Axis Camera Station S1216 Tower User manual

AXISCameraStationS1216Tower
UserManual

AXISCameraStationS1216Tower
TableofContents
Aboutyourdevice...........................................3
Getstarted................................................4
Installyourdevice..........................................5
Beforeinstallation...............................................5
Installation....................................................5
Congureyourdevice........................................6
InitialAxisrecordersetup.........................................6
CongureAXISCameraStation....................................6
Licenseasystemonline..........................................
Licenseasystemofine..........................................10
ManageWindows®useraccounts..............................12
Createauseraccount............................................12
Createanadministratoraccount...................................12
Createalocalusergroup.........................................12
Deleteauseraccount............................................12
Changeauseraccount'spassword..................................13
Createapasswordresetdiskforauseraccount.......................13
ManageAXISCameraStationuseraccounts.....................14
Congureuserpermissions........................................14
Addusersorgroups..............................................14
Userorgroupprivileges..........................................15
Manageyourdevice.........................................17
UpdateWindows®...............................................17
CongureWindowsupdatesettings................................17
CreateRAIDvolume.............................................18
ConguretheRAIDvolumeinWindows®............................18
Troubleshooting............................................1
CheckthecurrentBIOSversion....................................1
UpgradeBIOS..................................................1
Performasystemrecovery........................................1
TroubleshootAXISCameraStation..................................20
roductoverview...........................................21
Needmorehelp?............................................22
Usefullinks....................................................22
Contactsupport.................................................22
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Aboutyourdevice
Aboutyourdevice
AXISCameraStationS12Recorderseriesconsistofout-of-the-boxreadyrackserversandworkstationsvalidatedforreliable
high-denitionsurveillanceupto4K.Forquickandeasyinstallation,therecorderseriesispreconguredandpreloadedwithAXIS
CameraStationvideomanagementsoftwareincludinglicensesplusallnecessarysystemsoftware.Thesystemcongurationcan
easilybeimportedfromAXISSiteDesigner,andAXISCameraStationletsyoutakefulladvantageofAxiswiderangeofvideo
surveillancedevices.Withenterprise-gradeharddisks,operatingsystemstoredonsolid-statedrive,therecorderseriesprovides
high-performanceandreliabilityforyoursystem.
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Getstarted
ThestandardworkowtocongureanAXISCameraStationrecordingserveris:
1.Installyourdevice
2.InitialWindows®setup:Afterinstallingyourdevice,youareguidedthroughafewstepstosetuptheregion,language,
keyboardlayout,anadministratoraccountanditspassword.
3.InitialAxisrecordersetup:AftertheinitialWindowssetup,AXISRecorderToolboxisopenedandyouareguidedthrougha
fewstepstosetupbasicandnecessarysettings,forexample,computername,dateandtime,andnetwork.SeeInitialAxis
recordersetuponpage6.
4.CongureWindows.Werecommendto:
-UpdateWindowstothelatestversion.SeeUpdateWindows®onpage17.
-Createastandarduseraccount.SeeCreateauseraccountonpage12.
5.UpdateAXISCameraStationtothelatestversion.
-Ifyoursystemisonline:opentheAXISRecorderToolboxappandclickUpdateAXISCameraStation.
-Ifyoursystemisofine:gotoaxis.comanddownloadthelatestversion.
6.CongureAISCameraStation
7.RegisteryourAXISCameraStationlicenses.
-Licenseasystemonlineonpage9
-Licenseasystemofineonpage10
8.ConnectyoursystemtotheAXISCameraStationmobileviewingapp.SeeConnecttoAISCameraStationserver.
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Installyourdevice
Installyourdevice
Beforeinstallation
•Prepareadditionalaccessoriesusedforinstallation:monitor,mouse,keyboardandnetworkcable.
•Understandtheusageofdifferentuseraccounts.
Thefollowingtableliststheuseraccountsthatcanbeusedforinstallation,congurationandoperationofyourAxissystem.
UseraccountDescriptionNote
MyAxisUsedtodownloadthelatestsoftware,accessthe
licensesystem,AxisSecureRemoteAccess,and
SystemHealthMonitoring.
Registeredfrommy.axis.com.
Windows®
WindowsadministratorAdministratorprivilegesinWindows.We
recommendyoudonotuseitasAXISCamera
Stationadministrator.
CreatedduringinitialWindowssetup.
WindowsuserwithAXISCamera
Stationadministratorprivileges
AWindowsusergrantedwithadministrator
privilegesinAXISCameraStationtobeusedby
systemintegratororsystemadministratorfor
congurationortroubleshooting.
CreatedinWindowssettings.
WindowsuserwithAXISCamera
Stationoperatororviewer
privileges
AWindowsusergrantedwithoperatororviewer
privilegesinAXISCameraStation.
CreatedinWindowssettings.
Device
DeviceadministratorUsedbytheadministratortoaccessthecamera
fromthevideomanagementsystemordevice
webpage.
Createdfromthedevicewebpageor
whenyouaddthedevicetoAXISCamera
Station.
Installation
Forinstructionsonhowtoinstalltheproduct,seetheinstallationguideincludedintheboxorontheproduct’ssupportpage
onaxis.com.
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Confiureyourdevice
InitialAxisrecordersetup
AfteryouhaveconguredWindows®,AXISRecorderToolboxisopenedautomaticallyandyouareguidedthroughtherst-time
congurationwizard.Inthiswizard,youcancongureseveralbasicandnecessarysettingsbeforeyoumanageyourdevicein
AXISRecorderToolbox.
1.SelectLightorDarkthemeandclickNext(ifit’savailableforyourproduct).
2.ChangethecomputernameifyouwantandclickNext.
3.UnderDateandtime,congurethefollowingsettingsandclickNext.
-Selectatimezone.
-TosetupanNTPserver,selectNTserverandentertheNTPserveraddress.
-Tosetmanually,selectManualandselectadateandtime.
4.UnderNetworksettings,congurethefollowingsettingsandclickNext.
-UseautomaticIsettings(DHC)andUseautomaticDNSsettingsareturnedonbydefault.
-IfyourdeviceisconnectedtoanetworkwithaDHCPserver,theassignedIPaddress,subnetmask,gateway,and
preferredDNSareautomaticallydisplayed.
-IfyourdeviceisnotconnectedtoanetworkorthereisnoDHCPserveravailable,entertheIPaddress,subnet
mask,gateway,andpreferredDNSmanuallydependingonthenetworkrequirements.
5.ClickFinish.Ifyouhavechangedthecomputername,AXISRecorderToolboxwillpromptyoutorestartthedevice.
ConureAXISCameraStation
ThisGetstartedtutorialwillwalkyouthroughthebasicstepstomakeyoursystemupandrunning.
Beforeyoustart,youmayneedto:
•Congureyournetworkdependingonyourinstallation.SeeNetworkconguration.
•Congureyourserverportsifneeded.SeeServerportconguration.
•Considersecurityissues.SeeSecurityconsiderations.
Afternecessarycongurations,youcanstarttoworkwithAXISCameraStation:
1.StartAISCameraStation
2.Adddevices
3.Congurerecordingmethodonpage7
4.Liveviewcamerasonpage7
5.Playbackrecordingsonpage7
6.Addbookmarksonpage8
7.Exportrecordingsonpage8
8.PlayandverifyrecordingsinAISFilePlayeronpage8
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StartAXISCameraStation
AXISCameraStationServiceControlautomaticallystartsaftertheinstallationiscomplete.
Double-clicktheAXISCameraStationclienticontostarttheAXISCameraStationclient.Whenstartingtheclientforthersttime,
itautomaticallyattemptstologintotheAXISCameraStationserverinstalledonthesamecomputerastheclient.
YoucanconnecttomultipleAXISCameraStationserversindifferentways.
Adddevices
ThersttimeyoustartyourAXISCameraStation,youarenavigatedtotheAdddevicespage.AXISCameraStationautomatically
searchesthenetworkforconnecteddevicesanddisplaysalistofdevicesfound.
1.Selectthecamerastoaddfromthelist.
Ifyourcameraisnotlisted,clickManualsearch.
2.ClickAdd.
3.SelectQuickcongurationorSiteDesignerconguration.ClickNext.
4.UsethedefaultsettingsandensuretherecordingmethodissettoNone.ClickInstall.
Conurerecordinmethod
1.GotoConguration>Recordingandevents>Recordingmethod.
2.Ifyouwanttoenablemotiondetectionrecording:
2.1Selectacamera.
2.2TurnonMotiondetection.
2.3ClickApply.
3.Ifyouwanttoenablecontinuousrecording:
3.1Selectacamera.
3.2TurnonContinuous.
3.3ClickApply.
Liveviewcameras
1.ClicktheLiveviewtabtonavigatetothecameraliveview.
2.Clickacameratonavigatetotheliveviewofthatcamera.
Abluedotafterthecameranameshowsthatcontinuousrecordingisinprogress.Areddotafterthecameranameshows
thatmotiondetectionrecordingisinprogress.
3.ClicktonavigatefromLiveviewtoRecordings.
Aredlineinthetimelineshowsthatmotiondetectionrecordinghasbeentakenforthatperiod.Abluelineinthe
timelineshowsthatcontinuousrecordingisinprogress.
Playbackrecordins
1.GototheRecordingtab.
2.Inthetimelineofthecamera,usethemousewheeltozoominandoutanddragthetimelinetomakethemarker
pointingatyourdesiredposition.
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3.Tostartplayingtherecordingfromthedesiredposition,click.
Addbookmarks
1.GototheRecordingtab.
2.Inthetimelineofthecamera,usethemousewheeltozoominandoutanddragthetimelinetomakethemarker
pointingatyourdesiredposition.
3.Click.
4.Enterthebookmarknameanddescription.Usekeywordsinthedescriptiontomakethebookmarkeasytondand
recognized.
5.Selectreventrecordingdeletiontolocktherecording.Alockedrecordingcan'tbedeletedunlessactivelyunlocked.
6.ClickOK.Abookmarkiconisdisplayedatyourdesiredpositioninthetimeline.
Exportrecordins
1.GototheRecordingtab.
2.Inthetimelineofthecamera,usethemousewheeltozoominandout.
3.Clicktodisplaytheselectionmarkers.
4.Dragthemarkerstoincludetherecordingsthatyouwanttoexport.
5.ClicktoopentheExporttab.
6.ClickExport....
PlayandverifyrecordinsinAXISFilePlayer
1.Gotothefolderthatyouhavespeciedfortheexportedrecordings.Inthisexample,theexportedlesincludethe
recordingsinthe.asfformat,thenotesinthe.txtformat,andAXISFilePlayer.
2.Double-clickAXISFilePlayer.Theexportedrecordingswillbeautomaticallyplayed.
3.Clicktoshowthenotesaddedtotherecordings.
4.Toverifythedigitalsignature:
4.1GotoTools>Verifydigitalsignature.
4.2SelectValidatewithpasswordandenteryourpassword.
4.3ClickVerify.Thevericationresultpageisdisplayed.
Note
DigitalsignatureisdifferentfromSignedvideo.Signedvideoallowsvideotobetracedbacktothecameraitoriginatedfrom,
makingitpossibletoverifythattherecordinghasn’tbeentamperedwithafteritleftthecamera.SeeSignedvideoandthe
camera’susermanualformoreinformation.
Networkconuration
WhenAXISCameraStationclient,AXISCameraStationserver,andtheconnectednetworkdevicesareinstalledondifferentnetworks,
youmightneedtocongureproxyorrewallsettingsbeforeusingAXISCameraStation.
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Clientproxysettings
Whentheclientandtheserverareseparatedbyaproxyserver,conguretheclientproxysettings.
1.Double-clicktheAXISCameraStationclienticon.
2.ClickChangeclientproxysettings.
3.Changetheclientproxysettings.
4.ClickOK.
Serverproxysettings
Whennetworkdevicesandtheserverareseparatedbyaproxyserver,conguretheserverproxysettings.
1.Double-clicktheAXISServiceControliconinWindowsnoticationarea.
2.SelectModifysettings.
3.IntheProxysettingssection,usethedefaultSystemaccountinternetoptionorselectUsemanualproxysettings.
4.ClickSave.
NATandFirewall
WhentheclientandtheserverareseparatedbyaNAT,rewallorsimilar,conguretheNATorrewalltoensurethattheHTTPport,
TCPport,andstreamingportspeciedinAXISCameraStationServiceControlareallowedtopassthroughtherewalland/orNAT.
ForinstructionshowtoconguretheNATorrewall,contactthenetworkadministrator.
Serverportconuration
Theports55752(HTTP),55754(TCP),55756(mobilecommunication),and55757(mobilestreaming)areusedonAXISCamera
Stationserverforcommunicationbetweentheserverandtheclient.Ifrequired,theportscanbechangedfromAXISCamera
StationServiceControl.
Securityconsiderations
Topreventunauthorizedaccesstocamerasandrecordings,keepthefollowinginmind:
•Usestrongpasswordsforallnetworkdevices(cameras,videoencodersandauxiliarydevices).
•InstallAXISCameraStationserver,cameras,videoencoders,andauxiliarydevicesonasecurenetworkseparated
fromtheofcenetwork.AXISCameraStationclientcanbeinstalledonacomputeronanothernetwork,forexample
anetworkwithInternetaccess.
•Ensureallusershavestrongpasswords.UsingWindowsActiveDirectoryahighlevelofsecuritycanbeimplemented.
Licenseasystemonline
BoththeAXISCameraStationclientandtheservermustbeconnectedtotheinternet.
1.IntheAXISCameraStationclient,
1.1GotoConguration>Licenses>Management.
1.2Managelicensesonlineisturnedonbydefault.
1.3ClickGotoAXISLicenseortal.
2.IntheAXISLicensePortalwww.axis.com/licenses,
2.1SigninwithyourMyAxisaccount.
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2.2ThelicensekeyisautomaticallygeneratedandshownunderLicensekeys.
2.3Ifyouhavepurchasedlicensekeysseparately,enteryourlicensekeyunderAddlicensekeyandclickAdd.
3.IntheAXISCameraStationclient,checkthatyourlicensekeysareshownunderConguration>Licenses>Keys.
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AISCameraStationonlinelicenseregistration
Licenseasystemofine
1.IntheAXISCameraStationclient,exportthesystemle.
1.1GotoConguration>Licenses>Management.
1.2IfAXISCameraStationisonline,turnoffManagelicensesonlineandclickExportsystemle.
1.3IfAXISCameraStationisofine,clickExportsystemle.
1.4SaveyoursystemleonaUSBashdrive.
2.IntheAXISLicensePortalwww.axis.com/licenses,
2.1SigninwithyourMyAxisaccount.
2.2ClickUploadsystemletouploadthesystemlethatyouexportedtoyourUSBashdrive.
2.3ThelicensekeyisautomaticallygeneratedandshownunderLicensekeys.
2.4Ifyouhavepurchasedlicensekeysseparately,enteryourlicensekeyunderAddlicensekeyandclickAdd.
2.5UnderLicensekeys,clickDownloadlicenseleandsavetheletoaUSBashdrive.
3.IntheAXISCameraStationclient,importthelicensele.
3.1GotoConguration>Licenses>Management.
3.2ClickImportlicenseleandselectthelicenseleonyourUSBashdrive.
3.3CheckthatyourlicensekeysareshownunderConguration>Licenses>Keys.
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