Web client for AXIS Camera Station - User manual

The web client gives access to AXIS Camera Station Edge and AXIS Camera Station Pro recordings and live video in your web browser. Choose to access the system on a private network using the AXIS Camera Station Pro web client or access your system from anywhere with the AXIS Camera Station Cloud web client.

Browsers –

Chrome^TM version 56 and later, Edge^TM version 79 and later, Safari^® version 11 and later

CPU –

Intel Core i5

RAM –

4 GB

Graphics card –

256 MB onboard video memory

Graphics card driver –

Always use the latest version

Network –

100 Mbps

Internet access - Required for AXIS Camera Station Cloud web client –

100 Mbps

File player for exported video –

Supported web browsers and VLC

The way you access your system differs depending on whether you’re connecting to a server on your private network with the AXIS Camera Station Pro web client, or through the cloud with the AXIS Camera Station Cloud web client.

Before you access your AXIS Camera Station server on your private network using the AXIS Camera Station Pro web client, we recommend that you install the AXIS Camera Station root certificate. See Install the root certificate.

To access the web client:

1. Open a web browser and enter https://[address].

2. Sign in using your AXIS Camera Station Pro account.

[address] is the IP-address or server name for the AXIS Camera Station Pro server.

If you’re connecting to a server on the same computer as the client, you can use the local host IP 127.0.0.1.

The AXIS Camera Station root certificate ensures a secure communication between the web client and the AXIS Camera Station server. To install the certificate:

1. Open AXIS Camera Station Pro.

2. Go to Configuration > Security > Certificates.

3. Under Certificate authority, click Export….

4. Save the certificate to a location you can access from the client computer.

5. Open (double-click) the certificate file on the client computer and click Install Certificate....

6. Select Local Machine.

7. Click Next.

8. Click Yes.

9. Select Place all certificates in the following store.

10. Click Browse….

11. Select Trusted Root Certification Authorities.

12. Click OK.

13. Click Next.

14. Click Finish.

Before you can access your AXIS Camera Station server using the AXIS Camera Station Cloud web client for the first time, you must register your system with an organization. See Register your system with an organization.

Read more about organizations in the My Systems user manual.

To access the web client:

1. Go to https://acs.mysystems.axis.com.

2. Sign in using your My Axis account.

1. Open AXIS Camera Station Pro.

2. Go to Configuration > Connected services > Management.

3. Click Register and follow the onscreen instructions.

4. Go to Configuration > Connected services > Management.

5. Turn on Synchronize system.

The AXIS Camera Station Cloud web client uses My Axis users with permissions configured in user management in My Systems. In user management, you can invite users to different roles and accept invitations. See Invite users and Accept an invitation for more information.

The user roles and permissions are configured on the organization level. For example, if you assign the operator role to a user, that user can access video from any site within the organization.

To invite users, go to User management in My Systems. For more information about inviting users in My Systems, see the My Systems user manual on axis.com.

To accept an invitation, go to User management in My Systems. For more information about accepting invitations in My Systems, see the My Systems user manual on axis.com.

The AXIS Camera Station Pro web client uses the same Microsoft Windows users and groups with the same permissions configured in AXIS Camera Station system. See Configure user permissions in the AXIS Camera Station user manual for more information.

1. Click Sources to open the pane with cameras and views.

2. Select the source you want to view live video from.

The pulsating green status indicator shows you that you’re watching live video.

1. Click Recordings to open the list of recordings.

2. Click to select the date you think the event occurred.

3. Select a recording from the list to view it.

The red status indicator shows you that you’re watching recorded video.

1. Select the recording you want to download.

2. Click .

3. Click Download. The web browser saves the recording to your download folder.

You can copy a recording link to your clipboard and then send it to someone within your organization.

1. Open the recording you want to share.

2. Go to the point in the recording that you want to share.

3. Click to copy the link to your clipboard.

4. Paste the link in your message.

A stream profile is a group of settings that affect the video stream, such as resolution, video format, frame rate, and compression. To change the stream profile for a camera:

1. Select the camera.

2. Open the context menu .

3. Click Stream profiles.

4. Select one of the available stream profiles.

High –

Optimized for the highest quality and resolution.

Medium –

Optimized to balance high quality with performance. Only available for AXIS Camera Station Pro.

Low –

Optimized for performance.

If your using a PTZ camera you can pan, tilt, and zoom in the live view image.

Pan –

Press and hold the left mouse button and drag the cursor left or right in the live view image.

Tilt –

Press and hold the left mouse button and drag the cursor up or down in the live view image.

Zoom –

Scroll the mouse wheel backward or forward to zoom in or out.

You can access any PTZ presets configured in AXIS Camera Station. To go to a PTZ preset:

1. Select the PTZ camera.

2. Open the context menu .

3. Click PTZ presets.

4. Select one of the available PTZ presets.