AXIS P7210 Video Encoder
System Options
If the card’s status shows as failed, click
Check disk
to see if the problem can be found and then try
Repair
.
To avoid
fi
lling the card, it is recommended to remove recordings continuously. Under
Recording Settings
, select
Remove recordings
older than
and select the number of days or weeks.
To stop writing to the share and protect recordings from being removed, select
Lock
under
Recording Settings
.
For more information, see the online help
.
Network Share
Network share allows you to add network storage such as a NAS (Network Attached Storage) or any server that uses CIFS (Common
Internet File System) and use them for storage of recordings.
To add a network share:
1. Go to
System Options > Storage
.
2. Click
Network Share
.
3. Enter the IP address, DNS or Bonjour name to the host server in the
Host
fi
eld.
4. Enter the name of the share in the
Share
fi
eld.
5. If required, select
The share requires login
and enter the user name and password.
6. Click
Connect
.
To clear all recordings and data from the Axis product’s folder on the designated share, click
Clear
under
Storage Tools
.
To avoid
fi
lling the share, it is recommended to remove recordings continuously. Under
Recording Settings
, select
Remove recordings
older than
and select the number of days or weeks.
To stop writing to the share and protect recordings from being removed, select
Lock
under
Recording Settings
.
Ports & Devices
I/O Ports
The Axis product provides four con
fi
gurable input and output ports for connection of external devices. For information on how to
connect external devices, see
.
The I/O ports are con
fi
gured under
System Options > Ports & Devices > I/O Ports
. Select the port direction (
Input
or
Output
). The
ports can be given descriptive names and their
Normal states
can be con
fi
gured as
Open circuit
or
Grounded circuit
.
Note
There are four I/O ports for each group of video input connectors.
COM Port
The video encoder has one RS-485/RS-422 serial port. The port supports the following modes:
•
Generic HTTP
allows the video encoder to receive data and send commands via HTTP.
•
Pan Tilt Zoom
is used to control a PTZ device. The PTZ device requires a driver. See for more information. Drivers can be
downloaded from www.axis.com
•
Generic TCP/IP
allows the Axis product to receive data and send commands via TCP/IP. Daisy chain server - Allows Daisy
chain clients to communicate with the Axis product. See also RS-485/RS-422 connector, on page 43.
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