Chapter 4 Camera Management

Viewing Live Video

Table 4-3

Resetting the IP Camera

 

 

 

 

 

Reset Type

 

Procedure

Remarks

 

 

 

 

Reboot.

 

Press and immediately release

This action is equivalent to

 

 

the Reset button.

powering the IP camera down

 

 

 

and then powering it up. Settings

 

 

 

that are configured for the IP

 

 

 

camera are retained.

 

 

 

 

Factory reset.

 

Press and hold the button for at

Sets all IP camera options to

 

 

least 15 seconds.

their default values. After you

 

 

 

perform this procedure, follow

 

 

 

the steps in the “Performing the

 

 

 

Initial Setup of the IP Camera”

 

 

 

section on page 3-1.

 

 

 

 

Viewing Live Video

After you install and set up the Cisco Video Surveillance IP Camera, you can connect to the IP camera through Internet Explorer and access the Camera Video & Control window to view live video.

The Camera Video & Control window also provides for controlling the video display, configuring preset positions, and controlling certain IP camera functions. Available controls depend on the privilege level of the user.

To view live video, log in to the IP camera, then click View Video in the IP camera Main window menu bar. The Camera Video & Control window appears. This window displays live video from the camera and lets you control a variety of camera and display functions.

The controls that you see in the Camera Video & Control window depend on your IP camera privilege level and the configurations settings for the IP camera. Users with the Administrator privilege can access all controls. Users with the Viewer privilege do not have access to the following controls:

Video image controls

Motion detection controls

Table 4-4describes the controls in the Camera Video & Control window.

Table 4-4 Camera Video & Control Window Controls

Control

Description

 

 

Video controls

Video Codec drop-down list

Choose the codec for video transmission (H.264 or MJPEG).

You can choose H.264 only if the primary video stream (channel 1) is enabled. You can choose MJPEG only if the secondary video stream (channel 2) is enabled.

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