AXIS P1245 Network Camera
How to access the product
How to access the product
To install the Axis product, see the Installation Guide supplied with the product.
The product can be used with most operating systems and browsers. We recommend the following browsers:
•
Internet Explorer
®
with Windows
®
•
Safari
®
with OS X
®
•
Chrome
TM
or Firefox
®
with other operating systems.
To view streaming video in Internet Explorer, allow installation of AXIS Media Control (AMC) when prompted.
The Axis product includes one (1) H.264 decoder license for viewing video streams. The license is automatically installed with AMC.
The administrator can disable the installation of the decoders to prevent installation of unlicensed copies.
Note
• QuickTime
TM
is also supported for viewing H.264 streams.
How to access the product from a browser
1. Start a web browser.
2. Enter the IP address or host name of the Axis product in the browser’s address field.
To access the product from a Mac computer (OS X), go to Safari, click on Bonjour and select the product from the
drop-down list.
If you do not know the IP address, use AXIS IP Utility to locate the product on the network. For information about
how to discover and assign an IP address, see the document
Assign an IP Address and Access the Video Stream
on Axis
Support web at
axis.com/support
Note
To show Bonjour as a browser bookmark, go to
Safari > Preferences
.
3. Enter your username and password. If this is the first time the product is accessed, the root password must first be
configured.
4. The product’s live view page opens in your browser.
How to access the product from the Internet
Once connected, the Axis product is accessible on your local network (LAN). To access the product from the Internet you must
configure your network router to allow incoming data traffic to the product. To do this, enable the NAT-traversal feature, which
will attempt to automatically configure the router to allow access to the product. This is enabled from
Setup > System Options >
Network > TCP/IP Advanced
.
For more information, see
NAT traversal (port mapping) for IPv4 on page 37
.
For Technical notes on this and other topics, visit the Axis Support web at
www.axis.com/support
See also AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS Service at
www.axiscam.net
How to set the root password
To access the Axis product, you must set the password for the default administrator user
root
. This is done in the
Configure Root
Password
dialog, which opens when the product is accessed for the first time.
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