User`s manual

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AXIS 206 - Configuration
Overview of the Setup tools
Basic Configuration
The links under Basic Configuration are shortcuts providing a convenient way of making
the basic settings the first time the unit is configured.
Video & Image
Live View Config
System Options
Tools Description
Instructions General Instructions
Users See System Options > Security > Users below
TCP/IP See System Options > Network > TCP/IP below.
Date & Time See System Options > Date & Time below
Video & Image See Video & Image below
Wireless (AXIS 206W only) See System Options > Network > Wireless below.
Tools Settings Description
Video & Image Image Appearance Basic settings - resolution, compression, image rotation, color, brightness and sharpness.
Overlay Settings Add a text overlay to the video image.
Video Stream Used to limit the video stream display time and frame rate.
Advanced Lighting Conditions White balance and exposure control settings.
Tools Description
Layout Customize the Live View page. Set your preferred method of viewing moving images.
HTML Examples Add live video from the AXIS 206 to your own web site, or to an HTML page on your local hard disk.
Tools Settings / Options / Description
Users Access to the camera can be restricted to defined users only (maximum 20). An administra-
tor has unrestricted access to the Setup tools and can determine rights for all other users;
Administrators or Viewers.
Date & Time Define the date and time settings for your camera, manually or automatically.
Network TCP/IP Specify IP address configuration, DNS configuration, Host Name configuration, Notification
of changes to the IP address. Register/unregister for the AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS Service
Specify the HTTP port. Set network traffic preferences (AXIS 206/AXIS 206M only).
Wireless
(AXIS 206W only)
Provides access to the wireless connection settings. These settings are the same as those in
the AXIS Setup Tool (see page 15).
SMTP Specify the host names or addresses for your primary and secondary mail servers in the
fields provided to allow the camera to send email notification of IP address changes.
UPnP The AXIS 206 includes support for UPnP. Enter a user-friendly name for the camera. UPnP is
enabled by default.
LED settings The Status LED can be made to flash whenever the camera is accessed.
Maintenance Functions for restarting the camera, restoring settings, upgrading the camera, backing up
and restoring configurations.
Support Support Overview Links to the Troubleshooting guide, the Server report and Axis Support Service.
Logs & Reports Generate Logs (all log information is shown in one file), reports (information about the
camera’s status) and a parameter list.
About Link to the source code for the Linux kernel, Boa and more.