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Accessing the camera from the Internet, The Live View - axis manual

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AXIS 214 PTZ 8 Accessing the camera from the Internet Once installed, the camera is accessible on your local network (LAN). To access the camera from the Internet you must configure your router/firewall to allow incoming data traffic. For security reasons this is usually done on a specific port. Please refer to the documentation for your router/firewall for further instructions. For more information, please visit the AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS Service at www.axiscam.net or, for technical notes on this and other topics, visit the Axis Support Web at www.axis.com/techsup The Live View page The following provides an overview of the controls found on the Live View page. If the AXIS 214 PTZ has been customized (from Setup > Live View Config > Layout), the controls will be displayed accordingly: The Video Format drop-down list allows the video format on the Live View page to be temporarily changed. The 2 types of Output button each control the output directly from the Live View page. These are configured under Setup > Live View Config > Layout. Pulse - click this button to activate the output for a defined period of time, e.g. to switch on a light for 20 seconds. Active/Inactive - click these buttons to manually start and stop a connected device, e.g. switch a light on/off. The source list is used to select the preset positions already configured in the camera. These are created in Setup > PTZ Configuration > Preset Positions. The Manual trigger buttons trigger an action directly from the Live View page. These buttons are configured under Setup > Live View Config > Layout. Click these buttons to manually start and stop events. Use the Snapshot button to capture a snapshot of the image currently being displayed in the window. Right-click on the image to save it in JPEG format on your computer.

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8
AXIS 214 PTZ
Accessing the camera from the Internet
Once installed, the camera is accessible on your local network (LAN). To access the camera from the Internet
you must configure your router/firewall to allow incoming data traffic. For security reasons this is usually
done on a specific port. Please refer to the documentation for your router/firewall for further instructions.
For more information, please visit the AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS Service at www.axiscam.net or, for
technical notes on this and other topics, visit the Axis Support Web at www.axis.com/techsup
The Live View page
The following provides an overview of the controls found on the
Live View
page. If the AXIS 214 PTZ has
been customized (from
Setup > Live View Config > Layout
), the controls will be displayed accordingly:
The Video Format drop-down list allows the video format on the
Live View
page to be
temporarily changed.
The source list is used to select the preset positions already configured in the camera.
These are created in
Setup > PTZ Configuration > Preset Positions
.
The
Manual trigger buttons
trigger an action directly from the
Live View
page. These buttons
are configured under
Setup > Live View Config > Layout
. Click these buttons to manually
start and stop events.
Use the
Snapshot
button to capture a snapshot of the image currently being displayed in the
window. Right-click on the image to save it in JPEG format on your computer.
The 2 types of
Output button
each
control the output directly
from the
Live View
page. These
are configured under
Setup >
Live View Config > Layout
.
Pulse
- click this button to activate the output for a
defined period of time, e.g. to switch on a light for 20
seconds.
Active/Inactive
- click these buttons to manually start
and stop a connected device, e.g. switch a light on/off.