User`s manual

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 31).

Check the Enable recording button to enable recording from the Live View page. The recording 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 20.

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.

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