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CONTENTS

Preface v

Overview v

Organization v

Obtaining Documentation, Obtaining Support, and Security Guidelines vi

CHAPTER

CHAPTER

CHAPTER

CHAPTER

1 Overview 1-1

IP Camera Features 1-1

Accessing the IP Camera 1-2

Understanding the IP Camera User Interface 1-3

IP Camera Window Links 1-4
IP Camera Windows 1-4

2 Performing the Initial Setup of the IP Camera 2-1

3 Viewing Live Video 3-1

4 Feature Setup 4-1

Streaming Window 4-1

Camera Window 4-6

Video Overlay Window 4-8

IO Ports Window 4-9

Event Notification Window 4-10

CHAPTER

5 Network Setup 5-1

Basic Window 5-1

IP Addressing Window 5-2

Time Window 5-4

Discovery Window 5-5

IP Filter Window 5-6

QoS Window 5-7

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CHAPTER

CHAPTER

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6 Administration 6-1

Initialization Window 6-1

User Window 6-3

Maintenance Window 6-4

Firmware Window 6-6

Device Processes Window 6-7

Password Complexity Window 6-8

7 Log Configuration 7-1

Log Setup Window 7-1

Local Log Window 7-4

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Overview

Preface

This document, Cisco Video Surveillance 6000 Series IP Camera Configuration Guide, Release 1.1.2,
provides information about installing and deploying the following Cisco Video Surveillance 6000 Series
IP Cameras:

• CIVS-IPC-6000P

• CIVS-IPC-6020

• CIVS-IPC-6030

• CIVS-IPC-6400

Organization

This manual is organized as follows:

Chapter 1, “Overview” Provides information about the IP camera features, instructions

Chapter 2, “Performing the Initial
Setup of the IP Camera”

Chapter 3, “Viewing Live Video” Provides information and instructions about viewing live video.

Chapter 4, “Feature Setup” Provides information and instructions for configuring IP camera

Chapter 5, “Network Setup” Provides information and instructions for configuring network

Chapter 6, “Administration” Provides information and instructions for performing

Chapter 7, “Log Configuration” Provides information and instructions for configuring and

for accessing the user interface, and information about the user
interface.

Provides information and instructions about performing the
initial setup of the IP Camera

features, such as streaming, camera capabilities, video overlay,
I/O ports, and events.

setting, such as IP addressing, time, discovery, IP filtering, and
Quality of Service (QoS).

administrative tasks, such as IP camera initialization, user
management, maintenance, firmware upgrade, device processes
management, and password complexity.

viewing logs.

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Overview

This chapter provides information about the Cisco Video Surveillance 6000 Series IP camera features,
instructions for accessing the user interface, and information about the user interface. It includes the
following topics:

• IP Camera Features, page 1-1

• Accessing the IP Camera, page 1-2

• Understanding the IP Camera User Interface, page 1-3

IP Camera Features

The Cisco Video Surveillance IP Camera offers a feature-rich digital camera solution for a video
surveillance system. The camera provides high-definition (HD) video and simultaneous H.264 and
MJPEG compression, streaming up to 30 frames per second (fps) at 1080p (1920 x 1080) resolution.

In addition, the IP camera provides networking and security capabilities, including multicast support,
hardware-based Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), and hardware-based Data Encryption
Standard/Triple Data Encryption Standard (DES/3DES) encryption. The camera can be powered through
an external power supply or by integrated Power over Ethernet (PoE).

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The IP camera includes the following key features:

• H.264 and MJPEG compression—The IP camera can generate H.264 and MJPEG streams

simultaneously.

• Progressive scan video—The IP camera captures each frame at its entire resolution using

progressive scan rather than interlaced video capture, which captures each field of video.

• Analog video output—Supports analog video for all resolutions with 15 fps or lower with no

secondary stream.

• Medianet—The IP camera supports the Auto Smartports feature of the Media Services Interface

(MSI). MSI enables a camera to participate as an endpoint in the Cisco medianet architecture when
connected to a medianet enabled switch.

• Day/night switch support—An IR-cut filter provides increased sensitivity in low-light conditions.

• Multi-protocol support—Supports these protocols: DHCP, HTTP, HTTPS, NTP, RTP, RTSP,

SMTP, SNMP v2 and v3, SSL/TLS, and TCP/IP.

• Web-based management—You perform ongoing administration and management of the IP camera

through web-based configuration menus.

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• Motion detection—The IP camera can detect motion in user-designated fields of view by analyzing

changes in pixels and generate an alert if motion is detected.

• Flexible scheduling—You can configure the IP camera to respond to events that occur within a

designated schedule.

• Syslog support—The IP camera can send log data to a Syslog server.

• IP address filter—You can designate IP addresses that can access the IP camera and IP addresses

that cannot access the IP camera.

• User-definable HTTP/ HTTPS port number—Allows you to define the port that is used to

connect to the camera through the Internet.

• DHCP support—The IP camera can automatically obtain its IP addresses in a network in which

DHCP is enabled.

• Network Time Protocol (NTP) support—Allows the IP camera to calibrate its internal clock with

a local or Internet time server.

• Support for C and CS mount lenses—The IP camera supports a variety of C and CS mount lenses.

• Power options—The IP camera can be powered with 12 volts DC or 24 volts AC, which is provided

through an optional external power adapter, or through PoE (802.3af), which is provided through a
supported switch.

• Camera access control—You can control access to IP camera configuration windows and live

video by configuring various user types and log in credentials.

Accessing the IP Camera

After you perform the initial configuration as described in the Chapter 2, “Performing the Initial Setup

of the IP Camera,” follow the steps in this section each time that you want to access the IP camera

windows to make configuration settings, view live video, or perform other activities.

You access these windows by connecting to the IP camera from any PC that is on the same network as
the IP camera and that meets these requirements:

• Operating system—Microsoft Windows 7 (32-bit or 64-bit)

• Browser—Internet Explorer 8.0 (32-bit only)

You need this information to access the IP camera windows:

• IP address of the IP camera. By default, the IP camera attempts to obtain an IP address from a DHCP

server in your network. If the IP camera cannot obtain an IP address through DHCP within 90
seconds of powering up or resetting, it uses the default IP address of 192.168.0.100.

• Port number, if other than the default value. Default port numbers for the IP camera are 443 for

HTTPS and 80 for HTTP. The IP camera administrator can configure an HTTPS port and an HTTP
port as described in the

• Your user name and password for the IP camera. The IP camera administrator configures user names

and passwords as described in the

To access the IP camera windows, perform the following these steps.

Before you Begin

The Microsoft .NET Framework version 2.0 or later must be installed on the PC that you use to connect
to the IP camera. You can download the

“Initialization Window” section on page 6-1.

“User Window” section on page 6-3.

.NET Framework from the Microsoft website.

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Step 1 Start Internet Explorer and enter the following in the address field:

Understanding the IP Camera User Interface

Procedure

protocol://ip_address:port_num ber

where:

• protocol is HTTPS for a secure connection or HTTP for a non-secure connection. You can use

HTTP only if you configure the camera to accept non-secure HTTP connections as described in

Chapter 2, “Performing the Initial Setup of the IP Camera.”

• ip_address is the IP address of the IP camera. The default IP address is 192.168.0.100.

• port_number is the port number that is used for HTTPS or HTTP connections to the IP camera. You

do not need to enter a port number if you are connecting through the default HTTPS port 443 or the
default HTTP port 80.

For example,

• Enter the following for a secure connection if the IP address is 192.168.0.100 and the HTTPS port

number is 443:

https://192.168.0.100

• Enter the following for a secure connection if the IP address is 203.70.212.52 and the HTTPS port

number is 1024:

https://203.70.212.52:1024

• Enter the following for a non-secure connection if the IP address is 203.70.212.52 and the HTTP

port number is 80:

http://203.70.212.52

• Enter the following for a non-secure connection if the IP address is 203.70.212.52 and the HTTP

port number is 1024:

http://203.70.212.52:1024

Step 2 Enter your IP camera user name and password in the Username and Password fields, then click Login.

To log in as the IP camera administrator, enter the user name admin (which is case sensitive) and the
password that is configured for the administrator. 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.

Understanding the IP Camera User Interface

After you log in to the IP camera, you can access the IP camera windows and perform a variety of
administrative and user procedures.

The links and activities that you can see and access in the IP camera windows depend on your IP camera
privilege level. Privilege levels are configured as described in the
and include the following:

• Administrator—Can access all IP camera windows, features, and functions.

• Viewer—Can access the Camera Video & Control window with limited controls, and can access the

Refresh, Logout, About, and Help links from that window.

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IP Camera Window Links

The IP Camera user interface includes links that you use to access various windows and perform other
activities.
access the link.

Ta b l e 1-1 Links in the IP Camera Windows

Link Description Privilege Level

Refresh Updates the information in the window that is currently displayed. Administrator

Home Displays the System Information window. For more information,

View Video Displays the Camera Video & Control window.

Setup Displays the Setup window and provides access to the configuration

Logout Logs you out from the IP camera. Administrator

Table 1-1 describes each link and lists the IP camera privilege level that you must have to

see

Table 1-2.

You may be prompted to install ActiveX controls when trying to
access this window for the first time. ActiveX controls are required
to view video from the IP camera. Follow the on-screen prompts to
install ActiveX controls.

menus for the IP camera.

Chapter 1 Overview

User

Administrator

Administrator

User

Administrator

About Displays a pop-up window with model, version, and copyright

Help Displays reference information for the window that is currently

IP Camera Windows

The IP camera user interface includes these main windows:

• System Information window—Accessed by clicking the Home link. Displays the information that is

described in

• Camera Video & Control window—Accessed by clicking the View Video link. Displays live video

from the camera and lets you control a variety of camera and display functions. For detailed
information, see

• Setup window—Accessed by clicking the Setup link. Provides access to the IP camera configuration

windows. For detailed information, see the following chapters:

–

Chapter 4, “Feature Setup.”

–

Chapter 5, “Network Setup.”

–

Chapter 6, “Administration.”

–

Chapter 7, “Log Configuration.”

information for the IP camera.

displayed.

Table 1-2.

Chapter 3, “Viewing Live Video.”

User

Administrator

User

Administrator

User

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Ta b l e 1-2 Home Window Information

Field Description

General Information

ID Identifier of the IP camera. To configure the ID, see the “Basic Window”

section on page 5-1.

Name Name of the IP camera. To configure the name, see the “Basic Window”

section on page 5-1.

Current Time Current date and time of the IP camera. To set the date and time, see the

“Time Window” section on page 5-4.

S/N Serial number of the IP camera.

Firmware Version of the firmware that is installed on the IP camera.

Codec Version of the codec that is running on the IP camera.

Part Number Cisco manufacturing part number of the IP camera.

Top Assembly Revision Cisco assembly revision number.

Network Status

MAC Address MAC address of the IP camera.

Configuration Type Method by which the IP camera obtains its IP address. To configure this

method, see the

LAN IP IP address of the LAN to which the IP camera is connected. To configure this

IP address, see the

Subnet Mask Subnet mask of the LAN to which the IP camera is connected. To configure

the subnet mask, see the

Gateway Address IP address of the gateway through which the IP camera is connected. To

configure this IP address, see the

page 5-2.

Primary DNS IP address of the primary DNS server, if configured for the IP camera. To

configure a primary DNS server, see the

on page 5-2.

Secondary DNS IP address of the secondary DNS server, if configured for the IP camera. To

configure a secondary DNS server, see the

on page 5-2.

IO Port Status

Input Port 1 Current state of input port 1 on the IP camera.

Output Port 1 Current state of output port 1 on the IP camera.

Stream 1 and Stream 2

User IP camera user name of each user who is accessing the primary video stream

(Stream 1) or the secondary video stream (Stream 2) through a client PC or
a third-party device.

“IP Addressing Window” section on page 5-2.

“IP Addressing Window” section on page 5-2.

“IP Addressing Window” section on page 5-2.

“IP Addressing Window” section on

“IP Addressing Window” section

“IP Addressing Window” section

IP Address IP address of the client device.

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order of any information in any corresponding column, click the column
heading. Click a column heading again to reverse the display order.

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Table 1-2 Home Window Information (continued)

Field Description

Start Time 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.

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Performing the Initial Setup of the IP Camera

After you install the IP camera, or after you perform a factory reset procedure, you must access the IP
camera and make initial configuration settings. These settings include administrator and root passwords,
and whether the IP camera can be accessed through an HTTP connection in addition to the default
HTTPS (HTTP secure) connection.

To make these configuration settings, you connect to the IP camera from any PC that is on the same
network as the IP camera. The PC must meet these requirements:

• Operating system—Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise (32-bit or 64-bit)

• Browser—Internet Explorer 8.0 (32-bit only)

In addition, you must know the IP address and default login credentials of the IP camera. By default,
when the IP camera powers on, it attempts to obtain an IP address from a DHCP server in your network.
If the camera cannot obtain an IP address through DCHP within 90 seconds, it uses a default IP address
of 192.168.0.100. The default login credentials (Username/Password) are admin/admin.

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
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The Microsoft .NET Framework version 2.0 or later must be installed on the PC that you use to connect
to the IP camera. You can download the

Procedure

Step 1 Start Internet Explorer, enter HTTPS://ip_address in the address field, and press Enter.

Replace ip_address with the IP address that the IP camera obtained through DHCP or, if the camera was
unable to obtain this IP address, enter 192.168.0.100.

The Login window appears.

Step 2 Enter the default login credentials:

Username: admin

Password: admin

The Initialization window appears.

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Step 3 In the Password and Confirm Password fields of the admin row, enter a password for the IP camera

administrator.

You must enter the same password in both fields. The password is case sensitive and must contain at
least eight characters, which can be letters, numbers, and special characters, but no spaces. Special
characters are:

Step 4 In the Password and Confirm Password fields of the Root row, enter a password that is used when

accessing the IP camera through a Secure Shell (SSH) connection.

You must enter the same password in both fields. The password is case sensitive and must contain at
least eight characters, which can be letters, numbers, and special characters, but no spaces. Special
characters are:

You use the root password if you need to troubleshoot the IP camera through a SSH connection with the
assistance of the Cisco Technical Assistance Center.

Step 5 In the Access Protocols area, check the Enable HTTP check box if you want to allow both HTTP and

HTTPS connections to the IP camera.

By default, only the Enable HTTPS check box is checked, which allows only HTTPS (secure)
connections to the IP camera.

Step 6 Click Apply.

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The IP camera reboots and the Login window appears.

Step 7 After the IP camera reboots, start Internet Explorer and, in the Address field, enter the following:

protocol://ip_address

where:

• protocol is HTTPS or HTTP. (You can use HTTP only if you enabled it in Step 5.)

• ip_address is the IP address that you used in Step 1.

Step 8 If you are prompted to install ActiveX controls, which are required to view video from the IP camera,

follow the on-screen prompts to do so.

The Home window appears.

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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 Camera Video & Control window also provides for controlling the video display, configuring preset
positions, and controlling certain IP camera functions. Available controls depend on the privilege level
of the user.

To view live video, log in to the IP camera and click View Video in the IP camera Main window menu
bar. The Camera Video & Control window appears. This window displays live video from the camera
and lets you control a variety of camera and display functions.

The controls that you see in the Camera Video & Control window depend on your IP camera privilege
level and the configurations settings for the IP camera. Users with the Administrator privilege can access
all controls. Users with the Viewer privilege do not have access to the following controls:

• Video image controls

• Motion detection controls

Table 3-1 describes the controls in the Camera Video & Control window.

Ta b l e 3-1 Camera Video & Control Window Controls

Control Description

Video controls

Video Codec
drop-down list

Choose the codec for video transmission (H.264 or MJPEG).

You can choose H.264 only if the primary video stream (channel 1) is enabled.
You can choose MJPEG only if the secondary video stream (channel 2) is
enabled.

For information about enabling and disabling video streams, see the

“Streaming Window” section on page 4-1.

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Control Description

Video Resolution
drop-down list

Right Arrow toggle
button

Left Arrow toggle
button

Choose the resolution for video transmission. The resolutions in this
drop-down list depend on the video standard that you selected.

The default value for H.264 is 1920 x 1080. The default value for MJPEG is
704 x 480.

You cannot configure a secondary stream if you configure this resolution for
1920 x 1080.

Note You can also change the resolution for video transmission by changing

the value in the Video Resolution Type field, as described in the

“Streaming Window” section on page 4-1.

Click the Right Arrow to display the video image controls. The button changes
to the Left Arrow button.

Click the Left Arrow button to hide the video image controls. The button
changes to the Right Arrow button.

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Video image controls

Note These controls appear when you click the Right Arrow in the Video Control area.

Brightness slider To control the brightness of the video image, drag the slider, or enter a value

from 1 through 10 and press the Enter key. A higher value increases the
brightness and a lower value decreases the brightness. For example, if the IP
camera is facing a bright light and the video appears too dark, you can increase
the brightness.

The default value is 5.

Contrast slider To control contrast of the video image, drag the slider, or enter a value from 1

through 10 and press the Enter key. A higher value increases the contrast and
a lower value decreases the contrast.

The default value is 5.

Sharpness slider To control the sharpness of the video from the IP camera, drag the slider, or

enter a value from 1 through 100 and press the Enter key. A higher value
increases the sharpness and a lower value decreases the sharpness.

The default value is 50.

Saturation slider To control the saturation of the video from the IP camera, drag the slider, or

enter a value from 1 through 100 and press the Enter key. A higher value
increases the saturation and a lower value decreases the saturation.

High saturation provides a vivid, intense color for a video image. With less
saturation, the video image appears more muted and gray.

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Table 3-1 Camera Video & Control Window Controls (continued)

Control Description

Image tools

Hotspot Zoom button Click this latch button to enable the digital zoom feature, which provides

Hotspot Pan/Tilt

button

Save Snapshot button Captures and saves the current video image as a .gif file or a .jpg file in the

five-step digital zooming in for the normal (not full screen) video display.
Click this button again to disable the digital zoom feature.

To perform a digital zoom, engage the Hotspot Zoom button and click the
video display. The first five clicks zoom the display. The sixth click returns to
unzoomed display.

Click this latch button to enable the hotspot pan/tilt feature, which lets you pan
and tilt the IP camera toward a point that you click in the video display.

To perform a hotspot pan/tilt action, engage the Hotspot Pan/Tilt button, then
click the video image at the location toward which you want the IP camera to
pan and tilt.

This feature requires that the IP camera be installed with a pan/tilt mount that
supports the Pelco D protocol and that pan and tilt functions are enabled.

location of your choice and with the file name of your choice.

When you click this button, the Snapshot window appears. Click Save and
follow the on-screen prompts to save the image with the name and in the
location that you want.

Flip button Rotates the video image by 180 degrees.

Mirror button Reverses the video image.

Restore button Displays the default video image, which is not rotated and not reversed.

Full Screen button Displays the video image in full screen mode.

To return to normal display mode, click the full screen image.

Motion detection

Up Arrow toggle
button

Click the Up Arrow to display the motion detection controls. The button
changes to the Down Arrow button.

Click the Down Arrow button to hide the motion detection controls. The button

Down Arrow toggle

changes to the Up Arrow button.

button

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Table 3-1 Camera Video & Control Window Controls (continued)

Control Description

Motion detection controls

Note These controls appear when you click the Up Arrow in the Motion Detection area and are

available only viewing the primary (H.264) stream.

Enable Motion
Detection check box

Enables the motion detection feature and displays a grid over the video image.

When motion detection is enabled, the IP camera monitors activity in the video
field areas that you specify. If activity at a defined level occurs in any of these
areas, the IP camera generates an alert and takes the actions that are configured
as described in the

“Event Notification Window” section on page 4-10.

To designate specific areas that the IP camera monitors for activity, select the
areas by clicking each grid cell over the area. A red border indicates a selected
area. To deselect an area, click it again.

You can configure the following levels for areas that the IP camera monitors
for activity:

• Sensitivity—Designates the relative amount of activity that the IP camera

must detect in the area before it generates an alert. A lower value means
that more, or faster, activity is required to trigger an alert. A higher value
means that less, or slower, activity is required. The default value is 80.

• Threshold—Designates the percentage of pixels that the IP camera must

identify as changed in the area before it generates an alert. The camera
detects pixel changes at the defined sensitivity level. The default threshold
value is 10.

To configure sensitivity or threshold, right-click a grid cell that has a red
border and then drag the Sensitivity and Threshold sliders to the desired
values. Alternatively, enter a value from 1 through 100 for an option and press
the Enter key. To reset the sensitivity and threshold to their default values of
50, click Restore. These configuration settings affect the cell that you select.
If the cell is part of a group of horizontally or vertically (but not diagonally)
adjacent cells, the settings affect all cells in the group.

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Table 3-1 Camera Video & Control Window Controls (continued)

Control Description

Full Screen check
box

Restore button Deselects all areas in the video field that you have selected for motion

Save Settings button Save the current motion detection configuration.

Becomes available when you check the Enable Motion Detection check box.
Check the Full Screen check box to cause the IP camera to examine the entire
video field for activity.

You can configure the following items for this video field:

• Sensitivity—Designates the relative amount of activity that the IP camera

must detect in the area before it generates an alert. A lower value means
that more, or faster, activity is required to trigger an alert. A higher value
means that less, or slower, activity is required. The default value is 80.

• Threshold—Designates the percentage of pixels that the IP camera must

identify as changed in the area before it generates an alert. The camera
monitors for pixel changes at the defined sensitivity level. The default
threshold value is 10.

To configure sensitivity or threshold, right-click anywhere in the video field
border and then drag the Sensitivity and Threshold sliders to the desired
values. Alternatively, enter a value from 1 through 100 for an option and press
the Enter key. To reset the sensitivity and threshold to their default values of
50, click Restore.

detection monitoring.

Focus/Zoom

Note The Focus/Zoom feature is available only on the Cisco Video Surveillance 6020 IP camera.

Up Arrow toggle
button

Click the Up Arrow to display the focus/zoom controls. The button changes to
the Down Arrow button.

Click the Down Arrow button to hide the focus/zoom controls. The button

Down Arrow toggle

changes to the Up Arrow button.

button

Focus/Zoom controls

Note These controls appear when you click the Up Arrow in the Focus/Zoom area.

Zoom slider To control the field of view zoom factor, drag the slider left to zoom out

(wide), or drag the slider to the right to zoom in (telephoto).

Focus slider To control the field of view focus, drag the slider left to focus on near objects,

or drag the slider to the right to focus on far objects.

Auto Focus button Click to automatically focus the IP camera for the selected zoom.

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Control Description

Specify Region check
box

Reset button Resets the lens position and slider control positions to their default values (full

Used in conjunction with the Auto Focus option. Check the Specify Region
check box and click Auto Fo cus to focus the IP camera with priority to a
selected region in the field of view. The region is user configurable and can be
moved around the screen.

wide and near).

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Feature Setup

The Feature Setup windows let you configure a variety of IP camera features and functions. The
following sections describe the Feature Setup windows in detail:

• Streaming Window, page 4-1

• Camera Window, page 4-6

• Video Overlay Window, page 4-8

• IO Ports Window, page 4-9

• Event Notification Window, page 4-10

Streaming Window

The Streaming window provides options for configuring video streams from the IP camera. You can
configure settings for the primary and an optional secondary video stream.

Configuring a secondary stream is useful for providing a video stream that is at a lower resolution than
the primary stream to third-party devices or software.

The primary stream supports H.264 for video. The secondary stream supports MJPEG for video.

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When configuring video streams, be aware of the following guidelines:

• You cannot configure a secondary stream (channel 2) if you configure the resolution for the primary

stream (channel 1) to 1920 x 1080.

• You cannot configure the resolution for the primary stream to 1920 x 1080 if a secondary stream is

enabled.

• The resolution of the primary stream must be higher than the resolution of the secondary stream.

• You cannot configure a maximum frame rate of 30 for the primary stream if the secondary stream

is enabled.

• Multiple secondary frame rates are supported. Table 4-1 shows the frame rate combinations of

primary and secondary streams with a 16:9 aspect ratio, and Tab le 4-2 shows the frame rate
combinations of primary and secondary streams with a 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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