Summary of Contents for Axis Camera Station S12 Series
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Usermanual AXISCameraStationS1228Ra ckRecordingServer AXIS Camera Station S1228 Rack Recording Server User manual...
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Configure recording method ......................8 View live video ..........................8 View recordings..........................8 Add bookmarks..........................8 Export recordings ..........................8 Play and verify recordings in AXIS File Player ..................9 Network configuration ........................9 Server port configuration ........................9 Security considerations ........................9 License a system online..........................10 License a system that's offline ........................10 Manage Windows®...
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AXIS Camera Station S1228 Rack Recording Server Contact support ............................25...
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Free text search allows you to describe what you're looking for in the recordings using your natural language. To read more about Free text search and how to use it, go to the AXIS Camera Station Pro user manual. With enterprise-grade hard disks, operating system stored on solid-state drive, the recorder series provides high- performance and reliability for your system.
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Initial Axis recorder setup: After the initial Windows® setup, AXIS Recorder Toolbox is opened and you are guided through a few steps to set up basic and necessary settings, for example, computer name, date and time, and network.
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Remote Access, and System Health Monitoring. Windows® Windows® administrator Administrator privileges in Windows®. We Created during initial Windows® recommend you do not use it as AXIS setup. Camera Station Pro administrator. Windows® user with AXIS A Windows® user granted with Created in Windows® settings.
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Double-click the AXIS Camera Station Pro client icon to start the client. When you start the client for the first time, it attempts to log in to the AXIS Camera Station Pro server installed on the same computer as the client.
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AXIS Camera Station S1228 Rack Recording Server Add devices The Add devices page opens the first time you start AXIS Camera Station Pro. AXIS Camera Station Pro searches the network for connected devices and shows a list of devices found.
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Network configuration Configure proxy or firewall settings before using AXIS Camera Station Pro if the AXIS Camera Station Pro client, AXIS Camera Station Pro server, and the connected network devices are on different networks.
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Click Register..Sign in using your My Axis account and follow the onscreen instructions. Click Go to AXIS License Manager to manage your licenses there. Read the My Systems user manual on help.axis.com for more information. License a system that's offline To license your system manually: Go to Configuration >...
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AXIS Camera Station S1228 Rack Recording Server Manage Windows® user accounts Create a user account To help keep your personal data and information more secure, we recommend that you add a password for each local account. Important Once you create a password for a local account, don't forget it. There’s no way to recover a lost password for local accounts.
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AXIS Camera Station S1228 Rack Recording Server You’ll see a list with all user accounts on the device. Select the user account whose password you would like to change. Click Change the password. Enter the new password and click Change password.
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Add users or groups Microsoft Windows® and Active Directory users and groups can access AXIS Camera Station S1228 Rack Recording Server. To add a user to AXIS Camera Station S1228 Rack Recording Server, you must add users or a group to Windows®.
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Operator - Select cameras, views, and I/O ports to get access to live and recorded. An operator has full access to all functionality of AXIS Camera Station S1228 Rack Recording Server except system configuration. Viewer - Access to live video of selected cameras, I/O ports, and views. A viewer doesn’t have access to recorded video or system configuration.
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Allow access to the views in AXIS Camera Station S1228 Rack Recording Server. Edit Allow to edit the views in AXIS Camera Station S1228 Rack Recording Server. The following access privileges are available for users or groups with the Operator or Viewer role.
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AXIS Camera Station S1228 Rack Recording Server The following access privileges are available for users or groups with the Operator role. Access to system health monitoring is also available for the Viewer role. Configuration of system health monitoring Allow configuration of the system health monitoring system.
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The demand for storage can differ. Retention time of stored data or for storing high-resolution recordings often leads to the same: the need to install more storage. This section explains how to expand your AXIS S12 series with more hard drives and how to configure RAID.
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Use the following instructions when you add additional storage to certain AXIS S12 series. These instructions are as is, and Axis Communications AB takes no responsibility for loss of data or misconfiguration during these steps. The standard precautions should be taken to backup data that is business critical. The following procedure of expanding storage will not be supported by Axis Technical Support.
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AXIS Camera Station S1228 Rack Recording Server During Power-on-self-test (POST), press F2 to enter the setup menu. Click Device Settings > Dell EMC PERC S150 Configuration Utility > Configuration Options. In Controller Management, choose Convert RAID Capable Disk. Select the drives you want to RAID in the interface and click Apply Changes.
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AXIS Camera Station S1228 Rack Recording Server – Static IP : indicates that the NIC must be configured by using a static IP. Type the IP address properties including IP Address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, and DNS Address. If you do not have this information, contact your network administrator.
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AXIS Camera Station S1228 Rack Recording Server Product overview Front and rear sides 13 14 1 System identification button and indicator 2 Power button/power LED 3 USB 2.0 port 4 Hard drive tray 5 Information tag 6 iDRAC direct port...
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AXIS Camera Station S1228 Rack Recording Server iDRAC direct LED indicators Description Solid green for two seconds The laptop or tablet is connected. Blinking green (on for two seconds and off for two The laptop or tablet connected is recognized.
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Perform a system recovery If the device has had a complete system failure, you must use a recovery image to recreate the Windows® system. To download the AXIS Recovery Kit, contact Axis technical support and supply the serial number of your device.
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Troubleshoot memory errors Upgrade the BIOS to the latest version. If the errors persist, contact Axis technical support. Troubleshoot AXIS Camera Station Pro For information about how to troubleshoot AXIS Camera Station Pro, go to the AXIS Camera Station Pro user manual.
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Useful links • AXIS Camera Station Pro user manual • Sign in to AXIS Secure Remote Access • What to include in an Antivirus allow list for AXIS Camera Station Contact support If you need more help, go to axis.com/support.
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