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AXIS 223M - System Options
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Maximum bandwidth - Specify, in Mbit/s or kbit/s, the maximum bandwidth that the
camera is allowed to use on the network. This is a useful function when connecting the
camera to busy or heavily loaded networks. The default setting is Unlimited.
Note:
When using MPEG-4 as the video format, remember that setting a maximum bandwidth value here may
create problems for individual video streams if the maximum value is less than the sum of the bit rates set
for the video streams.
For more information, please see the online help
SOCKS
SOCKS is a network proxy protocol. The camera can be configured to use a SOCKS server
to reach networks on the other side of a firewall/proxy server. This functionality is useful
if the camera is located on a local network behind a firewall, but notifications, uploads,
and alarms, need to be sent to a destination outside the local network (such as the
Internet).
QoS (Quality of Service)
Quality of Service (QoS) provides the means to guarantee a certain level of a specified
resource to selected traffic on a network. Quality can be defined as a maintained level of
bandwidth, low latency, no packet losses, and so on. The main benefits of a QoS-aware
network can be summarized as:
• the ability to prioritize traffic and thus allow critical flows to be served before
flows with lesser priority.
• greater reliability in the network, thanks to the control of the amount of band-
width an application may use, and thus control over bandwidth races between
applications.
The QoS in Axis network video products marks the data packets for various types of
network traffic originating from the product. This makes it possible for network routers
and switches to reserve a fixed amount of bandwidth for these types of traffic, for
example. The following types of traffic are marked:
• live video
• live audio
• event/alarm traffic
• management network traffic
It is important to remember that to be able to use QoS, your network must be properly
configured. If you are unsure as to whether your network is QoS aware, please check with
your network administrator.
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