Axis Communications AXIS 2420 Custom Web Pages, Customizing Procedures, Creating a New Home

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Custom Web Pages

The AXIS 2420 contains a re-writable flash memory file system that allows some directories and files to be changed by the root user, using FTP. This strictly non-supported product functionality makes it possible for advanced users and application developers to add their own Web pages, scripts, and other files to the Axis product.

Customizing Procedures

The existing Administration pages are stored in a compressed read-only area of the file system. If you intend to try changing these pages, you must adhere strictly to the instructions provided here and ensure that you DO NOT inadvertently change any files other than those featured in this section. Failure to comply with this notice may render your product unusable.

All files stored in the /etc/httpd/html directory are available through the product Web server in the virtual directory /local/. The URL to resident pages in the /etc/httpd/html

directory is http://IP/local/<filename>.htm

You can change the html files as and when you like, but remember that the available flash memory is limited. The number of times the memory can be written to is approximately 1 million.

Creating a New Home Page

Having created and stored your new custom Web pages in product memory, you then proceed to assign one of these pages as your default Home page in the AXIS 2420, as described below:

Caution!

Adding a new Web page to your AXIS 2420 is not something that should be undertaken lightly. Remem- ber: Axis does not support the personalization of product Web pages and strongly recommends that inexperienced users DO NOT perform such modifications.

1. Start a new FTP session to the AXIS 2420, by entering:

ftp <camera ip address>

2.Type bin

3.Navigate your way to the appropriate directory, entering:

cd /etc/httpd/conf/