User`s manual

AXIS 282/AXIS 282A - System Options

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SOCKS

SOCKS is a networking proxy protocol. The AXIS 282/AXIS 282A 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 Video Server 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).

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 a maintained level of

bandwidth, low latency, no packet losses, and so on. 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 bandwidth 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 reserve a fixed amount of bandwidth for these types of traffic, for example.

The following types of traffic are marked:

• live video

• live audio

• event/alarm traffic

• management network traffic

It is important to remember that

to be able to use QoS, your network must be properly

configured. If you are unsure as to whether your network is QoS aware, please check with

your network administrator.

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 informs the router or switch of the 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 hexadecimal form, but saved values

are always shown in decimal.