Cisco Video Surveillance PTZ IP Camera Configuration Guide
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Chapter: Administration
Administration
The Administrator windows allow you to perform several general administrative operations, including enabling HTTP and HTTPS access to the PTZ IP camera, configuring users, resetting or rebooting the PTZ IP camera, and updating firmware.
The following sections describe the Administration windows in detail:
Initialization Window
The Initialization window provides options for configuring passwords for the PTZ IP camera default administrator accounts, and for configuring which protocols can be used to access the PTZ IP camera.
The PTZ IP camera always has an HTTP/HTTPS administrator who can access the PTZ IP camera through an HTTP or HTTPS connection. The name of this administrator is admin. The password is configurable.
If you want to access the PTZ IP camera through Secure Shell (SSH), you must configure a password for an SSH administrator. The name of this administrator is root. The password is configurable.
To display the Initialization window, perform the following steps:
Procedure
Step 1 
From the PTZ IP camera user interface, click the Setup link.
Step 2 Click Administration to expand the menu.
Step 3 From the Administration menu, click Initialization.
The Initialization window appears. If you change any options in this window, you must click the Save button to save the changes. If you do not click this button, changes are not retained when you exit the window. The Save button appears at the bottom of the window. You may need to scroll down to it.
Table 6-1 describes the options in the Initialization window.
User Window
The User window allows you to configure the following types of PTZ IP camera users:
•Administrator—Can access all PTZ IP camera windows, features, and functions.
•Viewer—Can access only the Camera Video & Control window and all features in that window except:
–Video image controls
–Set Current Preset as Home Position button
–Restore default Home Position button
–Add Preset Position button
–Deleted Selected Preset button
–Pan, tilt, zoom controls
–Motion detection controls
At least one user with Administrator privileges is configured. The user name of this user is "admin." You can configure up to four additional users and assign privilege levels to each one.
When you configure users, follow these guidelines:
•After you enter a name, password, and privilege level for a user, click Add next to the user information to save your changes.
•To change the password for an existing user, click Change next to the user name.
•To remove a user, click Delete next to the user. If you delete a user who is logged into the PTZ IP camera, the user remains logged in and can continue access the PTZ IP camera.
•To change the name of a user, you must delete the user then create a new user.
To display the User window, perform the following steps:
Procedure
Step 1 From the PTZ IP camera user interface, click the Setup link.
Step 2 Click Administration to expand the menu.
Step 3 From the Administration menu, click Users.
The User window appears.
Table 6-2 describes the options in the User window.
Maintenance Window
The Maintenance window provides options for setting or restarting the PTZ IP camera, saving configuration information from the PTZ IP camera, and uploading the configuration information to the PTZ IP camera.
Saving and uploading configuration is useful for these activities:
•Configuring multiple PTZ IP cameras—If your network includes several PTZ IP cameras that should have similar configurations, you can configure one PTZ IP camera, save that configuration, and upload it to other PTZ IP cameras. Then, instead of manually configuring all options on each PTZ IP camera, you manually configure only the options that are unique, such as the IP address, if not obtained from DHCP.
•Backing up configuration—If you save the configuration from the PTZ IP camera, you can upload it to the PTZ IP camera to restore the configuration if it is lost. You can also upload it to a replacement PTZ IP camera.
To display the Maintenance window, perform the following steps:
Procedure
Step 1 From the PTZ IP camera user interface, click the Setup link.
Step 2 Click Administration to expand the menu.
Step 3 From the Administration menu, click Maintenance.
The Maintenance window appears.
Table 6-3 describes the options in the Maintenance window.
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Factory Default Area |
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Restore button |
Click the Restore button to reset all PTZ IP camera settings to their factory default values. To confirm the restore procedure, click OK in the confirmation pop-up window. Otherwise, click Cancel. This action has the same effect as pressing and holding the Reset button on the PTZ IP camera for at least 15 seconds. After you perform this procedure, follow the steps in Chapter 2 "Initial Setup of the PTZ IP Camera." |
Reset button |
Click the Reset button to reset all PTZ IP camera settings except the static IP address, gateway IP address, and log in credentials (user name and password) to their factory default values. To confirm the reset procedure, click OK in the confirmation pop-up window. Otherwise, click Cancel. |
Reboot Area |
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Reboot button |
Click the Reboot button to reboot the software on the PTZ IP camera. To confirm the reboot procedure, click OK in the confirmation pop-up window. Otherwise, click Cancel. This action has the same effect as pressing and immediately releasing the Reset button on the PTZ IP camera, or powering the PTZ IP camera down and then powering it up. |
Device Configuration Area |
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Export Configuration from Camera |
Click the Export button to save the current PTZ IP camera configuration information to a binary file. When you click this button, the File Download window appears. Use this window to save the configuration file. You can then load this configuration information to any same-model PTZ IP camera in the network. This feature is useful for creating a backup of this configuration and for configuring other PTZ IP cameras based on this configuration. |
Import Configuration to Camera |
Click Browse to find the path and folder where a configuration file is stored. After you enter this information, click Import to load the configuration file to the PTZ IP camera. After you upload a configuration file to the PTZ IP camera, the PTZ IP camera restarts automatically. If you upload configuration from another PTZ IP camera that is active in your network, make sure to configure this PTZ IP camera with a name, description, and unique IP address (if not obtained through DHCP). To change these options, see the "Basic Window" section and the "IP Addressing Window" section. A configuration file that you upload includes the passwords that are configured for the administrator and for users. If you change any passwords after saving the configuration file, be aware that uploading the file overwrites the new passwords with the saved ones. |
Camera Logs Area |
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Export Logs from Camera |
Click the Export button to extract the logs from the camera into a file. When you click this button, the File Download window appears. Use this window to save the log file. Download time varies depending on the size of the logs. |
Firmware Window
The Firmware window allows you to view information about the firmware that is installed on the PTZ IP camera and upgrade the firmware.
Before you upgrade firmware, download the firmware file to a PC that is accessible on your network, and unzip the file if it is zipped. To download firmware, go to this web page:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6918/Products_Sub_Category_Home.html
After you upgrade firmware, the PTZ IP camera restarts automatically and retains all configuration information.
To display the Firmware window, perform the following steps:
Procedure
Step 1 From the PTZ IP camera user interface, click the Setup link.
Step 2 Click Administration to expand the menu.
Step 3 From the Administration menu, click Firmware.
The Firmware window appears.
Table 6-4 describes the options in the Firmware window.
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Device Information Area |
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IP Address |
Display only. IP address of the PTZ IP camera. |
MAC Address |
Display only. MAC address of the PTZ IP camera. |
Device Name |
Display only. ID of the PTZ IP camera, as configured in the Basic window. For more information, see the "Basic Window" section. |
Firmware Maintenance Area |
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Firmware Version |
Version of the firmware that is installed on the PTZ IP camera. |
Firmware Released Date |
Release date of the current firmware. |
Details button |
Click this button to display a pop-up window with additional information about the firmware on the PTZ IP camera. |
Firmware Upgrade |
To upgrade the firmware on the PTZ IP camera, begin by entering the path and folder where new firmware file for the PTZ IP camera is stored. The upgrade file may be stored on another PC. You can click Browse to find this location. |
Upgrade button |
After entering the path and folder for the firmware file, click this button to load the firmware upgrade on the PTZ IP camera. Do not power down the PTZ IP camera during the upgrade procedure. |
Device Processes Window
The Device Processes window displays the processes that occupy TCP or UDP ports, and lets you stop any of these processes.
Note To stop any process, click the Delete button that appears to the right of the process in the window.
Take care when stopping processes because some processes are required for the camera to operate properly. Processes that you stop in this window can restart the next time that you log in to the PTZ IP camera. If you delete a required process and the camera stops functioning, exit your web browser and then log back in to the PTZ IP camera to restart the process. If the process does not restart, power the PTZ IP camera off and then back on.
To display the Device Processes window, perform the following steps:
Procedure
Step 1 From the PTZ IP camera user interface, click the Setup link.
Step 2 Click Administration to expand the menu.
Step 3 From the Administration menu, click Device Processes.
The Device Processes window appears.
Table 6-5 describes the options in the Device Processes window. All options are for display only.
Password Complexity Window
PTZ IP camera administrator and user passwords must always meet the requirements that are described in the "User Window" section. The Password Complexity window provides options for configuring additional requirements for the PTZ IP camera passwords.
To display the Password Complexity window, perform the following steps:
Procedure
Step 1 From the PTZ IP camera user interface, click the Setup link.
Step 2 Click Administration to expand the menu.
Step 3 From the Administration menu, click Password Complexity.
The Password Complexity window appears. If you change any options in this window, you must click the Save button to save the changes. If you do not click this button, changes are not retained when you exit the window. The Save button 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.
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