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  • Page 1 AXIS Camera Station User’s Manual AXIS Camera Station User’s Manual...

  • Page 2: Regulatory Information

    This manual is intended for administrators and operators of AXIS Camera Station and is applicable for software version 1.20. Later versions of the document will be posted to the Axis Web site, as required. Previous experience of networking will be of use to the reader when installing and using this product.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Access the AXIS Camera Station Web from a client PC ......66...

  • Page 4: Requirements And Recommendations

    Requirements and Recommendations Requirements and Recommendations Minimum System Requirements Before you install the AXIS Camera Station, make sure these minimum system requirements are met: Install AXIS Camera Station on a stand-alone computer dedicated to • mainly run this application. •...

  • Page 5: Recommendations

    It is recommended to install a UPS to secure camera operation in case of power failure. Important! It is recommended that you defragment your hard drives on a regular basis to improve system performance. See your Windows documentation for instructions. AXIS Camera Station User’s Manual Requirements and Recommendations...

  • Page 6: Axis Camera Station Installation

    If running Windows 2000/XP, you will need to permit the firewall to accept incoming requests from clients when prompted. 6. When you are finished, open AXIS Camera Station from Start | Program Files or click the program icon on your desktop: Before starting AXIS Camera Station, the hard disks where you save images must be NTFS formatted, which is the default in Windows 2000/XP.

  • Page 7: Activate The Software With Your License Key

    Click Register. 2. Fill in the requested information, you will find your License Key on the inside of the AXIS Camera Station CD casing, to the left. Click Activate. 3. Your license information will be sent to Axis Communications and your software will be automatically activated.
  • Page 8 3. You will see your Server ID (a code containing information about your PC). Make a note of it. 4. You can now use AXIS Camera Station for 5 days. 5. To receive the Access Code, go to http://www.axis.com/techsup/acs, fill in the requested information and click Submit.

  • Page 9: Configure Axis Camera Station For First Use

    See License, on page 55 for detailed information on upgrading licenses. AXIS Camera Station can also be installed as a 30-day demo version, which works with 4 cameras. Configure AXIS Camera Station for first use After installing the software, it must be configured for your cameras and video servers.
  • Page 10 Next, go to General tab and make sure that the IP address of the local dedicated computer is entered in the Server IP address field. You have now performed the minimum required setup. See AXIS Camera Station User Interface, on page 11 and AXIS Camera Station Administration, on page 18 for configuration instructions.

  • Page 11: Axis Camera Station User Interface

    • The background service retrieves images from the connected cameras and stores them on the hard disk. From the AXIS Camera Station you can start or stop the background service, click File | Administration | Start Server or Stop Server.
  • Page 12 AXIS Camera Station User Interface View Selection From these push buttons or from the View menu you can select your preferred camera views. The different camera views are configured under Administration | Views, see Views, on page 37 for instructions.
  • Page 13 The pre-configured switching interval can be overridden by clicking the "next" button, or by changing the switching interval in the drop-down list. See Camera Sequence, on page 52 for configuration. Camera sequence switches every 15 seconds AXIS Camera Station User’s Manual AXIS Camera Station User Interface Click for detailed...
  • Page 14 AXIS Camera Station User Interface Recorded events Search through recorded events. Select date and time and press the Search button to display an overview of all recorded events. Select an event to see the images in the selected event. To find recorded events from a specific camera, click the Recorded events button.
  • Page 15 Click Advanced Search to search for a specific time interval or for recordings where movement has been detected in certain areas of the camera view: See External I/Os, on page 40 for configuration instructions. AXIS Camera Station User’s Manual AXIS Camera Station User Interface Click to show recorded events.
  • Page 16 File Menu Start/Stop Server From the File menu you can start or stop AXIS Camera Station as a background service. This is the part of the program that gets images from the connected cameras and stores them to hard disk. Images are available in the main window at any time, but images are only saved to disk when the service is running.
  • Page 17 Audio controls If the camera has audio capability, the controls are shown here. Image Enhancer These controls are only visible when you have purchased an AXIS Image controls Enhancer license and enabled the feature for this camera: Image Enhancer controls Move the slider to find the level of enhancement that gives the best images.

  • Page 18: Axis Camera Station Administration

    AXIS Camera Station Administration AXIS Camera Station Administration This chapter describes how to configure your Axis network cameras and video servers from the Administration section of AXIS Camera Station. Click File | Administration to access the different tabs: File | Administration...

  • Page 19: Cameras

    5. Click the "?" button next to the Camera IP address (LAN) field to receive information about the camera type and update the Camera Type field. If using an analog CCTV camera, you will need to specify the Axis video server model it is connected to in the Camera Type field.
  • Page 20 Switch between available cameras. You will only be able to set up the number of cameras defined by your license. Camera Explorer AXIS Camera Station can automatically detect cameras and video servers in button your network. To detect and add/remove new cameras, click this button to open the Camera Explorer, a tool that scans a user-defined range of IP addresses and displays any Axis camera or video server found on the network.
  • Page 21 Specify the camera model in the Camera Type field. It is very important that Camera Type you specify the correct Axis camera model! Make sure you are using the latest firmware on the camera to get the best performance and features. If using an analog CCTV camera, specify the Axis Video Server it is connected to.
  • Page 22 Check this if you have purchased a license for the AXIS Image Enhancer Enhancer component and wish to use it for an Axis camera or video server. When enabled during recording or playback, AXIS Image Enhancer can improve the image quality in poor visibility conditions, such as fog, smoke, rain and snow.
  • Page 23 An FTP directory must first be created within your Windows network, either on the same server PC as AXIS Camera Station or on another computer. 1. The Axis camera must first be set up to send recorded images to the ftp server.
  • Page 24 AXIS Camera Station Administration 7. Click OK to save and exit. Get images from FTP Check to enable pushing of images from an FTP server to AXIS Camera Station. directory See FTP, on page 22. Minimum image size Setting a minimum image size can help prevent the sending of incomplete (bytes) images.

  • Page 25: Recordings

    Record every (seconds) Set the recording rate (1 frame every X seconds). If 0 is selected, the frame rate specified in the Target recording frame rate (fps) is used. AXIS Camera Station User’s Manual AXIS Camera Station Administration...
  • Page 26 Check this to start recording when there is an incoming alarm from an I/O. This option also permits Axis cameras that have built-in motion detection to trigger recordings in AXIS Camera Station. They are treated as any other I/O alarm. When setting up the camera’s built-in motion detection, there are three ways that detected motion can cause an alarm in AXIS Camera Station: By uploading images to the same FTP directory as specified in Cameras tab.
  • Page 27 Station for motion detection. When the AXIS Camera Station does the motion detection rather than the cameras the performance of the server may be affected by the extra processing load. There is also some network traffic between the cameras and the server when this option is used for motion detection.
  • Page 28 External storage devices can be used if they are shared and available as shared disks in Windows. The AXIS Camera Station service user must be changed, as AXIS Camera Station uses a default Local user (who usually does not have access to external storage devices).
  • Page 29 If the maximum is reached but motion is still detected at an output, • recording will only continue the time specified here. See Example 2: Maximum alarm event time - Output, on page 30. AXIS Camera Station User’s Manual AXIS Camera Station Administration...
  • Page 30 If the maximum time is reached but motion is still detected at an input, a new alarm event is created and recording continues. Event time = 5 minutes means that an output event will time-out after 5 minutes and recording will stop. AXIS Camera Station User’s Manual...
  • Page 31 I/O is first in a particular state (open or closed.) Check the required box(es), select the I/O from the drop-down list and finally select the state the I/O should be in for the condition to be met. AXIS Camera Station User’s Manual...

  • Page 32: Schedules

    From the drop-down list, select the day of the week for which you want to set up a schedule. 1. Select camera 2. Select day 3. Select interval 4. Click Apply. Left-click and drag to define an interval. Right-click and drag to erase an interval. AXIS Camera Station User’s Manual...
  • Page 33 Alarm/Motion recording. In order to define a recording schedule, you must first register the camera under the Cameras tab, see Cameras, on page 19 for instructions. AXIS Camera Station User’s Manual AXIS Camera Station Administration...
  • Page 34 If you want to create a template to use for several dates, e.g. holidays, proceed with these steps: 1. Click the Templates button. 2. In the Templates dialog, click Add. 3. In the Add New dialog, enter a Name for the new template and click OK. AXIS Camera Station User’s Manual...
  • Page 35 1. Set up the first camera schedule. 2. Click Copy schedule to other days. 3. In the Select pop-up window, check the days you want to copy the schedule 4. Click OK to save. AXIS Camera Station User’s Manual AXIS Camera Station Administration...
  • Page 36 2. Check the appropriate check-box(es) in the Select pop-up window. For a camera to appear as an option, it must be registered under the Cameras tab, see Cameras, on page 19 for instructions. 3. Click OK. The schedule is now copied to the select camera(s). AXIS Camera Station User’s Manual...

  • Page 37: Views

    Image Quality (Compression). Default View Specify the default view (0, 4, 6, 9, 10, 13 or 16) to display when AXIS Camera Station is started. If this is set to 0, no live images are shown. The controls for event search, etc.

  • Page 38: General

    Check the laws in your local region regarding the number of days recorded public images may be saved. Server IP address This field must contain the IP address of the PC on which AXIS Camera Station is installed. •...
  • Page 39 Specify the path to and name of the sound file (WAV) to play on alarms. Or click the search button to go Program Files | Axis Communications | AXIS Camera Station | Sound to select a new sound file for your alarms. Enable proxy server Check this option if you want to enable the use of a proxy server.

  • Page 40: External I/Os

    42 and I/O Definition, on page 41. For an AXIS I/O this means e.g. the IP address to the Axis device containing the I/O, the user ID and password to the device and any texts for buttons and event logs.
  • Page 41 Text used for presentation in I/O status window in AXIS Camera Station. I/O Type Select type AXIS for a device connected to an I/O, or FTP for an alarm that triggers when a file is uploaded to an FTP directory on the computer running AXIS Camera Station.
  • Page 42 Inputs are used to create an alert or start/stop a camera. • See Example 1: Configure an alarm received from an INPUT on an AXIS camera or video server, on page 44 Outputs are controlled by the user and can be configured with texts on the •...
  • Page 43 The text that appears in the event log when the port is in its normal state. On or Off displayed On Alarm configuration in the Administration pages and the subsequent layout in AXIS Camera Station - I/O Status I/O Rules I/O only valid if I/O...
  • Page 44 AXIS Camera Station Administration Example 1: Configure an alarm received from an INPUT on an AXIS camera or video server 4. Check Enable External Alarm 6. Select Input 7. Select I/O to be used on camera or video server. 10. Enter the camera...
  • Page 45 Example 2: Configure an alarm received from an OUTPUT on an AXIS camera or video server 4. Check Enable External Alarm AXIS Camera Station User’s Manual AXIS Camera Station Administration 13. Click Select Camera and choose which cameras should start recording when this alarm is triggered.
  • Page 46 I/O and the state it should be in to activate the first I/O. 9. Select Normal Open 8. Enter I/O text or Normal Closed 13. Specify push button text to appear in I/O Definitions. AXIS Camera Station User’s Manual...
  • Page 47 FrontDoor.jpg or FrontDoor00045.jpg so that it is properly recognized by AXIS Camera Station. 4. Check Enable External Alarm AXIS Camera Station User’s Manual AXIS Camera Station Administration 14. Click Select Camera and select which cameras should start recording when this alarm is triggered.
  • Page 48 6. Enter I/O text 9. Click Select Camera and choose which cameras should start recording when this alarm is triggered. The camera must be set to record on I/O under Recordings. 10. Click OK to save and exit. AXIS Camera Station User’s Manual...

  • Page 49: Alarm Notification

    Alarm notification Alarm notification from AXIS Camera Station, i.e. sending an email to an appropriate recipient, is configured here. SMTP Server The SMTP server that provides your email service. Enter the address to the primary SMTP server in the first field. If available, enter a secondary SMTP server in the second field.

  • Page 50: Users

    Granting user rights of all users accessing AXIS Camera Station and the cameras. Before a user can be granted access to AXIS Camera Station, users must be registered on the local computer or have an Active Directory user account. Important! The camera access specified for the user is used both in the server environment and when logging into AXIS Camera Station from a web browser.
  • Page 51 4. Choose if the user will have User or Administrator rights. 5. Click Apply to save settings and configure more users or click OK to save and exit. AXIS Camera Station User’s Manual AXIS Camera Station Administration...

  • Page 52: Camera Sequence

    See page 53. Time between camera The value set here determines the number of seconds the view from each switches camera is displayed. AXIS Camera Station User’s Manual...
  • Page 53 3. The cameras will be added to the session. Add text as it will appear on the screen and the interval at which the different cameras will be shown (in seconds). 4. Click OK to save and exit. AXIS Camera Station User’s Manual AXIS Camera Station Administration...

  • Page 54: Performance

    AXIS Camera Station Administration Performance This section provides various options for improving the performance of AXIS Camera Station. Caution should be exercised when adjusting these settings, as incorrect configuration may adversely affect overall performance. Minimum available This ensures that there is always a minimum of hard disk space available, to hard disk space (%) ensure that Windows performs correctly.

  • Page 55: License

    License The License tab shows the licenses that have been installed and when they will expire. The license for your installation of AXIS Camera Station determines how many cameras can be used, additional licenses can be installed if you have purchased additional cameras.
  • Page 56 1. Select the Register and Activate check box and click Register. 2. Fill in the requested information and click Activate. 3. The license information will be sent to Axis Communications and your license is automatically activated. Registering a new license from www.axis.com/techsup/acs...
  • Page 57 3. Select the Activate a registered license check box. 4. Enter your License Key and Access Code. 5. Click Register. 6. The license is now activated. AXIS Camera Station User’s Manual AXIS Camera Station Administration Entered characters are case-sensitive!

  • Page 58: Axis Camera Station Client

    Important! AXIS Camera Station uses port 11007 to communicate with the client. On the server (dedicated PC where AXIS Camera Station is installed), make sure that port 11007 is open and available for the clients in your network and in your firewall.
  • Page 59 6. The first time you connect, this window will appear: 7. Enter • the IP address of the server PC where AXIS Camera Station is installed • if required, the user name and password • alternately, select Login as current user if logged on to a domain and want to use the domain user information to authenticate the client.

  • Page 60: Axis Camera Station Client Interface

    AXIS Camera Station Client AXIS Camera Station Client interface See AXIS Camera Station User Interface, on page 11 for a detailed description; AXIS Camera Station Client is almost identical to the AXIS Camera Station user interface. Click to expand AXIS Camera Station...
  • Page 61 Connection To establish a connection between the AXIS Camera Station (server application) and AXIS Camera Station Client, the server’s IP address and password must be entered under File | Connection. Usually this is only done once; when the client application is started for the first time.
  • Page 62 Allow clients to update configuration | Yes. Click OK to save and exit. Get configuration Every time you start AXIS Camera Station Client, new updates are sent to it from the server, containing e.g. camera configuration settings. You can download configuration settings from AXIS Camera Station to AXIS Camera Station Client like this: 1.

  • Page 63: Axis Camera Station Client Administration

    Selecting a camera from this list opens a new browser window showing the Axis camera or video server's home page. If the same unit is selected from the drop-down list to the right of the window, this opens a smaller window that only shows the live image.

  • Page 64: Axis Camera Station Web

    • To be able to log into AXIS Camera Station from a web browser, the user must be created in the Windows user database. See Granting a Domain User Camera Access, on page 51.

  • Page 65: Enable Client Web Access

    If you want to allow clients to access the AXIS Camera Station Web, proceed with these steps: To be able to log into AXIS Camera Station from a web browser, the user must be created in the Windows user database. See Granting a Domain User Camera Access, on page 51.

  • Page 66: Access The Axis Camera Station Web From A Client Pc

    AXIS Camera Station Web Access the AXIS Camera Station Web from a client PC 1. Open a browser on the client computer. Microsoft Internet Explorer ver. 6.0 or higher must be installed on the client 2. In the Address field, write http://server IP address/videoweb Example: http://10.13.6.128/videoweb...
  • Page 67 Event Log search This page will show you all logged events sent from the camera to AXIS Camera Station. Initially the logged events from the selected camera are shown. Press "Show all cameras"...

  • Page 68: Network Configuration

    Network Configuration Network Configuration To access AXIS Camera Station from the Internet and get live images from the cameras you must open a set of IP addresses and port numbers in your Firewall configuration. Basically there must be a port open for each camera and one port for AXIS Camera Station.

  • Page 69: Iis Secure Login From The Axis Camera Station Web Interface

    3. This will prompt the user for login every time the web site is started from the client web browser. The user must also be imported to the AXIS Camera Station. This is done in AXIS Camera Station Administration. If no user login is required, please just check Anonymous Access and the website will be accessible without user login.

  • Page 70: Multi-User Login

    Classic - user acts as itself. Multi-user login If you want multiple users to have access to login on the AXIS Camera Station PC and differentiate the camera access, please make the following steps: 1. Make sure that Simple File sharing mode is disabled. You can disable...

  • Page 71: Removing Axis Camera Station

    1. Open Add/Remove Programs in the Control Panel. 2. Select AXIS Camera Station and click Remove. 3. Click Yes when asked if you want to remove AXIS Camera Station Web. This will remove AXIS Camera Station, AXIS Camera Station Web and the background service.

  • Page 72: Troubleshooting

    • The Camera Port is correct. This is the port number used if the • The camera has the latest firmware installed. • Check proxy settings. No motion If AXIS Camera Station doesn't detect motion or doesn't record, please check detection/recording the following: after AXIS Camera •...
  • Page 73 Panel | Administrative tools | Services | AXIS Camera Station | Action | Properties | Log On (tab). 2. Choose This account and browse to the user on the desired domain (the AXIS Camera Station's taskbar icon will no longer be visible after this operation).

  • Page 74: Index

    Index Index Access Code 57 Access the AXIS Camera Station Web 66 Activate 7 Activate the software with your License code 7 Active Directory 72 Add Alarm (button) 43 Add Sequence 53 Adding a new camera sequence 53 Additional camera license 55...
  • Page 75 29 File format, saved images 21 Find recorded events 67 Firewall 6 firewall 65 Firewall configuration 68 Flip-Flop 42 fps 25 FTP alarms 40 FTP- sending files on I/O activity 41, 47 FTP server 22 AXIS Camera Station User’s Manual...
  • Page 76 Mail From 49 Maintenance 5 Maximum event time (minutes) 29 maximum recording period 29 Medium 26 Minimum hardware requirements AXIS Camera Station Client 58 Monitor’s window “freezes” 72 Motion Stops 26 Multi-user login 70 Naming FTP files 41, 47 Network Bandwidth 22...
  • Page 77 No motion detection/recording after Surveillance Station is started 72 NO/NC 42 NTFS 6 NTFS formatted. 6 NTFS formatting 6 Obtaining a new license from www.axis.com/techsup/acs 56 On Alarm 42 On Alarm configuration 43 Open Text 42 Pan/tilt/zoom controls 17 Pan-Tilt-Zoom Camera 21...
  • Page 78 User 19 User/Password 39 Users 50 Video port number 21 View Selection 12 WAN IP address 19 Web Server Set-up 68 Web Sharing 64 Windows client setup 69 Windows Security 68 Windows XP 5 windowsupdate 6 AXIS Camera Station User’s Manual...

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