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TableofContents
Aboutyourdevice...........................................3
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Getstarted................................................4
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Installyourdevice..........................................5
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Congureyourdevice........................................13
First-timeconguration..........................................13
CongureAXISCameraStation....................................13
Licenseasystemonline..........................................17
Licenseasystemofine..........................................17
ManageWindows®useraccounts..............................19
Createauseraccount............................................19
Createanadministratoraccount...................................19
Createalocalusergroup.........................................19
Deleteauseraccount............................................19
Changeauseraccount'spassword..................................20
Createapasswordresetdiskforauseraccount.......................20
ManageAXISCameraStationuseraccounts.....................
21
Congureuserpermissions........................................21
Addusersorgroups..............................................21
Userorgroupprivileges..........................................22
Manageyourdevice.........................................24
UpdateWindows®...............................................24
CongureWindowsupdatesettings................................24
CongureRAID.................................................25
Troubleshooting............................................27
CheckthecurrentBIOSversion....................................
27
Performasystemrecovery........................................
27
TroubleshootAXISCameraStation..................................
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Productoverview...........................................28
Frontandrearsides..............................................
28
Specications..................................................28
Needmorehelp?............................................30
Usefullinks....................................................
30
Contactsupport.................................................30
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Aboutyourdevice
Aboutyourdevice
AXISCameraStationS11Recorderseriesconsistofout-of-the-boxreadyrackserversandworkstationsvalidatedforreliable
high-denitionsurveillanceupto4K.Forquickandeasyinstallation,therecorderseriesispreconguredandpreloadedwithAXIS
CameraStationvideomanagementsoftwareincludinglicensesplusallnecessarysystemsoftware.Thesystemcongurationcan
easilybeimportedfromAXISSiteDesigner,andAXISCameraStationletsyoutakefulladvantageofAxiswiderangeofvideo
surveillancedevices.Withredundantenterprise-gradeharddisks,operatingsystemstoredonsolid-statedrive(SSD),therecorder
seriesprovideshigh-performanceandreliabilityforyoursystem.
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Getstarted
Getstarted
ThestandardworkowtocongureanAXISCameraStationrecorderis:
1.Installyourdevice
2.CongureWindows®.Werecommendto:
-UpdateWindows®tothelatestversion.SeeUpdateWindows®onpage24
-Createastandarduseraccount.SeeCreateauseraccountonpage19
3.First-timecongurationonpage13
4.UpdateAXISCameraStationtothelatestversion.
-Ifyoursystemisonline:opentheAXISRecorderToolboxappandclickUpdateAXISCameraStation.
-Ifyoursystemisofine:gotoaxis.comanddownloadthelatestversion.
5.CongureAXISCameraStation
6.RegisteryouAXISCameraStationlicenses.
-Licenseasystemonlineonpage17
-Licenseasystemofineonpage17
7.ConnectyoursystemtotheAXISCameraStationmobileviewingapp.SeeCongureAXISSecureRemoteAccess
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Configureyourdevice
Configureyourdevice
Note
ThissectiondescribeshowtoconguretheAXISCameraStationclientandserver.Someoftheinstructionsmaynot
berelevantforyourdevice.
First-timeconguration
AfteryouhaveconguredWindows®,AXISRecorderToolboxisopenedautomaticallyandyouareguidedthroughtherst-time
congurationwizard.Inthiswizard,youcancongureseveralbasicandnecessarysettingsbeforeyoumanageyourdevicein
AXISRecorderToolbox.
1.ChangethecomputernameifyouwantandclickNext.
2.UnderDateandtime,congurethefollowingsettingsandclickNext.
-Selectatimezone.
-TosetupanNTPserver,selectNTPserverandentertheNTPserveraddress.
-Tosetmanually,selectManualandselectadateandtime.
3.UnderNetworksettings,congurethefollowingsettingsandclickNext.
-UseautomaticIPsettings(DHCP)andUseautomaticDNSsettingsareturnedonbydefault.
-IfyourdeviceisconnectedtoanetworkwithaDHCPserver,theassignedIPaddress,subnetmask,gateway,and
preferredDNSareautomaticallydisplayed.
-IfyourdeviceisnotconnectedtoanetworkorthereisnoDHCPserveravailable,entertheIPaddress,subnet
mask,gateway,andpreferredDNSmanuallydependingonthenetworkrequirements.
4.ClickFinish.Ifyouhavechangedthecomputername,AXISRecorderToolboxwillpromptyoutorestartthedevice.
CongureAXISCameraStation
ThisGetstartedtutorialwillwalkyouthroughthebasicstepstomakeyoursystemupandrunning.
Beforeyoustart,youmayneedto:
•Congureyournetworkdependingonyourinstallation.SeeNetworkconguration.
•Congureyourserverportsifneeded.SeeServerportconguration.
•Considersecurityissues.SeeSecurityconsiderations.
Afternecessarycongurations,youcanstarttoworkwithAXISCameraStation:
1.StartAXISCameraStation
2.Adddevices
3.Congurerecordingmethodonpage14
4.Liveviewcamerasonpage14
5.Playbackrecordingsonpage14
6.Addbookmarksonpage15
7.Exportrecordingsonpage15
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8.PlayandverifyrecordingsinAXISFilePlayeronpage15
StartAXISCameraStation
AXISCameraStationServiceControlautomaticallystartsaftertheinstallationiscomplete.
Double-clicktheAXISCameraStationClienticontostarttheAXISCameraStationclient.Whenstartingtheclientforthersttime,
itautomaticallyattemptstologintotheAXISCameraStationserverinstalledonthesamecomputerastheclient.
YoucanconnecttomultipleAXISCameraStationserversindifferentways.
Adddevices
ThersttimeyoustartyourAXISCameraStation,youarenavigatedtotheAdddevicespage.AXISCameraStationautomatically
searchesthenetworkforconnecteddevicesanddisplaysalistofdevicesfound.
1.Selectthecamerastoaddfromthelist.
Ifyourcameraisnotlisted,clickManualsearch.
2.ClickAdd.
3.SelectQuickcongurationorSiteDesignerconguration.ClickNext.
4.UsethedefaultsettingsandensuretherecordingmethodissettoNone.ClickInstall.
Congurerecordingmethod
1.GotoConguration>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.
3.Click
tonavigatefromLiveviewtoRecordings.
Aredlineinthetimelineshowsthatmotiondetectionrecordinghasbeentakenforthatperiod.Abluelineinthe
timelineshowsthatcontinuousrecordingisinprogress.
Playbackrecordings
1.GototheRecordingtab.
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2.Inthetimelineofthecamera,usethemousewheeltozoominandoutanddragthetimelinetomakethemarker
pointingatyourdesiredposition.
3.Tostartplayingtherecordingfromthedesiredposition,click
.
Addbookmarks
1.GototheRecordingtab.
2.Inthetimelineofthecamera,usethemousewheeltozoominandoutanddragthetimelinetomakethemarker
pointingatyourdesiredposition.
3.Click
.
4.Enterthebookmarknameanddescription.Usekeywordsinthedescriptiontomakethebookmarkeasytondand
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.Gotothefolderthatyouhavespeciedfortheexportedrecordings.
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Inthisexample,theexportedlesincludetherecordingsinthe.asfformat,thenotesinthe.txtformat,andAXISFilePlayer.
2.Double-clickAXISFilePlayer.Theexportedrecordingswillbeautomaticallyplayed.
3.Click
toshowthenotesaddedtotherecordings.
4.Toverifythedigitalsignature:
4.1GotoTools>Verifydigitalsignature.
4.2SelectValidatewithpasswordandenteryourpassword.
4.3ClickVerify.Thevericationresultpageisdisplayed.
Networkconguration
WhenAXISCameraStationClient,AXISCameraStationServer,andtheconnectednetworkdevicesareinstalledondifferent
networks,youmightneedtocongureproxyorrewallsettingsbeforeusingAXISCameraStation.
Clientproxysettings
Whentheclientandtheserverareseparatedbyaproxyserver,conguretheclientproxysettings.
1.Double-clicktheAXISCameraStationClienticon.
2.ClickChangeclientproxysettings.
3.Changetheclientproxysettings.
4.ClickOK.
Serverproxysettings
Whennetworkdevicesandtheserverareseparatedbyaproxyserver,conguretheserverproxysettings.
1.Double-clicktheAXISServiceControliconinWindowsnoticationarea.
2.SelectModifysettings.
3.IntheProxysettingssection,usethedefaultSystemaccountinternetoptionorselectUsemanualproxysettings.
4.ClickSave.
NATandFirewall
WhentheclientandtheserverareseparatedbyaNAT,rewallorsimilar,conguretheNATorrewalltoensurethattheHTTPport,
TCPport,andstreamingportspeciedinAXISCameraStationServiceControlareallowedtopassthroughtherewalland/orNAT.
ForinstructionshowtoconguretheNATorrewall,contactthenetworkadministrator.
Serverportconguration
Theports55752(HTTP),55754(TCP),55756(mobilecommunication),and55757(mobilestreaming)areusedonAXISCamera
StationServerforcommunicationbetweentheserverandtheclient.Ifrequired,theportscanbechangedfromAXISCamera
StationServiceControl.
Securityconsiderations
Topreventunauthorizedaccesstocamerasandrecordings,keepthefollowinginmind:
•Usestrongpasswordsforallnetworkdevices(cameras,videoencodersandauxiliarydevices).
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•InstallAXISCameraStationServer,cameras,videoencoders,andauxiliarydevicesonasecurenetworkseparatedfrom
theofcenetwork.AXISCameraStationClientcanbeinstalledonacomputeronanothernetwork,forexample
anetworkwithInternetaccess.
•Ensureallusershavestrongpasswords.UsingWindowsActiveDirectoryahighlevelofsecuritycanbeimplemented.
Licenseasystemonline
BoththeAXISCameraStationclientandtheservermustbeconnectedtotheinternet.
1.IntheAXISCameraStationclient,
1.1GotoConguration>Licenses>Management.
1.2Managelicensesonlineisturnedonbydefault.
1.3ClickGotoAXISLicensePortal.
2.IntheAXISLicensePortalwww.axis.com/licenses,
2.1SigninwithyourMyAxisaccount.
2.2UnderAddlicensekey,enteryourlicensekeyandclickAdd.
3.IntheAXISCameraStationclient,checkthatyourlicensekeysareshowninConguration>Licenses>Keys.
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AXISCameraStationonlinelicenseregistration
Licenseasystemofine
1.IntheAXISCameraStationclient,exportthesystemle.
1.1GotoConguration>Licenses>Management.
1.2IfAXISCameraStationisonline,turnoffManagelicensesonlineandclickExportsystemle.
1.3IfAXISCameraStationisofine,clickExportsystemle.
1.4SaveyoursystemleonaUSBashdrive.
2.IntheAXISLicensePortalwww.axis.com/licenses,
2.1SigninwithyourMyAxisaccount.
2.2ClickUploadsystemletouploadthesystemleyouexported.
2.3UnderAddlicensekey,enteryourlicensekeyandclickAdd.
2.4UnderLicensekeys,clickDownloadlicenseleandsavetheletoaUSBashdrive.
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3.IntheAXISCameraStationclient,importthelicensele.
3.1GotoConguration>Licenses>Management.
3.2ClickImportlicenseleandselectthelicenseleonyourUSBashdrive.
3.3CheckthatyourlicensekeysareshowninConguration>Licenses>Keys.
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ManageWindows®useraccounts
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.Youalsoremoveallles,settingsand
programdatastoredontheuseraccount.
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1.GotoSettings>Accounts>Otherpeople.
2.GototheaccountyouwanttoremoveandclickRemove.
Changeauseraccount'spassword
1.Loginwithanadministratoraccount.
2.GotoUserAccounts>UserAccounts>Manageanotheraccountinsequence.
You’llseealistwithalluseraccountsonthedevice.
3.Selecttheuseraccountwhosepasswordyouwouldliketochange.
4.ClickChangethepassword.
5.EnterthenewpasswordandclickChangepassword.
Createapasswordresetdiskforauseraccount
WerecommendtocreateapasswordresetdiskusingaUSBashdrive.Then,ifyouforgetyourpassword,youcanresetthe
password.WithoutaUSBresetdisk,youcan’tresetthepassword.
Ifyou’reusingWindows10,version1803youcanaddsecurityquestionstoyourlocalaccountincaseyouforgetyourpassword,
soyoudon'tneedtocreateapasswordresetdisk.Todothis,gottoStartandclickSettings>Sign-inoptions>Updateyour
securityquestions.
1.Signintoyourdevicewithalocaluseraccount.Youcan’tcreateapasswordresetdiskforaconnectedaccount.
2.PlugaUSBashdriveintoyourdevice.
3.Ifthere’sanydataontheUSBashdrive,backitup.
4.FromtheWindows®searcheld,gotoCreateapasswordresetdisk.
5.IntheForgottenPasswordwizard,clickNext.
6.SelectyourUSBashdriveandclickNext.
7.TypeyourcurrentpasswordandclickNext.
8.Followtheonscreeninstructions.
9.RemovetheUSBashdriveandkeepitinasafeplacewhereyou'llrememberit.Youdon'thavetocreateanewdiskwhen
youchangeyourpasswordevenifyouchangeitseveraltimes.
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ManageAXISCameraStationuseraccounts
Congureuserpermissions
GotoConguration>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.YoucanthenelevatetheaccounttoadministratorinConguration>
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.GotoConguration>Security>UserpermissionsandclickAdd.
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2.WhenconnectingtomultipleAXISCameraStationservers,selectaserverfromtheSelectedserverdrop-downlist.
3.SelectServertosearchforusersorgroupsonthelocalcomputer,orselectDomaintosearchforActiveDirectoryusersor
groups.WhenconnectingtomultipleAXISCameraStationservers,youcanselectwhichservertosearchfor.
4.SelectUsersorGroupstosearchforonlyusersorgroups.
5.Thelistofusersorgroupsisdisplayed.UsersandgroupsthathavealreadybeenaddedtoAXISCameraStationarenotlisted.
-Iftherearetoomanyusersorgroups,thesearchresultisnotdisplayed.UsetheTypetosearcheldtorene
thesearchandndaspecicuserorgroup.
-Ifthedomainusersearchfails,theServicelogonaccountmustbechanged.
6.SelecttheusersorgroupsandclickAdd.Theusersorgroupsareaddedtothelistandshowninitalics.
Congureauserorgroup
1.Selectauserorgroupinthelist.
2.UnderRole,selectAdministrator,Operator,orViewer.
3.IfyouhaveselectedOperatororViewer,youcanconguretheuserorgroupprivileges.SeeUserorgroupprivileges.
4.ClickSave.Theuserorgroupinthelistisnotinitalicsandreadytobeused.
Userorgroupprivileges
Therearethreerolesthatcanbegiventoauserorgroup.Forhowtodeneaccessprivilegesforauserorgroup,seeAddusersor
groups.
•Administrator:Fullaccesstotheentiresystem,includingaccesstoliveandrecordedvideoofallcameras,accesstoallI/O
portsandviews.Therefore,youdonotneedtospecifyanycamera,I/Oorviewprivilegesforauserwiththisrole.Thisrole
isrequiredinordertocongureanythinginthesystem.
•Operator:AccesstoliveandrecordedvideoofselectedcamerasandaccesstoselectedI/Oportsandviews.Anoperator
hasfullaccesstoallfunctionalityofAXISCameraStationexceptsystemconguration.
•Viewer:AccesstolivevideoofselectedcamerasandaccesstoselectedI/Oportsandviews.Aviewerdoesnothaveaccess
torecordedvideoorsystemconguration.
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.
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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’tbeconguredaregreyedoutandlistedunderRoleprivileges.Theprivilegeswithcheckmarkmeans
theuserorgrouphavethisprivilegebydefault.
ThefollowingaccessprivilegesareavailableforusersorgroupswiththeOperatorrole.
•Takesnapshots:Allowtakingsnapshotsintheliveviewandrecordingsmodes.
•Exportrecordings:Allowexportingrecordings.
•Generateincidentreport:Allowgeneratingincidentreports.
•Preventaccesstorecordingsolderthan:Preventaccessingrecordingsolderthanthespeciednumberofminutes.When
usingsearch,theuserwillnotndrecordingsolderthanthespeciedtime.Recordingsandbookmarksolderthan
thespeciedtimecan'tbeplayed.
ThefollowingaccessprivilegesareavailableforusersorgroupswiththeViewerrole.
•Takesnapshots:Allowtakingsnapshotsintheliveviewandrecordingsmodes.
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Manageyourdevice
UpdateWindows®
Windows®10periodicallychecksforupdates.Whenanupdateisavailable,yourdeviceautomaticallydownloadstheupdatebut
you'vetoinstallitmanually.
Note
Recordingwillbeinterruptedduringascheduledsystemrestart.
Tomanuallycheckforupdates:
1.GotoSettings>Update&Security>WindowsUpdate.
2.ClickCheckforupdates.
CongureWindowsupdatesettings
SometimesyoumightwanttochangehowandwhenWindows
®
updates.
Note
Allongoingrecordingsstopduringascheduledsystemrestart.
1.OpentheRunapp.
-GotoWindowsSystem>Run,or
-pressWINandR.
2.Typegpedit.mscandclickOK.TheLocalGroupPolicyEditoropens.
3.GotoComputerConguration>AdministrativeTemplates>WindowsComponents>WindowsUpdate.
4.Congurethesettingsasrequired,seeexample.
Example
Toautomaticallydownloadandinstallupdateswithoutanyuserinteractionandhavethedevicerestartifnecessaryoutofofce
hoursusethefollowingconguration:
1.OpenAlwaysautomaticallyrestartatthescheduledtimeandselect:
1.1Enabled
1.2Therestarttimerwillgiveusersthismuchtimetosavetheirwork(minutes):15.
1.3ClickOK.
2.OpenCongureAutomaticUpdatesandselect:
2.1Enabled
2.2CongureAutomaticupdates:Autodownloadandscheduletheinstall
2.3ScheduleInstallday:EverySunday
2.4ScheduleInstalltime:00:00
2.5ClickOK.
3.OpenAllowAutomaticUpdatesimmediateinstallationandselect:
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3.1Enabled
3.2ClickOK.
CongureRAID
RAIDisusedtoprotectyoursolutionagainstdataloss.Itcanalsobeusedtohaveasinglelogicaldiskwithahigherspeedthroughput
andthetotalcapacityofallthedrivesaddedtotheRAIDvolume.
RAIDlevel0–Striping
Dataissplitintoblocksandiswrittenacrossalldrivesinthevolume.Itprovideshighercapacityandsuperiorperformance,butit
doesnotofferredundancy.
RAIDlevel1–Mirroring
Dataisstoredtobothamaindriveandaseconddrivewhichisaperfectmirrorofthemaindrive.Itdoesn’tprovideasmuchstorage
spaceasRAID0,butitdoesofferredundancy.
Note
•Itcantakelongtimetorebuildalostdrive,especiallyforbiggercapacityharddrives.
•Youmustuseharddriveswiththesamecapacity.
CAUTION
ConguringRAIDdeletesalldatainallharddrivesthatareusedintheRAIDvolume.
Workow
1.CreatetheRAIDvolumeonpage25
2.ConguretheRAIDvolumeinWindows®onpage26
CreatetheRAIDvolume
1.MakesurethediskstobeusedintheRAIDvolumearedetected.
1.1PoweronyourdeviceandrapidlypressF12untiltheAxislogoappears.
1.2IntheUEFIbootmenu,selectDeviceCongurationandpressENTER.
1.3IntheIntel(R)RapidStorageTechnologymenu,checkthatthedisksarecorrectlydisplayedunderNon-RAID
PhysicalDisks.
Note
OnlyRAID0andRAID1areavailableontheAXISS1 1 16MTrecordersbecausethereisonlyphysicalspaceforanadditional
singledrive.
2.IntheIntel(R)RapidStorageTechnologymenu,selectCreateRAIDVolumeandpressENTER.
3.Typeanameforthevolume.
4.ChoosetheRAIDlevel.
4.1SelectRAIDLevelandpressENTER.
4.2Inthepopupdialog,selecttheRAIDlevelyouwanttouseandpressENTER.
5.Choosethediskstobeusedinthevolume.
5.1SelectadiskandpressENTER.
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5.2SelectXtoincludethisdiskinthevolume.
5.3Repeatuntilyouhaveselectedallthedisksyouwanttouse.
6.LeaveStripeSizeandCapacitytothedefaultvaluesunlessspecied.
7.SelectCreateVolumeandpressENTER.
8.IntheIntel(R)RapidStorageTechnologymenu,thenewlycreatedRAIDvolumeappearsunderRAIDVolumes.
9.PressF4.SelectYesandpressENTERtosavethesettingsandexittotheUEFImenu.
10.PressCTRL+ALT+DELETEtorestartyourdevice.
ConguretheRAIDvolumeinWindows®
1.Right-clicktheWindows®-symbolattheStartmenuandselectDiskManagement.
2.TheInitializeDiskwindowappears.Bydefault,thediskisselectedandGPTisselectedasthepartitionstyle.ClickOK.
3.Right-clickthenewlyinitializeddiskthatismarkedwithablackbarandselectNewSimpleVolume.
4.ClickNextuntilthecongurationiscomplete.
5.ClickFinish.Afterautomaticformatting,DiskManagementnowshowstheextendvolumeandyoursystemisreadyto
usetheextendedvolume.
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Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
CheckthecurrentBIOSversion
Whenyoutroubleshootadevice,alwayscheckthecurrentBIOSversion.Ifyourdevicedoesn'thavethelatestversion,werecommend
toupgrade.Thelatestversionmaycontainacorrectionthatxesyourproblem.
TocheckthecurrentBIOS:
1.Poweronthedevice.
2.WaituntilyouseetheAxissplashscreen.You’llseetheversionnumberabovethesplashscreen.
Performasystemrecovery
Ifthedevicehashadacompletesystemfailure,youmustusearecoveryimagetorecreatetheWindows®system.Todownloadthe
AXISRecoveryKit,contactAXISTechnicalSupportandsupplytheserialnumberofyourdevice.
1.DownloadtheAXISRecoveryKitandAXISISOtoUSBTool.
2.InsertaUSBdriveintoyourcomputer.
-UseaUSBdrivewithaminimumof16GBto32GB.
-TheUSBdrivewillbeformatted,andallexistingdatawillbeerased.
3.RuntheAXISISOtoUSBToolandfollowtheonscreeninstructions.
WritingdatatotheUSBdrivetakesapproximately10to15min.Don’tremovetheUSBdriveuntiltheprocessiscomplete.
4.AftertheISOtoUSBtooliscomplete,taketheUSBdriveandplugitintoyourdevice.
5.StartyourdeviceandbeforetheAXISsplashscreenappearspressF12.WerecommendthatyoutaptheF12keyrepeatedly
asthedevicebootsfast.
6.NavigatetoyourUSBdriveandpressENTER.ThesystembootsintotheAXISRecoveryKit.
ForexampleitshouldsayUEFI:Sandisk.
7.ClickReinstallOperatingSystem.
Therecoverytakesroughly10to15mintocomplete.Younddetailedinstructionsinthedownloadfortherecoverykit.
TroubleshootAXISCameraStation
ForinformationabouthowtotroubleshootAXISCameraStation,gototheAXISCameraStationusermanual.
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Productoverview
Productoverview
Frontandrearsides
1
Harddriveslot
2
Universalaudiojack
3
USB3.1Type-C
4
USB3.1
5
SDcardreader
6
DriveactivityLED
7
SystempowerLED/powerbutton
8
USB3.1Type-C/DisplayPort™
9
Remotepowerswitchconnector
10
Serialport
11
Ethernet(RJ45)1GbE
12
Ethernet(RJ45)10GbE
13
Powerconnector
14
Powercablelock
Specications
NICindicators
LEDDescription
Linkandactivityindicatorsareoff
TheNICisnotconnectedtothenetwork.
Linkindicatorisgreenandactivityindicatorisblinkinggreen
TheNICisconnectedtoavalidnetworkatitsmaximum
portspeedanddataisbeingsentorreceived.
Linkindicatorisamberandactivityindicatorisblinkinggreen
TheNICisconnectedtoavalidnetworkatlessthanits
maximumportspeedanddataisbeingsentorreceived.
Linkindicatorisgreenandactivityindicatorisoff
TheNICisconnectedtoavalidnetworkatitsmaximum
portspeedanddataisnotbeingsentorreceived.
Linkindicatorisamberandactivityindicatorisoff
TheNICisconnectedtoavalidnetworkatlessthat
itsmaximumportspeedanddataisnotbeingsentor
received
Linkindicatorisblinkinggreenandactivityisoff
NICidentifyisenabledthroughtheNICconguration
utility.
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Productoverview
Powersupplyunitindicators
LEDDescription
GreenAvalidpowersourceisconnectedtothePSUandthe
PSUisoperational.
Blinkingamber
IndicatesaproblemwiththePSU
NotilluminatedPowerisnotconnected.
Blinkinggreen
WhenthermwareofthePSUisbeingupdated,thePSU
handleblinksgreen.CAUTION:Donotdisconnectthe
powercordorunplugthePSUwhenupdatingrmware.If
rmwareupdateisinterruptedthePSUsdonotfunction.
Blinkinggreenandturnsoff
Whenhot-pluggingaPSU,thePSUhandleblinksgreen
vetimesatarateof4Hzandturnsoff.Thisindicates
aPSUmismatchwithrespecttoefciency,featuresset,
healthstatus,orsupportedvoltage.
CAUTION
•IftwoPSUsareinstalled,boththePSUsmust
havethesametypeoflabel.Forexample,
ExtendedPowerPerformance(EPP)label.Mixing
PSUsfrompreviousgenerationsofPowerEdge
serversisnotsupported,evenifthePSUshave
thesamepowerrating.ThisresultsinaPSU
mismatchconditionorfailuretoturnthesystem
on.
•WhencorrectingaPSUmismatch,replaceonly
thePSUwiththeblinkingindicator.Swapping
thePSUtomakeamatchedpaircanresult
inanerrorconditionandunexpectedsystem
shutdown.Tochangefromahighoutput
congurationtoalowoutputcongurationor
viceversa,youmustturnoffthesystem.
•ACPSUssupportboth240Vand120Vinput
voltageswiththeexceptionofTitaniumPSUs,
whichsupportonly240V.Whentwoidentical
PSUsreceivedifferentinputvoltages,they
canoutputdifferentwattages,andtriggera
mismatch.
•IftwoPSUsareused,theymustbeofthesame
typeandhavethesamemaximumoutputpower.
•CombiningACandDCPSUsisnotsupportedand
triggersamismatch.
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Date:August2021
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