Axis All Camera Station Connect to AXIS Camera Station

May 17, 2018
Rev. 1.0

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Contents

Introduction 3

Prepare your system 3

About user and user groups 4

Install AXIS Camera Station Windows app (client) 5

Create Windows users 5

Add Windows users to AXIS Camera Station 7

Configure the firewall on the server 8

Install AXIS Camera Station mobile app 8

Connect to server from a local network 9

Connect from a remote Windows app (client) 9

Connect from the mobile app 10

Connect to server via AXIS Camera Station Secure Remote Access 11

About Axis Secure Remote Access 11

Configure the server 11

Connect from the Windows app (client) 11

Connect from the mobile app 12

Connect to server via port mapping 15

About port mapping 15

Configure the server 15

Connect from the Windows app (client) 15

Connect from the mobile app 15

Advanced settings 17

Server proxy settings 17

Client proxy settings 17

Port mapping more than one server 18

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Introduction

The purpose of this document is to explain how to connect to an AXIS Camera Station
server from a compute r or from a mobile app. You can connect to the server in different
ways:

• Connect to the server from a local network

• Connect to the server from the internet:

o via AXIS Camera Station Secure Remote Access
o via port mapping (not recommended)

The information provided in this document is based on AXIS Camera Station 5.16 and
higher. You can perform most steps in older versions but the interface might look
different.

Please note that AXIS doesn’t take any responsibility for how this configuration may affect your
system. If the modification fails or if you get other unexpected results, you may have to restore the
settings to default.

Prerequisites

MyAxis account

AXIS Camera Station 5.16 or later

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Prepare your system

Before you can connect to the AXIS Camera Station server from a client device, you must prepare
your system. The general preparation workflow is:

1. Install AXIS Camera Station Windows app

2. Create Windows users

3. Add Windows users to AXIS Camera Station Windows app

4. Configure the server’s firewall

5. Install AXIS Camera Station mobile app

The steps you must perform depend on your system’s configuration, the client’s location and the
network infrastructure.

About user and user groups

To connect to an AXIS Camera Station server from a client device you must have a Windows user
with the correct permissions. This user can be the default administrator account on the Windows
machine that the server is installed on, or a user that you’ve created.

AXIS Camera Station allows you to use both local Windows and domain users and user groups.
If you use a domain setup, you must join the server to the domain. Your IT department might have
to help you with this

On the physical server, you can use the current account, if using a Windows admin account, to
connect the local client application to the AXIS Camera Station server.

• Log on as current user:
If the current Windows user is added to the permission list on the server, select Log on as
current user and click Log on. This option is mostly used on Domain setup.

• Log on as other user:

▪ If the current Windows user is not added to the permission list on the server, clear

Log on as current user and click Log on.

▪ In the next page, select Other user. Enter the correct username and password and

click Log on.

A user or user group can have one of the following roles:

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• Administrator:

o Full access to all functionality and all cameras and devices.

• Operator:

o Full access to all functionality except Configuration menu, Configuration

workspace, Device management page and Audit log.

o Full access to selected cameras and I/O ports.
o You can restrict access to playback and recording export.

• Viewer:

o Access to live video from selected cameras.
o Access to selected I/O ports.

Click Advanced under the different tabs for more options to customize the Operator and Viewer
accounts.

Install AXIS Camera Station Windows app (client)

1. Download the Windows app from

https://www.axis.com/products/axis-camera-station/overview.

2. Install the same Windows app version as the server version.

Create Windows users

To use local Windows users and user groups, you must add them to the Windows server that
AXIS Camera Station is installed on. We recommend that all users have their own account.

NOTE

For AXIS Camera Station version 5 or later:
If your client is on the same network as the server,
and you update the server at a later date or install the
wrong client version, the server provides the client

with information about which version to use at the

first connection.

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1. Go to Computer Management > System tools > Local Users and Groups > Users.

2. On the left-hand side, right-click the Users folder and select New user.

3. Enter User name, Full name and Password. This is the user account that can login
remotely to the AXIS Camera Station server.

4. Clear User must change password at next logon.

5. Click Create.