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This chapter provides information about the Cisco Video Surveillance PTZ IP camera features, instructions for accessing the user interface, and information about the user interface. It includes the following topics:
The Cisco Video Surveillance PTZ IP cameras are primarily used for monitoring wide open outdoor areas such as building entrances, airports, highways, and parking lots.
The dome cover protects the camera body against rain and dust. The wide temperature range allows the camera to operate under extreme weather conditions.
The following PTZ IP cameras are available:
The Cisco Video Surveillance PTZ IP cameras offer a feature-rich digital camera solution for a video surveillance system.
The 2830 and 2835 standard-definition (SD) cameras feature:
The 6930 high-definition (HD) camera features:
In addition, the PTZ IP cameras provide 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 cameras can be powered through an external power supply or by integrated Power over Ethernet (PoE).
The PTZ cameras include the following key features:
After you perform the initial configuration as described in the “Initial Setup of the PTZ IP Camera,” follow the steps in this section each time that you want to access the PTZ IP camera windows to make configuration settings, view live video, or perform other activities.
You access these windows by connecting to the PTZ IP camera from any PC that is on the same network as the PTZ IP camera and that meets these requirements:
You need this information to access the PTZ IP camera windows:
To access the PTZ IP camera windows, perform the following these steps.
The Microsoft .NET Framework version 2.0 or later must be installed on the PC that you use to connect to the PTZ IP camera. You can download the .NET Framework from the Microsoft website.
Step 1 Start Internet Explorer and enter the following in the address field:
protocol://ip_address:port_number
Step 2 Enter your PTZ IP camera user name and password in the Username and Password fields, then click Login .
To log in as the PTZ 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 PTZ IP camera appears.
After you log in to the PTZ IP camera, you can access the PTZ IP camera windows and perform a variety of administrative and user procedures.
The links and activities that you can see and access in the PTZ IP camera windows depend on your PTZ IP camera privilege level. Privilege levels are configured as described in the “User Window” section and include the following:
The PTZ IP camera user interface includes links that you use to access various windows and perform other tasks. Table 1-1 describes each link and lists the PTZ IP camera privilege level that you must have to access the link.
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Updates the information in the window that is currently displayed. |
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Displays the System Information window. For more information, see Table 1-2 . |
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Displays the Camera Video & Control window. 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 PTZ IP camera. Follow the on-screen prompts to install ActiveX controls. |
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Displays the Setup window and provides access to the configuration menus for the PTZ IP camera. |
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Displays a pop-up window with model, version, and copyright information for the PTZ IP camera. |
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Displays reference information for the window that is currently displayed. |
The PTZ IP camera user interface includes these main windows:
– Chapter 8, “Log Configuration”
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Identifier of the PTZ IP camera. To configure the ID, see the “Basic Window” section. |
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Name of the PTZ IP camera. To configure the name, see the “Basic Window” section. |
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Current date and time of the PTZ IP camera. To set the date and time, see the “Time Window” section. |
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Version of the firmware that is installed on the PTZ IP camera. |
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Method by which the PTZ IP camera obtains its IP address. To configure this method, see the “IP Addressing Window” section. |
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IP address of the LAN to which the PTZ IP camera is connected. To configure this IP address, see the “IP Addressing Window” section. |
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Subnet mask of the LAN to which the PTZ IP camera is connected. To configure the subnet mask, see the “IP Addressing Window” section. |
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IP address of the gateway through which the PTZ IP camera is connected. To configure this IP address, see the “IP Addressing Window” section. |
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IP address of the primary DNS server, if configured for the PTZ IP camera. To configure a primary DNS server, see the “IP Addressing Window” section. |
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IP address of the secondary DNS server, if configured for the PTZ IP camera. To configure a secondary DNS server, see the “IP Addressing Window” section. |
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Current state of the input port(s) on the PTZ IP camera. To configure an input port, see the “IO Ports Window” section. |
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Current state of the output port(s) on the PTZ IP camera. To configure an output port, see the “IO Ports Window” section. |
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PTZ 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. By default, users appear in order of start time. To display users in ascending 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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Time and date that the client accessed the video stream for this session. |
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Length of time that the client has been accessing the video stream. |
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