Installing The Ip Camera - Cisco CIVS-IPC-2500W - Video Surveillance IP Camera Network User Manual

Getting Started
This chapter provides instructions for installing and performing the initial setup of the Cisco Video
Surveillance IP Camera. It also describes how to access the IP camera through a web browser so that you
can configure it or view video from it, and how to perform other important tasks.
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Installing the IP Camera

This section describes how to install the IP camera. Before installing, review these guidelines:
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Installing the IP Camera, page 2-1
Performing the Initial Setup of the IP Camera, page 2-5
Accessing the IP Camera Windows, page 2-6
Adjusting Back Focus on the IP Camera, page 2-8
Powering the IP Camera On or Off, page 2-8
Resetting the IP Camera, page 2-8
Converting a Wireless Camera between Wired and Wireless Modes, page 2-9
The wired IP camera model requires a network cable and a connection to a standard 10/100BaseT
hub, router, or switch. To power the IP camera with Power over Ethernet (PoE), a switch must be
802.3af compliant.
The wireless IP camera model can be installed in a network that conforms to the IEEE802.11b or
IEEE802.11g specifications.
If you are using the wireless IP camera model or using the wired IP camera model on a network
connection that does not provide PoE, you must use the Cisco 12 V power adapter (Cisco part
number CIVS-PWRPAC-12V). You can order the power adapter from Cisco.
If you are using the wireless IP camera model, you must initially connect it by using a network cable
so that you can configure the settings that are required to access it through a wireless network. The
following procedure provides instructions for doing so.
If you are using an external speaker, microphone, input device, output device, or control device, you
must configure additional settings after installing and performing the initial set up of the IP camera
before the external device can fully operate. For detailed information about these settings, see
Chapter 3, "Configuring and Managing the IP Camera."
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