Accessing The Camera; Access From A Browser; Axis Media Control - Axis 209MFD User Manual

Accessing the Camera

You must install the network camera before you can access it. To install the camera, please see the
installation guide supplied with the product.
The camera can be used with most operating systems and browsers. The recommended browser is Microsoft
Internet Explorer with Windows, Safari with Macintosh and Firefox with other operating systems.
Notes:
• To view streaming video in Microsoft Internet Explorer, set your browser to allow ActiveX controls and allow the AXIS Media
Control (AMC - on page 8) to be installed on your computer.
• QuickTime and Real Player
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• If your computer restricts the use of additional software components, it is also possible to use the Firefox browser which does not
require extra components.
• The AXIS 209MFD includes one (1) decoder license for viewing MPEG-4 video streams. This is automatically installed with AMC.
The administrator can disable the installation of the MPEG-4 decoder, to prevent unlicensed copies being installed. Further
licenses are available from your Axis dealer.

Access from a browser

1. Start a browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox)
2. Enter the IP address or host name of the camera in the
Location/Address field of your browser.
To access the camera from a Macintosh computer (Mac OSX), just click on the Bonjour tab and select
the AXIS 209MFD/MFD-R/MFD-R M12 from the drop-down list.
3. If this is the first time you are accessing the camera, see Setting the root password, on page 9.
Otherwise enter your user name and password, as set by the administrator.
4. The camera's Live View page is now displayed in your browser.
Note:
The layout of the Live View page may have been customized to specific requirements. Consequently, some of the examples and
functions featured here may differ from those displayed on your own Live View page.

AXIS Media Control

The AXIS Media Control (AMC) is installed automatically the first time the camera is accessed
from Microsoft Internet Explorer. The AMC control panel is used to configure various video set-
tings, and can be opened by right-clicking on the video image in the Live View web page. Please
see the readme file included in the tool for more information.
are also supported for viewing streaming MPEG-4 video and audio.
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