Instruction manual

AXIS 2400 Administration Manual Product Overview
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Features and Benefits
Ease of Use - The AXIS 2400 has plug-and-picture functionality - all you need to do is assign a
valid IP address. The only software required is Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.x (used Axis’ ActiveX
component - AXIS Camera Control), or Netscape 4.x or above.
Cost-effective - Increases image distribution with minimal connection overhead to provide a
reliable and low-cost resource for network imaging. Absolutely no hidden accessories; such as,
expensive software, management workstations or specific video cabling, is required.
Open Standards Environment - Supporting TCP/IP networking and Internet-related
protocols, SMTP e-mail and the HTTP Web protocols, the AXIS 2400 can be used in mixed
operating system environments; such as, Windows, UNIX, Macintosh and OS/2.
Simple Administration - Using a standard Web browser, you configure and manage the AXIS
2400 directly from its own Web pages. The AXIS 2400 also supports FTP so that snapshots can be
taken and saved remotely. When a new firmware release becomes available, you can batch upgrade
all of your Axis Video Servers over the network simultaneously with the AXIS ThinWizard.
Standard Image Format - The AXIS 2400 generates high-quality pictures in standard JPEG
format, which can be viewed using any standard Web browser.
Picture Updating - The on-board ETRAX 100 processor and revolutionary AXIS ARTPEC-1
Real Time Picture Encoder provides an amazing power-synergy to deliver up to 30 frames over
10/100MB networks.
Wide Range of Applications - The AXIS 2400 offers living video over the network for
enhancing and modernizing traditional CCTV systems - and much more.
The AXIS 2400 allows remote CCTV and video access directly from a standard Web browser.
Users can access live images or remotely control CCTV at any time anywhere. Accordingly, the
AXIS 2400 can be used for: verifying intruder alarms, traffic surveillance, in banks, parking lots,
factory monitoring, industrial surveillance, visual security systems, image archiving, etc. SMTP
e-mail is supported which allows images to be sent as e-mail attachments at predetermined times or
events.
External Device Connection -
The auxiliary inputs make it possible to trigger the AXIS 2400
from external devices, e.g. IR-sensors, switches, alarm relays etc.
Pan/Tilt Device Connection - Via an RS232 or RS485 serial interface, you can combine the
AXIS 2400 with a Pan/Tilt device for automatically adjusting the camera orientation.