Chapter 3 Configuring and Managing the IP Camera

Network Setup Windows

If you change any options in this window, you must click the Save Settings button to save the changes. 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 3-15describes the options in the IP Filter Settings window.

Table 3-15 IP Filter Settings Window Options

Option

Description

 

 

IP Filter Area

Enable IP Filtering

Check this check box to cause the IP camera to allow or deny access to IP addresses as configured in the IP Filtering window.

Filter Entries Area

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Display only. Filter number.

 

 

Action

Choose an action for the corresponding IP address or address range:

 

Deny—IP address or address range cannot access the IP camera

 

Allow—IP address or address range can access the IP camera

 

 

IP Address/Bit Mask

Enter the IP address and bit mask to which the corresponding action applies.

 

Make these entries in Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR) notation.

 

CIDR is defined in RFC 4632.

 

 

QoS Settings Window

The QoS Settings window provides options for configuring quality of service (QoS) settings for audio/video streams.

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

If you change any options in this window, you must click the Save Settings button to save the changes. 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 3-16describes the options in the QoS Settings window.

Table 3-16 QoS Settings Window Options

Option

Description

Class of Service (CoS) Area

 

 

Enable CoS for Video

Check this check box to enable class of service (CoS) control for video

 

 

Streaming

streams.

 

 

 

If you enable this option, the IP camera specifies a VLAN tag that appends

 

 

 

to an Ethernet MAC frame for video streaming data.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Video Priority

Value from 0 (lowest priority) through 7 (highest priority) that specifies the

 

 

 

CoS priority value for steaming video data.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Video VLAN ID

Enter the ID of the video VLAN to which CoS packets are directed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enable CoS for Audio

Check this check box to enable class of service (CoS) control for audio

 

 

Streaming

streams.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Cisco Systems 4300E manual QoS Settings Window, IP Filter Area, Filter Entries Area, Class of Service CoS Area

4300E specifications

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