Chapter 1 Overview

IP Camera Physical Details

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Recessed reset button

Recessed button that reboots the IP camera or resets it to a

 

 

default state. You can use a pin or paper clip to depress it. It can

 

 

be used any time that the IP camera is on and can have various

 

 

effects, as described in the “Resetting the IP Camera” section

 

 

on page 2-11.

 

 

 

6

External microphone and

External microphone

 

video output switches

Off (up)—disables an external microphone connected to

 

 

 

 

the IP camera.

 

 

On (down)—enables an external microphone connected to

 

 

the IP camera.

 

 

Note There is no internal microphone. You must connect an

 

 

external microphone if you require audio inputs.

 

 

Video output

 

 

NTSC 60Hz (up)—switches camera operation to the

 

 

National Television System Committee (NTSC) standard.

 

 

PAL 50Hz (down)—switches camera operation to the

 

 

Phase Alternating Line (PAL) standard.

 

 

 

7

Micro SD/SDHC card slot

Support for the SD/SDHC card slot will be available in future

 

 

releases.

 

 

 

8

Audio/Video out (green)

Allows the connection of an optional Y cable or mini cable with

 

 

BNC connector. You can connect a video monitor to the mini

 

 

cable with BNC connector. Both cables are included in the

 

 

optional audio/video cables accessory kit can be purchased

 

 

from Cisco (Cisco part number CIVS-AVCABLE).

 

 

Note Support for audio will be in future releases.

 

 

 

9

Microphone In (pink)

Connection for an external microphone.

 

 

 

10

Ethernet 10/100 RJ45 socket

Accepts a standard LAN cable to connect the IP camera to a

 

 

10/100BaseT router or switch.

 

 

 

11

GPIO terminal block

General purpose input/output (GPIO) terminal block that is

 

 

used to connect external input and output devices. For more

 

 

information, see Figure 1-2.

 

 

 

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3530 specifications

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