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Axis COMPANION User manual

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AXISCompanion
TableofContents
Introduction...............................................3
LearnmoreaboutAXISCompanion.............................4
Systemrecommendations.....................................5
GetstartedwithAXISCompanion..............................6
RegisteraMyAxisaccount........................................6
Installthehardware.............................................6
Installthedesktopapp...........................................7
Createasite...................................................7
Installthemobileapp............................................8
Dailyuse..................................................9
Accessyourcameras.............................................9
Viewlivevideo.................................................9
Playarecording.................................................9
Savearecording................................................10
Playasavedrecording...........................................10
Validateasavedrecording........................................10
Takeasnapshot.................................................10
Adjusttheimagesettings.........................................11
Congurethevideoquality.......................................1 1
Viewevents....................................................12
Congurevideomotiondetection..................................12
Setupnotications..............................................13
Addauser.....................................................15
Activateofinemode............................................16
Showvideoonanexternaldisplay..................................16
Monitoranarrowspace..........................................17
Connecttoadoorstation.........................................17
Addcamerastoyoursite.........................................18
Removeacamerafromyoursite...................................19
Manageyoursystemremotely.....................................19
Usenetworkspeakers............................................22
Troubleshooting............................................24
Technicalissues,cluesandsolutions................................24
Fixcommonissues..............................................24
Upgradermware...............................................24
Hardresetacamera.............................................25
Hardresetarecorder............................................25
Saveasystemreport.............................................26
MigratingfromAXISCompanionClassictoversion4...................26
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Introduction
Introduction
ThismanualdescribeshowtousetheAXISCompanionsoftwareversion4.0andlater.
AreyoucurrentlyusingAXISCompanionClassic?
Toupgradetoversion4,seeMigratingfromAXISCompanionClassictoversion4onpage26.
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LearnmoreaboutAXISCompanion
LearnmoreaboutAXISCompanion
Forvideotutorialsandwebapps,visitaxis.com/products/axis-companion/how-it-works
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Systemrecommendations
Systemrecommendations
OS:Windows1064–bit
CPU:IntelCorei5
RAM:4GB
Graphicscard:256MBonboardvideomemory
Graphicscarddriver:Alwaysusethelatestversion
Network:100Mbps
Internetaccessisrequiredduringsystemsetupandmanagement(liveandrecordedvideoavailableofine)
UninterruptiblePowerSupply(UPS)
Mobiledevices:iOS14orAndroid8.1
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GetstartedwithAXISCompanion
GetstartedwithAXISCompanion
Note
Internetaccessisrequiredduringthesystemsetup.
Installationoverview:
1.RegisteraMyAxisaccountonpage6
2.Installthehardwareonpage6
3.Installthedesktopapponpage7
4.Createasiteonpage7
5.Installthemobileapponpage8
Resultofsysteminstallation:
ThermwareisupgradedonallAxisdevices.
Apasswordissetforthedevices.
Therecordingsareenabledwithdefaultsettings.
Theremoteaccessisenabled.
RegisteraMyAxisaccount
RegisteraMyAxisaccountataxis.com/my-axis/login.
YoucanmakeyourMyAxisaccountmoresecurebyactivatingmulti-factorauthentication(MFA).MFAisasecuritysystemthat
addsanotherlayerofvericationtoensuretheuser’sidentity.
ActivateMFA:
1.LoginwithyourMyAxiscredentials.
2.GotoMyAxisandselectAccountsettingsinthedrop-downmenu.
3.Turnon2–Stepverication.
Youareredirectedtoaloginpage.
4.LoginwithyourMyAxiscredentials.
MFAisnowactive.
LoginwhenMFAisactive:
1.LogintoyourMyAxisaccount.
Anemailissenttoyou.
2.OpentheemailandclickAuthenticate.
Ifyoudidn’treceiveanemail,thencheckifit’sinyourspamfolder.Ifit’snotthere,thencontactITsupport.
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GetstartedwithAXISCompanion
Installthehardware
1.Installyourcamerahardware.
2.ConnecttherecordertoyournetworkviatheLANport.
Note
Ifyouhavenorecorder,thenyouneedacamerawithanAXISSurveillanceCardifyouwanttobeabletorecordvideo.
3.Connectthecamerastotherecorder’sintegratedPoEswitchoranexternalPoEswitch.
4.Connectthecomputertothesamenetworkastherecorder.
5.Connectthepowersupplytotherecorder.
Important
Youmustrstconnectthepowercordtotherecorder,andthenconnectthepowercordtothepoweroutlet.
6.Waitafewminutesfortherecorderandcamerastobootupbeforeproceeding.
CAUTION
Keeptherecorderinawellventilatedenvironmentandwithplentyofemptyspacearoundtherecordertoavoidoverheating.
Installthedesktopapp
1.Gotoaxis.com/products/axis-companionandclickDownloadtodownloadtheAXISCompaniondesktopappforWindows.
2.SigninusingyourMyAxisaccount.
3.Readthelicenseagreement,andselectoneofthealternativestoproceed.
4.Savetheletoalocationofyourchoice.
5.Openthele,andclickRuntostarttheinstallation.
6.Ifyouwanttoallowtheapptomakechangesonyourdevice,clickYes.
7.SelectlanguageandclickOK.
8.Followthesetupwizard.
Createasite
Towatchthisvideo,gotothewebversionofthisdocument.
www.axis.com/products/online-manual/53506#t101121 14
Withreservationsforchangesintheuserinterface.
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Asiteisasinglepointofentrytoasurveillancesolution,forexampleallcamerasinastore.Youcankeeptrackofseveralsites
throughasingleMyAxisaccount.
Note
IfyouhaveusedanearlierversionofAXISCompanion,thenyoumighthavedevicesthatarenotsupportedin
AXISCompanionversion4.Unsupporteddevicesincludethird-partyNASdevicesandoldAxisdeviceswitharmwarethat
can’tbeupdatedto5.50orlater.Thewizardwillinformyouaboutanysuchissuesandhelpyoutoaddressthem.
Note
SitesthatwerecreatedinanearlierversionthanAXISCompanionversion4,willnotappearinthelistofsites.Youcanread
theMigrationGuide(availableonthesupportwebpage)formoreinformation.
1.StarttheAXISCompaniondesktopapp.
2.SigninwithyourMyAxisaccount.
3.ClickGetstarted.
4.Nameyoursiteandenteryourcompanyname.
5.ClickNext.
6.Selectthedevicesyouwanttoaddtoyoursite.
Ifanydevicesarepassword-protected,thenyoumustenterthepasswordforthembeforetheycanbeselected.
Note
Ifyouhavedevicesthatarenotsupported,thenyoucanclickReadmoretondourwhytheyarenotsupported.
7.ClickNext.
8.Enterapassword.
ThispasswordisusedforaccessingthedevicewebpagesorofinemodeintheAXISCompanionmobileapp.
9.ClickNext.
10.OntheReadytoinstallpage,theremightbealistofcamerasthatneedtoberestored.Ifso,clicktheRestoredevice
linktoxtheissueonthedevicewebpage.
11.ClickFinishandwaitwhileAXISCompanionconguresthecameras.
Note
Thecongurationmaytakeseveralminutes.
Forgetting-startedvideotutorials,seeAXISCompaniontutorials.
Installthemobileapp
YoucanusetheAXISCompanionmobileapptosetupyoursystemandcontrolitfromanywhere.Real-timealertnoticationskeep
youawareofanysuspiciousactivity.Youcanalsoviewandexportvideorecordings.
1.GotoyourAppstoreorGoogleplay.
2.SearchforAXISCompanion4anddownloadtheapp.
3.OpentheAXISCompanionappandloginwithyourAxiscredentials.
Ifyoudon’thaveanAxisaccount,youcangotoaxis.com/my-axistoregisteranewaccount.
Tondoutmoreonhowtousetheapp,seeAXISCompaniontutorials.
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Accessyourcameras
1.SignintoAXISCompaniononacomputeroramobiledeviceusingyourMyAxisaccount.
2.Enterthesitethatcontainsyourcameras.
FindoutmoreatAXISCompaniontutorials.
Viewlivevideo
Towatchthisvideo,gotothewebversionofthisdocument.
www.axis.com/products/online-manual/53506#t10074647
Withreservationsforchangesintheuserinterface.
1.Goto
2.Selectwhichcamerayouwanttoview.
Towatchavideoofhowtozoom,panandtakesnapshots,seetheAXISCompaniontutorials.
Playarecording
Towatchthisvideo,gotothewebversionofthisdocument.
www.axis.com/products/online-manual/53506#t10074285
Withreservationsforchangesintheuserinterface.
1.Goto
2.Usethetimelineandcalendartondtherecording.
3.Selectthecamerainthetimelineandmovetheplaybackmarkertothedesiredtime.
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Note
Whenyoumovetheplaybackmarker,thevideoimageisupdatedcontinuously.Thismakesiteasyforyoutondaspecic
momentintherecording.
4.ClickPlay.
Towatchavideoofhowtobrowseandplayrecordings,seetheAXISCompaniontutorials.
Savearecording
1.Goto>
2.Selectstartandendtimesforacamerarecording.
3.Selectwhichcamerastosaverecordingsfrom.
4.TosavetoaUSBdriveonanAXISS3008Recorder,selecttheSavetorecorderUSBcheckbox.
Note
TherstpartitionofyourUSBdevicemustuseanexFATorNTFSlesystem.
5.Savetherecording.
Towatchavideoofhowtosaverecordings,seetheAXISCompaniontutorials.
Playasavedrecording
Toplayasavedrecording,openitwithAXISFilePlayer.
Whenyousavearecording,theAXISFilePlayerwillbesavedinthesamefolder.TheAXISFilePlayerhasatimelineshowing
whattimetherecordingwasmade.
Validateasavedrecording
Youcanvalidatearecordingtoconrmthatthetimestampandimageshavenotbeenmanipulatedaftertherecordingwasrst
saved.Forthispurpose,adigitalsignaturewillbeincludedinthelewhenyousavearecording.Youcanaddapasswordtothe
digitalsignatureforincreasedsecurity.
Toprotectyourdigitalsignaturewithapasswordwhensavingarecording:
1.Goto>Settings>File.
2.UnderVideoformat,selectWindowsMediaFormat(.asf).
3.SelectShowdigitalsignatureoptionswhensavingrecordings.
Nowwhensavingarecording,theDigitalsignaturewindowappears,allowingyoutochooseapasswordforthesignature.
Validatearecording:
1.OpenthesavedrecordingwithAXISFilePlayer.
2.ClickToolsandselectVerifydigitalsignature.
3.Enterpassword,ifapasswordwasappliedtothesignature,andclickOK.
Awindowappearstoinformwhetherornottherecordingisvalid.
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Takeasnapshot
Takeasnapshotfromliveview:
Click
Takeasnapshotfromrecordings:
1.Usethetimelineandcalendartondtherecording.
2.Selectthecamerainthetimelineandmovetheplaybackmarkertothedesiredtime.
3.Clicktostartinvestigationmode.
-Investigationmodeallowsyoutostepthroughtherecordedvideo,framebyframe,tondtheexactmoment
whenanincidenthappenedandtakeasnapshotfromthatmoment.
4.Tondtheincident,clickonthethumbnailstostep30,15,5or1framesbackward(toppanel)orforward(bottom
panel).Youcanalsomovetheslider.
5.Whensatised,clicktotakeasnapshot.
-Formostcamerasthesnapshotwillcontaintheentirecameraimage,regardlessofthezoomlevel.Forcameras
withadewarpedimage,thesnapshotwillbethezoomed-inimage.
Changethefolderwheresnapshotsaresaved:
1.Goto>Customize.
2.ChangethesettingsunderSnapshots.
Adjusttheimagesettings
1.Goto>Cameras.
2.Click>Imagesettingsforthecamerayouwanttoadjust.
Youcancontroltheimagebyadjustingsettingslike:
Appearance
Exposure
Overlay
Day&Night
Privacymask
Focus&zoom
Congurethevideoquality
Youcancongurethevideoqualitytosuityourimagequalityrequirementsandbandwidthusage.Videoqualitysettingsaffect
motionrecording,continuousrecordingandliveview.
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1.Goto>Cameras.
2.Right-clickthecamerayouwanttocongureandselectVideoQualitySettings.
3.Edittheprolesettingsfor:
-High(resolutionswithanimagewidthabove640pixles)
-Low(resolutionswithanimagewidthupto1920pixles)
Note
HighresolutionsfortheLowsettingmayaffecttheperformanceofscrubbingwhenyouviewrecordings.
4.ClickOKtosave.
Viewevents
ClicktoviewalistofeventsthatwasdetectedbyAxisanalytics,suchasmotiondetectionorfenceguard.
Clickaneventinthelisttoseearecordingoftheevent.
Right-clickaneventinthelistifyouwanttogotoliveviewforthecamerathattriggeredtheevent.
EventswillonlyappearinthelistifthecorrespondingAxisanalyticsfeatureisactive.
ToactivateanAxisanalyticsfeature,goto>Events
Example
Areceptionistpushesapanicbutton.Anoperatorisnotiedandviewstheevent.
Towatchthisvideo,gotothewebversionofthisdocument.
www.axis.com/products/online-manual/53506#t10163162
Withreservationsforchangesintheuserinterface.
Congurevideomotiondetection
Recordingonlywhenmotionisdetectedsavesconsiderablyondiskspaceandbandwidth,comparedtocontinuousrecording.
Ifthemotiondetectionistriggeredtoooften,youcanadjustthesettingstoignorepartsofthevieworcertaintypesofevents.
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Towatchthisvideo,gotothewebversionofthisdocument.
www.axis.com/products/online-manual/53506#t10130736
Withreservationsforchangesintheuserinterface.
1.InAXISCompanion,goto>Cameras.
2.MakesurethecameraisenabledintheMotiondetectioncolumn.
3.ClickforacameraandselectMotionrecording....
4.IntheMotionrecordingdialog,clickSettings....
5.Choosewhatpartofthecameraviewtoincludeinthemotiondetection:
-Editthedarkareatobeincludedformotiondetection.
-Todrawanareathatwillbeexcludedfrommotiondetection,selectExcludeareaandeditthelightarea.
Note
Forsomecameramodelsyoucanonlydrawsquares,andforothersyoucandrawmorecomplexpolygons.
6.ExpandAdvancedtoadjustthesettingsofthelters.
-SmallobjectslterIgnoreobjectsthataresmall,suchasanimals.
-SwayingobjectslterIgnoreobjectsthatonlymovewithinashortdistance,suchastreesoragsthat
movewhenitiswindy.
Note
Theswayingobjectslerisnotavailableforallcameramodels.
-Short-livedobjectslterIgnoreobjectsthatonlyappearforashortperiodoftime,suchaslightbeams
frompassingcarsorfast-movingshadows.
7.ClickOKtwice.
Setupnotications
YoucanmakeAXISCompanionsendanoticationtoyourmobileappwhencertaintypesofmotionoccurinacameraview.
ThemotiontriggersarebasedonthefollowingACAPs:
AXISVideoMotionDetection
AXISFenceGuard
Worow:
1.MakesuretheACAPisactivatedinyourdevice.
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2.InAXISCompanion,goto>EventsandselectanACAP.
3.Congureascheduleforwhenyouwanttoreceivenotications.
4.UnderActivation,selectthecamerasyouwantnoticationsfrom.
Receivingnoticationsonyourmobiledevice:
PushnoticationsaresenttoyourmobileappifyouareloggedintoyourMyAxisaccountonyourmobile.
WhenyouinstalltheAXISCompanion4mobileapp,youmustacceptwhenpromptedwithaquestionifyouwantto
receivenotications.Ifyouwanttodeactivatethenoticationslateron,gotothesettingsofyourmobiledevice,select
theAXISCompanion4app,anddisablethenotications.
Toturnnoticationsonoroffinthemobileapp:
1.Goto>Notications.
2.TurnMotiondetectiononoroff.
Whenanoticationissent,itwillappearasapopupmessageonyourmobiledevice.Tapthemessagetoopentheplayback
oftheongoingevent.
Videomotiondetection
Youcanreceivenoticationswhenmotionisdetected.
Towatchthisvideo,gotothewebversionofthisdocument.
www.axis.com/products/online-manual/53506#t10157469
Withreservationsforchangesintheuserinterface.
Workow:
1.Makesuremotiondetectionisactivatedforyourdevice.
2.Setupaschedule.
3.Activatenoticationsbasedonmotiondetection.
Fenceguard
Youcanreceivenoticationswhenavirtualfenceiscrossedinacameraview.
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Towatchthisvideo,gotothewebversionofthisdocument.
www.axis.com/products/online-manual/53506#t10157470
Withreservationsforchangesintheuserinterface.
Workow:
1.GotothedevicewebpageandopenAXISFenceGuard.
2.Drawavirtualfence.
3.GotoAXISCompanionandactivatefenceguardnotications.
Addauser
Towatchthisvideo,gotothewebversionofthisdocument.
www.axis.com/products/online-manual/53506#t10133929
Withreservationsforchangesintheuserinterface.
1.Goto>Users.
2.ClickAdd....
3.Enteranemailaddressandselectanaccesslevel,thenclickOK.
Thefollowingaccesslevelsareavailable:
Administrator
Fullaccess
Operator
Canaccessrecordingsandliveview,butcan’tmakeanychangestothesite
Viewer
Canonlyaccessliveview
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Activateofinemode
IfyouarerunningAXISCompanionwhilethereisnoconnectiontotheinternet,thenyoucanenterofinemode.Thismakes
LiveviewandRecordingsavailablelocally.However,youwillnotbeabletoaccesstheCongurationmenuwhiletheinternet
connectionisdown.
Activateofinemode:
Click>SiteandturnonOfinemode.
Note
Youcanonlyuseliveviewandplaybackwhileinofinemode.Allotheroperationsrequireconnectiontotheinternet.
ThePCthataccessthesiteinofinemodeshouldbeconnectedtothesamesubnetasthecameras.Youcan’tuseofine
modeifanyofthenetworksthePCisconnectedtohaveaccesstotheinternet.
Tobeabletoaccessthesitewithoutinternetconnection,makesureofinemodeisenabledbeforegoingofine.
Tocreateandsetupasite,yourcomputerandallyourdevicesmusthaveinternetaccess.
Themobileappwillusethesamepasswordaswassetforthedevicewhenthesitewascreated.
Forsitesthatwillbeusedmostlyofine,werecommendyoutosetthemupwithstaticIPorDHCPreservation.
Noticationswillnotbesentduringofinemode.
Youneedinternetaccesstobeabletogetafullsystemreport.
Showvideoonanexternaldisplay
Towatchthisvideo,gotothewebversionofthisdocument.
www.axis.com/products/online-manual/53506#t10134228
Withreservationsforchangesintheuserinterface.
Whatyouneed:
AnAppleTVorAndroidTVdevice.
TheAXISCompanion4appinstalledonyourmobiledevice.
TheAXISCompanionTVappinstalledfromtheappstoreonyourAppleTVorAndroidTVdevice.
Yourcameras,mobileappandTVappmustallbeconnectedtothesamelocalnetwork.
AppleTV4andNvidiaShieldwithAndroid6orlater.
Thisishowyoudoit:
1.OpentheAXISCompanion4mobileappandlogin.
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2.GotoDevices>andselectyourexternaldisplay.
Note
Itmaytakeafewsecondsbeforetheiconappears.
3.Selectthecamerasyouwanttoshowonyourexternaldisplay.
4.Tapandwaitforthecongurationtocomplete.
5.Youcanviewasinglecameraatatimeorcreateasplitviewwithupto16cameras.
6.WhentheAXISCompanion4TVappopens,readtheinstructionsonthescreenabouthowtonavigateintheapp.
Monitoranarrowspace
Usecorridorformattobetterutilizethefulleldofviewinalongandnarrowspace,forexampleastaircase,hallway,road,ortunnel.
1.Adjustthecameraoritslenstoaverticaleldofview.
2.InAXISCompanion,goto>Cameras.
3.Ontherowofthecamerayouwanttoadjust,click>Imagesettings.
4.OntheAppearancetab,selectasuitableangleforOrientation.
5.ClickClose.
Connecttoadoorstation
YoucanconnectadoorstationtobothyourAXISCompaniondesktopappaswellasthemobileapp.Thismakesitpossibleforyouto
answercalls,unlockadoorandviewadoorstationvideowithyourmobiledevice.
Note
Tounlockadoor,yourdoorstationmustbeproperlyconnectedtothedoor’selectroniclock.Thedocumentationforyourdoor
stationcontainsinformationabouthowtomakethisconnectioncorrectly.Tondthedocumentationforyourdoorstation,
gotoaxis.com/products/access-control/network-door-stations
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Makesurethedoorstationisconnectedtothesamenetworkasyourcomputer,otherwiseitwon'tshowupinthelistof
devicesinyourAXISCompanionapps.
Connectyourdesktopapptoadoorstation
1.IntheAXISCompaniondesktopapp,goto>Cameras.
2.ClickAdddevicesandaddthedoorstation.
YoucannowanswerthedoorstationwithyourAXISCompaniondesktopapp.
Connectyourmobileapptoadoorstation
1.Connectyourdesktopapptoadoorstationonpage18.
2.StarttheAXISCompanion4mobileapp.
3.LogintothesameMyAxisaccountasyouusedforthedesktopapp.
YoucannowanswerthedoorstationwithyourAXISCompanion4mobileapp.
Giveotherusersaccesstothedoorstation:
1.FromtheAXISCompaniondesktopapp,goto>Users.
2.Invitetheusertothesite.
Turnoffcallsfromthedoorstation:
1.IntheAXISCompanion4mobileapp,gotoUser.
2.GotoNoticationsandturnoffDoorstationcalls.
Addcamerastoyoursite
1.ConnectthecamerastotherecordersintegratedPoEswitchoranexternalPoEswitch.
2.Goto>Cameras.
3.ClickAdddevices.
4.Selectthedevicesyouwanttoaddtoyoursite.
Ifanydevicesarepassword-protected,thenyoumustenterthepasswordforthembeforetheycanbeselected.
Note
Ifyouhavedevicesthatarenotsupported,thenyoucanclickReadmoretondourwhytheyarenotsupported.
5.ClickNext.
6.Enterapassword.
ThispasswordisusedforaccessingthedevicewebpagesorofinemodeintheAXISCompanionmobileapp.
7.ClickNext.
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8.OntheReadytoinstallpage,theremightbealistofcamerasthatneedtoberestored.Ifso,clicktheRestoredevice
linktoxtheissueonthedevicewebpage.
9.ClickFinishandwaitwhileAXISCompanionconguresthecameras.
Note
Thecongurationmaytakeseveralminutes.
Removeacamerafromyoursite
1.Goto>Cameras.
2.Ontherowofthecamerayouwanttoremove,click>Remove.
3.Ifthecamerahasongoingrecordings,selectStopmotionandcontinuousrecordingtostoprecordings.
4.ClickOK.
Manageyoursystemremotely
Remoteaccesstoasurveillancesystemcansavealotoftimeandmoneywhenmaintainingandtroubleshootingasystem.
WiththeRemoteSystemManagementtoolforAXISCompanionyougetanoverviewoftheinstallationsandcanundertakesimple
maintenancestepsrightaway,suchas:
Restartingdevices
Upgradingdevices
Manageuserpermissions
Getstartedwithremotemanagement
Note
Onlyuserswithadministratorrightshaveaccesstothesites.
1.Gotohttps://connect.axis.com
2.LogintoyourMyAxisaccount.
Alistofyoursitesisshown.
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Tondasite,typeinthesearcheld.
Toonlydisplaysitesthatcontainerrors,clickHaserror.
Tosignout,clicktheinitialsmenuandthenSignout.
Toseewhoiscurrentlyloggedin,clicktheinitialsmenu.
Managesites
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