Axis All Camera Station Getting started guide for operators

Guideline

AXIS Camera Station
Getting Started

August 2022

Table of contents

1 INTRODUCTION 3

2 USER INTERFACE – LIVE VIEW OVERVIEW 4

3 USER INTERFACE – RECORDINGS 5

5 REPLAY FUNCTIONALITY 6

6 EXPORTING VIDEO 8

7 EXPORT TAB 9

8 EDIT RECORDING 10

9 AXIS FILE PLAYER 12

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1 Introduction

The following document is to help you get started with using AXIS Camera Station. The
document will highlight key features and how to complete common tasks. The areas covered
in the getting started guide are the live, replay and export interfaces.

AXIS Camera Station is an intuitive piece of software, based on tabs, rather like an internet
browser. When you want to use a feature, such as view live video or review a recording you
open the relevant tab from the top of the screen. You can open multiple tabs and switch
between them. When you are finished using the feature you simply close the tab.

AXIS Camera Station is feature rich, but this document concentrates on the basics and this
document will help you very quickly become a competent user. Please refer to the manual for
more advanced functionality such as using logs, Smart search and hot keys.

Also, when using the software, you can press F1 to be taken to the associated page within the
comprehensive manual.

Also look at the help center for more information including the manual and tutorial videos:

https://www.axis.com/products/axis-camera-station/help-center

The following ”Getting familiar” video may also be useful for new operators of the software.

https://help.axis.com/axis-camera-station-tutorial-videos#get-familiar-with-axis-camera­station

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2 User interface – Live view overview

The image below shows the different key functions within the Live view workspace ( ). It is
recommended you spend some time to understand and become familiar with their operation.

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1) Tabs are used for live views (identified with the monitor icon ), recordings, smart
search, configuration, hot keys, and logs. Multiple tabs can be opened and can be used
for easy access to cameras and functions. The + icon enables you to open a new tab of
your choice.

2) The “Camera and Views” pane presents the system to the operator. Cameras, Views,
Sequences, Maps and Web pages are shown in this space. Simply click on the asset to
view it. You can also drag cameras into the viewing pane and select multiple items by
holding the ctrl key while making your selection. Place the mouse cursor on a camera
name to display an image of that camera for easy identification of the camera view. The
search field can be used to quickly find a device you are looking for.

3) Add, Edit and Delete views. This is where you can add split views, sequences, and web
pages. To add a new view, click on the “view” folder in the pane above (2) and then click
on the + icon.

4) The replay icon toggles between live and recording review for the selected camera(s).

5) The camera name and recording method is displayed here. Blue dots indicate constant
recording, red dots indicate alarm triggered recordings and a yellow dot indicates
manual recording. Action buttons and audio associated with the camera is also shown
here.

6) Pan, Tilt and Zoom (PTZ) Control. Right click the video pane to access presets.

7) Alarms and notifications are shown in this pane. This informs the operator of important
events, if there is an associated recording, it will be shown as a film canister. Click on
the film canister to view the recording. The alarm events are also shown in the logs.

8) On screen controls are used to show device features if supported by the device.

9) The manual recording icon creates a recording in addition to the configured recording
profile. The instant replay icon will play back the camera 5 secs (this is configurable)
within the live view, this is for instant verification of the video content, in a split view the
selected pane will replay the recording while the others remain live.

10) Full screen mode and display main menu which contains additional server connections
and the help files.

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