Chapter 3 Configuring and Managing the IP Camera

Feature Setup Windows

Table 3-3

Camera Settings Window Options (continued)

 

 

 

Option

 

Description

 

 

Day to Night Threshold

If the Switch Mode option is set to Auto, choose the value that specifies the

 

 

relative light threshold at which the IP camera switches from day to night

 

 

mode. A lower value designates that the IP camera switches from day to

 

 

night mode in brighter conditions. A higher value designated that the IP

 

 

camera switches modes in darker conditions.

 

 

The default value is 10.

 

 

Night to Day Threshold

If the Switch Mode option is set to Auto, choose the value that specifies the

 

 

relative light threshold at which the IP camera switches from night to day

 

 

mode. A lower value designates that the IP camera switches from night to

 

 

day mode in darker conditions. A higher value designated that the IP camera

 

 

switches modes in lighter conditions.

 

 

The default value is 15.

 

 

Enable Night Vision

Check this check box if you want to configure the times that the camera

Schedule

 

switches to and from night mode.

 

 

Enabling this schedule disables the Filter Type option.

 

 

Note If you configure a schedule, make sure that the time on the IP camera

 

 

is set correctly.

 

 

 

Start Time

 

Enter the time, in 24 hour format, that the camera enables its night filter.

 

 

 

End Time

 

Enter the time, in 24 hour format, that the camera disables its night filter.

 

 

 

Video Overlay Settings Window

The Video Overlay Settings window provides options for configuring overlay information that appears on the video image in the Camera Video/Control window.

To display the Video Overlay Settings window, access the configuration windows as described in the “Performing the Initial Setup of the IP Camera” section on page 2-5, click Feature Setup, then click

Video Overlay.

If you change any options in this window, you must click the Save Settings button to save the change. If you do not click this button, changes are not retained when you exit the window. Save Settings appears at the bottom of the window. You may need to scroll down to it.

Table 3-4describes the option in the Video Overlay Settings window.

Table 3-4 Video Overlay Settings Window Options

 

 

 

 

Option

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Text Overlay Area

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enable Time Stamp

Check this check box to display the time from the internal clock of the IP

 

 

 

 

 

camera as an overlay on the video image from the IP camera.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enable Text Display

Check this check box to display the text that you enter in the Display Text

 

 

 

 

 

field as an overlay on the video image from the IP camera.

 

 

 

 

 

This option can be useful for identifying this IP camera in an installation

 

 

 

 

 

with several IP cameras.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Cisco Systems 4300E, 4500E manual Video Overlay Settings Window, Text Overlay Area

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