Axis T8705 is a versatile video decoder that lets you view live and recorded video from multiple Axis cameras on a single display. It supports a wide range of Axis cameras, including fixed, PTZ, and thermal cameras, and can decode H.264 and MJPEG video streams. The decoder also has a built-in video management system that allows you to easily configure and manage your cameras, as well as create and manage user accounts and groups. With its powerful features and ease of use, Axis T8705 is an ideal solution for a variety of applications, including surveillance, security, and remote monitoring.
Axis T8705 is a versatile video decoder that lets you view live and recorded video from multiple Axis cameras on a single display. It supports a wide range of Axis cameras, including fixed, PTZ, and thermal cameras, and can decode H.264 and MJPEG video streams. The decoder also has a built-in video management system that allows you to easily configure and manage your cameras, as well as create and manage user accounts and groups. With its powerful features and ease of use, Axis T8705 is an ideal solution for a variety of applications, including surveillance, security, and remote monitoring.
AXIST8705VideoDecoder
UserManual
AXIST8705VideoDecoder
TableofContents
Solutionoverview...........................................3
Productoverview...........................................4
Howtoaccesstheproduct....................................5
Howtoaccesstheproductfromabrowser...........................5
Aboutsecurepasswords..........................................5
Setup.....................................................6
Abouttheproduct'sbuilt-inhelp...................................6
Howtocongureamonitor.......................................6
HowtoaddAxiscameras.........................................6
Howtoaddasinglecamera.......................................6
Howtoaddusernamesandpasswordsforcameras....................7
Advancedcamerasettings........................................7
Howtoremoveacamera.........................................7
Troubleshooting............................................8
Howtoresettofactorydefaultsettings.............................8
Howtocheckthecurrentrmware.................................8
Howtoupgradethermware.....................................8
Technicalissues,cluesandsolutions................................9
Specications..............................................
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LED...........................................................10
Buttons.......................................................
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Connectors....................................................
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Solutionoverview
Solutionoverview
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Productoverview
Productoverview
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Networkconnector
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Powerconnector
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NetworkLED
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Restartbutton
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HDMIconnector
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Reservedforoperatingsystem
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Howtoaccesstheproduct
Howtoaccesstheproduct
AXISIPUtilityandAXISCameraManagementarerecommendedmethodsforndingAxisproductsonthenetworkandassigning
themIPaddressesinWindows®.Bothapplicationsarefreeandcanbedownloadedfromaxis.com/support
Theproductcanbeusedwiththefollowingbrowsers:
•Chrome
TM
(recommended),Firefox
®
,Edge
®
,orOpera
®
withWindows
®
•Chrome
TM
(recommended)orSafari
®
withOSX
®
•Chrome
TM
orFirefox
®
withotheroperatingsystems.
Howtoaccesstheproductfromabrowser
1.Startawebbrowser.
2.EntertheIPaddressorhostnameoftheAxisproductinthebrowser’saddresseld.
ToaccesstheproductfromaMaccomputer(OSX),gotoSafari,clickonBonjourandselecttheproductfromthe
drop-downlist.ToaddBonjourasabrowserbookmark,gotoSafari>Preferences.
3.Enteryourusernameandpassword.Ifthisisthersttimetheproductisaccessed,therootpasswordmustrstbe
congured.
Aboutsecurepasswords
Important
Axisdevicessendtheinitiallysetpasswordincleartextoverthenetwork.Toprotectyourdeviceaftertherstlogin,set
upasecureandencryptedHTTPSconnectionandthenchangethepassword.
Thedevicepasswordistheprimaryprotectionforthedataandservices.Axisdevicesdonotimposeapasswordpolicyastheymaybe
usedinvarioustypesofinstallations.Toprotectyourdatawerecommendthatyou:
•Changethedefaultpasswordthatcomeswiththedevices.
•Useapasswordwithatleast8characters,preferablycreatedbyapasswordgenerator.
•Don’texposethepassword.
•Changepasswordatarecurringinterval,atleastonceayear.
Setasecurepasswordfortherootaccount
Important
Theadministratorusernamerootcannotbedeleted.Ifthepasswordforrootislost,thedevicemustberesettothe
factorydefaultsettings.
1.Makesuretofollowtheinstructionsaboutsecurepasswords.SeeAboutsecurepasswordsonpage5.
2.Thersttimeyoulogontothedevice,usethedefaultusernamerootandpasswordpass.
3.Typeanewpasswordandthenretypeittoconrmthespelling.
4.ClickNext.Thepasswordhasnowbeencongured.
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Setup
Setup
Abouttheproduct'sbuilt-inhelp
Youcanaccessthebuilt-inhelpthroughyourproduct’swebpage.Thehelpprovidesmoredetailedinformationontheproduct’s
featuresandtheirsettings.
Therearetwohelpfeaturesintheuserinterface:
•Togetgeneralinformationaboutthecontrolsoneachpage,click
inthebottomrightcornerofthebrowserwindow.
•Togetdetailedinformationaboutanindividualsetting,click
nexttothesetting.
Howtocongureamonitor
1.GotoDisplay.
2.SelectoneoftheseoptionsunderMultimode:
-Toshowthevideosourcesoneatatimeinsequence,selectSequencer,andsettheintervalthateachsource
isdisplayed.
-Toshowmultiplevideosourcesatthesametime,selectMultiview,andselectalayout.
3.UnderVideooutput,selectaresolutionandrefreshratethatworkswithyourdisplay.Seethedocumentationforyour
display.
HowtoaddAxiscameras
Note
ThecamerawizardonlyworkswithAxiscameras.Addcamerasfromotherbrandsoneatatime.SeeHowtoaddasingle
cameraonpage6.
1.GotoVideosources.
2.ClickCamerawizard.
ThewizardsearchesthenetworkforAxiscameras.
3.Whenyouopenthecamerawizard,theAddcredentialswindowopensautomatically.Ifyoudon’twanttoaddany
credentials,closethewindow.
4.SelectthecamerastoaddandclickConnect.
Thedecoderwilltrytoaccessthecamerawithallsavedcredentials.SeeHowtoaddusernamesandpasswordsfor
camerasonpage7.
5.Toaccessmoresettingsforthecameras,seeAdvancedcamerasettingsonpage7.
Howtoaddasinglecamera
1.GotoVideosources.
2.ClickAddcamera.
-ForanAxiscamera:EnteranameandIPaddressforthecamera.
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-Forotherbrands:Enteraname,aURLthatcanbeusedtoaccessthevideostream,andthecodecusedfor
thestream.
3.Enterausernameandapasswordforthecamera.
4.ClickSaveCamera.
5.Toaccessmoresettingsforthecameras,seeAdvancedcamerasettingsonpage7.
Howtoaddusernamesandpasswordsforcameras
Thedecoderneedsusernamesandpasswordstothecamerasinordertoaccessthevideostreams.
Thedecodercanhavemultiplecredentialssaved.Itwilltrytoaccessallcamerasusingallofthestoredcredentials.
1.GotoVideosources.
2.ClickCamerawizard.
3.Whenyouopenthecamerawizard,theAddcredentialswindowopensautomatically.Tomanuallyopenthewindow,
clickAddunderCredentials.
4.Enteranamefortheaccount,ausername,andapassword.
5.ClickAdd.
Advancedcamerasettings
1.GotoVideosources.
2.Tochangesettingsforavideosource,click
.
Howtoremoveacamera
1.GotoVideosources.
2.Toremoveavideosource,click
.
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Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
Howtoresettofactorydefaultsettings
Important
Resettofactorydefaultshouldbeusedwithcaution.Aresettofactorydefaultresetsallsettings,includingtheIPaddress,to
thefactorydefaultvalues.
1.GotoMaintenance.
2.SelectDefaultsystemconguration.
3.SelectConrm.
4.ClickSet.
Itisalsopossibletoresetparameterstofactorydefaultwiththerestartbutton.Withthedeviceturnedon,pressandholdthe
restartbuttonfor10seconds.
Howtocheckthecurrentrmware
Firmwareisthesoftwarethatdeterminesthefunctionalityofnetworkdevices.Oneofyourrstactionswhentroubleshootinga
problemshouldbetocheckthecurrentrmwareversion.Thelatestversionmaycontainacorrectionthatxesyourparticular
problem.
Tocheckthecurrentrmware:
1.Gototheproduct’swebpage.
2.SelectStatus.
3.ThermwareversionisshownunderVersion.
Howtoupgradethermware
Important
Preconguredandcustomizedsettingsaresavedwhenthermwareisupgraded(providedthatthefeaturesareavailablein
thenewrmware)althoughthisisnotguaranteedbyAxisCommunicationsAB.
Important
Makesuretheproductremainsconnectedtothepowersourcethroughouttheupgradeprocess.
Note
Whenyouupgradetheproductwiththelatestrmware,theproductreceivesthelatestfunctionalityavailable.Alwaysread
theupgradeinstructionsandreleasenotesavailablewitheachnewreleasebeforeupgradingthermware.Tondthelatest
rmwareandthereleasenotes,gotoaxis.com/support/rmware
1.Downloadthelatestrmwareletoyourcomputer,availablefreeofchargeataxis.com/support/rmware
2.Logintotheproduct.
3.GotoMaintenance.
4.SelectFirmwareupdate,andfollowtheinstructions.Whentheupgradehasnished,theproductrestartsautomatically.
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Troubleshooting
Technicalissues,cluesandsolutions
Ifyoucan’tndwhatyou’relookingforhere,trythetroubleshootingsectionataxis.com/support
Problemsupgradingthermware
FirmwareupgradefailureIfthermwareupgradefails,theproductreloadsthepreviousrmware.Themostcommonreason
isthatthewrongrmwarelehasbeenuploaded.Checkthatthenameofthermwarele
correspondstoyourproductandtryagain.
ProblemssettingtheIPaddress
Theproductislocatedona
differentsubnet
IftheIPaddressintendedfortheproductandtheIPaddressofthecomputerusedtoaccessthe
productarelocatedondifferentsubnets,youcannotsettheIPaddress.Contactyournetwork
administratortoobtainanIPaddress.
TheIPaddressisbeingused
byanotherdevice
DisconnecttheAxisproductfromthenetwork.Runthepingcommand(inaCommand/DOS
window,typepingandtheIPaddressoftheproduct):
•Ifyoureceive:Replyfrom<IPaddress>:bytes=32;time=10...
thismeansthattheIPaddressmayalreadybeinusebyanotherdeviceonthenetwork.
ObtainanewIPaddressfromthenetworkadministratorandreinstalltheproduct.
•Ifyoureceive:Requesttimedout,thismeansthattheIPaddressisavailable
forusewiththeAxisproduct.Checkallcablingandreinstalltheproduct.
PossibleIPaddressconict
withanotherdeviceonthe
samesubnet
ThestaticIPaddressintheAxisproductisusedbeforetheDHCPserversetsadynamicaddress.
ThismeansthatifthesamedefaultstaticIPaddressisalsousedbyanotherdevice,theremay
beproblemsaccessingtheproduct.
Theproductcannotbeaccessedfromabrowser
Cannotlogin
WhenHTTPSisenabled,ensurethatthecorrectprotocol(HTTPorHTTPS)isusedwhenattempting
tologin.Youmayneedtomanuallytypehttporhttpsinthebrowser’saddresseld.
Ifthepasswordfortheuserrootislost,theproductmustberesettothefactorydefaultsettings.
See.
TheIPaddresshasbeen
changedbyDHCP
IPaddressesobtainedfromaDHCPserveraredynamicandmaychange.IftheIPaddresshas
beenchanged,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISCameraManagementtolocatetheproductonthe
network.Identifytheproductusingitsmodelorserialnumber,orbytheDNSname(ifthename
hasbeencongured).
Ifrequired,astaticIPaddresscanbeassignedmanually.Forinstructions,gotoaxis.com/support
Theproductisaccessiblelocallybutnotexternally
Routerconguration
CheckthatyourrouterallowsincomingdatatrafctotheAxisproduct.Theroutermustsupport
UPnP
®
.
Firewallprotection
ChecktheInternetrewallwithyournetworkadministrator.
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Specifications
Specifications
Tondthelatestversionoftheproduct’sdatasheet,gototheproductpageonaxis.comandlocateSupport&Documentation.
LED
NetworkLEDIndication
RedFlashesfornetworkactivity.
UnlitNonetworkconnection.
Buttons
Restartbutton
Presstherestartbuttontorestarttheproduct.
Pressandholdtherestartbuttonfor10secondstoresetallparameterstofactorydefault.
Connectors
HDMIconnector
UsetheHDMI
TM
connectortoconnectadisplayorpublicviewmonitor.
Networkconnector
RJ45Ethernetconnector.
Powerconnector
DCconnector.Usethesuppliedadapter.
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Axis T8705 is a versatile video decoder that lets you view live and recorded video from multiple Axis cameras on a single display. It supports a wide range of Axis cameras, including fixed, PTZ, and thermal cameras, and can decode H.264 and MJPEG video streams. The decoder also has a built-in video management system that allows you to easily configure and manage your cameras, as well as create and manage user accounts and groups. With its powerful features and ease of use, Axis T8705 is an ideal solution for a variety of applications, including surveillance, security, and remote monitoring.
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