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    Americas Hea dquarters Cisc o Syst ems , Inc . 170 West Ta sman Driv e San Jos e, CA 95 134-1706 USA http://www.ci sco.com Tel: 408 526-4000 800 553- NETS (638 7) Fax: 408 527-0883 Cisco V ideo Surveillance IP Camera User Guide Model CIVS-IPC-250 0 Text Pa rt Numbe r: OL -14220-0 1[...]

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    NOTICE. ALL STATEMENTS, IN FORMATION, AND RECOMME NDATIONS IN THIS MANUA L ARE BELIEVED TO BE ACCURATE BUT ARE PRESENTED WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPL IED. USERS MUST TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR APPLI CATION OF ANY PROD UCTS. THE SOFTWARE LICENSE AND LIMITED WARRA NTY FOR THE ACCOMPANYING PRO DUCT ARE SET FORTH IN THE INFORMA[...]

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    iii Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Camera User Guide OL-14220-01 CONTENTS Preface v Overvi ew v Organi zation v Obtain ing Docu mentat ion, Obt aining Su pport , and Secur ity Gui deline s v CHAPTER 1 Overview 1- 1 IP Camera Featur es 1-1 IP Ca mera Phy sical D etail s 1-2 DC Au to Iri s Lens C onnect or P inouts 1-6 Package Cont ents 1-6 CHAPT[...]

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    Cont ent s iv Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Came ra User Guide OL-14220-01 Video Win dow 3-14 Audio Wind ow 3-17 Securi ty Wi ndows 3-18 Produc t Proce ss Window 3-19 Initia lizat ion Wind ow 3-19 Complexi ty Window 3-20 Applic atio ns Windo ws 3-20 Mail & FTP Win dow 3-21 Motion Det ection Windo w 3-23 Event Win dow 3-24 SNMP Window 3-26 [...]

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    v Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Camera User Guide OL-14220-01 Preface Overview This doc ument , C isco V ideo Surve illance IP Camera User G uide pro vides informat ion about in stalling, conf iguring, using, managing, and troubleshooting the Cisco V ideo Surveillanc e IP Camera model CIVS-IPC- 2500. Organization This m anual is organi zed a s[...]

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    vi Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Came ra User Guide OL-14220-01 Preface Obtainin g Docume ntation , Obtaining Sup port, and Se curity G uidelines Subscribe to the What’s New in Cisco Pr oduct D ocument ation as a Really Simple Syndication (R SS) feed and set cont ent to be deli ver ed direct ly to your des k top using a reader applicatio n. [...]

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    CH A P T E R 1-1 Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Camera User Gu ide OL-14220-01 1 Overview This chapte r provide s an ov ervie w of the Cisco V ideo Surv eillance IP Camera and its features. It includ es these to pics: • IP Camera Feat ures, pa ge 1-1 • IP Camera Physical Detail s, page 1-2 • DC Auto Iris Lens C onnec tor Pinout s, pag e 1[...]

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    1-2 Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Came ra User Guide OL-14220-01 Ch apter 1 Over vi ew IP Camera Ph ysical D etails • Motion detection— The I P camer a can dete ct mo tion in up to thr ee designat ed fields of view by analyzin g changes in pix els and generate an aler t if motion is detecte d. • Flexible sche duling— Y ou can configure[...]

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    1-3 Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Camera User Gu ide OL-14220-01 Chapter 1 Ov erview IP Camera Physical Details Figur e 1 -1 Fr ont of IP Camer a 1 Lens opening The IP camer a support s a variety of C and CS mou nt lens es, which attach here. For best pe rforman ce, Cisc o reco mmend s that y ou use a DC auto iris lens. 2 Focus ri ng Allows yo[...]

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    1-4 Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Came ra User Guide OL-14220-01 Ch apter 1 Over vi ew IP Camera Ph ysical D etails Figure 1-2 and the table that foll ow s describ e the item s on the rear of the IP cam era. Figur e 1 -2 Rear of IP Cam era 1 Reset button Recessed b utton th at reboots the IP c amera or resets it to a defaul t state. Y ou can u[...]

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    1-5 Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Camera User Gu ide OL-14220-01 Chapter 1 Ov erview IP Camera Physical Details Figure 1-3 and the table that foll ow s descr ibe the it ems on the side of the IP came ra. Figur e 1 -3 Side of IP Ca mer a 7 Mic rophon e input Allows the conne ctio n of an opt ional exter nal mic rophon e (with pre-amp lifier) th[...]

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    1-6 Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Came ra User Guide OL-14220-01 Ch apter 1 Over vi ew DC Auto I ris Le ns Connect or Pinouts DC Auto Iris Lens Connector Pino uts Figure 1-4 and the table that follo ws describ e the pinouts of the DC auto iris lens connec tor on the IP cam era. Figur e 1 -4 DC A uto Ir is Lens Connect or Pinouts Package Conten[...]

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    CH A P T E R 2-1 Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Camera User Gu ide OL-14220-01 2 Getting Started This chap ter pro vides in structions for insta lling and pe rforming the initial setup o f the Ci sco V ideo Surve illance IP Camera. It also describes ho w to access the IP camera through a web bro wser so that you can c onfigure it or v iew video[...]

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    2-2 Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Came ra User Guide OL-14220-01 Chapter 2 Getting Sta rted Installi ng the IP Cam era War ni n g The power supply must be p laced indoors. Statement 331 Note If you use the IP cam era outdo ors, pl ace the camera and the power supply in a suitabl e NEMA enclo sure . War ni n g This product requires short-circui[...]

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    2-3 Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Camera User Gu ide OL-14220-01 Chapter 2 Getting Star ted Installing the IP Camera Step 4 Optional. Connect a microp hone t o the microp hone input jack on the rear of the IP camer a. Connecti ng an exter nal micr ophone disables the IP c amera interna l micro phone. Plac e the externa l microphon e in a locat[...]

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    2-4 Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Came ra User Guide OL-14220-01 Chapter 2 Getting Sta rted Performin g the Initial Set up of the IP Came ra After you install the IP camera, follo w the instruct ions in the “Pe rfo rm ing the In it ia l Setu p o f the I P Camera ” sect ion on page 2-4 to access and co nfigure the c amera. Performing the In[...]

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    2-5 Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Camera User Gu ide OL-14220-01 Chapter 2 Getting Star ted Acce ssi ng th e IP Came ra W indow s Step 2 In the Se t Pa ssword and V erify P asswo rd f ields in the Admi n column, enter a password for the IP c amera admini strat or . Y ou must ent er the same password in both fields. The passwor d is case sensi [...]

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    2-6 Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Came ra User Guide OL-14220-01 Chapter 2 Getting Sta rted Access ing the IP Ca mera Window s Y ou need th is informati on to ac cess the I P camera windo ws: • IP address of t he IP camera. The default IP address i s 192.168.0. 100. • Port numbe r , if other than the default v alue. Defau lt port nu mbers [...]

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    2-7 Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Camera User Gu ide OL-14220-01 Chapter 2 Getting Star ted Adjusting Back Focus on the IP Camera The Main windo w app ears and video from the IP ca mera starts playin g automatically . Y ou can take these actions in the Main wi ndo w: • Click the Setup link to access con figuration me nus for th e camer a. Fo[...]

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    2-8 Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Came ra User Guide OL-14220-01 Chapter 2 Getting Sta rted Resett ing the IP Camera • If the IP ca mera is receiving power throug h the power ada pter, unplug the ada pter fr om the wall or disconn ect it from the came ra Resetting the IP Camera Y ou reset the IP camer a by pressing the Rese t button on the r[...]

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    CH A P T E R 3-1 Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Camera User Gu ide OL-14220-01 3 Configuring and Man aging the IP Camera The Cisco V ideo Sur veilla nce IP Camera p rovides c onf iguration windo ws that yo u use to co nf igure and manage th e IP camera. This chapter exp lains ho w to access the conf igu ration wi ndo ws, des cribes each windo w[...]

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    3-2 Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Came ra User Guide OL-14220-01 Chapt er 3 Config uri ng and Mana ging t he IP Came ra Configur ation Ov erview Configuration Ove rview There are man y settin gs and o ptions that you ca n conf igur e for the I P camera . The items that you configure de pend on several factors, includi ng your camera mode l, op[...]

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    3-3 Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Camera User Gu ide OL-14220-01 Chapter 3 Configuring an d Managing the IP Came ra Configur ati on Overview Audio o ptions Incl udes opt ions fo r aud io streams tha t are re cei v ed or sent by the IP cam era. Requ ired i f you use the inte rnal or an exter nal mi croph one, or an ext e rn a l s p ea k er. See[...]

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    3-4 Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Came ra User Guide OL-14220-01 Chapt er 3 Config uri ng and Mana ging t he IP Came ra Naviga ting the Con figuration Window s Navigating the Configuration Windo ws After you a cces s the conf igur ation w indo ws as desc ribe d in th e “ Accessin g the IP Camer a W ind o ws” section on page 2-5 , a windo w[...]

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    3-5 Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Camera User Gu ide OL-14220-01 Chapter 3 Configuring an d Managing the IP Came ra Setup Wind ow s • Status – System – Audio V ideo – Netwo rk – Syslog & L og – V ide o Log Setup Wi ndows The Setup w indows let yo u configure a variety of basi c and a dvanced setti ngs fo r the I P cam era, a nd[...]

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    3-6 Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Came ra User Guide OL-14220-01 Chapt er 3 Config uri ng and Mana ging t he IP Came ra Setup W indows Enable LED Opera tions Check this c heck b ox if y ou wan t the Rea dy LE D or Ac tiv ity LED on the front of the IP c amer a to lig ht whe n the I P cam era recei ves po wer or perfor ms an acti vity . If you [...]

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    3-7 Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Camera User Gu ide OL-14220-01 Chapter 3 Configuring an d Managing the IP Came ra Setup Wind ow s Advanced Setup W indow The Ad vanced Setup window provides o ptions fo r configur ing various networ k and pro tocol settings for the IP came ra. T o display the Advanced Setu p wind ow , acce ss the configurat io[...]

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    3-8 Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Came ra User Guide OL-14220-01 Chapt er 3 Config uri ng and Mana ging t he IP Came ra Setup W indows Enable HTTPS Alte rnat i ve Port Check th is che ck box to ena ble In ternet access t o th e IP cam era th rough an HTTPS po rt othe r than the de fault port 44 3. If you e nable thi s option , enter a port num[...]

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    3-9 Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Camera User Gu ide OL-14220-01 Chapter 3 Configuring an d Managing the IP Came ra Setup Wind ow s IP Filter Window The IP Filter windo w pro vides option s for controlling access to the IP camera b y designating a list of IP addres ses th at ca n access the IP c amera and a l ist of IP a ddresse s th at cann o[...]

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    3-10 Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Came ra User Guide OL-14220-01 Chapt er 3 Config uri ng and Mana ging t he IP Came ra Admini stration Win dows Administration Windows The A dministr ation windows let you configur e IP c amera use rs, rese t or restar t the I P cam era, and upgrade firmware on the I P cam era. The follo wing sectio ns describ[...]

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    3-11 Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Camera User Gu ide OL-14220-01 Chapter 3 Configuring an d Managing the IP Came ra Admi nist rati on W ind ows • T o r em ove a u se r, cl ic k Delete next to the us er . If you delete a user wh o is logged into the IP camera, the u ser rema ins lo gged in and can co ntinue access the I P cam era. • T o di[...]

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    3-12 Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Came ra User Guide OL-14220-01 Chapt er 3 Config uri ng and Mana ging t he IP Came ra Admini stration Win dows Maintenan ce Win dow The Mainte nance windo w p rov ides options fo r resetting or re starting the IP camera, sa ving con figur ation informa tion from the IP camera, and uploadin g the conf igur ati[...]

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    3-13 Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Camera User Gu ide OL-14220-01 Chapter 3 Configuring an d Managing the IP Came ra Admi nist rati on W ind ows Firmware Window The Firmware window lets you vi e w infor mation ab out the firmware that is installe d on the IP camera and upgr ade the firmware. Before y ou upgr ade firmware, download the firmware[...]

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    3-14 Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Came ra User Guide OL-14220-01 Chapt er 3 Config uri ng and Mana ging t he IP Came ra Audio/Vid eo Windows Audio/Video Windows The A udio/V ideo wind ows provide option s for configurin g au dio and vid eo from the I P ca mera. The follo wing sectio ns describe the Setup windo ws in detail: • V ideo W indow[...]

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    3-15 Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Camera User Gu ide OL-14220-01 Chapter 3 Configuring an d Managing the IP Came ra Audi o/Vid eo W ind ows Max. Fr ame Rat e Select t he des ired m axim um fr ame rat e fo r the pr imar y vi de o str eam fr om the IP ca mera . The de fault v alues are 30 for NTSC and 2 5 for P AL. A high er max imum frame rate[...]

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    3-16 Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Came ra User Guide OL-14220-01 Chapt er 3 Config uri ng and Mana ging t he IP Came ra Audio/Vid eo Windows Pres et Choose one the fo llowing p reset white balanc e mo des from the Preset drop-down list: • Norm al —Sui table for most condi tions tha t do not have special light ing • Indoor —Suitable fo[...]

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    3-17 Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Camera User Gu ide OL-14220-01 Chapter 3 Configuring an d Managing the IP Came ra Audi o/Vid eo W ind ows Audio W indow The Audio windo w pro vides options for e nabling and con figurin g audio that is t ransmitted to and from the IP ca mera. Y ou can con fig ure au dio for these de vi ces: • Inter nal micr[...]

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    3-18 Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Came ra User Guide OL-14220-01 Chapt er 3 Config uri ng and Mana ging t he IP Came ra Security Window s Security Windows The Sec urity wi ndows provide opt ions for st opping I P camer a process es, co nfiguring admi nistr ator an d root pass word requ ireme nts, a nd en abling access t o th e IP camera throu[...]

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    3-19 Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Camera User Gu ide OL-14220-01 Chapter 3 Configuring an d Managing the IP Came ra Securi ty W indow s Product Proce ss Windo w The Prod uct Pro cess win dow displays t he pro cesses tha t occupy T CP or UDP po rts, and let s you stop any of t hese pr oces ses. T ake care when sto pping proc esses beca use som[...]

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    3-20 Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Came ra User Guide OL-14220-01 Chapt er 3 Config uri ng and Mana ging t he IP Came ra Applicat ions Window s Complexity Window The Compl e xity win do w pro vide s op tio ns fo r co nf igur in g req uir ement s fo r the IP c amer a admi ni stra tor and user pass words. Ta b l e 3 - 1 2 describes the options i[...]

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    3-21 Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Camera User Gu ide OL-14220-01 Chapter 3 Configuring an d Managing the IP Came ra Applications Windows Mail & FTP Window When the IP camera d etects an e vent, it can sen d an e-mail m essage to up to three design ated rec ipients . The e- mail no tif ies r ecipi ents that an e ve nt oc curred and pr ovi [...]

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    3-22 Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Came ra User Guide OL-14220-01 Chapt er 3 Config uri ng and Mana ging t he IP Came ra Applicat ions Window s SMTP Ma il Server Enter t he name or IP ad dress of the pri mary SMTP ser ver . If you enter a name, you mus t conf igure the Primary DNS o ption as desc ribe d in the “Basic Setup W indow” section[...]

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    3-23 Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Camera User Gu ide OL-14220-01 Chapter 3 Configuring an d Managing the IP Came ra Applications Windows Motion Detection Window The Motio n Dete ctio n wind ow allows you to con figure up t o thre e ar eas in a vi deo field. The I P cam era monitor s acti vity in ea ch area. If act i vity e xceeds a confi gure[...]

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    3-24 Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Came ra User Guide OL-14220-01 Chapt er 3 Config uri ng and Mana ging t he IP Came ra Applicat ions Window s Event Wi ndow The Even t window provides o ptions f or configuri ng how the IP ca mera ha ndles events. An event is eithe r of the follo wi ng: • Motion that t he IP cam era detects. F or r elated in[...]

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    3-25 Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Camera User Gu ide OL-14220-01 Chapter 3 Configuring an d Managing the IP Came ra Applications Windows If you c hange an y options in the E ven t windo w , exce pt deletin g an e vent from t he e vent schedule list, you must click Save to sav e the changes. T o disc ard the ch ange s, click Cancel before clic[...]

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    3-26 Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Came ra User Guide OL-14220-01 Chapt er 3 Config uri ng and Mana ging t he IP Came ra Applicat ions Window s SNMP Windo w The SNMP win do w al lo ws you to conf igure Si mple Netw or k Mana geme nt Pr otoc ol (S NMP) s ettin gs for the IP came ra. These se ttings ca n help you manage comp lex networks by send[...]

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    3-27 Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Camera User Gu ide OL-14220-01 Chapter 3 Configuring an d Managing the IP Came ra Applications Windows T o display the SNMP wind ow , access the configurati on wi ndows as desc ribed in the “Perfor ming the Initial Setup of th e IP Cam era” sectio n on pag e 2-4 , c lick A pplicatio ns , then click SNMP .[...]

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    3-28 Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Came ra User Guide OL-14220-01 Chapt er 3 Config uri ng and Mana ging t he IP Came ra Applicat ions Window s PTZ (RS- 485) W indow The PTZ (RS-485 ) windo w allo ws you to enab le pan, tilt, zoom (PTZ ) functions for the IP camera. These functions re quire that the IP camer a be installed with a motorize d zo[...]

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    3-29 Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Camera User Gu ide OL-14220-01 Chapter 3 Configuring an d Managing the IP Came ra Applications Windows If you chang e any opt ions in the PTZ (R S-485) w indow , yo u must click Save to sa v e the chang es. T o discar d the ch ange s, clic k Cancel before c lick ing Save . These b uttons appe ar a t the bot t[...]

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    3-30 Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Came ra User Guide OL-14220-01 Chapt er 3 Config uri ng and Mana ging t he IP Came ra Applicat ions Window s Preset Positions Window If you cl ick th e Set P reset Position button i n the PTZ (R S-48 5) wind ow , as descri bed in th e Set Pres et Position ro w in Ta b l e 3 - 1 8 , th e Pr eset wi ndow appear[...]

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    3-31 Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Camera User Gu ide OL-14220-01 Chapter 3 Configuring an d Managing the IP Came ra Status Wi ndow s Status Windows The Status w indows provide optio ns for viewing and man aging a variety of syst em inform ation. The fol lo wing sectio ns describe the App lications win dow s in de tail: • System Wi ndow , pa[...]

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    3-32 Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Came ra User Guide OL-14220-01 Chapt er 3 Config uri ng and Mana ging t he IP Came ra Status Window s System Wind ow The System windo w displays info rmatio n about th e IP camera. T o display the System window , access the co nfiguration win dows as described in the “Perfor ming the Initial Setup of th e I[...]

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    3-33 Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Camera User Gu ide OL-14220-01 Chapter 3 Configuring an d Managing the IP Came ra Status Wi ndow s Ta b l e 3 - 2 1 desc ribes the optio ns in the Audio/ V ideo window . Al l options a re for displ ay only . Note Th is wi ndow is not curre ntly su pported if you u se the IP c amera with Cisco VSM. Network Win[...]

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    3-34 Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Came ra User Guide OL-14220-01 Chapt er 3 Config uri ng and Mana ging t he IP Came ra Status Window s Syslog & Lo g Wind ow The Syslog & Log window lets you mana ge the IP ca mera log file, whic h capture s and stores in format ion about t he IP ca mer a and its activitie s. The IP camera captu res th[...]

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    3-35 Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Camera User Gu ide OL-14220-01 Chapter 3 Configuring an d Managing the IP Came ra Status Wi ndow s Ta b l e 3 - 2 4 describes the messages that ca n appear in the I P camera lo g f ile. When you vie w the log fi le, each mess age includ es the dat e and time tha t it wa s logged. Log List Log Li st pane Displ[...]

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    3-36 Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Came ra User Guide OL-14220-01 Chapt er 3 Config uri ng and Mana ging t he IP Came ra Status Window s LOG: Clear all messag es. Y ou ha v e used th e Clea r Log b utto n to delete the log f ile from the IP ca mera SDRAM. LOG: Log f ile is full. Sta rt to w rap aroun d. The IP camera SDRAM is f ull and existin[...]

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    3-37 Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Camera User Gu ide OL-14220-01 Chapter 3 Configuring an d Managing the IP Came ra Status Wi ndow s Video Log Window The V iew V ide o Log windo w lets you manag e video fi les. If the T rigger Ev ent opti on is enabled in the Ev ent wi ndo w , t he IP c amera c reate s a vide o fi le fo r ea ch e v ent that i[...]

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    3-38 Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Came ra User Guide OL-14220-01 Chapt er 3 Config uri ng and Mana ging t he IP Came ra Status Window s The IP c amera stores video log file s in its i nternal SDRAM . When the SD RAM becomes full, the I P camer a stops s toring ad diti onal vide o files or b egins overwriting th e olde st video files, depen di[...]

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    CH A P T E R 4-1 Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Camera User Gu ide OL-14220-01 4 Viewing and Live Video After y ou instal l and se t up t he Cisco V ideo Surveillanc e IP Ca mera a s describ ed in Chapter 2, “Getting Started,” user s can conn ect to t he IP camer a throug h Inter net Exp lorer an d acce ss the Home win do w to view li ve vi[...]

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    4-2 Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Came ra User Guide OL-14220-01 Chap ter 4 View ing and Li ve Vi deo Viewing Vid eo through t he Home Window Ov erview Figur e 4-1 Hom e Windo w 1 Digit al zoom factor . For info rmat ion a bout di gital zoomi ng, see the “Home W indow Controls” sectio n on page 4-3 . 2 IP camera da te and time. Y ou conf i[...]

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    4-3 Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Camera User Gu ide OL-14220-01 Chapter 4 Viewing and Li ve Video Viewin g Vide o through t he Home Win dow Overvie w Home Window Controls The Ho me windo w provi des co ntrols for se veral I P camer a fea tures. Ta b l e 4 - 1 descri bes the c ontrols in the Home windo w . Note The IP c amera a dminist rator a[...]

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    4-4 Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Came ra User Guide OL-14220-01 Chap ter 4 View ing and Li ve Vi deo Viewing Vid eo through t he Home Window Ov erview IP camera control b uttons T o pan the IP ca mera, use the left or right arro w b uttons . T o tilt the IP came ra, use the up or do wn arro w butt ons. T o mo ve the IP camera to its home posi[...]

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    4-5 Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Camera User Gu ide OL-14220-01 Chapter 4 Viewing and Li ve Video Viewin g Vide o through t he Home Win dow Overvie w Snapsho t b ut ton Ca ptur es an d sa v es a snap shot image of t he c urrent video image in th e for mat a nd loca tion of you r choice , and with the file name of you r choi ce. When you c lic[...]

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    4-6 Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Came ra User Guide OL-14220-01 Chap ter 4 View ing and Li ve Vi deo Viewing Vid eo through Th ird-Party Devi ces or Softwar e Viewing Video through T hird-Party Devices or So ftware Y ou can allow users to ac cess vi deo strea ms from t he IP cam era throu gh thir d-part y mobile d evices, or through the V LC [...]

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    4-7 Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Camera User Gu ide OL-14220-01 Chapter 4 Viewing and Li ve Video Viewing Video through Third-Party Devices or Software Acces sing t he Secon dary St ream by u sing Device s or Softw are ot her t han VLC Pla yer In the follo wing comman d, replace ip_add r ess with the IP addr ess of the IP camer a, and repl ac[...]

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    4-8 Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Came ra User Guide OL-14220-01 Chap ter 4 View ing and Li ve Vi deo Viewing Vid eo through Th ird-Party Devi ces or Softwar e[...]

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    CH A P T E R 5-1 Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Camera User Gu ide OL-14220-01 5 Troubleshooting This ch apter de scrib es some co mmon pr oblems that may b e encoun tered wh ile using the IP camer a and provides possible solutions. Sympto m Cannot connec t to an IP came ra thr ough a web browser . Possible Cause Y ou a re no t using a suppor t[...]

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    5-2 Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Came ra User Guide OL-14220-01 Chapter 5 Troubles hooting Sympto m The motion detect ion feature does not sen d e-mail alerts. Possible Cause The e-mai l aler t fea ture is not pro perly conf igur ed or the SMT P se rver tha t the IP camera uses to send the e-ma il may be f iltering e-mail to prev ent spam fro[...]

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    A- 1 Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Camera User Guide OL-14220-01 APPENDIX A Using the IP Ca mera with Cisco VSM Cisco V ideo Surveilla nce Manager (VSM ) is a suite of powerfu l and flexib le video surveil lance applicatio ns that intero perate with a wid e range of de vices an d cameras to pro vide a complet e, standa rds-based video surveill[...]

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    A- 2 Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Came ra User Guide OL-14220-01 Appendix A Using the IP Cam era with Cisco VSM Obt ainin g th e Req uire d D river Pac k This appendix includes the fo llo wing sections. Re vie w this information befo re using the IP camer a with VSM. • Obtain ing the Re quired D riv er Pack, page A -2 • Guideli nes for Us[...]

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    A-3 Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Camera User Guide OL-14220-01 Append ix A Using the IP Ca mera with Cisco VSM Troubleshooting the IP Ca mera when used with VS M Troubleshooting the IP Camera when used wit h VSM If you ex perience di ff iculty when using the IP camera with VSM, refer to these troubleshootin g guideline s: • If you are usi n[...]

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    A- 4 Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Came ra User Guide OL-14220-01 Appendix A Using the IP Cam era with Cisco VSM Troublesho oting the IP Cam era when used with VSM[...]

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    IN-1 Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Camera User Guide OL-14220-01 INDEX A action config uring 3-26 overvi ew 3-24 triggere d by event 3- 24 ActiveX con trols 3-23 activity indicatio n 1-3 Activity L ED 1-3 Administr ation windo ws 3-10 Admi nist rato r user t ype config uring 3-11 descript ion 3-10 password recove ring 5-1 setting 3-11, 3-19 us[...]

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    Index IN-2 Cisco Vi deo Sur veillanc e System IP Camera User Guide OL-14220-01 overvi ew 3-2 requir ements 3-2 config urati on, of IP c amera backi ng up 3-12 copying to camer a 3-12 saving 3-12 uploadin g 3-12 config urati on windows acce ssing 2-5 Administr ation windo ws 3-10 Advanced Setup window 3-7 Alar m I/O Port s wind ow 3-27 Applicati ons[...]

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    Inde x IN-3 Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Camera User Guide OL-14220-01 E e-mail notificati on config uring 3-22 enab lin g 3-26 From field 3-22 FTP server li nk 3-21, 3-22 log file 3-37 of ev ent 3-21 primar y FTP server 3-22 recipients li st 3-22 second ary FT P server 3-23 Subjec t field 3-22 video fil e attach ment 3-21 even t actions 3-24[...]

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    Index IN-4 Cisco Vi deo Sur veillanc e System IP Camera User Guide OL-14220-01 HTTPS acce ssing cam era thro ugh 2-6 alternativ e port 3-8 default port 3-8 I I/O p orts See inpu t ports, and se e out put port s Imag e window options 3-33 overvi ew 3-32 Initial ization window options 3-19 overvi ew 3-19 input devi ce, connec ting 2-3 input port s co[...]

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    Inde x IN-5 Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Camera User Guide OL-14220-01 overvi ew 3-9 K Kensingt on lockdo wn equipme nt 2-4 L LAN port 1-4 LED Activity 1-3 controlling ope ration of 3-6 disabling 3-6 enab lin g 3-6 Network 1-4 PoE 1-4 Ready 1-3 lens atta chin g to I P c am era 2-2 C mount 2-2 CS mount 2-2 DC auto iris 1-3, 2-2 for IP cam era [...]

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    Index IN-6 Cisco Vi deo Sur veillanc e System IP Camera User Guide OL-14220-01 Motion D etection wi ndow options 3-24 overvi ew 3-23 mounting, IP c amera 2-4 multicas t audio ad dress 3-9 audio por t 3-9 enab lin g 3-8 video ad dress 3-8 video port 3-8 muting PC micr ophone 4-5 PC speaker 4-5 N name, of IP camera 3-5, 3-32 network activity 1-4 type[...]

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    Inde x IN-7 Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Camera User Guide OL-14220-01 moving IP ca mera to 4-3 Preset Positions win dow options 3-30 overvi ew 3-30 privileg e level, for u sers 3-11 processes descript ions 3-19 stopping 3-19 Product Pro cess win dow options 3-19 overvi ew 3-19 PTZ Baud rate 3-29 config uring 3-29 data bits 3-29 enab ling ext[...]

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    Index IN-8 Cisco Vi deo Sur veillanc e System IP Camera User Guide OL-14220-01 primar y 3-21 seco ndary 3-22 snapshot , of video ima ge 4-5 SNMP, conf iguring 3-26 SNMP window options 3-27 overvi ew 3-26 speaker enab lin g 3-18 ext erna l 1-4, 3-17 installing 2-2 SSH, allow ing ac cess thr ough 3-20 Status window s 3-31 steps, in a sequ ence 3-30 s[...]

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    Inde x IN-9 Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Camera User Guide OL-14220-01 primar y stream 3-14, 4-6 quality 3-14 resolution 3-14, 3-33, 4-4 saturation 3-16 seco ndary stre am 3-14, 3-15, 4-6 sharpness 3-16 stream 1 settings 3-14 stream 2 settings 3-15 text overlay 3-16 time sta mp on 3-16 viewing live through Hom e window 4-1, 4-3 through third [...]

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    Index IN- 10 Cisco Vi deo Sur veillanc e System IP Camera User Guide OL-14220-01[...]