Axis Communications user manual Axis M3011 Glossary of Terms

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PoE (Power over Ethernet) - Power over Ethernet provides power to a network device via the same cable as used for the network connection. This is very useful for IP-Surveillance and remote monitoring applications in places where it may be too impractical or expensive to power the device from a power outlet.

PPP(Point-to-Point Protocol) - A protocol that uses a serial interface for communication between two network devices. For example, a PC connected by a phone line to a server.

PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol) - A protocol (set of communication rules) that allows corporations to extend their own corporate network through private "tunnels" over the public Internet. In this way a corporation can effectively use a WAN (Wide Area Network) as a large single LAN (Local Area Network). This kind of interconnection is known as a virtual private network (VPN).

Pre/post alarm images - The images from immediately before and after an alarm. These images are stored in a buffer for later retrieval.

Progressive scan - Progressive scan, as opposed to interlaced video, scans the entire picture, line by line every sixteenth of a second. In other words, captured images are not split into separate fields as in interlaced scanning.

Computer monitors do not need interlace to show the picture on the screen, but instead show them progressively, on one line at a time in perfect order, i.e. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 etc., so there is virtually no ‘flickering’ effect. In a surveillance application, this can be critical when viewing detail within a moving image, such as a person running. A high-quality monitor is required to get the best from progressive scan. See also Interlacing.

Protocol - A special set of rules governing how two entities will communicate. Protocols are found at many levels of communication, and there are hardware protocols and software protocols.

Proxy server - In an organization that uses the Internet, a proxy server acts as an intermediary between a workstation user and the Internet. This provides security, administrative control, and a caching service. Any proxy server associated with a gateway server, or part of a gateway server, effectively separates the organization’s network from the outside network and the local firewall. It is the firewall server that protects the network against outside intrusion.

A proxy server receives requests for Internet services (such as web page requests) from many users. If the proxy server is also a cache server, it looks in its local cache of previously downloaded web pages. If it finds the page, it is returned to the user without forwarding the request to the Internet. If the page is not in the cache, the proxy server, acting as a client on behalf of the user, uses one of its own IP addresses to request the page from another server over the Internet. When the requested page is returned, the proxy server forwards it to the user that originally requested it.

P-VOP - See VOP.

Resolution - Image resolution is a measure of how much detail a digital image can hold: the greater the resolution, the greater the level of detail. Resolution can be specified as the number of pixel-columns (width) by the number of pixel-rows (height),

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e.g. 320x240.

Alternatively, the total number of pixels (usually in megapixels) in the image can be used. In analog systems it is also common to use other format designations, such as CIF, QCIF, 4CIF, etc.

RTCP (Real-Time Control Protocol) - RTCP provides support for real-time conferencing of groups of any size within an intranet. This support includes source identification and support for gateways like audio and video bridges as well as multicast-to-unicast translators.

RTCP offers quality-of-service feedback from receivers to the multicast group as well as support for the synchronization of different media streams.

RTP (Real-Time Transport Protocol) - RTP is an Internet protocol for the transport of real-time data, e.g. audio and video. It can be used for media-on-demand as well as interactive services such as Internet telephony.

RTSP (Real Time Streaming Protocol) - RTSP is a control protocol, and a starting point for negotiating transports such as RTP, multicast and Unicast, and for negotiating codecs.

RTSP can be considered a ‘remote control’ for controlling the media stream delivered by a media server. RTSP servers typically use RTP as the protocol for the actual transport of audio/video data.

Router - A device that determines the next network point to which a packet should be forwarded on its way to its final destination. A router creates and/or maintains a special routing table that stores information on how best to reach certain destinations. A router is sometimes included as part of a network switch. See also switch.

Server - In general, a server is a computer program that provides services to other computer programs in the same or other computers. A computer running a server program is also frequently referred to as a server. In practice, the server may contain any number of server and client programs. A web server is the computer program that supplies the requested HTML pages or files to the client (browser).

Sharpness - This is the control of fine detail within a picture. This feature was originally introduced into color TV sets that used notch filter decoders. This filter took away all high frequency detail in the black and white region of the picture. The sharpness control attempted to put some of that detail back in the picture. Sharpness controls are mostly superfluous in today's high-end TVs. The only logical requirement for it nowadays is on a VHS machine.

SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) - SMTP is used for sending and receiving e-mail. However, as it is ‘simple,’ it is limited in its ability to queue messages at the receiving end, and is usually used with one of two other protocols, POP3 or IMAP. These other protocols allow the user to save messages in a server mailbox and download them periodically from the server.

SMTP authentication is an extension of SMTP, whereby the client is required to log into the mail server before or during the sending of email. It can be used to allow legitimate users to send email while denying the service to unauthorized users, such as spammers.

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Contents Axis M3011 Network Camera Axis M3011 User’s Manual Contents Axis M3011 Key featuresAxis M3011 Ceiling Camera arrow Springs LED indicatorsOverview LED indicators Color IndicationAxis M3011 Accessing the Camera Accessing the CameraAccess from a browser Setting the root password Access from the internetSetting the root password over a secure connection Click the Create self-signed certificate buttonFocus Lens adjustmentsAxis M3011 Lens adjustments Axis Media Control toolbar Live ViewGeneral controls Axis M3011 Video Streams How to stream MPEG-4/H.264Video Streams Axis M3011 Video Streams Axis Media Control AMC Alternative methods of accessing the video streamMotion Jpeg Video Video StreamAxis M3011 Video ImageCamera Settings Stream ProfilesOverlay Image Privacy maskLayout Live View ConfigAxis M3011 Live View Config Viewer Settings Events Event ServersEvent Types Axis M3011 EventsHow to set up a triggered event Axis M3011 Events Triggered EventPre-trigger and Post-trigger buffers HelpConfiguration example SettingsScheduled Event Camera TamperingMotion Detection Configuring Motion Detection Click Motion Detection in the Events menuSystem Options SecurityAxis M3011 System Options UsersDate & Time Basic TCP/IP Settings NetworkAxis M3011 System Options Advanced TCP/IP Settings Broadband Natisp routerQoS Quality of Service As the Internet. See the online help for more informationSmtp email UPnPSnmp v1/v2 Traps for Snmp v1/v2Bonjour MaintenanceSupport About Axis M3011 System Options Logs & ReportsAdvanced System Log Provides information about system eventsResetting to Factory Default Settings Using the Control ButtonTroubleshooting Axis M3011 TroubleshootingEmergency Recovery Procedure Checking the FirmwareAxis M3011 Troubleshooting Axis Support Network administrator to obtain an appropriate IP address Must obtain a new IP address and reinstall the unitARP/Ping commands Router to allow access to the cameraNot set to Decode only I frames Technical Specifications Axis M3011 Technical SpecificationsFunction/group Specification System Application Alarm triggersAlarm events Video access fromGeneral performance considerations Glossary of Terms Axis M3011 Glossary of TermsEtrax Ethernet Token Ring Axis Axis own microprocessor Half-duplex See Full-duplexVOP See VOP Axis M3011 Glossary of Terms URL Uniform Resource Locator An address on the network ARP/Ping Bit Rate Bonjour Buffer Size Buffers Action Buttons 11 Administrator Alarm 26Axis M3011 Index