User's Manual

AXIS M1043–W Network Camera

System Options

Note

The initial passwo rd can o nly be set once. If the password is lost, the Axis product must be reset to factory default, see

Reset to factory default settings, on page 49

UPnP

The Axis product includes support for UPnP

.UPnP

is enabled by default and the product is automatically detected by operating

systems and clients that support this protocol.

UPnP

can b e disabled under System Options > Network > UPnP

RTP/H.264

The RTP port range and multicast settings a re conﬁgured under System Options > Network > RTP .

The RTP port range deﬁ nes the range of ports from which the video/audio ports are automatically selected. For multicast streams,

only certain IP addresses and port numbers should be used.

Select Always Multicast Video and/or Always Multicast Audio to start multicast streamin g without opening an RTSP session.

Bonjour

The Axis product includes support for Bonjour. Bonjour is enabled by default and the product is automatically detected by operating

systems and clients that support this protocol.

Bonjour can be disabled under System Options > Network > Bonjour.

Storage

SD card

The SD card is managed on the System Options > Storage page. C lick SD card to open Storage Management.

Mounting is done automatically when the card is inserted or when the product boots. SD cards are normally preformatted when

purchased, but if needed, click Format to format the card.

Note

Do not insert or e ject the SD card while the product is running. The product will lose its connection to the wireless network.

Reboot the product to reestablish the wireless connection afte r the card has been inserted or ejected.

Format an SD card so that it can be written to one of two available options — VFAT and ext4. During the formatting any previous

data stored on the disk will be lost. The recommended format is e x t 4, due to its resilience against data loss if the c ard is ejected

or if there is a brupt power loss. A third-party ext4 driver or application is also needed to access the ﬁle system from Windows.

Note that most SD cards are pre-formatted with vFAT when purchased. The Check Disk option is used to check for errors on the SD

card and only works for the ﬁle system ext4. The Repair o ption repairs the SD card of errors in the ﬁle system ext4. For vFAT ﬁle

system use a card reader or PC to perform card maintenance.

Note

To prevent corruption of recordings, the SD card should always be unmounted before it is ejected.

If the card’s status shows as failed, click Check disk to see if the problem can be found and then try Repair.

To avoid ﬁlling the card, it is recommended to remove recordings continuously. Under Recording Settings, select Remove recordings

older than and select the number of days or weeks.

To stop writing to the share and protect recordings from being removed, select Lock under Recording Settings.

For more information, see the online help