Sanyo VA-SW3050LITE Instruction Manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

Network Recorder (LITE version)

When you need to record and play the video, use the VA-SW3050 software. The VA-SW3050 is the full-featured version of the VA-SW3050LITE and optionally available.

VA-SW3050LITE

Table of Contents

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

■ Features ..................................................2

■ System requirements ............................2

Software Setup Procedure ................... 3

Installing the VA-SW3050LITE Software

.... 4

Starting and Logging in to the

VA-SW3050LITE Software .................... 5

■ Logging off .............................................. 6

■ Closing the screen ................................ 6

■ Opening the screen ............................... 6

■ Exiting from the software .....................6

Registering the Cameras with the

Software ................................................. 7

■ Using the Camera Search function ...... 8

■ Specifying the camera title ...................9

Viewing the Live Video ....................... 10

■ Menu bar functions and operating

privileges ..............................................11

■ Tool bar functions ............................... 13

Split Screen Layout .............................21

■ Changing image layout on the

16-part split screen............................... 22

■ Setting the image layout pattern

on the 4-part split screen..................... 22

Configuring Other Options .................23

■ [Proxy] setting ..................................... 23

■ [Clock] setting ...................................... 23

■ [Start Up] setting ................................. 24

■ [Buzzer] setting .................................... 24

■ [Display] setting ................................... 25

Operating the Cameras .......................15

■ Changing the configuration stored on

the camera.............................................16

Registering Users Accessing the

Camera ................................................. 17

■ User registration ..................................17

■ Changing the user password .............18

■ Deleting the registered user ............... 19

■ Setting the user privileges for

operating the camera ..........................20

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Introduction

The VA-SW3050LITE is a monitoring software for use with Sanyo’s CCD cameras. Attaching the option board (VA-50LAN) to your camera and installing the software enable you to view

live video images from multiple cameras on your PC.

■ Features

• Views live video from up to 128 cameras

• Switches screen display between a single screen, 4-part split screen or 16-part split screen

• Operates the camera(s) remotely and configures the settings stored on the camera

• Prints the video image displayed on your monitor display

• Registers up to 10 users and sets operating privileges for each camera

■ System requirements

The system requirements for the VA-SW3050LITE are as follows:

•PC: IBM PC/AT and compatibles

•OS: Windows 2000 Professional SP4,

Windows XP Home Edition SP2, Windows XP Professional SP2

• CPU/Memory:

For configuration with 4 cameras:

CPU: Pentium 4, 2.0 GHz or higher, Memory: 512 MB or more

For configuration with 16 cameras:

CPU: Pentium 4, 3.0 GHz or higher, Memory: 1 GB or more

• Network interface: 100Base-TX

• Display card: 1024 x 768 pixels or higher, 16 million colors or higher

AGP graphics card supporting hardware overlay Or PCI Express graphics card (Requires the latest DirectX 9.0c compatible driver. )

• Recommended graphics chip

ATI : RADEON9000 series or higher nVidia : GeForce4 series or higher

: Quadro4 series or higher

Matrox : MillenniumP series or higher

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Software Setup Procedure

Perform the following procedures before using the VA-SW3050LITE software. For detailed instructions on individual procedures, refer to the respective pages shown below.

1 Install the option board (VA-50LAN) on the camera(s)

Refer to the separate “INSTALLATION MANUAL” for how to install the option board on the camera(s) and make connection using LAN cables.

Configure the TCP/IP settings on PC

To change the IP address for a camera, you must first change the subnet mask and default gateway values (for the IP address) on the PC, according to the camera. Note that you must use the same subnet mask and the default gateway values as those for the camera.

2 Install the VA-SW3050LITE software

3 Start the VA-SW3050LITE software and perform the login

procedure

When you log in to the VA-SW3050LITE for the first time, the [Camera Setting] screen appears.

4 Register the camera(s) with the software

Register the camera(s) to access, and configure the camera settings such as IP address and camera title. After registering the camera(s), the live video is displayed on the main screen.

5 View the live video

You can customize how the video is displayed using the controls on the main screen.

6 Register users accessing the camera

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Installing the VA-SW3050LITE Software

Install the VA-SW3050LITE software on your PC. Start the installation program, and use the interactive dialog boxes to advance the installation.

Double-click “Setup.exe” on the supplied CD-ROM

The installer starts up.

1 Installation of the Microsoft

.NET Framework 1.1 (approximately 2 minutes)

2 [Welcome to the VA-SW3050 Setup

Wizard] dialog

Click [Next].

3 [License Agreement] dialog

Select the “I accept the agreement” option and click [Next].

4 [Select Destination Location] dialog

Click [Next].

5 [Select Start Menu Folder] dialog

Click [Next].

6 [Ready to Install] dialog

Click [Install].

7 [Installing] dialog

After the installation is completed, close the dialog

The shortcut icon for the VA-SW3050LITE appears on the desktop.

9 Installation of the Microsoft

.NET Framework Service Pack 1

MEMO:

• When you use the non-Japanese version of Windows, English is used for the display language during installation.

• Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 and Service Pack 1 are required to use the VA-SW3050LITE software. If these applications are not installed on your PC, the install confirmation dialog appears, and the files are installed automatically (steps 1,

9).

• If you want to change the install destination folder, click [Browse] to select the desired folder (step 4).

• If you want to change the Start menu folder, type the new folder name into the box, or select the desired folder from the existing folder list (step 5).

• Restarting the system may be required after completing the installation. When restarting the system is required, follow the instruction displayed on the screen.

To Uninstall the VA-SW3050LITE Software

8 [Completing the VA-SW3050 Setup

Wizard] dialog

Click [Finish].

To uninstall the VA-SW3050LITE software, open the [Add or Remove Programs] window from the Control Panel, and select “Network Recorder” to begin the uninstall procedure.

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Starting and Logging in to the VA-SW3050LITE Software

Double-click the shortcut icon on the

desktop.

The VA-SW3050LITE starts and the login screen appears.

MEMO:

The VA-SW3050LITE icon appears in the task tray at the right bottom corner of the screen.

Click the appropriate radio button to

select the display language.

Available display languages:

English, French, German, and Spanish

Enter the user ID and password.

When you log in to the software for the first time, use the factory setting values below.

USER ID : admin PASSWORD : admin

Note:

If an invalid user ID or password is entered three consecutive times, the dialog displaying the authorization error message appears. Clicking [OK] closes the login screen automatically.

Click [OK].

• When you start the software for the first time or no cameras are registered:

The [Camera Setting] screen appears. Be sure to register the camera before starting to use VA-SW3050LITE. (Refer to “Registering the Cameras

with the Software” on page 7)

• When cameras are registered:

The live video is displayed on the main screen. (Refer to “Viewing the Live Video” on page 10)

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The following operations are common to each screen following login.

■ Logging off

Click [Log Off] in the [File] menu.

The login screen is returned to.

■ Closing the screen

Click the button in the top right corner of the screen.

Alternatively, click [Close] in the [File] menu (the [Close] button on the login screen).

This operation closes the screen and stores the software in the task tray icon.

Since this is continually activated as permanent software, the software remains operating and functional.

■ Opening the screen

Right-click the icon in the task tray to display the context menu, and click [Return].

Alternatively, double-click the task tray icon. The screen appears again.

Disabling the Firewall Protection

When Windows XP Firewall or some other firewall program is active on your computer, the computer is blocked from communicating with the cameras and thus the system fails to operate correctly. This means that you must disable the firewall protection before you begin using the VA-SW3050LITE software.

MEMO:

Note that, if you are using Windows XP SP2, its firewall protection is enabled by default. When the VA-SW3050LITE searches for cameras after startup, the dialog confirming the firewall setting appears. In this dialog, click [Unblock] to allow the connection to the camera.

■ Exiting from the software

Right-click the icon in the task tray to display the context menu, and click [Exit].

This exits from the software, and the task tray icon disappears.

Concurrent Access via Web Browser

The camera can also be accessed concurrently by multiple admin users via Web browsers.

However, when the user who uses the software performs one of the following actions, other Web-based concurrent admin users will be disconnected:

• Camera registration

• Clock settings

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Registering the Cameras with the Software

In order to view the live video after logging in, it is necessary to register the connected camera(s) with the VA-SW3050LITE.

When starting for the first time, or in other cases where the camera is unregistered, the [Camera Setting] screen appears automatically.

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● When registering additional cameras or changing settings, select [Options] and then [Camera Setting] from the menu bar.

Enter the IP address (or URL) for the camera.

If many cameras are connected or the address is overlapping with another camera,

Using the Camera Search

refer to "

function

Setting communication conditions.

When you use the proxy server or SSL encryption to connect to the camera, select the appropriate check box respectively.

Note:

Enter the port number set in the camera.

The default value depends on the [SSL] setting.

Enter the password.

Enter the password for setting value: guest) configured on the camera.

” on page 8.

• To use proxy server, complete the proxy settings under the [Options] menu (refer to “Configuring Other Options” on page 23).

• Configure the SSL according to the camera settings.

•SSL (OFF) : 80

• SSL (ON) : 443

guest

user (Factory

Set the picture quality and resolution of

live images.

In order to make the settings valid,

select the check box corresponding to the camera.

Click [SET].

This completes the setting procedure and the configuration is transferred to the camera.

When you register multiple cameras, repeat steps 1 to 7.

Specify the camera title.

Set while viewing image(s) for the registered camera(s).

For details, refer to “Specifying the

camera title” on page 9.

Click [Close].

The [Camera Setting] screen closes, and the main screen opens with the live video from the camera registered.

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■ Using the Camera Search function

This function automatically searches all cameras connected to the network.

• All of the IP addresses for the detected cameras are listed on the [Camera Setting] screen.

• When there are overlapping IP addresses, you can specify the new IP address on the [Camera Setting] screen.

MEMO:

At the time of factory shipment, the IP address for every camera is set to “192.168.0.2”. When you connect multiple cameras with the factory setting, use the Camera Search function to configure the unique IP address to the cameras.

Click [Search Camera].

The MAC and IP addresses for the cameras detected are listed in the [Search Camera] dialog. The addresses are displayed in ascending order for the MAC address.

If there are any overlapping IP

addresses, in the [Search Camera] dialog, select the camera(s) for which the IP address needs to be changed and click [Edit].

The [Edit IP Address] dialog appears.

Enter new IP address.

Click [OK].

The new IP address is transferred to the camera(s).

The [Edit IP Address] dialog closes, and the IP address in the [Search Camera] dialog is also updated.

Use the same procedure (steps 2 to 4) until there are no overlapping addresses remaining.

Click [OK] in the [Search Camera] dialog.

All the IP addresses displayed in the [Search Camera] dialog are automatically reflected in the [Camera Setting] screen.

Note:

If there are any overlapping IP addresses, the “Duplication Error” message is displayed. When this error occurs, configure the IP address again.

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