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CHANGING THE DEVICE NAME
1. Click the System tab.
2. Click the Device Name box and highlight the text.
3. Type a user-friendly name into the Device Name box (2 to 64 characters). A user-friendly name makes it easier to recognize the device on
the network. Examples of user-friendly names are Front Door, Lobby, or Parking Lot.
4. Click Save to save the new device name, or click Reset to restore to the previously saved device name.
CONFIGURING THE TIME SETTINGS
1. Click the System tab.
2. Type the IP address of the time server in the Time Server field.
3. Select one of the following Time Zone options:
• Accept the default Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) setting.
• To change the time zone, select the continent and the region that are closest to the camera’s location from the Time Zone
drop-down menus.
NOTE: If your location observes a form of daylight saving time, the system will automatically change the time on the associated dates.
4. Set the Overlay setting. Select On to overlay the date and time on the video stream, or select Off to turn off this setting.
5. Click the Save button to save the settings, or click the Reset button to clear all of the information you entered without saving it.
GENERATING A SYSTEM LOG
1. Click the System tab.
2. Click the Generate System Log button to create a system log that can be used by Pelco Product Support for troubleshooting. Contact Pelco
Product Support at 1-800-289-9100 (USA and Canada) or +1-559-292-1981 (international).
REBOOTING THE CAMERA
1. Click the System tab.
2. Click the Reboot Camera button to restart the camera. Rebooting the camera does not change the configured camera settings.
RESTORING ALL CAMERA DEFAULTS
This process cannot be undone; all user and custom settings will be lost.
1. Click the System tab.
2. Click the Restore All Camera Defaults button to restore the camera’s factory default settings.
NOTE: If the camera is not connected to a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) network, the IP address settings for the camera will be
lost and the server will not recognize the camera. DHCP On is the default setting for the camera IP address.
Refer to the following sections for more information:
• Selecting the Audio Configuration Settings on page 48
• Turning Off DHCP on page 27