AXIS M1143–L
Troubleshooting
Status indicator LED is flashing red and the product is inaccessible
A firmwar e upg rade h a s
been interrupted or the
firmware has otherwise been
damaged
See
Emergency Recovery Procedure on page 45
.
No images displayed on web page
Problems with AXIS Media
Control (
Internet Explorer
only
)
To enable the updating of video images in Internet Explorer, set the browser to allow ActiveX
controls. Also, make s ure tha t AXIS Media Control is installed on your computer.
Installation of additional
ActiveX component
restricted or prohibited
Configure the Axis product to use a Java applet for updating video images in Internet Explorer. Go
to Setup > Live View Config and select Java applet under Default viewer.
Video and image problems, general
Image too dark or too light
Check the video stream and camera settings under Setup > Video > Video Stream and Setup >
Video > Camera Settings.
Missing images in uploads This can occur when trying to use a larger image buffer than is actually available. Try lowering
the fra me rate or the upload period.
Slow image update Configuring pre-buffe rs , m oti on de tection, high-resolution ima ges or hig h fr am e ra tes will affect
the p erform a n ce of the Axis product.
Poor performance Poor performance may be caused by heavy netw ork traffic, multiple use rs a cces sing the product,
low performance clients, use of features such a s motion detection, event handling or uploaded
applications.
Poor quality snapshot images
Screen incorrectly
configured on yourcomputer
Configure your screen to show at least 65000 colors, that is, at least 16 bits. Using only 16 or 256
colors will produce dithering artifacts in the image.
Overlay image is not displayed
Incorrect size or location of
overlay image
The overlay image may have been positioned incorrectly or m ay be too large. See
Overlay Image
Settings
in the online help for more information.
Privacy mask is n ot displayed
Incorrect size or location of
privacy mask
The privacy mask may have been positioned incorrectly or may be too large.
Browser freezes
Firefox can sometimes
freeze on a slow computer
Lower the image resolution
Problems uploading files
Limited space There is only limited space available for the upload of your own files . Delete existing files to free
up space.
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