Canon RM-Software - Manual (Page 130)

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You can configure the way the Viewer starts up, for
example, to have it bypass the login screen with the user
name and password (pp. 39, 40) by creating a shortcut
icon that specifies Viewer startup options.
[Viewer.exe] is located in the following folder by
default:
:\Program Files\Canon\WebView\NVR
A dialog box asking whether to create a shortcut on
the desktop is displayed.
Note
corresponds to the drive containing the system
files of the operating system. If the operating system is installed
on the C drive, the system drive is the C drive.
About the Latest Camera Firmware
You can find the latest firmware and configuration backup
and restore tools for cameras that are supported by this
program at the Canon Web site.
Update the Firmware
To update the firmware for your camera, you must use the
tool that is specific to your camera model.
Note
If the firmware update fails, restore the configuration using the
Restore Tool.
Create a Shortcut Icon for Starting the Viewer
Important
• You cannot reconfigure the shortcut icon that is automatically
created on your desktop when you install this software.
• The login password can be easily viewed in the properties of
the shortcut icon. Make sure to take sufficient security
measures when using this feature.
1 Right-click [Viewer.exe] in the installation folder and
click [Create shortcut].
2 Click [OK].
3 Right-click the shortcut icon that was created on the
desktop and select [Properties].
4 On the [Shortcut] tab, add a startup option to [Target].
Startup Options Description
-group nvr://
:@<
storage server group name> The information in the options
is used to connect to the
server group and start the
Viewer, without displaying the
[Connect to Storage Server
Group] dialog box on startup.
5 Click [OK] to close the dialog box.
Camera Maintenance
1 Download the latest firmware with the Firmware
Upgrade Tool, and download the Backup Tool and
Restore Tool.
2 Back up the camera configuration using the Backup
Tool.
3 Update the firmware using the Firmware Upgrade
Tool.