Axis Camera Station S9301 Workstation User manual

AXISCameraStationS9301Workstation
UserManual

AXISCameraStationS9301Workstation
TableofContents
Aboutyourdevice...........................................3
Getstarted................................................4
Installyourdevice..........................................5
Beforeinstallation...............................................5
Installation....................................................5
Congureyourdevice........................................6
InitialAxisrecordersetup.........................................6
CongureAXISCameraStation....................................6
ManageWindows®useraccounts..............................10
Createauseraccount............................................10
Createanadministratoraccount...................................10
Createalocalusergroup.........................................10
eleteauseraccount............................................10
Changeauseraccount'spassword..................................1 1
Createapasswordresetdiskforauseraccount.......................1 1
ManageAXISCameraStationuseraccounts.....................12
Congureuserpermissions........................................12
Addusersorgroups..............................................12
Userorgroupprivileges..........................................13
Manageyourdevice.........................................15
UpdateWindows®...............................................15
CongureWindowsupdatesettings................................15
Troubleshooting............................................17
CheckthecurrentBIOSversion....................................17
UpgradeBIOS..................................................17
Performasystemrecovery........................................17
TroubleshootAXISCameraStation..................................18
roductoverview...........................................19
Needmorehelp?............................................20
Usefullinks....................................................20
Contactsupport.................................................20
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Aboutyourdevice
Aboutyourdevice
AXISCameraStationS9301Workstationisaworkstationforhigh-denitionsurveillancewithsupportfortwosimultaneous4K
monitors.TheworkstationispreloadedwithanAXISCameraStationclientandispreconguredtominimizeinstallationtime.
TogetherwithAxisrackservers,AXISS9301createscomprehensive,high-endsurveillancesolutions.
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etstarted
etstarted
ThestandardworkowtocongureanAXISCameraStationrecordingserveris:
1.Installyourdevice
2.InitialWindows®setup:Afterinstallingyourdevice,youareguidedthroughafewstepstosetuptheregion,language,
keyboardlayout,anadministratoraccountanditspassword.
3.InitialAxisrecordersetup:AftertheinitialWindowssetup,AXISRecorderToolboxisopenedandyouareguidedthrougha
fewstepstosetupbasicandnecessarysettings,forexample,computername,dateandtime,andnetwork.See.
4.CongureWindows.Werecommendto:
-UpdateWindowstothelatestversion.SeeUpdateWindows®onpage15.
-Createastandarduseraccount.SeeCreateauseraccountonpage10.
5.UpdateAXISCameraStationtothelatestversion.
-Ifyoursystemisonline:opentheAXISRecorderToolboxappandclickUpdateAXISCameraStation.
-Ifyoursystemisofine:gotoaxis.comanddownloadthelatestversion.
6.CongureAXICameratation
7.ConnectyoursystemtotheAXISCameraStationmobileviewingapp.SeeConnecttoAXICameratationserver.
Towatchthisvideo,gotothewebversionofthisdocument.
help.axis.com/?&piaId=81454&section=about-your-device
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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
eviceadministratorUsedbytheadministratortoaccessthecamera
fromthevideomanagementsystemordevice
webpage.
Createdfromthedevicewebpageor
whenyouaddthedevicetoAXISCamera
Station.
Installation
Forinstructionsonhowtoinstalltheproduct,seetheinstallationguideincludedintheboxorontheproduct’ssupportpage
onaxis.com.
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Configureyourdevice
Configureyourdevice
InitialAxisrecordersetup
AfteryouhaveconguredWindows®,AXISRecorderToolboxisopenedautomaticallyandyouareguidedthroughtherst-time
congurationwizard.Inthiswizard,youcancongureseveralbasicandnecessarysettingsbeforeyoumanageyourdevicein
AXISRecorderToolbox.
1.SelectLightorDarkthemeandclickNext.
2.ChangethecomputernameifyouwantandclickNext.
3.Underowersettings,
-NeverputthecomputertosleepandNeverturnoffthedisplayareselectedbydefault.
-Werecommendthatyoukeepbothoptionsselectedtomaketheliveviewandrecordingsavailableallthetime.
YoucanalwaysgotoStart>Settings>System>ower&sleeptochangethesettings.
4.UnderDateandtime,congurethefollowingsettingsandclickNext.
-Selectatimezone.
-TosetupanNTPserver,selectNTserverandentertheNTPserveraddress.
-Tosetmanually,selectManualandselectadateandtime.
5.UnderNetworksettings,congurethefollowingsettingsandclickNext.
-UseautomaticIsettings(DHC)andUseautomaticDNSsettingsareturnedonbydefault.
-IfyourdeviceisconnectedtoanetworkwithaHCPserver,theassignedIPaddress,subnetmask,gateway,and
preferredNSareautomaticallydisplayed.
-IfyourdeviceisnotconnectedtoanetworkorthereisnoHCPserveravailable,entertheIPaddress,subnet
mask,gateway,andpreferredNSmanuallydependingonthenetworkrequirements.
6.ClickFinish.Ifyouhavechangedthecomputername,AXISRecorderToolboxwillpromptyoutorestartthedevice.
CongureAXISCameraStation
ThisGetstartedtutorialwillwalkyouthroughthebasicstepstomakeyoursystemupandrunning.
Beforeyoustart,youmayneedto:
•Congureyournetworkdependingonyourinstallation.SeeNetworkconguration.
•Congureyourserverportsifneeded.Seeerverportconguration.
•Considersecurityissues.Seeecurityconsiderations.
Afternecessarycongurations,youcanstarttoworkwithAXISCameraStation:
1.tartAXICameratation
2.Adddevices
3.Congurerecordingmethodonpage7
4.Liveviewcamerasonpage7
5.Playbackrecordingsonpage8
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6.Addbookmarksonpage8
7.Exportrecordingsonpage8
8.PlayandverifyrecordingsinAXIFilePlayeronpage8
StartAXISCameraStation
AXISCameraStationServiceControlautomaticallystartsaftertheinstallationiscomplete.
ouble-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.
Congurerecordingmethod
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.
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Playbackrecordings
1.GototheRecordingtab.
2.Inthetimelineofthecamera,usethemousewheeltozoominandoutanddragthetimelinetomakethemarker
pointingatyourdesiredposition.
3.Tostartplayingtherecordingfromthedesiredposition,click.
Addbookmarks
1.GototheRecordingtab.
2.Inthetimelineofthecamera,usethemousewheeltozoominandoutanddragthetimelinetomakethemarker
pointingatyourdesiredposition.
3.Click.
4.Enterthebookmarknameanddescription.Usekeywordsinthedescriptiontomakethebookmarkeasytondand
recognized.
5.Selectreventrecordingdeletiontolocktherecording.Alockedrecordingcan'tbedeletedunlessactivelyunlocked.
6.ClickOK.Abookmarkiconisdisplayedatyourdesiredpositioninthetimeline.
Exportrecordings
1.GototheRecordingtab.
2.Inthetimelineofthecamera,usethemousewheeltozoominandout.
3.Clicktodisplaytheselectionmarkers.
4.ragthemarkerstoincludetherecordingsthatyouwanttoexport.
5.ClicktoopentheExporttab.
6.ClickExport....
PlayandverifyrecordingsinAXISFilePlayer
1.Gotothefolderthatyouhavespeciedfortheexportedrecordings.Inthisexample,theexportedlesincludethe
recordingsinthe.asfformat,thenotesinthe.txtformat,andAXISFilePlayer.
2.ouble-clickAXISFilePlayer.Theexportedrecordingswillbeautomaticallyplayed.
3.Clicktoshowthenotesaddedtotherecordings.
4.Toverifythedigitalsignature:
4.1GotoTools>Verifydigitalsignature.
4.2SelectValidatewithpasswordandenteryourpassword.
4.3ClickVerify.Thevericationresultpageisdisplayed.
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Note
igitalsignatureisdifferentfromSignedvideo.Signedvideoallowsvideotobetracedbacktothecameraitoriginatedfrom,
makingitpossibletoverifythattherecordinghasn’tbeentamperedwithafteritleftthecamera.Seeignedvideoandthe
camera’susermanualformoreinformation.
Networkconguration
WhenAXISCameraStationclient,AXISCameraStationserver,andtheconnectednetworkdevicesareinstalledondifferentnetworks,
youmightneedtocongureproxyorrewallsettingsbeforeusingAXISCameraStation.
Clientproxysettings
Whentheclientandtheserverareseparatedbyaproxyserver,conguretheclientproxysettings.
1.ouble-clicktheAXISCameraStationclienticon.
2.ClickChangeclientproxysettings.
3.Changetheclientproxysettings.
4.ClickOK.
Serverproxysettings
Whennetworkdevicesandtheserverareseparatedbyaproxyserver,conguretheserverproxysettings.
1.ouble-clicktheAXISServiceControliconinWindowsnoticationarea.
2.SelectModifysettings.
3.IntheProxysettingssection,usethedefaultSystemaccountinternetoptionorselectUsemanualproxysettings.
4.ClickSave.
NATandFirewall
WhentheclientandtheserverareseparatedbyaNAT,rewallorsimilar,conguretheNATorrewalltoensurethattheHTTPport,
TCPport,andstreamingportspeciedinAXISCameraStationServiceControlareallowedtopassthroughtherewalland/orNAT.
ForinstructionshowtoconguretheNATorrewall,contactthenetworkadministrator.
Serverportconguration
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.UsingWindowsActiveirectoryahighlevelofsecuritycanbeimplemented.
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ManageWindows®useraccounts
Createauseraccount
Tohelpkeepyourpersonaldataandinformationmoresecure,werecommendthatyouaddapasswordforeachlocalaccount.
Important
Onceyoucreateapasswordforalocalaccount,don'tforgetit.There’snowaytorecoveralostpasswordforlocalaccounts.
1.GotoSettings>Accounts>Otherpeople>AddsomeoneelsetothisC.
2.ClickIdon’thavethisperson’ssign-ininformation.
3.ClickAddauserwithoutaMicrosoftaccount.
4.Enterausername,passwordandpasswordhint.
5.ClickNextandfollowtheinstructions.
Createanadministratoraccount
1.GotoSettings>Accounts>Otherpeople.
2.GototheaccountyouwanttochangeandclickChangeaccounttype.
3.GotoAccounttypeandselectAdministrator.
4.ClickOK.
5.Restartyourdeviceandsigninwiththenewadministratoraccount.
Createalocalusergroup
1.GotoComputerManagement.
2.GotoLocalUsersandGroups>Group.
3.Right-clickGroupandselectNewGroup.
4.Enteragroupnameandadescription.
5.Addgroupmembers:
5.1ClickAdd.
5.2ClickAdvanced.
5.3Findtheuseraccount(s)youwanttoaddtothegroupandclickOK.
5.4ClickOKagain.
6.ClickCreate.
Deleteauseraccount
Important
Whenyoudeleteanaccountyouremovetheuseraccountfromtheloginscreen.Youalsoremoveallles,settingsand
programdatastoredontheuseraccount.
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