Cisco Systems 2900, OL-24281-01 manual System Tab, Accessing the Device Menus, General Settings

Chapter 2 Operation

Settings Page

Step 3 Click the name of the camera you want to view. The live video of the selected camera appears in the video pane.

Step 4 Repeat Step 1 through Step 3 for the remaining video panes.

Settings Page

Depending on user permissions, the Settings page allows you to manage camera system settings, set up users, configure events, and control the camera.

Note The Settings menu might not be available if the user does not have permission to access this feature.

Accessing the Device Menus

Step 1 Log on to the device.

Step 2 Click the Settings link in the navigation bar located in the upper-right corner of the page; a list of menu tabs appears.

Step 3 Place the mouse pointer over a tab to display a list of submenus.

See the following sections for more information:

•System Tab, page 2-7

•Network Tab, page 2-10

•Camera Configuration Tab, page 2-17

•Users Tab, page 2-37

•Events Tab, page 2-40

System Tab

Use the System tab to change the device name, configure the time settings, set up the text overlay for the live view, and display system information. You can also use the System tab to generate a system log, reboot the camera, or to restore the camera's factory default settings.

General Settings

The General Settings page includes configurable fields for the device name, time server, and text overlay settings. The device name is the user-friendly description of the camera displayed in the gray area near the top of screen.The time server is an external server that uses Network Time Protocol (NTP) to synchronize the camera date and time settings. The text overlay settings allow you to customize the appearance of the Web browser by displaying the device name and the date and time at the top or bottom of the live view.

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