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AXIS 212 PTZ - Accessing the Camera
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AXIS Media Control
The AXIS Media Control (AMC) is installed automatically the first time the camera is accessed from Microsoft
Internet Explorer. The AMC control panel can be opened by right-clicking on the video image in the Live View
web page. The AMC control panel can be used to configure various video and audio settings. Please see the
readme file included in the tool for more information.
Accessing the camera from the Internet
Once installed, the camera is accessible on your local network (LAN). To access the camera from the Internet you
must configure your broadband router to allow incoming data traffic to the camera. One way to do this is to
enable the NAT-traversal feature, which will attempt to automatically configure the router to allow access to the
camera. This is enabled from Setup > System Options > Network > TCP/IP Advanced.
For more information, please see NAT traversal (port mapping), on page 28. See also the AXIS Internet Dynamic
DNS Service at www.axiscam.net or, for Technical notes on this and other topics, visit the Axis Support Web at
www.axis.com/techsup
The Live View Page
Depending on whether or not the Live View page has been customized, the buttons described below may or may
not be visible.
The Video Format drop-down list allows the video format on the Live View page to be
temporarily changed.
The Output buttons control the
output directly from the Live
View page. These buttons are
configured under Setup > Live
View Config > Layout.
Pulse - click this button to activate the
output for a defined period of time, e.g.
to switch on a light for 20 seconds.
Active/Inactive - click these buttons to
manually start and stop a connected
device, e.g. switch a light on/off.
The Action buttons can trigger an event directly from the Live View page. These are configured
under Setup > Live View Config > Layout.
The Snapshot button saves a snapshot of the video image currently being displayed. Right-click on
the video image to save it in JPEG format on your computer. This button is primarily intended for
use when the AMC viewer toolbar is not available.
The AMC viewer toolbar (AXIS Media Control) is available in Microsoft Internet Explorer only. It displays the
following buttons:
The Play/Stop button starts and stops the live video stream.
The Snapshot button saves a snapshot of the video image currently being displayed. The Snapshot
function and the target directory for saving snapshots can be configured from the AMC Control Applet
in the Windows Control Panel (Internet Explorer only).
Click the View Full Screen button to make the video image fill the entire screen area. No other windows
will be visible. Press Esc (Escape) on the computer keyboard to exit full screen.
Note: The snapshot function in MPEG-4, Full Screen Mode will revert the image view to the default live view page. Click the View Full
Screen button to return to Full Screen Mode.