Cisco Systems CIVS-IPC-2500 manual Getting Started, Installing the IP Camera

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Getting Started

This chapter provides instructions for installing and performing the initial setup of the Cisco Video Surveillance IP Camera. It also describes how to access the IP camera through a web browser so that you can configure it or view video from it, and how to perform other important tasks.

This chapter includes these topics:

•Installing the IP Camera, page 2-1

•Performing the Initial Setup of the IP Camera, page 2-4

•Accessing the IP Camera Windows, page 2-5

•Adjusting Back Focus on the IP Camera, page 2-7

•Powering the IP Camera On or Off, page 2-7

•Resetting the IP Camera, page 2-8

Installing the IP Camera

This section describes how to install the IP camera. Before installing, review these guidelines:

•The IP camera requires a network cable and a connection to a standard 10/100BaseT hub, router, or switch. To power the IP camera with Power over Ethernet (PoE), a switch must be 802.3af compliant.

•If you are using the IP camera on a network connection that does not provide PoE, you must use the Cisco 12 V power adapter (Cisco part number CIVS-PWRPAC-12V). You can order the power adapter from Cisco.

•If you are using an external speaker, microphone, input device, output device, or control device, you must configure additional settings after installing and performing the initial set up of the IP camera before the external device can fully operate. For detailed information about these settings, see Chapter 3, “Configuring and Managing the IP Camera.”

•If you do not connect an external device (speaker, microphone, analog video display, input device, output device, or control device) when you perform the following installation procedure, you can install any of these devices later.

Warning Installation of the equipment must comply with local and national electrical codes. Statement 1074

Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Camera User Guide

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