Accessing the camera

AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E - Accessing the camera

The AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E can be used with most standard operating systems and supports Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.x or later, Netscape 7.x or later and Mozilla 1.4 or later.

The AXIS 215 PTZ-E Network Camera does not support audio and does not have I/O ports. All references in this manual to audio and to the I/O parts pertain to the AXIS 215 PTZ Network Camera only.

Note: To view streaming video in Microsoft Internet Explorer for Windows, you must set your browser to allow the AXIS Media Control (AMC) to be installed on your computer. The first time an MPEG-4 video stream is accessed, AMC also installs an MPEG-4 decoder for viewing the video stream. As a license is required for each instance of the decoder, the product administrator may have disabled the installation. If your workstation restricts the use of additional software components, the camera can be configured to use a Java applet for updating JPEG images. See the online help for more information.

Accessing from a browser

1.Start a browser (Internet Explorer, Mozilla, Netscape Navigator).

2.Enter the IP address or host name of the AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E in the Location/ Address field of your browser.

3.Enter the user name and password set by the administrator.

4.A video image is displayed in your browser.

Note:

User functions in the AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E may have been customized to meet the specific requirements of the application. Consequently, many of the examples and functions in this section may differ from those displayed in your Live View page.

Setting the Password

1.When accessing the 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.Enter the User name: root

Note: The default administrator user name root is permanent and cannot be deleted or altered.

4.Enter the password as set in step 2 above, and click

OK. If the password is lost, the camera must be reset to the factory default settings. See page 34.

5.If required, click Yes to install the AXIS Media Control (AMC). You will need administrator rights on the computer to do this.

Accessing the camera from the Internet

Once installed, the camera is accessible on your local network (LAN). To access the camera from the Internet you must configure your router/firewall to allow incoming data traffic. For security reasons this is usually done on a specific port. Please refer to the documentation for your router/firewall for further instructions.

For more information, please visit the AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS Service at www.axiscam.net or, for Technical notes on this and other topics, visit the Axis Support Web at www.axis.com/techsup