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Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Camera User Guide
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Appendix A Using the IP Camera with Cisco VSM
Obtaining the Required Driver Pack
This appendix includes the following sections. Review this information before using the IP camera with
VSM.
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Obtaining the Required Driver Pack, page A-2
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Guidelines for Using the IP Camera with VSM, page A-2
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Troubleshooting the IP Camera when used with VSM, page A-3
Obtaining the Required Driver Pack
To use the IP camera with VSM, you must download and install a driver pack. For information about this
driver pack, refer to your VSM documentation, which is available here:
http://www.cisco.com/web/solutions/ps/products.html#netcentric
Guidelines for Using the IP Camera with VSM
The following guidelines apply when you use the IP camera with VSM:
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The IP camera must be installed and configured as described in the
“Installing the IP Camera”
section on page 2-1
and the
“Performing the Initial Setup of the IP Camera” section on page 2-5
.
For configuration instructions, see the
“Performing the Initial Setup of the IP Camera” section on
page 2-5
.
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You must to create a separate user account with administrator privileges for each Media Server.
Configuration connections for a Media Server are limited just as they are for user sessions. Viewing
and managing video streams from VSM requires administrator-level privileges.
For information about how to configure a user account, see the
“Video Window” section on
page 3-17
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A user with administrator privileges cannot be logged in to the IP camera and use VSM at the same
time
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Cisco recommends that you configure video resolution (NTSC or PAL) from the IP camera
configuration windows.
For instructions, see the
“Video Window” section on page 3-17
.
SNMP window
Provides options for configuring SNMP
settings
No
Status windows
System window, Audio/Video window,
Network window, Syslog & Log window,
Video Log window
No
Table A-1
IP Camera Features not Currently Compatible with VSM (continued)
Feature
IP Camera Implementation
Compatible with VSM