Installing the AXIS 250S AXIS 250S User’s Manual12Installing the AXIS MPEG-2 Viewer (Client)The first time the AXIS 250S is accessed from a browser, the AXIS MPEG-2 Viewer willautomatically be installed. This component is required for viewing the video stream in thebrowser. Simply accept the license agreement displayed in the setup window and the clientwill install.Important!After the installation has completed restartyour computer, if required.After the client is installed, there will be anew icon in the Windows Control Panel.Clicking on this icon opens the propertiestool for the client. There are now a numberof settings that can be made. These are:Network Connection Timeout - This valueis the maximum length of time in secondsthat the client will attempt to connect tothe server, before displaying an errormessage. The default setting is 15 seconds.Set the AXIS MPEG-2 decoder as thedefault viewing codec - selecting thisoption means that the AXIS MPEG-2Viewer client will always be used to viewMPEG-2 video streams. Note that installing other decoders at a later date may override thissetting.• The AXIS 250S is supplied with three (3) licenses for the AXIS MPEG-2 Viewer. Installing more than 3instances of the viewer contravenes the terms of the license agreement and is prohibited. To pur-chase further licenses, please contact your Axis reseller.• To allow the installation of the AXIS 250S MPEG-2 Viewer, set your browser to allow the installationof signed ActiveX controls. This is the default setting in Internet Explorer.• The AXIS MPEG-2 Viewer can be uninstalled from “Add/Remove programs” in the Windows ControlPanel.