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  • Page 1 USER MANUAL AXIS Camera Station...
  • Page 2 Client as well as instructions for using and managing AXIS Camera Station on your network. Later versions of this document will be posted on Axis web site, as required. See also the product’s help pages. Intellectual Property Rights Axis AB has intellectual property rights relating to technology embodied in the product described in this document.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    AXIS Camera Station Server ........

  • Page 4: System Requirements

    AXIS Camera Station System Requirements System Requirements For best performance and stability these minimum requirements must be met. AXIS Camera Station Client • Windows® 7 Professional, Windows Vista® Business, Windows® XP Professional • CPU: Intel® Pentium® 4, 2 GHz (Intel® Core™ i7 recommended for larger systems) •...

  • Page 5: Overview

    Once AXIS Camera Station Server has been installed on your computer, the Service Control allows you to start and stop the server as well as modify server settings if needed. If AXIS Camera Station Server and any cameras in the system are separated by a proxy server, you may need to open the Service Control to manually enter the appropriate proxy settings.

  • Page 6: Multiple Servers

    Overview The first time the application is started, AXIS Camera Station automatically finds and adds the cameras and video encoders that are on your network. If there are more cameras than you have a license for, the Camera Search dialog will pop up allowing you to select which devices to add, see Add Cameras and Video Encoders, on page 24.
  • Page 7 Once created, you can connect to all servers in a list by selecting the list from the Multiple servers drop-down list in the Connect to AXIS Camera Station dialog displayed when starting the client. To switch between server lists, open the File menu, point to Switch to Servers and select the server list to connect to.

  • Page 8: Workspaces

    Live View The Live View workspace provides a single interface to organize and monitor Axis network cameras and video encoders on your network. You can, for example, set up view groups, record, and control audio and pan/tilt/zoom (PTZ) functionality.
  • Page 9 Web Page External web application integrated into AXIS Camera Station. Web pages can be shown in a split view or a sequence together with live video. For instructions on how to add split views, sequences and maps, see Create Views, on page 31.
  • Page 10 • Shared Views — Views created by an administrator or operator that are accessible by all users. Camera Views — All cameras and video encoders that have been added to AXIS Camera Station. • You can add your own view groups as subgroups to My Views or Shared Views, see Create a New View Group, on page 32.
  • Page 11 AXIS Camera Station Workspaces PTZ Controls AXIS Camera Station has two types of pan/tilt/zoom (PTZ) controls: Mechanical is for PTZ cameras (including cameras where digital PTZ has been enabled in the camera’s Setup page) • Digital can be used with any camera •...

  • Page 12: Recordings

    AXIS Camera Station Workspaces Focus Control The Focus Control is available under Tools in the Live View workspace. Click AF to focus the camera automatically. If the result is not satisfactory, click the Near and Far buttons to adjust focus manually: Use the Near buttons to focus on objects close to the camera.
  • Page 13 AXIS Camera Station Workspaces Playback — Recordings from up to 25 cameras can be played simultaneously. By default, playback starts automatically • after a recording search. Timeline — View the search result on a timeline. • List — View the search result as a list.
  • Page 14 AXIS Camera Station Workspaces Selection start marker Playback marker Selection end marker Stop — Stops playback Jump to previous — Jump to the start time of the ongoing or previous recording Play/Pause — Starts, pauses and resumes playback Jump to next — Jump to the start time of the next recording Step Back —...
  • Page 15 AXIS Camera Station Workspaces 1. Click the Smart search button in the toolbar, a Smart search next button will appear in the playback panel, a motion window will appear in the image and a sensitivity slider will appear in the lower right-hand corner 2.

  • Page 16: Camera Management

    Lock or unlock selected recordings. Locking prevents the recording from being deleted. Lock/Unlock Note: Locked recordings will be deleted if the camera is removed from AXIS Camera Station. Export Export selected recordings to an ASF file. See Export Recordings, on page 40.
  • Page 17 AXIS Camera Station Workspaces Camera Management workspace Search field Device Tags Alarms and Tasks tabs Tasks Tasks can be performed on one or multiple devices. The following task are available from the Actions menu: Assign IP address to selected devices, see page 42...

  • Page 18: Logs

    Workspaces When connected to multiple AXIS Camera Station Servers, devices on all servers are displayed in the Camera Management workspace’s main window. With the exception of assigning IP addresses, tasks can be performed on different servers at the same time.

  • Page 19: Configuration

    Export alarm log Save log as a text file. Configuration The Configuration workspace is a collection of all the important links to get AXIS Camera Station up and running. Add/Edit Cameras Add, edit and remove cameras and video encoders. Live View Settings Set format, resolution, compression, frame rate and audio (if applicable) for Live View.

  • Page 20: Alarms And Tasks Tabs

    AXIS Camera Station Workspaces Customize the look of AXIS Camera Station at startup, the sound played when an alarm or Customize event occurs, where to store snapshots and Playback behavior. PTZ Settings Add new or modify existing pan/tilt/zoom (PTZ) preset positions.
  • Page 21 Shows how much of the task is left to be completed. Server (Displayed when connected to more than one AXIS Camera Station Server.) The AXIS Camera Station Server performing the task The toolbar to the right displays the following buttons: Show Displays additional information about the task.

  • Page 22: Licenses

    • still be added in AXIS Camera Station. Make a note of the Server ID in the License Registration dialog as the Server ID is required to activate the license. The software can be used in grace mode for 5 days before the license is activated on Axis web site http://www.axis.com/techsup/acs...

  • Page 23: License Transition

    Live View workspace from the view itself. Due to licensing issues, decoders are not included in Demo mode or in AXIS Camera Station One. Decoders can be installed from the cameras if the licensing terms are accepted.

  • Page 24: Add Cameras And Video Encoders

    After installing the software, it must be configured for your cameras and video encoders. Among other things, this chapter describes how to configure and maintain AXIS Camera Station as well as how to set up recording, motion detection, and alarms. For installation instructions, refer to AXIS Camera Station Installation Guide.
  • Page 25 All audio devices that have been added in the Add/Edit Aux Devices dialog are listed here. Select None to use the camera’s built-in audio capabilities or if audio should not be used. 4. A valid administrator user name and password are required to access and configure Axis network cameras and video encoders.

  • Page 26: Add Auxiliary Devices

    Auxiliary devices are devices that provide additional, non-video-related functionality, for example more I/O ports or audio capabilities. Auxiliary devices cannot be used for video and do not require an additional AXIS Camera Station license. Auxiliary devices can be added to AXIS Camera Station in the following ways: •...
  • Page 27 AXIS Camera Station also supports failover recordings. When enabled, a failover recording starts automatically if the connection between the camera and AXIS Camera Station is lost during an ongoing recording. See Failover Recordings, on page 30. For information on how to set up recordings triggered by signals from I/O ports, system alarms, tampering attempts etc, see Event Configuration Wizard, on page 43.

  • Page 28: Motion Triggered Recording

    Motion Triggered Recording Motion can be detected by all Axis network cameras. Recording only when motion is detected will save disk space compared to other options such as recording continuously. Motion Detection Recording can be configured using the Event Configuration Wizard, see page 43, or the Recording Settings dialog as described here.
  • Page 29 AXIS Camera Station How to... Motion Settings Moving objects will be detected in the configured motion detection windows: Include windows define areas where motion should be detected • • Exclude windows define areas within an include window that should be ignored (areas outside include windows are always ignored) For each motion detection window you can configure:...

  • Page 30: Set Up Recording Storage

    How to... Failover Recordings A failover recording starts automatically if the connection between the camera and AXIS Camera Station is lost during an ongoing recording. No new recordings can be started while the connection is lost. Failover recordings will only affect H.264 recordings and can be enabled on cameras with support for storage (SD card) and firmware 5.20 or later.

  • Page 31: Create Views

    2. Click Add server disk or Add network disk. 3. Enter the path of the disk and click OK to save. 4. To set the maximum disk space allowed to be used by AXIS Camera Station, select the disk and use the AXIS Camera Station Recordings Limit slidebar.
  • Page 32 AXIS Camera Station How to... Create a New View Group To create a View Group, follow these steps: 1. In the Live View workspace, right-click My Views or Shared Views in the View Groups pane. 2. Choose New View Group.
  • Page 33 AXIS Camera Station How to... In the image below the large frame is the hotspot, and when another frame in the Split View is clicked, the Live View of that camera will load in the hotspot. In this example the camera view shown in the hotspot is the Entrance.
  • Page 34 AXIS Camera Station How to... Create a Map A map gives a visual overview of the cameras in your installation. A map is an image, for example a drawing or a photograph, on which you place cameras and views. Maps can also be placed on other maps in a hierarchical structure.
  • Page 35 How to... Create a Web Page View External web applications can be integrated into AXIS Camera Station by creating a web page view. Web pages can, for example, be shown in a split or a sequence together with live video.

  • Page 36: Add A Ptz Preset Position

    4. Click Add and type a descriptive name. Click OK. Note • Presets configured in AXIS Camera Station are stored in the camera together with presets configured using the camera’s Setup pages. • The Presets list includes preset positions configured both in AXIS Camera Station and in the camera. Click Refresh to update the list.

  • Page 37: Configure A Media Profile

    AXIS Camera Station How to... 2. Select a camera and click Continuous, Motion Detection or Manual. 3. From the Profile drop-down list, select a media profile where audio is enabled. If there is no such profile, click Change and create one. Select H.264 or MPEG-4; audio is not supported with M-JPEG.

  • Page 38: Use Audio From An Auxiliary Device

    If more than one port is selected, the Add I/O Port dialog will not open. The ports will be added using default values. Output ports can be set to an initial state upon startup and when AXIS Camera Station establishes contact with the camera.

  • Page 39: Set Up Schedules

    AXIS Camera Station How to... Set Up Schedules Timetables can be set up to be used in Event Configuration Wizard and Recording Settings. Once a schedule has been entered, it can be reused as often as necessary. On special dates, for example public holidays, special schedules can be used.

  • Page 40: Send E-Mail Notification On System Alarm

    Exported recordings are ASF files and can be played by, for example, AXIS File Player and Windows Media Player. AXIS File Player is free software and can be included with the exported recordings. AXIS File Player can be run without computer administrator rights;...
  • Page 41 AXIS Camera Station How to... Devices will be offline during firmware upgrade. When upgrading multiple devices you can choose to upgrade in Sequence — one device at a time • Parallel — upgrade all devices. This option is faster but all selected devices will be offline at the same time.

  • Page 42: Assign Ip Addresses

    7. Click Finish when satisfied with the new IP addresses. Register a MyAxis Account MyAxis is your personal area on Axis web site. From MyAxis you can download firmware and free software applications, submit questions to customer support, subscribe to electronic newsletters etc.

  • Page 43: Event Configuration Wizard

    Event Configuration Wizard Event Configuration Wizard helps you set up rules for triggers and actions in AXIS Camera Station. By setting up a rule you can assign actions to triggers; for instance when motion is detected, a siren will sound and recording will begin on designated cameras.

  • Page 44: Add Triggers

    AXIS Camera Station Event Configuration Wizard The rule is configured in four steps, described in the following sections: • Triggers — add one or more triggers Actions — add one or more actions • Schedule — select a schedule for the rule •...

  • Page 45: Add Actions

    AXIS Camera Station Event Configuration Wizard Add Actions The rule can have one or more actions. In this example, three actions will be created: record, raise alarm and send e-mail. Add a Recording Action To create a recording action, follow these steps: 1.
  • Page 46 An alarm procedure is an uploaded file, for example a text or image file. Add a Send E-Mail Action Note To send e-mails from AXIS Camera Station an SMTP server must first be added. Open the Options menu and select SMTP servers. To create a send e-mail action, follow these steps: 1.

  • Page 47: Set A Schedule

    AXIS Camera Station Event Configuration Wizard 6. To attach camera snapshots, select Attach snapshots and click Cameras to select the cameras to include snapshots from. 7. To reduce the number of e-mails, select Send one e-mail for each event or Don’t send another e-mail for.
  • Page 48 AXIS Camera Station Event Configuration Wizard...

  • Page 49: Network And Security Configuration

    Internet connection and you want to register licenses. Devices outside of the local network. To access the devices on the other side of the proxy server from AXIS Camera Station, you must configure the server proxy settings.

  • Page 50: Client Proxy Settings

    Internet connection and you want to check for and download firmware updates. AXIS Camera Station Client behind a proxy. To connect to an AXIS Camera Station Server on the other side of the proxy, the client proxy settings must be configured.

  • Page 51: Server Port Configuration

    Using Windows Active Directory, a high level of security can be implemented in AXIS Camera Station when granting user permissions. Before users can be granted access to AXIS Camera Station, they must be added to the local computer or have an Active Directory user account.
  • Page 52 Note • If the domain user search fails, make sure that AXIS Camera Station Service is logged on as a Windows user with access to the Active Directory. To change the user account for AXIS Camera Station Service, go to Control Panel >...

  • Page 53: Input Devices

    Note If the joystick is connected after AXIS Camera Station has been started, click Refresh in the Live View workspace. You can configure the joystick to toggle between the PTZ and mouse modes. Go top Options > Hotkeys, select Joystick and then Add.

  • Page 54: Axis T8312 Video Surveillance Keypad

    AXIS T8312 Video Surveillance Keypad AXIS T8312 Video Surveillance Keypad is a USB device used to quickly navigate between workspaces, cameras, views and PTZ presets. Connect the keypad before you start AXIS Camera Station. The keypad is detected and installed automatically.
  • Page 55 AXIS Camera Station Input Devices AXIS T8312 Function (Global) Function (Live View) Function (Recordings) Navigate to Start page Navigate to Live View Navigate to Recordings Navigate to Logs Navigate to Configuration Go to the next user-created View view (in My Views or Shared Views).

  • Page 56: Axis T8313 Video Surveillance Jog Dial

    AXIS T8313 Video Surveillance Jog Dial AXIS T8313 Video Surveillance Jog Dial is a USB device used to jog and shuttle through recorded video. Connect the jog dial before you start AXIS Camera Station. The jog dial is detected and installed automatically. Note If the jog dial is connected after AXIS Camera Station has been started, you must restart the application.
  • Page 57 Note If the joystick is connected after AXIS Camera Station has been started, click Refresh in the Live View workspace. You can configure the joystick to toggle between the PTZ and mouse modes. Go to Options > Hotkeys, select Joystick and then Add.

  • Page 58: Axis Camera Station Service Control

    Open AXIS Camera Station Service Control from the pop-up menu or from Windows Start > All Programs > AXIS Camera Station 3 > AXIS Camera Station Tools > Service Control.
  • Page 59 If there is a direct connection with the cameras in the system the default Direct connection radio button should be selected. If AXIS Camera Station Server is behind a proxy server, and devices are outside the proxy server, modify the proxy settings manually by selecting Use manual proxy settings.
  • Page 60 AXIS Camera Station AXIS Camera Station Service Control Server Status Server status shows the current status of the AXIS Camera Station Server. The buttons Start, Stop and Restart change the server status. Developer API The settings under the Developer API tab are intended for AXIS Camera Station SDK users. Please refer to Windows Development...

  • Page 61: Axis Camera Station Service Administration

    AXIS Camera Station Service Administration AXIS Camera Station Service Administration is a console application that has the same functions as AXIS Camera Station Service Control. It can be used from the command prompt or from a batch script to start and stop the service or backup the database, etc., which allows for automating and scheduling of administrative tasks.
  • Page 62 AXIS Camera Station AXIS Camera Station Service Administration Command Description Set server port (e.g. AcsAdminConsole --port=55762) AcsAdminConsole --port=<port number> Use manual proxy settings. AcsAdminConsole --manualproxy Set the proxy address and port (default 80). --proxyaddress=<proxy> --proxyport=<port> Bypass proxy for local addresses. Example: bypassproxyaddress=192.*, --bypassproxy=<true/false>...

  • Page 63: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Area zoom Area zoom does not work Area zoom is not supported by AXIS 209MFD and AXIS 212 PTZ. Use the digital or mechanical PTZ controls instead. Audio There is no audio in Live View Make sure the camera has audio capabilities.
  • Page 64 Domain user search fails Cannot find domain users Make sure that AXIS Camera Station Service is logged on as a Windows user with access to Active Directory. To change the user account for AXIS Camera Station Service, go to Control Panel >...
  • Page 65 Proper decoders must be installed for MPEG-4 and H.264 video formats. In licensed mode, click on the link in the empty Live View window to launch the decoder installation. In AXIS Camera Station One or Demo mode, download the proper decoders from the camera’s Live View page.
  • Page 66 AXIS Camera Station Client icon and select Run as administrator. AXIS Camera Station Server was The clocks in AXIS Camera Station server and client are not synchronized. Adjust the clock unable to verify message security. in either the server or client so that they have the same date and time properties. For more Please make sure server and information on setting up time in your computer consult the Window’s help files.

  • Page 67: Contact Customer Support

    Contact Customer Support Technical support is available for licensed versions of AXIS Camera Station with a valid support license. Open the Options menu and select Licenses to check if you have a valid support license. If the support license has expired, a new license can be obtained from your Axis reseller.
  • Page 68 5. Attach the screenshot to your support case. If a Server Report cannot be generated, for example if AXIS Camera Station Server does not start, run DirectX Diagnostic Tool as described below and provide debug logs with your support case.
  • Page 69 User Manual Ver. M2.7 AXIS Camera Station Date: October 2011 Part No. 44738 © Axis Communications AB, 2004 - 2011...

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