AXIS Camera Station S9101 Mk II Desktop Terminal

AXIS Camera Station S9101 MK II Desktop Terminal is an easy-to-install desktop terminal for high-definition surveillance where space is limited. The terminal is preloaded with AXIS Camera Station client and all necessary software and is preconfigured to minimize installation time. With its slim form factor, AXIS Camera Station S9101 MK II complements Axis rack servers to create a high performing surveillance workstation. The terminal has validated and optimized hardware components and supports two monitors one of which can be 4K resolution.

The standard workflow to configure an AXIS Camera Station desktop terminal is:

1. Install your device

2. Configure Windows®. We recommend to:

3. • Update Windows® to the latest version. See Update Windows®

   • Create a standard user account. See Create a user account

4. First-time configuration

5. Update AXIS Camera Station to the latest version.

6. • If your system is online: open the AXIS Recorder Toolbox app and click Update AXIS Camera Station.

   • If your system is offline: go to axis.com and download the latest version.

7. Connect to a server

After you have configured Windows®, AXIS Recorder Toolbox is opened automatically and you are guided through the first-time configuration wizard. In this wizard, you can configure several basic and necessary settings before you manage your device in AXIS Recorder Toolbox.

1. Change the computer name if you want and click Next.

2. Under Date and time, configure the following settings and click Next.

3. • Select a time zone.

   • To set up an NTP server, select NTP server and enter the NTP server address.

   • To set manually, select Manual and select a date and time.

4. Under Network settings, configure the following settings and click Next.

5. • Use automatic IP settings (DHCP) and Use automatic DNS settings are turned on by default.

   • If your device is connected to a network with a DHCP server, the assigned IP address, subnet mask, gateway, and preferred DNS are automatically displayed.

   • If your device is not connected to a network or there is no DHCP server available, enter the IP address, subnet mask, gateway, and preferred DNS manually depending on the network requirements.

6. Under Power settings,

7. • Never put the computer to sleep and Never turn off the display are selected by default.

   • We recommend that you keep both options selected to make the live view and recordings available all the time. You can always go to Start > Settings > System > Power & sleep to change the settings.

8. Click Finish. If you have changed the computer name, AXIS Recorder Toolbox will prompt you to restart the device.

The AXIS Camera Station S9101 Mk II Desktop Terminal client lets you connect to a single server or multiple servers in different ways:

Last used servers

Connect to the servers used in the previous session.

This computer

Connect to the server installed on the same computer as the client.

Remote server

See Connect to a remote server.

Server list	To connect to servers from a server list, select a one from the Server list drop-down menu. Click to create or edit the server lists.
Import server list	To import a server list file exported from AXIS Camera Station, click Import server list and browse to an .msl file.
Delete saved passwords	To delete saved usernames and passwords for all connected servers, click Delete saved passwords.
Change client proxy settings	If you can't connect to a server, you might need to update your client proxy settings. Click Change client proxy settings.

1. Select Remote server.

2. Select a server from the Remote server drop-down list or enter the IP or DNS address. If the server isn’t listed, click to refresh the list of all the available remote servers. If the server is configured to accept clients on a different port than the default port number 55754, enter the IP address followed by the port number, for example, 192.168.0.5:46001.

3. Do one of the following:

4. • Select Log in as current user to log in as the current Windows® user.

   • Clear Log in as current user and click Log in. Select Other user and provide another username and password to log in with different credentials.

1. Click the Sign in to AXIS Secure Remote Access link.

2. Enter your My Axis account credentials.

3. Click Sign in.

4. Click Grant.

Before you start:

• Configure your network depending on your installation. See Network configuration.

• Configure your server ports if needed. See Server port configuration.

• Consider security issues. See Security considerations.

After necessary configurations, you can start to work with AXIS Camera Station Pro:

1. Start the video management system

2. Add devices

3. Configure recording method

4. View live video

5. View recordings

6. Add bookmarks

7. Export recordings

8. Play and verify recordings in AXIS File Player

Double-click the AXIS Camera Station Pro client icon to start the client. When you start the client for the first time, it attempts to log in to the AXIS Camera Station Pro server installed on the same computer as the client.

You can connect to multiple AXIS Camera Station Pro servers in different ways.

The first time you start AXIS Camera Station S9101 Mk II Desktop Terminal, the Add devices page opens and searches the network for devices to add.

1. Select the devices you want to add from the list. If you can’t find a device, click Manual search or type to filter.

2. Click Add.

3. Click Close to skip configuration and continue later. To continue with the configuration now:

4. 1. Choose Quick configuration or Site Designer configuration. See for more information.

   2. Select Add image overlay for date, time, and text to add overlays to any Axis cameras that don’t already have one.

   3. Click Next.

   4. Select your Recording method preference.

   5. Click Next.

   6. Choose your Retention time and Recording storage, and click Finish to apply the configuration.

1. Go to Configuration > Recording and events > Recording method.

2. Select a camera.

3. Turn on Motion detection, or Continuous, or both.

4. Click Apply.

1. Open a Live view tab.

2. Select a camera to view its live video.

1. Open a Recordings tab.

2. Select the camera you want to view recordings from.

1. Go to the recording.

2. In the timeline, zoom in and out and move the timeline to put the marker at your desired position.

3. Click .

4. Enter the bookmark name and description. Use keywords to make the bookmark easy to find.

5. Select Prevent recording deletion to lock the recording.

6. Note

   To unlock the recording, clear Prevent recording deletion or delete the bookmark.

7. Click OK to save the bookmark.

1. Open a Recordings tab.

2. Select the camera you want to export recordings from.

3. Click to display the selection markers.

4. Drag the markers to include the recordings that you want to export.

5. Click to open the Export tab.

6. Click Export...

1. Go to the folder with the exported recordings.

2. Double-click AXIS File Player.

3. Click to show the recording’s notes.

4. To verify the digital signature:

5. 1. Go to Tools > Verify digital signature.

   2. Select Validate with password and enter your password.

   3. Click Verify to see the verification results.

6. Note

   • A digital signature is different from signed video. Signed video lets you trace a recording back to the camera it came from, so you can verify it wasn't tampered with. See Signed video and the camera’s user manual for more information.
   • If stored files don’t have any connection with an AXIS Camera Station database (non-indexed files), you need to convert them to make them playable in AXIS File Player. Contact Axis Technical support for help converting your files.

Configure proxy or firewall settings before using AXIS Camera Station S9101 Mk II Desktop Terminal if the client, server, and connected network devices are on different networks.

Client proxy settings

If a proxy server is between the client and the server, configure the proxy settings in Windows on the client computer. Contact Axis support for more information.

Server proxy settings

If the proxy server is between the network device and the server, you must configure the proxy settings in Windows on the server. Contact Axis support for more information.

NAT and Firewall

When a NAT or firewall separates the client and the server, configure it to ensure that the HTTP port, TCP port, and streaming port specified in AXIS Camera Station S9101 Mk II Desktop Terminal Service Control can pass through. Contact your network administrator for help.

The AXIS Camera Station S9101 Mk II Desktop Terminal server uses ports 55752 (HTTP), 55754 (TCP), 55756 (mobile communication), and 55757 (mobile streaming) for communication between the server and the client. You can change the ports in AXIS Camera Station Service Control if required.

To prevent unauthorized access to cameras and recordings:

• Use strong passwords for all network devices (cameras, video encoders, and auxiliary devices).

• Install the AXIS Camera Station S9101 Mk II Desktop Terminal server, cameras, video encoders, and auxiliary devices on a secure network, separate from the office network. You can install the AXIS Camera Station S9101 Mk II Desktop Terminal client on a computer on another network, for example, a network with internet access.

• Make sure all users have strong passwords.

To help keep your personal data and information more secure, we recommend that you add a password for each local account.

1. Go to Settings > Accounts > Other users > Add other user and click Add account.

2. Click I don’t have this person’s sign-in information.

3. Click Add a user without a Microsoft account.

4. Enter a user name, password and password hint.

5. Click Next and follow the instructions.

1. Go to Settings > Accounts > Other people.

2. Go to the account you want to change and click Change account type.

3. Go to Account type and select Administrator.

4. Click OK.

5. Restart your device and sign in with the new administrator account.

1. Go to Computer Management.

2. Go to Local Users and Groups > Group.

3. Right-click Group and select New Group.

4. Enter a group name and a description.

5. Add group members:

6. 1. Click Add.

   2. Click Advanced.

   3. Find the user account(s) you want to add to the group and click OK.

   4. Click OK again.

7. Click Create.

1. Go to Settings > Accounts > Other people.

2. Go to the account you want to remove and click Remove.

1. Log in with an administrator account.

2. Go to User Accounts > User Accounts > Manage another account in sequence.

   You’ll see a list with all user accounts on the device.

3. Select the user account whose password you would like to change.

4. Click Change the password.

5. Enter the new password and click Change password.

We recommend to create a password reset disk on a USB flash drive. With this, you can reset the password. Without a password reset disk, you can’t reset the password.

1. Sign in to your device with a local user account. You can’t create a password reset disk for a connected account.

2. Plug an empty USB flash drive into your device.

3. From the Windows® search field, go to Create a password reset disk.

4. In the Forgotten Password setup assistant, click Next.

5. Select your USB flash drive and click Next.

6. Type your current password and click Next.

7. Follow the onscreen instructions.

8. Remove the USB flash drive and keep it in a safe placet. You don't have to create a new disk when you change your password even if you change it several times.

Go to Configuration > Security > User permissions to see the users and groups in AXIS Camera Station S9101 Mk II Desktop Terminal.

Before you can add a user or group, make sure they’re registered on the local computer or have a Windows® Active Directory user account. To add users or groups, see Add users or groups.

When a user belongs to a group, they receivet the highest role permission assigned to them individually or to the group. For example, a user with access to camera X who also belongs to a group with access to cameras Y and Z has access to all three cameras.

Microsoft Windows® and Active Directory users and groups can access AXIS Camera Station S9101 Mk II Desktop Terminal. To add a user to AXIS Camera Station S9101 Mk II Desktop Terminal, you must add users or a group to Windows®.

To add a user in Windows® 10 and 11:

• Press the Windows key + X and select Computer Management.

• In the Computer Management window, navigate to Local Users and Groups > Users.

• Right-click Users and select New User.

• In the popup dialog, enter the new user’s details and clear User must change password at next login.

• Click Create.

If you use an Active Directory domain, consult your network administrator.

Add users or groups

1. Go to Configuration > Security > User permissions.

2. Click Add. The available users and groups appear in the list.

3. Under Scope, select where to search for users and groups.

4. Under Show, select to show users or groups. The search results may not appear if there are too many users or groups. Use the filter to narrow the results.

5. Select the users or groups and click Add.

Configure a user or group

1. Select a user or group in the list.

2. Under Role, select Administrator, Operator, or Viewer.

3. If you selected Operator or Viewer, you can configure the user or group privileges. See User or group privileges.

4. Click Save.

Remove a user or group

1. Select the user or group.

2. Click Remove.

3. In the pop-up dialog, click OK to remove the user or group.

There are three roles you can assign to a user or group. For how to define the role for a user or group, see Add users or groups.

Administrator

Full access to the entire system, including access to live and recorded video of all cameras, all I/O ports, and views. This role is required to access system configuration.

Operator

Select cameras, views, and I/O ports to get access to live and recorded video. An operator has full access to all functionality of AXIS Camera Station S9101 Mk II Desktop Terminal except system configuration.

Viewer

Access to live video of selected cameras, I/O ports, and views. A viewer doesn’t have access to recorded video or system configuration.

Cameras

The following access privileges are available for users or groups with the Operator or Viewer role.

Views

The following access privileges are available for users or groups with the Operator or Viewer role. You can select multiple views and set the access privileges.

I/O

The following access privileges are available for users or groups with the Operator or Viewer role.

System

You can’t configure grayed-out access privileges in the list. A check mark means the user or group has this privilege by default.

The following access privileges are available for users or groups with the Operator role. Take snapshots is also available for the Viewer role.

Access control

The following access privileges are available for users or groups with the Operator role. Access Management is also available for the Viewer role.

The following access privileges are available for users or groups with the Viewer role.

System health monitoring

The following access privileges are available for users or groups with the Operator role. Access to system health monitoring is also available for the Viewer role.

Windows® periodically checks for updates. When an update is available, your device automatically downloads the update but you've to install it manually.

To manually check for updates:

1. Go to Settings > Windows Update.

2. Click Check for updates.

It is possible to change how and when Windows^® do its updates to suit your needs.

1. Open the Run app.

2. • Go to Windows System > Run, or

3. Type gpedit.msc and click OK. The Local Group Policy Editor opens.

4. Go to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Update.

5. Configure the settings as required, see example.

Example

To automatically download and install updates without any user interaction and have the device restart, if necessary, at out of office hours, use the following configuration:

1. Open Always automatically restart at the scheduled time and select:

2. 1. Enabled

   2. The restart timer will give users this much time to save their work (minutes): 15.

   3. Click OK.

3. Open Configure Automatic Updates and select:

4. 1. Enabled

   2. Configure Automatic updates: Auto download and schedule the install

   3. Schedule Install day: Every Sunday

   4. Schedule Install time: 00:00

   5. Click OK.

5. Open Allow Automatic Updates immediate installation and select:

6. 1. Enabled

   2. Click OK.

You can use the reset button to reset your device to factory default. It will take more than one hour to reset your device.

1. Power off your device.

2. Press and hold the reset button for 5 seconds. Windows RE will be started.

3. Select Troubleshoot.

4. Select Reset your PC.

5. Select Keep my files or Remove everything. If you select Keep my files, you need to provide the administrator credentials.

6. Follow the instructions on the screen.

7. The device reboots and starts the procedure to restore Windows to factory default.

If the device has had a complete system failure, you must use a recovery image to recreate the Windows® system. To download the AXIS Recovery Kit, contact AXIS Technical Support and supply the serial number of your device.

1. Download the AXIS Recovery Kit and AXIS ISO to USB Tool.

2. Insert a USB drive into your computer.

3. • Use a USB drive with a minimum of 16 GB to 32 GB.

   • The USB drive will be formatted, and all existing data will be erased.

4. Run the AXIS ISO to USB Tool and follow the onscreen instructions.

   Writing data to the USB drive takes approximately 10 to 15 min. Don’t remove the USB drive until the process is complete.

5. After the ISO to USB tool is complete, take the USB drive and plug it into your device.

6. Start your device and before the AXIS splash screen appears press F12. We recommend that you tap the F12 key repeatedly as the device boots fast.

7. Navigate to your USB drive and press Enter. The system boots into the AXIS Recovery Kit.

   For example it should say UEFI: Sandisk.

8. Click Reinstall Operating System.

   The recovery takes roughly 10 to 15 min to complete. You find detailed instructions in the download for the recovery kit.

For information about how to troubleshoot AXIS Camera Station Pro, go to the AXIS Camera Station Pro user manual.

• AXIS Camera Station Pro user manual

• Sign in to AXIS Secure Remote Access

• Sign in to AXIS Secure Remote Access v2

• What to include in an Antivirus allow list for AXIS Camera Station

If you need more help, go to axis.com/support.