User's Manual

AXIS Q1602 Network Camera

System Options

AXIS Video Hosting System (AVHS)

AVHS used in conjunction with an AVHS service, provides easy and secure Internet access to live and recorded video accessible from

any location. For more information and help to ﬁnd a local AVHS Service Pro vider go to www.axis.com/hosting

AVHS is enabled by default. The settings are conﬁgured under System Options > Network > TCP IP > Basic.

One-click e nabled - Press the product’s control button (see

Hardware Overview , on pa ge 4

) to connect to an AVHS service over the

Internet. Once registered, Always will be enabled and the Axis product stays connected to the AVHS service. If the product is not

registered within 24 hours from when the b utton is pressed , the product w ill disco nnect from the AVHS service.

Always - The Axis product will constantly attempt to connect to the AVHS service over the Internet. Once registered the product will

stay connected to the service. This option can be used when the pro duct is already installed and it is not convenient to use the

one-click insta lla tion.

AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS Service

AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS Service assigns a host name for ea sy ac ce s s to the product. For more info rm ati on, see www.ax isca m .ne t

To register the Axis product with AXIS Inte rne t Dynamic DN S Service, go to System O ptions > Network > TCP/IP > Basic.Under

Services, click the AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS Service Settings button (requires access to the Internet). The dom ain name currently

registered at AX IS Internet Dynamic DNS service for the product can at any time be removed.

Advanced TCP/IP Settings

DNS Conﬁguration

DNS (Domain Name Service) provides the translation of host nam es to IP addresses. The DNS settings are conﬁgured under System

Options > Network > TCP/IP > Advanced.

Select Obtain DNS serv er address v ia DHCP to use the DNS s ettings provided by the DHCP server.

To make manual settings, select Use the following DNS server address and specify the following:

Domain name - Enter the domain(s) to search for the host name used by the Axis pro d uct. Multiple do m ains c a n be separated by

semicolons. The host nam e is always the ﬁrstpartofafullyqualiﬁed domain name, for example, myserver is the host name in the

fully qualiﬁed domain name myserver.mycompany.com where mycompany.com is the dom ain name.

Primary/Secondary DNS server - Enter the IP addresses of the primary and secondary DNS servers. The secondary DNS serve r is

optional and will be used if the primary is unavailable.

NTP Conﬁguration

NTP (Network Time Pr otocol) is used to synchronize the clock times of devices in a netw ork. The NTP settings are conﬁgured under

System Options > Network > TCP/IP > Advanced.

Select Obtain NTP server address via DHCP to use the N TP settings provided by the DHCP server.

To make manual settings, select Use the following NTP server address and enter the host name or IP address of the NTP server.

Host Name Conﬁguration

The Axis product can be access ed us in g a host name instead of an IP address. The host name is usually the same as the ass ign e d DNS

name. The host name is conﬁgured under System Options > Network > TCP/IP > Advanced.

Select Obtain host name via IPv4 DHCP to use host name provided by the DHCP server running on IPv4.

Select Use the host name to set the host name manually.

Select Enable dynamic DNS updates to dynamically update local DNS servers whenever the Axis product’s IP address changes.

For more information, see the online help