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1. C AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW The 1 0 Terminal Connector 43 Terminal connectors 2 Power Supply e e g push button Relay 44 AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Checking the Firmware Firmware is software that determines the functionality of the AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW One of your first actions when troubleshooting a problem should be to check the currently installed firmware version An updated version may contain a correction that fixes your particular problem The current firmware version in your camera can be seen on the page Setup 5 Basic Configuration Upgrading the Firmware When you upgrade the firmware with a file from the Axis Web site your camera will receive the latest available functionality Always read the upgrade instructions and release notes available with each new release before updating the firmware Note Preconfigured and customized settings will be saved when the firmware is upgraded providing the fea tures are available in the new firmware although this is not guaranteed by Axis Communications Always read the instructions and release notes available with each new release before upgrading the firmware 1 Save the firmware file to your computer The latest version of the firmware is available free of charge from the Axis Web site at www axis com techsup 2 Go to Setup 5 System Options 5 Maintenance in the camera s Web pages 3 In the Upgrade Server
2. 30 AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW System Options Set manually this option allows you to manually set the time and date Date amp Time Format Used in Images specify the formats for the date and time 12h or 24h displayed in the video streams Use the predefined formats or use your own custom date and time formats See Advanced File Naming amp Date Time Formats in the online help for information on how to create your own file formats AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW System Options 31 Network Basic TCP IP Settings Network Settings Click the View button to view the current network settings Network Interface Mode This setting controls how the wired and wireless network interfaces are used It is not possible to use both interfaces simultaneously IPv4 Address Configuration Ethernet These settings are grouped according to the network interface and the version of Internet Protocol IP The AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW supports both IP version 4 and IP version 6 Both versions may be enabled simultaneously and at least one version must always be enabled When using IPv4 the IP address for the camera can be set automatically via DHCP or a static fixed IP address can be set manually If IPv6 is enabled the camera will receive an IP address according to the configuration in the network router There are also options for setting up notification of changes in the IP address and for using the AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS Service For
3. Computer Inc Broadband In network engineering terms this describes transmission methods where two or more signals share the same carrier In more popular terminology broadband is taken to mean high speed data transmission CCD Charged Coupled Device This light sensitive image device used in many digital cameras is a large integrated circuit that contains hundreds of thousands of photo sites pixels that convert light energy into electronic signals Its size is measured diagonally and can be 1 4 1 3 1 2 or 2 3 CGI Common Gateway Interface A specification for communication between a web server and other CGI programs For example a HTML page that contains a form might use a CGI program to process the form data once it is submitted CIF Common Intermediate Format CIF refers to the analog video resolutions 352x288 pixels PAL and 352x240 pixels NTSC See also Resolution Client Server Client server describes the relationship between two computer programs in which one program the client makes a service request from another program the server which fulfils the request Typically multiple client programs share the services of a common server program A web browser is a client program that requests services the sending of web pages or files from a web server CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor A CMOS is a widely used type of semiconductor that uses both negative and positive circu
4. Options for notification of IP address change If the IP address for the camera changes e g automatically by DHCP you can choose to be notified of the change Click Settings and enter the required information AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS Service use the AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS service to assign a host name for easy access to your camera Click Settings to register your camera with the service or to modify the existing settings The domain name currently registered at the Axis Internet Dynamic DNS service for your product can be removed at any time For more information please see the online help O AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW System Options 33 Network Advanced TCP IP Settings DNS Configuration DNS Domain Name Service provides the translation of host names to IP addresses on your network Obtain DNS server address via DHCP automatically use the DNS server settings provided by the DHCP server Click the View button to see the current settings Use the following DNS server address enter the desired DNS server by specifying the following Domain name enter the domain s to search for the host name used by the AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW Multiple domains can be separated by semicolons The host name is always the first part of a Fully Qualified Domain Name e g myserver is the host name in the Fully Qualified Domain Name myserver mycompany com where mycompany com is the Domain name DNS servers enter the IP addresse
5. Compatibility Standard 1998 AS NZS 4771 Safety Complies to EN 60950 Safety of Information Technology equipment Equipment Modifications This equipment must be installed and used in strict accordance with the instructions given in the user documentation This equipment contains no user serviceable components Unauthorized equipment changes or modifications will invalidate all applicable regulatory certifications and approvals Liability Every care has been taken in the preparation of this manual Please inform your local Axis office of any inaccuracies or omissions Axis Communications AB cannot be held responsible for any technical or typographical errors and reserves the right to make changes to the product and manuals without prior notice Axis Communications AB makes no warranty of any kind with regard to the material contained within this document including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose Axis Communications AB shall not be liable nor responsible for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing performance or use of this material Trademark Acknowledgments ActiveX Apple Boa Ethernet Internet Explorer Linux Microsoft Mozilla Netscape Navigator OS 2 Real QuickTime UNIX Windows WWW are registered trademarks of the respective holders Java and all Java based trademarks and logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of S
6. Control AMC component is installed on your computer Installation of additional ActiveX component restricted or prohibited Configure your camera to use a Java applet for updating the video images under Live View Config gt Layout gt Default Viewer for Internet Explorer See the online help for more information Video Image problems general Image too dark or too light Check the video image settings See the online help on Video and Image Settings Missing images in uploads This can occur when trying to use a larger image buffer than is actually available Try lowering the frame rate or the upload period 47 48 AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW Troubleshooting Slow image update Configuring e g pre buffers motion detection high resolution images high frame rates etc will reduce the performance of the camera Poor performance Poor performance may be caused by e g heavy network traffic multiple users accessing the unit low performance clients use of features such as Motion Detection or Event han dling A poor wireless environment may also affect performance Poor quality snapshot images Screen incorrectly configured on your computer In Display Properties configure your screen to show at least 65000 colors i e at least 16 bit Using only 16 or 256 colors will produce dithering artifacts in the image Browser freezes Netscape 7 x or Mozilla 1 4 or later can so
7. FTP protocols allow you to request specific files from remote computers but do not allow you logon as a user of that computer With Telnet you log on as a regular user with whatever privileges you may have been granted for specific applications and data residing on that computer TVL TV Lines A method of defining resolutions in analog video UDP User Datagram Protocol UDP is a communications protocol that offers limited service for exchanging data in a network that uses the Internet Protocol IP UDP is an alternative to the Transmission Control Protocol TCP The 60 AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW Glossary of Terms advantage of UDP is that it is not required to deliver all data and may drop network packets when there is e g network congestion This is suitable for live video as there is no point in re transmitting old information that will not be displayed anyway Unicast Communication between a single sender and a single receiver over a network A new connection is established for each new user URL Uniform Resource Locator An address on the network USB Universal Serial Bus A plug and play interface between a computer and peripheral devices e g scanners printers etc Varifocal lens A varifocal lens provides a wide range of focal lengths as opposed to a lens with a fixed focal length which only provides one VPN Virtual Private Network This creates a secure tunnel between the points
8. HTTP notification This method sends notification messages to an HTTP notification server that listens for these Click the HTTP server settings button to set up the destination server Send TCP notification This method sends notification messages to an HTTP notification server that listens for these Click the TCP server settings button to set up the destination server Please see the online help for more information 26 AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW Event Config Motion Detection The motion detection feature is used to generate an alarm whenever movement occurs or stops in the video image A total of 10 Include and or Exclude windows can be configured for example seven include windows and three exlude windows e Included windows target specific areas within the whole video image e Excluded windows define areas within an Include window that should be ignored areas outside Include windows are automatically ignored Once configured the motion detection windows will appear in the list of available triggers for triggering events See the section on Event Config above Note Using the motion detection feature may decrease the camera s overall performance How to configure Motion Detection AXIS AXIS 207MW Network Camera Live View Setup Help Basic Configuration Motion Detection Q Video amp Image Motion Detection Audio Add Window Live View Config o y Event Config Include Exclude Ev
9. advantageous when there is movement in the video stream as it maintains image quality throughout Full duplex Transmission of data in two directions simultaneously In an audio system this would describe e g a telephone systems Half duplex also provides bi directional communication but only in one direction at a time as in a walkie talkie system See also Simplex Gain Gain is the amplification factor and the extent to which an analog amplifier boosts the strength of a signal Amplification factors are usually expressed in terms of power The decibel dB is the most common way of quantifying the gain of an amplifier Gateway A gateway is a point in a network that acts as an entry point to another network In a corporate network for example a computer server acting as a gateway often also acts as a proxy server and a firewall server A gateway is often associated with both a router which knows where to direct a given packet of data that arrives at the gateway and a switch which furnishes the actual path in and out of the gateway for a given packet GIF Graphics Interchange Format GIF is one of the most common file formats used for images in web pages There are two versions of the format 87a and 89a Version 89a supports animations i e a short sequence of images within a single GIF file A GIF89a can also be specified for interlaced presentation GOV Group Of VOPs A group of VOPs is the basic unit of an MPEG 4 v
10. another network device then Ping that device from your computer See the instructions above The camera cannot be accessed on the wireless network from a browser The wireless settings in the camera do not match those in the wireless access point Connect the network cable and check that the SSID and security settings are identical in the camera and in the access point Unsupported disabled protocols The AXIS 207MW supports the 802 116 and 802 1 1g wireless standards Check that the wireless access point supports at least one of these and is enabled Wireless access point requires MAC address registration Check if the camera s MAC address this is the same as the product s serial number needs to be registered in the wireless access point before being allowed to access the wireless network Check the access point s settings and or documentation Camera is accessible locally but not externally Broadband router configuration To configure your broadband router to allow incoming data traffic to the camera Enable the NAT traversal feature which will attempt to automatically configure the router to allow access to the camera This is enabled from Setup 5 System Options 5 Network 5 TCP IP Advanced Firewall protection Check the Internet firewall with your system administrator Default routers required Check if you need to configure the default router settings AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW Tro
11. considerable amounts of bandwidth but provides excellent image quality and access to every image contained in the stream The recommended method of accessing Motion JPEG live video from the AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW is to use the AXIS Media Control AMC in Microsoft Internet Explorer in Windows Note also that multiple clients accessing Motion JPEG streams can use different image settings AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW Video Streams 15 Alternative methods of accessing the video stream Video images from the AXIS 207MW can also be accessed in the following ways e 3GPP enter the following path e rtsp lt ip gt mpeg4 media 3gp Refer to 3GPP Compatibility on page 9 for more information e Motion JPEG server push if supported by the client e g Firefox This option maintains an open HTTP connection to the browser and sends data as and when required for as long as required See HTML Examples on page 23 e Still JPEG images in a browser Enter e g the path http lt ip gt axis cgi jpg image cgi resolution 320x240 e Windows Media Player This requires that you install AMC and the MPEG 4 viewing cli ent The paths that can be used are listed below in the order of preference e Unicast via RTP axrtpu lt ip gt mpeg4 media amp e Unicast via RTSP axrtsp lt ip gt mpeg4 media amp e Unicast via RTSP tunneled via HTTP axrtsphttp lt ip gt mpeg4 media amp e Multicast axrtpm lt ip gt mpeg4 media amp Note lt ip gt IP ad
12. for a device when it was first delivered from the factory If it should become necessary to reset a device to its factory default settings this will for many devices completely reset any settings that were changed by the user Firewall A firewall works as a barrier between networks 56 AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW Glossary of Terms e g between a Local Area Network and the Internet The firewall ensures that only authorized users are allowed to access the one network from the other A firewall can be software running on a computer or it can be a standalone hardware device Focal length Measured in millimetres the focal length of a camera lens determines the width of the horizontal field of view which in turn is measured in degrees FTP File Transfer Protocol An application protocol that uses the TCP IP protocols It is used to exchange files between computers devices on networks Frame A frame is a complete video image In the 2 1 interlaced scanning format of the RS 170 and CCIR formats a frame is made up of two separate fields of 262 5 or 312 5 lines interlaced at 60 or 50 Hz to form a complete frame which appears at 30 or 25 Hz In video cameras with a progressive scan each frame is scanned line by line and not interlaced most are also displayed at 30 and 25 Hz Frame rate The frame rate used to describe the frequency at which a video stream is updated is measured in frames per second fps A higher frame rate is
13. more information on setting IP addresses please see the online help O Notes e DHCP is a protocol for automatic IP address assignment on a network IP address assignment via DHCP may lead to the situation where the IP address changes and you lose contact with the camera Configure the options for notification of IP address change under Services to receive notification from the camera when the IP address changes e Alternatively if your DHCP server can update a DNS server you can access the AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW by host name which is always the same regardless of the IP address IPv4 Address Configuration Wireless It is possible to have a separate configuration for IPv4 Address wireless The configuration is similar as for the Ethernet option IPv6 Address Configuration Wireless It is possible to have a separate configuration for IPv6 Address wireless The configuration is similar as for the Ethernet option 32 AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW System Options Services Enable ARP Ping setting of IP address The IP address can be set using the ARP Ping method which associates the unit s MAC address with an IP address Check this box option to enable the service Leave disabled to prevent unintentional resetting of the IP address Notes e The ARP Ping service is automatically disabled 2 minutes after the unit is started or as soon as an IP address is set e Pinging the unit will still be possible when this service is disabled
14. on the CD supplied with this product or from www axis com techsup AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW Configuration 17 Video and Image settings AXIS AXIS 207MW Network Camera Live View Setup Help Image Settings Q Image Appearance Basic Configuration r Video amp Image Resolution 640x480 Y pixels Image Advanced Compression 25 0 100 l zn om Audio Rotate image o degrees P F x O Mirror image Live View Config White balance Automatic y Event Config Overlay Settings C Include date O include time System Options O include text About Place text date time at top____Y of image Video Stream Maximum video stream time O unlimited O Limited to fi seconds v per session Maximum frame rate O Unlimited Limited to 15 1 30 fps per viewer Test Test settings using Motion JPEG before saving Test Image Appearance Use these settings to change the image as required The image can be rotated the image resolution and compression adjusted and the white balance can be changed The configuration of the video image affects the camera s overall performance depending on how it is used and on the available bandwidth Setting higher resolution and lower compression improves video image quality but increases the amount of bandwidth required Please see the online help for further information on these settings Mirroring Mirroring is the horizontal flipping of an imag
15. single JPEG images Other applications and clients can also access these video streams images directly without going via the Live View page How to stream MPEG 4 This video compression standard makes good use of bandwidth and can provide high quality video streams at less than 1 Mbit s Note that the image settings of the MPEG 4 stream are the same for all clients Deciding on the combination of protocols and methods to use depends on your viewing requirements and on the properties of your network The available options in AMC are Unicast RTP This unicast method RTP over UDP should be your first consideration for live unicast video especially when it is important to always have an up to date video stream even if some Unicasting is used for video on demand broad images are dropped casting so that there is no video traffic on the network until a client connects and requests the RTP over RTSP This unicast method RTP tunneled over RTSP is stream useful as it is relatively simple to configure fire walls to allow RTSP traffic Note There is a maximum of 10 simultaneous unicast connec RTP over RTSP over This unicast method can be used to traverse fire tions HTTP walls Firewalls are commonly configured to allow the HTTP protocol thus allowing RTP to be tunneled Multicast RTP This method RTP over UDP should be used for live multicast video The video stream is always up to date even
16. the electronics to pick up regular television signals Motion JPEG Motion JPEG is a simple compression decompression technique for networked video Latency is low and image quality is guaranteed regardless of movement or complexity of the image Image quality is controlled by adjusting the compression level which in turn provides control over the file size and thereby the bit rate High quality individual images from the Motion JPEG stream are easily extracted See also JPEG Megapixel See Pixel MPEG Moving Picture Experts Group The Moving Picture Experts Group develops standards for digital video and audio compression It operates under the auspices of the International Organization for Standardization ISO The MPEG standards are an evolving series each designed for a different purpose MPEG 2 MPEG 2 is the designation for a group of audio and video coding standards and is typically used to encode audio and video for broadcast signals including digital satellite and Cable TV MPEG 2 with some modifications is also the coding format used by standard commercial DVD movies MPEG 4 MPEG 4 is a group of audio and video coding standards and related technology The primary uses for the MPEG 4 standard are web streaming media and CD distribution conversational videophone and broadcast television Most of the features included in MPEG 4 are left to individual developers to decide whether to implement them or no
17. your query View Information The Log file the Server Report and the Parameter List all provide valuable information for troubleshooting and when contacting Axis support Configuration Log Level for Log Files from the drop down list select the level of information to be added to the Log file Log Level for Email from the drop down list select the level of information to send as email and enter the destination email address AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW System Options 41 Resetting to the Factory Default Settings To reset the camera to the original factory default settings go to the System Options 5 Maintenance web page as described in Maintenance on page 39 or use the Control button on the underside of the camera see page 6 as described below Using the Control Button To reset the camera to the factory default settings using the Control Button 1 2 3 Disconnect the power adapter Press and hold the Control button while reconnecting the power Keep the Control button pressed until the Status Indicator color changes to amber this may take up to 15 seconds Release the Control button 5 When the Status Indicator changes to Green which may take up to 1 minute the process is complete and the camera has been reset The unit will now have the default IP address 192 168 0 90 or if the network uses a DHCP server it will have a new dynamic IP address Advanced Scripting is an advanced function tha
18. 3GPP compatible by default To view live video over 3GPP e Contact your cell phone provider and make sure that the configuration is correct It is recommended that you have an account with a public IP address e Check that the camera has a completely public IP address i e no ports blocked by a firewall e In Setup gt Video Et Image gt Image Appearance set the Resolution to 160x120 or 176x144 e In Setup gt Video amp Image gt Advanced gt MPEG 4 gt Bit Rate Control set the Maximum Bit Rate to 64 or 128 kbit s e In Setup gt Video Et Image gt Advanced gt MPEG 4 gt GOV Settings set the Length to 8 9 10 AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW Accessing the Camera Focusing Small dot above the lens assembly To focus Raised line Open a browser and on focus ring examine the image If required adjust the focus ring until the focus is Focus Ring satisfactory inner ring Status Indicator outer ring Note Upon delivery the raised line on the focus ring is aligned with the dot above the lens and the focus is set to infinity AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW Accessing the Camera 11 The Live View Page The buttons described below may or may not be visible this would depend on how you have customized the Live View page The Video Format drop down list allows the video format on the Live View page to be temporarily changed Video format The two different Output output 1
19. AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW Network Camera User s Manual COMMUNICATIONS About this Document This manual is intended for administrators and users of the AXIS 207W and AXIS 207MW Network Cameras and is applicable for firmware release 4 44 and later It includes instructions for using and managing the camera on your network Previous experience of networking will be of use when using this product Some knowledge of UNIX or Linux based systems may also be beneficial for developing shell scripts and applications Later versions of this document will be posted to the Axis Website as required See also the product s online help available via the Web based interface Safety Notices Used In This Manual Caution Indicates a potential hazard that can damage the product Important Indicates a hazard that can seriously impair operation Do not proceed beyond any of the above notices until you have fully understood the implications Intellectual Property Rights Axis AB has intellectual property rights relating to technology embodied in the product described in this document In particular and without limitation these intellectual property rights may include one or more of the patents listed at http www axis com patent htm and one or more additional patents or pending patent applications in the US and other countries This product contains licensed third party software See About in the product s user interface for more infor
20. If you contact Axis support please help us to help you solve your problems by providing the server report the log file and a brief description of the problem Server Report go to Setup gt System Options gt Support Overview The server report contains important information about the server and its software as well as a list of the current parameters The Log file is available from Setup gt System Options gt Logs amp Reports The Log file records events in the unit since the last system restart and can be a useful diagnostic tool when troubleshooting 46 AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW Troubleshooting Symptoms Possible Causes and Remedial Actions Problems setting the IP address When using ARP Ping Try the installation again The IP address must be set within two minutes after power has been applied to the camera Ensure the Ping length is set to 408 See the Installation Guide The camera is located on a different subnet If the IP address intended for the camera and the IP address of your computer are located on different subnets you will not be able to set the IP address Contact your network administrator to obtain an appropriate IP address The IP address is being used by another device Disconnect the camera from the network Run the Ping command In a Command DOS window type ping and the IP address of the unit If you receive Reply from lt IP address gt bytes 32 time 10 ms this means t
21. MW Product Features Product Features The AXIS 207W and AXIS 207MW are the world s smallest true megapixel MPEG 4 network cameras from Axis communications the market leader in network video Key features Superior image quality with maximum resolu tions 640x480 AXIS 207W and1280x 1024 AXIS 207MW True MPEG 4 image compression for optimized bandwidth efficiency Simultaneous MPEG 4 and Motion JPEG video streams for optimum bandwidth use Motion detection Alarm input Wireless IEEE 802 11b and 802 11g network connection at speeds of up to 54 Mbit s WPA WPA2 PSK wireless security Built in Web server for remote monitoring and surveillance Built in microphone for one way audio Excellent low light performance down to 1 lux Compatible with PDAs cell phones using 3GPP media players Multilevel password protection for restricting camera access Support for Quality of Service QoS Support for Bonjour Support for SNMP Network Comers 4 5 6 AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW Product Features Overview 1 0 terminal connector Antenna gt Status indicator outer ring Product ID amp serial number S N label Wireless indicator Microphone Power Power indicator connector connector Antenna For connection to wireless networks Compatible with IEEE 802 11b g networks at speeds of up to 54 Mbit s Microphone Built in microphone for one way MPEG 4 ISMA 3GPP compatible audio Power Conn
22. Only very bright objects on a dark background will trigger motion detection detection for a very short period Medium to High Default value Low Medium to High Examples e Avoid triggering on small objects in the video image by setting the object size level to high e To reduce the number of triggers if there is a lot of movement during a short period of time select a high history level e To only detect flashing light low sensitivity can be selected In other cases a high sensitivity level is recommended Port Status Under Event Configuration 5 Port Status there is a list showing the status for the camera s input and output This is for the benefit of Operators who have no access to the System Options section Example If the Normal state for a push button connected to an input is set to Open circuit as long as the but ton is not pushed the state is inactive If the button is pushed the state of the input changes to active 28 AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW System Options System Options Security The user access control in the AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW allows an administrator to set up and modify all users by providing user names and passwords It is also possible to allow anonymous viewer login which means that anybody may access the Live View page as described below Users the user list displays the authorized users and user groups levels User group Access privileges Viewer Provide
23. Pulse click this button to activate the buttons control the output Q output for a defined period of time e g directly from the Live View to switch on a light for 20 seconds Th fi d f ea or a hak naa output 1 Active Inactive click these buttons to etup 5 Live View Config 5 Layout manually start and stop a connected i device e g switch a light on off miasa The Trigger buttons can trigger an event directly from the Live View page O These are configured under Setup gt Live View Config gt Layout The Snapshot button shows a snapshot of the video image currently displayed Right click on the video image to save it in JPEG format 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 can display the following buttons O O The Play Stop button starts and stops the live video stream Snapshot The Snapshot button saves a snapshot of the video image currently displayed The Snapshot function and the target directory for saving snapshots can be configured from the AMC Control Applet which can be opened from the Windows Control Panel or by right clicking the image in Internet Explorer Click the View Full Screen button to make the video image fill the entire screen area Press Esc Escape on the computer keyboard to exit full screen O Click the Record button to start a video recording This mu
24. as long as no frame rate limit has been specified Frame rates Motion JPEG and MPEG 4 The following table show typical frame rates in frames second fps for Motion JPEG and MPEG 4 video streams Motion JPEG settings e Viewing in AMC e Compression level 30 MPEG 4 settings e Viewing in AMC e Compression level 30 e GOV length 30 Note that these values are guidelines only actual values may vary See also the section General performance considerations above Frame rates AXIS 207 MW Frame rates AXIS 207W Resolution Motion JPEG fps MPEG 4 fps Motion JPEG fps MPEG 4 fps 1280 x 1024 12 7 1280 x 960 12 7 1280 x 720 14 10 640 x 480 15 15 30 30 640 x 360 20 20 480 x 360 15 15 30 30 480 x 270 20 20 352 x 288 15 15 30 30 320 x 240 15 15 30 30 320 x 180 20 20 240 x 180 15 15 30 30 240 x 135 20 20 176 x 144 15 15 30 30 160 x 120 15 15 30 30 160 x 90 20 20 AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW Glossary of Terms Glossary of Terms ActiveX A standard that enables software components to interact with one another in a networked environment regardless of the language s used to create them Web browsers may come into contact with ActiveX controls ActiveX documents and ActiveX scripts ActiveX controls are often downloaded and installed automatically as required AF Autofocus A system by which the camera lens au
25. ate e eke eae 9 FOCUSING 8A haha KE ie 10 Videorecording waaa pan hia Rvarep eben Gene rd PRAAN 12 SA AA AE 13 How to stream MPEG 4 2220044 0c cece eee eens 13 MPEG 4 NILA 14 Motion JPEG rial teases 14 Alternative methods of accessing the video stream oocccoccccccccco oo 15 CONT QUIAUON nasad mad ac a TA hd AA Le EEL eae eee a 16 Accessing the Setup link cece nee nee eens 16 AXIS Media Control 0 0000 eect eens 16 Video and Image settings 00 eee eee 17 ADVANCE isc divs donee ab eee dead ace ace eck ead ae heed Cade 18 AU PAA i 19 LIVES VIC WS COMIC AA PAA AA eee 8 20 LAYOUT iaa Kaba eae dane a a Geld ele ender de 20 Event ICO magana werd cabin ania enews ie side h are arbee page nA ene nt Hace aaa 24 POTESTAMUS akn 250 abla ped da 27 System OPS via AA AAA R A ERENER 28 SECUN ari iii a R AA AA 28 Date EE TIME eo ii di ii NLNG 29 Ports Et DEVICES a a a ed a dd 39 LED SETTINGS ocacion dea a dc hhaha 39 Maintenance 39 SUPPO islote cos od hae a 40 Advanced 0 ccc eee eee eee e eee ERE DEE eneenenees 41 4 AXIS 207W 207MW The 1 0 Terminal Connector 42 Troubleshooting aka ana mGa KGG bade RG aie BUKAL A da 44 Technical Specifications icc naaa we ee ate veon ag eee abide See Gb ee aa he eee eee Be 49 General performance considerations a 53 Optimizing your system 2 0 0 0 53 Frame rates Motion JPEG and MPEG 4 22 222w 54 Glossary of Terms ooo 55 AXIS 207W AXIS 207
26. ation in the correct order Once the data packets have arrived at the correct destination another protocol Transmission Control Protocol TCP puts them in the right order See also TCP Internet Protocol version 6 IPv6 follows IPv4 see IP Internet Protocol above as the second version of the protocol to be formally adopted for general use IPv6 is intended to provide further IP addresses for the increasing number of networked devices and supports 3 4x10 8 IP addresses IP Address An IP address is simply an address on an IP network used by a computer device connected to that network IP addresses allow all the connected computers devices to find each other and to pass data back and forth To avoid conflicts each IP address on any given network must be unique An IP address can be assigned as fixed so that it does not change or it can be assigned dynamically and automatically by DHCP An IP address consists of four groups or quads of decimal digits separated by periods e g 130 5 5 25 Different parts of the address represent different things Some part will represent the network number or address and some other part will represent the local machine address See also IP Internet Protocol I VOP See VOP JPEG Joint Photographic Experts Group Together with the GIF file format JPEG is an image file type commonly used on the web A JPEG image is a bitmap and usually has the file suffix jpg or jp
27. broadband routers are pre configured to stop any attempts to access the private network LAN from the public network Internet Use NAT traversal when your camera is located on an intranet LAN and you wish to make it available from the other WAN side of a NAT router With NAT traversal properly configured all HTTP traffic to an external HTTP port in the NAT router will be forwarded to the camera LAN intranet WAN internet Broadband NAT ISP router A Ag PH Internet Notes e For NAT traversal to work this must also be supported by the broadband router e The broadband router has many different names NAT router Network router Internet Gateway Broadband sharing device or Home firewall but the essential purpose of the device is the same When enabled the AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW will attempt to configure port mapping in a NAT router on your network using UPnP Note that UPnP must be enabled in the camera see System Options gt Network gt UPnP Use manually selected NAT router Select this option to manually select a NAT router and enter the IP address for the router in the field provided If a router is not manually specified the camera will automatically search for NAT routers on your network If more than one router is found the default router will be selected Alternative HTTP port Select this option to manually define an external HTTP port Enter the port number in the fiel
28. d provided If no port is entered here a port number is automatically selected when NAT traversal is enabled Notes e An alternative HTTP port can be used be active even if NAT traversal is disabled This is useful if e g your NAT router does not support UPnP and you need to manually configure port forwarding in the NAT router e f you attempt to manually enter a port that is already in use another available port will automatically be selected e When the port is automatically selected it will be displayed in this field This can be changed by entering a new port number and clicking Save AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW System Options 35 FTP The FTP server running in the AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW enables the upload of e g new firmware user applications etc Check the box to enable the service RTSP The RTSP protocol allows a connecting client to start an MPEG 4 stream Check the box to enable the RTSP server and enter the RTSP port number to use The default setting is 554 Note that MPEG 4 streams will not be available if this is not enabled Network Traffic Connection Type The default setting is Auto negotiate which means that the correct speed is automatically selected If necessary you can set the connection speed by selecting it from the drop down list Maximum bandwidth To minimize the impact on other services running on your network it is possible to configure the maximum network bandwidth the product will be allowed to use Spec
29. disable the installation of the MPEG 4 decoder to prevent unlicensed copies being installed Access from a browser 1 Start a browser File Edit View Favorites Tools Help LO x Address lt enter IP address here gt 2 Enter the IP address or host name of the O camera in the browser s Location Address field To access the camera from a Macintosh computer Mac OSX simply click on the Bonjour tab and select the camera from the drop down list 3 If this is the first time the camera is accessed see Setting the Password on page 9 Otherwise enter your user name and password as set by the administrator 4 If required click Yes to install the AXIS Media Control AMC You will need administrator rights on the computer to do this 5 The camera s Live View page is now displayed in your browser AXIS a AXIS 207MW Network Camera Live View Setup Help Video format MPEG 4 Playing MPEG 4 using Unicast RTP 00000 Note 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 AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW Accessing the Camera Setting the Password Sak 1 When accessing the camera for the first time ce Aa AAA the Configure Root Password dialog appears Note Before you enter your password at this point you can secure configuration of the ro
30. dress 16 AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW Configuration Configuration This section describes how to configure the camera and is intended for product Administrators who have unrestricted access to all the configuration tools within the Setup link and Operators who have access to the settings for Video ft Image Audio Live View Config and Event Configuration The camera is configured from the Setup link from a standard browser Below are examples of the features available in the AXIS 207MW For details of each setting please refer to the online help available from the Setup link Click to access the online help Accessing the Setup link Follow the instructions below to access the Setup link from a browser 1 Start your browser and enter the IP address or host name of the camera in the location address field 2 The Live View page is now displayed Click Setup to display menu options y AXISa AXIS 207MW Network Camera Live View Setup Help Setup link Video format MPEG 4 Playing MPEG 4 using Unicast RTP O O O Q are AXIS Media Control The AXIS Media Control AMC is automatically installed 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 on the Live View page The control panel can be used to configure various video and audio settings For more information see the AMC User s Manual available
31. e that gives you another image perspective This is a useful function when you need a direct view of the image for example in ATMs and door phones The mirroring settings should be defined before you define the parameters for privacy masks and motion detection 18 AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW Configuration Overlay Settings AXIS a AXIS 207MW Network Camera Use these settings to include text and date and time overlays These overlays mess are included in one line at the top or bottom of the video image Text date and time overlay Video Stream Define the maximum video stream time per session in seconds minutes or hours or set it as unlimited When the set time has expired a new stream can be started by refreshing the page in the browser Note that the maximum video stream time does not apply to clients connecting via multicast Y The frame rate allowed to each viewer can also be limited to avoid bandwidth problems on the network Test For a preview of the image before saving click Test When satisfied with the settings click Save Please note that the preview image will be in JPEG format even though the settings are valid both for Motion JPEG and MPEG 4 Please refer to the online help for more information Advanced Camera Lighting Conditions These settings help fine tune the video image They include the color level brightness sharpness and exposure control Please see the online
32. e adapter s documentation for more information Lower frame rate than expected Reduce number of applications running on the client computer Limit the number of simultaneous viewers This is done in System Options gt Security gt Users Check with the system administrator that there is enough bandwidth available See also the online help Check in the AMC control panel applet MPEG 4 tab that video processing is not set to Decode only frames Lower the image resolution Lost or poor images in pre trigger buffer MPEG 4 video stream Make sure that Cyclic refresh under Setup gt Video amp Image gt Advanced gt MPEG 4 is disabled Image degeneration Decrease the GOV length see the online help for more information The Power indicator is not constantly lit Faulty power adapter Check that you are using an AXIS PS H adapter The Status and Network indicator LEDs are flashing red rapidly Hardware failure Contact your Axis dealer The Status indicator LED is flashing red and the camera is inaccessible A firmware upgrade has been inter rupted or the firmware has otherwise been damaged See the Emergency Recovery Procedure above No images displayed on web page Problem with AMC Internet Explorer only To enable the updating of video images in Microsoft Internet Explorer set your browser to allow ActiveX controls Also make sure that AXIS Media
33. e rate and bandwidth affected e Heavy network utilization due to poor infrastructure Bandwidth affected e Viewing on poorly performing client PC s lowers perceived performance Frame rate affected There are also factors in the monitored scene that will affect the bandwidth These are e the amount of motion e the image s complexity e the lighting conditions If supported on the network consider also using MPEG 4 multicasting as the bandwidth consumption will be much lower Optimizing your system The AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW provides a tool that can be used to display the bandwidth and frame rate currently required by the video stream directly in the video image To do this special format strings are added as part of a text overlay Simply add r average frame rate in fps and or b average bandwidth in kbps to the overlay M Include date M Include tir Overlay Settings TF Include overlay image at the coordinates For detailed instructions please see the online help M Indude text er eb for Video amp Image gt Overlay Settings and the help for File Naming amp Date Time Formats 54 AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW Technical Specifications Important eThe figures displayed here are the values as delivered by the camera If other restrictions are currently in force e g bandwidth limitation these values might not correspond to those actu ally received by the client eFor Motion JPEG these values will be accurate
34. ector For connection of the PS H power supply I O Connector The I O terminal connector provides the physical interface to one transistor output one digital input and an auxiliary connection point for DC power For more information see The I O Terminal Connector on page 42 Network Connector This can be used for the initial wired installation and configuration Uses a standard or crossover network cable which is automatically detected by MDI X autocrossover Once installed this connection can be removed and the unit can be run wirelessly Product ID amp Serial Number Label The serial number may be required during installation Control Button Press this button to install using the AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS Service or to restore the factory default settings as described in Resetting to the Factory Default Settings on page 41 LED indicators AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW Product Features After completion of the startup and self test routines the multi colored Network Status and Power LED indicators flash as follows Unlit Wired mode Wireless Green Steady for connection to a wireless network Flashes for network activity Red Steady for no wireless network connection Flashes when scanning for wireless net works Amber Steady for connection to a 10 Mbit s network Flashes for network activity Network Green Steady for connection to a 100 Mbit s network Flashes for network activit
35. eg When creating a JPEG image it is possible to configure the level of compression to use As the lowest compression i e the highest quality results in the largest file there is a trade off between image quality and file size kbit s kilobits per second A measure of the bit rate i e the rate at which bits are passing a given point See also Bit rate LAN Local Area Network A LAN is a group of computers and associated devices that typically share common resources within a limited geographical area Linux Linux is an open source operating system within the Unix family Because of its robustness and availability Linux has won popularity in the open source community and among commercial application developers MAC address Media Access Control address A MAC address is a unique identifier associated with a piece of networking equipment or more specifically with its interface with the network For example the network card in a computer has its own MAC address Manual iris This is the opposite to an autoiris i e the camera iris must be adjusted manually to regulate the amount of light allowed to reach the image sensor Mbit s Megabits per second A measure of the bit rate i e the rate at which bits are passing a given point Commonly used to give the speed of a network A LAN might run at 10 or 100 Mbit s See also Bit rate Monitor A monitor is very similar to a standard television set but lacks
36. ent Settings Defaultivindow e ae Object Size ort Status y History System Options ae Sensitivity Activity View All Windows View Selected Window Video Stop 1 Click Motion Detection in the Event Config menu Click Add Window Select the Include or Exclude option Enter a descriptive name in the field below nO AeA LU N Adjust the size of the window drag the bottom right hand corner and adjust the position click on the text at the top and drag to the desired position AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW Event Config 27 6 Adjust the Object size History and Sensitivity profile sliders see table below for details Any detected motion within an active window is then indicated by red peaks in the Activity window the active window has a red frame 7 Click Save To exclude parts of the Include window click the Configure Excluded Windows button and position the Exclude window as required within the Include window Please see the online help O for descriptions of each available option ger motion detection region will trigger motion Object Size History Sensitivity High level Only very large objects trig An object that appears in the Ordinary colored objects on ordinary back ger motion detection region will trigger the motion grounds will trigger the motion detection detection for a long period Low level Even very small objects trig An object that appears in the
37. er Ando Cone 11490 in Windows MPEG2HTTP Source Fiter 1 3 3 1 MPEG 4 Video Decoder 1 1 0 10 AAC Audio Decoder 1 2 2 0 File Writer 1 0 17 0 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 and also the View Licores View Users Manual AMC User s Manual available on the CD supplied with this product or from www axis com techsup Cancel The AMC control panel is automatically installed on first use and can then be opened e From the Windows Control Panel from the Start menu e By right clicking the image in Internet Explorer and clicking Settings in the menu QuickTime amp Real Player To access the video stream from QuickTime or Real Player for example the following paths can be used e rtsp lt ip gt mpeg4 media amp e rtsp lt ip gt mpeg4 media 3 gp Notes e The AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW supports QuickTime 6 5 1 or later and Real Player 10 5 or later e QuickTime adds latency to the video and audio stream up to 3 seconds e t may be possible to use other players to view the MPEG 4 stream using the paths above although this is not guaranteed by Axis e lt ip gt IP address Motion JPEG This format uses standard JPEG still images for the video stream These images are then displayed and updated at a rate sufficient to create a stream that shows constantly updated motion The Motion JPEG stream uses
38. f a network switch See also switch Server In general a server is a computer program that provides services to other computer programs in the same or other computers A computer running a server program is also frequently referred to as a server In practice the server may contain any number of server and client programs A web server is the computer program that supplies the requested HTML pages or files to the client browser Sharpness This is the control of fine detail within a picture This feature was originally introduced into color TV sets that used notch filter decoders This filter took away all high frequency detail in the black and white region of the picture The sharpness control attempted to put some of that detail back in the picture Sharpness controls are mostly superfluous in today s high end TVs The only logical requirement for it nowadays is on a VHS machine Simplex In simplex operation a network cable or communications channel can only send information in one direction SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol SMTP is used for sending and receiving e mail However as it is simple it is limited in its ability to queue messages at the receiving end and is usually used with one of two other protocols POP3 or IMAP These other protocols allow the user to save messages in a server mailbox and download them periodically from the server SMTP authentication is an extension of SMTP whereby the client is
39. fie e tup se far this Hit aaa ct i aa DARA 92 oo ea operator wba shtr Preview the page before saving Preview Own Home Page OK Cancel T Use own home page selection in the Custom Settings setup dialog Once uploaded the files are shown in the drop down lists 1 Click the Upload Remove button 2 Enter the path to the file located on your computer or click the Browse button 3 Select the user level for the uploaded file Setting the user access level means that you have complete control over which pages can be viewed by users 4 When the path is shown correctly in the text field click the Upload button All uploaded files are shown in the list in the lower section of the page To remove a file check the box provided next to it and then click the Remove button Unchecking the Show setup link box option will remove the setup link from the product s Home Page You can then access the menus within the Setup link by entering the full setup address into the address URL field of a browser If the setup link is hidden setup can be reached at this URL http lt ip address gt operator basic shtml Own Home Page To use a previously uploaded web page as the default page check this box option select the page from the drop down list and click OK Default Video Format Select the default video format to use on the Live View page Checking the Show video format selection box option displays a drop down list on the L
40. ge compression Image compression minimizes the file size in bytes of an image Two of the most common compressed image formats are JPEG and GIF Interlacing Interlaced video is video captured at 50 pictures known as fields per second of which every 2 consecutive fields at half height are then combined into 1 frame Interlacing was developed many years ago for the analog TV world and is still used widely today It provides good results when viewing motion in standard TV pictures although there is always some degree of distortion in the image To view interlaced video on e g a computer monitor the video must first be de interlaced to produce progressive video which consists of complete images one after the other at 25 frames per second See also Progressive scan IP Internet Protocol The Internet Protocol is a method for transmitting data over a network Data to be sent is divided into individual and completely independent packets Each computer or host on the Internet has at least one address that uniquely identifies it from all others and each data packet contains both the sender s address and the receiver s address The Internet Protocol ensures that the data packets all arrive at the intended address As IP is a connectionless protocol which means that there is no established connection between the communication end points packets can be sent via different routes and do not need to arrive at the destin
41. h in other brovsers Viewer Settings Show viewer toolbar Enable MPEG 4 decoder installation Enable recording button Action Buttons FI Show manual trigger button F Show snapshot button Save Reset The other settings on this page concern other features you can configure such as action button output button default video stream and viewer See page 21 for more information Customizing the default page The appearance of the default Live View page can be customized to suit your requirements or you can upload and use your own home page To upload your own files click the Upload button in the Custom Settings window and see the description below Upload Own Web Files Your own web files or background pictures must first be uploaded to the camera in order to be available for AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW Live View Config 21 Custom Settings O Upload Own Web Files E gt To upload or remove your own web files cli Upload Remove administrator only Modify the Axis Look Background color default C Own White y Text color Default C own blak 2 icture None C own ernal http None O oim ernal http Logo G None Default Town Sant EIA Logo link C None default C own Title C None Default C Own Title tex Description On ne Opati O own Desciption text below image show setup link o eur ma pha box agahan Este lokal arava sete loko asa e full s agre OAS SOR
42. hat the IP address may already be in use by another device on your network You must obtain a new IP address and reinstall the unit If you see Request timed out this means that the IP address is available for use with your camera In this case check all cabling and reinstall the unit Possible IP address conflict with another device on the same subnet The static IP address in the camera is used before the DHCP server sets a a dynamic address This means that if the same default static IP address is also used by another device there may be problems accessing the camera To avoid this set the static IP address to 0 0 0 0 The camera cannot be accessed from a browser The IP address has been changed by DHCP 1 Move the camera to an isolated network or to one with no DHCP or BOOTP server Set the IP address again using the AXIS IP Utility see the Installation Guide or the ARP Ping commands 2 Access the unit and disable DHCP in the TCP IP settings Return the unit to the main network The unit now has a fixed IP address that will not change 3 As an alternative to 2 if dynamic IP address via DHCP or BOOTP is required select the required service and then configure IP address change notification from the network set tings Return the unit to the main network The unit will now have a dynamic IP address but will notify you if the address changes Other networking problems Test the network cable by connecting it to
43. he camera is restarted without changing any of the settings e Restore The unit is restarted and most current settings are reset to factory default val ues The settings that will not be reset are as follows e the boot protocol DHCP or static e the static IP address e the default router e the subnet mask 40 AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW System Options e the wireless settings e Default The default button should be used with caution Pressing this will return all of the camera s settings to the factory default values including the IP address Upgrade Server See Upgrading the Firmware on page 44 Backup To take a backup of all of the parameters and any user defined scripts click this button If necessary it will then be possible to return to the previous settings if settings are changed and there is unexpected behavior Restore click the Browse button to locate the saved backup file see above and then click the Restore button The settings will be restored to the previous configuration Note Backup and Restore can only be used on the same unit running the same firmware This feature is not intended for the configuration of multiple units or for firmware upgrades Support The support overview page provides valuable information on troubleshooting and contact information should you require technical assistance Logs amp Reports when contacting Axis support please be sure to provide a valid Server Report with
44. help for further information on these settings Low Light Behavior Exposure priority defines the balance between image quality and the frame rate Higher image quality may reduce frame rate and increase motion blur A prioritized frame rate may instead increase the image noise Depending on requirements use this to give higher priority to the image quality or to the frame rate MPEG 4 GOV Settings The GOV structure describes the composition of the MPEG 4 video stream Setting the GOV length to a high value saves considerably on bandwidth The Cyclic refresh parameter gives a smoother bit rate and can be useful if bandwidth is limited Note Cyclic refresh should not be enabled if Event handling is enabled and the file format is set to MPEG 4 in Upload images video see Setup gt Event configuration gt Event settings AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW Configuration Bit Rate Control Limiting the maximum bit rate is a good way of controlling the bandwidth used by the MPEG 4 video stream Leaving the Maximum bit rate as Unlimited will provide consistently good image quality but at the expense of increased bandwith usage whenever there is more activity in the image Limiting the bit rate to a defined value will prevent excessive bandwidth usage but images will be lost when the limit is exceeded Note that a maximum bit rate can be used for both variable and constant bit rates The bit rate type can be set as Variable Bit Rate VBR or C
45. ideo stream The GOV contains different types and numbers of VOPs I VOPs P VOPs etc as determined by the GOV length and GOV structure See also VOP GOV length The GOV length determines the number of AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW Glossary of Terms 57 images VOPs in the GOV structure See also GOV and VOP GOV structure The GOV structure describes the composition of an MPEG 4 video stream as regards the type of images I VOPs or P VOPs included in the stream and their internal order See also GOV and VOP Half duplex See Full duplex HTML Hypertext Markup Language HTML is the set of markup symbols or codes inserted in a file intended for display in web browser The markup tells the browser how to display the page s words and images for the user HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol HTTP is the set of rules for exchanging files text graphic images sound video and other multimedia files on the web The HTTP protocol runs on top of the TCP IP suite of protocols Hub A network hub is used to connect multiple devices to the network The hub transmits all data to all devices connected to it whereas a switch will only transmit the data to the device it is specifically intended for IEEE 802 11 A family of standards for wireless LANs 802 11b supports a data rate of 11 Mbit s on the 2 4 GHz band 802 11a allows up to 54 Mbit s on the 5 GHz band and 802 11g allows up to 54 Mbit s on the 2 4 GHz band Ima
46. if some images are dropped Multicasting provides the most efficient usage of bandwidth when there are large numbers of clients viewing simultaneously A multicast broadcast cannot however pass a network router unless the router is configured to allow this It is thus not possible to multicast over e g the Internet Note also that all multicast viewers count as one unicast viewer in the maximum total of 10 simulta neous connections When the Reconnect Strategy is not enabled AMC will negotiate with the camera to determine exactly which transport protocol to use in the order listed above This order can be changed and the options disabled to suit specific requirements See also the AMC User s manual available from the Network Video link in www axis com techsup Important MPEG 4 is licensed technology The AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW includes one viewing client license Installing additional unlicensed copies of the viewing client is prohib ited To purchase additional licenses contact your Axis reseller 13 14 AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW Video Streams MPEG 4 clients PA AXIS Media Control General Network Snapshot MPEG 4 Audio PTZ Recording AXIS Media Control AMC AXIS Media Control E Copyright 2004 2006 Axis Communications AB The recommended method of accessing live video MPEG 4 Verson 500 and Motion JPEG from the AXIS 207MW is to use the AXIS Media Control AMC in Microsoft Internet Explor
47. ify the maximum bandwidth in Mbit s or kbit s allowed or set to Unlimited For more information please see the online help O Wireless These settings should always be made first in the camera and in the wireless access point second This ensures that the camera is always accessible when making changes Using a wired connection and or HTTPS ensures greater secrecy while making these settings 36 AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW System Options Status of Wireless Networks This list is the result of a network scan Access points with a disabled SSID Broadcast will not appear unless the camera is associated with it The network currently associated to is shown in blue A network using unsupported security is shown in grey The following information is provided e SSID The name of a wireless network or ad hoc device If the same name occurs several times this means that several access points for that network were found The camera cannot be configured to only associate with one particular access point e Mode Shows if the network type is Master access point or router or Ad Hoc another client e Security Shows which type of security the network uses See below for the security types supported by the camera e Channel Shows the wireless channel currently in use e Signal strength Shows the signal strength e Bit rate Shows the bit rate in Mbit s This can only be shown for the access point currently in use Note that the b
48. ilans T Activate output port Manual trigger This option makes apace T send HTTP notification I Send TCP notification use of the action buttons on the live view page which are used to start or stop the event manually For example they can activate an alarm connected to the camera s output port Alternatively the event can be triggered via the product s API Application Programming Interface Save Reset Motion detection Movement in a motion detection window can be used to trigger an event Select the motion detection window from the drop down list and specify if the event is to be triggered at the stop or start of motion For information on how to set up motion detection windows see Motion Detection on page 26 Audio trigger This is used to trigger the event for changes in the sound level as configured in Setup gt Audio When Triggered Upload images video To upload images when the event type is triggered check this box option to display a drop down list with the available upload options Selecting the upload type FIP HTTP or Email displays further settings you can define Please see the online help for descriptions of these settings Note Mail servers must be configured under System Options gt Network gt SMTP Activate output port The output port controls external equipment connected to the I O port on the AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW e g an alarm bell or light AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW Event Config 25 Send
49. it Key 37 Alarm 42 AMC 8 AMC Viewer Toolbar 11 ARP Ping 32 Authentication 37 B Backup 40 Bit Rate 19 Bonjour 8 C Configuration 16 Control Button 6 41 Customize 21 Customizing 21 D Date amp Time 29 Default Viewer 22 DNS Configuration 33 DNS Server 33 Domain Name 33 E Emergency Recovery 45 Enable ARP Ping 32 Encryption 37 Events 24 F Factory Default Settings 41 Frame rates 14 G GOV Settings 18 H Host Name 33 HTML Examples 23 1 0 Ports 39 1 0 Terminal Block 6 42 IP address change 32 IP Address Filtering 28 K Key length 37 Key Type 37 L Live View 11 16 Live View Config 20 Logs amp Reports 40 M Motion Detection 24 26 MPEG 4 Recording 12 MPEG 4 Settings 18 N NAT traversal 9 34 Network Connector 6 Network Settings 31 NTP Server 29 0 Output Buttons 21 Own Home Page 21 Own Web Files 21 P Port Status 27 Ports amp Devices 39 Power Connector 6 Pulse 11 Q QuickTime 8 14 22 R Real Player 8 14 Recovery 45 Referrals 29 Restore 39 40 S Scan wireless networks 36 Security 28 36 Server Time 29 SSID 36 Support 40 System Options 28 AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW Index 63 T TCP IP Settings 31 Terminal Block 42 Time Mode 29 Troubleshooting 44 U Upgrade Server 40 UPnP 39 Users 28 V Video Stream 18 W WEP 36 WPA PSK 36
50. it rate shown is the current rate and that this value may vary over time Wireless Settings These settings control how the camera interacts with the wireless network Apart from identifying the wireless network it is also possible to enable wireless encryption SSID This is the name of the wireless network the camera is configured for The field accepts up to 32 alphanumeric characters The name must be exactly the same as that used in the wireless access point or the connection will not be established Leaving this field blank means the camera will attempt to access the nearest open network Note SSID is sometimes written as ESSID Network type Setting this to Master means the camera will attempt to access the nearest open access point The Ad hoc option allows the camera to connect to other wireless devices clients Note that using Ad hoc settings means that WPA PSK WPA2 PSK encryption will not be available see below Security The AXIS 207MW supports two security methods e WPA PSK WPA2 PSK recommended method e WEP Notes e WPA PSK is also known as WPA Personal and WPA2 PSK is also known as WPA2 Personal e WPA Enterprise is not supported AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW System Options WPA PSK WPA2 PSK Wi Fi Protected Access Pre Shared Key The AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW uses a pre shared key PSK for key management The pre shared key can be entered either as Manual hex as 64 hexadecimal 0 9 A F characters or as a Pas
51. itoring and logging server access statistics WEP Wireless Equivalent Privacy A wireless security protocol specified in the IEEE 802 11 standard which is designed to provide a wireless local area network WLAN with a level of security and privacy comparable to that usually expected of a wired LAN Security is at two different levels 40 bit and 128 bit encryption The higher the bit AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW Glossary of Terms 61 number the more secure the encryption WINS Windows Internet Naming Service Part of the Microsoft Windows NT Server WINS manages the association of computer names and locations with IP addresses without the user or administrator having to be involved in each configuration change WPA PSK Wi Fi Protected Access Pre Shared Key Also known as WPA Personal this wireless encryption method uses a pre shared key PSK for key management Keys can usually be entered as manual hex values as hexadecimal characters or as a Passphrase WPA PSK provides a greater degree of security than WEP WPA2 PSK is an improved and more secure version WPA Enterprise In WPA Enterprise mode the authentication process uses 802 1X RADIUS servers and the Extensible Authentication Protocol EAP Zoom lens A zoom lens can be moved zoomed to enlarge the view of an object to show more detail 62 AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW Index Index Numerics 3GPP 9 15 A Access point 36 Action buttons 22 Active Transm
52. its Since only one of the circuit types is on at any given time CMOS chips require less power than chips using just one type of transistor CMOS image sensors also allow processing circuits to be included on the same chip an advantage not possible with CCD sensors which are also much more expensive to produce Codec In communications engineering a codec is usually a coder decoder Codecs are used in integrated circuits or chips that convert e g analog video and audio signals into a digital format for transmission The codec also converts received digital signals back into analog format A codec 55 uses analog to digital conversion and digital to analog conversion in the same chip Codec can also mean compression decompression in which case it is generally taken to mean an algorithm or computer program for reducing the size of large files and programs Compression See Image Compression Contrast Defines the degree of difference between the lightest and darkest parts of an image or video stream DC Iris This special type of iris is electrically controlled by the camera to automatically regulate the amount of light allowed to enter DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP is a protocol that lets network administrators automate and centrally manage the assignment of Internet Protocol IP addresses to network devices in a network DHCP uses the concept of a lease or amount of time that a given IP addres
53. ive View page allowing you to temporarily change the format When using MPEG 4 video format the default viewer is AXIS Media Control with Internet Explorer Note It is also possible to view Motion JPEG when MPEG 4 is chosen as default and vice versa 22 AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW Live View Config Default Viewer From the drop down lists select the default method for viewing video images for your browser The camera will attempt to show the video images in the selected video format and viewer If this is not possible the camera will override the settings and select the best available combination Browser Viewer Description AMC Recommended viewer in Windows Internet Explorer MPEG 4 Motion JPEG Windows QuickTime MPEG 4 only Internet Explorer Java applet A slower imaging alternative to AMC no download required Motion JPEG only Still image Displays still images only Hit the Refresh button in your browser to view a new image Server Push Recommended viewer for other browsers Motion JPEG nas QuickTime MPEG 4 only Java applet A slower imaging alternative to Server Push Motion JPEG only Still image Displays still images only Hit the Refresh button in your browser to view a new image Viewer Settings Show viewer toolbar Check this box option to display the viewer toolbar under the image in your browser The toolbar provides various controls for pausing the video stream switching
54. known as a virtual private network VPN Pre post alarm images The images from immediately before and after an alarm These images are stored in a buffer for later retrieval Progressive scan Progressive scan as opposed to interlaced video scans the entire picture line by line every sixteenth of a second In other words captured images are not split into separate fields as in interlaced scanning Computer monitors do not need interlace to show the picture on the screen but instead show them progressively on one line at a time in perfect order i e 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 etc so there is virtually no flickering effect In a surveillance application this can be critical when viewing detail within a moving image such as a person running A high quality monitor is required to get the best from progressive scan See also Interlacing AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW Glossary of Terms Protocol A special set of rules governing how two entities will communicate Protocols are found at many levels of communication and there are hardware protocols and software protocols Proxy server In an organization that uses the Internet a proxy server acts as an intermediary between a computer user and the Internet This provides security administrative control and a caching service Any proxy server associated with a gateway server or part of a gateway server effectively separates the organization s network from the outside network and the l
55. lled and used in strict accordance with the instructions given in the user documentation This Axis product complies with the following radio frequency and safety standards USA Federal Communications Commission FCC This device complies with Part 15 of FCC Rules Operation of the device is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference 2 This device must accept any interference that may cause undesired operation Europe EU Declaration of Conformity This device complies with the requirements of the R amp TTE Directive 1999 5 EC with essential test suites as per standards EN 301 489 General EMC requirements for radio equipment ETS 300 328 Technical requirements for radio equipment Canada This device complies with RSS 210 of Industry Canada Operation is subject to the following conditions 1 This device may not cause interference and 2 this device must accept any interference including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device Japan This is a class B product based on the standard of the Voluntary Control Council for Interference from Information Technology Equipment VCCI If this is used near a radio or television receiver in a domestic environment it may cause radio interference Install and use the equipment according to the instruction manual Australia This electronic device meets the requirements of the Radio communications Electromagnetic
56. llowing IP addresses The administrator can add up to 256 IP address entries to the list a single entry can contain multiple IP addresses The users from these IP addresses need to be specified in the user list with the appropriate access rights This is done from Setup gt System Options gt Security gt Users AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW System Options 29 Referrals To prevent unauthorized clients from including the video stream from the cameras into external Web pages check the Referrals checkbox and enter the IP address or Host name of the computer that hosts the Web pages with the included video stream Several IP addresses host names can be defined and are separated by semicolons This option is only applicable to Motion JPEG video streams Notes elf the referrals feature is enabled and you wish to also allow normal access to the Live View page the product s own IP address or host name must be added to the list of allowed referrers eRestricting referrers has no effect on an MPEG 4 video stream To restrict an MPEG 4 stream IP address filtering must be enabled eRestricting referrers is of greatest value when not using IP address filtering If IP address filter ing is used then the allowed referrers are automatically restricted to those allowed IP addresses HTTPS The AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW supports encrypted browsing using HTTPS A self signed certificate can be used until a Certificate Authority issued certificate has been ob
57. ly in megapixels in the image can be used In analog systems it is also common to use other format designations such as CIF QCIF 4CIF etc RTCP Real Time Control Protocol RTCP provides support for real time conferencing of groups of any size within an intranet This support includes source identification and support for gateways like audio and video bridges as well as multicast to unicast translators RTCP offers quality of service feedback from receivers to the multicast group as well as support for the synchronization of different media streams RTP Real Time Transport Protocol RTP is an Internet protocol for the transport of real time data e g audio and video It can be used for media on demand as well as interactive services such as Internet telephony RTSP Real Time Streaming Protocol RTSP is a control protocol and a starting point for negotiating transports such as RTP multicast and Unicast and for negotiating codecs RTSP can be considered a remote control for controlling the media stream delivered by a media server RTSP servers typically use RTP as the protocol for the actual transport of audio video data Router A device that determines the next network point to which a packet should be forwarded on its way to its final destination A router creates and or maintains a special routing table that stores information on how best to reach certain destinations A router is sometimes included as part o
58. mages A common aspect ratio used for television screens and computer monitors is 4 3 High definition television HDTV uses an aspect ratio of 9 16 Autoiris or DC Iris This special type of iris is electrically controlled by the camera to automatically regulate the amount of light allowed to enter AVI Audio Video Interleave A video format that supports simultaneous playback of audio and video Bitmap A bitmap is a data file representing a rectangular grid of pixels It defines a display space and color for each pixel or bit in the display space This type of image is known as a raster graphic GIFs and JPEGs are examples of image file types that contain bitmaps Because a bitmap uses this fixed raster method it cannot easily be rescaled without losing definition Conversely a vector graphic image uses geometrical shapes to represent the image and can thus be quickly rescaled Bit rate The bit rate in kbit s or Mbit s is often referred to as speed but actually defines the number of bits time unit and not distance time unit Bluetooth Bluetooth is an open standard for wireless transmission of voice and data between mobile devices PCs handheld computers telephones and printers Bonjour Also known as zero configuration networking Bonjour enables devices to automatically discover each other on a network without having to enter IP addresses or configure DNS servers Bonjour is a trademark of Apple
59. mation This product contains source code copyright Apple Computer Inc under the terms of Apple Public Source License 2 0 see http www opensource apple com apsl The source code is available from http developer apple com darwin projects bonjour Legal Considerations Video and audio surveillance can be prohibited by laws that vary from country to country Check the laws in your local region before using this product for surveillance purposes This product includes one 1 MPEG 4 decoder license To purchase further licenses contact your reseller Radio Transmission Regulatory Information amp EMC This equipment generates and radiates radio frequency energy and must be installed and operated while maintaining a minimum body to camera distance of 3 feet 1 meter If this equipment causes harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Re orient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a different circuit to the receiver Consult your dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Shielded STP network cables must be used with this unit to ensure compliance with EMC standards Tested to comply with FCC Standards FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE This product must be insta
60. metimes freeze on a slow com puter Lower the image resolution Problems uploading files Limited space There is only limited space available for the upload of your own files Try deleting existing files to free up space Motion Detection triggers unexpectedly Changes in luminance Motion detection is based upon changes in luminance in the image This means that if there are sudden changes in the lighting motion detection may be triggered mistakenly Lower the sensitivity setting to avoid problems with luminance No audio Incorrect setup Check the sound card in the PC Ensure that the mute button is not pressed and the volume settings are correct Audio volume too low high Volume settings incorrect The volume of the microphone is either too high or too low Change the volume for the microphone in the toolbar on the Live View page Poor audio quality Too many users Too many users clients connected to the camera may affect the sound quality adversely Try limiting the number of clients allowed to connect under Basic Configuration gt Users CPU overloaded Reduce the number of listeners and viewers and decrease the image resolution and com pression Unsynchronized audio and video It is recommended that the camera s time setting is synchronized with an NTP Server This is enabled under System Options gt Date amp Time For further assistance please contact you
61. n an open and closed circuit for example PIRs door window contacts glass break detectors etc When a signal is received the state changes and the input becomes active shown under Event Configuration gt Port Status e Auxiliary power and GND Function Pin No Notes Specifications Transistor Pin4 Uses an open collector NPN transistor with the Max load 100mA Output emitter connected to the GND pin If used with Max voltage 24V DC an external relay a diode must be connected in to the transistor parallel with the load for protection against voltage transients Digital Pin 3 Connect to GND to activate or leave floating Must not be exposed to Input or unconnected to deactivate voltages greater than 10V DC GND Pin 1 Ground Auxiliary Pin 2 Electrically connected in parallel with the con Voltage DC Power nector for the power supply this pin provides AXIS 207W 4 9 5 1V Input an auxiliary connector for mains power to the DC max 3 5 W unit AXIS 207MW 4 9 5 1V DC max 4 0 W This pin can also be used to power auxiliary equipment with a maximum current of 50mA The I O terminal pins are numbered left to right as shown below 1 4 Connect input output devices to the camera as follows 1 Attach the cables for the device securely to the supplied green connector block 2 Once the cables are connected push the connector block into the terminal connector also green on the camera
62. ng in MPEG 4 file AXIS 207W up to 4 MB AXIS 207MW up to 2 MB Connectors e Ethernet 10BaseT 100BaseTX Auto MDIX RJ 45 e Terminal block for 1 alarm input 1 output and alternative power connection Processors memory clock e CPU video processing and compression ARTPEC A e RAM 32 MB e Flash memory 8 MB Power e AXIS 207W 4 9 5 1V DC max 3 5 W e AXIS 207MW 4 9 5 1V DC max 4 0 W Operating conditions e 5 to 50 C 41 to 122 F e Humidity 20 80 RH non condensing Installation management and maintenance e Installation tool on CD and Web based configuration e Configuration backup and restore e Video management software for recording e Firmware upgrades over HTTP or FTP firmware available at www axis com Video access from Web browser e Camera live view e Video recording to file ASF e Customizable HTML pages AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW Technical Specifications Item Specification Minimum web browsing requirements e Pentium Ill CPU 500 MHz or higher or equivalent AMD e 128 MB RAM e AGP graphics card 32 MB RAM Direct Draw DirectX 9 0 or later e Windows Vista Windows XP 2000 e Internet Explorer 6 x or later e Mac OS X 10 3 or later and Safari 1 3 or later with QuickTime plugin e Other MPEG 4 AAC players supported Packet Video QuickTime RealPlayer standalone and browser plug ins Windows Media Player For other operating systems and browsers see w
63. nnected to the Internet with a single shared network address The subnet mask is the part of the IP address that tells a network router how to find the subnet that the data packet should be delivered to Using a subnet mask saves the router having to handle the entire 32 bit IP address it simply looks at the bits selected by the mask Switch A switch is a network device that connects network segments together and which selects a path for sending a unit of data to its next destination In general a switch is a simpler and faster mechanism than a router which requires knowledge about the network and how to determine the route Some switches include the router function See also Router TCP Transmission Control Protocol TCP is used along with the Internet Protocol IP to transmit data as packets between computers over the network While IP takes care of the actual packet delivery TCP keeps track of the individual packets that the communication e g requested a web page file is divided into and when all packets have arrived at their destination it reassembles them to re form the complete file TCP is a connection oriented protocol which means that a connection is established between the two end points and is maintained until the data has been successfully exchanged between the communicating applications Telnet Telnet is a simple method with which to access another network device e g a computer The HTTP protocol and the
64. ocal firewall It is the firewall server that protects the network against outside intrusion A proxy server receives requests for Internet services such as web page requests from many users If the proxy server is also a cache server it looks in its local cache of previously downloaded web pages If it finds the page it is returned to the user without forwarding the request to the Internet If the page is not in the cache the proxy server acting as a client on behalf of the user uses one of its own IP addresses to request the page from another server over the Internet When the requested page is returned the proxy server forwards it to the user that originally requested it P VOP See VOP QoS Quality of Service By marking data packets for various types of network traffic QoS provides the means to guarantee a certain level of a specified resource to selected traffic on a network Quality can be defined as e g a maintained level of bandwidth low latency no packet losses etc A QoS aware network allows critical flows to be served before flows with lesser priority and promotes better reliability in the network Resolution Image resolution is a measure of how much detail a digital image can hold the greater the resolution the greater the level of detail Resolution can be specified as the number of pixel columns width by the number of pixel rows height e g 320x240 Alternatively the total number of pixels usual
65. of a firewall proxy server This is useful if the camera is located on a local network behind a firewall but notifications uploads alarms etc need to be sent to a destination outside the local network e g to the Internet QoS Quality of service Quality of Service QoS provides the means to guarantee a certain level of a specified resource to selected traffic on a network Quality can be defined as e g a maintained level of bandwidth low latency no packet losses etc The main benefits of a QoS aware network can be summarized as e The ability to prioritize traffic and thus allow critical flows to be served before flows with lesser priority e Greater reliability in the network thanks to the control of the amount of band width an application may use and thus control over bandwidth races between applications 38 AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW System Options The QoS in Axis network video products marks the data packets for various types of network traffic originating from the product This makes it possible for network routers and switches to e g reserve a fixed amount of bandwidth for these types of traffic The following types of traffic are marked e live video e live audio e event alarm traffic e management network traffic QoS Settings For each type of network traffic supported by your Axis network video product enter a DSCP Differentiated Services Codepoint value This value is used to mark the traffic s IP heade
66. onstant Bit Rate CBR VBR will adjust the bit rate according to the images complexity thus using a lot of bandwidth for a lot of activity in the image and less for lower activity in the monitored area MJPEG Settings Sometimes the image size may get quite large due to low light or complex scenery Adjusting the maximum frame size can control the bandwidth and storage used by the MJPEG video stream An unlimited frame size value will result in increased bandwidth and storage usage during low light Limiting the frame size will compromise the image quality To prevent increase in bandwidth and storage usage the maximum frame size should be set to an optimal amount During ideal light conditions follow these instructions to optimize frame size Click the View button and a pop up window appears with Frame size and Compression in the text field Note the current frame size To calculate a maximum frame size add 10 20 to the current frame size Enter the calculated frame size in the Limited to field Verify the quality of the image in low light Increase the maximum frame size if needed Note The maximum frame size allowed increases compression in order to maintain a low frame size starting at the compression value set under Image Settings gt Image Appearance gt Compression When compression is 100 the image cannot be made smaller You may also need to adjust the Resolution setting if a smaller frame size is needed Audio The buil
67. or securing electronic mail The PEM format is often used for representing an HTTPS certificate or certificate request Ping Ping is a basic network program used diagnostically to check the status of a network host or device Ping can be used to see if a particular network address IP address or host name is occupied or not or if the host at that address is responding normally Ping can be run from e g the Windows Command prompt or the command line in Unix Pixel A pixel is one of the many tiny dots that make up a digital image The color and intensity of each pixel represents a tiny area of the complete image PoE Power over Ethernet Power over Ethernet provides power to a network device via the same cable as used for the network connection This is very useful for IP Surveillance and remote monitoring applications in places where it may be too impractical or expensive to power the device from a power outlet PPP Point to Point Protocol A protocol that uses a serial interface for communication between two network devices For example a PC connected by a phone line to a server PPTP Point to Point Tunnelling Protocol A protocol set of communication rules that allows corporations to extend their own corporate network through private tunnels over the public Internet In this way a corporation can effectively use a WAN Wide Area Network as a large single LAN Local Area Network This kind of interconnection is
68. ot password via HTTPS by creating a Pia self signed certificate To do so click the Create self signed cer mel tificate button in the Create Certificate window and then proceed as follows w 2 Enter a password and re enter to confirm the spelling Click OK 3 The Enter Network Password dialog appears Enter the User name root Note The default administrator user name root is permanent and cannot be deleted 4 Enter the password as set in step 2 above and click OK If the password is lost the camera must be reset to the factory default settings See page 41 5 If prompted click Yes to install the AXIS Media Control AMC You will need administrator rights on the computer to do this 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 To do this enable the NAT traversal feature which will attempt to automatically configure the router to allow access to the camera This is enabled from Setup 5 System Options 5 Network 5 TCP IP Advanced For more information please see NAT traversal port mapping for IPv4 on page 34 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 3GPP Compatibility The AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW is
69. r When the marked traffic reaches a network router or switch the DSCP value in the IP header tells the router or switch which type of treatment to apply to this type of traffic for example how much bandwidth to reserve for it Note that DSCP values can be entered in decimal or hex form but saved values are always shown in decimal For more information on Quality of Service please see the Axis support web at www axis com techsup SMTP email Enter the host names or IP addresses and port numbers for your primary and secondary mail servers in the fields provided to enable the sending of notifications and image video email messages from the camera to predefined addresses via SMTP If your mail server requires authentication check the box for Use authentication to log in to this server and enter the necessary information SNMP The Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP allows remote management of network devices Depending on the level of security required select the version of SNMP to use The three levels of security are e SNMP V1 includes no security e SNMP V2c uses very simple security The community name can be specified as a pass word for read or read write access to all supported SNMP objects The community is the the group of network devices using SNMP e SNMP V3 provides encryption and secure passwords HTTPS must be enabled AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW System Options 39 UPnP The camera include
70. r reseller or see the support pages on the Axis Website at www axis com techsup AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW Technical Specifications Technical Specifications Item Specification Model e AXIS 207W VGA wired and wireless interface e AXIS 207MW Megapixel wired and wireless interface Image sensor e AXIS 207W 1 4 Micron Progressive Scan RGB VGA CMOS e AXIS 207MW 1 3 Progressive Scan RGB 1 3 Megapixel CMOS Lens e AXIS 207W 4 0 mm F2 0 fixed iris focus range 0 5 m to infinity AXIS 207MW 3 6 mm F1 8 fixed iris focus range 0 5 m to infinity Angle of view e AXIS 207W Horizontal 55 e AXIS 207MW Horizontal 74 Illumination e AXIS 207W 1 10000 lux F2 0 e AXIS 207MW 2 10000 lux F1 8 Video compression e Motion JPEG e MPEG 4 Part 2 ISO IEC 14496 2 with motion estimation e Profiles Simple Profile level 0 3 and Advanced Simple Profile level 0 5 Resolutions e AXIS 207W 7 resolutions up to 640x480 e AXIS 207MW 15 resolutions up to1280x1024 Frame rates e AXIS 207W Up to 30 fps in all resolutions e AXIS 207MW up to 14 fps in resolutions up to 1280x720 up to 12 fps in 1280x1024 Video streaming e Simultaneous Motion JPEG and MPEG 4 e Controllable frame rate and bandwidth e VBR CBR MPEG 4 e 3GPP and ISMA compatible Image settings Compression levels 100 e Rotation 0 180 e Mirroring e Configurable color level brightness contrast
71. required for each viewer The Motion JPEG selection has additional settings for Image Type Image size and other optional settings to configure the video stream to suit your Web page Click Update when satisfied with the video stream The camera generates the required source code for your configuration Copy this code and paste it into your own Web page code 24 AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW Event Config Event Config Pre defined parameters known as an Event or Event Type can trigger certain actions in the camera A common event type is an alarm that prompts the camera to upload images Many event types use an Event Server to receive uploaded images An event that is triggered by a signal such as a door switch motion detection or system event is called a triggered event A scheduled event runs at pre programmed times An Action refers to what happens when the event occurs Triggered by AXIS a AXIS 207W Network Camera Live View Setup Help Input port This describes the Basic Configuration Event Settings Q E a T Event enable state of the input when an event video amp image dug is triggered for example a door ale T input port when portis Active gt Live View Config T Manual trigger sensor connected to the camera s TAP A Event Configuration otan cetecion input port If the door sensor is Event settings I audio trigger F F avon Detection When Triggered active an event is triggered Raa is naystomGp
72. required to log into the mail server before or during the sending of email It can be used to allow legitimate users to send email while denying the service to unauthorized users such as spammers SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP forms part of the Internet Protocol suite as defined by the Internet Engineering Task Force The protocol can support monitoring of network attached devices for any conditions that warrant administrative attention Sockets Sockets are a method for communication between a client program and a server program over a network A socket is defined as the endpoint in a connection Sockets are created and used with a set of programming requests or 59 function calls sometimes called the sockets application programming interface APD SSL TSL Secure Socket Layer Transport Layer Security These two protocols SSL is succeeded by TSL are cryptographic protocols that provide secure communication on a network SSL is commonly used over HTTP to form HTTPS as used e g on the Internet for electronic financial transactions SSL uses public key certificates to verify the identity of the server Subnet subnet mask A subnet is an identifiably separate part of an organization s network Typically a subnet may represent all the machines at one geographic location in one building or on the same local area network LAN Having an organization s network divided into subnets allows it to be co
73. s Item Specification Approvals e EN 300328 e EN 301489 e FCC Part 15 Subpart B tt C Class B e ICES 003 Class B e RSS210 e VCCI Class B e TELEC e C tick AS NZS 4771 e MIC e EN 60950 e Power supply EN 60950 UL CSA Dimensions HxWxD and weight e 85x55x40mm 3 3 x 2 2 x 1 5 antenna not included e Weight 182g 0 4 Ib power supply not included AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW Technical Specifications 53 General performance considerations When setting up your system it is important to consider how various settings and situations will affect performance Some factors affect the amount of bandwidth the bit rate required others can affect the frame rate and some will affect both If the load on the CPU reaches its maximum this will also affect the frame rate The following factors are among the most important to consider e Wireless conditions e High image resolutions and or lower compression levels result in larger images Bandwidth affected e Access by large numbers of Motion JPEG and or unicast MPEG 4 clients Band width affected e Simultaneous viewing of different streams resolution compression etc by dif ferent clients Frame rate and bandwidth affected e Accessing both Motion JPEG and MPEG 4 video streams simultaneously Frame rate and bandwidth affected e Heavy usage of event settings affects the camera s CPU load Frame rate affected e Enabled motion detection Fram
74. s of the primary and secondary DNS servers NTP Configuration Obtain NTP server address via DHCP check this radio button to automatically look up and use the NTP server settings as provided by DHCP Click the View button to see the current settings Use the following NTP server address to make manual settings check this radio button and enter the host name or IP address of the NTP server Host Name Configuration The AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW can be accessed using a host name instead of an IP address The host name is usually the same as the assigned DNS Name For more information please see the online help O Link Local IPv4 Address This is enabled by default and assigns the camera an additional IPv4 IP address for use with UPnP The camera can have both a Link Local IP address and a static or DHCP supplied IP address at the same time these will not affect each other HTTP The default HTTP port number 80 can be changed to any port within the range 1024 65535 This is useful for e g simple security port mapping HTTPS The HTTPS port number The default is 443 34 AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW System Options NAT traversal port mapping for IPv4 A broadband router allows devices on a private network LAN to share a single connection to the Internet This is done by forwarding network traffic from the private network to the outside i e the Internet Security on the private network LAN is increased since most
75. s support for UPnP which is enabled by default If also enabled on your computer the camera will automatically be detected and a new icon will be added to My Network Places Note UPnP must also be enabled on your Windows XP To do this open the Control Panel from the Start Menu and select Add Remove Programs Select Add Remove Windows Components and open the Networking Services section Click Details and then select UPnP as the service to add RTP These settings are the port range IP address port number video and audio and Time To Live value to use for the video stream s in multicast MPEG 4 format Only certain IP addresses and port numbers should be used for multicast streams For more information please see the online help Bonjour The AXIS 207MW includes support for Bonjour When enabled the camera is automatically detected by operating systems and clients that support this protocol Ports amp Devices I O Ports the pinout interface support and the control and monitoring functions provided by this connector are described in The I O Terminal Connector on page 42 LED Settings The Status indicator LED on the front of the camera can be set to flash at a configurable interval or to not light up at all whenever the unit is accessed For a listing of all LED behavior see page 7 or the online help Note The LED does not flash when the stream is retrieved using MPEG 4 multicast Maintenance e Restart T
76. s the lowest level of access which only allows access to the Live View page Operator An Operator can view the Live View page create and modify events and adjust certain other settings Operators have no access to the System Options Administrator An administrator has unrestricted access to the Setup Tools and can determine the registration of all other users The AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW supports different methods of user authentication HTTP Basic Authentication This authenticates the user by requesting a user name and a password The exchange of network credentials is in simple base64 coding and is not encrypted HTTP Digest Authentication This method also requests a user name and password but the exchange of credentials is encrypted which secures it against eavesdropping User Settings check the relevant box options to enable the following e Anonymous viewer login allows any viewer direct access to the Live View page e Maximum number of simultaneous viewers enter a value here to restrict the number of Motion JPEG and MPEG 4 viewers accessing the unit This is useful if you need to save on bandwidth Note that within the limit of 10 viewers all mul ticast viewers count as 1 viewer IP Address Filter Enable IP Address Filtering to allow or deny access to the camera Once enabled the IP addresses in the list are allowed or denied access according to the choice made in the drop down list Allow Deny the fo
77. s will be valid for a computer The lease time can vary depending on how long a user is likely to require the network connection at a particular location DHCP also supports static addresses for e g computers running web servers which need a permanent IP address DNS Domain Name System DNS is used to locate and translate Internet domain names into IP Internet Protocol addresses A domain name is a meaningful and easy to remember name for an Internet address For example the domain name www example com is much easier to remember than 192 0 34 166 The translation tables for domain names are contained in Domain name servers Domain Server Domains can also be used by organizations who wish to centralize the management of their Windows computers Each user within a domain has an account that usually allows them to log in to and use any computer in the domain although restrictions may also apply The domain server is the server that authenticates the users on the network Duplex See Full duplex Ethernet Ethernet is the most widely installed local area network technology An Ethernet LAN typically uses special grades of twisted pair wires The most commonly installed Ethernet systems are 10BASE T and 100BASE T10 which provide transmission speeds up to 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps respectively ETRAX Ethernet Token Ring AXIS Axis own microprocessor Factory default settings These are the settings that originally applied
78. section browse to the desired firmware file on your computer Click Upgrade AXISA AXIS 207MW Network Camera Live View Setup Help Basic Configuration Server Maintenance O Maintain Server Restart Restart the AXIS 207MW Network Camera Restore Resets all parameters except the IP parameters to the original factory settings Default Resets all parameters to the original factory settings Video amp Image Audio Live View Config Event Configuration Upgrade Server System Options Upgrade the AXIS 207MW with the latest firmware Security Date amp Time Specify the firmware to upgrade to Browse and click Upgrade ark Note Do not disconnect power to the unit during the upgrade The unit restarts automatically after the upgrade has completed 1 10 minutes Backup Maintenance Support Save all parameters and user defined scripts to a backup file Backup Advanced Restore About Use a saved backup file to return the unit to a previous configuration Specify the backup file to use Browse and click Restore Notes After starting the upgrade process always wait at least 10 15 minutes before restarting the camera even if you suspect the upgrade has failed eYour dealer reserves the right to charge for any repair attributable to faulty upgrading by the user AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW Troubleshooting 45 Emergency Recovery Procedure If power or the network connection to
79. sphrase using 8 to 63 ASCII characters WEP Wired Equivalent Protection WEP Authentication Select Open or Shared Key System Authentication depending on the method used by your access point Not all access points have this option in which case they probably use Open System which is sometimes known as SSID Authentication WEP Key length This sets the length of the key used for the wireless encryption 64 or 128 bit The encryption key length can sometimes be shown as 40 64 and 104 128 WEP Key Type The key types available depend on the access point being used The following options are available e Manual Allows you to manually enter the hex key e ASCII In this method the string must be exactly 5 characters for 64 bit WEP and 13 characters for 128 bit WEP e Passphrase The passphrase can contain up to 31 characters In 64 bit WEP the Passphrase generates 4 different keys For 128 bit WEP only 1 key is generated which is then replicated for all 4 keys Key generation is not standardized and can differ from brand to brand Check that the generated keys are identical to those in your access point if not they must be entered manually WEP Active Transmit Key When using WEP encryption this selects which of the 4 keys the camera uses when transmitting SOCKS SOCKS is a networking proxy protocol The AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW can be configured to use a SOCKS server version 4 or 5 to reach networks on the other side
80. st be enabled in Setup gt Live View Config gt Layout AMC audio controls These control the client computer s speaker output The controls are only available in MPEG 4 video format and when audio is enabled see Audio on page 19 O Ey Click the Mute Sound button to switch the sound off and on Use the slider to control the volume The volume can be set between O and 100 12 AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW Accessing the Camera Video recording To record video sequences e The Record button must be enabled see above e The Video format on the Live View page must be set to MPEG 4 Click the button to start the recording and click again to stop To view recordings the PC used for viewing requires e an MPEG 4 decoder installed e a media player that can play ASF files e g Windows Media Player To define other settings such as where to save recordings right click in the video image and select Settings See also the AMC User s Manual available on the CD supplied with this product or from www axis com techsup Note Play Stop buttons are also available when viewing the video stream in other browsers AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW Video Streams Video Streams The AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW provides several different image and video stream formats The type you choose depends on your requirements and on the properties of your network The Live View page in the camera provides access to MPEG 4 and Motion JPEG video streams as well as to
81. t This means that there are probably no complete implementations of the entire MPEG 4 set of standards To deal with this the standard includes the concept of profiles and levels allowing a specific set of capabilities to be defined in a manner appropriate for a subset of applications Multicast Bandwidth conserving technology that reduces bandwidth usage by simultaneously delivering a single stream of information to multiple network recipients Multiplexer A multiplexer is a high speed switch that provides full screen images from up to 16 analog cameras Multiplexers can playback everything that happened on any one camera with no interference from the other cameras on the system Network connectivity The physical wired or wireless and logical protocol connection of a computer network or an individual device to a network such as the Internet or a LAN NTSC National Television System Committee NTSC is the television and video standard in the United States NTSC 58 AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW Glossary of Terms delivers 525 lines at 60 half frames second OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer This is a designation for companies that manufacture equipment which is then marketed and sold to other companies under their own names PAL Phase Alternating Line PAL is the dominant television standard in Europe PAL delivers 625 lines at 50 half frames second PEM Privacy Enhanced Mail An early standard f
82. t in microphone in the AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW provides one way MPEG 4 ISMA 3GPP compatible audio Enable audio Check the box option to enable Audio disabled by default Audio input These settings are used to fine tune the audio stream Please see the online help for more information Note To receive synchronized video and sound it is recommended that the camera time is synchronized with an NTP Server This is enabled under System Options gt Date amp Time See the online help O for more infor mation 19 20 AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW Live View Config Live View Config Layout Here you can define the layout of the Live View page The layout can be set in two ways e Use Axis look the layout is unchanged e Use custom settings modify the Axis look with your own colors images Click the Configure button See Customizing the default page on page 21 AXIS AXIS 207MW Network Camera Live View Setup Help Basic Configuration gt Video amp Image Audio v Live View Config Layout HTML Examples Event Config System Options About Live View Layout O Use Axis look O Use custom settings Default Video Format Video format Motion JPEG Show video format selection Default Viewer Windovs Internet Explorer Java applet Other Brovsers Server push Note QuickTime is only used vith MPEG 4 Motion JPEG will be shovm with AMC in Windows Internet Explorer and with server pus
83. t provides the possibility to customize and use scripts This function is a very powerful tool Caution Improper use may cause unexpected behavior or even cause loss of contact with the unit If a script does cause problems reset the unit to its factory default settings A backup file may be of use to return the unit to its latest configuration Axis strongly recommends that you do not use this function unless you fully understand the consequences Note that Axis support does not provide assistance for problems with customized scripts For more information please visit the Developer pages at www axis com developer Plain Config this function is for the advanced user with experience of Axis network camera configuration All parameters can be set and modified from this page Help is available from the standard help pages 42 AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW The 1 O Terminal Connector The 1 O Terminal Connector Used in applications for e g motion detection event triggering time lapse recording alarm notifications etc the I O terminal connector provides the interface to e 1 transistor output For connecting external devices such as relays and LED s Connected devices can be activated by Output buttons on the Live View page or by an Event Type The output will show as active in Event Configuration gt Port Status if the alarm device is activated e 1 digital input An alarm input for connecting devices that can toggle betwee
84. tained Click the Create self signed Certificate button to install a self signed certificate Although self signed certificates are free and offer some protection true security will only be implemented after the installation of a signed certificate issued by a certificate authority A signed certificate can be obtained from an issuing Certificate Authority by clicking the Create Certificate Request button When the signed certificate is returned click the Install signed certificate button to import the certificate The properties of any certificate request currently resident in the camera or installed can also be viewed by clicking the Properties button The HTTPS Connection Policy must also be set in the drop down lists to enable HTTPS in the camera For more information please refer to the online help O y Date amp Time Current Server Time displays the current date and time 24h format The time can be displayed in 12h clock format in the Overlay see below New Server Time Select your Time Zone from the drop down list If you want the server clock to automatically adjust for daylight savings time select the Automatically adjust for daylight saving time changes From the Time Mode section select the preferred method to use for setting the time e Synchronize with computer time sets the time from the clock on your computer e Synchronize with NTP Server the camera will obtain the time from an NTP server every 60 minutes
85. the camera is lost during the upgrade the process will fail and the unit will become unresponsive A flashing red Status LED indicates a failed upgrade To recover the unit follow the steps below The serial number is found on the label attached to the bottom of the camera 1 6 This procedure is only possible to perform via the wired connection connect the camera to the network via a standard network cable Unix Linux From the command line type the following arp s lt IP address of camera gt lt Serial number gt temp ping s 408 lt IP address of camera gt Windows From a command DOS prompt type the following arp s lt IP address of camera gt lt Serial number gt ping 1 408 t lt IP address of cameras If the unit does not reply within a few seconds restart it and wait for a reply Press CTRL C to stop Ping Open a browser and type in the camera s IP address In the page that appears use the Browse button to select the upgrade file to use e g axis207mw bin Then click the Load button to restart the upgrade process After the upgrade has completed 1 10 minutes the unit will automatically restart and show a steady green on the Power and Status LEDs and flashing green or amber on the Network LED Referring to the installation guide reinstall the camera If the emergency recovery procedure does not get the camera up and running again please contact Axis support at www axis com techsup Axis Support
86. to full screen mode and so on Enable MPEG 4 decoder installation By checking unchecking this box option the administrator can enable or disable the installation of the MPEG 4 decoder included with AMC This is used to prevent the installation of unlicensed copies Further decoder licenses can be purchased from your Axis dealer Enable recording button for MPEG 4 Enabling this button allows the user to start an MPEG 4 recording directly from the Live View page Action Buttons The manual trigger buttons can be used to manually trigger and stop an event from the Live View page See Event Config on page 24 Enabling the Snapshot button allows users to save a snapshot from the video stream by clicking the button This button is mainly intended for use with browsers other than Internet Explorer or when otherwise not using AXIS Media Control AMC to view the video stream AMC an ActiveX control for Internet Explorer provides its own snapshot button AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW Live View Config 23 HTML Examples You can add live video from the AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW to your own web site The camera can transmit a Motion JPEG stream to up to 10 simultaneous connections although an administrator can restrict this to fewer Select the preferred video format from the drop down list The available options are Motion JPEG MPEG 4 using AMC and MPEG 4 using QuickTime If MPEG 4 is set as the video format note that a separate MPEG 4 license is
87. tomatically focuses on a selected part of the subject Angle The field of view relative to a standard lens in a 35mm still camera expressed in degrees e g 30 For practical purposes this is the area that a lens can cover where the angle of view is determined by the focal length of the lens A wide angle lens has a short focal length and covers a wider angle of view than standard or telephoto lenses which have longer focal lengths ARP Address Resolution Protocol This protocol is used to associate an IP address to a hardware MAC address A request is broadcast on the local network to discover the MAC address for an IP address ARTPEC Axis Real Time Picture Encoder This chip is used for image compression ASF Advanced Systems Format The file format used by Windows Media Audio and or Video content compressed with a wide variety of codecs can be stored in an ASF file and played back with the Windows Media Player provided the appropriate codecs are installed or they can be streamed with Windows Media Services ASF is an extensible file format designed to store synchronized multimedia data It supports data delivery over a wide variety of networks and protocols while still proving suitable for local playback ASIC Application Specific Integrated Circuit A circuit designed for a specific application as opposed to a general purpose circuit such as a microprocessor Aspect ratio A ratio of width to height in i
88. ubleshooting Problems with the MPEG 4 format No MPEG 4 displayed in the client Check that the correct network interface is selected in the AMC control panel applet net work tab Check that the relevant MPEG 4 connection methods are enabled in the AMC control panel applet network tab In the AMC control applet select the MPEG 4 tab and click the button Set to default MPEG 4 decoder No multicast MPEG 4 displayed in the client Check with your network administrator that the multicast addresses used by the camera are valid for your network Check with your network administrator to see if there is a firewall preventing viewing Multicast MPEG 4 only accessible by local clients Check if your router supports multicasting or if the router settings between the client and the server need to be configured The TTL Time To Live value may need to be increased Poor rendering of MPEG 4 images Color depth set incorrectly on clients Set to 16 bit or 32 bit color If text overlays are blurred or if there are other rendering problems you may need to enable Advanced Video Rendering from the MPEG 4 tab in the AMC control panel applet Ensure that your graphics card is using the latest device driver The latest drivers can usu ally be downloaded from the manufacturer s web site Color saturation is different in MPEG 4 and Motion JPEG Modify the settings for your graphics adapter Please see th
89. un Microsystems Inc in the United States and other countries Axis Communications AB is independent of Sun Microsystems Inc UPnP js a certification mark of the UPnP Implementers Corporation Bonjour is a trademark of Apple Computer Inc Support Should you require any technical assistance please contact your Axis reseller If your questions cannot be answered immediately your reseller will forward your queries through the appropriate channels to ensure a rapid response If you are connected to the Internet you can e download user documentation and firmware updates e find answers to resolved problems in the FAQ database Search by product category or phrases e report problems to Axis support by logging in to your private support area e visit Axis Support at www axis com techsup AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW User s Manual Rev 3 2 January 2007 Part No 33158 Copyright Axis Communications AB 2005 2007 AXIS 207W 207MW 3 Contents Product Features a ar EE ALA BNG E NG EG ED E Way ad anata a nae 5 GAAN A eee ede eae 5 OVENIEW aa agad Gee NANA RN NAWA tias box deme ANNA DA 6 LED indicators iai a aa Faa aor aaa aa TA a Ea aide Baf e eens 7 Accessing the Camera ice ternene ipare eee Ea E N a as aa 8 Access from a browser nn ete 8 Setting the Password msama nA anaran 9 Accessing the camera from the Internet cece eee ee eee eee 9 3GPP Compatibility sc sesgccgu criar pal
90. white balance e Overlay capabilities time date text Shutter time e AXIS 207W 1 2 1 10000 sec e AXIS 207MW 1 10 1 10000 sec Audio e Built in microphone for one way audio e Audio compression AAC LC 8 32 kbit s 6 711 PCM 8 kHz 6 726 ADPCM 8 kHz 49 50 AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW Technical Specifications Item Specification Wireless interface e IEEE 802 119 6 54 Mbps e IEEE 802 11b 1 11 Mbps e RF Output power FCC e 802 116 20dBm Peak without antenna gain e 802 119 22dBm Peak without antenna gain e RF Output power CE ETSI 802 11b 13dBm 1dBm Average without antenna gain 802 119 12 5dBm 1 5dBm Average without antenna gain e Receiver Sensitivity 90dBm at 1Mb e Channels US Canada Argentina 11 e Channels Europe Australia Korea Japan 13 e Antenna gain 1 6dBi Average 2 14 dBi Max e Infrastructure and ad hoc modes Security e Multiple user access levels with password protection e P address filtering e HTTPS encryption WEP 64 128 bit WPA PSK WPA2 PSK e Digest authentication infrastructure mode only Users e 10 simultaneous unicast users e Unlimited users using multicast MPEG 4 Alarm and event e Events triggered by video motion detection audio detection external input management e Image upload over FTP email and HTTP e Notification via TCP email HTTP and external output e Pre and post alarm bufferi
91. within the VPN Only devices with the correct key will be able to work within the VPN The VPN network can be within a company LAN Local Area Network but different sites can also be connected over the Internet in a secure way One common use for VPN is for connecting a remote computer to the corporate network via e g a direct phone line or via the Internet VOP Video Object Plane A VOP is an image frame in an MPEG 4 video stream There are several types of VOP An I VOP is complete image frame A P VOP codes the differences between images as long as it is more efficient to do so Otherwise it codes the whole image which may also be a completely new image WAN Wide Area Network Similar to a LAN but on a larger geographical scale W LAN Wireless LAN A wireless LAN is a wireless local area network that uses radio waves as its carrier where the network connections for end users are wireless The main network structure usually uses cables Web server A Web server is a program which allows Web browsers to retrieve files from computers connected to the Internet The Web server listens for requests from Web browsers and upon receiving a request for a file sends it back to the browser The primary function of a Web server is to serve pages to other remote computers consequently it needs to be installed on a computer that is permanently connected to the Internet It also controls access to the server whilst mon
92. ww axis com techsup System integration support e Open API for application integration including the VAPIX API AXIS Media Control SDK event trigger data in video stream embedded scripting NAT traversal e Quality of Service QoS Layer 3 DiffServ Model e Embedded Linux operating system Available at www axis com Supported protocols IPv4 IPv6 HTTP TCP ICMP QoS RTSP RTP UDP IGMP RTCP SMTP FTP DHCP UPnP ARP DNS DynDNS SOCKS NTP HTTPS SSL TLS SNMPv1 v2c v3 MIB II More information on protocol usage available at www axis com This product includes software developed by the Open SSL Project for use in the Open SSL Tool kit www openssl org Video management software not included e AXIS Camera Station Surveillance application for viewing recording and archiving up to 25 cameras e AXIS Camera Management Efficient installation and management tool for Axis network video products See www axis com partner adp_partners htm for further software applications from partners Accessories included e Power supply e Stand e Clamp e Connector block e Installation Guide e CD with installation tool software and User s Manual e MPEG 4 licenses 1 encoder 1 decoder e MPEG 4 decoder Windows e AAC licenses 1 encoder 1 decoder Accessories not included AXIS MPEG 4 Decoder multi user license pack 51 52 AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW Technical Specification
93. y Unlit No wired network connection or when in wireless mode Green Steady for normal operation Can be configured to flash green at intervals whenever the camera is accessed See the online help for more information Status Unlit When configured for no flash on camera access Amber Steady during startup reset to factory default or when restoring settings Red Slow flash for failed upgrade Green Normal operation Power Amber Flashes green amber during firmware upgrade 8 AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW Accessing the Camera Accessing the Camera Before accessing the camera it must first be installed Please see the installation guide supplied with the product The camera can be used with most operating systems and browsers The recommended browser is Microsoft Internet Explorer with Windows Safari with Macintosh and Firefox with other operating systems Notes e 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 computer e QuickTime and Real Player are also supported for viewing streaming MPEG 4 video and audio e f your computer restricts the use of additional software components the camera can be configured to use a Java applet for viewing motion JPEG e The AXIS 207W AXIS 207MW includes one 1 decoder license for viewing MPEG 4 video streams This is automatically installed with AMC The administrator can

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