AXIS Q17 Series
Additional settings
Guard tours
A guard tour displays the video stream from different preset positions either in a predetermined or random order, and for configurable
periods of time. Once started, a guard tour continues to run until stopped, even when there are no clients (web browsers) viewing the
images.
Create a guard tour with preset positions
A guard tour displays the video stream from different preset positions either in a predetermined or random order, and for configurable
periods of time.
1. Go to
Settings > PTZ > Guard tours
.
2. Click
+
.
3. To edit the guard tour’s properties, click
.
4. Type a name for the guard tour and specify the pause length in minutes between each tour.
5. If you want the guard tour to go to the preset positions in a random order, turn on
Shuffle
.
6. Click
Done
.
7. Click
Add
to add the preset positions that you want in your guard tour.
8. Click
Done
to exit the guard tour settings.
9. To schedule the guard tour, go to
System > Events
.
To watch this video, go to the web version of this document.
www.axis.com/products/online-manual/39799#t10111157
Streaming and storage
Bitrate control
With bitrate control, you can manage the bandwidth consumption of your video stream.
Variable bitrate (VBR)
With variable bitrate, the bandwidth consumption varies based on the level of activity in the scene. The more activity in the scene,
the more bandwidth you need. You are guaranteed constant image quality but it requires storage margins.
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