Axis T8705 User manual

AXIST8705VideoDecoder
UserManual

AXIST8705VideoDecoder
TableofContents
Solutionoverview...........................................3
Getstarted................................................4
Findthedeviceonthenetwork....................................4
Openthedevice'swebpage.......................................4
Webpageoverview..............................................5
Congureyourdevice........................................6
Addmultiplecameras............................................6
Addacamera..................................................6
Congureamonitor.............................................6
Advancedcamerasettings........................................7
Removeacamera...............................................7
Upgradeyourdevicetormwareversion6.0.x........................7
Thedeviceinterface.........................................8
Status........................................................8
Videosources...................................................9
Display........................................................10
Jobs..........................................................11
System........................................................11
Maintenance...................................................15
Conguration..................................................15
Learnmore................................................16
Streamingandstorage...........................................16
Troubleshooting............................................17
Resettofactorydefaultsettings...................................17
Firmwareoptions...............................................17
Checkthecurrentrmwareversion.................................17
Upgradethermware............................................17
Technicalissues,clues,andsolutions................................18
Performanceconsiderations.......................................18
Contactsupport.................................................19
Specications..............................................20
Productoverview................................................20
LED...........................................................20
Buttons.......................................................20
Connectors....................................................20
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Solutionoverview
Solutionoverview
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Getstarted
Getstarted
Findthedeviceonthenetwork
TondAxisdevicesonthenetworkandassignthemIPaddressesinWindows®,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISDeviceManager.Both
applicationsarefreeandcanbedownloadedfromaxis.com/support.
FormoreinformationabouthowtondandassignIPaddresses,gotoHowtoassignanIPaddressandaccessyourdevice.
Browsersupport
Youcanusethedevicewiththefollowingbrowsers:
ChromeTMFirefox®EdgeTMSafari®
Windows®recommendedrecommended
macOS®recommendedrecommended
Linux®recommendedrecommended
Otheroperatingsystems*
*TouseAXISOSwebinterfacewitiOS15oriPadOS15,gotoSettings Settings
Settings> > >Safari Safari Safari> > >Advanced Advanced Advanced> > >Experimental Experimental ExperimentalFeatures Features Featuresanddisable
NSURLSessionWebsocket.
Openthedeviceswebpage
1.OpenabrowserandentertheIPaddressorhostnameoftheAxisdevice.
IfyoudonotknowtheIPaddress,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISDeviceManagertondthedeviceonthenetwork.
2.Entertheusernameandpassword.Ifyouaccessthedeviceforthersttime,youmustsettherootpassword.SeeSeta
newpasswordforterootaccountonpage4.
Setanewpasswordfortherootaccount
Thedefaultadministratorusernameisroot.There’snodefaultpasswordfortherootaccount.Yousetapasswordtherst
timeyoulogintothedevice.
1.Typeapassword.Followtheinstructionsaboutsecurepasswords.SeeSecurepasswordsonpage4.
2.Retypethepasswordtoconrmthespelling.
3.ClickAdduser.
Important
Ifyoulosethepasswordfortherootaccount,gotoResettofactorydefaultsettingsonpage17andfollowtheinstructions.
Securepasswords
Important
Axisdevicessendtheinitiallysetpasswordincleartextoverthenetwork.Toprotectyourdeviceaftertherstlogin,set
upasecureandencryptedHTTPSconnectionandthenchangethepassword.
Thedevicepasswordistheprimaryprotectionforyourdataandservices.Axisdevicesdonotimposeapasswordpolicyasthey
maybeusedinvarioustypesofinstallations.
Toprotectyourdatawestronglyrecommendthatyou:
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•Useapasswordwithatleast8characters,preferablycreatedbyapasswordgenerator.
•Don’texposethepassword.
•Changethepasswordatarecurringinterval,atleastonceayear.
Webpageoverview
Thisvideogivesyouanoverviewofthedeviceinterface.
Towatchthisvideo,gotothewebversionofthisdocument.
elp.axis.com/?&piaId=41938&section=webpage-overview
Axisdevicewebinterface
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Congureyourdevice
Congureyourdevice
Addmultiplecameras
Note
ThecamerawizardonlyworkswithAxiscameras.Youmustaddcamerasfromotherbrandsonebyone,seeAddacamera
onpage6.
1.GotoVideosources.
2.ClickAddvideosourcesandselectthemethodStep-by-step.
3.Clickext.
ThewizardsearchesthenetworkforAxiscameras.
4.ClickAddcredentialsandenterame,UsernameandPassword.ClickSave.
Thedecoderneedsusernamesandpasswordstothecamerastoaccessthevideostreams.Thedecodercanhavemultiple
credentialssaved.Itwilltrytoaccessallcamerasusingallofthestoredcredentials.
5.Clickext.
6.SelectthecamerasyouwanttoaddandclickSave.
Thedecoderwilltrytoaccessthecamerawithallsavedcredentials.
Toaccessmoresettingsforthecameras,seeAdvancedcamerasettingsonpage7.
Addacamera
1.GotoVideosources.
2.ClickAddvideosourcesandselectthemethodManual.
3.Clickext.
4.Selectavideosourcetypeandclickext.
5.Enterthecongurationdetails.
-ForanAxiscamera:Enteraname,IPaddress,usernameandpasswordforthecamera.
-Forotherbrands:Enteraname,aURLthatcanbeusedtoaccessthevideostream,thecamera’susername
andpassword,andthecodecusedforthestream.
6.ClickSave.
Toaccessmoresettingsforthecameras,seeAdvancedcamerasettingsonpage7.
Congureamonitor
1.GotoDisplay.
2.SelectoneoftheseoptionsunderMultimode:
-Toshowthevideosourcesoneatatimeinsequence,selectSequencer,andsettheintervalthateachsource
isdisplayed.
-Toshowmultiplevideosourcesatthesametime,selectMultiview,andselectalayout.
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3.UnderVideooutput,selectaresolutionandrefreshratethatworkswithyourdisplay.Seethedocumentationforyour
display.
Advancedcamerasettings
Afteryou’veaddedacamera,youcanaccessmorecamerasettingsfromtheEditview.
1.GotoVideosources.
2.Selectavideosource.
3.ClickandthenclickEditvideosource.
Removeacamera
1.GotoVideosources.
2.Findthecamerayouwanttoremove.
3.ClckandthenclickDeletevideosource.
Upgradeyourdevicetormwareversion6.0.x
ToupgradeyourdevicetoV6.0.xyoumustrstupgradeittoV5.1.8.5.Youneedthefollowingles:
•FirmwareT8705_V5.1.8.5.bin(bridgermware)
•FirmwareT8705_V6.0.x.bin
GotoMaintenance>FirmwareupgradeandclickUpgrade.Followtheinstructions.
•UnupgradefromV5.1.8.2orV5.1.8.4toV5.1.8.5takesapproximately10minutes.
•UnupgradefromV5.1.8.5toV6.0.xtakesapproximately15minutes.
Ifthermwareupgradefailed
1.Sendareporttoaxis.com/support.Includeinformationaboutthedevice’sMACaddressinthereport.
2.Unziptheincludedwicle(decoder-image-prod-6.0.x.wic.gz)andsaveittoanSDcard.
3.InserttheSDcardintoanSDcardreader.Opentheleandfollowtheinstructionstoupgradethermwarewith
thewicle.
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Thedeviceinterface
Thedeviceinterface
Toreachthedeviceinterface,enterthedevice’sIPaddressinawebbrowser.
Showorhidethemainmenu.
Accesstheproducthelp.
Changethelanguage.
Setlightthemeordarktheme.
Theusermenucontains:
•Informationabouttheuserwhoisloggedin.
•Changeuser:Logoutthecurrentuserandloginanewuser.
•Logout:Logoutthecurrentuser.
Thecontextmenucontains:
•Analyticsdata:Accepttosharenon-personalbrowserdata.
•Feedback:Shareanyfeedbacktohelpusimproveyouruserexperience.
•Legal:Viewinformationaboutcookiesandlicenses.
•About:Viewdeviceinformation,includingrmwareversionandserialnumber.
Status
RAMuse:PercentageofRAMthat’sused.
CPUuse:PercentageofCPUthat’sused.
GPUuse:PercentageofGPUthat’sused.
GPUbususe:PercentageofGPUbusthat’sused.
Decodingprocess:Currentstatusofthedecodingprocess,RunningorStopped.
IPaddress:Thedevice’sIPaddress.
Dateandtime:Thedevice’sdateandtime.
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Videosources
ame:Thevideosource’sname.
Type:Thevideosource’stype,AxisorGeneric.
Addvideosources:Createanewvideosource.Youcanusetwodifferentmethods:
•Step-by-step:AddanAxisdevicewithhelpfromawizard.
•Manual:Addanydevicemanually.
Thecontextmenucontains:
Editvideosource:Editthepropertiesofthevideosource.
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Deletevideosource:Deletethevideosource.
Display
Clicktocongurethesequenceorder.Withthesequenceyoucandecideinwhichorderyouwanttoseethedifferentviews.
Clicktoaddanewview.Youcanaddasmanyviewsasyoulike.
Startsequence:Clicktoturnonthesequence.
Viewsettings:
•ame:Enteranicenameoftheview.
•Duration:Decidehowlongtheviewwillbedisplayedinasequence.
•Layout:Selectascreenlayout,thendecidewhereeachdeviceshouldbedisplayed.
Resolution:Selectwhichresolutionyouwanttousefortheview.
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