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The Actions menu in the Cisco IP Camera Setup Software provides access to features that you use to view live video from a camera and perform a variety of configuration and management tasks.
This chapter includes the following sections, which describe these options in detail:
The Live View tab lets you view live streaming video from a selected camera. This tab also provides options for configuring the video display, preset positions, and focus and zoom, and for controlling certain IP camera functions. Available options and controls depend on the camera model and on the privilege level of the user.
The following sections describe how to view a live video stream and how to configure video options:
You can view a live video stream from any camera that has been added to the Cisco IP Camera Setup Software and that is operating.
To view a live video stream, follow these steps:
Step 1 In the Added Cameras list, click the camera whose live video stream you want to view.
Step 2 Choose Actions > Camera Settings or click the Live Streaming button .
The left area of this tab displays the video stream from the camera.
The Video Control option in the Live View tab lets you configure the codec for video transmission from a selected camera. You can set the codec to Pri. H.264 or MJPEG.
To configure the video control, follow these steps:
Step 1 In the Added Cameras list, click the camera whose video control you want to configure.
Step 2 Choose Actions > Camera Settings or click the Live Streaming button .
Step 3 From the Video Control drop-down list, choose the codec that you want.
The Display Mode option in the Live View tab lets you configure the display mode for live video from a camera model that includes a fish eye lens. You can set the codec to any of the following values:
To configure the display mode, follow these steps:
Step 1 In the Added Cameras list, click the camera whose display mode you want to configure.
Step 2 Choose Actions > Camera Settings or click the Live Streaming button .
Step 3 From the Display Mode drop-down list, choose the display mode that you want.
The Camera Settings options in the Live View tab lets you the adjust the video picture and configure exposure settings and various advanced setting for video transmission from a selected camera.
To configure camera settings for a video stream, follow these steps:
Step 1 In the Added Cameras list, click the camera whose video settings you want to configure.
Step 2 Choose Actions > Camera Settings or click the Live Streaming button .
Step 3 Click the Camera Settings radio button near the top of the tab.
Step 4 Take one or more of the following actions:
Table 3-1 describes the cameras settings configuration options in detail.
Step 5 Click the Save button to save the updates that you make.
The Focus/Zoom options in the Live view tab lets you perform various focus and zoom operations with a camera.
These options are available only for camera models that have motorized focus and zoom capabilities.
To configure focus and zoom, follow these steps:
Step 1 In the Added Cameras list, click the camera for which you want to configure focus and zoom.
Step 2 Choose Actions > Camera Settings or click the Live Streaming button .
Step 3 Click the Focus/Zoom radio button near the top of the tab.
Step 4 Perform the desired tasks as described in the following table:
The Settings & Maintenance choice on the Actions menu provide access to tabs that let you perform a variety of configuration tasks for a camer.a. The following sections describe these tasks:
Basic setup options for a camera include identification and location information and operational functions. You configure basic setup options on the Basic Setup tab.
To configure basic setup options, follow these steps:
Step 1 In the Added Cameras list, click the camera for which you want view or configure base setup options.
Step 2 Take either of these actions:
Step 3 Review or update the options in the Basic Setup tab.
Table 3-2 describes the options on this tab.
If you make updates on this tab, click the Save button that appears at the bottom of the tab to save your changes.
You can configure IP addresses and related options for a camera, gateway, and DNS. You configure these options on the IP Addressing tab.
To configure basic setup options, follow these steps:
Step 1 In the Added Cameras list, click the camera for which you want configure IP addressing options.
Step 2 Take either of these actions:
The IP Addressing tab displays.
Step 3 Review or update the options in the IP Addressing tab.
Table 3-3 describes the options on this tab.
If you make updates on this tab, click the Save button that appears at the bottom of the tab to save your changes.
The Cisco IP Camera Setup Software provides options for setting and maintaining the time of a camera. You configure these options on the Time tab.
To configure time options, follow these steps:
Step 1 In the Added Cameras list, click the camera for which you want configure time options.
Step 2 Take either of these actions:
Step 3 Review or update the options in the Time tab.
Table 3-4 describes the options on this tab.
If you make updates on this tab, click the Save button that appears at the bottom of the tab to save your changes.
The Cisco IP Camera Setup Software provides options for configuring the camera to work with Bonjour and to send discovery messages to a Cisco Video Server Media Server (VSMS). You configure these options on the Discovery tab.
To configure discovery options, follow these steps:
Step 1 In the Added Cameras list, click the camera for which you want configure discovery options.
Step 2 Take either of these actions:
Step 3 Review or update the options in the Discovery tab.
Table 3-5 describes the options on this tab.
If you make updates on this tab, click the Save button that appears at the bottom of the tab to save your changes.
The Cisco IP Camera Setup Software provides options for performing the following operations for a camera:
This action has the same effect as pressing and holding the Reset button on the camera for at least 15 seconds. After you perform this procedure, perform an initial set up of the camera as described in the “Initialization” section.
This action has the same effect as pressing and immediately releasing the Reset button on the camera, or powering the camera down and then powering it up.
To restore, reset, or reboot a camera, or to manage its logs, follow these steps:
Step 1 In the Added Cameras list, click the camera that you want to restore, reset, or reboot, or whose logs you want to manage.
Step 2 Take either of these actions:
Step 3 Take the desired action:
The Cisco IP Camera Setup Software provides options for configuring a date and time stamp and text that can appear as overlays on the video image that streams from a camera. You configure these options on the Video Overlay tab.
To configure video overlay options, follow these steps:
Step 1 In the Added Cameras list, click the camera for which you want configure video overlay options.
Step 2 Take either of these actions:
The Video Overlay tab displays.
Step 3 Review or update the options in the Video Overlay tab.
Table 3-6 describes the options on this tab.
If you make updates on this tab, click the Save button that appears at the bottom of the tab to save your changes.
The Cisco IP Camera Setup Software lets you upgrade the firmware on any camera, or on any group of cameras in the same series, that has been added to the software.
Before you upgrade firmware, download the firmware file to the PC from which you are running the Cisco IP Camera Setup Software 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 on a camera, the camera restarts automatically. It retains all configuration information.
To upgrade firmware, follow these steps:
Step 1 Choose Actions > Firmware Upgrade or click the Firmware Upgrade button .
The Firmware Upgrade tab displays.
Step 2 Click the Browse button to the right of the Firmware Upgrade field, and then use the window that displays to navigate to and select the firmware file to install.
Step 3 From the Camera Model drop-down list, choose the IP camera series of the camera or cameras on which you want to update the firmware.
Cameras in the series that you choose and that have been added to Cisco IP Camera Setup Software appear in the camera list in the middle of the Firmware Upgrade tab. You can upgrade firmware one or more cameras that appear in this list.
Step 4 (Optional) To find in the camera list a camera or cameras whose name, model, IP address, MAC address, or firmware versions contains a specific non case-sensitive character string, enter the string in the Search field.
The camera list updates to display only cameras that match the search criteria as you type.
To clear the Search field, click the clear button in this field.
Step 5 In the camera list, check the check box in the Select field that corresponds to each camera that you want to upgrade.
Step 6 Click the Upgrade button near the bottom of the Firmware Upgrade tab.
Step 7 In the Notice dialog box that provides additional information about the upgrade, click Yes .
The firmware upgrade process executes. This process can take some time. The Upgrade Status field in the camera list displays the status of the upgrade process. When the upgrade is complete on a camera, the Status field for the camera displays “Firmware Upgrade Done” and the camera restarts.
The Cisco IP Camera Setup Software provides options for adding and deleting users, and for changing user information. A user is someone who is assigned a user name, password, and privilege level and can log in to a camera.
A camera can have up to five users. One user must be the admin user, which cannot be deleted.
You manage users by using the Users tab.
The following sections describe how to manage users:
A camera can have up to five users, including the admin user.
To add users who can log in to a camera, follow these steps:
Step 1 In the Added Cameras list, click the camera for which you want add users.
Step 2 Choose Actions > Users or click the Manage Users button .
Step 3 For each user that you want to add, take these actions in a User # row.
a. In the User Name field, Enter a unique name for the user.
The user name is case sensitive and can include up to 32 letters, numbers, and special characters, but no spaces. Special characters are: ! $ ( ) - . @ ^ _ ` { } ~
b. In the Password field, Enter a password for the user.
The password is case sensitive and must contain from 8 to 32 characters, which can be letters, numbers, and special characters, but no spaces. Special characters are: ! $ ( ) - . @ ^ _ ` { } ~
c. In the Confirm Password field, re-enter the password for the user.
d. From the Privilege Level drop-down list, choose one of these options for the privilege level of the user:
– 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.
If the user is not added, look at the message at the bottom of the Users tab for information.
You can change the password for any camera user, and you can change the user name and privilege level for any camera user except the admin user.
You cannot change information for a camera user who is logged in to the camera.
To change information for a camera user, follow these steps:
Step 1 In the Added Cameras list, click the camera for which you want add users.
Step 2 Choose Actions > Users or click the Manage Users button .
Step 3 For the user whose information you want to change, take these actions in a User # row as needed.
a. In the User Name field, Enter a new unique name for the user.
The user name is case sensitive and can include up to 32 letters, numbers, and special characters, but no spaces. Special characters are: ! $ ( ) - . @ ^ _ ` { } ~
You cannot change the user name for the admin user.
b. In the Password field, Enter a new password for the user.
The password is case sensitive and must contain from 8 to 32 characters, which can be letters, numbers, and special characters, but no spaces. Special characters are: ! $ ( ) - . @ ^ _ ` { } ~
c. In the Confirm Password field, re-enter the password for the user.
d. From the Privilege Level drop-down list, choose one of these options for the privilege level of the user:
– 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.
You cannot change the privilege level for the admin user.
If the user information is not changed, look at the message at the bottom of the Users tab for information.
You can delete any camera user except the admin user. When you delete a user, that user can no longer log in to the camera
You cannot delete a user who is logged in to the camera.
To delete a camera user, follow these steps:
Step 1 In the Added Cameras list, click the camera for which you want add users.
Step 2 Choose Actions > Users or click the Manage Users button .
Step 3 Click the Delete button in the User # row for the user who you want to delete.
The Cisco IP Camera Setup Software provides options for importing and exporting camera configuration information. These operations are useful if you want to create a backup of configuration information from a camera or copy configuration settings from one camera to another.
The following sections describe these operations:
Importing configuration lets you import to one or more cameras a configuration file that you exported from another camera. or to restore configuration information to a camera. A configuration file includes all camera settings.
Each camera to which you import a configuration file must appear in the Added Camera list. If you import a configuration file to multiple cameras at the same time, the cameras must be the same model series.
If you import a configuration file from another IP camera that is active in your network, configure each camera to which you import the file with a name, description, and unique IP address (if not obtained through DHCP). To configure the camera name or description, see the “Viewing and Configuring Basic Setup Options” section. To configure the IP address, see the “Configuring IP Addressing” section.
A configuration file that you import 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 importing the file overwrites the new passwords with the saved ones.
You import configuration information by using the Import Configuration tab.
To import to one or more cameras a configuration file that you exported from another camera, follow these steps:
Step 1 Choose Actions > Camera Configuration > Import Configuration or click the Import/Export Configuration button .
The Import Configuration tab displays.
Step 2 From the Camera Model drop-down list, choose the model series of the camera or cameras to which to import a configuration file.
A list of cameras that have been added to the Cisco IP Camera Setup Software and to which you can import a configuration file in one operation appears. This list provides the following information for each camera:
You can click any column title repeatedly to display the list of cameras in ascending or descending alphanumeric order by the information in that column. An up arrow in a column indicates that the camera list is displayed in ascending alphanumeric order by that column, and a down arrow indicates that the camera list is displayed in descending order alphanumeric order by that column.0
You can display in the cameras list only discovered cameras that include a designated string of characters in any camera information column. To do so, enter that string in the Search field. The list of discovered cameras updates as you enter characters. To clear the Search field and display all cameras that match the selected camera model, click the Clear Search button , which appears when at least one character is in the Search field.
You can drag the border of a column heading to resize the column width.
Step 3 In the list of cameras, check the check box for each camera to which you want to import the configuration file.
You can use the Select / Deselect All check box to quickly check or uncheck the check boxes for all cameras. If this check box is unchecked, check it to check the check boxes for all cameras in the camera list. If it is checked, check it to uncheck the check boxes for all cameras in the camera list.
Step 4 Click the Choose File button that appears near the bottom of the Import Configuration tab and use the window that displays to navigate to and select the configuration file to import.
The configuration file name appears in the Import Configuration from Camera field.
Step 5 Click the Import button, which appears near the bottom of the Import Configuration tab.
After you upload a configuration file to a camera, the camera restarts automatically. When it comes back up, it has the new configuration.
You can export configuration information from a camera. This process saves the configuration information of that camera to a binary file. You can then import this file to other cameras of the same model series to update those cameras with the configuration information in the file. You also can use the file as a backup so that you can restore configuration information to a camera if needed.
You export information by using the Export Configuration tab.
To export configuration information from a camera to a configuration file, follow these steps:
Step 1 In the Added Cameras list, click the camera from which you want to export configuration information.
Step 2 Take either of these actions:
The Export Configuration tab displays.
Step 3 (Optional) Check the Exclude Network Basic and IP Addressing Setting check box if you do not want the configuration file to contain network basic configuration information and the IP address of the camera.
Step 4 Click the Export button to save the current IP camera configuration information to a binary file.
After you install a camera, or after you perform a restore procedure, you should make initial configuration settings. These settings include administrator and root passwords, and whether the camera can be accessed through an HTTP connection in addition to the default HTTPS (HTTP secure) connection.
The following sections describe how to make initial configuration setting for cameras:
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.
You can add the camera to the Cisco IP Camera Setup Software by using these login credentials.
To make initial configuration settings for a camera, perform the following steps. You can change these configuration settings in the future, if needed.
Step 1 In the Added Cameras list, click the camera for which you want to make initial configuration settings.
The Initialization page displays with options for configuring administrative account log in credentials and access protocols.
Step 2 In the Initialization page, take these actions:
a. In the Password and Confirm Password fields of the HTTP(S) row in the Administrative Accounts area, enter a password for the camera admin user.
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: ! $ ( ) - . @ ^ _ ` { } ~.
b. In the Password and Confirm Password fields of the SSH row in the Administrative Accounts area, enter a password for the camera root user.
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: ! $ ( ) - . @ ^ _ ` { } ~.
c. In the Access Protocols area, check the Enable HTTP check box if you want to allow HTTP connections to the camera.
If you check this check box, in the HTTP Port field, enter the port that is used for HTTP connections to the camera. You can enter a value of 80 (default) or a value from 1024 through 32767.
d. In the Access Protocols area, check the Enable HTTPS check box if you want to allow HTTPS connections to the camera.
If you check this check box, in the HTTPS Port field, enter the port that is used for HTTPS connections to the camera. You can enter a value of 443 (default) or a value from 1024 through 65535.
e. In the Access Protocols area, check the Enable SSH check box if you want to allow SSH connections to the camera.
If you check this check box, in the SSH Port field, enter the port that is used for SSH connections to the camera. You can enter a value of 22 (default) or a value from 1024 through 65535.
The initial configuration process executes. The Initialization Status field in the camera list displays the status of the configuration process.
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, an IP address is assigned using the Link-Local address scheme. The camera acquires an IP address by inserting part of its MAC address into the 169.254.x.x IP address. To do so, the camera converts the hex digits of the MAC address to decimal values and then applies them to create an IP address in the following format:
where MAC:9-10 are the 9th and 10th digits in the MAC address, and MAC:11-12 are the 11th and 12th digits.
For example, using this method, camera with a MAC address of 00-11-22-33-44-55 acquires an IP address of 169.254.68.85, given that hex 44 = 68 decimal and hex 55 = 85 decimal.
The default login credentials (Username/Password) are admin/admin. You can add the camera to the Cisco IP Camera Setup Software by using these login credentials.
To make initial configuration settings, perform the following steps. You can change these configuration settings in the future, if needed.
Step 1 In the Added Cameras list, click the camera for which you want to make initial configuration settings.
The Initialization paged displays with options for configuring administrative account log in credentials and access protocols.
Step 2 In the Initialization page, take these actions:
a. In the Password and Confirm Password fields of the HTTP(S) row in the Administrative Accounts area, enter a password for the camera root user.
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: ! $ ( ) - . @ ^ _ ` { } ~.
b. In the Access Protocols area, check the Enable HTTPS check box if you want to allow HTTPS connections to the camera.
If you check this check box, in the HTTPS Port field, enter the port that is used for HTTPS connections to the camera. You can enter a value of 443 (default) or a value from 1024 through 65535.
c. In the Access Protocols area, check the Enable SSH check box if you want to allow SSH connections to the camera.
If you check this check box, in the SSH Port field, enter the port that is used for SSH connections to the camera. You can enter a value of 22 (default) or a value from 1024 through 65535.
The initial configuration process executes. The Initialization Status field in the camera list displays the status of the configuration process.