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AXIS 200+ and 240 User’s Guide AXIS 200+ and 240 Camera Server User’s Guide 1
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AXIS 200+ and 240 User’s Guide Quick Installation Procedure Quick Installation Procedure To get your camera server up and running on an ethernet network, follow these instructions: 1. Note the serial number found on the underside label of the camera server. The serial number equals the Ethernet address of the unit. 2. AXIS 240 only: Connect the camera(s) to the camera server. 3. Connect your camera server to the network. 4. Connect the external power supply.
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AXIS 200+ and 240 User’s Guide 2 About This Document Liability This guide is applicable for software releases 1.41 and 1.12 and above for the AXIS 200+ and 240 Camera Servers respectively. Every care has been taken in the preparation of this manual; if you detect any inaccuracies or omissions, please inform your local Axis office which can be found on the cover of this document.
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AXIS 200+ and 240 User’s Guide Table of Contents 3 Table of Contents Product Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 The AXIS 200+ and 240 Network Camera Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 The AXIS Online CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Installation Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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4 Product Overview AXIS 200+ and 240 User’s Guide Product Overview The AXIS 200+ and 240 Network Camera Servers With built-in Web servers, the AXIS 200+ and 240 offer easy and cost-effective solutions for interactive surveillance and remote monitoring. Connected directly to Ethernet networks, they provide a source for live color pictures over the network or even over the Internet. AXIS 200+ AXIS 240 The AXIS 200+ is a self-contained network camera with interchangeable optics.
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AXIS 200+ and 240 User’s Guide Product Overview The AXIS Online CD The AXIS Online CD provides an easy-to-use electronic catalogue, that includes all of the latest AXIS product software, utilities software, white papers, user documents, technical references etc. It can be used within all of the supported Axis computing environments. Startup Procedures for Windows The AXIS Online CD will autostart from a local CD drive on Windows 95/98 and NT platforms. Windows 3.
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6 Installation Summary AXIS 200+ and 240 User’s Guide Installation Summary You install your camera server in these steps: • Connecting the hardware • Assigning an IP address • Verifying the installation • Configuring the camera server • Adjusting the focus Connecting the Hardware Connecting the AXIS 200+ to a Mounting Assembly Fasten the camera server to the supplied mounting assembly and position it appropriately for your application. Note:The AXIS 200+ can be mounted on any standard mount.
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AXIS 200+ and 240 User’s Guide Assigning an IP Address Connecting the Camera Server to Your Network 1. Note the serial number of your camera server for future reference during the installation procedure. This is located on the underside label of the camera server. 2. Connect your camera server to the network using an Ethernet 10baseT connector. 3. Connect the power supply to the camera server. 4. Check that the Power indicator is constantly lit.
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8 Assigning an IP Address AXIS 200+ and 240 User’s Guide Using the AXIS IP Installer The AXIS IP Installer is a Windows 95/98 & NT program that sets the camera server IP address for you. It also allows you to access the camera server home page via a Web browser. The program is available on the AXIS Online CD and on the Axis Web Site at http://www.axis.com/ Installing the AXIS IP Installer 1. On the AXIS Online CD, click on the Software button. 2. Select the IP Installer and click Install.
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AXIS 200+ and 240 User’s Guide Verifying the Installation Important! Windows 95 only: When using the Windows 95 implementation of ARP, change the first line to: arp -s , where is the IP address of your Windows 95 host. Example: arp -s 192.16.253.80 00-40-8c-10-00-86 192.16.253.81 ping 192.16.253.80 Note: When you execute the ping command for the first time, you will experience a significantly longer response time than usual.
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10 Verifying the Installation AXIS 200+ and 240 User’s Guide 2. The Home Page of your camera server showing a snapshot just taken is displayed: 3. To further test your camera server, take some more snapshots. Simply click Reload/Refresh in your Web browser to do that. Note: Web pages are kept locally for fast browsing, and your browser may occasionally display a cached image as opposed to a newly taken snapshot. When this happens, simply click Reload/Refresh in your Web browser.
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AXIS 200+ and 240 User’s Guide Adjusting the Focus Adjusting the Focus AXIS 200+ Camera Server Your AXIS 200+ is delivered in approximate focus position, with focus set to infinity. The lens has rotational focus control. To fine adjust to close focus, carefully turn the smaller lens. If you cannot get a sharp picture, screw the smaller lens to its end and loosen the lock ring. Direct the camera towards a distant object and bring the camera into focus by turning the entire lens mount.
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12 Configuring the Camera Server AXIS 200+ and 240 User’s Guide Configuring the Camera Server You can configure the camera server via hyperlinks from its own web pages using any standard Web browser. Alternatively, you can configure the camera server using FTP. See the User’s Manual for more information on how to do this. Note: For the latest technical information, refer to the camera server Website at http://www.axis.
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AXIS 200+ and 240 User’s Guide Using the Camera Server Snapshots Throughout this user guide, an image generated by the camera server is referred to as a snapshot. The following information describes how to take a snapshot and also defines the various types of snapshots files that can be produced. Taking Snapshots For each snapshot taken, the camera server generates a JPEG file and stores it within its internal memory.
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14 Using the Camera Server AXIS 200+ and 240 User’s Guide These image files are available within your AXIS 200+ and 240. File name Description fullsize.jpg The standard resolution. Hardware generated in about. 0.5 seconds. halfsize.jpg Excellent for thumbnails. Hardware generated in about 0.3 seconds. lastshot.jpg The last snapshot taken, either a ‘fullsize’ or ‘halfsize’ snapshot. Primarily intended for software applications for archiving a buffered image. hugesize.
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AXIS 200+ and 240 User’s Guide Using the Camera Server Example
Axis Camera Server Page Welcome to the enlarged Axis Web Camera Demo
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In this example the width of the image has been doubled from normal fullsize 352 to 704 pixels and the height from normal (PAL) fullsize 288 to 576 pixels.
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16 Using the Camera Server AXIS 200+ and 240 User’s Guide In order to limit the memory overhead that this facility demands, no more than five clients can simultaneously activate a Server push link to the same camera server. Once this client threshold has been exceeded, a single snapshot image is produced for all additional clients that are trying to activate the link. ActiveX The Server push function is currently supported by Netscape Navigator only.
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AXIS 200+ and 240 User’s Guide Using the Camera Server Example
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