User`s manual

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AXIS Q7404 - Using the Video Encoder
Using the Video Encoder
Please refer to the Installation Guide supplied with your product in order to install the AXIS Q7404 Video Encoder. The AXIS
Q7404 can be used with most operating systems and browsers.
Notes:
• To view streaming video in Internet Explorer, set your browser to allow ActiveX controls and install AXIS Media
Control (AMC) on your workstation.
• QuickTime
TM
is also supported for viewing streaming H.264 video and audio.
• If your workstation restricts the use of additional software components, the video encoder can be configured to
use a Java applet for viewing Motion JPEG.
• The video encoder includes four (4) decoder licenses for viewing H.264 video streams and one (1) AAC audio
license. The licenses are automatically installed with AXIS Media Control. The administrator can disable the
installation of the H.264 decoder, to prevent installation of unlicensed copies.
• Each AXIS Q7404 has four serial numbers and four IP addresses.
Access from a browser
1. Start a browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox).
2. Enter the IP address or host name of one of the video channels of the AXIS Q7404 in the Location/Address field of
your browser.
To access the video encoder from a Macintosh computer (Mac OSX), click on the Bonjour tab and select one of the
AXIS Q7404 channels from the drop-down list.
3. If this is the first time you access the video channel, see Access from the internet, on page 7. Otherwise enter your
user name and password, set by the administrator.
4. The encoder’s Live View page appears in your browser.
Note:
The layout of the Live View page may have been customized to specific requirements. Consequently, some of the
examples and functions featured here may differ from those displayed on your own Live View page.