Axis Communications AXIS 221

AXIS 221 - Accessing the Camera

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Contents

Main About this Document Safety Notices Used In This Manual Intellectual Property Rights Legal Considerations Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Contents 4 AXIS 221 Product Features 6 AXIS 221 - Product Features Rear panel Overview Page 8 AXIS 221 - Accessing the Camera Accessing the Camera Access from a browser Setting the root password Accessing the camera from the Internet Focusing 10 AXIS 221 - Accessing the Camera The Live View page Page 12 AXIS 221 - Video Streams Video Streams Video stream types MPEG-4 protocols and communication methods How to stream MPEG-4 14 AXIS 221 - Video Streams The AXIS Media Control Other methods of accessing the video stream Other MPEG-4 clients 16 AXIS 221 - Setup Tools Setup Tools Accessing the setup tools from a browser 17 Video and Image Settings Image Settings Image Appearance Text Overlay Settings 18 AXIS 221 - Video and Image Settings Overlay/Mask Settings Overlay/Mask Type 19 Upload and use an overlay Overlay image requirements 20 AXIS 221 - Video and Image Settings Advanced settings Page Page 23 Live View Config Use custom settings 24 AXIS 221 - Live View Config Upload Own Web Files Own home page User-defined Links 25 Action Buttons Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) Output Buttons HTML Examples External Video Sequence Mode Event Configuration Event Servers Configuring Event Types Page Camera Tampering Motion Detection Port Status 33 System Options Security - Users Security - IP Address Filtering Referrals 34 AXIS 221 - System Options Security - HTTPS Security - 802.1x Page 37 Date & Time Network - Basic TCP/IP Settings IP Address Configuration 38 AXIS 221 - System Options Services Network - Advanced TCP/IP Settings DNS Configuration NTP Configuration 39 Host Name Configuration Link-Local IPv4 Address HTTP HTTPS Network - SOCKS 41 Network - QoS (Quality of Service) QoS Settings Network - SMTP (email) 42 AXIS 221 - System Options Network - SNMP Network - UPnP Network - RTP (Multicast)/MPEG-4 Network - Bonjour Ports & Devices LED Settings Maintenance Support Support Overview System Overview Advanced 45 About Resetting to the Factory Default Settings Using the Reset Button 46 AXIS 221 - Unit Connectors Unit Connectors I/O Terminal connector Page 48 AXIS 221 - Unit Connectors Power connections ~ = The RS-232 connector Troubleshooting Checking the Firmware Upgrading the Firmware Emergency Recovery Procedure Axis Support Symptoms, Possible Causes and Remedial Actions Page Page Replacing the lens Removing and attaching the lens Technical Specifications Page Page General performance considerations Optimizing your system Frame rates - Motion JPEG and MPEG-4 Bandwidth 61 Glossary of Terms 62 Ping - A small utility used for sending data packets to 63 Index A B C D 64 AXIS 221 - Index N O P R