User manual

AXIS Camera Station

Overview

AXIS Camera Station is a complete monitoring and recording system for Axis network cameras and video encoders. AXIS Camera

Station is comprised of

• AXIS Camera Station Server — handles all communication with the cameras and video en coders and recordings. Each

server can communicate with up to 100 cameras/encoders.

• AXIS Camera Station Client — graphical interface enabl ing remote viewing and control from anywhere on the Internet or

corporate network

Several Clients can be connected to the same Server, and each Client can be c onnected to several Servers. See Multiple Ser v ers, on

page 6 .

AXIS Ca me ra Station One has all the basic features of AXIS Camera Station for one camera/vid eo channel.

Installation scenario. AXIS Camera Station Server, insta lled on a dedicated computer, handles the communication with cameras both

inside and outside the local (corporate) network. The cameras are monitored and controlled from two AXIS Camera Station Clients —

one on the local network and one connected via the Internet.

AXIS Camera Station Server

AXIS Camera Station S erve r handles all communication with the c ameras that are included in the system. It also handles recordings,

events and user management in the system. Once AXIS Camera Station Server has been installed on your computer, the Service

Control allows you to start and stop the server as well as modify server settings if needed. If AXIS Camera Station Server and any

cameras in the system are separated by a proxy server, you may need to open the Service Control to manually enter the appropriate

proxy settings. See AXIS C amera Station Service Control Help for more information.

An icon in the system taskbar shows if the service has stopped

, or is running . To modify server settings you can double-click

the icon to open

AXIS Camera Station Service Control, see AXIS Camera Station Service Control, on page 58 and AXIS Camera Station

Service Administration, on page 61.

AXIS Camera Station Client

The user interface is developed with a focus on ease-of-use and intuitive handling with navigation tools providing quick a ccess

to ca meras and recordings in the system. AXIS Camera Station is divided into six a reas called workspaces: Start p age, Li ve View,

Recordings, Camera Management, Logs and Conﬁguration.