Accessing The Camera; Access From A Browser - Axis P1311 User Manual

Accessing the Camera

To install the AXIS P1311 network cameras, refer to the installation guide supplied with your product.
The network camera can be used with most standard operating systems and browsers. The recommended browser is Microsoft
Internet Explorer with Windows, Safari with Macintosh and Firefox with other operating systems. See Technical Specifications,
on page 44.
Notes:
• To view streaming video in Microsoft Internet Explorer, set your browser to allow ActiveX controls and install AXIS
Media Control (AMC) on your workstation.
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• QuickTime is also supported for viewing H.264 and MPEG-4 streams and for audio.
• If your computer restricts the use of additional software components, the camera can be configured to use a Java
applet for viewing Motion JPEG.
• The network camera includes one (1) H.264 decoder license and one (1) MPEG-4 decoder license for viewing video
streams, and (1) AAC audio license. These licenses are automatically installed with AMC. The administrator can disable
the installation of the decoders, to prevent installation of unlicensed copies.

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), click on the Bonjour tab and select the AXIS P1311 from
the drop-down list.
3. If this is the first time you are accessing the camera, see Access from the Internet, on page 7. Otherwise enter your
user name and password, set by the administrator.
4. The camera's Live View page appears 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.
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