Axis Communications axis user manual Viewer Settings, User Defined Links, Output Buttons

AXIS M1143–L

Live View Config

Browser	Viewer	Description
Windows Internet Explorer	AMC	Recommended viewer in Internet Explorer (H.264/Motion JPEG).
	QuickTime	H.264.
	Java applet	A slower imaging alternative to AMC (Motion JPEG). Requires one of the
		following installed on the client:
		• JVM (J2SE) 1.4.2 or higher.
		• JRE (J2SE) 5.0 or higher.
	Still image	Displays still images only. Click the Refresh button in your browser to view a
		new image.
Other browsers	Server Push	Recommended viewer for other browsers (Motion JPEG).
	QuickTime	H.264.
	Java applet	A slower imaging alternative to Server Push (Motion JPEG only).
	Still image	Displays still images only. Click the Refresh button in your browser to view a
		new image.

For more information, please see the online help .

Viewer Settings

To configure options for the viewer, go to Live View Config > Viewer Settings.

•Select Show viewer toolbar to display the AXIS Media Control (AMC) or the QuickTime viewer toolbar under the video image in your browser.

•H.264 decoder installation. The administrator can disable installation of the H.264 decoder included with AXIS Media Control. This is used to prevent installation of unlicensed copies. Further decoder licenses can be purchased from your Axis reseller.

•Select Show crosshair in PTZ joystick mode to enable a cross that will indicate the center of the image in PTZ joystick mode.

•Select Use PTZ joystick mode as default to enable joystick mode. The mode can be changed temporarily from the PTZ control panel.

•Select Enable recording button to enable recording from the Live View page. This button is available when using the AMC viewer. The recordings are saved to the location specified in the AMC Control Panel. See AXIS Media Control (AMC) on page 10.

User Defined Links

To display user-defined links in the Live View page, select the Show custom link option, give the link a name and then enter the URL to link to. When defining a web link do not remove the 'http://' from the URL address. Custom links can be used to run scripts or activate external devices connected to the product, or they can link to a web page. Custom links defined as cgi links will run the script in the background, in a hidden frame. Defining the link as a web link will open the link in a new window.

Output Buttons

External I/O devices connected to the Axis product’s output ports can be controlled directly from the Live View page.

To display output buttons in the Live View page:

1.Go to Setup > Live View Config.

2.Under Output Buttons, select the type of control to use:

-Pulse activates the output for a defined period of time. The pulse time can be set from 1/100 second to 60 seconds.

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