AXIS Camera Station Installation Guide
AXIS Camera Station Installation Guide Page 3 AXIS Camera Station Installation Guide Minimum recommended requirements Install AXIS Camera Station on a stand-alone computer dedicated mainly for running this application Hardware: Intel Pentium 4 with 2 GHz processor CD-drive 512 MB RAM Hard disk: 1 GB available space for installation NTFS file system XGA (1024 x 768) or higher resolution monitor AGP Graphic card, Direct Draw (for MPEG-2/4) with 32 MB or more memory 100 MB Ethernet with a static IP address
Page 4 AXIS Camera Station Installation Guide Overview This document will help you install AXIS Camera Station and configure it for your Axis Network Cameras and Axis Video Servers. A brief introduction to the functionality of the software is covered here, see the online Help or the AXIS Camera Station User’s Manual for a detailed description. The User’s Manual is available on the CD and on www.axis.
AXIS Camera Station Installation Guide Page 5 Network Configuration AXIS Camera Station can record and play back video from cameras that are connected over a LAN (Local Area Network) or over a WAN (Wide Area Network). LAN The cameras can be connected directly to the server running AXIS Camera Station using an Ethernet network.
Page 6 AXIS Camera Station Installation Guide See the User’s Manual for details, available on the CD and on www.axis.
AXIS Camera Station Installation Guide Page 7 Install AXIS Camera Station Software Install AXIS Camera Station on the dedicated stand-alone PC from where you wish to run the main administration of your cameras and video servers. 1. Insert the CD in the CD drive. If the installation CD does not auto-start, click autorun.exe in the CD’s root folder. 2. From the CD’s interface, click Software and then AXIS Camera Station ENGLISH 3. Click Open to launch the installation.
Page 8 AXIS Camera Station Installation Guide Note: If running Windows XP, you will need to permit the firewall to accept incoming requests from AXIS Camera Station Client when prompted. 6.
AXIS Camera Station Installation Guide Page 9 AXIS Camera Station Activation The first time you start the program you will be asked to register your license. Activate the software with your License Key The License Key can be used for only one current installation. Once registered, it cannot be used again. Do not request the access code to activate the software until AXIS Camera Station is installed on the target computer.
Page 10 AXIS Camera Station Installation Guide There are two types of upgrade licenses available for purchase at your local Axis reseller: • Additional camera license. • Software upgrade license. You can upgrade AXIS Camera Station for a limited time from www.axis.com and then extend the license. Licenses and the time period remaining are displayed in the software interface. MyAxis (www.axis.com/reg/) shows your registered licenses and activation dates.
AXIS Camera Station Installation Guide Page 11 2. Fill in the requested information. The License Key is found on the inside of the AXIS Camera Station CD casing. Click Activate. 4. You can now start using AXIS Camera Station. Note: If the connection to the Axis Web server fails while registering the software, you can register manually by following the instructions for No or low-speed Internet connection: Register manually. ENGLISH 3.
Page 12 AXIS Camera Station Installation Guide No or low-speed Internet connection: Register manually If AXIS Camera Station is installed on a computer without (or with low-speed) access to the Internet, you can acquire the Access Code that is needed to activate the software from the Axis Web site and enter it manually. 1. Click Grace period. 2. Enter the License Key and click Activate Grace Period.
AXIS Camera Station Installation Guide Page 13 3. You will see your Server ID (a code containing information about your PC), make a note of it. You will need the Server ID when filling in information on the Internet form for your Access Code. ENGLISH 4. You can now use AXIS Camera Station for 5 days. During the grace period you can receive the Access Code by using any computer with Internet access. Browse to http://www.axis.com/techsup/acs and fill in the requested information.
Page 14 AXIS Camera Station Installation Guide 6. Enter your Access Code. License Key and Server ID are filled in automatically. 7. Click Activate. 8. You can now start using AXIS Camera Station. Using the Demo version Another option is to install AXIS Camera Station as a 30-day demo version, which works with 4 cameras and includes Image Enhancer for one channel. Note: Demo version does not allow recording or live viewing in MPEG-4.
AXIS Camera Station Installation Guide Page 15 Configure AXIS Camera Station After installing the software, it must be configured for your cameras and video servers. The first time AXIS Camera Station is started, a search function automatically finds and installs cameras/ video servers on your network. If there are more cameras on your network than you have a license for, an Install Cameras dialog opens automatically.
Page 16 AXIS Camera Station Installation Guide Adding a Camera/video server to AXIS Camera Station 1.From AXIS Camera Station, click Options > Camera settings. Note: All settings can be found under Options. Only a few of the most essential settings are covered in this guide. See the online Help or User’s Manual for a full description. 2. From Camera settings, click on the Add button. 3.
AXIS Camera Station Installation Guide Page 17 4. Click on the desired camera/video server and then OK. 6. Click Link to Camera to verify that you can access the camera. ENGLISH 5. All pertinent information appears in the window. Camera Name is how the camera will appear in AXIS Camera Station. If you like, you may change the name to something more descriptive such as “Backdoor” or “Garage”. The change will only affect AXIS Camera Station and not the camera.
Page 18 AXIS Camera Station Installation Guide Note: The Camera Enabled box should be checked. If this box is not checked when registering a camera, recordings and live viewing are not possible 7. If cameras are set up to use a common user name and password, check the Use master password box under Credentials. If the camera has a unique password, check Use specific password and enter User Name and Password information.
AXIS Camera Station Installation Guide Page 19 Defining default camera views from AXIS Camera Station To define the camera views as seen from the main AXIS Camera Station user interface, click on Options > Views from the file menu. 1. Select the view according to the number of cameras you want to configure. Select view Select Frame rate and Image Quality 2. Specify the default view to display from the drop-down list when AXIS Camera Station is started.
Page 20 AXIS Camera Station Installation Guide AXIS Camera Station User Interface Green light = background recording service is running. Red light = background recording service is not running. Click to expand view The background recording service retrieves images from the connected cameras and stores them to hard disk. From AXIS Camera Station you can start or stop the background service, click File > Start Server or Stop Server or right-click on the AXIS Camera Station icon in the taskbar.
AXIS Camera Station Installation Guide Page 21 AXIS Camera Station Controls Select a view and you will get a window showing live images direct from the camera. It is possible to click in the image from Pan/Tilt/ Zoom cameras to move the camera or zoom using the mouse scroll wheel. No Live Images Click the No Live Images button to close the camera windows. Showing live images in the main window uses processor power.
Page 22 AXIS Camera Station Installation Guide Monitor When clicking this button, the I/O Status of I/Os defined in AXIS Camera Station are displayed. Monitoring I/O defines when events, such as an alarm or motion detection, should be triggered. Each I/O is shown on one line, along with a colored indicator: I/O • green indicator means the I/O is in its normal state • red indicates that the I/O is active, recording may be in progress depending on the setup.
AXIS Camera Station Installation Guide 4-camera playback Event Log Page 23 Here you can play recorded events from four cameras simultaneously. Select a date and time, and then press the search button. All the events found for the 4 cameras will be played starting at the specified date and time up to the present time. The event log shows all of the alarms and other events in the server. Click on an Alarm or Motion detection event to view. To open the full event log, select View >Event Log.
Page 24 AXIS Camera Station Installation Guide Pan/Tilt/Zoom and Audio controls These controls are only visible if the connected camera has PTZ capability or a connected audio module. Choose a camera from the drop-down list “Select a camera” for the controls to appear. Pan/Tilt/Zoom controls Click on the controls to steer the camera around. You can also click on the images to move the camera. (This feature is only available on some PTZ cameras).
AXIS Camera Station Installation Guide Page 25 AXIS Camera Station Client The AXIS Camera Station Client application is used for remote operations on client workstations, where you can perform the same tasks as from AXIS Camera Station using a similar user interface. Install AXIS Camera Station Client Software 1. From the client workstation, insert the CD and select Software then AXIS Camera Station Client. 2. Click Open to launch the installation. Note: 3.
Page 26 AXIS Camera Station Installation Guide 6. The first time you connect, this window will appear: 7. Enter the IP address or host name of the server PC where AXIS Camera Station is installed and, if required, the User Name and Password. 8. Click OK. Notes: • • When working with more one than one AXIS Camera Station, a list of recently accessed Camera Stations is available in the File menu. If there are problems connecting to the server, click Test connection to troubleshoot the problem.
AXIS Camera Station Installation Guide Page 27 AXIS Camera Station Web Application A web browser can be used on client workstations to view cameras and perform simple operations, such as review or playback recordings. Once the AXIS Camera Station Web Access has been enabled in AXIS Camera Station under Options > General > General settings, clients can access camera views from a browser by typing http:///VideoWeb in the Address field Example: http://10.13.6.
AXIS Camera Station Installation Guide Rev. 4.0 Copyright © Axis Communications AB, 2004-2006 May 2006 Part No.
