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AXIS M1011/M1011-W/M1031-W - Accessing the Camera
Accessing the Camera
To install the AXIS M1011/M1011-W/M1031-W network cameras, refer to the installation guide supplied with your product.
The network camera can be used with most standard operating systems and browsers. The recommended browser is Microsoft
Internet Explorer with Windows, Safari with Macintosh and Mozilla Firefox with other operating systems. See Technical
Specifications, on page 41.
Notes:
•To view streaming video in Microsoft Internet Explorer, set your browser to allow ActiveX controls and install AXIS
Media Control (AMC) on your workstation.
• QuickTimeTM is also supported for viewing H.264 and MPEG-4 streams and for audio.
• If your computer restricts the use of additional software components, the camera can be configured to use a Java
applet for viewing Motion JPEG.
• The network camera includes one (1) H.264 decoder license and one (1) MPEG-4 decoder license for viewing video
streams, and (1) AAC audio license (AXIS M1031-W). They are automatically installed with AMC. The administrator
can disable the installation of the decoders to prevent installation of unlicensed copies.

Access from a browser

1. Start a browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox).
2. Enter the IP address or host name of the camera in the Location/Address field of your browser.
To access the camera from a Macintosh computer (Mac OSX), click on the Bonjour tab and select the AXIS
M1011/M1011-W/M1031-W from the drop-down list.
3. If this is the first time you are accessing the camera, see Access from the Internet, on page 8. Otherwise enter your
user name and password, set by the administrator.
4. The camera’s Live View page appears in your browser.
Note:
The layout of the Live View page may have been customized to specific requirements. Consequently, some of the
examples and functions featured here may differ from those displayed on your own Live View page.