AXIS P7210 Video Encoder
Accessing the product
Accessing the product
To install the Axis product, refer to the Installation Guide supplied with the product.
The product can be used with most operating systems and browsers. The recommended browsers are Internet Explorer with Windows,
Safari with Macintosh and Firefox with other operating systems. See
.
Note
• To view streaming video in Internet Explorer, allow installation of AXIS Media Control (AMC) when prompted.
• QuickTime
TM
is also supported for viewing H.264 streams and for audio.
• If your computer restricts the use of additional software components, the product can be con
fi
gured to use a Java
applet for viewing Motion JPEG.
• The Axis product includes (1) H.264 decoder license for viewing video streams and (1) AAC audio license. These licenses are
automatically installed with AMC. The administrator can disable the installation of the decoders, to prevent installation of
unlicensed copies.
Access from a browser
1. Start a browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari).
2. Enter the IP address or host name of the Axis product in the browser’s Location/Address
fi
eld. To access the product from a
Macintosh computer (Mac OS X), click on the Bonjour tab 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 more information on how to
discover and assign an IP address, refer to the Installation Guide.
3. Enter your user name and password. If this is the
fi
rst time the product is accessed, the root password must
fi
rst be
con
fi
gured; for instructions see
Set the root password, on page 8
4. The product’s Live View page appears in your browser.
Note
The layout of the Live View page may have been customized to meet speci
fi
c requirements. Consequently, some of the
examples and functions featured here may differ from those displayed in your own Live View page.
Access from the Internet
Once connected, the Axis product is accessible on your local network (LAN). To access the product from the Internet you must
con
fi
gure your network router to allow incoming data traf
fi
c to the product. To do this, enable the NAT-traversal feature, which
will attempt to automatically con
fi
gure the router to allow access to the product. This is enabled from
Setup > System Options >
Network > TCP/IP Advanced.
For more information, please see
NAT traversal (port mapping) for IPv4, on page 36
. See also AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS Service at
www.axiscam.net For Technical notes on this and other topics, visit the Axis Support web at www.axis.com\techsup
Set the root password
To gain access to the Axis product, you must set the password for the default administrator user
root
. This is done in the
Con
fi
gure
Root Password
dialog, which appears when the product is accessed for the
fi
rst time.
To prevent network eavesdropping, the root password can be set via an encrypted HTTPS connection, which requires an HTTPS
certi
fi
cate. HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol over SSL) is a protocol used to encrypt traf
fi
c between web browsers and servers. The
HTTPS certi
fi
cate ensures encrypted exchange of information.
To set the password via a standard HTTP connection, enter it directly in the
fi
rst dialog.
To set the password via an encrypted HTTPS connection, follow these steps:
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