axisVideo-AxisVideoCamera

This component is the required device for working with the cameras supported by the Axis driver. It is available to drag and drop from the axisVideo palette to the Axis Video driver node in the Nav tree, or by adding the component using the button in the Device Manager view. Clicking OK displays the properties in the New dialog box.

Figure 61. Axis camera properties

Name

Enter any name you choose to identify the camera.
Type

This property is not editable once the device has been created.
PTZ Support

Configure based on the camera capabilities.
Credentials

To control configuration access to the NiagaraAX driver, the Axis properties include User Name and Password. These are the first properties to set when configuring the driver.
Use Rtsp Stream

Axis cameras can be configured for either the MJPEG or RTSP/MPEG4 formats. The default is MJPEG (Use Rtsp Stream is set to false). To use the RTSP/MPEG format, enable Use Rtsp Stream and configure these additional properties:
- Enter the RTSP credentials already set up in the camera.
- Identify the Host Name for the RTSP stream. For most camera models, this name is in the format: <ip_address>/mpeg4/media.amp.
  
  To alternate between RTSP and MJPEG formats enable and disable this property.
Description

Enter a unique text string for each camera. The description might include the location or purpose of the camera. This description is used in multi-stream widgets, such as the surveillance viewer.
URL Address

This is the URL address of the camera for both the MPG4 and MJPEG formats. This address is also required for PTZ operations.
Preferred Resolution, Preferred Frame Rate, Preferred compression, Fox Stream Preferred

For information about these properties, see Camera device.

Most of the Axis device setup, configuration, import and export features are similar to those found in other VideoNetwork drivers. Refer to the NiagaraAX-3.x Drivers Guide for details about common Discover, Add, New and Edit view features.