Cisco Systems CIVS-IPC-2500 manual Using the IP Camera with Cisco VSM

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Using the IP Camera with Cisco VSM

Cisco Video Surveillance Manager (VSM) is a suite of powerful and flexible video surveillance applications that interoperate with a wide range of devices and cameras to provide a complete, standards-based video surveillance solution. VSM consists of modules to manage, archive, view, and distribute video.

You can use the IP camera with VSM, but be aware that the IP camera includes features that are not currently integrated with VSM. These features are noted throughout this manual and summarized in Table A-1.

	Table A-1	IP Camera Features not Currently Compatible with VSM
	Feature		IP Camera Implementation	Compatible with VSM
	Alarm Events		2 out / FTP clip / e-mail	No
	Alarm Inputs		2 in	No
	Audio		Simplex / half duplex / full duplex	No
	Cisco Discovery Protocol		Sends CDP discovery messages	No
	(CDP)
	Event handling		Schedules and triggers for events	No
	Event notification		E-mail or FTP alerts if an event occurs	No
	IP Filter window		Provides options for controlling access to the	No
			IP camera by IP address
	Motion Detection		Detects motion in up to 3 configured areas in	No
			the video field
	Multicasting		Sends video and audio data as multicast	No
			streams
	PTZ (RS-485) window		Provides options for pan, tilt, zoom (PTZ)	No
			functions
	QoS		Quality of Service (QoS) for audio streams,	No
			video streams, or both
	Security Window		Process control,	No
	Security windows		Provide options for stopping processes,	No
			configuring password requirements, and
			enabling access through HTTP or SSH
			connections
			Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Camera User Guide
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