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AXIS 2120 User’s Manual Installing Your Camera to a Modem

Installing Your Camera to a Modem

The information in this section describes how to connect the AXIS 2120 to a serial modem

for transmitting images over a normal Dial-up connection.

Before You Begin

Before you can set up and access a modem-connected AXIS 2120 from a browser, you

must first create a local

connection to it. This connection is only required for the initial

setup, and can be created using the network or the supplied Null Modem Cable.

Using the Network

The easiest and best way to configure the camera for use with a modem is to first install it

onto a local network, if one is available. See Installing Your Camera on a Network, on page

12 for more information. You can then use the Wizards and Administration tools to

configure the modem connection and the application.

Using the Null Modem Cable

When there is no network available, the alternative is to connect a local computer to the

AXIS 2120 using the supplied Null Modem Cable. You then create a Dial-up connection

and establish the basic settings, using the Wizards and Administration Tools. See the

following pages for more information. This type of connection is only a temporary solution

that provides initial access to the camera. Once you have set up the camera for modem

access, then all configuration can be done via the modem connection instead and you will

not need to use the cable again.

Important!

Quick Start For Advanced Users:

Follow these abbreviated instructions if you are experienced with Windows Dial-up

Networking:

1. Connect the camera to the Ethernet Network if available, and use a browser to open the

IP-address you set for your AXIS 2120. Proceed to step 5. If no network is available,

use the Null Modem Cable and proceed to step 2.

2. Set up an existing session to 115.200 bps, using the physical COM-port to which you

have connected your AXIS 2120.

Please note that the Null Modem Cable is only intended for the initial configuration of modem applica-

tions when there is no Ethernet Network available. It is not possible to use the cable as a serial connec-

tion for using the AXIS 2120 as a "web camera".