AXIS 2400/2401
Administration Manual
Configuring the Video Server
33
Generic Driver Settings
Defining the
purpose
of the related serial port (
COM1
or
COM2
) to
Generic
provides you with
the option to position the video source directly using:
HTTP
(CGI parameters) in a Web browser,
or
a
TCP
client; such as, a Visual Basic application. Refer to
Appendix D - The RS232 Interface
for
details.
Important!
Configuring using FTP
As an alternative to configuring the AXIS 2400/2401 using a Web browser, the configuration
parameters of your unit can also be modified using the File Transfer Protocol (FTP).
FTP is supported by most operating environments and is useful method for quickly downloading
standard preconfigurations to one or several remote video servers.
Modifying the Configuration File
Follow these instructions to modify the configuration file using FTP:
1. In a DOS or UNIX window, type
ftp videoserv
, where
videoserv
is the name or Host
Name of your AXIS 2400/2401.
2. Login using the user root and the root password. Default password is
pass
. It is highly
recommended that your change the root password, since all Axis products are shipped with this
password as default.
3. Type
get config.ini
to access the configuration file.
4. Edit the config file using any text editor. In Windows 95/98 and Windows NT environments,
you can for example use Notepad.
5. Once the editing is complete, save the file as
config.ini
. Type
put config.ini
to save the
configuration file permanently.
6. To exit FTP, type the command
quit
,
bye
, or
exit
.
Tip!
The Generic icon
is displayed within the graphic interface only after the Purpose of the relative
Serial Port has been set to Generic. Refer to
Purpose,
on page 31 and redefine the purpose if the Pan
Tilt icon not visible, or a Pan Tilt icon is displayed next to the relative serial po rt icon.
To install similar settings on several units: simply make the correct settings for one unit, fetch via FTP the
config.ini
file, and then use a text editor to remove the IP address and any other unique settings. You can
then download this file to all your units via FTP.