Distributes

video and

picture data

ETHERNET

VC-C4

ISDN Line

VB-C10

Monitoring

via Internet is

also possible

Router

Monitoring via ISDN line

INTERNET

VB150

VC-C4

Operating Environment

VC-C4R

VB101

Router

Monitoring

Controls camera angle,

zoom, etc., and monitors

camera images

NU-700

Monitoring

MV LE

Controls camera angle,

zoom, etc., and monitors

camera images

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MV LE

CPU Operating System

Web Browser Memory Hard Disk Monitor

Pentium III 600 MHz or better Windows Me/Windows 2000 (Service Pack 1 or later)/Windows XP Internet Explorer 5.0 or later required 128 MB or better Available space of 20 MB or better XGA (1024 × 768) or better with high-resolution 16-bit color display or better

3 Installing

Prior to Installation...

Before installing MV LE, be sure that the PC in which it is to be installed and the camera servers satisfy the conditions described below.

Preparing the PC

Check that the PC where MV LE is to be installed satisfies the operating environment of MV LE( the screen resolution to XGA (1024 × 768) or higher.

→ →

→ P.5). Be sure to set

→ →

Display Properties

If your screen resolution is set to XGA, use the “Control on Side” mode for the camera control panel display (

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→ →

→ P.13).

→ →

Installing the Camera Servers

If the VB-C10/VB-C10R or VB150 is being used, there is no need to upgrade the firmware. However, if the VB101 is being used, check to be sure that the firmware version is 3.0 or later. The firmware is available for free at the following. URL:http://www.canon.com/webview/ Check to be sure the camera server has been correctly installed and that the initial settings (network settings) have been made. Then connect to the network. Please refer to the manual supplied with the camera server for procedures on how to install and set the camera server.

The camera server’s “Maximum Number of Clients” setting must be set to 4 or more for the VB150 (or VB101). To make settings, use the setting page on

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the camera server. While factory default settings meet the above requirements, the settings must be checked if any changes are made.

Installation

When you load the WebView Livescope MV LE installer CD-ROM, the installer automatically starts and the installation process begins. If it does not start, in Explorer, double-click “Setup.exe” on the CD-ROM and click Next to proceed with the installation.

Enter the Serial number and click Next. The Serial number is indicated on the seal attached outside the software package.

A screen appears where you can specify a folder in which MV LE is to be installed. To specify a folder other than the one indicated, click Browse and select the folder you want. When the folder has been specified, click Next.

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If you are upgrading MV from Ver. 2.0 LE, the information on registered cameras can be used with Ver. 2.1.

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Specify a name to be registered in the Program menu under the Start menu, then click Next.

Check the items you have specified and selected thus far, then click Next. The installation will be performed by copying files and setting the registry. When installation is complete, click Finish to exit the installer.

4 Registering the Cameras

Cameras must be registered in order to monitor images from them with MV LE. There are two ways to register a camera: Using “Register Camera” in which the network address of a camera server is entered manually, and “Search Camera” in which camera servers connected to the network are automatically searched and detected cameras are registered.

First, double-click the desktop icon, or in the Start menu, choose [Program]-[WebView Livescope]-[MV 2.1]-[LE Viewer], to start up MV LE. Choose Register Camera in the Operation menu. The Camera Registration dialog box appears. Up to 4 cameras can be registered. Registration is possible from more than one camera server.

Registering Cameras Using “Register Camera”

If you know the IP address or the host name of the camera server, you can register the cameras which are connected to the camera server by entering these items.

Click the Register Camera button to start up the Register Camera Wizard.

In the Camera server address field, enter the IP address or the host name of the camera server. The default HTTP port No. that was set as an option (→ P.18) appears in the HTTP port field. The HTTP port No. is usually 80, but if another value is preferred, enter that in the HTTP port field. Click Next.

When the Administration Account dialog box appears, enter the Administrator ID and Password that were set in the camera server. Click OK.

Communication with the camera server occurs, and cameras that can be registered are displayed. Select the cameras you want to register, then click Finish.

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