28263/EN/R2/0701
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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS - AXIS 243Q BLADE VIDEO SERVER
Video compression
Motion JPEG
MPEG-4 Part 2 (ISO/IEC 14496-2), Profiles: ASP and SP
Resolutions
4CIF, 2CIFExp, 2CIF, CIF, QCIF
Max 704x480 (NTSC) 704x576 (PAl)
Min 160x120 (NTSC) 176x144 (PAl)
Frame rate
(NTSC/PAL)
Up to 30/25 per channel in all resolutions (Motion JPEG or
MPEG-4)
Video streaming
Simultaneous Motion JPEG and MPEG-4
Controllable frame rate and bandwidth
Constant and variable bit rate (MPEG-4)
Image settings
Compression levels: 11 (Motion JPEG) /23 (MPEG-4)
Rotation: 90º, 180º, 270º
Aspect ratio correction
Color: color, black & white
Overlay capabilities: time, date, text, image or privacy mask
De-interlace filter
Pan/Tilt/Zoom
A wide range of analog PTZ dome cameras is supported,
free drivers available at www.axis.com
20 presets/camera, Guard tour, PTZ control queue
Supports Windows compatible joysticks
Security
Multiple user access levels with password protection
IP address filtering, HTTPS encryption, IEEE 802.1X
authentication
Alarm and event
management
Events triggered by video motion detection, external inputs
or according to a schedule
Image upload over FTP, email and HTTP
Notification over TCP, email, HTTP and external outputs
Pre- and post alarm buffer of 9
Mb per channel
(approx. 4 min of CIF resolution video at 4 frames per
second)
Connectors
4 bNC analog composite video inputs, NTSC/PAl
autosensing
Via AXIS 291 1U Video Server Rack:
Ethernet 10baseT/100baseTX/1000baseT (Gigabit Ethernet)
4 alarm inputs, 4 alarm outputs, RS-485/422 half-duplex
port
Processors, memory
and clock
CPU: 4 ETRAX 100lX 32bit
Video processing and compression: 4 ARTPEC-2
RAM: 4x32 Mb
Flash: 4x8 Mb
battery backed up real-time clock
Power
Powered from AXIS 291 1U Video Server Rack
Operating conditions
0 - 45 ºC (32 - 113 ºF)
Humidity 20 - 80% RH (non-condensing)
Installation,
management and
maintenance
AXIS Camera Management tool on CD and web-based
configuration
Configuration of backup and restore
Firmware upgrades over HTTP or FTP, firmware available at
www.axis.com
Video access from
Web browser
Camera live view for up to 20 clients, Video recording to
file (ASF), Sequence tour for up to 20 PTZ presets
Customizable HTMl pages
Minimum
Web browsing
requirements
Pentium III CPU 500 MHz or higher, or equivalent AMD
128 Mb RAM, AGP graphics card 32 Mb RAM, Direct Draw
Windows XP, 2000, DirectX 9.0 or later
Internet Explorer 6.x or later
For other operating systems and browsers see
www.axis.com/techsup
System integration
support
Open API for application integration, including AXIS VAPIX
API*, AXIS Media Control SDK*, event trigger data in video
stream
Quality of Service (QoS) layer 3, DiffServ Model
Watchdog ensures continuous operation, event
notifications can be monitored by other systems
Embedded linux operating system
* Available at www.axis.com
Supported protocols
IPv4/v6, HTTP, HTTPS, SSl/TlS*, TCP, QoS
,
SNMPv1/v2c/v3
(MIb-II), RTSP, RTP, UDP, IGMP, RTCP, SMTP, FTP, ICMP
DHCP, 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 Project
for use in the Open SSl Tool kit (www.openssl.org)
Included accessories
Installation Guide, CD with installation and management
tools, software and User’s Manual, MPEG-4 licenses
(1 encoder, 1 decoder), MPEG-4 decoder (Windows)
Video management
software (not incl.)
AXIS Camera Station - Surveillance application for viewing
and recording from up to 25 cameras
See www.axis.com/partner/adp_partners.htm for further
applications via partners
Approvals
EN 61000-6-1, EN 61000-6-2, EN 55024, EN 55022 Class b
EN 61000-3-2, EN 61000-3-3, FCC Part 15 Subpart b
Class b, AS/NZS CISPR 22, ICES-003, VCCI Class b, ITE
EN 60950-1
Dimensions (HxWxD)
and weight
30 x 130 x 255 mm (1.2 x 5.1 x 10.0”) 270 g (0.6 lbs)
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS - AXIS 291 1U VIDEO SERVER RACK
Expansion slots
3 slots for Axis blade video servers
Connectors
Ethernet 10baseT/100baseTX/1000baseT (Gigabit Ethernet),
RJ-45
Terminal block (x 3):
4 alarm inputs
4 outputs
RS-485/422 half-duplex port
Casing
Metal casing for standalone or rack mounting
Power
100 - 240 V AC, 1.9 A max 80 W (with 3x243Q)
Operating conditions
0 - 45 ºC (32 - 113 ºF)
Humidity 20 - 80% RH (non-condensing)
Included accessories
Installation Guide, mounting kit, AC power cable
Approvals
EN 61000-6-1, EN 61000-6-2, EN 55024, EN 55022 Class b,
EN 61000-3-2, EN 61000-3-3
FCC Part 15 Subpart b Class b, AS/NZS CISPR 22, ICES-003,
VCCI Class b, ITE, EN 60950-1, Cb-certificate, Ul, cUl, KTl
Dimensions (HxWxD)
and weight
483 x 345 x 48 mm (19 x 13.6 x 1.9”) including mounting
brackets and blades
3.7 kg (8.2 lbs)