Performing initial settings for the camera – Canon VB-H41 User Manual

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Use the VB Initial Setting Tool to configure the camera

network.

To launch the VB Initial Setting Tool, double-click the

[VB Initial Setting Tool] icon on the desktop.

The Tool will automatically detect the camera

connected to the network and display the camera's

MAC address, IP address and model name.

The factory setting IP address is set to 192.168.100.1.

The MAC address can be found on the label on the

camera (“Installation Guide” > “Part Names”).

To use a setting other than the default gateway

setting, clear the [Enter a default gateway address]

checkbox.

After settings are complete, click [OK].

Setup progress is shown in the window.

Note

• To ensure security, be sure to change the administrator

password (p. 42).

• Contact your System Administrator for the appropriate IP

address, subnet mask and gateway address.

Performing Initial Settings for the Camera

1

Connect the camera and PC to the network and turn
on the camera (“Installation Guide” > “Connecting the

Camera”).

2

Launch the VB Initial Setting Tool.

Important

• Twenty minutes after the camera is turned on, it will stop

issuing IP address assignments requests and VB Initial

Setting Tool detection will be disabled. In such cases, turn
the camera off and on again.

• There may be cautionary information, depending on your

operating environment. Read “Notes on Operating

Environment” (p. 20) before performing initial settings.

• The VB Initial Setting Tool cannot be used with cameras that

are behind a router.

3

Select a MAC address, and then click [Initial Setting].

Click to select

4

Enter the user name “root” and factory default setting
password “camera”, and then the appropriate IP
address and subnet mask.

5

Click [OK].

Important

To obtain an IP address from a DHCP server or set IPv6, first

use the VB Initial Setting Tool to temporarily configure an IPv4
static address that can communicate with the PC. Then, in

[Network] on the setting page, change [IPv4 Address Setting

Method] to [Auto (DHCP)] in the [IPv4] area (p. 47).
Alternatively, set [IPv6].

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