Axis Video Network view, Axis Video Network tab

This view configures an Axis Video Network, which is primarily used for reader devices.
Figure 216.   Axis Video Network tab
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You access this tab from the main menu by clicking Controller Setup > Remote Devices > Remote Drivers followed by double-clicking the Axis Video Network row in the table.

Properties

In addition to the common Status, Enabled, Fault Cause and Health properties, this tab includes these properties.

Property Value Description
Alarm Source Info additional properties Contains a set of properties for configuring and routing alarms when this component is the alarm source.
Monitor additional properties Configures ping properties. Refer to Monitor properties
Tuning Policies additional properties Defines rules for evaluating both write requests, that is to writable proxy points, as well as the acceptable “freshness” of read requests that result from polling.
Fox Video Stream Preferred true or false (default) Selects or declines the use of Fox streaming.
Discovery Preference, Do Not Ask Again true or false (default) true uses the fox connection to route video output from the camera to the station.

false disables this feature.

Discovery Preference, Timeout hours, minutes, seconds
Use Tls true (default) or false Configures secure communication between the station and network devices. By default, the system uses TLS secure communication. You would change this network property to false only if a legacy device (camera) cannot support TLS. If some devices on your network support TLS and others do not, you may add two networks of the same type: one for the secure devices, and the other for those that do not support security. For example, this works for an Axis network.
Tcp Ip Port number (defaults to 9797) Identifies the network port.

If you have more than one Axis network in your system, each network requires its own unique port. As a best practice, consider using the default port (9797) for a legacy network with cameras that to not support security. When you create a second network for the camera(s) that support security, change this value to 9798.

Monitor properties

Property Value Description
Ping Enabled true (default) or false Controls the monitor ping.
  • If true a ping occurs for each device under the network, as needed
  • If false device status pings do not occur. Moreover, device statuses cannot change from what existed when this property was last true

It is recommended you leave Ping Enabled as true in almost all cases.
Ping Frequency hours:minutes:seconds Specifies the interval between periodic pings of all devices. Typical default value is every 5 minutes (05m 00s), you can adjust differently if needed.
Alarm On Failure true (default) or false Controls the recording of ping failure alarms.

If true, the system records an alarm in the station’s AlarmHistory upon each ping-detected device event (“down” or subsequent “up”).

If false, the system ignores and does not record device “down” and “up” events in the station’s AlarmHistory.

Startup Alarm Delay hours:minutes:seconds Specifies the period a station must wait after restarting before device “down” or “up” alarms are generated. Applies only if the Monitor’s property Alarm On Failure is true.

Related Links

  • Video Network views (Parent Topic)