User's Manual

AXIS M1043–W Network Camera
System Options
FTP
The FTP server running in the Axis product enables upload of new firm ware, user applications, etc. The FTP server can be disabled
under System Options > Network > TCP/IP > Advanced.
Note
This FTP server has nothing to do with the product’s ability to transfer images via FTP to other l ocations a nd servers .
RTSP
The RTSP server running in the Axis product allows a connecting client to start an H.264 stream. The RTSP port number can be
changed under System Options > Network > TCP/IP > Advanced. The default port is 554.
Note
H.264 vide o streams will not be available if the R TSP server is disabled.
Wireless
Wireless Network Status
To view a list of available wireless networks , go to System Options > Network > Wireless. The status of wireless networks list is the
result of a network scan and provides the following information:
• SSID is the name of a wireless network (or ad-hoc network).
• Mode shows the type of network, which can be Master (an access point) or Ad-Hoc.
• Security shows the type o f security the network uses.
• Channel shows the wireless channel currently in use.
• Signal strength shows the quality, the strength, of the signal.
• Bit rate shows the current bit rate in Mbit/s. This can only be shown for the access point currently in use.
Click Refresh to pe rform a new scan.
Access points with a disabled SSID Broadcast will not appear unless the Axis product is associated with it. Once the wireless
connection is established, the network the Axis product is cu rrently linked to is shown in blue. A network using unsupported
security is shown in grey.
Wireless Settings
The wireless s ettings control how the Axis product interacts with the wireless network. Apart from identifying the wireless network, it
is also possible t o e nable w
ireless encryption.
Select Enable congest
ion control to secure the wireless connection between the Axis product and access point in congested
environments, for example where there are many available networks and where many devices are using the same access point.
Congestion control uses a Request To Send/Clear To Send (RTS/CTS) handshake to reserve access to the w ireless media before
transmitting a packet. Using the handshake decreases throughput since it adds an overhead. In some situations, however, the
overhead of t
he RTS/CTS handshake i s lower than the overhead caused by collisions on the wireless media. Congestion control is
disabled by default.
Select Enable WLAN pairing button to allow the wireless Axis product to c o nnect to an access point by pushing a button on both of
the devices within a 120 second tim e window. During this time the devices will automatically discover each other and agree on a
co
nfiguration.
Make sure the access point also has push button co n fig uration (PBC) enabled and that the Axis product is not connected to the
network. After a successful pairing any WLAN settings set by the user i n the Axis product are overwritten. The WLAN pairing button
is enabled by default; deselect this option to prevent unauthorized WLAN pairing.
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