Configuring the Camera Driver

To add the VSM Camera Driver to enable video sharing and playback with the Cisco VSM system:

Step 1            Select Hardware - Tree from the Doors menu.

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Step 2          Right-click on the Driver Manager and select the New Cisco VSM Camera Driver 7X... command.

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Step 3            Enter the driver name in the properties window. For example: Cisco VSM Camera Driver7x.

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Step 4   Verify that the Enabled check box is selected (default).

Tip           The VSM Config tab displays VSM server settings.

Step 5            Switch to the camera’s Player Preferences: page, and specify the following settings:

·         Player width: the width of the video player in pixels.

·         Player height: the height of the video player in pixels.

·         Maximum player instances: limits the number of simultaneous video players that can be open on the desktop at a time. For version 7x, type a number from 1 to 16.

See also PC Workstation Requirements for Live Video Viewing.

·         Position: the position on the screen where the video player appears.

For example, if the position is set to Center, the video player opens in the center of the screen each time it is launched.

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Step 5    Click Save and Close to save your changes and close this dialog.

Step 6            Right-click the VSM Camera Driver and select Start to enable the ICPAM video features.

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Note  Verify that the driver status changed to Started.

Step 7    Right-click the Cisco VSM Camera Driver 7X and select Setup Cisco VSM.

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Step 8    In the resulting VSM Config dialog, type the Server Name, User Name, and Password, then click OK.

Tip           These fields are disabled if the camera driver was previously set up and includes cameras.

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Step 9            Right-click the VSM Camera Driver and select Synchronize with Cisco VSM to populate ICPAM with the Cisco VSM cameras.

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Step 9   Verify that the Cisco VSM cameras appear as children of the Camera Driver.

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  If the cameras do not appear, see Updating the Camera Inventory.

Note      Cameras in ICPAM are organized in the same camera groups as Cisco VSM. In ICPAM, each camera can only appear in one group. In Cisco VSM, cameras can appear in multiple groups.

Note      If a camera is deleted from the Cisco VSM configuration, it is disabled in ICPAM, but not removed. We recommend that you do not manually remove or delete cameras from the ICPAM configuration. Use the synchronize command to update the camera inventory.

Note  If a camera is removed from the VSM configuration, then it is deleted completely from ICPAM provided the camera is not associated with any devices/map/CCTV Camera/Arrangements/uncleared Alarms.

Note     The ICPAM client must be run on Windows 7 to view video from the cameras under the 7X driver.

 

See also:

Enabling Video Monitoring

Video Monitoring

Camera Manager in ICPAM