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AXIS 240Q Video Server
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 240Q Video Server, and is applicable for firmware release 4.30. It includes instructions for using and managing Liability the AXIS 240Q on your network. Previous experience of Every care has been taken in the preparation of this ma
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AXIS 240Q 3 Table of contents Product Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 AXIS 240Q Front Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 AXIS 240Q Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Using the video server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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AXIS 240Q 4 Security - HTTPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Date & Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Network - Basic TCP/IP Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Network - Advanced TCP/IP Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Network
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AXIS 240Q - Product Description 5 Product Description The AXIS 240Q is a fully featured video server for security surveillance and remote monitoring needs. Based on the AXIS ARTPEC-2 compression chip, it can digitize up to 4 analog video sources and make these available on the network as real-time Motion JPEG video streams, at a maximum frame rate of 5 (PAL) or 6 (NTSC) frames per second. Video can be viewed in 5 resolutions (up to 4CIF), and image compression is configurable. Up to 20 vi
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AXIS 240Q - Product Description 6 AXIS 240Q Front Panel Indicators - After completion of the startup and self-test routines, the multi-colored Network, Status, Power Indicators flash as follows: Unlit No connection. Network Green Steady for connection to a 100 Mbit/s network. Flashes for network activity. Amber Steady for connection to a 10 Mbit/s network. Flashes for network activity. Unlit When configured for “no flash” on camera access. Green Steady for normal operation. Can be configured
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AXIS 240Q - Product Description 7 AXIS 240Q Rear Panel The Serial Number is located on the label on the underside of the unit. Power adapter connector - A single socket for connection of the PS-K power adapter. I/O Terminal connector - The I/O Terminal connector provides the physical interface to 4 digital transistor outputs, 4 digital inputs and an RS-485 interface. See Unit Connectors, on page 44 for more information. Note: The I/O Terminal connector also provides an auxiliary connecti
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AXIS 240Q - Using the video server 8 Using the video server Installation Before the AXIS 240Q can be accessed it must be installed on your network. Please see the installation guide supplied with the product. Alternatively, download it from www.axis.com Accessing the video server The AXIS 240Q can be used with most standard operating systems and supports Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.x or later. For information about the AXIS 240Q and browsers please see www.axis.com/techsup 1. Start you
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AXIS 240Q - Using the video server 9 Notes: •To view streaming video in Microsoft Internet Explorer, you must set your browser to allow ActiveX controls and allow AMC (AXIS Media Control) to be installed on your workstation. If your workstation restricts the use of additional software components, the AXIS 240Q can be configured to use a Java applet for updating JPEG images. Please see the online help for more information. •User functions in the AXIS 240Q may have been customized to meet th
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AXIS 240Q - Video Streams 10 The AMC viewer toolbar (AXIS Media Control) is available in Microsoft Internet Explorer only and displays the following buttons: The Play/Stop buttons start and stop the live video stream. The Snapshot button takes a snapshot of the currently displayed image. The Snapshot function and the target directory for saving snapshots can be configured from AMC (AXIS Media Control), which is available from the Windows Control Panel (Internet Explorer only). Click the Vi
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AXIS 240Q - Video Streams 11 Other methods of accessing the video stream Video and images from the AXIS 240Q can also be accessed in the following ways: • If supported by the client, the AXIS 240Q can use Motion JPEG server push to display video. This option maintains an open HTTP connection to the browser and sends data as and when required, for as long as required. • As single JPEG images in a browser. Enter e.g. the path: http:///axis-cgi/jpg/image.cgi?resolution=CIF
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AXIS 240Q - Configuring the video server 12 Configuring the video server This section describes how to configure the AXIS 240Q and is intended for: • administrators, who have unrestricted access to all the Setup tools • operators, who have access to the Video & Image, Live View Config and Event Config- uration settings. The AXIS 240Q is configured from the Setup link, in a standard browser (see Technical Specifications, on page 51). Accessing the Setup tools Follow the instructions below to a
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AXIS 240Q - Configuring the video server 13 Video & Image (Administrator/Operator) Tools Settings / Options / Description Video 1 Image Make basic image settings; resolution, compression, color settings, rotate image, etc. Video 2 Place an overlay image in the video image. Set limits on the video stream time and Video 3 the frame rate. Video 4 Video Source Settings to modify the horizontal and vertical synchronization for the image from the camera(s) connected to the AXIS 240Q. Pan Tilt Zo
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AXIS 240Q - Configuring the video server 14 System Options (Administrator) Tools Settings / Options / Description Security Users Access to the video server can be restricted to defined users only (maximum of 20). The administrator has unrestricted access to the Setup tools and determines rights for users at 3 levels; Administrator, Operator, Viewer. IP Address Filter Once enabled, only the IP addresses shown in the list of allowed addresses will be permitted to access the Video Server. All
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AXIS 240Q - Video & Image Settings 15 Video & Image Settings The following descriptions show examples of the available features in the AXIS 240Q. For details about each setting, please refer to the online help available from each page. Click to access the online help. Image Settings Image Appearance Modify the Image Appearance to optimize the video images according to your requirements. All configuration of images and overlays will affect the performance of the video server, depending on t
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AXIS 240Q - Video & Image Settings 16 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 The Maximum video stream time can be set as Unlimited, or a maximum stream time per session in seconds, minutes or hours can be defined
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AXIS 240Q - Video & Image Settings 17 Quad Stream Settings The settings are the same as the individual image settings and are active only when the quad stream view is selected, see Image Settings, on page 15. Overlay/Mask Settings Overlay text Overlay/Mask Type Overlay/Mask Type allows you to Overlay image place an overlay, or up to three pri- vacy masks over the video image: • Upload and place an image as an overlay - usually used to provide extra information in the video image. • Place
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AXIS 240Q - Video & Image Settings 18 Overlay image requirements: Image Formats Image Size • Windows 24-bit BMP (full color) The height and width of the overlay image in pixels must be exactly divisible by 4. • Windows 4-bit BMP (16 colors) Overlay image limitations: • The maximum overlay image size supported by the AXIS 240Q is the same as the max- imum image resolution. See Technical Specifications, on page 51. • When a text overlay is also used, this reduces the amount of space available t
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AXIS 240Q - Live View Config 19 Live View Config Layout These are the tools for deciding the layout of the Live View page. The layout can be set in 3 ways: • Use Axis look - the layout is unchanged. • Use custom settings - modify the default page with your own colors, images etc. Click the Configure but- ton and see the following page. • Own Home Page - Upload and use your own custom made page as the default web page. Click the Config- ure button and see the following page. The other s
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AXIS 240Q - Live View Config 20 Upload Own Web Files Your own web files, background picture, color etc. must first be uploaded to the AXIS 240Q in order to be available for selection in the Custom Settings setup dialog. Once uploaded, the files are shown in the drop-down list. 1. Enter the path to the file, to e.g. a file located on your workstation, or click the Browse button. 2. Select the user level for the uploaded file. Setting the user access level means that you have complete contro
