Features And Benefits - Axis 2420 User Manual

AXIS 2420 User's Manual Product Overview
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Features and Benefits

The AXIS 2420 is completely independent of any other server and requires no
Ease of Use -
special hardware such as PC frame grabber cards, or viewing software. All you need to
view live pictures over your network is Netscape Navigator 4.x or Microsoft Internet
Explorer 4.x/5.x (used with Axis' ActiveX component or Java Applet). Whatever your
choice of browser, the AXIS 2420 supports complete Plug-and-Watch functionality; so, all
you need to do is assign a valid IP address.
Cost-effective - The AXIS 2420 provides a reliable and low-cost resource for high-quality
imaging over the network without the hidden accessories normally required by other
digital cameras; such as, expensive software, management workstations, dedicated
applications, video cabling or PC frame grabber cards. Use the AXIS 2420 as a night
watchman and exploit the downtime on corporate networks. With the AXIS 2420 there's
no need to install coaxial cabling - just use your existing Ethernet networks for remote
surveillance imaging - as well as for data communication.
Open Standards Environment - Supporting TCP/IP networking, SMTP, HTTP and other
Internet-related protocols, the AXIS 2420 can be used in mixed operating system
environments; such as Windows, UNIX, Macintosh and OS/2. It integrates easily into other
WWW/Intranet applications and CGI scripts.
Using a standard browser, you configure and manage the AXIS 2420
Simple Administration -
directly from its own Web pages.
Outdoor Use - The AXIS 2420 is a professional product supporting full DC-iris control and is
shipped without a lens - leaving you free to fit any standard C-CS type lens you like.
Installed into an appropriate outdoor housing, it makes an ideal remote monitoring tool for
outdoor use. Follow the accessories links for information on appropriate outdoor casings
for the AXIS 2420 on our Website at www.axis.com.
Sophisticated motion detection with in-picture alarm programming, and
Motion Detection -
multi-window triggering for professional remote monitoring over TCP/IP networks, or via
a modem.
In professional surveillance applications it's often critical for every
Standard Image Format -
recorded image to be of a high quality. That's why, in contrast to many inferior solutions
that simply store image changes from one frame to another, the AXIS 2420 delivers up to
25/30 (PAL/NTSC) full, high-quality frames per second. Your pictures can be viewed using
any standard browser and the data integrity of your recorded images is always assured.
Image Updating - The on-board AXIS ETRAX 100-LX processor combined with the
revolutionary AXIS ARTPEC-1 Real Time Picture Encoder provides an amazing
power-synergy to deliver up to 25/30 frames/second over 10Mbps or 100Mbps networks.