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Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Camera User Guide
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Using the IP Camera with Cisco VSM
Cisco Video Surveillance Manager (VSM) is a suite of powerful and flexible video surveillance
applications that interoperate with a wide range of devices and cameras to provide a complete,
standards-based video surveillance solution. VSM consists of modules to manage, archive, view, and
distribute video.
You can use the IP camera with VSM 3.1.1/5.1.1 and above, but be aware that the IP camera includes
features that are not currently integrated with VSM. These features are noted throughout this manual and
summarized in
Table A-1
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Table A-1
IP Camera Features not Currently Compatible with VSM
Feature
IP Camera Implementation
Compatible with VSM
Alarm Events
2 out / FTP clip / e-mail
No
Alarm Inputs
2 in
No
Audio
Simplex / half duplex / full duplex
No
Cisco Discovery Protocol
(CDP)
Sends CDP discovery messages
No
Event handling
Schedules and triggers for events
No
Event notification
E-mail or FTP alerts if an event occurs
No
IP Filter window
Provides options for controlling access to the
IP camera by IP address
No
Motion Detection
Detects motion in up to 3 configured areas in
the video field
No
Multicasting
Sends video and audio data as multicast
streams
No
PTZ (RS-485) window
Provides options for pan, tilt, zoom (PTZ)
functions
No
QoS
Quality of Service (QoS) for audio streams,
video streams, or both
No
Security Window
Process control,
No
Security windows
Provide options for stopping processes,
configuring password requirements, and
enabling access through HTTP or SSH
connections
No