AXIS M3204 Network Camera
Troubleshooting
The product is accessible locally but not externally
Router con
fi
guration
To con
fi
gure your router to allow incoming data traf
fi
c to the Axis product, enable the NAT-traversal
feature which will attempt to automatically con
fi
gure the router to allow access to the Axis
product, see
NAT traversal (port mapping) for IPv4, on page 37
. The router must support UPnP
TM
.
Firewall protection
Check the Internet
fi
rewall with your network administrator.
Default routers required
Check if you need to con
fi
gure the router settings.
Problems with the H.264 format
No H.264 displayed in the
client
Check that the relevant H.264 connection methods and correct interface are enabled in the AMC
Control Panel (streaming tab). See
AXIS Media Control (AMC), on page 11
.
In the AMC Control Panel, select the H.264 tab and click
Set to default H.264 decoder
.
Check that RTSP is enabled under
System Options > Network > TCP/IP > Advanced
.
No multicast H.264
displayed in the client
Check with your network administrator that the multicast addresses used by the Axis product
are valid for your network.
Check with your network administrator to see if there is a
fi
rewall preventing viewing.
Multicast H.264 only
accessible by local clients
Check if your router supports multicasting, or if the router settings between the client and the
product need to be con
fi
gured. The TTL (Time To Live) value may need to be increased.
Poor rendering of H.264
images
Color depth set incorrectly on clients. Set to 16–bit or 32–bit color.
If text overlays are blurred, or if there are other rendering problems, you may need to enable
Advanced Video Rendering fromv the Video tab in the AMC Control Panel.
Ensure that your graphics card is using the latest driver. The latest drivers can usually be
downloaded from the manufacturer’s website.
Color saturation is different
in H.264 and Motion JPEG
Modify the settings for your graphics adapter. Refer to the adapter’s documentation for more
information.
Lower frame rate than
expected
Reduce the number of applications running on the client computer.
Limit the number of simultaneous viewers.
Check with the network administrator that there is enough bandwidth available.
Check in the AMC Control Panel (H.264 tag) that video processing is NOT set to
Decode only
key frames
.
Lower the image resolution.
Why do I not get maximum
frames per second?
See
Performance considerations, on page 49
.
The maximum frames per second is dependent on the utility frequency (60/50 Hz) of the Axis
product. See
Technical Speci
fi
cations, on page 47
.
Image degeneration
Decrease the GOV length. Go to
Video > Video Stream
and select the
H.264 tab
to modify the
GOV length.
Status and Network indicator LEDs are
fl
ashing red rapidly
Hardware failure
Contact your Axis reseller.
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