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Axis 292 User Manual

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AXIS 292
Network Video Decoder
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  • Page 1 AXIS 292 Network Video Decoder User’s Manual...

  • Page 2: About This Document

    Camera surveillance can be prohibited by laws that vary from • report problems to Axis support staff by logging in to your private country to country. Check the laws in your local region before support area using this product for surveillance purposes.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    AXIS 292 Table of Contents Product Description ................4 Accessing the AXIS 292 .

  • Page 4: Product Description

    (S-Video) video format, at full frame rate (30/25 fps). The AXIS 292 includes all of the required networking connectivity for receiving and decoding content over the network. It has a built-in web server that provides full management access through the use of a standard web browser.
  • Page 5 Video Select Button - When in manual mode, pressing this button connects to the next video source. In auto mode, the button pauses/resumes the automatic cycling of the video sources. If the AXIS 292 is disconnected, pressing the button makes the unit connect to the first encoder in the video source list, in both manual and auto mode.
  • Page 6 AXIS 292 - Product Description AXIS 292 Rear Panel Network Connector - The AXIS 292 connects to the network via a standard CAT-5 network cable connected to the RJ-45 connector on the rear panel. The speed of the local network segment (10BaseT/100BaseTX Ethernet) is automatically detected.

  • Page 7: Accessing The Axis 292

    AXIS 292 - Accessing the AXIS 292 Accessing the AXIS 292 The AXIS 292 can be used with most standard operating systems and supports Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.x or later, Netscape 7.1 or later, and Mozilla 1.4 or later. 1. Start a browser (Netscape Navigator, Internet Explorer, Mozilla).

  • Page 8: Overview Page

    The overview page provides general status information, and also shows information on the video source currently connected to the AXIS 292 Network Video Decoder. The 10 latest entries from the system log are displayed at the bottom of the page. More log information can be found on the support page. Online help...

  • Page 9: General Page

    Margin adjustment - As video monitors often use too much of the available screen area, some parts of the monitored scene might not be visible. To correct this, the AXIS 292 allows the margin to be adjusted on all 4 sides, so that the image is forced more towards the center of the screen.

  • Page 10: Video Sources

    AXIS 292 - Video Sources Video Sources This section describes how to add and manage video sources (encoders) in the AXIS 292 Network Video Decoder. The Video Source List shows all of the sources currently added to the system. Various information about each source is shown, including the source’s last known status.
  • Page 11 AXIS 292. In this case, the format should instead be set to MPEG-2 unicast. As video sources are added to the AXIS 292 they are stored in the unit’s cache. This makes reconnecting to a source much faster. Note that performing certain actions will empty the unit’s cache and start a new round of autodetection.

  • Page 12: Network Settings

    Host Name Configuration Host Name - If you are running a DNS server on your network and wish to connect to the AXIS 292 using a name, enter the product’s host name here. The host name is usually the same as the assigned DNS Name. A host name is always the first part of a Fully Qualified Domain Name and is always one word, with no period.

  • Page 13: Https Settings

    AXIS 292 - Network Settings Network Traffic Connection type - This can be used to change the network speed for the AXIS 292. There is normally no need to use anything other than Auto-negotiate, which automatically selects the correct media type. However, if you are using a switch or similar device on your network and need to specify the media type, this can be done by selecting the correct type from the drop-down list.

  • Page 14: Sequence Mode

    Alarm received from video encoder. Alarm is ignored. Manual sequence mode When in manual mode, the AXIS 292 displays a single video source and only skips to the next source when the video select button is pressed. Action/event Result in manual sequence mode Connection established.

  • Page 15: Alarms

    Network To allow alarms to be received by the AXIS 292, the Sequence mode must be set to Manual, and Receive alarms must be set to Yes. Both settings are found on the General settings page. When enabled, the AXIS 292 automatically switches to the video source specified in the alarm message.

  • Page 16: Notification Syntax

    •The URL for an HTTP event server should be set to: http://<IP address>/axis-cgi/admin/alarm.cgi •The TCP alarm port on the AXIS 292 is configured on the Network Settings page. 3. Configure the Event Type to send a notification message to the event server (i.e. the AXIS 292). Notification syntax The notification message is formatted differently for TCP and HTTP.

  • Page 17: Maintenance

    Restore - This button resets all parameters (except IP parameters) to the factory default settings. Default - In certain circumstances, it may be necessary to reinstate the Factory Default settings for the AXIS 292. This is performed in one of two ways: •...
  • Page 18 AXIS 292 - Maintenance Upgrade Server New firmware can be loaded into the AXIS 292 over the network. The latest version of the AXIS 292 firmware is available free of charge from the Axis Web site at http://www.axis.com/techsup Note: Pre-configured and customized settings will be retained for use when the new firmware is running (providing the required features are available in the new firmware) although this is not guaranteed by Axis Communications.

  • Page 19: Support

    • The Server Report - The Server Report displays a listing of important information about the AXIS 292. When contacting Axis support, please be sure to provide a valid Server Report with your query. • The Parameter List - This link displays a listing of all of the AXIS 292's parameters and their current settings.

  • Page 20: Troubleshooting

    Emergency Recovery Procedure If power to the AXIS 292 is lost during the upgrade, the process will fail and the unit will become unresponsive. A flashing red Status LED indicates a failed upgrade and that the unit is now in rescue mode.

  • Page 21: Log File

    Change the AXIS 292 settings accordingly. Wrong IP address to the video Check the IP address to the encoder in the Video Source list in the AXIS 292. Ensure the address does not use an http:// encoder.
  • Page 22 If using HTTP notification for the alarm, check that the message is correctly URL-encoded. See the online help in the video encoder. See also the Server log, which may contain relevant information. For additional assistance, please contact your reseller or check the product’s support pages on the Axis Website at http://www.axis.com/techsup...

  • Page 23: Technical Specifications

    Installation, management Internet Explorer 5.x or later. and maintenance For other operating systems and browsers see www.axis.com/techsup Support for firmware upgrades over HTTP or FTP, firmware available at www.axis.com System integration Axis HTTP API Version 2. Supported protocols HTTP, HTTPS, SSL/TLS*, TCP, RTSP, RTP, UDP, IGMP, RTCP, SMTP, FTP, DHCP, ARP, DNS *This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in the OpenSSL Toolkit.

  • Page 24: Glossary Of Terms

    MAC address for an IP address. analog video in a CCTV system. Coaxial is also used by cable companies ARTPEC (Axis Real Time Picture Encoder) - This chip is used for image to distribute television in residential buildings.
  • Page 25 The HTTP protocol runs on top of the TCP/IP suite of protocols. ETRAX (Ethernet Token Ring AXIS) - Axis' own microprocessor. HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol over SSL) - HTTPS is a web Factory default settings - These are the settings that originally applied protocol used by browsers and web servers to encrypt and decrypt user for a device when it was first delivered from the factory.
  • Page 26 AXIS 292 - Glossary of Terms background). Multicast - Bandwidth-conserving technology that reduces bandwidth usage by simultaneously delivering a single stream of information to As color cameras can "see" infrared radiation as well as visible light, these multiple network recipients.
  • Page 27 AXIS 292 - Glossary of Terms A proxy server receives requests for Internet services (such as web page programs. A web server is the computer program that supplies the requests) from many users. If the proxy server is also a cache server, it requested HTML pages or files to the client (browser).
  • Page 28 AXIS 292 - Glossary of Terms user with whatever privileges you may have been granted for specific applications and data residing on that computer. TVL (TV Lines) - A method of defining resolutions in analog video. UDP (User Datagram Protocol) - UDP is a communications protocol that offers limited service for exchanging data in a network that uses the Internet Protocol (IP).

  • Page 29: Index

    AXIS 292 - Index Index Performance 23 Power connector 6 Recovery 20 Add a video source 10 Resolution 11 Alarms 15 Restart 17 Audio output 6 Auto sequence mode 14 Autodetect 11 Sequence mode 10, 14 Server log file 19...
  • Page 30 AXIS 292 - Index...

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