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Cisco Video Surveillance PTZ IP Camera Installation Guide
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Chapter 4 Managing the Camera
Viewing Live Video
Viewing Live Video
After you install and set up the Cisco Video Surveillance PTZ IP camera, you can connect to the PTZ 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 PTZ IP camera functions. Available controls depend on the privilege
level of the user.
To view live video, log in to the PTZ IP camera, then click
View Video
in the PTZ 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 PTZ IP camera
privilege level and the configurations settings for the PTZ IP camera. Users with the Administrator
privilege can access all controls. Users with the Viewer privilege do not have access to the following
controls:
•
Video image controls
•
Motion detection controls
Table 4-4
describes the controls in the main Camera Video & Control window.
Table 4-3
Resetting the PTZ IP Camera
Reset Type
Procedure
Remarks
Reboot
Press and immediately release
the Reset button.
This action is equivalent to
powering the PTZ IP camera
down and then powering it up.
Settings that are configured for
the PTZ IP camera are retained.
Factory reset
Press and hold the button for at
least 15 seconds.
Sets all PTZ IP camera options to
their default values. After you
perform this procedure, follow
the steps in the
“Performing the
Initial Setup of the IP Camera”
section on page 3-1
.
Table 4-4
Camera Video & Control Window Controls
Control
Description
Video controls
Video Codec
drop-down list
Choose the codec for video transmission (H.264 or MJPEG).
You can choose H.264 only if the primary video stream (channel 1) is
enabled. You can choose MJPEG only if the secondary video stream (channel
2) is enabled.
For information about enabling and disabling video streams, see the
“Streaming Window” section on page 4-1
.
