User Guide
Table Of Contents
- Cover
- Quick Installation Procedure
- Notices
- Table of Contents
- Product Overview
- Physical Description
- Installation
- Configuring the Video Server
- Using the Video Server
- Accessing your Surveillance Images
- Positional Control of the Video Sources
- The Log File
- PINGing Your IP Address
- Symptoms, Possible Causes and Remedial Actions
- Obtaining Updated Software
- Upgrading the Software
- The Physical Connector
- Camera Positioning
- CGI Parameters for Image Requests
- CGI Parameters for Pan Tilt and Zoom Control
- CGI Parameters for Preset Positions
- CGI Parameters for Serial Port Control
- Controlling and Monitoring
- Wizard Preconfigurations
- Client Applications
- Starting and Enabling the Editor
- Programming Script Format
- Commands
- Index
AXIS 2400/2401
Administration Manual Configuring the Video Server
33
Generic Driver Settings
Defining the purpose of the related serial port (COM1 or COM2) to Generic provides you with
the option to position the video source directly using: HTTP (CGI parameters) in a Web browser,
or a TCP client; such as, a Visual Basic application. Refer to Appendix D - The RS232 Interface for
details.
Important!
Configuring using FTP
As an alternative to configuring the AXIS 2400/2401 using a Web browser, the configuration
parameters of your unit can also be modified using the File Transfer Protocol (FTP).
FTP is supported by most operating environments and is useful method for quickly downloading
standard preconfigurations to one or several remote video servers.
Modifying the Configuration File
Follow these instructions to modify the configuration file using FTP:
1. In a DOS or UNIX window, type
ftp videoserv
, where
videoserv
is the name or Host
Name of your AXIS 2400/2401.
2. Login using the user root and the root password. Default password is
pass
. It is highly
recommended that your change the root password, since all Axis products are shipped with this
password as default.
3. Type
get config.ini
to access the configuration file.
4. Edit the config file using any text editor. In Windows 95/98 and Windows NT environments,
you can for example use Notepad.
5. Once the editing is complete, save the file as config.ini. Type
put config.ini
to save the
configuration file permanently.
6. To exit FTP, type the command
quit
,
bye
, or
exit
.
Tip!
The Generic icon
is displayed within the graphic interface only after the Purpose of the relative
Serial Port has been set to Generic. Refer to Purpose, on page 31 and redefine the purpose if the Pan
Tilt icon not visible, or a Pan Tilt icon is displayed next to the relative serial port icon.
To install similar settings on several units: simply make the correct settings for one unit, fetch via FTP the
config.ini file, and then use a text editor to remove the IP address and any other unique settings. You can
then download this file to all your units via FTP.