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AXIS 210/210A/211/211A
Network Cameras
User’s Manual
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requirements for radiated emission according to limit B of About this Document EN55022/1998, and the requirements for immunity according to This manual is intended for administrators and users of the EN55024/1998 residential, commercial, and light industry. AXIS 210/210A/211/211A Network Camera and applies to firmware release 4.30. It includes instructions for using and Japan - This is a class B product based on the standard of the managing the AXIS 210/210A/211/211A on your network. Volu
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AXIS 210/210A/211/211A 3 Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Product features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Extra features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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AXIS 210/210A/211/211A 4 System Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Date & Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Network - Basic TCP/IP Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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AXIS 210/210A/211/211A - Introduction 5 Introduction This manual covers the following Axis Network Camera models: • AXIS 210 • AXIS 210A • AXIS 211 • AXIS 211A All instructions and information in this manual are valid for all four models unless otherwise stated. Product features The AXIS 210/210A/211/211A cameras are part of the latest generation of fully featured Axis Network Cameras, and are all based on the AXIS ARTPEC-2 compression chip. The most basic model of the four is the AXIS
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AXIS 210/210A/211/211A - Introduction 6 • Built-in web server that provides full access to all features via a standard web browser. • Built-in scripting tool that allows the creation of basic applications. For advanced functionality, the cameras can be accessed via the AXIS HTTP API (more info at www.axis.com/developer). Extra features DC-Iris (AXIS 211/211A only) The AXIS 211/211A features a varifocal DC-Iris, which automatically regulates the amount of light entering the camera. Tele/wi
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AXIS 210/210A/211/211A - Introduction 7 Overview AXIS 210/AXIS 210A AXIS 211/AXIS 211A Tele/wide puller Status indicator Status indicator DC-Iris control cable Focus puller Focus puller DC-Iris Underside Internal Microphone AXIS 210A/211A Mounting screw hole Serial number Control button Power indicator Network indicator Rear panel DC-Iris control cable (AXIS 211/211A) I/O terminal connector Power connector External Audio output microphone/line input Network connector (and PoE 210A/21
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AXIS 210/210A/211/211A - Introduction 8 Power Connector - For connection of the PS-K power adapter (included). I/O Terminal Connector - The I/O terminal connector provides the physical interface to one transistor output, one digital input and an auxiliary connection point for DC power. For more information, see The I/O Terminal Connector, on page 47. Network Connector - The camera connects to the network via a standard network connector. The camera detects the speed of the local network seg
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AXIS 210/210A/211/211A - Accessing the Camera 9 Accessing the Camera Follow the instructions in the AXIS 210/210A/211/211A Installation Guide to install your camera. The cameras can be accessed with most standard operating systems and browsers. The recommended browser is Internet Explorer for Windows, and Mozilla with other operating systems. See also the Technical Specifications, on page 49. Note: To view streaming video in Microsoft Internet Explorer for Windows, you may set your browser
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AXIS 210/210A/211/211A - Accessing the Camera 10 Setting the Password 1. When accessing a camera for the first time, the ‘Configure Root Password’ dialog will be displayed on the screen. 2. Enter a password and then re-enter it, to confirm the spelling. Click OK. 3. The ‘Enter Network Password’ dialog will appear. Enter the User name: root Note: The default administrator user name root is permanent and cannot be deleted. 4. Enter the password as set in step 2 above, and click OK. If the pa
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AXIS 210/210A/211/211A - Accessing the Camera 11 The Live View Page Depending on whether or not the Live View page has been customized, the buttons described below may or may not be visible. 1 To resize the video image, click the View Size buttons: half-size (x /2), full-size (x1), x2 or x4. Note that this does not change the video image’s resolution, but simply how it is displayed. Changing the View size is not available in Sequence Mode. The Video Format drop-down list allows the video f
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AXIS 210/210A/211/211A - Accessing the Camera 12 The Live View toolbar displays the following buttons: The Play/Stop button starts and stops the live video stream. The Snapshot button saves a snapshot of the video image currently being displayed. The Snapshot function and the target directory for saving snapshots can be configured from the AMC Control Applet in the Windows Control Panel (Internet Explorer for Windows only). Click the View Full Screen button to make the video image fill the
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AXIS 210/210A/211/211A - Video Streams 13 Video Streams The AXIS 210/210A/211/211A provides several different image and video formats. The type to use depends on your requirements and on the properties of your network. The Live View page in the AXIS 210/210A/211/211A provides access to Motion JPEG and MPEG-4 video streams, as well as to single JPEG images. Other applications and clients can also access these video streams/images directly, without going via the Live View page. Video Stream
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AXIS 210/210A/211/211A - Video Streams 14 MPEG-4 protocols and communication methods To deliver live streaming video over IP networks, various combinations of transport protocols and broadcast methods are employed. • RTP (Realtime Transport Protocol) is a protocol that allows programs to manage the real-time transmission of multimedia data, via unicast or multicast. • RTSP (Real Time Streaming Protocol) serves as a control protocol, to negotiate which transport protocol to use for the stre
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AXIS 210/210A/211/211A - Video Streams 15 Unicasting should be used for video-on-demand broadcasting, so that there is no video traffic on the network until a client connects and requests the stream. However, as more and more unicast clients connect, the traffic on the network will increase and may cause congestion. Although there is a maximum of 20 unicast viewers, note that all multicast users combined count as 1 unicast viewer. RTP/RTSP This unicast method is RTP tunneled over RTSP. Thi
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AXIS 210/210A/211/211A - Video Streams 16 Other MPEG-4 clients Although it may be possible to use other clients to view the MPEG-4 stream, this is not guaranteed by Axis. For some other clients, e.g. QuickTime™ the Video Object Type must be set to Simple. It may also be necessary to adjust the advanced MPEG-4 settings. To assess the video stream from e.g. QuickTime™ the following path can be used: rtsp:///mpeg4/media.amp This path is for all supported methods, and the client wi
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AXIS 210/210A/211/211A - Video Streams 17 Accessing the Audio Streams In addition to accessing audio in the Live View page using AMC, audio from the AXIS 210A/211A can also be accessed in the following ways: HTTP API You can read about accessing audio for the other protocols through the HTTP-API at http://www.axis.com/techsup QuickTime/Windows Media Player It is possible to use QuickTime and Windows Media Player to listen to the audio stream using the same methods to access video streams.
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AXIS 210/210A/211/211A - Setup Tools 18 Setup Tools This section describes how to configure the cameras, and is intended for product Administrators, who have unrestricted access to all the Setup tools, and Operators, who have access to the settings for Video & Image, Audio, Live View Config and Event Configuration. The camera is configured under Setup from a standard browser (see Technical Specifications, on page 49). Accessing the Setup tools Follow the instructions below to access the Se
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AXIS 210/210A/211/211A - Video & Image settings 19 Video & Image settings The following descriptions offer examples of the features available in the AXIS 210/210A/211/211A. For details of each setting, please refer to the online help available from the setup tools. Click to access the online help. Image Settings Image Appearance Adjust these settings to optimize the video images according to your requirements. All configuration of images and overlays will affect the camera’s overall perform
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AXIS 210/210A/211/211A - Video & Image settings 20 Text Overlay Settings Include date, time and/or text of your choice to be viewed on the image. The color of the text may be set to white or black, while background color may be set to white, black, transparent or semitransparent. The position of the text is set either to the top or the bottom of the image. Video Stream Define the maximum video stream time per session in seconds, minutes or hours. When the set time has expired, a new stream
