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Cisco Unified Video Camera Installation • Cisco Unified Video Camera Overview, page 1 • Set Up Cisco Unified Video Camera, page 1 • Perform Camera Postinstallation Checks, page 2 • Camera Settings, page 2
Cisco Unified Video Camera Overview The Cisco Unified IP Phone 9951 and 9971 supports the add-on Cisco Unified Video Camera accessory. The Cisco Unified Video Camera connects to your Cisco Unified IP Phone and allows you to make a point-to-point video call with another Cisco Unified IP Phone with a Cisco Unified Video Camera attached. If a Cisco Unified Video Camera is not attached to the phone, the phone can only receive one-way video.
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The Cisco Unified IP Phone 8961 does not support the Cisco Unified Video Camera and does not display video.
Set Up Cisco Unified Video Camera To configure the Cisco Unified Video Camera, you must perform the following configuration steps in Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration. You can enable the parameters that are described in the following procedure in one of the following windows: • Phone Configuration window (Device > Phone) • Enterprise Phone Configuration window (System > Enterprise Phone Configuration) • Common Phone Profile window (Device > Device Settings > Common Phone Profile) Be sure to also check the corresponding Override Common Settings parameter in the configuration window. The Phone Configuration window is used for purposes of the procedure description.
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Cisco Unified Video Camera Installation Perform Camera Postinstallation Checks
Procedure Step 1
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In the Phone Configuration window (Device > Phone) of the phone to which you are adding the Cisco Unified Video Camera, enable the Cisco Camera parameter. This field is located in the Product Specific Configuration Layout portion of the window. In the same window, enable the Video Capabilities parameter. Click Save.
Related Topics Set Up Cisco Unified Communications Manager Features
Perform Camera Postinstallation Checks After installing the Cisco Unified Video Camera, perform the following checks:
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Wait until the camera ready message appears. Note The camera may need to upgrade after installation. It may take a few minutes before the camera is operational. Press Video Preview to check the picture quality. • If the video preview image looks too blue, try increasing the camera Brightness setting. • If the background looks washed out, try decreasing the camera Brightness setting. Note
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For information about adjusting camera settings on the phone, see the Cisco Unified Video Camera Quick Start Guide at this location: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10655/ products_user_guide_list.html
Move the phone and camera to a position where no bright lights are in the field of view. Move the phone and camera so that the user is illuminated by light that comes from the front.
Camera Settings After you attach the camera on your phone, you can control the features of the camera.
Adjust View Area Setting The View Area setting acts as a wide angle and zoom function for your camera and allows you to adjust the view area that is shared during video streaming.
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Cisco Unified Video Camera Installation Adjust Brightness Setting
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On the Cisco Unified IP Phone, press Applications . Select Accessories. Highlight Cisco Unified Camera. Press Setup. Select View Area. Use the arrows on the Navigation pad to increase or decrease the view area. Press Save.
Adjust Brightness Setting The Brightness setting affects the video that you transmit to others. However, it does not affect the video that you receive from other parties. You can adjust the Brightness setting to improve the quality of the video during streaming.
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Because the field of view can affect brightness, adjust the View Area feature for your camera before adjusting the Brightness setting. To adjust the Brightness setting, follow these steps:
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On the Cisco Unified IP Phone, press Applications . Select Accessories. Highlight Cisco Unified Camera. Press Setup. Select Brightness. Use the arrows on the Navigation pad to increase or decrease brightness. Press Save.
Adjust Auto Transmit Setting The Auto Transmit setting allows you to control the streaming of videos for both inbound and outbound calls. When Auto Transmit is on (default setting), the camera streams video automatically during calls. When Auto Transmit is off, video for each call is automatically muted (however, your phone still receives video). To
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Cisco Unified Video Camera Installation Adjust Auto Transmit Setting
resume video transmission in this case, press the Unmute Video softkey on or off, follow these steps:
. To turn the Auto Transmit setting
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On the Cisco Unified IP Phone, press Applications Select Accessories. Highlight Cisco Unified Camera. Press Setup. Move the Auto Transmit slider bar to On or Off.
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