Axis M2026-LE User Manual

AXISM2026-LENetworkCamera

UserManual

AXISM2026-LENetworkCamera

TableofContents

Solutionoverview...........................................3

Productoverview...........................................4

Findthedeviceonthenetwork................................5

Accessthedevice...............................................5

Securepasswords...............................................5

Setup.....................................................6

Needmorehelp?................................................6

Imagequality...................................................6

Streamingandstorage...........................................8

Setuprulesandalerts...........................................10

Troubleshooting............................................11

Resettofactorydefaultsettings...................................1 1

Checkthecurrentrmware.......................................11

Upgradethermware............................................11

Technicalissues,cluesandsolutions................................12

Performanceconsiderations.......................................13

Specications..............................................15

LEDindicators..................................................15

SDcardslot....................................................15

Buttons.......................................................

Connectors....................................................

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Solutionoverview

Solutionoverview

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Productoverview

Productoverview

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Controlbutton

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SDcardslot

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Networkconnector(PoE)

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StatusLEDindicator

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Partnumber(P/N)&Serialnumber(S/N)

Fortechnicalspecications,seeSpecicationsonpage15.

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Findthedeviceonthenetwork

Findthedeviceonthenetwork

TondAxisdevicesonthenetworkandassignthemIPaddressesinWindows®,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISDeviceManager.Both
applicationsarefreeandcanbedownloadedfromaxis.com/support

FormoreinformationabouthowtondandassignIPaddresses,seethedocumentHowtoassignanIPaddressandaccessyour
deviceonthedevicepageataxis.com

Accessthedevice

1.OpenabrowserandentertheIPaddressorhostnameoftheAxisdevice.

IfyouhaveaMaccomputer(OSX),gotoSafari,clickonBonjourandselectthedevicefromthedrop-downlist.Toadd
Bonjourasabrowserbookmark,gotoSafari>Preferences.

IfyoudonotknowtheIPaddress,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISDeviceManagertondthedeviceonthenetwork.

2.Entertheusernameandpassword.Ifyouaccessthedeviceforthersttime,youmustsettherootpassword.See
Setasecurepasswordfortherootaccountonpage5.

3.Theliveviewpageopensinyourbrowser .

Securepasswords

Important

Axisdevicessendtheinitiallysetpasswordincleartextoverthenetwork.Toprotectyourdeviceaftertherstlogin,set
upasecureandencryptedHTTPSconnectionandthenchangethepassword.

Thedevicepasswordistheprimaryprotectionforyourdataandservices.Axisdevicesdonotimposeapasswordpolicyasthey
maybeusedinvarioustypesofinstallations.

Toprotectyourdatawestronglyrecommendthatyou:

•Useapasswordwithatleast8characters,preferablycreatedbyapasswordgenerator .

•Don’texposethepassword.

•Changethepasswordatarecurringinterval,atleastonceayear.

Setasecurepasswordfortherootaccount

Important

Thedefaultadministratorusernameisroot.Ifthepasswordforrootislost,resetthedevicetofactorydefaultsettings.

1.Typeapassword.Followtheinstructionsaboutsecurepasswords.SeeSecurepasswordsonpage5.

2.Retypethepasswordtoconrmthespelling.

3.ClickCreatelogin.Thepasswordhasnowbeencongured.

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