Accessing The Camera; Access From A Browser - Axis P1346 User Manual

Accessing the Camera

To install the AXIS P1346/-E/AXIS P1347 Network Camera, refer to the Installation Guide supplied with your product.
The network camera can be used with most operating systems and browsers. The recommended browsers are Internet Explorer
with Windows, Safari with Mac OSX and Firefox with other operating systems. See Technical Specifications, on page 48.
Notes:
• To view streaming video in Internet Explorer, set your browser to allow ActiveX controls and install AXIS Media
Control (AMC) on your workstation.
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• QuickTime is also supported for viewing H.264 streams and for audio.
• If your computer restricts the use of additional software components, the camera can be configured to use a Java
applet for viewing Motion JPEG.
• The network camera includes one (1) H.264 decoder license for viewing video streams and (1) AAC audio license. These
licenses are automatically installed with AMC. The administrator can disable the installation of the decoders, to
prevent installation of unlicensed copies.

Access from a browser

1. Start a browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari).
2. Enter the IP address or host name of the camera in the Location/Address field of your browser.
To access the camera from a Macintosh computer (Mac OSX), click on the Bonjour tab and select AXIS P1346/-E/AXIS
P1347 from the drop-down list.
3. If this is the first time you access the camera, you must set the root password and select a capture mode; see Setting
the root password, on page 9 and Configure capture mode, on page 10. Otherwise enter your user name and password,
set by the administrator.
4. The camera's Live View page appears in your browser.
Note:
The layout of the Live View page may have been customized to specific requirements. Consequently, some of the
examples and functions featured here may differ from those displayed on your own Live View page.
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