Axis Communications 2100 manual Configuring the Audio Module, Admin Tools

AXIS 2100 User’s Manual The AXIS 2191 Audio Module 43

Configuring the Audio Module

The network camera’s administration pages provide all the tools required for successfully configuring the AXIS 2191. From the camera’s home page, click on the link to Administration Tools. A new page containing the tools will open. To complete the configuration of your audio module, follow these instructions:

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1.From the Admin tools, click External Devices. Select the AXIS 2191 Audio Module as the device to use. Click Save. Note: If you do not see External Devices, then your camera does not have the correct firmware installed and it must be upgraded.

2.Under External Devices, click Audio. This opens the configuration page for the audio module (see illustration below).

3.Select the audio mode. This can be:

•Full-Duplex (Talk and Listen Simultaneously)

•Half-Duplex (Talk and Listen)

•Simplex - Talk

•Simplex - Listen

This selection will depend on your application. See page 44 for more information.

4. Enter the number of clients that will be able to	The configuration page for the AXIS 2191.
access the application at any one time. Use this
setting to limit access if you only have limited
bandwidth available.

5.If you are using Half-Duplex mode, the Send option can be used to send audio from the client currently transmitting to all the other clients, and not just to the server end. Set to Yes to enable the function.

6.When using Half-Duplex, the Push-To-Talkbutton will be visible. Select the mode to use for this button. Selecting Toggle means that when the button is pushed it will remain so until pushed again. Instant means that the button will remain active (pushed) until released.

7.Adjust the Volume Out control until a satisfactory speaker level is heard. The Level Out LED can be used to check that there is audio being received. Note that both the

control and the LED are on the audio module itself.