AXIS 211M - Troubleshooting

 

Faulty power supply.

Check that you are using an AXIS PS-K power supply.

The

 

Status indicator LED is flashing red and the camera is inaccessible

 

 

 

 

A firmware upgrade has been inter-

See the Emergency Recovery Procedure above.

 

rupted or the firmware has otherwise

 

 

been damaged.

 

Poor quality snapshot images

 

 

 

 

 

Screen incorrectly configured on your

In Display Properties, configure your screen to show at least 65000 colors, i.e. at least

 

workstation.

16-bit. Using only 16 or 256 colors will produce dithering artifacts in the image.

Browser freezes

 

 

 

 

 

Safari or Firefox 1.4 (or later) can

Lower the image resolution.

 

sometimes freeze on a slow computer.

 

Problems uploading files

 

 

 

 

 

Limited space.

There is only limited space available for the upload of your own files. Try deleting one

 

 

or more existing files, to free up space.

 

Missing images in uploads.

This can occur when trying to use a larger image buffer than is actually available. Try

 

 

lowering the frame rate or the upload period.

 

Overlay/Privacy mask is not displayed

 

 

 

 

 

Incorrect size or location of overlay or

The overlay or privacy mask may have been positioned incorrectly or wrong resolution

 

privacy mask.

was used while positioning. Refer to the online help for information on the limitations

 

 

when using image overlays and privacy masks.

Motion Detection triggers unexpectedly

 

 

 

 

 

Changes in luminance.

Motion detection is based upon changes in luminance in the image. This means that if

 

 

there are sudden changes in the lighting, motion detection may be mistakenly trig-

 

 

gered. Lower the sensitivity setting to avoid problems with luminance.

 

 

 

For additional assistance, please contact your reseller or see the support pages on the Axis Website at www.axis.com/techsup

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Axis Communications 211M user manual Poor quality snapshot images, Browser freezes, Problems uploading files