Axis 250S MPEG-2 User Manual

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Introduction AXIS 250S User’s Manual6IntroductionThe AXIS 250S MPEG-2 Video Server is a one-port MPEG-2 video server that allowsreal-time compression and transmission of DVD quality MPEG-2 video streams over aTCP/IP network (LAN). The video stream uses approximately a third of the bandwidthrequired by a Motion-JPEG stream.The AXIS 250S includes all of the required networking connectivity for distributing analogvideo over the network. The built-in Web server provides its own application page fordirect viewing of the video stream, as well as full web-based control of the managementand configuration functions. All of this can be accessed from a browser over the network.TCP/IP, SMTP, HTTP and other Internet-related protocols are supported.The AXIS 250S MPEG-2 Video ServerFeatures and BenefitsComplete & independent - The AXIS 250S runs independently of any other server and, apartfrom a camera and audio equipment, requires no other hardware. To view live videostreams and configure the product over the network, all that is needed is Microsoft®Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher, Microsoft Media Player, and DirectX®. These componentsare all included with Microsoft Windows 2000 and XP. Please see page 12 for the exactversions required. Microsoft Media Player is used with the AXIS MPEG-2 Viewer(included) to view the video stream. The product includes one encoder and three decoder(viewing) licenses. TCP/IP, SMTP, HTTP and other Internet-related protocols are supported.Superior Imaging - MPEG-2 hardware compression and transmission technology usesapproximately 1/3 of the bandwidth required by a Motion-JPEG stream of comparativequality. The video stream can be viewed by up to 3 clients on a LAN and full frame rate(25/30 frames per second) is assured, provided that bandwidth is available. Available imageresolutions are: 720x576 or 352x288 (PAL) and 720x480, 352x240 (NTSC). The bit rate isconfigurable. Support for high performance video cards with hardware acceleration onclients.