Free Practice Questions for the Cisco Specialist 648-238 Exam (2026 Updated)
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When troubleshooting camera issues, which technology allows you to find the IP address of a Cisco IP camera from the Cisco switch it is connected to?
When the CPS-MSP-2RU-K9 server is turned on, it starts beeping and continues to do so, even if the server seems to be operational. What is causing this issue?
Which Cisco technology is embedded in Cisco IP cameras that simplifies deployment of video surveillance, saves time, and reduces network configuration errors?
Which two OS + browser combinations are supported for viewing video using Cisco SASD? (Choose two.)
Which Cisco IP Video Surveillance camera(s) allow for remote focus and zoom through the web interface of the camera?
Which two of the following are components of a virtualized VSM 6.3.2 environment? (Choose two.)
By default, which two passwords are NOT configured in Cisco Video Surveillance Manager 6.3.2? (Choose two.)
Which Cisco Video Surveillance IP cameras can be configured as an indoor, vandal-resistant camera, without the use of a third-party external enclosure?
Which three statements about the Cisco 4- and 8-channel standalone encoder are true?
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Cisco VSOM, Cisco VSMS servers, and IP cameras in the shown Cisco VSM deployment are utilizing default NTP behavior to ensure that time settings are synchronized across all devices. What is the IP address of the pointed-to NTP server for the device with IP address 172.168.1.101?
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You are the system administrator for a newly deployed Cisco Video Surveillance solution. Branch A cameras are streaming to Cisco VSMS-A and Branch B cameras are streaming to Cisco VSMS-B. Cisco VSOM is reporting a " Timed out waiting for server response " error when trying to load video from camera 192.168.1.102, but network pings are being responded to from your workstation at HQ. All other cameras from the 192.168.1.0 network are working as expected. Which three options could have caused the error message? (Choose three.)
Per Cisco best practices, how should you bulk upgrade the firmware of the multiple Cisco IP cameras that are deployed in a Cisco VSM system?
Which two of the following Cisco Physical Security MSP servers support an optional secondary power supply? (Choose two.)
Which option lists video resolutions in order from lowest to highest (by pixel count)?
What is the advantage of using multicast instead of unicast to transport the camera video stream in the Cisco Video Surveillance solution?
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You just deployed a virtual, co-located Cisco VSM 7 OVA image and added a 1 TB virtual disk for media storage. You are trying to add a media server via Cisco VSOM and get the error message shown. What is causing this issue?
What is the approximate usable drive capacity for a CPS-MSP-2RU-K9 with half of the drive bays populated with 2 TB HDDs?
Upon power on, the CPS-MSP-2RU-K9 server starts beeping and continues to do so, even if the server seems to be operational. What is the probable cause of this issue?
Which statement best describes the physical and virtualized Cisco VSM 7 platforms that Cisco recommends?
What are the two differences between interlaced and progressive scan video? (Choose two.)
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Cameras and a Cisco VSM server are connected to a Layer 2 switch. Which three steps will allow the Cisco VSM servers to see video traffic from the two IP cameras? (Choose three.)
On a converged network infrastructure, which Layer 2 technology can be easily enabled and configured to ensure separation of video surveillance traffic on the network from other sources (for example, voice, email, and web browsing)?
Where should outdoor surveillance cameras be mounted when nearby sources of light are present?
What does it mean when the video from a camera is black and white, but otherwise the picture is clear?
In VSM 6.3.2, which of the following options cannot be used to create a snapshot?
When configuring an event in Cisco VSOM, which of the following is not a valid configuration option?
In the Cisco VSM 7.0.x solution, which three functions is Cisco VSOM used for? (Choose three.)
On a properly qualified client PC that meets workstation requirements, streaming video appears choppy with ghosting artifacts. However, recorded clips that are extracted and saved to the local PC for playback do not display any quality issues. What is causing the issue?

