User manual AXIS 216FD

[. . . ] AXIS 216FD Fixed Dome Network Camera User's Manual About this Document This manual is intended for administrators and users of the AXIS 216FD Network Camera, and is applicable for software release 4. 34 and later. It includes instructions for using and managing the AXIS 216FD on your network. Previous experience of networking will be of use when using this product. Some knowledge of UNIX or Linux-based systems may also be beneficial, for developing shell scripts and applications. [. . . ] The community name can be specified as a password for read or read/write access to all supported SNMP objects. HTTPS must be enabled. UPnPTM The camera includes support for UPnPTM, which is enabled by default. If also enabled on your computer, the camera will automatically be detected and a new icon will be added to "My Network Places. " Note: UPnP must also be enabled on your Windows XP or ME computer. To do this, open the Control Panel from the Start Menu and select Add/Remove Programs. Select Add/Remove Windows Components and open AXIS 216FD - System Options the Networking Services section. Click Details and then select UPnP as the service to add. 39 RTP / MPEG-4 These settings are the port range, IP address, port number (video and audio), and Time-To-Live value to use for the video stream(s) in multicast MPEG-4 format. Only certain IP addresses and port numbers should be used for multicast streams. For more information, please see the online help. Ports & Devices I/O Ports - the pinout, interface support and the control and monitoring functions provided by this connector are described in The I/O Terminal Connector, on page 42. LED Settings The Status indicator LED on the front of the camera can be set to flash at a configurable interval (or to not light up at all) whenever the unit is accessed. Note that the LED does not flash when the stream is retrieved using MPEG-4 multicast. Maintenance · Restart - The camera is restarted without changing any of the settings. · Restore - The unit is restarted and most current settings are reset to factory default values. The settings that will not be reset are as follows: · the boot protocol (DHCP or static) · the static IP address · the default router · the subnet mask · Default - The default button should be used with caution. Pressing this will return all of the camera's settings to the factory default values (including the IP address) Upgrade Server - See Upgrading the Firmware, on page 44. Backup - To take a backup of all of the parameters, and any user-defined scripts, click this button. If necessary, it will then be possible to return to the previous settings, if settings are changed and there is unexpected behavior. Restore - click the Browse button to locate the saved backup file (see above) and then click the Restore button. Note: Backup and Restore can only be used on the same unit running the same firmware. This feature is not intended for the configuration of multiple units or for firmware upgrades. 40 AXIS 216FD - System Options Support The support overview page provides valuable information on troubleshooting and contact information, should you require technical assistance. System Overview - is a quick look over the camera's status and settings. Information that can be found here includes the camera's Firmware version, IP address, Security, Event and Image settings and Recent log items. Many of the captions are also links to the proper Setup page to conveniently make adjustments in the cameras settings. Logs & Reports - when contacting Axis support, please be sure to provide a valid Server Report with your query. View Information - The Log file, the Server Report and the Parameter List all provide valuable information for troubleshooting and when contacting Axis support. [. . . ] The advantage of UDP is that it is not required to deliver all data and may drop network packets when there is e. g. This is suitable for live video, as there is no point in re-transmitting old information that will not be displayed anyway. Unicast - Communication between a single sender and a single receiver over a network. URL (Uniform Resource Locator) - An "address" on the network. [. . . ]