User`s manual

AXIS 216FD/FD-V - System Options

Network Traffic - Connection Type - the default setting is Auto-negotiate, which means that

the correct speed is automatically selected. If necessary, you can set the connection speed

by selecting it from the drop-down list.

Maximum bandwidth - to minimize the impact

on other services running on your

network, it is possible to configure the maximum network bandwidth the product uses.

Specify the maximum bandwidth (in Mbit/s or kbit/s) allowed, or set to Unlimited.

SOCKS

SOCKS is a networking proxy protocol. The Axis ne

twork camera can be configured to use

a SOCKS server to reach networks on the other side of a firewall/proxy server. This

functionality is useful if the network camera is located on a local network behind a

firewall, and notifications, uploads, alarms, and such need to be sent to a destination

outside the local network (such as the Internet).

QoS (Quality of Service)

Quality of Service (QoS) guarantees a certain level

of a specified resource to selected traffic

on a network. Quality can be defined as a maintained level of bandwidth, low latency, and

no packet losses. The main benefits of a QoS-aware network can be summarized as:

• The ability to prioritize traffic and thus allow critical flows to be served before

flows with

lesser priority.

• Greater reliability in the network, thanks to the con

trol of the amount of band-

width an application may use, and thus control over bandwidth races

between

applications.

The QoS in Axis network video products marks th

e data packets for various types of

network traffic originating from the product. This makes it possible for network routers

and switches to reserve a fixed amount of bandwidth for these types of traffic. The network

cameras mark the following types of traffic:

•video

•audio

•event/alarm

• management network traffic

QoS Settings - For each type of network traffic supported by your Axis network video

product, enter a DSCP (Differentiated Services Codepoint) value. This value is used to mark

the traffic’s IP header. When the marked traffic reaches a network router or switch, the

DSCP value in the IP header tells the router or switch the type of treatment to apply to this

type of traffic, for example, how much bandwidth to reserve for it. Note that DSCP values

can be entered in decimal or hex form, but saved values are always shown in decimal.

For more information on Quality of Service,

please see the Axis support web at