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Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Camera User Guide
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Preface

Overview

This document, Cisco Video Surveillance IP Camera User Guide provides information about installing,
configuring, using, managing, and troubleshooting the Cisco Video Surveillance IP Camera model
CIVS-IPC-2500.

Organization

This manual is organized as follows:

Obtaining Documentation, Obtaining Support, and Security

Guidelines

For information about obtaining documentation, submitting a service request, and gathering additional
information, see the monthly What’s New in Cisco Product Documentation, which also lists all new and
revised Cisco technical documentation, at:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/general/whatsnew/whatsnew.html
Chapter 1, “Overview” Provides an overview of the IP camera and its features
Chapter 2, “Getting Started” Provides instructions for installing and performing
the initial setup of the IP camera, connecting to the IP
camera so that you can configure it or view video
from it, powering the IP camera on and off, resetting
the IP camera, and adjusting its back focus
Chapter 3, “Configuring and Managing the IP
Camera”
Explains how to configure, manage, and administer
the IP camera through the web-based interface
Chapter 4, “Viewing and Live Video” Explains how to view live video from the IP camera
Chapter 5, “Troubleshooting” Provides basic troubleshooting information
Appendix A, “Using the IP Camera with Cisco
VSM”
Provides information that applies when you use the IP
camera with Cisco Video Surveillance Manager
(VSM)