Axis Communications 2100 User Manual

AXIS 2100

Network Camera

Live web images unleashed

Crisp, quality images and streaming video from

anywhere on your network.

The AXIS 2100 Network Camera is a digital camera with

direct network attach! No PC required – the camera

operates stand-alone and can be placed wherever there is

a LAN connection or an available modem. It even

contains a high performance web server, so you can put

the camera directly on the internet!

Network

FAVOURITE
FOOD

WATER
TEMPERATURE

FAMILY TREE

NICE PICTURES

POSTCARD

■ Built-in Web Server and network connection

■ Place a camera wherever you want it —

No PC required for operation

■ View live images from any network-connected PC

■ Monitor your house or office over the Internet

■ Audio functionality available in combination

with the AXIS 2191 Audio Module

MY GOLDIE

Technical Specification - AXIS 2100 Network Camera

General

• Built-in Web Server and network interface. No

PC needed for operation.

• Linux-based operating system.

Installation

• Quick and easy installation – connect to your

network, assign an IP address, it’s completed in
less than a minute. The included null modem
cable enables set up without a network.

Camera

• Digital, 24-bit color.

Image sensor

• 1/4 inch Sony progressive scan RGB CCD.

• HxV: 659x494.

• Resolution (pixels): 640x480

Exposure

• Backlight compensation.

• Automatic AGC.

• White Balance: Automatic and Preset: Fixed

Indoor, Fixed Fluorescent, Fixed Outdoor, Hold.

• Exposure times: 1-1/30,000s.

Sensitivity

• Maximum Illumination: 10,000 Lux.

• Minimum Illumination: 3 Lux.

Lens

• Replaceable standard CS mount lens.

• Focus 0.5 mm to infinity.

• 4.0 mm lens, equivalent to 35 mm on a

standard camera with aperture F 2.0.

Image

• Image frame rate: up to 10 frames/second.

• JPEG still images and Motion-JPEG video.

• High-speed hardware-based image compression,

generating high quality JPEG images.

• 5 levels of compression available. The file size

of a JPEG compressed image depends on the
actual content of the image. Images containing
much detail will generate larger files. Image
quality is controlled through the level of
compression. High compression yields small
files while low compression maintains higher
image quality at the expense of larger files. The
table below contains average file size in Kbytes,
derived from real life tests.

Resolution Compression level

Lowest

640x480
320x240

• 10 frames/second typically requires 1 MBps

(maximum bandwidth limit can be set to
prevent network saturation).

250 Kb

70 K b

Low

20 Kb

8 Kb

Medium

13 Kb

5 Kb

High

8 Kb

3 Kb

Light Condition Adaptive Frame Rate

10

3

General I/O

• Input/Output connector to trigger the camera

on external events, e.g., a door sensor with a
solenoid.

• Accepts Dial-in and Dial-out access via

external modem (modem not included)

• Event triggered remote image storage via

e-mail and FTP.

System Requirements

• Compatible with operating systems such as

Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows XP,
Windows NT, Windows ME, Linux, Mac OS
and Mac OS X.

• Internet Explorer 4.x, 5.x, 6.x or Netscape

Navigator 4.x.

• Non-network, i.e. modem installation requires

Windows PC with Dial-up networking.

Supported Protocols

• TCP/IP, HTTP, FTP, SMTP, ARP, BOOTP, PPP,

CHAP, PAP and more

Security

• Can be password protected, or open to the

entire world.

Hardware

• ARTPEC-1 compression chip.

• ETRAX 100, 32 bit RISC, 100 MIPS CPU.

• 8 Mbyte RAM.

• 2 Mbyte FLASH PROM.

Firmware Updates

• Flash memory for simple upgrades.

Connections

• RJ 45 Twisted Pair cable, 10/100 MBit Ethernet

network connection

• Modem connection RS-232 modem connector

for dial-up use. Supports most V90 modems.

• Input/Output connector to trigger the camera

on external events.

Power Supply

• External power supply 12V AC (included).

Consumption max 7W.

Operating Environment

• Indoor only.

• Operating temperature: 40–105° F (5–40° C).

• Humidity: 20–80% RHG, non-condensing.

• Warning: Never aim the camera at the sun or

other extremely bright light sources! Whether the
camera is in use or not, exposure to extremely
bright objects will harm the CCD image sensor.

Dimensions / Weight

• Height: 1.6 in (4.1 cm)

• Width: 4.0 in (10.2 cm)

• Length: 5.8 in (14.7 cm)

• Weight: 0.5 lb (0.24 kg)

(excluding power supply and mini-tripod.)

Approvals

• EMC : FCC Class A, Part 15 subpart B

• CE : EN 55022 Class B, EN55024

• Safety: EN 60950, UL, CSA

Accessories Included

• Camera mini-tripod, using standard 1/4" nut.

• Null modem cable for modem installation.

• Power cord extension cable.

• Power supply: 12V AC, 9.6 VA.

• I/O connector.

For more information visit our website:

©2002, Axis Communications AB. The Axis logo is a registered trademark of Axis Communications AB. All other
company names and products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. We reserve the
right to introduce modifications without notice.

www.axis.com

19139/EN/R2/0202