Chapter 2 Getting Started

Understanding the IP Camera User Interface

IP Camera Windows

The IP camera user interface includes these main windows:

Home window—Displays the information that is described in Table 2-3.

Setup window—Provides access to the IP camera configuration windows. For detailed information, see Chapter 3, “Configuring and Managing the IP Camera.”

Camera Video/Control window—Displays live video from the camera and lets you control a variety of camera and display functions. For detailed information, see Chapter 4, “Viewing Live Video.”

 

 

Table 2-3

Home Window Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Field

 

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ID

 

Identifier of the IP camera. To configure the ID, see the “Basic Settings

 

 

 

 

Window” section on page 3-18.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name

 

Name of the IP camera. To configure the name, see the “Basic Settings

 

 

 

 

Window” section on page 3-18.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Time

 

Current date and time of the IP camera. To set the date and time, see the

 

 

 

 

“Time Settings Window” section on page 3-20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

S/N

 

Serial number of the IP camera.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Firmware

 

Version of the firmware that is installed on the IP camera.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Codec

 

Version of the codec that is running on the IP camera.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Part Number

 

Cisco manufacturing part number of the IP camera.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Top Assembly Revision

Cisco assembly revision number.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Network Status

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MAC Address

 

MAC address of the IP camera.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuration Type

Method by which the IP camera obtains its IP address. To configure this

 

 

 

 

method, see the “IP Addressing Window” section on page 3-19.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LAN IP

 

IP address of the LAN to which the IP camera is connected. To configure this

 

 

 

 

IP address, see the “IP Addressing Window” section on page 3-19.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subnet Mask

 

Subnet mask of the LAN to which the IP camera is connected. To configure

 

 

 

 

the subnet mask, see the “IP Addressing Window” section on page 3-19.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gateway Address

IP address of the gateway through which the IP camera is connected. To

 

 

 

 

configure this IP address, see the “IP Addressing Window” section on

 

 

 

 

page 3-19.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Primary DNS

 

IP address of the primary DNS server, if configured for the IP camera. To

 

 

 

 

configure a primary DNS server, see the “IP Addressing Window” section on

 

 

 

 

page 3-19.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secondary DNS

IP address of the secondary DNS server, if configured for the IP camera. To

 

 

 

 

configure a secondary DNS server, see the “IP Addressing Window” section

 

 

 

 

on page 3-19.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IO Port Status

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Input Port 1

 

Current state of input port 1 on the IP camera.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Input Port 2

 

Current state of input port 2 on the IP camera.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cisco Video Surveillance 4300E and 4500E High-Definition IP Camera User Guide

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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