Chapter 2 Getting Started

Installing the Cisco Video Surveillance IP Camera

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Installing the IP Camera (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Action

Explanation

 

 

 

 

 

Step 10

If you are using a wireless IP camera, or a wired IP

First, connect the bare wires at the end of the power

 

 

camera on a network connection that does not provide

adapter to the terminal block that is provided with the IP

 

 

PoE, connect the optional 12 V power adapter.

camera:

 

 

 

 

• With the screws on the terminal block facing down,

 

 

 

 

put the positive wire into the slot at the right rear of

 

 

 

 

the terminal block and put the negative wire into the

 

 

 

 

slot on the left. (On the Cisco power adapter, the

 

 

 

 

positive wire has a white stripe and the negative wire

 

 

 

 

has no stripe.)

 

 

 

 

• Use a small flat-head screwdriver to tighten the

 

 

 

 

screws on the bottom of the terminal block so that the

 

 

 

 

power adapter wires are attached securely.

 

 

 

 

Note The power adapter may include an attached

 

 

 

 

terminal block that does not fit the IP camera. If

 

 

 

 

so, remove that terminal block and replace it with

 

 

 

 

the one that is provided with the IP camera.

 

 

 

 

Next, plug the terminal block into the power input port on

 

 

 

 

back of the IP camera. The terminal block fits into the

 

 

 

 

input port in one way. Make sure that the tabs on the

 

 

 

 

terminal block face the bottom of the IP camera.

 

 

 

 

Finally, plug the power adapter into an electrical outlet.

 

 

 

 

The IP camera powers up.

 

 

 

 

 

Step 11

Check the LEDs on the IP camera.

• The Ready LED blinks while the IP camera starts up.

 

 

 

 

After 15 to 20 seconds, startup completes and the

 

 

 

 

Ready LED should remain on.

 

 

 

 

• The Network LED should be on.

 

 

 

 

 

Step 12

Wireless model only: If you connected the IP camera to

Connect to the IP camera as described in the Performing

 

 

a router, switch, or Ethernet port on a PC as described in

the Initial Setup of the IP Camera, page 2-5, then

 

 

Step 9, configure wireless settings, then power down the

configure wireless settings as described in Chapter 3,

 

 

IP camera, disconnect the network cable, and power up

“Configuring and Managing the IP Camera.” At a

 

 

the IP camera.

minimum, you must configure the service set identifier

 

 

 

 

(SSID) in the Basic Setup window.

 

 

 

 

After configuring, disconnect the power cable and the

 

 

 

 

network cable, then reconnect the power cable. After the

 

 

 

 

IP camera powers up, make sure that the Ready LED and

 

 

 

 

Network LED are on.

 

 

 

 

 

Step 13

Mount the IP camera in the desired location.

Connect the mounting device to the threaded mounting

 

 

 

 

hole on the bottom or top of the IP camera, depending on

 

 

 

 

your installation requirement.

 

 

 

 

You may first need to remove the rubber protector from the

 

 

 

 

mounting hole. Place this protector in the unused

 

 

 

 

mounting hole.

 

 

 

 

 

Step 14

Optional. Use the lockdown cable slot to secure the IP

You can secure the IP camera to a fixed object by using

 

 

camera.

Kensington-compatible lockdown equipment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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