Axis 210A User Manual

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16 AXIS 210A/211A - Video Streamscount as 1 unicast viewer.RTP/RTSPThis unicast method is RTP tunneled over RTSP. This can be used to exploit the fact that itis relatively simple to configure firewalls to allow RTSP traffic.RTP/RTSP/HTTP or RTP/RTSP/HTTPSThese two methods can also be used to traverse firewalls. Firewalls are commonlyconfigured to allow the HTTP protocol, thus allowing RTP to be tunneled.AXIS Media ControlThe recommended method of accessing live video from the AXIS 210A/211A is to use theAXIS Media Control (AMC) in Microsoft Internet Explorer for Windows. This ActiveXcomponent is automatically installed on first use, after which it can be configured byopening the AMC Control Panel applet from the Windows Control Panel. Alternatively,right-click the video image in Internet Explorer.Other methods of accessing the video streamVideo/images from the AXIS 210A/211A can also be accessed in the following ways:• If supported by the client, the AXIS 210A/211A can use Motion JPEG server pushto display video. This option maintains an open HTTP connection to the browserand sends data as and when required, for as long as required.• As single JPEG images in a browser. Enter the path:http:///axis-cgi/jpg/image.cgi?resolution=320x240• Windows Media Player. This requires AMC and the MPEG-4 decoder to beinstalled. The paths that can be used are listed below in the order of preference.• Unicast via RTP: axrtpu:///mpeg4/media.amp• Unicast via RTSP: axrtsp:///mpeg4/media.amp• Unicast via RTSP, tunneled via HTTP: axrtsphttp://address>/mpeg4/media.amp• Unicast via RTSP, tunneled via HTTPS: axrtsphttps://address>/mpeg4/media.amp• Multicast: axrtpm:///mpeg4/media.ampOther MPEG-4 clientsAlthough it may be possible to use other clients to view the MPEG-4 stream, this is notguaranteed by Axis. For some other clients, such as QuickTime™ the Video Object Typemust be set to Simple. It may also be necessary to adjust the advanced MPEG-4 settings.To assess the video stream from QuickTime™ the following path can be used: