User manual

AXIS Camera Station

Network and Security Conﬁguration

If AXIS Camera Station Client, AXIS Camera Station Server and the connected network devices are installed on different networks yo u

mightneedtoconﬁ gure the proxy and/or ﬁrewall settings.

• If the client and the server are separated by a proxy server, the client proxy settings should be modiﬁed, see Client Proxy

Settings, on page 50.

• If the client and the server are separated by a N AT, ﬁrewall or similar, the NAT or ﬁrewall should be modiﬁed, see NAT

and Firewall,below.

• If network devices and the s erver are separated by a proxy server, the server proxy settings should be modiﬁed, see

Server Proxy Settings,below.

If your local network uses a proxy for Internet c onnection, you might need to conﬁgure the proxy settings to:

• register licenses using the automatic registration option (server proxy settings)

• check for and do wnload ﬁrmware updates (client proxy settings).

To prevent unauthorized access to the connected network devices, AXIS Camera Station has a high degree of security with multiple

access levels using Windows Active Directory, see User Permissions, on page 51.

NAT and Firewall

If there is a NAT, ﬁrewall or similar that separate s the se rver from the client you might need to conﬁgure the NAT and/or ﬁ rewall to

allowaccesstothenetwork.Makesuretheserverportandstreamingport(seeServer Port Conﬁguration, on page 51) are allowed to

pass through the ﬁrewall and/or NAT. For instructions, contact your network administrator.

Note

Some antivirus programs also block applications from accessing the network, similar to a ﬁrewall. To conﬁgure your antivirus

program to allow the client and/or server network access, refer to the documentation provided with your program.

Server Proxy Settings

The server proxy settings need to be conﬁg

ured if:

• AXIS Camera Station Server and the n

etwork video devices are separated by a p roxy server

• your network uses a proxy for I

nternet connection a nd you want to register licenses.

Devices outside of the local network. To access the devices on the other side o f the proxy server from AXIS Camera Station, you must

conﬁgure the server proxy settings.