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Cisco Video Surveillance IP Camera User Guide
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Chapter 1 Introduction
Overview
• Easy configuration—A Windows-based wizard is provided for initial set up. Subsequent
administration and management can be performed using a standard web browser. The administrator
can configure and manage the IP camera through a web browser.
• Viewing/recording utility—A user-friendly Windows utility is provided for viewing live video. For
periods when you are absent or for scheduled recording, this application also allows you to record
video to an ASF file on your PC. The recorded files are in a standard Windows Media format and
can be used by a wide variety of programs, if required.
• Motion Detection—This feature can detect motion in the field of view. The IP camera compares
consecutive frames to detect changes caused by the movement of large objects. Motion detection
alarms can be triggered via e-mail, FTP, instant messaging, or an external alarm device.
• Flexible Scheduling—You can limit access to the video stream to specified times by using a flexible
scheduling system. The motion detection feature can also have its own schedule, so it is active only
when required.
• Syslog support—The IP camera can send its log data to a Syslog server.
• Audio support—Audio is encoded with the video if desired. You can use an external microphone
to capture audio.
• WMM support—Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) is based on the IEEE 802.11e standard. It provides
basic Quality of Service (QoS) features to IEEE 802.11 networks. Voice and multimedia traffic are
given higher priority than other traffic.
• IP filter—Use the IP Filter to block or accept access to the IP addresses.
• User-definable HTTP/ HTTPS port number—Allows Internet Gateways to use port mapping so
that the IP camera and a web server can share the same IP address.
• DDNS support—To view video over the Internet, users must know the IP address of the gateway
used by the IP camera. But if the gateway has a dynamic IP address, Dynamic DNS (DDNS) is
required. Because many gateways do not support DDNS, this function is provided by the IP camera.
• Network Time Protocol (NTP) support—NTP allows the IP camera to calibrate its internal clock
from an Internet time server. This capability ensures that the time stamp on video from the IP camera
will be correct.
Security Features
• User authentication—If desired, access to live video can be restricted to known users. A user must
enter a username and password before being able to view the video stream. Up to 10 users can be
entered simultaneously.
• Password-protected configuration—Configuration data can be password protected so that it be
changed only by the IP camera administrator.
Wireless Features
• Standards compliant—The IP camera complies with the IEEE802.11g (DSSS) specifications for
Wireless LANs.
• Supports 802.11b and 802.11g standards—The IP camera supports both 802.11b and 802.11g
standards.
• Speeds to 54 Mbps—All speeds up to the 802.11g maximum of 54 Mbps are supported.
• Wired and wireless network support—The IP camera supports wired and wireless transmission.