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    Americas Headquarters Cisco Systems, In c. 170 West Tasman Drive San Jose, CA 951 34-1706 USA http://www.ci sco.com Tel: 408 526-4000 800 553-NETS (638 7) Fax: 408 527-0883 Cisco V ideo Sur v eill ance 260 0 IP Camera User Guide Model CIVS-IPC-2600 Text Part Number: OL -24127-02[...]

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    NOTICE. ALL STATEMENTS, INF ORMATION, AND R ECOMMENDATIONS IN THIS MANUAL A RE BELIEVED T O BE ACCURATE BUT ARE PRESENTED WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KI ND, EXPRES S OR IMPLIED. USERS MUST TAK E FULL RESPONS IBILITY F OR THEIR APPLI CATION OF ANY P RODUCTS. THE SOFTWARE L ICENSE AND LIMITED WARRANTY FOR THE A CCOMPANYING PRODUCT ARE SET FORTH IN THE IN[...]

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    v Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User Guide OL-24127-02 Preface Overview This document, Cisco V i deo Surveillance IP Camera User Guide pro vides information about installing, confi guring, using, managing, and troubl eshooting th e Cisco V ideo Surveillance 2600 IP Cam era model, model CIVS-IPC-2600 Organization This manual is o rganized [...]

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    vi Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User G uide OL-24127-02 Preface[...]

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    iii Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User Guide OL-24127-02 CONTENTS Preface v Overview v Organization v Obtaining Documentation, Obtaining Support, and Security Guid elines v CHAPTER 1 Overview 1-1 Features 1-1 IP Camera Overview 1-2 Physical Details 1-2 DC Auto Iris Lens Connector Pinouts 1-6 Package Contents 1-6 CHAPTER 2 Getting Started [...]

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    Contents iv Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User G uide OL-24127-02 Audio/Video Windows 3-16 Video Window 3-16 Audio Window 3-23 Privacy Region Window 3-24 Security Windows 3-25 Product Process Window 3-25 Initialization Window 3-25 Complexity Window 3-26 Applications Windows 3-27 Mail & FTP Window 3-27 Motion Detection Window 3-29 Even[...]

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    CH A P T E R 1-1 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User Guid e OL-24127-02 1 Overview This chapter pr ovides a n ov ervie w of the Cisco V ideo Surv eillance IP C ameras and its featu res. It includes these topics: • Features, page 1-1 • IP Camera Over view , page 1-2 Features The Cisco V ideo Surv eillance 2600 IP Camera of fers a featur[...]

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    1-2 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User G uide OL-24127-02 Chapter 1 Overvi ew IP Camera Overview • Motion detection— The IP camera can detect motion in up to four designated f ields of view b y analyzing changes in p ixels and genera te an alert if motion is detected. • Flexible scheduling— Y ou can conf igure the IP camera to res[...]

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    1-3 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User Guid e OL-24127-02 Chapter 1 Overview IP Camera Overview Figur e 1 -1 Fr ont of IP Camer a 1 Lens opening The IP camera support s a v ariety of C and CS mo unt lenses, which att ach here. For best performance, Cisco recommends th at you use a DC auto iris lens. 2 Focu s ri ng Allows you to adjust the[...]

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    1-4 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User G uide OL-24127-02 Chapter 1 Overvi ew IP Camera Overview Figure 1-2 and the table that follows describe th e items on the rear of the IP camera. Figur e 1 -2 Rear of IP Camera 5 Ready LED (amber) Indicates powe r state as fo llo ws: • On—Po wer is on • Off—No po wer • Blinking—IP camera [...]

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    1-5 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User Guid e OL-24127-02 Chapter 1 Overview IP Camera Overview Figure 1-3 and the table that foll ows descri be the items on the side of the IP camera. Figur e 1 -3 Side of IP Camer a 4 PoE LED (green) Indicates informatio n about PoE as follo ws: • On—PoE connection is detected • Off—PoE connectio[...]

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    1-6 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User G uide OL-24127-02 Chapter 1 Overvi ew IP Camera Overview DC Auto Iris Lens Connector Pinouts Figure 1-4 and the table that follows descri be the pinouts of t he DC auto iris lens connector on the IP camera. Figur e 1 -4 DC A uto Ir i s Lens Connector Pinouts Package Contents The the Cisco V ideo Sur[...]

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    CH A P T E R 2-1 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User Guid e OL-24127-02 2 Getting Started This chapter pro vides instructions for installing and performing the initial setu p of the Cisco V ideo Surveillance IP Camera. It also de scribes how to access the IP camera through a web browser so that you can config ure it or vie w video from it,[...]

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    2-2 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User G uide OL-24127-02 Chapter 2 Getting Started Installing the Cisco Vide o Surveillance IP Camera War ni ng The power supply must be placed indoors. Statement 331 Note If you use the IP camera outdoo rs, place the camera and the po wer supply in a suitable NEMA enclosure. War ni ng This product require[...]

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    2-3 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User Guid e OL-24127-02 Chapter 2 Getting Started Installing the Ci sco Video Surveillance IP Camera Step 3 Optional. If you are going to connect a speaker and/or a microphone to the IP camera , attach a Snap-on ferrite core to the speake r and microphone cables. A ferrite core must be at tached to the sp[...]

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    2-4 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User G uide OL-24127-02 Chapter 2 Getting Started Performing the Initial Setup of the IP Camera After you install the IP camera, follo w the instructions in the “Performing the In itial Setup of the IP Camera” sectio n on page 2-4 to access and configure the camera. Performing the Initial Setup of the[...]

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    2-5 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User Guid e OL-24127-02 Chapter 2 Getting Started Performing the Initial Se tup of the IP Camera T o make these conf iguration set tings, you connect to the IP camera from an y PC that is on the same network as the IP camera. The PC must meet thes e requirements: • Operating system—Microsoft W indo ws[...]

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    2-6 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User G uide OL-24127-02 Chapter 2 Getting Started Accessing the IP Came ra Windows • Click the Setup link to access conf iguration menus for the cam era. For detailed informatio n about these menus, see Chapter 3, “Conf iguring and Managing the IP Camera. ” • Click the Home li nk to vie w and cont[...]

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    2-7 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User Guid e OL-24127-02 Chapter 2 Getting Started Adjusting Back Focus on the IP Camera • Enter the follo wing for a secure connectio n if the IP ad dress is 203.70.212.52 and the HTTPS port number is 1024: https://203 .70.212.52:1024 • Enter the follo wing for a non-secure connection if the IP addres[...]

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    2-8 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User G uide OL-24127-02 Chapter 2 Getting Started Powering the IP Camera On or Off Powering the IP Camera On or Off The IP camera does not include an on/ off switch . Y ou power i t on or of f by conn ecting it to or disconnectin g it from a power source. When you po wer off the IP camera, it retains conf[...]

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    2-9 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User Guid e OL-24127-02 Chapter 2 Getting Started Cleaning the IP Camera Cleaning the IP Camera T o clean and IP camera, follow these guidelines: • T o clean the IP camera housing, use a clean, dry , soft cloth to gently wipe the surface of the housin g • T o clean th e lens, use only t issue paper or[...]

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    2-10 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User G uide OL-24127-02 Chapter 2 Getting Started Cleaning the IP Camera[...]

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    CH A P T E R 3-1 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User Guid e OL-24127-02 3 Configuring and Managing the IP Camera The Cisco V ideo Surveillance IP Camera pr ovides conf iguration windo ws that you us e to conf igure and manage the IP camera. This chapter explains ho w to access the configuration windo ws, describes each windo w , and provid[...]

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    3-2 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User G uide OL-24127-02 Chapter 3 Config uring and Managin g the IP Camera Configuration Overview Ta b l e 3-1 Guidelines f or Configur ing the IP Camera Configuration Item Explanation Guidelines for Use Reference IP camera name and description Identifies the IP camera. Recommended. See the “Basic Setup[...]

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    3-3 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User Guid e OL-24127-02 Chapter 3 Configuring and Ma naging the IP Camera Configuration Overview Audio options Includes options for audi o streams that are received or sent by the IP camera. Required if you use the internal or an external microphone, or an external speaker . See the “ Audio Windo w” s[...]

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    3-4 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User G uide OL-24127-02 Chapter 3 Config uring and Managin g the IP Camera Navigating the Configuration Windows Navigating the Configuration Windows After you access the conf iguration windo ws as described in the “ A ccessing the IP Camera W indows” section on page 2-6 , a windo w appears that includ[...]

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    3-5 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User Guid e OL-24127-02 Chapter 3 Configuring and Ma naging the IP Camera Setup Windows • Security – Product Process – Initialization – Complexi ty • Applications – Mail & FTP – Motion Detection – Event – SNMP – Alarm I/O Ports – PTZ (RS-485) • Status – System – Audio V ide[...]

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    3-6 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User G uide OL-24127-02 Chapter 3 Config uring and Managin g the IP Camera Setup Window s Ta b l e 3-2 describes the options in the Basic Setup windo w . Ta b l e 3-2 Basic Setup Window Options Option Description Device Settings De vice ID Display only . Unique identifier of the IP camera. The device ID i[...]

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    3-7 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User Guid e OL-24127-02 Chapter 3 Configuring and Ma naging the IP Camera Setup Windows Advanced Setup Window The Adv anced Setup w indow provides options for conf iguring v arious networ k and protocol settings for the IP camera. T o display the Adv anced Setup window , access the configuration windo ws [...]

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    3-8 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User G uide OL-24127-02 Chapter 3 Config uring and Managin g the IP Camera Setup Window s Ta b l e 3-3 describes the options in the Adv anced Setup windo w . Ta b l e 3-3 Adv anced Setup Window Options Option Description CDP Enable CDP (Cisco Discovery Protocol) Check this check box if CDP is enabled in y[...]

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    3-9 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User Guid e OL-24127-02 Chapter 3 Configuring and Ma naging the IP Camera Setup Windows Max R TP V ideo P acket Length Maximum number of bytes per vide o packet that are sent in each R TP request. Conf igure a lo wer number if you are streaming vi deo to a cell phone that requires smaller data packets. V [...]

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    3-10 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User G uide OL-24127-02 Chapter 3 Config uring and Managin g the IP Camera Setup Window s IP Filter Window The IP Filter wi ndow p rovides optio ns for controlling access to the IP camera b y designating a list of IP addresses that can access the IP camera and a list of IP addre sses that cannot access t[...]

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    3-11 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User Guid e OL-24127-02 Chapter 3 Configuring and Ma naging the IP Camera Setup Windows EAPOL Window The EAPOL windo w provides options for conf iguring Extensible Authentication Pr otocol Over LANs (EAPOL). This protocol is used to aut henticate and control user traf fic in an 802.1x netw ork. T o displ[...]

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    3-12 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User G uide OL-24127-02 Chapter 3 Config uring and Managin g the IP Camera Administration W indows Administration Windows The Administration win dows let you conf igure IP came ra users, reset or rest art th e IP camera, and upgrade f irmware on the IP camera . The follo wing sections describe the Setup [...]

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    3-13 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User Guid e OL-24127-02 Chapter 3 Configuring and Ma naging the IP Camera Administration Windows Ta b l e 3-6 describes the options in the Users windo w . Ta b l e 3-6 Users Windo w Options Option Description Administrator User ID Display only . The user ID for the IP camera administrator is Admin. The a[...]

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    3-14 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User G uide OL-24127-02 Chapter 3 Config uring and Managin g the IP Camera Administration W indows Maintenance Window The Maintenance windo w prov ides options for resetting or restarting t he IP camera, saving conf iguration information fro m the IP camera, and upload ing the conf iguration informati on[...]

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    3-15 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User Guid e OL-24127-02 Chapter 3 Configuring and Ma naging the IP Camera Administration Windows Firmware Window The Firmware win dow lets y ou view i nformation about the fi rmware that is inst alled on the IP camera and upgrade the firmw are. Before you upgrade f irmware, do wnload the firmw are fil e [...]

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    3-16 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User G uide OL-24127-02 Chapter 3 Config uring and Managin g the IP Camera Audio/Video Windows Audio/Video Windows The Audio/V ideo windo ws provide opti ons for conf iguring audio and video from the IP camera. The follo wing sections describe the Setup windo ws in detail: • V ideo Windo w , page 3-16 [...]

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    3-17 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User Guid e OL-24127-02 Chapter 3 Configuring and Ma naging the IP Camera Audio/Video Window s Ta b l e 3-9 V ideo Wind ow Opti ons Option Description Streaming Mode Choose the m ode that the I P ca mera uses for video streaming: • Single H.264 Stream —Co nfigures H.264 fo r the primary stream. The s[...]

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    3-18 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User G uide OL-24127-02 Chapter 3 Config uring and Managin g the IP Camera Audio/Video Windows Max. Frame R ate Choose the desired maxi mum frame rate per second for the pr imary video stream from the IP camera. The default v alue s are 30 for NTSC and 25 for P AL. A higher maximu m frame rate provi des [...]

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    3-19 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User Guid e OL-24127-02 Chapter 3 Configuring and Ma naging the IP Camera Audio/Video Window s V ideo Quality Control Choose an option for the video quality of the pri mary video stream from the IP camera: • Constant Bit Rate —Specif ies that the video stre am is output at or close to the constant bi[...]

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    3-20 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User G uide OL-24127-02 Chapter 3 Config uring and Managin g the IP Camera Audio/Video Windows Fixed V ideo Quality Specif ies that video is output at a f ixed quality , which ranges from V ery High to V ery Lo w . The bit rate may v ary to maintain this quality . The default fix ed quality is Normal. A [...]

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    3-21 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User Guid e OL-24127-02 Chapter 3 Configuring and Ma naging the IP Camera Audio/Video Window s Frame Repeat Count Designates ho w video output from the IP camera displays. The I P camera generates two independent f ields (odd and e ven) for each v ideo capture, which occur 60 tim es per second for NTSC o[...]

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    3-22 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User G uide OL-24127-02 Chapter 3 Config uring and Managin g the IP Camera Audio/Video Windows V alida tion Time If the Switch Mode optio n is set to Auto, specify the time that the camera waits before swit ching Day/Night modes. The li ght le vel must continually exceed the t hreshold for the duration o[...]

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    3-23 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User Guid e OL-24127-02 Chapter 3 Configuring and Ma naging the IP Camera Audio/Video Window s Audio Window The Audio windo w provides op tions for enabling and co nf iguring audio that is transmitted to and from the IP camera. Y ou can confi gure audio for these de vices: • Internal micr ophone—The [...]

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    3-24 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User G uide OL-24127-02 Chapter 3 Config uring and Managin g the IP Camera Audio/Video Windows Privacy Region Window The Pri vac y Re gion windo w provides opt ions for creating up to four user -defined masking zones that can be used to pro vide regions of pri vac y in the camera f ield of vie w . V ideo[...]

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    3-25 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User Guid e OL-24127-02 Chapter 3 Configuring and Ma naging the IP Camera Securit y Windows Security Windows The Security windo w s prov ide options for stopp ing IP camera processes, confi guring administr ator and root password requ irements, and enabling access to the IP camera throug h HTTP or Secure[...]

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    3-26 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User G uide OL-24127-02 Chapter 3 Config uring and Managin g the IP Camera Security Windows Ta b l e 3-13 describes the options in the Initializat ion windo w . Complexity Window The Complexi ty windo w provides o ptions for conf iguring requirem ents for the IP camera administrator and user passwords. T[...]

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    3-27 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User Guid e OL-24127-02 Chapter 3 Configuring and Ma naging the IP Camera Applications Windows Applications Windows The Applications windo ws provide options for conf iguring and managing a va riety of applications and IP camera acti vities. The follo wing sections describe t he Applications windo ws in [...]

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    3-28 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User G uide OL-24127-02 Chapter 3 Config uring and Managin g the IP Camera Applications W indows T o display the Mail & FTP windo w , access the configurat ion windo ws as described in the “ Accessing the IP Camera Windo w s” section on pa ge 2-6 , click Applicat ions , then click Mail & FTP [...]

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    3-29 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User Guid e OL-24127-02 Chapter 3 Configuring and Ma naging the IP Camera Applications Windows Motion Detection Window The Motion Detection windo w allo ws you to conf igure up to four re gions in a video f ield. The IP camera monitors acti vity in each re gion. If acti vity exceeds a configured threshol[...]

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    3-30 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User G uide OL-24127-02 Chapter 3 Config uring and Managin g the IP Camera Applications W indows If you change an y options in the Motion Detection windo w , you must click Ap pl y to save the changes. Note In addition to mo ving objects, motion detect ion ca n be trigg ered by rapid changes in lighting [...]

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    3-31 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User Guid e OL-24127-02 Chapter 3 Configuring and Ma naging the IP Camera Applications Windows When an ev ent occurs, it triggers the IP camera to take certain config ured actions. For e xample, an ev ent can cause the IP camera to send a notificati on e-mail message to designat ed recipients and upload [...]

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    3-32 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User G uide OL-24127-02 Chapter 3 Config uring and Managin g the IP Camera Applications W indows Actions Choose the desired options to designate acti ons that the camera takes when e vents occur: • E-Mail —Causes an e-mail message to be deli vered to the SMTP serv er . The e-mail alerts users that an[...]

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    3-33 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User Guid e OL-24127-02 Chapter 3 Configuring and Ma naging the IP Camera Applications Windows SNMP Window The SNMP windo w allows you to configure S imple Network Management Protoc ol (SNMP) settings for the IP camera. These settings can help you manage complex networks b y sending messages to different[...]

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    3-34 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User G uide OL-24127-02 Chapter 3 Config uring and Managin g the IP Camera Applications W indows Alarm I/O Ports Window The Alarm I/O Ports windo w allows you to confi gure v arious options for th e two input and t wo output ports on the IP camera. A state chan ge of an inp ut ports triggers a camera to [...]

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    3-35 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User Guid e OL-24127-02 Chapter 3 Configuring and Ma naging the IP Camera Applications Windows PTZ (RS-485) Window The PTZ (RS-485) windo w allo ws you to enable pan, tilt, zoom (PTZ) functions for the IP camera. These functions require that the I P camera be installed with a motorized zoom/fo cus lens i[...]

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    3-36 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User G uide OL-24127-02 Chapter 3 Config uring and Managin g the IP Camera Applications W indows Preset Positions Window If you click the Set Pr es et P osition butto n in the PTZ (RS-485) w indow , as described in the Set Preset Position ro w in Ta b l e 3-20 , the Preset window appears. This windo w di[...]

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    3-37 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User Guid e OL-24127-02 Chapter 3 Configuring and Ma naging the IP Camera Applications Windows Navigation Keys Set th e pan and tilt posi tions as follo ws: • T o pan the IP camera, use the left or right arro w buttons • T o tilt the IP camera, use the up or do wn arrow b uttons • T o move th e IP [...]

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    3-38 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User G uide OL-24127-02 Chapter 3 Config uring and Managin g the IP Camera Status Windows Status Windows The Status windo ws provide options for v iewi ng and managing a v a riety of system info rmation. The follo wing sections describe t he Applications windo ws in detail: • System W indow , page 3-38[...]

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    3-39 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User Guid e OL-24127-02 Chapter 3 Configuring and Ma naging the IP Camera Status Windows Audio/Video Window The Audio/V ide o window displays information abou t the audio and video str eams from the IP camera. Y ou conf igure audio options as descri bed in the “ Audio W indow” section on page 3-23 . [...]

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    3-40 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User G uide OL-24127-02 Chapter 3 Config uring and Managin g the IP Camera Status Windows Network Window The Network windo w displays information about v arious IP camera network settings and operations. Y ou conf igure the settings as described in the “Basic Setup Windo w” section on page 3-5 . T o [...]

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    3-41 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User Guid e OL-24127-02 Chapter 3 Configuring and Ma naging the IP Camera Status Windows Ta b l e 3-25 describes the options in the Syslog & Lo g windo w . Ta b l e 3-25 Syslog & Log Wind ow Op tions Option Description Local Log Minimum Log Se verity Choose the minimum sev erity of messages that [...]

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    3-42 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User G uide OL-24127-02 Chapter 3 Config uring and Managin g the IP Camera Status Windows Ta b l e 3-26 describes the messages that can appear in the IP camera log file. When you vi ew the lo g file, each message includes t he date and time that it wa s logged. Minimum Log Se verity Choose the minimum se[...]

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    3-43 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User Guid e OL-24127-02 Chapter 3 Configuring and Ma naging the IP Camera Status Windows Audio: Disable micropho ne. Captures information when audio devices are enabled or disab led in the Audio w indow . Audio: Disable speaker . Audio: Enable microphon e. (audio type: G.711 A-Law) Audio: Enable micropho[...]

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    3-44 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User G uide OL-24127-02 Chapter 3 Config uring and Managin g the IP Camera Status Windows output: F ailed to set output port P ort_Number . Provides information wh en you conf igure the output ports on the I P camera. output: Set output port P ort_Number to high OK. output: Set output port P ort_Number t[...]

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    3-45 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User Guid e OL-24127-02 Chapter 3 Configuring and Ma naging the IP Camera Status Windows Stream: R TSP stream started. [ip: Ty p e , UDP: Addr ess_1 : Po r t _ 1 -> Addr ess_2 : Po r t _ 2 , User ] Provides information wh en an R TSP stream from the IP camera is initiated (R TSP stream started) or sto[...]

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    3-46 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User G uide OL-24127-02 Chapter 3 Config uring and Managin g the IP Camera Status Windows Video Log Window The V ie w V ideo Log windo w lets you manage video file s. If the T rigger Event option is enabled in the Event windo w , the IP camera creates a vide o file for each e vent that it detects. The V [...]

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    3-47 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User Guid e OL-24127-02 Chapter 3 Configuring and Ma naging the IP Camera Status Windows Ta b l e 3-27 describes the option in the V iew V ideo Log windo w . Ta b l e 3-27 Video Log W indow Options Option Description V ideo Log Displays a list of v ideo logs. Files are named Camera _name-Event_Name-yymmd[...]

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    3-48 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User G uide OL-24127-02 Chapter 3 Config uring and Managin g the IP Camera Status Windows[...]

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    CH A P T E R 4-1 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User Guid e OL-24127-02 4 Viewing Live Video After you install and set up the Cisco V ideo Surveillance IP Camera as described in Chapter 2, “Getting Started, ” users can connect to the IP camera through In ternet Explorer and a ccess the Home windo w to view li ve video from the IP camer[...]

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    4-2 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User G uide OL-24127-02 Chapter 4 Viewing Live Video Viewing Video thr ough the Home W indow Overview Figur e 4-1 H ome Window 1 Digital z oom controls. For deta iled informa tion, see the “Home W indo w Controls” section on page 4-3 . 2 IP camera date and time. Y ou configure the d ate and time for t[...]

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    4-3 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User Guid e OL-24127-02 Chapter 4 Viewing Live Video Viewing Video throug h the Home Window Overview Home Window Controls The Home windo w provides controls for se veral IP camera features. Ta b l e 4-1 describes the control s in th e Ho m e w i n dow . Note The IP camera administrator and users with the [...]

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    4-4 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User G uide OL-24127-02 Chapter 4 Viewing Live Video Viewing Video thr ough the Home W indow Overview Microphon e Of f toggle b utton Click the Microphone Off butto n to mute the audio stream that is captured and sent to the IP camera from the internal or e xternal microphone of the PC that you are using.[...]

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    4-5 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User Guid e OL-24127-02 Chapter 4 Viewing Live Video Viewing Video throug h the Home Window Overview Preset Camera V ie w drop-do wn list When you choose a preset p osition from this list, the camera immedi ately goes to that preset position . If the camera is ex ecuting a patrol sequence, choosing a pres[...]

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    4-6 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User G uide OL-24127-02 Chapter 4 Viewing Live Video Viewing Video through Third- Party Devices or Software Viewing Video through Third-Party Devices or Software Y ou can allow users to access video streams from the IP camera through third-party mobile de vices, or through the VLC media player or equi val[...]

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    4-7 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User Guid e OL-24127-02 Chapter 4 Viewing Live Video Viewing Video through Th ird-Party Devices or Software Accessing the Primary H.264 Stream In the follo w ing commands, the ip_addr ess argument represents the IP address of the IP camera. After you enter the command, enter your IP camera user na me and [...]

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    4-8 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User G uide OL-24127-02 Chapter 4 Viewing Live Video Viewing Video through Third- Party Devices or Software Accessing the MJPEG Stream In the follo w ing commands, the ip_addr ess argument represents the IP address of the IP camera. After you enter the command, enter your IP camera user name and password [...]

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    CH A P T E R 5-1 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User Guid e OL-24127-02 5 Troubleshooting This chapter describes some common probl ems that may be encountered while usin g the IP camera and provid es possible solutions. Symptom Cannot connect to an IP camera through a web browser . Possible Cause Y ou are not using a supported PC operating[...]

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    5-2 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User G uide OL-24127-02 Chapter 5 Tro ubleshooting Symptom The motion detection feature d oes not send e-mail alerts. Possible Cause The e-mail alert feature is not properly configured or the SMTP server that the IP camera uses to send t he e-mail may be f iltering e-mail to pre vent spam from being sent [...]

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    A-1 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User Guide OL-24127-02 APPENDIX A Using the IP Camera with Cisco VSM Cisco V ideo Survei llance Manager (VSM) is a suite of p ower ful and flexi ble video survei llance applications that interoperate with a wide range of de vices and cameras to pro vide a complete, standards-based video surveillance solut[...]

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    A-2 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User G uide OL-24127-02 Appendix A Using the IP Camera with Cisco VSM[...]

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    IN-1 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User Guide OL-24127-02 INDEX A action configuring 3-32 overview 3-31 triggered by eve nt 3-31 ActiveX contro ls 3-29 activity indication 1-3 Activity LED 1-3 Administration wi ndows 3-12 Administrator user typ e configuring 3-13 description 3-12 password recovering 5-1 setting 3-13, 3-26 user name 3-13 A[...]

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    Index IN-2 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User Guid e OL-24127-02 cleaning, IP camera 2-9 C mount lens 1-3, 2-2 codec, for audio 3-24 Complexity window options 3-26 overview 3-26 configuration guidelin es 3-1 overview 3-1 requirements 3-1 configuration, of IP camera backing up 3-1 4 copying to camera 3-14 saving 3-1 4 uploading 3-14 config[...]

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    Index IN-3 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User Guide OL-24127-02 night schedule mode described 3-21 end time 3-22 start time 3-22 Day button 4-5 daylight saving time, adjustment for 3-6 day mode, da y/night visio n 3-21 day to night threshold, day/ night vision aut o mode 3-22 DC auto iris lens connecting 1-3 connector pi nouts 1-6 descrip[...]

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    Index IN-4 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User Guid e OL-24127-02 G gateway, for IP camera 3-7, 3-40 General purpose input /output (GPIO) port 1-5 H H.264 status 3-39 half duplex 3-23 hardware version, of IP camera 3-38 Home link, in Main window 2-6, 2-7 home position configuring 3-37 moving camer a to 4-5 Home window accessing 2-6 control[...]

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    Index IN-5 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User Guide OL-24127-02 LAN port on 1-4 lens 1-3, 2-2 locking do wn 2-4 mounting 2-4 name 3-6 overview 1-1 package contents 1-6 panning 4-5 power connecti on 1-5 powering off 2-8 powering on 2-8 resetting 1-4 restarting 3-14 restoring factory default con figurations 3-14 SDRAM 3-32, 3-40, 3-46 seria[...]

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    Index IN-6 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User Guid e OL-24127-02 M MAC address, of IP camera 3-38 Mail & FTP window options 3-28 overview 3-27 Maintenanc e window options 3-14 overview 3-14 Main window description 2-5, 2-7 Home link 2-6, 2-7 Logout button 2-6, 2-7 Setup link 2-6, 2-7 microphone enabling 3-24 external 1-5, 3-23 install[...]

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    Index IN-7 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User Guide OL-24127-02 P package contents 1-6 pan, tilt, zoom See PTZ panning 4-5 pan speed 3-37 parity, for PTZ 3-35 password complexity 3-26 configuring req uirements for 3-26 for Administrator user type 3-13, 3-26 for primary FTP server 3-29 for primary SMTP server 3-28 for secondary FTP server [...]

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    Index IN-8 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User Guid e OL-24127-02 reset factory default va lues 2-8 IP address 2-8 Reset button 1-4 resetting the IP camera 1-4 restarting, IP camera 3-14 restoring, factory default con figurations 3-14 root password 3-26 RTP data port 3-8 RTSP port 3-8 S saturation, of video 3-20 scheduling, events 3-31 SDR[...]

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    Index IN-9 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User Guide OL-24127-02 administrator password recovery 5-1 alerts 5-2 cannot access IP camera through browser 5-1 motion detection 5-2 U Unique Device Identif ier (UDI) 3-38 upgrading firmware 3-15 user name for Administrator user type 3-13 requirements for 3-13 Users window options 3-13 overview 3[...]

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    Index IN-10 Cisco Video Surveillance 2600 IP Camera User Guid e OL-24127-02 of audio from camera 4-3 of PC microphone 4-4 of PC speaker 4-3 W white bala nce, preset modes 3-20 Z zoom digital 4-3 optical 3-36, 4-5[...]