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14AXIS 221 - Video Streams

Unicasting should be used for video-on-demand broadcasting, so that there is no video traffic on the network until a client connects and requests the stream. However, as more and more unicast clients connect, the traffic on the network will increase and may cause congestion. Although there is a maximum of 20 unicast viewers, note that all multicast users combined count as 1 unicast viewer.

RTP/RTSP

This unicast method is RTP tunneled over RTSP. This can be used to exploit the fact that it is relatively simple to configure firewalls to allow RTSP traffic.

RTP/RTSP/HTTP or RTP/RTSP/HTTPS

These two methods can also be used to traverse firewalls. Firewalls are commonly configured to allow the HTTP protocol, thus allowing RTP to be tunneled.

The AXIS Media Control

The recommended method of accessing live video (MPEG-4 and/or Motion JPEG) from the AXIS 221 is to use the AXIS Media Control (AMC) in Microsoft Internet Explorer for Windows. This ActiveX component is automatically installed on first use, after which it can be configured by opening the AMC Control Panel applet from the Windows Control Panel. Alternatively, right-click the video image in Internet Explorer.

Other methods of accessing the video stream

Video/images from the AXIS 221 can also be accessed in the following ways:

•If supported by the client, the AXIS 221 can use Motion JPEG server push to display video. This option maintains an open HTTP connection to the browser and sends data as and when required, for as long as required.

•As single JPEG images in a browser. Enter e.g. the path: http://<IP address>/axis-cgi/jpg/image.cgi?resolution=320x240

•Windows Media Player. This requires AMC and the MPEG-4 decoder to be installed. The paths that can be used are listed below in the order of preference.

•Unicast via RTP: axrtpu://<IP address>/mpeg4/media.amp

•Unicast via RTSP: axrtsp://<IP address>/mpeg4/media.amp

•Unicast via RTSP, tunneled via HTTP: axrtsphttp://<IP address>/mpeg4/media.amp

•Unicast via RTSP, tunneled via HTTPS: axrtsphttps://<IP address>/mpeg4/media.amp

•Multicast: axrtpm://<IP address>/mpeg4/media.amp

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Contents

Axis 221 Network Camera User’s Manual About this Document Contents Axis Product Features Overview Rear panel LED indicators Network Accessing the Camera Access from a browser Focusing Setting the root passwordAccessing the camera from the Internet Live View Axis 221 Accessing the Camera Motion Jpeg Video StreamsVideo stream types How to stream MPEG-4 MPEG-4 protocols and communication methods RTP/RTSP/HTTP or RTP/RTSP/HTTPS Other methods of accessing the video streamAxis Media Control Other MPEG-4 clients Setup Tools Accessing the setup tools from a browser Text Overlay Settings Video and Image SettingsImage Settings Image Appearance Test Overlay/Mask SettingsVideo Stream Overlay/Mask Type Upload and use an overlay Overlay image requirements Advanced settings Camera settings MPEG-4 Settings Mjpeg Settings Live View Config Use custom settings User-defined Links Upload Own Web FilesOwn home Example Action Buttons Default Video FormatDefault Viewer Output Buttons Html Examples Sequence ModeViewer settings External Video Definitions Event ConfigurationEvent Servers Triggered Event Configuring Event TypesHow to set up a triggered event Click Add triggered... on the Event Types Pre-trigger and Post-trigger buffers Scheduled Event Settings Camera Tampering Motion Detection Port Status History Sensitivity Security IP Address Filtering System OptionsSecurity Users Referrals Security Https Security Authentication process CA servers Date & Time Network Basic TCP/IP SettingsIP Address Configuration DNS Configuration Network Advanced TCP/IP SettingsServices NTP Configuration NAT Traversal Host Name ConfigurationLink-Local IPv4 Address Network Socks Network Traffic Network Smtp email Network QoS Quality of ServiceQoS Settings Network RTP Multicast/MPEG-4 Network SnmpNetwork UPnP Network Bonjour Support LED SettingsMaintenance Support Overview Advanced Logs & Reports About Resetting to the Factory Default SettingsUsing the Reset Button Unit Connectors Terminal connector Terminal connector pinout table Terminal connector schematic diagram Schematic Diagram Power terminal block and power connectors Power connectionsPower connector block RS-232 connector Checking the Firmware TroubleshootingBasic Configuration Upgrading the Firmware Emergency Recovery Procedure Axis Support Symptoms, Possible Causes and Remedial Actions Problems setting the IP address Video/Image problems general Status and Network indicator LEDs are flashing red rapidly Replacing the lens Removing and attaching the lens Technical Specifications Frame rate Casing Applications General performance considerations Optimizing your system Frame rates Motion Jpeg and MPEG-4 Bandwidth Glossary of Terms Page Index Axis 221 Index Rtsp