Axis FA51 User Manual page 9

AXIS FA51 Main Unit
Configure your device
View and record video
This section includes instructions about configuring your device. To learn more about how streaming and storage works, go to
Streaming and storage on page 38.
Reduce bandwidth and storage
Important
Reducing the bandwidth can result in loss of details in the image.
1. Go to Video > Stream.
2. Click
3. Select Video format H.264.
4. Go to Video > Stream > General and increase Compression.
5. Go to Video > Stream > H.264 and H.265 encoding and do one or more of the following:
- Select the Zipstream level that you want to use.
- Turn on Dynamic FPS.
- Turn on Dynamic GOP and set a high Upper limit GOP length value.
View a live video stream on a monitor
Your camera can transmit a live video stream to an HDMI monitor even without a network connection. Use the monitor for
surveillance purposes or for public viewing, for example in a store.
1. Connect an external monitor using the HDMI connector.
2. Go to System > Video out and turn on HDMI.
3. Select a Source. Rotate the image if needed.
Set up network storage
To store recordings on the network, you need to set up your network storage.
1. Go to System > Storage.
2. Click
3. Type the IP address of the host server.
4. Type the name of the shared location on the host server under Network share.
5. Type the username and password.
6. Select the SMB version or leave it on Auto.
7. Select Add share even if connection fails if you experience temporary connection issues, or if the share is not yet
configured.
8. Click Add.
in the live view.
Add network storage under Network storage.
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