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www .axi s .com Axi s Communication s T echnical Support User’s Manual AXIS 250S P art No: 19194 Revision: 1.0 Date: May 2002 Mobile Printing ©2002, Axis Communications AB. Axis and the Axis logo are registered trademarks of Axis Communications AB.
AXIS COMMUNICATIONS <Product Name> Quick User’s Guide AXIS 250S Us er’s M anual 2 About This Document This manual is inte nded for administrators and operators of t he AXIS 25 0S MPEG-2 Video Ser ver, a nd is app licabl e for f irmware re lease 3.
AXIS 250S U ser’s M anual 3 Table Of Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Features and Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
AXIS 250S Use r’s Manual 4 Appendix C - Updating the Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Obtaining Updated firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Updating the firmware .
AXIS 2 50S User ’s Manual Introdu ction 5 Introduction The AXIS 250S MPEG-2 Vi deo Serve r is a o ne-port MP EG-2 vi deo serv er that al lows real-tim e compre ssion and transmi ssion of D VD quality MPEG-2 video st reams ove r a TCP/IP ne twork (LAN).
Intro duction AXIS 2 50S User’s M anual 6 The on -board AXIS ET RAX 100-L X proce ssor prov ides up to 25/3 0 frame s/secon d over 10Mbps or 100Mbp s networks. Configurable event types - Remote storage of MPEG-2 vi deo recordin gs to FTP-s ervers, and/ or activati on of external device s.
AXIS 2 50S User ’s Manual Introdu ction 7 Applic ations The AXIS 250S MPEG-2 Vi deo Server can be us ed in a wide range o f surveillanc e and monitoring app lications, and is the perfect choice wh ere an application requi res a high-qua lity vide o and audio stre am to be distr ibuted at a fixe d frame rate o ver a local area networ k (LAN).
Produc t Descr i ption AXIS 2 50S User ’s Manual 8 Product Descrip tion Read t he follo wing inf ormatio n to fam iliarize yourself with the AXIS 250S , making particular note of where the connector s and indicators are located.
AXIS 2 50S User’s M anual Product Description 9 Hardware I nv e nt ory Check th e items supplied with your AX IS 250S agai nst the followin g list: Notes: •*The label on the carton containin g your AXIS 250S will sh ow the part number for the country of purchase.
Instal li ng th e AXIS 250S AXIS 250S User ’s Manua l 10 Installing the AXIS 250 S This s ection is in tended for us e by t he pr oduct admin istra tor. Opera tors and vie wer s shou ld read Operating the AXIS 250S, on page 1 4. • Quick installation - Follow the in structions below to quickly install on a n Ethernet network.
AXIS 250S Use r’s Manual Instal ling the AXIS 25 0S 11 ❼ Ap p r ox i m a t e l y 1 0 - 1 5 se c o n d s a f ter con n ect i n g t h e p o w e r s u p p l y , t h e m e ss a g e ‘ Reply from 172.21.1.200... ’ - or s imilar , is returned within the window .
Instal li ng th e AXIS 250S AXIS 250S User ’s Manua l 12 Installing the AXIS MPEG-2 Viewer (Clien t ) The fir st time the AXIS 25 0S is acces sed from a brows er, the AXIS MPE G-2 Viewer wi ll automati cally be insta lled. This comp onent is requir ed for viewing th e video stream i n the browser .
AXIS 250S Use r’s Manual Instal ling the AXIS 25 0S 13 Accessing th e AXIS 250S from Internet Explorer Importan t! Configuring the video s ource and audio equipment You sh ould now configu re the connecte d video sourc e and audio eq uipment: 1. From th e administration to ols, open the Vid eo settings page.
Operat ing t he AXI S 250S AXIS 2 50S User ’s Manual 14 Oper at ing the AXIS 250 S This sec tion is intended mainly for syst em Operators, that is , personn el respon sible for usin g the AXIS 250S a s part of e.g. a n integrated surveillan ce system or si milar.
AXIS 250S Use r’s Manual Operat ing the AX IS 250S 15 Access from a br ow ser The video stream and the setup tool s in the AXIS 250S can be accessed u sing Microsoft Intern et Expl orer 5.5 on Windo ws 2000 or Win dows XP. Follow the in structio ns be low to a ccess you r ima ges: 1.
Operat ing t he AXI S 250S AXIS 2 50S User ’s Manual 16 Disconnected Video Source Any problem with the camera or video source i s indica ted by a blank d isplay. This may indi cate a brea k in the signal t ransmissi on or th e cable, and any su ch inc ident sh ould be immediatel y referred to your system administrator.
AXIS 250S Use r’s Manual Operat ing the AX IS 250S 17 Events and Event Types Your A XIS 250S MPEG-2 Vi deo Serv er is capa ble of perform ing variou s action s when certa in type s of eve nts occu r.
Operat ing t he AXI S 250S AXIS 2 50S User ’s Manual 18 Click the Add button. Thi s launches the Event Type Setup dialo g. Depending o n the event type y ou requi re, you w ill then ne ed to pr ovide so me or a ll of the f ollowing informa tion: General • Name - Give th e event type a suitable na me.
AXIS 250S Use r’s Manual Operat ing the AX IS 250S 19 • Manua l Trig ger - This is used for manually starting and stopping the event. It is a lso possible to use this option to trigger the e vent via the server’s API. When Triggered... These setti ngs describe the actions to take when the eve nt type is triggered.
Operat ing t he AXI S 250S AXIS 2 50S User ’s Manual 20 Important ! • Send em ail no tifi catio n to - Check this box to e nable the sending of email to not ify recipie nts of events.
AXIS 250S Use r’s Manual Operat ing the AX IS 250S 21 Notification S ervers To allow your event types to send HTTP and TCP notif ications, the necessary serve r s must first be co nfigured. The No tification Se rver list shows th e se rv er s curre ntl y co nfigu red.
Operat ing t he AXI S 250S AXIS 2 50S User ’s Manual 22 The following information should be provided for a TCP notification server: • Name - This can be any descriptive name you like. • Network a ddress - Provide the addr ess of the server here .
AXIS 250S Use r’s Manual Operat ing the AX IS 250S 23 Exactl y how much pre-trig ger recordi ng will be produ ced depends mainl y o n the bit rate setting. A high-q u ality video stream will occupy more of the in ternal memory and thus shorten th e duration of the rec ording.
Operat ing t he AXI S 250S AXIS 2 50S User ’s Manual 24 Devices This se ction allows you to confi gure and us e Pan/Tilt/ Zoom devices with your AXI S 250S. Click the Modify button to open a new window allo w ing you to cre at e/edit preset positi ons.
AXIS 250S Use r’s Manual Operat ing the AX IS 250S 25 Live View Layout The home page f or the A XIS 250S MP EG-2 Vid eo Server can be alt ered to yo ur own requirement s. Click the link to Live View Layout to open t he Personal Settings . Most of the featur es on the Live View page can be cus tomized.
Adminis trati on & Sy s tem Options AXIS 2 50S User ’s Manual 26 Administration & System Options This sec tion lists and de scribes the admini stration tools u sed for the genera l configurati on of th e AX IS 25 0S - the System Optio ns . Th e topics covered are, f or example, network setti ngs, date an d time s ettings , users, etc.
AXIS 2 50S Use r’s Manual Admini stration & System Options 27 System Options Overview The tabl e belo w pr ovid es a brie f o verv iew o f the S ystem O pti on s.
Adminis trati on & Sy s tem Options AXIS 2 50S User ’s Manual 28 Adding Users Click Add to ad d a new user. Th e following f ields must th en be completed: • User Name - Must contain at least one, but not more than fourteen cha racters. • Password - Must con ta in at least o n e , but not m o r e t han eigh t c h aracters .
AXIS 2 50S Use r’s Manual Admini stration & System Options 29 Allowed Po rts - Check the b oxes for the protocols that the user (IP address) will be allo wed to use to access the server.
Adminis trati on & Sy s tem Options AXIS 2 50S User ’s Manual 30 TCP/IP Networ k Settings From the Network Settin gs, configure the TCP/IP network setting s as follows: Automatic IP Configuratio.
AXIS 2 50S Use r’s Manual Admini stration & System Options 31 Manual IP Configuration IP Add ress - Spec ify a unique 32-bi t IP address for your se rver, to establish co mmunication with your network. Written as four numbers separated by periods, each number within the addr ess must be in th e range 0 - 255.
Adminis trati on & Sy s tem Options AXIS 2 50S User ’s Manual 32 Network Traffic This can be u sed to change th e network spee d for your ser ver. Normall y, there is no need to use anything o ther than Auto -negotia te , whic h will automati call y select t he corr ect medi a type.
AXIS 2 50S Use r’s Manual Admini stration & System Options 33 COM-Port The CO M port on the AXIS 250S is acc essed via the RS-232 s erial connecto r on the r e ar of the unit, or via the RS -485 on terminal bl ock B. Select the port from the Physical port drop-d own list.
Adminis trati on & Sy s tem Options AXIS 2 50S User ’s Manual 34 As we ll as the log file s, the fo llowin g are also available: •T h e Server Report - Th e Server Report displays a listing of important information about the AXIS 250S.
AXIS 2 50S User’s M anual Other I P Setup Met hods 35 Appendix A - Other IP Setup Methods Importan t! As an alter native to the ARP command (as describ ed on page 10), you can set the IP add ress fo.
Othe r IP Set up Metho d s AXIS 250S User ’s Manual 36 Setup_IPInstaller .exe program to start the ins tallation. 2. The AXIS IP Install e r - Setup dialo g is displa yed on the sc reen. 3. Fo llow th e inst ructions as they appear . C lick Finish to comp lete th e ins tallati on.
AXIS 2 50S User’s Manual Troubl e shooting 37 Appendix B - Tro ubleshooting This ap pendix provid es usefu l inform ation to h elp you t o resolv e any d ifficulty you migh t have with you r AXIS 250S. Symptoms, poss ible caus es and remedi al actions a re provided in a quic k reference table.
Troubl e shootin g AXIS 250S Us er’s Manua l 38 PINGing Your IP Address By sending a packe t to the specified addres s and waiting for a repl y, the PING utility can determine whether a specific IP addres s is accessible. It al so provides a useful method for confirm ing addressing conf licts with your A XIS 250S on th e network.
AXIS 2 50S User’s Manual Troubl e shooting 39 Symptoms, Possible Causes and Remedial Actions Sympto ms Possible c auses Remedial a ctions The AXIS 250S cannot be accessed from a browser. The IP address is already being used by another device. Run the PIN G utility (as described above) and follow the appropriate recommendations.
Troubl e shootin g AXIS 250S Us er’s Manua l 40 Note : If you still have a problem after readin g this informa tion, please cont ac t your reseller or visit the Axis Support Web a t www.axis.com/techsup/ Slow video Outdated drivers for graphics car d.
AXIS 2 50S User’s M anual Updating the Firmware 41 Appendix C - Updating the Fi rmware The AXIS 250S firmware i s stored in Fl ash mem ory. This m emory i s provide d by a sil icon chip that, just like any other ROM device, retains data content even after po wer is removed.
Customizin g The AXIS 250S AXIS 250S User ’s Manual 42 Appendix D - Cu stomizing The AXI S 250S Modifying the File System The Linux-b ased operating system and flash memor y file system make it po s.
AXIS 2 50S Use r’s Manual Custom izing The AXIS 250S 43 Custom Web Pages The AXIS 250S contains a re-writable f lash memory file system that allows some direct ories and fil es to be changed b y the root user, usin g FTP.
Customizin g The AXIS 250S AXIS 250S User ’s Manual 44 7. Star t your brows er and view th e W eb pages you uploaded, by entering the fol lowing URL in the lo cation/A ddress fiel d: Example ! The images are now up dated in your browse r. 8. Enter bye in the command window to exit the ftp program.
AXIS 2 50S Use r’s Manual Custom izing The AXIS 250S 45 Creating a New Home Page Havin g create d and stor ed your new cus tom Web pages in product memory, pr oceed to assig n o ne o f the se pa ge s as yo u r de fa ult Ho me page i n th e A XIS 25 0S, as de scribed b elo w: Caution! 1.
Unit C onnec tions AXIS 2 50S User ’s Manual 46 Appendix E - Unit Connections The D-Sub Connect or The AXIS 25 0S provides one 9- pin D-sub connec tor, providi ng the physi cal interface for an RS-2.
AXIS 2 50S Use r’s Manual Unit C onnections 47 Schematic Diagram - Terminal Con nectors A & B o o Mode Power Suppl y 3.3V ! ! ! ! ! o Switch A1 o ! ! COM ! GND PIN 5 o ! ! o o Infrared Sen sor - + AXIS 250S PS-K 9 W o A2 o o ! ! o A3 A4 ! ! ! ! ! ! o B2 o B1 o B3 o B4 RS-4 85 ! De vice o o o o o ! ! ! A B (e.
Unit C onnec tions AXIS 2 50S User ’s Manual 48 Con necti ng Pa n/ Tilt De v ice s The AXIS 2 50S supports a rang e of Pan Tilt devi ce drivers. Th e driver is sel ected from the COM Por t settings , w hich are fou nd under System o ptions - Ports & Devices .
AXIS 2 50S Use r’s Manual Unit C onnections 49 Controlli ng and Monito ri ng By entering http requests in your browser’s U R L fiel d, you can: • drive the transistor output high or low • moni.
Unit C onnec tions AXIS 2 50S User ’s Manual 50 The AXIS 2 50S then displ ays the stat us of the inputs , as follow s: Inpu t1=0 Inpu t2=1 Inpu t3=0 Inpu t4=0.
AXIS 25 0 S Us er ’ s Manu al Technical Sp ec i fications 51 Appen d ix F - Tech ni c al Spe c if i c at io n s System Requirements - The AX IS 250S uses the standard Inte rnet TCP/IP sui te of proto cols and can be used w ith Wi ndows 20 00 or X P.
Techn ical Spec ifications AX IS 250S Us er’s Manu al 52 Appr ovals - EMC • EN 55022:19 98 (CISPR 22:1997), Class B - Emission, Eur ope. • EN 55024:19 98 - I mmunity, Europe. (Line input only. The Mic input may be subject to interf er- ence from nearby radio t ra nsmitters.
AXIS 250S Use r’s Manual Bandwi dth 53 Appendix G - Bandwidth As diff erent net works have differen t characte ristics and differe nt amounts of bandwi dth avai lable, the AXIS 250S’s video and au dio settings ma y need to be adju ste d to suit the prevaili ng conditions.
Bandwidth AXIS 2 50S User ’s Manual 54 Other Considerations • Event types that perform uploads should be kept to the absolute minimum required for your application. There is a limit of 3 simultaneous uploads at any one time, although more may be configured.
AXIS 250S User ’s Manual Index 55 Index A Act ions 17 Activa te output port 19 Add ing Allowed IP addresses 28 Notifica tion servers 21 Upload servers 20 Users 27 Additional information - upload ser.
Index AXIS 250S User’s Manua l 56 IP address notification 30 IP addresses - allowed 28 IP setup m et hods 35 K Keep act ive du r i n g even t 19 Keep act ive for 19 L Log files 33, 37 Log files - ev.
AXIS 250S User ’s Manual Index 57 Uploading to FTP servers 19 User groups 28 Users 27 Using the Video Ser ver 35 V Video bit rate 53 Video Sources 13 Viewer - user group 28 W Warning Log 33 When triggered.
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