Accessing The Camera; Access From A Browser - Axis Q1755 User Manual

Accessing the Camera

Refer to the installation guide supplied with your product in order to install the AXIS Q1755/-E Network Camera.
The network camera can be used with most standard operating systems and browsers. The recommended browser is Microsoft
Internet Explorer with Windows, Safari with Macintosh and Firefox with other operating systems. See Technical Specifications,
on page 56
Notes:
• To view streaming video in Microsoft Internet Explorer, set your browser to allow the installation of AMC and install
AXIS Media Control (AMC) on your workstation.
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• QuickTime is also supported for viewing streaming H.264 video and audio.
• If your workstation 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) decoder license for viewing H.264 video streams. This is automatically installed
with AMC. The administrator can disable the installation of the H.264 decoder, to prevent installation of unlicensed
copies.

Access from a browser

1. Start a browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox).
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 the AXIS Q1755
from the drop-down list.
3. If this is the first time you are accessing the camera, see Access from the internet, on page 8. 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.
Setup - Provides all the tools for config-
uring the camera to requirements.
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AXIS Q1755/-E - Accessing the Camera
Help - Displays online
help on all aspects of
using the camera.