Axis Communications Camera Station Security Camera User Manual


 
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AXIS Camera Station - Introduction
View
Navigates to Start Page, Live View, Recordings,
Logs, and Configuration workspaces. While in Live View menu items Full
Screen, Refresh Live View, and Stop Live View become active.
Actions
Record Manually -
Opens a dialog to start and stop manual recordings.
I/O Monitoring - Opens a list of Input/Output ports available to the user in the cameras added to AXIS Camera Station
with their current status. See Add Inputs and Outputs, on page 29.
Configuration
Add/Edit Cameras - Add, edit or remove cameras in AXIS Camera Station.
Live View Settings - Set camera profiles for format, resolution, compression, frame rate and audio (if available) for live
viewing.
Recording Settings - Set up recording settings for one or more cameras for manual, continuous and motion detection.
For more options and better flexibility use Event Configuration instead.
Event Configuration - Event Configuration Wizard steps you through setting up triggers and actions in AXIS Camera
Station.
System Alarm - Enable e-mail notification on system alarms. Add and remove e-mail recipients.
User Permissions - Activate security and set user and group permissions for viewing, recording, access to input/outputs,
pan/tilt/zoom (PTZ) functionality and audio.
Recording Storage - Define where to store recordings and how much of the disk to use.
I/O Settings - Add, edit or remove available I/O ports and their settings.
PTZ Settings - Add and remove PTZ preset positions.
Schedules - Add or remove time tables used in the Event Configuration Wizard and Camera Recording Settings.
Bookmarks - Play, edit and remove bookmarks.
Options
Set Master Credentials
- Enter an administrator user name and password to access multiple cameras.
Log Settings - Specify number of days to save logs.
SMTP Servers - Set up one or more SMTP servers to enable AXIS Camera Station to send e-mail messages.
Licenses - Add, register and activate licenses for Axis network cameras.
Install Decoders - If you are running AXIS Camera Station in Licensed version, installation of missing decoders can be
done easily through this menu item.
Customize - Customize the look of AXIS Camera Station at Startup, Playback options, where to save snapshots and the
sound played when an alarm occurs.
Help
Help
- Displays help.
Online support - Opens the AXIS Camera Station support web page in your Internet browser. Your computer must be
connected to the Internet for this menu option.
Configuration Sheet - Compiles a report in HTML format containing an overview of the system configuration. This
includes general configuration information, camera, recording, storage and event configuration settings. This report is
useful in support issues.
Server Report - If you are in need of support, this option prepares a .zip file containing parameter and log files that
should be sent to Axis Support for analysis of your system.
About - Information about this product.
For a complete description of menu items and toolbar buttons see the AXIS Camera Station Help files.