Axis Communications M1014 Security Camera User Manual


 
AXIS M1014 Network Camera
Accessing the Product
Accessing the Product
To install the Axis product, refer to the Installation Guide supplied with the product.
The product can be used with most operating systems and browsers. The recommended browsers are Internet Explorer with Windows,
Safari with Macintosh and Firefox with other operating systems. See
Technical Specications, on page 46
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Internet Explorer, allow ins tallation o f AXIS Media Control (AMC) when prompted.
The Axis product includes one (1) H.264 decoder license for viewing video streams. The l icens e is automaticall y installed with AMC.
The administrato r can disable the installation of the decoder s, to prevent installation of unlicensed copies.
Note
QuickTime
TM
is also supported for viewing H.264 streams.
If your computer restricts the use of additional software components, the product can be congured to use a Java
applet for viewing Motion JPEG.
Access from a Browser
1. Start a browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari).
2. Enter the IP address or host name of the Axis product in the browser’s Location/Address eld. To access the product from a
Macintosh computer (Mac OS X), click on the Bonjour tab and select the product from the drop-down list.
If you do not know the IP address, use AXIS IP Utility to locate the product on the network. For more information on how to
discover and assign an IP address, refer to the Installation Guide.
3. Enter your user name and password. If this is the rst time the product is accessed, the root password must rst be
congured; for instructions see
Set the Root Password, on page 7
.
4. The product’s Live View page appears in your browser.
Note
The controls and layout of the Live View page may have been customized to meet specic installation requirements and
user preferences. Consequently, some of the examples and functions fe
atured here may differ from those displaye d in
your own Live View page.
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