AXIS Mobile Monitor User's Manual
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1. See also Find Devices window Monitor window AXIS Mobile Monitor User s Manual Why am unable to add my Axis camera Check the AXIS Mobile Monitor Datasheet for information about supported camera models and firmware The latest firmware can be downloaded from Axis Web site What does the activeSync error message mean AXIS Mobile Monitor will abort the installation if no synchronization program was found in the computer Go to www microsoft com to download the correct synchronization software for your operating system Why are all cameras listed as not accessible in the Find Devices dialog If the cameras can be reached by other computers on the network the proxy settings are probably faulty in the device Clear proxy settings to solve the problem loose contact to my devices when use a wireless network Your wireless network is either overloaded or incapable of streaming enough data to keep a connection to the camera Try to adjust the resolution fps and compression of the cameras Main Menu gt Selected Item gt View Settings to lower the strain on the network If the network is unstable it is not recommended to use sequence and monitor mode for long periods of time Tips and tricks e Make sure you have correct proxy settings e Use Internet Explorer on your Pocket PC to verify that the cameras can be reached e If possible avoid using DHCP Assign a static IP address that matches your network or AutolP addre2. the NET Compact Framework used for running AXIS Mobile Monitor o Platform type Type of hardware being used o OEM info Manufacturer and model o IP address IP address assigned to your Pocket PC More than one IP address might be listed if your Pocket PC has multiple network adapters i e wireless and Ethernet o Network state Possible statuses include Normal Auto IP or No Network Auto IP will appear if the network is configured to use an AutolP address and if the network is configured to use DHCP and there is no DHCP server responding No Network will appear if there is no network connection o Screen resolution The current resolution setting e About Displays the About box with version and copyright information Exit closes the application See also Main window AXIS Mobile Monitor User s Manual Find Devices menu Add Adds the selected devices if all their credentials match to the folder displayed in the main window and closes the Find Devices dialog View Opens the Monitor window for the selected device Credentials Opens the Credentials dialog By default Use Master Credentials is enabled to access devices If the user name and password in the device are different than the Master Credentials uncheck Use Master Credentials and enter the network camera s credentials here Select This menu contains operations that control the selection in the Find Devices dialog e Several Toggles the selection mode I
3. USER S MANUAL AXIS Mobile Monitor COMMUNICATIONS AXIS Mobile Monitor User s Manual AXIS Mobile Monitor Overview Main window Main menu Find Devices Find Devices menu Monitor window Monitor menu Sequence window Sequence menu How to Use AXIS Mobile Monitor as an installation aid Troubleshooting Why am unable to add my Axis camera What does the activeSync error message mean Why are all cameras listed as not accessible in the Find Devices dialog loose connection to my devices all the time when connect to them through a wireless network Tips and tricks Overview AXIS Mobile Monitor provides quick and easy access to Axis network cameras video encoders and their images By using a smartphone or Pocket PC you can easily view live image adjust focus view angle and direction of network cameras located in hard to reach places such as poles walls and ceilings Network cameras and video encoders on the same network as the handheld Pocket PC are automatically discovered and can be organized and stored in a database for easy access Other features include the possibility to set up sequences of camera views and save them to the database View device properties monitor and change the state of their I O ports Note AXIS Mobile Monitor will show only Axis network cameras and video encoders AXIS Mobile Monitor User s Manual Main window The Main view of AXIS Mobile Monitor displays the content of the datab
4. ase The database is ordered like an ordinary file system tree The top folder is called root and is represented by the character Folders and subfolders can be created to organize devices and sequences See also Main window menu Find Devices window From the Main window open Find Devices by taping Menu gt New gt Find Devices Find Devices window displays all Axis network cameras and video encoders found on the LAN The IP address of the network appears at the bottom of the screen Devices are listed by name IP address Status and Serial number The following status messages may be displayed e OK A successful network response was received from the device e Not Accessible The device was found but could not be contacted using HTTP e Credentials mismatch The device was found but the user name or password used was not correct Devices with invalid credentials will have a padlock in front of their name These devices cannot be added to the database until correct credentials have been provided This is done in the Find Devices gt Credentials menu Tip The menu item Find Devices gt Select gt Several allows you to add multiple devices at the same time See also Find Devices menu AXIS Mobile Monitor User s Manual Monitor window The Monitor window shows the device s live view Scale to fit will rescale the camera image to fit the display Show Actual Size will display the view in the original size If the image re
5. era view to fit the screen Note that it is not possible to enlarge an image with this option e PTZ Available only for cameras with PTZ capabilities this menu option controls the operations Zoom In Zoom Out pan Left or Right tilt Up or Down See also Sequence window Use AXIS Mobile Monitor as an installation aid 1 Fora single camera setup use a crossover network cable to connect your Pocket PC to the AXIS network camera or for multiple cameras connect to the network using a network cable or wireless connection 2 Open the Find Devices dialog for a list of network cameras video encoders Menu gt New gt Find Devices The network camera video encoder will appear in the list If the Find Devices dialog is already open refresh the list Menu gt Refresh 3 If the network camera uses a different user name and password than the Master Credentials select the camera in the list and choose Menu gt Credentials Uncheck Use Master Credentials and enter the camera s User name and Password The camera should now have a status of OK in the camera list and the padlock icon next to the name should have disappeared 4 Choose Menu gt View to see the network camera s live view in the Monitor window Depending on the network camera model different options appear in the Monitor menu Note To connect to a wireless network you will have to have your Pocket PC configured properly Consult your Pocket PC s user s manual and System Administrator
6. f this menu item is checked it is possible to select multiple devices to change their credentials or add them to the database e All Selects all found devices in the Find Devices dialog e Clear Clears the current selection List Options Opens a dialog that allows you to change the default listing behavior of the Find Devices dialog e Order by Select the order you want the devices to be listed in from the drop down list e Show information Select the information to be shown on the second row of each device from the drop down list Name IP address Serial number or Status e Only display new devices If this is checked only devices not present in the database will be listed in the Find Devices Refresh Removes all devices from the list and initiates a new search for devices on the network See also Find devices window AXIS Mobile Monitor User s Manual Monitor menu View This menu contains operations that control the viewing mode of the live stream e Fullscreen Enters fullscreen mode Press any button to exit fullscreen e Scale to fit This option scales the device s view to fit the screen Note that it is not possible to enlarge an image with this option PTZ Available only for devices with PTZ capabilities this menu controls the PTZ operations Zoom In Zoom Out pan Left and Right tilt Up and Down Reconnect Re establishes contact with the device Installation This menu contains operations helpful d
7. he order of devices and change the interval time to dwell on each view in the sequence Folder e Open Displays the contents of the selected folder in the main window Tap Up to go up in the folder tree Edit This menu contains operations that allows you to modify the contents of the main window e Rename Renames the selected item e Move Moves the selected item to a new folder e Delete Deletes the selected item AXIS Mobile Monitor User s Manual Settings This menu contains general settings for AXIS Mobile Monitor e Application Enter the default settings for AXIS Mobile Monitor o Default HTTP Port Enter the HTTP port number used to contact the device The default is port 80 on Axis network cameras o Default Video Scale Set the video scale for monitor and sequence mode Scale to fit will rescale the camera image to fit the display Show Actual Size will display the view in the original size e Master Credentials This feature allows you to store a default user name and password that can be used to access devices If no credentials has been specified when communicating with devices the master credentials is used as default Help This menu contains the help and other information to help with troubleshooting e Index Displays this help e System Information A list of information pertaining to your Pocket PC o OS version Operating System being used by your Pocket PC o Framework version The version of
8. mmended Address Enter the camera s IP address or host name HTTP port Enter the camera s port number if different than the default port 80 o Video port If the device is a multiport video encoder enter the video port number to use if different than the default port 1 o Use Master Credentials Check this option if the default user name and password should be used to access the device If the device has a specific credentials uncheck Master Credentials and enter the device s user name and password The device is added to the currently displayed folder in the main window e Sequence A dialog opens where you can select which devices to add to the sequence and the time interval to dwell on the device view before switching to the next one To create a sequence o Enter a descriptive name for the sequence o Tap Menu gt Add Camera and tap the desired cameras to be included in the sequence o From the Select Devices menu tap Menu gt OK o Enter the Interval to dwell on each view o Tap OK in the upper right hand corner of the screen The sequence is added to the currently displayed folder in the main window e Folder Creates a folder that can be used to group devices sequences or other folders Selected Item Allows you to open view and manage selected items AXIS Mobile Monitor User s Manual Device e Open Opens the Monitor window displaying a live view of this device e View settings Settings used when viewi
9. ng a device lt lt Default means the camera s internal image settings are used gt gt o Resolution Select the resolution to use for the image o Rotation Rotates the camera view Options are dependent on the camera model o Frame Rate Select frames per second to view images from camera o Compression A higher value will give lower quality images and a lower value will give better images as there is less compression o Channel Video encoder channel e Credentials By default Use Master Credentials is enabled to access devices If the user name and password in the device are different than the Master Credentials uncheck Use Master Credentials and enter the network camera s credentials here e Properties Lists the device s properties such as Name Address Port used etc See the network camera s user s manual for more information on what these properties entail e 1 0 Monitoring Opens a dialog that displays a list of all I O ports of the device The first column specifies the type of the port input or output the second column displays the name of the port and the last column displays the state of the port active or inactive It is possible to toggle the state of output ports by pressing Activate Deactivate Sequence e Open Opens the Sequence window displaying the selected sequence e Edit Sequence Opens a dialog where it is possible to edit the contents of a sequence such as its name add remove cameras change t
10. solution is larger than the display s the center of the view is shown Navigate around the view by tapping the display By pressing the navigator button on the Pocket PC you can switch between different PTZ modes The end points of a PTZ camera s view can be tested using the menu item found at Monitor gt Installation while step by step PTZ moves can be executed in the Monitor gt PTZ menu A focus indicator bar that changes color depending on the camera s focus is found in the Monitor gt Installation menu The bar turns red as the camera s focus becomes worse and green when the focus improves A small blue line appears on the bar indicating the best focus reached so far See also Monitor menu Sequence window With AXIS Mobile Monitor you can set up sequenced views from multiple cameras with variable dwell times and save them to the database To set up a sequence from the Main view tap Menu gt New gt Sequence Through the menus you can step to the previous or next device s view in the sequence list or hold the current view It is also possible to control the devices that support PTZ either by using the navigation buttons or by using the Sequence gt PTZ menu See also Sequence menu AXIS Mobile Monitor User s Manual Main menu New Adds Devices Sequences and folders to the database e Device A dialog opens to add new device o Name Enter a unique name for the camera Using the same name on multiple cameras is not reco
11. ss If DHCP is used there will be a delay from power on until the PDA has received an IP address e The navigator buttons on your Pocket PC can be used for navigating PTZ camera views e If the device status shows Credential mismatch incorrectly refreshing the device may correct the problem e DC Iris should be turned off for best focus adjustment To avoid damage to the camera after focusing remember to turn on the DC iris again 10
12. uring the installation of network cameras e Focus Indicator Displays hides the focus indicator at the bottom of the Monitor dialog e Reset Focus Indicator Resets the focus indicator e DC Iris Turns the DC iris of the camera on off This item is only visible if the camera has DC iris capabilities Note that DC Iris must be turned off before adjusting the focus manually with the help of the focus indicator Remember to turn DC Iris back on again when finished e Top Moves the device to the top PTZ position Only visible if the camera has PTZ capabilities e Bottom Moves the device to the bottom PTZ position Only visible if the camera has PTZ capabilities e Leftmost Moves the device to the leftmost PTZ position Only visible if the camera has PTZ capabilities e Rightmost Moves the device to the rightmost PTZ position Only visible if the camera has PTZ capabilities See also Monitor window AXIS Mobile Monitor User s Manual Sequence menu Hold Halts the sequence to the current camera s view To continue the sequence press Continue Menu e Previous Changes the view to the camera view previous to the current one in the sequence list e Next Changes the view to the next camera view in the sequence list e View This menu contains operations that control the viewing mode of the live stream o Fullscreen Enters fullscreen mode Press any button to exit fullscreen o Scale to fit This option scales the cam
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