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Chapter 4
Camera Management
Viewing Live Video
After you install and set up the Cisco Video Surveillance IP Camera, you can connect to the IP camera
through Internet Explorer and access the Camera Video & Control window to view live video.
The Camera Video & Control window also provides for controlling the video display, configuring preset
positions, and controlling certain IP camera functions. Available controls depend on the privilege level
of the user.
To view live video, log in to the IP camera, then click View Video in the IP camera Main window menu
bar. The Camera Video & Control window appears. This window displays live video from the camera
and lets you control a variety of camera and display functions.
The controls that you see in the Camera Video & Control window depend on your IP camera privilege
level and the configurations settings for the IP camera. Users with the Administrator privilege can access
all controls. Users with the Viewer privilege do not have access to the following controls:
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Table 4-4
Table 4-4
Control
Video Control
Video Codec
drop-down list
Video Resolution
display
Viewer
Video viewer
drop-down list
Video image controls
Motion detection controls
describes the controls in the Camera Video & Control window.
Camera Video & Control Window Controls
Description
Choose the codec for video transmission (H.264 or MJPEG).
Displays the resolution for video transmission. The resolutions in this depends
on the video standard that you selected.
Choose the viewer to use for video. Options are:
ActiveX—Available only if you are using accessing the IP camera through
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Microsoft Internet Explorer. Allows you to configure several IP camera
options, such as motion detection and privacy zone.
QuickTime—Allows viewing of H.264 streams only. Does not allow you
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to configure several IP camera options, such as motion detection and
privacy zone.
VLC —Allows viewing of H.264 and MJPEG streams. Does not allow
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you to configure several IP camera options, such as motion detection and
privacy zone.
The default video viewer value is ActiveX.
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