Axis 02895-001 Camera Station S1216 Rack Recording Server User Manual

AXISCameraStationS1216RackRecordingServer

Usermanual

AXISCameraStationS1216RackRecordingServer

TableofContents

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

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

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

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

Congureyourdevice........................................13

InitialAxisrecordersetup.........................................13

CongureAXISCameraStation....................................13

Licenseasystemonline..........................................16

Licenseasystemofine..........................................17

ManageWindows®useraccounts..............................19

Createauseraccount............................................19

Createanadministratoraccount...................................19

Createalocalusergroup.........................................19

Deleteauseraccount............................................19

Changeauseraccount'spassword..................................20

Createapasswordresetdiskforauseraccount.......................20

ManageAXISCameraStationuseraccounts.....................21

Congureuserpermissions........................................21

Addusersorgroups..............................................21

Userorgroupprivileges..........................................22

Manageyourdevice.........................................24

UpdateWindows®...............................................24

CongureWindowsupdatesettings................................24

Addaharddrive................................................

CreateRAIDvolume.............................................

CongureiDRAC................................................26

Productoverview...........................................28

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

Specications..................................................28

Troubleshooting............................................30

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

UpgradeBIOS..................................................30

Rundiagnostics.................................................30

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

ExportaSupportAssistcollection...................................31

Troubleshootthepowersupplyunit.................................31

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

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

Needmorehelp?............................................33

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

Contactsupport.................................................33

AXISCameraStationS1216RackRecordingServer

Aboutyourdevice

AXISCameraStationS12Recorderseriesconsistofout-of-the-boxreadyrackserversandworkstationsvalidatedforreliable

high-denitionsurveillanceupto4K.Forquickandeasyinstallation,therecorderseriesispreconguredandpreloadedwithAXIS

CameraStationvideomanagementsoftwareincludinglicensesplusallnecessarysystemsoftware.Thesystemcongurationcan

easilybeimportedfromAXISSiteDesigner,andAXISCameraStationletsyoutakefulladvantageofAxiswiderangeofvideo

surveillancedevices.Withenterprise-gradeharddisks,operatingsystemstoredonsolid-statedrive,therecorderseriesprovides

high-performanceandreliabilityforyoursystem.

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Getstarted

ThestandardworkowtocongureanAXISCameraStationrecordingserveris:

1.Installyourdevice

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

keyboardlayout,anadministratoraccountanditspassword.

3.InitialAxisrecordersetup:AftertheinitialWindowssetup,AXISRecorderToolboxisopenedandyouareguidedthrougha

fewstepstosetupbasicandnecessarysettings,forexample,computername,dateandtime,andnetwork.SeeInitialAxis

recordersetuponpage13.

4.CongureWindows.Werecommendto:

-UpdateWindowstothelatestversion.SeeUpdateWindows®onpage24.

-Createastandarduseraccount.SeeCreateauseraccountonpage19.

5.UpdateAXISCameraStationtothelatestversion.

-Ifyoursystemisonline:opentheAXISRecorderToolboxappandclickUpdateAXISCameraStation.

-Ifyoursystemisofine:gotoaxis.comanddownloadthelatestversion.

6.CongureAXISCameraStation

7.RegisteryourAXISCameraStationlicenses.

-Licenseasystemonlineonpage16

-Licenseasystemofineonpage17

8.ConnectyoursystemtotheAXISCameraStationmobileviewingapp.SeeConnecttoAXISCameraStationserver.

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Installyourdevice

Beforeinstallation

•Prepareadditionalaccessoriesusedforinstallation:monitor,mouse,keyboardandnetworkcable.

•Notethatthepowercabletothewallisnotincludedinthebox.

•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.

Device

DeviceadministratorUsedbytheadministratortoaccessthecamera

fromthevideomanagementsystemordevice

webpage.

Createdfromthedevicewebpageor

whenyouaddthedevicetoAXISCamera

Station.

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Conﬁgureyourdevice

InitialAxisrecordersetup

AfteryouhaveconguredWindows®,AXISRecorderToolboxisopenedautomaticallyandyouareguidedthroughtherst-time

congurationsetupassistant.Inthissetupassistant,youcancongureseveralbasicandnecessarysettingsbeforeyoumanage

yourdeviceinAXISRecorderToolbox.

1.SelectLightorDarkthemeandclickNext(ifit’savailableforyourproduct).

2.ChangethecomputernameifyouwantandclickNext.

3.UnderDateandtime,congurethefollowingsettingsandclickNext.

-Selectatimezone.

-TosetupanNTPserver,selectNTPserverandentertheNTPserveraddress.

-Tosetmanually,selectManualandselectadateandtime.

4.UnderNetworksettings,congurethefollowingsettingsandclickNext.

-UseautomaticIPsettings(DHCP)andUseautomaticDNSsettingsareturnedonbydefault.

-IfyourdeviceisconnectedtoanetworkwithaDHCPserver,theassignedIPaddress,subnetmask,gateway,and

preferredDNSareautomaticallydisplayed.

-IfyourdeviceisnotconnectedtoanetworkorthereisnoDHCPserveravailable,entertheIPaddress,subnet

mask,gateway,andpreferredDNSmanuallydependingonthenetworkrequirements.

5.ClickFinish.Ifyouhavechangedthecomputername,AXISRecorderToolboxwillpromptyoutorestartthedevice.

CongureAXISCameraStation

ThisGetstartedtutorialwillwalkyouthroughthebasicstepstomakeyoursystemupandrunning.

Beforeyoustart,youmayneedto:

•Congureyournetworkdependingonyourinstallation.SeeNetworkconguration.

•Congureyourserverportsifneeded.SeeServerportconguration.

•Considersecurityissues.SeeSecurityconsiderations.

Afternecessarycongurations,youcanstarttoworkwithAXISCameraStation:

1.StartAXISCameraStation

2.Adddevices

3.Congurerecordingmethodonpage14

4.Liveviewcamerasonpage14

5.Playbackrecordingsonpage14

6.Addbookmarksonpage15

7.Exportrecordingsonpage15

8.PlayandverifyrecordingsinAXISFilePlayeronpage15

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Conﬁgureyourdevice

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.Areddotindicatesthatthecameraisrecording.

indicatesthatmotionisdetected,andthecameraisrecording.

3.Click

tonavigatefromLiveviewtoRecordings.Aredlineinthetimelineshowsthatmotiondetectionrecordinghas

beentakenforthatperiod.Abluelineinthetimelineshowsthattherecordingwastriggeredbyanactionrule.

Playbackrecordings

1.GototheRecordingtab.

2.Inthetimelineofthecamera,usethemousewheeltozoominandoutanddragthetimelinetomakethemarker

pointingatyourdesiredposition.

3.Tostartplayingtherecordingfromthedesiredposition,click

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Conﬁgureyourdevice

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.ClickExport....

PlayandverifyrecordingsinAXISFilePlayer

1.Gotothefolderthatyouhavespeciedfortheexportedrecordings.Inthisexample,theexportedlesincludethe

recordingsinthe.asfformat,thenotesinthe.txtformat,andAXISFilePlayer.

2.Double-clickAXISFilePlayer.Theexportedrecordingswillbeautomaticallyplayed.

3.Clicktoshowthenotesaddedtotherecordings.

4.Toverifythedigitalsignature:

4.1GotoTools>Verifydigitalsignature.

4.2SelectValidatewithpasswordandenteryourpassword.

4.3ClickVerify.Thevericationresultpageisdisplayed.

Note

DigitalsignatureisdifferentfromSignedvideo.Signedvideoallowsvideotobetracedbacktothecameraitoriginatedfrom,

makingitpossibletoverifythattherecordinghasn’tbeentamperedwithafteritleftthecamera.SeeSignedvideoandthe

camera’susermanualformoreinformation.

Networkconguration

WhenAXISCameraStationclient,AXISCameraStationserver,andtheconnectednetworkdevicesareinstalledondifferentnetworks,

youmightneedtocongureproxyorrewallsettingsbeforeusingAXISCameraStation.

Clientproxysettings

Whentheclientandtheserverareseparatedbyaproxyserver,conguretheclientproxysettings.

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Conﬁgureyourdevice

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).

•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.

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Conﬁgureyourdevice

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.

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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Conﬁgureyourdevice

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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.

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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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ManageAXISCameraStationuseraccounts

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.

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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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3.1Enabled

3.2ClickOK.

Addaharddrive

Thedemandforstoragecandiffer.Retentiontimeofstoreddataorforstoringhigh-resolutionrecordingsoftenleadstothe

same:theneedtoinstallmorestorage.ThissectionexplainshowtoexpandyourAXISS12serieswithmoreharddrivesand

howtocongureRAID.

Note

UsethefollowinginstructionswhenyouaddadditionalstoragetocertainAXISS12series.Theseinstructionsareasis,and

AxisCommunicationsABtakesnoresponsibilityforlossofdataormiscongurationduringthesesteps.Thestandard

precautionsshouldbetakentobackupdatathatisbusinesscritical.Thefollowingprocedureofexpandingstoragewill

notbesupportedbyAxisTechnicalSupport.

Note

Toavoidelectrostaticdischarge,it’srecommendedthatyoualwaysuseastaticmatandstaticstrapwhileworkingon

componentsintheinteriorofthesystem.

Warranty

Detailedinformationaboutwarrantyisavailableat:www.axis.com/support/warranty.

Installacold-swapharddrive

Removethebezel

1.Locatethebezelkey.

2.Unlockthebezelbyusingthekey.

3.Slidethereleaselatchupandpulltheleftendofthebezel.

4.Unhooktherightendandremovethebezel.

Installtheharddrive

CAUTION

•UseonlyharddrivesthathavebeentestedandapprovedforusewithAXISS12series.

•Whenyouinstallaharddrive,makesurethattheharddrivecarrierispushedallthewayin.Youwillhearaclickwhen

thedrivecarrierislocked.

•Beforeyouinstallaharddrive,makesurethepowercordisdisconnected.

1.Shutdownthesystemandmakesurethepowerisoff.

2.Disconnectthepowercord.

3.Useascrewdrivertorotatethelockcounterclockwisetotheunlockposition.

4.Liftthereleaselatchuntilthesystemcoverslidesback.

5.Lifttoremovethesystemcover.

6.Pressthereleasebuttononthebackoftheharddrivecarrierandpullouttheharddrivecarrier.

7.Installaharddriveintheharddrivecarrier.

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8.Pushtheharddrivecarrierintotheharddriveslotuntilthecarrierlocksinplaceandyouhearaclick.

9.Connectthepoweranddatacableconnectortothedrive.

10.Installthesystemcover.

11.Useascrewdrivertorotatethelockclockwisetothelockposition.

12.Startthesystem.

CreateRAIDvolume

Note

MakesureRAIDmodeissetintheBIOS.

CAUTION

Therearemoreparametersavailableformodication.However,AxisCommunicationsABdoesn’ttakeresponsibilityforany

miscongurationsthatmayhappenwhenyoumodifythoseparameters.Alwaysexercisecautionwhenyoumodifyparameters.

1.DuringPower-on-self-test(POST),pressF2toenterthesetupmenu.

2.ClickDeviceSettings>DellEMCPERCS150CongurationUtility>CongurationOptions.

3.InControllerManagement,chooseConvertRAIDCapableDisk.

4.SelectthedrivesyouwanttoRAIDintheinterfaceandclickApplyChanges.

-SetInterfaceTypetoSATAandRAIDTypetoWindowsRAID.

-ClickYeswhenthewarningstating“Alldatawillbedeletedontheconverteddisk(s)”isdisplayed.

5.GototherootmenuinCongurationOptions.

6.ClickVirtualDiskManagement>CreateVirtualDisk.

-SelectthedesiredRAIDlevelandwhichdrivestoinclude.

-SelectPhysicalDisks:Keepthedefaultsettings.

-SelectVirtualDisksize:Setthecapacityforthevirtualdrive.

-SelectCachePolicy:Keepthedefaultsettings.

InitiateRAIDvolumeinMicrosoftWindows®

Tocongureanewvolume:

1.Right-clicktheStartmenuandselectDiskManagement.

2.Inthepop-up“InitializeDisk”,selectGPTandclickOK.

3.Right-clicktheunallocateddiskandselectNewSimpleVolume.

-Followtheinstructionsinthesetupassistant.

Whenthesetupassistantisnished,DiskManagementshowsthenewvolume.CloseDiskManagementforthesystemtousethe

newvolume.

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CongureiDRAC

TheIntegratedDellRemoteAccessController9(iDRAC9)withLifecycleControllerisdesignedtomakesystemadministratorsmore

productiveandimprovetheoverallavailabilityofDellsystems.iDRACalertsadministratorstosystemissues,helpthemperform

remotesystemmanagementandreducestheneedforphysicalaccesstothesystem.Youmustconguretheinitialnetworksettings

basedonyournetworkinfrastructuretoenablethecommunicationtoandfromiDRAC.

1.PressF10duringPower-onSelf-test(POST).

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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Productoverview

Frontandrearsides

Systemidenticationbuttonandindicator

Powerbutton/powerLED

USB2.0port

Harddrivetray

Informationtag

iDRACdirectport

Serialport

1GbEEthernetport1

1GbEEthernetport2

Systemstatusindicatorcableport

Powersupplyunit

VGAport

iDRACdedicatedEthernetport

USB2.0port

USB3.2Gen1port

Systemidenticationbuttonandindicator

Specications

SystemhealthandIDindicators

LEDDescriptionAction

Solidblue

Thesystemispoweredon,ishealthy,and

systemIDmodeisnotactive.

PressthesystemhealthandsystemID

buttontoswitchtosystemIDmode.

BlinkingblueThesystemIDmodeisactive.PressthesystemhealthandsystemID

buttontoswitchtosystemhealthmode.

Solidamber

Thesystemisinfail-safemode.

BlinkingamberThesystemisexperiencingafault.

Checkthesystemeventlogforthe

specicerrormessage.

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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.

Notpoweredon

•PowerisnotconnectedtothePSU.

•ThereisaproblemwiththePSU.

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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.PlugintheUSBdeviceandpressF1 1duringPOSTtoenterBIOSBootManager.

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.

Troubleshootthepowersupplyunit

1.Makesurethattherearenolooseconnections,forexampleloosepowercables.

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2.Checkthestatusofthepowerindicatoronthepowersupplyunit.See.

3.Iftheproblempersists,contactAxistechnicalsupport.

Troubleshootmemoryerrors

1.UpgradetheBIOStothelatestversion.

2.Iftheerrorspersist,contactAxistechnicalsupport.

TroubleshootAXISCameraStation

ForinformationabouthowtotroubleshootAXISCameraStation,gototheAXISCameraStationusermanual.

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