AXIS Camera Station 5 - User manual

For the new features in each AXIS Camera Station release, go to What’s new in AXIS Camera Station.

For more information about the system features, go to AXIS Camera Station Feature Guide.

For more in-depth examples of how to use system, go to AXIS Camera Station tutorial videos.

Here are some topics that might interest you.

• Log in to the server

• Configure devices

• Configure storage

• Configure recording and events

• Configure connected services

• Configure server

• Configure licenses

• Configure security

• AXIS Camera Station Integrator Guide

• What's new in AXIS Camera Station

• AXIS Camera Station Installation and Migration Guide

• AXIS Camera Station Mobile App

• AXIS Camera Station Feature Guide

• AXIS Camera Station tutorial videos

• AXIS Camera Station Troubleshooting Guide

• AXIS Camera Station System Hardening Guide

Here are some topics that might interest you.

• Log in to the server

• Configure client

• Live view

• Playback recordings

• Export recordings

• AXIS Camera Station getting started guide for operators

• AXIS Camera Station cheat sheet - review and export

This tutorial walks you through the steps to get your system up and running.

Before you start:

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

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

• Consider security issues. See Security considerations.

For administrators:

1. Start the video management system

2. Add devices

3. Configure recording method

For operators:

1. View live video

2. View recordings

3. Export recordings

4. Play and verify recordings in AXIS File Player

Double-click the AXIS Camera Station 5 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 5 server installed on the same computer as the client.

You can connect to multiple AXIS Camera Station 5 servers in different ways. See Log in to the server.

The Add devices page opens the first time you start AXIS Camera Station 5. AXIS Camera Station 5 searches the network for connected devices and shows a list of devices found. See Add devices.

1. Select the cameras you want to add from the list. If you can’t find your camera, click Manual search.

2. Click Add.

3. Select Quick configuration or Site Designer configuration. Click Next. See Import Site Designer projects.

4. Use the default settings and ensure the recording method is None. Click Install.

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.

See Live view for more information.

1. Open a Recordings tab.

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

See Recordings for more information.

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....

See Export recordings for more information.

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. The verification result page appears.

6. Note

   Digital signature is different from Signed video. Signed video allows you to trace video back to the camera it came from, making it possible to verify that the recording wasn't tampered with. See Signed video and the camera’s user manual for more information.

Configure proxy or firewall settings before using AXIS Camera Station 5 if the AXIS Camera Station 5 client, AXIS Camera Station 5 server, and the connected network devices are on different networks.

Client proxy settings

If the proxy server is between the client and the server, you must configure the proxy settings in Windows on the client computer.

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.

NAT and Firewall

When a NAT, firewall, or similar separates the client and the server, configure the NAT or firewall to ensure that the HTTP port, TCP port, and streaming port specified in AXIS Camera Station 5 Service Control can pass through the firewall or NAT. Contact the network administrator for instructions on configuring the NAT or firewall.

See Port list and Configure the firewall to allow access to AXIS Secure Remote Access in the AXIS Camera Station Pro Troubleshooting guide for more information.

AXIS Camera Station 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.

For more information, see General.

To prevent unauthorized access to cameras and recordings, keep the following in mind:

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

• Install AXIS Camera Station 5 server, cameras, video encoders, and auxiliary devices on a secure network separate from the office network. You can install the AXIS Camera Station 5 client on a computer on another network, for example, a network with internet access.

• Make sure all users have strong passwords. Windows Active Directory provides a high level of security.

AXIS Camera Station 5 is a complete monitoring and recording system for small and midsize installations.

AXIS Camera Station 5 server

handles all communication with cameras, video encoders, and auxiliary devices in the system. The total bandwidth available limits the number of cameras and encoders each server can communicate with.

AXIS Camera Station 5 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.

AXIS mobile viewing 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. It uses HTTPS to communicate with the AXIS Camera Station 5 server. Configure the mobile communication and streaming ports as described in the Server settings section in General. For more information about how to use the app, see AXIS Camera Station Mobile App user manual.

Multiple clients can connect to the same server, and each client can connect to multiple servers.

Using the AXIS Camera Station 5 client, you can connect to multiple servers or a single server installed on the local computer or somewhere else on the network. You can connect to AXIS Camera Station 5 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 Log in on a remote server.

AXIS Secure Remote Access

See Sign in to AXIS Secure Remote Access.

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. See Server lists.
Import server list	To import a server list file exported from AXIS Camera Station 5, click Import server list and browse to an .msl file. See Server lists.
Delete saved passwords	To delete saved usernames and passwords all connected servers, click Delete saved passwords.
Change client proxy settings	You might need to change the client proxy settings to connect to a server, click Change client proxy settings. See 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 reload all the available remote servers. If the server is configured to accept clients on a different port than the default port number 55752, enter the IP address followed by the port number, for example, 192.168.0.5:46001.

3. You can:

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 a different username and password.

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

2. Enter your My Axis account credentials. See Axis Secure Remote Access.

3. Click Sign in.

4. Click Grant.

If the proxy server is between the AXIS Camera Station 5 client and the AXIS Camera Station 5 server, you must configure the proxy settings in Windows on the client computer.

The Add devices page on the Configuration tab opens when you’re using AXIS Camera Station 5 for the first time. See Add devices.

Tabs

Live view	View live video from connected cameras. See Live view.
Recordings	Search, play and export recordings. See Recordings.
Smart search 1	Locate important events in recorded video using motion search. See Smart search 1.
Data search	Search for data from an external source or system and track what happened at the time of each event. See Data search.
Configuration	Administration and maintenance of connected devices, as well as settings for the client and servers. See Configuration.
Hotkeys	A list of hotkeys for actions. See Hotkeys.
Logs	Alarm, event, and audit logs. See Logs.
Access management	Configure and manage the system’s cardholders, groups, doors, zones and access rules. See Access management.
Smart search 2	Use advanced filters to find vehicles and persons based on characteristics. See Smart search 2.
System health monitoring	Monitor the health data from a single or multiple AXIS Camera Station 5 systems. See System Health Monitoring BETA.
Live view alerts	Automatically navigate to the Live view alerts tab of the camera or view when the Live view action is triggered. See Create live view actions.
Recording alerts	In the Alarms or Logs tab, select one alarm and click Go to recordings to open the Recording alerts tab. See Alarms and Logs.

Main menu

	Open the main menu.
Servers	Connect to a new AXIS Camera Station 5 server and view the server lists and the connection status for all servers. See Configure server.
Actions	Start or stop a recording manually and change the status of I/O ports. See Record manually and Monitor I/O ports.
Help	Open help-related options. Go to Help > About to see which AXIS Camera Station 5 client version you’re using.
Log out	Disconnect from the server and log off from the AXIS Camera Station 5 client.
Exit	Exit and close the AXIS Camera Station 5 client.

Title bar

or F1	Open the help.
	Enter the full screen mode.
or ESC	Exit the full screen mode.

Status bar

The status bar can include the following:

• A warning icon appears when there is a time mismatch between client and server. Always make sure that the time on the client is synchronized with the time on the server to avoid timeline issues.

• The server connection status shows the number of connected servers. See Connection status.

• The license status shows the number of unlicensed devices. See Configure licenses.

• The secure remote access usage shows how much data is left or how much overage has been used this month for the included amount in your service level. See Axis Secure Remote Access.

• AXIS Camera Station 5 update available appears when there is a new version if you’re logged in as administrator. See Update AXIS Camera Station 5.

Alarms and Tasks

The Alarms and Tasks tabs show triggered events and system alarms. See Alarms and Tasks.

The live view shows the views and cameras and live videos from the connected cameras, and it displays all the views and cameras of connected servers grouped by the server name when connecting to multiple AXIS Camera Station 5 servers.

Views provide access to all the cameras and devices added to AXIS Camera Station 5. A view can consist of one or several cameras, a sequence of items, a map, or a webpage. The live view updates the views automatically when you add or remove devices from the system.

All users can access views. For information about user access rights, see Configure user permissions.

For help on how to configure the live view, see Client settings.

To open a view on another screen:

1. Open a Live view tab.

2. Select one or more cameras, views, or sequences.

3. Drag and drop them onto the other screen.

To open a view on a monitor connected to an Axis video decoder:

1. Open a Live view tab.

2. Select one or more cameras, views, or sequences.

3. Right-click your cameras, views, or sequences and select Show on AXIS T8705 or Show on AXIS D1110, depending on which video decoder you’re using.

	To go to the Recordings tab, select a camera or a split view, and click .
	Indicates an ongoing recording in the live view.
	Indicates that motion is detected.
	To play an ongoing recording, hover the cursor over the image and click Instant replay. The Recordings tab opens and plays the last 5 seconds of the recording.
REC	To record manually from the live view, hover the cursor over the image and click REC. The button turns yellow to indicate that the recording is ongoing. To stop recording, click REC again.

To configure manual recording settings such as resolution, compression and frame rate, See Recording method. For more information about recording and playback, see Playback recordings.

Audio is available if the camera has audio capabilities and you have turned on audio in the profile used for the live view.

Go to Configuration > Devices > Stream profiles and configure audio for the camera. See Stream profiles.

Volume	To change the volume in a view, hover the image, then hover the speaker button and then use the slider to change the volume. To mute or unmute audio, click .
Listen to this view only	To mute other views and listen to this view only, hover the image and click .
Speak through the speaker	To speak through the configured speaker in full-duplex mode, hover the image and click .
Push-to-talk	To speak through the configured speaker in simplex and half-duplex modes, hover the image and click and hold . To show the Push-to-talk button for all duplex modes, turn on Use push-to-talk for all duplex modes under Configuration > Client > Streaming > Audio. See Streaming.

A split view shows multiple views in the same window. You can use camera views, sequences, webpages, maps and other split views in the split view.

To add a split view:

1. In the Live view tab, click .

2. Select New Split View.

3. Enter a name for the split view.

4. Select a template you want to use from the Template drop-down menu.

5. Drag and drop one or multiple views or cameras to the grid.

6. Click Save view to save the split view on the current server.

If you have configured a door, you can assist cardholders and monitor the door status and recent transactions in a split view.

1. Add a door. See Add a door.

2. Add the door dashboard to a split view, see Split view.

Dashboard	To view door details, door status and lock status, open the Dashboard tab. The dashboard displays the following information: Access control events with cardholder details, including photo, for example, when a cardholder swipes a card. Alarms with alarm trigger information, for example, when a door is open too long. The latest transaction.
	To bookmark an event and make it available on the Transactions tab, click .
Access	To manually grant access, click Access. This unlocks the door in the same way it would if someone presented their credentials, which normally means it automatically locks after a set time.
Lock	To manually lock the door, click Lock.
Unlock	To manually unlock the door, click Unlock. The door stays unlocked until you manually lock it again.
Lockdown	To prevent access to the door, click Lockdown.
Transactions	To view recent transactions and saved transactions, open the Transactions tab.

A sequence switches between views.

To add a sequence:

1. In the Live view tab, click .

2. Select New sequence.

3. Enter a name for the sequence.

4. Drag and drop one or multiple views or cameras to the sequence view.

5. Arrange the views in the order you want the sequence.

6. Optionally, set individual dwell times for each view.

7. For cameras with PTZ capabilities, select a PTZ preset from the PTZ preset drop-down list. See PTZ presets.

8. Click Save view to save the sequence on the current server.

A camera view displays live video from one camera. You can use camera views in split views, sequences, and maps.

To add a camera view:

1. In the Live view or Recordings tab, click .

2. Select New Camera View.

3. Select the camera from the drop-down menu, and click OK.

A map is an imported image where you can place camera views, split views, sequences, webpages, other maps, and doors. The map gives a visual overview and a way to locate and access individual devices. You can create several maps and arrange them on an overview map for large installations.

Any action buttons are also available in the map view. See Create action button triggers.

To add a map:

1. In the Live view tab, click .

2. Select New map.

3. Enter a name for the map.

4. Click Choose image and find your map file. The maximum size of the file is 20 MB, and BMP, JPG, PNG, GIF are supported.

5. Drag the views, cameras, other devices, and doors onto the map.

6. Click an icon on the map to edit the settings.

7. Click Add label, enter a label name, and set the size, rotation, style, and color of the label.

8. Note

   You can edit some settings for multiple icons and labels at the same time.

9. Click Save view to save the map on the current server.

	The physical state of the door when the door is configured with a door monitor.
	The physical state of the lock when the door is configured without a door monitor.
Icon	Select the icon you want to use. This option is only available for cameras and other devices.
Size	Adjust the slider to change the size of the icon.
Color	Click to change the color of the icon.
Name	Turn on this option to display the icon name. Select Bottom or Top to change the position of the icon name.
Coverage area	This option is only available for cameras and other devices. Turn on this option to show the coverage area of the device on the map. You can edit the Range, Width, Direction, and color of the coverage area. Turn on Flash if you want the coverage area to flash when the camera is recording triggered by motion detection or other action rules. On the client settings page, you can turn off flashing coverage areas globally for all devices, see Client settings.
Remove	Click to remove the icon from the map.

A webpage view shows a page from the Internet. You can add a webpage to, for example, a split view or a sequence.

To add a webpage:

1. In the Live view tab, click .

2. Select New webpage.

3. Enter a name for the webpage.

4. Enter the webpage’s full URL.

5. Click OK.

Use folders to categorize items in a tree view navigation. Folders can contain split views, sequences, camera views, maps, webpages, and other folders.

To add a folder:

1. In the Live view or Recordings tab, click .

2. Select New Folder.

3. Enter a name for the folder, and click OK.

From the Recordings tab you can handle recording searches, playback, and export. The tab consists of a view of the recording and two panels where you can find views, images, playback tools, and cameras of the connected servers grouped by the server name, see Live view.

From the main view of the recording, you can manage the image in the same way as you can in the live view. For more information, go to Image management in live view.

To change recording method and recording settings such as resolution, compression and frame rate, see Recording method.

Recordings from multiple cameras can play at the same time when you put the playback marker over multiple recordings in the timeline.

You can display live and recorded video at the same time when you use multiple monitors.

Playback timeline

Use the timeline to navigate in the playback and find when a recording occurred. A red line in the timeline symbolizes a motion detection recording. A blue line in the timeline symbolizes a recording triggered by an action rule. Hover over a recording in the timeline to show the recording type and time. To get a better view and find recordings, you can zoom in, zoom out, and drag the timeline. The playback pauses temporarily when you drag the timeline and resumes when you release. In a recording, move the timeline (scrubbing) to get an overview of the content and find specific occurrences.

Find recordings

	Click to select a date and time in the timeline.
	Use the filter to configure what type of recordings to show in the timeline.
	Use to find saved bookmarks, see Bookmarks.
Smart search 1	Use Smart search to search for recordings, see Smart search 1.

Playback recordings

	Play the recording.
	Pause the recording.
	Jump to the start of the ongoing or previous recording or event. Right-click to go to recordings, events, or both.
	Jump to the start of the next recording or event. Right-click to go to recordings, events, or both.
	Go to the previous frame in a recording. Pause the recording to use this feature. Right-click to set how many frames to skip (up to 20 frames).
	Go to the next frame in a recording. Pause the recording to use this feature. Right-click to set how many frames to skip (up to 20 frames).
	Change the playback speed using the multipliers in the drop-down menu.
	Mute audio. Only recordings with audio have this feature.
Audio slider	Slide to change the audio volume. Only recordings with audio have this feature.
Show all body worn metadata	Show the metadata for a body worn system and display notes and categories from AXIS Body Worn Assistant.
Pan, tilt and zoom	Click the image and scroll up or down to zoom in and out of the image and move the view to see other parts of the image. To zoom in on an area, place the cursor in the desired area and scroll to zoom.

1. Go to the recording.

2. In the timeline of the camera, 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 in the description to make the bookmark easy to find and recognize.

5. Select Prevent recording deletion to lock the recording.

6. Note

   It’s not possible to delete a locked recording. To unlock the recording, clear the option or delete the bookmark.

7. Click OK to save the bookmark.

From the Export tab, you can export recordings to a local storage or network location. Here, you can also find information and a preview of the recording. It’s possible to export multiple files at the same time, and you can select to export it to .asf, .mp4, and .mkv. To play your recordings, use Windows Media Player (.asf) or AXIS File Player (.asf, .mp4, .mkv). AXIS File Player is a free video and audio playback software that doesn’t require installation.

Before you start, make sure you have permission to export. See User permission for exporting.

Export recordings

1. In the Recordings tab, select a camera or a view.

2. Add the recordings to the export list. Recordings in the timeline that aren’t included in the export get a striped color.

3. 1. Click to show the selection markers.

   2. Move the markers to include the recordings that you want to export.

   3. Click to open the Export tab.

4. Click Export....

5. Select a folder to export the recordings to.

6. Click OK. The export recordings task appears in the Tasks tab.

The export folder includes:

• The recordings in the selected format.

• A .txt file with notes if you select Include notes.

• AXIS File Player if you select Include AXIS File Player.

• An .asx file with a playlist if you select Create playlist(.asx).

To export recordings or generate incident reports you need to have permission. You can have permission for one or both. When you click in the Recordings tab, the connected export tab opens.

To configure the permissions, go to Configure user permissions.

1. In the Export tab or Incident report tab, select a recording and click .

2. Move the timeline to the first occurrence of the moving object you want to cover.

3. Click Bounding boxes > Add to add a new bounding box.

4. Go to Bounding box options > Size to adjust the size.

5. Move the bounding box and put it over the object.

6. Go to Bounding box options > Fill set it to Pixelated or Black.

7. When the recording plays, right-click the object and select Add key frame.

8. To add continuous key frames, move the bounding box to cover the object while the recording plays.

9. Move the timeline and make sure that the bounding box covers the object throughout the recording.

10. To set an end, right-click the diamond shape in the last key frame, and select Set end. This removes the key frames after the end point.

1. Create a bounding box, see Blur a moving object.

2. Go to Bounding box options > Fill and set it to Clear.

3. Go to Video background and set it to Pixelated or Black.

To generate bounding boxes from the analytic data, turn on the camera’s analytic data. See Stream profiles.

1. In the Export tab or Incident report tab, click .

2. Click Generate bounding boxes.

3. Make sure that the bounding boxes cover the moving object, adjust if necessary.

4. Select a fill for the bounding boxes or video background.

To improve video editing, install the application AXIS Video Content Stream 1.0 on cameras with firmware 5.50 to 9.60. AXIS Camera Station 5 starts the installation automatically when you add a camera to the system. See Install camera application.

To prevent image tampering, you can add a digital signature to the exported recordings with or without password. Use AXIS File Player to verify the digital signature and to check for changes of the recording.

1. Go to the folder with the exported recordings. If the exported Zip file is password protected, input your password to open the folder.

2. Open AXIS File Player, the exported recordings automatically plays.

3. In AXIS File Player, click to show the notes in the recordings.

4. In AXIS File Player, verify the digital signature for recordings with Add digital signature.

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

   2. Select Validate with password and enter your password if it’s password protected.

   3. To see the verification results, click Verify.

From the Incident report tab, you can export incident reports to a local storage or network location. Here, you can include recordings, snapshots, and notes in your incident reports.

Before you start, make sure you have permission to export. See User permission for exporting.

Generate incident reports

1. In the Recordings tab, select a camera or a view.

2. Add the recordings to the export list. See Export recordings.

3. Click Switch to incident report to go to the incident report tab.

4. Click Create report.

5. Select a folder to save the incident report to.

6. Click OK. The export incident report task appears in the Tasks tab.

The export folder includes:

• AXIS File Player.

• The recordings in the selected format.

• A .txt file if you select Include notes.

• The incident report.

• The playlist if you export multiple recordings.

To manually start and stop a recording from the main menu:

1. Go to > Actions > Record manually.

2. Select one or more cameras.

3. Click Start to start the recording.

4. Click Stop to stop the recording.

To start and stop a manual recording from the Live view tab:

1. Go to Live view.

2. Move the mouse pointer to the camera's live view frame.

3. Click REC to start the recording. A red indicator appears in the view frame while recording.

4. Click REC to stop the recording.

Use smart search 1 to find the parts of a recording that have movement in a defined image area.

To increase search speed, select Include analytics data in stream profiles. See Stream profiles.

To use smart search 1:

1. Click and open a Smart search 1 tab.

2. Select the camera you want to search.

3. Adjust the area of interest. You can add up to 20 points to the shape. To remove a point, right-click it.

4. Use the Short-lived objects filter and Small objects filter to filter out any unwanted results.

5. Select the start and end time, and date for the search. Use the SHIFT key to select a range of dates.

6. Click Search.

The search results appear on the Results tab. Here you can right-click one or many results to export the recordings.

Use Smart search 2 to find moving persons and vehicles in the recordings.

When you turn on Smart search 2 for an Axis camera, AXIS Camera Station 5 starts recording metadata from that camera. Smart Search 2 uses the metadata to classify objects in the scene and lets you use filters to find things of interest.

1. Configure smart search 2

2. Configure time synchronization between the AXIS Camera Station 5 server and cameras. See Time synchronization.

3. Create a filter or load an existing filter. See Search.

4. Manage search results. See Smart search results.

To create a filter:

1. Go to Configuration > Smart search 2 > Settings and select the cameras you want to use in Smart search 2.

2. Click and open the Smart search 2 tab.

3. Define your search criteria.

4. Click Search.

	For cameras with background server classification, appears in the image, indicating the classification status in the last hour, when Smart search 2 has classified less than 95% detections.
	For cameras with background server classification, appears in the image, indicating the classification status in the last hour, when Smart search 2 has classified less than 50% detections.
Cameras	To limit the search by camera, click Cameras and select the cameras you want to include in the search.
Search interval	To limit the search by time, click Search interval and select a time range, or create a custom interval.
Person	To detect persons, click Object characteristics > Pre-classified, select Person and the clothing colors. You can select multiple colors.
Vehicle	To detect vehicles, click Object characteristics > Pre-classified and select the vehicle types and colors. You can select multiple vehicle types and vehicle colors.
Visual similarity	You can use a search result with a person in the image to search for visually similar persons. Open the context menu in a search result item and select Use as visual similarity reference. Then click Search. Note Similarity search creates abstract representations from cropped low-resolution images of people and compares them to other representations. When two representations are similar, you get a hit on your search. Similarity search doesn't use biometric data to identify a person but can, for example, recognize someone's general shape and color of clothing at a given moment.
Area	To filter by area, click Area, select a camera, and turn on Filter by area on this camera. Adjust the area of interest in the image and add or remove points of you need to.
Line crossing	To filter by line crossing, click Line crossing, select a camera and turn on Filter by line crossing on this camera. Adjust the line in the image and add or remove points of you need to.
Size and duration	To filter by size and duration, click Size and duration, select the camera and turn on Filter by size and duration on this camera. Adjust the minimum width and height as a percentage of the total image. Adjust the minimum duration in seconds.
Speed	To filter by speed, click Speed, select the camera and turn on Filter by speed on this camera. Specify the speed range that you want to include in the filter. Note The speed filter is available for products like radars and fusion cameras that can detect speed.
Unknown object detections	To include the detections that Smart search 2 classifies as unknown, select Object characteristics and then Unknown object detections.
	For devices with deep learning capability, you can set the server classification strategy to decide how to use the classification on device and classification on server. To select server classification strategy, click . Server classification gives you more detailed search results, including detections the device didn’t classify. Not using server classification gives you faster search results.
	To save a filter, click , type a filter name and click Save. To replace an existing filter, click , select an existing filter and click Replace.
	To load a recent search, click > Recent searches and select a search. To load a saved filter, click > Saved filter settings and select a filter.
	To reset a filter, click and click Reset.

• Smart search 2 supports only the primary (non-cropped) view area.

• Smart search 2 supports only non-cropped capture modes.

• Using Smart search 2 with mirrored and rotated camera streams for devices with ARTPEC-7 or higher and firmware version lower than 10.6 can cause some problems.

• High or very variable network latency can cause time synchronization issues and affect the classification of detections based on analytics metadata.

• Classification of object types and detection accuracy are negatively affected by low image quality due to high compression levels, weather conditions such as heavy rain or snow, and cameras with low resolution, heavy distortion, large field of view, or excessive vibrations.

• Smart search 2 may not detect small and distant objects.

• Color classification doesn’t work in darkness or with IR illumination.

• Body worn cameras are not supported.

• Radar can only detect person and other vehicle. It’s not possible to enable background server classification for radar.

• Object classification has unknown behavior for thermal cameras.

• Smart search 2 doesn't detect moving objects when a PTZ preset position changes and for a short recalibration period after the position change.

• Line crossing and area filters don’t follow PTZ position changes.

Data search lets you find data from an external source. A source is a system or device that generates data that you can use to find out more about what happened in an event. See External data sources for more information. Here are a few examples:

• An event generated by an access control system.

• A license plate captured by AXIS License Plate Verifier.

• A speed captured by AXIS Speed Monitor.

To change the time AXIS Camera Station 5 keeps external data, go to Configuration > Server > Settings > External data.

To search data:

1. Click and select Data search.

2. Select a search interval .

3. Select a data source type from the drop-down list.

4. Click Search options and apply any additional filters. The filters can vary depending on the data source type.

5. Enter any keywords in the search field. See Optimize your search.

6. Click Search.

Data search bookmarks the data generated from the source if you’ve configured it with a view. Click the data in the list to go to the recording associated with the event.

Time interval
Live	To search real-time data, select Live as the time interval. Data search can display a maximum of 3000 live data events. Live mode doesn’t support search operators.

You can filter the search result on different types of sources:

Depending on the data source you can get different items in your search result. Here are a few examples:

To export the search results to a PDF or text file, click Download search result. This feature only exports event information, not recordings or images.

You can use the following search operators for more precise results:

On the Configuration tab, you can manage and maintain connected devices, as well as settings for the client and servers. Click and select Configuration to open the Configuration tab.

In AXIS Camera Station 5, a device refers to a network product with an IP address. A camera refers to a video source, such as a network camera or a video port (with a connected analog camera) on a multi-port video encoder. For example, a 4-port video encoder is one device with four cameras.

In AXIS Camera Station 5, a device can be:

• a network camera

• a video encoder with one or more video ports

• an auxiliary non-camera device, for example an I/O audio device, a network speaker or a door controller

• an intercom

You can perform the following actions for devices:

• Add cameras and devices without video capabilities. See Add devices.

• Edit preferences of connected cameras. See Cameras.

• Edit preferences of non-camera devices. See Other devices.

• Edit stream profiles in regard to resolution, format and more. See Stream profiles.

• Adjust image settings in real time. See Image configuration.

• Add or remove PTZ presets. See PTZ presets.

• Manage and maintain connected devices. See Device management.

• Manage external data sources. See External data sources.

1. Find your devices, video streams or prerecorded videos.

2. • Find your devices

   • Find your video streams

   • Find prerecorded videos

3. Add devices, video streams or prerecorded videos

You must resolve any issues shown in the device status column before you can add a device.

To find devices that aren’t listed:

1. Go to Configuration > Devices > Add devices.

2. Click Cancel to stop the ongoing network search.

3. Click Manual search.

4. To find multiple devices in one or more IP ranges:

5. 1. Select Search one or more IP ranges.

   2. Type the IP range. For example: 192.168.10.*, 192.168.20-22.*, 192.168.30.0-50

   3. • Use a wildcard for all addresses in a group.

      • Use a dash for a range of addresses.

      • Use a comma to separate multiple ranges.

   4. To change the default port 80, type the port range. For example: 80, 1080-1090

   5. • Use a dash for a range of ports.

      • Use a comma to separate multiple ranges.

   6. Click Search.

6. To find one or more specific devices:

7. 1. Select Enter one or more hostnames or IP addresses.

   2. Enter the hostnames or IP addresses separated by comma.

   3. Click Search.

8. Click OK.

You can add the video streams that support the following:

• Protocol: RTSP, HTTP, HTTPS

• Video encoding: M-JPEG for HTTP and HTTPS, H.264 for RTSP

• Audio encoding: AAC and G.711 for RTSP

Supported video stream URL schemes:

• rtsp://<address>:<port>/<path>

  For example: rtsp://<address>:554/axis-media/media.amp

• http://<address>:80/<path>

  For example: http://<address>:80/axis-cgi/mjpg/video.cgi?date=1&clock=1&resolution=1920x1080

• https://<address>:443/<path>

  For example: https://<address>:443/axis-cgi/mjpg/video.cgi?date=1&clock=1&resolution=1920x1080

1. Go to Configuration > Devices > Add devices.

2. Click Enter stream URLs and enter one or more stream URLs separated by comma.

3. Click Add.

You can add prerecorded videos in the .mkv format to AXIS Camera Station 5.

.mkv file requirements:

• Video encoding: M-JPEG, H.264, H.265

• Audio encoding: AAC

1. Create a folder PrerecordedVideos under C:\ProgramData\Axis Communications\AXIS Camera Station Server.

2. Add a .mkv file to the folder.

3. To dewarp the prerecorded video, add a .dewarp file with the same name as the .mkv file to the folder. See Image configuration for more information.

4. Go to Configuration > Devices > Add devices and turn on Include prerecorded video.

   You can find your prerecorded video and several prerecorded videos provided by the system.

1. In a multi-server system, select a server from the Selected server drop-down list.

2. Go to Configuration > Devices > Add devices.

3. If you want to change the device’s name, click the name in the list and enter a new name.

4. Select the devices, video streams, or prerecorded videos. Click Add.

5. Choose whether to use hostnames instead of IP when possible for the devices.

6. Choose Quick configuration if you just want to configure the basic settings.

   If you’re importing a Site Designer project, see Import Site Designer projects.

7. Click Install. AXIS Camera Station 5 automatically enables HTTPS on the devices that support it.

AXIS Site Designer is an online design tool that helps you build a site with Axis products and accessories.

If you've created a site in AXIS Site Designer, you can import the project settings to AXIS Camera Station 5. You can access the project using an access code or a downloaded Site Designer setup file.

To import a site designer project to AXIS Camera Station 5:

1. Generate an access code to the site designer project or download a project file.

2. 1. Sign in to http://sitedesigner.axis.com with your MyAxis account.

   2. Select a project and go to the project page.

   3. Click Share.

   4. Click Generate code if your AXIS Camera Station 5 server has an internet connection. Or click Download settings file if your server doesn’t have an internet connection.

3. In the AXIS Camera Station 5 client, go to Configuration > Devices > Add devices.

4. Select the cameras, and click Add.

5. Select Site Designer configuration and click Next.

6. Select Access code and enter the access code. Or select Choose file and find the downloaded Site Designer setup file.

7. Click Import. At import, AXIS Camera Station 5 tries to match the Site Designer project with the selected cameras by IP address or product name. You can select the correct camera from the drop-down menu if the match fails.

8. Click Install.

AXIS Camera Station 5 imports the following settings from the Site Designer project:

You can add third-party devices to AXIS Camera Station 5 in the same way you add Axis products. See Add devices.

For information about support for third-party devices, see the latest technical paper.

AXIS Camera Station 5 is not ONVIF conformant, but it requires that third-party devices are ONVIF Profile S conformant and verified through AXIS Camera Station Device Compatibility Tool.

AXIS Camera Station 5 supports the following functions for third-party devices according to IEC62676-2-31 and IEC62676-2-32:

• Camera discovery

• Video encoding: M-JPEG, H.264

• Audio encodings: G.711 (one-way, from the device to AXIS Camera Station 5)

• One video profile per camera

• Live view

• Continuous and Manual recordings

• Playback

• Recordings exports

• Device event triggers

• PTZ

Some camera models support view areas. AXIS Camera Station 5 lists view areas as individual cameras on the Add devices page. See Add devices.

To use view areas in AXIS Camera Station 5, you must first enable them in the camera:

1. Go to Configuration > Devices > Cameras.

2. Select the camera and click the link in the Address column.

3. In the camera's configuration page, enter the username and password to log in.

4. Click Help for instructions on where to find the setting, which differs depending on the camera model and firmware.

Go to Configuration > Devices > Cameras to view the list of all cameras added in the system.

On this page you can:

• Click a camera’s address to open the its web interface. This requires that there’s no NAT or firewall between the AXIS Camera Station 5 client and the device.

• Edit the camera settings. See Edit camera settings.

• Remove cameras. Doing this, AXIS Camera Station 5 deletes all recordings, including locked ones, associated with the deleted cameras.

To edit camera settings:

1. Go to Configuration > Devices > Cameras.

2. Select a camera and click Edit.

Go to Configuration > Devices > Other devices, to view a list of devices without video capabilities. The list includes door controllers, audio devices, and I/O modules.

For information about supported products, go to www.axis.com See Use audio from other devices.

On this page, you can:

• Click a device’s address to open its web interface. This requires that there’s no NAT or firewall between the AXIS Camera Station 5 client and the device.

• Edit the device settings, such as device name, address, and password.

• Remove devices.

To edit the settings for a non-camera device:

1. Go to Configuration > Devices > Other devices.

2. Select a device and click Edit.

A stream profile is a group of settings that affect the video stream, such as resolution, video format, frame rate, and compression. Go to Configuration > Devices > Stream profiles to open the Stream profiles page. The page displays a list of all cameras.

The following profiles are available in Live view and recordings settings:

High

Optimized for the highest quality and resolution.

Medium

Optimized to balance high quality with performance.

Low

Optimized for performance.

1. Go to Configuration > Devices > Stream profiles, and select the cameras you want to configure.

2. Under Video profiles, configure resolution, video format, frame rate, and compression.

3. Under Audio, configure the microphone and speaker.

4. Under Advanced, configure analytics data, FFmpeg streaming, PTZ autotracking object indicators, and customized stream settings. These settings aren’t available for all products.

5. Click Apply.

Video profiles

Zipstream

Audio

Advanced

To customize profile settings for resolution, frame rate, compression, video format and audio, select the camera to configure. For cameras of the same model that have the same configuration capabilities, multiple cameras can be configured at the same time. See Configuration settings.

To customize profile settings for recordings, see Recording method.

You can limit the resolution and frame rate for Live view to reduce bandwidth consumption, for example, if the connection between the AXIS Camera Station 5 client and AXIS Camera Station 5 server is slow. See Bandwidth usage in Streaming.

You can use audio from other, non-camera or auxiliary, devices with video from a network camera or video encoder for live viewing or recording.

1. Add the non-camera device to AXIS Camera Station 5. See Add devices.

2. Configure the camera to use audio from the device. See Stream profiles.

3. Enable audio for Live view or Recording. See Stream profiles.

You can find the following examples in AXIS Camera Station video tutorials:

• Set up audio devices and make live announcements

• Create an action button to manually play audio when motion is detected

• Automatically play audio when motion is detected

• Add an audio clip to speaker and AXIS Camera Station 5

You can configure the image settings for the cameras connected to AXIS Camera Station 5.

To configure the image settings:

1. Go to Configuration > Devices > Image configuration, a list of all cameras added to AXIS Camera Station 5 is displayed.

2. Select the camera and the video feed is shown below the list in real time. Use the Type to search field to find a specific camera in the list.

3. Configure the image settings.

Image settings

Brightness: Adjust the image brightness. A higher value gives a brighter image.

Color level: Adjust the color saturation. Select a lower value to reduce color saturation. Color level 0 gives a black and white image. The maximum value gives maximum color saturation.

Sharpness: Adjust the amount of sharpening applied to the image. Increasing sharpness might increase image noise, especially in low light situations. High sharpness might also introduce image artifacts around areas with high contrast, for example sharp edges. Lower sharpness reduces image noise, but makes the image less sharp.

Contrast: Adjust the image contrast.

White balance: Select the white balance option in the drop-down list. White balance is used to make colors in the image look the same regardless of the color temperature of the light source. When selecting Automatic or Auto, the camera identifies the light source and compensates for its color automatically. If the result is not satisfactory, select an option corresponding to the type of light source. Available options depend on camera models.

Rotate image: Set image rotation degrees.

Automatic image rotation: Turn on to adjust the image rotation automatically.

Mirror image: Turn on to mirror the image.

Backlight compensation: Turn on if a bright spot of light, for example a light bulb, causes other areas in the image to appear too dark.

Dynamic contrast (wide dynamic range): Turn on to use wide dynamic range to improve the exposure when there is a considerable contrast between light and dark areas in the image. Use the slider to adjust dynamic contrast. Enable dynamic contrast in intense backlight conditions. Disable dynamic contrast in low light conditions.

Custom dewarp settings: You can import a .dewarp file that contains the lens parameters, optical centers, and tilt orientation of the camera. Click Reset to reset the parameters to their original values.

1. Create a .dewarp file including the following parameters:

2. • Required: RadialDistortionX, RadialDistortionY, RadialDistortionZ, and TiltOrientation. The possible values for TiltOrientation is wall, desk, and ceiling.

   • Optional: OpticalCenterX and OpticalCenterY. If you want to set the optical centers, you must include both of the two parameters.

3. Click Import and navigate to the .dewarp file.

4. The following is an example of a .dewarp file:

RadialDistortionX=-43.970703
RadialDistortionY=29.148499
RadialDistortionZ=715.732193
TiltOrientation=Desk
OpticalCenterX=1296
OpticalCenterY=972

Pan, tilt, zoom (PTZ) is the ability to pan (move left and right), tilt (move up and down) and zoom in and out.

Go to Configuration > Devices > PTZ presets, a list of cameras that can be used with PTZ is displayed. Click a camera to view all presets available for the camera. Click Refresh to update the preset list.

You can use PTZ with:

• PTZ cameras, that is, cameras with built-in mechanical PTZ

• Fixed cameras where digital PTZ has been enabled

Digital PTZ is enabled from the camera's built-in configuration page. For more information, see the camera's User Manual. To open the configuration page, go to the device management page, select the camera and click the link in the Address column.

PTZ presets can be configured in AXIS Camera Station 5 and the camera's configuration page. We recommend that you configure PTZ presets in AXIS Camera Station 5.

• When a PTZ preset is configured in the camera’s configuration page, you can only view the stream within the preset. The PTZ movements in live view can be seen and are recorded.

• When a PTZ preset is configured in AXIS Camera Station 5, you can view the complete stream of the camera. The PTZ movements in live view can’t be seen and are not recorded.

To add a preset:

1. Go to Configuration > Devices > PTZ presets and select a camera in the list.

2. For cameras with mechanical PTZ, use the PTZ controls to move the camera view to the desired position. For cameras with digital PTZ, use the mouse wheel to zoom in and drag the camera view to the desired position.

3. Click Add and enter a name for the new preset.

4. Click OK.

To remove a preset, select the preset and click Remove. This will remove the preset from AXIS Camera Station 5 and from the camera.

Device management provides tools for administration and maintenance of devices connected to AXIS Camera Station 5.

Go to Configuration > Devices > Management to open the Manage devices page.

If you have set up automatic check for new firmware versions in Firmware upgrade settings, a link displays when there are new firmware versions available for devices. Click the link to upgrade the firmware versions. See Upgrade firmware.

If you have set up automatic check for new software versions in Update AXIS Camera Station 5, a link displays when there is a new AXIS Camera Station 5 version available. Click the link to install a new version of AXIS Camera Station 5.

A list of devices added to AXIS Camera Station 5 is displayed. Use the Type to search field to find devices in the list. To hide or show columns, right-click the header row and select which columns to show. Drag and drop the headers to display the columns in different order.

The device list includes the following information:

• Name: The name of the device or a list of all associated camera names when the device is a video encoder with multiple connected cameras, or a network camera with multiple view areas.

• MAC address: The MAC address of the device.

• Status: The status of the device.

• • OK: The standard state for an established device connection.

  • Maintenance: The device is under maintenance and temporarily is not accessible.

  • Not accessible: No connection can be established with the device.

  • Not accessible over set hostname: No connection can be established with the device via its hostname.

  • Server not accessible: No connection can be established with the server that the device is connected to.

  • Enter password: No connection with the device until valid credentials are entered. Click the link to provide valid user credentials. If the device supports encrypted connections, the password is sent encrypted by default.

  • Set password: The root account and password is not set up or the device still uses the default password. Click the link to set the root user password.

  • • Type your password or click Generate to automatically generate a password up to the length allowed by the device. We recommend that you show the automatically generated password and make a copy of it.

    • Select to use this password for all devices with the Set password status.

    • Select Enable HTTPS to enable HTTPS if the device supports it.

  • Password type: unencrypted: No connection is established with the device as the device has previously connected using an encrypted password. For security reasons, AXIS Camera Station 5 does not allow use of unencrypted passwords for devices that have previously used encrypted passwords. For devices supporting encryption, the connection type is configured on the device’s configuration page.

  • Certificate error: There is some error with the certificate on the device.

  • Certificate about to expire: The certificate on the device is about to expire.

  • Certificate has expired: The certificate on the device has expired.

  • HTTPS certificate not trusted: The HTTPS certificate on the device is not trusted by AXIS Camera Station 5. Click the link to issue a new HTTPS certificate.

  • HTTP failed: No HTTP connection can be established with the device.

  • HTTPS failed: No HTTPS connection can be established with the device.

  • HTTP and HTTPS failed (ping or UDP OK): No HTTP and HTTPS connection can be established with the device. The device responds to ping and User Datagram Protocol (UDP) communication.

• Address: The address of the device. Click the link to go to the device's configuration page. It shows the IP address or hostname depending on which one is used when adding the device. See Device configuration tab.

• Hostname: The hostname of the device if available. Click the link to go to the device's configuration page. The hostname displayed is the fully qualified domain name. See Device configuration tab.

• Manufacturer: The manufacturer of the device.

• Model: The model of the device.

• Firmware: The version of firmware the device is currently using.

• DHCP: If the device is connected to the server using DHCP.

• HTTPS: The HTTPS status of the device. See HTTPS status in Security.

• IEEE 802.1X: The IEEE 802.1X status of the device. See IEEE 802.1X status in Security.

• Server: The AXIS Camera Station 5 server the device is connected to.

• Tags: (Hidden by default) The tags added to the device.

• UPnP Friendly Name: (Hidden by default) The UPnP name. This is a descriptive name used to make it easier to identify the device.

You can perform the following actions on devices:

• Assign IP address to devices. See Assign IP address.

• Set password for devices. See User management.

• Upgrade firmware for devices. See Upgrade firmware.

• Set date and time on devices. See Set date and time.

• Restart devices.

• Restore devices to reset most settings, including the password, to their factory default values. The following settings are not reset: uploaded camera applications, boot protocol (DHCP or static), static IP address, default router, subnet mask, system time.

• Note

  To prevent unauthorized access, we strongly recommend setting the password after restoring a device.

• Install camera application on devices. See Install camera application.

• Reload devices when settings have been changed from the devices' configuration page.

• Configure devices. See Configure devices.

• User management. See User management.

• Manage certificates. See Security.

• Collect device data. See Collect device data.

• Select to use IP address or hostname. See Connection.

• Tag devices. See Tags.

• Enter device credentials. Right-click a device and select Advanced > Enter device credentials to enter password for the device.

• Go to the device’s configuration tab and configure your device. See Device configuration tab.

AXIS Camera Station 5 can Assign IP address to multiple devices. New IP addresses can be obtained automatically from a DHCP server or assigned from an IP address range.

Assigning IP addresses

1. Go to Configuration > Devices > Management and select the devices to configure.

2. Click , or right-click and select Assign IP address.

3. If some of the devices can't be configured, for example if the devices are inaccessible, the Invalid devices dialog will appear. Click Continue to skip the devices that can't be configured.

4. If you select one device to assign IP address, click Advanced to open the Assign IP address page.

5. Select Obtain IP addresses automatically(DHCP) to obtain the IP addresses automatically from a DHCP server.

6. Select Assign the following IP address range and specify the IP range, subnet mask, and default router.

   To specify the IP range:

7. • Use wildcards. For example: 192.168.0.* or 10.*.1.*

   • Write the first and last IP addresses separated by a dash. For example: 192.168.0.10-192.168.0.20 (this address range can be shortened to 192.168.0.10-20) or 10.10-30.1.101

   • Combine wildcards and range. For example: 10.10-30.1.*

   • Use a comma to separate multiple ranges. For example: 192.168.0.*,192.168.1.10-192.168.1.20

8. Note

   To assign an IP address range, the devices must be connected to the same AXIS Camera Station 5 server.

9. Click Next.

10. Review the current IP addresses and the new IP addresses. To change the IP address for a device, select the device and click Edit IP.

11. • The current IP address, subnet mask and default router are displayed in the Current IP address section.

    • Edit the options in the New IP address section, and click OK.

12. Click Finish when satisfied with the new IP addresses.

You can configure some settings on multiple devices at the same time by copying device settings from one device, or by applying a configuration file.

• For information about how to configure devices, see Configuration methods.

• For information about how to create a configuration file, see Create configuration file.

• For information about which settings can be copied, see Configuration settings.

There are different methods to configure devices. AXIS Device management will attempt to configure all devices according to the settings in the method. See Configure devices.

Use configuration of the selected device

1. Go to Configuration > Devices > Management.

2. Right-click one device, select Configure Devices > Configure.

3. Select the settings to be applied. See Configuration settings.

4. Click Next to verify the settings to be applied.

5. Click Finish to apply the settings to the device.

Copy configuration from another device

1. Go to Configuration > Devices > Management.

2. Right-click the devices, select Configure Devices > Configure. Devices of different models and firmware can be selected.

3. Click Device to show devices with reusable configurations.

4. Select a device to copy settings from and click OK.

5. Select the settings to be applied. See Configuration settings.

6. Click Next to verify the settings to be applied.

7. Click Finish to apply the settings to the devices.

Use configuration file

A configuration file contains settings from one device. It can be used to configure multiple devices at the same time and reconfigure a device, for example if the device is reset to its factory default settings. A configuration file created from a device can be applied to devices with different model or firmware even if some settings do not exist on all devices.

If some settings do not exist or can't be applied, the task status will show as Error in the Tasks tab at the bottom of the AXIS Camera Station 5 client. Right-click the task and select Show to display information about the settings that could not be applied.

1. Go to Configuration > Devices > Management.

2. Right-click the devices, select Configure Devices > Configure.

3. Click Configuration File to go to the configuration file. For how to create a configuration file, see Create configuration file.

4. Browse to the .cfg file and click Open.

5. Click Next to verify the settings to be applied.

6. Click Finish to apply the settings to the devices.

A configuration file contains settings from one device. These settings can then be applied to other devices. For information on how to use the configuration file, see Configuration methods.

The displayed settings are the device settings that can be accessed using AXIS Device management. To find a particular setting, use the Type to search field.

To create a configuration file:

1. Go to Configuration > Devices > Management.

2. Select the device to create the configuration file from.

3. Right-click and select Configure Devices > Create Configuration File.

4. Select the settings to include and change their values as required. See Configuration settings.

5. Click Next to verify the settings.

6. Click Finish to create the configuration file.

7. Click Save to save the settings to a .cfg file.

When you configure devices, you can configure the parameters, action rules, and additional settings of the devices.

Parameters

Parameters are internal device parameters that are used to control device behavior. For general information about parameters, see the product's User Manual available at www.axis.com

You can insert variables in some text fields. The variables will be replaced by text before they are applied to a device. To insert a variable, right-click the text field and select:

• Insert device serial number variable: This variable will be replaced with the serial number of the device that the configuration file is applied to.

• Insert device name variable: This variable will be replaced with the name of the device used when applying the configuration file. The device name can be found in the Name column in the Device management page. To rename a device, go to the Cameras or Other devices page.

• Insert server name variable: This variable will be replaced with the name of the server used when applying the configuration file. The server name can be found in the Server column in the Device management page. To rename a server, go to AXIS Camera Station 5 Service Control.

• Insert server time zone variable: This variable will be replaced with the POSIX time zone of the server used when applying the configuration file. This can be used with the POSIX time zone parameter to set the correct time zone of all devices in a network with servers in different time zones.

Action rules

Action rules can be copied between devices. Action rules should only be modified by experienced users. For general information about action rules, see Action rules.

Additional settings

• Stream Profiles: A stream profile is a pre-programmed Live view configuration profile for video encoding, image and audio settings. Stream profiles can be copied between devices.

• Motion Detection Windows: Motion detection windows are used to define specific areas in the camera's field of view. Typically, alarms are generated whenever movement occurs (or stops) within the specified areas. Motion detection windows can be copied between devices.

Go to Configuration > Devices > Management, the Manage devices page is displayed for you to manage users of the devices.

When you set password or remove users for multiple devices, users that are not present on all devices are indicated with . Each user appears only once when the user is present on different devices with different roles.

Set password

The following characters can be used in passwords:

• letters A-Z, a-z

• numbers 0-9

• space, comma (,), period (.), colon (:), semicolon (;)

• !, ", #, $, %, &, ', (, +, *, -, ), /, <, >, =, ?, [, \, ^, -, `, {, |, ~, @, ], }

To set password for users on devices:

1. Go to Configuration > Devices > Management > Manage devices.

2. Select the devices and click . You can also right-click the devices and select User Management > Set password.

3. Select a user.

4. Type your password or click Generate to generate a strong password.

6. Click OK.

Add user

To add local or Active Directory users to AXIS Camera Station 5:

1. Go to Configuration > Devices > Management > Manage devices.

2. Right-click the devices and select User Management > Add user.

3. Enter a username and password, and confirm the password. For a list of valid characters, see the Set password section above.

4. Select the user access rights from the drop-down list of the Role field:

5. • Administrator: unrestricted access to the device.

   • Operator: access to the video stream, events and all settings except System Options.

   • Viewer: access to the video stream.

6. Select Enable PTZ control to allow the user to pan, tilt, and zoom in Live view.

7. Click OK.

Remove user

To remove users from the devices:

1. Go to Configuration > Devices > Management > Manage devices.

2. Right-click the devices and select User Management > Remove user.

3. Select the user to be removed from the drop-down list of the User field.

4. Click OK.

List users

To list all users on the devices and their access rights:

1. Go to Configuration > Devices > Management > Manage devices.

2. Right-click the devices and select User Management > List users.

3. Use the Type to search field to find the specific users in the list.

Firmware is software that determines the functionality of the Axis product. Using the latest firmware ensures that your device will have the latest functionality and improvements.

New firmware can be downloaded using AXIS Camera Station 5 or imported from a file on a hard drive or memory card. Firmware versions that are available for download are shown with the text (Download) after their version numbers. Firmware versions that are available on the local client are shown with the text (File) after their version numbers.

When you upgrade firmware, you can select the upgrade type:

• Standard: Upgrade to the selected firmware version and keep the existing setting values.

• Factory default: Upgrade to the selected firmware version and reset all settings to the factory default values.

To upgrade firmware:

1. Go to Configuration > Devices > Management and select the devices to configure.

2. Click , or right-click and select Upgrade firmware.

3. If some of the devices can't be configured, for example if the devices are inaccessible, the Invalid devices dialog will appear. Click Continue to skip the devices that can't be configured.

4. The device is not accessible during the process of upgrading firmware, click Yes to continue. If you have acknowledged this and do not want this to show again, select Do not show this dialog again and click Yes.

5. The Upgrade firmware dialogue lists the device model, number of devices of each model, the existing firmware version, available firmware versions to upgrade and the upgrade type. By default, the devices in the list are pre-selected when new firmware versions are available for download, and the latest firmware version is pre-selected for each device.

6. 1. To update the list of firmware versions available for download, click Check for updates. To browse for one or more firmware files stored on the local client, click Browse.

   2. Select the devices, the firmware versions that you want to upgrade and the upgrade type.

   3. Click OK to start upgrading the devices in the list.

The date and time settings for your Axis devices can be synchronized with the server computer time, with an NTP server, or set manually.

To set date and time on devices:

1. Go to Configuration > Devices > Management.

2. Select the device and click or right-click it and select Set date and time.

3. Device time lists the current date and time for your Axis device. When selecting multiple devices, Device time is not available.

4. Select the time zone.

5. • Select the time zone you want to use with your Axis product from the Time zone drop-down list.

   • Select Automatically adjust for daylight saving time changes if your product is located in an area that uses daylight saving time.

6. Note

   Time zone can be set when selecting the Synchronize with NTP server or Set manually time mode.

7. In the Time mode section:

8. • Select Synchronize with server computer time to synchronize the date and time of your product with the clock on the server computer, that is, the computer where the AXIS Camera Station 5 server is installed.

   • Select Synchronize with NTP server to synchronize the date and time of your product with an NTP server. Enter the IP address, DNS or hostname of the NTP server in the provided field.

   • Select Set manually to manually set the date and time.

9. Click OK.

A camera application is software that can be uploaded to and installed on Axis network video products. Applications add functionality to the device, for example detection, recognition, tracking or counting capabilities.

Some applications can be installed directly from AXIS Camera Station 5. Other applications must first be downloaded from www.axis.com/global/en/products/analytics-and-other-applications or from the application vendor's website.

Applications can be installed on devices with support for AXIS Camera Application Platform. Some applications also require a specific firmware version or camera model.

If the application requires a license, the license key file can be installed at the same time as the application or it can be installed later using the devices' configuration page.

To obtain the license key file, the license code included with the application must be registered at www.axis.com/se/sv/products/camera-applications/license-key-registration#/registration

If an application can't be installed, go to www.axis.com and check if the device model and firmware version support AXIS Camera Application Platform.

Available camera applications:

AXIS Video Motion Detection 4

An application that detects moving objects within an area of interest. The application does not require any license and can be installed on cameras with firmware 6.50 and later. You can also check the firmware release notes for your product to verify if it supports video motion detection 4.

AXIS Video Motion Detection 2

An application that detects moving objects within an area of interest. The application does not require any license and can be installed on cameras with firmware 5.60 and later.

AXIS Video Content Stream

An application that enables Axis cameras to send motion object tracking data to AXIS Camera Station 5. It can be installed on cameras with firmware between 5.50 and 9.59. The use of AXIS Video Content Stream is only permitted when used in combination with AXIS Camera Station 5.

Other applications

Any application that you want to install. Download the application to your local computer before you start the installation.

To install camera applications:

1. Go to Configuration > Devices > Management.

2. Select the cameras that you want to install the applications. Click or right-click and select Install camera application.

3. Select the camera application that you want to install on the cameras. If you want to install other applications, click Browse and navigate to the local application file. Click Next.

4. If you have the application installed, you can select Allow application overwrite to reinstall the application, or select Allow application downgrade to install a previous version of the application.

5. Note

   Downgrade or overwrite the application resets the application settings on the devices.

6. If a license is required for the application, the Install licenses dialog appears.

7. 1. Click Yes to start installing a license, and then click Next.

   2. Click Browse and navigate to the license file, and then click Next.

8. Note

   Installing AXIS Video Motion Detection 2, AXIS Video Motion Detection 4, or AXIS Video Content Stream does not require a license.

9. Review the information and click Finish. The status of the camera changes from OK to Maintenance and back to OK when the installation is done.

The AXIS Camera Station 5 certificate authority (CA) automatically signs and distributes client and server certificates to devices when you enable HTTPS or IEE 802.1X. The CA ignores preinstalled certificates. For more information on how to configure certificates, see Certificates.

Manage HTTPS or IEEE 802.1X certificates

1. Go to Configuration > Devices > Management.

2. Right-click the devices:

3. • Select Security > HTTPS > Enable/Update to enable HTTPS or update the HTTPS settings for the devices.

   • Select Security > IEEE 802.1X > Enable/Update to enable IEEE 802.1X or update the IEEE 802.1X settings for the devices.

   • Select Security > HTTPS > Disable to disable HTTPS for the devices.

   • Select Security > IEEE 802.1X > Disable to disable IEEE 802.1X for the devices.

   • Select Certificates... to get an overview, delete certificates, or get detailed information about a specific certificate.

4. Note

   When the same certificate is installed on several devices, it is only displayed as one item. Deleting the certificate will remove it from all of the devices on which it is installed.

Status of HTTPS and IEEE 802.1X

On the Device management page, the status of HTTPS and IEEE 802.1X is listed.

This option is typically used for troubleshooting purposes. Use this option to generate a .zip file with a data collection report for a specific location on your devices.

To collect device data:

1. Go to Configuration > Devices > Management.

2. Right-click the devices, and select Collect device data.

3. In the Data source on selected devices section:

4. • Click Preset and select one from the drop-down list of commonly used commands.

   • Note

     Some presets do not work on all devices. For example, PTZ status does not work on audio devices.

   • Click Custom and specify the URL path to your data collection source on the selected servers.

5. In the Save as section, specify the file name and folder location for your data collection .zip file.

6. Select Automatically open folder when ready to open the specified folder when the data collection is done.

7. Click OK.

To communicate with devices by using the IP address or hostname:

1. Go to Configuration > Devices > Management.

2. Select the devices, right-click and select Connection.

3. • To connect to the devices by using the IP address, select Use IP.

   • To connect to the devices by using the hostname, select Use hostname.

Tags are used to organize devices in the Device management page. A device can have multiple tags.

Devices can for example be tagged according to model or location. For example, when devices are tagged according to camera model, you can quickly find and upgrade all cameras of that model.

To tag a device:

1. Go to Configuration > Devices > Management.

2. Right-click a device and select Tag devices.

3. Select Use existing tag and select a tag, or select Create a new tag and enter a name for the tag.

4. Click OK.

To remove a tag from a device:

1. Go to Configuration > Devices > Management and click at the top right.

2. In the Tags folder, select a tag. All devices associated with the tag are now displayed.

3. Select the devices. Right-click and select Untag devices.

4. Click OK.

To manage a tag:

1. Go to Configuration > Devices > Management and click at the top right.

2. In the Device tags page:

3. • Right-click Tags and select New tag to create a tag.

   • Right-click a tag, select Rename tag and enter a new name to rename a tag.

   • Right-click a tag, select Delete to delete a tag.

   • Click to pin the Device tags page.

   • Click a tag to display all devices associated with the tag, and click All devices to display all devices connected to AXIS Camera Station 5.

   • Click Warnings/Errors to display devices that need attention, for example devices that are inaccessible.

To configure all settings on a single device:

1. Go to Configuration > Devices > Management.

2. Click the device’s address or hostname to go to the device’s configuration tab.

3. Change the settings. For information about how to configure your device, see the device’s User Manual.

4. Close the tab and the device is reloaded to ensure the changes are implemented in AXIS Camera Station 5.

Limitations

• Auto authentication for third-party devices is not supported.

• General support for third-party devices cannot be guaranteed.

• The device configuration tab with active video streams increases the load and might impact the performance on the server machine.

An external data source is a system or source that generates data that can be used to track what happened at the time of each event. See Data search.

Go to Configuration > Devices > External data sources and a list of all external data sources is displayed. Click a column heading to sort by the content of the column.

An external data source is added automatically when

• A door is created under Configuration > Access control > Doors and zones.

  For a complete workflow to set up AXIS A1601 Network Door Controller in AXIS Camera Station 5, see Set up AXIS A1601 Network Door Controller.

• The first event is received by the device that is configured with AXIS License Plate Verifier.

  For a complete workflow to set up AXIS License Plate Verifier in AXIS Camera Station 5, see Set up AXIS License Plate Verifier.

If an external data source is configured with a view, the data generated from the data source is automatically bookmarked in the timeline of the view in the Data search tab. To connect a data source to a view:

1. Go to Configuration > Devices > External data sources.

2. Select an external data source and click Edit.

3. Select a view from the View drop-down list.

4. Click OK.

Go to Configuration > Devices > Time synchronization to open the Time synchronization page.

A list of devices added to AXIS Camera Station 5 is displayed. Right-click the header row and select which columns to show. Drag and drop the headers to display the columns in different order.

The device list includes the following information:

• Name: The name of the device or a list of all associated camera names when the device is a video encoder with multiple connected cameras, or a network camera with multiple view areas.

• Address: The address of the device. Click the link to go to the device's configuration page. It shows the IP address or hostname depending on which one is used when adding the device. See Device configuration tab.

• MAC address: The MAC address of the device.

• Model: The model of the device.

• Enabled: Shows if the time synchronization is enabled.

• NTP source: The NTP source configured for the device.

• • Static: The NTP servers on the device are specified manually under Primary NTP server and Secondary NTP server.

  • DHCP: The device receives the NTP server dynamically from the network. Primary NTP server and Secondary NTP server are not available when DHCP is selected.

• Primary NTP server: The primary NTP server configured for the device. Only available when Static is selected.

• Secondary NTP server: The secondary NTP server configured for the device. Only available for Axis devices that support secondary NTP and when Static is selected.

• Server time offset: The time difference between the device and the server.

• UTC time: The coordinated universal time on the device.

• Synced: Shows if the time synchronization settings are actually applied. This is only available for device with firmware 9.1 or later.

• Time to next sync: The remaining time to next synchronization.

The Windows Time service (W32Time) uses the Network Time Protocol (NTP) to synchronize the date and time for AXIS Camera Station 5 server. The following information is displayed:

• Server: The AXIS Camera Station 5 server on which the Windows Time service is running.

• Status: The status of the Windows Time service. Either Running or Stopped.

• NTP server: The NTP server configured for the Windows Time service.

1. Go to Configuration > Devices > Time synchronization.

2. Select your devices and select Enable time synchronization.

3. Select the NTP source Static or DHCP.

4. If you have selected Static, configure the primary and secondary NTP server.

5. Click Apply.

Go to Configuration > Storage > Management to open the Manage storage page. In the Manage storage page, you get an overview of the local storage and network storage that exists inAXIS Camera Station 5.

Go to Configuration > Storage > Management to open the Manage storage page. On this page, you can specify the folder to store recordings. To prevent the storage from becoming full, set a maximum percentage of total capacity that AXIS Camera Station 5 can use. You can add additional local storage and network drives for security and more space.

Add a local storage or shared network drive

1. Go to Configuration > Storage > Management.

2. Click Add.

3. To add a local storage, select Local storage and select a storage from the drop-down menu.

4. To add a shared network drive, select Shared network drive and enter the path to a shared network drive. For example: \\ip_address\share.

5. Click OK and enter the username and password for the shared network drive.

6. Click OK.

Remove a local storage or shared network drive

To remove a local storage or shared network drive, select a local storage or shared network drive from the storage list and click Remove.

Add a folder for new recordings

1. Go to Configuration > Storage > Management.

2. Select a local storage or shared network drive from the storage list.

3. Under Overview, enter a folder name in Folder for new recordings to change the storage location for recordings.

4. Click Apply.

Adjust storage capacity

1. Go to Configuration > Storage > Management.

2. Select a local storage or shared network drive from the storage list.

3. Under Overview, move the slider to set the maximum space that AXIS Camera Station 5 can use.

4. Click Apply.

Collect non-indexed files

Non-indexed files can make up a substantial part of Other data on the storage. A non-indexed file is any data in the recording folder that isn’t part of the current database. The file can contain recordings from previous installations or data lost when a restore point was used.

The system doesn’t delete collected files, but collect and place them in the Non-indexed files folder on the recording storage. The storage can be located on the same computer as the client, or on a remote server depending on your configuration. To access the Non-indexed files folder, you need access to the server. AXIS Camera Station 5 places the data in the folders after the order in which they were found, first by server then devices connected to that particular server.

You can choose to either look for a particular recording or log you have lost, or simply delete the contents to free up space.

To collect non-indexed files for review or removal:

1. Go to Configuration > Storage > Management.

2. Select a local storage or shared network drive from the storage list.

3. Under Collect non-indexed files, click Collect to initiate a task.

4. When the task finished, go to Alarms and Tasks > Tasks and double-click the task to view the result.

Go to Configuration > Storage > Selection to open the Select storage page. This page features a list of all cameras in AXIS Camera Station 5 and you can specify the number of days to keep recordings for specific cameras. When selected, the storage information can be seen under Recording Storage. You can configure multiple cameras at the same time.

The storage solution for every camera was configured when cameras were added to AXIS Camera Station 5. To edit storage settings for a camera:

1. Go to Configuration > Storage > Selection.

2. Select the camera to edit the storage settings.

3. Under Recording storage, set storage location and retention time.

4. Click Apply.

When you add cameras to AXIS Camera Station 5, it automatically configures motion recording or continuous recording. You can later change the recording method to suit your needs, go to Recording method.

It’s possible to use motion detection with all Axis network cameras and video encoders. To only record when a camera detects motion considerably saves storage space compared to continuous recording. In Recording method, you can turn on and configure Motion detection. You can, for example, configure the settings if the camera detects too many or few moving objects or if the size of the recorded files is too large for the available storage space.

To configure motion recording:

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

2. Select a camera.

3. Turn on Motion detection to use motion recording.

4. Edit Video settings.

5. Select a schedule or click New to create a new schedule. To lower the impact on your storage space, only record during specific time periods.

6. Set a time interval between two successive triggers in Trigger period to reduce the number of successive recordings.

   If an additional trigger occurs within this interval, the recording continues and the trigger period restarts.

7. Click Motion settings to configure the motion detection settings, such as number of detectable objects. Available settings are different for different cameras, see  Edit built-in motion detection and Edit AXIS Video Motion Detection 2 and 4.

8. Click Apply.

Continuous recording saves images continuously and requires therefore more storage space than other recording options. To reduce the file size, consider motion detected recording.

To configure continuous recording:

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

2. Select a camera.

3. Turn on Continuous to use continuous recording.

4. Select a Profile in the drop-down menu, Medium profile is default. Use a lower resolution to reduce the recording size. To edit profile settings, see Stream profiles.

5. Select a schedule or click New to create a new schedule. To lower the impact on your storage space, only record during specific time periods.

6. Turn on Average bitrate and set Max storage. The system shows the estimated average bitrate based on the specified max storage and retention time. The maximum average bitrate is 50000 Kbit/s. See Configure average bitrate.

7. Click Apply.

For more information on how to record manually, see Record manually.

To configure manual recording settings:

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

2. Select the camera you want to configure.

3. Turn on Manual.

4. Under Manual, edit Video settings.

5. Click Apply.

A rule triggered recording starts and stops according to a rule created in Action rules. You can use rules, for example, to generate recordings triggered by signals from I/O ports, tampering attempts, or AXIS Cross Line Detection. A rule can have several triggers.

To create rule triggered recording, see Action rules.

Use failover recording to make sure you can save recordings when you lose connection to AXIS Camera Station 5. The camera saves recordings to the SD card if the connection is down for more than 10 seconds. The camera must have an SD card and firmware 5.20 or later. Failover recording only affects H.264 recordings.

To turn on failover recording:

1. Go to Configuration > Storage > Selection.

2. Select a camera that supports failover recording.

3. Select Failover recording.

4. Click Apply.

When there is a connection again, AXIS Camera Station 5 imports the failover recording and marks it with a dark grey color in the timeline. The camera stores the last 10 seconds of a stream in its internal memory to try to compensate for the 10 seconds delay before the failover recording triggers. Short gaps of about 1–4 seconds can still appear. Failover recording works differently depending on the recording method.

You can turn on fallback recording on a device that uses AXIS S3008 Recorder as recording storage. Once you turn on fallback recording, the device automatically starts a continuous recording when you lose the connection between AXIS Camera Station 5 and the recorder. The device uses medium stream profile for fallback recording.

To turn on fallback recording:

1. Make sure that you have added AXIS S3008 Recorder and the devices and selected the recorder as recording storage for the device. See Set up AXIS S3008 Recorder.

2. Go to Configuration > Storage > Selection.

3. Select the device and select Fallback recording.

4. Click Apply.

AXIS Camera Station 5 automatically configures motion recording or continuous recording when you add devices.

A check mark in the list shows what recording method a device uses. To customize profile settings for video and audio, see Stream profiles.

To change the recording method:

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

2. Select one or multiple devices.

   For devices of the same model, you can configure multiple devices at the same time.

3. In the Recording method screen, turn on or off a recording method.

With average bitrate, the bitrate automatically adjusts over a longer time. This is so that you can meet the target bitrate and provide good video quality based on the specified storage.

1. Go to Configuration > Storage > Selection and make sure you have set a limited retention time for the camera.

2. Go to Configuration > Devices > Stream profiles and make sure you use H.264 or H.265 format for the profile used for continuous recording.

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

4. Select the camera and turn on Continuous.

5. Under Video settings, select the video profile that you configured.

6. Turn on Average bitrate and set Max storage. The system shows the estimated average bitrate based on the specified max storage and retention time. The maximum average bitrate is 50000 Kbit/s.

7. Note

   Max storage means the maximum space for the recordings over the retention time. It only guarantees that the recordings don’t exceed the specified space, it doesn’t guarantee that there is enough space for the recordings.

8. Click Apply.

AXIS Video Motion Detection 2 and 4 are camera applications you can install on products with support for AXIS Camera Application Platform. When you install AXIS Video Motion Detection 2 or 4 on the camera, motion detection detects moving objects within an area of interest. Motion detection 2 requires firmware 5.60 or later, and AXIS Video Motion Detection 4 requires firmware 6.50 or later. You can also check the firmware release notes for your product to verify if it supports video motion detection 4.

If you select motion recording when you add cameras to AXIS Camera Station 5, AXIS Video Motion Detection 2 and 4 installs on cameras with the required firmware. Cameras without the required firmware use the built-in motion detection. You can install the application manually from the device management page. See Install camera application.

With AXIS Video Motion Detection 2 and 4, you can create:

• Area of interest: An area in a recording where the camera detects moving objects. The feature ignores objects outside the area of interest. The area displays on top of the video image in the form of a polygon. The area can have 3 to 20 points (corners).

• Area to exclude: An area within the area of interest that ignores moving objects.

• Ignore filters: Create filters to ignore the moving objects detected by the application. Use as few filters as possible and configure the filters with care to make sure not to ignore important objects. Use and configure one filter at a time.

• • Short-lived objects: This filter ignores objects that only appear a short time in the image. For example, light beams from a passing car and shadows that moves quickly. Set the minimum time that objects must appear in the image to trigger an alarm. The time starts from the moment that the application detects the object. The filter delays alarms and don’t trigger them if the object disappears from the image within the specified time.

  • Small objects: This filter ignores objects that are small, for example small animals. Set the width and height as a percentage of the total image. The filter ignores objects that are smaller than the specified width and height and don’t trigger alarms. The object must be smaller than both the width and height values for the filter to ignore it.

  • Swaying objects: This filter ignores objects that only move a short distance, for example swaying foliage, and flags and their shadows. Set distance as a percentage of the total image. The filter ignores objects that move a shorter distance than the distance from the center of the ellipse to one of the arrowheads. The ellipse is a measure of movement and applies to all movement in the image.

To configure motion settings:

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

2. Select a camera with AXIS Video Motion Detection 2 or 4, and click Motion Settings.

3. Edit the area of interest.

4. Edit the exclude area.

5. Create ignore filters.

6. Click Apply.

With built-in motion detection, the camera detects motion within one or more include area and ignores all other motion. An include area is an area that detects motion. You can place an exclude area within an include area to ignore motion. It’s possible to use multiple include and exclude areas.

To add and edit an include area:

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

2. Select a camera with built-in motion detection, and click Motion Settings.

3. Click Add in the Window section.

4. Select Include.

5. To only see the area you edit, select Show selected window.

6. Move and resize the shape in the video image. This is the include area.

7. Adjust Object size, History, and Sensitivity manually.

8. To use the predefined settings. Select Low, Moderate, High, or Very High. Low detects larger objects with a shorter history. Very High detects smaller objects with a longer history.

9. In the Activity section, review the detected motion in the include area. Red peaks indicate motion. Use the Activity field when you adjust Object size, History, and Sensitivity.

10. Click OK.

To add and edit an exclude area:

1. In the Edit Motion Detection screen, click Add in the Window section.

2. Select Exclude.

3. Move and resize the shaded shape in the video image.

4. Click OK.

To remove an include or exclude area:

1. In the Edit Motion Detection screen, select an area to remove.

2. Click Remove.

3. Click OK.

Many cameras and video encoders have I/O ports for connection of external devices. Some auxiliary devices also have I/O ports.

There are two types of I/O ports:

Input port

Use to connect to devices that can toggle between an open and closed circuit. For example, door and window contacts, smoke detectors, glass break detectors, and PIRs (Passive Infrared Detector).

Output port

Use to connect to devices such as relays, doors, locks, and alarms. AXIS Camera Station 5 can control devices connected to output ports.

Action rules use I/O ports as triggers or actions. Triggers use input signals, for example, when AXIS Camera Station 5 receives a signal from a device connected to an input port, it performs the specified actions. Actions use output ports, for example when a rule activates, AXIS Camera Station 5 can activate or deactivate a device connected to an output port. See Action rules.

For information about how to connect devices and how to configure I/O ports, see the Axis product's User manual or Installation Guide. Some products have ports that can act as input or output.

You can control output ports manually. See Monitor I/O ports.

To add I/O ports:

1. Go to Configuration > Recording and events > I/O ports.

2. Click Add to view a list of I/O ports you can add.

3. Select the port and click OK.

4. Review the information in Type and Device. Change the information if necessary.

5. Enter a name in Port, Active State, and Inactive State. The names also show in Action rules, Logs, and I/O Monitoring.

6. For output ports, you can set the initial state for when AXIS Camera Station 5 connects with the device. Select On startup set to and select the initial state in the State drop-down menu.

To control output ports manually:

1. Go to > Actions > I/O Monitoring.

2. Select an output port.

3. Click Change state.

AXIS Camera Station 5 uses rules to configure actions. A rule is a set of conditions that define how and when actions should be performed. With action rules you can reduce the number of recordings, interact with devices connected to I/O ports, and alert operators about important events.

Create a new rule

1. Go to Configuration > Recording and events > Action rules.

2. Click New.

3. Create triggers to define when to activate a rule. See Add triggers.

4. Click Next.

5. Create actions to define what happens when the rule activates. See Add actions.

6. Click Next.

7. Create a schedule for when to use the action rule. This reduces the amount of events and recordings. See Schedules.

8. Click Next.

9. Review the information in the Details screen.

10. Enter a name for the rule, and click Finish to use the rule.

Triggers activate rules and a rule can have multiple triggers. As long as one of the triggers stays active, the rule stays active. If all triggers must be active for the rule to be active, select All triggers must be active simultaneously to trigger the actions. Increase the trigger period if you use this setting on pulse triggers. Pulse triggers are triggers that are active momentarily.

The following triggers are available:

Motion detection

Registered motion within a defined area activates the motion detection trigger. See Create motion detection triggers.

Always active

This trigger is always on. For example, you can combine this trigger with a schedule that’s always on and a recording action with a low profile to achieve a second continuous recording suitable for devices with limited performance.

Active tampering alarm

The tampering trigger activates when you reposition the device, something covers the lens, or the lens is severely out of focus. See Create active tampering alarm triggers.

Live view

The live view trigger occurs when a user opens a specific camera's video stream. You can use this, for example, to let people near a camera know that someone's watching them using the camera’s LEDs. See .

AXIS Cross Line Detection

AXIS Cross Line Detection is an application for cameras and video encoders. The application detects moving objects that cross a virtual line, and you can, for example, use it to monitor entrance and exit points. See Create AXIS Cross Line Detection triggers.

System event and error

A system event and error trigger activates when recording errors occur, a storage becomes full, contact with a network storage fails, or one or more devices loses connection. See Create system event and error triggers.

Input/Output

The Input/Output (I/O) trigger activates when a device's I/O port receives a signal from, for example, a connected door, smoke detector, or switch. See Create input/output triggers. We recommend you use device event triggers instead of input/output triggers if possible.

Device event

This trigger uses events directly from the camera or auxiliary device. Use this if no suitable trigger is available in AXIS Camera Station 5. See Create device event triggers.

Action button

Use the action buttons to start and stop actions from live view. You can use one button in different rules. See Create action button triggers.

AXIS Entry Manager event

This trigger activates when AXIS Camera Station 5 receives signals from doors configured in AXIS Entry Manager. For example, doors forced to open, open too long, or denied access. See Create AXIS Entry Manager event triggers.

External HTTPS

The external HTTPS trigger makes it possible for external applications to trigger events in AXIS Camera Station 5 through HTTPS communication. See Create external HTTPS triggers.

The motion detection trigger activates when the camera detects motion within a defined area. Since the camera processes the detection it doesn’t add any processing load to AXIS Camera Station 5.

To create an motion detection trigger:

1. Go to Configuration > Recording and events > Action rules.

2. Click New.

3. Click Add and select Motion detection.

4. Click OK.

5. In the pop-up screen:

6. 1. Select the camera that should detect motion.

   2. Set a time interval between two successive to reduce the number of successive recordings. If an additional trigger occurs within this interval, the recording continues and the trigger period restarts.

   3. Click Motion settings to configure motion detection settings. Available settings are different for different cameras. See Edit built-in motion detection and Edit AXIS Video Motion Detection 2 and 4.

7. Click OK.

The active tampering alarm trigger activates when you reposition the camera, something covers the lens, or the lens is severely out of focus. Since the device processes the tampering detection, it doesn’t add any processing load to AXIS Camera Station 5 server.

Active tampering alarm is available for cameras with support for camera tampering and with firmware 5.11 or later.

To create an active tampering alarm trigger:

1. Go to Configuration > Recording and events > Action rules.

2. Click New.

3. Click Add and select Activate tampering alarm.

4. Click OK.

5. In Trigger on, select the camera to use.

6. Click OK.

AXIS Cross Line Detection is an application for cameras and video encoders. The application detects moving objects that cross a virtual line and activates the trigger. You can also, for example, use it to monitor entrance and exit points. Since the camera processes the detection, it doesn’t add any processing load to AXIS Camera Station 5 server. 

You can only install the application on devices with support for AXIS Camera Application Platform. To use AXIS Cross Line Detection as a trigger, you have to download the application from axis.com and install it on the devices. See Install camera application.

To create an AXIS Cross Line Detection trigger:

1. Go to Configuration > Recording and events > Action rules.

2. Click New.

3. Click Add and select AXIS Cross Line Detection.

4. Click OK.

5. Click Refresh to update the list.

6. Select the camera to use from the Trigger on drop-down menu.

   You can only select cameras with AXIS Cross Line Detection installed.

7. Set a time interval between two successive triggers in Trigger period to reduce the number of successive recordings.

   If an additional trigger occurs within this interval, the recording continues and the trigger period restarts.

8. Click AXIS Cross Line Detection settings to open the Applications page of the camera in a web browser. For information on available settings, see the documentation provided with AXIS Cross Line Detection.

9. Note

   To configure AXIS Cross Line Detection, use Internet Explorer and set the browser to allow ActiveX controls. If asked, click Yes to install AXIS Media Control.

Select one or more system events and errors to use as triggers. Examples of system events are recording errors, a full storage, contact with a network storage fails, and one or more devices loses connection.

To create a system event and error trigger:

1. Go to Configuration > Recording and events > Action rules.

2. Click New.

3. Click Add and select System event and error.

4. Click OK.

5. Select a system event or error to create the trigger.

6. Click OK.

The input/output (I/O) trigger activates when a device's I/O port receives a signal from, for example, a connected door, smoke detector, or switch.

To create an input/output trigger:

1. Go to Configuration > Recording and events > Action rules.

2. Click New.

3. Click Add and select Input/Output.

4. Click OK.

5. Under Trigger port and state, configure the I/O port and trigger settings.

6. Click OK.

This trigger uses events directly from the camera or auxiliary device. Use this if there is no suitable trigger available in AXIS Camera Station 5. The events differ between the cameras and have one or more filters that must be set. Filters are conditions that must be fulfilled for the device event trigger to activate. For information about events and filters for Axis products, see the VAPIX® documentation on axis.com/partners and axis.com/vapix

To create a device event trigger:

1. Go to Configuration > Recording and events > Action rules.

2. Click New.

3. Click Add and select Device event.

4. Click OK.

5. Under Configure device event trigger, configure the event trigger.

6. Note

   Available events depend on the selected device. For third-party devices, many of these events require additional configuration in the device.

7. Under Filters, select the filters.

8. Under Activity, review the current state of the device event trigger as a function of time. An event can be stateful or stateless. A step function represents the activity of a stateful event . A straight line with pulses from when the event was triggered represents the activity of a stateless event.

9. Click OK.

Use action buttons to start and stop actions in Live view. You can find the action buttons on the bottom of the live view or in a map. You can use one button for multiple cameras and maps, and there can be multiple action buttons for one camera or a map. You can arrange the buttons for a camera when you add or edit the action button.

There are two types of action buttons:

Command buttons

Used to manually start an action. Use command buttons for actions that don’t require a stop button. A command button has a button label and a tooltip. The button label is the text shown on the button. Hover over the button with the mouse to show the tooltip.
Example: Create a button to activate an output for a predefined time, raise an alarm, and send email.

Toggle buttons

Use to manually start and stop an action. The button has two states: toggle and untoggle. Click the button to switch between the two states. By default, toggle buttons start the action when in the toggle state, but it’s also possible to start the action in the untoggle state.
A toggle button has a toggle label, an untoggle label, and a tooltip. The texts shown on the buttons in the toggle and untoggle states are the toggle and untoggle labels. Hover over the button with the mouse to show the tooltip.
Example: Create a button to open and close doors, use output action with pulse set to "as long as any trigger is active".

To create an action button trigger:

1. Go to Configuration > Recording and events > Action rules.

2. Click New.

3. Click Add and select Action Button.

4. Click OK.

5. Select Create new button or Use existing button. Click Next.

6. If you select Create new button:

7. 1. Select Command button or Toggle button. If you want to use the toggle button to start the action in the untoggle state, select Trigger on untoggle.

   2. Click Next.

   3. Add labels and tooltip for the button.

8. Note

   The letter or number after the first underscore in an action button label becomes the access key to the action button. Press ALT and the access key to activate the action button. For example, when you name an action button as A_BC, the action button name changes to ABC in live view. Press ALT + B and the action button activates.

9. If you select Use existing button:

10. 1. Search for the button or click the button that you want to use.

    2. If you select to use an existing toggle button, you must select Trigger on toggle or Trigger on untoggle.

    3. Click Next.

    4. Edit the labels and tooltip of the button.

11. Select the camera or map from the drop-down menu.

12. To add the button to multiple cameras or maps, click Add to multiple cameras or Add to multiple maps.

13. If a camera has multiple action buttons, click Arrange to edit the order of the buttons. Click OK.

14. Click Next.

AXIS Camera Station 5 activates the trigger when it receives signals from doors configured in AXIS Entry Manager. For example, doors forced to open, doors open too long, or denied access.

1. Go to Configuration > Recording and events > Action rules.

2. Click New.

3. Click Add and select AXIS Entry Manager event.

4. Click OK.

5. Select an event and door to activate the trigger.

6. Click OK.

The external HTTPS trigger makes it possible for external applications to trigger events in AXIS Camera Station 5 through HTTPS communication. This trigger only supports HTTPS communication and requires that you provide the valid AXIS Camera Station 5 username including domain name and password in the HTTPS requests.

The following requests are supported with HTTP method GET*. You can also use POST with JSON data stated in the body of the request.

• Activate the trigger with ID "trigger1": https://[address]:55756/Acs/Api/TriggerFacade/ActivateTrigger?{"triggerName":"trigger1"}

• Deactivate the trigger with ID "trigger1": https://[address]:55756/Acs/Api/TriggerFacade/DeactivateTrigger?{"triggerName":"trigger1"}

• Activate the trigger with ID "trigger1" and then automatically deactivate the trigger after 30 seconds: https://[address]:55756/Acs/Api/TriggerFacade/ActivateDeactivateTrigger?{"triggerName":"trigger1","deactivateAfterSeconds":"30"}

• Note

  The timer for automatic deactivation is canceled if any other command is issued to the same trigger.

• Pulse the trigger with ID "trigger1" (trigger activation followed by immediate deactivation): https://[address]:55756/Acs/Api/TriggerFacade/PulseTrigger?{"triggerName​":"trigger1"}

To create an external HTTPS trigger:

1. Go to Configuration > Recording and events > Action rules.

2. click New.

3. Click Add and select External HTTPS.

4. Click OK.

5. Enter the trigger name in Trigger name.

6. Review the sample URL that uses the same server address as the client used when logging on. The URLs only work after the action rule is complete.

7. Click OK.

Suitable actions for external HTTPS triggers

• Requests to activate and deactivate the trigger are suitable for actions that start and stop recordings.

• Requests to pulse the trigger are suitable for actions such as Raise Alarm or Send Email.

One rule can have multiple actions. The actions start when the rule becomes activate.

The following actions are available:

Record

This action starts a recording from the camera. See Create record actions.

Raise alarm

This action sends an alarm to all connected AXIS Camera Station 5 clients. See Create raise alarm actions.

Set output

This action sets the state of an output port. Use this to control the device connected to the output port, for example to turn on a light or lock a door. See Create output actions.

Send email

This action sends an email to one or multiple recipients. See Create send email actions.

Send HTTP notification

This action sends an HTTP request to a camera, a door controller, or an external web server. See Create HTTP notification actions.

AXIS Entry Manager

This action can grant access, unlock, or lock a door connected to a door controller configured by AXIS Entry Manager. See Create AXIS Entry Manager actions.

Send mobile app notification

The action sends a custom message to the AXIS Camera Station Mobile app. See Create send mobile app notification actions.

Turn rules on or off

Use this action to turn other action rules on or off. See Create an action that turns other action rules on or off.

Access control

This action includes door actions and zone actions in AXIS Camera Station Secure Entry. See Create access control actions.

The record action starts to record from the camera. Access and play the recording from the Recordings tab.

To create a record action:

1. Specify a location to save the recording to, go to Configuration > Storage > Selection.

2. Go to Configuration > Recording and events > Action rules.

3. Click New.

4. Click Add and create a trigger. Click Next. See Add triggers.

5. Click Add and select Record.

6. Click OK.

7. In Camera, select the camera to record from.

8. Under Video setting, configure profile, prebuffer, and postbuffer.

9. Click OK.

The raise alarm action sends an alarm to all connected AXIS Camera Station 5 clients. The alarm appears in the Alarms tab and as a taskbar notification. It’s possible to include instructions in form of a file with alarm procedures with the alarm. The alarm procedure is available from the Alarms and Logs tabs.

To create a raise alarm action:

1. Go to Configuration > Recording and events > Action rules.

2. Click New.

3. Click Add and create a trigger. Click Next. See Add triggers.

4. Click Add and select Raise alarm.

5. Click OK.

6. Under Alarm message, configure title, description, and duration.

7. Under Alarm procedure.

8. 1. Select On alarm show alarm procedure.

   2. Click Upload and find the desired file.

   3. Click Preview to open the uploaded file in a preview window.

   4. Click OK.

The output action sets the state of an output port. Use this to control the device connected to the output port, for example to switch on a light or lock a door.

To create an output action:

1. Go to Configuration > Recording and events > Action rules.

2. Click New.

3. Click Add and create a trigger. Click Next. See Add triggers.

4. Click Add and select Set output.

5. Click OK.

6. In Output port, select the output port.

7. In State on action, select the state to set the port to. Available options depend on how the port configuration.

8. Select Pulse to define how long the output port should remain in the new state.

9. Note

   To keep the port in the new state after the action, clear Pulse.

10. Click OK.

The email action sends an email to one or multiple recipients. It’s possible to attach snapshots from cameras with the email.

To create a send email action:

1. Go to Configuration > Recording and events > Action rules.

2. Click New.

3. Click Add and create a trigger. Click Next. See Add triggers.

4. Click Add and select Send email.

5. Click OK.

6. Add recipients under Recipients:

7. 1. Enter the email address in New Recipient and select To, Cc, or Bcc.

   2. Click Add to add the email address to Recipients.

8. Under Contents, enter the email subject and message.

9. Under Advanced, configure attachments, number of emails, and intervals.

10. Click OK.

The live view action opens the Live view tab with a specific camera, view, or preset position. The Live view tab opens in all connected AXIS Camera Station 5 clients. If the Live view tab shows a split view with a hotspot, the camera selected in the live view action loads in the hotspot. For more information about hotspots, see Split view.

You can also use the live view action to restore open AXIS Camera Station 5 clients from the taskbar or bring the clients to the front of other open applications.

To create a live view action:

1. Go to Configuration > Recording and events > Action rules.

2. Click New.

3. Click Add and create a trigger. Click Next. See Add triggers.

4. Click Add and select Live view.

5. Click OK.

6. Under Live view actions, configure what should show when the action is active.

7. Under Shown in, configure how to show the selected view.

8. Under Bring to front, select On trigger bring application to front to restore open AXIS Camera Station 5 clients from the taskbar or bring the clients to the front of other open applications when the live view action starts.

9. Click OK.

Example

To open a Live view tab, go to the hotspot view and show a camera view in the hotspot, configure two live view actions in the same action rule:

1. Create a live view action that shows the hotspot view in the Live alert tab.

2. 1. Under Live view actions, select View.

   2. Select Hotspot view.

   3. Under Show in, select Live alert tab.

   4. Select On trigger bring application to front.

3. Create another live view action that goes to the hotspot view and show the camera view in the hotspot.

4. 1. Under Live view actions, select Camera and select a camera view.

   2. Under Show in, select Hotspot in view.

   3. Select Hotspot view.

The HTTP notification action sends an HTTP request to a recipient. The recipient can be a camera, door controller, external web server, or any server that can receive HTTP requests. HTTP notifications can for example be used to turn on or off a feature in the camera, or to open, close, lock, or unlock a door connected to a door controller.

GET, POST, and PUT methods are supported.

To create an HTTP notification action:

1. Go to Configuration > Recording and events > Action rules.

2. Click New.

3. Click Add and create a trigger. Click Next. See Add triggers.

4. Click Add and select Send HTTP Notification.

5. Click OK.

6. In URL, enter the address to the recipient and the script that handles the request. For example: https://192.168.254.10/cgi-bin/notify.cgi .

7. Select Authentication required if the recipient requires authentication. Enter the username and password.

8. Click Advanced to display the advanced settings.

9. Click OK.

The siren and light action activates a siren and light pattern on AXIS D4100-E Network Strobe Siren according to a configured profile.

1. Go to Configuration > Recording and events > Action rules.

2. Click New.

3. Click Add and create a trigger. Click Next. See Add triggers.

4. Click Add and select Siren and light.

5. Click OK.

6. Select a device from the Device drop-down menu.

7. Select a profile from the Profile drop-down menu.

8. Click OK.

The AXIS Entry Manager action can grant access, unlock, or lock a door connected to a door controller configured by AXIS Entry Manager.

1. Go to Configuration > Recording and events > Action rules.

2. Click New.

3. Click Add and create a trigger. Click Next. See Add triggers.

4. Click Add and select AXIS Entry Manager.

5. Click OK.

6. Select an action and door to perform the action.

7. Click OK.

The send mobile app notification action sends a custom message to the AXIS Camera Station Mobile app. You can click the received notification to go to a specific camera view. See AXIS Camera Station Mobile app user manual.

To create a send mobile app notification action:

1. Go to Configuration > Recording and events > Action rules.

2. Click New.

3. Click Add and create a trigger. Click Next. See Add triggers.

4. Click Add and select Send mobile app notification.

5. Click OK.

6. In Message, enter your message that should show on the mobile app.

7. Under Click notification and go to, configure what should show when you click the notification.

8. Click OK.

Use the turn rules on or off action, for example, if you want to turn off motion detection in an office when an employee swipes their access card.

To create a turn off rules on or off action:

1. Go to Configuration > Recording and events > Action rules.

2. Click New.

3. Click Add and create a trigger. Click Next. See Add triggers.

4. Click Add and select Turn rules on or off.

5. Click OK.

6. Select one or multiple action rules.

7. Choose if you want to turn the selected action rules on or off.

8. Enter a delay if you want time between the trigger and the change of state.

9. Select Return to the previous state when the trigger is no longer active if you don’t want the selected action rule to stay changed when the trigger isn’t active. In the example above, that means motion detection turns back on when the employee removes the access card from the reader

10. Click OK.

The access control action can perform the following actions on AXIS Camera Station Secure Entry system:

• Door actions: grant access, lock, unlock, or lockdown the selected doors.

• Zone actions: lock, unlock, or lockdown the selected doors in the selected zones.

To create a access control action:

1. Go to Configuration > Recording and events > Action rules.

2. Click New.

3. Click Add and create a trigger. Click Next. See Add triggers.

4. Click Add and select Access control.

5. Click OK.

6. To perform door actions:

7. 1. Under Access control, select Door actions.

   2. Under Configure action, select the doors and action.

8. To perform zone actions:

9. 1. Under Access control, select Zone actions.

   2. Under Configure action, select the zones, door types, and action.

10. Click OK.

Create schedules in action rules to set up when the action rule should be active. You can use a schedule as many times as necessary, and override it on specified days, for example public holidays.

To add a schedule:

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

2. Click New.

3. Enter a name for the schedule.

4. In the timeline, create the time slots for the schedule.

5. To copy the schedule to another day, right-click the day you want to copy and select Copy schedule. Right-click another day and select Paste schedule.

6. To add exceptions to the schedule:

7. 1. Under Schedule exceptions, click Add....

   2. Select a start and end date for the exception.

   3. Mark the time interval in the timeline.

   4. Click OK.

   5. Note

      To remove an exception, click Remove..., select a time interval that includes the exception, and click OK.

8. Click Apply.

Example

An example of how to set up an action rule in AXIS Camera Station 5 that triggers a recording and an alarm someone forces the entrance door open.

Before you start, you need to:

• Install AXIS A1601 Network Door Controller. See Add devices.

• Configure the door controller. See Configure access control.

Create the action rule:

1. Go to Configuration > Recording and events > Action rules.

2. Click New.

3. Add the Door forced event trigger.

4. 1. Click Add and select Device event.

   2. Click OK.

   3. Under Configure device event trigger, configure the trigger settings.

   4. Under Filters, configure the filter settings.

   5. Under Activity, make sure that the trigger shows activity on the signal line.

   6. Click OK.

5. Click Next.

6. Add a record action.

7. 1. Click Add and select Record.

   2. Click OK.

   3. Select a camera from the Camera drop-down menu.

   4. Under Video setting, configure profile, prebuffer, and postbuffer.

   5. Click OK.

8. Add a raise alarm action.

9. 1. Click Add and select Raise alarm.

   2. Click OK.

   3. Under Alarm message, enter a title and description for the alarm. For example, The main entrance is forced open.

   4. Click OK.

10. Click Next and select Always as the schedule.

11. Click Finish.

12. Configure device event trigger
    Device	Select the AXIS A1601 Network Door Controller from the Device drop-down menu.
    Event	Select Door > Door forced from the Event drop-down menu.
    Trigger period	Set 10 seconds as Trigger period.

13. Filters
    Door name	Select the door from the Door name drop-down menu.
    Door status	Select Forced from the Door status drop-down menu.

14. Video setting
    Profile	Select High from the Profile drop-down menu.
    Prebuffer	Set 3 seconds as Prebuffer.
    Postbuffer	Set 5 seconds as Postbuffer.

Example

An example of how to create an action rule in AXIS Camera Station 5 that plays a welcome message and calls the elevator when an important person enters.

Before you start, you have to:

• Install and configure AXIS A1601 Network Door Controller and add cardholders. See Configure access control and Access management.

• Install an Axis network audio device and associate the audio device with a camera. See Stream profiles.

• Install AXIS A9188 Network I/O Relay Module, connect the I/O to the elevator, and add the I/O ports of the network I/O relay module to AXIS Camera Station 5. See I/O ports.

Create the action rule:

1. Go to Configuration > Recording and events > Action rules.

2. Click New.

3. Add the device event trigger.

4. 1. Click Add and select Device event.

   2. Click OK.

   3. Under Configure device event trigger, configure the event settings

   4. Under Filters, configure the filter settings.

   5. Under Activity, make sure that the trigger shows activity on the signal line.

   6. Click OK.

5. Click Next.

6. Add a Send HTTP notification action to play a welcome message.

7. 1. Click Add and select Send HTTP notification.

   2. Click OK.

   3. In URL, enter the URL of the welcome message audio clip.

   4. Select Authentication required and enter the username and password of the audio device.

   5. Click OK.

8. Add a Set output action.

9. 1. Click Add and select Set output.

   2. Click OK.

   3. From the Output port drop-down menu, select the output port of the I/O module connected to the elevator

   4. From the State on action drop-down menu, select the state of the I/O module to call the elevator.

   5. Select Pulse and set 60 seconds to keep the port in the state.

   6. Click OK.

10. Click Next and select Always as the schedule.

11. Click Finish.

12. Configure device event trigger
    Device	Select the AXIS A1601 Network Door Controller from the Device drop-down menu.
    Event	Select Authorization > Access request granted from the Event drop-down menu.
    Trigger period	Set 10 seconds as Trigger period.

13. Filters
    Door name	Select the door from the Door name drop-down menu.
    Door side	Select the door side from the Door side drop-down menu.
    Card number	Select Card number and enter the card number of the important person.

Go to Configuration > Client to:

• Edit client specific settings, like theme and language. See Client settings.

• Edit user specific settings, like notifications and startup options. See User settings.

• Edit client specific streaming performance settings like video scaling and hardware decoding. See Streaming.

These settings apply to all AXIS Camera Station 5 users on the computer. Go to Configuration > Client > Client settings to configure the AXIS Camera Station 5 client settings.

Live view
Show camera names in live views	Show the name of the camera in live view.
	To indicate any type of recording, turn on Show recording indicators in live views and maps.
	To indicate motion detection recording or recordings started by an action rule, turn on Show event indicators in live views and maps.

These settings apply to the signed in AXIS Camera Station 5 user. Go to Configuration > Client > User settings to configure the AXIS Camera Station 5 client user settings.