Chapter 2 Getting Started

Accessing the IP Camera

Step 2 In the Set Password and Verify Password fields in the Admin column, enter a password for the IP camera administrator.

You must enter the same password in both fields. The password is case sensitive and must contain at least eight characters, which can be letters, numbers, and special characters, but no spaces. Special characters are: ! " # $ % & ' ( ) * + , - . : ; < = > ? @ [ \ ] ^ _ ` { } ~.

Step 3 In the Set Password and Verify Password fields in the Root column, enter a password that is used when accessing the IP camera through a Secure Shell (SSH) connection.

You must enter the same password in both fields. The password is case sensitive and must contain at least eight characters, which can be letters, numbers, and special characters, but no spaces. Special characters are: ! " # $ % & ' ( ) * + , - . : ; < = > ? @ [ \ ] ^ _ ` { } ~.

You use the root password if you need to troubleshoot the IP camera through a SSH connection with the assistance of the Cisco Technical Assistance Center.

Step 4 In the HTTP area, click the HTTP radio button if you want to allow both HTTP and HTTPS connections to the IP camera.

The default setting is HTTPS, which allows only HTTPS (secure) connections to the IP camera.

Step 5 Click Apply.

The IP camera reboots.

Step 6 After the IP camera reboots, start Internet Explorer and, in the Address field, enter the following:

protocol://ip_address

where:

•protocol is HTTPS or HTTP. (You can use HTTP only if you enabled it in Step 4.)

•ip_address is the IP address that you used in Step 1.

Step 7 If you are prompted to install ActiveX controls, which are required to view video from the IP camera, follow the on-screen prompts to do so.

The Home window for the IP Camera appears. For information about this window, see the “Understanding the IP Camera User Interface” procedure on page 2-8.

Accessing the IP Camera

After you perform the initial configuration as described in the “Performing the Initial Setup of the IP Camera” section on page 2-5, follow the steps in this section each time that you want to access the IP camera windows to make configuration settings, view live video, or perform other activities.

You access these windows by connecting to the IP camera from any PC that is on the same network as the IP camera and that meets these requirements:

•Operating system—Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or higher, or Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise x64

•Browser—Internet Explorer 8.0 (32-bit only)

You need this information to access the IP camera windows:

•IP address of the IP camera. By default, the IP camera attempts to obtain an IP address from a DHCP server in your network. If the IP camera cannot obtain an IP address through DHCP within 90 seconds of powering up or resetting, it uses the default IP address of 192.168.0.100.

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4500E, 4300E specifications

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