How To Configure The Live View Window; How To Set Default Viewer For Browsers; About Viewer Settings - Axis Q8685-E User Manual

AXIS Q8685-E PTZ Network Camera

How to configure the live view window

How to configure the live view window

You can configure the following items for your live view window:
• Stream Profile. See page 24.
• Default Viewer for browsers. See page 30.
• Viewer Settings. See page 30.
• Action Buttons. See page 13.
• User Defined Links. See page 31.
• Output Buttons. See page 31.

How to set default viewer for browsers

From Live View Config > Default Viewer select the default method for viewing video images in your browser. The product attempts
to show the video images in the selected video format and viewer. If this is not possible, the product overrides the settings and
selects the best available combination.
Browser
Windows Internet Explorer
Other browsers
For more information, please see the online help

About viewer settings

To configure options for the viewer, go to Live View Config > Viewer Settings.
• Select Show viewer toolbar to display the AXIS Media Control (AMC) or the QuickTime viewer toolbar under the video
image in your browser.
• H.264 decoder installation. The administrator can disable installation of the H.264 decoder included with AXIS Media
Control. This is used to prevent installation of unlicensed copies. Further decoder licenses can be purchased from your
Axis reseller.
• Select Show crosshair in PTZ joystick mode to enable a cross that will indicate the center of the image in PTZ joystick
mode.
• Select Use PTZ joystick mode as default to enable joystick mode. The mode can be changed temporarily from the
PTZ control panel.
• Select Enable recording button to enable recording from the Live View page. This button is available when using the
AMC viewer. The recordings are saved to the location specified in the AMC Control Panel. See About AXIS Media Control
(AMC) on page 17.
Viewer Description
AMC
Recommended viewer in Internet Explorer (H.264/Motion JPEG).
QuickTime H.264.
Still image Displays still images only. Click the Refresh button in your browser to view a
new image.
Server Push
Recommended viewer for other browsers (Motion JPEG).
QuickTime H.264.
Still image Displays still images only. Click the Refresh button in your browser to view a
new image.
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