Accessing The Ip Camera - Cisco 7000 Series Configuration Manual

Accessing the IP Camera

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Accessing the IP Camera
After you perform the initial configuration as described in the
of the IP Camera,"
windows to make configuration settings, view live video, or perform other activities.
You access these windows by connecting to the IP camera from any PC that is on the same network as
the IP camera and that meets these requirements:
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You need this information to access the IP camera windows:
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Cisco Video Surveillance 7000 Series IP Camera Configuration Guide, Release 1.1.4
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Remote Focus/Zoom Control—Built-in stepping motors allow you to remotely adjust the
IP camera focal length and zoom factor.
Motion detection—The IP camera can detect motion in user-designated fields of view by analyzing
changes in pixels and generate an alert if motion is detected.
Flexible scheduling—You can configure the IP camera to respond to events that occur within a
designated schedule.
Syslog support—The IP camera can send log data to a Syslog server.
IP address filter—You can designate IP addresses that can access the IP camera and IP addresses
that cannot access the IP camera.
User-definable HTTP/ HTTPS port number—Allows you to define the port that is used to
connect to the camera through the Internet.
DHCP support—The IP camera can automatically obtain its IP addresses in a network in which
DHCP is enabled.
Network Time Protocol (NTP) support—Allows the IP camera to calibrate its internal clock with
a local or Internet time server.
Support for C and CS mount lenses—The IP camera supports a variety of C and CS mount lenses.
Power options—The IP camera can be powered with 12 volts DC or 24 volts AC, which is provided
through an optional external power adapter, or through PoE (802.3af), which is provided through a
supported switch.
Camera access control—You can control access to IP camera configuration windows and live video
by configuring various user types and log in credentials.
follow the steps in this section each time that you want to access the IP camera
Operating system—Microsoft Windows 7 (32-bit or 64-bit)
Browser—Internet Explorer 8.0 (32-bit only)
IP address of the IP camera. By default, the IP camera attempts to obtain an IP address from a DHCP
server in your network. If the IP camera cannot obtain an IP address through DHCP within 90
seconds of powering up or resetting, it uses the default IP address of 192.168.0.100.
Port number, if other than the default value. Default port numbers for the IP camera are 443 for
HTTPS and 80 for HTTP. The IP camera administrator can configure an HTTPS port and an HTTP
port as described in the "Initialization Window" section on page
Your user name and password for the IP camera. The IP camera administrator configures user names
and passwords as described in the
Chapter 2, "Performing the Initial Setup
"User Window" section on page
Chapter 1 Overview
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