User manual

AXIS Camera Station

AXIS Camera Station Service Control

AXIS Camera Station Service Control is the application that c ontrols the AXIS Camera Station Service. The Service Contro l is started

when the user logs on to Windows and is located in the system tray. In most installations, the Service Control’s default settings are

sufﬁcient, but in some cases (see page 49 for d e t ails ) the proxy settings will need to be adjusted.

Thesystemtrayiconwilldisplayservice changes, e.g. if the service is started

or stopped . There are three ways to open the

service control; double-click the icon in the system tray, right-click and select Open AXIS Camera Station Service Control from the

pop-up menu or from Windows Start > A ll Programs > A X IS Camera Station 3 > AXIS Camera Station Tools > Service Control.

In addition to modifying the server settings, the AXIS Cam era Station Server Control allows you to start, stop and restart the server.

See also AXIS Camera Station Service Administration, on page 61.

Modify Server Settings

To change service settings, check the box Modify server settings.

Click Restore Default Settings to restore the default values for the server, streaming ports a n d proxy settin gs.

Server Settings

Under Server settings enter the ports the server will use to co mmunicate with the clients. The stream ing port is used for video

streaming, for example se nding live video or playback from the server to the client. If there is a NAT or proxy between the server and

clients, the ports must be conﬁgured to let communication pass through.

Note

The server port number must lie in the range 1024-65534.