User manual

AXIS P7210 Video Encoder

System Options

Note

There are four I/O ports for each group of video input connectors.

COM Port

The video encoder has one RS-485/RS-422 serial port. The port supports the following modes:

• Generic HTTP allows the video encoder to receive data and send commands via HTTP.

• Pan Tilt Zoom i s used to control a PTZ de v ice. The PTZ de vice requi res a driver. See for more information. Drivers can be

downloaded from www.axis.com

• Generic TCP/IPallows the Axis product to rece ive data and send com m ands via TCP/IP. Daisy chain server - Allow s Da isy

chain clients to communicate with the Axis product. See also RS-485/RS-422 connector, on page 43.

Select the desired Port Type from the drop-down list. For more information on Serial Port Settings and Daisy Chain Port Settings

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Port Status

The lis t on the System Options > Ports & Devices > Port Status page shows the status of the product’s input and output ports.

Maintenance

The Axis product provides several maintenance functions. These are available under System Options > Maintenance.

Click Restart to perform a correct restart if the Axis product is not b ehaving as expected. This will not affect any of the current

settings.

Click Restore to reset m ost settings to the fa ctory default values. The following settings are not affected:

• the boot protocol (DHCP or static)

• the static IP address

• the default router

• the sub net mask

•thesystemtime

• the IEEE 802.1X settings

Click Default to reset all settings, including the IP address, to the factory default values. This button should be used with caution. The

Axis product can also be reset to factory default using the control button, see

Reset to Factory Default Settings, on page 44

To identify the p roduct or test the Status LED, click Flash LED under Identify and specify the duration in seconds, minutes or hours.

This can be

useful for identifying the product among other products ins talle d in the same loca ti on.

For in

formation a bout ﬁrmware upgrade, see

Upgrading the Firmw are , o n page 45