AXIS 2120 User’s Manual

Troubleshooting

 

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Symptoms

Possible causes

Remedial actions

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Network indicator dis-

Faulty cabling.

1. To verify that the cable is functional, connect the cable to a

 

plays red.

 

known functioning device on the network and PING it from your

 

 

 

 

workstation.

 

 

 

 

2. If the cabling is OK and your network is reachable, you should

 

 

 

 

receive a reply similar to this:

 

 

 

 

Reply from <IP address>: bytes = 32; time

 

 

 

 

= 10 ms

 

 

The Active and Network indi-

Hardware failure.

Contact your Axis dealer.

 

 

cators are flashing every 0.5

 

 

 

 

seconds

 

 

 

 

Your AXIS 2120 works

Firewall protection

Check the Internet firewall with your system manager.

 

 

locally, but not externally.

 

 

 

 

 

Default routers required

Check if you need to configure the default router settings.

 

 

Slow image updating

The Internet site is too

Configure the AXIS 2120 to upload your video images to an FTP

 

 

 

heavily loaded

server or an ISP.

 

 

No image using Refresh

Requests for images of vary-

Ensure that all the clients accessing the images are using the same

 

 

and/or slow updating of

ing size and resolution place

image resolution and compression. For large numbers of clients,

 

 

images.

a greater demand on the

configure the AXIS 2120 to upload your images to an FTP server or

 

 

 

available file space within

an ISP.

 

 

 

the AXIS 2120.

 

 

 

Cannot access the con-

Modem not properly

Check the modem power supply and modem cable connections, and

 

 

nected modem.

connected.

ensure that the modem is configured appropriately.

 

 

 

Incorrect initstring.

Send command AT&F1 to return your modem to factory default,

 

 

 

 

and then try accessing the modem again. If this does not resolve

 

 

 

 

the problem, it is likely that your modem uses an initialization

 

 

 

 

string that is different from the standard ATZ command used by the

 

 

 

 

AXIS 2120. In this case, refer to the user information supplied with

 

 

 

 

your modem to find the unique initstring command for your unit.

 

 

A series of broad vertical

The CCD sensor becomes

Direct exposure to extreme sunlight or halogen light may cause

 

 

white lines appear across the

overloaded when the light is

serious damage to the CCD sensor. Reposition your AXIS 2120 in a

 

 

image.

too bright. This can happen

more shaded location immediately.

 

 

 

e.g. with sunlight reflexes.

 

 

 

 

 

Note: damage caused to the AXIS 2120 through over exposure to

 

 

 

 

direct sunlight or halogen light is not covered by the product war-

 

 

 

 

ranty.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Axis Communications 2120 Faulty cabling, Plays red, Workstation, Receive a reply similar to this, And/or slow updating