Cisco Systems CIVS-IPC-2500 manual See the Video Window section, See the Audio Window section

Chapter 3 Configuring and Managing the IP Camera

Configuration Overview

Table 3-1	Guidelines for Configuring the IP Camera (continued)
Configuration Item		Explanation	Guidelines for Use	Reference
Video options		Sets video resolution and	Optional, depending on your	See the “Video Window” section
		quality, whether you use one or	requirements.	on page 3-19.
		two video streams, streaming
		mode, picture appearance,
		whether video includes a time
		stamp or text overlay, and how
		the IP camera handles day and
		night modes.
Audio options		Includes options for audio	Required if you use the internal	See the “Audio Window” section
		streams that are received or sent	or an external microphone, or an	on page 3-24.
		by the IP camera.	external speaker.
Security options		Let you stop IP camera	Optional.	See the “Security Windows”
		processes, configure		section on page 3-26.
		administrator and root password
		requirements, and allow access
		to the IP camera through HTTP
		or Secure Shell (SSH)
		connections.
Mail and FTP options		Determines whether and how the	Required if you want the IP	See the “Mail & FTP Window”
		IP camera notifies you when an	camera send e-mail notification	section on page 3-28.
		event occurs.	of an event.
Motion detection		Determines whether and how the	Optional.	See the “Motion Detection
		IP camera detects activity in its		Window” section on page 3-30.
		field of view, which in turn can
		generate an alert.
Event handling		Determines actions that the IP	Optional.	See the “Event Window” section
		camera takes when it detects an		on page 3-31.
		event. An event can be motion
		that is detected in the field of
		view or a state change that is
		detected on and input port.
SNMP options		Configure SNMP settings.	Optional.	See the “SNMP Window”
				section on page 3-34.
I/O ports options		Set the default states for the IP	Required if you connect devices	See the “Alarm I/O Ports
		camera input and output ports,	through the IP camera input or	Window” section on page 3-35.
		how the ports respond to events,	output ports.
		and how the ports respond to
		manual control.
Pan, tilt, zoom		Enable PTZ functions for the IP	Required to control PTZ	See the “PTZ (RS-485)
options		camera.	functions.	Window” section on page 3-36
Patrol sequence		Define a preset position and	Optional.	See the “PTZ (RS-485)
options		patrol sequence for the IP		Window” section on page 3-36
		camera.		and the “Preset Positions
				Window” section on page 3-37.

Cisco Video Surveillance 2500 Series IP Camera User Guide

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