AXIS Camera Station User Guide

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USER MANUAL

AXIS Camera Station

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About This Document

This manual is intended for administrators and users of AXIS Camera Station and is applicable for software release 3.50 and later. It covers conﬁguration of AXIS Camera Station Server and AXI S Camera Station Client as well as instructions for using and managing AXIS Camera Station on your network. Later versions of this docum e nt will be posted on Axis web site, as required. See also the product’s help pages.

Intellectual Property Rights

Axis AB has intellectual property rights relating to technology embodied in the product described in this document. In particular, and without limitation, these intellectual property rights may include one or more of the patents listed at http://www.axis.com/patent.htm and one or more additional patents or pending patent applications in the US and other countries.

Legal considerations

Video and audio surveillance can be regulated by laws that vary from country to country. Check the laws in your local region before using this product for surveillance purposes.

Liability

Every care has been taken in the preparation of this manual. Please inform your local Axis ofﬁce of any inaccuracies or omissions. Axis Communications AB cannot be held responsible for any technical or typographical errors and reserves the right to make changes to the product and manuals without prior notice. Axis Communications A B makes no warranty of any kind with regard to the material contained within this document, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and ﬁtness for a particular purpose. Axis Communications AB shall not be liable nor responsible for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance or use of this material.

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Support

Should you require any technical assistance, please contact your Axis reseller. If your questions cannot be answered immediately, your reseller will forward your queries through the appropriate channels to ensure a rapid response. If you are connected to the Internet, you can:

• download user documentation and software updates

• ﬁnd answers to resolved problems in the FAQ database. Search

by product, category, or phrase

• report problems to Axis support staff by logging in to your private

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• chat with Axis support staff (selected countries only)

• visit Axis Support at www.axis.com/techsup/

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Table of Contents

SystemRequirements ........................................ 4

Overview .................................................. 5

AXISCameraStationServer ....................................... 5

AXISCameraStationClient ....................................... 5

MultipleServers ................................................ 6

Workspaces ................................................ 8

LiveView ...................................................... 8

Recordings ..................................................... 12

CameraManagement ............................................ 16

Logs .......................................................... 18

Conﬁguration .................................................. 19

AlarmsandTasksTabs ............................................ 20

Licenses ................................................... 22

RegisteringLicenses ............................................. 22

LicenseTypes ................................................... 22

SupportLicense ................................................. 22

LicenseTransition ............................................... 23

Decoders ...................................................... 23

Howto... .................................................. 24

AddCamerasandVideoEncoders .................................. 24

Add Auxiliary Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

SetUpRecording ................................................ 26

SetUpRecordingStorage ......................................... 30

CreateViews ................................................... 31

AddaPTZPresetPosition ......................................... 36

EnableAudioinLiveView ......................................... 36

EnableAudioinRecordings ....................................... 36

Conﬁgure a Media Proﬁle ......................................... 37

Override Media ProﬁlesinLiveView ................................ 37

UseAudiofromanAuxiliaryDevice ................................. 38

AddInputsandOutputs .......................................... 38

SetUpSchedules ................................................ 39

Send E-Mail NotiﬁcationonSystemAlarm ........................... 40

ExportRecordings ............................................... 40

UpgradeFirmware ............................................... 40

AssignIPAddresses .............................................. 42

RegisteraMyAxisAccount ........................................ 42

Event ConﬁgurationWizard ................................... 43

CreateaRule ................................................... 43

AddTriggers .................................................... 44

AddActions .................................................... 45

SetaSchedule .................................................. 47

RuleDetails .................................................... 47

Network

NATandFirewall ................................................ 49

ServerProxySettings ............................................ 49

ClientProxySettings ............................................. 50

Server Port Conﬁguration ......................................... 51

UserPermissions ................................................ 51

InputDevices .............................................. 53

Hotkeys ....................................................... 53

AXIS T8311 Video Surveillance Joystick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

AXIS T8312 Video Surveillance Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

AXIS T8313 Video Surveillance Jog Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

AXIS 295 Video Surveillance Joystick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

AXISCameraStationServiceControl ........................... 58

ModifyServerSettings ........................................... 58

AXISCameraStationServiceAdministration ..................... 61

SupportedOperations ............................................ 61

Troubleshooting ............................................ 63

Contact Customer Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

and Security Conﬁguration ............................

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System Requirements

For best performance and stability these minimum requirements must be met.

AXIS Camera Station Client

• Windows® 7 P rofessional, Windows Vista® Business, Windows® XP Professional

• CPU: Intel® Pentium® 4, 2 GHz (Intel® Core™ i7 recommended for larger systems)

• RAM: 1 GB (4 GB recommended for larger systems)

• Hard drive: 1 GB free memory

• Screen: 1024 x 768

• Graphics card with DirectX® 9.0c; Onboard video memory of 256 MB

• Microsoft® .NET runtime environment (included in installation package)

Note

Use the latest graphics card driver.

AXIS Camera Station Server

• Windows® 7 Professional, Windows Vista® Business, Windows® XP Professional, Windows® Server 2008 R2, Windows® Server 2008, Windows® Server 2003 (64–bit versions recommended for larger systems)

• CPU:Intel®Pentium®4,2GHz(Intel®Xeon®recommendedforlargersystems)

• RAM: 1 GB (8 GB recommended for larger systems)

• Microsoft® .NET runtime environment (included in installati

Network

• 100 Megabit n etwork (Gigabit network recomme

Hard disk conﬁguration

• At 30 fps in VGA with comp

Note

Make sure to always have the latest service packs and video drivers installed on your system.

ression30upto15camerasperharddisk

ndedforlargersystems)

on package)

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Overview

AXIS Camera Station is a complete monitoring and recording system for Axis network cameras and video encoders. AXIS Camera Station is comprised of

• AXIS Camera Station Server — handles all com munication with the cameras and video encoders and recordings. Each server can communicate with up to 100 cameras/encoders.

• AXIS Camera Station Client — graphical interface enabling remote viewing and control from anywhere on the Internet or corporate network

Several Clients can be connected to the same Server, and each C lient can be connected to several Servers. See Multiple Servers, on page 6 .

AXIS Camera Station One has all the basic features of A X IS Camera Station for one camera/video channel.

Installation scenario. AXIS Camera Station Server, installed on a dedicated computer, handles the communication with cameras both inside and outside the local (corporate) network. The cameras are monitored and controlled from two AXIS Camera Station Clients — one on the local network and one connected via the Internet.

AXIS Camera Station Server

AXIS Camera Station Server handles all communication with the c ameras that are included in the system. It also han dle s recordings, events and user management in the system. Once AXIS C amera Station Server has been installed on your computer, the Service Control allows you to start and stop the server as well as modify server settings if needed. If AXIS Camera Station Server and any cameras in the system are separated by a proxy server, you may need to open the Service Control to manually enter the appropriate proxy settings. See AXIS Camera Station Service Control Help for more information.

An icon in the system taskbar shows if the service has stopped the icon to open Service Administration, on page 61.

AXIS Camera Station Service Control, see A XIS Camera Station Service Control, on page 58 and AXIS Camera Station

, or is running . To modify server settings you can double-click

AXIS Camera Station Client

The user interface is developed with a focus on ease-of-use and intuitive handling with navigation too ls providing quick access to cameras and recordings in the system. AXIS Camera Station is divided into six areas called workspaces: Start page, Live View, Recordings, Camera Management, Logs and Conﬁguration.

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Overview

The ﬁrst time the application is started, AXIS Camera Station automatically ﬁnds and adds the cameras and video encoders that are on your network. If there are more cameras than you have a license for, the Camera Search dialog will pop up allowing you to select which devices to add, s ee Add Cameras and Video Encoders, on page 24.

Multiple Servers

AXIS Camera Station Client can be connected to multiple AXIS Camera Station Servers. Select N to connect to a new server. Servers can also be organized in server lists, see Server Lists,below.

Recent Connections in the File menu displays recently used servers. Select a server to connect to or disconnect from that server.

The Selected server drop-down list is available in the client toolbar and in several dialogs when connected to more than one server. When this list is shown, the client displays the cameras, recordings, events, logs, etc on the server selected in the list. Select another server to access devices and recordings on th

at server.

ew Connection from the File menu

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Overview

The Camera Management workspace and the Alarms and Tasks tabs at the bottom of the client’s main window, see Alarms and Tasks Tabs, on page 20, display devices and alarms from all connected servers. In the Live View workspace, you can create split views

with cameras from different se rvers.

Server Lists

Server lists are useful when working with a large number of servers, and when using the s ame servers for clients on different computers.

To create and edit server lists, go to File > Switch to Servers > Server Lists. A server can belong to more than one list.

Once created, you can connect to all servers in a list by selecting the list from the Multiple servers drop-down list in the Connect to AXIS Camera Station dialog displayed when starting the client. To switch between server lists, open the File menu, point to Switch to Servers and select the server list to connect to.

Server lists can be exported and imported into other AXIS Camera Station Clients. To export/import a server list, open the File menu, select Import/Export and then Export Server Lists or Import Server Lists.

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Workspaces

AXIS Camera Station i s divided into workspaces:

The Start page gives an overview of AXIS Came ra Station, highlights new features and contains contact information for technical support. When disconnected from the server, this is the only workspace available.

The Live View workspace provides a single interface to organize, monitor and control Axis network cameras and video encoders.

The Recordings workspace handles recording se arch, playback, export and management.

The Camera Management workspace provides tools for efﬁcient administration and maintenance of connected devices, such as ﬁrmware upgrade, assigning IP addresses, setting passwords and date and time settings.

The Logs workspace contains alarm, event and audit logs.

The Conﬁguration workspace is a collection of all the important links for conﬁguring AXIS Camera Station.

The workspaces are easily acce ssed by clicking on the naviga tion buttons in the toolbar or by selecting the workspace from the View menu.

Devices and Cameras

In AXIS Camera Station, the terms device and camera are used as follows:

Device A network product that has its own IP address. A device can be:

•anetworkcamera

• a video encoder (video server)

• an auxilia ry device

Camera

Auxiliary device

Example

A 4–port video encoder is one device with four cameras.

Note

Some video encoders have one IP address for each video port. In this case, each video port is treated as one device with one camera.

A video source, that is,

•anetworkcamera

• a video port (with a connected analog camera) on a video encoder

Each camera requires one AXIS Camera Station license.

A network device without video ports, for example a without an additional AXIS Camera Station license.

n I/O audio module. Auxiliary devices can be added

Live View

The Live View workspace provides a single interface to organize and monitor Axis network cameras and video encoders on your network. You can, for example, set up view groups, record, and control a udio and pan/tilt/zoom (PTZ) functionality.

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Workspaces

Live View workspace

Server selection list

Toolbar

Recording indicator

Workspace buttons

View groups

Audio, PTZ Control, Foc us Control, Image Enhancement and Ca mera Status

Alarms and Tasks tabs

Alarms a nd Tasks toolbar

Views

There are ﬁve view types in AXIS Camera Station:

Split View Displays up to 25 views in one window. One frame can be set as a hotspot that automatically loads the view from

another frame when clicking in that frame.

Sequence Switches automatically between selected views, with variable dwell times.

Camera View Live video from one camera or video encoder. Camera views c an be added to split views, sequences and map s.

Map Imported image, for example a ﬂoor plan, on which camera views, split views, sequences, web pages and other

Web Page

maps can be placed. Providing a visual overvie w, maps make it easy to quickly locate and acces s individual cameras in t

External web application integrated into AXIS Camera Station. Web pages can be shown in a split view or a sequence together with live video.

he network video insta llation.

For instructions on how to add split views, sequences and maps, see Create Views, on page 31.

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Views can be used in event actions, see Event Conﬁguration Wizard, on page 43.

View Groups

Views can be organized into view groups. A view group contains automatic or user-deﬁned views. The following view groups are available in the pane in the left hand sid e of the Live View workspace:

• Auto Views — Automatically created split views for up to 25 cameras.

• My Views — User-created views. These views are available to the current user only.

• Shared Views — Views created by an administrator or operator that are accessible by all users.

• Camera Views — All cameras and video encoders that have been added to AXIS Camera Station.

You can add your own view groups as subgroups to M y Views or Shared Views, see Create a New View Group, on page 32.

For instructions on how to add views to My Views a nd Shared Views, see Create Views, on page 31.

For instructions on how to add cameras and v ideo encoders, see Add Cameras and Video Encoders, on page 24.

Audio

The Audio control under Tools in the Live View workspace includes Master Volume and Mute controls for cameras with audio capability. A volume control is shown for the selected camera if it has audio capability. To display the volume control in the image, place the mouse pointer over the desired camera view.

Note

• The audio control will be inactive but visible in Tools and will not appear in the image if the user does not have proper authority for audio, see User Permissions, on page 51.

• Audio is not available in M-JPEG streams.

Master audio control

me control in image

Volu

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PTZ Controls

AXIS Camera Station has two types of pan/tilt/zoom (PTZ) controls:

• Mechanical is f or PTZ cameras (including cameras where digital PTZ has been enabled in the camera’s Setup page)

• Digital canbeusedwithanycamera

IntheLiveViewworkspace,PTZ Control is available under Tools.

Mechanical PTZ Control

The pan, tilt and zoom functionality for PTZ cameras can be controlled:

•usingtheMechanical PTZ Control under Tools

•usingthemouse

When using the Mechanical PTZ Control, click on the arrow buttons to pan and tilt. Click on the center buttons "+" and "-" to zoom in and out.

To steer the camera view to a preset position, select the position from the Presets drop-down list. For more information on presets, see Add a PTZ Preset Position, on page 36.

When using the mouse, click in the camera view to pan and tilt. Use the mouse wheel to zoom in and out.

Note

For information on using a joystick, see Input Devices, on page 53.

Digital PTZ Control

Digital PTZ can be used with cameras that do not have mechanical PTZ support. Digital PTZ can be controlled:

•usingtheDigital PTZ Control under Tools

•usingthemouse

When using the Digital PTZ Control, use the zoom in and out buttons (represented by magnifying glasses) to zoom in and out. After zooming in, use the red navigation box in the Digital PTZ Control to pan and tilt. Click and drag the box to the desired location. To zoom o

When using the in the lower right-hand corner of the live view to pan and tilt. Click and drag the box to the desired location. To zoom out, right-click or use the mouse wheel.

ut, right-click or use the zoom out button.

mouse, click in the camera view and use the wheel to zoom in. After zooming in, use the navigation box that appears

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Focus Control

The Focus Control is available under Tools in the Live View workspace.

Click AF to focus the camera a utomatically. If the result is not satisfactory, click the Near and Far buttons to adjust focus manually:

•UsetheNear buttons to focus on objects close to the camera.

•UsetheFar buttons to focus on objects fa r away from the camera.

The large Near and Far buttons move the focus position in multiple steps and are used for coarse adjustments. Use the small buttons to ﬁne-tune focus.

Note

Focus control is not available for all camera models.

Image Enhancement

Image enhancement improves video quality in challenging conditions such as fog, smoke, heavy rain or snow. In the Live View workspace, Image Enhancement is available under Tools. Select Enable and use the slider to adjust the amount of enhancement.

Camera Status

The Camera Status ﬁeld shows information about the selected camera’s connection and recording status.

Recording Indicators

A recording indicator in the upper right hand corner of the live view image signiﬁes an ongoing recording:

• Yellow — Manual recording in progress

• Red — Motion detection or event recording in progress

• Blue — Continuous recording in progress

Recording indicator

Area Zoom

In the Live View workspace, you can use the mouse to magnify a selected area in the image. To zoom in, click in the image and drag to draw a rectangle surrounding the area to be magniﬁed. To zoom out, rotate the mouse wheel.

Recordings

The Recordings workspace handles recording search, playback, export and recording management. The workspace is divided into tabs:

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• Playback — Recordings from up to 25 cameras can be played simultaneously. By default, playback starts automatically after a recording search.

• Timeline — View the search result on a timeline.

• List —Viewthesearchresultasalist.

Recording Search

Use Recording Search to ﬁnd recordings from a desired time interval.

To search and play recordings:

1. In Recording Search,specifythetimeintervalforthesearch.Selectarange of dates from the calendar and, optionally, select the start and end times from the drop-down lists.

2. Select the cameras to include in the search. Multiple cameras can be selected.

3. Click Search.

4. Playback starts automatically when recordings are found. Select the Timeline or List tab to view the search result on a timeline or as a lis t.

Playback

Playback starts automatica lly after a recording search. To play recordings from the Timeline or L ist tabs, select the recordings and

. Recordings from up to 25 cameras can be played simultaneously.

click

Note

To disable playback autostart, open the Options menu and select Customize. Select the Recordings tab and clear the

der Autostart.

box un

The timeline below the pla yback window can be used to navigate through the recordings. Click in the timeline to position the playback marker. Use the scroll bar to pan the timeline. Use the mouse wheel to zoom in and out.

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Selection start marke r

Playback m arker

Selection end marker

Stop — Stops playback

Jump to previous — Jump to the start time of the ongoing or previous recording

Play/Pause — Starts, pauses and resumes playback

Jump to next — Jump to the start time of the next recording

Step Back — Step to the previous frame

Step Forward — Step to the next frame

Playback Speed — Move the slider to set the playback speed

Master Mute/Unmute — Mute and unmute audio for all recordings. Place the mouse pointer over the button to display the master volume control

Image Enhancement — Place the mouse pointer over the button to display the enhancement level control

Digital zoom can be used in playback mode. Click in the image and use the mouse wheel to zoom in and out. Area zoom can also be used, see page 12. The navigation box in the lower right-hand cornercanbeusedtonavigatearoundtheimage.

Playback Toolbar

In Playback mode the following toolbar buttons become available:

Export

Selection start marker

Selection end marker

Smart search

Take sn aps hot

Area zoom

Zoom in/Zoom out

Add bookmark

Show bookmarks

Export selected recordings to ASF ﬁles. See Export Recordings, on page 40.

Setastartmarkerinthetimeline. Themarkerdeﬁnes the start of a time interval and will be inserted at the same position as the playback marker. Click the button again to remove the marker.

Set an end marker in the timeline. The marker deﬁnes the end of a time interval and will be inserted at the same position as the playback marker. Click the button again to remove the marker.

Search for motion in a speciﬁc area in recordings. This is especially useful wh en searching continuous recordings. See Smart Search.

Take a snapshot image from the sel speciﬁed under Options > Customize.

To zoom in on a period of time, click this button and use the mouse to select the desired time period in the timeline.

Zoom in and out on the timeline.

Create a new bookmark. Bookmarks can be placed anywhere in a recording; playback will start from the bookmarked time.

Open the list of bookmarks. Click on a bookmark to start playback. Right-click to edit or remove a bookmark.

ected camera. The snapshot is saved to the snapshot folder

Smart Search

To use the Smart search functionality:

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1. Click the Smart search button in the toolbar, a Smart search next button will appear in the playback panel, a motion window will appear in the image and a sensitivity slider will appear in the lower right-hand corner

2. Drag and size the motion window to the desired area of the image.

3. Adjust slider to the proper sensitivity. A high value indicates high sensitivity to motion.

4. Click the Sm art search next button to jump to the place in the recording whe re motion takes place.

Timeline

Select the Timeline tab to view the search result on a timeline.

Recordings are color coded:

• Red — Motion detection recording

• Yellow — Manual recording

• Blue — Continuous recording

• Green — Failover recording

In timeline view, the fo

Play Play selected recordings.

Export

Selection

lection end marker

llowing toolbar buttons are available:

Export selected recordings to an ASF ﬁle. See Export Recordings, on page 40.

start marker

Set a start marker in the timeline. The marker deﬁnes the start of a time interval and will be ins remove the marker.

Set an end marker in the timeline. The marker deﬁnes the end of a time interval and will be in the marker.

erted at the same position as the playback marker. Click the button again to

serted at the same position as the playback marker. Click the button again to remove

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Area zoom

Zoom in/Zoom out

Show bookmarks Open the list of bookmarks

Right-click the recording in the timeline to open the Recording Details dialog. The dialog provides information about the recording and includes options such as start playback, export, bookmark and take a snapshot of the recording.

To zoom in on a period of time, click this button and use the mouse to select the desired time period in the timeline.

Zoom in or out on the timeline.

List

Select the List tab to view the search result as a list.

In List view, the following toolbar buttons become available:

Play Play selected recordings.

Lock/Unlock

Export

Show/Hide

Show bookmarks

Lock or unlock selected recordings. Locking prevents the r ecording from being deleted. Note: Locked recordings will be deleted if the camera is removed from AXIS Camer a Station.

Export selected recordings to an ASF ﬁle. See Export Recordings, on page 40.

Show or hide thumbnail images in the recording search list.

Opens the list of bookmarks.

Camera Management

The Camera Management workspace provides tools for efﬁcient management, administration and maintenance of devices connected to AXIS Camera Station. Devices can be organized using tags, see Tags, on page 18.

Note

A device i s a network product with its own IP address, see page 8 .

Use the search ﬁeld to locate desired d evice s, or click on the headings to lis t devices in the desired order.

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Camera Management workspace

Search ﬁeld

Device Tags

Alarms and Tasks tabs

Tasks

Tasks can be performed on one or multiple devices. The f ollowing task are available from the Actions menu:

Assign IP address to selected devices, see page 42

User management tasks:

Set password for selected devices

Addusertoselecteddevices

Remove user from selected devices

List users on selected devices

Upgrade ﬁrmware for selected devices, see page 40

Set date and time on selected devices

Refresh selected devices

Restart selecte d devices

Restore selected devices. This will reset most settings, including the password, to their factory default values. The following settings are not reset: boot protocol (DHCP or static), static IP address, default router, subnet mask, product interface lan

The status of ﬁnished and ongoing tasks is shown in the Tasks tab at the bottom of the workspace. See Alarms and Tasks Tabs, on page 20.

guage, system time, IEEE 802.1x settings.

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When connected to multiple AXIS Camera Station Servers, devices on all servers are displayed in the Camera Management workspace’s main window. W ith the exception of assigning IP addresses, tasks can be performed on different servers at the same time.

Tags

For efﬁcient management, devices can be organized using tags. A device can have more than o ne tag. You can for example create tags for managing different camera models and tags for cameras in different locations.

Created tags are listed in the Device Tags pane on the left-hand side of the Camera Management workspace. All Devices lists all connected devices. If there is a warning or error associated with a particular device, the device is also listed under Warnings/Errors.

To display all devices associate d with a tag, select the tag under Tags. The devices will be listed in the m ain window along with their IP address, host name, connection status, serial number, model, ﬁrmware version being used, if the device was conﬁgured using DHCP, the names of the cameras associated with the device and the server the device is connected to.

From the toolbar you can:

Create a new tag

Rename the selected tag

Delete selected tags

Once tags have been created you can:

Addatagtoadevice

Remove a tag from a device First select the tag under Tags in the Device Tags pane. Then se

Select the device, right-click and select Tag.

lect the device, right-click and

select Untag.

Logs

The Logs workspace shows alarm, event and audit logs for easy navigation and an instant overview of the system. The w orkspace is divided in three tabs:

Alarms Displays events and system alarms that have been triggered. Listed are the date and time of the alarm, the alarm

Events Displays camera and server ev

Audit Displays all user actions such as manual recordings, video streaming started or stopped and event conﬁgurations.

title and an alarm description. For information on how to set up alarms, see Event Conﬁguration Wizard, on page 43.

ents such as recordings, triggers, alarms, errors and system messages. Listed are the

date and time of the event, the event category and an event message.

Select Live logs in the Logs pane to display continuously updated lists of alarms, events and audits. To search for logs from speciﬁc time period, select the Search option and specify a range of dates, a s tart time and an end time. Click Search to start the sear ch.

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The following toolbar buttons are available in the Logs workspace:

Go to recordings

Show alarm procedure for selected alarm

Acknowledge selected alarms

Remove selected alarm entries

Export alarm log Save log as a text ﬁle.

(Alarms log only) Start a playback of the event that triggered the alarm.

(Alarms log only) Display instructions for the AXIS Camera Station user.

(Alarms log only) Notify clients that alarms are being dealt with.

(Live Alarms log only) Delete the alarm entry from the list.

Conﬁguration

The Conﬁguration workspace is a collection of all the important lin

Add/Edit Cameras

Live View Settings

Recording Settings

Event Conﬁguration Wizard

User Permissions Activate security and set up users with access rights to cameras.

Add, edit and remove cameras and video encoders.

Set format, resolution, compression, frame rate and audio (if applicable) for Live View.

Set up recording settings for one or more cameras for manual, continuous and motion detection. Recordings can also be set up usi

Set up recordings and alarms by deﬁni

ks to get AXIS Camera Station up and running.

ng the Event Conﬁguration Wizard.

ng triggers and actions.

Recording Storage

Input/Output Settings

Schedules Set up schedules to be used in event conﬁguration and recording settings.

Licenses

Deﬁne where to store recordings and how much of the disk to use.

Add, edit and remov Camera Station.

Add more licenses to AXIS Camera Station Server for more cameras or extended sup port date.

e input and output ports for cameras that have been added to AXIS

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Customize

PTZ Settings

Bookmarks Edit and remove bookmarks.

Customize the look of AXIS Camera Station at startup, the sound played when an alarm or event occurs, where to store snapshots and Playback behavior.

Add new or modify existing pan/tilt/zoom (PTZ) preset positions.

Alarms and Tasks Tabs

TheAlarmsandTaskstabsatthebottomoftheLiveView,Recordings and Camera Management workspaces display recent alarms and tasks.

Alarms tab

Tasks tab

Toolbar

Alarms Tab

The Alarms tab lists the event and system alarms that have been triggered.

Time The time the alarm was triggered or took place according to a schedule.

Alarm What kind of alarm was triggered.

Description A brief description of the alarm.

Server

Alarm Procedure Lists if there is a procedure conﬁguredtotakeplac

Recording

When an alarm occurs, right-click the alarm in the list and select:

Go to Recordings Open the Recordings workspace and play the recording generated by the alarm.

Show Alarm Procedure Display instructions for the AXIS Camera Station user.

Acknowledge Alarms Acknowledge the alarm to notify other clients that the alarm has been taken care of.

Remove Alarm Entries Remove the alarm from the list.

(Displayed when connected to more than one AXIS Camera Station Server.) The AXIS Camera Station Server where the alarm occurred.

e if an alarm is triggered.

Shows if the alarm contains a recording.

Task Tab

sks tab lists tasks from the Camera Management workspace.

The Ta

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Task Thenameofthetask

Status Shows if the task is:

Start Time

Owner

Progress

Server

The toolbar to the right displays the following buttons:

Show Displays additional information about the task.

• Waiting (Waiting for another task to be completed on the server)

• Running (Performing the task)

• Cancel pending (Clean up after the task when the user pressed cancel)

• Canceled (Cleaning is complete and the task is canceled)

• Finished (Task completed)

• Error (Task completed with errors, i.e. the task failed on one or more of the selected cameras)

When the task was started

Who initiated the task

Shows how much of the task is left to be completed.

(Displayed when connected to more than one AXIS Camera Station Server.) The AXIS Camera Station Server performing the task

Cancel Cancel selected tasks.

Remove selected task entries

Auto remove successful

Remove one or more tasks from the task list.

Automatically remove the tas k from the list wh en it is successfully completed.

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Licenses

AXIS Camera Station can be run in three license modes:

• Licensed version: Complete version allowing up to 100 video channels.

• Demo: A 30 day evaluation version with up to four video channels and full functionality.

• AXIS Camera Station One: Afreeversionwithonevideochannel.

Registering Licenses

Multiple licenses can be added to AXIS Camera Station to install up to 100 video channels. Contact your local Axis reseller to purchase more lice n ses. AXIS Camera Station offers two w ays to add and register a license:

• Automatic registration — If AXIS Camera Station Server is installed on a computer with Internet connection, this is the easiest and fastest way to register and activate a new license.

• Manual registration — If AXIS Camera Station Server still be added in AXIS Camera Station. Make a note of the Server ID in the License Registration dialog as the Server ID is required to activate the license. The software can be used in grace mode for 5 days before the license is activated on Axis web site http://www.axis.com/techsup/acs

Refer to AXIS Camera Station Installati

on Guide for instructions how to register and activate licenses.

is installed on a computer without Internet connection, licenses can

License Types

AXIS Camera Station

• Base license:A

• Upgrade li

• Supp

allows different kinds of licenses to be added:

llow adding a set of vid eo channels (4 or 10). The ﬁrst license installed on the system must be a base license.

cense: Allow adding more video channels (1, 5 or 20).

ort license: Add one year to the support period of the product.

Support License

The initial base license includes one year free support and software upgrades for AXIS Camera Station. For access to support and upgrades after the ﬁrst year has expired a yearly support license is required. A support license will grant you one year additional support and up grades from the day when the new support license is registered.

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License Transition

AXIS Camera Station allows changing the license mode. Refer to the following table for more information about possible transitions:

From/to

Licensed version

Demo Yes

AXIS Camera Station One

Licensed version Demo

—

Yes Yes

No No

—

AXIS Camera Station One

Yes

—

Decoders

If running AXIS Camera Station in Licensed version, missing decoders can be installed through the menu Options > Install Decoders or in the Live View workspace from the view itself.

Due to licensing issues, decoders are not included in Demo mode or in AXIS Camera Station One. Decoder s can be installe d from the cameras if the licensing terms are accepted.

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After installing the software , it must be conﬁgured for your cameras and video encoders. Among other things, this chapter describes how to conﬁgure and maintain AXIS Camera Station as well as how to set up recording, motion detection, and alarms. For installation instructions, refer to AXIS Camera Station Installation Guide.

Add Cameras and Video Encoders

Cameras and video encoders can be added to AXIS Camera Station in the following ways:

• By searching for devices on the network, see Add Cameras and Video Encoders — Using Search

• By specifying the device IP address or host name manually, see Add Cameras a n d Video Encoders — Manually

Note

See page 25 for information on how to add view areas.

Add Cameras and Video Encoders — Using Search

To add cameras using the search function, follow these steps:

1. Open the Conﬁguration menu and select Add/Edit Cameras.

2. Click Search.TheCamera Search result list opens with a list of the cameras found on your local subnet and all the cameras with routers that support multicast trafﬁc.

3. Check the boxes of the desired camera/video encoder.

Note

• If t here is a problem adding a camera, look at the status ﬁeld in the search result list to see if the camera has, for example, obsolete ﬁrmware or credentials mismatch.

•ChecktheboxUse host name when possible to use host names instead of IP addresses when adding cameras. If a camera is added using its host name, the host name will be used for all further communica tion with the camera. If a host name is

not available, the IP address will be used.

Add Cameras and Video Encoders — Manually

To add cameras manua lly, follow these steps :

1. Open the Conﬁguration menu and select Add/Edit Cameras.

2. Click Add to open the Add Camera dialog.

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3. Under Settings, enter the required information.

Enabled — The Enabled box should be checked. Recordings and Live View a re not possible from this camera, if this box is

not checked.

Name — Enter a descriptive name for the camera.

Address — Enter the camera’s IP a ddress or host name.

Port — Enter the port number, if different than the default port 80.

Video port — Multiport video encoders: Select the video port number.

View areas: Select the number corresponding to the view area.

External audio — If an external audio device should be used with this camera or video encoder, select the audio device from the drop-down list. All audio devices that have been added in the Add/Edit Aux Devices dialog are listed here. Select None to use the camera’s built-in audio capabilities or if audio should not be used.

4. A valid administrator user name and password are required to access and con ﬁgure Axis network cameras and video encoders.

Master Credentials isthedefaultusernameandpasswordusedtoaccess one or more cameras so that credentials do not have to be entered individually for each single camera. Master Credentials can be set under the menu item Options > Set

Master Credentials. You also have the option of using speciﬁc credentials for a camera. In this case, check Use speciﬁc credentials and enter the speciﬁc user name and password.

5. Click OK to save.

Add a View Area

To add a view area, follow these steps:

1. Enable and conﬁgure View Areas in the camera’s Setup pages (for instructions, refer to the documentation provided with the camera).

2. Open the Conﬁguration menu and select Add/Edit Cameras.

3. Click Add. Enter the camera’s Name, Address and Port as described in Add Cameras and Video Encoders — Manually.

4. In the Video port ﬁeld, select the number corresponding to the view area.

5. Click OK to save.

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Note

• View areas are supported by selected HDTV and megapixel cameras.

• When using multiple view areas from the same camera, each view area counts as one video channel in the total number of video channels supported by the installed AXIS Camera Station license.

Add Auxiliary Devices

Auxiliary devices are devices tha t provide addi tional, n on-video-related functionality, for example more I/O ports or audio capabilities . Auxiliary devices cannot be used for video and do not require an additi onal AXIS Camera Station license.

Auxiliary devices can be added to AXIS Camera Station in the following ways:

• By searching for devices on the network, see Add Auxiliary Devices — Using Search

• By specifying the device IP address or host name manually, see Add Auxiliary De vices — Manually

See also Use Audio from an Auxiliary Device, on page 38.

Add Auxiliary Devices — Using Search

To add auxiliary devices using the search function follow these steps:

1. From the Conﬁguration menu, select Add/Edit Aux Devices.

2. Click Search.TheAux Device Search window opens with a list of all auxiliary devices found on your network.

3. Check the boxes of the desired devices and click OK.

Note

Check the box Use host name when possible to use host names instead of IP addresses when adding auxiliary devices. If a n auxiliary device is added using its host name, the host name will be used for all further communication with the device. If a host name is not available, the IP address will be used.

Add Auxiliary Devices — Manually

To add auxiliary devices manually follow these steps:

1. From the Conﬁguration menu, select Add/Edit Aux Devices.

2. Click Add to open the Add Aux Device dialog.

3. Under Settings, enter the required information.

Address — Enter the device’s IP address or host name.

Port — Enter the port number, if different than the default port 80.

4. A valid administrator user name and password are required to access and conﬁgure the device.

Master C r edentials isthedefaultusernameandpasswordusedtoaccess one or more devices so that c redentials do not have to be entered individually for each single device. Master Credentials can be set under the menu item Options > Set

Master Credentials. You also have the option of using speciﬁc credentials for a device. In this case, check Use speciﬁc credentials and enter the speciﬁc user name and password.

5. Click OK to save.

Set Up Recording

Recordings can be continuous, manual or triggered by motion. Recordings can also be scheduled. Media proﬁles can be created for each type of recording for, among other settings, optimal frame rate and resolution. See Conﬁgure a Media Proﬁle, on page 37 for more information.

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AXIS Camera Station a lso supports failover recordings. When enabled, a failover reco rding starts automatically if the connection between the camera and AXIS Camera Station is lost during an ongoing recording. See Failover Recordings, on page 30.

For information on how to set up recordings triggered by signals from I/O ports, system alarms, tampering attempts etc, see Event Conﬁg uration Wizard, on page 43.

Continuous and Scheduled Recordings

To set up a continuous or scheduled recording, follow these steps:

1. From the Conﬁguration menu, select Recording Settings.

2. Select the camera and click Continuous to open Edit Continuous Recording Settings.

3. Check the Enabled box and choose a Proﬁle from the d rop-down list or click Change to create a new media proﬁle.

4. Under Schedule setting select Always for a continuous recording, or select a s chedule from the Custom schedule drop-down list. Click Edit to revise an existing schedule, or click New to create a new schedule. See Se t Up Schedules, on page 39 for more information.

5. Click OK to save settings and start recording.

Note

• Multiple cameras can be conﬁgured at the same time.

• A continuous recordin g uses more disk space than a triggered recording.

Manual Recordings

A manual recording can be started and stopped from the Live View workspace or the Actions menu:

• Open the Live View workspace and click the over the camera's live view frame. C

•FromtheActions menu, o Click Stop to stop recording.

During manual recording, a yellow indicator appears in the upper right hand corner of the live view image.

To conﬁgure manual recording settings, follow these steps:

1. From the Conﬁguration menu, select Recording Settings.

2. Select the camera and click Manual to open Edit Manual Recording Settings.

3. Choose a Proﬁle from the drop-down list or click Change to create a new media proﬁle.

4. Use the sliders to set the Prebuffer and Postbuffer, that is, the number of seconds to include before starting (prebuffer) and after stopping (postbuffer) the manual recording.

5. Click OK to save settings.

pen the Record Manually dialog. Select one or more cameras and click Start to start recording.

lick the button again to sto p recording.

button that appears in the upper right corner when the mouse pointer is

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Note

Multiple cameras can be conﬁgured at the same time.

Motion Triggered Recording

Motion can be detected by all Axis network cameras. Recording only when motion is detected will save disk space compared to other options such as recording continuously. Motion Detection Recording can be conﬁgured using the Event Conﬁguration Wizard, see page 43, or the Recording Settings dialog as described here.

To set up a motion triggered recording, follow these steps:

1. From the Conﬁguration menu, select Recording Settings.

2. Select the camera and click Motion Detection to open Edit Motion Detection Recording Settings.

3. Check the Enabled box.

4. Use the slider to set the Trigger period, that is, specify the minimum time between two alarms. This setting is used to reduce the number of alarms and recordings if there is a lot of motion in the area.

5. Click Motion Settings to conﬁ gure motion detection windows. See Motio n Settings,below.

6. Choose a Proﬁle from the drop-down list or click Change to create a new media proﬁle.

7. Use the sliders to set the Prebuffer and Postbuffer, that is, specify the number of seconds to record before motion was detected (prebuffer) a nd after motion stopped (postbuffer).

8. Under Schedule setting select Always to always record on motion detection, or select a schedule from the Custom schedule drop-down list.

9. Click OK to save settings.

Note

When using view areas, motion detection can be conﬁgured for view area 1 only and is always set up using the full overview image.

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Motion Settings

Moving objects will be detected in the conﬁgured motion detection windows:

• Include windows deﬁne areas where motion should be detected

• Exclude windows deﬁne areas within an include window that should be ignored (areas outside include windows are always ignore d)

For each motion detection window you can conﬁgure:

Object size - Object size is relative to the region size. At a high level, only very large objects are detected. At a low level even very small objects trigger an event.

History - History deﬁnes how long an object needs to be in a region before it is considered to be non-moving. At a high level an object that appears in the region will trigger the motion detection for a long period before it is considered a non-moving part of the image. At a low level an object that appears in the region will trigger motion detection for only a very short period.

Sensitivity - Sensitivity deﬁnes the difference in luminance between the background and the object. At a high level, an ordinary colored object on ordinary backgrounds will trigger motion. At a low level, only very bright objects on a dark background or very dark objects on a light background will trigger an event.

To set up motion detection windows, follow these steps:

1. Click Motion Settings to open the Edit Motion Detection dialog.

2. Click Add to create a new motion detection window. Select Include to create an include window or select Exclude to create an exclude window, as required.

3. Use the mouse to drag the window to the desired area. To resize, drag the sides of the window.

4. Set the Object size, History and Sensitivity.Beginwithapredeﬁned setting and if needed ﬁne adjust the settings using the sliders while looking in the Activity window while there is a desired amount of motion in the motion detection window.

5. Click OK to save settings.

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Failover Recordings

A failover recording starts automatically if the connection between the camera and AXIS Camera Station is lost during an ongoing recording. No new recordings can be started while the connection is lost.

Failover recordings will only affect H.264 recordings and can be enabled on cameras with support for storage (SD card) and ﬁrmware

5.20 or later.

To set up a failover recording, follow these steps:

1. From the Conﬁguration menu, select Recording Storage.

2. Under Cameras, select t he camera and click Edit.

3. Check Enable failover recording.

4. Click OK to save settings.

Set Up Recording S

Recordings can be stored on a server disk on the local computer or on a network disk. To prevent the hard drive from becoming full a maximum disk usage should be set. Additional server and network disks can be added for security and more space.

Note

Maximum drive space has precedence over the number of days to keep recordings. Recordings will be deleted if there is no room left in the allotted drive space.

torage

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Conﬁgure a Recording Disk

To add and conﬁgure a recording disk, follow these steps:

1. From the Conﬁguration menu, select Recording Storage.

2. Click Add server disk or Add network disk.

3. Enter the path of the disk and click OK to save.

4. To set the maximum disk space allowed to be used by AXIS Camera Station, select the disk and use the AXIS Camera Station Recordings Limit slidebar.

5. To change the folder where recordings will be stored, select the disk and click Edit to specify new folder.

Conﬁgure Camera Recording Storage Settings

To specify storage settings for individual cameras, follow these steps:

1. From the Conﬁguration menu, select Recording Storage.

2. SelectacamerafromCameras.

3. Click Edit to open the Edit Camera Recording Storage Settings dialog.

4. Choose the disk to save recordings to from the list Record to disk.

5. Set the number of days to keep recordings. By default the recordings are set to ‘Unlimited’.

6. Optionally, check the box to enable failover recordings.

7. Click OK to save settings.

To enter default storage settings for all newly added cameras, click Default Settings under Cameras.

Create Views

AXIS Camera Station supports different view types: split view, sequence, camera view, map and web page, see Views, on page 9 .The views can be organized i nto view groups, see View Groups, on page 10.

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Create a New View Group

To create a View Group, follow these steps:

1. In the Live View workspace, right-click My Views or Shared Views in the View Groups pane.

2. Choose NewViewGroup.

3. Enter a descriptive name for the group.

4. Click OK to save and close the dialog.

To add a Map, Sequence or Split View follow the instructions Create a Map, Create a Sequence or Create a Split View.

Create a Split View

To create a split view, follow these steps:

1. In the Live Vie w workspace, right-click My Views, Shared Views or a created view group and choose New Split View

2. Enter a descriptive name and choose a layout from the drop-down list:

- Standard — optimized for standard resolution cameras (4:3 format)

- Wide — optimized for HDTV and megapixel cameras (16:9 format)

- Corridor — optimized for HDTV and megapixel cameras where the image has been rotated by 90 degrees (16:9 format, 90 degree rotation)

3. Drag cameras, views and maps to the desired camera views into place.

4. Click OK to save settings and close dialog.

You can deﬁne a frame in the view as a Hotspot that will automatically load the view from another camera when it is clicked on. This is particularly useful for asymmetric views with one large view frame and several smaller views. The large view frame is typically deﬁned as the hotspot. To deﬁne a hotspot, click in the desired section of the view and click Set Hotspot.

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In the image below the large frame is the hotspot, and when another frame in the Split View is clicked, the Live View of that camera will load in the hotspot. In this example the camera view shown in the hotspot is the Entrance.

Create a Sequence

A s equence view automatically switches between views from different cameras. Each sequence can be set as a unique combination of camera views and variable dwell times.

To create a sequence, follow these steps:

1. In the Live Vie w workspace, right-click My Views, Shared Views or a created view group and choose New Sequence.

2. Enter a descriptive name.

3. Drag the cameras, views and maps you would like included into Sequence Items .

4. To include PTZ presets, select a PTZ camera and click Set Properties.

5. To set the number of seconds the sequence will dwell on a camera’s Live View, click on the camera and click Set Properties.

6. Click OK to save settings and close dialog.

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Create a Map

A map gives a visual overview of the cameras in your installation. A map is an image, for example a drawing or a photograph, on which you place cameras and views. Maps c an also be placed on other maps in a hierarchical structure.

To create a map, follow these steps:

1. In the Live View workspace, right-click My Views, Shared Views or a created view group and choose New Map.

2. Enter a descriptive name.

3. Click Import Map and enter the ﬁle name or browse to locate the ﬁle.

4. Drag views to the map.

5. Click OK to save settings and close the dialog.

To remove a view from the map, select the view and click Delete View.

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Create a Web Page View

ExternalwebapplicationscanbeintegratedintoAXISCameraStation by creating a web page view. Web pages c an, for example, be shown in a split or a sequence together with live video.

To create a web page view, follow these steps:

1. In the Live Vie w workspace, right-click My Views, Shared Views or a created view group and choose New Web Page.

2. Enter a descriptive name.

3. Enter the complete Internet address of the web page to be displayed, for example, http://example.com/path.html

4. Click OK to save settings and close the dialog.

Note

Web pages cannot contain other views.

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Add a PTZ Preset Position

For cameras with pan/tilt/zoom (PTZ) functionality, preset positions provide quick access to predeﬁned views. Preset positions can be added to Sequence Views and can be used with the mechanical PTZ control.

To add a pres et position, follow t hese steps:

1. From the Conﬁguration menu, select PTZ Settings.

2. Select a PTZ camera and click Conﬁgure.

3. Steer the camera to the desired view using the mechanical PTZ control or clicking in the Preview window.

4. Click Add and type a descriptive name. Click OK.

Note

•Presetsconﬁgured in A XIS Camera Station are stored in the camera together with presets conﬁgured using the camera’s Setup pages.

•ThePresets list includes preset positions conﬁgured both in AXIS Camera Station and in the camera. Click Refresh to update the list.

Enable Audio in Live View

To enable audio in Live V ie w, follow these steps:

1. From the Conﬁguration menu, select Live View Settings.

2. Select a camera and click Edit.

3. From the Proﬁle drop-down list, select a media proﬁle where a udio is enabled. If there is no such proﬁle, click Change and create one. Selec

4. To enable audio i boxes and select a media proﬁle whe re audio is ena ble d. If there is no such proﬁle, click Change and create one. Select H.264 or MPEG-4; audio is not supported with M-JPEG.

5. Click OK.

t H.264 or MPEG-4; audio is not supported w ith M-JPEG.

n split views and sequences, click Large Splits to display the override settings. Check the appropriate

Enable Audio in Recordings

o enable audio in recordings follow these steps:

1. From the Conﬁguration menu, select Recording Settings.

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2. Select a camera and click Continuous, Motion Detection or Manual.

3. From the Proﬁle drop-down list, select a media proﬁle where a udio is enabled. If there is no such proﬁle, click Change and create one. Select H.264 or MPEG-4; audio is not supported with M-JPEG.

4. Click OK.

Conﬁgure a Media Proﬁ le

Media proﬁles are video and audio settings used for live view ing and recording.

To conﬁgure a media proﬁle, follow these steps:

1. Choose a Format for the media proﬁle from the drop-down list. The options that appear in the list depend on the formats supported in the camera.

2. Select the Resolution to use. Depending on the camera, resolution can fall into different ranges. Resolution is a measure of how much detail a digital image can hold; the greater the resolution, the greater the level of detail.

3. Changing the Compression level affects the amount of bandwidth require d. Lower compression improves image quality, but uses more bandwidth and storage space.

4. Specify the desired Frame rate. The actual frame rate depends on the model of camera , network conditions and your computer’s conﬁguration. Check Max if you like to always use the maximum frame rate possible.

5. The Audio checkbox is visible if the selected camera supports audio or if an external audiodeviceisusedwiththecamera. Audio is only available for MPEG-4 and H.264. Select this option to enable audio in live view or in recordings.

Note

You can deﬁne several media proﬁles for H.264 and M-JPEG v ideo, but only one for MPEG-4.

Override Media Proﬁles in Live View

The default media proﬁle used in Live View can be overridden for split views and sequences. Using media proﬁles with lower resolution, frame rate or compression can improve pe rformance, especially for large splits.

To change the override settings, follow these steps:

1. From the Conﬁguration menu, select Live View Settings.

2. Select a camera and click Edit.

3. Click Large Splits to display the Overrides settings

4. Check or uncheck the appropriate boxes and select media proﬁles from the drop-down lists. Click Change to create a new proﬁle.

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Use A udio from an Auxiliary Device

Audio from an auxiliary device (for example AXIS P8221 Network I/O Audio Module) can be used together with live or recorded video from a network camera.

Follow these steps:

1. Add the auxiliary device to AXIS Camera Stat ion, see Add Auxiliary Devices, on page 26.

2. Add the camera to AXIS Camera Station, see Add Cameras and Video Encoders, on page 24.

3. From the Conﬁguration menu, select Add/Edit Cameras.

4. Select the camera and click Edit.

5. Select the auxiliary device from the External audio drop-down list.

6. Click OK.

7. Enable audio in the live view or recording settings, see Enable Audio in Live View, on page 36 and Enable Audio in Recordings, on page 36.

Add Inputs and Outputs

External devices such as window sensors, glass break detectors or PIR s (Passive Infrared Detector) can be c onnected to camera inputs and used for triggering alarms, recordings or messages. An output’s main function is to trigger external devices such as a door relay that controls door locks, or an alarm siren. For more information about input/output ports, refer to the camera's User Manual.

To add an I/O port to AXIS Camera Station, follow these steps:

1. From the Conﬁguration menu, open I/O Settings.

2. Click Add to open a dialog with list of available I/O ports in existing devices.

3. Click to select the desired input or output port.

4. Click OK.TheAdd I/O Port dialog opens.

5. Enter a descriptive name for the port and for the active and inactive states. The names will appear under Logs, I/O Monitoring dialog and Event Conﬁguration Wizard. Refer to the camera’s U ser Manual about how the I/O ports were deﬁned for setting descriptive name s to the active/inactive states.

6. For output ports, check On startup set to to set the initial s tate of the output port. Choose the initial state of the Output port from the drop-down list.

7. Click OK to save settings.

Note

e than one port is selected, the Add I/O Port dialog will not open. The ports will be added using default values.

If mor

Output ports can be set to an initial state upon startup and when AXIS Camera Station establishes contact with the camera.

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Set Up Schedules

Timetables can be set up to be used in Event Conﬁ guration Wizard and Recording Settings. Once a schedule has been entered, it can be reused as often as necessary. On special dates, for example public holidays, special schedules can be used.

To set up a schedule, follow these steps:

1. From the Conﬁguration menu, select Schedules.

2. Click Add to open the Schedule Editor.

3. Enter a descriptive name for the schedule.

4. Click and drag on the timelines to deﬁne intervals. A blue bar means the schedule is on while white means the schedule is o ff.

5. To use a different schedule for special dates, click Override. Select the special dates and click Edit to set up the schedule.

6. Click OK to save.

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Send E-Mail Notiﬁcation on System Alarm

A system alarm occurs when connection to a device is lost, when access to a recording disk is denied, when a recording disk is full, on recording errors, etc. An e-mail notiﬁcation can be sent when a system alarm occurs.

To set up e-mail notiﬁcation, follow these steps:

1. From the Conﬁguration menu, open System Alarm

2. Check Send e-mail on system alarm to the following recipients.

3. Enter t he e-mail addresses alarm messages should be sent to.

4. Under New recipient, choose if the address should be in the To, Cc or Bcc ﬁeldofthee-mailandenterthee-mailaddress.

5. Click Add to enter the e-mail address into the Recipients box.

6. Click OK to save.

Note

To send emails, an SMTP server must ﬁrst be added. To add an SMTP server, select SMTP Servers from the Options menu.

Export Recordings

Recordings can be exported to a local disk, a network location or b urned to a CD or DVD. Multiple recordings can be exported at thesametime.

Exported recordings are ASF ﬁles and can be played by, for example, AXIS File Player and Windows Media Player. AXIS File Play er is freesoftwareandcanbeincludedwith the exported recordings. AXIS File Player can be run without computer administrator rights; no installation is required.

To export a recording, follow these steps:

1. In the Recordings workspace, select the recordings to be exported. To export a part of a recording, set a time interval using the selection start and end markers.

2. Open the Actions menu and select Export Selected Recordings.

3. Browse to the local disk or network location, or select Burn recordings to burn to a CD or DVD.

4. Optionally, select include setup ﬁ le for decoders. Decoders must be installed to view H .264 and MPEG-4 video.

5. Optionally, select Create playlist to create a playlist for Windows Media Player.

6. Optionally, select IncludeAXISFilePlayerto include AXIS File Player with the exported recordings.

7. Optionally, add a digital signature.

8. Click OK.

Note

• The selection start and end marker s are available in the Playback and Timeline tabs.

• Recording export can also be scheduled. Open the Conﬁguration menu and select Scheduled Recording Export.

Upgrade Firmware

Firmware is software that determines the functionality of electronic devices. Always us e the latest ﬁrmware to ens ure that your device has the latest functionality and improvements.

With an Internet connection, you can check for updates and download ﬁrmware directly via AXIS Camera Station Client. If the client is installed on a computer without access to the Internet, new ﬁrmware can instead be imported from a ﬁle (for example on a hard disk or memory stick).

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Devices will be ofﬂine during ﬁrmware upgrade. When upgrading multiple devices you can choose to upgrade in

• Sequence — one device at a time

• Parallel — upgrade all devices. This option is faster but all selected devices will be o fﬂine at the same time.

To upgrade one or more devices, follow these steps:

1. Navigate to the Camera Management w orkspace.

2. Select the devices you want to upgrade.

3. Open the Actions menu and select Upgrade Firmware.

4. To check if new ﬁrmware versions are available for download, click Check for Updates. You will be asked to enter the user name and password for your MyAxis account. If you do not yet have an account, you can create one from this dialog.

5. For each device model, click the arrow under Upgrade To and select the ﬁrmware versions the devices should be upgraded to. The following options can b e available in the drop-down list:

- Firmware that has already been downloaded or imported is shown with its version number.

- Firmware that is available for download is shown with the text (Download) after its version number. The ﬁrmware will be downloaded automatically when you click OK to start the upgrade operation.

- Firmware that is available for import is shown with the text (Import) after its version number. The ﬁrmware will be imported automatically when you click OK to start the upgrade operation.

- Browse —Iftheﬁrmware ﬁle is not available for import, select this option and browse to loca te the ﬁle.

6. Click Options and select to upgrade in parallel or sequence.

7. Click OK to start upgrading the devices.

Note

To check for updates, download or import ﬁrmware without upgrading devices, open the File menu, select Import/Export and then Firmware.

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Assign IP Addresses

The Camera Management workspace allows you to conﬁgure IP addresses for multiple devices at the same time. You can

• Obtain IP addresses automatically from a D HCP server

• Search for available IP addresses in a speciﬁed range

To assign IP addresses to multiple devices, follow these steps:

1. Navigate to the Camera Management w orkspace.

2. Select the devices that you want to conﬁgure.

3. Open the Actions menu and select Assign IP Address.

4. Select one of the following options:

- Obtain IP addresses automatically (DHCP)

- Assign the following IP address range: Specify the IP address range, the subne

5. Click Next.

6. The current IP address device, select the device and click Edit IP.

7. Click Finish when satisﬁed with the new IP addresses.

and the new IP address are displayed under New IP addresses. To modify the IP address for a

t mask and the default router. Wildcards can be used, for example 10.93.*

MyAxis is your personal area on Axis web site. From M yAxis you can download ﬁrmware and free software a pplications, submit

ions to customer support, subscribe to e lectronic newsletters etc.

quest

o register an account, go to http://www .axi s.com/r eg/register.php and enter the required information.

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Event Conﬁguration Wizard

Event Conﬁguration Wizard helps you set up rules for triggers and actions in AXIS Camera Station. By setting up a rule you can assign actions to triggers; for instance when motion is detected, a siren will sound and recording will begin on designated cameras.

Triggers are classiﬁ ed as:

Motion Detection A motion detection event is triggered when an Axis camera detects motion within its deﬁned area.

DetectionisperformedbythecamerawhichmeansnoprocessingloadtoAXISCameraStation.

Active Tampering Ala rm An active tampering alarm occurs when the camera is repositioned or when the lens is covered,

sprayed or severely defocused.

AXIS Cross Line Detection An AXIS Cross Line Detection event is triggered when a camera detects moving objects that

System Event and Error

Advanced triggers:

cross a virtual line. See notes below.

A system event and error triggers on recording error s, when connection to a camera is lost, access to the recording disk is denied or when the recording disk is full.

Input/Output Input/Output is when a camera's I/O port receives a signal from an external d evice , such as a

doorbell, smoke detector or switch.

Device Event Trigger The device event trigger is intended for advanced users and can be used if no other trigger is

applicable. This trigger allows you to select any event a vailable in a camera, for example events from applications uploaded to cameras with support for AXIS Camera Application Platform. For

Actions are classiﬁed as:

Record

Raise alarm

Set Output Set the state of an output port. This can be used to control an external device connected to the port.

Send e-mail Send an e-mail notiﬁcation to one or more recipients. Snapshots can be atta

Live view

Note

• I/O ports must be added to AXIS Camera Station before being used in the Event Conﬁguration Wizard. See Add Inputs and Outputs, on page 38.

• Active Tampering Alarms are supported by products with tampering capabilities and ﬁrmware 5.11 and later.

• AXIS Cross Line Detection is an application that must be uploaded to the network camera or vide o encoder. The application can be uploaded to products with support for AXIS Camera Application P latform. For more information, refer to AXIS Cross Line Detection User’s Guide.

• Device event triggers are supported by products with ﬁrmware 5.40 and later.

Start a recording from a speciﬁed camera.

Send an alarm to all connected clients. An alarm procedure can be included.

Open a speciﬁc view, camera or PTZ preset position.

information about available events, refer to the camera’s help ﬁles.

ched.

Create a Rule

The example described in this chapter demonstrates how to use the Event Conﬁguration Wizard to create a rule that starts a recording, raises an alarm and sends an e-mail each time a door is opened. The door switch is connected to an input port of the camera monitoring the door.

Start by creating a new rule:

1. Open the Conﬁguration menu and select Event Conﬁguration.

2. Click New to open the New Rule dialog.

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Theruleisconﬁgured in four steps, described in the following sections:

• Triggers — add one or more triggers

• Actions — add one or more actions

• Schedule — select a schedule for the rule

• Details — check settings and enable the rule

Add Triggers

A rule can have one or more triggers. When using several triggers, only one of the triggers needs to become active to activate the rule.

In this example, an I/O trigger will be cre ate d.

Add an I/O Trigger

To create an I/O trigger, follow these step

1. In the New Rule dialog, click Add to op

2. Click Advanced and selec

3. Select the input por the door is open (the state Active in this example). A vailable values d epend on how the I/O port was deﬁned under Conﬁguration > I/O Settings.SeeAdd Inputs and Outputs, on page 38 for more information.

4. Since the trig ger can go off many times and create unwanted e vents, an option is to set the Trigger period slider so that any trigge

rs that come in under this period will be treated a s one trigger.

t on the camera monitoring the door and select thetriggerstatethatwillactivatetherulewhen

en the A dd Trigger dialo g.

t Input/Output. The Create I/O Trigger dialog opens.

k OK to save the trigger settings.

5. Clic

hen all triggers have been added, click Next to move to the Actions step.

6.W

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Add Actions

The rule can have one or more actions. In this example, three actions will be created: record, raise alarm and send e-mail.

Add a Recording Action

To create a recording action, follow these steps:

1. In the New Rule dialog, Actions step, click Add and select Record.

2. In Create Recording Action select the camera that should start recording. In this example, Entrance.

3. Select the Video setting proﬁle from the drop-down list or click Change to enter a new proﬁle. See Conﬁgure a Media Proﬁle, on page 37 for more information.

4. With the sliders select the number of seconds to include before the trigger (Prebuffer) and after the trigger stops (Postbuffer).

5. Click OK.

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Event Conﬁguration Wizard

Add a Raise Alarm Action

To create a raise alarm action, follow these steps:

1. In the New Rule dialog, Actions step, click Add and select Raise alarm.

2. Type a title for the alarm message and a description.

3. To include an alarm procedure, select Alarm procedure, click Upload andbrowsetolocatetheﬁle.

4. Click OK to save.

Note

An alarm procedure is an uploaded ﬁle, for example a text or image ﬁle.

Add a Send E-Mail Action

Note

To send e-mails from AXIS Camera Station an SMTP server must ﬁrst be added. Open the Options menu and select SMTP servers.

To create a send e-mail action, follow these steps:

1. In the New Rule dialog, Actions step, click Add and select Send e-mail.

2. Enter the e-mail addresses that alarm messages should be sent to. Under New Recipient, c hoose if the address should be in the To, Cc or Bcc ﬁeldofthee-mailandenterthee-mailaddress.

3. Click Add to enter the e-mail address into the Recipients box.

4. Enter a subject for the e-mail in the Subject ﬁeld.

5. Enter a message to the recipient.

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6. To attach camera snapshots, select Attach snapshots and click Cameras to select the cameras to include snapshots from.

7. To reduce the number of e-mails, select Send one e-mail for each event or Don’t send another e-mail for.

8. Click OK to save.

Set a Schedule

Therulecanbeconﬁ gured to be active at all times or according to a schedule. F or more information Schedules, on page 39.

To set a schedule, follow these steps:

1. When all actions have been added, click Next to move to the Schedule step.

2. Select Always to let the rule be active at all times or sele ct a Custom Schedule

3. Click Next to go to the Details step.

Rule Details

The ﬁnal Details step shows the rule setting s.

1. Enter a Name for the rule.

2. Check that all settings are correct.

3. Make sure that Enable this rule is selected and click Finish to save the rule.

about schedules, see Set Up

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Network and Security Conﬁguration

If AXIS Camera Station Client, AXIS Camera Station Server and the connected network devices are installed on different netw orks you mightneedtoconﬁgure the proxy and/or ﬁrewall settings.

• If the client and the server are separated by a proxy server, the client proxy settings should be modiﬁed, see Client Proxy Settings, on page 50.

• If the client and the server are separated by a NAT, ﬁrewall or similar, the NAT or ﬁrewall should be modiﬁed, see NAT and Firewall,below.

• If network devices and the server are separated by a proxy server, the server proxy settings should be modiﬁed, see Server Proxy Settings,below.

If your local network uses a proxy for Internet connection, you might need to conﬁgure the proxy settings to:

• register licenses using the auto matic registration option (server proxy settings)

• check for and download ﬁrmware updates (client proxy settings).

To prevent unauthorized access to the connected network devices, AXIS Camera Station has a high degree of security with multiple access levels us ing Windows Active Directory, see User Permissions, on page 51.

NAT and Firewall

If there is a NAT, ﬁrewall or similar that separate s the server from the client you might need to conﬁgure the NAT and/or ﬁrewall to allowaccesstothenetwork.Makesuretheserverportandstreamingport(seeServer Port Conﬁguration, on page 51) are allowed to pass through the ﬁrewall and/or NAT. For instructions, contact your network administrator.

Note

Some antivirus programs also block applications from accessing the network, similar to a ﬁrewall. To conﬁgure your antivirus program to allow the client and/or server network access, refer to the documentation provided with your program.

Server Proxy Settings

The server proxy settings need to be conﬁg

• AXIS Camera Station Server and the n

• your network us es a proxy for I

ured if:

etwork video devices are separated by a proxy server

nternet connection and you want to register licenses.

Devices outside of the local network. To access the devices on the other side of the proxy server from AXIS Camera Station, you must conﬁgure the server proxy settings.

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Network and Security Conﬁguration

To conﬁgure the server proxy settings, follow these steps:

1. Open Service Control from Start > All Programs > AXIS Camera Station 3 > AXIS Camera Station Tools.

2. Check the box Modify server settings.

3. Under Proxy settings, select Use manual proxy settings.

4. Enter the address and port number of the proxy server. This is usually the sa me address and port number as under Internet Options in Windows Control Panel.

5. If there are local devices that do not go through the proxy server, check Bypass proxy for local addresses and enter the devices’ addresses in the b ox separated by semicolons.

Note

If you don’t know your proxy server settings contact your network administrator.

For more information on AXIS Camera Station Service Control, see page 58.

Client Proxy Settings

The client proxy settings need to be conﬁgured if:

• AXISCameraStationClientandAXISCameraStation Server are separated by a proxy server

• your network uses a proxy for Internet connection and you want to check for and download ﬁrmware updates.

AXIS Camera Station Client behind a proxy. To connect to an AXIS Camera Station Server on the other side of the proxy, the client proxy settings must be conﬁgured.

To conﬁgure the client proxy settings, follow these steps:

1. Open the File menu and select Client Proxy Settings.

2. Select the appropriate option depending on your setup

- Direct connection — This option should be checked if there is no proxy server between AXIS Camera Station Client

- U

- Use manual proxy settings — This option allows you to ﬁll in the required information manually under Manual settings.

XIS Camera Station Server.

and A

se Internet Explorer settings — AXIS Camera Station will use the same proxy settings as Internet Explorer

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3. If Manual settings was selected, enter the proxy server’s IP address/host name and port number. If there are local servers that do not go through the proxy server, check Bypass proxy for local addresses and enter the servers’ addresses in the box separated by semicolons.

Server Port Conﬁguration

The ports 55752 (control) and 55753 (media streaming) are used on the AXIS Camera Station Server computer for communication between the server and the AXIS Camera Station Client. If required, the ports can be changed from AXIS Camera Station Service Control, see AXIS Camera Station Service Control, on page 58.

User Permissions

Using Windows Active Directory, a high level of security can be implemented in AXIS Camera Station when granting user permissions. Before users can be granted access to AXIS Camera Station, they must be added to the local computer or have an Active Directory user account.

A user can be g ranted access as an individual or as part of a group. In cases where a user is granted access as an individual he will retain this right plus receive the rights he re ce ives as pa rt of a group. For ex ampl e, a user is given acces s to camera X as an individual. The user is also a member of a group. The group is given access to cameras Y and Z. The user then has access to cameras X, Y and Z.

Administrators of the computer on which the AXIS Camera Station Server is installed are automatically given administrator privileges to AXIS Camera Station. It is not possible to change or remove the administrators group's p rivileges.

To conﬁgure user access rights, open the Conﬁguration menu and select User Permissions.

Local Security

By default, local security is Disabled which means all users, who log onto AXIS Camera Station Server installed on the same computer as the AXIS Camera Station Client, will be given Administrator access. When local security is Enabled, access to AXIS Camera Station is restricted to trusted use rs and groups for both remote and local clients. For remote clients, local security is always enabled.

To change the local security settings, open the Conﬁguration menu, select User Permissions and click Security Settings.

Add a User or a Group

To add a user or a group, follow these steps:

1. Open the Conﬁguration menu and select User Permissions.

2. Click Add to open the Add User/Group dialog.

3. Select the AXIS Camera Station Server or Domain. The available users and groups are listed under Available domain users/groups.Tonarrowthelist,selectUsers or Groups.

4. Select a user or group from the list and click Add to open the User/Group Privileges dialog.

5. Select an authority level for the user:

- Administrator - Full access to all functionality of AXIS Camera Station and added cameras.

- Operator - Full access to all f unctionality of AXIS Camera Station except Conﬁguration pages, the camera management workspace and audit logs. Full access to selected cameras and I/O ports.

- Viewer -AccesstoselectedLiveViewsandI/Oports.

6. Optionally, select the cameras and I/O ports that theoperatororviewershouldhaveaccessto.ClickAdvanced to give access to individual features.

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Note

• If the domain user search fails, make sure that AXIS Camera Station Service is logged on as a Windows user with access to the Active Directory. To change the user account for AXIS C amera Station Service, go to Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services.

• For Input/Output ports to be visible here, they must ﬁrst have been added to AXIS Camera Station. See Add Inputs and Outputs, on page 38.

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Input Devices

The following input devices can be used with AXIS Camera Station:

• AXIS T8311 Video Surveillance Joystick

• AXIS T8312 Video Surveillance Keypad

• AXIS T8313 Video Surveillance Jog Dial

• AXIS 295 Video Surveillance Joystick

Hotkeys

Hotkeys give quick access to commonly used actions. A hotkey can be

• a keyboard combination

• a keypad combination

• a joystick button

• a jog dial button

To display a list of all currently assigned hotkeys for all input devices, open Assigned hotkeys from the Help menu.

Hotkeys deﬁned as Global are available in all workspaces; other hotkeys are available in only one workspace.

To add, edit and remove ho tkeys, open Hotkeys from the Options menu. Click Restore defaults to reset the hotkey conﬁguration to default.

AXIS T8311 Video Surveillance Joystick

AXIS T8311 Video Surveillance Joystick is a USB device that can used

• to pan, tilt and zoom in the camera view (cameras with mechanical PTZ only)

• as a computer mouse

Connect the joystick before you start AXIS Camera Station. The joystick is detected and installed automatically.

Note

If the joystick is connected after AXIS Camera Station has been started, click Refresh in the Live V ie w workspace.

You can conﬁgure the joystick to toggle between the PTZ and mouse modes. G o top Options > Hotkeys,selectJoystick and then Add. Select Global, Turn on/off joystick PTZ controlling and assign an unused joystick button.

The table below lists the default conﬁguration for joystick hotkeys.

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Input Devices

AXIS T8311

Button

L Left mouse button

R Right mouse button

Function (Global) Function (Live View) Function (Recordings)

Go to preset 1

Go to preset 2 Stop

Go to preset 3

Go to preset 4

Play/Pause

Jump to prev ious recording start

Jump to next recording start

AXIS T8312 Video Surveillance Keypad

AXIS T8312 Video Surveillance Keypad is a USB device used to quickly navigate between workspaces, cameras, views and PTZ presets.

Connect the keypad before you start AXIS Camera Station. The keypad is detected and insta lled automatically.

Note

If the keypad is connected after AXIS Camera

The table below lists the default conﬁguration for keypad hotkeys.

Station has been started, you must restart the application.

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Input Devices

AXIS T8312

Key

F2 Navigate to Live View

F3 Navigate to Recordings

F4 Navigate to Logs

View

Camera Go to next camera view.

Preset

Time

Tool

Tab

Function (Global) Function (Live View) Function (Recordings)

Navigate to Start page

Navigate to Conﬁguration

Go to the next user-created view (in My Views or Shared Views). Press 3+ number 3. Press ALT+ to go to the previous view.

Press 3+ number 3. Press ALT+ previous camera view.

elect the next alarm in the

S alarm list. Press ALT+ previous alarm in the list.

to go to view

to go to camera

to go to the

to select the

Go to the next PTZ preset of the currently selected camera Press 3+

Navigate forward in a split view. Press ALT+ backward.

to go to PTZ preset 3.

to navigate

Enter a time (format hhmm) and press this key to start playback from the corresponding time. Example: 2000+ 20:00 (8 pm).

starts playback from

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Input Devices

The View, Camera, Preset, Time and Tool keys are backlit when the keys can be used. For example, the Time key is b acklit when you are in the Recordings workspace.

AXIS T8313 Video Surveillance Jog Dial

AXIS T8313 Video Surveillance Jog Dial is a USB device used to jog and shuttle through recorded video.

Connect the jog dial before you start AXIS Camera Station. The jog dial is detected and installed automatically.

Note

If the jog dial is connected after AXIS Camera Station has been started, you must restart the application.

The table below lists the default conﬁguration for jog dial hotkeys.

AXIS T8313

Button

Bookmark

Go to previous

Play/Pause

Go to next

L Take a snapshot

R Toggle search

AXIS 29

AXIS 295 Video Surveillance Joystick is a USB device that can used

Connect the joystick before you start AXIS Camera Station. The joystick is detected and installed automatically.

5 Video Surveillance Joystick

• to pan, tilt and zoom in the camera view (cameras with mechanical PTZ only)

• as a computer mouse

Function (Global) Function (Live View) Function (Recordings)

Add a bookmark

Recordings search: Select the previous recording. Playback: Go to previous track of a recording.

Recordings search: Play selected recording. Playback: Play and pause playback.

Recordings search: Select the next recording. Playback: Go to next track of a recording.

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Note

If the joystick is connected after AXIS Camera Station has been started, click Refresh in the Live V ie w workspace.

You can conﬁgure the joystick to toggle between the PTZ and mouse modes. Go to Options > Hotkeys,selectJoystick and then Add. Select Global, Turn on/off joystick PTZ controlling and assign an unused joystick button.

AXIS 295

Button

F5 Left mouse button

F6 Right mouse button

F8 Toggle full screen Take a snapshot

F9 Navigate back

F10

F11 Increase joystick speed. Keep

F12 Reduce joystick speed. Keep

Function (Global) Function (Live View) Function (Recordings)

the button pressed while moving the joystick.

the button pres moving the joystick.

sed while

Go to preset 1

Go to preset 2 Stop

Go to preset 3

Go to preset 4

Show split/single view Show split/single view

Start/Stop manual recording

Play/Pause

Jump to previous recording start

Jump to next recording start

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AXIS Camera Station Service Control

AXIS Camera Station Service Control is the application that controls the AXIS Camera Station Service. The Service Control is started when the user logs on to Windows and is located in the system tray. In most installations, the Service Control’s default settings a re sufﬁcient, but in some cases (see page 49 for details) the prox y settings will need to be ad justed.

Thesystemtrayiconwilldisplayservice changes, e.g. if the service is started service control; double-click the icon in the system tray, right-click and select Open AXIS Camera Station Service Control from the pop-up menu or from Windows Start > All Programs > AXIS Camera Station 3 > AXIS Camera Station Tools > Service Control.

or stopped . There are three ways to open the

In addition to modifying the server settings, the AXIS Camera Station Server Control allows you to start, stop and restart the server. See also AXIS Camera Station Service Administration, on page 61.

Modify Server Settings

To change service settings, check the box Modify server settings.

Click Restore Default Settings to restore the default values for the server, streaming ports and proxy settings.

Server Settings

Under Server settings enter the ports the server will use to communicate with the clients. The streaming port is used for video streaming, for example sending l ive video or playback from the server to the client. If there is a NAT or proxy between the server and clients, the ports must be conﬁgured to let communication pass through.

Note

The server port number must lie in the range 1024-65534.

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Once satisﬁed with the changes click Save. You will be prompted to restart the service for the changes to take effect.

Database Backup

The database stores info rmation about conﬁgurations, recordings etc that is needed for AXIS Camera Station to work properly. The database is backed up every night. The backups are saved to a Backup folder which can be located on the local computer or the network. To change the backup folder, click Browse and navigate to the desired location. The oldest backups will be deleted afterthenumberofdaysspeciﬁed in Days to keep backups.

Note

• The backup will be saved to the default location if it cannot be written to the folder speciﬁed, for example i f the server cannot access the folder. The default location is

Windows 7/Vista/Server 2008/Server 2003: C:\ProgramData\Axis Communications\AXIS Camera Station S erve r\backup

Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\All U sers\Application Data\Axis Communications\AXIS Camera Station Server\backup

• The backup ﬁles are named acs_system_<date_time>.fdb and license_system_<date_time>.fdb

• Recordings are stored in the location speciﬁed in Conﬁguration > Recording storage and not in the database, see Set Up Recording Storage, on page 30. Recordings should be backed up separately.

For information on how to restore the database, see Lost data, on page 66.

Proxy Settings

If there is a direct connection with the cameras in the system the default Direct connection radio button should be selected. If AXIS Camera Station Server is behind a proxy server, and devices are outside the proxy server, modify the proxy settings manually by selecting Use manual proxy settings. The proxy settings entered here are generally the same as those entered in t Options in the Control Panel.

Check the box Bypass proxy for local addresses and enter lo cal addresses or host names of local cameras where communication does not need to pass through the proxy server. For more information, see Server Proxy Settings, on page 49.

he Internet

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Server Status

Server status shows the current status of the AXIS Camera S tation Server. The buttons Start, Stop and Restart change the server status.

Developer API

The settings under the Developer API tab are intended for A XIS Camera Station SDK users. Please refer to Windows Development on the Partner Pages at www.axis.com for more information.

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AXIS Camera Station Service Administration

AXIS Camera Station Service Administration is a console a pplic ation that has the same functions as AXIS Camera Station Service Control. It can be used from the command prompt or from a batch scripttostartandstoptheserviceorbackupthedatabase,etc., which allows for automating and scheduling of administrative tasks.

The default location of the console application is "C:/Program Files/Axis Communications/AXIS Camera Station 3/AcsAdminConsole.exe”

Note

AcsAdminConsole.exe must be run as administrator.

Supported Operations

Command

AcsAdminConsole --help

AcsAdminConsole --backup

AcsAdminConsole

--backupcount=<number>

--backupdir=<path>

dminConsole --start

AcsA

AcsAdminConsole --stop

AcsAdminConsole --restart

Description

List a summary of the supported operations

Back up the database. Each backup generates acs_system_<date_time>.fdb and license_<date_time>.fdb

Note: AcsAdminConsole backs up conﬁgurations a nd metadata but not recordings.

For information on how to restore the database, see Lost data, on page 66.

Specify the number of backups to keep (this number affects the automatically generated backups discussed on page 59, not the ones generated by the

--backup command).

Specify the folde r where the backups will be stored.

Start service

Stop service

Restart service

two timestamped ﬁles named

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Command

AcsAdminConsole

--port=<port number>

AcsAdminConsole

--manualproxy

--proxyaddress=<proxy>

--proxyport=<port>

--bypassproxy=<true/false>

--bypassproxyaddresses=<addresses>

--disableproxy

Description

Set server port (e.g. AcsAdminConsole --port=55762)

Use manual proxy settings.

Set the proxy address and port (default 80).

Bypass proxy for local addresses. Example: bypassproxyaddress=192.*, *mydomain.com

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Troubleshooting

Area zoom

Area zoom does not work

Area zoom is not supported by AXIS 209MFD and AXIS 212 PTZ. Use the digital or mechanical PTZ controls instead.

Audio

There is no audio in Live View Make sure the camera ha s audio c apabilities.

Check that audio is activated in Live view settings:

1. From the Conﬁguration menu, select Live View Settings

2. Click on the desired camera and then Edit to open Live View Settings

3. Click Change to open Change Media Proﬁle .

4. Check the Audio box Note: Audio is no t possible in M-JPEG; choose MPEG-4 or H.264.

Make sure the user has access rights to audio. Note: To follow these steps you must have administrator rights to AXIS Camera Station

1. From the Conﬁguration menu, select User Permissions

2. Select User or Group and click Edit

3. Click Advanced. Make sure that Audio is checked in the desired camera

Check that your computer has an audio card and that the card is not disabled.

There is no audio in split view s larger then 6 split

There is no audio in sequence views

There is no audio in playback Audio is available in playback only if audio was enabled in the media proﬁle used for the

Audio is not available in split views larger than 6 splits when using the default Live View settings. To change the default settings:

1. From the Conﬁguration menu, open Live View Settings.

2. Select the desired camera an d click Edit to open Live View Settings.

3. Click Large Splits.

4. Change the s etting s under Overrides. Enable audio by changing the media proﬁles

Note: Audio is not possible in M-JPEG; choose MPEG-4 or H.264.

Sequence views use the media proﬁle selected for 2–6 s plit views. To enable audio in sequence:

Note: Audio is not possible in M-JPEG; choose MPEG-4 or H.264.

recording.

Continuous, motion detection and manual recordings:

To enable audio:

Triggered recordings — Events

For information on how to set up rules, see Event Conﬁguration Wizard, on page 43.

or uncheck the appropriate boxes to disable the overrides.

1. From the Conﬁguration menu, open Live View Set

2. Select the desired camera an d click Edit to open Live View Settings.

3. Click Large Splits.

4. Check the 2–6 split views bo x and select a

5. Repeat steps 2–4 for all cameras included in the sequence.

1. From the Conﬁguration menu, open

2. Select the desired camera and click Continuous, Motion Detection or Manual

3. Select a media proﬁle where audio is enabled. If there is no such proﬁle, click Change and check the Audio box.

enable audio in an existing rule:

1. From the Conﬁguration menu, open Event Conﬁguration

2. Select the desired rule and click Edit

3. Select a media proﬁle where audio is enabled. If there is no such proﬁle, click Change and check the Audio box

4. Click Finish to save.

Recording Settings

tings.

media proﬁle where audio is enabled.

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Note: Audio is not possible in M-JPEG; choose MPEG-4 or H.264.

Missing AAC decoder To use the AAC audio format, a decoder must be installed. Click the link to install the decoder.

If using Demo m ode or AXIS Camera Station One, download the decoder from the camera’s Live View page.

AXIS Cross Line Detection

AXIS Cross Line Detection does not work

AXIS Cross Line Detection can be used with network cameras and video encoders that support AXIS Camera Application Platform. To use AXIS Cross Line Detection as a trigger, you must ﬁrst

• upload the application to the camera

• start the application in the camera

For instructions, see AXIS Cross Line Detection User’s Guide.

Domain user search fails

Cannot ﬁnd domain users Make sure that AXIS Camera Station Service is logged on as a Windows user w ith access to

Active Directory. To change the user account for AXIS Camera Station Service, go to Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services.

Graphics card

The graphics card driver is more than 12 months old

Graphics card error

Graphics card warning The graphics card does not the minimum system requirements, see System Requirements.

For AXIS Camera Station client to run properly, it is important that the graphics card in your computer has been updated with the latest driver.

To ﬁnd out what graphics card is installed in your computer, a diagnostic program called dxdiag can be used.

In Windows 7/Vista/Server 2008/Server 2003:

1. Open the Start menu

2. Enter dxdiag in the Start Search ﬁeld

3. If a prompt appears for the Diagnostic Tool, click Yes

4. Select the Display tab. The name of the Graphics card appears under Device

In Windows XP:

1. Open the Start menu and select Run

2. Enter dxdiag in the Run dialog and click OK

3. If a prompt appears for the Diagnostic Tool, click Yes

4. Select the Display tab. The name of the Graphics card appears under Device

To download the latest driver you need to visit the graphics card manufacturer's web site. Some of the more common ones are

• nVidia - www.nvidia.com

• ATI - www.ati.com

• S3 - http://www.s3graphics.com

To upgrade the graphics card drivers on your computer:

1. Download the drive

2. Make sure that there are no other programs running on your computer.

3. Run the installer and follow the wizard to install necessary ﬁles

4. Reboot to acti

The graphics card must support DirectX 9.0c, be Windows Vista compliant (even if running on Windows XP) and support Windows Presentation Foundation tier 2.

r from the manufacturers web site to your hard drive

vate the change

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Live view

To check the graphics card’s tier level, open the Help menu and select Client Conﬁguration Sheet. Render Capability Tier is listed in the General Conﬁguration Information section.

It is also possible to use the CPU for video rendering, instead of using the grap h ics card, see Empty “ActiveMovieWindow” popup below.

No image from camera

Repeated error message "Media Failed"

Empty “ActiveMovie Window” popup

Proper decoders must be installed for MPEG-4 and H.264 video formats. In licensed mode, click on the link in the empty Live View window to launch the decoder installation. In AXIS Camera Station One or Demo mode, download the proper decoders fro m the camera’s Live View page.

Try reducing the load to the CPU by modifying the Live View Settings for each camera under Conﬁguration. Reduce the resolution, increase the compression setting and lower the fram e rate.

Check that your computer is not running low on memory.

Check that the graphics card has been updated with the latest driver, see Graphics card, on page 64.

Firewall and antivirus software sometimes block video signals. Check that your ﬁrewall and antivirus program do not block the following ﬁles:

•AcsAdmin.exe

•AcsAdminConsole.exe

• ACSService.exe

• Server.exe

• AcsClient.exe

• All content of C:\Program Files\Axis Co mmunications\Components