Axis Communications 216FD Digital Camera User Manual


 
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AXIS 216FD/FD-V/MFD/MFD-V - Accessing the Camera
Accessing the Camera
Before accessing the camera it must be installed. Please see the installation guide supplied
with your product.
The camera can be used with most standard operating systems and browsers. The
recommended browser is Microsoft Internet Explorer with Windows, Safari with Macintosh
and Mozilla with other operating systems.
Notes: To view streaming video in Microsoft Internet Explorer, set your browser to allow ActiveX controls and allow the AXIS
Media Control (AMC) to be installed on your workstation.
QuickTime
TM
and Real Player
TM
are also supported for viewing streaming MPEG-4 video and audio.
If your workstation restricts the use of additional software components, the camera can be configured to use a Java
applet for viewing motion JPEG.
The AXIS 216FD/FD-V/MFD/MFD-V includes one (1) decoder license for viewing MPEG-4 video streams. This is
automatically installed with AMC. The administrator can disable the installation of the MPEG-4 decoder, to prevent
unlicensed copies being installed.
Access from a browser
1. Start a browser (e.g. Internet Explorer,
Mozilla)
2. Enter the IP address or host name of the camera in the Location/Address field of
your browser.
To access the camera from a Macintosh computer (Mac OSX), simply click on the
Bonjour tab and select the AXIS 216FD/AXIS 216MFD from the drop-down list.
3. If this is the first time the camera is accessed, see Setting the Password, on page
12. Otherwise enter your user name and password, as set by the administrator.
4. The camera’s Live View page is now displayed in your browser. Note that both
AXIS 216FD/FD-V models will display in the browser as AXIS 216FD both AXIS
216MFD/MFD-V will display as AXIS 216MFD.,
The layout of the Live View page may have been customized to specific requirements. Consequently, some of the examples and functions
featured here may differ from those displayed on your own Live View page.