Using the Video Server
AXIS 2400/2401 Administration Manual
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Using the Video Server
This section is specifically targeted at system
Users
; that is, personnel responsible for using the
AXIS 2400/2401 as part of an integrated surveillance system.
Important!
Accessing your Surveillance Images
The AXIS 2400/2401 can be used with most operating systems; including: Windows 95/98 and
NT; as well as Linux, UNIX, Mac, and several others. You access the AXIS 2400/2401 from any
standard Web browser; such as, Netscape Navigator 4.x or Internet Explorer 4.x (see the Important
notice, below).
Follow the instructions below to access your surveillance images:
1. Start your Web browser application
2. Enter the name or IP address of the AXIS 2400/2401 into the
Location/Address
field (URL)
of your Web browser:
Example
A video image, similar to one of the examples featured on page 35, is now displayed within your
Web browser.
Note:
When accessing the AXIS 2400/2401 for the first time using Microsoft Internet Explorer, you
must then temporarily lower your security settings to perform a one-time-only installation of
Axis' ActiveX component onto your workstation, as described on page 17.
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Your system
Administrator(s)
has installed the AXIS 2400/2401 to your computer network, con-
nected several sur veillance video cameras to the unit, and tailored the user functions and general
look and feel of the system to specifically meet your surveillance needs; consequently, many of the
functions and examples provided within the section can vary from those displayed in your system.
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Any deficiencies or shor tcomings within your application should be escalated to the system
Adminis-
trator(s)
who has with high-level privileges normally denied to ordinary
users
.
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On-line help
may not be available from the user interface, as your access to this information
may be denied by your system Administrator.
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