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Technical specifications – AXIS 241QA Video Server

www.axis.com

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Video encoder

Video 

compression

MPEG-4 Part 2 (ISO/IEC 14496-2)

Motion JPEG

Resolutions

160x120/176x144 to 704x480/768x576 (NTSC/PAL)

Frame rate 

MPEG-4

Up to 20/17 (NTSC/PAL) fps at CIF

Frame rate 

Motion JPEG

Up to 30/25 (NTSC/PAL) fps at CIF

Video streaming

Simultaneous MPEG-4 and Motion JPEG

Controllable frame rate and bandwidth

VBR/CBR MPEG-4

Image settings

Compression, color, aspect ratio correction

Rotation: 90°, 180°, 270°

Mirroring of images

Text and image overlay

Privacy mask

De-interlace filter

Audio

Audio streaming

Two-way, full duplex, half duplex

Audio 

compression 

G.711 PCM 8 kHz 64 kbit/s

G.726 ADPCM 8 kHz 32 or 24 kbit/s

Audio input/

output

External microphone or line input, line level output

Network

Security 

Password protection, IP address filtering, HTTPS encryption, 

IEEE 802.1X network access control, digest authentication, 

user access log

Supported  

protocols

IPv4/v6, HTTP, HTTPS, QoS layer 3 DiffServ, FTP, SMTP, Bonjour,

UPnP, SNMPv1/v2c/v3(MIB-II), DNS, DynDNS, NTP, RTSP, RTP,

TCP, UDP, IGMP, RTCP, ICMP, DHCP, ARP, SOCKS

System integration

Application 

Programming

Interface 

Open API for software integration, including VAPIX® 

from Axis Communications available at www.axis.com 

Intelligent video

Video motion detection, active tampering alarm

Alarm triggers 

Intelligent video, external inputs, video loss

Alarm events 

File upload via FTP, HTTP and email

Notification via email, HTTP and TCP

External output activation

Video buffer

9 MB pre- and post-alarm per channel

Pan/Tilt/Zoom 

Wide range of analog PTZ cameras supported (drivers available 

for download at www.axis.com)

20 presets/camera, guard tour, PTZ control queue

Supports Windows compatible joysticks

General

Casing

Metal casing

Standalone, stackable or with brackets for wall or cage mount

Processors and  

memory

ETRAX 100LX, ARTPEC-2, 64 MB RAM, 8 MB Flash

Power 

7 – 20 V DC, max 8 W

Connectors  

Analog composite video NTSC/PAL auto-sensing:

4 BNC inputs

RJ-45 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX

Terminal block:

I/O terminal block for 4 inputs, 4 outputs, power out and 

alternative power in

RS-485/ RS-422

D-sub for RS-232 port

3.5 mm mic/line in, 3.5 mm line out

Operating 

conditions

5 – 50 °C (41 – 122 °F)

Humidity 20 – 80% RH (non-condensing)

Approvals

EN 55022 Class B, EN 61000-3-2, EN 61000-3-3, EN 55024, 

FCC Part 15 Subpart B Class B, ICES-003 Class B, VCCI Class B, 

C-tick AS/NZS CISPR 22, EN 60950-1

Power supply: EN 60950-1, UL, cUL

Weight

540 g (1.2 lb.)

Included 

accessories

Power supply, mounting and connector kits, Installation Guide, 

CD with installation and management tools, software and User’s 

Manual, 1 Windows decoder user license

Dimensions

More information is available at www.axis.com

Optional accessories

AXIS 295  
Video Surveillance Joystick

136 mm (5.4

”)

155 mm (6.1

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140 mm (5.5

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42 mm (1.7

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Power adaptor
connector

Inputs/Outputs

Network 
connector

RS-232 
connector

Audio in

Audio out

4 video inputs

136 mm (5.4

”)

155 mm (6.1

”)

140 mm (5.5

”)

42 mm (1.7

”)

Power adaptor
connector

Inputs/Outputs

Network 
connector

RS-232 
connector

Audio in

Audio out

4 video inputs

For information on AXIS Camera Station and
video management software from
Axis’ Application Development Partners, see
www.axis.com/products/video/software/  

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