Axis 02536-003 Camera Station S1232 Tower Recording Server User Manual

AXISCameraStationS1232TowerRecordingServer

UserManual

AXISCameraStationS1232TowerRecordingServer

TableofContents

Aboutyourdevice...........................................3

Getstarted................................................4

Installyourdevice..........................................5

Beforeinstallation...............................................5

Congureyourdevice........................................7

InitialAxisrecordersetup.........................................7

CongureAXISCameraStation....................................7

Licenseasystemonline..........................................11

Licenseasystemofine..........................................11

ManageWindows®useraccounts..............................13

Createauseraccount............................................13

Createanadministratoraccount...................................13

Createalocalusergroup.........................................13

Deleteauseraccount............................................13

Changeauseraccount'spassword..................................14

Createapasswordresetdiskforauseraccount.......................14

ManageAXISCameraStationuseraccounts.....................15

Congureuserpermissions........................................15

Addusersorgroups..............................................15

Userorgroupprivileges..........................................16

Manageyourdevice.........................................18

UpdateWindows®...............................................18

CongureWindowsupdatesettings................................18

ChangetheRAID................................................19

CongureiDRAC................................................19

Troubleshooting............................................21

CheckthecurrentBIOSversion....................................

UpgradeBIOS..................................................21

Rundiagnostics.................................................21

Performasystemrecovery........................................

ExportaSupportAssistcollection...................................22

Troubleshootthepowersupplyunit.................................22

Troubleshootmemoryerrors.......................................

TroubleshootAXISCameraStation..................................

Productoverview...........................................24

Frontandrearsides..............................................

Specications..................................................25

Needmorehelp?............................................27

Usefullinks....................................................

Contactsupport.................................................27

AXISCameraStationS1232TowerRecordingServer

Aboutyourdevice

AXISCameraStationS12Recorderseriesconsistofout-of-the-boxreadyrackserversandworkstationsvalidatedforreliable

high-denitionsurveillanceupto4K.Forquickandeasyinstallation,therecorderseriesispreconguredandpreloadedwithAXIS

CameraStationvideomanagementsoftwareincludinglicensesplusallnecessarysystemsoftware.Thesystemcongurationcan

easilybeimportedfromAXISSiteDesigner,andAXISCameraStationletsyoutakefulladvantageofAxiswiderangeofvideo

surveillancedevices.Withenterprise-gradeharddisks,operatingsystemstoredonsolid-statedrive,therecorderseriesprovides

high-performanceandreliabilityforyoursystem.

AXISCameraStationS1232TowerRecordingServer

Getstarted

ThestandardworkowtocongureanAXISCameraStationrecordingserveris:

1.Installyourdevice

2.InitialWindows®setup:Afterinstallingyourdevice,youareguidedthroughafewstepstosetuptheregion,language,

keyboardlayout,anadministratoraccountanditspassword.

3.InitialAxisrecordersetup:AftertheinitialWindowssetup,AXISRecorderToolboxisopenedandyouareguidedthrougha

fewstepstosetupbasicandnecessarysettings,forexample,computername,dateandtime,andnetwork.SeeInitialAxis

recordersetuponpage7.

4.CongureWindows.Werecommendto:

-UpdateWindowstothelatestversion.SeeUpdateWindows®onpage18.

-Createastandarduseraccount.SeeCreateauseraccountonpage13.

5.UpdateAXISCameraStationtothelatestversion.

-Ifyoursystemisonline:opentheAXISRecorderToolboxappandclickUpdateAXISCameraStation.

-Ifyoursystemisofine:gotoaxis.comanddownloadthelatestversion.

6.CongureAXISCameraStation

7.RegisteryourAXISCameraStationlicenses.

-Licenseasystemonlineonpage1 1

-Licenseasystemofineonpage1 1

8.ConnectyoursystemtotheAXISCameraStationmobileviewingapp.SeeConnecttoAXISCameraStationserver.

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AXISCameraStationS1232TowerRecordingServer

Installyourdevice

Beforeinstallation

•Prepareadditionalaccessoriesusedforinstallation:monitor,mouse,keyboardandnetworkcable.

•Understandtheusageofdifferentuseraccounts.

Thefollowingtableliststheuseraccountsthatcanbeusedforinstallation,congurationandoperationofyourAxissystem.

UseraccountDescriptionNote

MyAxisUsedtodownloadthelatestsoftware,accessthe

licensesystem,AxisSecureRemoteAccess,and

SystemHealthMonitoring.

Registeredfrommy.axis.com.

Windows®

WindowsadministratorAdministratorprivilegesinWindows.We

recommendyoudonotuseitasAXISCamera

Stationadministrator.

CreatedduringinitialWindowssetup.

WindowsuserwithAXISCamera

Stationadministratorprivileges

AWindowsusergrantedwithadministrator

privilegesinAXISCameraStationtobeusedby

systemintegratororsystemadministratorfor

congurationortroubleshooting.

CreatedinWindowssettings.

WindowsuserwithAXISCamera

Stationoperatororviewer

privileges

AWindowsusergrantedwithoperatororviewer

privilegesinAXISCameraStation.

CreatedinWindowssettings.

Hardwaremanagement

iDRAC

UsedtoaccesstheiDRAC(IntegratedDellRemote

AccessController)tool.

Username:root

Password:Printedonthebackofthe

informationtag.

AXISCameraStationS1232TowerRecordingServer

Installyourdevice

Device

DeviceadministratorUsedbytheadministratortoaccessthecamera

fromthevideomanagementsystemordevice

webpage.

Createdfromthedevicewebpageor

whenyouaddthedevicetoAXISCamera

Station.

AXISCameraStationS1232TowerRecordingServer

Conﬁgureyourdevice

InitialAxisrecordersetup

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AfteryouhaveconguredWindows®,AXISRecorderToolboxisopenedautomaticallyandyouareguidedthroughtherst-time

congurationwizard.Inthiswizard,youcancongureseveralbasicandnecessarysettingsbeforeyoumanageyourdevicein

AXISRecorderToolbox.

1.ChangethecomputernameifyouwantandclickNext.

2.UnderDateandtime,congurethefollowingsettingsandclickNext.

-Selectatimezone.

-TosetupanNTPserver,selectNTPserverandentertheNTPserveraddress.

-Tosetmanually,selectManualandselectadateandtime.

3.UnderNetworksettings,congurethefollowingsettingsandclickNext.

-UseautomaticIPsettings(DHCP)andUseautomaticDNSsettingsareturnedonbydefault.

-IfyourdeviceisconnectedtoanetworkwithaDHCPserver,theassignedIPaddress,subnetmask,gateway,and

preferredDNSareautomaticallydisplayed.

-IfyourdeviceisnotconnectedtoanetworkorthereisnoDHCPserveravailable,entertheIPaddress,subnet

mask,gateway,andpreferredDNSmanuallydependingonthenetworkrequirements.

4.ClickFinish.Ifyouhavechangedthecomputername,AXISRecorderToolboxwillpromptyoutorestartthedevice.

CongureAXISCameraStation

ThisGetstartedtutorialwillwalkyouthroughthebasicstepstomakeyoursystemupandrunning.

Beforeyoustart,youmayneedto:

•Congureyournetworkdependingonyourinstallation.SeeNetworkconguration.

•Congureyourserverportsifneeded.SeeServerportconguration.

•Considersecurityissues.SeeSecurityconsiderations.

Afternecessarycongurations,youcanstarttoworkwithAXISCameraStation:

1.StartAXISCameraStation

AXISCameraStationS1232TowerRecordingServer

Conﬁgureyourdevice

2.Adddevices

3.Congurerecordingmethodonpage8

4.Liveviewcamerasonpage8

5.Playbackrecordingsonpage9

6.Addbookmarksonpage9

7.Exportrecordingsonpage9

8.PlayandverifyrecordingsinAXISFilePlayeronpage9

StartAXISCameraStation

AXISCameraStationServiceControlautomaticallystartsaftertheinstallationiscomplete.

Double-clicktheAXISCameraStationclienticontostarttheAXISCameraStationclient.Whenstartingtheclientforthersttime,

itautomaticallyattemptstologintotheAXISCameraStationserverinstalledonthesamecomputerastheclient.

YoucanconnecttomultipleAXISCameraStationserversindifferentways.

Adddevices

ThersttimeyoustartyourAXISCameraStation,youarenavigatedtotheAdddevicespage.AXISCameraStationautomatically

searchesthenetworkforconnecteddevicesanddisplaysalistofdevicesfound.

1.Selectthecamerastoaddfromthelist.

Ifyourcameraisnotlisted,clickManualsearch.

2.ClickAdd.

3.SelectQuickcongurationorSiteDesignerconguration.ClickNext.

4.UsethedefaultsettingsandensuretherecordingmethodissettoNone.ClickInstall.

Congurerecordingmethod

1.GotoConguration>Recordingandevents>Recordingmethod.

2.Ifyouwanttoenablemotiondetectionrecording:

2.1Selectacamera.

2.2TurnonMotiondetection.

2.3ClickApply.

3.Ifyouwanttoenablecontinuousrecording:

3.1Selectacamera.

3.2TurnonContinuous.

3.3ClickApply.

Liveviewcameras

1.ClicktheLiveviewtabtonavigatetothecameraliveview.

2.Clickacameratonavigatetotheliveviewofthatcamera.

Abluedotafterthecameranameshowsthatcontinuousrecordingisinprogress.Areddotafterthecameranameshows

thatmotiondetectionrecordingisinprogress.

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Conﬁgureyourdevice

3.ClicktonavigatefromLiveviewtoRecordings.

Aredlineinthetimelineshowsthatmotiondetectionrecordinghasbeentakenforthatperiod.Abluelineinthe

timelineshowsthatcontinuousrecordingisinprogress.

Playbackrecordings

1.GototheRecordingtab.

2.Inthetimelineofthecamera,usethemousewheeltozoominandoutanddragthetimelinetomakethemarker

pointingatyourdesiredposition.

3.Tostartplayingtherecordingfromthedesiredposition,click

Addbookmarks

1.GototheRecordingtab.

2.Inthetimelineofthecamera,usethemousewheeltozoominandoutanddragthetimelinetomakethemarker

pointingatyourdesiredposition.

3.Click

4.Enterthebookmarknameanddescription.Usekeywordsinthedescriptiontomakethebookmarkeasytondand

recognized.

5.SelectPreventrecordingdeletiontolocktherecording.Alockedrecordingcan'tbedeletedunlessactivelyunlocked.

6.ClickOK.Abookmarkiconisdisplayedatyourdesiredpositioninthetimeline.

Exportrecordings

1.GototheRecordingtab.

2.Inthetimelineofthecamera,usethemousewheeltozoominandout.

3.Click

todisplaytheselectionmarkers.

4.Dragthemarkerstoincludetherecordingsthatyouwanttoexport.

5.Click

toopentheExporttab.

6.IntheExporttab,youcandothefollowingifdesired.

-Click

toaddanotefortherecording.

-ClickBrowsetoselectthelocationtoexporttherecordings.

-SelectIncludeAxisFilePlayer,Includenotes,andAdddigitalsignature.

7.ClickExport.

8.SelectUsepasswordandenteryourpasswordforthedigitalsignature.ClickOK.

PlayandverifyrecordingsinAXISFilePlayer

1.Gotothefolderthatyouhavespeciedfortheexportedrecordings.

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Conﬁgureyourdevice

Inthisexample,theexportedlesincludetherecordingsinthe.asfformat,thenotesinthe.txtformat,andAXISFilePlayer.

2.Double-clickAXISFilePlayer.Theexportedrecordingswillbeautomaticallyplayed.

3.Click

toshowthenotesaddedtotherecordings.

4.Toverifythedigitalsignature:

4.1GotoTools>Verifydigitalsignature.

4.2SelectValidatewithpasswordandenteryourpassword.

4.3ClickVerify.Thevericationresultpageisdisplayed.

Networkconguration

WhenAXISCameraStationclient,AXISCameraStationserver,andtheconnectednetworkdevicesareinstalledondifferentnetworks,

youmightneedtocongureproxyorrewallsettingsbeforeusingAXISCameraStation.

Clientproxysettings

Whentheclientandtheserverareseparatedbyaproxyserver,conguretheclientproxysettings.

1.Double-clicktheAXISCameraStationclienticon.

2.ClickChangeclientproxysettings.

3.Changetheclientproxysettings.

4.ClickOK.

Serverproxysettings

Whennetworkdevicesandtheserverareseparatedbyaproxyserver,conguretheserverproxysettings.

1.Double-clicktheAXISServiceControliconinWindowsnoticationarea.

2.SelectModifysettings.

3.IntheProxysettingssection,usethedefaultSystemaccountinternetoptionorselectUsemanualproxysettings.

4.ClickSave.

NATandFirewall

WhentheclientandtheserverareseparatedbyaNAT,rewallorsimilar,conguretheNATorrewalltoensurethattheHTTPport,

TCPport,andstreamingportspeciedinAXISCameraStationServiceControlareallowedtopassthroughtherewalland/orNAT.

ForinstructionshowtoconguretheNATorrewall,contactthenetworkadministrator.

Serverportconguration

Theports55752(HTTP),55754(TCP),55756(mobilecommunication),and55757(mobilestreaming)areusedonAXISCamera

Stationserverforcommunicationbetweentheserverandtheclient.Ifrequired,theportscanbechangedfromAXISCamera

StationServiceControl.

Securityconsiderations

Topreventunauthorizedaccesstocamerasandrecordings,keepthefollowinginmind:

•Usestrongpasswordsforallnetworkdevices(cameras,videoencodersandauxiliarydevices).

AXISCameraStationS1232TowerRecordingServer

Conﬁgureyourdevice

•InstallAXISCameraStationserver,cameras,videoencoders,andauxiliarydevicesonasecurenetworkseparated

fromtheofcenetwork.AXISCameraStationclientcanbeinstalledonacomputeronanothernetwork,forexample

anetworkwithInternetaccess.

•Ensureallusershavestrongpasswords.UsingWindowsActiveDirectoryahighlevelofsecuritycanbeimplemented.

Licenseasystemonline

BoththeAXISCameraStationclientandtheservermustbeconnectedtotheinternet.

1.IntheAXISCameraStationclient,

1.1GotoConguration>Licenses>Management.

1.2Managelicensesonlineisturnedonbydefault.

1.3ClickGotoAXISLicensePortal.

2.IntheAXISLicensePortalwww.axis.com/licenses,

2.1SigninwithyourMyAxisaccount.

2.2ThelicensekeyisautomaticallygeneratedandshownunderLicensekeys.

2.3Ifyouhavepurchasedlicensekeysseparately,enteryourlicensekeyunderAddlicensekeyandclickAdd.

3.IntheAXISCameraStationclient,checkthatyourlicensekeysareshownunderConguration>Licenses>Keys.

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AXISCameraStationonlinelicenseregistration

Licenseasystemofine

1.IntheAXISCameraStationclient,exportthesystemle.

1.1GotoConguration>Licenses>Management.

1.2IfAXISCameraStationisonline,turnoffManagelicensesonlineandclickExportsystemle.

1.3IfAXISCameraStationisofine,clickExportsystemle.

1.4SaveyoursystemleonaUSBashdrive.

2.IntheAXISLicensePortalwww.axis.com/licenses,

2.1SigninwithyourMyAxisaccount.

2.2ClickUploadsystemletouploadthesystemlethatyouexportedtoyourUSBashdrive.

2.3ThelicensekeyisautomaticallygeneratedandshownunderLicensekeys.

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2.4Ifyouhavepurchasedlicensekeysseparately,enteryourlicensekeyunderAddlicensekeyandclickAdd.

2.5UnderLicensekeys,clickDownloadlicenseleandsavetheletoaUSBashdrive.

3.IntheAXISCameraStationclient,importthelicensele.

3.1GotoConguration>Licenses>Management.

3.2ClickImportlicenseleandselectthelicenseleonyourUSBashdrive.

3.3CheckthatyourlicensekeysareshownunderConguration>Licenses>Keys.

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AXISCameraStationofinelicenseregistration

AXISCameraStationS1232TowerRecordingServer

ManageWindows®useraccounts

Createauseraccount

Tohelpkeepyourpersonaldataandinformationmoresecure,werecommendthatyouaddapasswordforeachlocalaccount.

Important

Onceyoucreateapasswordforalocalaccount,don'tforgetit.There’snowaytorecoveralostpasswordforlocalaccounts.

1.GotoSettings>Accounts>Otherpeople>AddsomeoneelsetothisPC.

2.ClickIdon’thavethisperson’ssign-ininformation.

3.ClickAddauserwithoutaMicrosoftaccount.

4.Enterausername,passwordandpasswordhint.

5.ClickNextandfollowtheinstructions.

Createanadministratoraccount

1.GotoSettings>Accounts>Otherpeople.

2.GototheaccountyouwanttochangeandclickChangeaccounttype.

3.GotoAccounttypeandselectAdministrator.

4.ClickOK.

5.Restartyourdeviceandsigninwiththenewadministratoraccount.

Createalocalusergroup

1.GotoComputerManagement.

2.GotoLocalUsersandGroups>Group.

3.Right-clickGroupandselectNewGroup.

4.Enteragroupnameandadescription.

5.Addgroupmembers:

5.1ClickAdd.

5.2ClickAdvanced.

5.3Findtheuseraccount(s)youwanttoaddtothegroupandclickOK.

5.4ClickOKagain.

6.ClickCreate.

Deleteauseraccount

Important

Whenyoudeleteanaccountyouremovetheuseraccountfromtheloginscreen.Youalsoremoveallles,settingsand

programdatastoredontheuseraccount.

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ManageWindows®useraccounts

1.GotoSettings>Accounts>Otherpeople.

2.GototheaccountyouwanttoremoveandclickRemove.

Changeauseraccount'spassword

1.Loginwithanadministratoraccount.

2.GotoUserAccounts>UserAccounts>Manageanotheraccountinsequence.

You’llseealistwithalluseraccountsonthedevice.

3.Selecttheuseraccountwhosepasswordyouwouldliketochange.

4.ClickChangethepassword.

5.EnterthenewpasswordandclickChangepassword.

Createapasswordresetdiskforauseraccount

WerecommendtocreateapasswordresetdiskusingaUSBashdrive.Then,ifyouforgetyourpassword,youcanresetthe

password.WithoutaUSBresetdisk,youcan’tresetthepassword.

Ifyou’reusingWindows10,youcanaddsecurityquestionstoyourlocalaccountincaseyouforgetyourpassword,soyoudon'tneed

tocreateapasswordresetdisk.Todothis,gottoStartandclickSettings>Sign-inoptions>Updateyoursecurityquestions.

1.Signintoyourdevicewithalocaluseraccount.Youcan’tcreateapasswordresetdiskforaconnectedaccount.

2.PlugaUSBashdriveintoyourdevice.

3.Ifthere’sanydataontheUSBashdrive,backitup.

4.FromtheWindows®searcheld,gotoCreateapasswordresetdisk.

5.IntheForgottenPasswordwizard,clickNext.

6.SelectyourUSBashdriveandclickNext.

7.TypeyourcurrentpasswordandclickNext.

8.Followtheonscreeninstructions.

9.RemovetheUSBashdriveandkeepitinasafeplacewhereyou'llrememberit.Youdon'thavetocreateanewdiskwhen

youchangeyourpasswordevenifyouchangeitseveraltimes.

AXISCameraStationS1232TowerRecordingServer

ManageAXISCameraStationuseraccounts

Congureuserpermissions

GotoConguration>Security>UserpermissionstoviewalistoftheusersandgroupsthathavebeenaddedtoAXISCamera

Station.

Note

AdministratorsofthecomputeronwhichtheAXISCameraStationserverisinstalledareautomaticallygivenadministrator

privilegestoAXISCameraStation.Youcan’tchangeorremovetheadministratorsgroup'sprivileges.

Beforeauserorgroupcanbeadded,theuserorgroupmustberegisteredonthelocalcomputerorhaveanWindowsActiveDirectory

useraccount.UsingWindowsActiveDirectory,ahighlevelofsecuritycanbeimplemented.

Whenauserispartofagroup,theusergetsthehighestrolepermissionthatisassignedtotheindividualandthegroup.

Whenauserispartofagroup,theusergetstheaccessgrantedasanindividualandalsoreceivestherightsaspartofagroup.For

example,auserisgivenaccesstocameraXasanindividual.Theuserisalsoamemberofagroup.Thegroupisgivenaccessto

camerasYandZ.TheuserthenhasaccesstocamerasX,YandZ.

IftherearesecurityconcernsregardingtheaccesstothecomputerbyadesignatedAXISCameraStationuser,createastandarduser

accountthatyouthenuseforaccesstoAxisCameraStation.YoucanthenelevatetheaccounttoadministratorinConguration>

Security>Userpermissions.

Thelistconsistsofthefollowinginformation:

ItemDescription

IconIndicatestheentryisagrouporasingleuser.

NameUsernameasitappearsinthelocalcomputerorActiveDirectory.

DomainDomainnamewheretheuserorgroupisregistered.

RoleTheaccessrolegiventotheuserorgroup.

Possiblevalues:Administrator,Operator,andViewer.

DetailsDetaileduserinformationasitappearsinthelocalcomputerorActiveDirectory.

ServerServernamewheretheuserorgroupisregistered.Onlyavailablewhenconnectingto

multipleAXISCameraStationservers.

Toaddusersorgroups,seeAddusersorgroups.

Tochangeuseraccessrightsforauserorgroup,clicktheuserorgroupandmakechanges.ClickApply.

Toremoveauserorgroup,selecttheuserorgroupandclickRemove.Inthepop-updialog,clickOKtoremovetheuserorgroup.

Addusersorgroups

UseraccountsinMicrosoftWindowsandActiveDirectoryusersandgroupscanaccessAXISCameraStation.ToaddausertoAXIS

CameraStation,youhavetoaddusersoragrouptoWindows.

ToaddauserorgroupinMicrosoftWindows:AddingauserinWindowsmayvarydependingonwhichversionofWindowsyou

arerunning.FollowtheinstructionsonMicrosoft'ssite.IfyouareconnectedtoanActiveDirectorydomainnetwork,consult

yournetworkadministrator.

Addusersorgroups

1.GotoConguration>Security>UserpermissionsandclickAdd.

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ManageAXISCameraStationuseraccounts

2.WhenconnectingtomultipleAXISCameraStationservers,selectaserverfromtheSelectedserverdrop-downlist.

3.SelectServertosearchforusersorgroupsonthelocalcomputer,orselectDomaintosearchforActiveDirectoryusersor

groups.WhenconnectingtomultipleAXISCameraStationservers,youcanselectwhichservertosearchfor.

4.SelectUsersorGroupstosearchforonlyusersorgroups.

5.Thelistofusersorgroupsisdisplayed.UsersandgroupsthathavealreadybeenaddedtoAXISCameraStationarenotlisted.

-Iftherearetoomanyusersorgroups,thesearchresultisnotdisplayed.UsetheTypetosearcheldtorene

thesearchandndaspecicuserorgroup.

-Ifthedomainusersearchfails,theServicelogonaccountmustbechanged.

6.SelecttheusersorgroupsandclickAdd.Theusersorgroupsareaddedtothelistandshowninitalics.

Congureauserorgroup

1.Selectauserorgroupinthelist.

2.UnderRole,selectAdministrator,Operator,orViewer.

3.IfyouhaveselectedOperatororViewer,youcanconguretheuserorgroupprivileges.SeeUserorgroupprivileges.

4.ClickSave.Theuserorgroupinthelistisnotinitalicsandreadytobeused.

Userorgroupprivileges

Therearethreerolesthatcanbegiventoauserorgroup.Forhowtodeneaccessprivilegesforauserorgroup,seeAddusersor

groups.

•Administrator:Fullaccesstotheentiresystem,includingaccesstoliveandrecordedvideoofallcameras,accesstoallI/O

portsandviews.Therefore,youdonotneedtospecifyanycamera,I/Oorviewprivilegesforauserwiththisrole.Thisrole

isrequiredinordertocongureanythinginthesystem.

•Operator:AccesstoliveandrecordedvideoofselectedcamerasandaccesstoselectedI/Oportsandviews.Anoperator

hasfullaccesstoallfunctionalityofAXISCameraStationexceptsystemconguration.

•Viewer:AccesstolivevideoofselectedcamerasandaccesstoselectedI/Oportsandviews.Aviewerdoesnothaveaccess

torecordedvideoorsystemconguration.

Cameras

ThefollowingaccessprivilegesareavailableforusersorgroupswiththeOperatororViewerrole.

•Access:Allowaccesstothecameraandallcamerafeatures.

•Video:Allowaccesstolivevideofromthecamera.

•Audiolisten:Allowaccesstolistenfromthecamera.

•Audiospeak:Allowaccesstospeaktothecamera.

•ManualRecording:Allowtostartandstoprecordingsmanually.

•MechanicalPTZ:AllowaccesstomechanicalPTZcontrols.OnlyavailableforcameraswithmechanicalPTZ.

•PTZpriority:SetthePTZpriority.Alowernumbermeansahigherpriority.0meansthatnopriorityisassigned.An

administratorhasthehighestpriority.WhenarolewithhigherpriorityoperatesaPTZcamera,otherscan’toperatethe

samecamerafor10secondsbydefault.OnlyavailableforcameraswithmechanicalPTZandMechanicalPTZisselected.

Views

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ThefollowingaccessprivilegesareavailableforusersorgroupswiththeOperatororViewerrole.Youcanselectmultipleviews

andsettheaccessprivileges.

•Access:AllowaccesstotheviewsinAXISCameraStation.

•Edit:AllowtoedittheviewsinAXISCameraStation.

I/O

ThefollowingaccessprivilegesareavailableforusersorgroupswiththeOperatororViewerrole.TheI/Oportsarelistedbydevice.

•Access:AllowfullaccesstotheI/Oport.

•Read:AllowtoviewthestateoftheI/Oport.Theuserisnotabletochangetheportstate.

•Write:AllowtochangethestateoftheI/Oport.

System

Theaccessprivilegesthatcan’tbeconguredaregreyedoutandlistedunderRoleprivileges.Theprivilegeswithcheckmarkmeans

theuserorgrouphavethisprivilegebydefault.

ThefollowingaccessprivilegesareavailableforusersorgroupswiththeOperatorrole.

•Takesnapshots:Allowtakingsnapshotsintheliveviewandrecordingsmodes.

•Exportrecordings:Allowexportingrecordings.

•Generateincidentreport:Allowgeneratingincidentreports.

•Preventaccesstorecordingsolderthan:Preventaccessingrecordingsolderthanthespeciednumberofminutes.When

usingsearch,theuserwillnotndrecordingsolderthanthespeciedtime.Recordingsandbookmarksolderthan

thespeciedtimecan'tbeplayed.

•AccessSystemHealthMonitoring:AllowaccessingSystemHealthMonitoring.

ThefollowingaccessprivilegesareavailableforusersorgroupswiththeViewerrole.

•Takesnapshots:Allowtakingsnapshotsintheliveviewandrecordingsmodes.

AXISCameraStationS1232TowerRecordingServer

Manageyourdevice

UpdateWindows®

Windows®10periodicallychecksforupdates.Whenanupdateisavailable,yourdeviceautomaticallydownloadstheupdatebut

you'vetoinstallitmanually.

Note

Recordingwillbeinterruptedduringascheduledsystemrestart.

Tomanuallycheckforupdates:

1.GotoSettings>Update&Security>WindowsUpdate.

2.ClickCheckforupdates.

CongureWindowsupdatesettings

SometimesyoumightwanttochangehowandwhenWindows

updates.

Note

Allongoingrecordingsstopduringascheduledsystemrestart.

1.OpentheRunapp.

-GotoWindowsSystem>Run,or

-pressWINandR.

2.Typegpedit.mscandclickOK.TheLocalGroupPolicyEditoropens.

3.GotoComputerConguration>AdministrativeTemplates>WindowsComponents>WindowsUpdate.

4.Congurethesettingsasrequired,seeexample.

Example

Toautomaticallydownloadandinstallupdateswithoutanyuserinteractionandhavethedevicerestartifnecessaryoutofofce

hoursusethefollowingconguration:

1.OpenAlwaysautomaticallyrestartatthescheduledtimeandselect:

1.1Enabled

1.2Therestarttimerwillgiveusersthismuchtimetosavetheirwork(minutes):15.

1.3ClickOK.

2.OpenCongureAutomaticUpdatesandselect:

2.1Enabled

2.2CongureAutomaticupdates:Autodownloadandscheduletheinstall

2.3ScheduleInstallday:EverySunday

2.4ScheduleInstalltime:00:00

2.5ClickOK.

3.OpenAllowAutomaticUpdatesimmediateinstallationandselect:

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Manageyourdevice

3.1Enabled

3.2ClickOK.

ChangetheRAID

CAUTION

ChangingtheRAIDdeletesalldatafromyourdisks.

1.BootLifecycleController:

1.1Poweronyourdevice.

1.2WhenyouseetheAXISsplashscreen,pressF10.

2.IntheLifecycleController,gotoHardwareConguration>CongurationWizardsandselectRAIDConguration.

3.SelecttheRAIDControlleronwhichyouwanttohavetheRAIDcreated.Detailsofanyvirtualdisk(s)availableonthe

selectedcontrollerwillbeshowninthetabledisplayedonthepagebelowthecontrollerlist.ForeignCongurationwillbe

displayedifthereareanyforeignoruninitializedHDD(s)availableontheserver.

Note

•ClearforeigncongurationclearsalltheforeignHDDsavailableontheRAIDcontrollerselected.

•IgnoreforeignCongurationignorestheforeignHDDsavailableontheRAIDcontrollerwhilecreatingtheRAID.

4.ClearorignoreforeignHDDsanduninitializedHDDs.

Ifyouwant,youcaninitializetheuninitializeddisks:

4.1Inthelistofallnon-RAID(uninitialized)HDDs,selecttheHDDsyouwanttoconverttoRAIDcapable(initialize)

andclickNexttoinitializethem.

4.2SelectthecorrespondingoptionontheCongurationWizards:RAIDCongurationpage.

5.SelectaRAIDlevel.

6.SelectthephysicaldisksfromthetableandclickNext.

Iftheyou’veselectedIgnoreforeignconguration,theforeignHDDsarenotdisplayedinthetable.

7.Enterthevirtualdiskattributes.

8.ClickNext.

9.ReviewthesettingsandclickFinish.

10.LifecycleControllerdisplaysamessagetoindicatethatallthecurrentdataaboutthevirtualdisksavailableonthe

controllerwillbelost.ClickOKtocontinue.

11.ClickOKandFinish.

12.Exitthewizardandrebootthesystem.

CongureiDRAC

TheIntegratedDellRemoteAccessController9(iDRAC9)withLifecycleControllerisdesignedtomakesystemadministratorsmore

productiveandimprovetheoverallavailabilityofDellsystems.iDRACalertsadministratorstosystemissues,helpthemperform

remotesystemmanagementandreducestheneedforphysicalaccesstothesystem.Youmustconguretheinitialnetworksettings

basedonyournetworkinfrastructuretoenablethecommunicationtoandfromiDRAC.

1.PressF10duringPower-onSelf-test(POST).

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Note

TheLifecycleControllerInitialSetupWizardwillbedisplayedonlyforthersttime.UsetheInitialSetupWizardtoselectthe

languageandkeyboard,congurenetworksettings,iDRACnetworksettings,credentialconguration,andviewthesummary

ofthesettings.Tomakecongurationchangeslater,selectSettingsfromtheLifecycleControllerhomepage.

2.Congurethelanguageandkeyboard,andclickNext.

3.ChecktheproductoverviewandclickNext.

4.CongureLifecycleControllernetworksettings:

4.1FromtheNICCarddrop-downlist,selecttheNICporttocongure.

4.2FromtheIPV4NetworkSettings>IPAddressSourcedrop-downlist,selectoneofthefollowingoptions:

-DHCP:indicatesthattheNICmustbeconguredbyusinganIPaddressfromaDHCPserver.DHCPisthedefault

optionandtheDHCPIPaddressisdisplayedontheNetworkSettingspage.

-StaticIP:indicatesthattheNICmustbeconguredbyusingastaticIP.TypetheIPaddresspropertiesincluding

IPAddress,SubnetMask,DefaultGateway,andDNSAddress.Ifyoudonothavethisinformation,contactyour

networkadministrator.

-NoConguration:indicatesthattheNICmustnotbecongured.

4.4IfVLANisused,clickEnabledandtypetheVLANIDandPriorityunderLifecycleControllerVLANSettingsto

conguretheVLANsettingsofaNIC.

4.5ClickNext.IfLifecycleControllersettingsarenotcorrectlycongured,anerrormessageisdisplayed.

5.CongureiDRACnetworkandcredentials:

5.1GotoIPV4Conguration>IPAddressSourceandselectoneofthefollowingoptions:

-Static:indicatesthatthenetworkmustbeconguredbyusingastaticIP.TypetheIPaddressproperties

includingIPAddress,SubnetMask,DefaultGateway,DNSAddressSourceandDNSAddress.Ifyoudonot

havethisinformation,contactyournetworkadministrator.

-DHCP:indicatesthattheNICmustbeconguredbyusinganIPaddressfromaDHCPserver.DHCPisthedefault

optionandtheDHCPIPaddressisdisplayedontheNetworkSettingspage.

5.3UnderCredentials,enterAccountUsernameandPasswordtoaccessiDRACnetwork.

5.4ClickNext.

6.VerifythesummaryoftheLifecycleControllerandiDRACnetworkcongurationandclickFinish.

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Troubleshooting

CheckthecurrentBIOSversion

TocheckthecurrentBIOS:

1.Poweronthedevice.

2.WaituntilyouseetheAxissplashscreen.You’llseetheversionnumberabovethesplashscreen.

UpgradeBIOS

YoushouldupgradetheBIOSonlywhenyouareinstructedbyAxistechnicalsupport.

Ifyoudon’thaveaccesstoWindows®:updatepackageinstructionsforEFI

1.Gotothesupportpagesondell.comandenteryourservicetag.GotoDrivers&Downloadsanddownloadthe.ele.

2.CopytheletoaUSBdevice.

3.PlugintheUSBdeviceandpressF11duringPOSTtoenterBIOSBootManager.

4.GotoSystemUtilitiesmenu>BIOSUpdateFileExplorer.

5.SelecttheUSBdeviceandnavigatethroughthedirectorycontentstondtheexecutable(.e).

6.Launchtheexecutableandfollowtheinstructionsprovidedbytheashutility.

IfyouhaveaccesstoWindows®:updatepackageinstructionsforWindows®Dup

1.Browsetothelocationwhereyoudownloadedtheleanddouble-clickthenewle.

2.Readoverthereleaseinformationinthedialogwindow.

3.Downloadandinstallanyprerequisitesidentiedinthedialogwindowbeforeproceeding.

4.InstallanynecessaryEmbeddedSystemsManagementrmwarepriortothisBIOSupdate.

5.ClickInstall.

6.Followtheonscreeninstructions.

Rundiagnostics

Runningdiagnosticshelpyoutoidentifythecauseforasystemissue.Thediagnosticstestyoursystemhardwarewithoutrequiring

additionalequipmentorriskingdataloss.

1.Whilethesystemisbooting,pressF10toenterLifecycleController.

2.GotoHardwareDiagnosticsandclickRunHardwareDiagnostics.

3.NotetheerrorcodeandcontactAxistechnicalsupport.

Performasystemrecovery

Ifthedevicehashadacompletesystemfailure,youmustusearecoveryimagetorecreatetheWindows®system.Todownloadthe

AXISRecoveryKit,contactAxistechnicalsupportandsupplytheserialnumberofyourdevice.

1.DownloadtheAXISRecoveryKitandAXISISOtoUSBTool.

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2.InsertaUSBdriveintoyourcomputer.

-UseaUSBdrivewithaminimumof16GBto32GB.

-TheUSBdrivewillbeformatted,andallexistingdatawillbeerased.

3.RuntheAXISISOtoUSBToolandfollowtheonscreeninstructions.

WritingdatatotheUSBdrivetakesapproximately10to15min.Don’tremovetheUSBdriveuntiltheprocessiscomplete.

4.AftertheISOtoUSBtooliscomplete,taketheUSBdriveandplugitintoyourdevice.

5.Startyourdevice.

6.WhenyouseetheAXISsplashscreen,pressF1 1.

7.ClickOne-shotUEFIBootMenu.

8.NavigatetoyourUSBdriveandpressENTER.ThesystembootsintotheAXISRecoveryKit.

9.ClickReinstallOperatingSystem.

Therecoverytakesroughly10to15mintocomplete.Younddetailedinstructionsinthedownloadfortherecoverykit.

ExportaSupportAssistcollection

YoucanexporttheSupportAssistcollectiontoaUSBdriveoranetworkshare(CIFS/NFS).Thecollectionincludesthefollowingdata:

•Hardware

•RAIDcontrollerlogs

ToexporttheSupportAssistcollection:

1.DuringPower-on-self-test(POST),pressF10tostartLifecycleController.

2.GotoHardwareDiagnostics>ExportSupportAssistcollection.

3.ReadthetermsandconditionsandclickNext.

YoumustacceptthetermsandconditionstoallowtechnicalsupporttousetheSupportAssistcollectiondata.

4.SelectthedataoptionswhichyouwanttoincludeintheSupportAssistcollectionandclickNext.

5.EntertherequiredexportsettingsinformationandclickNext.

-ToexporttoaUSBdrive:selecttheUSBdriveoptionandthenselectthenameoftheUSBDriveandenterthe

lepathdetailstowherethecollectionistoexport.

-ToexporttoNFS:selecttheNFSoptionandentertherequiredinformation.

-ToexporttoCIFS:selecttheCIFSoptionandentertherequiredinformation.

ClickTestNetworkConnectiontoverifyiftheLifecycleControllercanconnecttotheIPaddressthatisprovided.

Bydefault,itpingstheGatewayIP,DNSServerIP,hostIPandProxyIP.

6.VerifyyourselectionandclickFinish.

LifecycleControllerretrievestheselectedcollectiondataandexportstothespeciedlocation.Thiscantakeafewminutes.

AXISCameraStationS1232TowerRecordingServer

Troubleshooting

Troubleshootthepowersupplyunit

Note

Afterinstallingapowersupplyunit,allowseveralsecondsforthesystemtorecognizethepowersupplyunitanddetermineif

itthepowersupplyworksproperly.

1.Ensurethatnolooseconnectionsexist.Forexample,loosepowercables.

2.EnsurethatthepowersupplyhandleLEDindicatesthatthepowersupplyisworkingproperly.

3.Checkthestatusofthepowerindicatoronthepowersupplyunit.SeeSpecicationsonpage25.

4.Ifyouhavearedundantpowersupplyconguration,ensurethatbothpowersupplyunitsareofthesametypeandwattage.

5.EnsurethatyouuseonlypowersupplyunitswiththeExtendedPowerPerformance(EPP)labelontheback.

6.Resetthepowersupplyunit.

7.Iftheproblempersists,contactAxistechnicalsupport.

Troubleshootmemoryerrors

1.UpgradetheBIOStothelatestversion.

2.Iftheerrorspersist,contactAxistechnicalsupport.

TroubleshootAXISCameraStation

ForinformationabouthowtotroubleshootAXISCameraStation,gototheAXISCameraStationusermanual.

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Productoverview

Frontandrearsides

8 9

116 7 10

Harddrivetray

Harddrivetrayreleasebutton

HarddriveactivityLED

HarddrivestatusLED

Solidstatedrivetray

Powerbutton/powerLED

Informationtag

Systemidenticationbuttonandindicator

USB3.0port

iDRACdirectport

Powersupplyunits

MiniDisplayPortconnectors

USB2.0ports

Systemidenticationbuttonandindicator

USB3.0port

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1GbEEthernetport2

USB2.0port

1GbEEthernetport1

iDRACdedicatedEthernetport

VGAport(Donotuse)

Serialport

Specications

SystemhealthandIDindicators

LEDDescriptionAction

Solidblue

Thesystemispoweredon,ishealthy,and

systemIDmodeisnotactive.

PressthesystemhealthandsystemID

buttontoswitchtosystemIDmode.

BlinkingblueThesystemIDmodeisactive.PressthesystemhealthandsystemID

buttontoswitchtosystemhealthmode.

Solidamber

Thesystemisinfail-safemode.

BlinkingamberThesystemisexperiencingafault.

Checkthesystemeventlogforthe

specicerrormessage.

iDRACdirectLEDindicators

LEDDescription

Solidgreenfortwoseconds

Thelaptoportabletisconnected.

Blinkinggreen(onfortwosecondsandofffortwoseconds)

Thelaptoportabletconnectedisrecognized.

Off

Thelaptoportabletisunplugged.

NICindicators

LEDDescription

Linkandactivityindicatorsareoff

TheNICisnotconnectedtothenetwork.

Linkindicatorisgreenandactivityindicatorisblinkinggreen

TheNICisconnectedtoavalidnetworkatitsmaximumport

speedanddataisbeingsentorreceived.

Linkindicatorisamberandactivityindicatorisblinkinggreen

TheNICisconnectedtoavalidnetworkatlessthanits

maximumportspeedanddataisbeingsentorreceived.

Linkindicatorisgreenandactivityindicatorisoff

TheNICisconnectedtoavalidnetworkatitsmaximumport

speedanddataisnotbeingsentorreceived.

Linkindicatorisamberandactivityindicatorisoff

TheNICisconnectedtoavalidnetworkatlessthatits

maximumportspeedanddataisnotbeingsentorreceived.

Powersupplyunit(PSU)indicators

LEDDescription

GreenAvalidpowersourceisconnectedtothePSUandthePSU

isoperational.

Blinkingamber

ThereisaproblemwiththePSU.

Notpoweredon

PowerisnotconnectedtothePSU.

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Blinkinggreen

ThermwareofthePSUisbeingupdated.

CAUTION

Donotdisconnectthepowercordorunplugthe

PSUwhenupdatingrmware.Ifrmwareupdateis

interrupted,thePSUswillnotfunction.

Blinkinggreenandpowersoff

Whenhot-pluggingaPSU,itblinksgreenvetimesatarate

of4Hzandpowersoff.ThisindicatesaPSUmismatchdueto

efciency,featureset,healthstatus,orsupportedvoltage.

CAUTION

•IftwoPSUsareinstalled,boththePSUsmusthave

thesametypeoflabel.Forexample,ExtendedPower

Performance(EPP)label.MixingPSUsfromprevious

generationsofPowerEdgeserversisnotsupported,

evenifthePSUshavethesamepowerrating.This

resultsinaPSUmismatchconditionorfailureto

poweronthesystem.

•IftwoPSUsareused,theymustbeofthesametype

andhavethesamemaximumoutputpower.

•WhencorrectingaPSUmismatch,replacethePSU

withtheblinkingindicator.SwappingthePSUtomake

amatchedpaircanresultinanerrorconditionandan

unexpectedsystemshutdown.Tochangefromahigh

outputcongurationtoalowoutputcongurationor

viceversa,youmustpoweroffthesystem.

Driveindicators

LEDDescription

BlinksgreentwicepersecondThedriveisbeingidentiedorpreparingforremoval.

Off

Thedriveisreadyforremoval.

Note

Thedrivestatusindicatorremainsoffuntilalldrivesare

initializedafterthesystemispoweredon.Drivesare

notreadyforremovalduringthistime.

Blinksgreen,amber,andthenpowersoffThereisanunexpecteddrivefailure.

BlinksamberfourtimespersecondThedrivehasfailed.

BlinksgreenslowlyThedriveisrebuilding.

Solidgreen

Thedriveisonline.

Blinksgreenforthreeseconds,amberforthreeseconds,and

thenpowersoffaftersixseconds

Therebuildhasstopped.

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