Cisco Small Business VC220 Instruction Manual

Cisco Small Business
VC 220 Dome WDR Day/Night PoE Network Camera
ADMINISTRATION
GUIDE

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Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction 8
Features of the Cisco VC 220 9
Minimum Requirements 10
Where to Go Next 10
Chapter 2: Getting to Know the Cisco VC 220 Network Camera 11
Parts of the Camera 11
General Purpose Input and Output Terminal Block 16
Cautions and Warnings 18
Where to Go Next 18
Chapter 3: Connecting the Cisco VC 220 Camera 19
Camera Installation Guidelines 19
Before You Begin 20
Installing the Cisco VC 220 Camera 21
Installation Tips 21
Mounting Your Cisco VC 220 Camera 21
Connecting the Equipment 23
Basic Ethernet Setup 23
Power over Ethernet (PoE) Setup 24
Using a PoE-Enabled Switch 24
Using a PoE Power Injector 24
Verifying the Hardware Installation 25
Chapter 4: Installing the Cisco VC 220 Network Camera Software 26
Before You Begin 26
General Recommendations 26
Security Recommendations 26
IP Configuration Recommendations 27
Installing the Camera 27
Installing the Camera Using the Cisco Video Monitoring System 28

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Installing the Camera Using the Setup Wizard 28
Launching the Web-Based Configuration Utility 29
Where to Go Next 30
Chapter 5: Using the Web-Based Configuration Utility 31
Session and Camera Settings 31
View Video 32
Header 32
Toolbar 32
Camera Control Panel 32
Video Options Icons 33
Client Settings 35
Getting Started 36
Initial Setup 36
Video Monitoring System 37
Quick Access 37
More Ways To Use Your Camera 37
Other Resources 37
Don’t show this on setup 37
Where to Go Next 38
Chapter 6: Configuring the Cisco VC 220 Network Camera Software 39
Network Setting > IP Setting 41
Network Setting > TCP/UDP Port Settings 44
Network Setting > Multicast 47
Network Setting > HTTPS 48
Create and Install a Certificate 48
Certificate Information 48
Network Setting > IP Filter 49
Enable Filter 49
Administrator IP Address 50

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Network Setting > DDNS 51
Network Setting > QoS 52
CoS 52
DSCP 52
Network Setting > SNMP 53
Network Setting > 802.1X 54
IEEE802.1X 54
EAP-MD5 54
EAP-TLS 54
EAP-TTLS 54
Protected EAP (EAP-PEAP) 55
Network Setting > DHCP Auto Configuration 56
Camera Control > Video Settings 57
Video Quality Settings For Stream 1 and 2 57
Day/Night settings 58
Options 59
Camera Control > Audio Settings 60
Audio Settings 60
Camera Control > I/O Ports 62
Input Ports 62
Output ports State at Power On 62
Applications > Servers 63
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) 63
File Transfer Protocol (FTP) 64
Samba 65
HTTP 66
Instant Message (IM Server) 67
Applications > Motion Detection 68
Applications > Events 69
Configuring Media Settings 69
Media 69
Media Type 69

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Configuring Event Settings 70
Event 70
Trigger 71
Event Schedule 71
Action 72
Applications > Recording 73
Recording 73
Recording Schedule 73
Destination 73
Administration > Users 75
User and Camera Sessions 76
Sessions 76
Connections 77
Administration > Password Strength 78
Administration > Time Settings 80
Time Zone 80
Network Time Protocol (NTP) Settings 80
Administration > Discovery Settings 81
UPnP 81
Bonjour 81
Administration > Firmware 82
Administration > Configuration File 83
Administration > Maintenance 84
Restart 84
Restore Defaults 84
Restore to Factory Default 84
Administration > System Log 85
Status > System Summary 86
Where to Go Next 86
Chapter 7: Finalizing the Cisco VC 220 Hardware Setup 87
Adjusting the Lens 87

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Attaching the Dome Cover 89
Chapter 8: Sample Configurations for the Cisco VC 220 Network Camera 90
Configuring Immediate Recording 91
Configuring Motion Detection with Email Notification 92
Configuring the GPIO Ports 96
Configuring Port Forwarding 98
Appendix A: Troubleshooting 100
Questions and Answers 100
Appendix B: Specifications 104
Appendix C: Where to Go From Here 107

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Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the Cisco VC 220 Dome Wide Dynamic Range (WDR)
Day/Night PoE Network Camera, a standalone camera that can be connected
directly to an Ethernet network. The Cisco VC 220 provides 24-hour surveillance
for indoor applications. The camera features day and night functions with a
configurable IR-cut filter and IR illuminators. A 3-axis mechanism allows for flexible
wall or ceiling installations in locations such as banks, office buildings, or
commercial complexes.
In sunlight, the IR-cut filter is activated to minimize the influence of infrared light on
image color. In the low-light conditions, the built-in IR illuminators are enabled to
offer infrared light for up to 15 meters (50ft). Therefore, the Cisco VC 220 delivers
high image quality in either day and night conditions. To prevent false alarms, a
passive infrared (PIR) sensor is built in to detect objects by their thermal presence.
By enabling Wide Dynamic Range (WDR), the camera can compensate for
challenginglightingconditions.UseWDR whenthereare bothvery brightand very
dark areas simultaneously in the field of view of the camera. The WDR feature
captures both the bright and dark parts of an image and combines the differences
to generate a highly realistic image representative of the original scene. The video
quality achieved is close to the capabilities of the human eye. WDR is widely
applied in high contrast environments such as lobby entrances, parking lots, ATMs,
or loading areas.
NOTE Before installing a surveillance system, check with local government agencies to
determine if video surveillance and audio monitoring are permitted in your area.

Introduction
Features of the Cisco VC 220
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Features of the Cisco VC 220
•Provides an optimal combination of viewing and storage of video by using
simultaneous dual codecs (MPEG-4, MJPEG).
•Allows for ceiling or wall installations with a 3-axis adjustment for complete
range of viewing angles.
•Provides excellent image quality even in harsh lighting environments with a
high-quality 1/3” WDR sensor.
•Allows for day or night video surveillance with an IR-Cut filter and built-in IR
illuminators, up to 15 meters (50ft) in complete darkness.
•Features a 3.3-12 mm varifocal board lens with a 3.6x optical zoom.
•Provides a built-in PIR sensor for thermal detection.
•Provides audio input and output so you can use an external microphone
and/or speakers, and I/O ports so you can set external alarms or turn on/off
lights.
•Allows for flexible installations with Power over Ethernet (PoE).
•Supports RTSP Video/Audio Streaming to Unicast and Multicast clients.
•Features 4x digital zoom.
•Allows viewing of video on a mobile device with 3GPP support.
•Provides extensive event and alarm triggering.
•Includes basic Cisco Video Monitoring System software that can be used
with up to 16 cameras.
The Cisco VC 220 camera is also fully compatible with the Cisco Advanced
Video Monitoring System software that provides monitoring for up to 64
cameras. The advanced video monitoring software is not included. See
www.cisco.com/go/surveillance for more information.
•Allows JPEG snapshots at multiple resolutions to be sent to an FTP server.
•Provides time and text overlay.
•Allows for up to 10 unicast users and unlimited multicast users.
•Provides a built-in web server for remote access over IP, and secure control
over HTTPS or HTTP via Digest Encryption.

Introduction
Minimum Requirements
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Minimum Requirements
The following table lists the minimum requirements for your computer when using
the Cisco VC 220 network camera.
NOTE These requirements are approximate. Number of cameras, lighting, frame rate,
codec, and resolution can all affect the storage size.
Multiple cameras can be monitored if you reduce the resolution and frame rate
settings for the video captures. For more information about making these settings,
see Camera Control > Video Settings, page 57.
Where to Go Next
For hardware installation instructions, start here:
•Getting to Know the Cisco VC 220 Network Camera, page11
For software installation instructions, start here:
•Installing the Cisco VC 220 Network Camera Software, page 26
Minimum System Requirements
CPU 2GHz Pentium 4, or AMD Athlon Class CPU
For multiple cameras: Pentium 4 class, 3 GHz dual-core
Memory 512 MB to 1 GB
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP or Vista
Hard Drive 500 MB of available space
Graphics Card AGP or PCI Express with a minimum 128 MB
For multiple cameras: NVidia high performance or
equivalent with a minimum of 256 MB
Browser Internet Explorer 6.x (or later) with ActiveX support for
viewing, recording, playback and setting motion
detection. Limited support for Apple Safari and Mozilla
Firefox (no motion detection, instant recording, or audio
control due to lack of ActiveX).