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    AXIS 225FD Fixed Dome Network Camera User’s Manual[...]

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    AXIS COMMUNICATIONS <Product Name> Quick U ser’s Guide About thi s Document This manual is inte nded for administrato rs and users of th e AXIS 225FD Fixed Dome Network Camera, and is applicable for software release 4.45. It includes instructions for using and managing the AXIS 225FD on your networ k. Previous experience of networking will [...]

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    3 AXIS 225FD Contents Product Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Key Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    4 AXIS 225FD Network - Basic TCP/IP Se ttings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Network - Advanced TCP/IP Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Network - SOC KS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    5 AXIS 225FD - Product Features Product Features The AXIS 225FD Fixed Dome Network Camera is a high -performance camera for professional surveillance and remote monito ring. Its discreet, vandal-resistant and outdoor-proof design provides maximum protection at harsh environmental conditions. The built-in heater and fan protect against lo w temperat[...]

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    6 AXIS 225FD - Product Features Overview Condui t hole Conduit hole Network connector Serial n umber (S/N ) Control Conduit hole and plug LED indicators 1 2 3 4 Please make a note of the The serial number is required during the installation. serial number and retain for future reference. 1 7 button Power connector block (see table 1) I/O terminal b[...]

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    7 AXIS 225FD - Product Features Power connector block - for connection of a power supply. See Power connections , on page 50 . I/O terminal connector - The I/O terminal connector pro vid es the physical interface to one solid state relay output, two digital inputs , RS-485/422 and GND. For more information, see Unit Connectors , on page 47 . Networ[...]

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    8 AXIS 225FD - Accessing the Camera Accessing the Camera Follow the instructions in the AXIS 225FD In stallation Guide to install the camera. The camera can be accessed with most stan dard o perating system s and browsers. The recommended browser is Internet Explorer with Windows, and Mozilla with other operating systems. See also the Technical Spe[...]

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    9 AXIS 225FD - Accessing the Camera Setting the Root Password 1. When accessing the camera for the first time, the ‘ Configure Root P assword ’ dialog will be displayed on the screen. 2. Enter a password and th en re-enter it, to confirm the spelling. Click OK . 3. The ‘ Enter Network P assword’ dialog will appear . Enter the User name: roo[...]

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    10 AXIS 225FD - Accessing the Camera The Live View Page Depending on whether or not the Live View page has be en customized, the buttons described below may or may not be visible. The Video Format drop-down list allows th e video format on the Live View page to be temporarily changed. The Output buttons , Pulse and Active/Inactive below, control th[...]

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    11 AXIS 225FD - Accessing the Camera Click the View Full Screen button to make the video image fill the entire screen area. No other windows will be visible. Press Esc (Escape) on the computer keyboard to exit full screen.[...]

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    12 AXIS 225FD - Video Streams Video Streams The AXIS 225FD provides several different ima ge and video formats. The type to use depends on your requirements and on the properties of your network. The Live View page in the AXIS 225FD provide s access to Motion JPEG and MPEG-4 video streams, as well as to single JPEG images. Other applications and cl[...]

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    13 AXIS 225FD - Video Streams MPEG-4 protocols and communication methods To deliver live streaming video over IP netw orks, various combinations of transport protocols and broadcast methods are employed. • RTP (Realtime Transport Prot ocol) is a protocol that a llows programs to manage the real-time transmission of multimedi a data, via unicast o[...]

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    14 AXIS 225FD - Video Streams Unicasting should be used for video-on-deman d broadcasting, so that there is no video traffic on the network until a client connects and requests the stream. However, as more and more unicast clients connect, the traffic on the n etwork will increase and may cause congestion. Although there is a maximum of 20 unicast [...]

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    15 AXIS 225FD - Video Streams Other MPEG-4 clients Although it may be possible to use other clients to view th e MPEG-4 stream, this is not guaranteed by Axis. For some other clients, e. g. QuickTime™ the Video Obje ct Type must be set to Simple . It may also be necessary to adjust the advanced MPEG-4 settings. To assess the video stream from e.g[...]

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    16 AXIS 225FD - Setup Tools Setup Tools The AXIS 225FD is configured from the setup tools, which are available from the link in the web interfa ce. The setu p tools can be used by: • adm inistrators , who have u nrestricted acce ss to all the Setup tools • operators , who have access to the Video & Image, Live View Config and Event Configur[...]

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    17 AXIS 225FD - Video and Image Se ttings Video and Image Settings The following descriptions show examples of some of the features available in the AXIS 225FD. For details of each setting, please refer to the online he lp available from the setup tools. Click to access the online he lp. Image Settings Image Appearance Adjust these settings to opti[...]

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    18 AXIS 225FD - Video and Image Settings Video Stream Define the maximum video stream time per session in seconds, minutes or hours. When the set time has expired, a new stream can be started by refreshing the page in the Web browser. For unlimited video stream time, set this value to 0. This setting is only applicable to Motion JPEG. The fr ame ra[...]

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    19 AXIS 225FD - Video and Image Se ttings Upload and use an overlay/mask To upload an overlay image/privacy mask to the camera: 1. Select the type of overlay to use in Ov erlay/Mask Type . 2. In the field Upload own image , click the Browse button and locate the image file on your computer or server . 3. Click the Upload button and follow the on-sc[...]

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    20 AXIS 225FD - Video and Image Settings Advanced Settings These web pages include different setti ngs for fine-tuning the video image. Camera Settings To compensate for the lighting conditions , the Color level , the Brightness , the Sharpness , the Contrast , and the exposure control , the exposure ar ea and the IR cut filter can all be adjusted.[...]

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    21 AXIS 225FD - Video and Image Se ttings MPEG-4 Settings These are the tools for adjusting the MPEG-4 setti ngs and controlling the video bit rate. The MPEG-4 standard provides many different coding tools for various applications in different situations. Since most MPEG-4 c lients do not support all of these tools, one usually defines and uses sub[...]

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    22 AXIS 225FD - Video and Image Settings MJPEG Settings The MJPEG Settings window is us ed to control the frame size of the video stream in order to improve either image qual ity or save bandwidth. Frame Size Control - Use Frame Size Cont rol to set the maximum frame size to unlimited for best image quality, or to a limited number of Kbytes. The de[...]

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    23 AXIS 225FD - Live View Config Live View Config These are the tools for deciding the layout of the camera’s Live View page. The layout can be set in 3 ways: • Use Axis look - the layout is unchanged. • Use custom settings - modify the default Live View page with your own colors, images etc. Click the Configure button to open the Cus - tom S[...]

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    24 AXIS 225FD - Live View Config Note that unchec king the box for Show setu p link will remove the setup link from the camera’s Home Page. The setup t ools will then only be access ible by entering the full setup address into the address/URL field of a browser, i.e. http://<ip address>/operator/basic.shtml Upload Own Web Files Your own bac[...]

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    25 AXIS 225FD - Live View Config User-defined CGI links can be used to issu e advanced commands via the Axis HTTP API. For more information, see the Devel oper pages at www.axis.com/developer Action Buttons The manual trigger buttons can be used to manually trigger and stop an event from the Live View page. See Event Configuration, on page 28. Enab[...]

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    26 AXIS 225FD - Live View Config When using any other browser than Internet Explorer, select the appropriate radio button to define your preferred method of viewing images. The available options are similar to Internet Explorer except for Server Push. With th is method, th e camera maintains and controls an open HTTP connection to the browser and s[...]

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    27 AXIS 225FD - Live View Config Sequence Mode The Live View page can be configured to cycl e through the inter nal and selected ext ernal video sources, in order, or randomly. Select the desired video sources and ente r the time in s econds to display each source (up to 59 minutes). Click Save . The Sequence buttons that a ppear on the Live View p[...]

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    28 AXIS 225FD - Event Configuration Event Configuration An event in the camera is when an Event Type is activated and causes certain actions to be performed. The event type is the set of parameters (or cond itions) that specifies how and when which actions will be pe rformed. A common event type is when the camera uploads images when an alarm occur[...]

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    29 AXIS 225FD - Event Configuration Configuring Event Types An Event Type describes how and when the camera w ill perform certain actions. Example: If somebody passes in front of the camera, and an event that uses motion detection has been configured to act on this, the camera can e.g. record and save images to an FTP server, and/or send a notifica[...]

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    30 AXIS 225FD - Event Configuration Pre-trigger and Post-trigg er buffers This function is very usef ul when checking to see what happened immediately before and/or after a trigger, e.g. up to 30 second s before and/or after a door was opened. Check the Upload images checkbox under Event Types > Add Trigge red... > Triggered by... to expand t[...]

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    31 AXIS 225FD - Event Configuration Camera Tampering The camera tampering application genera tes an alarm whenever the camera is repositioned, or when the lens is cove red, sprayed, or severely defocused. You must also cr eate an event , see How to set up a trigg ered event , on page 29 , for the camera to send an alarm. Settings Minimum duration -[...]

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    32 AXIS 225FD - Event Configuration Motion Detection Motion detection is used to generate an alar m when ever movement oc curs (or stops) in the video image. A total of 10 Include and/or Exclude windows can be configured. • Included w indows target specif ic area s within the whole video image • Ex cluded windows define areas within an Incl ude[...]

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    33 AXIS 225FD - Event Configuration Please see the online he lp for desc riptions of each available option. High level Only very large objects trigger motion detection An object that appears in the region will trigger the motion detection for a long period Ordinary colored objects on ordinary backgrounds will trigger the moti on detection Low level[...]

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    34 AXIS 225FD - System Options System Options Security - Users User access control is enabled by default. An administrator can se t up other users, by giving these user names and passwords. It is also possible to allow anonymous viewer login, which means th at anybody may access the Live Vi ew page, as described below: Users - the user list display[...]

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    35 AXIS 225FD - System Options Notes: • If the referrals feature is enabl ed and you wish to also allow normal access to the Live View page, the product's own IP address or host name must be added to the list of allowed referrers. •Restricting referrers has no effect on an MPEG-4 video stream. To restrict an MPEG-4 stream, IP address filte[...]

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    36 AXIS 225FD - System Options Security - 802.1x IEEE 802.1x is an IEEE standard for port-ba sed Network Admission Control. It provides authentication to devices attached to a netw ork port (wired or wireless), establishing a point-to-point connection. If authentication fails, access is prevented on the port. 802.1x is based on EAP (Extensible Au t[...]

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    37 AXIS 225FD - System Options The authentication process RADIUS RADIUS (Remote Authentication D ial In Us er Service) is an AAA (Authentication, Authorization and Accounting) protocol for a pplications such as ne twork access or IP mobility. It is intended to work in both local and roaming situations. CA servers In cryptography, a Certificatio n A[...]

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    38 AXIS 225FD - System Options Date & Time Current Server Time - displays the current date and t ime (24h clock). The time can be displayed in 12h clock format in the Overlay Images (see below). New Server Time - Select your time zone from the drop-down list. If you want the AXIS 225FD clock to automatically adjust fo r daylight savings time, s[...]

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    39 AXIS 225FD - System Options Services Enable ARP/Ping setting of IP address - The IP address can be set using the ARP/Ping method, which associates the un it's MAC address with an IP address. Uncheck this box to disable the service in order to prevent unintent ional resetting of the IP address. For more information see Other methods of setti[...]

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    40 AXIS 225FD - System Options DNS servers - enter the IP addresses of the primary and secondary DNS servers. NTP Configuration Obtain NTP server address via DHCP - check this radio button to automatically look up and use the NTP server settings as provided by DHCP. Click the View button to see the current settings. Use the following NTP server add[...]

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    41 AXIS 225FD - System Options NAT Traversal Use NAT traversal when your AXIS 225FD is loca ted on an intranet (LAN) and you wish to make it available from the ot her (WAN) side of a NAT router . With NAT traversal properly configured, all HTTP traffic to an external HTTP port in the NAT router will be forwarded to the network camera. Enable/Disabl[...]

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    42 AXIS 225FD - System Options Network - SOCKS SOCKS is a network proxy protocol. The camera can be configured to use a SOCKS server to reach networks on th e other side of a firewall/proxy server. This functionality is useful if the camera is located on a local network be hind a firewall, but notifications, uploads, alarms, etc., need to be sent t[...]

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    43 AXIS 225FD - System Options Network - SMTP (email) Enter the host names or addre sses for your primary and secondary mail servers in the fields provided, to enable the sending of event an d error email messages from the camera to predefined addresses via SMTP. Network - SNMP The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) allows the remote managem[...]

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    44 AXIS 225FD - System Options LED Settings The Status indicator LED can be set to flash at a configurable interval (or to not light up at all) whenever the unit is accessed. For a listing of all LED behavior, see page 7 , or the online help. Note: The LED does not flash when the stream is retrieved using MPEG-4 multicast. Maintenance • Restart -[...]

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    45 AXIS 225FD - System Options Logs & Reports When contacting Axis support, please be sure to provide a valid Server Report with your query. Information - The System Log and Access Log , provide important information about system events and the IP addresses of those who have tried to acce ss the network camera . The Server Report , Parameter Li[...]

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    46 AXIS 225FD - System Options Resetting to the Factory Default Settings To reset the camera to th e original factory default settings, go to the System Options > Maintenance web page (as described in Maintenance, on page 44 ) or use the Con trol button (see the illustrati on on page 6 ) as described below: Using the Control Bu tton To reset the[...]

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    47 AXIS 225FD - Unit Connectors Unit Connectors This section describes the following: • The I/O terminal block •L E D i n d i c a t o r s • P ower connection hole Network connector Control Conduit hole and plug LED indicators 1 2 3 4 1 7 button Power connector block I/O terminal block G N D + o r AC A C[...]

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    48 AXIS 225FD - Unit Connectors I/O Terminal Block The 7-pin I/O terminal connector provides the interface to a solid state relay output, two digital inputs, RS-485/422 and GND. The terminal connector is used in applications for e.g. moti on detection, event triggering, time lapse recording, alarm notification via email, image storage to FTP locati[...]

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    49 AXIS 225FD - Unit Connectors I/O terminal connector schematic diagram Example schematic diagram of the AXIS 225FD terminal connector - showing possible applications. o o o o A B 3 4 5 External Dev ice o o 1 2 RS-485/422 Mains Power 24V DC Appliance Optional Relay Switch o o o o o o o o o 7 GND Switch, etc. 6 +3.3V +3.3V LED indicators: 1 Network[...]

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    50 AXIS 225FD - Unit Connectors Power connections Power can be supplied to the ca mera by the following methods: • PoE (Power over Ethernet) via the network ca ble. This will automatically be detected if available via the network. Note that PoE only provides power for the camera and the fan (not the heater). • Connect the supplied indoor pow er[...]

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    51 AXIS 225FD - Unit Connectors Schematic Diagram - Power Termin al Block and Power Connectors 3 2 o o Mode Power Supply 3.3V z zz z z z z z z Internal ~ Switch o z GND AC 1 AC/DC+ GND/DC- =[...]

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    52 AXIS 225FD - Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Checking the Firmware Firmware is software that determines the functionality of the AXIS 225FD. One of your first actions when troubleshooting a problem should be to check the curren tly installed firmware version. The latest version may cont ain a correction that fixes your particular problem. The cu[...]

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    53 AXIS 225FD - Troubleshooting Emergency Recovery Procedure If power to the AXIS 225FD is lost during th e upgrade, the process will fail and the unit will become unresponsive. A flashing red Status LED indicates a failed upgrade. To recover the unit, follow the steps below. The serial nu mber is found on the label attached to the bottom of the ca[...]

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    54 AXIS 225FD - Troubleshooting The camera is located on a different subnet. If the IP address intended for the AXIS 225F D and the IP address of your computer are located on different subnet s, you will no t be able to set t he IP address. Contact your network administrator to obtain an appropriate IP address. The IP address is being used by anoth[...]

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    55 AXIS 225FD - Troubleshooting Video/Image pr oblems - general No images in browser ( Internet Explorer only ) To enable the updating of video images in Microsoft Internet Explorer, set your browser to allow ActiveX controls. Also, make sure that AXIS Media Control (AMC) component is installed on your workstation. Installation of additional Active[...]

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    56 AXIS 225FD - Troubleshooting For additional assistance, please contact your reseller or see the support pages on the Axis Website at www.axis.com/techsup Poor rendering of MPEG-4 images. Color depth set incorrectly on clients. Set to 16-bit or 32-bit co lor. If text overlays are blurred, or if there are other rendering problems, you may need to [...]

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    57 AXIS 225FD - Technical Specifications Technical Specifications Item Specification Model AXIS 225FD Fixed Dome Network Camera ( Also available bundled with outdoor power supply ) Image sensor 1/4” Sony Wfine progressive scan RGB CCD Lens Pentax QD2V2814BE- DN, F1.4 varifocal 2. 8 – 5.8 mm, DC-iris, auto day/night focus range: 0.3 m to infinit[...]

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    58 AXIS 225FD - Technical Specifications Casing Metal base and polycarbonate clear dome glass Impact-resistant 1000 kg (2200 lbs) IP66 environmental protection Tamper-proof mounting Processors and memory CPU: ETRAX 100LX 32bit Video processing and compression: ARTPEC-2 Memory: 32 MB RAM, 8 MB Flash Battery backed up real-time clock Power • Camera[...]

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    59 AXIS 225FD - Technical Specifications Supported protocols IPv4/v6, HTTP, HTTPS, SSL/TLS*, TCP, SNMPv1/v2c/v3 (MIB-II), RTSP, RTP, UDP, IGMP, RTCP, SMTP, FTP, ICMP, DH CP, NTP, UPnP, Bonjour, ARP, DNS, DynDNS, SOCKS, IEEE802.1X. More information on protocol usage available at www.axis.com *This product includes software developed by the Open SSL [...]

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    60 AXIS 225FD - Technical Specifications General performance considerations When setting up your system, it is importa nt to consider how various settings and situations will affect performance. Some fact ors affect the amount of bandwidth (the bit rate) required, others ca n affect the frame rate, and some w ill affect both. If the load on the CPU[...]

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    61 AXIS 225FD - Technical Specifications Frame rates - Motion JPEG and MPEG-4 The following table shows typical frame rates in frames/second (fps) for Motion JPEG and MPEG-4 video streams from the AXIS 225FD. Note that these values are guidelin es only - actual values may vary. Motion JPEG settings: Frame rates Motion JPEG MPEG-4 640x480 30 21 480x[...]

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    62 AXIS 225FD - Glossary of Terms Glossary of Terms ActiveX - A control (or set of rules ) used by a browser. ActiveX controls are often dow nloaded and installed automatically as required. AMC - AXIS Media Control. The control required for viewing video images in Internet Explorer. Installs automatically on first use. API - A pplication Programmin[...]

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    63 AXIS 225FD - Glossary of Terms Pre/post alarm image - The images from immediately before and after an alarm. Privacy mask - An ima ge or specified area used to block out certain parts of the vide o image. Protocol - A special set of rules governing how two entities will communicate. Protocols are found at many levels of communication, and there [...]

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    64 AXIS 225FD - Index Index A Access from a browser 8 Accessing the video stream 14 Action 28 Action buttons 25 Administrators 16 Advanced camera settings 20 Advanced Simple profile 12 Alarm 32, 48 AMC Viewer Toolbar 10 ARP/Ping 39 AXIS Media Control (AMC) 8, 14 B Backup 44 Bandwidth 12, 61 bandwidth 12 Bit rate 12 Bonjour 43 Buffers 30 C Camera Ta[...]

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    65 AXIS 225FD - Index Multicasting 13 N Network connector 7 Network Settings 38, 39 NTP server 38 O Other MPEG-4 clients 15 Output 48 Output buttons 25 Overlay/Mask 18 Own home page 24 Own web files 24 P Password 9 Port status 33 Ports & Devices 43 Power connector 7 Pre/post trigger buffer 30 Privacy mask 18 Pulse 10, 25 R Recovery 53 Referrals[...]