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AXISCompanionRecorder4CH

AboutAXISCompanionRecorder4CH

AboutAXISCompanionRecorder4CH

AXISCompanionRecorderisacompactnetworkvideorecorderforupto4Axisnetworkcameras.ItincludesabuiltinPoEswitch
foreasyinstallation.Thedevicefeaturesasurveillance-gradeharddiskandafan-lessdesign.ItalsoincludesaUSBportforeasy
exportofvideofootage.Awirelessaccesspointisincludedforinstallationanddirectaccesstothesystemwithmobiledevices.AXIS
CompanionRecordercomeswitha1TBharddisk.

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PoEport(4x)
LANport
Harddisk
Wirelessaccesspoint
USBport

StatusLED
Controlbutton
HarddiskLED
Alarmbuzzer
Resetbutton

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AboutAXISCompanionRecorder4CH

HowmanycamerascanIconnecttotherecorder?

Whileitispossibletophysicallyconnectalotofcamerastotherecorder,thesystemislimitedbythesefactors:

•Therecorderhasalimitof4networkshares,sotherecanbeamaximumof4camerasrecordingtotheharddisk.

•Therecorderhas4PoEports,soitcansupplyupto4cameraswithpower.Formoreinformationaboutpowerlimitations,
seeHowmuchpowercantherecordersupplytothecameras?onpage3.

Howmuchpowercantherecordersupplytothecameras?

ThesearethelimitationsforpoweroverEthernet(PoE):

•TherecordercansupplyuptofourcameraswithPoE.

•Thetotalamountofpoweravailableis65W.

•Eachnetworkportsupportsupto12.95W(IEEE802.1af/802.1atType1Class3).

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TheAXISCompanionsolution

TheAXISCompanionsolution

AXISCompanionisacompleteend-to-endsurveillancesolutiondesignedtomeettherequirementsofsmallsystemswithbasic
surveillancerequirements.

AnAXISCompanionsolutioncanconsistof:

•AXISCompanioncameras,AxisIPcamerasandencoderswithrmware8.40orhigher.

•AXISCompanionrecorders.

•Axissystemaccessories,suchasmemorycardsandswitches.

•AXISCompanionsoftwareforWindowscomputersaswellasmobiledevicesandTVstreamingdevices(iOSandAndroid).

LearnmoreaboutAXISCompanion

Forvideotutorialsandwebapps,visitaxis.com/products/axis-companion/how-it-works

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Getstarted

Getstarted

Note

Internetaccessisrequiredduringthesystemsetup.

Installationoverview:

1.RegisteraMyAxisaccountonpage5

2.Installthehardwareonpage5

3.Installthedesktopapponpage6

4.Createasiteonpage6

5.Installthemobileapponpage7

Resultofsysteminstallation:

•ThermwareisupgradedonallAxisdevices.

•Apasswordissetforthedevices.

•Therecordingsareenabledwithdefaultsettings.

•Theremoteaccessisenabled.

RegisteraMyAxisaccount

RegisteraMyAxisaccountataxis.com/my-axis/login

Installthehardware

1.Installyourcamerahardware.

2.Connecttherecordertoyournetwork.

Note

Ifyouhavenorecorder,thenyouneedacamerawithanSDcardifyouwanttobeabletorecordvideo.

3.ConnectthecamerastotherecordersintegratedPoEswitchoranexternalPoEswitch.

4.Connectthecomputertothesamenetworkastherecorder .

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Getstarted

5.Connectthepowercabletoyourrecorder,andwaitafewminutesfortherecorderandcamerastobootupbefore
proceeding.

CAUTION

Keeptherecorderinawellventilatedenvironmentandwithplentyofemptyspacearoundtherecordertoavoidoverheating.

Installthedesktopapp

1.Gotoaxiscompanion.com/vmsandclickDownloadtodownloadtheAXISCompaniondesktopappforWindows.

2.SigninusingyourMyAxisaccount.

3.Readthelicenseagreement,andselectoneofthealternativestoproceed.

4.Savetheletoalocationofyourchoice.

5.Openthele,andclickRuntostarttheinstallation.

6.Ifyouwanttoallowtheapptomakechangesonyourdevice,clickYes.

7.SelectlanguageandclickOK.

8.Followthesetupwizard.

Createasite

A site is a single point of entry to a surveillance solution, for example all cameras in a store. You can keep track of several sites
through a single MyAxis account.

Note

IfyouhaveusedanearlierversionofAXISCompanion,thenyoumighthavedevicesthatarenotsupportedinAXIS
Companionversion4.Unsupporteddevicesincludethird-partyNASdevicesandoldAxisdeviceswitharmwarethatcan’t
beupdatedto8.40orlater.Thewizardwillinformyouaboutanysuchissuesandhelpyoutoaddressthem.

Note

SitesthatwerecreatedinanearlierversionthanAXISCompanionversion4,willnotappearinthelistofsites.Youcanread
theMigrationGuide(availableonthesupportwebpage)formoreinformation.

1.StarttheAXISCompaniondesktopapp.

2.SigninwithyourMyAxisaccount.

3.ClickGetstarted.

4.Nameyoursiteandenteryourcompanyname.

5.ClickNext.

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6.Selectthedevicesyouwanttoaddtoyoursite.

Ifanydevicesarepassword-protected,thenyoumustenterthepasswordforthembeforetheycanbeselected.

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Ifyouhavedevicesthatarenotsupported,thenyoucanclickReadmoretondourwhytheyarenotsupported.

7.ClickNext.

8.Enterapassword.

ThispasswordisusedforaccessingthedevicewebpagesorofinemodeintheAXISCompanionmobileapp.

9.ClickNext.

10.OntheReadytoinstallpage,theremightbealistofcamerasthatneedtoberestored.Ifso,clicktheRestoredevice
linktoxtheissueonthedevicewebpage.

11.ClickFinishandwaitwhileAXISCompanionconguresthecameras.

Note

Thecongurationmaytakeseveralminutes.

Forgetting-startedvideotutorials,seeAXISCompaniontutorials.

Installthemobileapp

1.GotoyourAppstoreorGoogleplay.

2.SearchforAXISCompanion4anddownloadtheapp.

3.SignintoAXISCompanionwithyourMyAxisaccount.

Tondoutmoreonhowtousetheapp,seeAXISCompaniontutorials.

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