Workspaces; Live View - Axis Camera Station User Manual

AXIS Camera Station

Workspaces

Workspaces
AXIS Camera Station is divided into workspaces:
The Start page gives an overview of AXIS Camera Station, highlights new features and contains contact information for
technical support. When disconnected from the server, this is the only workspace available.
The Live View workspace provides a single interface to organize, monitor and control Axis network cameras and video
encoders.
The Recordings workspace handles recording search, playback, export and management.
The Camera Management workspace provides tools for efficient administration and maintenance of connected devices,
such as firmware upgrade, assigning IP addresses, setting passwords and date and time settings.
The Logs workspace contains alarm, event and audit logs.
The Configuration workspace is a collection of all the important links for configuring AXIS Camera Station.
The workspaces are easily accessed by clicking on the navigation buttons in the toolbar or by selecting the workspace from the View
menu.
Devices and Cameras
In AXIS Camera Station, the terms device and camera are used as follows:
Device A network product that has its own IP address. A device can be:
Camera A video source, that is,
Each camera requires one AXIS Camera Station license.
Auxiliary device
A network device without video ports, for example an I/O audio module. Auxiliary devices can be added
without an additional AXIS Camera Station license.
Example
A 4–port video encoder is one device with four cameras.
Note
Some video encoders have one IP address for each video port. In this case, each video port is treated as one device with
one camera.

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.
• a network camera
• a video encoder (video server)
• an auxiliary device
• a network camera
• a video port (with a connected analog camera) on a video encoder
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