Axis Communications axis TV Cables User Manual


 
AXIS M1143–L
Accessing the Product
Accessing the Product
To install the Axis product, refer to the Installation Guide supplied wi th the pro duct.
The product can be used with most operating systems and browsers. The recommended browsers are Internet Explorer with Windows,
Safari with Macintosh and Firefox with other operating systems. See
Technical Specications on page 50
. To view streaming video in
Internet Exp lore r, allow installation of AX IS Media Control (AMC ) when prompted.
The Axis product includes one (1) H.264 decoder license for viewing video streams. The license is automatically installed with AMC.
The administrator can disab le the install ation of the decoders, to prevent installation of unlicense d c opies.
Note
QuickTime
TM
is also supported for viewing H.264 streams.
If your com puter restricts the use of additional software compon ents, the product can be congured to use a Java
applet for viewing Motion JPEG.
Access from a Browser
1. Start a browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari).
2. Enter the IP address or host name of the Axis product in the browser’s Location/Address eld. To access the product from a
Macintosh computer (Mac OS X), click on the Bonjour tab and select the product from the drop-down list.
If you do not know the IP address, use AXIS IP Utility to locate the product on the network. For more information on how to
discover and assign an IP address, refer to the Installation Guide.
3. Enter your user name and p assword. If this is the rst time the product is accessed, the root password m ust rst be
congured; for instructions see
Set the Root Passw ord on page 7
.
4. The product’s Live View page appears in your browser.
Note
The controls and layout of the Live View page may have been customiz ed to meet specic ins ta lla tion requirements and
user pref er ence s. Consequently, some of the examples and functions fe
atured here may differ from those displayed in
your own Live View pa ge.
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