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AppendixA Using the IP Camera with Cisco VSM
Obtaining the Required Driver Pack
This appendix includes the following sections. Review this information before using the IP camera with
VSM.
•Obtaining the Required Driver Pack, page A-2
•Guidelines for Using the IP Camera with VSM, pageA-2
•Troubleshooting the IP Camera when used with VSM, page A-3
Obtaining the Required Driver Pack
To use the IP camera with VSM, you must download and install a driver pack. For information about this
driver pack, and to download it to your system, go to this URL:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9152/index.html
Guidelines for Using the IP Camera with VSM
The following guidelines apply when you use the IP cam era with VSM:
•The IP camera must be installed and configured as described in the “Installing the IP Camera”
section on page 2-1 and the “Performing the Initial Setup of the IP Camera” section on page 2-4.
•To manage the camera by using VSM, you must enable the camera for access through HTTP. VSM
does not support access through HTTPS.
For configuration instructions, see the “Performing the Initial Setup of the IP Camera” section on
page 2-4.
•You must to create a separate user account with administrator privileges for each Media Server.
Configuration connections for a Media Server are limited just as they are for user sessions. Viewing
and managing video streams from VSM requires administrator-level privileges.
For information about how to configure a user account, see the “Video Window” section on
page 3-14
•A user with administrator privileges cannot simultaneously be logged in to the IP camera and use
VSM at the same time
•Cisco recommends that you configure video resolution (NTSC or PAL) from the IP came ra
configuration windows.
For instructions, see the “Video Window” section on page3-14.
SNMP window Provides options for configuring SNMP
settings
No
Status windows System window, Audio/Video window,
Network window, Syslog & Log window,
Video Log window
No
TableA-1 IP Camera Features not Currently Compatible with VSM (continued)
Feature IP Camera Implementation Compatible with VSM