Datasheet

AXIS 210A/211A - System Options

for the video streams.

For more information, please see the online help .

Network - SOCKS

SOCKS is a network proxy protocol. The cameras can be configured to use a SOCKS server

to reach networks on the other side of a firewall/proxy server. This functionality is useful

if the camera is located on a local network behind a firewall, but notifications, uploads,

alarms, etc., need to be sent to a destination outside the local network (e.g. to the Internet).

Network - QoS (Quality of service)

Quality of Service (QoS) provides the means to guarantee a certain level of a specified

resource to selected traffic on a network. Quality can be defined as e.g. a maintained level

of bandwidth, low latency, no packet losses, etc. The main benefits of a QoS-aware

network can be summarized as:

• The ability to prioritize traffic and thus allow

critical flows to be served before

flows with lesser priority.

• Greater reliability in the network, thanks to the

control of the amount of band-

width an application may use, and thus control

over bandwidth races between

applications.

The QoS in Axis network video products marks th

e data packets for various types of

network traffic originating from the product. This makes it possible for network routers

and switches to e.g. reserve a fixed amount of bandwidth for these types of traffic. The

following types of traffic are marked:

• live video

• live audio

• event/alarm traffic

• management network traffic.

QoS Settings

For each type of network traffic supported by your Axis network video product, enter a

DSCP (Differentiated Services Codepoint) value. This value is used to mark the traffic’s IP

header. When the marked traffic reaches a network router or switch, the DSCP value in the

IP header tells the router or switch which type of treatment to apply to this type of traffic,

for example, how much bandwidth to reserve for it.

Note that DSCP values can be entered

in decimal or hex form, but saved values are always

shown in decimal.

For more infomation on Quality of Service, please see

the Axis support web at