User manual AXIS CAMERA STATION 1.1

[. . . ] AXIS Camera Station User's Manual AXIS Camera Station User's Manual 1 Regulatory Information About This Document This manual is intended for administrators and operators of AXIS Camera Station and is applicable for software version 1. 10. Later versions of the document will be posted to the Axis Web site, as required. Previous experience of networking will be of use to the reader when installing and using this product. Legal Considerations Camera surveillance may be prohibited by laws that vary from country to country. [. . . ] Camera surveillance and saving recorded images may be prohibited by legislation that varies from country to country. Check the laws in your local region regarding the number of days recorded public images may be saved. Default save events in days Enable password protection If enabled, the Administration options, i. e. the different tabs available when you click File | Administration, are password protected. Users must also be defined as users in Windows own user database. The Users tab in AXIS Camera Station allows you to specify the cameras available to each user. Before enabling password protection, ensure that at least one user is defined as an Administrator under the Users tab, otherwise it will not be possible to access the Administration pages again! Server IP address This field must contain the IP address of the PC on which AXIS Camera Station is installed. · · If the PC is available over a WAN (e. g. the Internet) specify the WAN IP address. Otherwise enter the LAN IP address of the PC. 37 AXIS Camera Station User's Manual AXIS Camera Station Administration Enable Web server Enables the AXIS Camera Station Web service and makes it possible to view live images and recorded events from an Intranet or the Internet. The installation of the web interface will start when OK is clicked if this option is enabled. For information on setting up the web service, see AXIS Camera Station Web, on page 63. Selecting this option makes the server create a checksum for all recorded events. If recorded images are tampered with, i. e. images are changed or deleted, a warning is given when the recorded event is played back. Note that once this option is enabled, it will only be possible to play those images that have been watermarked, i. e. images that are not watermarked cannot be played. Enable File Control Check (watermark) Allow clients to update configuration Enable this if client users should be allowed to modify the current configuration from AXIS Camera Station Client. See AXIS Camera Station Client, on page 57 for more information. This setting allows you to view recordings as one large image in the playback window. If No is selected, the playback window will show the current frame in the center of the window with the four preceding frames above it and the next four frames below it. Specify the path to and name of the sound file (WAV) to play on alarms. Or click the search button to go Program Files | Axis Communications | AXIS Camera Station | Sound to select a new sound file for your alarms. [. . . ] · The camera has the latest firmware installed. If AXIS Camera Station doesn't detect motion or doesn't record, please check the following: · The background service is started: File | Administration | Start Server. · You have enough disk space available (minimum 2 Gb per camera). When a monitor is selected from the Main window, it freezes after a few minutes. [. . . ]