Cisco Systems WVC80N manual Setup Administration

Chapter 3

Advanced Configuration with the Web-based Utility

Max Frame Rate  Select the maximum frame rate for the camera. Reducing this lowers the amount of bandwidth required by the camera. The range is from 1 to 30.

NOTE: Video quality and/or performance may be affected by the number of users connected to the Camera.

It may be helpful to know the bit rates for video viewing or recording at different resolutions and image quality levels. The following table lists these estimated bit rates.

Estimated Bit Rates for Video Viewing or Recording

Resolution	Quality Level	Bit Rate in kbps
640 x 480	Very High	4000
640 x 480	High	3200
640 x 480	Normal	1200
640 x 480	Low	480
640 x 480	Very Low	160
320 x 240	Very High	1000
320 x 240	High	800
320 x 240	Normal	300
320 x 240	Low	120
320 x 240	Very Low	40
160 x 120	Very High	800
160 x 120	High	400
160 x 120	Normal	200
160 x 120	Low	100
160 x 120	Very Low	40

Mobile Settings

Enable Mobile Streaming  Select this option to enable video streaming to a mobile device.

Video Adjustments

Power Line Frequency  Select the power line frequency (50Hz or 60Hz) used in your region, to improve the picture quality under fluorescent lighting.

White Balance  Select the desired option to match the current environment and lighting.

Brightness  If necessary, you can adjust the brightness to obtain a better image. For example, if the camera is facing a bright light, the image may be too dark. In this case, you can increase the brightness. You can select a Brightness value between -3and 3.

Sharpness  Select the desired option for the sharpness. You can select a Sharpness value between -3and 3.

Options

Enable Microphone  Select this to enable audio. Using Audio increases the bandwidth requirements slightly.

Enable Time Stamp  Select this to display a time stamp on the video.

Enable Text Display  To display text on the video, select this, then enter up to 20 characters in the field.

To save your changes, click Apply. To cancel any unsaved changes, click Cancel. To get additional information about the screen’s features, click Help.

Setup > Administration

The Setup > Administration screen allows you to change the Camera’s login name and password, reset the factory defaults, upgrade the firmware, and set the language.

Setup > Administration

Login

These fields are used to change the login name and password used to access the Camera. For security purposes, you should change these from the default values (both set to admin).

Login Name  Enter the login name for the Camera. Password  Enter the password for the Camera. Verify Password  Re-enter the password to verify.

Restore Factory Defaults

Restore Defaults  To restore the Camera to its factory default settings, click Restore Defaults.

NOTE: This will overwrite the Camera’s settings with the factory defaults. Any changes you made to the Camera’s settings will be lost; you will not be able to recover them.

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