User Guide

AXIS 209FD/FD-R/FD-R M12

Accessing the Camera

The network camera must be installed first before you can access it. To install the camera please see the

installation guide supplied with the product.

The camera can be used with most operating

systems and browsers. The recommended browser is Microsoft

Internet Explorer with Windows, Safari with Macintosh and Mozilla with other operating systems.

Notes:

• To view streaming video in Microsoft Internet Explorer, set your browser to allow ActiveX controls and allow the AXIS Media

Control (“AXIS Media Control” (page -7)) to be installed on your computer.

• QuickTime

and Real Player

are also supported for viewing streaming MPEG-4 video and audio.

• If your computer restricts the use of additional software components, it is also possible to use the Firefox browser, which does not

require extra components.

• The AXIS 209FD/FD-R/FD-R M12 includes one (1) decoder license for viewing MPEG-4 video streams. This is automatically

installed with AMC. The administrator can disable the installation of the MPEG-4 decoder, to prevent unlicensed copies from

being installed. Further licenses are available from your Axis dealer.

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),

simply click on the Bonjour tab and

select the AXIS 209FD/FD-R/FD-R M12 from the drop-down list.

3. If this is the first time the camera is accessed, see Setting the root password, on page 8. Otherwise

enter

your user name and password, as set by the administrator.

4. The camera’s Live View page is now displayed 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.

AXIS Media Control

The AXIS Media Control (AMC) is installed automatically the first time the camera is accessed

from Microsoft Internet Explorer. The AMC control panel is used to configure various video set-

tings, and can be opened by right-clicking on the video image in the Live View web page. Please

see the readme file included in the tool for more information.