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Cisco Video Surveillance 3530 IP Camera
Model CIVS-IPC-3530Accessing the IP Camera for the First Time
Cisco Video Surveillance 3530 IP Camera
Model CIVS-IPC-3530
1 Overview
The Cisco Video Surveillance 3530 IP camera is an outdoor, 1 megapixel (MP) IP camera that offers 720p full HD resolution (up to 1280 x 800) with superb image quality. It is especially suitable for monitoring wide open outdoor areas such as building entrances, airports, or applications requiring accurate identification.
2 Package Contents
The Cisco Video Surveillance IP Camera package includes the following items:
3 Installing the IP Camera
To install the IP camera, follow these steps:
Procedure
Step 1 Attach the included alignment sticker to the ceiling or wall.
Step 2 Using the circle marks on the sticker, drill at least two pilot holes symmetrically on each side (four holes total) into the ceiling or wall. Then hammer the included wall anchors into the holes.
Step 3 Secure the mounting plate to the ceiling or wall with four included screws.
Step 4 Do one of the following:
•Cut out a section of the ceiling or wall that corresponds to the triangular cutout on the alignment sticker, and feed cables through a ceiling or wall.
•Use a screwdriver to remove the cutout on the side of the conduit base, connect a cable conduit, and feed the cables through the side of the conduit base.
Step 5 Drill a hole on the rubber seal plug and insert an Ethernet cable (without a connector) through the opening. Strip about 1/2 inch (12 mm) of the sheath from the cable and crimp an RJ45 connector to the cable. When done, connect the cable to the camera Ethernet RJ45 socket.
Step 6 (Optional) Using the waterproof connector assembly, install an external power cable and/or I/O cables for external devices and connect to the GPIO terminal block.
Step 7 Use the included L-type wrench to secure the conduit base to the mounting plate with the three included screws.
Step 8 Remove the black cover.
Step 9 (Optional) Use mini cable with BNC connector to temporarily attach an NTSC or PAL compliant analog video display device to the analog video out port on the rear of the IP camera.
Step 10 While viewing video from the IP camera, adjust the 3-axis field of view, focal length, and zoom factor.
Step 11 Install the black cover.
Step 12 Attach the dome cover to the camera and tighten the four dome cover screws to secure the dome cover to the camera.
4 Accessing the IP Camera for the First Time
After you install the IP camera, you can access it by using a PC and configure basic settings. To do so, follow these steps from a PC that is on the same network as the IP camera and that is running Microsoft Windows 7 (32-bit or 64-bit) or higher:
Procedure
Step 1 Start Internet Explorer 8 (32-bit only) or later, enter HTTPS://ip_address in the Address field, then press Enter.
Replace ip_address with the IP address that the IP camera obtains through DHCP in your network. If the camera does not obtain this IP address after 90 seconds, enter 192.168.0.100.
The Login window appears.
Step 2 Enter the default login credentials:
•Username: admin
•Password: admin
The Initialization window appears.
Step 3 In the Password and Confirm Password fields in the admin row, enter a password for the IP camera administrator. Enter the same password in both fields. The password is case sensitive and can contain up to 8 letters, numbers, and special characters, but no spaces.
Step 4 In the Password and Conform Password fields in the root row, enter a password for accessing the IP camera through a SSH connection. Enter the same password in both fields. The password is case sensitive and can contain up to 8 letters, numbers, and special characters, but no spaces.
You use this password if you need to troubleshoot the IP camera through an SSH connection with the assistance of the Cisco Technical Assistance Center.
Step 5 In the HTTP area, click the HTTP radio button if you want to allow both HTTP and HTTPS connections to the IP camera.
The default setting is HTTPS, which allows only HTTPS (secure) connections to the IP camera.
Step 6 Click Apply and wait for the IP camera to reboot.
Step 7 After the IP camera reboots, start Internet Explorer, enter protocol://ip_address in the Address field, then press Enter.
Replace protocol with HTTPS or HTTP. (You can use HTTP only if you enabled it Step 5.) Replace ip_address with the IP address that you used in Step 1.
Step 8 If you are prompted to install ActiveX controls, follow the on-screen prompts to do so. ActiveX is required to view video from the IP camera.
The Home window appears. You can now click View Video to view live video, click Setup to configure the IP camera, or click Logout to exit
5 Where to go from Here
For detailed information about understanding, installing, configuring, operating, administering, and troubleshooting the IP camera, see the following documents that are available at www.cisco.com/go/ipcamera:
•Cisco Video Surveillance 3530 IP Camera Installation Guide
•Cisco Video Surveillance 3000 Series IP Camera Configuration Guide
6 Technical Support
To request technical assistance, contact the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) in one of the following ways:
•Online—http://www.cisco.com/tac/
•E-mail—tac@cisco.com
•Phone—In North America: 800 553-2447
Outside North America: 408 526-7209Quick Start Guide