Axis Communications 250S manual

www .axi s .com Axi s Communication s T echnical Support User’s Manual AXIS 250S P art No: 19194 Revision: 1.0 Date: May 2002 Mobile Printing ©2002, Axis Communications AB. Axis and the Axis logo are registered trademarks of Axis Communications AB. All other company names and products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective c[...]

AXIS COMMUNICATIONS <Product Name> Quick User’s Guide AXIS 250S Us er’s M anual 2 About This Document This manual is inte nded for administrators and operators of t he AXIS 25 0S MPEG-2 Video Ser ver, a nd is app licabl e for f irmware re lease 3.0 . Later versions o f the docu m en t will be posted to the Axis Web site , as require d. Pr[...]

AXIS 250S U ser’s M anual 3 Table Of Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Features and Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

AXIS 250S Use r’s Manual 4 Appendix C - Updating the Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Obtaining Updated firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Updating the firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

AXIS 2 50S User ’s Manual Introdu ction 5 Introduction The AXIS 250S MPEG-2 Vi deo Serve r is a o ne-port MP EG-2 vi deo serv er that al lows real-tim e compre ssion and transmi ssion of D VD quality MPEG-2 video st reams ove r a TCP/IP ne twork (LAN). Th e video stre am uses appr oximately a thi rd of the bandw idth require d by a M otion-JPEG s[...]

Intro duction AXIS 2 50S User’s M anual 6 The on -board AXIS ET RAX 100-L X proce ssor prov ides up to 25/3 0 frame s/secon d over 10Mbps or 100Mbp s networks. Configurable event types - Remote storage of MPEG-2 vi deo recordin gs to FTP-s ervers, and/ or activati on of external device s. Possible to enab le a pre- alarm video buffe r, allowing u[...]

AXIS 2 50S User ’s Manual Introdu ction 7 Applic ations The AXIS 250S MPEG-2 Vi deo Server can be us ed in a wide range o f surveillanc e and monitoring app lications, and is the perfect choice wh ere an application requi res a high-qua lity vide o and audio stre am to be distr ibuted at a fixe d frame rate o ver a local area networ k (LAN). The [...]

Produc t Descr i ption AXIS 2 50S User ’s Manual 8 Product Descrip tion Read t he follo wing inf ormatio n to fam iliarize yourself with the AXIS 250S , making particular note of where the connector s and indicators are located. AXIS 250S Fron t Panel AXIS 250S Rear Panel ❶ Fact ory Defau lt Button - Press this button to restore the factory def[...]

AXIS 2 50S User’s M anual Product Description 9 Hardware I nv e nt ory Check th e items supplied with your AX IS 250S agai nst the followin g list: Notes: •*The label on the carton containin g your AXIS 250S will sh ow the part number for the country of purchase. •**The power supply for your AXIS 250 S is country-specific. Please check that t[...]

Instal li ng th e AXIS 250S AXIS 250S User ’s Manua l 10 Installing the AXIS 250 S This s ection is in tended for us e by t he pr oduct admin istra tor. Opera tors and vie wer s shou ld read Operating the AXIS 250S, on page 1 4. • Quick installation - Follow the in structions below to quickly install on a n Ethernet network. • Easy installati[...]

AXIS 250S Use r’s Manual Instal ling the AXIS 25 0S 11 ❼ Ap p r ox i m a t e l y 1 0 - 1 5 se c o n d s a f ter con n ect i n g t h e p o w e r s u p p l y , t h e m e ss a g e ‘ Reply from 172.21.1.200... ’ - or s imilar , is returned within the window . Ensure that the Power Indicator is permanently lit and th at the Network In dicator fl[...]

Instal li ng th e AXIS 250S AXIS 250S User ’s Manua l 12 Installing the AXIS MPEG-2 Viewer (Clien t ) The fir st time the AXIS 25 0S is acces sed from a brows er, the AXIS MPE G-2 Viewer wi ll automati cally be insta lled. This comp onent is requir ed for viewing th e video stream i n the browser . Simpl y accept the l icense agreement d ispla ye[...]

AXIS 250S Use r’s Manual Instal ling the AXIS 25 0S 13 Accessing th e AXIS 250S from Internet Explorer Importan t! Configuring the video s ource and audio equipment You sh ould now configu re the connecte d video sourc e and audio eq uipment: 1. From th e administration to ols, open the Vid eo settings page. 2. Sel ect the phy sical c onnecto r t[...]

Operat ing t he AXI S 250S AXIS 2 50S User ’s Manual 14 Oper at ing the AXIS 250 S This sec tion is intended mainly for syst em Operators, that is , personn el respon sible for usin g the AXIS 250S a s part of e.g. a n integrated surveillan ce system or si milar. Althou g h the topics covered here relate to the eve ryday running of the system, pr[...]

AXIS 250S Use r’s Manual Operat ing the AX IS 250S 15 Access from a br ow ser The video stream and the setup tool s in the AXIS 250S can be accessed u sing Microsoft Intern et Expl orer 5.5 on Windo ws 2000 or Win dows XP. Follow the in structio ns be low to a ccess you r ima ges: 1. Sta rt Intern et Expl orer . 2. En te r th e n am e or IP addr [...]

Operat ing t he AXI S 250S AXIS 2 50S User ’s Manual 16 Disconnected Video Source Any problem with the camera or video source i s indica ted by a blank d isplay. This may indi cate a brea k in the signal t ransmissi on or th e cable, and any su ch inc ident sh ould be immediatel y referred to your system administrator. Positional Control of the V[...]

AXIS 250S Use r’s Manual Operat ing the AX IS 250S 17 Events and Event Types Your A XIS 250S MPEG-2 Vi deo Serv er is capa ble of perform ing variou s action s when certa in type s of eve nts occu r. The t erminolog y used to desc ribe thi s is as fo llows: • Event typ e - a de fined set of par ameters that sp ecify how and whe n something will[...]

Operat ing t he AXI S 250S AXIS 2 50S User ’s Manual 18 Click the Add button. Thi s launches the Event Type Setup dialo g. Depending o n the event type y ou requi re, you w ill then ne ed to pr ovide so me or a ll of the f ollowing informa tion: General • Name - Give th e event type a suitable na me. Respond to Trigger... This set ting determin[...]

AXIS 250S Use r’s Manual Operat ing the AX IS 250S 19 • Manua l Trig ger - This is used for manually starting and stopping the event. It is a lso possible to use this option to trigger the e vent via the server’s API. When Triggered... These setti ngs describe the actions to take when the eve nt type is triggered. One or more action s may be [...]

Operat ing t he AXI S 250S AXIS 2 50S User ’s Manual 20 Important ! • Send em ail no tifi catio n to - Check this box to e nable the sending of email to not ify recipie nts of events. Enter the email address(es) in the field provided. Multiple addresses must be sepa- rated by semicolons (;) To add your own text, check the In clude text box and [...]

AXIS 250S Use r’s Manual Operat ing the AX IS 250S 21 Notification S ervers To allow your event types to send HTTP and TCP notif ications, the necessary serve r s must first be co nfigured. The No tification Se rver list shows th e se rv er s curre ntl y co nfigu red. These sever s are shown as the alternatives when selecti ng this type of notifi[...]

Operat ing t he AXI S 250S AXIS 2 50S User ’s Manual 22 The following information should be provided for a TCP notification server: • Name - This can be any descriptive name you like. • Network a ddress - Provide the addr ess of the server here . This may be an IP address or a host name. Not e that to use a h ost name, a DNS server must be co[...]

AXIS 250S Use r’s Manual Operat ing the AX IS 250S 23 Exactl y how much pre-trig ger recordi ng will be produ ced depends mainl y o n the bit rate setting. A high-q u ality video stream will occupy more of the in ternal memory and thus shorten th e duration of the rec ording. The len gth of the pre- trigger reco rding in seconds can be roughl y c[...]

Operat ing t he AXI S 250S AXIS 2 50S User ’s Manual 24 Devices This se ction allows you to confi gure and us e Pan/Tilt/ Zoom devices with your AXI S 250S. Click the Modify button to open a new window allo w ing you to cre at e/edit preset positi ons. No te tha t devices must hav e previo usly be en added and conf igured by the product a dminist[...]

AXIS 250S Use r’s Manual Operat ing the AX IS 250S 25 Live View Layout The home page f or the A XIS 250S MP EG-2 Vid eo Server can be alt ered to yo ur own requirement s. Click the link to Live View Layout to open t he Personal Settings . Most of the featur es on the Live View page can be cus tomized. Fo r exampl e, you can quickly ch ange the ba[...]

Adminis trati on & Sy s tem Options AXIS 2 50S User ’s Manual 26 Administration & System Options This sec tion lists and de scribes the admini stration tools u sed for the genera l configurati on of th e AX IS 25 0S - the System Optio ns . Th e topics covered are, f or example, network setti ngs, date an d time s ettings , users, etc. F o[...]

AXIS 2 50S Use r’s Manual Admini stration & System Options 27 System Options Overview The tabl e belo w pr ovid es a brie f o verv iew o f the S ystem O pti on s. E ach sect io n is explai ned in more detail in the p ages that follow. Users To pr event any unauthori zed use of the p roduct, t he AXIS 250S su pports mult i-level and multi -use[...]

Adminis trati on & Sy s tem Options AXIS 2 50S User ’s Manual 28 Adding Users Click Add to ad d a new user. Th e following f ields must th en be completed: • User Name - Must contain at least one, but not more than fourteen cha racters. • Password - Must con ta in at least o n e , but not m o r e t han eigh t c h aracters . • Confirm Pa[...]

AXIS 2 50S Use r’s Manual Admini stration & System Options 29 Allowed Po rts - Check the b oxes for the protocols that the user (IP address) will be allo wed to use to access the server. Thes e can be FTP and/ or HTTP . If you have par ticular requi rements conc erning which ports access w ill b e allow ed on, enter t hese in the P o rt ran g[...]

Adminis trati on & Sy s tem Options AXIS 2 50S User ’s Manual 30 TCP/IP Networ k Settings From the Network Settin gs, configure the TCP/IP network setting s as follows: Automatic IP Configuratio n DHCP - Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP ) is a protocol that lets network administrators centrally manage and a utomate the assignment of [...]

AXIS 2 50S Use r’s Manual Admini stration & System Options 31 Manual IP Configuration IP Add ress - Spec ify a unique 32-bi t IP address for your se rver, to establish co mmunication with your network. Written as four numbers separated by periods, each number within the addr ess must be in th e range 0 - 255. For exampl e: 172.21.1. 200 Note:[...]

Adminis trati on & Sy s tem Options AXIS 2 50S User ’s Manual 32 Network Traffic This can be u sed to change th e network spee d for your ser ver. Normall y, there is no need to use anything o ther than Auto -negotia te , whic h will automati call y select t he corr ect medi a type. H owever, if you are u sing a swit ch or simil ar device on [...]

AXIS 2 50S Use r’s Manual Admini stration & System Options 33 COM-Port The CO M port on the AXIS 250S is acc essed via the RS-232 s erial connecto r on the r e ar of the unit, or via the RS -485 on terminal bl ock B. Select the port from the Physical port drop-d own list. Device s connected to the COM-p ort on the AXIS 250S c an be acce ssed [...]

Adminis trati on & Sy s tem Options AXIS 2 50S User ’s Manual 34 As we ll as the log file s, the fo llowin g are also available: •T h e Server Report - Th e Server Report displays a listing of important information about the AXIS 250S. If you need to contact the Axis Support desk for help with a problem, please include this report with you [...]

AXIS 2 50S User’s M anual Other I P Setup Met hods 35 Appendix A - Other IP Setup Methods Importan t! As an alter native to the ARP command (as describ ed on page 10), you can set the IP add ress for yo ur AXIS 250S using any o f the followi ng methods - as approp riate for yo ur network operating sy stem: Notes: • Make sure the AX IS 250S is p[...]

Othe r IP Set up Metho d s AXIS 250S User ’s Manual 36 Setup_IPInstaller .exe program to start the ins tallation. 2. The AXIS IP Install e r - Setup dialo g is displa yed on the sc reen. 3. Fo llow th e inst ructions as they appear . C lick Finish to comp lete th e ins tallati on. Setting the IP Address with th e AXIS IP Installer: 1. Run the AXI[...]

AXIS 2 50S User’s Manual Troubl e shooting 37 Appendix B - Tro ubleshooting This ap pendix provid es usefu l inform ation to h elp you t o resolv e any d ifficulty you migh t have with you r AXIS 250S. Symptoms, poss ible caus es and remedi al actions a re provided in a quic k reference table. Checking the Firmware One of your first acti ons when[...]

Troubl e shootin g AXIS 250S Us er’s Manua l 38 PINGing Your IP Address By sending a packe t to the specified addres s and waiting for a repl y, the PING utility can determine whether a specific IP addres s is accessible. It al so provides a useful method for confirm ing addressing conf licts with your A XIS 250S on th e network. Follo w the in s[...]

AXIS 2 50S User’s Manual Troubl e shooting 39 Symptoms, Possible Causes and Remedial Actions Sympto ms Possible c auses Remedial a ctions The AXIS 250S cannot be accessed from a browser. The IP address is already being used by another device. Run the PIN G utility (as described above) and follow the appropriate recommendations. The IP address is [...]

Troubl e shootin g AXIS 250S Us er’s Manua l 40 Note : If you still have a problem after readin g this informa tion, please cont ac t your reseller or visit the Axis Support Web a t www.axis.com/techsup/ Slow video Outdated drivers for graphics car d. Ob tain and install the latest device driv er for your graphics card from the man ufactur er’s[...]

AXIS 2 50S User’s M anual Updating the Firmware 41 Appendix C - Updating the Fi rmware The AXIS 250S firmware i s stored in Fl ash mem ory. This m emory i s provide d by a sil icon chip that, just like any other ROM device, retains data content even after po wer is removed. Flash memory is un ique because it allows its data to be erased and re-wr[...]

Customizin g The AXIS 250S AXIS 250S User ’s Manual 42 Appendix D - Cu stomizing The AXI S 250S Modifying the File System The Linux-b ased operating system and flash memor y file system make it po ssible for advanced use rs and appli cation deve lopers to custom ize the AXIS 250S by adding additional fi les to the read-write area of the flash mem[...]

AXIS 2 50S Use r’s Manual Custom izing The AXIS 250S 43 Custom Web Pages The AXIS 250S contains a re-writable f lash memory file system that allows some direct ories and fil es to be changed b y the root user, usin g FTP. This strictly non- supported prod uct funct ionalit y, make s it po ssible f or advanc ed user s and app lication d evelope rs[...]

Customizin g The AXIS 250S AXIS 250S User ’s Manual 44 7. Star t your brows er and view th e W eb pages you uploaded, by entering the fol lowing URL in the lo cation/A ddress fiel d: Example ! The images are now up dated in your browse r. 8. Enter bye in the command window to exit the ftp program. Note : You can change the html files as and when [...]

AXIS 2 50S Use r’s Manual Custom izing The AXIS 250S 45 Creating a New Home Page Havin g create d and stor ed your new cus tom Web pages in product memory, pr oceed to assig n o ne o f the se pa ge s as yo u r de fa ult Ho me page i n th e A XIS 25 0S, as de scribed b elo w: Caution! 1. Sta rt a new f tp sessio n to th e AXIS 250S, by enteri ng: [...]

Unit C onnec tions AXIS 2 50S User ’s Manual 46 Appendix E - Unit Connections The D-Sub Connect or The AXIS 25 0S provides one 9- pin D-sub connec tor, providi ng the physi cal interface for an RS-232 port, us ed for connecting access o ry equip ment; such as stand-alo ne Pan/Tilt devic es for t he remo te po sitionin g of co nnecte d video camer[...]

AXIS 2 50S Use r’s Manual Unit C onnections 47 Schematic Diagram - Terminal Con nectors A & B o o Mode Power Suppl y 3.3V ! ! ! ! ! o Switch A1 o ! ! COM ! GND PIN 5 o ! ! o o Infrared Sen sor - + AXIS 250S PS-K 9 W o A2 o o ! ! o A3 A4 ! ! ! ! ! ! o B2 o B1 o B3 o B4 RS-4 85 ! De vice o o o o o ! ! ! A B (e.g. door switch) ! Cent er pin + Ri[...]

Unit C onnec tions AXIS 2 50S User ’s Manual 48 Con necti ng Pa n/ Tilt De v ice s The AXIS 2 50S supports a rang e of Pan Tilt devi ce drivers. Th e driver is sel ected from the COM Por t settings , w hich are fou nd under System o ptions - Ports & Devices . Please see the online help or www.axis.com for a comple te list of supported devices[...]

AXIS 2 50S Use r’s Manual Unit C onnections 49 Controlli ng and Monito ri ng By entering http requests in your browser’s U R L fiel d, you can: • drive the transistor output high or low • monitor the status of t he 4 digital inputs This re quires you to have root access to the AXIS 250S and conse quently, to supp ly a user name an d passwor[...]

Unit C onnec tions AXIS 2 50S User ’s Manual 50 The AXIS 2 50S then displ ays the stat us of the inputs , as follow s: Inpu t1=0 Inpu t2=1 Inpu t3=0 Inpu t4=0[...]

AXIS 25 0 S Us er ’ s Manu al Technical Sp ec i fications 51 Appen d ix F - Tech ni c al Spe c if i c at io n s System Requirements - The AX IS 250S uses the standard Inte rnet TCP/IP sui te of proto cols and can be used w ith Wi ndows 20 00 or X P. Micros oft Inter net Explo rer 5.5, DirectX 8.1 and Wind ows Media Pl ay er 7.1 are requir ed for [...]

Techn ical Spec ifications AX IS 250S Us er’s Manu al 52 Appr ovals - EMC • EN 55022:19 98 (CISPR 22:1997), Class B - Emission, Eur ope. • EN 55024:19 98 - I mmunity, Europe. (Line input only. The Mic input may be subject to interf er- ence from nearby radio t ra nsmitters.) • EN 61000-3- 2:1995+A1+A2+Corrig.+A14 - Power, Harmonic current e[...]

AXIS 250S Use r’s Manual Bandwi dth 53 Appendix G - Bandwidth As diff erent net works have differen t characte ristics and differe nt amounts of bandwi dth avai lable, the AXIS 250S’s video and au dio settings ma y need to be adju ste d to suit the prevaili ng conditions. The Video Bit Rate The vi deo bit rate des cri bes how muc h vi deo dat a[...]

Bandwidth AXIS 2 50S User ’s Manual 54 Other Considerations • Event types that perform uploads should be kept to the absolute minimum required for your application. There is a limit of 3 simultaneous uploads at any one time, although more may be configured. • If installing multiple units on the same network, the bandwidth requiremen ts w ill [...]

AXIS 250S User ’s Manual Index 55 Index A Act ions 17 Activa te output port 19 Add ing Allowed IP addresses 28 Notifica tion servers 21 Upload servers 20 Users 27 Additional information - upload servers 20 Administrat or - user group 28 Allowed IP addresses 28 Anonymous viewers 27 Audio Equipment 13 Audio input 13 Automatic IP Configura tion 30 A[...]

Index AXIS 250S User’s Manua l 56 IP address notification 30 IP addresses - allowed 28 IP setup m et hods 35 K Keep act ive du r i n g even t 19 Keep act ive for 19 L Log files 33, 37 Log files - event t riggering 18 Loss of video - event triggerin g 18 M Mail settings 32 Maintenance 33 Manual IP Configura tion 31 Manual trigger 19 Microsoft Inte[...]

AXIS 250S User ’s Manual Index 57 Uploading to FTP servers 19 User groups 28 Users 27 Using the Video Ser ver 35 V Video bit rate 53 Video Sources 13 Viewer - user group 28 W Warning Log 33 When triggered... 19 Windows 11[...]