Pelco C2951M-C quick start System TAB

SYSTEM TAB

General Settings: Includes programmable fields for the device name, time server, and text overlay settings. You can also use the General Settings page to turn the camera’s power LED on or off and to configure the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) server to send an email notification when an event handler is activated.

System Information: Includes read-only fields for the firmware version, hardware version, model number, and serial number of the system. This information is typically required by Pelco Product Support for troubleshooting purposes.

NETWORK TAB

General: Displays the hardware address, hostname, DHCP settings, and IP address settings.

SSL: (Secure Socket Layers) encrypts communications making it difficult for unauthorized users to intercept and view user names and passwords.

SSH: (Secure Shell) allows Pelco Product Support to log on to and service the camera for advanced troubleshooting purposes.

802.1x: Authenticates devices that want to establish a point-to-point access through a wired or wireless port using Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP). This port-based authentication method prevents unauthorized access to a Local Area Network (LAN) through a physical port.

IMAGING TAB

General: Includes camera orientation and digital processing settings. The orientation settings allow for standard or inverted installation of the camera. The digital processing settings adjust the sharpness, saturation, and contrast of the scene.

Exposure: Adjusts scene detail and contrast. A scene with correct exposure settings has adequate detail and contrast between white and dark values. An image with too little or too much exposure eliminates detail in the scene. The camera features auto and manual exposure settings.

Focus: Includes auto back focus and manual focus settings (refer to Focus in the IX Series Installation/ Operation manual or the IXE Series Installation/Operation manual for detailed instructions). Focus sets the back focus to the center focal point of the scene. Auto focus automatically back focuses the camera on the subject in the center of the scene. Manual focus turns off the auto focus mechanism and locks the camera at a user-specified position. The manual focus setting is recommended only for indoor applications that have a single, unchanging primary light source.

Tone Map: Balances the brightest and darkest sections of an image to produce a picture with more balanced lighting and more detail.

White Balance: Defines how the camera processes video images to render true colors in a scene. White balance is especially effective in scenes with changing lighting conditions or in scenes with more than one type of light source.

Window Blanking: Conceals user-defined privacy areas. A blanked area appears on the screen as a solid gray window. The camera can handle up to four blanked windows as long as the total blanked area does not exceed 50 percent of the field of view.

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