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4-10 Event Notification Window 4-11 Network Setup C H A P T E R Basic Window IP Addressing Window Time Window Discovery Window IP Filter Window QoS Window Cisco Video Surveillance 7000 Series IP Camera Configuration Guide, Release 1.1.4 OL-28694-01...
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Maintenance Window Firmware Window Device Processes Window Password Complexity Window Log Configuration C H A P T E R Log Setup Window Local Log Window N D E X Cisco Video Surveillance 7000 Series IP Camera Configuration Guide, Release 1.1.4 OL-28694-01...
Preface Overview This document, Cisco Video Surveillance 7000 Series IP Camera Configuration Guide, Release 1.1.4, provides information about installing and deploying the Cisco Video Surveillance 7000 Series IP Cameras. Organization This manual is organized as follows: Chapter 1, “Overview” Provides information about the IP camera features, instructions for accessing the user interface, and information about the user interface.
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• IP Camera Features The Cisco Video Surveillance 7000 Series IP Cameras offer a feature-rich digital camera solution for a video surveillance system. They provide high-definition (HD) video and simultaneous H.264 and MJPEG compression, streaming up to 30 frames per second (fps) at 1080p (up to 2560 x1920) resolution.
Your user name and password for the IP camera. The IP camera administrator configures user names • and passwords as described in the “User Window” section on page 6-3. Cisco Video Surveillance 7000 Series IP Camera Configuration Guide, Release 1.1.4 OL-28694-01...
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To log in as a user, enter the user name and password that are configured for the user. The Home window for the IP Camera appears. Cisco Video Surveillance 7000 Series IP Camera Configuration Guide, Release 1.1.4 OL-28694-01...
Displays a pop-up window with model, version, and copyright Administrator information for the IP camera. User Help Displays reference information for the window that is currently Administrator displayed. User Cisco Video Surveillance 7000 Series IP Camera Configuration Guide, Release 1.1.4 OL-28694-01...
IP address of the primary DNS server, if configured for the IP camera. To configure a primary DNS server, see the “IP Addressing Window” section on page 5-3. Cisco Video Surveillance 7000 Series IP Camera Configuration Guide, Release 1.1.4 OL-28694-01...
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Time and date that the client accessed the video stream for this session. Elapsed Time Length of time that the client has been accessing the video stream. Codec Video codec (H.264 or MJPEG) being used for the stream. Cisco Video Surveillance 7000 Series IP Camera Configuration Guide, Release 1.1.4 OL-28694-01...
To connect to the IP camera for the first time and make initial configuration settings, perform the following steps. You can change these configuration settings in the future as described in the Cisco Video Surveillance 7000 Series IP Camera Configuration Guide.
If you are prompted to install ActiveX controls, which are required to view video from the IP camera, Step 8 follow the on-screen prompts to do so. The Home window appears. Cisco Video Surveillance 7000 Series IP Camera Configuration Guide, Release 1.1.4 OL-28694-01...
C H A P T E R Viewing Live Video After you install and set up the Cisco Video Surveillance IP Camera, you can connect to the IP camera through Internet Explorer and access the Camera Video & Control window to view live video from the IP camera.
The default value is 50. Restore button Reset white balance, brightness, contrast, sharpness, saturation, and hue to their default values. Cisco Video Surveillance 7000 Series IP Camera Configuration Guide, Release 1.1.4 OL-28694-01...
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Down Arrow button. Click the Down Arrow button to hide the motion detection controls. The button changes to the Up Arrow button. Down Arrow toggle button Cisco Video Surveillance 7000 Series IP Camera Configuration Guide, Release 1.1.4 OL-28694-01...
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To reset the sensitivity and threshold to their default values of 80 and 10 respectively, right-click on the region, and choose Restore Values. To remove a region, right-click it, and choose Delete Region. Save button Save the current motion detection configuration. Cisco Video Surveillance 7000 Series IP Camera Configuration Guide, Release 1.1.4 OL-28694-01...
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The region is user configurable and can be moved around the screen. Reset button Reset the lens position and slider control positions to their default values (full wide and near). Cisco Video Surveillance 7000 Series IP Camera Configuration Guide, Release 1.1.4 OL-28694-01...
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4:3 aspect ratio. If a secondary frame rate that is not shown in this table is selected in Cisco Video Surveillance Manager, the IP camera uses the closest available frame rate.
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Universal Datagram Protocol (UDP) port on which the IP camera transmits Video Real-Time Transport Protocol (RTP) data. Valid values are even numbers 1024 through 65534. The default port is 1024. Cisco Video Surveillance 7000 Series IP Camera Configuration Guide, Release 1.1.4 OL-28694-01...
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You can also change the resolution for video transmission by using the Video Resolution drop-down list in the Camera Video & Control window, as described in Table 3-1. Maximum Frame Rate Choose the maximum frame rate of the video stream. Cisco Video Surveillance 7000 Series IP Camera Configuration Guide, Release 1.1.4 OL-28694-01...
Save Settings appears at the bottom of the window. You may need to scroll down to it. Table 4-4 describes the options in the Camera window. Cisco Video Surveillance 7000 Series IP Camera Configuration Guide, Release 1.1.4 OL-28694-01...
IP camera. You can adjust both ends of the gain control range. Default range is to 0 to 100. Cisco Video Surveillance 7000 Series IP Camera Configuration Guide, Release 1.1.4 OL-28694-01...
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Check this check box to enable the infrared illuminator LEDs that enhance the video image (effective up to 60 ft. [20 m]) when the IP camera is running in night mode. Cisco Video Surveillance 7000 Series IP Camera Configuration Guide, Release 1.1.4 OL-28694-01...
! $ % ( ) + , - . / : = @ ^ _ ` { } ~ Overlay Placement Choose whether the text overlay is to appear at the Top of Image or Bottom of Image. Cisco Video Surveillance 7000 Series IP Camera Configuration Guide, Release 1.1.4 OL-28694-01...
Automatic Reset Check this check box if you want the corresponding output port to go back to its default state after an event occurs. Cisco Video Surveillance 7000 Series IP Camera Configuration Guide, Release 1.1.4 4-10 OL-28694-01...
Output port state change—Changes the state of an IP camera output port from low to high or from • high to low. Syslog server message—Sends a notification message to the designated Syslog server. • Cisco Video Surveillance 7000 Series IP Camera Configuration Guide, Release 1.1.4 4-11 OL-28694-01...
FTP is not supported in this release and is disabled in the UI. Note Interval Choose the time interval (in minutes) from the drop-down list to wait after an event occurs before detecting the next event. Cisco Video Surveillance 7000 Series IP Camera Configuration Guide, Release 1.1.4 4-12 OL-28694-01...
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Secondary HTTP Server Identify an optional secondary server to which HTTP messages are sent by choosing IP Address or Hostname from the drop-down list and entering the IP address or host name in the corresponding field. Cisco Video Surveillance 7000 Series IP Camera Configuration Guide, Release 1.1.4 4-13 OL-28694-01...
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IP address or host name in the corresponding field. Secondary SMTP Port Enter the port number for the secondary SMTP server. The default SMTP port number is 25. Cisco Video Surveillance 7000 Series IP Camera Configuration Guide, Release 1.1.4 4-14 OL-28694-01...
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IP address or host name in the corresponding field. Primary FTP Port Enter the port number that receives messages on the primary FTP server. The default FTP port number is 21. Cisco Video Surveillance 7000 Series IP Camera Configuration Guide, Release 1.1.4 4-15 OL-28694-01...
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0 seconds (no pre-capture video). • Post-Capture Length—Enter the amount of video (in seconds) after the event to include in the video clip. The default post-capture length is 5 seconds. Cisco Video Surveillance 7000 Series IP Camera Configuration Guide, Release 1.1.4 4-16 OL-28694-01...
If you do not click this button, changes are not retained when you exit the window. Save Settings appears at the bottom of the window. You may need to scroll down to it. Table 5-1 describes the options in the Basic window. Cisco Video Surveillance 7000 Series IP Camera Configuration Guide, Release 1.1.4 OL-28694-01...
Basic Authentication—requires a user ID and password to be passed • with every API command. SessionID is enabled by default. To disable SessionID, and enable Basic authentication, check this option. Cisco Video Surveillance 7000 Series IP Camera Configuration Guide, Release 1.1.4 OL-28694-01...
Typically, your ISP provides this address. This address is required if you use a host name instead of an IP address in any configuration field in the IP camera configuration windows. Cisco Video Surveillance 7000 Series IP Camera Configuration Guide, Release 1.1.4 OL-28694-01...
Enter a date for the IP camera. The camera is updated with this date when you click Save Settings. Set Local Time Enter a time for the IP camera. The camera is updated with this time when you click Save Settings. Cisco Video Surveillance 7000 Series IP Camera Configuration Guide, Release 1.1.4 OL-28694-01...
If you configured the IP camera to obtain its time from an NTP server, enter Port the optional secondary NTP server port number. Valid values are 123 and 1024 through 65535. The default port is 123. Cisco Video Surveillance 7000 Series IP Camera Configuration Guide, Release 1.1.4 OL-28694-01...
Discovery Window Discovery Window The Discovery window provides options for configuring the IP camera to work with Cisco Discovery Protocol or Bonjour. These applications facilitate monitoring and management of your network. To display the Discovery window, perform the following steps: Procedure From the IP camera user interface, click the Setup link.
If you do not click this button, changes are not retained when you exit the window. Save Settings appears at the bottom of the window. You may need to scroll down to it. Table 5-6 describes the options in the QoS window. Cisco Video Surveillance 7000 Series IP Camera Configuration Guide, Release 1.1.4 OL-28694-01...
Value from 0 (lowest priority) through 63 (highest priority) that specifies the Value DSCP priority value for steaming audio data. Audio is not supported in this release. Note Cisco Video Surveillance 7000 Series IP Camera Configuration Guide, Release 1.1.4 OL-28694-01...
From the IP camera user interface, click the Setup link. Step 1 Click Administration to expand the menu. Step 2 Step 3 From the Administration menu, click Initialization. Cisco Video Surveillance 7000 Series IP Camera Configuration Guide, Release 1.1.4 OL-28694-01...
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Secure Shell (SSH) Port Enter the SSH port that is used to access the IP camera. Valid port numbers are 22 and 1024 through 65535. The default port is 22. Cisco Video Surveillance 7000 Series IP Camera Configuration Guide, Release 1.1.4 OL-28694-01...
If you do not click this button, changes are not retained when you exit the window. Save Settings appears at the bottom of the window. You may need to scroll down to it. Table 6-2 describes the options in the User window. Cisco Video Surveillance 7000 Series IP Camera Configuration Guide, Release 1.1.4 OL-28694-01...
IP camera to restore the configuration if it is lost, or if you can upload it to a replacement IP camera, if needed. To display the Maintenance window, perform the following steps: Cisco Video Surveillance 7000 Series IP Camera Configuration Guide, Release 1.1.4 OL-28694-01...
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You can then load this configuration information to any same-model IP camera in the network. This feature is useful for creating a backup of this configuration and for configuring other IP cameras based on this configuration. Cisco Video Surveillance 7000 Series IP Camera Configuration Guide, Release 1.1.4 OL-28694-01...
Save Settings appears at the bottom of the window. You may need to scroll down to it. Table 6-4 describes the options in the Firmware window. Cisco Video Surveillance 7000 Series IP Camera Configuration Guide, Release 1.1.4 OL-28694-01...
From the IP camera user interface, click the Setup link. Step 1 Click Administration to expand the menu. Step 2 From the Administration menu, click Device Processes. Step 3 Cisco Video Surveillance 7000 Series IP Camera Configuration Guide, Release 1.1.4 OL-28694-01...
Save Settings appears at the bottom of the window. You may need to scroll down to it. Table 6-6 describes the options in the Password Complexity window. Cisco Video Surveillance 7000 Series IP Camera Configuration Guide, Release 1.1.4 OL-28694-01...
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Password cannot be a Password cannot be the same as the user name either forward of reversed. repeat or reverse of the user name Cisco Video Surveillance 7000 Series IP Camera Configuration Guide, Release 1.1.4 OL-28694-01...
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Save Settings appears at the bottom of the window. You may need to scroll down to it. Table 7-1 describes the options in the Log Setup window. Cisco Video Surveillance 7000 Series IP Camera Configuration Guide, Release 1.1.4 OL-28694-01...
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Enter the primary Syslog server port number that receives the logs. Port Valid values are 514 and 1024 through 65535. The default Syslog port is 514. Facility Enter the system facility that receives logs on the Syslog server. Cisco Video Surveillance 7000 Series IP Camera Configuration Guide, Release 1.1.4 OL-28694-01...
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Notice—Notification about a system condition that is not an error • condition. Informational—Information about a system activity. • Debug—Information about a system activity with detailed technical • information. Includes messages of every other severity. Cisco Video Surveillance 7000 Series IP Camera Configuration Guide, Release 1.1.4 OL-28694-01...
—Debug message To display log messages in order of severity with the least severity first, click the Severity column heading. Click the heading again to reverse the display order. Cisco Video Surveillance 7000 Series IP Camera Configuration Guide, Release 1.1.4 OL-28694-01...
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Access authentication to <server type> The IP camera was unable to access an server <server IP address or SNTP, Syslog, DNS, SMTP, HTTP, or hostname> failed. 802.1x server. Cisco Video Surveillance 7000 Series IP Camera Configuration Guide, Release 1.1.4 OL-28694-01...
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An attempt to upgrade the IP camera <user> <IP address or hostname>. firmware failed. FW_UPGRADED Firmware upgraded successfully from The IP camera firmware was updated. user <user> <IP address or hostname>. Cisco Video Surveillance 7000 Series IP Camera Configuration Guide, Release 1.1.4 OL-28694-01...
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Output port two triggered to Output port 2 on the IP camera <high/low>. changed state. POWER_SUPPLY_FAILURE DC power supply failure. The DC power for the IP camera failed. 2 Cisco Video Surveillance 7000 Series IP Camera Configuration Guide, Release 1.1.4 OL-28694-01...
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UNEXPECTED_EXCEPTION Unexpected exception occurred. Could IP camera could not read or write not <read/write> <to/from> repository information to its internal repository. by user <user> <IP address or hostname>. Cisco Video Surveillance 7000 Series IP Camera Configuration Guide, Release 1.1.4 OL-28694-01...
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QoS Settings window Time Settings window options options overview overview quality of service time stamp, on video time zone, of IP camera trigger, for event 4-12 rebooting, IP camera Cisco Video Surveillance 7000 Series IP Camera Configuration Guide, Release 1.1.4 IN-4 OL-28694-01...
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Camera Video/Control window optimizing for lighting condition Video Overlay Settings window options overview video resolution configuration guidelines controls in Camera Video/Control window View Video link zoom accessing controls Cisco Video Surveillance 7000 Series IP Camera Configuration Guide, Release 1.1.4 IN-5 OL-28694-01...
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