AXIS Camera Station Pro - What’s new

For a full description of what is contained in each release, see AXIS Camera Station Pro release notes.

If you’ve upgraded from AXIS Camera Station 5 to AXIS Camera Station Pro, take a look at the AXIS Camera Station Installation and migration guide to make sure your solution functions as expected.

From the new diagnostics page, you can:

• Generate a system report

• View client and server configuration sheets

• Access the Axis Online services status page

• Restart the service remotely

• See Diagnostics and Restart the service in the AXIS Camera Station Pro user manual for more information.

Remote service restart

• You can now restart your AXIS Camera Station Pro service remotely, making, for example, maintenance and troubleshooting more convenient. See Restart the service in the AXIS Camera Station Pro user manual for more information.

Select any audio channel

• You can now select any audio input from devices with two inputs, such as the AXIS FA54 and the AXIS D3110 Connectivity hub, and associate them with a video source.

3x3 split view on AXIS D1110

• The AXIS D1110 Video Decoder can now display up to 9 video streams. See Multiple monitors in the AXIS Camera Station Pro user manual for more information.

Action rules

• The new 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 Create live view triggers in the AXIS Camera Station Pro user manual for more information.

• The new Virtual I/O action triggers a specific virtual input port on a device. See Create virtual I/O actions in the AXIS Camera Station Pro user manual for more information.

• When you add a camera with an indication LED, like AXIS Q9307, AXIS Camera Station Pro creates an action rule with the new Live view trigger and Virtual I/O action.

More searchable vehicle properties

• New vehicle properties in data search, like color, direction, and country, make it easier to find the event you’re looking for. See Data search in the AXIS Camera Station Pro User manual for more information.

Secure entry

• You can now turn on or off access rules in the access management system using action rules. See Create access control actions in the AXIS Camera Station Pro user manual for more information.

• With the added support for AXIS A4612 Bluetooth Reader and the new mobile credential in AXIS Camera Station Mobile App, cardholders can now unlock doors using their phone. See Use a mobile phone to unlock a door in the AXIS Camera Station Pro user manual for more information.

• The new door type monitoring door is different from a regular door with a door monitor. A regular door with a door monitor supports locks and readers but requires a door controller. A monitoring door supports one door position sensor but only requires a network I/O relay module connected to a door controller. See Add a monitoring door in the AXIS Camera Station Pro user manual for more information.

Replace a camera with multiple views

• You can now replace a camera with more than one view as long as the replacement camera has the same number of views as the old camera.

• See Replace a device in the AXIS Camera Station Pro User manual for more information.

User permission for data search

• As an administrator, you can now remove access to data search for operators. This feature can help align with personal data regulations.

• See Configure user permissions in the AXIS Camera Station Pro User manual for more information.

Filter on server in data search

• You can now filter servers in data search live mode in a multi-server system.

• See Data search in the AXIS Camera Station Pro User manual for more information.

Compatible with the new network I/O relay module from Axis

• AXIS Camera Station Pro is compatible with the new AXIS A9210 Network I/O Relay Module. Using a single IP address, you can expand the unit to 128 I/Os. Using the device event option in action rules, you can easily integrate the inputs and outputs into AXIS Camera Station Pro.

• Go to AXIS A9210 product page on axis.com for more information.

In addition to the capabilities available in AXIS Camera Station, AXIS Camera Station Pro also offers the following:

Cloud services through Axis Cloud Connect

• Automatic license management

• Server monitoring

• Web client

• Device management

• User management

• See Manage connected services in the AXIS Camera Station Pro user manual for more information.

Web client for AXIS Camera Station Pro

• Provides 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.

• Includes predefined views, PTZ, and preset positions.

• See Web client for AXIS Camera Station user manual for more information.

Axis data insights dashboard

• Visualizes analytics data from your devices

• Analytics data includes crossline counting and occupancy in area scenarios configured in AXIS Object Analytics on the devices in your system.

• See Axis data insights dashboard in the AXIS Camera Station Pro user manual for more information.

Replace a camera

• You can now replace an Axis camera while keeping compatible settings and existing recordings.

• This feature works best with cameras of the same model or similar ones.

• See Replace a device in the AXIS Camera Station Pro user manual for more information.

Kerberos authentication

• AXIS Camera Station Pro uses the Microsoft Negotiate protocol (SPNEGO) which means that Kerberos is the preferred and default authentication protocol.

• See Authenticate using Kerberos in the AXIS Camera Station Pro System hardening guide for more information.

View components

• The component page lets you manage components and view their status.

• See Components in the AXIS Camera Station Pro user manual for more information.

Optimize for storage

• Optimize for storage uses more advanced compression tools to save additional storage compared to the default Zipstream setting.

• This profile can further reduce the bitrate even for scenes with a lot of motion.

• See Edit stream profiles in the AXIS Camera Station Pro user manual for more information.

Double swipe

• The double-swipe allows a cardholder override the current state of a door.

• For example, they can use it to unlock a door outside the regular schedule, which is more convenient than going into the system to unlock the door.

• See Door security level in the AXIS Camera Station Pro user manual for more information.

Two-person rule

• The two-person rule requires two people to swipe their cards to gain access.

• See Door security level in the AXIS Camera Station Pro user manual for more information.