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Using Your Camera with a Modem AXIS 2100 User’s Guide
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Using Your Camera with a Modem
The information in this section describes how to set up the AXIS 2100 for use with a serial modem
for transmitting images over a standard Dial-up connection.
Before You Begin
Before you can set up and access a modem-connected AXIS 2100 from a Web browser, you must
first create a local
connection to it. This connection is only required for the initial set up, and can
be created using the network or the supplied Null Modem Cable.
Using the Network
The easiest and best way to configure the camera for use with a modem is to first install it onto a
local network, if there is one available. See Installing Your Camera on a Network, on page 20 for
more information. You can then use the Wizards and Administration tools to configure the
modem connection and the application.
Using the Null Modem Cable
When there is no network available, the alternative is to connect a local computer to the AXIS
2100 using the supplied Null Modem Cable. You then create a Dial-up connection and establish
the basic settings, using the Wizards and Administration Tools. See the following pages for more
information. This type of connection is only a temporary solution that provides initial access to the
camera. Once you have set up the camera for modem access, then all configuration can be done via
the modem connection instead and you will not need to use the cable again.
Important!
Quick Start For Advanced Users:
Follow these abbreviated instructions if you are experienced with Windows Dial-up Networking:
1. Connect the camera to the Ethernet Network if available, and use a browser to open the
IP-address you set for your AXIS 2100. Proceed to step 5. If no network is available, use the
Null Modem Cable and proceed to step 2.
2. Set up an existing session to 115 200bps, using the physical COM port to which you have
connected your AXIS 2100.
3. Log on with user ID root and password pass; the Phone Number and Modem Type you enter are
irrelevant at log on and you should thus use dummy numbers for completing these dialogs.
Please note that the Null Modem Cable is only intended for the initial configuration of modem applica-
tions when there is no Ethernet Network available. It is not
possible to use the cable as a serial connec-
tion for using the AXIS 2100 as a "PC camera".