Axis Camera Station S1116 Racked Recorder User manual

AXISCameraStationS1116MTRecorder
UserManual

AXISCameraStationS1116MTRecorder
TableofContents
Aboutyourdevice...........................................3
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Getstarted................................................4
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Installyourdevice..........................................5
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Congureyourdevice........................................10
CongureAXISCameraStation....................................10
LicenseasystemwithInternetconnection...........................14
LicenseasystemwithoutInternetconnection........................14
ManageWindows®useraccounts..............................16
Createauseraccount............................................16
Createanadministratoraccount...................................16
Createalocalusergrou.........................................16
Deleteauseraccount............................................16
Changeauseraccount'sassword..................................17
Createaasswordresetdiskforauseraccount.......................17
ManageAXISCameraStationuseraccounts.....................18
Congureuserermissions........................................18
Addusersorgrous..............................................18
Userorgrourivileges..........................................19
Manageyourdevice.........................................21
UdateWindows®...............................................21
CongureWindowsudatesettings................................21
CongureRAID.................................................22
Addanadditionalstorage.........................................23
Troubleshooting............................................24
CheckthecurrentBIOSversion....................................24
Performasystemrecovery........................................24
TroubleshootAXISCameraStation..................................24
roductoverview...........................................25
Frontandrearsides..............................................25
Needmorehelp?............................................27
Usefullinks....................................................27
Contactsuort.................................................27
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Aboutyourdevice
Aboutyourdevice
AXISCameraStationS11Recorderseriesconsistofout-of-the-boxreadyrackserversandworkstationsvalidatedforreliable
high-denitionsurveillanceuto4K.Forquickandeasyinstallation,therecorderseriesisreconguredandreloadedwithAXIS
CameraStationvideomanagementsoftwareincludinglicenseslusallnecessarysystemsoftware.Thesystemcongurationcan
easilybeimortedfromAXISSiteDesigner,andAXISCameraStationletsyoutakefulladvantageofAxiswiderangeofvideo
surveillancedevices.Withredundantenterrise-gradeharddisks,oeratingsystemstoredonsolid-statedrive(SSD),therecorder
seriesrovideshigh-erformanceandreliabilityforyoursystem.
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Getstarted
Getstarted
ThestandardworkowtocongureanAXISCameraStationrecorderis:
1.Installourdevice
2.UdateAXISCameraStationtothelatestversion.
-Ifyoursystemisonline:oentheAXISRecorderToolboxaandclickUpdateAXISCameraStation.
-Ifyoursystemisofine:gotoaxis.comanddownloadthelatestversion.
3.CongureWindows®.Werecommendto:
-UdateWindows®tothelatestversion.SeeUpdateWindows®onpage21
-Createastandarduseraccount.SeeCreateauseraccountonpage16
4.CongureAXISCameraStation
5.RegisteryouAXISCameraStationlicenses.
-LicenseasstemwithInternetconnectiononpage14
-LicenseasstemwithoutInternetconnectiononpage14
6.ConnectyoursystemtotheAXISCameraStationmobileviewinga.SeeCongureAXISSecureRemoteAccess
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Installyourdevice
Installyourdevice
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Configureyourdevice
Configureyourdevice
Note
ThissectiondescribeshowtoconguretheAXISCameraStationclientandserver.Someoftheinstructionsmaynot
berelevantforyourdevice.
CongureAXISCameraStation
ThisGetstartedtutorialwillwalkyouthroughthebasicstestomakeyoursystemuandrunning.
Beforeyoustart,youmayneedto:
•Congureyournetworkdeendingonyourinstallation.SeeNetworkconguration.
•Congureyourserverortsifneeded.SeeServerportconguration.
•Considersecurityissues.SeeSecuritconsiderations.
Afternecessarycongurations,youcanstarttoworkwithAXISCameraStation:
1.StartAXISCameraStation
2.Adddevices
3.Congurerecordingmethodonpage11
4.Liveviewcamerasonpage11
5.Plabackrecordingsonpage1 1
6.Addbookmarksonpage1 1
7.Exportrecordingsonpage1 1
8.PlaandverifrecordingsinAXISFilePlaeronpage12
StartAXISCameraStation
AXISCameraStationServiceControlautomaticallystartsaftertheinstallationiscomlete.
Double-clicktheAXISCameraStationClienticontostarttheAXISCameraStationclient.Whenstartingtheclientforthersttime,
itautomaticallyattemtstologintotheAXISCameraStationserverinstalledonthesamecomuterastheclient.
YoucanconnecttomultileAXISCameraStationserversindifferentways.
Adddevice
ThersttimeyoustartyourAXISCameraStation,youarenavigatedtotheAdddevicesage.AXISCameraStationautomatically
searchesthenetworkforconnecteddevicesanddislaysalistofdevicesfound.
1.Selectthecamerastoaddfromthelist.
Ifyourcameraisnotlisted,clickManualsearch.
2.ClickAdd.
3.SelectQuickcongurationorSiteDesignerconguration.ClickNext.
4.UsethedefaultsettingsandensuretherecordingmethodissettoNone.ClickInstall.
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Congurerecordingmethod
1.GotoConguration>Recordingandevents>Recordingmethod.
2.Ifyouwanttoenablemotiondetectionrecording:
2.1Selectacamera.
2.2TurnonMotiondetection.
2.3ClickApply.
3.Ifyouwanttoenablecontinuousrecording:
3.1Selectacamera.
3.2TurnonContinuous.
3.3ClickApply.
Liveviewcamera
1.ClicktheLiveviewtabtonavigatetothecameraliveview.
2.Clickacameratonavigatetotheliveviewofthatcamera.
Abluedotafterthecameranameshowsthatcontinuousrecordingisinrogress.Areddotafterthecameranameshows
thatmotiondetectionrecordingisinrogress.
3.ClicktonavigatefromLiveviewtoRecordings.
Aredlineinthetimelineshowsthatmotiondetectionrecordinghasbeentakenforthateriod.Abluelineinthe
timelineshowsthatcontinuousrecordingisinrogress.
Playbackrecording
1.GototheRecordingtab.
2.Inthetimelineofthecamera,usethemousewheeltozoominandoutanddragthetimelinetomakethemarker
ointingatyourdesiredosition.
3.Tostartlayingtherecordingfromthedesiredosition,click.
Addbookmark
1.GototheRecordingtab.
2.Inthetimelineofthecamera,usethemousewheeltozoominandoutanddragthetimelinetomakethemarker
ointingatyourdesiredosition.
3.Click.
4.Enterthebookmarknameanddescrition.Usekeywordsinthedescritiontomakethebookmarkeasytondand
recognized.
5.Selectreventrecordingdeletiontolocktherecording.Alockedrecordingcan'tbedeletedunlessactivelyunlocked.
6.ClickOK.Abookmarkiconisdislayedatyourdesiredositioninthetimeline.
Exportrecording
1.GototheRecordingtab.
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2.Inthetimelineofthecamera,usethemousewheeltozoominandout.
3.Clicktodislaytheselectionmarkers.
4.Dragthemarkerstoincludetherecordingsthatyouwanttoexort.
5.ClicktooentheExorttab.
6.IntheExorttab,youcandothefollowingifdesired.
-Clicktoaddanotefortherecording.
-ClickBrowsetoselectthelocationtoexorttherecordings.
-SelectIncludeAxisFilelayer,Includenotes,andAdddigitalsignature.
7.ClickExport.
8.SelectUsepasswordandenteryourasswordforthedigitalsignature.ClickOK.
PlayandverifyrecordinginAXISFilePlayer
1.Gotothefolderthatyouhaveseciedfortheexortedrecordings.
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Inthisexamle,theexortedlesincludetherecordingsinthe.asfformat,thenotesinthe.txtformat,andAXISFilePlayer.
2.Double-clickAXISFilePlayer.Theexortedrecordingswillbeautomaticallylayed.
3.Clicktoshowthenotesaddedtotherecordings.
4.Toverifythedigitalsignature:
4.1GotoTools>Verifydigitalsignature.
4.2SelectValidatewithpasswordandenteryourassword.
4.3ClickVerify.Thevericationresultageisdislayed.
Networkconguration
WhenAXISCameraStationClient,AXISCameraStationServer,andtheconnectednetworkdevicesareinstalledondifferent
networks,youmightneedtocongureroxyorrewallsettingsbeforeusingAXISCameraStation.
Clientproxysettings
Whentheclientandtheserveraresearatedbyaroxyserver,conguretheclientroxysettings.
1.Double-clicktheAXISCameraStationClienticon.
2.ClickChangeclientproxysettings.
3.Changetheclientroxysettings.
4.ClickOK.
Serverproxysettings
Whennetworkdevicesandtheserveraresearatedbyaroxyserver,conguretheserverroxysettings.
1.Double-clicktheAXISServiceControliconinWindowsnoticationarea.
2.SelectModifysettings.
3.IntheProxysettingssection,usethedefaultSystemaccountinternetoptionorselectUsemanualproxysettings.
4.ClickSave.
NATandFirewall
WhentheclientandtheserveraresearatedbyaNAT,rewallorsimilar,conguretheNATorrewalltoensurethattheHTTPort,
TCPort,andstreamingortseciedinAXISCameraStationServiceControlareallowedtoassthroughtherewalland/orNAT.
ForinstructionshowtoconguretheNATorrewall,contactthenetworkadministrator.
Serverportconguration
Theorts55752(HTTP),55754(TCP),55756(mobilecommunication),and55757(mobilestreaming)areusedonAXISCamera
StationServerforcommunicationbetweentheserverandtheclient.Ifrequired,theortscanbechangedfromAXISCamera
StationServiceControl.
Securityconideration
Toreventunauthorizedaccesstocamerasandrecordings,keethefollowinginmind:
•Usestrongasswordsforallnetworkdevices(cameras,videoencodersandauxiliarydevices).
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•InstallAXISCameraStationServer,cameras,videoencoders,andauxiliarydevicesonasecurenetworksearatedfrom
theofcenetwork.AXISCameraStationClientcanbeinstalledonacomuteronanothernetwork,forexamle
anetworkwithInternetaccess.
•Ensureallusershavestrongasswords.UsingWindowsActiveDirectoryahighlevelofsecuritycanbeimlemented.
LiceneaytemwithInternetconnection
BoththeAXISCameraStationclientandtheservermustbeconnectedtotheinternet.
1.IntheAXISCameraStationclient,gotoConguration>Licenses>ManagementandclickGotoAXISCameraStation
Licenseortal.
2.IntheAXISLicensePortalwww.axis.com/licenses,
2.1SigninwithyourMyAxisaccount.
2.2UnderAddlicensekey,enteryourlicensekeyandclickAdd.
3.IntheAXISCameraStationclient,checkthatyourlicensekeysareshowninConguration>Licenses>Keys.
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AXISCameraStationonlinelicenseregistration
LiceneaytemwithoutInternetconnection
1.IntheAXISCameraStationclient,exortthesystemle.
1.1GotoConguration>Licenses>Management.
1.2ClickExportsystemle.
1.3SaveyoursystemleonaUSBashdrive.
2.IntheAXISLicensePortalwww.axis.com/licenses,
2.1SigninwithyourMyAxisaccount.
2.2ClickUploadsystemletouloadthesystemleyouexorted.
2.3UnderAddlicensekey,enteryourlicensekeyandclickAdd.
2.4UnderLicensekeys,clickDownloadlicenseleandsavetheletoaUSBashdrive.
3.IntheAXISCameraStationclient,imortthelicensele.
3.1GotoConguration>Licenses>Management.
3.2ClickImportlicenseleandselectthelicenseleonyourUSBashdrive.
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3.3CheckthatyourlicensekeysareshowninConguration>Licenses>Keys.
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AXISCameraStationofinelicenseregistration
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Manageindows®useraccounts
Manageindows®useraccounts
Createaueraccount
Tohelkeeyourersonaldataandinformationmoresecure,werecommendthatyouaddaasswordforeachlocalaccount.
Imortant
Onceyoucreateaasswordforalocalaccount,don'tforgetit.There’snowaytorecoveralostasswordforlocalaccounts.
1.GotoSettings>Accounts>Otherpeople>AddsomeoneelsetothisC.
2.ClickIdon’thavethisperson’ssign-ininformation.
3.ClickAddauserwithoutaMicrosoftaccount.
4.Enterausername,asswordandasswordhint.
5.ClickNextandfollowtheinstructions.
Createanadminitratoraccount
1.GotoSettings>Accounts>Otherpeople.
2.GototheaccountyouwanttochangeandclickChangeaccounttype.
3.GotoAccounttypeandselectAdministrator.
4.ClickOK.
5.Restartyourdeviceandsigninwiththenewadministratoraccount.
Createalocaluergroup
1.GotoComputerManagement.
2.GotoLocalUsersandGroups>Group.
3.Right-clickGroupandselectNewGroup.
4.Enteragrounameandadescrition.
5.Addgroumembers:
5.1ClickAdd.
5.2ClickAdvanced.
5.3Findtheuseraccount(s)youwanttoaddtothegrouandclickOK.
5.4ClickOKagain.
6.ClickCreate.
Deleteaueraccount
Imortant
Whenyoudeleteanaccountyouremovetheuseraccountfromtheloginscreen.Youalsoremoveallles,settingsand
rogramdatastoredontheuseraccount.
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1.GotoSettings>Accounts>Otherpeople.
2.GototheaccountyouwanttoremoveandclickRemove.
Changeaueraccount'paword
1.Loginwithanadministratoraccount.
2.GotoUserAccounts>UserAccounts>Manageanotheraccountinsequence.
You’llseealistwithalluseraccountsonthedevice.
3.Selecttheuseraccountwhoseasswordyouwouldliketochange.
4.ClickChangethepassword.
5.EnterthenewasswordandclickChangepassword.
Createapawordreetdikforaueraccount
WerecommendtocreateaasswordresetdiskusingaUSBashdrive.Then,ifyouforgetyourassword,youcanresetthe
assword.WithoutaUSBresetdisk,youcan’tresettheassword.
Ifyou’reusingWindows10,version1803youcanaddsecurityquestionstoyourlocalaccountincaseyouforgetyourassword,
soyoudon'tneedtocreateaasswordresetdisk.Todothis,gottoStartandclickSettings>Sign-inoptions>Updateyour
securityquestions.
1.Signintoyourdevicewithalocaluseraccount.Youcan’tcreateaasswordresetdiskforaconnectedaccount.
2.PlugaUSBashdriveintoyourdevice.
3.Ifthere’sanydataontheUSBashdrive,backitu.
4.FromtheWindows®searcheld,gotoCreateapasswordresetdisk.
5.IntheForgottenPasswordwizard,clickNext.
6.SelectyourUSBashdriveandclickNext.
7.TyeyourcurrentasswordandclickNext.
8.Followtheonscreeninstructions.
9.RemovetheUSBashdriveandkeeitinasafelacewhereyou'llrememberit.Youdon'thavetocreateanewdiskwhen
youchangeyourasswordevenifyouchangeitseveraltimes.
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ManageAXISCameraStationuseraccounts
ManageAXISCameraStationuseraccounts
Congureuerpermiion
GotoConguration>Security>UserpermissionstoviewalistoftheusersandgrousthathavebeenaddedtoAXISCamera
Station.
Note
AdministratorsofthecomuteronwhichtheAXISCameraStationserverisinstalledareautomaticallygivenadministrator
rivilegestoAXISCameraStation.Youcan’tchangeorremovetheadministratorsgrou'srivileges.
Beforeauserorgroucanbeadded,theuserorgroumustberegisteredonthelocalcomuterorhaveanWindowsActiveDirectory
useraccount.UsingWindowsActiveDirectory,ahighlevelofsecuritycanbeimlemented.
Whenauserisartofagrou,theusergetsthehighestroleermissionthatisassignedtotheindividualandthegrou.
Whenauserisartofagrou,theusergetstheaccessgrantedasanindividualandalsoreceivestherightsasartofagrou.For
examle,auserisgivenaccesstocameraXasanindividual.Theuserisalsoamemberofagrou.Thegrouisgivenaccessto
camerasYandZ.TheuserthenhasaccesstocamerasX,YandZ.
IftherearesecurityconcernsregardingtheaccesstothecomuterbyadesignatedAXISCameraStationuser,createastandarduser
accountthatyouthenuseforaccesstoAxisCameraStation.YoucanthenelevatetheaccounttoadministratorinConguration>
Security>Userpermissions.
Thelistconsistsofthefollowinginformation:
ItemDescription
IconIndicatestheentryisagrouorasingleuser.
NameUsernameasitaearsinthelocalcomuterorActiveDirectory.
DomainDomainnamewheretheuserorgrouisregistered.
RoleTheaccessrolegiventotheuserorgrou.
Possiblevalues:Administrator,Oerator,andViewer.
DetailsDetaileduserinformationasitaearsinthelocalcomuterorActiveDirectory.
ServerServernamewheretheuserorgrouisregistered.Onlyavailablewhenconnectingto
multileAXISCameraStationservers.
Toaddusersorgrous,seeAddusersorgroups.
Tochangeuseraccessrightsforauserorgrou,clicktheuserorgrouandmakechanges.ClickApply.
Toremoveauserorgrou,selecttheuserorgrouandclickRemove.Intheo-udialog,clickOKtoremovetheuserorgrou.
Adduerorgroup
UseraccountsinMicrosoftWindowsandActiveDirectoryusersandgrouscanaccessAXISCameraStation.ToaddausertoAXIS
CameraStation,youhavetoaddusersoragroutoWindows.
ToaddauserorgrouinMicrosoftWindows:AddingauserinWindowsmayvarydeendingonwhichversionofWindowsyou
arerunning.FollowtheinstructionsonMicrosoft'ssite.IfyouareconnectedtoanActiveDirectorydomainnetwork,consult
yournetworkadministrator.
Addusersorgroups
1.GotoConguration>Security>UserpermissionsandclickAdd.
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2.WhenconnectingtomultileAXISCameraStationservers,selectaserverfromtheSelectedserverdro-downlist.
3.SelectServertosearchforusersorgrousonthelocalcomuter,orselectDomaintosearchforActiveDirectoryusersor
grous.WhenconnectingtomultileAXISCameraStationservers,youcanselectwhichservertosearchfor.
4.SelectUsersorGroupstosearchforonlyusersorgrous.
5.Thelistofusersorgrousisdislayed.UsersandgrousthathavealreadybeenaddedtoAXISCameraStationarenotlisted.
-Iftherearetoomanyusersorgrous,thesearchresultisnotdislayed.UsetheTypetosearcheldtorene
thesearchandndasecicuserorgrou.
-Ifthedomainusersearchfails,theServicelogonaccountmustbechanged.
6.SelecttheusersorgrousandclickAdd.Theusersorgrousareaddedtothelistandshowninitalics.
Congureauserorgroup
1.Selectauserorgrouinthelist.
2.UnderRole,selectAdministrator,Operator,orViewer.
3.IfyouhaveselectedOperatororViewer,youcanconguretheuserorgrourivileges.SeeUserorgroupprivileges.
4.ClickSave.Theuserorgrouinthelistisnotinitalicsandreadytobeused.
Uerorgroupprivilege
Therearethreerolesthatcanbegiventoauserorgrou.Forhowtodeneaccessrivilegesforauserorgrou,seeAddusersor
groups.
•Administrator:Fullaccesstotheentiresystem,includingaccesstoliveandrecordedvideoofallcameras,accesstoallI/O
ortsandviews.Therefore,youdonotneedtosecifyanycamera,I/Oorviewrivilegesforauserwiththisrole.Thisrole
isrequiredinordertocongureanythinginthesystem.
•Operator:AccesstoliveandrecordedvideoofselectedcamerasandaccesstoselectedI/Oortsandviews.Anoerator
hasfullaccesstoallfunctionalityofAXISCameraStationexcetsystemconguration.
•Viewer:AccesstolivevideoofselectedcamerasandaccesstoselectedI/Oortsandviews.Aviewerdoesnothaveaccess
torecordedvideoorsystemconguration.
Cameras
ThefollowingaccessrivilegesareavailableforusersorgrouswiththeOeratororViewerrole.
•Access:Allowaccesstothecameraandallcamerafeatures.
•Video:Allowaccesstolivevideofromthecamera.
•Audiolisten:Allowaccesstolistenfromthecamera.
•Audiospeak:Allowaccesstoseaktothecamera.
•ManualRecording:Allowtostartandstorecordingsmanually.
•MechanicalTZ:AllowaccesstomechanicalPTZcontrols.OnlyavailableforcameraswithmechanicalPTZ.
•TZpriority:SetthePTZriority.Alowernumbermeansahigherriority.0meansthatnoriorityisassigned.An
administratorhasthehighestriority.WhenarolewithhigherriorityoeratesaPTZcamera,otherscan’toeratethe
samecamerafor10secondsbydefault.OnlyavailableforcameraswithmechanicalPTZandMechanicalTZisselected.
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ThefollowingaccessrivilegesareavailableforusersorgrouswiththeOeratororViewerrole.Youcanselectmultileviews
andsettheaccessrivileges.
•Access:AllowaccesstotheviewsinAXISCameraStation.
•Edit:AllowtoedittheviewsinAXISCameraStation.
I/O
ThefollowingaccessrivilegesareavailableforusersorgrouswiththeOeratororViewerrole.TheI/Oortsarelistedbydevice.
•Access:AllowfullaccesstotheI/Oort.
•Read:AllowtoviewthestateoftheI/Oort.Theuserisnotabletochangetheortstate.
•Write:AllowtochangethestateoftheI/Oort.
System
Theaccessrivilegesthatcan’tbeconguredaregreyedoutandlistedunderRoleprivileges.Therivilegeswithcheckmarkmeans
theuserorgrouhavethisrivilegebydefault.
ThefollowingaccessrivilegesareavailableforusersorgrouswiththeOeratorrole.
•Takesnapshots:Allowtakingsnashotsintheliveviewandrecordingsmodes.
•Exportrecordings:Allowexortingrecordings.
•Generateincidentreport:Allowgeneratingincidentreorts.
•reventaccesstorecordingsolderthan:Preventaccessingrecordingsolderthantheseciednumberofminutes.When
usingsearch,theuserwillnotndrecordingsolderthantheseciedtime.Recordingsandbookmarksolderthan
theseciedtimecan'tbelayed.
ThefollowingaccessrivilegesareavailableforusersorgrouswiththeViewerrole.
•Takesnapshots:Allowtakingsnashotsintheliveviewandrecordingsmodes.
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