Operating Environments

HD NETWORK CAMERA

VN-H37U/H57U Series

Instructions

(IP Address Settings)

Recommended PC Specifi cations

OS : Windows 7 Professional (SP1)/Windows Vista Business (SP2)/

Windows XP Home Edition (SP3)/Windows XP Professional (SP3)

CPU

Memory capacity

: Intel Core 2 Duo, 3GHz or higher

: 2 GB or more

Free hard disk space : 512 MB or more of free space

Display and video card : 1600 x 1200 pixels or more, True Color (24 bit or 32 bit), VRAM 1GB or more recommended

Web browser : Internet Explorer

Windows XP : Version 6.0

Windows Vista : Version 7.0

Windows 7 : Version 8.0

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The Built-in Viewer consists of the ActiveX software components. When you use the Built-in Viewer in the fi rst time, the ActiveX software is installed. However, the installation may be rejected by the anti-virus software settings.If this occurs, change the anti-virus software settings.

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LAN environments

10BASE-T/100BASE-TX network interconnected using IEEE 802.3-compliant switching hubs

IEEE 802.3af-compliant switching hub when PoE is used

IGMPv2-compliant network when multicast is in use

Category 5 or higher grade LAN cable while being connected

LST1270-001B

How to read the manual

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Contents of this manual

This manual explains how to set up the PC to confi gure the camera settings and how to connect the camera to the PC.

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Windows and Internet Explorer are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries.

Product names of other companies described in this manual are trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective companies.

Symbols such as TM , ®, © are omitted in this manual.

Design, specifi cations and other contents described in this manual are subject to change without prior notice for purposes of improvement.

Instructions for installing this camera can be found in "Instructions (Installation)".

For image and network settings, please refer to the "Instructions (Setting)" of the supplied CD-ROM.

For the latest information, please refer to the "README" fi le in the CD-ROM supplied with this product.

The supplied CD-ROM disk contains the "Instructions (Setting)" (pdf), "API Guide" (pdf), "JVC-VN-SearchTool", "JVC-VN-

IPSettingTool" and "README" (txt) fi les.

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Note : Operational precautions are provided.

Memo : Limitations related to functions and use, and other helpful information are provided.

☞ : Reference pages or reference items are shown.

IP address setup procedure

* This item is based on Windows 7 and Internet Explorer 8.0.

Set the IP address of the camera in the following steps.

Step 1

Setup of the IP address of the PC used for settings

Set the IP address of the PC used for confi guring camera settings.

Step 2

Setup of Internet Explorer

Set up the Internet Explorer to connect the camera to the PC.

Step 3

Connection of the camera to the PC

Connect the camera to the PC used for confi guring camera settings.

Step 4

IP address setting for the camera

Call the [Basic Setting1] setting window, and set the [IP Setting] to

"DHCP Disable" or "DHCP Enable".

Step 1 Setup of the IP address of the PC used for settings

The camera is assigned the "DHCP Disable" (the DHCP client function is Off) during shipment. The camera is fi rst started up using the following IP address. Set the IP address of the PC correctly so that you can communicate with the following. (For example, set the IP address to "192.168.0.100" and the subnet mask to

"255.255.255.0".)

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• If multiple cameras are turned on simultaneously in the same LAN environment, access attempts may fail due to IP address duplication. Set up an IP address by either using the JVC-VN-IPSettingTool (included on the supplied CD-ROM) or turning the power supply of each camera on separately to avoid duplication.

Step 2 Setup of Internet Explorer

1 Launch Internet Explorer on the PC.

2 If proxy settings are enabled in Internet Explorer, disable them as follows: in this order.

[Proxy server] and uncheck the [Use a proxy server for your LAN] box.

3 If the active script of Internet Explorer is disabled, follow the steps shown below to enable it.

verifi cation (https:) for all sites in this zone] box.

factory defaults, add the following URL to the zone.

http://192.168.0.2

click [Custom Level].

[Active scripting] to [Enable].

Uncheck this box.

Select [Enable].

IP address of the camera (factory default)

IP Address

Subnet Mask

Default Gateway

192.168.0.2

255.255.255.0

None

4 If ActiveX controls and plug-ins of Internet Explorer are disabled, follow the steps shown below to enable them.

sites].

Also, select [Miscellaneous] and set [Allow Script-initiated windows without size or position constraints] to [Enable].

Select [Enable].

5 Disable pop-up block.

If the pop-up block is "enabled" in Internet Explorer, you will not be able to connect the camera.In this case, set the pop-up block to "Disable" using the following steps.

Blocker].

window. In the opened window, add the address of the camera as a permitted Web site address.

6 If plug-in tools are included in Internet Explorer, disable the pop-up block function of these plug-ins tools as well.

7 Enable [Every time I visit the webpage].

If checking for newer versions of pages stored by Internet Explorer is not set to "Every time I visit the webpage", you cannot perform white spot correction. (

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"Instructions (Setting)") In that case, follow the procedure below to set checking for newer versions of stored pages to "Every time I visit the webpage".

Files] - [Settings] - [Every time I visit the webpage].

Select [Every time I visit the webpage] 1

Step 3 Connection of the camera to the PC

1 Launch Internet Explorer.

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3 The Built-in Viewer of the camera is displayed.

2 Enter the user name and password (to log in as the administrator).

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If the IP address of the camera is not known

You cannot set up or change the IP address of the camera from the PC even if the IP address of the camera is not known.

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You can identify the IP address in the following ways.

Access the "TOOL_E" folder of the supplied CD-ROM disk, and search for the camera in the LAN using the "JVC-VN-SearchTool" of this folder.

* For the "JVC-VN-SearchTool" details, please open the "README" fi le in the [TOOL_E] folder.

Step 4 IP address setting for the camera

1 Click [Details] of the Built-in Viewer.

2 The [Basic Setting1] screen appears.

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3 When the confi rmation window opens, click [OK].

• The camera restarts with the new IP address. The camera takes about 90 seconds to restart.

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As the IP address of the camera is changed, you may not be able to access the camera from the

PC you have been using. If you access the camera from the same PC, set the IP address of the PC accordingly.

■ If the display or confi guration of the open window appears strange, check the PC settings as follows:

1 Select [Start] - [Control Panel] - [Appearance and Personalization]

2 Select [Display] - [Adjust screen resolution]

3 Check that [Resolution] is set to [Monitor size (recommended)].

4 Otherwise, change the setting to [Monitor size (recommended)] and press the [OK] button.

5 In [Display Settings], press the [Keep changes] button.

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When selecting "DHCP Disable":

Select "DHCP Disable" for the [IP Setting] option. Then, enter required values in [IP Address], [Subnet

Mask], and [Default Gateway].

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When selecting "DHCP Enable":

The "DHCP Disable" (the DHCP client function is off) is set as factory default. To assign an IP address from the DHCP server, connect the camera to the LAN where the DHCP server exists. Set the [IP

Setting] of the camera to "DHCP Enable" and click [OK].

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Set the DHCP server so that the same IP address is always assigned to the MAC address of the camera, using the DHCP server. The connection may fail if the above settings are not made.

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Set up the IP address if required.

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For detailed network settings, consult your network administrator.

If you enter the following URL in the address bar of Internet Explorer, you can log in with administrator privileges proceeding

2 in step 3 and you can directly access the [Basic Setting1] page without going through the Built-in Viewer.

Example: http://192.168.0.2/cgi-bin/display.cgi?basicmenu1.html

If a [Security Warning] window appears, click [Yes] to proceed.

Advanced camera settings and operation

In addition to the above basic settings, you can set the advanced camera functions using Internet Explorer and Built-in Viewer as follows.

Camera setting using Internet Explorer

Confi gure the picture quality and alarm settings using Internet Explorer.

* For details, refer to the "Instructions (Setting)" of the supplied CD-ROM disk.

Operating the Built-in Viewer

* For details about the Built-in Viewer, refer to "Built-in Viewer Operations" section in the "Instructions (Setting)" of the supplied CD-ROM disk.

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