User manual AXIS 26926R2

[. . . ] AXIS 212 PTZ Network Camera User's Manual About this Document This manual is intended for administrators and users of the AXIS 212 PTZ Network Camera, and is applicable for software release 4. 34 and later. It includes instructions for using and managing the AXIS 212 PTZ on your network. Previous experience of networking will be of use when using this product. Some knowledge of UNIX or Linux-based systems may also be beneficial, for developing shell scripts and applications. [. . . ] · When the port is selected automatically it will be displayed in this field. This can be changed by entering a new port number and clicking Save. RTSP The RTSP protocol allows a connecting client to start an MPEG-4 stream. Network Traffic Connection Type - The default setting is Auto-negotiate, which means that the correct speed is automatically selected. If necessary, you can set the connection speed by selecting it from the drop-down list. SOCKS SOCKS is a networking proxy protocol. The AXIS 212 PTZ can be configured to use a SOCKS server to reach networks on the other side of a firewall/proxy server. This functionality is useful if the AXIS 212 PTZ is located on a local network behind a firewall, but notifications, uploads, alarms, etc. , need to be sent to a destination outside the local network (e. g. to the Internet). SMTP (email) Enter the host names or addresses for your primary and secondary mail servers in the fields provided, to enable the sending of notifications and image/video email messages from the camera to predefined addresses via SMTP. If your mail server requires authentication, check the box for Use authentication to log in to this server and enter the necessary information. SNMP The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) allows remote management of network devices. Depending on the level of security required, select the version of SNMP to use. The three levels of security are: · SNMP V1 - includes no security. The community name can be specified as a password for read or read/write access to all supported SNMP objects. HTTPS must be enabled. 29 AXIS 212 PTZ - System Options UPnPTM The camera includes support for UPnPTM, which is enabled by default. If also enabled on your computer, the camera will automatically be detected and a new icon will be added to "My Network Places. " Note: UPnP must also be enabled on your Windows XP or ME computer. To do this, open the Control Panel from the Start Menu and select Add/Remove Programs. Select Add/Remove Windows Components and open the Networking Services section. Click Details and then select UPnP as the service to add. RTP / MPEG-4 These settings are the port range, IP address, port number (video and audio), and Time-To-Live value to use for the video stream(s) in multicast MPEG-4 format. Only certain IP addresses and port numbers should be used for multicast streams. For more information, please see the online help. Bonjour The AXIS 212 PTZ includes support for Bonjour. When enabled, the camera is automatically detected by operating systems and clients that support this. Ports & Devices I/O Ports - the pinout, interface support and the control and monitoring functions provided by this connector are described in The I/O Terminal Connector, on page 33. LED Settings The Status indicator LED on the front of the camera can be set to flash at a configurable interval (or to not light up at all) whenever the unit is accessed. Note that the LED does not flash when the stream is retrieved using MPEG-4 multicast. Maintenance · Restart - The camera is restarted without changing any of the settings. · Restore - The camera is restarted and most current settings are reset to factory default values. The settings that will not be reset are as follows: · the boot protocol (DHCP or static) · the static IP address · the default router · the subnet mask · Default - The default button should be used with caution. [. . . ] This is suitable for live video, as there is no point in re-transmitting old information that will not be displayed anyway. Unicast - Communication between a single sender and a single receiver over a network. URL (Uniform Resource Locator) - An "address" on the network. USB - (Universal Serial Bus) A plug-and-play interface between a computer and peripheral devices, e. g. [. . . ]