AXIS Camera Station Edge

AXIS Camera Station Edge is a video management solution for small to medium-sized surveillance systems. It simplifies monitoring, recording, and managing video feeds from Axis network cameras. To check which products work with AXIS Camera Station Edge, see Compatible products.

Windows client

provides access to recordings, live video, logs, and configuration. You can install the client on any computer, enabling remote viewing and control from anywhere on the internet or corporate network.

Web client for AXIS Camera Station

provides access to AXIS Camera Station Edge recordings and live video in your web browser. For more information, see Web client for AXIS Camera Station user manual.

AXIS Camera Station Edge mobile app

provides access to recordings and live video on multiple systems. You can install the app on Android and iOS devices and enable remote viewing from other locations.

• OS: Windows 11

• CPU: Intel Core i5

• RAM: 4 GB

• Graphics card: 256 MB onboard video memory

• Graphics card driver: Always use the latest version

• Network: 100 Mbps

• Internet access is required during system setup and management (live and recorded video available offline)

• Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS)

• Mobile devices: iOS 15 or Android 8.1

A. Client connection to Axis Cloud Services

B. Device connection to Axis Cloud Services

C. Local connection to device (discovery, initial setup and emergency offline mode)

D. Peer-to-peer connection between client and device

E. RTSP over HTTP(S) recording on recorder

F. Axis Cloud Connect

G. Client LAN

H. Local network

A - Client connection to Axis Cloud Services

B - Device connection to Axis Cloud Services

C - Local connection to device (discovery, initial setup and emergency offline mode)

D - Peer-to-peer connection between client and device

E - RTSP over HTTP(S) recording on recorder

A site is a single point of entry to a surveillance solution, for example all cameras in a store. You can keep track of several sites through a single My Axis account.

Each site can support up to 150 devices. Staying within this limit helps maintain reliable operation across all connected devices. For larger deployments, we recommend splitting devices across multiple sites.

1. Register a My Axis account at axis.com/my-axis/login.

2. Choose one of the multi-factor authentication (MFA) methods Authenticator App (TOTP) or Email and follow the on-screen instructions. MFA is a security system that adds another layer of verification to ensure the user’s identity.

Before you install the hardware:

• Make sure you have internet access.

• Make sure your computer and the devices you are going to install are connected to the same network.

• Hard reset any devices that were previously used in another system.

1. Insert an AXIS Surveillance Card into the devices you wish to record from.

2. Connect your Axis devices to your network.

3. Wait a few minutes for the devices to boot up before proceeding.

1. Connect the AXIS S30 Series Recorder to your network through the LAN port.

2. Connect your Axis devices to the recorder's PoE ports.

3. Connect the power supply to the recorder.

4. Wait a few minutes for the recorder and devices to boot up before proceeding.

You can find more information about the recorder, such as power requirements and how many devices you can connect, on the recorder’s support page on axis.com.

1. Go to axis.com/products/axis-camera-station-edge and click Download to download AXIS Camera Station Edge for Windows.

2. Open the setup file and follow the setup assistant.

3. Sign in with your My Axis account.

1. Start the AXIS Camera Station Edge desktop app.

2. Sign in with your My Axis account.

3. Click Create new site and give the site a name.

4. Click Next.

5. Select the devices you want to add to your site.

6. Click Next.

7. Select storage.

8. Click Next.

9. Click Install and wait while AXIS Camera Station Edge configures the devices.

   The configuration can take several minutes.

When the installation is done:

• All Axis devices in the system have the latest firmware.

• All devices have a password.

• Recording using the default settings is active.

• You can use remote access.

AXIS Camera Station Edge configures continuous recording for a camera when you add it to the system. See Configure continuous and scheduled recording. In addition to that:

• For cameras with AXIS Object Analytics, we set up event-based recording with AXIS Object Analytics for any object type. See Configure Object analytics for more information.

• For cameras without AXIS Object Analytics, we set up event-based recording with video motion detection. See Configure Video Motion Detection for more information.

To adjust the image settings:

1. Go to > Cameras > Image.

2. Select the camera you want to adjust.

3. You can control the image by adjusting settings like:

• Appearance

• Exposure

• Overlays

• Day & night

• Privacy mask

• Focus & zoom

1. Sign in to AXIS Camera Station Edge on a computer or a mobile device using your My Axis account.

2. 1. To access your devices in the Web client for AXIS Camera Station, go to My Systems. Before you can access your devices in My Systems, you must add them to the connected services. Read the My Systems user manual on axis.com for more information.

3. Enter the site that contains your devices.

1. Go to > Users.

2. Click Add...

3. Type an email address and select an access level.

4. Click OK.

5. The user receives an email with instructions on how to get started. The final step is to accept the invitation.
6. Note

   If you add a user who doesn’t have a My Axis account, the user will be asked to create an account.

7. The following access levels are available:

8. Administrator	Full access
   Operator	Can access recordings and live view, but can’t make any changes to the site
   Viewer	Can only access live view

When you receive an invitation to a site, you must first accept the invitation before accessing the site.

1. Go to > Invitations.

2. Click Accept.

3. Click Close when you’re done.

1. Connect the Axis device to your network using a PoE port on your recorder or an external PoE switch.

2. Go to > Cameras > Overview.

3. Click Add devices.

4. Select the device you want to add to your site.

5. Click Next.

6. Enter a password. Use this password to access the web interface of your device or offline mode in AXIS Camera Station Edge mobile app.

7. Click Next.

8. Click Install and wait while AXIS Camera Station Edge configures the device.

   The configuration can take several minutes.

1. Go to .

2. Select the camera you want to view.

3. 1. To view live and recorded video in the Web client for AXIS Camera Station, go to My Systems. Before you can access your devices in My Systems, you must add them to the connected services.

1. Go to .

2. Click Add view.

3. Under Add a split view, select the size of the grid.

4. Enter a name for the split view.

5. Drag and drop the cameras onto the grid.

6. Click OK.

1. Go to .

2. Click Split views and select one of your split views, or click Default views and select a predefined one.

1. Go to .

2. Click Add view.

3. Click Add a sequence view.

4. Enter a name for the sequence view.

5. Drag and drop your cameras onto the designated area.

6. Select a dwell time for each camera to decide how long you want to display the image.

7. Click OK.

1. Go to .

2. Click Sequence views, and select one of your sequences.

1. Go to .

2. Select a camera.

3. Use the timeline and calendar to find the recording.

4. Scrub to the desired time and click Play. To change the playback speed, hover the play button and scroll the mouse wheel.

1. Go to > .

2. Select which device to save a recording from.

3. Select start and end times for the recording.

4. Save the recording to the preselected location.

5. To save to a USB drive on an AXIS S30 Series Recorder, select the Save to recorder USB checkbox.

To play a saved recording, open it with AXIS File Player.

When you save a recording, the AXIS File Player will be saved in the same folder. The AXIS File Player has a timeline showing what time the recording was made.

You can validate a recording to confirm that the timestamp and images have not been manipulated after the recording was first saved. For this purpose, a digital signature will be included in the file when you save a recording. You can add a password to the digital signature for increased security.

1. To protect your digital signature with a password when saving a recording:

2. Go to > Settings > File.

3. Under Video format, select Windows Media Format (.asf).

4. Select Show digital signature options when saving recordings.

   Next time you save a recording, the Digital signature window appears, which allows you to select a password for the signature.

1. Validate a recording:

2. Open the saved recording with AXIS File Player.

3. Click Tools and select Verify digital signature.

4. Enter the password, if a password was added to the signature, and click OK.

   A window appears to inform whether or not the recording is valid.

AXIS Camera Station Cloud Storage offers a way to store your recordings in the cloud. For information on how to configure AXIS Camera Station Cloud Storage, see the Cloud Storage user manual.

1. Take a snapshot from live view:

2. Go to

3. Click

1. Take a snapshot from recordings:

2. Go to

3. Use the timeline and calendar to find the recording.

4. Select the camera in the timeline and move the playback marker to the desired time.

5. Click to start investigation mode.

6. • Investigation mode allows you to step through the recorded video, frame by frame, to find the exact moment when an incident happened and take a snapshot from that moment.

7. To find the incident, click on the thumbnails to step 30, 15, 5 or 1 frames backward (top panel) or forward (bottom panel). You can also move the slider.

8. When satisfied, click to take a snapshot.

9. • For most cameras the snapshot will contain the entire camera image, regardless of the zoom level. For cameras with a dewarped image, the snapshot will be the zoomed-in image.

1. Change the location of your saved snapshots:

2. Go to > Settings > File.

3. Change the location under Snapshots.

You can view a list of events that have been detected by your devices.

1. Click to see the list of events.

2. Click on a specific event in the list to see a recording of it.

3. Right-click on a specific event in the list and select Go to live view to go to the live view of the device that triggered it.

To see events in the list and get notifications when they occur, you need to set up event notifications.

• To set up event notifications based on AXIS Camera Station Edge built-in motion detection, see Configure Video Motion Detection.

Example

A receptionist pushes a panic button. An operator is notified and views the event.

You can configure the video quality to suit your image quality requirements and bandwidth usage. Video quality settings affect motion recording, continuous recording and the live view.

1. Go to > Cameras > Video quality.

2. Select the camera you want to configure.

3. Edit the Resolution and/or the Frame rate in the high or low profile.

4. Click Apply to save.

AXIS Camera Station Edge configures continuous recording automatically for a device when you add it to your system. In addition to continuous recording, we recommend using either of the following:

• For cameras with AXIS Object Analytics, we recommend using object analytics to trigger motion recordings. See Configure Object analytics.

• For cameras without object analytics, we recommend using continuous recording with notifications based on video motion detection. See Configure Video Motion Detection.

1. Go to > Recording settings > Motion recording.

2. Select the camera you want to use Object analytics on.

3. Select Enable motion recording.

4. Select Object analytics.

5. Click Apply.

6. Click Motion settings to configure your scenarios. See the AXIS Object Analytics user manual on axis.com for more information.

For cameras without object analytics, we recommend using continuous recording with event notifications based on Video Motion Detection.

1. Send event notifications based on motion detection to your AXIS Camera Station Edge desktop app:

2. Go to > Events > Video Motion Detection.

3. Set up a schedule.

4. Under Activation, select the devices you wish to get a notification from.

1. If the motion detection is triggered too often, you can adjust the settings to ignore parts of the view or certain types of events.

2. Go to > Recordings settings > Video motion detection.

3. Select the camera you want to adjust.

4. Select which part of the camera view to include or exclude during motion detection.

5. • Edit the predefined area to include during motion detection.

   • Select Exclude areas and edit the area to exclude from motion detection.

   • Note

     For some camera models you can only add rectangular shapes, and for others you can add polygons.

6. Expand Advanced to adjust the settings of the filters.

7. • Small objects filter: Ignore small objects, such as animals.

   • Swaying objects filter: Ignore objects that only move within a short distance, such as trees or flags that move when it is windy.

   • Note

     The swaying objects filter is not available for all camera models.

   • Short-lived objects filter: Ignore objects that only appear briefly in the image, such as light beams from passing cars or fast-moving shadows.

To turn on event notifications in AXIS Camera Station Edge mobile app, see Turn on notifications.

If you want to turn off continuous recording and only record when motion is detected, see Record only when motion is detected.

If you don’t want to use continuous recording as recording method in your AXIS Camera Station Edge system, you can configure AXIS Camera Station Edge to only record when motion is detected.

1. Go to > Cameras.

2. Turn off Continuous recording for your devices.

3. Turn on Motion detection for the device/s of your choice.

For more information about motion detection, see Configure Video Motion Detection.

Add intercoms to your video surveillance system to be able to answer calls from your desktop or mobile app, and to unlock doors.

You can adjust the output gain for the intercom ringtone and calls.

1. Go to > Cameras > Intercom.

2. Select the intercom you want to adjust.

3. Adjust the number of dB under Output gain.

4. Click Apply.

You can decide how long an unanswered call should ring before it’s automatically declined.

1. Go to > Cameras > Intercom.

2. Select the intercom you want to adjust.

3. Adjust the number of seconds under Calling timeout.

4. Click Apply.

You can decide how long a door should remain unlocked after you open it through AXIS Camera Station Edge.

1. Go to > Cameras > Intercom.

2. Select the intercom you want to adjust.

3. Edit the number of seconds under Unlock duration.

4. Click Apply.

1. Go to Configuration > Customize.

2. Use the default ringtone, or upload your own ringtone.

Add speakers to your video surveillance system to improve the security on your premises by using event-triggered announcements and direct callouts.

In AXIS Camera Station Edge, a push-to-talk function makes it possible to send live announcements to one or several speakers.

1. Send an announcement to a speaker:

2. Go to and select the camera of your choice.

3. Select your speaker.

4. Press and hold the mic icon to activate the microphone.

5. When you have sent your announcement, release the mic icon.

If you want to send an announcement to multiple speakers, use AXIS Audio Manager Edge to group your speakers and add them to a zone before you send your announcement.

Add strobe sirens to your video surveillance system to improve the security on your premises by using event-triggered signals and alarms.

Continuous recording saves images continuously and requires more storage space than other recording options.

1. Go to > Recording settings > Continuous recording.

2. Select the camera you want to configure.

3. Select Enable continuous recording.

4. Select your preferred video quality.

5. Select Always on if you want to record all the time.

6. Or, select Schedules and select one or more of the existing schedules if you want to record only during specific hours. See Create and edit schedules for more information.

7. Click Apply.

AXIS Camera Station Edge has some predefined schedules that lets you record only during certain hours. You can edit these schedules or create your own schedules. When you create or edit a schedule for a camera, the changes apply only to that camera.

To edit a schedule:

1. Go to > Recording settings > Continuous recording.

2. Select the camera you want to edit a schedule for.

3. Select Schedules.

4. Click the row of the schedule you want to edit and click Edit....

5. Edit the schedule and click OK to save it.

To create a new schedule

1. Go to > Recording settings > Continuous recording.

2. Select the camera you want to create a new schedule for.

3. Select Schedules.

4. Click New....

5. Edit the new schedule and click OK to save it.

You can configure AXIS Camera Station Edge to send notifications to your desktop and mobile app.

• To set up event notifications based on AXIS Camera Station Edge built-in video motion detection, see Configure Video Motion Detection.

• To set up event notifications based on other Axis analytics applications, see the How to articles on axis.com/products/axis-camera-station-edge/support.

• To turn on event notifications in AXIS Camera Station Edge mobile app, see Turn on notifications.

If you activate offline mode, you can use AXIS Camera Station Edge even without an internet connection, although some features will be limited. You will have access to Live view and Recordings, but not the Configuration menu to make changes to your site.

To activate offline mode:

1. Go to > Site.

2. Turn on Offline mode.

You can access the advanced settings in device’s web interface.

To access advanced settings:

1. Go to > Cameras > Overview.

2. Open the context menu for the camera you want to access.

3. Click Advanced settings....

The device’s web interface opens in an embedded browser.

If you need to replace a device that is connected to a recorder, you may want to save the recordings before removing and replacing the device. Once the device has been removed from the site, the recordings will no longer be available in the Recordings area in AXIS Camera Station Edge.

1. Save your recordings:

2. Go to > .

3. Select which device you want to save recordings from.

   AXIS Camera Station Edge can save up to 24 hours of recorded material at a time.

1. Remove the device:

2. Go to > Cameras.

3. Click > Remove next to the device you want to remove.

4. In the dialog that appears, select Remove recordings from recorder.

   If you do not select this option, the recorder will not free up the associated recording slot, and other devices will not be able to connect to the same slot.

To add a replacement device, see Add a device to your site.

1. Go to > Cameras or > Other devices.

2. Click > Remove next to the device you want to remove.

3. Click OK.

   If the device is connected to a recorder, you need to select if you want to remove the recordings from the recorder.

1. Select the device you want to hard reset and remove it from the site.

   See Remove a device from your site.

2. Disconnect the power from the device.

3. Press and hold the control button on the device, and then reconnect the power.

   Keep the control button pressed for 15–30 seconds until the status LED indicator flashes amber.

4. Release the control button.

   The process is complete when the status LED indicator turns green.

   The product has now been reset to the factory default settings.

5. Add the device to the site again.

   See Add a device to your site.

To replace a recorder in your site:

1. Go to > Recorders.

2. On the recorder you want to remove, click > Remove.

3. In the Remove device dialog, click OK to continue removing the recorder.

4. In the Removing device dialog, click Yes to confirm that you’re deleting all recordings for the connected cameras.

5. Go to Cameras.

6. Click Communication error for each camera to repair the connection.

7. Add the new recorder to the site. See Add a device to your site for more information.

8. Go to Cameras > Storage and select the new recorder for each camera.

1. Change the storage option:

2. Go to > Cameras > Storage.

3. Select the device you want to change.

4. Select No storage.

5. Click Apply.

1. Remove the recorder:

2. Go to > Recorders.

3. On the row of the recorder you want to remove, click > Remove.

4. Click OK.

1. Switch off the recorder:

   Press the power button on the front of the recorder for 4-5 seconds until you hear a beep.

2. Wait until the recorder is switched off, then turn it over to access the control button.

3. Press and hold the control button. Press and release the power button to start the recorder. Release the control button after 15-30 seconds when the LED indicator flashes amber.

4. Carefully put the recorder back in its place.

5. The process is complete when the status LED indicator turns green. The product has been reset to the factory default settings. If no DHCP server is available on the network, the default IP address is 192.168.0.90

6. Reset your devices connected to the recorder.

When you add your recorder to a site after a hard reset, you will be asked to type your encryption password to unlock the recorder, or to click Format disk to set a new password.

AXIS Camera Station Edge supports automatic software updates for your devices. To learn more about automatic device software updates, read the AXIS Camera Station Edge Automatic Software Updates guide.

With AXIS Camera Station Edge mobile app, you can access your devices and recordings from anywhere. You can also get notifications when suspicious events occur, or when someone calls from an intercom.

The mobile app contains many of the features and settings that are available in the desktop app. Use these four tabs to access and make changes to your sites.

• Video: Where you access the live view and recordings of your devices, switch sites if you have access to more than one, or create new sites.

• Events: Where you find the list of events that have been detected by your devices. Click on a specific event to see a recording of it.

• Devices: Where you access the settings of your devices. For example, you can upgrade the firmware, change the recording method and add or remove a device.

• More...: Where you manage users and notifications, change the theme or get help if you run into issues.

For Android

Click Download or scan the following QR Code®.

For iOS

Click Download or scan the following QR Code.

Open the AXIS Camera Station Edge mobile app and log in with your Axis credentials.

If you don’t have a My Axis account, you can go to axis.com/my-axis to register a new account.

QR Code is a registered trademark of Denso Wave Incorporated in Japan and other countries.

1. Go to Devices.

2. Click .

3. Select the devices you want to add.

4. Click Next.

5. Enter a password.

   Use this password to access the webpages of the devices or offline mode in the mobile app.

6. Click Next and wait while AXIS Camera Station Edge configures the device.

   The configuration can take several minutes.

1. Log in to your My Axis account.

2. If you have sites associated with your My Axis account: Click on the site name in the top left corner.

   If you don’t have sites associated with your My Axis account: Click Welcome in the top left corner.

3. Click .

4. Click Next.

5. Name your site and click Next.

6. Select the devices you want to add to your site and click Next.

7. Enter a password for your devices.

   Use this password to access the webpages of your devices or to access offline mode in the mobile app.

8. Click Next.

9. Verify that the site details and devices you have added are correct and click Next.

10. Wait while AXIS Camera Station Edge configures the devices.

    The configuration can take several minutes.

You can get notifications to your mobile app when different events occur, for example when motion is detected, or when someone calls from an intercom.

To turn on notifications:

1. In the AXIS Camera Station Edge Windows application, go to Configuration > Events.

2. Under Activation, turn on notifications for all or individual devices.

3. In your mobile device’s notification settings, turn on notifications for the AXIS Camera Station Edge mobile app.

4. Open the AXIS Camera Station Edge mobile app.

5. Go to More > > Notifications.

6. Select the notifications you want to turn on or off.

We have designed AXIS Camera Station Edge for new or used devices with factory settings. Before you add devices previously used in other systems to your site, always perform a hard reset. Modifications of device settings that are unavailable in AXIS Camera Station Edge can sometimes affect your system and impact performance.

Furthermore, always make sure that your AXIS Camera Station Edge client and Axis devices are updated with the latest software and firmware updates.

• Visit axis.com/products/axis-camera-station-edge for information such as:

• Datasheet

• Compatible products

• Support and resources

If you've tried troubleshooting without success or can't find a solution to your problem, contact Axis Support for assistance.

1. Save a system report:

2. In AXIS Camera Station Edge, go to > Save system report.

3. When you register a new case at Axis Helpdesk, attach the system report.

AXIS Companion Classic has been replaced with AXIS Camera Station Edge as the default video management software included with Axis devices, improving both functionality and security.

If you’re already using AXIS Companion Classic and want to upgrade to the latest version, read through the table below to confirm that your devices meet the requirements.

¹ For information about limitations, see the technical paper ‘Disclaimer - AXIS S3008 and AXIS Companion Classic’ on axis.com/products/axis-camera-station-edge/support