Axis Communications 2100 user manual

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User’s Guide R2.0
AXIS 2100
Network Camera
Now with support for AXIS 2191 Audio Module!

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AXIS 2100 User’s Guide 2 Liability About This Document This document is intended for administrators and users of Every care has been taken in the preparation of this manual; if the AXIS 2100 Network Camera, and is applicable for you detect any inaccuracies or omissions, please inform your firmware release 2.30. Although many of the operational local Axis office. Axis Communications AB cannot be held aspects of the product are described in the on-line help, this responsible for any technica

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AXIS 2100 User’s Guide 3 Table of Contents Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Features and Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Physical Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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AXIS 2100 User’s Guide 4 PINGing Your IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Problems, Possible Causes and Remedial Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Appendix B - Other IP Setup Methods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Using the AXIS IP Installer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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AXIS 2100 User’s Guide Overview 5 Overview The AXIS 2100 is a digital TCP/IP network camera that includes all of the required networking connectivity for distributing images or live video over an intranet, or the Internet. With its own built-in Web server, it allows high-quality remote surveillance images to be viewed directly from any browser on the network, and provides full Web-based control of the various management and configuration functions. Use the camera for intruder detection, p

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Overview AXIS 2100 User’s Guide 6 Features and Benefits Easy to Use - The AXIS 2100 is completely independent of any other server and requires no other special hardware or software such as PC frame grabber cards or viewing software. All you need is Netscape Navigator 4.x or above. Alternatively, you can use the Axis ActiveX component for Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.x or above. If your computer does not allow you to use ActiveX components, use the Java Applet instead. The AXIS 2100 has c

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AXIS 2100 User’s Guide Overview 7 ISP and Modem - The Point to Point Protocol (PPP) support allows you to use your AXIS 2100 remotely over a serial link, just as if it were located on your local network. Initially setting up the unit using a computer connected by the supplied Null Modem cable, you can quickly configure the unit for remote use using an external modem; whereby your video images can even be uploaded to your preferred Internet Service Provider (ISP) to allow global access to

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Physical Description AXIS 2100 User’s Guide 8 Physical Description Read the following information to familiarize yourself with the AXIS 2100, making particular note of where the connectors and indicators are located. This information provides a useful reference during the installation of the product. Front Panel Status Indicator Used in conjunction with the Focus Assistant, this multi-colored indicator can be config- ured for use as a local focusing aid (for further details please refer to

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AXIS 2100 User’s Guide Physical Description 9 Rear Panel Power Indicator Network Indicator Normally lit when After completion of the startup and self test routines, this Network Connector power is applied. If it multi-colored indicator flashes independently, as follows: The AXIS 2100 is designed is not lit, or it flashes, for 10 Mbps Ethernet and • yellow - activity on a 10Mbps network there is a problem 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet • green - activity on a 100Mbps network with the AXIS 210

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Assembling Your Camera AXIS 2100 User’s Guide 10 Assembling Your Camera The information provided in this section will help you unpack and assemble your product; you are then ready to proceed with the installation and configuration of the product into your application environment, as described in the following sections of this document. Checking the Hardware Inventory Unpack and check all the items against the itemized list below. You should contact your dealer immediately if you find anyt

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AXIS 2100 User’s Guide Installing Your Camera on a Network 11 Installing Your Camera on a Network • Macintosh users - Please refer to Notes for Macintosh Users, on page 56. • Easy installation - Use The AXIS IP Installer. See Using the AXIS IP Installer, on page 55. • Quick installation- Follow the instructions below to install the AXIS 2100 on an Ethernet network. Quick Installation Procedure Follow the instructions below to quickly install the AXIS 2100 onto an Ethernet network: Important!

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Installing Your Camera on a Network AXIS 2100 User’s Guide 12 ❸ Connect an Ethernet cable to your AXIS 2100 and attach it to the network. ❹ Attach the external Power Supply to the unit and connect it to your local mains supply. ❺ Approximately 10-15 seconds after connecting the power sup- ply, the message ‘Reply from 172.21.1.200...’ - or similar, is returned in the Command Prompt. Ensure that the Power Indicator is permanently lit and that the Network Indicator Power Indicator flashes i

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AXIS 2100 User’s Guide Installing Your Camera on a Network 13 Verifying the Installation From Your Browser Having completed the installation procedure above, you should then verify the connection between the AXIS 2100 and the network, as follows: 1. Start your browser (see note below) and enter the name or IP address of your camera: Example! http://172.21.1.200 The Home Page for your AXIS 2100 is now displayed: 2. Continue the setup and configure your application using the Installation Wiz

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Using Your Camera with a Modem AXIS 2100 User’s Guide 14 Using Your Camera with a Modem The information in this section describes how to set up the AXIS 2100 for use with a serial modem for transmitting images over a standard Dial-up connection. Initial Steps Before you can set up and access a modem-connected AXIS 2100 from a browser, you must first create a local connection to it. This connection is only required for the initial setup, and can be created using the network or the supplied

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AXIS 2100 User’s Guide Using Your Camera with a Modem 15 2. Set up an existing session to 115 200bps, using the physical COM port to which you have connected your AXIS 2100. 3. Log on with user ID root and password pass. The phone number you enter are irrelevant at log on and you should thus use dummy numbers for completing these dialogs. 4. Start your Dial-up Networking session and enter any URL: the AXIS 2100 emulates a DNS server and will respond to this regardless. 5. Start the Insta

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Using Your Camera with a Modem AXIS 2100 User’s Guide 16 Connecting Your Computer Using the Null Modem Cable Important! • The information and screen examples shown in this section are from Windows NT. Although similar to the Dial-up implementations in other Windows versions, small differences in the dialog instructions for other oper- ating systems should be expected. Refer to your system information for further information on creating a Dial-up modem connection if you are using any other o

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AXIS 2100 User’s Guide Using Your Camera with a Modem 17 Creating a Dial-up Networking Connection To create a Dial-up networking connection to your AXIS 2100, follow these steps: ❶ Double-click My Computer and then double-click the Dial-Up Networking icon. ❷ Double-click the Make New Connection icon. ❸ Provide the connection with a name (AxisCamera is the name used in the subsequent examples). ❹ From the drop down list, select the Standard Modem previously created for the AXIS 2100 a

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Using Your Camera with a Modem AXIS 2100 User’s Guide 18 Refining the Dial-up Networking Properties Having created the Dial-up connection for your AXIS 2100, follow the steps below to refine the connection properties: ❺ Click TCP/IP settings and then check ❶ From the Dial-up Networking dialog, right click the dedicated the Server assigned IP address, and Server Dial-up connection previously created for you camera assigned name server addresses radio (AxisCamera was the connection create

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AXIS 2100 User’s Guide Using Your Camera with a Modem 19 Verifying the Modem Connection Having initiated your Dial-up connection, as described above, you can quickly check the connection by accessing the AXIS 2100 with a standard Web browser; such as Netscape or Internet Explorer as follows: ❶ Since the AXIS 2100 emulates a DNS server, type in any URL containing a period into your browser to display the AXIS 2100 Home Page, as shown here. ❷ Now configure the unit using the Installation W

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Configuring Your Camera AXIS 2100 User’s Guide 20 Configuring Your Camera Important! Javascript must be enabled in your Web browser for the AXIS 2100 Web-based interface to work. Before You Begin Successful installation of the product is prerequisite to configuring the unit; therefore, it is recommended that you read the following information before commencing with this section: • Choosing Your Application, on page 26, and then... • Installing Your Camera on a Network, on page 11...or • Usi