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TOOLS AND RESOURCES
Axis oers a variety of tools and information resources to help design IP surveillance systems.
Many are accessible from the Axis website: www.axis.com/tools
Axis Product Selector
This tool helps you nd and compare products from the Axis product portfolio. You specify product type, product
category and needed functions and will be presented all available products meeting your selection criteria.
Axis Accessory Selector Tool
This tool helps you nd the right accessories such as brackets, housings, power supplies and cables for your
specic camera application.
AXIS Design Tool
This tool helps you estimate bandwidth and storage needs for your surveillance project based on camera congu-
rations and surveillance scenarios.
Axis Coverage Shapes
An easy-to-use library of camera shapes for Microsoft Visio that lets you visualize camera coverage based on
camera eld of view and required resolution. Axis Coverage Shapes are available to Axis’ partners on the Partner
Pages: www.axis.com/partner_pages
Lens calculators
This tool helps you calculate the focal length of the lens you will need in order to capture a specic scene at a
certain distance.
AXIS Guide
The AXIS Guide is a version of the Axis product selector, specially designed for use on iPhone.
Technical guide to network video
Before setting up your own system, you need to consider what features are required. It is equally
important to consider factors such as performance, interoperability, scalability, exibility and
future-proof functionality. This guide will walk you through these factors, helping you to achieve
a solution that fully takes advantage of the potential of network video technology. To order a free
personal copy, visit www.axis.com/free_guide
Intelligent Network Video: Understanding modern surveillance systems
This 390-page hardcover book is authored by Fredrik Nilsson and Axis Communications. It repre-
sents the rst resource to provide detailed coverage of advanced digital networking and intelli-
gent video capabilities. Published in September 2008, the book is available for purchase through
Amazon, Barnes & Noble and CRC Press, or contact your local Axis oce.
Technical guide to network video.
Technologies and factors to consider for the successful deployment
of IP-based security surveillance and remote monitoring applications.