Restore Settings; Restoring The Initial Setting From The Maintenance Page In The Web Browser; Restore Factory Default Settings With The Reset Switch On The Camera - Canon VB-M40 Operation Manual

Restore Settings

Since this camera supports various functions, it is recommended that you write down the settings for respective functions.
If you have forgotten the settings and want to set the camera from the beginning, restore the factory default settings first.
*For factory default settings, see P. 7-23.
Restoring the Initial Setting from the
Maintenance Page in the Web Browser
1 Launch the web browser and display the settings
menu.
To display the settings menu, you need to enter the IP
address of the camera, user name and administrator
password (P. 3-3).
On the Settings Menu page, click [Maintenance].
2
The maintenance page appears.
Click [Exec] under [Restore Settings].
3
A confirmation message appears, asking if you want
to restore to the default settings. To restore to the
default settings, click [OK].
Caution
• You must not turn off the camera while it is
performing the [Restore Settings] operation.
Turning off the camera at this stage may result in
disabling its ability to boot correctly.
• Once [OK] is clicked, you can no longer stop the
process of restoring the default settings.
The camera will be reset to the factory default settings
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excluding the following items.
Administrator password for the camera, maximum
packet size, network settings, date, time, time zone,
SSL certificate, encrypted communications.
Restore Factory Default Settings with the
Reset Switch on the Camera
If you have forgotten or don't know the IP address of the
camera or your Administrator password, you cannot
operate the camera via the network. In this case, press
the reset switch at the back of the camera.
1 Turn off the camera.
There is no on/off switch on the camera. Turn the
camera on and off by plugging in or unplugging LAN
cable (PoE supply), AC adaptor or external power
plug.
Turn on the power while pushing the reset switch, and
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keep pushing the reset switch for 5 seconds or more.
The reset switch is located in a recessed area at the
back. Push the switch using the tip of a slender object
such as a clip.
All settings of the camera, except for the date and
time, are restored to factory default settings.
Reset Switch
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