User manual

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AXIS Q7404 - Live View Config
Viewer Settings
Check the Show viewer toolbar box to display the AXIS Media Control (AMC) or the QuickTime viewer toolbar under the video
image in your browser.
The administrator can disable the installation of the H.264 decoder included with AXIS Media Control. This is used to prevent
installation of unlicensed copies. Additional decoder licenses can be purchased from your Axis dealer.
Enable Show crosshair in PTZ joystick mode and a cross will indicate the center of the image in PTZ joystick mode.
Check the Use PTZ joystick mode as default box to enable joystick mode. The mode can be changed temporarily using the PTZ
Control Panel (see Control panel, on page 25).
Check the Enable recording button to enable recording from the Live View page. The recordings are saved to the location
specified in the AMC Control Panel (see AXIS Media Control (AMC), on page 11).
Action Buttons
Check the boxes to display the action buttons on the Live View page.
The manual trigger button can be used to manually trigger and stop an event. See Events, on page 27.
The snapshot button can be used to save a snapshot from the video stream. This button is mainly intended for use with
browsers other than Internet Explorer, or when not using AXIS Media Control to view the video stream. AXIS Media Control for
Internet Explorer has its own snapshot button.
Play audio clip section allows the user to pick an audio clip from a drop-down list and play it from the camera. See Audio
Clips, on page 16.
User Defined Links
User-defined links can link to web pages, or can be used to
run scripts or activate and control external devices
connected to the video encoder. Once configured, the links
appear on the Live View page.
To set up a link, check the Show custom link box, select
the cgi or web link radio button, enter the URL and a
descriptive name in the provided fields.
A link defined as a web link will open in a new window,
while a cgi link will run for example a script in the
background.
Example:
Set up cgi links to control a connected PTZ device from the
Live View page. In this example, the links will start and
stop a continuous pan and tilt movement.
1. Check Show Custom Link 1.
2. Enter a descriptive name, such as “Start
continuous pan”.
3. Select the Use as cgi link radio button and enter the cgi link in the field:
http://<ip>/axis-cgi/com/ptz.cgi?continuouspantiltmove=30,-30
4. Check Show Custom Link 2.
5. Enter a descriptive name, such as “Stop continuous pan”.
6. Select the Use as cgi link radio button and enter the cgi link in the field:
http://<ip>/axis-cgi/com/ptz.cgi?continuouspantiltmove=0,0
User-defined link