AXIS 27323R1 User Manual

AXIS Installation Monitor

User’s Manual

Overview

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Setup

Single camera setup
One or more cameras in a network setup

Main window

Main menu
Device menu

Monitor window

Monitor menu

Tips and tricks

Overview

AXIS Installation Monitor provides quick and easy access to Axis network
cameras/video servers and their images. By using a handheld Pocket PC, you can easily
view the live image, adjust focus, view angle and direction of network cameras located in
hard to reach places such as poles, walls, and ceilings. AXIS Installation Monitor
automatically discovers Axis network cameras and video servers in both wired and
wireless installations.

Note: AXIS Installation Monitor will show only Axis network cameras and video servers.

Main window

AXIS Installation Monitor has two modes: List and Monitor. List mode displays all Axis
network cameras and video servers found on the LAN. Devices are listed by name, IP
address, Status and Serial number. The following status messages may be displayed:

• OK - A successful network response was received from the device

• Not Accessible - The device was found, but we were unable to contact it using

HTTP

• Credentials mismatch - The device was found but the user name or password

used was not correct.

The IP address of the network appears at the bottom of the screen along with the menus

Main and Devices.

Enter particulars for Application Settings and Master Credentials from the Main menu.
From the Device menu new cameras can be added manually, unique user names and
passwords can be entered and device properties can be listed. Monitor settings can also
be accessed from the Device menu, which includes resolution, frame rate and
compression.

See also:

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Main menu
Device menu

Monitor window

The Monitor window is the camera's live view. Scale-to-fit will rescale the camera image
to fit the display. Show Actual Size will display the view in the original size. If the image
resolution is larger than the display's, the center of the view is shown. Navigate around
the view by tapping the display. The end points of a PTZ camera's view can be tested
using the menu item found at Monitor > PTZ. By pressing the navigator button on the
Pocket PC you can move the PTZ camera view one step.

At the bottom of the screen is a focus indicator bar that changes color depending on the
camera's focus. The bar turns red if the cameras focus becomes worse and green when
the focus improves. A small blue line appears on the bar indicating the best focus
reached so far.
See also:

Monitor menu

Main menu

Exit - closes the application.

About - Displays the About box with version and copyright information.

PDA Information - A list of information pertaining to your Pocket PC.

• OS Version - Operating System being used by your Pocket PC.

• Framework Version - The version of the .NET Compact Framework used for

running AXIS Installation Monitor

• IP Address - IP address assigned to your Pocket PC. More than one IP address

might be listed if your Pocket PC has multiple network adapters, i.e. wireless and
Ethernet.

• Network Status - Possible statuses include Normal, Auto IP or No Network. Auto

IP will appear if the network is configured to use an AutoIP address and if the
network is configured to use DHCP and there is no DHCP server responding. No
Network will appear if there is no network connection.

• Screen Resolution - The current resolution setting.

Application Settings - Enter the default settings for AXIS Installation Monitor. Tap on
OK when done.