AXIS P1254 Network Camera
System Options
Important
If autoformat is enabled, only use new or empty SD cards. Any data stored on the card will be lost when the card is inserted
into the Axis product.
To enable automatic formatting, follow these steps:
1. Open the Axis product’s webpages and go to
Setup > System Options > Storage
.
2. Click
SD Card
.
3. Under
General Settings
, select
Autoformat to
.
4. Click
OK
to save settings.
An SD card inserted into the product can be manually formatted to one of the supported file systems. To manually format the
SD card, follow these steps:
1. Insert the SD card in the SD card slot.
2. Open the Axis product’s webpages and go to
Setup > System Options > Storage
.
3. Click
SD Card
.
4. Click
Format
and select the desired file system.
5. Click
OK
to start formatting the card.
Encrypt SD Card Data
To prevent unauthorized individuals and systems from accessing recorded video, the SD card content can be encrypted. Encryption
can only be enabled when the card is unmounted. After enabling encryption, the SD card must be formatted so that no unencrypted
data remains on the card. The card must also be mounted before it can be used.
Note
If autoformat is enabled, the card will be formatted and mounted automatically when encryption is enabled. The format and
mount steps below should then be skipped.
To encrypt the SD card content:
1. Open the Axis product’s webpages and go to
Setup > System Options > Storage
.
2. Click
SD Card
to open
Storage Management
.
3. If the SD card is mounted, click
Unmount
to unmount the card.
4. Click
Encrypt
.
5. Select
Enable SD card encryption
and enter a passphrase.
6. Back in Storage Management, click
Format
to format the SD card.
7. Click
Mount
to mount the SD card.
It is possible to change the passphrase without reformatting the card. Open
Storage Management
, click
Encrypt
and enter the old
and new passphrases. The passphrase can only be changed when the card is mounted. Ongoing recordings will not be affected if
the passphrase is changed.
To disable encryption, unmount the SD card and follow the steps above but clear the
Enable SD card encryption
option. The card
must be formatted and mounted when encryption has been disabled.
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