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Cisco Video Surveillance 8620/8630 IP
Camera Reference Guide

Release 1.0.5

April 9, 2020

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Page 1: ...isco Systems Inc 170 West Tasman Drive San Jose CA 95134 1706 USA http www cisco com Tel 408 526 4000 800 553 NETS 6387 Fax 408 527 0883 Cisco Video Surveillance 8620 8630 IP Camera Reference Guide Release 1 0 5 April 9 2020 ...

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Page 3: ...on 1 9 DI DO Diagram 1 18 LED Definitions 1 20 Hardware Reset 1 20 MicroSD SDHC SDXC Card Capacity 1 20 Network Deployment 1 20 General Connection PoE 1 21 Network Connection 1 22 C H A P T E R 2 Accessing the IP Camera 2 1 Using Web Browsers 2 1 Performing the Initial Setup of the IP Camera 2 2 Using RTSP Players 2 3 Using 3GPP Compatible Mobile Devices 2 3 C H A P T E R 3 IP Camera Main Page 3 1...

Page 4: ... Log server settings 5 6 System log 5 6 Access log 5 6 System Parameters 5 6 System Maintenance 5 6 General settings Upgrade firmware 5 7 General settings Reboot 5 7 General settings Restore 5 7 Import Export files 5 8 Media Image 5 9 General settings 5 9 IR Control 5 10 Image settings 5 12 Exposure 5 13 Focus 5 14 Privacy Mask 5 15 Media Video 5 16 Stream settings 5 16 Media Audio 5 22 Audio Sett...

Page 5: ...s 5 33 Filter 5 33 Administrator IP address 5 34 Security IEEE 802 1X 5 34 Security SSH 5 35 PTZ PTZ settings 5 35 Digital PTZ Operation 5 35 Home Location Settings 5 36 Preset and Patrol Settings 5 36 Misc Settings 5 36 Event Event settings 5 36 Event 5 37 Add server 5 38 Additional Actions 5 40 Add media 5 41 Customized Script 5 42 Applications Motion detection 5 42 How does Motion Detection Wor...

Page 6: ...ance 8620 8630 IP Camera Reference Guide Local storage SD card management 5 50 SD card status 5 50 SD card format 5 50 SD card control 5 50 Local storage Content management 5 51 Searching and Viewing Records 5 51 Search Results 5 51 ...

Page 7: ...general whatsnew whatsnew html Subscribe to the What s New in Cisco Product Documentation as a Really Simple Syndication RSS feed and set content to be delivered directly to your desktop using a reader application The RSS feeds are a free service and Cisco currently supports RSS version 2 0 Chapter 1 Getting Started Provides information about getting started with and understanding the IP Camera Ch...

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Page 9: ...with access control systems With its open standards based design the camera provides an ideal platform for integration and operation as an independent device or as part of a Cisco Video Surveillance network Key features and benefits of the Cisco Video Surveillance cameras include True high definition video The camera streams crisp and clear video at resolutions up to 1920 x 1080 while maintaining ...

Page 10: ...ion The following figures illustrate the cameras Figure 1 1 Cisco Video Surveillance 8620 IP Camera outer view Figure 1 2 Cisco Video Surveillance 8620 IP Camera inner view Figure 1 3 Cisco Video Surveillance 8630 IP Camera outer view Figure 1 4 Cisco Video Surveillance 8630 IP Camera inner view Figure 1 1 Cisco Video Surveillance 8620 IP Camera Outer View 1 PIR sensor 2 Microphone 3 Dome cover ...

Page 11: ...uide Chapter 1 Getting Started Physical Description Figure 1 2 Cisco Video Surveillance 8620 IP Camera Inner View 1 Terminal block 2 LEDs 3 RJ45 Ethernet socket 4 Tilt retention screw 5 IR LEDs 6 LENS 7 PIR sensor 8 Microphone 9 Reset button 10 MicroSD card slot ...

Page 12: ...ion Figure 1 3 Cisco Video Surveillance 8630 IP Camera Outer View Figure 1 4 Cisco Video Surveillance 8030 IP Camera Inner View 1 Microphone 2 Dome cover 1 Terminal block 2 Waterproof connector for Ethernet 3 Status LEDs 4 Waterproof connector for DI DO 5 RJ45 Ethernet socket 6 Tilt retention screw 7 IR LEDs ...

Page 13: ...620 IP Camera follow these steps Step 1 Make a note of the MAC address of the camera The MAC address is printed on the label that is attached to the camera Step 2 Remove the dome cover by pressing the release button 8 Lens 9 Microphone connects 10 Reset button 11 MicroSD card slot Figure 1 5 Power Adapters CIVS IPC 8620 This product is intended to be supplied by a UL Listed Power Adapter with LPS ...

Page 14: ...isco Video Surveillance 8620 8630 IP Camera Reference Guide Chapter 1 Getting Started Hardware Installation Step 3 Plan your installation Note the PIR sensor s coverage when selecting a installation position ...

Page 15: ...eillance 8620 8630 IP Camera Reference Guide Chapter 1 Getting Started Hardware Installation Step 4 Use the alignment sticker to drill mounting holes on the ceiling Install the camera using the included screws and anchors ...

Page 16: ...eed to access the camera For instructions see Cisco IP Camera Setup Software Reference Guide at https www cisco com c en us support connected safety security video surveillance 8000 series ip cameras products technical reference list html For information about accessing the camera and viewing video see Chapter 2 Accessing the IP Camera and Chapter 3 IP Camera Main Page Step 7 Install the dome cove...

Page 17: ...eillance 8630 IP Camera Hardware Installation To perform the hardware installation of the Cisco Video Surveillance 8630 IP Camera follow these steps Step 1 Make a note of the MAC address of the camera The MAC address is printed on the label that is attached to the camera Step 2 Remove the dome cover using the included T10 wrench ...

Page 18: ...ference Guide Chapter 1 Getting Started Hardware Installation Step 3 Remove the waterproof connectors You can dispose the foam pad from the I O connector cabling hole Step 4 Pass an Ethernet cable through the cabling hole as shown in the following figure ...

Page 19: ...amera Reference Guide Chapter 1 Getting Started Hardware Installation Step 5 Wrap the rubber seal around the cable and install the waterproof cable gland components to the Ethernet cable Leave a length of 15cm from the top of cable gland assembly ...

Page 20: ... wrench to tighten the hex nut from top Make sure the waterproof cable gland is properly installed Connect the Ethernet cable to the RJ45 socket Step 7 Pass the DI DO audio and power wires through the waterproof cable gland components and through the rubber seal as shown below Tighten the cable gland components using a crescent wrench ...

Page 21: ...outs The DI DO audio and power wires are user supplied Name 1 AC 24V 2 AC 24V 3 DC 12V IN 4 DC 12V IN 5 VIDEO OUT N 6 VIDEO OUT P 7 DI Common GND for all DI DO MIC IN and AUDIOOUT 8 DI 1 9 DI 0 10 DO 1 If external devices are powered by external sources can use DI as common ground 11 DO 0 12 DO 5V if used can be paired with DO 0 and DO 1 13 MIC IN P 14 AUDIO OUT P ...

Page 22: ...Installation Step 9 Install a MicroSD card if onboard storage is preferred Step 10 Use the alignment sticker to drill mounting holes on a ceiling or wall If drilling a routing hole is not allowed you can use the side routing bracket to route cables through a 3 4 inch conduit from the side of the camera ...

Page 23: ...hrough the keyhole slots turn the camera counter clockwise and then fasten the screws Step 12 Access the camera web based user interface and with a live view adjust the camera s shooting direction by changing the pan tilt and rotation angle You can use the Cisco IP Camera Setup Software to obtain the IP address of the camera which you need to access the camera You also can use this tool to perform...

Page 24: ...www cisco com c en us support connected safety security video surveillance 8000 series ip cameras products technical reference list html For information about accessing the camera and viewing video see Chapter 2 Accessing the IP Camera and Chapter 3 IP Camera Main Page Step 13 When done tighten the tilt retention screws ...

Page 25: ...o Surveillance 8620 8630 IP Camera Reference Guide Chapter 1 Getting Started Hardware Installation Step 14 Replace the desiccant bags on the inside of the dome cover Step 15 Install the dome cover using the T10 wrench ...

Page 26: ...ovides a 5V output and the max load is 50mA The max voltage for DO pins is 30VDC External power In order to control AC devices the following diagram can be taken into consideration This diagram uses a relay to control the ON OFF condition of the AC device An external relay can be triggered by using the DO or by an external power source depending on the type of relay you use In case of using an ind...

Page 27: ... 8630 IP Camera Reference Guide Chapter 1 Getting Started DI DO Diagram The following figure shows wet contact with external DC power source to supply a relay The following figure shows dry Contact and Using Camera DO to Supply a Relay ...

Page 28: ...ED will blink green and red during normal operation MicroSD SDHC SDXC Card Capacity The camera is compliant with SD SDHC SDXC 16GB 8GB 32GB 64GB and other preceding standard SD cards Network Deployment The following sections provide information about deploying the camera on a network General Connection PoE page 1 21 Network Connection page 1 22 Table 1 1 IP Camera LEDs Item LED Status Description ...

Page 29: ...ustrates how to connect the camera to a PoE enabled switch via an Ethernet cable Figure 1 6 Connecting the Camera to a PoE Enabled Switch Using a Non PoE Switch Use a PoE power injector optional to connect between the camera and a non PoE switch as shown in Figure 1 7 Figure 1 7 Connecting the Camera to a Non PoE Switch Note The camera is only to be connected to PoE networks without routing to out...

Page 30: ...ss of your camera is 192 168 0 3 forward the following ports for the camera on the router HTTP port default is 80 RTSP port default is 554 RTP port for video default is 5556 RTCP port for video default is 5557 If you have changed the port numbers on the Network page open the ports accordingly on your router For information about how to forward ports on the router see your router documentation Step...

Page 31: ...an access a camera behind the router using the HTTP request such as http 122 146 57 120 8000 If you change the port numbers on the Network configuration page open the ports accordingly on your router For example you can open a management session with your router to configure access through the router to the camera within your local network See your network administrator for router configuration if...

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Page 33: ...web browser If it is the first time installing the camera a dialog box prompts for information Follow the instructions to install the required plug in on your computer Step 3 If you see a dialog box indicating that your security settings prohibit running ActiveX Controls enable the ActiveX Controls for your browser a Choose Tools Internet Options Security Custom Level b Look for Download signed Ac...

Page 34: ...ction in addition to the default HTTP connection By default when the IP camera powers on it attempts to obtain an IP address from a DHCP server in your network If the camera cannot obtain an IP address through DCHP an IP address is assigned using the Link Local address scheme The camera acquires an IP address by inserting part of its MAC address into the 169 254 x x IP address To do this the camer...

Page 35: ...dia through 3GPP compatible mobile devices make sure the camera can be accessed over the Internet For more information on how to set up the camera over the Internet see the Network Deployment section on page 1 9 To utilize this feature do the following on the camera Step 1 Because most players on 3GPP mobile phones do not support RTSP authentication make sure the authentication mode of RTSP stream...

Page 36: ... the following URL commands into the player The address format is rtsp public_ip_address_of_your camera rtsp_port RTSP_streaming_access_name_for_stream_ _with_small_frame_size_and_frame_rate For example rtsp 192 168 10 15 554 live2 sdp You can configure Stream 2 into the suggested stream settings as shown above for live viewing on a mobile device ...

Page 37: ... Reference Guide 3 IP Camera Main Page This chapter explains the layout of the IP camera Main page It is composed of the following sections Cisco Logo Host Name Camera Control Area Configuration Area Menu and Live Video Window Figure 3 1 illustrates the Main page ...

Page 38: ...esize automatically to fit the monitor Click 100 is to display the original homepage size Click 50 is to resize the homepage to 50 of its original size Click 25 is to resize the homepage to 25 of its original size 3 Host Name The host name can be customized to fit your needs The name can be changed especially if there are many cameras in your surveillance deployment For more information see the Sy...

Page 39: ... to access the client setting page For more information see Chapter 4 Client Settings Configuration Click this button to access the configuration page of the camera It is suggested that a password be applied to the camera so that only the administrator can configure the camera For more information see Chapter 5 Configuration Language Click this button to choose a language for the user interface Yo...

Page 40: ...ection on page 5 22 for more information Figure 3 2 Live Video Window for H 264 or H 265 1 Time Display the current date and time For more information see the Image settings section on page 5 12 2 H 264 or H 265 protocol and media options The transmission protocol and media options for H 264 or H 265 video streaming 3 Video title The video title can be configured For more information see the Media...

Page 41: ...el drag the slider bar To move to a different area you want to magnify drag the navigation screen 8 Pause button Pause the transmission of the streaming media The button becomes the Resume button after clicking the Pause button 9 Stop button Stop the transmission of the streaming media Click the Resume button to continue transmission 10 Start MP4 Recording button Click this button to record video ...

Page 42: ... on the streaming video For more information see the Image settings section on page 5 12 4 Zoom indicator 5 Snapshot button Click this button to capture and save still images The captured images will be displayed in a pop up window Right click the image and choose Save Picture As to save it in JPEG jpg or BMP bmp format 6 Digital Zoom button Click and uncheck Disable digital zoom to enable the zoo...

Page 43: ...n MP4 file format to your computer Press the Stop MP4 Recording button to end recording When you exit the web browser video recording stops accordingly To specify the storage destination and file name see the MP4 Saving Options procedure on page 4 2 8 Full Screen button Click this button to switch to full screen mode Press the Esc key to switch back to normal mode ...

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Page 45: ...ing on your network environment there are four transmission modes of H 264 or H 265 streaming UDP unicast This protocol allows for more real time audio and video streams However network packets may be lost due to network burst traffic and images may be broken Activate UDP connection when occasions require time sensitive responses and the video quality is less important Note that each unicast clien...

Page 46: ...ion can be changed File name prefix Enter the text that will be appended to the front of the video file name A specified folder will be automatically created on your local hard disk Add date and time suffix to the file name Select this option to append the date and time to the end of the file name The date and time appear in the format YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS An example files name is CLIP_20170713_180853 ...

Page 47: ...window the left column shows the actions you can assign and the right column shows the functional buttons and assigned actions The number of buttons may differ from different joysticks To configure your joystick buttons follow these steps Step 1 Choosing one of the actions and clicking Assign will pop up a dialog Then you can assign this action to a button by pressing the joystick button or select...

Page 48: ...4 4 Cisco Video Surveillance 8620 8630 IP Camera Reference Guide Chapter 4 Client Settings Joystick settings Step 4 Click the Save button on the Client settings page to preserver your settings ...

Page 49: ...page 5 23 Network Streaming protocols page 5 26 Network QoS Quality of Service page 5 28 Network SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol page 5 30 Security User accounts page 5 30 Security HTTPS Hypertext Transfer Protocol over SSL page 5 31 Security Access List page 5 32 Security IEEE 802 1X page 5 34 Security SSH page 5 35 PTZ PTZ settings page 5 35 Event Event settings page 5 36 Applications Mo...

Page 50: ...hat helps you set up the camera with minimal effort In order to simplify the user interface detailed information will be hidden unless you click on the function item When you click on the first sub item the detailed information for the first sub item will be displayed when you click on the second sub item the detailed information for the second sub item will be displayed and that of the first sub ...

Page 51: ...st automatically for the start and end of daylight saving time Keep current date and time Select this option to preserve the current date and time of the camera The camera internal real time clock maintains the date and time even when the power of the system is turned off Synchronize with computer time Select this option to synchronize the date and time of the camera with the local computer The re...

Page 52: ...Click Upload to replace the existing logo with a new one 4 Enter a website link if necessary 5 Click Save to enable the settings Customized button If you want to hide manual trigger buttons on the homepage uncheck this item This item is checked by default Theme Options Here you can change the color of your homepage layout There are three types of preset patterns for you to choose from The new layo...

Page 53: ...Step 2 Click the field where you want to change the color on the right column The palette window will pop up Step 3 Drag the slider bar and click on the left square to select a desired color 1 Font color 2 Background color of the control area 3 Font color of the configuration area 4 Background color of the configuration area 5 Preset patterns 6 Frame color 7 Background color of the video area 8 Fo...

Page 54: ...ile to a remote server as a log backup Before utilizing this feature we suggest that you install a log recording tool to receive system log messages from the camera An example is Kiwi Syslog Daemon System log The system log displays the system log in a chronological order The system log is stored in the camera buffer area and will be overwritten when reaching a certain limit Access log Access log ...

Page 55: ...ill close The following message is displayed when you have selected an incorrect firmware file Starting firmware upgrade Do not power down the server during the upgrade The server will restart automatically after the upgrade is completed This will take about 1 5 minutes Wrong PKG file format Unpack fail General settings Reboot This feature allows you to reboot the camera which takes about 1 minute...

Page 56: ...e file Update daylight saving time rules Click Browse and specify the XML file to update If the incorrect date and time are assigned you will see a warning message when uploading the file to the camera The message The file must have a xml filename suffix displays when attempting to upload an incorrect file format Export language file Click to export language strings Update custom language file Cli...

Page 57: ... on the image by scrolling the mouse wheel inside the live viewing window and the maximum zoom in will be up to 4 times Position of timestamp and video title on image Select to display time stamp and video title on the top or at the bottom of the video stream Timestamp and video title font size Select the font size for the time stamp and title Video font ttf You can select a True Type font file fo...

Page 58: ...a digital input is triggered Schedule mode The camera switches between day mode and night mode based on a specified schedule Enter the start and end time for day mode Note that the time format is hh mm and is expressed in 24 hour clock time By default the start and end time of a day mode are set to 07 00 and 18 00 Light sensor sensitivity Tune the responsiveness of the IR filter to lighting condit...

Page 59: ...in close proximity the IR lights reflected back from it can mislead the Smart IR calculation of light level To solve this problem you can place an Exposure Exclude window on an unavoidable object in the Exposure setting window See the Exposure section on page 5 13 You can also configure the Exposure Exclude window in a night mode Profile setting so that your day time setting is not affected ...

Page 60: ... slide bar pointer to change the preferred level of Gamma correction towards higher contrast or towards the higher luminance for detailed expression for both dark and lighted areas of an image Defog Defog helps improve the visibility quality of captured image in poor weather conditions such as smog fog or smoke Highlight mask Strong light sources will be masked from the scene and the image contras...

Page 61: ...ll be deducted from the inclusive window An exposure value will then be calculated out of the remaining of the inclusive window BLC Back Light Compensation This option will automatically add a weighted region in the middle of the window and give the necessary light compensation HLC Highlight Compensation Firmware detects strong light sources and compensates on affected spots to enhance the overall...

Page 62: ...lity You can click Restore to recall the original settings without incorporating the changes When completed with the settings on this page click Save to enable the settings If you want to configure another sensor setting for day night schedule mode click Profile mode to open the Profile of exposure settings page Profile mode To set up a profile follow these steps Step 1 Select the Profile mode tab...

Page 63: ... tune the focus depending on the live image on your screen means moving from wide to tele end and tele to wide The methodology of using the Resize Buttons at the upper left corner of the streaming window is the same as that on the home page Focus window By default the optimal focus is found on a full view window You may designate a custom window within your current field of view to acquire the bes...

Page 64: ...configure the Region of Interest and the Output Frame Size for a video stream For example you can crop only a portion of the image that is of your interest and thus save the bandwidth needed to transmit the video stream To set up those settings for a stream follow these steps 1 Select a stream for which you want to set up the viewing region 1 Select a Region of Interest from the drop down list The...

Page 65: ...ts in the field of view If the power line frequency is set to 50Hz the frame rates are selectable at 1fps 2fps 3fps 5fps 8fps 10fps 12fps 15fps and up to 50fps If the power line frequency is set to 60Hz the frame rates are selectable at 1fps 2fps 3fps 5fps 8fps 10fps 12fps 15fps and up to 60fps You can also select Customize and manually enter a value The frame rate will decrease if you select a hi...

Page 66: ...scene can be reduced to 2 3Mb s and during the no traffic period of time down to 500kb s Figure 5 4 shows dynamic intra frame with static scenes Figure 5 5 dynamic intra frame shows activities in scenes Figure 5 4 Dynamic Intra Frame with Static Scenes Figure 5 5 Dynamic Intra Frame with Activities in Scenes With the H 265 codec in an optimal scenario and when Dynamic Intra frame is combined with ...

Page 67: ...is preferred Auto tracking The Auto mode configures the whole screen into the non interested area The video quality of part of the screen returns to normal when one or more objects move in that area The remainder of the screen where there are no moving objects no pixel changes will still be transmitted in low quality format Manual The Manual mode allows you to configure 3 ROI windows Region of Int...

Page 68: ...remaining screen become the non interested area You may then configure the non interested area to have a high image quality or vice versa You should also select the Maximum bit rate from the pull down menu as the threshold to contain the bandwidth consumption for both the high and low quality video sections in a smart stream Bit rate control Constrained bit rate A complex scene generally produces ...

Page 69: ...ty These numbers come from the comparison between Smart Stream II and Smart Stream III streaming Bit rate control Fixed quality If Fixed quality is selected all frames are transmitted with the same quality bandwidth utilization is therefore unpredictable Quality The video quality can be adjusted to the following settings Medium Standard Good Detailed and Excellent You can also select Customize and...

Page 70: ...he camera Audio Settings Mute Select this option to disable audio transmission from the camera to all clients If muted no audio data will be transmitted even if audio transmission is enabled on the Client Settings page In that case this message is displayed The media type has been changed to video only because the media from server contains no audio Microphone source If an external microphone is s...

Page 71: ...ter an intruder A maximum of 2 audio clips are supported The maximum size of the audio file to be uploaded is 2 000 Kbytes The voice alert is enabled in Event settings action Play Audio Clip The action can be associated with triggering conditions Figure 5 8 Audio Clip Settings When completed with the settings on this page click Save to enable the settings Network General settings This section expl...

Page 72: ...ver that maintains the database of computer names and IP addresses Enable UPnP presentation Select this option to enable UPnP presentation for your camera so that whenever a camera is presented to the LAN the shortcuts to connected cameras will be listed in My Network Places You can click the shortcut to link to the web browser Currently UPnP is supported by Windows XP or later To utilize this fea...

Page 73: ...mera shortcuts under My Network Places Enabling UPnP port forwarding allows the camera to open a secondary HTTP port on the router not HTTP port meaning that you have to add the secondary HTTP port number to the camera s public address in order to access the camera from the Internet For example when the HTTP port is set to 80 and the secondary HTTP port is set to 8080 the following table shows the...

Page 74: ...st authentication is selected user credentials are encrypted using MD5 algorithm and thus provide better protection against unauthorized accesses HTTP port Secondary HTTP port By default the HTTP port is set to 80 and the secondary HTTP port is set to 8080 They can also be assigned to another port number between 1025 and 65535 If the ports are incorrectly assigned warning messages will be displaye...

Page 75: ...1 is set to live sdp 1 Launch an RTSP player 2 Choose File Open URL A URL dialog box will pop up 3 Type the above URL command in the text box 4 The live video will be displayed in your player RTSP port RTP port for video metadata audio RTCP port for video metadata audio RTSP Real Time Streaming Protocol controls the delivery of streaming media By default the port number is set to 554 The RTP Real ...

Page 76: ...l SIP SIP is short for Session Initiation Protocol If necessary you can change the default port number 5060 to one between 1025 and 65535 Two way audio port The camera supports two way audio communication so that operators can transmit and receive audio simultaneously By using the camera built in or external microphone and an external speaker you can communicate with people around the camera As JP...

Page 77: ...If you assign Video the highest level the switch will handle video packets first Note A VLAN Switch 802 1p is required Web browsing may fail if the CoS setting is incorrect The Class of Service technologies do not guarantee a level of service in terms of bandwidth and delivery time they offer a best effort You can think of CoS as coarsely grained traffic control and QoS as finely grained traffic c...

Page 78: ...k For example routers switches bridges hubs computer hosts printers IP telephones cameras web server and database Before configuring SNMP settings on the this page enable your NMS SNMP Configuration Enable SNMPv1 SNMPv2c Select this option and enter the names of Read Write community and Read Only community according to your NMS settings Enable SNMPv3 This option contains cryptographic security a h...

Page 79: ...tors can access the Configuration page Viewers can only access the main page for live viewing Here you also can change a user s access rights or delete user accounts 1 Select an existing account to modify 2 Make necessary changes and click Update or Delete to enable the setting Privilege Management Digital Output PTZ control You can modify the management privilege as operators or viewers Select or...

Page 80: ...h as Symantec VeriSign Authentication Services that issues digital certificates Sign in and purchase the SSL certification service Copy the certificate request from your request prompt and paste it in the signing request window of the CA Proceed with the rest of the process as CA instructions on their web page Step 6 Once completed your SSL certificate should be delivered to you via an email or ot...

Page 81: ...able For more information about RTSP Authentication see the RTSP Streaming section on page 5 27 The administrator has set up a root password but allows anonymous viewing For more information about Allow Anonymous Viewing see the Account Management section on page 5 30 Refresh Click this button to refresh all current connections Add to deny list You can select entries from the Connection Status lis...

Page 82: ...attached to a network port wired or wireless If all certificates between client and server are verified a point to point connection will be enabled if authentication fails access on that port will be prohibited 802 1x utilizes an existing protocol the Extensible Authentication Protocol EAP to facilitate communication The components of a protected network with 802 1x authentication include the foll...

Page 83: ...sed to access the IP camera Valid port numbers are 22 and 1024 through 65535 The default port is 22 Click Save to enable the settings PTZ PTZ settings This section explains how to control the camera digital PTZ Pan Tilt Zoom operation Within a field of view it allows you to quickly move the focus to a target area for close up viewing without physically moving the camera Digital PTZ Operation The d...

Page 84: ... to rearrange the patrol order Step 6 Select patrol locations you want to save in the list and click Save to enable the patrol settings Step 7 To implement the patrol schedule go to the Home page and click on the Patrol button Note The Preset Positions will also be displayed on the Home page Choose one from the Go to menu and the camera will move to the selected preset position Click Patrol on the...

Page 85: ...display the detailed configuration options Video motion detection This option makes use of the built in motion detection mechanism as a trigger source To enable this function you need to configure a Motion Detection Window first For more information see the Applications Motion detection section on page 5 42 Periodically This option allows the camera to trigger periodically for every other defined ...

Page 86: ...tivated Trigger digital output for x seconds Select this option to turn on the external digital output device when a trigger is activated Specify the length of the trigger interval in the text box SD Select this option to back up media files on an SD card if the network is disconnected This function will only be displayed after you set up a network storage NAS The media to back up can include snap...

Page 87: ...name does not exist the camera will automatically create one on the FTP server Passive mode Most firewalls do not accept new connections initiated from external requests If the FTP server supports passive mode select this option to enable passive mode FTP and allow data transmission to pass through the firewall The firmware default has the Passive mode check box selected To verify if the FTP setti...

Page 88: ...ew button for an SD card a Local storage page will prompt so that you can manage the recorded files on SD card For more information about Local storage see the Local storage SD card management section on page 5 50 If you click the View button for a Network storage a file directory window will prompt for you to view recorded data on Network storage Create folders by date time and hour automatically...

Page 89: ...e time suffix to the file name The date and time suffix format is YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS Click Save media to enable the settings After you set up the first media server a new column for media server will automatically display on the Media list If you wish to add more media options click Add media Media type Video clip Select to send video clips when a trigger is activated Media name Enter a name for the ...

Page 90: ...ert message will prompt Click Add to upload a file Click in the script display to modify the script online Applications Motion detection This section explains how to configure the camera to enable motion detection A total of five motion detection windows can be configured Motion detection setting 1 Normal light mode is for normal situations Motion detection setting 2 Profile mode is for special si...

Page 91: ...r to select it as a trigger source Seethe Event Event settings procedure on page 5 36 for detailed information How does Motion Detection Work There are two motion detection parameters Sensitivity and Min Item Size Sensitivity is a value that expresses the sensitivity to moving objects A higher sensitivity setting allows camera to detect slight movements while a lower sensitivity setting will negle...

Page 92: ...red as tampering conditions The Trigger threshold determines how sensitive your is tamper detection setting Too bright Shining a flashlight The average lighting level of the scene is taken into consideration Too dark Covering the objective or spraying paint Too blurry Blurry scene can be the result of strong interference on the device such as EMI interference Step 2 You can configure Tampering Det...

Page 93: ...ent decibel dB Sound intensity level has already been mapped to preset values You can however use the real world inputs at your installation site that are shown on the wave diagram to configure an alarm level To configure this feature you must not mute the audio in Configuration Media Audio The default of the camera can be muted due to the lack of an internal microphone An external microphone is p...

Page 94: ...ted and recording of audio stream is preferred audio stream is transmitted between camera and viewer recording station along with stream 1 See the Media Audio section on page 5 22 for audio settings and the Media Video section on page 5 16 for video streaming settings Applications PIR Applies to the Cisco Video Surveillance 8620 only Check the Enable PIR detection check box to enable the PIR Passi...

Page 95: ...ithin You can also run Cisco APP package packages as a means to access updated functionality instead of replacing the entire firmware For some cameras the flash is too small to hold Cisco APP package packages These cameras will have their Save to SD card check boxes selected and grayed out for all time The file system of SD card FAT32 does not support soft symbolic link It will return failure if y...

Page 96: ...arm trigger The frame control means that when there is a triggered alarm the frame rate will raise up to the value you configured on the Video quality page See the Media Video section on page 5 16 for more information If you enable adaptive recording on a camera only when an event is triggered on Camera A will the server record the full frame rate streaming data otherwise it will only request the ...

Page 97: ...the network storage server 4 Click Save to complete the settings and click Close to exit the page The following options appear when you add a NAS server Capacity You can choose either the entire free space available or limit the reserved space The recording size limitation must be larger than the reserved amount for cyclic recording The reserved space is a small amount of space used only for the t...

Page 98: ...e The storage space cannot be used for recording An SD card that already contains data recorded by another device should not be used in this camera Do not modify or change the folder names in the SD card That may result in camera malfunctions SD card status This column shows the status file system size and usage information for your SD card Remember to format the SD card when using for the first t...

Page 99: ... four columns Name Trigger time Starting Time and Ending time From the drop down list at the bottom left choose the number of entries to be displayed on one page You can sort the search results by any column by clicking the column title Click as needed choose ascending or descending order Play Click on a search result which will highlight the selected item A Play window will appear on top for imme...

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